Transcripts For WTXF Fox 29 Morning News At 4a 20140818 : co

Transcripts For WTXF Fox 29 Morning News At 4a 20140818

Doing in an attempt to restore order g day, everybody it is monday, august 18th, 204, just after 4 00 oclock right now. Of course wed like to help you, help us, cheer on the taney dragons at Little League world series. Tweet us your well wishes using hash tag fox 29 taney dragons and stay with us all morning long for updates on the team, the entire Community Rallies around this team and their pitcher, sue is unbelievable. Yes, mone, she could in the pitch yesterday because they have resting rules but she got a hit. I went to bed while they were losing and then i found out this morning about the come back win. Awesome. Yes. So were kind of excited here. We will have have much more on that coming up with sabina but in the meantime lets get to our wet they are morning and a check of the ultimate doppler showing nothing in the way of precipitation. You have to go out to the western part of the state around pittsburgh to find some light showers and even they are not a big deal. Lets check out the future cast and only issue we have because of a stalled frontal system to the south are clouds down in delaware and maybe some clouds in the jersey shore today but you see through about 3 00 oclock the the only rain is south of washington d. C. And virginia. Maybe a little bit sneak nothing to southern delaware around 5 00 p. M. But for us in the philadelphia area, it is rain free take. It was a nice weekend even with the clouds, yesterday. We got to 84 degrees. After 81 on saturday. So all and all, pretty good. Right now were seeing 65 degrees with the northwesterly breeze 359 miles april hour. 70 percent relative humidity and sunrise at 6 16 this morning. We are getting shorter days. Temperatures range from 65 in the city to 62 in wilmington. North of us we have 58 in allentown and upper 50s in reading and pottstown and lancaster and in wrightstown, new jersey. 60 degrees in Atlantic City. Sixtythree in wildwood. Today we will get to a high of 84 with mostly sunny skies, a few afternoon clouds especially south of the city otherwise, a pretty decent summer day. That is your monday morning forecast from the Weather Authority. Seven day forecast is ahead but it is now time to check traffic, on this monday morning, and we will check a look at route one roosevelt boulevard, which is northbound and southbound between ninth and southampton road we have some paving on the inner drive going on, so that will probably slow you down a little bit the but really kerry that is our only traffic issue right now. That is good news, sue, thank you. 4 03. We are beginning with breaking news. Missouri governor jay nixon is deploying the National Guard to george something fog another night after violence. Nixon says the National Guard will help restore peace and order in the st. Louis suburb. For more than a week residents and police have have been clashing over shooting death of 18 yearold Michael Brown. The the latest demonstrations turning violent after Police Used Tear Gas to push back an unreally crowd. Just trying to figure out why they would shoot tear gas when they were peacefully walking and protesting. Also this morning the New York Times is report ago this a priest limb nature i private autopsy has found that brown was shot at least six times, that includes twice in the head. Attorney general eric holder has ordered a federal medical examiner to perform an autopsy. The dragon of the philadelphia wins. Philadelphia wins, taney dragons do it again. They won their second game, at the Little League world series, last night, this is amazing. It was a nail biter in the but in the end taney dragons pulled off an impressive win over a very tough, texas team. Fox 29s Sabina Kuriakose is live from center city this morning as fans react to the the victory. Were all reacting, it is all amazing. Reporter it is so inspiring. Taney is making their hometown proud. But anybody who is a follower of the dragons has not been paying attention. Taney got off to a two run lead only to see southwest Regional Team from texas take a threeone lead. It was a nail biter but big moment of the night taney pulls off a walk off singer winning it all. We have maybe organized a watch part ate city hall where fans held a pep rally. People came across town they were hopeful. They were excited. As we have been saying the team here seems to be inspired. Now here is in the outfielder ty cummings talking about the the game and mayor nutter described what chaine means to the city. A combination of opportunity, meaning preparation, so i think we prepared hard enough that we had an opportunity to get where we are. We are so, so proud of them. Not just for winning this game, and they never gave up. They kept fighting back. It is a tremendous effort by these young people, coaches, parents, everyone involved. Reporter next up taney plays davis and mone davis will be back on the Pitchers Mound and we cannot wait to see what happens, back to you. They will win, that is what will happen, sabina, thank you. Taney dragons fever continues on line, go to my fox philly. Com for highlights, pictures, the interviews and, of course, what is ahead for this team. Dont forget to send your well wishes just use the hash tag fox 29, dragons. Developing this morning, Camden County police would like to find a man they say tried to lure an 11 yearold girl in the 2600 block of baird boulevard around 6 30 last night. Police say the girl ran when the the man approached her and chased after her but could not catch up with to her. Police only have a generic description of him and they are working to get you more information. Meanwhile an investigation is underway to figure out if a fire in Burlington County ways arson. Investigators say they see a pattern inside this vacant auto body shop that is suspicious looking. Plus there was a guy seen running from that area after the fire started, inside of the old shop on north pavilion avenue in riverside, new jersey. It was yesterday. Nobody was hurt but the the amount of damage to the building isnt yet known. President the obama making a quick return to the by the house in the middle of his vacation. What he is expected to host meetings about, that could not wait. And of course, steve keeley is live this morning with new details after a park ranger was beaten, at love park. Steve . Reporter well, this was a vacation video shot by a tourist from north jersey visiting family. He provided it here to police at headquarters looking to talk to the people involve. You can see it right now. The it is latest unofficial, not so welcoming, welcome to philadelphia, have your Convention Near look at your famous Tourist Spots the video playing on computers and tv screen. Young people with in respect for authority, uniform, no regard for rules and zero regard for a f good morning. Oh, the monday morning, blues. Hopefully you dont have them because you had a good weekend. It really was a decent weather weekend. You can see on ultimate doppler we dont have any rain, in the offing but what we do have is a system down to the south. It is a cold front that came through yesterday and that is why we had all those clouds. They kind of settled down to the south and we will keep an eye on it all week to see if and probably when it brings us some rain. But as you look a closer look into our viewing area nothing to show you on radar. Precipitation isnt a problem at the moment. We have seasonal temperatures. This is the frontal system were talking about. It should kind of hang around for most of the week and when this low pressure moves along it, it is when southern parts of the viewing area could see a few more showers, from that. So we will keep an eye on radar, on the future cast for. That looking at temperatures throughout the area we have temperatures in the 50s up in the poconos, in bethlehem, it is 55 degrees. Allentown had 58. 59 degrees in doylestown. Sixtythree in bensalem. Sixtyfive in philadelphia. In south jersey, 74 degrees in ocean city but only 60 the Atlantic City international. So your seven day forecast does have, once again, it has been the pattern all summer some rain in the middle of the week. Wednesday late in the day into thursday and maybe even to friday morning but today should be dry and decent sunshine, more clouds than sunshine, probably tomorrow, and then the rain is possible wednesday night, thursday night, thursday, friday, friday morning probably and it looks like a cooler, and possible autumnal weekend with temperatures not making it to 80 degrees, possibly, either saturday or sunday. That is the early call on next weekend from the Weather Authority. So, lets get to traffic, on this monday morning, the overnight, milling and repaving project on the inner drive of the roosevelt boulevard is underway. Rain is not around. They will keep going with. That use caution traveling between ninth street and southampton road. That will last until six this morning. Also, an accident in plymouth at the intersection of chef field drive and brighton drive so use caution in that area as well, kerry. An attack on a park ranger caught on camera at love park. This is at broad daylight. It shows that ranging kicked by a skateboarder, others, at least two others, stood by watching. One of them taping with a camera right up in this guys face. Fox 29s steve keeley is live at philadelphia Police Headquarters this morning, brazen . Reporter yeah, Philadelphia Police not at all happy with this. You can bet the mayor and everybody who has anything to do with tourism business, just a dating business, friday night, when everybody can go out to dinner with their husband or wife, love park filled with a lot of hate friday happy hour around 6 00 p. M. Had this not so happy sight at love park. Man who shot in town from north jersey vice particular his family said he not only put the video on the internet but gave it to Philadelphia Police too saying he started recording because he heard the loud young to enforce to rules and regulations which include no skate gaming which these guys were doing. Among the things he heard yell at the the ranger after he was punched, kicked, stumped and pick hup including the one that starts with the letter n. Ranger was not hurt seriously. Police are looking for these young men seen in the video and one you notice shooting his own video was not just a cell phone but with a real camera. So obviously there to videotape his friends doing skateboarding stunts and then think it is funny and smiling videotaping this, and you can bet that video has not been erased or trashed. Police would like to get their hand on that as further proof about what happened here. Another black eye to philadelphia making its way around the internet, kerry. Disgusting, steve, thank you. 4 15. Jury selection beginning in the cobbs creek abduction case. The christine regusters ace cues of taking a fiveyear old girl in february of last year. According to investigators that girl was sexually assaulted. Shes the only person charged, in this case. The the man, charged with firing a police in Cumberland County is expected in court today. Twentynine yearold desean millage facing two counts of attempted murder, three counts of aggravated assault and firearme fences as well after firing a single shot, at bridgeton police, while they were responding to a burglary call, last wednesday. Millage was arrested two days later. Also happening today septas board will meet in a special session to authorize the the Board Chairman to sign a new contract with Regional Rail electrical workers. The last week septa reached a tentative agreement with one of the rail unions which stage a one day strike back in june. Negotiations are happening under the supervision of a president ial emergency board. Septa still has not reached the deal with the brother hood of local automotive engineers and trainman. A terrible train crash in northeast, arkansas kills two crew members and injured two others. This happened yesterday when two Union Pacific freight trains traveling on the same track, collided into one another. That accident, set off a fire, that took seven hours to stop. Investigators are trying to figure out how the trains ended up on the same track. And a couple facing charges in the kidnapping of two young amish sisters. Police say they have been planning to snatch other children as well. Twelve yearold sammy and six yearold Delilah Miller disappeared after a car pulled up to their familys roadside farm rather in upstate, new york on wednesday. Police say that the girls escaped from the house, which they were taken. They ran to a neighbor who recognized them and took them home. Investigators say information that they got from the girls helped lead them to the suspect. The girls were strong. They were able to verbalized to the investigators some different facts about their time in captivity. All a those facts showed police that it appears that the suspect intended to hurt these two young girls. The suspect is being held without pale. President obama meanwhile is back in the white house for now. The the president is on temporary leave from his vacation to attend meetings with his advisors. They are discussing the military campaign in iraq, as well as the growing tensions in ferguson, missouri where an unarmed teenager was killed by a Police Officer a week ago. The president will continue his vacation at Marthas Vineyard on tuesday, and will stay through next weekend. Meanwhile, Texas Governor rick perry dismissing a felony indictment against him. He says it is purely politically motivated. He is facing two felony accounts of abuse of power after promised to go veto millions of dollars in funding for a Public Integrity unit run by a democratic district attorney. Now, that d. A. Was arrested and convicted of drunk driving. The governor demanded that she resign but she refused. Some good news for two american aid workers infected with ebola. Doctors say they are showing signs of recovery after undergoing that experimental treatment that we told but meanwhile, officials are worried that a third american could be infect with this potentially deadly virus. They say that a 30 yearold new mexico woman who just returned from west africa earlier this month has symptoms that are related to ebola. That patient has been isolated, at as a precaution. 4 18 right now n world news yet another round of u. S. Air strikes begins a mosul dam in iraq. It was day three of those attacks, allowing kurdish fighters to retake part of the dam. The arrests as it will continue to protect iraqs Critical Infrastructure and pentagon has not ruled out using ground forces. The the the u. S. Confirmed that 80 men were executed by extremist on friday. That is just in one northern iraqi village. And an Eastern Ukraine army troops penetrated deep inside of a ren he will controlled city. Ukraine says it could prove to be a break through in the four month long conflict, however, the military has acknowledge that another one of its fighter jets was shot down bicep advertisements yesterday. Meanwhile a russian convoy carrying relief supplies is still being held at ukraine border. Russia says they are filled with food and water for people in the areas controlled by russian separatists, however, ukraine fears that they are also carrying weapons for those separatists. 4 19. It is said that love conquers all and that certainly seemed to be true in war torn gaza strip yesterday. Three couples exchanging vows in a joint wedding ceremony held at a shelter for people who have been displaced by the fighting between israel and hamas militants. The the u. N. Organize the weddings and is footing the bill. A five day ceasefire is coming to an end now but there is hope that there will be a permanent one. All right. It is time for weather and traffic, of course work sue, so far, things looks good on the roads but perhaps a little bit of rain on the way, sue. Yeah, in the middle of the week. That has been kind of the pattern all summer long where we have had halfway decent weekends and then mid week rain and that forecast is holding for this week. But i think today will be dry. As we look at our planner for monday, and it looks like we have a decent morning. Temperatures in the mid 60s, in the city but north and west of the city, temperatures are in the 50s and most of our dew points are in the 50s which means that the humidity isnt too bad. Now we do expect an increase in humidity, as we get to the the middle of the week but for today, i think it stays pretty comfortable with mostly sunny skies. Especially in the the city and north and west. You will go down to somebody delaware and you will sees a few extra clouds and by later on this afternoon you may see them as well in philadelphia. Our High Temperature to daze will remain in the mid 80s, which is where we were yesterday, yesterdays high was 48 degrees, and your sunset time as these days, inch into shorter territory, is 53, p. M. There is your planner for monday from the Weather Authority. Lets get traffic on this monday morning. The in the Plymouth Meeting look out for an accident at chef field drive and brighton drive. That is what weve got this morning. Kerry barrett. Sue, thank you. 4 21. What if there was a way to help foot the ball players when it comes to preventing or even treating, injuries. There is a new device that could be the secret. Eagles were back at practice for game three of the preseason thursday night at the link. Lesean mccoy missed practice, with no explanation why. Riley cooper and Jeremy Maclin will play on thursday and what did nick foles see with his improvement. Just the play, more efficiency, and quarterback position, and it felt good.

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