Dozen people who have taken up residence on the corner of cumberland and american streets for the past four days. But that offer came with a resounding no. Were not taking that offer. Homeless advocate sherri, organized the tent city to show awareness for the citys homeless problem. For days theyve been taking in gifts of food and water. Some even handing over cash donations. But why not take the offer a emergency housing . These people are being offered shelters and youre encouraging them not to take it. Okay. Thats such a fox 29 question. Its legitimate question, though. Wait, wait, wait. Why do you set up land mines and you walk night. We did talk to searer brooks who says she was kick out of the shelter along with her one month old and two other children. I got laid off from my job. I lost my apartment, and i tried to go for help but nobody would help me. Reporter shes not taking shelter tonight. Instead she wants a permanent home. The very public protest not coincidentally comes j
Fox 29 news in hd brought to you by xfinity the future of awesome. Right now a bizarre standoff for a group of families without a home. Now take a look. Some with children. Only weeks old. Set up tents in this abandoned lottery fusing an offer from the city for a roof over their heads tonight. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. They say its part of a much bigger problem. Our fox 29s Chris Oconnell is live at this socall tent city in fair hill tonight. Chris . Reporter thats right, iain. At least seven homeless families will be staying yet another night in this make shift tent city here in north philadelphia. These families some of them as you said with infant babies rejected the citys offer for Emergency Shelters tonight. Instead this will be their home they say to prove a point. We do have space for up to six families tonight. Reporter the citys top two housing officials arrived to fair hills tent city offering Emergency Shelter to the two dozen people who have taken up resid
Commissioner antonini commissioner hillis commissioner moore commissioner hillis and commissioner johnson commissioner president wu. Thank you, commissioners due to the late start well be moving things around on the calendar weaning well be moving tatters c and d to the end of the calendar and item 12 for 490 van ness will be outside of order following abc of pine street so commissioners terrors is the items proposed for continuance item one at 53 state street a announced discretionary reviews no other items proposed for continues and i have no speaker cards any Public Comment on the items proposed phone number for continuance seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioners . Commissioner moore move to continue. Second. On that motion to continue item one until november win arrest commissioner hillis commissioner johnson commissioner moore commissioner richards commissioner fong and commissioner president wu so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 7 to zero and pla
Item. We would like the mic. Thank you director and, Vice President turman . Director hicks thank you for your report and i know that recently you served on the panel about the aftermath, could you share some of the learnings and the information that you got from that panel. Oh, well a couple of things. And where the board of directors of naco, and we did have the opportunity to meet privately with the mayor and services in missouri, and to share with him our perspective on community policing, and on the crowd management. And the like. And we read what we read in the media and we hear the sound bites and you know we made the best efforts to provide our insights for the ferguson mayor and then additionally on sunday, i participated in a panel on Race Relations after if ferguson that was a panel of members from pedmont Community Church as well as the inaudible church in oakland. And i shared again, the line and sites, based on my work with the office of citizen complaints here, in San Fr
Forecast. Awfully nasty outside right now. Temperatures are in the 40s with the rain. These 40 degree temperatures though will be the warmest well see for quite a while as the polar plunge arrives here tonight into tomorrow. Right now, were up to 47 at national airport. 49, southern maryland. 41 in martinsburg, west virginia. Rain for everybody. More moderate to briefly heavy rain coming our way for the next several hour. As a big push of moisture is coming our direction. That will bring temperatures up to near 50 for a brief time before the real cold air starts to rush in here just after the sun goes down tonight. Were in the 40s but its already below freezing out across parts of ohio. So what to wear today . Everything thats warm and dry in your closet. You should be prepared to layer it up and keep it out for the next couple of days as the cold air is here to stay. Well be in it the 40s for today. Falling into the 30s by early this evening. And the cold weather is here all week it l