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President trump reportedly using language so bad we had to have meetings about how to report it. The president calling some countries, well, blank holes. Now fox 29 news at 10 00. Remembering a hero. Friends, family, fellow First Responders even those who have never met him paying respects to one phillys bravest. Theyre remembering the life of lieutenant Matt Letourneau who died saturday trying to save a man from a burning home. Thank you for joining us at 10 00 im lucy noland. Fallen firefighters viewing began late this afternoon and did it not take long for a long line to form for a final goodb goodbye. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson is live in center city now. Shawnette. Reporter lucy, that viewing just wrapped up about an hour ago. And you could actually see the heart ache on lot of face whos were here this evening and some of them were just talking about the good times they had with lieutenant letourneau who they say died doing what he loved. I was actually watch your news at 6 00 oclock on saturday and all i had to do was see his name on the memorial plaque and i lost it. Heading into the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul for a viewing this evening, Michael Carney gets emotional. He remembers the moment he learned his friend and fellow firefighter lieutenant Matt Letourneau died while working a fire over the weekend. He shared memories of letourne letourneau. I walk into the firefighters survival class and saw matt there as an instructor and i was incredibly proud to see somebody that i influenced when he was young go that far and hear how good he was doing. Reporter letourneau had 11 years witness philadelphia fire department. He was 42 years old. Saturday he responded to a house fire on colorado avenue in north philly and became trapped insi inside. He influenced so many lives with what he did just by the example he set, by his mentoring of younger firefighter and even older firefighters like myself. Reporter among the large number to turned out to pay theoriux inspects former philadelphia fire commissioner lloyd ayres. I swore matt in years ago. You remember certain people and he had one of those spirits that just exceeded help and hope. Reporter former commissioner ayres said he was able to speak witness family during the viewing. We loved matt as much as he loved us, and we were trying to share the loss with them but we know that, you know theyre hurting and i told them that he did what he loved. And that we would be there for them. As firefighters and other Emergency Responders stood outside the basilica, carney said its clear they will all continue to risk their lives to save lives. Even though we understand the inherent dangers, we can have to be like kids, put me in coach. We want to do the job. Reporter a part of you pushes on for those he leaves. Absolutely. Absolutely. Reporter former fire commissioner ayres says that he did speak with commissioner thiel this evening he says that he is staying close to the family and also the firefighters making sure that they get the help and services they need. They do need that right now. Shawnette, thank you. Tomorrow morning a procession for lieutenant letourneau will head from the firehouse at 21st and market to the cathedral at 8 15. Another viewing scheduled tomorrow at 9 00 a. M. Followed by his funeral mass at 11 00. Head to fox29. Com for a full list of road closures for tomorrow. Breaking right now. Explosive comments reportedly from the president of the united states. The Washington Post reports President Trump used an expletive to describe certain countries. Tonight white house is clarifying but not denying that the president used Profane Language when discussing immigration in the oval office. The president reportedly asked a group of lawmakers democrats and republicans quote, why do we want all these people from blank hole countries coming here. Sources say he was referring to haiti and african nations. Reaction to the president s comments has been swift. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell live now in the Operation Center. Chris . Reporter lucy, those comments made by President Trump during a conversation about immigration absolutely lit up social media tonight. Drawing Harsh Criticism including from those in the local Haitian Community who simply say, President Trump went too far. The explosive comments came during a closed door white house meeting with bipartisan congressional leaders on immigration. According to the Washington Post President Trump said quote, why are we having all these people from blank hole countries come here. He was referring to haiti and african countries. He also said the us should bring people in from countries like norway. Absolute disgust to see a man in such high position with so little understanding of social dynamics. Reporter paul roland is with the Haitian Coalition of philadelphia. He says even for president tru trump, the comments went over the line and are racist. Coming from him now theres no surprise. How can you expect better from a man who use lies and deceit as policy . Reporter reaction on social media was also swift. Pennsylvania senator bob casey tweeting america is better than this and our president should be, too. Democratic congressman Brendon Boyle says you insulting comments by President Trump he continues to did he mean his office. And senator corey booker says, let me be clear. Donald trump does not speak for america. The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus says comments are further proof that his make America Great again agenda is really make America White again agenda. Roland says trumps comments are a slap in the face to the thousand haitians in philadelphia and any american who came from immigrants. We hard workers, proud and, you know, we proud to be american from haitian origins. Reporter now the white house tonight issuing a statement not denying those remarks saying certain washington politicians choose to fight for foreign countries, but President Trump will always fight for america. Lucy . All right, thank you, chris. In your health tonight, we all try to avoid catching the flu, of course, a lot of us get a shot. But it seems like this year the flu shot did not help as well as doctors thought it would. Whole lot of people getting sick its not even peak flu season right now. Fox 29s brad sattin live in haddonfield. Im guessing, brad n youve been using a lot of hand sanitizer. Reporter actually ive used at least two or three time, lucy youre right. Eighths bit of a guessing game every year scientists trying to figure out the flu strain about eight months before flu season as i mentioned they are not always right in this guessing game. They didnt do real well this year. Missed the mark a bit. That is a thats no reason doctors say not to get a flu shot. She has restaurant to run but it hasnt been easy over the past few days. One much her servers is out sick. One of dishwashers also sick and shes under the weather thats a quarter of her staff. Sneezing, a lot of cold, um, mucus and cough. Reporter join the club. Frankie pavone missed a day of school this week. I just didnt feel like doing anything. I didnt wanting to anywhere. I just wanted to stay home don nothing. Reporter the most serious cases landing in the hospital. Our Emergency Rooms are filled right now to capacity and we have a lot of boarding in the hospital is filled, too. Certainly worse than it was last year. Reporter worse than its been in at least three years. Jefferson stratford hospital its all hands on deck. It seems this years flu vaccine missed the mark. We asked people on facebook about flu shots and many were skeptical. I dont trust them. Its a money making exam. And its 90 ineffective why bother . Well its to set the record straight the vaccine was said to be only about 10 effective when the flu hit australia but right here right now it is about 35 to 40 effective and actually more on target than last years vaccine. You might say why should i take the flu shot . Because 40 of the time it will prevent disease. Reporter its not perfect skypes but doctors still strongly advise you get the vaccine. Its a very educated guess. Its based on a lot of information worldwide but you can get minor changes in that virus by the time the season hits. Reporter alex alfonso feels fine and seems to avoid getting sick right about now. Some people i guess are just lucky. Whats your secret . [ laughter ] i dont know. Because i dont eat very healt healthy. [ laughter ] reporter he is certainly one of the lucky ones. People ask why cant they create some sort of universal vaccine that covers all the strains . I asked the doctor that tonight. He said, give it time. They are working on it. In the meantime of course lucy theres that hand sanitizer. Yeah, ive been loading up lately, too. Thank you, brad. Down the shore in wildwood a mild night compared to what weve endured recently last week we were talking about temperatures in the Single Digits an snowstorm. Now were talking about a 60degree day and a lot of rain. Kathy whats going on . Lucy, were talking about warm temperatures already a little moisture out there a lot of melting going on. This is the view where we have a little fog down the shore in cape may. Take a look at these temperatures. 55 degrees right now in philadelphia. 49 in the poconos. And we have that southerly wind component thats not going to end any time soon. The rain is coming in from the west. It is going to be warm and windy over the next 24 hours. We do have an advisory. You can see Winter Weather advisory. This is saturday for berks, lehigh, northampton warren counties and the poconos this precipitation could end as some freezing rain saturday morning. So please be aware of that. But heres the storm. Everything moving in and good news is. We stay on the warm side of it but it will be windy. Winds gusting to 45 miles an hour through noon tomorrow. So record warmt warmth a good pe a good deal of rain and temperatures crash for the eagles game. Well talk about that and the next chance of snow in your seven day. Lucy . You had to say the, didnt you. Umhmm, i did. Talk soon. Thanks kathy. So to southern california. Mudslides are ravaging the area weeks after raging wide fires a car sliding down a road in burbank. The driver says he actually managed to escape without any injuries. Lucky guy. From Los Angeles County north to santa barb are county hundreds of rescue workers are still desperately searching through knee deep mud looking for survivors. The death toll stands at 17. Dozen of others remain missing. Foxs william la jeunesse reports from monte cito. Reporter thee 30 00 it sounded like a Freight Train was driving. I came to investigate. I found a man in the street. Roberts neighbor needed help evacuating when the mudslide hit. His father, his uncle and his aunt out of house that is were sliding off foundations, and knee deep in mud. It was scary. Reporter houses cut in half. Trees uprooted. Carses toed like toys. This is just one of six areas in monte cito changed forever. This is a neighborhood that no longer exists. The mudslide literally wiped a dozen homes right off the map. Theyre foundations are now covered in mud. Three days into this disaster the fire chief says search and rescue crews are running out of time. Several factors that go into determining how long a victim will be viable. Reporter crews are busy restoring power, cleaning streets, hauling dirt. But theyll be no water for up to a month. Residents near areas that burned last months wildfires were under mandatory evacuation orders. Those further away were not. I dont think people didnt listen. I think people listen. I dont think its peoples fault. I dont think people i think this is Natural Disaster of biblical proportions. Reporter may not look like it now but this is the most exclusive neighborhood in one of californias wealthiest areas. Will people rebuild . The land is too valuable not to but it could be weeks before many residents rerp return. William la jeunesse, fox news. Dont go anywhere. Backpack left outside a Bucks County School but inside that backpack 100 grand in heroin. And what is he doing . Well hes creeping out. Montgomery county neighborhood is jarring discovery in bucks county. Nothing unusual about backpack left in middle School Parking l. It was what was inside. 100,000 of candy colored hero heroin. Dawn timmeney has the story from bensalem. If a kid would have opened the bag by accident got into it who knows what tragedy could have happened. A real disaster in the making. After this book bag was found outside the Cecelia Schneider middle school. Inside, four bricks of heroin. 10,000 doses packaged for sale wit a street value of 100,000. Theres no doubt in my mind that this bag had Death Associated with it. Reporter the bright colorful packaging sure to peak a childs curiosity. It does look lick candy. No doubt a kid would open this and think it was candy. Reporter the backpack was discovered on december 20th. Fortunate alert School Employees noticed it and immediately called police. Last night, a turning point in the investigation. Police arresting this woman, natasha willis. The 26yearold bensalem resident inadvertently left the bag behind. She was driving kids to school and the wrong backpack came out, um, and got left on the curb, and mom pulled away. Thats unbelievable. Unbelievable. Oh, my god and shes a parent of someone at the school. Reporter wendy is a mother of three and cannot believe the deadly drug was within childrens reach. So this around children, the kids could have gotten into it. And anybody oh, thats just disgusting. This is going to continue. Unless we really do something to stop it. You know, i dont know what that is. But little kids now are just so vulnerable to all that. Report roar police say they could tell by the packaging that the drugs were headed for trenton and not for sale here on the streets of bensalem. The School District is crediting the workers with being alert, following the proper protocol and avert wagon could have been a deadly situation. Natasha willis is jailed tonight on 750,000 bail. Police say more arrests could be coming. Dawn timmeney, fox 29 news. Developing right now in the Murder Investigation of a u penn student an affidavit holds new clues involving the friend who last saw blaze bernstein alive. Investigators found the 19yearold dead in a park in california on tuesday. According to the documents the friend who went to high school with bernstein drove him to the park and never saw nor heard from him again. Two days later, when the friend spoke with detectives, they noticed his hands had small scratches on them. As well as dirt under his nails. They say that the friend claimed that was because hes in a fight club and also that he fell into a dirty puddle. Detectives say they also noticed the friend was nervous, breathing heavily and shaking. Police have not yet named any suspects nor have they made any arrests. Happening right now, the search for a Prowler Police are on the hunt for guy who neighbors say has been casing homes in Upper Providence township and tonight theyre hoping, theyre hoping you can help catch him. Fox 29 is that so bean in a kuriakose joins us live from Upper Providence. Sabina. Reporter so lucy, one of the scariest things about all of this is that neighbors tell us they never would have known anything was wrong except two of the families had Surveillance Systems installed just over the hold holidays. This is the chilling moment a strain are strange man jiggles the front door of nicoles up err providence home. It was just before 6 00 wednesday morning. Minutes before nicole and her family were about to start their day. She asked us not to reveal her face or identity because the man is still out there. It boggles my mind. Um, and when you know people are home. Reporter nicole says the man watched from house to house trying front doors, back doors and even cars. Hur Surveillance System picked up the movement and alert was sent to her husbands phone. We never heard it when it actually happened. Reporter nicole says she is shudders to think what would have happened if he got inside. I think you have a desperate individual who was searching for something and wanted to go through the neighborhood and try any door possible to see if there was a way that they can get in. Reporter nicole says she cant stop thinking about one thing. With her children about to wake up and possibly come face to face with a total stranger. Something she did the night before may have made all the difference in the world. The front door on tuesday evening was been left open. Um i obviously lock it. Thats what immediately went through my head. Was that if i had not double checked the doors, id be telling i was different story today. Reporter take close look at the man in the video. Nicole and her neighbors all of them now on high alert want police to department if i him before he ever finds an unlocked home. I feel sad for him, um, i think that he needs i think he needs help. Id like him off the streets and out of our neighborhoods. Its very disconcerting to know that someone is trying to open your door so early in the morning obviously with not good intentions. Reporter now the man is described as being between 25 and 30 years old. He had a really distinct sweatshirt it had military airplanes on it. If you recognize him, youre asked to call police. Right now in Upper Providence, delaware county, is a bone in a kuriakose fox 29 news. In the middle of a stroke, doctors had to fly her to philadelphia to save her and now she is on the hook for the bill. More than 40 grant. Its hank im outside espositos at the italian market. You hear that drum beat . Game it day, game day, game day. Its coming. Hanks take coming up. ,000 in america last year. We need to stand up and say enough. The only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. Choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. Make sure that the lives weve lost will not have been lost in vain. Addiction is a disease. When you ask for help, help is there for you. Local doctor who prosecutors say hired a man to kill his wife has now appeared before a judge. It happened today. This is one wild case that prosecutors say involves an outlaw biker gang a drug empire and the victim a popular new jersey radio host april kauffm kauffman. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser has new just stunning details from court in lap county. All right. Just want to make sure you can here of hear us clearly. Yes, i can. Reporter appearing via video camera from the Hudson County jail where he was placed for his own safety dr. James kauffman looked haggard as he appeared on courtroom tv screen to face charge that is he hired a hit man to kill his wife april. Kauffman listened as the judge read him his rights hes charged with racketeering, murder and conspiracy part of a scheme to get rid of his wife after she threat toned expose a pill mill drug operation he was allegedly running out of his office with the pagans motorcycle gang. There was no magic tip. Flu magic clue. It was just simply good police work. Reporter investigators say pagans associate joelle seven hull holland helped him find frank mull hold land to kill april in may 2017. Paul pagano and paul augello appeared before the judge Court Records say augello helped kauffman kill his wife and plotted with another pagan and informant to murder dr. Kauffm dr. Kauffman. Theres a conspiracy to kill my client. So its pretty clear, um, couldnt spear is he against dr. Ill let the documents speak for themselves. Sources tell fox 29 augello was caught on several wire tapped conversations discussing a plot to kill dr. Kauffman. In one case telling an informant that he had a relative in the mob and in another discussing a plot to kill kauffman inside the Atlantic County jail. Mr. Augello also says he has a relative in the mob who could kill mr. Kauffman on one of those tapes. I dont doubt that he does. Reporterreport not mentionedt was Ongoing Health care Fraud Investigation involving compound pain cream that sources say could ensnare dr. Kauffman. Search warrants were executed at his office last june. Do you know if that case is coming. We dont know. Its a secret of course. Seems to suggest that jim kauffman was busy man with his criminal ability activities. Reporter this case goes before a county grand jury. Dr. Kauffman and his codefendants will be back in court on tuesday to face a detention hearing. They remain behind bars. In Atlantic County, Dave Schratwieser, fox 29 news. In the middle of a stroke, doctors said the only way to save her life was a chopper to philly and now she owes more than 40,000. 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Breaking right now in north philadelphia, skyfox over the scene avenue shooting on north 22nd street. Police got the call just about an hour ago. When officers got there, they found a man shot in the chest and the leg. Medics rushed him to Temple University hospital. Hes in extremely critical condition. Now police did tell us they have made an arrest. But did not find a weapon as of yet. To the story now of a local woman whose thankful to be alive tonight after a big health scare a few months back but shes just learned its coming at an extremely high price one more than 40,000. And now shes not sure where to turn. Our jeff cole has her story. Reporter it started way soreness in her neck and turned into dizziness by the time Allison Bevin of pottstown arrived at Pottstown Hospital on october 18th, she was in the grips of a full out stroke. A doctor from philadelphias Jefferson Hospital examining her via computer link was shouting instructions. Basically, pretty much yelling saying get her here now. Reporter bevin was flown from Pottstown Hospital by helicopter painted in black with jeff emblazoned on the side to Jefferson Hospital. Several days of treatment later, bevin was released. Things were looking up until the helicopter bill arrived. My patient responsibility was 44,000. Reporter you owe 44,000 for helicopter ride. Yes. Reporter can you pay 44,000 for helicopter ride. Not in this lifetime. The bill was air methods a colorado based company active nationally in the Medical Transport business. Jefferson says it partners with them. Its full bill was actually over 51,000 but bevins insurer covered just over 6600 for the ride. Arguing it is very cost toll operate an Emergency Air medical base a spokesperson for air methods writes, Insurance Companies should do whats right and pay their members claims in full adding since december, weve been proactively helping her navigate the billing process so she can focus on her recove recovery. Bevin says, shes only spoken to air methods once and is uncertain just what theyre doing for her. Fox 29 is awaiting response from bevins Insurance Company but she says theyve told her the helicopter ride was out of network and theres only a certain am theyll pay. Meanwhile, Allison Bevin fears the big bill could financially ruin her. Im glad im alive. Im thankful to everyone. But for me to how am i supposed to take care of the medical bills after the fact with all of this . Its tough. Bevins insurer writes, because air providers choose not to contract with insurers pour in Network Rates there are no limits on what they can charge. Im jeff cole, fox 29 news. Man is dead after an up tense ten hour standoff with police in gloucester township. Police responded to a report gunshots last night from the Brittany Woods neighborhood. Once the swat team arrived, police say the gunman shot at least 15 more rounds at an officer and an armored vehicle. Officers later used that same vehicle to bust through the front door and they found the 24yearold man dead and a woman inside but sean hurt. No officers are hurt. And police say none of them fired at the man. Theyre not yet saying how he died. Happening right now, in washington, d. C. President trump preparing for his annual physical tomorrow. This is questions swirl about his Health Physical and mental wellbeing. Now the president called himself quote a very stable genius a mid concerns raised by his critics over his mental fitness. Although theres no requirement for an annual physical each president since Ronald Reagan has had them done. So what they disclose, however, is really up to them. You may have have to put little extra work into your taxes this year. The irs is rolling out new income tax with holding calculator on the website to help you figure out if youre getting enough of your taxes taken out of your paycheck so you dont have nasty surprise come 2019. Of course tax formula changed everything up. Americans should start seeing changes in their paycheck next month. A little boy who went through sheer terror just got the thrill of his young life. A heros welcome home for shooting victim and this is quite a story. With more iain page live in our news operations center. Iain . Lucy, sixyearold rile land ward was shot five times at the First Baptist church near san antonio back in november and after months in the hospital, he went home today. Firefighter rusty duncan brought rye land home in fire truck. Duncan was one of the first people to go inside the church not knowing what he would find. He found rye land and carried him out as quickly as he could. I wept and look around. Went up and down the aisles when i came back he was he was on the ground under his mom, and i felt a little tug on my pant leg he was holding on to it. He had a special bond. It was it was different with me and him. From the time when i saw his eyes looking up at me inside the church the whole time his eyes were open at me laying on the ground to the minute i saw him for the first time in the hospital, we just had connecti connection. While visiting him in the hospital rye land told duncan he wanted to ride in his fire truck. Duncan said he would make that happen as soon as his doctors said it was okay. What great story. Of course 26 people were killed. 20 were injured in that shooting back in november. The gunman was found dead in the Operation Center iain page. Lucy, back to you. Thank you very much, iain. Check this out. Bad date sprinting off in over bra and shorts . Cops say she hospital anded into a shower with a guy bi but hopped back out with his rolex. 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Ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. Caught on cameral in in florida barely clothed took off with 11,000 rolex. She met her victim at a bar in miami. They went home together w they were showering she duck out and took off with his watch. Apparently the watch has sentimental value. The mans family has been passing it down across generations. The Opioid Epidemic so bad as we told you last night pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has declared a state of emergency but some communities have already been stepping up to tackle this problem head on. Take what just happened today in philadelphia. Heres Bill Anderson for goodness sake. Reporter heroin epidemic continues to be a sad but constant presence. Rich or poor rash less of race, regular citizen or in todays example the mayor. In i attend add funeral of 28yearold young man that i that i coached in ice hockey. Possible solutions ranged from blue lights in front of your house to Governor Wolf declaring an opioid state of emergency but sometimes the problem wont go away. So communities and governments they come together to try to treat it. 1yay tioga many if ally center run by officially opened an apartment for low income individuals to live and receive services while they walk the path of recovery. This institution is building this building will save lives. Reporter supporters downstairs showed the significance. But upstairs where i found the real stories. I started my inhalants at the age of seven im been in three drug habits, nine mental institutions. Betty is 23. With 15 years of struggles like many it took a rock bottom situation to drive her to get help. Last year 2016 my lungs collapsed. So basically i was on live support. Thats from me inhaling for so long my lungs gave out. Reporter shes on the path to recovery and now lives at Tioga Family Center. Not only lives around support, but is an environment to share her experiences and help other. Im going on 20 months clean. So it took a year an couple months to get to where im at. Reporter if betty represents the young face of recovery, then christine represents a more mature one. Heroin, pills, refer. With only 30 years clean her battles with addiction are well in her past. But as a recovery consultant christine is the type of person that residents of Tioga Family Center will have access to dai daily. Clean them up and treat them but put them back in the same environment it wasnt work diagnose new apartments on site child care, Computer Centers and counseling allow positive environment but support, financially, emotionally and medically from those who know the struggle and maybe this is one more step towards addressing this epidemic for goodness sake. Im Bill Anderson. So kathy after that brutal cold this warmup im just saying its easy to warm up to. Its beautiful out there. I step outside. Temperatures are in the 50s a little moist. Our storm is taking shape. We are going to stay on the warm side of this storm down the shore everything is melting. Look at those number. Theyre on the rise. Well talk about that plus the brawly col another pond another sheet of ice too thin and another rescue. Mullica township swooped to save a four Legged Friend quincy. Thats a big guy, german schep her fell through ice on jackson road. Thank goodness firefighters got to him in time. Yeah hes safe. Hes back on land and hes warm tonight. Boat enthusiasts weve got a warning from the coast guard all about ice in the waters again. As we staudt that wassing out from the bone chilling temperatures from last week u. S. Coast garr says theyre getting all kinds of reports of people kayaking in the delaware river. They say the remaining ice can absolutely damage a boat such as pierce a hole 32 it. If youre itch to go get a boat in the water wait until the ice is gone. Good evening, berks county. Live look at reading. Are you ready for the rain because its coming. And behind it, the cold returns. Its january. Details 15 seconds away. What a night. We are looking at some very warm temperatures coming our way but then things are going to change. I have to show you our eagles game day forecast for those tailgators at noon. Well be in the 40s but quickly the cold air is going to be moving in, and by game time, were talking about 35 degrees with northwesterly winds about 15 and by the time the game ends temperatures in the 20s with northwesterly winds and that means it will feel like its in the teens. So were talking about cold to blustery for the birds. Take look at our next storm as it takes shape for us we stay on the warm side of this. The pink is sleet and freezing rain. That goes right through central pa, new york and new england and we get the rain. Thankfully. Outside right now little bit of fog down the shore. Of course, this is Washington Square mall in cape may a quiet night. A lot of those snow piles have melted in these warm temperatures. Down the shore temperatures in the 50s. 55 in philadelphia. 49 in the poconos and 54 in reading much as we go hour by hour well youll see that persistent southeasterly win as the rain moves in overnight rain heavy at times tomorrow morning but look at philadelphia at 10am were at 59 degrees. Then as we go through the morning into the afternoon, we see some heavier rain and then the rain takes a break by seven, 8 00 oclock at night temperatures still in the 50s if youre going out tomorrow evening you may catch a break between 7 00, eight, nine, ten, 11 00 oclock and another sweep of rain during the Early Morning hours but its pretty much out of here saturday morning. But look at the wind. It has shifted out of the northwest and temperatures cold in the morning and getting even colder. You can see by 1 00 oclock, 34 degrees. 5 00 oclock 32. And then by 9 00 oclock, 26. So cold air coming in very qui quickly. As far as the rain friday into saturday morning, were talking about half an inch in philadelphia and close to an inch of rain toward the poconos. So overnight tonight, temperatures in the 40s and 50s and actually rising with those southerly winds. During the day tomorrow, we are going near record warmth much the record is 72. 67 in philadelphia. Showers maybe a few thunderstorms. Winds gusting to 45 miles an hour. These are the records to beat. In wilmington 68. 63 in reading. 68 in trenton. 67 in atlantic city. Allentown you have to beat 60 and you may tomorrow. Your seven day forecast shows that colder air for the eagles game. Sunday 30 for the holiday it stays cold and a chance of snow showers, tuesday and wednesday. Thursday sun, cold, 29. So from 67 to 38, lucy, unbelievable. I know. Nearly 30 degrees. Dropping like a rock. Umhmm. Thats 48 hours from now, of course. Well know if the eagles are headed to the nfc championship game or well to the golf course, of course, theres a lot of excitement about the game. But eagles game day for many people means its time to chow down, right . Football, food. Hank flynn had absolutely no problem with his story assignment today. Heres hank. Chicken wings and corona light. Thats right baby. Game day means food. Big food. Football food. Burgers, wings, fries, cheesesteaks. I do know thats why i headed down to espositos in the italian mark. Kick off is coming. Miss the first quarter. Youll be here. We work till five. The real rush starts friday but the run op wings has begun. We get a lot of chicken wings people want to get a lot of thing you can cook that day, ribs, wings, steaks on the grill. Well be busy tomorrow and even saturday. Everybody wants to wait until last minute. They want to get their meat fresh. Shoot over espositos and grab it ill be fine. The sweet tooth were wake up during the game and tear money knee brothers on south eight is this ready. Everything were making upping our number getting ready for the rush. Sizzling in the deep friar hundreds of shells for the cannoli termini Social Security known for. Wooden dowells help the shells keep their shape. A jolt in business football but connelly not until saturday. Saturday morning, saturday afternoon everybody wants their cannolis filled fresh. You want that nice crisp bi bite. They want you get them the day before, they soften up in the refrigerator. Some people like them like that. Everybody likes a fresh filled cannoli. Thank you very very much. Me included. Its so good. How do you work here. That fresh flipping cannoli is one of the best things ive ever eaten. Ill finish it. Its okay. Eagles falcons game isnt expected to bring in the citywide fiscal impact of say the Army Navy Game according to officials. Its a similar Business Impact to regular season game but with obviously higher stakes. But thats good thing for fans and for business and its a ball we want to keep rolling all the way into february. Im hank and thats my take. Poor hank having to eat his way through the story. Sean bell. Im hoping he can do that story couple more times this year. Okay. Exactly. That mean the eagles will be winning. Hear what the enemy actually had to say about the eagles offensive attack. Plus, london seems to be the theme today and it wasnt such good thing for the sixers. See what happened across the pond next in sports. Your nissan sports wrap on fox 29. A lot of excitement for the playoff game this saturday a lot but at the same time i see a lot of nervous faces out there. Carson wentz going down really changed the whole tune of the season much theres not lot of confidence in nick foles at leave not right now. Specialsly aft his two regular season games it was suspect but apparently hes been better this week. Hes been really vocal. Really confident and the players like it. So thats the good thing. Coach pederson and the squad are trying to forget all that noise about carson wept being out and just focus on the future. The train is still kind of moving. Open though were sick to our stomach these guys arent with us, you know, out there on the field um, the train is still moving. And the sooner we get over that, upping, and get on to the next order of business, the better well become, and so but thats a process. That doesnt happen overnight. Last two times these two teams played the eagles offense torched falcons defense much 20t atlanta last year. Falcons head coach dan quinn spoke about the type of threat the eagles provide. In my opinion when you watch them they make you defend everything. Knots at one dimensional team they have real balance in what they do and how they do it. Like we do in terms of that balance and thats what makes defending a team like them difficult, because they have the ability to attack you in different ways. Another eagles note. Theyll play the jaguars in london next year. I cave hate these games you never know what youre going to get from each game. The matchup will be considered eye an away game for both teams. Speaking of london sixers are out there. Today they had 3 00 oclock game against the celtics and it was look at social media theyre having great time but that doesnt really translate on the court. It was an 8 00 p. M. Game out there playing at the o2 a rona sixers started the gap on fire. Look at this. Joel embiid get that outta here. Then that turned into a jj reddick three in the corner on the other end. They had 22point lead at one point in this game they absolutely blew it right here Marcus Morris the philly native hits the three. He had 19 off the bench. The sixers go on to lose, 114 114103. A Little College hoops. U dell and drexel second half delaware up 13. Eric carter right here. Squeezes in and gets the bucket. And one. Udel gets the win 7266. Sixers man. I know. But the eagles maybe well lift you back up again on saturday. Good i hope so. Im really nervous. They pet. They lose im done. You and hank can just throw back a couple of bruce and have some chicken wings together. Im on diet. I cant. That does it for us at 10 00. Iain page i no wondering, what if . Uncertainties of hep c. I let go of all those feelings. Because i am cured with harvoni. Harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. Its been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. And is proven to cure up to 99 of patients whove have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. Certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. 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Thanks for joining us. Im iain page the outpouring of support is inspiring and Shawnette Wilson talk with those closest to him at the viewing and she joins us live in center city with those stories tonight. Shawnette. Reporter iain, im told that he was a mentor, he once taught fire safety classes. Lieutenant letourneau was known to many for his lover of the j job. I was actually watching your news