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WTXF Fox Morning News At 5A September 22, 2016

Thats where you may need the sweater today. Fiftynine in reading. Sixtythree in lancaster, down in wilmington, 59 degrees, mid 60s at the shore, in wildwood. Not much winds to speak of. But the winds we are getting, the breezes are coming mostly out of the north, and that means, drier air today. So here we go. First day of autumn. Bob kelly, so fond of my craftiness today. I put together this tablet. Look at you temperature of 86 degrees, we will see decent amount of sunshine today, still warm enough to feel like it is summertime. I think new segment would be sending sue to somebodys house to craft something for her front porch. Well, let me do my own first sue coming to you 5 01, good morning, hello northeast philly, quiet on this thursday morning. No problems here on the schuylkill expressway. We are looking good into and out of town. But we have an accident on the new jersey turnpike, it is southbound, right at exit number two, right before exit number two, which is 322. There were shuttle bussing until 5 00. So any second now start to see the market frankford line, the broad street subway roll the trains, as we get ready for the morning rush hour, and of course were still dealing with those shortage of trains, crowded conditions on the Regional Rail lines. Nothing new to report there. So it is another day, another jam packed car. Emergency work on the lincoln drive. This will catch you by surprise. Hit you like a stale bagel this morning. Southbound lincoln drive, down to one lane for the next couple of weeks, with some water work between green and wayne. So, expect delays, this is the first morning rush hour that that project will kick into gear. Otherwise, looking good up and over the bridges. Lauren, back over to you. Bob, thank you so. Breaking right now. Chaos erupts until the street of charlotte, North Carolina, as protests continue over deadly officer shoved shooting. Officershoved shooting. protests heard . As you can see, the tension turned violent, one protesters on live support this morning. Reporters covering the storing i covered more Police Officers injured, the demonstrations turned into riots, and all of this is in response to conflicting stories about the shooting death of 43 year old Keith Lamont Scott by police. Police and witnesses offering two very different stories of what happened. Jennifer joyce live in the news room with much more. Hi, jen up. Good morning, lauren, how about this . Our Police Commissioner, richard ross, actually head today charlotte today, with a preplanned trip he was going down to serve as mentor and talk about various Police Civilian relations, and how timely was the chaos that continues in charlotte. A lot of riots overnight, several people heard, including these two protesters, lying on the grounds, one every them was shot, and is in Critical Condition at the hospital. City Officials Say it was not at the hands of one of their Police Officers. Overnight, groups of protesters could be seen trying to stop cars driving on the highway in charlotte. Several cars tried to dodge protesters, and push on through. Before 10 00 p. M. Last night, thats when one person was shot and critically wounded. Other people including reporters, trying to cover the riots, were attacked. Windows shattered, small fires were set, police once again used riot gear and sprayed tear gas on the group that was creating a dangerous situation. One protester we talked to say even though conditions are dangerous, she not leaving, because she believes in the groups message. My farther verdict respect a purpose. My brother serves a purpose. I serve a purpose. Im here, because guess what, whether i am here, i am in school, i am in my car, you say okay a man got shot over here right . You basically say why would i put myself in danger . Right. Exactly. Guess what, i could be at work, at school, in my car, i could still get shot. These protest remembers angry about the Fatal Police Shooting of Keith Lamont Scott on tuesday at a housing complex, police say the man had a gun, a black Police Officer shot and killed him, neighbors and family say he was holding a book. Video of the shooting has not been released. The operation here shot and killed scott is on administrative leave as the shooting is investigated, lauren . All of this, jenny, comes days after unarmed man was shot and killed during Police Involved shooting in tulsa. Terrence crutcher black and unarmed fatly shot by a whitt Police Officer there. This morning crutchers father is speaking out. My son had his hands raised up doing just what i told him to do and thats what he was doing. I said put your hands on the car. He was walking to the car. And he shot him down like he is a dog. There ought to be an immediate trial and an immediate trying of the evidence and stop these judicial stallings because justice delayed is justice denied. Crutchers family says he was just waiting for help near his stalled car on the road when he was shot. The office errs attorney alleges she was afraid crutcher was reaching for a weapon when she pulled her gun and shot him. The recent Police Shootings in both oklahoma and North Carolina are grabbing the attention of both president ial candidate as they campaign in key battleground states. Heres hillary clinton. But we do know that we have two more names to add to a list of africanamericans killed by Police Officers in these encounters. It is unbearable. And it needs to become intolerable. Clinton acknowledged Many Police Chiefs around the country are committed to reform. She did credit Police Officers in new york, new jersey, and minnesota, for showing courage and skill in responding to attacks over the weekend. Her opponent donald trump spoke about the recent police shoved shootings saying the shootings in tulsa appear to be a mistake. Police are trouble by it, too. They look at it, now, did she get scared . Was she choking . What happened . We all respect our police greatly and they will just have to get better and better and better. Donald trump is also calling for a nationwide stop and frisk to help stop the violence in africanamerican communities. He spoke of this during a rally in ohio where boxing promotor don king used a racial slur during his speech. Now just 47 days away from election day. Clinton, back on the top, in the latest pole with 43 of the vote, were at 43 , while donald trump has 37 . Breaking news out of lower merion. 7eleven cashier taken to the hospital after being hit on the head during robbery. This happened just before 1 00 this morning, 1400 block every city avenue. Right now, police are looking for two men who they say hit the cashier on the head before taking money. If you know anything about this crime, youre asked to call police. A south jersey man being held on half Million Dollars bail charged in the attempted murder of a vineland Police Officer. Cumberland county prosecutors say 26 year old johnny flores, attacked the officer, stabbing him in the head and face, that officers now recovering with nonlife threatening injuries. All of this happened at a house along the 700 block every south valley avenue yesterday, around 2 30, officers were assisting with the welfare check when they say flores came at them. Neighbors tell fox 29 it was chaotic. It is shocking. Because this is very quiet neighborhood. And stuff like that doesnt happen here at all. It is a really quiet neighborhood. Did you guys know the family at small. The individual, no. I didnt know him particularly. But i know that he few people have told me that he is unstable. He had a couple of mental issues. The second officer treated for minor injuries at the hospital and released. And intense standoff in philadelphias frankford neighborhood, swat team closes in on shooting suspect, the gunman, holds up for hours, inside a home. People living in that area forced to evacuate. The suspect wanted for gunning down a man in front of dozens of people, at the transportation center. Foxs Chris Oconnell reports, the victim is in the hospital fighting for his life. Philadelphia police say a 22 year old man, was the intended target, when he was shot seven times at point blank range, collapsing on the sidewalk, on frankford avenue. I just heard gunshot. You see people come running out. The shooting happened at one of the citys busiest intersections. Across the street, from septas Frankford Transportation Center near the height of rush hour. Police say there were many witnesses. There were at least 100 people on the sidewalk standing around the body. About an hour after the shooting, officers surrounded a house two blocks away on the 1600 block of pratt street. The gunman was holdup. The residents, not home at the time. Swat teams, tactical gear, took up positions while some neighbors were evacuated. After nearly two hoursstandoff, police returned in, and found the man hiding. No gun to be found. He was arrested without incident. Absolutely reprehensible act. Randomly firing into a crowded street at that time of the day. Just unbelievable. Chris oconnell, fox 29 news. And at 5 10, following breaking news out of delaware county. Police are on the scene after homicide in yeadon. It happened at 3 00 this morning, on the 600 block of bailey road. Police also say they found a blood trail leading into philadelphia. We have a crew head today that scene. We will be sure to keep you updated as we get more information. The fbi releasing new images of two men they want to talk to in connection with the acts of terror in new york and new jersey. They took the suitcase holding a bomb that did not explode, in manhattan saturday night. The agency says camera caught these men removing the Pressure Cooker from the luggage and then leaving the device sitting on the sidewalk. Investigators are saying they want to question the menace witnesses, not as suspects. And since the bombings, authority say calls to 911 are pouring in about any suspicious packages. 406 callers made reports over 48 hours in new york city alone. None of those packages contained explosives. And were learning more about what bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami had in store when he planted those devices. Homeland security releasing his journal and reading excerpts. Officials say it is clear from the journal that rahami was receiving inspiration from isis, and that we are facing a new era of terror. It talks about the sounds of bombs to be heard in the streets, streets praised Osama Bin Laden his brother, talked about fort hood texas, he talked about Pressure Cooker bombs and pipe bombs, and the streets as they plan to run a mile. Rahami remains under guard at University Hospital in newark unconscious and unable to speak after surgery for gunshot wounds. Federal prosecutors have charged him with terrorism and use of weapons of mass destruction. Coming up possible lead in a case as the search continues for the person responsible for killing a eight Year Old Girl in camden. Who police are talking to now. And the latest team joining in on the National Anthem protest spark by Colin Kaepernick. Playing the new million in an instant gamethan with top prizes of a million bucks . Winning. On the spot. cheers play million in an instant from the pennsylvania lottery. And you could win. On the spot keep on scratchin warning. This commercial contains brief moments of product nudity. Stripped of chocolate. Its peanuts exposed around a soft caramel center. A payday bar will get you through your day. Expose yourself to payday. Taking a live look outside the fox studios. Tomorrow it will look very different. Because we are having a big party, as we absolute the troops for our annual military day. The place to be. The time to arrive, seven p and plan to stay until 10 00. Well shut down the entire street, have a block party, to honor the men and women who serve our count retirement you dont want to miss t well ask you starting tomorrow to send us a picture of your loved one, in uniform, and use the fox29lights. You know always a lot of pressure on us in military day to get the weather right. Thats right. And i really think this one is looking good. Because tomorrow morning should be just like today. But today is the day that fall begins. We will have our lesson again on the all up equinox, which happens at 10 21 this morning. It is an astronomical thing. It is when the sun is pretty much directly over the equator, thats the line around the middle of the earth. And it means latin, latin for qual nights, equinox. Soap it, means daytime and nighttime are just about of equal lent. It is not exact. But it is as close as it will get. And that it happens all over again, in the spring, when we have what we call the vernal equinox. All right, class, quiz later on. Now, here is your kick off forecast for sunday. This is when it will really start feeling like fall, when the steelers come to town, game starts right around 4 30, 70 degrees then. That will be the high of the day. And then temperatures will fall through the six offs throughout the rest of the evening. As hopefully we are celebrating win number three, cross your fingers. We have maybe a sprinkle or two down in sussex county, delaware, rain, but nothing really to show you there. As we look at the future cast, do expect some clouds to spread in the same places we were very cloudy yesterday. The jersey shore, southern delaware, maybe even into kent county, but as the clouds try to move little further northward, High Pressure should keep us pretty sunny today. And even though it is fall, it is still going to feel kind of summary out there. 65 degrees right now in philadelphia, cooler morning than yesterday, 49 in mount pocono, 65 degrees in wildwood. Thats where we are right now. Heres where we are headed. To 86 degrees today, the hottest day we will probably see for awhile is tomorrow. High of 88. Combed front comes through, not with any rain, but probably friday night into saturday, so we start to feel the cool down on saturday, with high in the upper 70s, by sunday, though, we will barely make it to 70 degrees. And that sunday morning, when you walk out, it is only 52 degrees, early sunday, you will definitely need your sweater then. Bob kelly . So if i go to early mass, 6 00 a. M. Mass, parish, right, lauren, you hit that early mass, dont you . Thats right. Thats right. 5 17. Good morning, everybody, live look at the benny up and over into downtown philly, no problems or delays at all this morning, off to good start on this thursday. Hello to the blue route. Looking good, between saint davids, all the way down to 95, and there is only one accident, on the new jersey turnpike, it is southbound, as you work your way into exit number two, which is 322, there, in swedesboro. Speaking of swedesboro, guess where were going for breakfast today . You know it, thursday, going to the ren hen over thereon kings highway in swedesboro. Just off the turnpike, and 322. We will be throughout from 9 00 to 10 00. Come on by. Kids will be okay, will be a little late for school. Pass it off as a learning experience, right . Ill give them little note for. That will emergency work on the lincoln drive southbound today, down to one lane, between green and wayne. This is a new project that started yesterday. The Water Department going to be out there for couple of weeks. So, get ready for the jam as you head south on that lincoln drive, and then up in northeast philadelphia, the bumpy ride along robbins avenue. Theyve been milling, paving the roadway. So between the boulevard and frankford, look out. Those big old Manhole Covers are sticking about 3 inches up out of the ground there. That will spill the coffee right down the front of you. Lauren, back to you. Second arrest made in the camden shoot that left a eight Year Old Girl dead, gabby carter was shot on south eighth street late last month. Prosecutors say, theyve now charged 19 year old Natasha Gerald with hindering the investigation. They say she provided a false alibi from a person of interest. Last week Police Arrested another woman on the same charge, the shooter still on the loose. Police need your help finding this man, they say, he stole electronics from an office in center city. Authorities say he took items valued at 70,000 on the 1600 block every walnut st. It happened in mid august around 9 00 p. M. On a wednesday. In west philadelphia, police need your help finding the man who robbed a Family Dollar store. Police say this man, enters the store on the 4700 block of west girard avenue, late last month, and he handed the employee a threatening note, demanded 40. Police say he took the cash. Left the scene. Wnba team now joining the National Anthem that Colin Kaepernick sparked in the ntl. Taking a knee during the anthem. Im product of you all. Im proud of you all for doing that today. Ing in this together. Thats big. Thats big. It is bigger than basketball, right, bigger than basketball, all right, so lets go out, use that energy, use that together on the floor. The Womens Basketball team locked arms and kneeled, while two Phoenix Players kneeled last night. The voice you just heard was the fevers head coach commending her team for a decision to kneel, involved in speaking out on political matters. They wore black lives matter tshirts rather than their normal warm up gear back in july. 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