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WTXF Fox 29 News At 10 August 2, 2017

Right now hes climbing the walls of Philadelphia City hall, but this guy is no spiderman and police want a word with him. And facing death on a simple run. A woman jogging, assaulted by a guy with a gun and now other runners are looking over their shoulders. Now fox 29 news at 10 00. Tonight local park shut down Police Investigate that sexual assault. Teenager out for a run says a man with a gun attacked her and hes still out there. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. It all happened late this morning at the Norristown Farm Park and thats where we find our Shawnette Wilson tonight. Shawnette. Reporter well, as you can imagine, this caught a lot of people here off guard. Many of them were just going about their daily routine. They got off from work and came right here to the park. Only to find it closed and learn the terrible reason why. I was just looking on my fanion saw news report that said that there was runner that was assaulted. Reporter rachel marco cant believe what police say happened in norristown farm pa park. 19 year old woman says a man with a gun sexually assaulted her while she was out running just before 11 00 this morning. Marco lives across the street from the park. Just scary because ive been here at 8 00 oclock in the morning, ive been there at 6 0f getting dark unnever really think about somebody coming to assault you while youre running. Reporter walkers and runners arrived at the park this evening to find it closed. Park rangers blocked off this entrance as they turned people away. And East Norriton police staked out the nearby neighborhood. I knew something was going on. Reporter chris tan sullivan and Howard Wiggins live on the grounds of Norristown State Hospital on the same property of the park part of program called chop which helps gets Homeless People back on their feet. They locked the whole facility down. Werent allowed to come in or go out. I didnt and wont go out by myself until the person is found. Reporter marco says shes still in shock because shes always felt safe there and never heard of anything like this happening before. Just because it is so open and theres so many people use it, walkers, theres people, um, having their dogs around there, theres a baseball field thats right around there, so its really concerning that its so close. Reporter and the victim were told was treated at Einstein Medical Center which is also nearby. The only thing we know about the suspect is that he was wearing a black mask an dark colored hooded sweatshirt. Iain. Shawnette, thank you. Bill cosbys defense attorney wants off the case. Attorney Brian Mcmonagle filed documents today to withdraw from the case before cosby reece trial. Cosby accused of drugging and molesting a woman more than a decade ago. His first trial of course ended in a mistrial. After the jury failed to reach a verdict after more than 52 hours of deliberations. Now the search for an cued gunman. They know what he looks like. Theyve got his name but police dont know where he is and that has them worried tonight. Its one sweeping manhunt the search spans counties and agencies including the u. S. Marshalls for one man who police say has already killed and they worry hell kill again. Live now at southwest detectives in west philadelphia, chris oconnell. Reporter lucy, as you said, they know his name. They already have his car but this alleged killer is still out there tonight. Theres an all out effort by Philadelphia Police, police in Delaware County, and the u. S. Marshalls service to find this guy and get him off the streets. The search intensifying tonight for a man police say killed one man and may be desperate enough to kill again. This guy is a dangerous individual. Were not sure what he can do at this point. So we need him off the streets. Reporter police say theres a citywide search out for 24yearold derek rollins. They say rollins shot and killed 29yearold john le of ardmore outside a friends apartment in haverford township saturday night. Police say rollins also fired off 17 shots during a dispute in overbrook just 45 minutes before the murder. Luckily no one was hurt but police say shell casings in both shootings match a 40 caliber handgun. We think he still has that gun its a high capacity gun and hes shown twice hes willing to use it and use it over stuff that seems to be trivial to most us. Reporter this Morning Police found and impounded the silver volvo they say rollins was driving during the crimes. They also searched several addresses in west philly. Investigators say theres a good chance rollins is still hiding out somewhere in the city. Now the biggest mystery tonight is a motive. Police say rollins didnt take anything from john le and he was not connected to him in any way. There is a 5,000 reward being offered for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of rollins. Guys, back to you. All right, chris. Thank you. The senate has confirmed Christopher Wray as the next fbi director. Vote was 92five. Weigh replaces james comey who President Trump fired. Wray is a former Senior Justice Department official and was governor christies bridge gate lawyer. The white house says President Trump quote weighe wes any father would on statement about his sons meeting the russian. The president dictated the statement it said the meeting was about russian adoption. Well later donald trump, jr. , released emails show the russians that promised compromising information on Hillary Clinton to help support the campaign. Now to a story youll see only on fox. A man cut a deal in court in a big drug investigation. Less than an hour later, he was dead. He died in a hail gunfire in southwest philadelphia. Police believe it was a hit. Authorities have confirmed he had cooperated to help take down a multi Million Dollar drug ring in chester. Dave schratwieser is live at Philadelphia Police headquarters. Dave . Reporter lucy, lots of questions tonight about this execution style murder. The Attorney Generals Office taking the unusual step tonight of confirming that the victim was a cooperator in a major drug take down in chester. Tonight, police are searching for his killers. Somebody wanted to send a message. Reporter this was the scene just before 3 00 monday afternoon. When 41yearold anthony receives was found shot to death inside his car just off lindberg boulevard in southwest philly. Done in by two gunmen in what experts like John Appledorn call a hit. We would call it and an execution. They men to do this guy to get him from both sides of the car. Bullet ridden. A lot of bullet holes. A lot of casings. Reporter he had just left court in Delaware County 45 minutes earlier after he plead guilty to being a member of a corrupt drug organization. Conspiracy and drug charges. His sentence just eight years probation for three felonies. No jail time. It was a very lenient sentence you got like three felonies on this guy and for him to just walk out of court there was big deal made. Reporter receives was a defendant in the highly publicized operation bennett trifecta a state and local undercover drug operation that took down a rhee rue peteed drug gang. Authorities alleged the organization trafficking five to 15 million in cocaine under alleged ringleader james townsend. The Townsend Organization effectively used the cover of the Housing Development for distribution of large amounts of cocaine. Reporter spokesman for the attorney general confirmed receives was a cooperator but not a witness in the upcoming trial later this month. His identity was disclosed months ago. Spokesman said receives was offered relocation twice and decline it. Revs attorney expressed sadness over his murder he refused comment citing ongoing investigations. He called the murder awfully coincidental. Probably knew he was going to go there. They do him there because they dont know if hes going to head up and relocate. Just dont know who your neighbors are around here and what they in. Reporter now the Attorney Generals Office went on to say they take every step possible to protect people who cooperate with Law Enforcement for the safety of the community. Police do confirm they recovered two different sets of ballistic evidence at the scene, but no arrests and no motive tonight. Iain . All right, dave, thanks. Heres life look at city hall where Philadelphia Police are trying to find the guy who posted a video of himself climbing the walls of city hall. Police found the video on youtube posted by a guy who goes by the name exploring with carson. Two days ago its a seven minute panoramic video of him taking on this dangerous stunt. Now authorities are warning residents not to copy the youtubers daring moves. What might seem adventurous or recreational is very very very very dangerous. I cant stress that enough. And its also possibly illegal. I mean were actually looking at it from trespassing stand point. Central detective Social Security handling it right now. Although the user only recently posted this video, police are trying to figure out when it happened. Developing right now, some improvement in margate after protests and problems with controversial dune project. It is now been four days since water has been sitting because of it. Today the army corps of engineers headed to the site to start pumping it on out. The water stuck behind the 63 million dune project. A lot of people are angry not only about the dune problems because the beaches are closed now. Our joyce evans has more from margate. Reporter this is what tom and tom, jr. Of chadds ford, pa, found when they headed back to the beach during their week long vacation stay. Yes, and where we went in yesterday is now closed. So they said to go down further on the beach. So, um, its an inconvenience but, hey, you know. Reporter hes very understanding, but not margate summer residents like rob bird. Well i enjoy a nice walk and a nice bike ride down where i can actually enter the beach, once i get down there, ive kind of stuck. Pretty disappointing i havent been able to go on my beach in quite sometime. Reporter he doesnt think the army core of engineers clean up and repair work will be done any time soon. Each day it seems like theyre playin catch yup rather than getting ahead of the problem we have here. Reporter spokesperson for the army core of engineers says, once all the water is drained, they will put back a foot of sand raising the trench an allowing more drainage. And theyll put in temporary walkways so people can get back and forth while they work. Is that good enough . No. Its not close to good enough. Right now my business is dying. Reporter Restaurant Owner lou friedman came over to see what still slowing all the foot traffic at his and other margate businesses. Theres nothing here. This is july. You dont see a person. This is crazy. You see a lake that we shouldnt have that we told them we were going to have. Reporter residents are saying we told you soy. But they still dont feel like winners. It doesnt really feel like victory when were losing still. The seagulls are here. The flys are here. They are laying their eggs. The larva will pop up in 48 hours. This is a Public Health environmental major concern. Reporter doctors don craft man says hes already treated several children who have had rashes they say from wading through this contaminated basin of water here. You see all the foam along the edge. More pumps will be brought in and entrances to the beach here will remain closed until further notice. The repairs to this problem here expected to add another several million on to its a already 63 million project. In margate, new jersey, joyce evans, fox 29 news. Pete rose the philadelphia legend may have hit an alltime low and he may never be welcomed attestor Citizens Bank park again. Hailing a cab its about to cost you more. Ah fast play games from the Pennsylvania Lottery are the newest way to play and win instantly. And theyre super fast. Faster than this . Fast play. Play fast. Win instantly. Phillies baseball legend pete rose in the middle of ugly allegations judgment as the team was about to honor him in south philly. He was famously banned from baseball decades ago. Now he has admitted to having sex with a teenaged girl in the 1970s. The phillies had planned to induct him on the wall of fame next weekend. Now, some fans are wondering if they should just drop it. Fox 29s dave kinchen is live in south philly to night. Dave . Reporter well, iain and lucy, people all across the region hav been buzzing about te pete rose accusations and lee action split as to whether the phils should pull the wall of fame induction. Greatest baseball player in the world. He loves pete rose doesnt not want to see the upcoming wall of fame induction stripped from him nothing now rose is accused of having sex with a teenaged girl back in the 70s. I want to remember the good things about his baseball career not the bad things. Continue witness induction. Reporter unidentified woman says in a sworn statement, pete rose contacted her in 1973 and began having sex with her when she was around 14 or 15 years old. Rose reportedly admitted to the relationship but said she was 16 the legal age of consent in ohio where the relationship happened. Im always amazed when news surfaces. It seems like its kind of fishy or funny to happen now. Reporter statute of limitations has expired and rose cannot be charged. The womans statement was filed in federal court as part of roses defamation suit against washington, d. C. Attorney john do you do who investigated rose for baseball gambling. In 2015, do you do told wche radio a friend of rose would set up illicit sexual encounter for rose. Michael burly told us he not only ran bets but he ran young girls for him down at spring training ages 12 to 14. Isnt that lovely . So thats statutory rape every time do you that. 94wip radio host john marks has been fielding calls from passionate phillies fans. He thinks the phils organization has no choice but to reconsider the rose honor. How does a grown man in their theirs having sexual relationship he thought was 16 years old . So it looks pretty dirty. Reporter tonight i spoke with an attorney for pete rose. They deny the accusations. The rape accusations against rose they say they look forward to winning theyre defamation suit i also called the Phillies Organization tonight for a comment. We have not yet heard back. Back to you. All right, dave, thank you. Here at home and in cities across the country, a huge turn out tonight for National Night out. In westampton its a night of family fun with tons of activities and fireworks to close the night. Police departments all across our nation pulled out all the stops. Just to do something fun with their citizens the folks they serve. So they dont see them only in an emergency. In todays climate, you know, we cant afford to take public goodwill for granted any more. We have to put work out there, the effort out there to come together. So i think its incumbent on us as townships as Police Departments to put our best foot forward. There you go. Communities all over have cut the annual tradition a live and going strong since 1984. Prices go up thats something we can all count on starting in september it will cost you more for a cab ride here in fill its going up. Even though theres a fair war between cabbies and uber and lyft drivers. Our hank flynn gives us his take at 30th street station. I think its good. Reporter how come. Because anything that gives us more money is good. Reporter its hank im at the 30 street station cab stand. Philly Parking Authority says the meter for these guys is going up two cents starting september 1st. Big win for cabbies, right . Well, my take after talking to them the game is a little more complex than that. Eric has ban cabby for decade increase those fares he says even if its not popular. Our riders may not like it, okay, but it will not increase our ridership. Reporter increase metered rate is 9 . Twentythree cents to 25. Scored every tenth avenue mile or every 37 seconds thats money cabbies say they need. More money, sir. Reporter yeah. More money, sir. Because. Reporter cabbies have to make 50 to 70 bucks lease money to use that cab each day before they make any profit. The hike is seen by many as a move by ppa to encourage cab drivers but uber and lyft drivers say theyll be the ones reaping the benefit. It already hurts them already because they already high. They take too long to pick up a customer. With lyft and uber we right around the corner. Reporter cabbies have to get certified by the ppa which makes them safer and they know the city better than any ride share driver. Be that as it may younger riders i talked to are going uber. Its cheaper. Its cleaner. Its safer. All around better experience. Reporter well see. Cabbies were waiting an hour to pick up a fair today at 30th street while ride share cars came and went. I like the competition but i fear that in this game the pp brought a knife to gun fight. You know how that goes. The cabbies say sake i hope the fair hike helps. Im hank and thats my take. I dont know about you but ive been feeling awfully sorry for the cabbies as of late i try and take a cab if i can. I take uber. My eightyearold niece asked me whats a cab . Its that the future. It makes me sad. [ laughter ] disruption. Proceed home of the cheesesteak but now one hot spot is shutting down for good. The owner says, its just not worth it. Take a good look at that cow. Look like anyone you recognize . [ laughter ] uhhuh. How about lead singer of kiss, huh . Well it is safing her rock and roll life. Baby cow gett

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