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WTXF Fox Morning News At 5A August 16, 2016

Business my brother. My my pick up, and she was streaming in tears. She turned up the radio. Elvis just died. Wow. Heart break for her. I think we all remember that, old people in the room. Well, sue is home, chilling, hanging out so guess who is here Scott Williams woke up early to come in and relief her. Im doing well, happy birthday to sue as we talk about this dangerous heat, it rolls on here. Looking for a high of 95. That will make it the third second 90degree or better day this year for philadelphia and day seven of our, at heat wave. Scale of one to seven, weather by numbers today. We will give it a seven because of the oppressive heat and humidity. Look at the current temperatures and the humidity. 100 percent is humidity in lancaster. 100 percent this dover, millville. We have a couple cloud and scattered showers moving away from the shore but another chance by this afternoon. Temperature wise, 77, it feels like 79, you see uniform temperatures in the mid to upper 70s stepping outdoors and you will feel that humidity when you step outside. As we go hour by hour by this afternoon pop up showers and downpours but look at this number, 95 degrees, it will feel like triple digits when you factor in the humidity. We have a slight chance for some Severe Weather across the area. We will talk about that coming up, bob kelly. Scottie, good morning. 5 02 on a tuesday morning, we will get up and started. Live look here they are still working at king of prussia mall, this is 202 north bound right at gulf road at that traffic light you hit before you have to hit that turn into the king of prussia mall. Live look curb side on the freeway as headlights work their way in toward philadelphia, nothing major, just some left over construction out there, from last night, looking good on the northeast extension between lansdale and mid county, no problems coming out of the collegeville. Keep in mind if this is your first day back after Weekend Service add justments on the four following septa Regional Rail lines and good news they have added two trains the lansdale line. One at 6 23 coming out of the penlynn and on your return trip home a new 4 10 train out of the suburban station. Hillary clinton coming to town with the Campaign Event, probably around that lunchtime hour. Event starts at 1 15 but expect jammos in West Philadelphia a around fortyninth and chestnut. Back over to you. Pennsylvanias top Law Enforcement official is thousand a quick felon. The jury fining her guilty on all counts. It took the jury just a few hours to reach their verdict. Now kane has to deciding whether or not she will step down as the states attorney general. Steve, is there a clear path to her staying in office. Reporter politics is strange, the gay that would prosecuted her add he won the election for Montgomery County District Attorney is her top assistant. Her second in command is bruce castor long time Montgomery County District Attorney who just lost election on get his old job back to kevin steel. That is man who successfully prosecuted kane, had a two hour closing yesterday, so after the conviction, castor puts out a news release scheduling a News Conference for 1 00 p. M. Today and obvious question is he going to assume as acting attorney general. He also ran for that office way back when and lost in the primary to tom corbett. So kanes lawyer said whether or not she will finally resign now that shes a quick felon would be sorted out in the coming days. She was captured by tv cameras quickly exiting this building from the back of the courthouse into her big black suv, without comment and or her familiar shine. When you look at the situation we have here and it seemed like we had somebody who felt that she was above the law. That is not the case because in one is a above the law. Verdict, conviction on all count was a crushing blow. I will not say otherwise but we have in the lost our resolve, we will continue this litigation, we will continue this fight because we believe that our client has been wrongfully a accused of this conduct. Reporter most serious of the nine guilty counts are those two felony perjury charge that he is each carry seven year prison terms, sentencing the judge said will be within the next 90 days, incarceration judge certainly warned would be immediate if kane tries to retaliate against any witnesses in that case and the judge said is that clear mrs. Kane . Yes, your honor. The last public word we have heard from Kathleen Kane since she became a convicted felon. Steve keeley, thanks very much. New report shows philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has disclosed more 150,000 worth of gifts, information that was previously left out of the mandatory financial statements. Lets look at the cover of the daily news, it read seth taking, pricey roof, trips, and eagles tickets. Philadelphia inquirer reports those gift totaling 160,000 range from personal to professional. The paper says williams released the statement in an effort to be transparent. The gift were accepted between 2010 through 2015. So for five full years last december. Our own jeff cole ever asked williams if he used Campaign Fund that would have been a mistake in williams said he had not. Spokesmen for d. A. s office received to us Williams Campaign office for a comment on this new report. In you decide 2016 Hillary Clinton back in fail a for the First Time Since the Democratic National convention. So during her Campaign Stop later today as democratic president ial candidates is hoping to encourage more people get out and vote. Dave kinchen live outside West Philadelphia high school where there will be a crowd later today. Reporter that is right, Hillary Clinton may not have been born and raised in West Philadelphia, but perhaps she feels like it, since she spent so much time here and such a significant part of her campaign, so far Hillary Clinton is back in West Philadelphia afternoon rally and meet with supporters and volunteers launching a Voter Registration effort in wraps most contested Battle Ground state in pennsylvania between clinton and trump. Democratic president ial nominee will continue her message of being stronger together while talking jobs and the economy. Clinton campaigns with vicepresident joe biden in scranton yesterday, appealing to White Working Class democrats there, biden took on his role as 2008 vp candidate, role of attack dog and rip into donald trump saying he is unfit to lead. Someone with this judgment cannot be trusted. There is a guy that follows me right back here who has the nuclear code so god forbid if anything had to happen to the president and the codes are with the office. He is not qualified to know the codes. He cant be trusted. Clintons Campaign Says her philadelphia visit about getting vote tours register ahead of the october 11th deadline. Clinton lead trum in pennsylvania by more than nine points according to a real clear politics average of polls. Meantime clinton is battling back against allegations by House Republicans, and getting ready for their perjury allegations, dating back to the e hail scandal at the state department, back to you. Thanks very much, dave. Rough couple weeks for donald trump but republican president ial nominee is looking to get back on message with a speech about how to defeat global terrorism n ohio yesterday he laid out his plans for defeating isis. Proposed increased screening, including a questionnaire to make sure anyone entering the country supports our american values. A new a roach which must be shared by both parties in america, by our allies overseas and by our friend in the hid will east, must be to hold the went of radical islam. Part of the trumps policy plan includes temporarily suspending issuing visas to countries with a history of exporting terrorism. Another person in philadelphia has died from heatrelated issues during this recent current heat wave. That total number is up to four. Investigators say three deaths are people over the age of 65. Populations that are most affected by climbing temperatures include elderly, children and home less. Experts advise that you stay indoors with the air conditioning on for plenty of water and wear light colored breathable clothing indoors. Remember city has set up a heat line if you are having trouble with the heat. Health department nurses are manning phone to help with the problems. Number is 215 7659040. You can also fine that number on our web site at fox 29. Com. Philadelphia police have caught one of two men behind a string of robberies of asian businesses, more than a dozen incidents were caught on Video Surveillance this man Anthony Campbell still on the loose, campbell and another man seen on the photo on the right are accused of robbing and invading homes of the several Business Owners since may, on social media Anthony Campbell family and friend are urging him to turn himself in. Business owners just want to see them both behind bars. It is still scary. Im still afraid, is there one guy thats not yet been caught good campbell appeared to respond to facebook comment saying he plans to turn himself in today. In berks county new details emerge about a family of five killed in the murder suicide. D. A. s office say father and husband mark short was one who pulled the trigger on his wife megan and their three kid leana, mark junior and twoyear old willow before turning the gun on himself. Fingerprints and a net left behind. Police say couple was breaking up and megan was set to move out the day she and the kid were killed. Berks county community was immediately gripped by grief. These children were young and whenever we lose youthful, innocent human beings, it is never easy for a community to recover from that. In july Investigators Say Police responded to the couples Sinking Spring home for domestic incident, no charges were filed but police is a very next day mark short went out and bought a gun. He had a recent demotion and knew his wife was about to leave him with the kid. The d. A. Could not say whether mark short had a diagnosed mental illness. Former philly chase utley will be back in town tonight as phillies open up at home with the l. A. Dodgers. Utley laying in philadelphia for the very First Time Since he was traded last july as of right now, dodgers would be in the playoffs as a Wild Card Team with the giant leading the division by one game. State of the louisiana continues to pick up pieces, following historic flooding, number of people out of their homes and forced in shelters. Bullets flying from a local gun range hitting nearby homes . Is it even possible . What officials are now revealing. All giant produce is triple checked. Were focusing on fresh. So you dont have to guess. My giant. Did you know people can save over 500 when they switch to progressive . Did you brush your hair today . Yes, mom. Why . Hmm. No reason. Everything naand it doesnt take is so wholesothe whole paycheck. Giants exclusive natures promise. Eat well for less. My giant. At least least six people have been killed after torrential rainfall in louisiana. This 48 hour storm forced tens of thousands oust of their homes. Emergency crews rescued more than 20,000 people since flooding started on friday and at least 11,000 people are in shelters. The president issues a disaster declaration in louisiana but they are not out of the woods just yet. The storm system has moved in texas with the National Weather Service Warning there is a danger of new flooding as water head toward the gulf of mexico. Lets go west with two wild fires raging the state of emergency declared in california continues, fire in lake county, that is wine country north of san francisco, destroyed already 200 homes and in school for the rest of the week in that area another fire burning 180 miles north of los angeles has destroyed a dozen buildings and injured at least two people. We know they have had that drought, that they have been gripped with so it is dry there. Scott, back to louisiana for a minute that wasnt a named storm this was a surprise where they got all this rainfall at ones. It was not a named storm but upper level low that sat over louisiana, a lot of lift in the atmosphere and squeezed out a lot of moisture over 2 feet of rain there. Just devastating situation. For us, we have been dealing with the owe rest i have heat and humidity taking a toll on the delaware valley. A few pop up showers and then are storms this afternoon. Some of those storms could be strong to severe, a Long Duration heat wave, today is day seven. Mug you start for buddy. Temperatures in the 70s and 80s as we look at ultimate doppler some included cover and a few spotty showers tea men issuing, down the shore we saw earl are heavier rain. At the airport 77 degrees. Wind south at five. Look at current feels like temperature at 79. Temperatures this morning 76, waking up in wilmington. Seventysix trenton with Atlantic City and wildwood and we have heat advisory and warnings along i95 corridor, through today, so oppressive heat continues through this afternoon and as we take a look at the that risk for Severe Weather. You can see all of southeastern pennsylvania we have the risk for damaging wind, downpours, and also some hail. As we go hour by hour by 4 00 p. M. Watching that threat of Severe Weather moving toward philadelphia i95 corridor by five or 6 00 oclock. Keep an eye to the sky as we watch for strong thunderstorms in the afternoon. 95 degrees in center city. Nine down the shore. Ninetythree in the lehigh valley. We have that storm threat. As we go over the next seven days hot again tomorrow 92 degrees and then not as hot were calling it bob kelly for thursday into friday with high temperatures in the upper 80s. Ninety on saturday. Pop up returns returns sunday into monday of next week. I just change the water in any flip and fill pool so im good to go. 5 17. Live look at the schuylkill expressway, no problems or delays in and out of the city this morning. The drives are quiet as we get ready, calm before the storm. Northeast philadelphia a good morning to you 95 at cottman avenue no problems are delays between Construction Zone and center city. You can see here comes the crowd we are seeing pockets of volume and brake tap the beginning of the morning rush hour. We have a brand new traffic pattern anyone coming into center city 20th street overpass over vine street expressway will be reduced down to one lane as part of the next phase of that reconstruction and they will start working on broad street just north of city hall at callowhill right there in front of the School District buildings, so keep that in mind and we have a Campaign Event Hillary Clinton coming to town, doors opened up at 11 00, it doesnt start until 1 15 to wrap around our lunchtime hour with motorcade madness down there in West Philadelphia at fortyninth and chestnut and as scott just mentioned with the thunder boomers and storms coming our way later on today if you do have travel plans or dropping some would be off and pick up philly international whenever these storms come through like last night went in the ground stop and those delays lingered throughout the evening. Keep that in mine, if you are doing traveling later this afternoon. Otherwise we are looking good on the extension. This problems on 422 and off to a good start on mass transit, chris and lauren, back over to you. We have breaking news out of australia. Police say man attack passengers on a train with the knife. At least two people we understand were injured. We understand passengers on that train wrestled the suspect to the ground. Reports are received that he is a 60 yearold suspect. He had a knife. He injured those two passengers. We understand that he was understood to be german. Much more still to come. 5 19 our time. Federal Appeals Court rejected bill cosbys efforts to reseal his deposition testimony because many members of the public already know what was in it. Cosby wanted to overturn a ruling that made document public. Cosby admits to several affairs in his deposition and said obtained quaaludes to give to these women. Deposition stems from a lawsuit filed by a woman at center of the criminal case on felony Sexual Assault charge. Philadelphia Police Identified teenage boy shot and killed sun take in broad daylight. Police say someone pulled the trigger on Rodney Anderson on the 2,000 block of east orleans street in kensington. First responders found him shot this is back inside of a car he died a short time later at Temple University hospital. Relative of young victim who spoke to fox 29 remembers him as i good kid who was involved in school sports. Police are still searching for a weapon and a suspect. In center city a 78 y

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