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WTXF Fox Morning News At 5A March 22, 2016

So, now with the time change we are starting to see that sunrise come earlier and pottstown has 26 degrees. These are actual temperatures. Twentyeight allentown. Twentynine reading. Thirtynine wildwood. Thirtyone wilmington but these are wind chills. This is what you dress for and make sure kids have enough on today as well for the morning, 29 is the wind chill, in reading, 33 in trenton, 25 is what it feels like in millville and wilmington, delaware, right now. Plan on sunshine today, even with our chilly start, we are close to 50 degrees by lunchtime and we should be in the mid 50s, seasonable temperatures, just where we are supposed to be for this time in march. Sunset is at 7 16. There will be plenty of sun out there, all day to day. We will tell you our next chance of rain, giving you Holiday Weekend forecast all coming up in a few, bob kelly is here right the now, good morning. Good morning, every within. 5 01. Things are quiet on the roadways this morning, in problems at all as we look live here at the the schuylkill expressway here in and out of the city looking good right here near spring garden. Good shape coming in on the the vine expressway. Most of the overnight construction, packing up, heading home, here on 422, 202, in problems on the the turnpike, coming in, from downingtown. Updating our breaking news, you will be traveling, International Travelers heading down to philly International Just be aware of our breaking news, Brussels Airport is closed, all flights in and out of brussels have been canceled or rerouted so that will change things up again mainly international flights. If you are heading down to the airport for International Travel i would give yourself extra time for the security checkpoints there, this morning. We are waiting for a response from philadelphia a international, to pass along to travelers heading down there this morning. Later on today after the morning rush hour westbound on the schuylkill, watch for construction, montgomery out toward the lincoln drive, that will happen at 9 00 oclock, lane restrictions throughout the midday, same deal on i95 coming in or out of the city, after the morning rush hour, watch for construction crews working between cottman avenue and girard. The new project out here in chester to county, 252 at howellville road, that began yesterday, and mass transit, in delays on the buses, trains or trolleys. Lauren, back over to you. We will continue to follow breaking news in brussels, belgium. We have video just in from one of the scenes of the series of deadly explosions. This is at a metro station near headquarters of the european union. There are several injuries reported there. All metro stations are being evacuated. This comes an hour after two explosions at the Brussels Airport. This is a live will from the scene there. Local media say that 11 people are dead, more than two dozen are hurt. The airports twitter account says all airport activity has been suspended. In word yet on the cause of the explosion but you can see people were forced to wait out on the tarmac, we did hear from the passenger there who kind of describes the chaos as it was atrocious, ceilings were collapsing, bags and blood were every where. New the blast comes four days after the capture of Salah Abdeslam, in brussels. He is the main suspect in the paris attacks that happened in november. Belgiums interior minister says the countrys air level now at it highest level in the wake of these explosions. We, of course, will continue to follow this story but we do want to tell you this happened during the busiest time there, brussels five hours ahead of us, so it was 10 00 a. M. In the morning there and departure hall at the airport there were lots of passengers there waiting to get on their flights. Back here at home, happening right new, major money troubles down the shore. The once a prominent gambling hub Atlantic City is down on its luck. Mayor don guardian announcing City Government will be forced to shut down, steve kentuckyly is in Atlantic City which more details on this proposed close another, hi there, steve. Reporter well, famous for its boardwalk and beach, maybe soon infamous for its bankruptcy. The governor has no more band aids for Atlantic City. That means in bridge loan which mayor went to trenton yesterday essentially begging for and was told no. So that means city hall shut down, two weeks from friday, all workers, but police, fire, tax and hopefully trash collectors will go on unplanned three week vacations which will be unpaid. The people forced to work will get paid, only a in later. Try going a in without your paycheck. State Senate President says it is quote silly for Atlantic Citys mayor to threaten a city hall shut dunn blaming city leaders were not cutting enough to fix finances here. Senator Steve Sweeney says i guess this means what they dont want is going to happen which is bankruptcy. I am weary of Atlantic City problems who werent made by the residents but by big shots. There is people sleeping under the boardwalk right now you know what i mean, selling food stamps and everything else. Reporter it will in the get any better. In, it will in the get any bet are. It was once good but now the economy is going down. Reporter does that trouble you living here. Yes, too much. They raped Atlantic City. The money didnt go here. Reporter so lauren, i guess with no state loan the only other options may be to go to some of the people that advertise on this show like cashpoint get the cash you need at cash point or some of its Atlantic City auto fleet, maybe going to the we by any car. Com web site and sell this fleet of cars, and this fleet of cars, lauren, incidently a big deal in all this financial back and for the between Atlantic City and trenton. People in Atlantic City have, Council People have their own cars and Steve Sweeney was asking what do they need government cars for to use in their personal life when the city is only 26 blocks wide. That was a bone of contention here for a while. We are in the trying to make light of this but we are trying to say there are other options hopefully before these people go on these three week unplan furloughs. Then county may have to furlough workers because Atlantic City cant pay its bills and they owe county 7 million in taxes. All 23 towns in the county may start suffering. Budget hearing for the county incidently 4 00 oclock today so more bad news and they may follow yesterdays bad news from here at city hall. Just continues to get bad news, steve keeley, thanks very much. An alert, in pennsauken in Morning Police there are investigating the report of the masked man who followed and then chased a 12 yearold girl. Authorities now stepping up daily patrols in the neighborhood on springfield avenue. The girl tells officers she first noticed a strange map standing outside her home last tuesday afternoon just before 4 00 oclock. She said he was wearing a mass took hide his face. He was dressed wearing a hoodie. She said he watched perfect leave the house as she walk to a nearby school. She described the ordeal as frightening. Just kept staring at the house and when i turn back he was behind me. I started to walk faster and he started to walk faster and i started running and he ran after me. The girl said the man was gone. She told the teacher about that incident. New shes praised for doing the right thing. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf ordering state flags to fly at half staff in honor of two men killed sunday at the a turnpike turn plaza new information revealing to that retired Pennsylvania State trooper, whom police say shot those men, filed for bankruptcy last year. Clarence briggs and his wife donna had debts of more than 300,000. Briggs tried to rob the Fort Littleton toll plaza and ended up shooting and killing Daniel Krause and ronald heist before he died in the shootout with troopers. Briggs patrolled turnpike before retiring in 2012. This morning we are still waiting to hear more about the death of the offduty Police Officer in middlesex county, new jersey. Thirty he lease received a call about a body in the pardoning lot at old amboy cinema off garden state parkway in sayreville around 7 15 yesterday morning. That is where they found the body of the officer inside a black dodge car. A passenger window of the car was shattered but Middle Sex County prosecutors are staying tightlipped saying nothing else about the officer or circumstances, surrounding the deaths. They will only confirm the officer was a man. And an upper darby couple facing serious charge these morning after police say they provided pot and alcohol to hundreds of teenagers at a out of control party over the weekend. Police were called around 10 30 saturday night to marry street for reports of the loud party, when they got there, Officers Fund about 100 kid outside, 200 more inside, and those who were there scattered but it took police about three hours total to break up the entire party. These kid didnt want to leave, they were checking backyards and they were checking sheds to make sure they were really gone. 300 kids you dont know what will go on. Superintendent Michael Chitwood says 54 yearold a abdul amdea said he gave permission to the teens drink at the party at his home. He and his partner, 45 yearold michelle, are facing misdemeanor charges. Their daughter was also cited. Coming up at 7 30 find out how this party could even up costing these parents hundreds of thuses of dollars. A confrontation at 30th street station ended up with a man getting income out on a platform. Police are trying to figure out what set this up. Witness recorded the instant den. You can semen are talking and then guy on the left just clocks the man on the right. Well, victim stumbles and tried to get a way. The other guy goes in again and completely knocks him out. Septa, now investigating the incident, a spokesperson says they are unfamiliar with either of those gays and they are unsure when this happened, if you know anything you are asked to give septa police a call. Kay uses at a mall in jersey city where a man in an easter bunny cost tomorrow and a dad come to blows. Police say fight broke out after the mans child flip from the chair while trying to have his picture taken. Man in the bunny costume shown exchanging punches not once but twice. Prosecutors charged both men with aggravated assault and Disorderly Conduct for that brawl. Authorities say both men had outstanding warrant. Still ahead the president continues his historic trip to cuba, what he says needs to happen before relations there are back to normal. If you see a bully, stand up to him. The race for the by the house heat up for the next primary contest what Donald Trumps response was to clinton condemning violence at the his rallies. Apparently, people think im too perky. So now im not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of 548 whoo i mean, whoo. Okay. Were looking at our weather headlines this morning and big head line is temperatures are on the rebound this week. We have that 70s show back by middle of the week. Showers on good friday means it cools off a little bit on the weekend but always remember let us know what is going on with with via social media at sue serio fox 29, and that is twitter and facebook for yourself truly. We dont need to show you anything on radar. Maybe just a few cloud around here and there but for our area skies cleared overnight which why is it is chilly. Chilly temperatures are all the way down through georgia this morning. Warm air is on the the way. Once this High Pressure system moves off shore we will see things warm up. Future cast we will jump to thursday for our next chance of rain. Today fine, tomorrows fine, thursday during the day is fine, it is not until thursday night we will get this cold front that will come through, probably in the middle of the night and give us rain for morning rush hour on friday. I dont think a lot have rain but will Cool Temperatures off a bit. 35 degrees is your temperature in philadelphia at the moment. 30 degrees in lancaster. Only in the 20s in mount pocono. Thirtynine in wildwood. Factor in the wind and we have a lot of temperatures, wind chills that are in the 20s this morning. That is important to keep in mind for kid waiting for the bus. It will be another cold morning. The wind are not as extreme as yesterday, very gusty yesterday afternoon. Will we get close to the average high of 55 degrees. We didnt yet . We didnt saturday or sunday but we will today, there we go, High Temperature of 55. Is there your 70s show for wednesday and for thursday, by friday we have got that morning shower, and or two, and then by saturday sunnies back out and it will be pretty nice, just cooler then middle will of the week. The Easter Sunday we will see increasing cloud but we are hoping to hold off showers until nighttime and hopefully the monday morning, that is your Weather Authority forecast, so yeah, lots to tell us bob kelly. Yes, sue, good morning. We have an update here at 5 16 on our breaking news, this will impact International Travelers. If you are heading down to Philadelphia International airport to travel internationally, today, be a wear of our breaking news. The Brussels Airport is closed all incoming and outing flight are canceled or rerouted. We did note one example flight 751 which was set to leave brussels at 9 40 p. M. , their time, now the explosions at the American Airlines terminal, that has been reported there, happened at 8 00 oclock. So my guess is that anyone set to be on that flight from brussels to philadelphia, probably would have been in the terminal, at that time. New that flight was set to arrive in philadelphia a at 1 40 this afternoon. That is one flight, of American Airlines on their tote board that has been canceled from brussels to philadelphia so if you are traveling today, via international, definitely allow extra time for security. I just check the airports twitter feed, no mention of any delays or any advice, same thing with American Airlines. This is an active breaking news situation. We are waiting to get as much information as we can, as soon as we do we will pass it along but this is one example we did find on social media there, from the airport. The schuylkill expressway here at 202, in problems or delays at all. Were in good shape heading out front door this morning. In problems in or out of philadelphia a. Pretty much all overnight construction pick up, cones in the truck and we are ready for Tuesday Morning rush hour, in problems just yet coming in off of 422, blue route looking good, if you are heading down toward airport you you are good to go getting there and then west on the schuylkill expressway, watch for road work today, this will be a biggie right after the rush about 9 00 oclock they will work between montgomery drive and the lincoln drive until about 3 00 this afternoon, lauren, back over to you. President ial candidates, continue their campaigns before todays nominating contest in air zone, utah and idaho. All five remaining president ial hopefuls making last minute pushes hoping to sway voters in western states. Fox news correspondent kelly wright has more from new york. Reporter with the next round of the nominating contests on tuesday front runners Hillary Clinton and donald trump are focusing on each other. Clinton condemning donalds violent rhetoric at his rallies. If you see bigotry, oppose it. If you see violence, condemn it. If you see a bully, stan up to him. Reporter trump hits back hard at hill willry during a town hall monday night, while defending his supporters whom he says are passionate and angry with the way that the country is going. She shouldnt even be running. Help she should not aloud to run based on the emails to be death thely honest with you. She has been protect. Reporter texas senator ted cruz attacked his stance on israel while donald says he will be very pro israel. My leading republican opponent has promised he, as president , would be neutral between israel and palestinians. Well, let me be very, very clear, as president , i will not be neutral. Reporter Governor John Kasich is saying he will fight trump at the convention. This will go to the convention. If i hadnt won and trump won yes he would be nominee. He didnt. Reporter senator Bernie Sanders is fighting his own battle to stay relevant within his democratic race. I am not a quitter. We will fight this until the last vote, we will give every american the chance to decide which candidate they want to be the democratic many in minute knee, voters. Reporter voters will head to the polls tuesday in arizona while idaho and utah hold caucuses. In insuring, kelly wright, fox news. History in the making in cuba, president bam a and raul castro, shared the stage for joint news conference. It hads been 15 minutes cyst two reopened diplomatic relations. Since then the Obama Administration has been working to restore commercial flights and lift trade embargoes. Both men acknowledged they ha

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