Forcing it to close. This problem has gone on way too long and somebody new about it and it was just pushed under the rug. Reporter the district then made the sweeping move of closing all schools for the rest of of the week as a pro caution. Im just like really disappointed that, you know, it has come to this. Because we had so much planned this week. We had our spirit week. Our homecoming game. Reporter some parents grilled the districts director of plan operation who said they have an outdated airconditioning system. Did you personally report that information to any member of the board . Not that i recall. Reporter director says he told some School Officials and had the Health Department check things out three times but one board member said they were in the dark early on. We new nothing. This board absolutely new nothing. Reporter there was more love in the room for the air Quality Task Force formed by unions made up of teachers and support staff. Our children are just as important
Forcing it to close. This problem has gone on way too long and somebody new about it and it was just pushed under the rug. Reporter the district then made the sweeping move of closing all schools for the rest of of the week as a pro caution. Im just like really disappointed that, you know, it has come to this. Because we had so much planned this week. We had our spirit week. Our homecoming game. Reporter some parents grilled the districts director of plan operation who said they have an outdated airconditioning system. Did you personally report that information to any member of the board . Not that i recall. Reporter director says he told some School Officials and had the Health Department check things out three times but one board member said they were in the dark early on. We new nothing. This board absolutely new nothing. Reporter there was more love in the room for the air Quality Task Force formed by unions made up of teachers and support staff. Our children are just as important
Through. Its bringing in some drier air mass and thats going to help to lower the dewpoints over the coming hours so if youre taking the dog for a walk over the next few hours you can expect partly cloudy skies. Were starting offer with temps in the 70s. In the height of the afternoon we reach the upper 70s by lunchtime. 83 for your high today. So, it will feel muggy early on. By the afternoon hours going to feel a little better. Byebye doggie. Lets check those current dewpoints. Were feeling a real difference with that. So a cool front moved through, the northerly flow behind it dropping dewpoints to 63 in allentown but still the mid 60s in philadelphia, mid 60s 65 degrees now yesterday we were in the 70s in the city so its a little better. Still oppressive in the 70s right now in south jersey and delaware. That will ease in by the afternoon. Satellite and radar showing were starting offer with mostly clear skies but we see those clouds that are filling in from the south and west. It
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
Tonight a new recording new accusations dropping jaws from hollywood to households everywhere. A local professor on leave. He offended a lot of people with just a couple of tweets and now School Officials are scared for his safety. Now fox 29 news at 10 00. Septa employee trying to get to work ends up at the hospital instead the victim of a crime robbed and shot in the leg and then left for dead. Thanks for joining us im iain page. Im lucy noland. Tonight police are looking into whether this is part of a crime spree and that employee is telling his terrifying story to fox 29. Our Dave Schratwieser live outside septa headquarters in center city tonight. Dave . Reporter iain, septa bus operator robert long guess is resting in the hospital tonight awaiting surgery on a fractured leg caused by that shooting this morning. He says he was sit simply wal walking to bus stop to go to work at 4 00 a. M. When gunman approached him, demanded his money and then shot him. Hanging in the. Everything