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Hi, sue. We will get you out the door. The basically if you liked yesterday you will be fine with today as well. Fortyseven in mount pocono. Fiftynine allentown. Sixty in trenton. Sixtysix in philadelphia mid 60s in at Atlantic City and wildwood and upper 60s in wilmington. The breezes, probably not as breezy today as it was yesterday but they are still out of the northwest as they say another low humidity day. If you didnt get outside yesterday, today is your day, we have a few included showing up on ultimate doppler radar. Another day with no precipitation, the next rain storm is way out to our west, so we dont expect to see anything from that until as early as wednesday night but probably thursday, and so, still a little breezy at the airport, camera would beling a little will bit there at 66 degrees. 13mile an hour wind out of the north were 43 percent relative humidity. This time of the year that is low. We will go with another ten, if yesterday was a ten, today will be as well and we will get to a high of 80 degrees. The just about perfect. Pleasant start. Plenty of sunshine. Perfection doesnt last and nobody is really perfect anyway we will talk about when things will change coming up in that seven day forecast, right now time to take a look at traffic and we will be handling that today, bob kelly has another day off. We will start off with construction i95 north bound and southbound right around street road, you can see bright lights there on the highway as that goes on, the ramps are closed until 5 00 a. M. Those northbound ramps and we have the vine street expressway as things go smooth this early hour. Reminder that big, big celebration in wilmington delaware one of the biggest, italian festivals in the country is happening, throughout sunday, and you park at the waterfront, Saint Anthonys church is on ninth street in wilmington. There will be a lot of detours around that area in wilmington delaware today but believe me it is a great celebration and we can use that right now, chris and lauren. Hostages in the bathroom. I was lying in blood. I had body fragment on me. Our nation still in shock after one gunman killed 49 people and hurt more than 50 others. Chilling, chilling word from a woman who spent three hours as a hostage inside of pulse nightclub during the worst mass shooting in u. S. History. New details are still coming out but heres what we necessity right now. The authority released final name of the 49 People Killed in it or land owe nightclub, almost a all of the victims are young adults. All of their bodies have been removed from the nightclub, investigators say there is no evidence that the shooter was direct by isis. The fbi is looking into whether he scouted out disney world for a possible attack. Among those killed, promising student athlete from west Catholic Prep High School in philadelphia. Eighteen year old akyra murray graduated last week and set to go to Mercyhurst Clem for a full scholarship for basketball. She traveled to orlando with fox 29 intern patients carter recovering in the hospital. We are hearing from akyras mother to bring her body home. She wants everyone to know about her daughters kindness and largest than life spirit. Fox 29s dave kinchen is standing by with more in West Philadelphia with that story, hi there, dave. Reporter good morning. Very difficult time. So many people connect to the West Philadelphia catholic, west catholic prep, community here, after one of the victims of the orlando massacre graduated just days ago. Eighteen yearold akyra murray was from philadelphia and was one of the 49 victims killed in the pulse nightclub shooting this past weekend, in that night of terror she was held hostage for three hours inside of the club in panic and in fear. She died after taking a bullet to the arm. Now she was an academic and athletic allstar, graduating third in her class, just last week. Our team in orlando spoke with her heart broken family. Sad. Disbelief. Hurt. She was on the phone with me and my mom, i have been shot, i am bleed ago lot, i need you here now. Since i was a kiddy protect my kids and my cousins. I always protect all of my cousins my girls. I want everybody to just know her and what she was all about, just to know loving person, the loving trusting person she was. Nobody ever forget what she tried to accomplish in life. Reporter in center city akyras basketball teammates were very emotional at a vigil held in Philadelphia City hall. She was planning on attending Mercyhurst College on a full athletic scholarship, in the meantime, her family tells our fox 29s Chris Oconnell in orlando that the fbi has not even given them the clearance to see her body yesterday adding to their heart break, in such a difficult time, as this investigation continues, chris and lauren. Of course, dave kinchen, thanks very much. A lot of people asking, why was she in the nightclub in orlando. A lot of the clubs are 18 to go in the party, 21 to drink. Thanks for the clarification. We are hearing from one of the young laid hoist traveled to orlando with akyra. She was lucky enough to live to tell what she saw the night of the shooting. Kiana was akyra murray cousin. Parker was held hostage inside that bathroom for three hours, lying in the pool of blood after being shot in the stomach. She says that she will always be haunted by the look in the killers eyes. I seen him peak under the stall and look me in my face, i taught my life was over because they said something about him having enough bombs to take out a city block. Parker says that she believes other people were involved in the shooting, beside the man. She has been released from the hospital. This morning we are learning new details about omar mateen. He attended pulse club before the attack and used a date dating and chap app. They saw mateen there at least a dozen times. He either sat by himself or got bridge rently drunk. Investigators are saying mateen also visited other gay clubs as potential targets. One regular said mateen messaged him on and off for a year before the shooting using the gay dating app jacked. Is there also word he may have scouted another popular florida park for another possible attack, there are reports including one from the wall street journal that omar mateen eyed Downtown Disney as a location for that attack. The report sites Law Enforcement sources but fbi says they are working to confirm that. Other publications claim he had recently visited that park with his wife. Owner of the aforementioned store where orlando shooter bought his weapons is speaking out. The owner is a former nypd detective with more than 20 years of service, he said he sold the two guns to omar mateen legally, in his store but mateen bought a handgun and long gun a week apart according to the owner. The authorities combed the inside of the store as part of the investigation in the shooting and store owner said he followed the law when selling those guns to mateen. This man held multiple security licenses. He had an armed and unarmed license. He passed a background check that every Single Person that purchases a firearm in the state of florida under goes. The atf confirms the guns were purchased legally m teen had in criminal history and despite being on the fbi radar he was legally allowed to purchase those firearms. Story is still developing of course as new information comes in you can always find it on our web site at fox 29. Com. We have some breaking news here locally this morning, search is on for driver of the car after a young woman is killed in the hit and run on roosevelt boulevard, late last night. And Officials Say her body actually traveled 200 feet, when that car slammed into her. Steve keeley is live the at the scene in northeast philadelphia with the very latest, steve, good morning. Reporter well, it happened at one of the busiest intersections. It is not just two road but adams and somerdale and they all intersect at the same spot. White or silver minivan is going where this minivan stopped at the light here. You can see you can veer right through this crosswalk, for adams avenue and go up adams avenue. That is what the minivan was doing as she wasness this crosswalk. She had the light. This is around 11 45 last night, so it is dark out, this is not one of the red light cameras intersections but as you can see over here, there are some surveillance cameras, there is one on the pole there that is most visible. We dont know if any camera captured this or pointed at this point right now, but witnesses were out at that time and you could see people out trying now at the intersection as the light changes. It is a real long light, there is lots of pedestrian lights here so this woman waited for the the light, problem is she was on her cell phone, talking to somebody at the time, so that tells you she wasnt paying 100 percent a tension but she had light she was doing everything, smartly that she is supposed to do, however, this minivan going way faster according to the witnesses then 40 miles an hour speed limit here. You can see, she was knocked out of the slippers she was wearing, police dont know who this young girl is, she may be in her young teens. Young girl at most is in her early 20s but you no identification on her, she got hit so hard, thrown so far, that even her earrings were torn from her ears. When she got hit the impact caused her to come out of her footwear, both of her slippers are still on the highway, and her cell phone which she had in her hand is broken, and also on the scene and the earrings that she was wearing were actually torn from her ears and they are also laying on the highway, so she was hit with such impact it caused her body to travel about 200 feet north after being struck by the striking vehicle, that witnesses believe was going at a high rate of speed. Reporter she was pronounced dead on the scene at quarter to midnight and chris and lauren, not much of the description other than this van will have obvious front end damage and a smashed windshield over this poor girl had her head hit and been thrown. White or silver but key is you know anybody with a older van and see it all smashed up today police want to you call them. Absolutely. Steve keeley live from northeast philadelphia. Thank you. More breaking news, a car slammed into primeaus hoagies on third and south street. We are told the driver ran up on the sidewalk, hit four people standing in front of the building, all four suffered minor injuries. No ward what caused the driver to loose control. A person riding a bicycle was killed after being hit by a car. Sky fox over the scene at route 130 and north park drive before 11 00 last night. Investigators shutting down area to traffic while they up investigate. Authorities have not released information on the victim. 4 12. Showing up in full force to remember a rising star from south jersey. Friend, family and entire Community Show up to remember Cristina Grimmie, what her brother toll the crowd he remembered the most about his sister. Were looking at a day that is nice with High Pressure in control high of 80. It will be another Beautiful Day important parties humidity is low once again. 66 degrees in philadelphia once again. Sixtythree in lancaster. Sixtyseven in dover. Fortyseven cool the spot, mount pocono. Wind are still coming out of the north, that is keeping us dry, were not only the lack of precipitation but air mass is dry as well. Even with these clouds in the picture it kept it from getting cooler in someplace these morning but our next system isnt expected to arrive until thursday. We will time it out real quick with the fox future cast, sunny today, increasing clouds tomorrow. Rain arrives a little bit around 4 00 in the morning on thursday. We expect it to be pretty steady around midday, and then tapering off by evening, hopefully, out of here by friday. We have got pressure on because were in the north east this week for good day drives you. Look at yesterdays High Temperature of two days of 90 or above, 78, delightful again today with a high of 80. Eightysix tomorrow. Warmer and more humid. That rain arrives on thursday, perhaps lingering into friday morning but it is cooler on friday and it looks pretty good for fathers day, maybe a stray shower, we will work on that as well but that is your seven day forecast. We will start off our traffic report this morning with a look at route 42 in new jersey. Of course, it is early so smooth sailing there. A few headlights though, as folks are already on the road and construction today, it starts later on at 9 00 but route 322 in delaware county, pennsylvania that part of the third 22 is cherry tree road and route 452 they are up stalling some signs there, so they will only be one lane between 9 00 and 3 00 today and that will cause quite a few backups on that stretch of the road. Chris and lauren. Sue, thanks very much. Pennsylvania state police captured a man accused of killing three other men in west virginia. Police in new jersey say three twoyear old eric shoe was taken in custody in Chester County early this morning. Police had issued an leather on their Facebook Page late last night saying they were looking for shoe who used to live there shoe ace accused of shooting three men to death in west virginia. Bells ringing. Community in manayunk remembering those slain in orlando, bells at saint timothys ringing dozens of times yesterday, once for each life lost in the deadliest mass shooting our country has ever seen. In gloucester Township Community doing what they can to help victims in Camden County college, students, staff, neighbors coming out to donate blood for victims yesterday. The the red cross says while help usually dont give blood to the orlando area they are assisting hospitals in the area in response to that shooting. Today is day two of the closing arguments in the corruption trial of u. S. Representative chaka fattah. Well, you can see fattah ignoring questions from our jeff cole as he entered the courthouse in center city. The government says fattah stole tax, grant and Campaign Money to pay for a one milliondollar Illegal Campaign loan. Defense argued that there is no evidence that fattah knew of the illegal loan and claims he is innocent, as we said closing arguments continue today. Wife of the marlton native and singing sensation, Cristina Grimmie remembered as hundreds gathered in her hometown for a vigil monday night. 22year old grimmie was gun down after a concert in orlando during a singing meet and greet friday night. She was a you tube sensation and finalist in 2014. She graduated from Cherokee High School and attended Fellowship Alliance in medford before she and her family moved to los angeles. Those who knew cristina spoke well of the aspiring star. She loved this town. She loved this state, she loved singing, she loved the lord and she loved me. We lose a shining star at 22 years old who had an entire life ahead of her who was living her dream because she work so hard for it, it is devastate to go all of us. Cristinas funeral will be in medford at the Fellowship Alliance chapel and adam le vine her coach from the voice, has paid for perfect funeral. 4 19. Now an someone throwing a bottle for first base man ryan howard. Police say sidney smith of wilmington has turned himself into south detectives. Twentyone yearold was issued a citation for Disorderly Conduct and was released. He turned himself in on friday. Howard was not actually hit by that aluminum beer bottle thrown back on june 4th. In chester the Police Department launching a body camera program. A group of ten officers has volunteered to wear the cameras during a trial period. This process will allow them to try out different models and brand of cameras. It is only a pie the lot program but the mayor says he hopes it will bring transparency and trust, to the chester community. Our goal here is concerning public safety. It is to better serve and protect all of our residents. We strongly believe that creating and engaging in these practices will help to create a level of transparency and credibility between our community and Police Department. The cost toss outs fit the entire department with body cameras is between 70, and 100,000. The city is working now to, raise those fund. Eagles, they have spent a lot of money last night with a huge signing. The most guarantied money for a nonquarterback in nfl history. And the sixers, well, they have brought one of the only two players that could be taken with the first pick of the nba draft but the other does not appear to want to work out for the sixers. Oh, boy. Howard tells us what is going on, next. But first your winning lottery numbers. Good luck to you. Good morning, im howard eskin. Eagles giving away money last night, big money, eagles signed fletcher cox, six year extension, i never thought it would be a problem even when he stayed away from the voluntary mini cam president s and he finally came in the mandatory last night. The numbers are the same numbers in this deal. Here it is, cox get a six year deal, 103 million but most important number guarantied money and that is 63 million. The highest paid guarantied money for a defensive player and any none in quarterback in the nfl. Fletcher cox 25 years old. Phillies, seventh inning, phillies up one to nothing. Ryan howard gets a home run. Phillies go on to beat ra dick i and Toronto Blue Jays seven to nothing. Nba draft a week away, from thursday, the 76ers had Brandon Ingram in town for a work out yesterday. Would i take ingram with the first pick but im hearing sixers will take ben simmons, even though he will not come in for a work out. That is sports in a minute. Im howard eskin. Make a lot of money in endorsements. Before tip off in the finals, they paused for a moment of silence for victims of the orlando shooting. And the cavilers not going down without a fight against Golden State Warriors in the nba finals. Once the action started lebron james and irving spurred the calves. Each scored 41 points. Golden state was without dray green, and final score, another really kind of blow out, was it a blow out . Cleveland 112golden state 97. Fifteen points. Cavilers going to game six in cleveland, this thursday, if the warrior win they get the champion ship. 4 25. We are following breaking news, car crashes into a south Street Building plowing into four people, latest on their conditions and what happened to that driver. Plus more breaking news were working on two deadly accidents including a hit and run on the roosevelt boulevard. We will have the latest from a live report straight ahead. So when the carpet is looking a bit grubby i use resolve carpet foam. Spray the area. Work the foam into the carpet. Let it dry, and now you just vacuum so much better than vacuuming alone and it does the trick this is my miracle worker. Resolve carpet spray, and its really easy. Just spray it. Cover the stain. And all im going to do is dab it. And thats it look it really comes out that easily. Just me and i thought my life was over because after that, he said something about him having enough bombs to take out a city block. For the first time we are hearing from victims trapped inside of the nightclub where crazed gunman killed some and held others hostage. He had hostages in the bathroom. The hours im laying in blood, body fragment, blood all over. Hard word to hear. Coming from a philadelphia native who was inside the bathroom when the shooter opened fire. This is one of the two deadly accidents we are covering for you this morning. Good day, everybody one. It is tuesday, june 14th, 2014. Hard to say good day or good morning on a morning like this. It is tough. Lets get to those stories in a second. But first, sue serio another ten in the weather department. Yes, it is, yesterday was amazing with the low humidity and high of 78 degrees. We have 47 mount pocono. Sixty pottstown. Sixtysix in philadelphia and wildwood. Upper 60s in wilmington and dover as well w these breezes out of the north and northeast. That is keeping humidity low and still on the breezy side, couple cloud here and there but no rain expected from that western system until thursday, so right now in philadelphia it is 66 degrees with sunrise coming up in about an hour, 5 32. These are the longest days of the year leading up to the first day of summer. There is another double digit day, ten out of ten with a high of 80 degrees and plenty of sunshine. That is your Weather Authority forecast for 4 30 is the time and time to check traffic. Mostly construction, at this hour of the day. We are looking at route 202 southbound between route 401 and route 30 bypass, blocking the left lane but the left lane is getting by and a quick check of i95 at cottman avenue shows us that for now, volleys, light, but it will be picking up in just a little bit, chris and lauren. We are following breaking news, out of northeast philadelphia, a woman hit by a koran roosevelt boulevard and adams avenue has Police Searching for vehicle involved. They say that woman was thrown by the car, found along the road hundreds of feet away. Let get out to steve keeley near that scene with more for us, hi there, steve. Reporter another deadly hit and run in this town and another life lost on roosevelt boulevard, and not just a deadliest street in this town but deadliest road in the country. You can see why because were here time and again. Again, even when you have the light, even when you are here in the crosswalk, the cant miss, big, wide stripes you would think people with see when they are driving walking anyway near this drag strip of death puts you in danger. She was walking on the crosswalk, talking on the phone, she had the green light according to the the witness and when she was, crossing the outer lane at adams, a vehicle going north on the boulevard, just exited, and was going north east on adams avenue, struck the female. Her body went, rolled on to the hood of this vehicle, she hit her head on the windshield and her body was lifted and traveled 200 feet in the northern direction after being struck and that is when she landed on adams avenue at the boulevard. Reporter so no surprise that the First Arriving medics had nothing to do other than to pronounce her dead on the scene from massive injuries at 11 45. That young girl not just knocked out of her shoes you can see but both pierced earrings were torn off in this violent crash into her body. Police still have no idea who she was, she had no id. Police say shes just a teen at most in her 20s maybe just like 15. Witness waiting for this bike to pick up in the other direction saw the entire accident and saw white or silver ten to 15 yearold minivan going way faster than 40mile an her limit through the light hitting the girl and then taking off. Look at that sign there, chris and lauren, you can see the awful, awful irony this is speaksed to be what they called the safety corridor stretch of the boulevard. All right. Steve, thank you. My cousin she got hit in her arm. She was begging, please be stop. Please, please. A nation, still in shock after one gunman killed 49 people, and hurt more than 50 others. Chilling word, from a woman who spent three hours as a hostage inside of pulse nightclub during the worst mass shooting in u. S. History. New details released overnight. Authorities released the final name of the 49 People Killed in the orlando nightclub, almost all of them young adults. All of the bodies have been removed from that night club. Investigators say there is no evidence that the shooter was directed by isis. The fbi is looking into whether he also scouted out disney world for a possible attack. Among those killed a promising student athlete from west Catholic Prep High School in philadelphia. Shes 18 yearold akyra murray, graduating just last week and set to go to Mercyhurst College on a full athletic scholarship for basketball. There with akyra was our fox 29 intern patients carter pictured on the right recovering in an orlando hospital. Family members of the akyra in orlando are waiting to meet with the fbi. Her mother spoke to fox 29 and described her daughter as a shining star, dave kinchen is on this story for us, dave, good morning to you. Reporter chris, lauren, good morning to you. It is surreal when we process a National Story like this but even more so when there is a local connection, as there is right here, staff and students here at west catholic prep, undoubted will be very shocked and saddened to continuing those emotions finding on thought one of the victims in the the orlando massacre graduated from the school just days ago. Eighteen yearold akyra murray was from philadelphia and was one of the 49 victims killed in the pulse nightclub shooting this past weekend, in that night of terror she was held hostage for three hours in the club in panic and fear, she died after taking a bullet to the arm. She was an academic athletic allstar graduating third in her class just last week, our team in orlando spoke with her heart broken family. Sad, disbee leave, hurt. Everybody just to know her and know what she was about, knowing the loving, trusting person that she was. Nobody ever forget what she tried to accomplish in life. Reporter in center city akyras teammates, basketball teammates, were very emotional at a vigil held at Philadelphia City hall. She was planning on attending mercyhurst scholarship on a full athletic scholarship. So much emotion there. To add to the emotion family tells fox 29s Chris Oconnell in orlando that the fbi has not even given them the clearance yet to see akyras body. Just adding to the heart break. Back to you. Of course, as they complete that investigation. Dave kinchen thanks very much. 4 36. After the break we will update you on a local breaking news story another deadly accident involving a car and a bicycle. Breaking news a car slammed into primeaus hoagies on third and south street. A driver ran up on that sidewalk, hit four people, standing in front of the building, all four suffered minor injuries. The storm front was damaged. In word what caused the driver to lose control. In pennsauken a person riding a bike was killed after being hit by a car. Sky fox over the scene on route 130 and north park drive before 11 last night. Investigators shut down the area to traffic while they investigated. Authorities have not released information on the victim. Life of the marlton native singing sensation Cristina Grimmie remembered as hundreds gathered in her hometown for a vigil last night. 22year old grimmie was gunned down after a concert in orlando during a fan meet and greet friday night. She was a you tube sensation and finalist on the voice in 2014. She graduated from Cherokee High School and attended Fellowship Alliance chapel in medford before she and her family moved to los angeles. Those who knew her spoke well of the aspiring star. She loved this town. She loved this state. She loved singing. She loved the lord. She loved me. When you lose a shining star that was 22 years old who had her entire life ahead of her who was living her dream because she worked so hard for it, it is devastating to all of us. Cristinas funeral will be in medford at Fellowship Alliance chapel, adam le vine her coach from the voice has paid for her funeral. 4 40 is the time. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf will be spend something time at home over the next couple days to help him recover from the cancer fighting procedure, undisclosed treatment is par of the Prostate Cancer fight. According to a Statement Released by the Governors Office wolf will undergo outpatient procedure tomorrow and he will spend all of tuesday and wednesday, resting at home, he will return to work on thursday. That is video from when he made the announcement a few months ago. Terror in orlando, three local girls were inside the club when the gun man opened fire this morning, hear from one of the girls who was just released from the hospital. We have more information on the suspect, Los Angeles Police say drove across the country with a car full of explosives, heading for the gay pride parade. Wow, big difference in temperatures over the weekend when we got to nine to on saturday, 90 on sunday. Yesterdays high was 78. We will be close to normal. A normal high is 82. This is how it is, walking out the door, 61 in reading. Sixtyseven in wilmington. Sixtyseven in dover. Chilly spot is mount pocono where it is 47 degrees. Still a little bit on the breezy side outside and 13 miles an hour wind out of the north in philadelphia, 6 miles an hour in mount pocono, 12 miles an hour in wilmington. We have a few cloud around this morning. Otherwise it would have been chillier out there with the clear skies but we have a few clouds, it is in big deal, there is in precipitation and we dont expect any today, or tomorrow, as we look at the future cast. Is there increasing clouds by the end of the day, on wednesday, and then we will see a few showers rolling in thursday morning when we get started at about 4 00 he clock on the fox 29 morning news and then they will pick up a little toward lunchtime. It looks like, hopefully things will be clearing out thursday, i will be at tyler twilight at tyler arboretum, beautiful Outdoor Garden Party so pressure is on me to make sure those showers clear out by thursday evening. We have a seven day forecast. You know what today is flag day meant to mention that before now. Now were talking about it. Flag day. 80 degrees. Just perfect. Little bit of a breeze, for the flags, flying today, increasing cloud 85 degrees tomorrow. Seventynine on thursday with showers, maybe a pop up thunderstorm. Slight chance of the shower friday morning. We should see sun in the afternoon. High of 77. Weekend looks pretty good. 79 degrees on saturday. Eighty on sunday for fathers day and maybe a shower on monday. So, in the bad, not completely dry, but it looks good in the seven day forecast, lets take a look at traffic right now as we get started on your Tuesday Morning but it is construction, all about the construction. Route 202 southbound between 401 and the route 30 bypass, that is where we will see work going on there blocking the left lane southbound there on route 202 and tonight at the link it is copa america soccer, Mens International soccer game, it is, i believe, being televised on fox sports one hour sister station tonight chile verse panama. Expect delays around the link tonight. All right. Thanks, very much sue. Time right now 4 46. New details about an arrest right at a california gay pride event, the 20 yearold arrested sunday in santa monica with three assault rifles, high capacity magazines and explosive chemicals. Court record show the indiana man was accuse odd twice of threatening people with the gun last year, his names is james wesley howell, charge with intimidation in the second case and reached a plea deal. He was on probation that prohibited him from having weapons. The city of philadelphia is mourning loss of one of its own as we have been talking about all morning long 18 yearold akyra murray killed in the deadly orlando shooting. With akyra murray was our fox 29 intern patients carter recovering in an orlando hospital and another woman. Chris oconnell reports, she came facetoface with the shooter, omar mateen. Reporter victims from philadelphia traveled to orlando for a family vacation, three women went out, one night to go dancing, a night on the town but all three of them ended up being shot on the path room floor of pulse nightclub. This morning we will get a chance to speak with one of those survivors and we do want to warn you some of the details are graphic. We thought we would enjoy vacation with my family. That is all we were doing having fun. Reporter night out with the girls turned into a bloody massacre, parker from southWest Philadelphia, lived to tell about it, after being shot in the stomach. He took a hostage in the bathroom. The hours im laying in blood. I body fragments on me, somebody face was blown off. Reporter chilling word from the woman who spent three hours as a hostage inside the pulse nightclub during the worst mass shooting in u. S. History. Like i could hear him talking, i dont have a problem with black people. It is nothing personal. Im tired of people killing my people. Reporter she was with her cousin akyra murray and fox 29 intern patients carter all three were shot in the bathroom. Murray, a stand out the at west catholic prep, was begging the gun man omar mateen to let her go. My cousin she got hit in the arm, she was begging please, we got hit, please, Police Report report police broke through a wall to rescue victims but it was too late for murray. She died at the hospital. Parker said she believes other people were involve in the shooting, and says that she will forever be haunted by the look in the killers eyes. I seen him peak under the stall and look me in my face and from then on i thought my life was over because it was not long after that he said something about him having enough bombs to take out a city block. Reporter parker says shes happy to be alive but admit shes having trouble dealing with the loss of her cousin. In orlando, Chris Oconnell for fox 29 news. And as chris told us fox 29 intern patients carter was among those wounded in orlando. She was at pulse nightclub when the shooter opened fire. She was hit in the leg. Her family tells us she underwent surgery and shes in stable condition and she did speak with fox 29s Human Resource director. Patients was in surgery last night until 12 30 a. M. Her aunt indicated she was shot near her knee so i believe it was knee surgery. I believe that the extent of her physical injuries but emotional injuries. Of course we are praying for you patients and your speed i recovery. Pennsylvania senator bob casey is taking action in light of all this. He is advocating for new legislation on gun control. Democratic senator wants to pass the hate crimes prevention act. Bill would extend ban on gun purchases to those convicted of the misdemeanor hate crime, that includes anyone who commits a crime motivated by hate or bias towards a particular race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual ordertation or disability. Vigils all around the world and across the country are happening to honor those killed in it or land owe nightclub. This morning we will show you how many are unite go to show their support. I cant believe it has 40 fewer calories than butter. I cant believe its made with real, simple ingredients. I cant believe. Were on a whale. I cant believe my role isnt bigger. Real ingredients. Unbelievable taste. Enjoy i cant believe its not butter as a the world mourns victims of the deadly terror attacks in orlando, florida, vigil are popping up this was held in Charlie Square in wilmington delaware. Individuals laying candles and flowers for dozens of lives lost. Heres philadelphia can also burning late in the night around city hall lit during a vigil in honor of the victims. Mayor, religious leader and those connect to the dead and wounded are among thousands closely gathering for a tribute. Names of each of the 49 murdered read allowed followed by moment of silence. Area around city hall now dedicated as a safe space for the lb gt community to come together and grief without fear. I think it is important to see that people know were here and you cannot hurt us without getting the better of it. The event ended solemnly with the march led by friend and former teammates of akyra murray. Landmarks around the nation honoring victims of the sundays deadly shooting, in new york citys Empire State Building and other sky scrapers were lit in the rainbow color in memory of the dozens killed on sunday. And, lets head to seattle where we can see a rainbow flag on top of the famous space needle, it has been lowered to half staff, that flag is on top of the attraction to mark the gay pride month. Well, relatives of the many families are still trying to get to orlando to see their loved ones. By the way, jet blue, the airline, they are offering free flights to immediate family members, and domestic partners of anyone injured or killed. The airline is waving change fees for orlando customers who wish to change their travel plans in the wake of the tragedy. Southwest, allegiance and delta are also offering help for the victims families. Of course, this story is continuing to develop. There is new information that comes out and find it on our web site at fox 29. Com. There has been a lot of outpouring of love and support on facebook, instagram, twitter, and one thing that i want to point out having lived in orlando, when i posted a picture of akyra murray, a lot of people started making comments on there about how old she was. She was 17, was she eight. Regardless of how old why was she at a nightclub. She was 18. Her cousin left a comment saying she was 18 years old. She graduate hide school last week. The picture we were seeing with her with her cap and gown were taken last monday but a lot of places in orlando allow you to be 18 to come in but 21 to drink. I dont think there is any discussion whether she was there illegally or legally, she was supposed to be there, i think based on than my knowledge, that picture there, her mother from what we heard last monday after graduation but i heard a lot of people read a lot of comments about people discussing that. At this point it doesnt matter, her life is lost, that is the big story we are covering and we are all sad by that but i dont think it was an issue of whether she was supposed to be there or not a lot of places how to you come in there at 18 years old. She was a innocent kid, enough side. Graduated going to college on a full athletic scholarship, just trying to go have fun and from what i was understanding from patients carter our intern they have never been to orlando. They wanted to he zoo it for the first time. Kids, as we said. That is right. 4 56. Still ahead. We will continue to remember victims of the tragedy in orlando, one of the youngest a philadelphia teenager, who graduated from High School Just last week. Plus we will continue to follow breaking news for you this morning a woman is dead after being hit by a car, what Officials Say that she was doing moments beforehand. Good morning at 5 00 oclock. We have breaking news this morning a woman killed after being hit by a car overnight. The driver fleeing the scene. Why police are now hopeful they can track down her killer. Held hostage in the bathroom. The hours i laid in blood. Tragedy in orlando hits close to home for us. Local woman, held up in a bathroom, who escaped the gun fire, with her life. And new details emerging surrounding the shooter, why frequent patrons say he was no strange tore that night club he targeted. Much more on the chilling details about orlando coming up this morning on this tuesday, two days after. It is, june 14th, 2016. Perhaps only good news this morning is the weather. Sue, great yesterday, even better to day. Ill tell you if you go outside and take a walk, walk the dog, just clear your head which is the perfect weather for it yesterday and another one today. If you didnt get outside today is your daze. It is another day of ten out of ten and low humidity. 46 degrees in mount pocono. Fiftyeight in allentown. Were in the 50s in trenton and pottstown. Mid 50s in philadelphia, wilmington, dover, wildwood is at 66 degrees. Hardly a cloud in the sky and wind coming from the northwest which means that dryer air, which means lower humidity. So, it is another day to enjoy because we dont get too many low humidity days in june

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