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WTXF Fox Morning News At 4A June 23, 2017

And there you have it, sixers get their man and now fans say it is fultz steam ahead. I could not resist it had to be done. Great to have you on this friday im Thomas Drayton, bob kelly, good morning to you. Good morning. Just the guys here. Scott williams, you can tell first weekend of summer everybody is taking off. Yes. I love your idea, lesss call sue serio and karen hepp and see if they are up. Pretend we thought they were running late. Click. Wrong number. Your vacation wasnt really approved yet. All eyes are on the weekend forecast a lot going on. We have tropical moisture heading our way. It wont be a complete wash out for weekend but we have several round of that rain to get through. Weather by numbers on the scale of one to 10, today we will give it about a six. Once again we have cloud cover , muggy conditions, and look at the temperatures at 4 00 a. M. Already 77 degrees, wind south at 8 miles an hour, lets look at that humidity high of 84 percent. Temperatures right now 76 degrees in atlantic city. Seventysix in dover. We are looking at 73 in the lehigh valley. Lets look at our radar for friday and saturday that tropical moisture, period of heavy rainfall before all is said and done locally a inch or more as we deal with the tropical moisture. Were dry, quiet looking at ultimate doppler but the cloud cover is moving in, lets look at that rainfall off to the west and you can see moving out of West Virginia and virginia, that is the round that will move through this morning but a lot of moisture still to get through off to our south. So once again it looks like maybe at nine or 10 00 oclock we are looking at that moisture moving in that will be the first round we will talk about when all of the rainfall moves out, bob kelly, coming up. Hi, scottie, good morning, everybody. 4 02 right now we are looking live at i95, northbound right at cottman avenue. Somebody was going a little too fast getting a personal invitation to traffic court. Northbound i95 near cottman avenue they are working on route 202 right here near route one in delco. Who wants to go to the shore lets go for a ride, sky fox over the townsend inlet bridge yesterday where it will reopen , sometime this afternoon for vehicle traffic, which means happy, shore commuters between Sea Isle City and avalon beginning this afternoon and through this weekend as we come back to the maps they will be working later on today on the schuylkill, both directions in the area of conshohocken curve from in toward 476, right now they are also working on 30 bypass, the ramps from the 30 bypass to 202, close to about 5 00 oclock this morning and a couple different work crews on the pennsy turnpike, fort washington, valley forge and northeast extension. Otherwise mass transit looking good, thomas, back to you. 4 03. We are learning more about the long awaited Health Care Reform plan from senate republicans, the 142 page bill scraps obama carry places witt what g. O. P. Leaders say is a better system. It includes cud to medicaid, end mandate to force everyone to buy insurance and prohibits from increasing premiums based on, preexisting conditions. It is, facing opposition from members of the both parties but lawmakers say they are willing to negotiate. Were open to negotiation. We want the bill to look more like a repeal, were afraid when we read the bill it looks like a reiteration or a keeping of obama care. Republicans will negotiate among themselves before an expected vote sometime next week but some philadelphians say this new g. O. P. Plan has them worried they will lose their medical coverage and in fact they have been rallying throughout the night. Our jenny joyce live outside senator pat toomeys office in olde city for this 24 hour vigil ill, good morning. Reporter good morning. There is still a group of people out here, protesting. This is one day after the Senate Health care bill was released and tell us it is 4 00 in the morning why are you out here. Were here with act up philadelphia which is aid coalition, to unleash power to connection with Philadelphia Health Action Network who are the main organizers of this event. Were here particularly because if this bill passes, there are millions of americans who are going to Lose Health Care among those, particularly folks suffering from aid and hiv and something that a lot of people dont know is that people hoff aid and hoff hiv when they are on their medication, they are un detectable and undetectable means untransmittable and if they lose access to that medication which are provided by their Insurance Companies and cost thousands of dollars they lose access to that they become transmittable which means this country will be facing a Public Health crisis, similar to the Opioid Epidemic right now and similar to the levels of death we saw when aid first hit this country. Reporter we know slashing medicaid funding is a big issue, anybody else, want to weigh in about why you are out here overnight for this 24 hour vigil. It is really a powerful statement to senator toomey and the 12 other republican senators debating this bill behind closed doors, it is sending a powerful message out there that were not just going to lay down and lose our health care. Here in pennsylvania we have over 1 Million People enrolled in the Affordable Health care act and Affordable Care act and also 700,000 people are enrolled in Medicaid Expansion and im one of those people. Im a cancer survivor. It is really important for me to have continuous access to my doctors and if i dont have that, my life is in jeopardy and the same goes, you know, same holds true for those other people, millions of people like on the Affordable Care act and Medicaid Expansion. Reporter thanks very much. Thomas this group is saying they have been out here since 3 00 yesterday afternoon and even at 11 00 last night we were joined by 250 other people out here, protesting outside toomeys office. We know there will be another event happening at 8 30. You guys expect another big crowd to be out here. We will be following this you can understand their concerns they want their voices heard, jenny joyce, thank you. 4 07. President trump puts to question when has tapes with his former fbi director james comey. President fired off tweets saying quote difficult not make and do not have any such recordings. Trumps confirmation came a day before the deadline set by House Committee investigating russian meddling in the election to hand over any tapes. Bill cosby reportedly planning a series of town halls over the summer to educate young people about, Sexual Assault. Now this comes in the wake of the cosbys Sexual Assault trial ending last week in the mistrial. Cosby and his wife spokespersons reveal plans on good day alabama. They say he is planning to teach how to look out forewarning signs for potential victims and accusation that is could follow. This why is people need to be educated on a brush against a shoulder, you know, anything at this point can be considered Sexual Assault, it is a good thing to be educated about the law. I assure you that this is not coming from his advice. This is an opened matter this matter will be retried as the d. A. Said and any public statements that the defendant makes could come back to haunt him. Cosby plans to start his tour in july. A self proclaimed dirty santa is facing Sexual Assault charges this morning. Police say allegedly tried to lure what he thought was a 14 yearold girl, he met on line. Fiftysix yearold william mc kinlayoff northeast philadelphia was arrested at a ritas italian ice in Delaware County. Police say teen he thought he was meeting was really an under cover officer whom he allegedly sent graphic pictures too mckinlay, how saw , claims that he works as a seasonal santa claus at macys in Center City Philadelphia and as you would imagine, parents they are pretty shocked by this. My daughter is a manager here at ritas and that is disheartening to think that someone would do Something Like that. Thank got we have a great Internet Crimes Division in the Delaware County and im glad they caught him. Well, fox 29 did reach out to macys Corporate Office for a comment regarding mckinlays employment but we have not heard back yet. He he was jailed after failing to post 25,000 bail. Day five of the Seth Williams trial and witnesses testify about the gifts that they gave to the d. A. Bucks county difficulties man muhammad ali testified yesterday that he gave williams lavish gifts and sent him on trips all because he says it goodies to know someone in power. Alis testimony came as part of the plea deal in his own tax evasion case. Prosecutors say williams accepted bribes and misused Campaign Fund as d. A. , williams says he did nothing wrong. With the first pick in the 2017 nba draft, the philadelphia 76ers select Markelle Fultz from the university of washington. Word we were expecting, trusting the process, pays off for sixers fans as expected the Team Selected Markelle Fultz with the number one pick in the draft and fans, they are pretty happy this morning. Sabina kuriakose in upper darby with more, good morning, sabina. Reporter good morning, thomas, elated, joyful, hopeful, all of the adjectives , right . We cannot describe the feeling these fans have. You wont believe the crowd at piazza last night 5,000 people lets take a look, this is Markelle Fultz, he is 19 years old he was at the draft last night that is video we are seeing a lot riding on the shoulders of the 19 yearold. So as expect the 76ers used their first draft pick to pick up the university of Washington Point guard and fans that we spoke with last night at pea at a and this morning at 69th street station tell us that they think trusting the process has finally paid off. It was a great opportunity. Im excited. The fans in philadelphia how they backup their players and everything like. That im looking forward to going there and giving it our all and changing the process. You say process isnt done. No, it is not but it starts now. Fantastic. Phillys back, were back. Im so hype, go sixers. We have changed it from trust the process to procedures the progress is what were talking about. Were big sixers fans. Will and i have stuck by sixers win, lose, draw so we are ready for a winner now. This is icing on the cake. Now you have two guys coming in who could both transform this team, good time to be a sixers fan. Reporter it is a good time to be a sixers fan. Fans coming up with a new slogan it is not trust the process but trust the progress , everybody is so hopeful for this next season, in fact, sixers say they have already sold a record, 14,000 season tickets, thomas, they think this new season every game will be sold out, can you believe it. I can believe it, lets keep the excitement going, too early to talk about a parade. Reporter maybe a little. Well, no, it is not too early. We had ben simmons hopefully will be back this season. He was injury. We have got a good roster lets see how it goes. Never too early that is right, sabina, thank you. 4 12. We will check back in a bit. Pushing out pushers, coming up on good day philadelphia how one community is counting on cold, hard cash to get residents to turn drug dealers in to police bus first, beep beep, bob kelly good morning. Good morning, 5 12 4 13. Ramps to the freeway are closed. Lets go outside and say good morning to the ben franklin parkway, come on, it is friday , looking for your favorite weekend traffic jam, this is for darlene checking in from wilmington, billy joel , weve got your forecast when we come right back blank blank. Glummy look this morning but it will clear out in time for your summer weekend. Scott williams will have your forecast in 30 seconds here but we want to talk about Tropical Storm cindy that continues to lose strength as it head toward midatlantic region. People across the southe are getting a lot at damage. Storm made land fall in louisiana spinning off tornadoes, waterspouts and flooding. Well, when water goes down we have a lot of cleaning up to do, get your boat didnt get tore up, floated off or something it is not too bad. It is actually a pretty good day, everything tied down , secure. Certainly encouraging news. I know Scott Williams you have been tracking this storm closely up to 12 inches across the southeastern gulf. Some of that tropical moisture is heading right to the delaware valley, coming in several waves, as far as forecast, hour by hour for today cloudy, muggy out there this morning. Temperatures in the mid to upper 70s, we will go to a high around 86 degrees but by noon we still have some shower chances out there in to the afternoon and evening as well, watching that moisture. So look at ultimate doppler ride now, we have rain moving out of West Virginia, virginia , along with North Carolina that will move in later today so look at the moisture still off to the south and west, lou san, arkansas, that moisture will head in our direction. Lets look at the Tropical Cyclone names so far this season. We have had, arlene, brett and , of course, cindy, next up on the list will be don. As far as what will happen today and tomorrow, lets break down the timing of that rainfall, between 9 00 and 11 00 today scattered showers out there. Later on this afternoon five to 10 00 p. M. Scattered downpours and then it looks like, the heaviest, of the tropical rainfall anywhere from five to 10 00 a. M. On your saturday morning. Not a complete wash out for the weekend. Heres future fox cast by 9 00 g first round of the rainfall moving in from the west, once again, not at all day event. We will get a break. Then later this afternoon and this evening, another round and then that third round will be moving in, saturday morning that looks like it will bring heaviest of the rainfall with this system. Temperatures once again pretty mild in the mid to upper 70s. Look at the dew points in the 70s with a lot of tropical moisture. That Weather Authority forecast by this afternoon 86 degrees, mostly cloudy so grab that umbrella if you are heading out the door. Throughout the daytoday, tune into 1010. 1 more fm for that fox 29 Weather Authority forecast. We will have your seven day later in the broadcast, bob, how are road. 4 18. It is friday morning. Live look here. Overnight crews are still working on 322, down in delco, 322 just off of i95. This is all part of that reconstruction of that whole stretch from 95 up to route one. Fortytwo freeway looking good in toward philadelphia, we have pockets of headlights here and you know on a friday we will be singing on the way to cape may and heading opposite way later this afternoon which will put a crunch time into our afternoon rush hour. Right now until about 5 00 oclock the ramps from 295, to that 42 freeway are closed, again as part of the construction so just keep that in mind, best bet jumping off at 168 black horse pike and that will connect you with the walt whitman or 42 freeway. Again, only until 5 00 then they will open everything backup. Bensalem route one at street road causing some delays for Early Morning hours up in that philadelphia interchange and for gang coming through wilmington watch for that construction on 495, at exit number three. Thomas, back over to you. Thanks, bob. Time is 4 20. How much would it take for to you report a drug crime . Bucks county officials are hoping 5,000 is incentive enough. Fox 29s dawn timmeney reports it is part of the countys push out the Pusher Program that allows to you help police , their community. Reporter join i pillito proudly display a push out the pusher sign. Bucks county Crime Stoppers kicked off the initiative which offers people up to 5,000 for turning in drug dealers, who were arrested and convicted. You have to get these push ers. It is not addicts themselves but won that sell it, get them and they get help. Reporter residents can get the signs by logging on Crime Stoppers web site. She was more than glad to oblige because drug epidemic touched her in a personal, frightening way. I was robbed by a fella a kid that was on drugs. It means something to me. I was sleeping, in the daytime and he just came in the house and went all through my house, took rings and several things and the refrigerator and i never heard him. Reporter lieutenant whether itany of the Falls Township Police Department Says heroin problem is at a critical level here. When i was a young officer in the 90s wye might get four or five a year, now we have four or five a week. It is incredible what has been happening. Reporter lieutenant nelson is offering anything to eradicate this growing epidemic in bucks county. They may be reluctant to call 911, they may not have an relationship with the officer in the local Police Department this provides a easy phone number to leave a tip. Reporter signs have a tip line to call and hope is that they will be in every yard, around the county. That is people, standing up , saying we will not take it anymore we will put you drug dealers on notice. Reporter local leaders admit their best efforts to battle heroin crisis arent goo

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