Who lost both legs to diabetes. Homeless for years he now has roof over his head but not much else. Im still panhandling but thats only to supplement my income and its hard its practically always near the end of the month. Reporter right. When his ssi check comes. Walk further youll meet peter welch whose homeless and makes no excuses. Failures in my life have come because of decisions and things ive said and cup and i see that happening in this country far too often. Reporter homelessness is up in the city this year. Panhandling is well according to Homeless Services director liz hirsh puts it down to one key element. Take wild guess. This is the opioid epidemic. Some of the folks youre seeing may not be homeless. They may be panhandling out here for money, but, um, yeah, its a big hairy problem. Reporter thats the up tick hyped you and liz another that the demographics prove it more young people for instance. Now, if you meet valerie who is homeless and has a history of opioid abuse
Sound of music silenced by gunshots a man found dead at a Recording Studio popular with some of the biggest names in hiphop. Police making the shocking discovery this morning. Good evening, im dawn timmeney. Im joyce evans. Now the hunt is on to find the killer and the reason behind the brutal attack. Fox 29s Sabina Kuriakose joining us live now from Spring Garden with the very latest. Sabina. Reporter joyce, late tonight we got new information from police they now say that the victim was shot in the head and back and detectives found a bloody screwdriver near the bo body. Superior sound studio in the basement of 4,443rd street usually known for turning out music from claimed philly hiphop stars. Saturday this sight of a mysterious murder according to philadelphia police. It was kind of a surprise to come here to meet in the parking lot and find it all roped off and police everywhere. Reporter eric jeffrey worked for nonprofit also housed in the building. Suddenly finding themselves st
Political uncertainty in zimbabwe as military vehicles roam the capital and reports of explosions there. And Richelle Carey this is out there live from doha also coming up on the defensive this attorney general faces tough questions about alleged ties between russia and Donald Trumps president ial campaign. Also telling voters say yes to same sex marriage plus. The border from austria with one of the would make it to the toting about time on construction. To begin with the breaking news coming to us out of zimbabwe and explosions have been heard in the capital there harare there are military vehicles and soldiers roaming the streets warders is reporting that the army may have taken over the state broadcaster however zimbabwes ambassador to south africa says no coup against president Robert Mugabe is underway he also told the words news agency that the government remains in tact the exact words now several images have been posted on social media that show very unusual military activity
Im stephen sackur. To make it to the top in the world of ballet requires notjust extraordinary talent, but immense reserves of physical and mental determination. So imagine how much more it takes if your childhood is torn apart by civil war, hunger and homelessness. Todays guest, Michaela Deprince, has made a remarkablejourney from horrific suffering in sierra leone to accolades in the world of international dance. How on earth did she make it happen . Michaela deprince, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, thank you. Its almost a cliche to talk about people who have made remarkable journeys, but you really have. And i want to know today, as you sit here with me as an internationally acclaimed ballerina, how connected do you feel to that little girl who was born and brought up in the first few years of her life in sierra leone . I dont feel as connected as i used to be to her. I do have those days where i still have those horrible nightmares about my past in sierra leone, but, really, im ju
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. To make it to the top in the world of ballet requires notjust extraordinary talent, but immense reserves of physical and mental determination. So imagine how much more it takes if your childhood is torn apart by civil war, hunger and homelessness. Todays guest, Michaela Deprince, has made a remarkablejourney from horrific suffering in sierra leone to accolades in the world of international dance. How on earth did she make it happen . Michaela deprince, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, thank you. Its almost a cliche to talk about people who have made remarkable journeys, but you really have. And i want to know today, as you sit here with me as an internationally acclaimed ballerina, how connected do you feel to that little girl who was born and brought up in the first few years of her life in sierra leone . I dont feel as connected as i used to be to her. I do have those days where i still have those horrible nightmares about my past in sierra leon