Orange new Jersey School superintendent that explained that the schools principal and district administrators vehemently deny any knowledge of the assignment and preliminary inquiries find that no approval was ever sought nor were parents notified about this unauthorized activity. The teacher has been suspended with pay and that further investigation will continue after the district returns from spring break. Parents in the community may not have been aware of the plans to write the letters to abu jamal but they had plenty of responses to them. Kids should be writing to role model not to prisoners. I mean theyre third graders. What can a prisoner tell a third grader . My kid is in the sixth grade. Of course hes not there but if that was him i would have a heart attack. Social media played a huge part in this controversy as the letters were disclosed on social media by professor Joanna Fernandez who delivered them to abu jamal. Heat discussion continues on social media. Although feedbac
A said in the basement and we went down in the basement. Reporter it took rescue crews 90 minutes to dig them out. The tornado cut swirling lines into farm fields and pulled homes from their foundations. Some of the rescuers were also victims. We went to work, and then helped other people who needed help. I got there at 5 00 to see that my house was gone. Reporter or salvaging what they can from the massive piles of rebel hoping to rebuild their lives. Ana warner for cbs news, fair dale illinois. That same system is coming our way, we will not spector made owes like they had in illinois where were in the Weather Center and meteorologist kate bilo joins us. Kate this was a terrifying night for people in the midwest. Just terrifying. Severe weather season got off to a slow start but just like nights like last night are making up for lost time. Lets look at storm scan three. What we saw out there last night. We will track those tornadoes. They came up along a cold front that is coming thr
Tonight he is being remembered by loved ones as a family man who was full of life. Saturday night im walter perez. The big story on action news is memory of Robert Wilson the their being honored by his family in the wake of his murder in north philadelphia action News Reporter Kenneth Moton spoke with wilsons grandmother and sister this evening. He joins us live outside the the between the Second District Police Station in north philadelphia, kenneth. Reporter walter, officer Robert Wilsons grandmother heard the initial reports and called her grandson but of course, she never got a response. Tonight his family, thanks the the community this Police District and the Police Department for their support. We have only seen this tough cop image of slain philadelphia a Police Officer Robert Wilson but those who knew the 30 yearold said he was usually all smiles. Robert would be smiling you know and he just would just keep going. I loved him. I know he loved me. Reporter it was thursday when t
Fox 29 news in hd brought to you by xfinity the future of awesome. Right now at 10 00 crime scene tape surrounds a schoolbus after 16 Year Old Girl is slashed in the face. The violent confrontation on board thats rattling local students. And a wild crash youve got to see to believe. A motorcyclist is sent flying through the air but walks away unhurt. What happened to the driver who hit him. But first happening right now, a warning for south philadelphia neighbors. Be suspicious of a knock at your door. Good evening, im dawn timmeney. Im iain page. Thieves are posing as utility workers to get inside homes. Fox 29s drew dickman is live in south philly to night where an elderly woman managed to scare those guys a way. Drew . Reporter iain the 81 year old victim didnt want to talk to us tonight. Shes still shaken up but her neighbors had plenty to say and theyre on the look out for those two men responsible. Finding this crime bulletin in her mailbox came at a surprise to bray howard. Its