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WTXF Fox Morning News At 5A June 19, 2017

Pictures. We are waking up to wilmington where it is a beautiful sunrise as we begin but change happening a lot of change. Congratulations, graduation season. You can see graduates walk around. We want to see your pictures. Send them in using fox 29 good day and we will share them throughout the morning. Lets talk about the wind of change sue serio, good morning you will certainly experience that later in the day plus heavy rain as we have thunderstorms coming which is why we give you a six out of 10. Bus stop buddy is ready philadelphia Public Schools their last day is tomorrow. So one more day, today, two more days for the school bus, warm, humid to start, temperatures are in the 60s. Seventys and 80s in some case this is morning and north and west of us we have a lot of shower, thunderstorm activity heading your way later today. Up toward mountains we have got rain and again our big action later on is so some breezes out there, right now 79 degrees, 13 miles an hour wind. We are close to that sunrise time which is at 5 32. Temperatures range from 72 in mount pocono to 75 in Atlantic City, dover delaware is close to 80. We have Sea Side Park at 75 degrees and reading at 79. Plan on cloud around the later it gets in the day, but we will see some sunshine, hot, humid and then boom, strong thunderstorms later on we will time it all out for you, and bring thaw seven day forecast coming up, bob kelly. Good morning, sue, 5 02. Monday morning up and adam back at it here back to work and school again, last few days of school for Philadelphia School system, live look at i95, cool shot from our airport camera. Girard point double decker bridge in the background there no problems getting to the airport and in problems on the tote board at philly international. They did have some delays yesterday, and will probably have delays this afternoon so it will all be about the timing when your flight scheduled today down at the airport. Looking good here for flight into downtown no problems at all on the vine street expressway, one accident south on i95, right before the split heading in to wilmington right before 95, 495 interchange right here near naamans road so be careful there. Down tree keystone drive at Progress Drive off of route 309, another down tree in wilmington chambers rock road at thompson station road and crash in the neighborhood route 13 chester pike right at myrtle avenue. Mass transit, buses, trains, trolleys all off to a good start. Karen and thomas back to you. 5 03. Developing news out of london this morning. Police say this mornings bus attack had hallmarks of the terrorist incident. Fortyeight yearold man we now know was behind the wheel of the van hit pedestrians, that man now in Police Custody van struck a crowd of muslim worshipers killing one person and injuring several others. Witnesses say it unfolded just as worshipers were leaving a loafing mosque following midnight prayers, during this is holy month of ramadan. I seen maybe eight to 10 people, some people lying, and. Unaudible. Britains terror leather has been set at severe meaning the attack is highly like i. This is just lates tack. Earlier a van drove in the pedestrian on London Bridge and eight people died before Police Killed the attackers. Then last month manchester was hit by a bombing that killed more than 20 people at an Ariana Grande concert. 5 04. Really big day for our District Attorney, jury selection is beginning in Seth Williams corruption and brain ry trial but federal prosecutors have charged him with nearly two dozen counts of fraud and bribery. Lets get out outside to lauren johnson. Potential jurors will arrive here from nine pennsylvania counties, around 9 30 for jury selection, lawyers on both side, here at federal courthouse will throw a string of questions their way to see if they can remain impartial, fair listening to evidence from a laundry list of witnesses about a man that the government calls a crook politician. Seth williams defense team says that their client was a charismatic popular man who had wealthy friend willing to shower their client with money and gifts. Jury expert and author says timing of this trial could prove to be a problem for the defense team. I think that what mr. Williams is dealing with is not only the issues and allegation is and evidence against him but this larger perception, this larger issue that the public has been dealing with of people of power, abuse ago this power. We just had congressman fattah convicted of very, very similar crimes and so the people in this community might be thinking didnt we just this have trial. The defense is really looking for those jurors that become tired and disillusioned with politics with the abuse of power that has it seems to be so prevalent in our so site. Williams has been quiet since being slapped with the fraud, bribery charge, 29 counts total, federal judge presiding over this case has asked for a speedy trial, honorable paul diamond does in the want these Court Proceedings to throw the court system into complete disarray because many employees in the Prosecutors Office are on the witness list. It is unsure at this time if they will be call. Williams could face 20 years if quick, karen and thomas. Thanks very much. Other news at 5 06 man accused of stabbing a city councilman will go before a judge, suspect 34 yearold Shawn Yarbray appearing in court for his hearing. He randomly attacked councilman david oh outside his home, earlier this month in a robbery attempt. The councilman managed to fight him off and survive his injuries and go right back to work. Developing right now at 5 07, cobbs creek police are investigating a murder there a 20 yearold was shot in the chest around 3 00 on 54th and market street, police say he died right there on the scene before they could get him to the hospital. Police are trying to find gunman and motive. Here we are at 5 07. After four years of negotiations the School District of philadelphia and teachers agreed on a tentative contract. This evening in fact Union Holding a special meeting for its members to vote. Our jenny joyce at School District headquarters this morning, hi there, jenny. Reporter leaders of the Philadelphia School district teachers union, tell us that this is a very fair contract and after nearly five years without one, teachers seem to be looking forward to having this deal in place. School superintendent doctor h ite said district had been in bad shape financially that fight has taken so long to get here. Series of school closures, layoffs, big cuts, doctor hite says he is hoping this contract deal will provide stability necessary to move the district forward to keep teachers here recruit new talented, Staff Members and improve overall educational climate for these children, and parents we spoke with on friday say they are impressed teachers stuck it out this long and they see this agreement as a positive and necessary step in the process. Superintendent hite feels the same way and says even though financial situation has improved from five years ago money issues have not gonna way. This tentative deal would last through 2020. Doctor hite said they are figuring out how to cover costs through the even of the contract and they will continue to push hard for fist physical support. It is really important for us to continue to advocate for Additional Resources from all of our Funding Sources not just from one side or the other but all Funding Resources from all of our Funding Sources and we have sometime to do that. Reporter but with a new contract would mean a raise for these teachers who have not seen a raise in five years we will find out soon whether or not they agreed with this. Vote happening tonight at 6 00 karen and thomas. That. 5 09 is the time. This was a tragedy that happened what was supposed to be a fun Family Vacation together in ocean county, an 11 yearold electrocuted in the lagoon, Toms River Police say she touched rail of the metal boat lift, little girl was playing in the what ther with two friend saturday behind their home, other children were not hurt, adults there performed cpr until paramedics got there but that girl later died at the hospital. It is like a nightmare we are living in and it is just not, not real, just not real. She was just a little girl, you know, she loved to just do simple things and very excited for a dance coming up and it is just very sad. She will be truly missed. Investigators are trying to figure out what happened. We could find out names of the injury hoy could not reach a verdict in the assault case against bill cosby. Jury came back dead lock resulting in a mistrial, cosby was charged with three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault stemming from andrea constands allegation that he drugged and violated her at his home in 2004. He remains free, on a milliondollar bail. Our mike jerrick caught up with Attorney Gloria Allred at the pride parade over the weekend. She represents some of the women who say bill cosby sexually assaulted them. Mike asked her why shes still going after cosby following the mistrial. Well, the man is 80 years old. I will be 76 in a couple of weeks. I certainly have the energy to go ahead with this and apparently he has been talking about wanting to go back on the theater tour circumstance witt his show so he has got enough energy to do his stand up show which was far from finish tour then i think he should find that same energy for a trial at which all he has to do is sit there and not even perform. You can hear more of mikes interview with allred this morning on good day philadelphia also be sure to watch Wendy Williams today, right after good day at 10 00 oclock. Our steve keeley will be on her show with a full recap of the bill cosby trial. 5 11. Sixers fans get to know this name here markell fultz, team expected to finalize deal giving them topic in the draft and with that pick they will likely take fultz a guard out of washington n exchange, the sixers will send number three pick this year and a future first rounder to the boston celtics. Our sean bell will break this down in sports in a minute. So beehive is buzzing this morning because maybe the babies are here, tmz is reporting some really interesting newts about the babies when they may have been born . Dit happen last week . We will get all of the break ing news on that in entertainment separating fact from fiction. But first lets get around on this monday morning, bob kelly. You have babies you are up now i know it, 5 12, on the Atlantic City expressway an accident near route 40 mays landing, open up that front door and say good morning to the sunrise, we will dancing on the ceiling as we look live at the platt bridge, for ray out there in chalfont, pennsylvania hitting us up with your traffic jams, with a z, on a monday morning, sue has got your forecast when we come right back. It takes a lot of people to make a good school day. Miss hoffman gets us there safe every time. Mrs. Migliaccio teaches us all about fractions and haikus and the erie canal miss reeves makes us sound amazing. And miss santoro always takes time to see how were doing. Miss simpkins keeps our school looking great. Recess wouldnt be recess without miss basile. And mrs. Mccarthy always has tons of good books to read. Which makes for a pretty good day at school. Welcome back. A live look at cape may, new jersey, maybe you spent weekend down the shore and just coming back right now. Where ever you will be we will have big changes in the weather department, right sue. We will be rocking and rolling with the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms and this is why. Cold front will move through later today and by that time we will have built up more heat, humidity and touching off strong to severe thunderstorms. Just watch out for that later in in the day, all of the stuff that comes with strong to severe thunderstorms, pond ing, heavy downpours and possibility of Power Outages as well. So severe storm threat as you can see here is enhanced in the philadelphia area, this is for today, later on today, and this evening when thunderstorms roll through. We have got a Flash Flood Watch in effect, anticipating ponding on the roadways which could slow you down when trying to drive around. It will hit in time for evening rush. We dont see anything in our area except for a couple of showers, up in the poconos mountains this morning. But we have timed this out in the future cast a spotty shower or two possible this morning but real heavy duty stuff, moves through say four or 5 00 north and west of the city, six or 7c here in the philadelphia area eight or nine at jersey shore before everything pulls off shore and we will get a break for tuesday. So, that is today after we get to a high of 88 degrees, we have strong to severe showers, thunderstorms. Eightyfive tomorrow. Could be no precipitation but there could still be humid, first day of summer is wednesday, and mix of cloud and sun, and, how about 84 degrees. Next chance of storms is friday into saturday. Seven day forecast, always available all morning long on 101. 1 more fm, bob kelly. You got it, sue, good morning, 5 17 on a monday, live look at route 309 near Fort Washington no problems or delays there turnpike looking good, pockets popping here. Gang coming right back from the shore, right in the office here on the 42 freeway but we are looking good, no wipers need. We had problems at the airport when we had storms rolling through and we will so problems later on today. So it is all about timing. If you are flying in and out of philly international. You . Schedules for septa Regional Rail lieders. Make sure you have new timetable, some changes slight , couple minutes here and there south philadelphia 16th and fitzwater watch for an accident, 16th between fitzwater and Christian Police are on the scene there by the high school for creative and performing arts i believe. Southbound i95, right here before the split at naamans road we are working on a crash a couple down trees, keystone drive at Progress Drive and also in wilmington chambers rock at thompson station road, karen and thomas, back to you. Navy has identified seven sailors killed when u. S. S. Fitzgerald collided with a merchant ship off of japan. Sailors range in age from 19 to 37 years old, their bodies were found by divers in flooded compartments. The collision happened early saturday, while many crew members were asleep in the cargo ship that struck them four times the size of the guided missle destroyer. It is now at fort worth where officials are surveying damage and u. S. Navy promising a full investigation. You cannot see most of the damage, damage is mostly underneath waterline and it is a large gash and near the kiehl of the ship. Navy Officials Say after significant repairs u. S. S. Fitzgerald will be operational terror at an overseas tourist resort at lee two people are dead after a suspect jihad i opened fire in a Luxury Resort in mali. Investigators rescued another 30 people, two were killed but Officials Say it is unclear if Security Forces killed them or if they took their own lives. You had fighter jet shot down a Syrian Air Force fighter jet that bombed local force is a lined with america in the fight against islamic state. U. S. Led Coalition Headquarters in eye rang says it is in response to syria backing the flights. The Coalition Says it does in the want to fight a pro Syrian Regime or Russian Forces but wont hesitate to defend coalition if it is facing any threats. Louisiana congressman Steve Scalise has been upgrad ed from critical to serious condition. He went through another surgery on saturday and continuing to improve. House majority whip was one of the five people shot in virginia last week after a gunman opened fire at a baseball field where Congressional Republicans were practicing. The gun man, 66 yearold man from ill floyd died during a shootout with police. President trumps legal team trying to set record straight president is not investigated for obstruction of justice according to his lawyers. One of the president s lawyers appeared on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace to clear up confusion. There has been no notification of any investigation, nothing has change since james comey said president was not target or subject of the investigation gated. He is being investigate offered for taking action that the Deputy Attorney general recommended him to take by the agency recommended the termination. But what is the question . You just stated, first of all you have said he is being investigated after saying that he didnt. In you just said. He is not being investigated. I dont know if that cleared up any confusion. It follows washington powe report unnamed source said that the president was being investigated by special counsel robert muhler. 5 21. Philadelphias chinatown fight outside a club ended with two people getting shot, one died. Police say it bee began at reserve lounge and carried out well in the street. Police are not saying how many people were involved but they say someone shot a 29 yearold man who died, a 25 yearold man later showed up at a wilmingto

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