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>> breaking flues this morning, cdc says second healthcare work nerve texas has tested positive for ebola. what they're doing to try and stop that virus from spreading . >> there is always potential. >> local officials putting their heads together to create a task force to deal with ' bowl a now schools are getting in on the safety measures. how they're getting ready to combat the deadly virus. >> oasis in the food dessert of camden. the first new supermarket to open there in 40 years. why the people of camden are celebrating something that many others probably take for granted. >> and watching this, storm headed our way, as we look at ultimate doppler radar. will the rain snarl your evening commute? sue serio has your full forecast coming up in the
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one's. weather on the one's. >> actually just 62nd from now. good day everybody, it is cents wednesday, october 15th, 2014. hi, sue. >> 1,005, 1,006, okay, here we are, and in fact it is a six as our number of the day today. we still have the warm temperatures. we will have some strong thunderstorms later on, so bus stop buddy is in the hawaiian shirt for warm temperatures, gave him umbrella not storms later on, very mild to start, most of the temperatures in the 70s this morning, but there is cents a look at the showers and thunderstorms that are on the way, not here yet. 68 degrees, our current temperature, many of our temperatures as we said are in the 70s this morning, we got to 80 before the showers and thunderstorms roll in. and it could get pretty noisy tonight with thunderstorms and heavy downpours, and low of 62. so that's your weather authority forecast, at a minute after 6:00. it is traffic time and our biggest problem this morning so far has been in oxford, down in chester county, pa, old limestone road, street road, accident there all lanes blocked. so peco on the scene, cleaning
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up, because the wires and pole are down. in king of prussia, that accident, at henderson road hanson access road cleared, limerick, reports of accident there, kerry? >> breaking news this morning, detectives health department says a second healthcare worker has tested positive for ebola, after treat ago patient who actually died from that virus in dallas. >> err being cemented in isolation, back in our area delaware county officials address concerns about infectious diseases during school summit today in drexel hill. sabina covering that for thus morning, typically talk about school's, gun violence in schools, but now health is on the docket. >> yes, right now, on top of the list, are these infectious diseases, including ebola, now, news of this latest case over in dallas comes.
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>> no protocol or safety system as they treated thomas eric duncan, ebola patients who died there last week. and it appears to be patient is her know all. >> this nurses say they work for days without protective gear. so the cdc doing a lot of soul searching, being pounded over its response to the ebola crisis. here in delco, they are taking pro-active step, da jack whalen, taking stems, focusing on school preparedness, for ebola virus and other infectious diseases in the annual safe school summit. will discuss response plans with law enforcement, ems, delco really taking lead on this last night, they had ebola and infectious disease task force meeting the first of its kinds in our area. this morning of course meeting here at 8:30, at the drexel brook conference center to talk about how to keep our schools safe.
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>> this as new cases also emerging. >> meanwhile in new jersey fake ebola patients can start showing up at hospitals. >> health commissioner asked them to send in people pretends to go have ebola symptoms to see if their staff is able to identify the problem. >> let's stay in new jersey for this, where young girl who was reportedly inside a car when stolen in trenton last night, found and found safer. police say, five year old jania davis fawn asleep at a home. her mother called police saying her car was stolen with the child inside. not clear if the home where the girl was found is her house, or if the car was really actually, stolen. police are investigating the possibility the mother filed a false police report. >> at 04:00, man is fighting for his life right now after being eject from the his vehicle, in a one-car crash on the roosevelt boulevard. it happened in northeast philly overnight.
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police say he was thrown 15 feet when his car crashed into a tree and overturned on the 7400 block. no word yet on what specifically caused him to lose control. also, several gunshots ringing out in the olney section of philadelphia, police called to the 200 block every whalen avenue right around 1:00 this morning. police say at least 20 shots were fired in that residential area two men injured, one in the hip, other graze wound, fortunately, both of them are in stable condition, there were three homes that were hit by bullets, thankfully, nobody inside was cents hurt, witnesses tell police, that an argument led up to the shooting but the two shooters took off. >> 6:00 # five, happening today, there is a new grocery store opening in camden, new jersey. >> so this is the city that has been without a supermarket now for more than a year. fox 29's jennifer joyce live in camden this morning with a preview. it has been quite some time actually, jen? >> reporter: that's right, about a year since the pathmark here closed, and now, a new grocery store has moved in, and yesterday we talked to
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a shop here said she absolutely thrilled to have a conveniently located grocery store in the city of camden once again, it means jobs, it means economic development, and, advertised low prices cents here at this grocery store, the owners, ravitz family markets, say the price right is new supermarket model for them to deliver high quality at low prices, one way they do that by pre-packing meat and seafood department. the grocery store bridges 100 new jobs to this city, owners say, 70% of the positions have been filled with camden city residents, and they say, this is just the beginning. ravitz family markets is also working to open a shop rite store on admiral wilson boulevard. the store here, on mt. ephraim avenue, opens this morning, at 8:00 a.m. with a official grand opening at 9:00 a.m. we are excited to bring it all to you, kerrey, chris? >> absolutely. >> so cool. >> and let's hope that some of those 70 jobs lead to management positions cents
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cents. >> yep. >> and the higher paying jobs for the resident of camden. also happening today, this is pretty big news, first lady michelle obama will hit the campaign trail today in philadelphia. >> yes, she is stomping for gubernatorial candidate tom wolf, speaking at event this morning at the dorothy emanuel recreation center. wolf of course facing off against governor tom corbett in the november 4th election. >> 6:07 the timement talk about friends in high places, facebook founder mark zuckerberg is helping to fight the ebola epidemic. where his $25 million will go. >> and a blessing for this family. when a woman gives birth to a pair of healthy baby girls. she had no idea that she was pregnant. and they were high risk there. was a chance that neither of them would survive this pregnancy, the condition these twins have
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as severe as what we saw there. a lot of reports of tornadoes, and i don't think that's a possibility with these. we'll see what happens. also talking tropical situations, look at hurricane gonzalez, up to category three now with 125-mile per hour maximum sustained winds, and the thing about it now that it is leaving the caribbean, moving northwards, it is cents headed straight for bermuda a so by friday morning, it is approaching bermuda a looks like it will hit over the weekend. hurricane watch through monday morning, a the love evacuations going on already anticipating arrival probably as category three of the hurricane, as we look ahead and go to the seven day forecast, the high today will be, all right, something stuck, so the high today will be around 78 degrees. maybe 80 in some places, things are really warming up. and the storm system, for us,
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hit the southwest, southeast, i should say, yesterday. it is coming our way by the end of the day today. that's your weather, let's check traffic. the accident that had all lanes blocked, in oxford, old limestone, now cleared up. so should be smooth sailing through there. >> thank you, 6:12, boy, i tell you what, this is the big story today. the ebola outbreak. but somebody in arizona thought it would be funny to write ebola quarantine zone on a wall. how people living around that spot took matters into their own hands. what's possible today?
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comcast nbcuniversal bringing media and technology together for you. with tom corbett, things keep getting worse. september 16th. budget deficits force pennsylvania to borrow $1.5 billion dollars just to keep the lights on. three days later, pennsylvania's unemployment rate goes up for the second straight month. under tom corbett, we've fallen from 9th to 47th in job creation. and on september 25th, pennsylvania's credit is downgraded for the fifth time in two years. why would we give tom corbett four more years? good morning, 6:14 have morning, breaking news, the texas health department says a second healthcare worker has tested positive for ebola. after treat ago patient, who died from that virus, in
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dallas. >> so the worker right now being kept in isolation. we will check in with sabina to talk about the measures being take never our area, in casey bowl a health scare were to happen here. >> hope not. >> elsewhere, exactly, across the country, homeless man under arrest accused of stabbing two park rangers in boston there is happened at boston come on, nation's oldest public park. police say 34 year old hutchinson attacked rangers, 46 year old ranger in the hospital with life threatening injuries. a 23 year old ranger is in stable condition. responded quickly, so the public, public was very instrumental. they helped follow the individual that was involved in this incident. able to apprehend the suspect. >> that suspect, police say, hutchinson, has violent history. now facing attempted murder charges. former arizona congress woman, gabby giffords, launching flew tour to promote tougher gun laws. speaking yesterday, at event
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in maine, she said these laws will help protect women and families. according to national statistics, women in the united states, more times likely to be murdered with a gun than women in other countries. gifford herself was severely wounded by gunman in 2011, plans to visit eight other states, to speak about gun laws, including pennsylvania. 6:16 right now, big money, funding the fight against ebola. >> facebook, founder and ceo, mark zuckerberg, donating $25 million, to help address this epidemic. the mondayly go to the cdc ebola response effort in west africa, and the rest of the world. the grant follows a $9 million donation made by microsoft co-founder, paul allen, last month. ebola no laughing matter, right? but vandals in arizona, in one neighborhood, thought it would be, you know, really funny, good idea to write ebola quarantine zone on a wall. residents are shock, infused, as toss why anyone would do this. one person even called the
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vandal who did this disturbed. few hours after it was discovered members of the community took matters into their own hands, and painted over the graffiti, the sign which was in the process of being remodelled anyway will be fixed soon. the message it showed may not be forgotten quite as quickly, of course not. what a stupid idea. back here at home, coach and assistant coach of the northampton boys soccer team resign after players used ebola to test west african opponent. according to the morning call, district says it will discipline any students involved in making inapropriate comments, opposing player is on nazareth soccer team, and claims other players made other racist remarks. 6:17ment isis gaining nor grounds, militants continuing to advance on baghdad inning closer to the capitol n syria, isis is threatening to take the town of kobani sits on the border of turkey. us and its allies, turkey has now taken decisive military it is self. but not against isis.
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turkey is launching air strikes against the kurds, on the ground, fighting the islamic state. turkey's provoking nato and its allies saying it won't join the fight against isis, unless the us-led coalition also targets senior president regime. gunman opens fire in saudi arabia, shooting two americans, killing one therm. saudi officials say the attack was carried out by the victim's former colleague. that will company, supports saudi national national guard my programs. two attacked at gas station. police have arrested one suspect, man with citizenship in saudi arabia, and america. violent police clashes sparking ankle nerve hong kong. police accused of kicking and hand cuffing protest earnings. officers armed with riot shield, pepper spray, knocked activist to the ground and dragged dozens away. protests now in the third week of occupying key roads in hong
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kong business ticket v. demanding more democratic government. back to the future, you see, scenes like, that reminds us what happened there in 1989 in that area. >> mike jerrick, good morning to you. >> 6:19, you guys just talking about facebook founder mark zuckerberg, he was cents busy yesterday giving 25 million for ebola research then this, $20,000, want to have a child down the road? this company is offering those brand new incentives to entice women to work for him. but how about this? perks at the office. what is your office do for you? you know some companies give massages, free lunches, massage freezing the eggs throughout in facebook, maybe even apple. we'll talk about this, what's your favorite perk you get at work? i'm rhyming now. they may be sprawl, but these kids are real superheros. south jersey kids aren't just dressing up for fun. they are doing it to help a grieving teacher who just losses a child of her own. how you can help this family. it is a pretty easy task.
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okay, that's it, see in you about 40 minutes. >> looking forward to that. >> all right, brother. >> my brother. hey, real quick. mike? talking about freezing the eggs, at the workplace? we're going to freeze something else on good day today. yes? >> yes, have you always wanted buy gap? we can give it to you today. >> oh, that's right. >> freezing the fat. >> and ones you freeze it off, fat apparently gone forever, and ya. >> your body eliminates it. >> body eliminates it, yes. >> oh, boy. >> we're going to demonstrate that on good day. >> thanks so much. sue serio, so, moms flying in today from california, father's birthday tomorrow, but will fly into a storm, and lands about 4:00 at philly international. >> not a good time. >> oh, boy. >> you know? these storms will be hit or miss. and maybe they'll miss the airport right around that time. but you do have to be on the alert. because we have the
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thunderstorms scheduled for later on in the day. could have some showers ahead of that, so, for anybody expecting a flight, or taking a flight today, it is always a good idea to call ahead, and see if there is a delay. breezes will be picking up today ten to 15 miles per hour, gusting to up 25 miles per hour. should get to early high of 80 degrees, many places cents are already in the 70s there is morning, little bit of sunshine, a lot of clouds, strong thunderstorms later on. that takes care of wednesday. let's get to the roads. at 6:21, on the pennsylvania turnpike, northeast extension, southbound just past ma hoping valley, there is cents an accident that has the left lane blocked. also, in ambler, south locust street, wissahickon avenue, water main break out there. and in willow grove, 611, at fitzwatertown road, construction there has only one lane getting by. we'll be back in a few minutes.
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good morning, i'm howards eskin, flyers causing concerns for themselves and their fans. three games into the season, they were look for a win last night. let's go to the wells fargo center. now, they're down three-two in the thirds, were down two-nothing. jake bore-check scores. going to over time. flyers don't always like over time. they don't like shootouts. william kyle hunks son, a reich playing his thirds game. he scores. the flyers lose it, in the shoot-out. the score there four-three, and the sixers played the alma matter of michael carter williams to syracuse. but michael carter williams is hurt won't be ready for the start of the season. noel with the turn over, four every them, 12 points, 11 rebounds, that's carmello anthony with the score. the nicks win it, the score there, 84 to 77. in baseball, the cardinals lost again san francisco good baseball team. they beat the cardinals, to score five-four, in ten innings, and they lead the series two games to one. that's sports in a minute.
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i'm howard eskin. all right, here is something eagles fans might like. >> what's that? >> trouble for dallas cowboys. >> yes. cowboys running back, joseph randall, has cents cents been busted for shoplifting. police in a dallas suburb say that he took underwear, and cologne from mall department store, and he didn't pay for it. >> it was cents a dillard's. >> dillard's, yes, southern chain, similar to macy eight, detained by store security, later taken to the city bail before posting bond early this morning. >> he is 22 years old. he is good, though. he averages about 13 yards per carry, we play the cowboys first time on the schedule thanksgiving day in dallas. so who are trouble for all of these players, need to take them on and beat them. surprise today learn, having twins, this couple, but usually know before they're in the hospital? i mean, kerrey, you have had two kids. >> yes. >> you new both times were you pregnant. >> yep. without a doubt. things were going on. ya, well there is gal had no
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idea that she was pregnant. with two! the condition that these twins have, though, that could have been very, very dangerous, thankfully they're doing fine this morning. also, sabina live in delaware county where schools are taking on some really tough topics today. sabina? >> reporter: kerrey, the safe schools summit will talk about infectious diseases cents, including ebola, and enterovirus d68. how officials are preparing to enterovirus d68. how officials are preparing to protect your - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars )
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>> cdc says a second healthcare work nerve texas has tested positive for ' bowl a what they're doing to try and stop the virus from spreading. and we'll also talk about what we're doing in our area to combat this. if, in fact it, shows up here. >> just want to get going, get the registers ringing and get everybody working. >> it may seem like just another grocery store, but this is a big milestone for camden. what is happening for the first time in 40 years? today? >> and what's happening with the radar? let's take a look, it will be a long day, however, you could see some rain moving in. sue serio, looking at the ultimate doppler in your full forecast, how it might affect your evening commute, as well. >> yes, that's nasty, nasty storm down, causing big myfoxphilly.com, headed this way, will it diminish? intensity? hopefully, good day everybody, it is wednesday, october 15th,
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2014. >> so let's get to wet on the one's, sue, that storm system you are looking at has caused power outages, alabama, and other parts? >> before, that missouri, places like that, so very spring like weather pat western all of the strong storms, for us, it is warm air ahead of the storm. thus, the hawaiian shirt on bus stop buddy today. but it, could get pretty windy actually, if you have the umbrella, just in case for today, but, i could blow inside out. temperatures really mild, in the 60s, 70s, we'll give you a six out of ten today, because of the changeable weather. 68 degrees in philadelphia right now, we get to high of 80 and early high of 80 degrees before those thunderstorms hit. so we'll have much more details, many more details on that, we'll look at the future cast coming up. but right now it is traffic time. and that's 6:31, so we start off on the schuylkill expressway belmont avenue, it
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is jammed on that part of the schuylkill. the accident on the turnpike, has cleared, but watch out for that westbound schuylkill expressway, kerry? >> 6:32, breaking news this morning, out of dallas, detective health company confirming second patient has tested positive for ebola. >> so that healthcare worker, among those who treated patients who died from the virus last week. back here at home, delaware county officials will address concerns about infectious diseases cents during school summit today, will be in drexel hill, fox 29's sabina live this morning with how they plan to do that. good morning. >> hey, good morning, chris, kerrey. well, the delaware county district attorney's office has been holding this safe school summit for 16 years. and they say they usually focus on violence, like school shootings, but now, the new threat here are infectious diseases like ebola and enterovirus d68n just few hours da law enforcement
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health and school officials meet here at the drexel brook conference center to talk about delco schools, readiness, to responds to ebola case or the enterovirus d68 which you will remember killed preschool nerve hamilton township, new jersey last month. last night, delco held its first ebola infectious disease task force meeting, and that's believed to be the area's first coordinated response to ebola, police fire an ems and health officials all say that they're preparing for the worse, hoping for the best. >> could be take us virus only plane ride away. we doesn't want to create a panic here. but we do want to create healthy awareness. >> i think concerning now, again, in any incident where there can be exposure, when it is infectious, biological, or chemical. either there is always potential that something could happen. >> and, so you can see there, delco is gearing up, quick update about safe school
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summit. they tell us they will be talking about exposure issues, related to school sports, and parents who may be traveling, and all the things that go along with now, da jack whalen, and other law enforcement officials, gathering here at 8:30 this morning to have the summit and talk about real serious issues, back to you guys. >> sack even, a thank you. 6:34, montgomery county man convicted of killing a baby and her grandmother in king every prussia is sentenced to death. >> late yesterday jury decided to give raghunandan yandamuri the death penalty for killing the child and the grandmother. prosecutors say he wanted money to pay off gambling debts. defense says they're disappointed but not shocked by the verdict. >> perhaps he was cents in denial, i mean, he certainly felt like he was going to win the trial itself, which again anybody watching new it was simply not going to happen. so somehow or another he never got it through his head that the mountain of evidence that
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was facing him. >> yandamuri's official sentencing will take place in 45 days. also, former philadelphia eagle irving friday err rejecting plea deal will go to trial. mt. holly native charged in a mortgage fraud scheme with his mom. if he had taken the deal woe have faced to up five years in prison, his mother three, now could get double that if friar is convicted. >> 6:35, new grocery store opening its doors in camden, a little later today. >> this is really good news when it comes to jobs. lets guess to jennifer joyce covering this for us. jen, good morning. good morning, that's right. a lot of jobs for people here in the city of camden, grocery stores are something that many of us, who live in the suburbs, take for granted. and believe it or not, this is the first grocery store here in the city of camden, in at least a year, first full scale grocery store, price right, owned pipe ravitz family markets, owners of several shoprite stores, will
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interreges new jolt. will bring 100 new jobs, according to the ravitz families, more than 07% of the jobs went to local camden residents. and this is just the beginning. the owners say that they are work to go open a shop rite store on admiral wilson boulevard, the ravitz family also says the price right is a new supermarket model for them to deliver high quality at low prices cents. one way they plan to do that is by pre-parking their meats and seafood department. >> clean, fresh, friendly, also cents we offer every day low pricing on all items. so, custom kearse literally save anywhere from 30, 40, ooh% off their grocery bill. >> it means a lot for camden. people love to shop. they have someplace to go shopping. you know, not too far from their homes. even if you get a car, it is convenient for us all.
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>> reporter: a pathmark sat here for decades, but closed its doors in 2013 now, 43,000 square foot store fully stocked shelves has moved in. the store officially opens at 8:00 this morning, with a grand opening at 9:00 a.m. definitely good thing for the city of camden, chris, kerr. >> i that's good news, all around, jennifer, thank you. 6:37. also, happening, little later today, we've got first lady michelle obama hitting the campaign trail in philadelphia. >> the first laidly stomp for pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate tom wolf on the democratic side. will speak at an event this morning at the dorothy emanuel recreation center in northwest philadelphia. wolf of course will face-off against incumbent governor tom corbett in november, the november 4th election to be precise. >> surprise. it is twins. a woman goes to the hospital, oh, my stomach hurts, walks out new mom, no idea she was pregnant. no idea she had two babies
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>> squibbing look at this powerful hurricane gonzalo, expected to strength he, leaving the caribbean, headed northward, unfortunately, expected to take a turn right in the path of bermuda a now we will be spared this hurricane. but by the weekends it, looks like things will be really bad. in fact, okay, we can call this is the bermuda rectangle, go ahead, but it is pretty serious.
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the hurricane watch that's in effect through monday morning, that will be upgraded, undoubtedly, to hurricane warning in another day or so. so here's our cold front, causing some thunderstorms in parts of virginia, it is moving across slowly, across the state of pennsylvania, looks like we have a severe thunderstorm watch just popped up in northern virginia, but, for us, it will probably just be a few stray showers like what we're seeing in lancaster county, right now, ahead of the front, and then according to the future cast really not until about noon, 1:00 o'clock, that we start to get some of the thunderstorms popping up. and this will be around 1:00 because we got a messy rush hour potentially on the way, maybe little bit of break in the action, then about 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 more thunderstorms popping up. that will continues to through the overnight hours, now, if you get thunderstorm, could you have those heavy downpours, high winds, along with it, from midnight through 4:00 a.m. still pop up thunderstorms around. future cast finally has things clearing out probably by midday. but then another rounds of wrap around moisture, briefly,
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moving through, at night. so once we finish with all of that, we will have gorgeous friday. how much rain will we get? by the time we get to the middle of the day thursday, maybe three quarters of an inch of rain in some places inch in others. so we're thinking as much as an inch and a half in some spots where you get the real heavy downpours. the other headline is how warm it is already this morning. 70 degrees in allentown, pottstown, 68, in philadelphia, it is 72 in wildwood. so, with these warm temperatures, it is warm for october 15th, it won't take much to take us to 78 or 80 degrees. by the end of the day. seventy-two tomorrow with that early rain, and then, a lovely day, a ten, on friday, saturday, sunday, when we see cool down. 68 degrees, on saturday, but temperatures not leaving the 50's, on sunday, and that chilly sweater weather continues through the early part of next week. so that takes you through the next seven days, let's get back to today, and the roads, because we have a problem on the schuylkill expressway, at
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belmont avenue, and an accident in the left lane, looks like, traffic is pretty slow, but they are getting by. still, little early, so maybe the volume isn't as bad as could be. but i do see some brake lights ahead on that part of the schuylkill expressway. so avoid that if you can. now, in fox chapel, king of prussia road, at red oklahoma terrace, reports of an accident there. chris? >> okay, sue, thank you very much. it is 6:44 this wednesday morning, 54 year old man recovering from brutal beat that happened right on his front stoop in fairmount. police say the victim was using his iphone monday night, minding his own business, when four teens attacked him. they beat him so badly, his nose and jaw were broken. they also took the man's phone, back pack, other stuff. >> real tragic, horrible. >> a shame we had to just sit outside your house and somebody just walking by and doing that. >> police say they have found
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two of the attackers, but continue to search for the others involved. >> you know, real sensitive subject. teaching kids about the birds and the bees, and in mercer county, some parents say that a new sex ed initiative goes little too far. robinsville high school new curriculum called teen pep. allows high school seniors to lecture freshmen on sex. they talk about the body, wait to go have sex, preventing std's, according to the district's website, the seniors lead six workshops, but critics ripped this program at meeting last night, saying, that it tells teens too much. >> don't like it, because it is sexually explicit. there is just a lot of inapropriate lessons about condom use, et cetera, and we're hoping that people start thinking more about this. >> i think should teach, helps parents gets it across. >> parents will have a chance to sound off with the board of education a little later this month. soap, the school district superintendent released a statement saying the school
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district's health curriculum has not changed with the addition of teen pep. but, is supported in its approach for risky sex seoul behavior. as school district we are un changed in our beliefs abstinence is the healthiest choice for our student inch and hopes the influence of strong peer leaders, fosters this understanding. teen pep aligns with state and federal standards, for sounds health instructions. >> interesting one. teens birthday erupts in chaos in washington statement pick-up truck pulled up alongside her party and someone fired a potato gun into the group of teenagers, 17 year old cheyenne whitherspoon says her swollen face hurts so much right now she can barely talk, let alone eat. her party ended with a trip to the emergency room. the pick up pulled up along the side the teen's party, someone blasted away about the potato gun. her aunt and friend just stunned by this. >> they might think it is fun and games, but it is not. she could have died.
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>> she felt her -- was holding her face. >> police say they're still collecting witness statements, and so far, don't have any suspects in this ridiculous story out of washington state. kerry? >> no kidding. 6:47. so horrible case of animal abuse in delaware county. rescuers say a very, very sweet dog, see behind me, incredibly starved. the search on now to find out who would do such a thing. >> this pitbull terrier found malnourished in backyard in chesterment you can pretty much see every single bone in her body. she weed 20 pounds. she was one year old, she cents was saved by the delaware county spca. in fact the delco spca operations cents manager dana villa now fostering this pup. and the staff has cents name her pearl. >> knowing that, and the fact that probably took months and months for her to get this way, it is sad that this was probably been, probably been neglected the majority of her
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life. >> so sad. right now pearl is on a very strict diet, healthy diet, rigorous diet, to make sure that she gains that weight back. dana said she is incredibly friendly, very happy some day will make a great family dog. all right, member of the philadelphia eagles has so now advocate for child literacy here in philadelphia. today, cornerback brandon boy ken teaming up with the read campaign, boost read levels for children in the philadelphia school dissect. in 2012 nearly half of all philadelphia school student beginning fourth grade could not read at their grade level. studies shows children who begin fourth grade level on reading level will go onto live successful levels. >> good for him. >> indeed. >> now, to entertainment news, big night for drake at the bet hip hop award. >> yes, he took home four awards, including albumn of the year, for nothing was the same. and he also took best hip hot
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strip yo -- video for worse behavior. dj mustard also won three awards including dj of the year, aids al yea, who blew up award for the art hoist obviously made a name for themselves this year. award show originally happened last month. but it aired for the first time last night. >> love that song he does, is her tia hundred. so good. >> hey, applause, a plow, for lady gaga and her boyfriends taylor. the couple held a commitment ceremony proof their love to one another. a commitment ceremony. the event was held in new york at restaurant owned by the singer's parents, gaga and taylor have been dating since 2011. he starred by the way in the movie zero dark 30. >> interesting. nick cannon landing new job, he will appear on several new episodes of fox's hit show brooklyn 99. he is playing the nephew of captain hulk. these episodes will air in december, of course sean order yesterday, talk about some of his new project. >> but he didn't talk a lot
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about mariah carey, did he? >> no, he didn't. >> with the tatoo i shall knew. >> they don't like what we talk about that stuff. although we always try. >> he is the stuff you care b 6:50. woman walks in a clinic, she said her stomach hurts. she walks out with two babe us. >> take this away. i i just don't understand this one at all. >> wild surprise. i don't understand it either but i will. iowa couple who said this they had no idea that they were expecting. so last week shelby gave birth to twin girls. she had no idea that she was pregnant. here is the thing. they have a very dangerous condition. they're monoamine the i can, extremely rare, means they shared one plastic that, one amniotic zackment significant risk of death for one or both of them during the pregnancy. >> still trying to process, crazy, how high risk with mono-mono twins can be, how good they're doing now. a real blessing.
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>> girls are spending the next couple of weeks in the nicu. doctors say they'll be just fine. >> how does cents that happen? how do you not know? >> let's go to mr. mike jerrickment good morning,. >> i and what's weird about it, who knows what her behavior was over that nine months. >> that's what i would say. you know, maybe had one too many drinks one night? >> i mean i'm feeling bloated right now myself. i don't think i'm having twins. but if i do, that would be breaking news. breaking water news. we have talked a lot about breast cancer awareness, but one event in voorhees today will get your attention, women's health and wellness center in voorhees wants to you come out bling out your bra. so just get a bra, out of the -- where do you keep brass centss in. >> in a drawer maybe? >> ya. >> just drawers, whatever? chest of drawers? and so you take this bra, it might be just very plane, take it over to voorhees, why don't you do it before 10:00 o'clock so we see you on tv he they bling it out, somewhat that will create breast cancer
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awareness, i'll explain how that works in just a second. 6:51. see in you nine minutes. >> you think there are really enough sequins for me? >> hey, you said it. >> i love it. >> beat you to it. >> now, let's take a look at what we've got going on with weather today. it is really warm out there this morning, most of our temperatures are in the 70s, already, on october 15th, a very mild start. this afternoon, showers are possible early in the day, could see stray shower say before lunchtime. but the strong thunderstorms, saving those for later on. and some of those could have heavy downpours, producing an inch or more of rain, the rain will ends when all is said and done by midday thursday. so, it could be rocking and rolling later on this afternoon and tonight. that's your weather to watch from the weather authority. track time right now, we go back to the schuylkill expressway, where we had an accident. belmont avenue, right around
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that area, it is now on the shoulder, so traffic is getting by a little bit easier this morning. fox 29 morning news, comes right back after this.
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>> 6:55, live look in atlantic city, new jersey. see the win, advance of the storm coming in a little later today. sue serio has live look at the radar for in you just a minute.
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first, spontaneous show, trots right down a subway train in new york city. get it? trot? of course, the globetrotters celebrated the ends of the annual two week training camp in new york, with trip to times square from scenes, they put sweet georgia brown on blue tooth, with speakers basketball started flying, globetrot ertz general revenge world tour tips off the day after christmas, runs through may. disease gripping the nation. new this morning, a second healthcare worker from texas has now tested positive for ' bowl a what would we do if an outbreak reaches our area? what schools are doing to keep your kids safer. first, these small kids have big hearts. they were real superheros for a day. how dressing up is helping a teacher who just lost a child of her own. coming up on
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>> a second hospital worker, yes, second patient diagnosed in the u.s., has tested positive for the disease. here we go again. meanwhile, back in our region, delaware county officials, school summit today in drexel
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hill. >> and, attention price right shoppers. your new store in camden opens a little over two hours. it is the first bran spanking new supermarket to open in over 40 years. and, drop that turkey leg. and light it over to macy ', exchange the dressing for new dress or whatever. macy's will open thanksgiving afternoon, you have a problem with that? straight up 7:00 this wednesday, let's get right to the weather, because it will be one of our big stories today. >> definitely is. >> hey, sue? >> we have an active weather day, planned for you, and we will give you at a ten, upside down nine, remember yesterday a nine. six today because of the thunderstorms rolling in later on, now, we did put bus stop buddy in the hawaiian shirt, north unusually warm day, breezy temperatures in the 60s, 70s, but have the umbrella with you. you will need it before end. day. here comes. cold front. it is now in the central part of the