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WTXF Fox Morning News At 5A May 30, 2017

Most of us. 3mile visibility in lancaster , reduced visibility in reading and pottstown. Fog any mount pocono. We are keeping an eye on those numbers as moisture continues. We will have rain to the south and north and west but eventually this will converge on our area, in southern delaware, could be seeing some rain, very, very soon. For us, it is dry, it is damp and drizzle that doesnt show up on radar. 5 miles an hour wind out of the east and that is where moisture comes in off the ocean. 87 percent relative humidity and sunrise at 5 35. 57 degrees here. We have 56 in allentown. Fifty in mount pocono. Fiftyone hazelton. West chester 55. Millville, new jersey 55. Cape may, 57 degrees as they say good bye to the folks there over weekend. Fiftyeight in rehoboth beach. Plan on cloud cover today, high only around 70 degrees. Keep in mind normal high is 78 but with sunset at 8 22 we will look forward to the warmer days in the seven day forecast, and we will talk about that coming up, bob kelly . 5 01. Back to work, back to school and back to openings we just had a quick opening of the tacony palmyra bridge, ship off in the background here heading south, so it will not impact burlington bristol at lee that ship wont impact burlington bristol. Live look at woodhaven road northeast philadelphia, kind of quiet at the moment but first day back after the holiday, it can be crazy. Summer holidays, of course, we will see extra volume from the shore, during the morning rush hour, right through, the beach right to the office. Now, water main work, here, left over from the weekend, they will work on wissohickon avenue this morning. That is block at roberts avenue. Third street right here in olde city, closed between walnut and chestnut water crew is still repairing that water main break from a couple weeks ago. They should have it complete, ready to open up by later this afternoon but if you are coming in on a class trip be ready for detour off of third street. Norristown high speed line septa says delays right out of the gay this morning because of equipment problems. Bryn mawr station. And amtrak, track project, down in wilmington, expect 20 minute delays throughout the rush hour in the wilmington Regional Rail lines. Karen, back over to you. Thanks, bob. There is a 14 yearold boy who is now dead after a shooting in kensington. Another teenager is in the hospital, lets get out to jenny joyce with what we know from Police Headquarters, jenny . Reporter good morning, karen. It happened last night at 9 30 our cameras were out there as detectives were combing the scene looking for any possible evidence in this case, any clues, because right now, they do not have this shooter. Philadelphia police say a gunman opened fire last night on the 2,000 block of east orleans street, it is a tiny street, in kensington, a 14 yearold boy was shot in the neck, and back, multiple times , and a 16 yearold was struck in the shoulder, both teens were transported to st. Christophers hospital, shortly thereafter the 14 yearold died from his injuries. The second victim is in stable condition. And so at this point, again, no motive. We dont know why the shooter was even in this area, why he pulled a trigger on a couple of teenagers. We are hoping to learn more, this morning, karen. Also we are following some developing news this is from kensington as well, same neighborhood also over Weekend Police say there was a man sleeping in his bed when some guy comes in and starts to stab him. And then in the middle of the stabbing, he manages to grab a knife, and starts to stab the attacker. So, police, say somehow that victim managed to get that knife and stab the guy. He gets out of the apartment right there. The victim was rushed to the hospital, the attacker died at the scene, we do not know the motive on that strange one. Also happening today, deliberations will resume in the david creato murder case. Jurors are expect to review testimony from the county detective and also a cell phone expert. Lets get out to Lauren Johnson with what were expecting, lauren. Reporter good morning, karen. When jury was last together they said we have a question, that makes lawyers on both side on edge because we are not quite sure what they want to know but the question could they hear more recordings and review, again, a power point presentation that shows the fathers phone and social media use the night his son died. Last time jury was together last thursday before the Holiday Weekend they were listening to secret recordings between david creato and his sons mother this was a month after the boy was discover dead she asked the father if her threeyear old son if his door was locked. David told her the lock was broken. His argument is his son wand fred his home to the area where his body was discovered just hours after david reported his son missing. Jurors also heard that 911 call when did he called authorities after calling his mother. They watched for a third time interview between david creato and detectives the morning his son was reported missing. The injury difficult not meet yesterday, of course, because of the memorial day holiday. They didnt meet friday either because some jurors had previous engagements but they will be back here in Camden County to determine this fathers fate this morning, karen. It is 5 06. There are people in one neighborhood waking up frustrated time and again, they go out signed and someone has broken in to their car, again, it is happening in south philadelphia, neighbors say they have had a dozen car break ins on Fourth Street by morris and moore. Police say they are trying to get video from nearby businesses and bars hoping to catch the people in action. People living there say it is disturbing and it is ruining their neighborhood. Second time it has happened in this neighborhood. It is getting old. Last thing we can deal with and afford each day. Every morning you have your windows intact you can say it will be a great day. All right. Neighbors say police have stepped up patrols in the area and police are urging everybody to just lock their doors, every day. And another theft, only on fox, it was a major battery theft ring they are taking batteries from trucks, cars, it is happening in delaware county. Targeting lots of businesses and they are getting a way with lots of dollars and value worth of items, Chris Oconnell has the story. Didnt damage anything but just stole damage. Reporter evan ohara works hard as a contractor and that is why a thousand dollars in stolen equipment and day out of work, hurts and police say this is the guy responsible seen hauling away two truck batteries from another business, last friday night. This is just ridiculous. You know, it is out of control he went crazy. He took batteries out of everybody, in the company. Reporter fox 29 has learned american a dozen commercial and industrial businesses in chester, and eddystone were hit, here he is , again, driving a large gold chevy tahoe or suburban. Three batteries were stolen from this business, five taken same night from this chester welding shop less than a mile away. It is just amazing that he hasnt got caught yet. Reporter parker paving had 10 batteries and battery boxes stolen, each worth several hundred dollars. We spend all day trying to get trucks up and going, and we have people sitting around and thousands of dollars it costs that you had are down, i mean, it is, it hits you hard. Reporter police are now stepping up patrols in area parking lots and businesses are now blocking their driveways with heavy machinery , and putting in fresh locks on their batteries , and we spoke with another business own shore didnt want to be identified, who thinks that the thief is reselling the batteries or dumping them for scrap. Just makes you think how safe is Everything Else if they are, you know, 5 30 in the morning going at batteries on a main road like this. What else are they looking at next . Reporter Chris Oconnell, for fox 29 news. A sad day right now, navy has identified that seal who lost his life during a fleet week parachuting accident. Remington peters fell to his death on sunday after his par shoe failed to open during a demonstration over the hudson river. He was a member of the navys elite parachute team called the leap frogs. The cause of the parachute malfunction is under investigation. He was just 27 years old. And a Pennsylvania Police officer is recovering after an accidental overdose searching a suspects car. So this happened out there by pittsburgh and Washington Township area. So, police say the officer was called out, a suspect drunk drivers vehicle an accident there. The suspect told the Police Officer his id was in the Center Console. Officer opens up Center Console and this powder goes all over. Officers heart start racing and feels like he will pass out. Paramedics gave him two doses of narcan and sent him to the hospital. He is recovering. Investigators are trying to figure out what that powder was. One of our biggest tourist attractions, it will be closed for about two weeks, rocky statue will be off limits, City Council Members say they are closing this area by the art museum for repairs. Parks and recreation say they will make major improvements including replacing paving and perimeter protection. Just last in it was off limits to tourist when the draft was in our area but then it will be back, better than ever. Now to this one, a little bourbon in your brew. Jim bean working to give you an extra pick me up, some caffeinated creations, would you try it . Plus temper flare when a texas law maker announced his protesters that he has called immigration, he called ice on the people were there, in the state house, we will explain, hi there bob kelly. Good morning, everybody. Grab your coffee and lets go, southbound on 202, we will have a new traffic pattern we have to deal with that is causing big delays, exiting for the 30 bypass and mass transit looking good, and, outside we will go, good morning, to wilmington, delaware, pretty shot, sueby has your forecast for our back to work tuesday, when we come right back. Introducing fios gigabit connection. Superfast internet at an incredible price. With speeds up to 940 megs. Thats 20x faster than most people have. And, its just 79. 99 a month online for 1 year. And only 5 more per month for the second year. Get fios gigabit connection for 79. 99 with tv, hbo for 1 year and multiroom dvr service for 2 years. All with a 2year agreement. Switch now at fiosgigabit. Com. All right. Heres is what going on, we have a complicated weather pattern, so remember if we have anything were saying here on tv, once you get in the car, tune into 101. 1 more fm because now we have radio forecast for you all morning long, on, more fm. Heres the stationary front that is kind of stalled to our south, it is keeping us cloudy , it is keeping us on shore flow and the low pressure system, thunderstorms to the south, it will be followed by a cold front which will come through probably tomorrow and then this is a lot of dampness going on in between. So we have reduced, visibility to the north and west, no big fog around here but temperatures, not moving too much. They will stay in the 50s throughout the morning and it is not looking too good for sunshine in the afternoon, and we have got 5 miles an hour wind but easterly flow that keeps us cloudy and keeps us damp, a lot of moisture in the air. Low pressure system to the south, cold front to the north and west, and in between we are seeing a little bit of rain maybe moving into the very southern part of the delaware, and rain could come our way, for the end of the day, around lunchtime, one round and then pop of thunderstorms possible late in the day. Another round of pop up thunderstorms but it will be warmer tomorrow, before this cold front comes through on wednesday, evening. And then it looks like thursday we will finally dry out for a day and that will end up being probably the best weather day of the week. Checking out some High Temperatures from yesterday, that was not great for the atlantic city. Philadelphia 64. Today we have 70 for a High Temperature and 79 degrees tomorrow. Seventysix on thursday. This is our dry day, and then there is at least a chance of a shower or a pop up thunderstorm, friday, saturday i know, i know, but we have to be prepared for anything, again, just like the weekend, bob kelly, it wasnt necessarily a wash out. Right. But you could get a pop up here and there. Get my rental guy on the phone there for the outdoor graduation parties. 5 15. Back to work, school, holiday over but here we go pork et cetera of volume, we are seeing folks coming back from the shore. Unusual volume this morning for anybody who has a house down there stay the extra night. Come right back from the beach , right into the office this morning. Downtown we will go, no problems at all, on the schuylkill expressway, the vine expressway, folks starting to wake up and get ready for a Tuesday Morning rush hour. Eighteenth street, overpass to the vine street expressway closed all part of the construction, all traffic diverted on to 16th street, and, looking good, for the gang coming back, and, and no problems. And down 295 looks good as well, in south jersey, extra volume through weekend, all this week with the devon horse show in town with the fair ground along lancaster avenue. Wissohickon avenue, remains closed at roberts. Water Department Crews making repairs to local detour is today and third street right here in olde city still block walnut to chestnut right by the, the history museum, so coming down for class trip, just add a few extra minutes, and we need to use seventh or fifth street in olde city. Karen, back over to you. We do have some breaking news right now, former panama dictator general noriega has died. He recently underwent an operation such suffering a hemorrhage following brain surgery. He was ousted as panamas dictator during an American Invasion in 1989. He later served a 17 year sentence in this country on drugs, and Money Laundering charges. He was 83 years old. President trump is standing by his son in law and Senior Advisor Jared Kushner following reports of secret communications with russia. President trump told New York Times he has total confidence in kushner, some members of the congress are calling for the president to fire him, after reports that he tried to set up back Channel Communications with the kremlin. Home land security secretary john kelly tried to diffuse the tension calling these secret communications not that big of the deal. Republican senator john mccain disagrees. My view of it is i dont like it. I just dont like it. I know that some Administration Officials are saying that is standard procedure. I dont think it is standard procedure prior to the inauguration of the president of the United States by someone who is not in an appointed position. There are also reports that he failed to disclose phone calls with the ambassador when he applied for his security clearance. His Attorney Says he has in recollection of any such calls and tempers flared at the texas state house, cameras were rolling as emotions bowled over between lawmakers in austin and protesters. Angry over a bill that bans sanctuary cities. So they were all there filling rotunda during the session right there and republican law maker claimed he called u. S. Immigration and customs on the protesters, ice then there was a scuffle that broke out with people pushing, shoving. No one was arrested. 5 19. British Police Release aid new picture of that manchester suicide bomber hoping more people will come forward with information, pretty distinc tive because he has a blue suitcase that is suspected bomber salman abedi. The suitcase was in the used in the attack but he is believed to have wheeled it around to two different locationness manchester. They tried to piece together his movements in the day before that attack. They have made an arrest in connection with the bombing, bringing number of people in cuss todd toy 14. I think it is just too early to try to look for where the mistakes if they were made , were going to be made. Important thing is that we conclude the operation right now. Police are scouring nearly 13,000 hours of closed circuit tv recordings in the search for clues, 22 people died, american 100 were injured in that blast at Ariana Grande concert on may 22nd. This country could soon ban lap tops from the passenger cabins of all international flights. Head of the department of home land security says that it is because of that possible threat that terrorist could be hiding bombs in lap tops, back in march, the u. S. Began ban ning all electronics larger than smart phones on the inbound flights from 10 cities , mostly in the middle east and now that could be expanded. Suspect behind the stabbing rampage that happened in portland, oregon on a train will be in court today. Meanwhile we are hearing from one of those survivors. The attack happened on friday when suspect Jeremy Christian started to yell anti muslim comments at two girls on the train, one was wearing a hajob three men got in the middle of all this and tried to stop that suspect. That is when christian report ly stabbed the men killing two of them. Third man is still in the hospital, while one of the victims says those men are heroes. I just want to say thank you to the people hoff their life on their line for me because they didnt even know me and they also lost their lives because me and my friend and the way we looked and just want to say thank you to them and their family and that i appreciate them because without them we probably would be dead right now. Well, the president condemned that fatal stabbing on twitter, the suspect is facing aggravated murder charges. 5 21. 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