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WTXF Fox Morning News At 5A April 17, 2017

It had free stuff, in it, of course. Hopefully she had a good holiday, whatever was going on and youll enjoy today, even with its imperfections, shall we say. We are now down to a seven out of 10 today and bus stop buddy is here with the umbrella a lot of kid are still off today , the day after easter, but where ever you go, you should have some rain gear with you, especially for middle of the day. Now it is dry at the moment, it is 65 degrees, sunrise at 6 20 this morning. We will see mostly cloudy skies when that happens. We have 56 in allentown. In wrightstown 63. Wildwood 67. Wilmington delaware 67 as well you can sigh spotty showers on the way moving in from west to east and not a lot of it making its way in the area just yet but we will show you in a few minutes future cast with some more showers in our future. We will say mostly cloudy through lunchtime and maybe even a little bit beyond but we will still get to a comfortable high of 75. Just a good idea bob kelly to have that rain gear with you just in case. Just in case, 5 01 on a monday, good morning, everybody. Back at it this morning, live look hello cherry hill, new jersey. Live look at route 70, haddonfield road kind of quiet as we start out on this monday curve side in the tunnel here. This is vine street expressway , underneath the parkway, where there was a disable in the left lane, quickly and safely moved them over to the right shoulder there we have Police Activity activity, steve will tell us about atwood land avenue which is closed at 61st at 63rd and that has septas route 11 trolley running shuttle buses new between fortyninth and island avenue. They say they will use wood land between fortyninth and island, so they will let buses roll through but no vehicle traffic through neighborhood there, this morning. Over in south jersey route 47, delsea drive, right at grub road, watch for a crash, and that 926 bridge closure still in effect at creek road and chadds ford. No problems on the turnpike, blue route or the 42 freeway, karen and thomas, back to you. I wish we didnt to have say it, but it has been a deadly weekend in philadelphia this Morning Police are investigating another homicide , this time, in the southwest section of the city. Steve keeley is on south felt on and wood land with the latest, just a moment ago. This is the fourth time i know of that i can remember standing on this corner to report about violence surrounding, this bar now called lounge 62 because it is at 62nd and wood land. It has changed enables in the past five years but what remains Constant Police say is , trouble. Three blocks down wood land avenue from the 12th Police District. Approximately 2 07 a. M. 12th district officer, about a block away, heard a single gunshot arrived on location to the 62 and wood land where he encountered a large crowd. Crowd pointed out a hispanic male that was shot on the highway. Medics were called. The male was pronounced on location. Reporter over the police cars and yellow tape as we come out of our video you can see a live picture now and you will see a black square above that police car there. That is a new curtaintype thing that the crime scene unit has, that they can, put around the body so they can work on their investigation without worrying about somebody seeing deadly end of violence here and without any camera picking anything up. The fact that they backed that van up, bob kelly tells you they may get ready to move that persons body to the medical Examiners Office and get wood land avenue back opened in time for rush hour here. The detoured septa buses in the background. This was second shooting within a half an hour, past midnight as that easter violence, continued, into monday, nearly 20 people, im told in total shot, three killed, and then this young man hispanic male is the third person killed, just since saturday at midnight. We had a woman shot and killed over weekend as well here in philadelphia, karen and thomas another tragedy, steve, thank you. Other news right now, four homes in bucks county of been destroyed from a very big fire , investigators are trying to figure out how it all started. We know these are four homes, that all went up, and they are a complete loss. Crews were working very hard to try to knock it down and contain the fire, but it did spread, from obviously one to the another to another, to four homes. They say high wind made that bad situation worse. Flames and smoke for as high as i could sianni this tree was on fire and the wind was blowing, flames over on these houses. The wind was so strong, within 15 minutes, all three houses on that side were engulfed in flames. Thankfully, no people were injured. We do know one person was injured in another fire that was happening in lower moreland this was yesterday evening around 6 00 oclock is there the scene after the fire had been put out, already. You can see that home heavily damaged right there this was shot by a fresco user, his name is alvin clay, we dont necessity how that started. We are following more breaking news this morning this time in juniata park where police are investigating a shooting that left three people hurt and hospitalized. We are hearing victims were rushed to temple around 1 30 after bullets started to fly on the 4400 block of whittaker avenue. All three are in stable condition. Dirt bike rider accused of hitting a young girl and grandmother is now facing charges. Lets take a look, heres where it all happened, that is is the dirt bike, it is a very busy area of 69th street. Suspect 32, his name is Cleve Douglass who was arraigned yesterday morning. He hit a six yearold girl and her grandmother and then carjacked a driver who was there at gunpoint he had been running from police who were chasing him and facing a whole number of charges including aggravated assault. Both victims are still in the hospital. Police also investigating this morning a fatal crash in bucks county, they say two cars collided on route 13 at haines grove yesterday afternoon. The car ended up on the grass and is torn apart. They are not saying if more than one person died or anyone else was injured or what exactly happened here. Road in the area did close, and cleaned up but they are back opened this morning. 5 07. Is there a pedestrian recovering after being struck by a car, this happened in center city. Investigator say it happened early yesterday morning at 15th and race. We know victim was taken over to hand monday hospital. We dont know the accident of that victims injuries or if it driver stopped. Another push from police asking for help in the case of the uber driver who has been missing for almost a week, her name is kristin live and she disappeared on april 11th. Is there a picture of her. Theres what her car looks like. Police say last time anyone knew who she was she had been dropped off a fair in northeast philadelphia just before 5 00 in the morning. Police say that passenger has nothing to do with her disappearance. Investigators are also looking for that car, the dark green four door subaru legacy. Police say the 45 yearold has not answered her phone or made any contact with her family. Developing right new we have a manhunt underway foreman suspect of shoot something one and posting the whole crime on facebook. Thinks a multi state manhunt, foxs will carr has very late these morning. Reporter senseless is word authorities are using after they have confirmed murder and facebook life video are authentic. New they are searching for Steve Stevens, police say he gunned down an elderly man one 93rd street and cleveland while streaming the attack live. Another video stevens is seen driving around in his white ford fusion and tells Live Audience he snapped after love of his life pushed him to his breaking point and then no one has been taking him seriously. He then has claimed he killed more than a dozen people. Listen, man, like i said, i killed 13 im working on 14. Police chief said they have not connected steve tones any other murders but they are asking the public to call 911 if they have seen anything suspicious. Currently there are in other victims that we know of, we have checked, several locations that were either in the system itself or we have information about and so far, there are no more victims that we know of, tied to stevens. Reporter at this point is there only one victim thats has been confirmed the elderly gentlemen who was shot and killed earlier today. We just heard from the victim s family a short time ago. Lets take a listen. I dont know what is happening, but it is not real. It feels like my hearties going to stop. Stevens is a case manager in a Mental Health facility, he is 6foot one, weighs 244 pound, wearing a striped polo shirt and has a beard. He is driving a white ford fusion with temporary tags and police chief is asking for stevens to turn himself in saying two families are hurting tonight, and no need to have more. Will carr, fox news. Time right now is 5 10. Right now, vicepresident mike pence is in south korea, as part of his trip including a tour of the Demilitarized Zone which runs along the north and south korean border. His visit comes amid a lot of turmoil on the peninsula over north koreas threats to advance nuclear and defense capabilities. On saturday the north dealt with a failed missle launch on the Birthday Celebration of its founder, a huge parade there, display of military might. The vicepresident , spoke about the risk face by american and south Korean Service members. This mornings provocation from the north is just the latest, reminder of the risks each one of you face every day in the defense of freedom of the people of south korea and defense of america in this part of the world. Pence also said that the tensions on the Korean Peninsula put into focus the importance of the joint u. S. South korean mission. President trump is back in washington after spending the past few days in florida. Were told while in florida he kept a close eye on north korea President Trump will make remarks before participating in annual White House Easter Egg Roll role. White House Press Secretary sean spicer says 21,000 people will attend that egg roll role this year, that is smaller then last year, former president barack obama roasted 35,000 people. Easter egg roll role tradition dates back to the 1878 year when president Rutherford B Heyes opened up the white house gates. Final day for voters to register for next month primary races. Thinks closed primary which means you need to be registered for the party thaw are in nerd to vote, if you are a republican you get to only vote for republicans. Democrats, democrats. Do this by mail on line or in person at your Voter Registration office among the races, of course, Philadelphia District attorneys seat, school board, judgeships candidates for supreme, superior and commonwealth court. Primary is may 16th. Coming up next on good day philadelphia, the fall out continues for United Airlines. Why the couple says they were booted kicked off on their way to the welding, bob kelly, how are we looking. Good morning, 5 12. Going for a right up and down 295, and kind of quiet, opened up the front door saying good morning to wilmington delaware getting up and out. Sueby has your machine forecast when we come right back. We knew this, best diner in the whole darn country is right here in new jersey, we will tell are where and when. Im in the mood for egg salad. Thinks the day, we have all had hard bowled eggs left over that we dyed and colored, now we have to do something with them. So egg salad is always, the day after easter. Egg salad monday. So, yeah, how about weather to enjoy your sandwich indoors. Probably, a good idea because we have a little bit of rain on the way. Not too much to show you on radar, right now just a little bit entering New Castle County , more in Lancaster County but as we look at future cast youll see where heaviest rain arrives. Probably in the until rush hour is over but you will see heavier rain west of us by 9 00. We will say between 9 00 and 1 00 is when we will see the rain moving through our area inn airport regional and could be heavier at times, and by the time it gets to two or 3 00 in the afternoon, the rain moved to the south. Cloud lingering after the cold front and then chillier temperatures, much chillier temperatures as skies clear overnight. Right new we are at 56 degrees in allentown. Sixtythree in reading. Sixtyfive in philadelphia very mild start, you can forget about the coat but might want to grab the umbrella or rain coat to put on, when it does start raining wind are in the an issue but with the cold front it wind will be picking up. Recapping the weekend, friday, good friday, at 69 degrees and then cooling down to 66 on saturday with all that included cover, warm front, came through, and then we got up to 87 degrees, on easter sunday, not that warm today but still temperature wise in the bad, we had a chance of showers around. 68 degrees on tuesday, and showers around on wednesday, and then possibility of thunderstorms, on thursday, and then another frontal system coming through and then in the weekend we will have seasonal temperatures friday, saturday and another chance of april showers on sunday. It is april, that is what to expect bob kelly. All of the showers will bring may flowers. Live look, at i95, fishtown, girard avenue, no problems or delays at all, 5 17, quiet, depending upon whether your neighborhood or township has school today will depend upon what the traffic delays will be like. Some of the kid roll back today, others wait until tomorrow. So again one more day of kind of that 50 50 scenario. We have traffic here in philadelphia we are coming in the city or through the city, the lane restrictions are still in place here at kelly drive down to one lane, coming in as you work your way toward the art museum, portions of the parkway closed, Spring Garden street, closed but on wednesday, they will close the inner drive, totally, on the parkway, both directions, as we get closer and closer, to draft day on the parkway. Where steve has been set up wood land avenue in southwest philadelphia, still closed 61st to 63rd, septa uses shuttle buses on the route 11 and those shuttle buses are running along wood land between fortyninth, and island avenue. So give yourself some extra time or use route 13 all together. For gang in south jersey route 47 a crash along route 47 also the dell sigh drivein that area right at grub road. Police are on the scene there mass transit. Looking g karen and thomas back to you. Dozens of cars, nothing more than charred rub they will morning in freemont, california. Look at this scene right here. People in the bay area could see this massive fire from miles around, and it broke out at a used car lot and quickly spread. We understand there was a Security Guard on duty but didnt really note thinks fire until it was too late. Fortunately this morning no one was hurt. More controversy, if you can believe this, for United Airlines this time outrage after a bride and a groom were allegedly kick off their flight on the way to their own wedding. So it happened, this is the couple, during a lay over in houston on saturday this were supposed to be going down to costa rica but thrown out for sitting in seats not assigned to them but they say, someone else was inside their seats, napping. That was the confusion right there, they were taken off the the bride said it was a huge inconvenience. All of a sudden, it seems like united, kind of put the k abush on that and now instead of having two weeks of wonderful, friend there and getting married, and then honeymoon, all of a sudden, it starts out extremely difficult for them. United claims couple was trying to sit in upgraded seats that they didnt buy, the airline has since rebooked them on a different flight. All right. In washington lawmakers are calling for debate on whether to authorize further military action in syria. Critics of the Trump Administration says the road were honorary mains a foggy one. Foxs caroline shyly has more. Reporter President Trumps National Security advisor hr mcmaster says he does not believe u. S. Need more american troops on the ground in syria but that is not good for rush, iran, syria who are warning against launching any kind of new attacks against Bashar Alassad ridge i am following missle strike in the syrian base in response to the deadly chemical attack. Mr. Trumps supporters say not to expect same approach as the obama administration. You are seeing a different approach to the world, and it is one where that says not only do adversaries but to friend hoff had questions about us that we are willing to put the resources into defending ourselves and making the judgments from time to time, where it is necessary to use those military resources. Reporter many in congress are praising mr. Trumps tomahawk strike in syria but some want to see a Bigger Picture plan. For eight years we basically did nothing in response to some of the most horrendous war crimes in history at least he did something, now i hope that there will be a strategy to fall that up. He doesnt seem to be someone that follows through with the delivered planning process you need and he has to be able to come not just to congress but to the American People and explain in people what he is doing. This bus attack shows just how complicated the situation in syria remains. Blast on saturday killed 126 people, hitting an area where thousands of pro Syrian Government civilians had been waiting to evacuate n washington caroline shyly fox news. 1600 pennsylvania avenue about to get some new residents. White house says First Lady Melania Trump and 11 yearold baron will be moving in this summer. The president and first son, will be moving in, and so he will be if you can believe it first boy to live there since john f. Kennedy junior moved in 1963. Since inauguration in january 1st lady a

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