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WTXF Fox Morning News At 4A February 21, 2017

You are like suzy chap stick over the weekend. I did credits country skiing, it is a lot less dangerous. You the kid did downhill. Nice to be back. Amazing weather in philadelphia. We had our taste of springtime and that will be coming back. Maybe taste of early spring today. We will go with, what did i do , eight out of 10. It was only like an hour ago. There is that, now we have to look at the current temperatures, throughout the region. They vary widely. We have 38, almost 40 this wildwood. Up in mount pock necessity it is 28 degrees. Twentyseven in pottstown. Thirtyfour here in the city. Thirtyfive this dover. 31 degrees in Atlantic City. Just depend how cloudy it is where you are. Sunnies rising officially at 6 45. We dont have as licensing to wait as we did a month ago, 34 t relative humidity. We have cloud that are creeping into the area, we do not have at least for the day time, any precipitation, in the the forecast, so it was a marvelous monday. Our high ended up being 58 degrees on president s day, and to take it will be just a bit cooler because of these cloud but still, above average with 53 degrees. Back to the 70s, we will see, in the seven day forecast, bob kelly. I got high bell about bottoms and orange shag carpeting ready to go. 4 02. It is a tuesday. We are back to work, school, who will take is over. Pack your book bag and lets go. Live look at the vine street expressway closed overnight the for construction, they will be out there all this week. Coming in the city, early, overnight into 5 00 a. M. The following morning we will have detour, we have cones down here, this is a live look at the schuylkill expressway eastbound, i passed this this morning between city avenue and the roosevelt boulevard, down to one lane, light traffic, volume at least at this hour work crew is still out this new jersey, on the 42 freeway. Couple fly over ramps there we will call them on the northbound ramp to 295 to 42, they are also working on than 42 ramp to 295. There is an accident in one of the neighborhood here cheltenham, at brookside and manor road, this accident involving a dear tear, be careful, were in the out there alone this morning. Turnpike connector bridge remains closed to vehicle traffic ape were still working on the pennsylvania turnpike here northeast extension, right here near the quakertown interchange. Karen and lauren back over to you. Bob, thank you. We have breaking news, in the logan section of philadelphia this morning. Possible child abduction turns out it was just a hoax. Police have been investigating a four yearold boy being kidnaped in the carjacking but it appears it is not true. Steve keeley in logan with the very latest on what happened on this confusing story, steve reporter it is not confusing. We have a mental patient here is what you have and police finally figured that out, called off the search at 3 30. They have the guy. They are holding him probably just going to take him in for a mental evaluation, no charge s possibly, this guy, was a pizza delivery guy but there was never a four yearold and never in care of the four user old and there was no four yearold, in fact, because they talk to the people that he said he was babysitting for and then they dont have a four yearold. This was all made up. Why, he made it up, who knows but it had police very busy all night from about 9 30 when they first found out about this until 3 30 when they figured out this guy kept changing his story. He eventually said he gave the kid away instead of being carjacked. This is where it all ended where im standing but a lot of, work for nothing sadly and this is what happens sometimes but i guess it is good news karen because there is no four yearold missing. Thanks for sort ago this out. We appreciate it. Police say shots were fired late last night at officers at fifth and champlost, swat team was call to the scene they believed a gunman may have been shooting from the street. The suspect still on the run, no one was injury. Three teens are in the hospital after suffering shot the in olney. Manage 19 and two boys age 16 and 17 were struck by gunfire on the 5500 block of north hearn street. They are at Einstein Medical Center in stable condition. Police tell us that they are not cooperating with investigators. Two women, both kidnaped, assaulted, robbed, both incidents happening less than a week apart in new castle. Police are convinced they are both of these cases. The as our fox 29s Shawnette Wilson reports police are trying to catch him before they target their next victim. Im upset, scared. Reporter marla and susan backs store are highly concerned about coming home after hearing news about a man police say has kidnaped, robbed, sexually assaulted two women over past week. Makes he think twice about where im living. Reporter most recent incident happened at a run dell apartment on cross port drive this wilmington. New Castle County Police say a hand wearing a mask and holding a gun approach would the man in the common area of her building and forced her in inside of her apartment. He demanded money, physically and sexually assaulted her in the apartment , and then forced her out to her vehicle and drove to numerous aths in the pike creek area. Reporter this report is similar the 21 that happened a week ago, victim in that case was approached by the man in the parking lot the of the top of the Hill Apartments on pry or road in wilmington around 7 45 at night. Police say he forced her into her car and made her go to the atm at pnc bank on marsh road. During the drive he hit would the man in the face and had sexual contact with her. Police believe it is same guy in both incidents. Each time he has worn a mask but he has a distinctive accent. Reporter residents are looking out the for each other we talked to, you know, being on your phone walking in the apartment, carrying your key, and then hitting your panic button if something happens. Reporter they hope the guy is caught before he has a chance to strike again. She did bring her dogs down so i feel more comfortable right now, but it is still concerning, i want to get home during daylight. Reporter Shawnette Wilson fox 29 news. It was anything but a typical break in at a Montgomery County market, a man who climbed on to the roof of the Colonial Village meat market in hatfield township, took off a vent, got inside, thinks on wednesday. He drops down, uses a rope, smashes through the wall with a hammer, grabs a hand gun and then money and then slips away police are trying to find him. President trump names his new National Security advisor and he has philadelphia roots, Lieutenant General hr mcmaster replaces Michael Flynn who resigned last week. 594 yearold grew up in roxborough, in 1980, mcmaster graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy in radnor. From there headed to west point. During the first gulf war he was awarded the silver star. Mcmaster known for being a intelligent youll strategies and for speaking his mind. Would i just like to to say what a privilege it is to continue to be serving our nation. Im grateful for you for that opportunity. As an Army Commander mc masters job was to predict future threats and americas ability to meet those threats. His appointment which does not require Senate Confirmation is drawing praise from Foreign Policy leaders in congress. The sudden death of Russian Ambassador to the u. N. Is being blamed on heart failure. Vitali cherkin fell ill at his office in his office in new york. He died at the hospital a short time later. He served as russias envoy at u. N. Since 2006 and longest serving member of the security council. Today would have been his 65th birthday. Well, wave of threats has prompted Anti Defamation League to call for action. On monday bomb threat were made at least 10 community senters from new york to new mexico. None were reported in our area no explosives were found and threats are called not credible. Adl is calling on the Trump Administration to outline how it plans to dress that issue. The search is on for a brazen, ire starter. Coming up next on good day philadelphia video police hope will help crack a arson case at the a popular restaurant. A Security Breach at one of our nations busiest airports how a dozen people walked through security without ever being screened by agent. Wow. That is alarming. Good morning, bob. Good morning, everybody. We are still closed on the vine street expressway this morning, overnight construction until will 5 00 oclock, lets go outside and say good morning to the ben franklin parkway. There is the cathedral off to the right. Sueby has your forecast for this tuesday, back to school and workday, when we come right back. Make the most of a few minutes with instant moisture from ky ultragel. Welcome back. A nice start on a day that will be a fabulous one, sue says it will be an eight, so we will get more on the weather in just a moment. Four american tourist and their pilot dead after their plane crashes into a Shopping Mall in australia fire crews rushed to the scene in melbourne to put out flames. The lane took off from melbournes second largest airport, and chartered flight to kaine island. The it crashed about 45 minutes before the mall was set to opened. San antonios mayor declaring a state of disaster. They have tornadoes there, four, touched down on sunday in that area strong wind, toppled trees, street signs, while drenching rain left houses flooded. You can see destruction from the helicopter. Tens of thousands of customers are still without power. Thankfully there were no major injuries. In california, heavy rains , continue to batter that continues to be in place, for people live near that oroville dam. Crews have been working around the clock to repair the dams spillway in southern will california. Heavy rain triggered mud slide leaving many damaged there. All right, so it feels like we should change this to the spring Weather Authority with these temperatures. It is true and this should not surprise you that as we get closer to the end of the month of february we are on track to be the warmest or the second warmest february ever recorded in philadelphia. So, we will see how it goes, but when we look at the seven day forecast and see the temperatures, it looks like this is pretty, on track, that were on track, to be one of the warmest februaries ever. Is there the rain we were just talking about and the heavy snow in northern california, and of course, it is a be careful what you wish for situation because this is such welcome rain to so many drought strict on communities but just too much at one time with the mud slides and the flooding and all of the problems on the western part of the state. Now when we come over here to the east coast we could use some rain. We are in a maryland rate drought situation in our area, and we have not had the snowfall we have only had 8 inches of snow, we have had 8 inches of snow officially so far this winter, when a normal winter we would have 22 inches of snow over the entire winter so, no snowstorms in the forecast at least not anytime soon, and we have got, a lot of room for sunshine with clear skies, at least to start the day. That will keep, temperatures, cooler then yesterday. Then we will start on warming trend, but precipitation, none today, in tomorrow, and then by thursday, we will start to look at the nearby precipitation but it doesnt look like it reaches us until thursday night, maybe into friday, with a warm front and that will warm things up for us. So right you this we are above treeing in philadelphia. We are at 31 in allentown. Twentyseven in pottstown. Close to 40 degrees in wildwood. We are milder then it was yesterday in the morning if you were up in the Early Morning on a holiday and wind are at 6 miles an hour in the the city. Average high is now up to 45 degrees, what a roller coaster ride we have had over the last several days where the weekend, 68 degrees on saturday. Seventy, record breaker on sunday and yesterday was just lovely, just not as warm with 58 degrees for your president s day. We will be at 53 today, here comes our warming trend. Sixtythree on wednesday. We may not make it to 70 on thursday but 67, still much milder, then should be for february, and we could flirt with the record on try, maybe hit 70 on saturday before thunderstorms coming through and we are back to wintertime temperatures by sunday and monday, of next week. So, you knew it would get chilly again, bob kelly. Chilly. Yes, keep that coat handy but we are off to a good start 4 15. Good morning, tuesday, it will be a crazy day, first take back after a Holiday Weekend is always, crazy, and folks will go back to work and school but hey, we just lifted those barriers as we are watching live. This is a live look at route one, in bucks county right near Oxford Valley mall they have been working overnight. They are still working downtown at vine street expressway still close todd reek will traffic, until about 5 00 oclock this morning, you know the drill, coming in the city, you will use either south street, Spring Garden or jump off at 30th street. Septa says they will roll back out their regular weekday schedule. They had a modified Holiday Schedule for yesterday and is he far out of the gate first couple trains and buses looking good. Rolling the on the extension, maybe coming back from the poconos, this morning, grab the extra night down there of skiing, just watch for construction here, between the poconos interchange and quakertown and that two lane pattern from lansdale, down to mid county. They are still working over here in south jersey as well, 295 and ramps for 42 freeway and crash in cheltenham at brookside and manor road police are on the scene there karen and lauren back over to you. This Surveillance Video could help solve a crime at a popular Philadelphia Restaurant the famous Fourth Street deli. Someone started a fire and it damaged a building. Our Dave Schratwieser has more on how police are trying to track town that arsonist. Insane, nuts. Reporter Police Believe man seen running down the street in Queen Village early on a sunday morning may be the person who set a fire at the rear of the famous Fourth Street deli, and that arson this a series of recent trash fires here has neighbors on edge. It is crazy. I dont know what this guy is thinking or what this guys game land is, you know, i dont know why he is doing it. Reporter practical for works at philly thrift shop a block over from the famous on fifth street, he too had a fire outside his store recently and he is concern that the fires could escalate. It could end badly if they dont catch this guy. This is not this kind of area, people dont do these kind of things around here. Reporter unis bay was walk ing with her daughters on Fourth Street hon evening and said fires hit too close to home and could damage this congested neighborhood. Are dangerous. I mean look at the one town there a few years ago it was deadly. Reporter this new video comes just a week after central detective posted a video of another arsonist who set fire to a dumpster full of crash in center city recently. Just four years ago philadelphia fire captain Michael Goodwin lost his life fighting a fire a few blocks away from the famous deli, on Fourth Street. That is last thing we need, is something catching on fire and someone dying. We put it on our facebook and we are getting people that write message that is say they see him in the neighborhood. When you see him in the neighborhood, call the cops. Reporter Dave Schratwieser fox 29 news. 4 19. He resigned just days ago as philadelphias First District attorney, now tar reag elshabazz is looking to take over his bosss job. He launched his bid, his supporters joined him for the announce. Yesterday at philadelphia lath number grill in chestnut hill. Before joining the philly d. A. Office he was a prominent defense attorney. He told the crowd he will lead a national fight against has incarceration if elect. I promise to work every moment of each day to unite citizens of philadelphia through Community Based prosecution and transparency. Current District Attorney Seth Williams recently announced he would not seek re election amid ethics violation investigation in which he was find for i am presently accepting gifts. Elshabazz is seventh person to enter the field for this crowded raise, as the sixth democrat. Here are the others. Beth grossman is the sole republican. Primary is in may. Many big name stores are dropping trump names but in the one chain in particular why they say they are in the caving into pressure. But first, sean bell. Coming up we will have have latest on the key marcus cousins deal, kings look even worse then they did before. Find out where villanova falls in the latest rankings. Good morning im Sean Bell Villanova still number two in the rankings, gonzaga raised number one only team in the country that is undefeated. Syringe training phillies running Howie Kendrick to be a big bat in the middle of the line up and veteran leadership kendrick said he will lead with his actions. It is just about coming in, fitting in. Im new to the team. The the way i play the game, the way saunders plays the game is how we brought us in. We come in, work, especially with a lot of young guys here. I dont think it is about telling them what to to but just playing the game the right

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