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WTXF Good Day Philadelphia August 28, 2014

Looking, so beautiful thursday. It will be a nice night too. Much cooler overnight. Started the day in the mid 70s, tomorrow, we start around 60 degrees, widespread 50s in the suburbs unclear skies. Thats a look at your foxcast, just after 7 00 a. M. Update on the new jersey turnpike, this is southbound at burlingtonmt. Holly, earlier construction we mentioned shahs clear up. Not seeing any residual delays there. Also checking back to willow grove. Easton road route 611, between fitzwater road and maryland road. The gas main break still that is closed. Can you not access 611 there, definitely causing backups. You have to use either york road or welsh rd. Mike . 7 01 now. Shootings in north philadelphia leaves to car crash and building collapse. Steve keeley live at the details, whats going on . Right between temple university, where you see the new highrise dorm over thereon brought street broad street, one side, st. Joes prep on the other side. Watching kids in their School Uniforms walk up this side street thats now a very sad side street because you see chalk outlines if the street where 18 bullet cases are found by police, than is where the shooting occurred, and what upped was the driver of this car hit by at least five of those 18 shots when who ever killed him emptied 18 bullet case frost a gun. He goes in reverse, car goes into that abandoned house, you see the debris filling the sidewalk. Going video number one, you see what the car look like, once it was safely pulled out of here by a tow truck. You can see the roof crushed in, in fact, police had to go in through the passenger side to get the guy out. Now going to video number two, where you can try to somehow make out the car wedged into that building. And inspector scott small told us most of the cars 08 of the car was in there, it was tough to even get to this guy. They first thought they just had car wreck on their hands. They found male in the driver site unconscious of 200800 day that had crashed into an abandoned property in the 1600 block of sibert strew err street. Hundreds every of bricks in the front of the build being collapsed onto this vehicle. Fire Department Paramedics and police had to struggle there is pulled him out through the passenger side window because the vehicle was so heavily covered with bricks and debris. Victim pronounced dead. Fire and paramedics realize this victim was shot at least four times, after being shot he backed into an abandoned property, causing the front of the abandoned property to collapse. Right now the builds something a hazard, to collapse. Well you can see a lot of renovation going on around here on the side street. A lot of hope for it, a lot of trouble on the street, see no dumping sign there, and somebody at least somebody in this neighborhood knows this is a good place where no one will see you in the dark, because they dump a lot of stuff here. There you see mattress in a boxspring. And then somebody obviously thought hey, maybe a good place to carry out a hit. And thats what upped, as one of the latest of two murders overnight, continue this consecutive street of a bizarre awful just barbarick week here in philadelphia. More murders one after the other. For sure. Talking about the other murder, also, this morning, police say shot on penn street, thats in the frankford section of the city. Happen around midnight at this point, no arrest haves been made. And, Philadelphia Police are looking for another maam, sexually assaulted, and according to authorities, he started talking with this woman on septa bus, on august 16th, then went to the womans home, where he sexually assault the her, investigators say he also robbed her, as he was leaving her house. Police are also investigating the connection between two shooting deaths between a south jersey family. Yes, police say that raymond shot and killed his wife denise in her hospital room at kennedy hospital in stratford, then apparently turned the gun on himself. Necessary critical condition. As police investigated this shooting, body of cull couples son ryan, he was shot and killed. Police are trying to establish a link between these two incidents. Tragic, beyond tragic, i guess it could have been worse. Cohave pulled it on people who work at the hospital. Police have been called numerous times to the couples home over the years, meanwhile, kennedy hospital is reviewing its safety protocol. And the Gloucester County liquor store under fire this morning, the stores owner accused of refuse to go serve black customers. Now demanding it be closed. Jenny joyce on this story. Jenny . Have voiced their complaints, at both the borough and police, alleging that the owner of kings liquor showed racist behavior toward them. We tried to talk to the owner of this storm, mario, yesterday, but he didnt want to talk. He drove off. We did talk to his brother, his lawyer, he says, mario is misunderstood. Former pray ton said he got clear lead when he lock her out of the business and refused to serve her. I am standing outside, im blessed, he locks the door, white patrons come up. He let them n but im a retired air force master sergeant, and whenever i go any place in america, i expect to be served. Feel her complaint with the borough, other filed complaints with the police department. Got ahold of the Police Departments which allege in one incident a black customer reported he walked in to buy a soda but mario refused service saying quote it is not for sale. Then black female alleged the owner caught her a fingn word, and her husband told i dont want your kinds in the store. Store closed indefinately, Liquor License suspended for 30 days by swedesboro. Owners lawyer says his brother is in negotiations to sell the store and to transfer the Liquor License. Thats something we will stay on top of. Thank you for that. 7 07 right now. They started their day of course right here at fox 29. Yesterday morning. Taney dragons. Yes, then philadelphias Little League heroes, honored by the big leaguers. Yes, they were welcomed on the field at the Citizens Bank park last night for last nights phillies game. This looks like a lot of fun. They listen to the roar of the crowd. They got to mother most of the phillies. Pretty cool. How thrilling is that . As a Little Leaguer . And just, you know, captain on a great day, a long celebration for the taney dragons, of course, there was the parade. Mummers paraded down broad street yesterday. Little bit earlier yesterday. Hundreds of fans filling the streets, champions parade celebrating taney pride. Fantastic, man, you know, something that never happens here in fill which kids. You know, theyre kids. It is such a positive light on philadelphia. Always good to put a positive lightening. Deed it is, dragons ripping the midatlantic region in the world series, won their first two games, before being eliminated by the eventual. Israel ill investigators say the same group that kidnapped three teens earlier this summer may, in fact, be responsible, as well, for the disappearance of new jersey man. Yes, aaron sofford vanished while he and another student were hiking west of jerusalem, that was last friday. Investigators say, hamas may be responsible, his parents flew to israel over this past weekend, to help with the search. Their son has been studying jewish religion and history in israel for more than a year. We have learned the nine Year Old Girl who was accidentally shot and killed well, she killed a firearms instructor at a firing range, that little girl, she is from new jersey. We didnt know much else about the family, but the incident happened in the state of arizona the girl was learning how to fire an automatic weapon, an uzi. Of course we wont show you the actual kill shot here. But as the gun recoils, she moves her body to the left. And shot him right in the head. This happened monday when the girl and her family were vacationing out, there police say, 39 year old charles died after the little girl pulled the trigger on the uzi, and the recoil caused her to move to her left killing him. Unbelievable. 7 10 right now. Second american may have been killed while fighting in syria. This as the president considers launching air strikes there. Doug has the story down in d. C. Good morning. Good morning, as this debate plays out, we are Getting Better idea of just how successful recruiting may be for isis here in the United States. With the help of radicalize dollars americans, state department trying to confirm reports that another american, muhammad, has also been killed, fighting there. Were look into it, but we dont have any independent confirmation at this point. Us has confirmed that douglas mccain, u. S. Citizen, who had lived in minnesota at one time, was killed over the weaken while fighting alongside isis and sewer y1 man who would run into mccain at mosks in minneapolis said there are at least ten americans there who may have been recruited by isis. Mccain wasnt the first one, and unfortunately he wont be the last. The president today is expected to meet with his National Security team as a protracted debate plays out within the white house over launching air strikes against the isis targets in syr. All of journalist Steven Sotloff whose mother made an appeal. Honorable man, always tried to help the weak. Us aircraft already flying surveillance missions, arguing air strikes will be part of the equation. Military action alone will not sufficiently confront is. Limit, and deal with that threat on sustainable basis. Certainly there is very Important Role for the American Military to play. It is not clear yet, when or not well actually see some casino of sustained bombing campaign, to take place in syria. We shall see. A lot of people think it will come very soon. Doug, thank you very much. See you again tomorrow. Clock three the sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect now accused of making a bomb threat. Can you imagine . Police say air lane ya threatened another woman over the phone. The woman has children with tsarnaevs boyfriends. So, tsarnaev, all jane ya, charged with aggravated has asment. Ya. Little convoluted. Hard to follow. So the brother, dzhokhar, still in jail, charged in the Boston Marathon bombings. Can you imagine now a bomb threat of her own . Unreal. How about this billboard . We put it up for you. Controversial billboard causing a stir in pennsylvania. It was put up yesterday by nondenominational church. Here it is. And it reads i heart sex. Signed god. Essentially what it is saying. The pastor of the church said he hopes the billboards will grab peoples attention. It did. Well, were airing it this morning. Some say that the message is strange, and goes too far. Awful strange. Might see Something Like that in phoenix but not here. Thinking maybe it is advertising the 309 cinema. But it is actually advertising a church. So i just thought it was a little off the wall. So the pastor of the church says his sermons next month are focusing on sex, he said there is so much sex in todays culture, the church needs to be comfortable speaking about it, of course they are liking speaking about sex between a married husband and wife. Yes. But, you snow. A woman, yes. So, yes. Oh, god. Clock 14. A brush fire threatening homes and businesses in northern california. The fire has burned about 10 acres, well, report there is the fire burning about 10 acres so far near the town of vallejo outside of san francisco, light to moderate winds fueling the fire making it difficult to contain. If you cant contain a 10acre fire, you got some problems. Firefighters believe the fire started in a homeless encampment. I think that might get under control pretty quickly. I think so too. Beach patrols on the east coast, warning dangerous rip currents because of Hurricane Chris toll ball n ocean city maryland, swimmers being told not to go into the water past their knees. This is after a 18 year old man drowns. Witnesses say that he got caught in a rip current, after the lifeguards had gone off cute. I manny wouldnt get near that, caitlin, im telling you, dont go above your knees. You cant tell, they come and go so quickly. Cristobal even though he is way out there, very strong. Miles and miles off shore. Here is cristobal. Satellite showing it churning about in the middle atlantic, where cristobal s it doesnt matter the effect of the big storms in the tropical nature will spread out. They are impacting our surf. So if you dont have to go in, dont go n in fact thats what they are saying, dont go n can you not see a rip current. You cannot understand the nature. With such Beautiful Day outside you might think it is fine. We are actually advising people not to go in the water just because weve already had two deaths due the impact. Fox future cast 9 00 a. M. , a lot of sunshine, certainly beautiful looking day across the area. That will give way to clear skies, later on tonight. Temperatures right now, cooler in the and west in the 60s, weve got northerly wind pushing in for more comfortable temperatures, 57 in philadelphia, 72 in milville and 73 in wildwood. Actually pushing in some cooler and drier air, but temperatures falling little bit north and westment we wont fall. We rise today, just not as hot as the past two afternoons. Eightyfour, nice breeze, cooler and less humid today. Beautiful friday. We start off at only 60, 81 for the High Temperature, and then on saturday, few more clouds start to sneak in. Second half of the Holiday Weekends does look hot. With your return of some 90s, but also the chance for thunderstorms particularly sunday night, monday morning. Maybe chance for thunderstorm tuesday before we clear out on wednesday. Labor day weekend down the shore start off with tomorrow. Dry, sunshine, 75 degrees. And that rip current threat does lessen, beginning tomorrow, today is the worse of it, by saturday, we shouldnt have any problems, cristobal long gone. Warm, 79, couple of showers possible sunday. 77 degrees. So overall, it is pretty nice down the shore, just be careful out there in the water. Traffic authority update in penn wynn, trent road, the earlier accident has now cleared. Pal my, a the talcony palmyra bridge between palmyra and talcony where the road closed to bridge reopening this morning. Keep you updated on that. Is that why they call it the talcony palmyra bridge because it actually stretches between talcony and palmyra . Must connect the two, mike. Must. Nothing gets by us. No. Hey, okay, i saw that forecast there, some thunderstorms monday, but rain or shine were coming to wildwood on monday. Let me give you the run down for the week. We kick it off labor day on the board walk in wildwood. Come out and join us, just before 7 00, were therefore three hours, 7 00 to 10 00 on the board walk, we are easy to spot. We talk up a lot of space. Tuesday back here, independence mall, basically come over to fifth and market. Around market between fifth and sixth. Youll see us there. By the way the stars that far new movie mace runner, theyll be joining us, oh, the girls, little girls are all a twitter there. Is dillon right there. By the way, he was in that movie teen wolf. Or is it a tv show. Wednesday, quakertown, bucks county, we will be right there in the 300 block of broad street. Alex, you will meet her, she will be out there. Thursday, live, rodney square, get there 6 45, 7 00. Then on friday, week from tomorrow, huge eagles pep rally, yes, first game coming up that sunday. Xfinity live is where we will set up in south philly. Stay tuned as you can come out and visit with all of us, the whole crew will be there. 7 18 now on this thursday. Happening today, philadelphia commune members rally for school funding. School, local leaders, will meet at the Cook Wissahickon school around 6 00 tonight. They want the state law makers to pass legislation for a Fair School Funding formula and for the city to raise money for school operations, you know what the rally is all about. All right, six flags great adventure, love going, there has announced exciting line up of new attractions, for next year. The park will debut its 13th roller coaster. It is called looping dragon. A pendulum style ride with lots of loops and maximum hang time. Park is also expanding its notoriously scary halloween fright fest, with two new indoor mazes, scare the pants off of you. And Hurricane Harbor will offer its first outdoor grill and new luxury cabanas, that might be good for the adults. Season pass goes on sale, well, in about an hour. All right, you probably remember this guy. Number seven, michael vick will make his return to the link. So what casino of reception will he get . I imagine mostly cheers. Will even play. But the big deal for the eagles, who will be our kicker . Alex henry oral ex holly at this point . And 17 year old shot dead near a playground, bodies found in the Schuylkill River. Another murder overnight. 100,000 in cash stolen. Whats going on in have you seen tom corbetts ads attacking me. Get real. Its tom corbett whos been sticking it to the middle class on taxes. Corbett cut a billion dollars from education. Now almost 80 of School Districts plan to raise property taxes. Meanwhile, were the only state that doesnt charge oil and Gas Companies an extraction tax. But corbett raised your gas taxes through the roof. Im tom wolf, ill be a governor who stands up for the middle class for a change. I gotta have that bag. Italian leather . For an amazing deal, and i love that designer. [ shopper ] you paid how much for that . [ female announcer ] two stores. Two amazing ways to score. T. J. Maxx and marshalls. Michael vick returns to the link tonight for the final preseason game of the year. So what do you think . Is he going to play at all. Lets ask john and sean from the 95 fanatic. I thought fourth game was for third string . Look like he wants to get him little bit of play. Nice ovation, does he really need the reps . Not sure he really needs the rems. Hell go out there. I think most people agree, feel good about michael vick being here for five years, on the field he did all right. I wouldnt say he was over the top great. But michael vick came here, he re

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