Fox 29 news in hd brought to you by x fin the future of awesome. Right now on fox 29 news at 10 an arrest shocking the Philadelphia Restaurant scene. The co owner of a popular Rittenhouse Square eatery facing child pornography charges. Good evening im chris oconnell. Good evening, im dawn timmeney. Alex today so the co owner of the crow and the pitcher and he was taken into custody by the fbi. Fox 29s joanne pill lee gee outside of fbi headquarters in center z people who work alongside him are shocked. Reporter they are dawn chris. 41yearold philadelphia restaurateur alex capaso being held by federal authorities in washington d. C. He is chargeed with produceing and disseminating very graphic child pornography by text message and email and these are serious charges that have shocked his Business Owner his partner and his restaurant patrons. By most accounts Philadelphia Restaurant tear alex capsao was co owner of the crow and pitcher pitcher. Federal Authorities Say he had a dark side
Pitcher. Federal Authorities Say he had a dark side engageing in child pornography allegedly an tempt to go set up a meeting to have sex with a nineyearold girl. I didnt believe it. I was really confused. Just reading it it seemed like it was just a different person, you know what i mean . I didnt know. Like i said how would you know that what going on. Always very quite. You know, always either paying attention to food in the kitchen or um, you know, in the office doing numbers but nothing that would be like a red flag. Michael franco is his partner in the philadelphia restaurant. He said he was blind sided when he heard the noise fbi arrested him on charges of produceing and sending child pornography. He said his patrons can shocked and upset and so was the restaurant staff. Im just trying to get through today. And move on from there. You know, we had a small meeting with the staff and you know just talked briefly and well have another one on tuesday just to really talk about our fut
The past hour. So here we will zoom in on the city and this is a loop over last hour. We have had lightening and thunder and we are just experiencing heavy rain outside our door. We will go north as far as the poconos mountains and we have a Flash Flood Warning until 5 30 in the morning for Carbon County and Monroe County and then we will go down to lancaster county, and we are clearing out of there for time being but there is plenty of rain in Chester County and New Castle County delaware and as far east as mount laurel and see then are storm activity there and it looks like heavier rain is falling in New Castle County, around middletown, dover delaware. State fair in harring town, continues today. So 71 degrees is where we are in philadelphia with a 5mile an her breeze out of the east north east and 90 percent relative humidity n surprise with all that rain. 5 55 is your sunrise time as these days start to get a little bit more note iably shorter. In weather by numbers we will go wit
Steps being taken for the upcoming papal visit. Tonight we know major highways and the ben franklin bridge will close to traffic during this historic event. If youre coming to the city for the papal weekend pack your walking shoes. Good evening im ukee washington. Im jessica dean. Today city leaders reveal the security perimeter for philadelphia while the pope is in town. Eyewitness News Reporter Charlotte Huffman is live in center city to break it all down. Charlotte . Jessica and ukee, estimated 1. 5 Million People are expected to descend on the city and fill this parkway eventually later in september. And with it, theyre createing logistical problems for all of the businesses trying to serve all those people. Weve been discussing it every day and trying to figure out whats going to happen. What it will look like. Well be told are they going to tell us soon. Sent city owner Restaurant Owners have more questions than answers about pope francis visit. Philadelphia could set itself apar
Down. Charlotte . Jessica and ukee, estimated 1. 5 Million People are expected to descend on the city and fill this parkway eventually later in september. And with it, theyre createing logistical problems for all of the businesses trying to serve all those people. Weve been discussing it every day and trying to figure out whats going to happen. What it will look like. Well be told are they going to tell us soon. Sent city owner Restaurant Owners have more questions than answers about pope francis visit. Philadelphia could set itself apart as the largest in the history of the world meeting of families. Reporter handle influx of estimate 1. 5 Million People mayor nutter laid out the framework for road closures today. Parts of 76, 676 and route 1 will shut down. I95 will remain open with some ramp closures. Ben franklin bridge will shut down and in center city walking or biking is about all youll be able to do. Spring garden to ridge ridge to girard. No vehicles will be allowed to enter t