Transcripts For WTXF Good Day Philadelphia At 7A 20170221 :

Transcripts For WTXF Good Day Philadelphia At 7A 20170221

Will have to have shut this ramp down in order to upright the tractor trailer, and anyone leaving the house right now, typically, if you use that ramp you are trying to get out to king of prussia to go your back way through saint david, 252, Chester County or just stay on the plea route 476 when you get to the turnpike, go west over to king have of prussia it will cost you a couple bucks but it will be well worth money spent to not sit in that delay. Right now shore of the gaper delay then thinking, heres disabled that got a freeze push off to the side the vine street expressway, approaching i95, and then car fire along 295, northbound, with all of the fire tenth off to the right side there, it is northbound 295, right here near columbus interchange. First day back to work, first day back to school, how should we dress kid . Sueby has that answer right now. Yeah, one thing you want to make sure you have are your shades, look at this sunrise . Sunrise. Sunset. Oh, yeah. Hoff down a little bit. Ahh. Sister margaret. Never gets old. Not in that league. Anyway, yeah, wear your shade this morning. The it is eight out of 10. Buddy is already ahead of you lust he has his sticky bun for national sticky bun day, it is a jacket, you dont need heavy winter coat today but it is on the chilly side this morning near 35 degrees near 5mile an hour breezes but we are going to check in the 50s later in day so if you can stand it, probably leave winter coat at home. 27 degrees in pottstown. Twentysix in allentown. It is a chilly start of the day. Yesterday, president s day was marvelous with a high of 58 degrees, not as warm as we can end was but we will have more of those temperatures coming back. Not today, but we will be about maybe eight to 10 degrees above average, High Temperatures, 53 degrees, to 70s that will return in the seven day forecast. We love the 70s, sue, thanks very much. Well, 7 03. We have been following this all morning long, Philadelphia Police have called off search for missing four yearold boy because they say entire story was hade up. It is a strange one. The lets get out to Lauren Johnson to explain what we have learned so far this morning, lauren . Reporter karen and alex, it was a elaborate tail that started with a pizza delivery man dead. He got robbed, carjack. It end here at northwest detectives where he is being held, and questioned, by police about what happened. He is 22 years old. He said he was a Delivery Driver for dominoes, claims he was carjacked with a couple from atlanta four yearold still inside the car in the back seat. Naturally police panicked hoping for childs safe return they launched a massive search last night just before 4 00 a. M. A big announcement that was all made up. The last night around 11 00 p. M. They found the car at 16th and st. Paul minutes after this initial report and a half mile away from the 4600 block of simon street where the car was reported stolen. Police were hoping to find surveillance camera, find some people who could give them some details about what was going on was really true after hours of intense questioning the man caved and admitted that the carjacking was never happened and there was never a child involved. From the very beginning police noticed there was holes in the mans story. We noticed an amber alert was never issued for that missing child. This morning he has to answer questions to police about why he made this whole thing up, karen and alex. You have to think we spent so much time and resources with Police Searching frantically for that child last night, how much did that cost. Good question, lauren. They spent all night. Good news is at least there wasnt a four yearold. Yes, and you know, that person may get the that help that they need. Police in delaware are searching for same suspect involved in two separate kidnapping cases in New Castle County ape both incidents happened within one week of each other. Lets get to steve keeley, and has details bit, steve. Reporter among new details , positive one and that is a lot of tips coming in here, to police headquarters, despite not putting out a picture. The reason is because the victim is prominently most in the fixtures from the attack sunday night, february 13th. That is monday night. The latest was this past sunday. And in that attack, the victim was driven to fourtive rent bank atms and detectives are still at those banks, dealing with them, getting the pictures from those atms. They could have pictures real soon. They are working to enhance the attackers picture in the first attack, he is in the background but most prominent they say is a terrorized victim, and fear for her life after what they went through. So both attacks happened at 7 45 at night. Both of them, women at their apartment complex, alone, and in both cases he drives victim s car to the atms after he slaps them around, sexually assaults them, threatens them, pulls a gun on them and then, wearing a mask, here is the very latest from the police this morning on the tips coming in. The thing that is getting a lot of the tips is, of course, description, and person talking to himself, coaching himself, incidents, and we know he has a distinct accent but i think you just look at how terrible these crimes are, and a we can relate just like the public can relate to someone taking that sort of action. It is reprehensible. Reporter you mentioned this accent what kind . We necessity british accent, southern accent what is problem were being able to say what it is. Unfortunately we are unable to determine what kind of accent it is right thousand. We know the victim told us this suspect does have a distinctive accent but has this is been able to narrow it down as to which exact accent, so we dont want to put something out that may be speculation, we just know that he does have a distinct accent reporter putting out those two facts that this guy talks to himself, coaching himself through these attacks and he does talk kind of funny as some of the tips are saying, i necessity a guy that does both of those things, both of those characteristics. We will have more at 7 30 including how these attacks are pretty close, here in New Castle County, and not the just close in time but six days apart but they want to get this guy and get word out the to woman around here before there is a third victim hope there i people are seeing that scenario and heed are heeding that warning. Also developing out of ol think police say shots were fired late last evening at officers, this is right near fifth and champlost, swat team was called out to the scene. They think gunman was off in the wood and shooting on them. They dont know where it is. Good news is in one was struck by any of these bullets. Three teens are in the hospital after someone saw them in the say neighborhood in olney. Man, 19, two boys, 16, 17 all hit by the gunfire. This is 5500 block of north american street, and they are all over at Einstein Medical Center in stable condition and they have chosen not the to cooperate with investigators. Police are also investigating an arsonist in queen village. They say that someone, set fire, to their famous Fourth Street deli. And they have got some video. This fire was set sunday at rear of the deli running up there right there. They will freeze the guy, pretty clear picture of him. Police say that is the person responsible for this one. They have had a whole number of recent arsons that people are concerned about. I feel like it will even badly. It is not the this kind of an area, people dont do those kind of things around here. This new video comes a week after central detectives posted video of another ars thinks who set fire to the dumpster full of trash in center city. Well, coming up at 7 09, four american tourist and their pilot are dead after a plane crash in the shoppig mall in australia. Look at the this video. Fire crews rush to the scene in melbourne to put out these flames. The plane took off from melbournes second largest airport in essington on a charter flight to king island. It crash 45 minutes before the mall was set to opened. In others were injured except for the people on that plane. The number of the teens attempting suicide has decreased in the u. S. The largest decline ace monk people identified as gay, lesbian a by sexual. There may be a reason behind this one. Researchers say that decline came after the legal says of the same sex marriage. And 32 states that enacted same sex marriage laws suicide attempts dropped 7 percent among all students and 14 percent among gays. The results dont prove there is a connection but policy makers should take notice. They believe laws could create more tolerance and less bullying and making the teens feel less victimized. White house may be on the verge of a major immigration announcement this morning. This could involve hiring thousands of new federal agents in a massive new cram down on illegal immigration. Lets get down to washington, doug luzader with the the details there were expecting this report shortly within the hour, doug. Reporter karen and alex, maybe, we will see, there has been no official announcement but our understanding is this should come out later this morning. We are learning some of the details here about an issue that was a big campaign issue, for then candidate trump. Anti trump protesters come phase with some of the president supporters near the white house. All part of not my president s day demonstrationness a number of cities with protesters in washington and new york, all ready fired up about an expected crackdown on illegal immigration. All of our rights are being compromise by this president. Reporter heres what were expecting from the white house a big federal hiring push for 10,000 shore immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and 5,000 board patrol agents. Who will be targeted at borders and elsewhere . As with president obamas strategy Illegal Immigrants who committed other crimes will be a prime focus. Those quick of criminal offense, those with unresolve charges and those who have abused Public Benefit programs it is a great team and we are very honored. Reporter President Trump finishing up a working vacation in florida announced his hiring of the new that the security advisor general hr cheltenham master and with his team still taking shape, trump is clearly focusing on a issue that helps propel him into office this is first lays, immigration. Later this week we may see the president issue another executive order, to reinstate that controversial travel ban, karen and alex. We will see what happens then, thanks for that update, doug. Well, coming up on 7 12. President trump made some news because he announced his new pick for National Security advisor, and that is Lieutenant General hr mcmaster and Lieutenant General mc master has lots and lots of ties to philadelphia first of all, he was born in roxborough he went to the Valley Forge Military Academy. He was a stand out there. There for four years. He went to west point. He was a complete leader, he played sports. Baseball, football. We will talk to some of the people at Valley Forge Military Academy. Colonel john church junior, president of the Valley Forge Military College joins us this morning. Thanks for joining us. Very glad to be here. Tell us what you know about Lieutenant General hr mcmaster , how do you know him. I first met him years ago when i was a young captain at the pentagon. He was a major who had just written a book call dereliction of duty. I was assigned to read it and get a report about the book and i had a chance to call him on the phone and ask him about it and then heat him. Then our paths crossed again serving in iraq and then i met him in a few conferences and talk to him since. Just a outstanding individual and we are very proud of him. By all accounts he seems so much less controversial then other nominee in the past for this one and he seems pretty well like, why do you think he may be the right man for this job. He is a very sincere individual. Everybody who knows general mc master that has work with him understands that he puts soldiers, marines, air men, first. He learned that here when he was at Valley Forge Military Academy. He understands importance of emphasizing with people understanding their need and getting them and greater good. We like to think that he learned some of that here at Valley Forge Military Academy when he was here years ago. New york times are doing a write up and they say he is known for being an independent thinker, even sometimes at a cost but he definitely has his own mind. Yes, he does and he has exhibit that had time and time again. We would like to know we think that was first fostered here, but we often tell cadets most important thing is you can tell us exactly what you are thinking. What are you thinking and why . That was further refine im sure when he went to west point and then throughout his career in the army he has a great reputation of being a innovator and and creative thinker. I also ready has a sense of humor. Yes, very gracious individual, fun loving, sincere. He is down to earth type of guy. Saddle up next to him and have a chat and feel very comfortable. That is just the way he is, genuine. People that know him well will tell you the same thing. The his classmates from the class of 80 truly admire him for type of individual he is. I dont know if you had a chance to talk to him but if you could talk to him now what would you say to him at this point. Well, wed say congratulation the from the entire forge family. We are very proud of him and happy for him and we stand ready to assist him in any way we possibly can. We know he has a tough mission ahead of him. We know is right hand for that mission and down the road he might need help. His classmates from the class of 80, everyone will stand up and assist him, the forge family would stand up and assist him if called upon. We will stand ready to assist general mcmaster in a tough Mission Going toward. All great men out there. Do they still stay active tooth i. Say again, lease ham good do you think he will stay active duty. I think colin powell did that and poindexter when they were serving what do you think. That is a decision he will make with the administration and i dont have any insitu that. Whatever works for his capacity and his new responsibility im sure he will follow that method . Thank you so much, colonel john church junior president of the Valley Forge Military Academy and college, thanks for joining us this morning. Thank you very much, appreciate your time. Have a great dayy ready will remain active tooth i but we will wait and see, as it goes on, he will elaborate. But they are certainly proud, sue. Indeed, it is a great place out there. I spent the morning several times, through the year. That sounds good. We have a bright start but a lot of people mad at the groundhog because we have been so mild on the second of the month. Groundhog promised us, six more weeks of winter. The next two days were we low average. We have only had five days that were below average. That put us on track to have either the warmest or second warmest, february of the season, that we have ever, ever measured. So with the rain out, along the west coast we could use some around here, it doesnt look like that will happen this will we will get to the weekend. Temperatures some are pretty chilly, 27 degrees in pottstown, 25 in mount pocono, it is 32 in wildwood. Now that the sunnies up and we should be a lot more milder, coming up soon. Seventyfive the record for thursday is 74. Record for friday. Lets see where we are headed. As far as temperatures are concerned. It could be in the zero seven s both days, and really depend on how many and how much cloud cover we will get on both of those days but big change comes with springlike thunderstorms and back to chilly temperatures by sunday and monday, bob kelly. 7 17. Rough start to the morning for some folks here, blue route 476 the ramp to go west on the schuylkill, overturned tractor trailer, we have been looking live from sky fox all morning long. We have sky fox, zoom in there this is that ramp when you take ramp, come off nice and comfortable and cozy, and that is compactry what happened here. The good news, driver wasnt hurt. And it was empty, added to it. And, this is going to i am pack, and 476. And, separate, tractor trailer , or fire. They will shut that down. And west on the blue route, it will cost you at couple bucks. Go ahead and and it will be worth the money other than sitting near traffic here in conshohocken. Live look at i95, first day back to work and school for everybody, so jammos around the board, even the school buses are back in the delays here as we head south into downtown. Alex and karen, back over to you. Thanks, bob. Nba trade deadline is just two days away and everyone is wondering about Jahlil Okafor and he continues to be the center of a lot of rumors especially after the trade that sent Demarcus Cousins to the pelicans. So what teams are interested now. Heres what some writers at espn are saying. Mark stein says maybe boston celtics, maybe bulls showing interest in okafor, both teams are reportedly been interested for a while but we have never been able to clinch it, have not gotten a deal. Deadline of course will be thursday at the 3 00 oclock. Lets talk about alan iverson because he has said recently that he never will coach in the nba. Nope, he will not to it. He told tmz sports he doesnt want to coach anyone who makes more money then him. He joined three on three league which begins play this summer, steven jackson, and other players signed up to play but it will not happen, folks. Maybe he will come to the sixers and do stuff. No. We love him. The answer, so much fun to watch. My husband and i were just talking about it. We are going to the sixers on march 1st. Sixers getting better. We havent had a team good since iverson was laying. It is true. We have been rebuilding. Trusting the process. New we are raising the cat. I believe. I will believe this that within. 7 20. So when you go remember they have that raise the cat, you have to find the cat is he let me know how it is, i think it is prett

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