News this noon. A possible bear sighting is causing a school lockdown. But the big story is breaking now in lehigh valley, the pastor of a church is facing charges related to child pornography. Prosecutors Just Announced this pastors arrest. Reporter hi sara, well the priest was identified as monsignor john mraz. He asked the man to update his computer and after finding pictures of young males. Anded returned it to the police and then was given a second laptop. And then images of underage boys. He was uncomfortable with that and he alerted church authorities, that triggered an examination of the monsignors computers by detectives. Numerous imables were on the desizes, the investigation determined it was the defendant monsignor and he searched for and downloaded the files of child pornography and did so for his own sexual gratification. Reporter now that arrest of the monsignor was earlier today and he was released on bail. And is not residing at saint anns but in bethlehem. The da was
Eat some food. Reporter this season has put temples Football Program in a National Spotlight and tomorrow phillies start, too. Even notre dames early arriving fans admit this will be a tough fight. They are a good team, they are coached really well and we cant take them lightly. For philadelphians, i think even if youre not a temple graduate or an alumni or student, you have to be proud. Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise reporter coming back to the live pictures, the timing could not be better, Temple Owls Football Team passing through this rally right in the middle of campus right now, and you can see the reaction they are getting from the students here. This is an excited crowd, a crowd that is eager to show their support for a team that is 70 for the first time in school history. Live pictures right now as these students, are, of course, headed to their event. Students around here have been rallying. A lot of these students will be down at the link for the game tomorrow night. Y
County residents should not be surprigsed to see more smoke in the sky today. This is what the fire looked like from chopper 6 hd its still burning and very smokey and has consumed 1,000 acres of the pine lands. Measurable rain we have not had for at least two weeks and fuel like logs and branches, they are completely consuming down to ash. 50 firefighters from the new Jersey State Forest Fire Service are cutting a containment line around the fire and set backfires along the perimeter, official says the interior of that line continues to burn, some interior pockets burning out which are to be expected causing smoke and smoke drift, manchester, and Lacey Township and eastern parts of ocean county. It started in woodland, burlington county, is undetermined the cause, the Ocean County Prosecutors Office are examining the site. The containment lines are holding and each hour that twos by we make better progress. No homes or structures are threaten threatened. The closest is several miles a
Scene. Shes at Police Special victims unit where police are asking for help identifying the man you saw in that Surveillance Video. Lu ann . Police are asking for your help. They just recovered this Surveillance Video of the suspect theyre looking for. Philadelphia say this man sexually assaulted an 18yearold at gunpoint. This video is from inside the Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant on the 3300 block of north 2nd street. Just after midnight on sunday, november 2nd, detectives believe the suspect followed the teen male out of the takeout restaurant to his home. c the victim was forced into his home at gunpoint and was sexually assaulted. We were aunable to get any othe information from the restaurant owners. The suspect also took the victims cell phone, cash and his house keys. Police are asking that if you have any information, if you know who this man is, you call right away. We are looking to get more information. Were working on that right now, hoping to talk to the detective on t
Frigid again but thats not the coldest air that will be moving in. That will move in by the upcoming weekend plus more chances for snow. Ill have that break down when i head indoors with the seven day forecast. A lot going on. Guys back to you. All right scott. Stay tup date on this weeks weather situation by heading to our website just check out myfoxphilly. Com. Click the weather tab at the top of the home page the latest forecast information and all your live radar images. Just a traffic nightmare in northeast philadelphia. But it is easing off some. Some lanes along busy roosevelt boulevard are open again making the ride home easier than the drive to work and school this morning. Drivers bumper to bumper all day trying to get through detours and such. Fox 29s dawn timmeney live along the boulevard in northeast philly. Dawn how goes it . Reporter well, ill tell you much improved lucy from early this morning when water was pouring out on the boulevard and crews were worried about ici