Transcripts For WTXF Good Day Philadelphia At 6A 20161206 :

WTXF Good Day Philadelphia At 6A December 6, 2016

A few minutes, good morning, bob kelly. Good morning, everybody. 6 01. Live look downtown we will go vine street expressway stacked up, single file here exiting for 30th street station, live look at the platt bridge coming in towards philadelphia, coming in toward philadelphia international. This problems later on could be a situation, situation in frankford, fire location this morning, at frankford and sellers. Fire fighters still on the scene. Septa bus routes three and five are on a detour market frankford line is running and get ready for this one a big one martin lieutenant are king drive goes into shut down mode today. They will close from 9 00 to three, open it up for evening rush, close it overnight. It seems retaining wall that holds up the drive and that walkway for bicyclists and skateboarders has fallen into the river. So they have to sure up that retaining wall and that will take sometime to do it and that shut down goes into effect today at 9 00. North on i95 watch for an accident near 896, otherwise, mass transit looking good, mike and alex, back over to you. 6 02. Tragedy on a south jersey highway a state trooper is one of the two men kill in the head on crash. Look at how horrible this crash is. Police say driver was going the wrong way, this morning a rookie officer is being remembered, steve, horrible, third time in two months we have done a story like this. Hi there steve. Reporter you remember my standing here talking to you at this very spot almost nine months to the day last time a trooper was killed and how coincidental both 31, both south jersey natives and both new on the job. Growing up in south jersey patrolling, protecting the people of south jersey and then tying while to go it. So, this is first year trooper frankie williams, just married weeks ago in october to make it even sadder, going northbound on route 55, responding to a call for service, at 6 59 p. M. When guy in the Toyota Corolla going southbound in the southbound lanes for some unknown reason goes across grass median in the northbound lanes and collides head on where route 55 goes through millville and speed limit at least 65 miles an hour, trooper may have been going faster on a way to a call. We dont know other drivers age. Nothing has been given out by state police. We know he was pronounced dead on the scene and trooper williams flown here to cooper and pronounced dead. We dont know exact time but state Police Trooper union sent out a public condolence, state the Police Confirmed troopers death just past one. Second video just past 3 00 a. M. Two police cars slowly escort a small three vehicle procession in an unmarked van in between, slowly out of the hospital and youll see that other Police Officers hoff been standing guard shutting the streets, stand by, silently, soluting, trooper williams graduate the with the state police class january 29th, just a little over ten months ago, he was from Atlantic County and he was stationed in fort norris. For you people unfamiliar with south jersey that is on the way to wildwood where 55 end, it goes into delsea drive. So it goes close to the shore. He was heading up from that station on 55 going to help someone when he was killed. On august 8th they put out a story about him saving a dog. A loss of a good man. Sorry about that. A lot of peoples motional this morning about that. Just the fact that he said it has been three times in 12 months. 6 04 on this tuesday. Well, three people have been transported to the hospital following a two alarm fire at frankford. Fire crews were able to get the flames under control. Lauren, what are you seeing right now. Reporter heres an update, hike and alex. We have learn 20 people were displaced as a result, nine of them suffered injuries. Five adults and four children. Some of them were taken to Temple University hospital by emergency responders. We understand that others showed up a little bit later. Tire broke out right around 4 00 a. M. Fire crews were on the scene three minutes later. Deputy commissioner says his team were crowded at windows when they arrived some jumping from the second and third floors to safety. Commissioner says Apartment Fires are always a challenge because of the number of people inside of the buildings, also problematic, the proximity to the market frankford line. When we arrived earlier water was shooting from inside the building. It looked like it was raining on sellers street. We asked if that fire started at leonards pizza on frankford avenue but it is unclear at this hour. It could have started in the upstairs apartment where two dozen people were living. At this hour ladders have come down, heavy hoses dragged back to the truck and Fire Fighters are still on the scene because now an Investigation Continues to find out exactly how this fire started, mike and alex. All right. Speaking of fires, look at this one a one person is in the hospital after a fire tears through a home this Delaware County. It happened last night at lansdowne. Fire fighters on the scene worked to clean up the deprice after dousing the flames. In word on the condition of the person taken to the hospital. Double shooting claims a life in philadelphias logan area, 22year old man died on the scene at broad and wingohawking street at 12 30. A second man 39 years old was shot in the ankle. Police say at least 17 bull wreath fired and so far no arrests. Wow. Teenager is in the hospital after being shot twice, once in the head last night. It happened around 8 30 near the 300 block of appsly street in germantown. The 17 yearold was hit in the hipps and back of his head in fern hill park. Police rush the boy to Temple University hospital where he is listed in critical condition. Police say suspect took victims phone and other valuables and they are still searching for that suspect. Heres a story that broke while i was gone out in california visiting my children this heroin situation, in the streets of philadelphia. Look at this, look at the this guy, nine People Killed by heroin in the kensington area last week even. Well, we have an update now, this bad batch of heroin, i guess bad heroin, bad batch of heroin has claimed another life we have found out, a 25 yearold mans body was found late last night in the 600 block of allegheny avenue in kensington again. Police believe he died as a result of an overdose, more than a dozen people now, a dozen people in our area have died since the weekend, due to this drug. Police were out in kensington last night confiscating heroin called power ball and another brand with a devil on it, on the packet. It is laced with something called pinky, pinky is a synthetic opioid that is easy to get on line. Investigators wont know for sure this will the lab tests come back probably late this week. More than a dozen. Unreal. Coming up on 6 08. Terrifying moments for a woman in berks county. She says she was attacked out for a run and police are looking for the man responsible. This is a sketch of the suspect we are looking at right now. Victim said she was running saturday afternoon in amonte township when the man ran after her, grabbed her and sexually assaulted her. She hit him in the face with the rock to get away. Terrifying attack inside a local laundromat what these violent thieves stole from a worker, as they threatened to take her life. Another unexpected meeting with the former rival for president elect donald trump who he welcomed to trump towers that may have him changing his stance on Climate Change . What . Well, laundromat worker has survived a terrifying attack by, armed robbers, this happened in Delaware County. Security camera video right here shows 39 yearold woman cleaning dryers at k and w laundromat on the 7100 block of marshall street in upper darby this was around 4 00 yesterday morning when a has beinged man and woman walk in. They have her in a choke hold. He pulled out a gun. He then dragged her in the boiler room and then went to her pockets. His accomplish woman stole 600 in cash and quarters from the office, along with the workers coat. She is working 4 00 oclock in the morning cleaning out l int and these two bums walk in and do what they did to her. Shes very, very lucky. It looks and sound like it. Worker was not hurt physically but understandably shes badly shaken up. 2,500 reward now stand for information that leads to the arrest and convictions of these robbers. 6 11 now. A mistrial declared in the shooting death of an unarmed black man at hand of the white Police Officers in south caroline, why Walter Scotts attorney is assuring his family that justice will still be served soon. Watch out, security on high alert right now in los angeles, the threat made that has authorities not taking any chances. Right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. Without it the virus spreads from cell to cell. Only abreva penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. You could heal your cold sore, fast, as fast as two and a half days when used at the first sign. Learn how abreva starts to work immediately at abreva. Com dont tough it out, knock it out, fast. With abreva. National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather advisory for carbon and monroe counties in the poconos because when we get rain they will get snow. They could get two to 4 inches throughout the afternoon and overnight hours. High pressuring ago way and low pressure from the south and west, bringing us since this is drawing some moisture from the gulf of mexico and little bit from the atlantic ocean, rain and possibly lots of it, mike. I know it, i have been waiting 20 years for this 20, sue to buy coffee in this morning, there is no one to go buy the coffee. Really. So is that your game. I cant getaway, i have this to do. Okay, all right. Busted. Lets see, we have a little bit of sun this morning. Cloud take over by lunchtime. Then rain rolls in. Probably around three or 4 00 we will see first rain drops in philadelphia and southern and western suburbs. But watch this blue, here comes the snow in the mountains maybe even Lehigh Valley and part of the berks county, tricky travel for the ride home today and some heavy rain possible at night lingering into the early hours of wednesday. So that is what is in our immediate future. What happens after that mostly cloudy skies tomorrow maybe a little bit of sunshine, clouds, maybe a stray shower on thursday and then we will feel difference on friday because wind will pick up and we will only get to 40 degrees. Very blustery day. By saturday much colder as well, sunny, cold on sunday, chance of rain on monday. There is the next seven days, bob kelly, youll get through it. 6 16 on a tuesday, jammo on i95. Time to make toe nuts southbound heavy from cottman into downtown through the Construction Zone we dont have rain, that we had to drive along with this time yesterday, live look at the vine street expressway, jammed up trying to get in there to 30th street station. We have an accident on the eastbound pennsy turnpike. We have a third accident this morning on the turnpike eastbound right at philadelphia bensalem interchange. Look out heading east. Fire location that we heard from lauren, frankford and sellers. Septa detouring buses three and five. New traffic pattern on the ben franklin parkway coming in the city right in front of the Franklin Institute you dont have to go all the way around that loopy loop and circle there. They have you going straight up the middle. Just a change. Something different from last week. Schuylkill not bad, looking good coming in from new jersey. Heading south on 295 you may see lights here thanks to the simpsons setting up their holiday lights display. They have a projection screens on the garage door. Mike has this at his home here. Yes, in my bedroom. We have to work on the pictures he has loaded in the projector there but we will get to that. Sure. Make sure you snap a picture at your home and post to it facebook, twitter, instagram and use that fox 29 likes contest. We can show pictures on tv and pick a house to go visits. This week we are heading out to northeast philadelphia on thursday night to broadcast live we have details at fox 29. Com. 6 17. Security has been increase add long Los Angeles Metro system today after fbi was told that a terror attack was planned at Universal City subway station. Information came from a anonymous phone call. Fbi, local police do not know if that threat is credible. Murder charges are being considered in the deadly warehouse fire in oakland, california. Fire happened friday during a dance party at warehouse, that was being used as artist studios and illegal living spaces. Emergency responders are still searching for ruble for remains. Zero more victims were identified yesterday. All in their 20s and 30s and 36 people have been confirmed dead and that number could still increase. Prosecutors have have not yet said who is criminally charged in this case. How about this yesterday a South Carolina judge declaring a mistrial yesterday in the case of michael slager, former Charleston Police officer accused of fatally shooting a 55, 50 yearold black man named walter scott. You know this story by now. Witness cell phone video we have seen hundreds of times captured the incident, slager, had pulled scott over for having a broken taillight in april have of 2015. Scotts family spoke after the verdict was a announced and they said they are not giving up. Today im not sad and i know that justice will be served. It isnt over. That was round one. We have got two more round to go, the solicitor is trying this case again as soon as she can. The d o. J. Is trying this case as soon as they can. Another criminal case, civil case, and deliberating more than 22 hours a jury was unable to unanimously agree on a verdict for slager. Community leaders in the charleston area are calling for calm, including the governor of South Carolina. Man who fired an Assault Rifle in a washington tc pizza shop while investigating a fake news story will be held in jail until his first hearing on thursday. Edward Madison Welch was arrested sunday. He went to the restaurant because he saw a story about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring there. He fired a shot inside. Once he realized there was no evidence he surrendered. In one was hurt. Welch is charged with adult with deadly weapon. Amaze have people will believe. Local girl in a life threatening battle what shes doing to make this season a little brighter for other kids in the similar situation. But first good morning im sean bell. Carson wentz starting to go through a lot of rookie growing pains, after bengals game, carson says it was not mechanics but Doug Pederson seems to agree. There is times when is there pressure in his face where balls will sail high. There are times when he is back on his back foot and ball sails high, it is a combination of both and something we have to continue to work on. To the sixers and nuggets, late the in the game, sixers only down by four until nuggets will barton nails a three, triple right there, that puts denver backup by seven. Basically iced the game. Sixers lose 10698, their seventh straight looks of the season. Flyers winger matt read will be out four weeks with the upper body injury, it is said to be an upper oblique, he suffered it on sunday fourtwo win over the predators. Read has six goals and ten points, in 2016. That is sports in a minute. Im sean bell. I want to take time out just to say hi to tim, one of our directors, hi, tim. You know i want to be tim. He is tall, creative, he is handsome, good dresser, sharp. I do want to be him. Tim, do knee a favor. Anything, mike. Could you get coffee. Yes. Dont go, camera is trying to catch you, come bob tim. Stylish. Plus he is able to walk down the street to the coffee shop. Is that what it is. It is not as stressing as it looks. He is able to walk. What was it. Handsome. Strapping good looks. Strapping good looks. Thanks, tim. Wildcats are number one, you know this, in college basketball, they play tonight as a matter of fact. Villanova wildcats ranked number one by Associated Press and u. S. A. Today. Defending National Champs are a perfect eightzero on the season. They will play lasalle tonight at the palestra. In College Football Heisman Trophy finalist have been announced. Give them to me. We have louisville quarterback lemar jackson. Oklahoma teammate Baker Mayfield and receiver deedee westbrook. We, deedee. And michigan linebacker, Jabrill Peppers and desean watson. Two of them are favorites. Right, two from the the same school is there that way split the vote. Jackson and watson are considered the favorites. Winner will be announced on saturday. And in new york city. There is a song called do the heisman. What is that. It is a dance too. Yes. Yes. It is, pretty hip. I got it. Hand out or in. Trying to remember what the statue looks like. It is more like this ball in one hand, stiff arm. Where did my chair go. It used to be do the heisman on people. Sometimes you have to do that. Yes. I got that down. Record setting night for Clay Thompson, Clay Thompson went off last night against pacers. Look at this clay scored 40 of his teams 80 points. Forty of the 801st half points on his way to 60 points for the night. He only played 29 minutes, that is a record. This game was such a blow out he didnt even play in the fourth quarter. Clays 60 points are most scored by a player in 29 minutes or less in an nba game. I think he blew away larry birds record by 13 points last night. He only played 29 minutes. Golden state, they know how to break record, between him and steph curry. And then the

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