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WTXF Fox Morning News At 5A February 17, 2016

But not too winnie, just golds i locks day, not too hot, not too cold, just right. Mix of sun and clouds thousand dollars the day. Tonight skies will clear, temperatures will get a lot lower than they are right now. We take up tomorrow to temperatures in the 20s, talk about what happens over the weekends coming up in just a few minutes, never too early to look at the weekends, bob kelly. Never too early. You got t halfway there. Good morning, 50 00; heads up, getting ready for a bridge opening at the talcony palmyra bridge. When the bridge is open, it is actually closed. 5 05 is the set time for here. So if you are getting ready to grab your coffee and keys and headed out the front door, head for the betsy ross bridge, to avoid a delay. Otherwise, come on down. Lets go, kick the covers off. Lets do it. What a difference 24 hours can make. No issues, no wipers, no fog, no icy roadways, at least no icy spots reported, especially, in 38 degrees. But anything that did not dry up or make it into the drain last night, could still and little wet out there. Maybe puddle, puddle or two for the kids to jump over as they try to get to the bus stop this morning. Looking good here on the 42 freeway, the work crews just pick up the cones, and through them in the back of the truck. Theyve been working all night right on 95, right near the betsy ross bridge, good to go. An accident, changed the direction, when they showed up, realized the accident was on the northbound side of the new jersey turnpike, at route 73. Nonetheless, it is all at that mt. Laurel exit number four interchange over there, on the new jersey turnpike. So just look out there. 35mile per hour speed restriction, on the walt whitman bridge. So both hands on the wheel when you are coming across the whitman this morning, and, 422, going to be the hot bed of construction today, you know the work crews have lost couple of days because of the weather, last week, and the last two days. So, theyre going to get back at t eastbound lanes, 422, beginning at 9 00 a. M. Down to one lane at trooper road. Lauren, back over to you. Bob, we are following developing news this morning, in allentown, Police Officer was shot last night, this is video, officers were investigating a murder, steve keeley is live in allentown, steve, the question this morning, what do we know so far about what happened last night . Well, i can tell you, the road still blocked off. Police are still on the scene. And that is about all i can tell you firsthand. Weve learned other information from our colleagues up here in allentown with both the morning call newspaper and the local tv station, wfmz, where Allentown Police investigating the murder of a woman, found in a recycling bin, close by, on sunday, came to an apartment here where we are, last night, with a warrant. A man inside did not come out peacefully. Allentown police chief, keith morris, told the reporters overnight here, that as his officers were following up that Homicide Investigation here, they were met with gunfire where one of the Police Officers were hit in the arm and is okay. Police fired back, then back off for about three hours, that initial confrontation after 9 00 p. M. Thats why you see the big holes in the window, because after bullhorns telling him to come out peacefully, he did not, so they shot in a flash grenade, and then went in with a stretcher. We dont know if they shot the guy or he was just hurt. They had to pull him out on the stretcher, but they took him to Lehigh Valley hospital, coincidentally, where the Police Officer was getting treated. Meantime, why they had this standoff going on, they had evacuated all of the other resident, close by in the apartments here, put them on lehigh and Northampton Transit Authority buses, and brought them back shortly before 2 00 a. M. Now the morning calls frank warner report that after 1 00 when police through the flash explosive in, went in, took the guy to the Lehigh Valley hospital. Resident have been allowed to since return. So thats about it, looks like all has ended peacefully, no updates, at least since all of the reporters left here, around 2 00 a. M. , lauren, on the condition of the man that they went in looking for, for the murder of the woman found in the resigning link container. All right, we will wait to see what happens, steve keeley, thanks for the update. Investigators are looking for the person who left a body after young woman along busy bucks county road. Police believe 25 year old stephanie matchen died of drug overdose, driver discovered her body around 10 00 yesterday morning, along mill road near the i95 overpass. When investigators do not believe the woman died there. If you have nevers about the suspicious death, please call police. Philadelphia police trying to find the guy shown on Surveillance Video robbing a woman at gunpoint inside an olney store. Take a look. Police say, this guy walks into the angel spirit deli, it is on rising sun avenue, this happened earlier this month, well, the video shows him right there, he approaches a woman inside the store from behind, forces her to the ground. She drops her bag, and her keys, and investigators say thats when the man just simply picked them up, ran out of the store, and drove off in the victims car. Authority now looking for that black honda accord, the license plate number jzg1179. If you can locate the car, you have helpful information, call police. A high ends heist at Center City Department store. Police say nine teenagers wearing skis masks walked into the bloom inning dale outlet around 7 30 last night, grabbed at least 20 pairs of jeans and took off, ran eason chestnut street. Investigators say those jeans worth about 2,000. Bill cosbys latest effort to have his Sexual Assault charges against him thrown out is denied. The comedian is accused of drugging and assaulting a woman at his cheltenham home more than a decade ago. He was charge in december, but earlier this month, his attorneys argued there was an agreement made in 2005 that cosby would not be charged. A judge ruled there was no such evidence. Cosbys lawyers appealed, but the judge refused to dismiss the case. It is not clear if they will now try to appeal to the state Supreme Court. After a stormy two years, filled with scandal and criminal charges, Pennsylvania Attorney general, kathleen kane, says she will not seek reelection. Kane made the announcement in her hometown of scranton this afternoon. Actually it was yesterday. The democrat, who faces charges of perjury, faced pressure from her own party. During the news conference, kane spoke about her office fighting corruption and drugrelated crimes. And she says she gave her all to the job while raising her children, as a single mother. While this was not an easy decision for me, while i love pennsylvania, i love my sons first. I am a mother first and for most. Because at the end of my life, i hope that history judges me well. But thats the time to tell. I hope more that god and my sons judge me well. Kane did not mention the charges against her, last year prosecutors Montgomery County charged her with perjury and other offenses, they say she leaked grand jury material to a reporter and later lied about it, a trial set to begin this summer. A bucks county mother is a step closer to winning her fight to have sidewalks installed along a stretch of road where her son was killed. Sharons son john was hit and killed as he walk down that road back in 2012. The driver just kept going. Sunday night the middletown township board of supervisors voted unanimously to support sidewalks being installed along new falls road in levittown and agreed help maintain them. Penndot has also agreed pay 1. 7 million to install the sidewalks. And several townships surrounding the stretch has have agreed maintain them before they could be put in. Vote encouraging to the victims family. I couldnt have done any of it without my friends, and the community support. One more township to go. And she even lied. One more township to go and a lot of more sidewalks to put in. The project still needs a commitment from Bristol Township to help maintain the situation before they can be installed, but that vote could commas early as tomorrow. Strong winds, during a storm yesterday, ripped a roof apart at the holmesburg boys and girls club. The organization just spent years fundraising to get that new roof. Rain came pouring in, flooding the hockey floor, shutting the club down, it is located on the 7700 block every ditman street. It shutdown until further notice right now. Community members, saddened this morning, with damage reaching in the tens of thousands of dollars. Leaving those kids without a place to play. Volunteers say the roof was barely a year old, but took years for them to raise the money to buy it. What am i going do with all of the kids that i have in here . All of my volunteers that helped me out to do what i got to do here. It is like starting all over again. Well, the clubs now scrambling to make temporary repairs before scheduled tournament this weekend. Were told insurance will not cover those repairs. A big showdown tonight, Philadelphia College basketball fans. Tell will be face number one villanova for shot at the philadelphia big five title. Chris murphy at the Liacouras Center where the game will happen tonight. Murph it, is sold out. Reporter sold out yet again, Liacouras Center sold out. Why not . What a marquis match up this is. The best college team in the country. Villanova wildcats taking on the temple owls. Now, temples won eight of their last nine games, including a season best streak of five in a row. So, this is not going to be just, you know, walk out of the court and win for the wildcats by any means. The owls february 14th win put them in soul possession of first place, the american with a record every ten and three by the way, so temple will play the Number One Team for the 17th time in program history. And has a two and 14 record in those contests. The owls already played the Number One Team this season, falling short against North Carolina, earlier this season. Of course North Carolina bumped out of the number one spot when villanova over took that number one ranking on february 8th in the polls. The wildcats are 22 and three overall with 12 and one mark in the biggies. Now, temple and villanova, this is going to be the 90th time that these two teams have met up. The 90th time. I love the history in philadelphia. By the way, the matchups, the very first one, going back to the 19141915 season, lauren dawn johnson. At least you can say you were the first person at the arena today, even though not at the game . Im 14 hours early at this point. All right, thank you so much. 5 11 this morning, lets talk politics. The gop candidates are in South Carolina trying to swing the military population. Why trump says he can help the military better than the other candidates, and the president announces his plans on replacing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Why republicans are not happy with his decision. In case were you wondering hour high the winds got yesterday, 56mile per hour winds in pittsgrove, new jersey, west depford got 57mile per hour wind gust, and in the northeast, 50 miles an hour, Philadelphia International airport, 47 miles per hour, wilmington, the airport, 41 mile per hour gust, thats Tropical Storm force and everything above, that as well. So it was pretty windy, pretty rainy, a lot of drama there, luckily it, didnt last too long. And the other drama was the temperature, and the meteoric rise of the temperature during the day, midnight, only degree above freezing, by noon up to 60 degrees yesterday. Than was our high temperature. So, the last that far cold front making it way off shore. Another weak one, supposed to come through today with some clouds only. No precipitation. But what that means is there will be a little chillier tonight, and a little chillier tomorrow outside. So, appropriate for wintertime, of course, were at 32 degrees in wildwood. And 29 degrees in mount pocono. The opposite end north and south of our viewing area, in the middle, in the mid 30s, 35 degrees in philly, in trenton, in wilmington, delaware, 34 in lancaster, so things are pretty quiet this morning, wind are calm, or the rate of about 6 miles an hour, very light winds, and precipitation, well, there is not much to look at. That is little bit of snow up by lake erie, little rain just to the south. But that seems to be drying out. Little area of snow around new york city, and long island, and thats all we got to show you there. So, lets talk about the average high temperature, which is 44 degrees, we were way, way below average for days and days, starting thursday of last week, all the way through the weekend 33 high monday, yesterday we zoomed to up 60 in that really weird day. Now back to average or so, 44 degrees, as our high today. Chillier tomorrow, but then warming trends, just in time for the weekend. So, we get into the 50s, both saturday and sunday, and no precipitation in the forecast, back to average by tuesday of next week. So, there is something to look forward to, bob kelly. Yes, definitely. What a difference a day makes, going to be much easier ride for not only for the adult but also the kids this morning, headed to school, almost back to normal. There is the talcony palmyra bridge, almost completed with a opening there. Just got to push the ramp back together. And we should be good to go. The next five minute or so. By the way, right now headed out the front door, head for the betsy ross, jumbo coffee, be ready to sit on either side. Not big after delay this early at 5 17, on a wednesday. Good morning, northeast philly. Woodhaven road, up by knights road, everything looking good, no report of any left over construction, no report of any accidents, at least at the moment. So thats good. The benny looking good coming into downtown. They just lifted the speed restriction on the walt whitman bridgement back to normal as far as speed wise across all of the area bridges. No problems on the schuylkill expressway. You are going to find some debris. We talked about it earlier. Some of the construction signs that were knocked over onto 95, a port a potty, got knock onto 95 yesterday. Everything is all tidied up, hopefully put back where it belongs, but can you never rule out a sign being knocked into a roadway, they got to put the big sandbags on there. So just be look out for the obstacles, all of the dirty snow that melted, left behind, all of the stones, the gravel that penndot used to get you some traction during the ice storms. So you will hear that kicking up under your tires there. Ninetyfive north and southbound, just watch for the construction zones, girard avenue, the betsy ross bridge, also up at cottman avenue. And there is one accident on the new jersey turnpike, it is northbound, at exit number four, which is route 73, looking good at the airport, and no delays on mass transit. Lauren, back to you. Thanks so much. Republican president ial candidate zeroing in on the vaux on South Carolina active and military. Trump attended an elite military prep school, said he is the most qualified in the field and can help the military better than anyone else, also taking shot at challenger senator ted cruz. You know there is guy ted cruz, he stands boos . Ive never seen a human being lie so much. He lies about everything. Following trumps comments cruz went to the u. S. Yorktown to detail his defense in secretary strategies, he fired back later in the day at a stop in columbia. Marco rubio vote today confirm john kerry as secretary of state. I voted against john kerry. And done al trump supported john carry, not only, that he gave money to him ran supported him to be president against george w. Bush. Trump has a double digit lead in most South Carolina polls over cruz who is in tight battle with rubio, and jeb bush gaining momentum after his brother took some pipes atrium up. Reaffirming plans to nominate the next Supreme Court justice, he says hes not backing down from the fight to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia after his death. The republicans say they plan to block any nomination obama makes, they believe the next president should pick the nominee. The president believes it is his prerogative to pick a replacement. And, expects a fair Senate Hearing for his nomination. The constitution is pretty clear about whats supposed to happen now. Adds there is more than enough time to fill the vick anti before his term is up. The bod i have Justice Scalia will lie in repose on the great hall friday. The public sin cite today pay respects. His courtroom chair is now draped in black to mark his death. As part of a Supreme Court tradition, dates back to the 19 century. Family has yet to release funeral plans. Died saturday while on hunting trip. He was appointed to the court in 1986. And was it longest serving member. Apples ceo says his company will fight the judges order to unlock the cell phone of one of one every San Bernardino shooters, iphone in question was used by farook, he and his wife opened fire at a Holiday Party in San Bernardino in december killing 14 people. The two were later killed in a shootout with police. Apple will have to supply software so the fbi can bypass Self Destruct feature inch farooks work issued phone. The ruling is the first of it kinds and apple says they plan to fight the judges order. 5 21, straight ahead, are you looking for a morning pick me up . A latte may do the trick. Well tell you the new flavor starbucks added to the me

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