Caused some anxious moments two days after the massacre of 17 students and Staff Members at a high school in parkland, florida. Sierra cooper was glad to see her mother after a tense morning inside. Fort first two hours i didnt know if it was real or fake. I was just sitting there. When she texted me, shes like, mom, shes like were on lock down. Shes like, i think its real. Reporter 9 00 a. M. Lock down came after a 13yearold female student reported seeing another student showing off a gun outside the school. Then she saw the same student inside. After two intense essentials by swat teams and k9s police found a plastic toy gun that shoots plastic pellets stashed behind a radiator. What this speaks to is the importance of something that we hammer down every day which is see something, say something. The swat team came in. What did they say to you. They pat us down. Reporter this is the 81 is the school lock down in philadelphia this school year. Fox 29 has learned there have been 270 school threats. Investigated by city police since january 2017. Some include student versus student threats. This one ended with without incident. Wed rather be out here all day if we have to be make sure these kids get out of here safely. Police say they handle this lock down just like any other one all hands on deck. With the park lapped Florida School shooting still fresh in everyones mind parents, students and police were extre extremely concerned and then relieved. You never know when its a false alarm or if its for real. Im happy that its a false alarm. Let somebody know about it because it was a toy gun today. Tomorrow it could be a real one. Reporter now high praise tonight for that teenage girl who tipped off school officials. No one was injured and counseling will be available at the school on tuesday after the holiday weekend. Police are interview three teenaged boys who they believe brought that toy gun into the school. No word on if charges will be filed. Chris . All right, dave, thanks. Meanwhile, fbi is under fire for not following up on a tip about the accused florida shooter. The agency says it did not investigate a report in january that nikolas cruz could be planning an tack. Many are criticizing the fbi including Florida Governor rick scott whos calling on fbi director Christopher Wray to resign. Attorney general Jeff Sessions is ordering a review into what went so terribly wrong. Also, today more details unfamed folding bout troubled teenager accused in the shooting rampage. Authorities saying nikolas cruz excelled in an air Rifle Program supported by a grant from the nra foundation. Hes been charged with 17 counts of murder. This comes as family and friends who lost their loved ones in the horrific tragedy begin to say goodbye. Foxs Lauren Blanchard reports. Reporter Florida Governor rick scott says the head of the fbi must resign after that agency admits it missed potential warning signs leading up to this weeks School Shooting. We are looking into a social media posts. His movements, his conversations, leading up to the shooting. As well as any other indicators that may be out there. Reporter fbi revealing they were warned back in january that 19yearold nikolas cruz had guns, was exhibiting erratic behavior and had mentioned wan wanting to tack marjory high school. In the agency says proper protocol was not followed and cruz was never investigated. Just over a month later, cruz returned to his former School Opening fire on students and teachers killing 17. And leaving families in the Parkland Community shattered. In the morning sometimes things get so crazy she runs out behind and shes like, i got to go, dad, bye. I dont always get to say i love you. I dont remember if i said that to jaime yesterday morning. Park land shooting is latest of a string of dead al tax on americas schools with more than two dozen fatal shootig incidents since columbine in 1999. Many in washington now calling on congress to act and address the issue of gun violence in america. This president and our entire administration are going to focus with renewed energy on getting to the bot. To lessons to be learned in this investigation. Reporter of the victims that remain hospitalized here, one is still in critical condition. In pompano beach, florida, Lauren Blanchard, fox news. Back here at home following breaking news causing major traffic snag near the art museum here in philadelphia. Tractor trailer overturned on the ramp on the mlk drive late this afternoon. You see sky fox over the scene just a few minutes ago. You see the truck on its side. That is under an overpass. You see a ground shot right there. The ramp is closed while crews try to work to get that truck off the road. One person was brought to hahnemann hospital. Stay with fox 29 for more details. Time now to check in with your fox 29 Winter Weather authority. As we take live look down at the shore cape may an overcast and rainy day today. Temperatures still really mild. But get ready just in time for the weekend, yeah, snow is on the way. Meteorologist Scott Williams is life outside our studios in old city with first look at the forecast. So when will we see the first flakes fly . About 24 hours from now, dawn. Thats when conditions will deteriorate across the Delaware Valley. But its been kind of gloomy today with the clouds and the showers. The rain is moving out but the temperatures will be dropping this evening. In fact, north and west we have winter storm watches posted for the potential of heavy wet snow tomorrow evening. Ultimate doppler showing you the lingering showers skiting the shore, but as we go hour by hour, you can see by this time saturday afternoon and evening that snow will be approaching from the south and west. Five, 6 00 oclock were looking at a pretty good dumping of snow across southeastern pennsylvania. The highest elevations will see the most intense totals but look at future feels like temperatures. In the 20s by early tomorrow morning. So heres that planner as we go throughout the day tomorrow. That rain changing to wet snow by about five, 6 00 oclock. And then the heaviest of that snow will be overnight. When i come indoors well talk about the snowfall totals to expect in your backyard. Back to you. Thats what i want to know, scott. Thanks. Bombshell developments to night. You saw all those political ads on your Facebook Page last fall. You may have gone to a rally. Now the feds say some of that was russia trying to mess with our elections. The goal to cause chaos. Foxs laura inn gill breaks it all down. Reporter the department of justice announcing a federal grand jury has indicted 13 russian nationals and three russian entities accused of meddling in the 2016 election. Charges in the indictment include conspiracy to defraud the us, conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to the 37 page document, defendants and their Co Conspirators used fake Online Identities to interfere in the election. Their operations are said to have included support for then candidate donald trump and attackinattacking hillary clint. They staged rallies to back and oppose the president after the election. The dime alleges that the russian conspirators want to promote discord in the United States and undermine Public Confidence in democracy. We must not allow them to succeed. Reporter some defendants are also accused of being in contact witness trump cap pain. They allegedly posed as u. S. Citizens and communicated with unwitting Trump Campaign officials. Theres no allegation in this indictment that any american was a knowing participant in this illegal activity. There is no allegation in the indictment that the charge conduct altered the out come of the 2016 election. Reporter President Trump repeatedly denied his campaign colluded with moscow tweeting russia started their anti u. S. Campaign in 2014. Long before i announced that i would run for president. When asked about working with russia following the indictment, the doj says it will follow the regular process of seeking cooperation and extradition. In new york, lauer are inn gill, fox news. Happening now, a newly opened Homeless Resource Center might be the right thing for philadelphias most vulnerable population. But nearby businesses say its brought them nothing but trouble. Our bruce gordon is life outside suburban station at two penn send. Bruce, whats they say about unintended consequences . Reporter yeah, absolutely, dawn. Look, this train station is for many suburbanites in their first view of philadelphia. Its quite a site. Try run a business just down the hall from the chaos that often goes on below ground. Its a good day at the details and designs beauty salon in the underground suburban station and to two penn center complex. No homeless person has thrown a liquor bottle through the window or fondled themselves in front of the customer or urinated older wall. The good days are few are far in between. I cant tolerate this. Im losing my customers. I lost 75 of my personal customers. Reporter the recent opening of the hub of hope a Homeless Resource Center just down the hallway has brought increased numbers of people causing problems. You have Mental Health with street drugs and alcohol. Thats just total chaos waiting to happen. Reporter Police Patrols are frequent down here but this is after all a public space, and simply rousting the home she is not always an option. Business owners say not all the troublemakers appear homeless but that hardly matters. Its the behavior that is scaring off customers. These people stop panhandling and harasses the people when theyre going by. And that does affect all businesses. Reporter hadley says her female clients stopped coming in. They simply dont want do deal witness hassle. As for her stylists, they spend their time rousting troublemakers from around their front door. The commuters, the tourists, everyone, theyre frightened to come back here because of the amount of Homeless People thats laying back here amongst the garbage, urine, feces. Reporter hadley says she moved her business undergrund after 30 years of running salons all over center city. She thought this place would be good for business. But the hub of hope has crushed hers. Im at the end of my rope. I just cant i cant tolerate this, and not see something do done. Reporter the Business Owners i talked to said their complaints to the city have largely been ignored but smokes woman for the citys hell depth says because those Business Owners were not members of the Merchants Association here its likely those complaints never got to the right place. In any event, the city knows about the problem now and they are promising action. Chris . I hope so, bruce. Thanks. Take new Jersey Transit trains to get around . Well one stretch of it could be shutting down and a big deadline looming. He thought it was lost forever. A teen loses a bracelet during the super bowl parade. Now he has next time, i want you on my bowling team. [ laughs ] rodney. Bowling. Classic. Can i help you . Its me. Jamie. Im not good with names. Celeste i trained you. We share a locker. Moose man yo. He gets two name your price tools. He gets two . I literally coined the phrase, we give you Coverage Options based on your budget. Thats me. Jamie yeah. Youre back from italy. [ both smooch ] ciao bella. We have update now on deadly crash in burlington county. Police say the pedestrian killed yesterday morning trying to cross route 73 in maple shade did not wait for the crossing signal. The driver stayed on scene is cooperating with police. Police say no charges will be filed. They called this a tragic accident. This is the fourth time Something Like this has happened on a 1 mile stretch of that road since september. Developing in Washington State a college placed on lock down this morning a mid reports of gunfire on campus. Police swarmed high line college around 9 00 oclock this morning. Students at the Community College which is about 15 miles south of seattle were told to shelter in place while police searched the campus. After about an hour or so police say they didnt find any signs of a shooting or anyone who was wounded. The College Campus is closed for the remainder of the day. Now back to the school sho shooting in south florida. It is safe to say that everyone agrees the shootings have to stop. The challenges will need to make serious changes and sacrifices. Bill anderson spoke to a security expert about just how far we may need to go for Goodness Sake. Reporter there have been a total of 18 shootings on School Campuses in the United States this year. 18 already and were two weeks into february. 14 years old dead. He may have a gas mask on. Reporter when every Something Like this happens most of us are angry or but we have no idea what to do. Hopefully were at least moveed to something. We need more law enforcement. We need more deputies. Reporter the pleases for more than just talk, they should be loud. What im asking our lawmakers to do, give police the power if they see something on social media, if they see graphic pictures, we need to have the power to take that person and bring them before Mental Health professionals. Reporter security expert brian krause was saddened bite recent attack but also looking for answers even if to many of us they may seem extreme. Schools arent prisons. Theyre not Like State Department security facilities. There are things that can slow those kind of things down. Reporter he mentioned everything from bullet proof glass to secure classroom doors that lock from the inside hes clear his suggestions and others often take us down the path of debating our freedoms versus the sacrifices we may need to make for our safety. Unfortunately, to keep everybody safe, we have to generally with security you have to give up a little bit of freedom. Reporter freedom and privacy. One issue hes taking a close look into is social media. There are commercial products, um, and companies that will monitor schools students, social media accounts. There have been indicators on social media that students noticed first but didnt have the necessary tools or policies in place to do anything about it. It can be as technical as text messaging system where they can, you know, text, hey, this is what i saw. It could be as simple as a little card that you drop in anonymous box outside the main office. Reporter frustration that many of us feel after attacks like this is that were so divided on possible solutions that we do nothing but ask yourself if it was possibly your child next would you stay focused this time on continuing the discussion and at least investigating any and all possible solutions for Goodness Sake . Im bill anderson. Meantime pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is speaking out about the mass shooting in florida. He says we need to take action to make sure that people like the accused shooter do not get their hands on guns. He says its time to move beyond thoughts and prayers. Youre talking with people figuring out, you know, what the best way to address that issue is but lets not ignore lets not just throw our hands and say we cant do something. Lets good people from all opinions gather together and figure out how were going to do something about this. Because no one wants to wake up and find that their children have been murdered. Stay with fox 29. We have continuing coverage of the School Shooting over the next hour. The man accused of killing a man in Mercer County applebees restaurant back in november is now formally charged with murder. 27yearold noel powell the third was indicted on one count of first degree murder and other charges. Investigators say 23yearold devon smith was inside the bar in Lawrence Township restaurant apple pees when powell walked in and shot him in the head. He was arrested days later and has been in the Mercer County jail ever since. Skyfox over the ben franklin bridge where one side of the walkway will soon be shutting down. Bikers and pedestrians wont be able to use the south walkway starting on february 22nd because of construction and its going to be closed for about four months. The path will undergo structural up grades like replacing the stairway. The project is going to cost about 8 million. You still can use the north walkway during this time. Well, do you take nj transit to get into new york city . That could change. Amtrak saying it could prevent nj transit trains from using its tracks between trenton and new york. This comes after nj transit reported it only has installed positive train controls on thrive of its over 400 trains. The technology is meant to prevent crashes and nj transit has until december 31st to meet the deadline to install positive train control. Puerto ricos governor ricardo roselle low in philadelphia today talking about life after a massive hurricane. The breakfast were you held by reverend louise cortez. The founder and ceo of esperan esperanza. The Nonprofit Organization hosted the day to discuss relief efforts in puerto rico. Faith leaders and state officials pack the room to hear about those ongoing problems since Hurricane Maria hit. There is no money to buy fuel. There is no money to execute appropriately. So i am stating that because this is a real situation, some folks might think that its not, because its a real situation, some of the generation in puerto rico might have to be turned o off. Of course, september hurricane decimated that island. It was the strongest storm to hit puerto rico in 85 years. What is happening here . A man making off with a photo copy machine and did he while in his wheelchair . A local teen loses a gift from his mom. Shoulder to shoulder at the eagles parade, but thanks to one guy and 6700 shares on facebook, he got it back. Skyfox over the scene of a shooting in philadelphias investigators say someone shot a man several times on the 2800 block of boudinot street happening around noon today. Septa Police Rushed the victim to Temple University hospital where hes critical. So far no arrests. Caught on camera a man stealing a photo copy machine from a California Law firm and he gets away with the 150pound peace of equipment in a wheelchair. It all happened in fresno. Police say they believe the suspect waited outside the building until someone let him n the value of that copy machine, 4,000. Hes back mitt romney is returning to the political sta stage. The 2012 republican president ial nominee tweeting a video to announce he is rupping for u. S. Senate in utah. Romney is opening to fill the seat which will be left veigh captain boy retiring or rin hatch. The 83yearold senator announcing he plans to step down mitt romney roots in utah run deep and hes heavily favored to win. Big security changes coming to your hotel room if you stay in a caesars resort including its Atlantic City location. The Company Announcing it will check guests hotel rooms every 24 hours even if they have a do not disturb sign hanging on the doorknob. Caesars hasnt given a specific date on when that new policy will start, but did say it will happen soon. The room checks will be completed by security guards. Caesars owns 47 casinos in five countries theyll join other hotel chain adopting the new room check policies in the wake of the las vegas shooting. Big step today for Development Project in west philadelphia. Crews have Broken Ground on the New Market West project. It is a vacant sight right now and its at 59th and market streets but the project includes a fourstory, 135,000 square foot space for retail and community services. It will also house Early Childhood education, Work Force Development and health services. The state is investing more than 15 million for it all. Temperatures tumbling as we take a live look at doylestown. And its a sewing gerwyn one out there but snow on the way, scott . Roller coaster ride, dawn many by this time tomorrow, that storm system will be moving in. Bringing with it wet snow. Storm system will be moving in. Bringing with it wet snow. How m[narrator] look around. If our world isnt stuck in the past, why is Higher Education . We say, if theres a better path, you should take it. And when there isnt, well, you know where im going with that. Dont do things by the book if the book cant keep up. Take your page from one that hasnt been written. We took two renowned universities, including a premiere medical school, and created a Single University that defies convention. At jefferson, were making modern look old and making old look new and making sure new is not enough. Were adding more weight to your degrees and more meaning to your careers, going where others wouldnt dare, making connections few think to make, and setting tomorrows standards by breaking todays, because we believe the lines that are drawn are meant to be crossed. Thats where the future is born. And once you realize youre not limited to whats possible, guess what . You redefine all that will be. Terrifying warning at a West Oak Lane middle school after a student reported seeing another student with a gun inside wagner middle school. It was on lock down beginning at 9 00 this morning while police and swat teams swarmed the school. Police say they ended up finding a plastic toy gun that shoots plastic pellets it was stashed by a radiator but they still dont know who put it there. Meanwhile the fbi now admi admitting it received a tip about the suspected florida gunman weeks ago. But it was never investigated. This as the first of 17 funerals for the victims of wednesdays School Shooting get underway. The alleged shooter 19yearold nikolas cruz now charged with 17 counts of murder. Lets get the very latest from park lapped, florida. Fox News Reporter phil keating joining us live. Phil, you have been there since this tragedy happened. What is the what are motioner motions like now two days later . Reporter two days later still very very challenging to find any of the students or the teachers or their parents or anybody in this community really which is really a community in the sense of the word. Hard to find anybody smiling, laughing, being jovial. Seriously the impact of what happened in that school behind me wednesday afternoon is not going to go away for a more positive spin for quite awhile. Just moments ago, the broward counsel tie sheriff as well as the special agent in charge by the fbi held an afternoon update on facts on this investigation, and new from the sheriff is that over the past few years, the sheriffs depth Broward County received 20 calls for assistance specifically dealing with nikolas cruz. The suspect accused of killing 17 people and wounding about 15 others. He says, all such calls in the future will be far more heavily scrutinized. The fbi special agent in charge also addressing todays stunning admission that the fbi dropped the ball having been warned about five weeks ago by someone close to cruz that he had erratic behavior a love of guns a specific potential to carry out School Shooting. That call was supposed to be forwarded up the chain of command down to the Miami Field Office. So agents there could disseminate it and further investigate it, follow up that tip and those leads. But that never happened. So the Miami Field Office never heard about these warnings from this person close to cruz. And five weeks later, we have the worst high School Shooting in u. S. History. All right. Phil keating, thank you. All right. Back to your fox 29 Weather Authority now. Lets take live look in wilmington, delaware. After little taste of spring out there. Snow getting ready to make a weekend appearance. But all hope not lost. Scott is tracking spring like temperatures after we get through the snow. His forecast in just 15 seconds. Get ready for a bizarre next several days. As far as those temperatures, were looking at upper 30s for high temperatures tomorrow. Snow wet heavy at times tomorrow night. Upper 40s by sunday. Monday 52 degrees. Yeah, thats not a typo. 70 degrees by next tuesday. As we look at ultimate doppler, the lingering showers skiting. Well dry out but the temperatures tonight will drop and it will be a cold start dry, quiet to start for saturday morning. The clouds will thicken and then watch the clock. 4 00 p. M. Were already looking at some of that frozen precipitation moving into lancaster, chester county. Starting off as rain to wet sn snow. Heres 6 00 oclock. Along the i95 corridor interior south jersey dealing witness wet snow. 8 00 oclock, moving toward midnight were still looking at the system, but as we move toward, say, 2 00 a. M. , it is out of here. So the main timing, 5 00 p. M. To 1 00 a. M. On sunday. Were looking at several inches possibly. Snow sticking to the grassy surfaces untreated surfaces. Temperatures will be marginal. Low to mid 30s. And how much snow to expect . It depends on your location. Far north and west suburbs berks county the Lehigh Valley the poconos. Three to 6inches right along the i95 corridor included in that philadelphia one to 3inches move away from the shore a coating to an inch. So less accumulations south and east of philadelphia. Higher accumulations once you move especially north of the turnpike. 52 now but look at the colder air. Off to the west. That will move in and that will set the stage for that snow wet and heavy at times tomorrow night. Temperatures cold tonight. Were dropping into the 20s across the area. Well take you hour by hour. You can see those numbers by 2 00 p. M. They have degrees. Upper 30s in the afternoon as that snow continues to fall across the area. So impacting those saturday night plans across the area. Now, the snow its out of here early sunday. It will melt pretty rapidly. Look at the temperatures, 48 degrees on sunday. Low 50s on monday and then a spring preview. 70 on tuesday. The record for tuesday is 70 degrees. Wednesday 70 degrees unbelievable and then a little cooler again by the end of next week. So several inches of wet snow across the Delaware Valley for your saturday night. Guys, back over to you. Thank you, scott. Well theyre ready to take the polar plunge. Fox 29 with students and teachers in Montgomery County as they get ready to hit the cold youll like this one. Happy year of the dog. I do. More than a billion people around the world celebrating the Chinese New Year today. Celebration will last 15 days starting with the cleaning the house to sweep away any bad luck and ends with the lantern festival at the temple of the earth stands everything from seafood to new year ornaments the fair draws visitors from all across china. Other popular traditions include fireworks, giving money in red envelopes i like that one. [ laughter ] and the popular dragon dan dance. Very cool. Philadelphia is still reaping the rewards of the eagles big super bowl win. Thanks to a friendly wager on the game wsp and Engineering Professional Services firm donated 600 to charity of their choice. Now before the big game, wsps philadelphia and boston offices made a bet on who was going to win and since the bird came out on top, well, the philadelphia locate got to pick and today they presented the money to hub of hope. Its a place where Homeless People can go for different services. I think its amazing. Its been really incredible to see how many people have been so excited to contribute. Project hope is always known this is a community evident and the hub of hope being part of that is no different. So its amazing to see pebble come out and show up look this and for the eagles, too. Win win. Hub of hope says the money will go towards a wide variety of things like hygiene kits, clothing and much more. Well talk about commitment. Dozens in Montgomery County are about to run into some frigid water and today students held a pep rally to psych them up. The pep rally at modern day school in lansdale featured a pep rally, skits by students and polar bear mascots and many of the plungers tomorrow for the tenth year in a row. Over 50 students staff and parents will head into the cold waters of the atlantic ocean. Um, its different, you know, fundraisers they can be kind of boring and mundane this is Something Different thats exciting for the kids and the parents and the families they get really into it. The plungers believe strongly in Catholic Education and eyeing money for the Tuition Assistance programs for modern day famili families. South korea using the winter games to show off its robotics to vitters. The ministry strayed industry and engineer says its using 11 kinds robots at the games. 85 in all are being distributed across venues providing information about sports schedules, transportation cleaning as well as improving the appearance of the games. A local teen loses a gift from his mom. Shoulder to shoulder at an the eagles parade but thanks no one guy and thanks to 6700 shares on facebook, hes got it back. A reality tv and skateboarding star battling an overcoming addiction and now he wants to help others in our area this winter in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. So whether youre a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. Pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny. Com new york state. Its all here. Its only here. Happening right now, its finally out. Many are heading to the theater today to see the highly anticipated film black panther. Local kids just saw the film for free thanks to philly parks and rec it caps off a week of fun activities all relateing to this film. Lets get out to our own Shawnette Wilson live in upper darby with more. The buzz about this movie is off the charts. Reporter chris, you said it correctly. You know they say that this movie is even going to shatter the box office and ive been hearing good reviews about it so far but just so to recap what you just mentioned there are a dozen or so kids from Francis Myers rec center in kingsessing who are on their way. Some of them have already arrived. It looks like some are coming in the door right now if we can pan they go to the rec center and they are going to get a chance to see the black panther movie and in just few minutes. Theyre so excited much this has been a week long of events for them. Theyve been making super hero masks to follow through with the theme of the movie learning the historical significance what this means to the black community. They are headed up in just a few minutes. Of course, later tonight well get to talk to them and see what they thought. Lets take look at video right now that we were able to get from overnight of some of the first crowds that showed up at a Movie Theater this is atria riverview on columbus boulevard to see the black panther movie waiting in line for this movie that has been highly anticipated for quite sometime now. We talked to them about what this movie means to the black community how about they hope that it will start a big change and a movement in cinema. Heres what they had to say. Easily one of the one if the not the best super hero movies ive ever seen. Extremely important for our time. The fact that its all black cast, all black producers, like, it makes you proud to be black. Exactly. All right. So again here we are just waiting for the kids who belong to tran sis Myers Rec Center to arrive. Finish arriving to see the black panther movie and the Movie Theater take look over here, already decked out with excitement. Chris and dawn, theyve got purple balloons up everywhere. The black panther sign up here. Oscar winner lou pete to nyongo also in the movie not here in person but you know get the message were trying to give here. Darn. Very exciting. People have been asking are you going to come in and watch the movie. I wish i can. We have work to do. Im definitely going see it sometime this week much its significant for africanamericans but i think a lot of people want to see this. This is a big moment. You dont have to be black. A lot of people want to see it. Its a super her row movie. Thanks shawnette. Senator toomey coming together witness Humane Society calling for message passage of a federal animal protect law. Toward the spca center in an evident to pass the, torque pass the prevent animal cruelty and torture act also known as pact. It stab as federal law prohibiting heinous form of animal abuse known as crush wrack people maim and torture animals. The pact act was approved by the us senate in 2017 and awaits consideration from the u. S. House. A brush with death for local skateboard prodigy an film and tv star and now hes trying to help others from the same fate. Hes even giving out his phone number to anyone battling addiction he doesnt want anyone else to die from drugs. Our hank flynn has the story. If youre in that position and you see no way out, personally call me and i will do whatever i humanly can in my powers to help you and my phone number is 610 5462608. People call Brandon Novak for help a lot. At the skate park today hes busy on the phone. All right. Have you ever tried to get help before and what i mean when i say help like treatment . Novak look familiar. A pro skateboarder at 14 but hes made better known as one of the stars of the bam margera shows on mtv and elsewhere. Where is my needle. Threw all those years those projects he was a hard core addict. For 21 years i shot heroin and shot cocaine. For 25 years, i smoked weed, sniffed coke, ate pills. You name it ive done it. My mother had bought me a plot. People had taken live insurance policies out on me. I was on live support for seven days. Me high, strung out. Odds were never in his favor to get clean. Doing it for his own sake wasnt enough of a reason he says and consequences, please, people who loved him were scared but the world was enjoying the show. Why would he quit . You tell me my life is unmavable. I believe my life is unmatchable but my Bank Accounts states otherwise its my job to get high for lack of a better words. Not his job any more. After bottoming out and homeless in baltimore garage he got straight 13 many try he wakes for Treatment Centers when people struggling with addiction call him he answers giving time even when he has none. Oddly enough crazy as it may sound drugs and alcohol are my solution to live again on the flip side. Because ive used my defects to become my biggest assets. What i mean by that, i give my number out i see if anyone needs help, call me. And how nip 9 of these conversations go is they say novak if you can get clean theres no reason why i cant. Can you help me . Reporter brandon says he can because does he. Are you drinking like a lot . Reporter helped asking like 16 people in recovery just this month he works with a nonprofit to get people broke without insurance get the help they need. Treatment is expensive but novak is on fire. The disease of a addiction is not a death zen sentence much thanks youre breathing its never too late. Your history does not have to dictate your future, im living evidence of that. Brandon went to the bottom and back many a lot of it on film and tv. If you catch him hell tell you stories look him dead in the eye youll look at one whos knock on the grim reaper doors and told to come back later. Hes dangerous man in the fight. Ridiculous. Im hank and thats my take. It was a needle in a haystack actually it was more like a bracelet in a sea of humanity. And thanks to kind stranger and social media its back were with it is rightful owner. Bruce gordon with a story that has a south jersey mom smiling. The idea that this was like durable and it wasnt expensive. Jodi rivera fell in love with the support bracelet she saw online and bought one each for her husband and son for christmas. 16yearold mike wants to be a Major League Baseball player. Jodi chose a message of encouragement to be inscribed. To my son, always remember you are brave than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and loved more than you know. Love mom. I think the message is just kind of everything that weve told him over the years to believe in yourself and, you know, work hard and you can achieve whatever you want to chief. Reporter well, mike was wearing his bracelet when he and some friends went to the Eagles Super Bowl Party on the parkway last week. Along with hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of thousands of fellow birds fans. He was having a ball. Yup. Reporter mike was buried in a sea of celebration. He mentioned he had a girl on his shoulders for a little while. Reporter you guessed it he lost his bracelet in all the hoopla. The next day jodi notice add message shared on her facebook wall by an Old High School friend she hadnt talked to in years. There it was a lot of bracelet just like mikes. I saw the inscription on i didnt feel recognized it and said, wow i bought that for my son. I wonder if it could be his. Reporter jodi reach out to joe the man who found the bracelet and made the original post. He quickly agreed to return it. Mailed it out on monday in fact and it arrived tuesday free of charge. Pretty special thing. Im glad i got it back and im glad he went through the effort. Reporter having grown up in philadelphia and being a big eagles fan herself, jodi notice the city sports fans have a bad rep. She think its abate bad rap. I know my philly people. Theyre, you know, were all good people in a very small percentage i think gets a lot of negativity. Reporter now mikes bracelet is back home and jodis faith in humanity has been confirmed. Thank to you joe, wherever you are. Reporter bruce gordon, fox 29 news. We reached out to joe but didnt hear back. We thought the story was worth telling any way. By the way, talk about the power of social media. His initial post was shared more than 6700 times. Wow. Well, coming up, you could say or could you say goodbye to your creature comforts . One couple and their baby are doing just that by this is so exciting, dave hey gus, meet tucker. Awwww. Whoaaaa . And axle, angie, frank, charlie, millie, ralph, henry, audrey and duke. Yep. Ten times the fun. Sorta like this. Ahhh, ten times the bucks. Its one of the new times the bucks games from the pennsylvania lottery. With millions in prizes hot diggity dog keep on scratchin heres a question for you. Could you give up all your creature comforts and live in a refurbish bus . [ laughter ] i could do that. I would do it. Yeah. Thats exactly what one family is doing. Foxs haley heinz shows us just how theyre adjusting to life living the simple life. Reporter one glance at the interior of this home and youd never guess its actually a schoolbus. Welcome to our home. Reporter derek and amy, twoyearold daughter pason live here full time. Everybody thought we were crazy. Everybody. And people still do. Reporter few years ago they had enough of the rat race they decided to quit their jobs, sell off their stuff and buy an old schoolbus for three grand. We spent about 14,000 renovating it. Reporter then hit the road debt free. Its been a great adventure so far. Reporter today were in a cow pasture and tomorrow, um, you know, we might be in international forest. Reporter living simply takes creativity. Theyre actually barn doors that we turned into our pantry and then they also lift up into tables. We have water that comes from here. But then it also can swing over and this is how we bathe underneath our bed is where we keep our clothes. Reporter to save space the toilet has curtains instead of walls. Which bother as lot of people but it doesnt bother us. Hey, having no utility Social Security a pretty nice perk. No electricity bill whatsoever. Yeah, no water bills either. Reporter they make money selling solid lotion and picking up small jobs along the way. But for them, making memories has been priceless. I want people to know that you can live happily without a bunch of stuff. There are lot of people who theyre just afraid but life is too just pull the trigger its really you figure the out along the way. Good for them. Maybe week i could do it. Maybe a week. I could do a day. That is your news at 5 00. Fox 29 news at 6 00 starts right now. A mild start to the weekend. Enjoy it while you can. Expect a 30degree temperature drop in the next 12 hours. And snow. Believe it. Were tracking the latest conditions. Terrifying moments at a local middle school. Parents getting texts from their chirp a reported gun forcing a lock down. Tonight, police praising a 13yearold girl. Live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 6 00. Can you feel it . Pretty warm out there like the calm before the storm as we take live lock right now at allentown, lehigh county. Its warm out there now, but temperatures are about to plummet and the snow wont be far behind. The weather is where we begin tonight at 6 00 oclock. Thanks for joining us. Im chris oconnell. Im dawn timmeney. So it will get very cold and then snow. So how is it all going to play out . Meteorologist Scott Williams live outside our old city studios with first look at the forecast. Hey, scott. Hi, chris and dawn. Get ready for a roller coaster ride. Buckle up. Those temperatures are dropping tonight. Were dry, quiet and cold and the snow will move in by this time tomorrow evening. In fact we have winter storm watches posted already north and west suburbs. That is where the heaviest of the snow will occur but ultimate doppler now showing you leftover showers in central southern delaware. That will pull out of here. Clear skies overnight tonight. Well start out clear on saturday. The clouds roll in and look at the clock, right around dinnertime were looking at some of that snow developing interior south jersey, sections of delaware, north and west subur