Transcripts For WTXF Good Day Philadelphia At 7A 20161216 :

WTXF Good Day Philadelphia At 7A December 16, 2016

Forgiving and generosity. But could your kindness headache you a target . Twelve signs that christmas could be a little less happy. Good day everyone it is friday. Wow. We made it. Wow. Good morning. You think about how muchi do i in my bank than the so i can just lay in bed. I just want to stay here. It took every effort to stay out of bed this morning and when i was outside i could not feel my face, sue. I cannot feel high face. The weekend. Yes. It all comes together. If you can tough it out today, temperatures will be better tomorrow. Okay. So yes, just tough it out. Yes. Okay. Four, which is kind of like the temperature, that is your number of the day as well. Look at bus stop buddy. You want to have as much of you covered up as possible as our wind chills are around zero as we start our day. These are the temperatures, actual temperatures in the the teens, you think that would be cold enough, 6mile an hour winds in philadelphia, make it , feel like it is, 7 degrees , outside, and we have a chill at zero this lancaster 13 below in mount pocono, you get the idea, it is cold out there, we dont have any snow, rain to show you on radar. Lets just talk temperature, 28 r this time of the year but we will have wind that make it feel like it is in the teens. So, talk about weather changes that are happening over the weekend, right now, bob kelly, a car fire on i95. Yeah, what a mess, this is a live look at 7 02 northbound lanes of i95 at broad street till a Fire Fighters, quick job here getting on, it is tough because when you are on i95 you just cant respond to the scene. Fire fighters had to get on back at enterprise and sit through the delay, but, have everything off to the shoulder , is there only two lanes getting through here but lot at wind. It is giving you an eye tea of the wind we are dealing without here and what the Fire Fighters to have tiehl w they have been busy all over the place this morning. Theyve got that problem northbound i95 at broad street. Nasty accident southbound i95 , town here near Commodore Barry bridge causing delays on the the blue route, about a half an hour, keep that in mind heading to the airport get a move on because even thousand that accident is on i95 it is impacting your trip on the blue route. We had an accident on the schuykill half an hour there, problems on mass transit, the trains, equipment not liking cold weather. No express trains on the market frankford all trains headaching all stops, same deal with the 101, 102 trolleys limiting the amount of time you are standing outside on the platforms, power issues on the manayunk line with 30 minute delays, switch problems on the airport line, with 30 minute delays, shuttle buses on the the 34 trolley and i just got some info that conrail Freight Train derailment was a empty hospital ever car. That is good news, bad news it is impacting river Line Services up to 30 minute delays, in south jersey. Alex and thomas, back over to you. Thanks, bob. Tragedy in a row home catching fire and it quickly spreads because of the wind we are dealing with this morning. We have learned one person is dead and in the hospital. Frigid weather making battle harder for Fire Fighters. Jenny joyce standing by live, this morning, jenny. Good morning, thomas and alex. You heard fire commissioner say early this morning it was a young man died in this fire, and a 39 yearold man was taken into Presbyterian Hospital. We dont have his condition at this time, but we do have joining us now nadine calhoun, you live behind the corner and you said you called 911 this morning. Yes. Reporter tell us what you thaw, what woke you up. I heard screams. I immediately went to my bedroom window, and i could see, thick cloud of smoke just billowing out of the roof of the house on the back street of me and i called 911. I knew it had to be bad. So immediately, you know, my immediate thought was to make sure that i call 911. I didnt come out, because it was just real early in the morning. Im in my pajamas. But i knew there could not have been survivors. Reporter why do you say that. Because it was thick. I could see embers, one fire coming out of the rooftop of the home. I could see that clear from my home, from my window. It it was that clear, you know , embers still on fire, going up in the sky, and it seemed to have taken a while for the fire trucks to come, you you know, to to put out the fire. Yes. It was a good while. It had went on for i watched it for over an hour and a half , and it was, you know, i had several trucks on my front street and i called a friend of mine and i told him because he has to be at work. He works with septa. I said you will not be able to come down this street, you know, because they have a big fire. Reporter right. We saw fire trucks, they were blocking all of the area streets. Thank you so much, nadine. We have talk to the commissioner earlier this morning and he said that, the conditions got so bad, it was so hot, inside, that fourth row home in from the end on the the 1200 block of millick street was like a thousand degrees. That was one challenge for Fire Fighters. They could not enter the building at 1,000 degrees. They also had trouble dealing with the ice, because it was so cold, it is so cold this morning, that those streets were icing up. But as soon as water main contact. Heres a listen from the commissioner. Im here with tragic news. We have a fire this morning. After a very fast response, aggressive interior attack and rescue effort by our Fire Fighters and patient care by paramedics, unfortunately we believe we have a fire death of a young man and as you can see behind me, crew as arrived very quickly. They mounted a very fast, aggressive, interior attack, but inside fire bidding and extended on two other adjacent occupancies. We have nine people displaced. We have one of the occupants in the hospital. And another one is inside, and again, it is just an incredible job by our folks on this very cold, very windy night unfortunately it the looks like this is despite their best efforts it wasnt enough to save this young man. Reporter so cold, ice, wind, that made conditions here extremely difficult for Fire Fighters, battling for the at least over an hour here this morning. At this point Fire Fighters dont know the cause. They dont even know where the fire started, they to know that is the young man in the upstairs back bedroom, when he was found. Thanks, jenny for that update. Coming up on 7 08. Three suspects in custody after Police Say One fired at a uniformed officer. All this taking place in olney. Steve keeley on the the scene. This originally started with the man being wanted forearmed robbery. Reporter well, house fires , car fires, brutal cold and i have a happy end to go what could have been a far worse story. Here we are in feltonville right here on the boulevard right next to the school. You see Head Start Program here, playground, and that is because six hours later, bunch of kid would have been around when bullets were flying around right here on the boulevard which is one of the busiest intersections at rising sun. Lets go to the video. You will see a nissan pickup truck, and 17, 18, 19, out in the cold when they should have been home in the warm bed. If not, studying for an exam today. But these kids, probably not even in school, and anymore, and what happened was they are looking around in the cold, and for a victim, to rob. And can you imagine having to be out in this cold and just fighting the cold and then somebody sticks a gun in your face and holds you up. That happened to 21 yearold who managed to get to the cops and tell them about it and cops find this truck just as he explained it and find three guys n they pull it over, they stop, take off, police lose it during a small, one minute long chase, but they find the car parked, and three guys nearby. Heres inspector scott small telling us what happened next. Police did an excellent job on the freezing cold night, not only identifying the vehicle and chasing and apprehending all three of these robbery suspects but they showed a whole lot of restraint after getting fired upon the Police Officers for some reason they did not returned fire. Maybe they could in the get a clear shot. They did a great job. They did not return fire even though they were definitely fired upon and apprehended all three of the suspects. They are all teenagers. One juvenile, 117, other two are 18, 19, the gun that they fired was recovered in the alley by police. So great job by 24th District Police on this freezing cold night. Reporter not recovered the gun with these bullets that they also found, how about that. Live ammunition, among a bunch of bags of drugs on the ground , a little bone to us this bust and so they call the Fire Department for some help, for some lad tours get up on the rooftops here on the boulevard to look for a second gun that one of these three guys probably threw up there, to hide from the cops. And they brought in a k9 too to sniff out that second gun. Arms alarming when you see somebody packing extra bull nets their pockets with the drugs meaning they expect to fire bullets they got in the gun load todd begin with and in case they need to reload, they need playing around in the pocket. If you hear somebody with noises in the always spare change but spare ammunition. Good thing, i dont remember crocket and tubs being fired on and never firing back but still making bust that philly cops did in real action here overnight. Thanks, for that update, steve. You have to wonder the mind set of people. We saw a couple days ago another crime scene where we saw 30 plus shell casings on the ground, ambush style, execution style shooting people expected, teenagers that are out there. Time is 7 11. Developing this morning. Two philadelphia Police Officers are shaken but okay after a Early Morning car crash. A driver slammed in that patrol car sending both cops to the happened. It happened at 2 00 this morning near broad and snider. They are a man and woman from the third police district. It appears that the man who struck them was not badly hurt were waiting to learn what charges he might face. Coming up on 7 12, president obama holds his traditional end of the Year Press Conference today before heading to had wiz for christmas. In comes, as white house and president east electric trump are in a Heated Exchange over russian involvement the in the election, doug luzader is in washington trump refusing to accept this. Reporter thomas, and alex, good morning, it is a cold war all over again. We are very likely hear more from president obama later on today specifically about these allegations of russian medaling in the election last month and this is creating new tension between the Obama Administration and president elect trump. So much for day tant budding relationship between president obama and president elect trump has hit a rough patch over russia with president obama that russia may face consequents for medicineling in last months lex after his administration specifically blames russias president vladamire putin. We need to take action and we will at a time and place at our own chosing. Reporter president will drive that point home in is what expect to be his final press conference of the year but thus far it has been his spokesmen josh earner saying president elect encourage russian email hacks. Mr. Trump obviously knew that russia was engaged in malicious cyber activity that was helping him in hurting, secretary clintons campaign. That drew a swift rebuck from trump who held a rally last night in pennsylvania. Although this foolish guy, josh ernest i dont know if he is talking to president s bam a. You know, having the right press secretary is so important because he is so bad the way he delivers a message. Reporter he went a step forward ask russia or somer entity was hacking why didnt the white house wait so long to act. Why did they only complain after hillary lost . Republican members of the Electoral College this message is for you. Reporter with the Electoral College happening on monday a group opposing trump is now running a video with actors urging republican elect ors to defy voters and cast their own ballots against trump. But heres the thing with that that group is asking republican electors not necessarily to vet for Hillary Clinton. They specifically say you dont to have vote for Hillary Clinton just vote for anyone other than donald trump if that were to happen neither clinton or trump would reach 270 vote threshold in the Electoral College when that happens the election gets handed over to the u. S. House of represent controlled by republicans and presumably they would vote for donald trump. Back to you guys. It is not even likely that they would vote against donald trump. Reporter none of this is very likely, the associated rest did a survey of these electors and town one that was willing to flip side, you know , they may be lying to reporters about this but there is no indication that there will be an Electoral College revolt here. Thanks, doug. You said it, it is like a movie in the headaching. You read all these reports about what, you know, allegations what went on during election, it is out there. It sound like a house of card elect. Did you hear about the three kangaroos who held up a Convenient Store in the australia. Have you been getting your news from facebook. Yes. That is what it is. Have you ever seen those calls there a loved one i just read on facebook about, blah, blah, blah is it true or not. I do get that. A lot of people share these stories. Facebook is stepping up, to battle back against fake news. Karen hepp in the news room what exactly is facebook doing here. We see these stories and you you can take action. When you see story you you can see this is spam or fake. We are working hand and hand and they will have have these Third Party Fact checkers out here to help flag these bogus stories. Facebook also says that it will let us report, potentially fake news, by clicking on a link, there is a picture of right there. It is story determined to be bogus, it will be tagged with an alert message to to let you know it the is being disputed. Facebook released a mock up of the screen that will let users report a fake news story. Facebook came under fire after election when they were so many people blaming fake news for confusing voters. And just last month Facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg said the site had a lot of work to do with the way it handled all of those fake stories. Makes people not trust what they are seeing. I will not even read it. Alex, says tell me more about the kangaroos. Is that really a story i miss that had one. Well, something goes around on facebook i wouldnt be surprised if it was a story that people believed. We all have to work together. So many elements of this one. How does it hopped away with the police chase, okay, thank you karen. This is a good thing, anything to help this out, sort it out. This is the truth, it is cold out there, and i dont even have to tell you if you have been outside but so cold in the pocono mountains we have a wind chill in effect until 9 00 this morning and then this kicks in at 10 00 oclock at night. What is it . A Winter Weather advisory for snow that arriving late, late tonight, early tomorrow morning before it changes over to rain. We have to get through today first and it the is brutally cold out there with inning is will digits, zero this lancaster, 13 below is wind chill this mount pocono right now you. Today we dont have any snow to show you, but when it comes in, it is anytime around midnight, and then by five or 6 00 in the morning the rain starts to roll role in from south to north, it switches over, gets very dicey, between about 7 00 and 9 00 a. M. Make sure you are watching good day philadelphia weekend tomorrow because Scott Williams will be here to talk you through, the transition from snow to rain with the wintry mix in between. Lets break down the seven day forecast. It is cold today. It will stay cold all day. Frigid friday. It will feel like the teens all day lodge. And tomorrow after the changeover, from snow to rain, we will get to 46 degrees, and we will start with an early high of 60 degrees on sunday, and we will get on and off rain. Cold front is coming through. That means it is much colder on monday, and then, on tuesday, temperatures in the 30s, and we will finally welcome winter, on wednesday. Bob kill i. Some of the kids this morning, waking up seeing what the naughty el f did last night, check out this picture from mike and his wife. The l if sprayed it all over the sink. He will be in the time out chair this weekend, i can guarantee thaw as we go for a fly, long 202. Philadelphia Fire Fighters on the scene of the vehicle fire, north on i95, just north of the broad street interchange, we are bumper to bumper from the airport up to broad street south on i95. An accident near Commodore Barry bridge. We had a crash on the schuylkill expressway, combo for a ride, from the conshohocken curve where it is bum tore about bumper, maybe use a drive as an alternate, cold temperatures, impacting the letters. No express trains. They are making autopsy stops all trains this morning to keep people from standing outside on the Street Corner any longer then they have to. Thirty minute delays because of power issues on the manayunk Regional Rail lines. Switch problems on the airport line with 30 minute delays. Thirtyfour trolley using shuttle buses. Good news i heard from conrail that Freight Train derailment was a empty hopper train but on the same tracks used by the river line. So therefore, we have 30 minute delays. Come on get your lights up. Got a picture taken . Send it to me. It is a very

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