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WTXF Fox 29 News At 10 April 8, 2017

Stranger. And police say she lost it and choked a teenager at the happiest place on earth. First tonight police are still on the look out for who they are calling a monster. A fouryearold girl a victim of the unthinkable and tonight a warning out across new castle county, delaware. Good evening, im chris oconnell. Im dawn timmeney. Tonight parents are keeping a very close eye on their children after a little girl was grabbed and then dumped hours later nearly naked. The man responsible is still out there. Our brad sattin live at the park where that girl was found. Brad, making everybody sick about this. Reporter yeah, no doubt about it. This is banning park this is where she was found. She was missing for a couple hours yesterday before she turned up here. She is back home tonight, but certainly with predator on the loose. A lot of neighbors are nervous tonight, especially with good weather moving in and kids headed outside. Tonight im with her. Were walking. Reporter Scott Roberts and his tenyearold getting in some father daughter time and its no accident. Just a few days ago, she goes out on her hoverboard witness neighbors down the street and theyre riding around the block and the parents were not with them. Were cooking dinner or doing whatever and now makes you wonder do i have to follow my child . Most of the time i dont always want him clinging on me. Reporter with a Child Predator on the loose a nice weather on the way clinging is just fine. I want you to be vigilant. When your kids are playing outside i want to you make sure that an adult is supervising. Reporter policing to make this case their top priority finding the man who forced a fouryearold girl into his car thursday night in the village of plum run community where she was playing with friends. I had my back door open. The screen door open and all of a sudden just heard them screaming, um, and i ran out and said, um, whats going on . Whats going on . And they said somebody took the little girl. Reporter took her and based on medical check sexually assaulted her. Let it sing in. Shes four years old. She was found a couple hours later miles away walking nearly naked along banning park in newport the police chief not holding back. I think what we have is a monster who was riding around looking for an opportunity. Reporter through the night last night and into today, every available officer was on the hunt for clues with vehicles being stopped that matched the description of a dark colored four door sedan with tinted windows. The suspect only being identified as a white or hispanic male. There is no case more unthey have beening than this. There are no words to express the grief that i feel for the families that are involved in this for the children that were in that neighborhood and for the innocence that has been taken away. Reporter now police are saying that that little girl was able to provide at least a little bit of information, again, she is a fouryearold. They are continuing police that is to search for any Surveillance Video that may show the man or the car, of course, the investigation continues. Talked to the police a short time ago. They continue to work this case around the clock. Chris and dawn. Hopefully theyll find the person responsible. Thank you, brad. Time now for a look whats on your ray rash do tonight. It seems hard to believe after all the rain its dry out there tonight as we take a look at old city. Make sure you of you have your contract its feeling like winter out there. Whats the rest of the weekend have in store. Meteorologist Scott Williams is here with a look at your forecast. Scott. Winter for now a weekend warmup in the offing. Talking about sunshine returning and also record warmth that will be in the seven day forecast. But it is chilly. 43 degrees right now. The winds that makes it feel even colder. Wind chills in the 30s. Heres the area of low pressure pulling away. Gusts still to 30 miles per ho hour. We have 30 degrees mount pocono. 40 in allentown. Low 40s along the i95 corridor. Mid 40s right now in wildwood. Look at the overnight lows. Crank the heat. Freezing in millville, 32 for the low. 32 in pottstown. Mid 30s in philadelphia. But High Pressure will build in for tomorrow. For the upcoming weekend. Sunshine will return and the temperatures, they will respond. So as we plan your day for tomorrow a chilly start, 50 by noon upper 50s the High Temperature by 3 00 tomorrow afternoon. Well talk about 60s, 70s even 80s with that seven day forecast all coming up. Back over to you. Okay, scott. See in you a few minutes this just in. Video of police in sweden arre arresting a man in connection with the suspected terror attack that killed four and injured 15 others. They say hes the man who drove a stolen beer truck and slammed into a highend Department Store in the center of stockholm. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. The sweet dish Prime Minister with strong words for those who mean harm to his country. We are determined never to let the values that we treasure democracy, human rights and freedom, to be undermined by hatred. The suspects linked to the attack has not been made public. Officials say there is a possibility others were involv involved. It is now a little more than 24 hours since President Donald Trump ordered air strikes against military targets in syria. And reaction to last nights Cruise Missile strikes is starting to give way to thoughts about what exactly is next. There are indications that last nights air strikes could change the current go political makeup. Doug mckelway is in washington with the latest for us tonight. Doug. Reporter president trumps First Military action since taking office has marked an about face for an administration which promised America First but it has definitely gotten the worlds attention. With nearly pinpoint precision all but one of the 59 u. S. Cruise missiles launched from the Eastern Mediterranean hit their targets. Including air base from Bashar Alassad launched chemical tack on tumors many u. S. Allies praised the air strike while syria and its allies couldnt Department Action as illegal. What were really seeing is a return to the sort of active role that american president s have played in foreign dee sense policy for last several decades. Reporter russia Bashar Alassad ben guest beneficiaries the United States as one its war ship Social Security storming toward the two american ships from where the missiles were fired. At an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council which u. S. Ambassador nicky haley forced to be held public view russias ambassador warned of very serious consequences. Russia supposed to be a guarantor of the removal of chemical weapons from syria. But obviously that is not happened. Innocent cyreans continue to be murdered. Reporter according to the white house, this was personal for the president who more than once this week remarked publicly it was the images of innocent men, women and especially babies that prompted the president to act. I think last night with syria the world stage saw a commander in chief who is also speaking like a father an grandfather. Reporter not backing down ambassador hail lee said this was a measured step but indicated the United States is prepared to do more if it is necessary. Chris and dawn, back to you. All right, thank you dug. Of course, theres a lot more to come with this story. Stay with fox 29 for the very latest on air and online at fox29. Com. The reward is now up to 5,000 to find whoever doused a cat, a oneyearold cat with gasoline and stuffed her a garbage bag in reading berks county. This maizy is now nicknamed miracle maizy. Two workers collecting garbage found the cat stuffed in trash bag already crushed inside the garbage truck. They heard her meow you thankfully. Vets say she was in shock, under weight and covered in bruises from an apparent beating. She is on the road to recovery but is still being very closely monitored. If you know anything about what happened to maizy youre asked to please call the reading police. Skyfox over Chester County high school this morning where classes were closed for the day. This is kennett high school. Officials say routine testing revealed legionella bacteria in the hot water there. Workers are focused on getting rid of the bacteria and no longer using the spigot where the sample was taken. As a precaution, all of the showers in the building are shut down. The School District says there is no cause for alarm. Health Department Officials say there are no confirmed reports of legionnaires disease. And happening right now, terrifying moments for two employees when an armed man burst into their store. Cops say he assaulted one of the workers and threatened the other. And this all happened last night at the new shop express in West Oak Lane. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson is live for us tonight at Police Headquarters and shawnette, you spoke to one of the victims . Reporter dawn and chris, yeah, you know, i got chills listening to this clerk talk about how his coworker was actually praying outloud while he was being held at gun point like i could actually picture this happening. Theres a good picture of the suspect captured on video and hopefully it will help police catch him. Put a gun on my chest and told me give me all the money. Reporter two clerks at the new shop express Convenience Store at 6900 old york road in West Oak Lane got the shock of their life. A masked man with a gun walked in and demanded money. Store Surveillance Video shows the robber first point the gun at the guy behind the counter then grab his coworker. He put a gun on my chest and told me give me all the money. Reporter carlos was behind the counter. He says he happened last night between 9 00 and 9 30. Right away, he told the robber he would give him all of the money as he put it in plastic bag. But he says the man kept threatening to shoot the other clerk. I put all the money in the plastic bag. I put it in the corner. He took the bag. And he told me, give me everything from your pockets. I said i dont got nothing. All of this is going down, you see a customer come from the other side of the store and watch as the robbery is happening. Carlos says the robber takes the bag of cash and his coworkers wallet before demanding money from the customer. But then says never mind and leaves. Cameras outside capture him taking off his mask while running away. The coworker didnt come to work today but carlos said he had to even though he was nervous. I think about it. I mean i have to do it i got to work. Hot. Reporter the store has been there four years. This is the first time theyve been robbed. Chris . All right, shawnette, thanks. Police say one person was trapped when two cars and a septa bus collided in north philadelphia earlier tonight. You can see one of the car on its roof. The other with front end damage. This all happening at the intersection of fifth and berks in north philadelphia. The victim was freed then taken to the hospital. Well whats prom night without just the right dress . But it can cost you big. And a child is choking inside a subway while he turns blew his mom calls for help. He didnt find my wallet. He saved my sons life. The guy disappeared schenn wants to talk to him but not just to thank him. And her crime is the talk of the Magic Kingdom but her name also has a lot of people tal talking. First responders in Strawberry Mansion slide a stretcher out of the window to rescue a resident from a row home in danger of collapsing there. L and. Was called to the 3100 block of fontaine street just before 5 0d requested meter assistance and you can see why. That resident was taken to Hahnemann University hospital to be evaluated. Well going to the prom is one of the most memorable times for teenagers real right of passage for young people, but when you add it all up, the prom is also pretty pricey these da days. Now the philadelphia School District is trying to make it easier on the wallet for prom goers. Fox 29s Joanne Pileggi joins us live from Spring Garden to tell us how. Joanne. Reporter guys, what do you think 80 cost of going to prom this year add it all in it could be close to 500 or more. Thats a lot of money. Well the philadelphia School District is trying to help some students cut the cost with a prom dress give away. This is no ordinary fancy dress boutique. Its an auditorium at the philadelphia School District offices. That one looks great on you. Yes. I was about to give up honestly. I was really about to give up. I seen this dress. Its so cute. Reporter tie brown one of many here at the the red carpet glam event. Its an awesome program. Its going great. We started exactly at 3 00 oclock. We had about 350 students downstairs waiting. Somebody spent 300 on a dress. I dont have money for that. So im glad they have this option. District helped to collect several hundred beautiful formal dresses all donated. 85 of the dresses are brand knew with the price tags on so we have an idea about what they cost, and what parents would have spent. As a single mom finances get rough especially for senior year. Senior dues to pavement you got the trip and its a lot of pressure. So this is an absolute blessing. I feel like basically got it for free. Like honestly. Im so happy right now. Definitely a special prom Shopping Experience that inclu included stylish sandals and other accessories. This opportunity came up and i was just like i got, you know, good dress. Reporter gorgeous dress, right. Yes. Reporter so many of those girls had gorgeous dresses. Well, the district this was such a success this year theyre thinking about doing it for the guys next year. By the way, they gave away about 10,000 in donated prom dresses. Chris, dawn . Wow what a great idea. Thanks, joanne. Money is now become available for religious organizations in the interest of homeland security. Many nonprofit groups are also eligible to apply for this community meetin meeting was het the Katz Jewish Community Center in cherry hill you may remember a bomb threat was call in back in february. Groups from atlantic, burlington, camden, cape may, cumberland, gloucester, mercer, salem and warren counties all invited to apply for up to 50,000 in grant money its all through secure nj. If youre interested we have set up a link to the application information on our website fox29. Com. Just click on seen on tv. [ inaudible ] the way syrian artist puts it hes worried about the future of his past. And so hes stage wagon he calls an art intervention at the penn museum in a new exhibition Opening Saturday he makes his plea to save syria its people and its time less cultural heritage. Morning high take is the past is a tremendous thing to explore especially in syria where the present just continues to rear its ugly head. It did earlier this week with a gas attack killing more than 100 people as graze al fashion as there is and again yesterday with a retaliatory us missile strike on a Syrian Air Base Company Curator Brian Daniels syrias war torn status quote is warping peoples view of the place. A place of war is not really reflective of the long historical trajectory of this place. The exhibition called l hers in the crossfire stories from syria and iraq puts ancient art alongside the present age old scrolls face a display of small boats filled with burnt matches. Sculptures look at damaged xrays recovered from she would hospitals. The museum says its not just about the objects or just seeing something. Museums do a lot more. Its out reach in spaces of conflict like syria and iraq right now and other places where were trying to activel activelp our colleagues and this ex hibit showcases some exactly what those relationships look like. Reporter maybe the most blatant representation of the present making war on the past is video at the front of the exhibition of isis soldiers tearing down a 3,000yearold palace and blowing up ancient islamic shrines. Hes an artist and hes not much one for geo political problem solving but he did say this. Syria playground for bad boys. This is what i feel what is happening. Reporter countless ancient artifacts have been destroyed since this thing began on the heels of the arab spring back in 2011 and make no mistake these are objects not of syrian or iraqi heritage but of human heritage. This is our history and it may just have a chance once the past becomes as important to the various sides of this conflict as dictating the present and the future. Im not holding my breath. Im hank and thats my take. Big day on cap capitol hill the senate has confirmed neil gorsuch as the Supreme Court justice. This comes aft bitter political battle to confirm president trumps pick to fill the ninth seat on the high court. Republicans used a rule change to confirm gorsuch by simple majority as opposed to traditional 60 vote threshold. Democrats are condemning the use of the socalled Nuclear Option warning it will make the senate more contentious in years to come. A strangers ran dollar act of kindsness may have saved a young boys life. Now the two year olds mom wants to thank that stranger. Mary

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