He came face to face with gunman this morning trying to rob him and he says an angel saved him. Tonight, hes telling his story from a hospital bed. Thank you for joining us at 11 coliseum lucy noland. That man was on his way to his job as a septa bus operator. When a man shot him. Our Dave Schratwieser is live at septa head quarter its. Dave this isnt the only Armed Robbery police are investigating in the area. Reporter theyre looking at a couple more lucy. Robert wouldnt gus is resting in the hospital awaiting surgery tomorrow morning to repair a fractured leg that was caused by this shooting. He says he was walking to work at 4am this morning when a gunman approached him, demanded his money and then shot him when he tried to get away. Im hanging in there. Everything is sore but iming in. From item tell University Hospital bed wounded septa bus operator spoke out tuesday night over the phone. Telling fox 29 how a would be article robber opened fire on him on his way to work. Demanded
Wine country. The scope of this destruction massive. And tonight, people from our area, who now call Northern California home share their stories with Eyewitness News. Good evening, im jessica dean. Im nicole brewer. Ukee washington is off. Hundreds of firefighters are struggling to contain one of the top five deadliest wildfire outbursts in california history. The flames killed at least 15 people and Authorities Say the death toll expected to rise. Nearly 300 people have been reported missing since wildfires started sunday. Flames have destroyed 2000 structures and many more are in danger. Eyewitness news david spunt joins us live from the stat center and david, you spoke with people with local ties to in the middle of this fire storm. It is really a nightmare for them. The ground is dry. The wind relentless. Its peak fire season in california. The nukes are expected to rise. But those alive and accounted for are doing whatever possible to stay safe. The blaze is far from out and peop
Im hanging in there. Everything is sore but iming in. From item tell University Hospital bed wounded septa bus operator spoke out tuesday night over the phone. Telling fox 29 how a would be article robber opened fire on him on his way to work. Demanded everything i had and i seen the car coming down the street, i decided to just run for tour the car and thats when he started shooting at me. Reporter 47yearold wongus who usually drives to work walked Tuesday Morning to this bus stop around 4 00 a. M. Because his car was in for repairs. He was shot in the leg and left bleeding in the middle of the ridge avenue when a driver pulled over to help. He was my angel. This morning he was my angel. Like i said god wasnt ready for mow because im sure if he was, the guy could have took my live at any time. We heard like three shots. Oh, my gosh whats that. Reporter police are trying to determine if the shooting here in the 3100 block of ridge was part of a pattern of gun point robberies in the are
Reporter in the short term he and his team are fielding call after call from clients. Theyre trying their best to get them answers. Small employers and individuals who buy on their own are the most impacted. I do believe that market has the possibility to implode. Reporter tim furlong, nbc 10 news. We have breaking news just in to the newsroom. Another setback in the president s quest to pull the plug on sanctuary cities. A court order recently said the Justice Department could not withhold public grants to sanctuary cities like philadelphia. The Justice Department appealed to get that decision switched. In the past 15 minutes a federal judge denied that appeal. This all comes one day after the Justice Department sent a letter to philadelphia, giving the city two weeks to show how its ending its status as a sanctuary city. The jackets and sweaters were out today. Definitely feels like fall right about now. Taking you to boathouse row, a dreary day to end the week. Nbc 10s chief meteoro
Expected to be changed to homicide at some point. What we do know is a group from frankford that traveled all the way up to bustleton and mcgee, to the area of bustleton and mcgee looking to engage in confrontations with students from northeast high school. Reporter as this familys nightmare continues his maternal grandmother asked. You just cant understand how someone could take someone elses life. It doesnt matter what goes on. So, we need to get these guns off the street. He was 18 years old. That boy was 18. And shot my 16yearold grandson. Theres no reason. Why does he have a semi automatic handgun . Reporter sharrie, all the carnage and tragic out here on the streets because of gun violence continues. Im vernon odom channel6 action news at Police Headquarters in center city. Heartbreaking story. Vern, thank you. For the past week, crews have been decontaminating all six schools in Monroe Township Gloucester County where mold has grown into a major concern. This afternoon still no