At gun point by someone wearing a bullet proof vest. His cash stolen. 10,000 gone. He says that money wasnt for him. Now, fox 29 news at 10 00. In just a few hours, thanksgiving festivities will kick off and weve got you covered from weather, traffic, to holiday shopping. Im iain page. Im lucy noland. A lot on the menu tonight but we begin with a man robbed at gun point. 10,000 in cash stolen. Our Dave Schratwieser joins us loo you have from Philadelphia Police headquarters with the story youll see only on fox. Dave . Reporter lucy, Police Looking for the gunman, a get away car and that 10,000 in cash after a daring lunch time robbery outside a Check Cashing facility at fifth and oregon in south philadelphia. Tonight, the victim in the case tells us he chased that gunman almost two blocks ducking a bullet along the way. I heard one loud gunshot bo boom. Reporter how thats how witnesses describe the scene outside this south philly Check Cashing store just after 1 00 wednesday afternoon.
That this is the only the beginning, we have finally reached a Tipping Point to see changes. Vernon odom is looking into the issue today. And has spoken into real experts. Vernon. Real experts jim, and the flood gates are starting to open up wide because women are overcoming their fears and exposing behavior of big shots. Probably 30 in the last few weeks. Is that right . Yes, sir. Deborah willis is a powerhouse attorney in philadelphia. And one specialty is the Sexual Harassment cases is he tells me since after is the Harvey Winestein scandal and roy moore, al franken and congressman john conyers and now matt lauer the calls have skyrocketed some 30 . Since Harvey Winestein became the first in the dominoes, i think every man that has engaged in this kind of improper, illegal and under ethical conduct should be shaking in his boots. Here is random public reaction in the wake of the highprofile scandals. I think there was a time that it corrected itself a little bit. You think its a goo
Than asking that the company do the right thing. They thought there would be a flood of stories after this and they took strong action. President trump was quick to tweet but he has accusations of his own. The president has denied the accusations calling the women liars. Lauers firing coming one an charlie rose was fired from cbs after women came to the Washington Post after saying they were harassed by the anchor. And they say nbc was aware. Channel 6 action news. And matt lauer is not the latest person to lose their job overallgations over inappropriate behavior. Radio host garrison keeler was fired this afternoon and Minnesota Public Radio says they are terminating their contract with him. And mpr says that the claim against the 75yearold came to light last month but did not elaborate further. And keeler retired last year. Best known for creatin the popular sho home man and a fema that goes to the school. Sara bloomquist joins us live and the shooter is in custody and you have the l
[ applause ] historic moment on capitol hill. We broke every record. Its the largest tax cut in the history of our country. Congress passes the largest tax overhaul in u. S. History. Giving President Trump his first major legislative victory in office. How this impacts all of us. Now, fox 29 news at 10 00. Tragic day in northeast philadelphia. A little boy just eight years old killed in a car crash. A witness followed the car that took off after the accident. Thanks for joining us tonight at 10 00. Im iain page. Im lucy noland. To night police have the driver in custody. But friends and family of that little boy are left without him just days before christmas. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser is live at Philadelphia Police headquarters. Dave . Reporter lucy, not only is the driver in custody but they have recovered the van in this fatal car crash. According to investigators, the driver was speeding and weaving through traffic at the at the time time of the crash. He did take off High Ranking
Live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 11 00. Can you feel it. The excitement philly is getting pumped. Sun day it is the eagles just one win away from heading to the super bowl thanks for joining u tonight at 11 00. Im iain page. Theres an energy in this city. Something special as were ready to take on the minnesoa vikings. We sent our Chris Oconnell to minnesota. Chris, are they ready to take us on . Reporter i dont know, iain. Its like they kind of are. Its kind of that minnesota thing. I was out here all night. Streets of minneapolis trying to find someone to throw the football with. But for some reason i cant find anyone to play catch with. Were up here minute miss trying to get a feel for the vikings fans been talking to them all day and if theres one thing i learned, iain, theyre scared. If you wear your viking gear and you are going lets say youre going with your wife or something, think twice about it. They will beat you up. Reporter the talk of the town