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As the other victims recover investigators are trying to tonight to piece together exactly what happened out there. Lets get straight to fox 29s bruce gordon in east falls. Bruce . Reporter lucy the investigation into this crash continues at this hour. But at this point, it may not be any more complicated than a car overloaded with passengers only one of them buckled into seat belts properly, losing control on a rain slicked roadway with horrific results. Rush hour drivers flew past the small memorial marking the location of the tragic wreck. Bear al glance. A mid the shattered car parts that littered the roadside, a babys pacifier sat as silent reminder of the horror that played out here sunday afterno afternoon. Captain john will sin key heads the Police Departments accident investigation unit. It look like the vehicle just lot of control. We dont know how. Went into the other lane and then they collided. It was a horrific crash r report police say a northbound 2,000 mazda six with seven people inside lot of control on the curve at the 5400 block of henry of a crossed into oncoming traffic and was t boned by a 2008 mazza three. Sixyearold eric perez and 20yearold wilson were killed. Three others are in Critical Condition including ross wilsons seven week old daught daughter. The vehicle was the only one restrained. No one else was restrained test crash. Reporter theres no evidence either driver was impaired or speeding at the time of the crash. But the road was wet and almost certainly slick. As for those unrestrained occupants of the struck vehicle if everyone was restrained, there clearly would be less severe injuries for sure and maybe not anybody killed. But we really dont know because you can still get internal injury from crash like that. But its always advicable to wear seat bell. Reporter two off Duty Police Officers one of whom was heading to work the other heading home from work were driving right in this area where the accident happened. Both of them raced into action to provide medical assistance. Its not clear how much worse this could have been if it werent for their heroic actions, lucy. That is so true. Bruce gordon, thank you so much. Just tragic out there. Start of a wet week in your fox 29 Weather Authority. Ultimate Doppler Radar see the right there, rain is continuing the trend from a soggy sunday. I hope you like this weather otherwise you might not like much about this week. Lets check in with meteorologist kathy orr who despite all of this always has a smile. Youre so kind, yes, we are smiling about the breaks in the overcast but its not going last that long the clouds will be bowling are rolling back and in lucy pointed this out an area of showers and thunderstorms this yellow is a severe thunderstorm watch and the reason why is because the sun was out in that area and were looking at very warm temperatures. Hagerstown, 81. Charlottesville, west virginia, 85. Richmond 82 this is where you have the severe threat. Because of the warm moist airily philadelphia only 63 degrees. So no risk here. Mostly cloudy this evening with temperatures falling through the 60s but those showers will be moving in by about 11 00 p. M. It will be spotty at the start but we are in for some heavy rain. During the overnight by about midnight rain chef heavy at times maybe a rumble of thunder could wake you up or shake the windows a two during the morning rush, heavy rain will be moving through the Delaware Valley coming up well time the rain also the thunder and show when you we dry out and the 70s return in the seven day. Ill see you late in the broadcast. Thank you. Montgomery county teacher under arrest tonight and charged with having inappropriate sexual relationship with a student. Rose, taught he know lash at Upper Dublin High School and faces 12 counts of institutional sex assault for what Authorities Say she did with a mail student. Her bail has been set 50,000 and shes due in court in two weeks. Meanwhile, the Upper Dublin School district says shes suspended. Jerry sandusky was back in a pennsylvania courtroom today hoping a judge will grander him a new trial. The former penn state assistant football coach showed up orange jumpsuit. Hour long hearing involved several issues, including whether prosecutors leaked news of the grand jury investigation. Sanduskys team is hoping to overturn his conviction or get a new trial a judge not say when he would make a decision. Sandusky was sentenced to two to us 2012. A tragic week mend Atlantic County police say a fouryearold boy drowned in a Swimming Pool. Egg harbor Township Police have been looking for the boy near the london court condo miniums on old egg harbor road and police now say the boy drowned in a Swimming Pool overnight saturday they have not said where and they yet to release the boys name. Happening now classmates remembering a teen killed in a school fight almost two weeks ago. Memorial outside Howard High School of technology is growing in honor of 16yearold amy Frances Joyner just last night hundreds turn out for her memorial service. To say their final goodbyes. Jenn for joyce is live in Wilmington Police station tonight following the ongoing investigation. Jennifer, any updates from police . Reporter good evening, iain. Still no arrests and still no charges also still no idea when we could see any movement in this case. Thats according to a spokesperson with the wilmington ton Police Department memorial outside of Howard High School of technology continues to grow in honor of 16yearold amy Frances Joyner killed during a bathroom brawl nearly two weeks ago. I was walking by, and i seen i seen that and i didnt know this was up. Reporter memorial is catch the eyes of many like benjamin vas question of wilmington he didnt know the vick testimony or her family but says he has four children including a 16yearold daughter and cant imagine what theyre going through. My heart goes out to their family. Reporter last night aim me friends, family, classmates and supporters filled a church for a Public Services to honor the 16yearolds short life. While three students are considered persons of interest in the teens killing. No one has been arrested or charged. We looking for answers why would you take this young ladies toes live when she went to go to school. Her aunt said the family is in shock. Theyre anxiously awaiting justice. Were all very upset by this and cant believe it happened. She was a sweet girl. Reporter amys family tells thus they are very appreciative of the wide range of support that they have have been receiving. Now again just waiting on justice. Lucy . All right. Thank you very much, jennifer. Police are looking for this man caught on camera using his fingers to rob gas station customers in north philadelphia. Twice last wednesday he surprised victims from behind as they were just standing at the counter at a bp on ridge avenue. He stuck his fingers in their back pretending he had a gun. The demanded money one of those people did hand over their cash before he took off. Another robbery this time in University City but police say again a man insinuated he had a gun never showed one but did clean out two cash registers. Surveillance cameras captured his last night as he came into the game stop his face was only partially covered but police say he yelled if you want to live, open the registers he kept a hand in his pock. Its unclear if he was actually hiding anything. He then walked behind the counter, cleared each register, then took off. Right now crews are busy working to repair a broken sewer main in mt. Laurel, new jersey. Police say elbow lane between south Church Street and texas avenue will be blocked until at least midnight while workers fix the broken pipe detouring traffic on to texas avenue. Atlantic city will not default on its debt thanks to a large payment made this morning. Mayor don guardian says the cash strapped shore town made the large bond payment today. He says the city is still in major financial trouble and is quote running on fumes but he still opposed to full state takeover. Weve made the decision to pay our bond payments as of 10 00 oclock this morning of 1. 8 million. If i believed that a full state takeover would help safe Atlantic City, id quickly concede it as the right path to follow and i would totally support its passage but i dont. Bipartisan takeover plan has passed the state senate, but assemblyman speaker is not put up for a vote blaming would it allow the state to break union contracts. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says hes making all of the states Public Schools test for lead in their water starting next school year. Christie today said hell ask the legislature for 10 million to pay for testing in about 300 schools starting in the fall. He says that the States Education department will publicize test results and notify parents immediately if it detects lead. Federal law requires testing only in schools that run their own water systems. Police say this man wanted to go to jail and got a pretty way to accomplish that goal. What hes now accused of doing with a molotov cocktail in a local Police Station parking l lot. Flood waters overwhelm Peoples Properties and their spirits in texas. People with special needs living in one home need only rely on their neighbors. The power of social media as well to get to safety. Starbucks under fire for its ice tonight. Why the cubes have sparked a multiMillion Dollar lawsuit that the coffee giant says is absurd. Coming up new at 6 00 a worse Case Scenario for a local man looking for his kitty. Not only did somebody kill his pet. Police officer did it. What the department is saying tonight. In Gloucester City police say this manmade a dangerous move for an odd reason. They say Jose Rodriguez through a molotov cocktail in a patrol car park in the lot of Police Headquarters on saturday. It started a fire. Police put it out. Rodriguez was standing there the whole time and admitted he did it because he said he wanted to go to jail. He got his wish. Prosecutors have champed him with aggravated arson and other offenses. A ploy to call off school for the day at a lee his County High School didnt work. The school did go on lock down for a bit this morning after someone found two bullets in bathroom. Emmaus high school the two, 22 00 liber bullets were in a boys bathroom. Officials know who did it and there was no folio actual threat. Investigators say the student was hoping the school would let out early, you know what, this isnt the first time Something Like this has happened there. In objection, the discovery of a box of bullets at the school led to a lock down and closure of the school the following day. To developing story in center city now. Less than a week after longtime u. S. Representative fattah lost his bid to return to the us house, he faces another big challenge. Jeff cole has been tagging fattah story for many months and joins us in the newsroom with todays action. Representative chaka fattah entered federal court this morning in philly for the start of jury selection in his corruption trial. It is his indictment last summer which likely convinced voters to deny him his 12th term in Congress Just last week. Fattah is charged in 29 count indictment of using his campaign and federal grant money along with dollars from charities he controlled to pay off and illegal 1 Million Campaign lone when he ran for mayor. The congressman is also accuse evidence using money improper toll pay his sons college debt fattah has vigorously denied charges accused federal prosecutors of being out to get him. 59 of west philly fattah represented the second Congressional District for 22 years rising to a position of power on the house of appropriations committee. He made no comment as he left court this afternoon. His son chaka fattah, jr. Is serving name federal prison on attacks convict. His wife former channel 10 anchor renee she fault fattah not charged in the case but her actions were described in the indictment as left the station. She says the feds have gotten her activity around the sale her porsche all wrong. After the jury selection, trial for chaka fattah is expected to stop on may 16th. No word tonight lucy on whether any jurors were actually picked this day. All right, thank you very much, jeff cole. A big event hosted by the Philadelphia Eagles spotlighting student athletes who make it their mission to raise money for research in spinal cord injuries. Eagles took part in the 11th annual adam telfair row luncheon at the linc. Adam who played for penn state was paralyzed in 2000 sand making a tackle. Doctors werent sure he would ever walk again. Well, he did. After just three months of rehabilitation. His foundation now raises money for spinal cord education and research and today it honored 14 High School Student athletes who helped fundraise for the cause. Summer will soon be here, may not feel like bit. And Philadelphia City leaders are hoping to welcome as many tourists as the city can hold. The mayor along with officials from philadelphia conventio cons and Visitors Bureau and visit philadelphia and few other folks came together for quite a photo on Independence Mall this morning. The event is part of National Tourism and travel week and the mayor says tourism is major industry in this city. Employing thousands of people even as lifetime resident he still gets a kick out of the historical activities. I live in old city, and i like to walk down here sometimes before i had this job, when i had some time, to walk down here and just kind of walk around and see how people enter act and react. The president s house. To see peoples mouths open to know they had been told that story and they learn it here and theres a really important things. The mayor says hes looking forward to a busy summer for the city especially with a Democratic National convention being in town in july. Happening right now historic cruise to cuba a ship filled with americans arrived in havana today on government approved trip thats much different than your average voyage. Those on board this ship have a mission. This trip is preview of a new chapter for the relationships between the two countries. Foxs phil coating is in miami with more. Reporter its something not seen for half a century. The us owned Carnival Cruise ship a dont ya sailing from miami into havana. The 700 Passenger Ship arriving monday morning it will make two more stops on the south side of the island and on the east side over the next week. To be a part of truly making history and preparing for an even more positive huge for everyone is one of the greatest honors any company can have. Reporter historic cruise comes a year and a half sin the countrys restored diplomatic ties and follows president obamas visit in march to hava havana. Its not your stereo typical another venture at sea, though, this trip is government approved and passengers will be meeting with artists, Business Owners and families. It also features educational activities like spanish lessons. Seat its meeting some of the people, eating some of the food. I think its great bring the countries together. Some of my friends thought i was foolish but something i wanted to always do. Reporter the trip now without not without controversy. Protesters demonstrating against the cruise in miami saying it will boost cubas regime. Cuba cruise will depart from port miami every other week. Tickets range from two to then thousand dollars and by the end of the year, norwegian cruiselines plans to get on board. In my am meek fill keating fox news. City of philadelphia is celebrating mexican culture. Mexican flag was raised today at city hall among the speakers mayor jim kenney and councilman david oh. There are several events through the region this week to honor mexico. Close to two dozen schools could not open their doors today because so many teachers called in sick. The point those teachers are trying to prove. Hes 12 years old but one boy just got to see his mom for the first time thanks to some hightech glasses. Theyre expensive. Who is stepping in to make sure he can afford them. You may not think of sports and art as the most natural combination. Were about to introduce to a local guy who is putting them knowing a magical way. How hes using his true passion to bring his canvass to life. States are bracing for another round of Severe Weather. Storms swept from texas through georgia yet again in the past 24 hours. Unleashing damages winds, heavy rain in texas flooding turned deadly killing six people over the weekend. Five from one family. Meanwhile, others across the area are left with a massive cleanup after the storm downed power lines, do you do trees and damaged homes and cars. More storms are possible in the south through tomorrow. Task of dividing up princes estate heads to court. Five of the late mew zigs siblings appeared in minute men courtroom to try to sort out the estate. A judge appointed a bank to handle the estate and princes sister already petitioned the bank to manage the estate until an executor is named. Will for prince has still not been found. You decide 2016. The race for the white house hits the state of indiana. Voters will head to the poll tomorrow for my primary. Ted cruz and Bernie Sanders in second place refuse to go back down. Both candidates are vowing to take the 2016 race all the way to their respective conventions. Sand Social Security now even urging super delegates most of whom are pledged to Hillary Clinton to have a change of heart and at an event in indiana ted cruz went head to head with supporters of gop frontrunner donald trump. A question everyone here should ask are you canadian. Do you want your kids repeating the words of donald trump . Would you proud if your kids no yelling insulting and let me give you an example. Texas senator trailing trump by more than 400 pledged delegates. Trump claims if he wins indiana quote its over. Most polls showed billionaire businessman leading in the sta state. Nearly 45,000 students in detroit are out of school because of a teacher sick out. The teacher staged a protest after the city announce could it not pay teachers through the summer. The city is strapped for cash which sounds familiar, doesnt it . Lawmakers allocated nearly 50 million in supplemental funding in march but that money will only last through the end of june. The tie chers response to the pay dispute is getting mixed reactions. Im very upset about the sick out that they planning to do and i dont understand why theyre doing it if they have the money and i know they have it i dont understand whats going on. I dont think they should do it, because they not helping us learn. They not teaching us nothing if they do it. The Teachers Union now deciding its next step. Flood waters over well peoples property and spirit in texas but people with specialize needs living in one home need they only rely on their neighbors and the power of social media to get to safety. A story that will make you smile. Heros welcome for americans who put their lives on the line decades ago this celebration wasnt the only reason they that had to smile this weekend. Special trip they just finish. Kathy. Were tracking heavy rain on ultimate doppler. This will be moving in during the overnight. This yellow is a severe thunderstorm watch that now is extending into washington, d. C. Tracking the storms comin cominp when we come back. Live look at bush kill falls from our poke Company Mountains camera. We are at the start of what could be a wet week with a lot of rain, but there are some dry spots coming up. So meteorologist kathy orr will pinpoint those for you in your fox 29 Weather Authority. Two people are dead and three others are seriously injured after a crash on henry avenue in the citys east falls neighborhood. Nine people in all were involved. Investigators say the driver of a mazza six carrying seven people including four children somehow lost control and hit a car head on. A sixyearold boy and 20yearold man both in the mazda died. Police say only one person in that car had the right restraint on and that was a seven week old baby. Big milestone today for Philadelphia Police officer shot in the line of duty. Officer Edward Davies was shot in a feltonville mini mart in august of 2013. The bullet him just inches below his bullet proof vest. Police arrested the shooter officer davies did survive but had serious injuries and today we are happy to tell you after 993 days hes back on the job. The Department Posted this picture on social media a welcome back officer davies. Thats fantastic. Weve shown you the heartbreaking images from the historic recent flooding in texas. The waters trap people who needed immediate help to get to safety and aftermath our sister station in houston encountered a man who also needed help not for himself, though, but for his neighbors. Through the power of social media. That help arrived in a way no one expected. Foxs greg grew began has the story. Theres four Handicapped Children in the house next to meet Fire Department cant respond tom theres a foot, foot and a half water there. Four children all in wheel chairs hard to get them out. Turns out each in the group home is challenged with autism as well. Fox 26 posted marks plea for rescue on facebook and before long the stranded folks at 6103 reamer heard this sound. A very big truck with not so big girl behind the wheel. Ive never had to rescue people before. But we all stepped up to the plate when disaster hit. Were like we got to help. Reporter 21yearold from richmond saw the post, grabbed a partner and pounded the jacked up diesels into high water. The road is like waste deep higher maybe even chest. And yet they pushed through. Loaloaded two at a time in te back seat lifted wheel chairs and medical equipment and medicine. On to safety. Tour taylor and troy county off road recover hi lee theres Nothing Better than being a difference maker. Doing for others what you hope theyd do for you. I work a fulltime job and im literally off work, okay, where am i needed . Wham i jog how we going to get this done. Greg agree began. Fox news. Back to our weather around here. We finally see the sun out there. Yeah. This is the warmest part of the day. Wow. Right now i wish i was outside. Get out there. You have another couple of hours before sunset. Look its blue skies. I know. I know. Havent seen that in really long time. I was wonder wagon that color was. Yeah, right. Right now it is 63 degrees. The high for the day 64. That was within the past hour. He still could surpass that. Winds out of the south at 6 miles an hour. Weve been waiting for that shift in the wind and you can see where weve seen the sun a little bit longer. Millville 69. Dover 64. 69 degrees at the airport in Atlantic City and in wildwood rio grand reporting in at 63 degrees. Down the shore temperatures in the 50s and the 60s and the boardwalk area 54 in ocean city 66, 63 in avalon. You can see the breaks in the clouds for now. But here come clouds from the southwest. Associated with our next batch of rain and an area of low pressure. All of this will be moving in during the evening hours. So by 11 00 oclock a few spotty showers are expected but its really after midnight that we see rain heavy at times right through the morning rush. It will be pouring tomorrow morning. 5 00 a. M. , 6 00 a. M. , 7 00 a. M. , and maybe even a few imbedded thunderstorms and then late in the morning it moves out and by the afternoon just mostly cloudy with a few spotty showers being detected on ultimate doppler during the afternoon and evening. When we look at the forecast for rain, now that were in the short term we look at the gfs model the nam the european model and rpm you can see theres about an inch to 2inches in that range of those models. That will be the forecast for the next 24 hours. So tonight through tomorrow mainly in the morning the Severe Weather risk is low. Thats the good news. The instead yesterday rain between 10 00 and 8am i think the heaviest during the Early Morning hours. And amounts between an inch an inch and a half in most locations some spots seeing up to 2inches of rain. Now overnight mostly cloudy and we slowly see the rain moving in late this evening. But after midnight, thats when we have the soaker. In the city, 56. In the suburbs 51. So temperatures staying pretty mild. During the day tomorrow 63 for the high mostly cloudy. A few scattered showers possible late in the day with the sun popping out but other than that, were looking at a mostly cloudy sky day. Breakfast seeing showers even through the midday by the afternoon tapering off and by dinner 61 degrees with cloudy skies. On the exclusive fox 29 Weather Authority seven day forecast, a few scattered showers possible wednesday. Thursday occasional showers scattered showers friday. This is a coastal low thursday and friday. Thats going to be slow to go. Its going to be one of those obnoxious pesky lows and then by saturday were expecting it to move toward the southeast. We revealing more sun and warm temperatures. Theres your 70s. By sunday partly sunny 75 and next monday, looking really nice with a mix sun and clouds 74. More like we think of when we think of the month of may. Exactly. Weekend does look good. And monday. Now well get into the 70s hopefully well stay in the 70s and move to the 80s. Y. Eventually. Thats a good thing. This is an mazing thing. Hes 12 years old but one boy just got to see his mom for the very first time. All thanks to hightech glasses. You know theyre expensive. But who is stepping in to make sure they can afford them. A fishing trip turns into a struggle between life and death for two men in texas. Live won the battle but the men had to get creative to make that possible. How they survived for days lost at sea. Coming up all new at 6 00 burglar is going to prison for a long time after hitting several homes. Peace of evidence he left at each crime scene that was all but impossible to defend. Man is fighting for his live in arizona after lightning struck him and his horse. The 31yearold was riding in desert near phoenix when a storm moved in. The Lightning Strike through the man from his horse he went into cardiac arrest his horse died. Retired volunteer firefighter witnessewitnessed all the common over and started cpr. He was unconscious. His color was bad. He had burns on his neck and chest and down on his belly. Cowboy hat was blown apart on the top where the lightning hit. That man is now in Critical Condition. This a story that has a lot of people buzzing this evening. Virginia boy seize his mom for the first time. 12yearold Christopher Ward was declared legally blond shortly after he was born. But thanks to new technology hes been given the gift of sight. E site glasses combine a High Resolution camera with a users own prescription lenses and what did he think of his mom after seeing her for the first time . She was pretty. Aww. Hes a joy to be around. We were always under the impression that he was just going to remain like this the rest of his life. New glasses are not cheap. They cost 15,000. At last check, nearly 600 people have donated 25,000 to christophers fundraising page. His mother had put that extra money into a fund for him. Starbucks under fire for its ice tonight. Why the cubes have sparked a multi Million Dollar lawsuit that the coffee giant calls absurd. Heros welcome for american whos put their lives on the line decades ago but this celebration wasnt the only reason they had to smile this weekend. The special trip they just finish. Im terrible at golf. He is. People say im getting better. No ones ever said that. But id like to keep being terrible at golf for as long as i can. Hes just happier when hes playing. But hes terrible. For the strength and energy to keep doing what you love, try new ensure enlive. Only patented ensure enlive has hmb, plus 20 grams of protein to help rebuild muscle. And its clinically proven formula helps you stay you. Oh. Nice shot. New ensure enlive. Always be you. Massive three alarm fire engulfs a church in new york city. The fire breaking out at the serbian orthodox cathedral last night. Hundreds of firefighters were on the scene trying to put out the flames. No one was hurt. Today investigators are looking into what started that fire. The church was designated new york city landmark in 1968 and yesterday was Easter Sunday in the orthodox church. Two men are safe tonight after a leisurely fishing trip turned into a fight for survival in texas. They hung on to busted pipes from old Oil Rig Platform for three days. Thats not half this amazing story. Foxs Melinda Spalding reports. Reporter it was fishing trip Michael Watkins and raymond jay kick will never forget. Last mondays outing in san leone and michaels 20foot larson started out like any other fishing trip until a problem with the motor. We were taking on water. I said, start the motor. Right at that time surge of water come in the boat. And no sooner did that happen wave hit us from the side and we were over. Reporter it all happened so quickly. But the wait to be rescued felt like forever. I grabbed a hold of the pipe and lock my arms in the best i can. We hung on. We were sitting there. Just waiting and waiting. We were flagging the big ships all the ships going into the channel. Flagging and waving all day lo long. All day trying to get somebodi attention. Nobody come out. Nobody would see us. Just beat the hell out of out there. So and we held on for deer live. Reporter they were originally together but then ray decided to head off toward an old oil platform. Then the two were separated. Neither knowing the other was still alive. Planes would come, theyd coming right at us and just about when they would get to us theyd go to the right. Reporter friends, family and coast guard continued to search for the men as the days went by their will to survive became stronger. I knew if my buddy was out hunting for me theyd find. I maybe mainly thought of mamma. Im a single dad. Got 1384 old little girl, and that is all i can think about. You know, i had oh get home to her. There was no there was no other option. I had to get home to her. Reporter finally on wednesday, the coast guard rescued the men. Week weak, battered and bruise by the elements. Theyve had a few days to recover. Reflect and adjust. So what do you do now after youve told your fishtail story of survival . Plan another fish trip. Of course. Members of the coast guard say they never gave up hope theyd fine the guys alive but they were surprised to find them in such good shape. Amazing. Starbucks is fighting back against a lawsuit it calls absurd. Illinois woman is suing the coffee giant for 5 million over the amount of ice it puts in beverages. She filed a 29 page complaint and federal court claiming star buck customers are being misled because companys ice drinks contain only about half the drink theyre paying for. Its a class action suit on behalf of anyone who has ever ordered an iced beverage from star buck in the past decade. Now in statement starbucks says our customers understand and expect that ice is an search component of an iced beverage. Vending machines getting a lot of attention in michigan instead of soda, candy or chips it pops out tiny works of art ought the auto mat used to sell cigarettes but renovated. Refurbished and redone. You can buy everything from jewelry to pint sized paintings for just five bucks. Theres only 130 in the entire world and now people are reaching into their pockets and purses to buy and collect these original works of art. You can google where you can find auto mat machines and were one of those locations we actually had people coming in. We had an indy craft fair here in march that people were just swarming around it. Word is getting out and people are so excited. Im so excited. And everybody just finding all the little theres a kerr plunk that happens when you pull the lever and they get so excited about it. So far the auto mat is sell out success here in our area you can find machines at the Bucks County Free Library branches in bensalem, yardley and doylesto doylestown. Animal rescue of berks county has one of those really cool machines. Fyi. Staying warm may be more difficult for one group of people in ways you may have never imagined. A colorado womans vision has inspired a new line of fashion to keep the disabled warm, stylish and comfortable all year round. Fox kimberly price shows us this new trend. Reporter starting a new business is never easy, and for jan erickson it wasnt on the ray until she was in the 50s. My idea came in the middle of the em l night during a dream. Reporter ja inform met jean who suffered from zero less strokes and debilitating arthritis. Wheelchair bound in pain and always chilled to the bone, easiest thing you can get on her was a hospital gown until j. Inform had a vision. I had dream one night about jacket that was colorful, beautiful, and warm and soft and i got up in the middle of the night and i sketched it. Reporter she took that sketch to a cut and show manufacturer it was made with polar fleece, no button and open in the back so it could just slip right on. It fell on her. Her little arms could fall into the sleeves deal rag lynn sleeve and she just went like this. Ahh this feels so good. Reporter at that moment jan realized how important clothing is to each of us. The about ease, and comfort and making a person feel good inside and out. With 2,003 with no background in design she produced a small line of wellness wear under the name ja inform and her unexpected business took off. Jan would hire a designer to create more modern looks that appeal to women of all walks of life. Im working right now on spring 2017. Reporter janska to a coat brand in just a few years. Currently employs 40 people at its Colorado Springs warehouse where a team hand makes every garment many of the pieces reversible and still made out of polar fleece. The can coat starts out in means make its way around the different stages and comes out complete. Reporter team produces 300 to 500 coats each week. Sometimes we actually have the mills develop stuff for us, um, particularly color but sometimes actual fabrication. Reporter today you can find jansxa products in more than 800 stores in the us and canada. Shes proud to say not only are her coats made in america but right here in colorado and she encourages consumers to take note. If people understood just a little bit of their dollars spent on American Made product boss create millions of dollars f we donated 5 of the things we buy we look at the label made in america, im going to buy that, might be a little bit more expensive, but you know what, its going to create a million jobs. Jan erickson had dream literally. And today that dream is paying off. There are now plans to expand janska to other international market. If you believe in it. Keep believing and in it. Be unstoppable. Kimberly price, fox news. You may not think as sports and arts as the most natural combination. Were about to introduce to you a local guy whose putting them together in masterful way. How hes using his two passions to bring his canvass to life. All new at 6 00 a worse case scenariis he nair row for localn looking for his kitty. Not only did somebody kill his cat arc Police Officer did it. What the da says tonight. Burglar is going to prison for a long time after hitting several homes. The piece of evidence he left at each crime scene that was all but impossible to defend. Howard . Former eagles player shipped out of here. Cant be very happy with his team now. After they draft add player the same position. Weekend was a smash in nascar. All thats coming up in sports. [ soft music ] e. T. Phone home. When you find something you love, you can never get enough of it. Change the way you experience tv with xfinity x1. Dozens of world war ii veterans got the homecoming celebration theyve been waiti waiting. 1,000 people in san diego welcomed back the american heroes on sunday. The vets were returning from trip to washington, d. C. Where they saw the memorials dedicated in their honor. It was a special homecoming celebration for the veterans loved ones as well who said Something Like this was a long time coming. He always said they forgot about us. They forgot about us. I had lot of bad memories over there. But thats in the past. And all these people remembered us. Thats the thing that meant most to me. Many of the vets say they will while they cant shake those bad memories from the war, this day gave them a chance to create new and happy memories thanks to hundreds of people they never even met. Yup. Local man is combining two of his passions that you may not think often go together sports and art. And it is a match made in heaven. Fox 29s photojournalist bill rohrer shows us how hes bringing his canvass to life. Ever since i could pick up a pencil ive been sketching pictures. With the sharpen sill and cell phone in hand, jordan inspector brings his canvass to life. I like using black paper because everything pops a lot more. Hes working on a Commission Pace of former nfl player marvin harrison. Its a collage piece of him when he played in college, when he played in the pros and one nice shot of his face, too. Sports are his focus. Im a fan of pretty much any philly team, eagles, flyers, phillies, temple. Jordan put his artwork on hold to play football for temple university. The owls didnt offer him a scholarship but with hard work and determination, jordan made the team as walk on. Until a concussion put an end to his football career. Once i had to stop playing, i kind of felt like i lost touch with the sport so high to find a different outlet to really express, you know, things that i had in mine. So he pick up his pass stelles and started a new career. In art. I really take the time to try and make it as photo realistic as i can from the reflections on a helmet to the veins in the a arm. Hands imitate the intensity of his subject much this is a time lapse of him drawing Philadelphia Flyers shane. It could take jordan up to 40 hours to complete just one piece. Jordan says its hard to pick a favorite. Ill do peace and ill consider it my favorite and do another piece that will become my favorite. But theres nothing like a signed Brian Dawkins peace. One of my favorite athletes of all times. Definitely like my idol growing up when i played football. Adds the perfect touch to the piece. Image frozen on can vase create beside a person who sees the art in sports. In philadelphia, bill rohrer, fox 29 news. Tonight at 6 00a pacifier among the scattere scattered wre from a car crash that killed little boy. Today, the death toll climbed higher. The sad details we learned today about what was happening inside one of those cars. And Surveillance Video yo shows a man smashing his way into a vehicle and then running off. But that wasnt the only Reason Police are looking for him tonight. What cops say happened next. Live from center city in philadelphia, this is fox 29 news at 6 00. Were tracking latest round in long stretch of rain. Severing lighting up for rain 93 week this after soggy sunday. Many of us can expect rain tonight and nearly every single day this week but thats not all bad news especially if you are like me and like rain. Im lucy noland. Im iain page. How much rain is out there on the horizon. Lets get over to chief meteorologist scott williams. Hi there. We are looking at unsettled stretch so a couple of inches not out of the question before all is said and done. The good news, right now if youre stepping outdoors, look at ultimate doppler were dry, were quiet in the Lehigh Valley also the Philadelphia Air parts of south jersey and delaware but just off to our south, take a look at this. South of washington, d. C. , already a Severe Thunderstorm Warning has popped up and we have severe thunderstorm watches to our south and west. Our Severe Weather threat will be low but we cant rule out a thunderstorm or two as all of this moisture continues to head in our direction especially overnight tonight and the first part of the day tomorrow. 64 degrees thats our High Temperature for today. But take look to the north. Hartford in the low 50s and looking at 80s in charlottesville, virginia, thats where the dynamics are the strongest for that Severe Weather. So heres the bottom line. Well call it mostly cloudy. Showers really arriving later on tonight. And as we go hour by hour, you can s m

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