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WTXF Good Day Philadelphia September 3, 2014

Eight out of ten, and thats because of lower humidity. It will be much more comfortable morning, but it is still going to be warm this afternoon we may not make it to the 90s, when we hid 93 degrees, but be at 87. So bus stop buddy ready for day two of school at least for him. Hes got the polo shirt on. No muggy the dog today. Because it is not as humid. You will notice a difference like i said. Temperatures are in the 70s right now. We get to high of 87 degrees, we mentioned, it will be warm, but it will also be less humid. And more comfortable night tonight. With lows down into the 60s so see how long we can keep this going i think worse again before it gets better and well tell but that in the seven day forecast. So, thats it from quakertown for now, weve got lots more to show you, very exciting morning. Lets see how quote unquote exciting it is on the roadways this morning. Dominica davis, high. Looking good out there. Shear look at your traffic in wynnefield north parkside avenue at win fields avenue. An accident thats involving a school bus use the alternate. Alternate belmont avenue, or bryn mawr avenue. Dominica, thank you very much. Having so much fun out here, almost hard to talk about this story, with all of these Great High School kids around us. The tragedy that happened over the weekends, so first day of class. Upper classmen, Council Rock South high school. You know the story, dawn will give us a update, because it is a new information in the last 24 hours about the horrible wreck. Good morning, mike, alex, just such a tragedy, and this morning were learning that the driver of the car in which those children were killed, was a 15 year old girl. Now, it is going to be a very tough first day back for a lot of student here as Council Rock High school south. You can see the school buses are just now starting to arrived, classes start 7 30, usually kids look forward to the start of school but the deaths of their three classmates, weighing heavily on everyone, everyones mind here at Council Rock South. Pack the school gym to remember the three sophomores who were killed on saturday morning. Paid tribute, and the service was not was private i should say, media not allowed in, as a flood of family, friends, said goodbye to the three young men, School Superintendent acknowledges the death of these students during the opening days of school is really just overwhelming, but the school doing all it can to help classmates cope. Were toll them whatever support is available through the School District or the community, willing to offer it at a moments notice. While coming home from breakfast, the 2001 suburban they were riding in slipped on rural wayne county red in the poconos, and the three other teens were injured, including the driver, as i mentioned, police say, was unlicensed, 15 year old girl, she was from new york from the west chester area, and the wayne County District Attorney Says she will be criminally charged. First viewing from five until 9 00 for colin keffrel. Student will be allowed to leave for the funerals being held on friday as long as they have a note from the parentment back here live, you can see, that students are just now arriving. The School Superintendent says counts will be on hand to help students cope with the emotion that is theyre all going to be feeling here today. Mike, alex, just really a sad day, and it shouldnt be, it is the start after new year, and these three would have been starting their sophomore year. Sounds like sad couple every days. Or a month. Sad all the way around. The superintendent, you guys, says that he knows it is going to take some time for students and faculty, everyone here, to get over this. And thats why they are having counselors available and everything they can to make it as easy as possible. I hope the kids, you know, use those counselors, too. Now to kerrey in the studio. Concerny . Good morning, guys, i knew this morning, a lot to get to. Confirmed video from the group isis. Does in fact show the execution of second american journalist. It is authentic. New video showing the beheading of 31 year old Steven Sotloff. Executioner blames his death on president obama for ordering air strikes against isis in northern iraq. The president speaking in europe this morning, so the United States will not be intimidated by isringhausen. Foxs doug lou said letter have more on this in just a few minutes. Meanwhile here at home, man in the hospital after being shot last night in philadelphias pens port section. It happened at about 10 30, the 500 block of mcclellan street. Mrs. Say the victim shot in the stomach in critical condition. And septa planning a big change for the Market Street east station. The Transit Agency is expected to announce, that it is renaming that station to jefferson station, for nearly Jefferson University hospital. Selling naming rights great source of revenue and it will help septas bottom line. And here we go again. My goodness, another possible credit card data breach this time it affect home depo. Or we think doesment prepare improvement store says it is working with banks, law enforcement, to finds out if these hackers did indeed strike. Home depo says it will let customers know right away if personal information has been compromised. Several banks believe the breach may date all the way back to late april or early may, and experts say, if thats the case, the impasse cock larger than what happened to target last year, during the holidays, in that case, hackers stole 40 million credit and debit card numbers, over the course of three weeks. Thank you, im telling if you, we will start having some fun here. Just have to get through this heavy news for the first 15 minutes or so. More heavy news out of the northeast. Thats right. A nine the year old boy was grazed by a bullet. Luckily he is okay but still bigger problem. Has he been released . I know you are over at the round house. Yes, thats what makes it not as heavy, mike, he is okay, kind of like the Police Office their we saw shot in the head, but out of the hospital within hours. So, heres a couple of cases where couple of inches was the difference between life and death, so Police Officer who you might not be surprised at getting shot at. But every time this happens with a little boy or girl, in this city this summer specially, it is surprising. We had the little girl having her hair braided by a grandmother on porch couple of weeks ago, killed. This boy a lot luckier, it happened right in front after Philadelphia Public Library as we show you the video, right after school time. 320, when so many kids are at libraries walking in, walking to or walking out of them. Right on busy torresdale avenue in the talcony section at its bus years time, afternoon rush hour, none that far seemed to matter to the guy who probably didnt spends much time if any never library or gym who needs a gun to show his toughness and his way of tackling problems these days instead of talking them out or thinking them out he decides to shoot them out while this young mother with her four and nine year olds are within the cross hairs, and the guy with the gun, bad aim to go with his bad timing doesnt hit his intended target. But, graces the this nine year old boy instead. On first arrival, met by mother, she had nine year old son, they had just left the library with a four year old sibling. She is putting her four year old in a car when shots rang out on the corner t seems that the nine year old, innocent victim, was hit in the crossfire, we do not believe he was the target. Thats why the boy said to me, bottom line, you know, just breaks my heart. Please dont let me die. Ive been shot in the head. Thats what he said. Pretty emotional at that point. At that point, let us i said just said to him, everything is going to be all right, boy. Help is on the way. Broad daylight, 320, after school, busy intersection, absolutely insanity. There is total disregard for human live, very busy stretch of the neighborhood. And there is a lot of people out here today. Could have been a lot worse. One of the bullets you see there lying in the street right there, not killing anybody. And mike, alex there is has been such a terrible summer for little kids starting with that awful fire that killed four of them on weekend, and then kids killed in that carjacking accident, the little girl shot and killed, by that stray bullet, boy, one after the other, these stories, and as kids go, you dont like to see the summer ends and go back to school. But here in philly in the summer of 2014, after all these terrible stories, they will be happy to see the summer go. I think so too. All right, steve, well check back with you next hour. Because were at a street fair, i have no clue how to intro this next story. It is so horrible so ill throw it down to washington, did. C and doug luzader, doug . Reporter good morning, well, we are talking about the beheading of journalist Steven Sotloff. And obviously it is a very disturbing story, that rest two journalists now, us john lists that have been killed at the hands of isis terrorists. And the United States has now verified the authenticity of this very gruesome video. The brutal image of another beheading, Steven Sotloff executed by isis fighters in re tal takes for us air strikes in iraq. President obama trying to shore up us allies in astonia because of another foreign crisis ukraine had to respond whats clear provocation. Those who make the mistake of harming americans will learn that we not forget and that our reach is long and that justice already will be served. Always tried to help the weak. Sotloffs mother last week had made a public plea for his release. His execution at the hands after apparently british isis fighter comes just two weeks after another us join list, james foley, met the same fate. And isis has promise that more will follow and suggested a british journalist could be next, unless the us backs off striking isis targets in iraq. A short time later, the pentagon announced that 350 additional us forces are being deployed to baghdad to defend the embassy there. For the president , there is growing pressure to do something to check the growth of isis in its home base of syria. He says hes waiting on the pentagon, something his critics doubt. I know for a fact, there is all kind of plans out there. So just cant make a decision . Target out there, that they couldnt have struck if they wanted tonight it is up to the president to decide to turn, to pull the trigger, and obviously hes not ready to do. That will and thats a shame. For his part the president is saying it will take some time to build a coalition to go after isis, especially, when it comes to their home bases in syria. Mike, al next. Okay, all right, doug, well check with you again tomorrow. That story will not go away. Lets change the mood. What do you say . Yes. Lets talk about something positive. Do you all know about the taney dragons . Ya. Whats the pitchers name . Mone davis. We all know that name. She is soloff recall, right . Thats true. So one of her favorite players is a pitch, Clayton Kershaw of the dodgers. Well, guess where she was last night in the. Where . Los angeles. No. Big time. Gets to throw out the first pitch . Throws out the first pitch. Is she okay . Didnt bounce it or anything. We can trust her for that one. So yes, she wanted to meet her hero, her favorite player, kershaw, and she did. And then got to stay for the dodgers game. But her first day of school. Is it today . It is. Do you think she is actually at. No. Unless she took a red eye. La, hanging out maybe at the beach . She goes to school in chestnut hill. Ya. With dawn timmeneys caughter. Really . I did not know that. See, i doubt she there today. Tell us about you like football. Yes, dow. I will take you to the eagles game. Sunday, did you forget. Did you ever play madden the game, ever play . Did you hear about the glitch . No, latest one that came out. One of the Tennessee Titans players, when they put the program together, he is only 14 inches tall. Oh, my gosh. Yes, playing against these huge Football Players. Fourteen snips. But still runs around. Sometimes they say if you are really tiny, they miss you. Thats true, thats true. You know, you just haves to know thousand run really. Is anybody shorter than alex here . Anybody . Oh, lets see. How old are you . Fourteen. See the size of your feet. Oh, here we go. Oh, my gosh. She got teased as child about her large feet for small body. You just keep reminding me of it. Who is the shortest Football Player here . My friend. There he is. Oh, wow. Oh, look at this. Whats your name . Charles whitman. That sound like famous name. What position . Running back. Makes sense. Look at that. And how old are you . Fifteen. Are you sure . And so what year would you be . 20017. Sophomore . Oh, ya. Put that right together. What grade are you in . Thats what grade are you . Thank you, good luck. Thank you so much. All right, i need to know. Your parent, is anybody dating here, cheerleaders . Oh, dont get anybody in trouble. Who . All pointing you. This one . And who is she dating . Speaking of boyfriends. No, not him. Not himment the guy behind him. Oh, hes hiding. He doesnt want to come out. You better tell him he needs to come out. Dont be shy. Awe. So how long have you been together dating . Two years and almost three months. Thats a long time. That is. One quick awe. So cute. Oh, hold on now. Get back. Early in the morning for all that. Stop it. The superintendent of schools is standing right over there oh, no, he. All every them such nice kids, the whole School District. Hes going to all right, lets get some weather, too. Im doing yoga. Low back lifts. You just missed out. Were facing dog, darn t it is moon dog yoga. And this is june, who is teaching our class this morning. This is honestly the best way to start the day. Do you do this in the middle of broad street in quakertown every day . Only for you. June, you are fabulous yoga teacher. I want to get back to. This lets get to the weather so i can get back to yoga and be peaceful and all of that stuff. Lets get started, though, with a look at whats going on as far as temperatures are concernedment because it is still pretty warm in the city. But out here in the suburbs, it is comfortable. We have 73 degrees in philadelphia. But it is in the 60s specially north and west of the city. And some of our jersey suburbs, as well, and were in the middle of transitioning to a less humid air mass. So thats a good thing. So dew points have done down little bit. From what they were the past couple of days, of course we are got to 93 degrees yesterday. We had the thunderstorm rolling through. We really dont have too much to look at on ultimate doppler this morning, and that, believe me, is a good thing, so seeing plenty of sunshine in quakertown and im sure where you liver, as well. Upper 80s today. Couple of more days in the 90s, then things really transition over the weekend with thunderstorms on saturday, with cold front. And then much cooler temperatures for the first day of football on sunday. That will would be eagles football. Temple football is on saturday. Eagles play on sunday. So, it is going to be an exciting weekend at the linc. No matter where you are, as well. So, big changes coming in the weather, but lets see if anythings going or whats going on of course on the roads with dominica davis, high. Hi, sue. Well, listen, we have it is getting busier this morning, currently seeing few traffic issues. We start off with whats going on in wynnefield north parkside avenue. Accident thats involving a school bus. So, avoid that area, use the ultimate, belmont, bryn mawr avenue, also, on pennsylvania turnpike westbound at norristown exit there is an accident on the right shoulder. Next, pa turnpike westbound, near bensalem, there is a vehicle fire reported at mile marker 350. Finally in abington, old york road, also, route 611, and wood lane road. There are reports of an accident. A lot going on out there on the roads this morning, and a lot going on in quakertown, elects, mike. Yes, did you report that broad street is shutdown here, to traffic in quakertown . Can you picture it . Oh, man you framed me. I asked the band, the director, if he new any Parliament Funk adel i can. So hes working ton. Getting funky . See if they can tear the roof off that sucker in just a second. But first, alex, where will we be tomorrow . We are going to delaware, wilmington, delaware. Everybody keeps asking me where in wilmington because they want to come. Rodney square. See you tomorrow morning 7 00 to 10 00 just like here. There was something else. Then, okay, then we have friday. Oh, friday. That will be a big day. Because of the eagles game. Yes, that will be huge pep rally f you are an eagles fan, we expect you to be there. Maybe 6 30 for that one. Because there will be a lot of people. Big crowd. Go to the back with the link in the background, thats where we will be starting at 7 00 to 10 00. Here we go. Dork or parker, i ask you for tear the roof off the sucker, get High School Band pull that off . High school bands can pull that off. Only if you like dancing. Oh. She loves to dance. Both of us. Okay, before we do there is i want, because we have the Fire Department behind us, did you hear this weird story about one of the former eagles players, Danny Watkins. He wanted to be fireman in philadelphia so bad lurks he might have traded some eagles tickets. Well plane that story in two minutes when we come back. Rupp ready . Ready to go. Whats the name, name of your bands . Quaker High School Marching band. Tear the roof off the sung err. music playing . cheering . They know what theyre doing. I guess you get the idea, alex, when we talk about the eagles. Yes. That bands is fantastic. So funk. I they are funky. Hey, kyle scott, youre kinds of funky, too. Hey. Going well, going well. Now, the reason why we stood in front of the firetruck today, quakertown Fire Department, it is a weird store. I very weird. Tell

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