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Transcripts For WTXF FOX 29 News At 5 20150908



>> um, i think that's pretty ignorant. to be honest. >> reporter: world meeting of families made 10,000 free tickets to the pontiff's highly anticipated speech on immigration and religious freedom available to the public through its website tuesday at noon. the tickets which allow for a closer view of the event were gobbled up in less than two minutes. but just moments later, some began showing up on resale sites like e-bay for hundreds of dollars a piece. one offered four for thousand bucks. said the mayor when i showed him the resale sites on my phone -- >> it's just wrong. >> reporter: nutter med met with reporters to praise last weekend's made in america music festival a sort of tune up for the big papal weekend. nutter boasted of record crowds and few major problems. he did say there were lessons learned that may be put to use when far larger crowds invade the ben franklin parkway for the papal visit. if conditions remain dry, for example, the grounds may be wettest down to reduce dust and portable water stations tried out at mia may be revisited. >> folks will be out for pretty decent number of hours in many instances they'll be standing. it could be rather warm and so the larger issue is, making sure that we strategically place as much, you know, water, medical tents and alike around the, you know, francis festival grounds as possible. >> reporter: 20,000 more free tickets will be distributed through the world meeting of families website tomorrow at noon. those passes will get you a comparatively close up view of the evening and sunday late afternoon papal events on the parkway. and yeah, lucy, we can pretty much guarantee they will be more scalping going on with those passes as well. >> a sad sad thing. all right, bruce gordon f you're traveling within the city during the pope's visit some good news if you plan on using the subway. septa today announce it's going double the number of open stations on both the mark frankford and broad street lines during the pope's visit. septa also announced that $10, three day papal transit pass you can use it between saturday the 26th and monday the 28th for the market frankford and broad street lines. you can also hop on buses and trollies along with it. meanwhile/major changes to the catholic church' as mulling many process. pope francis announcing new rule today over hauling centuries of church practice. catholic looking to dissolve their marriages will no longer be subjected to a long and sometimes costly process. new reforms will allow for fast track decisions eliminating the requirement that all annulment decisions must get a second judgment. the changes are sitting well with many catholics and outside the vatican many are praising the new rules. >> yes, i do think it's a good idea to help people who have had difficult times in their lives with difficult marriages to be able to look to the church for support and for them to be able to look to the future. >> now despite the change pope francis insisting that marriages are permanent and that the new regulations are not intended to help dissolve them. and for all news pope related head to our website fox 29.com. we will all the latest updates about getting around on that very busy papal weekend coming up. >> family and their dog are out of their philadelphia home tonight after an early morning fire. flames broke out inside a home on the 2400 block every north gratz street just after 2:00. crews got things under control at the northeast philly home win about half hour. red power leaf is helping their pet as they find a place to stay. we do not know how that fire started. now in burlington county firefighters have a forest fire about 65% contained. look at all that smoke. the pine barrens fire is scorched about a thousand acres so far. it started burning yesterday near woodland township and those flames spread quickly. you saw it breaking right here at 5:00 yesterday this was the view from skyfox this morning as firefighters continued to battle it. labor day may have come and gone, but the summer heat has not. here's a live look at center city at the end of another scorcher. heat wave continuing today. high temperatures and humidity are not the only things we're going to be talking about this week. chief meteorologist scott williams is live in old city tonight tracking some changes. sepsis lower for sure, scott. >> that's certainly right. good evening dawn. yesterday high temperatures right around 90 degrees. today we're talking about numbers in the low 90s so the temperatures climbing a bit along with the humidity but later this week we also have some weather changes that will bring some relief and also some needed rainfall. but no rainfall right now. take a look at the numbers if you're stepping outdoors. it's hot. 93 degrees. those winds out of the southwest pumping up more of that moisture. look at allentown. 94 degrees. if you want some relief head down the shore temperatures in the low to mid 80s. so the bottom line it will be a warm evening if you're stepping outdoors. muggy conditions overnight. maybe a little bit of patchy fog temperatures by 11:00 o'clock still in the 70s. so dry and quite now but look at that front off to the west. that is our next weather maker. that will provide the heat relief along with the showers. when i come indoors, we'll talk much more about the timing of that rain, how cool it will get and also how much rainfall to expect out of that system. back to you lucy and dawn. >> talk to you soon scott. philadelphia police caught the man they say shot two people outside a bar in olney. police say the shooting stemmed from an argument inside the 55 north bar on north fifth street right around 12:30 this morning. investigators say outside the bar the man shot a 23-year-old man in his chest piercing his lung. he's at einstein hospital tonight in critical condition. police say that man also shot a 27-year-old woman four times in in her legs and stomach but she's already out of the hospital. police have not released the name of the person they've arrested. developing now, a fatal car crash that has an entire community grieving. two young adults hit and killed in a tragic accident over labor day weekend. one of those killed a popular young woman who's loved ones say played a big role in helping other people. ton night the chester county organization where she donated much of her time is remembering a woman who had a bright future ahead of her. fox 29's dave schratwieser is live at the accident investigation division tonight, dave, just enormous loss for this community. >> reporter: no doubt about that, dawn. investigators meanwhile here at the accident investigation district tell us it may be several more days before they have any new information on the crash and their investigation in the meantime co-workers of 25-year-old amanda, are mourning her loss. hearts were heavy at ymca in phoenixville tuesday as members and staff came to grips with the tragic death of 25-year-old a money today. she was a wonderful vibrant young woman. had her whole live in her. >> amanda and 2584 old brian of baltimore were killed early monday when they were struck by a taxi cab on broad street near arch. both had been attending the made in american festival. >> any time you hear something like that happening, it's just tragic. for everybody involved. the families and friends and everything. >> reporter: amanda lived in phoenixville and started working at the ymca as an intern in 2013. her mother and two sisters also worked here. >> we loved having her as part of our family and we'll truly are going to miss her. >> very difficult for everybody involved and you just hope nothing like that ever happens to you or a loved one. >> reporter: police are still investigating the crash. the 41-year-old cab driver from rosemont taxi stopped at the scene but had to be hospitalized with chest pains. witnesses told police the driver may have been doing as much as 50 miles per hour in a 25-mile per hour speed zone. >> everybody is just going through a difficult time and needs a little bit of some piece. >> all i can do is put them in my prayers. >> reporter: now, police have not yet released the name of the taxi cab driver or the results of his blood tests taken aft that accident. the company that he works for says he's still hospitalized with chest pains. we'll have the very latest on the investigation coming up at 6:00. dawn? >> dave, we'll see you then. police are after a man who they say robbed a northwest philadelphia pharmacy. surveillance cameras were rolling inside this rite aid in chestnut hill on sunday afternoon. investigators say this man handed a note to the clerk saying he had a handgun and he wanted the money from the register. the clerk opened the register and the crook grabbed the cash. he even went back and demanded several packs of cigarettes before take off. fortunately no one was hurt. >> delaware man in jail tonight carrying police say an amount of heroin that might make do you a double take. what a mug shot there. what else they say he had on him that has many people quiet ang angry. nightmare for two new parents. they look at their baby and they new something just wasn't right. how dna tests confirmed their newborn had been switched at the hospital and who police are talking to tonight. >> a local college student brought to tears. she's hoping you can help her please find a precious piece of her life she left on a septa train. >> i was shocked at first. i immediately started crying in the car to my sister then i called my mom right away and told her. >> what she accidentally left she's hoping someone will recognize and return. >> and huge crowds are expected in the city for the pope's upcoming visit. but how is this for dedication? we found guy with such a francis fan he's making the pontiff a permanent part of his body. >> all new at 6:00 summer mystery along a shore town finally solved. the search for seven stolen lifeguard stands reason the final one just turned up this weekend. ♪ ♪ hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! ♪ introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. i'd like to put in my 15-years notice.ration you're quitting!? technically retiring, sir. with a little help from my state farm agent, i plan to retire in 15 years. wow! you're totally blindsiding me here. who's gonna manage your accounts? this is a devastating blow i was not prepared for. well, i'm gonna finish packing my things. 15 years will really sneak up on you. jennifer with do your exit interview and adam made you a cake. red velvet. oh, thank you. i made this. take charge of your retirement. talk to a state farm agent today. ♪ parents of a man who was mort alley wounded in baltimore police custody have reached a tentative $6.5 million settlement with the city. freddie gray's spine was nea ney severed on april 12th. officers put him in the back of a prisoner transport van after his arrest. people don't know what happened. the 25-year-old died at the hospital week later setting off protests and riot wig crys of misconduct win the police force. all six officers who were involved in the arrest face charges. the cement still needs the approval from a board that oversees city spending that meeting is set for tomorrow. >> pennsylvania state police busy over the labor day holiday weekend. troopers say nine people were killed and 230 others injured in over 600 crashes during the four-day weekend. the state police also issuing over 13,000 speeding tickets and arresting over 500 people for dui. these figures also only represent cases investigated by the state police. a new castle county man under arrest tonight after police say he ran from officers with his baby in his arms. this happened yesterday on maple avenue in elsmere. investigators say they saw the man who was known to police for selling heroin and when they attempted to stop him that's when they say he took off with the baby. he then passed the child off to his mother and police were finally aim able to stop him. investigators say they found 92 bags of heroin on the guy. the baby was unharmed. >> fox 29 investigators cracked open the case at the furniture store all too willing to take your money but not giving was you paid for. we're talking about thousands of thousands of dollars here. fox 29 investigates continues to bird dog the case furniture sir plus. jeff cole broke the story earlier in the summer. he's in the news room with what may be good news for consumers, jeff. >> i'll certainly hope so lucy. our viewers should remember this story the one in which the owner claimed he was his brother to avoid our questions. he eventually told us who he was but couldn't answer customer complaints that they paid for furniture they never received. after our investigative report the pennsylvania attorney general sued furniture sir plus and owners to get customers money back. a court hearing on the case was scheduled for today. but it was called off. fox 29 investigates has learned the state and store owners are working on an agreement which could return money to consumers. here's the deal. it's not cut yet but includes a cash and carry sale of all furniture in the lancaster avenue store and sale of the building itself. the furniture sale could start later this week. source tells fox money raised would go to a fund which would be used to pay back those customers. both sides to sign off on the deal the owners of the property and the furniture store and the attorney general. spokesperson though for the attorney general confirmed they're trying to come to an agreement. we're told that fund would need at least 30 to 40 grand to make customers whole and reminder to customers, if you haven't filed a complaint with the pennsylvania attorney general, you should certainly do so and i mean quickly. jeff cole in the newsroom. dawn, back to you. >> good advice, thank you jeff. >> police say a milk tanker truck driver was choking on soft dripping when he drove off a western pennsylvania highway and smashed into 23 cars at a dealership. police in mercer county pennsylvania say the driver was sipping his doctor pepper when he started choking and lost control of his vehicle. he wound up driving the truck nearly 600 feet through a grassy area before smashing into montrose buick gmc cadillac on sunday afternoon. the truck rumbled down an embankment before hitting all those new cars. state police did not find any mechanical problems with that truck and there's no indication that the truck driver even tried to brake according to investigators. he has been cited with careless driving. it is back to class for the philadelphia school district. a busy first day for students and educators alike at george washington carver high school of engineering and science. dozens gathered outside the building this morning for the annual bell ringing ceremony. on hand to help rink in the new school year mayor michael nutter and superintendent william hite. >> another special day for schools across the delaware river. the camden school district welcoming back students to celebrate the beginning of a new school year. camden's mayor dane ya redd was also that to greet students and parents. mayor redd joined the district superintendent and other board of education members at three other schools today. some students were even given new backpacks and school supplies. great welcome back. >> very nice. a lot of folks of course very excited about the pope's visit to fill until a little more than two weeks. can you imagine that flying by. one man really loves pope francis. >> yes. so much so that he's made the pontiff a permanent part of his life. fox 29 photojournalist bill rohrer introduces to us a very dedicated francis fan. report. >> i always go with the dark colors first. >> reporter: will majors there's nothing like getting a new tattoo. >> tattoos have become more and more noticeable more socially acceptable. >> reporter: his body is pretty much covered. >> i have some between 70 and a hundred hours on my body right now. >> some people will like get something on their arm and feel unbalanced because there's nothing on their other arm arm. >> reporter: his new toot a way to commemorate a special event. >> we're going to do a little tempt 15 event. >> i was raised roman catholic also a part of my city. it's monumental. i love philly. philly is home. it's more than just, you know, cheesesteaks and mummers parades. it's community, it's culture. i love the city, and i figure what better way to commemorate such an event than, you know, the pope. >> reporter: with the millions of people expected during the pope's visit later this month, owner tim pang burn is hoping for more business. >> some of the guys are talking about, you know, running some specials on some tim pell religious imagery and stuff like that. religious tattoos are -- have always been incredibly popular. >> reporter: the only problem is how he's getting into the city. >> going to be so many road closures and so much traffic that if they don't live directly in walking distance they're probably not coming in. >> reporter: the only problem for will the pain from his new tattoo. >> i do not like getting my legs tattooed. a little bit of shading in the background. in philadelphia, bill rohrer fox 29 news. >> county clerk at the center of a national controversy is a free woman tonight. >> the battle over marriage licenses for same sex couples and what a judge says she cannot do tonight. a woman says she brought home a cartoon of grapes and so something terrible crawling. the advice she got from 911 dispatcher. a florida deputy finds himself on the losing end of a fight after pulling a man over for a traffic stop. luckily for him two people were watching and were able to rush to his defense. ♪ at longhorn, steak is all you need. its not all you get. longhorn's great american steak dinner for $12.99. perfectly seasoned sirloin with your choice of side. plus, an appetizer, or a dessert. all with fresh salad and unlimited bread. the great american steak dinner, for $12.99. tonight, only at longhorn steakhouse. you can't fake steak. for lunch try our steakhouse burger, or any steakhouse lunch combo starting at $7. >> minnesota dentist hit with a huge global backlash after killing cecil the lion went back to work today. walter palmer was named in late july as the hunter who killed see bill in zimbabwe. in the days that followed he received all kinds of kinds of threats. was vilified online and his office was the site of many protests. palmer now says he feels safe enough to return to work and that his staff and his patients want him back. palmer says he believes he acted legally and was stunned to learn that his hunting party had killed a treasure the animal. cecil was a fixture in a national park and had a gps collar as part of oxford university research. kim davis is out of jail tonight. kentucky county clerk who refu refuses to issue same sex marriage licenses says she'll be back at work this week. us district judge who put her in jail six years ago set her free saying she cannot interfere with her depth tease who are now issuing marriage licenses. a cheering crowd as you see of supporters along with her husband and gop presidential candidate mike huckabee greeted davis as she walk out of jail. she says her fight is not over. (inaudible). >> thank you so much. >> davis must comply with the supreme court ruling and issue marriage licenses or she might be returning to jail. but her attorney says that she will not go against her religious beliefs. the woman who survived an on air shooting that killed 2tv journalists is finally home from the hospital. doctors released vick knee gardner yesterday. the executive director of the smith mountain lake chamber of commerce was talking about tourism on life tv when gunfire rang out on august 26th. doctors had to remove one of gardner's kidneys and some of her colon. the gunman ambushed wdbj cameraman adam ward and reporter allison parker killing them and shooting gardner before leading police on chase and then killing himself. labor day week send over and for members of congress that means getting ba tock work and a number of pressing issues. the first item on congress' as jenn today is deciding the fate of a nuclear deal between the united states its allies and iran. that agreement would curb tehran's nuclear development program in he can change for the easing of billions of dollars worth of economic sanctions. it does face strong bipartisan opposition but senate democrats now have enough votes to block a resolution diss approving the deal. >> the united states has a choice to make. we can enforce an agreement that forces iran to walk away for many nuclear weapons programs and walkway what is from the agreement. >> congress faces another pair of deadlines with both the spending and highway bills on the agenda. they are both up for a vote in the coming days. hundreds of thousands of refugees are trying to reach safety in eastern europe. european leaders are trying to figure out how to deal with them. now a call for america to step up to the plate. and the devotion of a cat lover feels for his or her feel lien friends knows no bound. is that feeling mutual. >> of course it is dawn. >> we'll phone out. what your cat really thinks about you lucy. >> great. >> coming up. hey, scott. >> hi l dawn. we continue with the 90-degree temperatures. 36 days so far this year. how many more will we tack on before we see some relief? details next. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm, at three in the morning? who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing jake from state farm? uh, khakis. she sounds hideous. well, she's a guy so... another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. ♪ how about this? isn't that nice i love it. lake allen paw pack much looks serene and gorgeous doesn't tell you how hot it was. it was so hot. continuing what we think will be our latest heat wave. but the end, the end is already in site just wait until you see the temperatures in the seven day forecast. chief meteorologist scott williams will have that in just a few. still no charges to night in a deadly taxi crash in center city. police say 25-year-old oh amanda digirolomo of phoenixville and brian botti of baltimore were hit and killed yesterday morning. the two were hit on broad street near arch both had been a 10ing the made in america vest of vest al. lease are still investigating that deadly crash. >> forest fire is still bunch in burlington county. officials are getting the upper hand on thing. blaze already charred about 1,000 acres in the pine barrens is now 65% contained. officials say no homes are damaged as of now and luckily there aren't any in the fire's path. happening now, a bad situation is getting even worse in europe. thousands of refugees are trying to reach safety in eastern europe after fleeing wore torn syria and isis controlled areas of iraq. european union leaders are still trying to figure out thou deal with the flood of migrants. this while the united states is actively looking into ways to provide help something the united nations says is badly needed. >> un official blasts america's response to the migrant crisis. he says the us has only taken in quote a tiny number of syrian refugees and believes it's one of several countries trying to buy its way out of the problem. >> taking refugees is separate from giving money. >> the obama administration notes the us has given $4 billion in humanitarian aid since the syrian crisis began more than any other country. officials are also looking into providing more help. >> it does appear that the situation is worsening. and that's why the united states is going to continue to consider additional steps that we can take to help those countries that are bearing the brunt of this burden right now. >> hundreds of thousands of refugees are desperately trying to reach safety in europe. eu countries are struggling to deal with the influx of migrants and leaders from germany, sweden and other nations are calling for a quota system across all 28 member states. >> people knock on the door fleeing from war terror rape then we have to open the door. >> but that plan has been met with resistance. >> nobody has the right to tell us to change and live together with large and growing muslim community. nobody has the trite demand this from us. >> european commission president is unexpected to unveil a plan tomorrow for sharing 120,000 refugees after several countries have already reject the a previous eu plan for distributing 40,000 migrants. back to your fox 29 weather authority right now. we've been talking about how hot it is. this is day two. could be heat wave tomorrow. >> that's right. all we need is one more day at or above 90 degrees to make it our sixth heat wave of the year. >> unbelievable. >> it's hot out there. >> summer is not officially over but we are talking about some 80s even 70s in that seven day forecast. as early as this week. >> that's going to be pretty good. 93 degrees right now. take a look at the wind direction out of the south west 14 miles per hour. so that will continue to draw in some moisture and increase the humidity. not that bad at 37% right now. but as we move toward the overnight, tomorrow morning, it's going to be muggy. maybe even more patchy fog developing and then tomorrow we'll do it again. take a look at the air quality concern as you move into sections of south jersey and also central sections of the state. we're talking about that code orange air quality alert so limit your outdoor exposure asthma upper respiratory disorders and also remember we have that wildfire burning in sections of burlington county. but look at the heat right now. 94 degrees in allentown. 93 in trenton. we're looking at 93 in reading. 90 in pottstown. leigh low 80s right now the cool spot checking in wildwood. if you're stepping outdoors it will be warm once again that humidity level really starts to creep up later on tonight. muggy by 11:00 o'clock. 78 degrees. look at the overnight low temperatures. probably staying in the low to mid 70s for most across the area. this is wednesday morning, 6am, 76 degrees. in around center city we're looking at 75 warminster. 72 in pottstown. 70 even in the pocono mountains. so take a look at the numbers. 90 degrees yesterday for your labor day. 93 degrees so far the unofficial high temperature for today. tomorrow temperatures again topping out in the low 99s as we take a look at the overall set up right now high pressure still in control keeping things dry across our area but here's our next weather maker this front off to the west in sections of the midwest. it will eventually head in our direction overnight wednesday into thursday to give us some beneficial rain but also cool our temperatures down. so for tomorrow afternoon, you can see once again similar to today. cooler down the shore. and also in the pocono mountai mountains. but inland we're talking about numbers again in the low 90s. then as we move toward thursday, thursday morning's commute kind of dam many and dreary on and off again showers throughout much of the day on thursday. remember, we need the rainfall. take a look at the potential rain out of this system. we could see over an inch and a half in pottstown as well as allentown. on average along the i-95 corridor we're looking at about an inch of rain out of the next system. but behind that system, we're talking some cooler air moving in our direction and that will spell the end of the heat wave and the end of the 99s. take a look. thursday with that system clouds and showers around. 83 degrees. drying out friday, 81. saturday looking pretty good partly sunny, 82. maybe a couple of showers around with the disturbance that tries to move through sunday, 81 and look at early next week. monday and tuesday temperatures actually a couple of degrees below average. so there you go. >> little bit more like fall. >> yeah. >> all right. >> i like that. >> homeless man who says he moved to a new city to get his life back on track, now the latest person to fall victim to popular online exam how it all started with an ad he saw on craigslist. plus an instagram picture of the rock is becoming very popular for many different reasons. yes, he's standing in a pool with two puppies but it's the story behind this picture that will make you love it even more. >> ahead at six fans scatter at a rap concert after gunshots ring out. one person is dead. tonight a break in the case. ♪ hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! ♪ introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. ♪ very close call for a surfer in australia. he says he was lucky that he didn't lose his arm when a shark bit down on his board. the attack happened early this morning off the coast of new south wales. luckily 42-year-old justin daniels was not seriously hurt. now the shark did knock him off the board and daniels quickly jumped back on and paddled to shore very fast. he escaped with cut to his hand and slightly battered surfboard. what scared him more than the attack was how close it was to the beach. >> i was literally like where the wave out here i was three to feet feet offshore. any child could be swimming. anyone could be going through a swim. i wasn't out on the outer bang or on a reef. straight off the shore. >> get this. this was the 13th attack off the new south wales coast this year. six others have resulted in injuries and one back in february was fatal. elmo, mickey mouse could be coming to a mobile device near you. disney agreed to a couple of things at amazon and microsoft letting folks use disney's cloud base digital movie service. this is what happened. us customers of amazon video and microsoft movies and tv should be able to connect to disney movies anywhere as of now the service let's you access disney and pixar marvel and star wars movies. now, if you are a cat owner dawn even are -- my kitty is own me. you know how much your pet needs you right? >> right. >> but a new study shows cats really don't need us at all. researchers say university of the lincoln in london found that kitties don't see people as a main source of security and safety in the way dog does. nobody interviewed my cats. they think the reason behind cat independence is because cats haven't basketball domesticated as long as dogs have. they only need it for food. >> i don't know. henry my cat meets me at my door and follows me everywhere all the time. he needs his mom. >> all right. >> i'm just saying. not much, from wrestling to tv and movies he's everywhere. >> now you can adhere row to his titles after this past labor day week em. the rock posted this picture check it out to instagram of two french bulldog puppies he adopted this weekend he says he let hobbs on the left and on the right is brutus outside to go to the bathroom. that's when he says the dog z ran towards his pool and jump right in. hobbs started doggie paddling but brutus, well, he sang right to the bottom the rock had to jump nap the pool fully clothed of course he was able to get brutus who coughed up some water and just ran off to play with his brother. oh, my goodness. thank goodness that was there. nightmare for two new parents. they looked at their new baby and new something wasn't right. >> how dna tests confirmed their baby was switched at the hospital. now police are talking to somebody about it. we'll tell you about it. >> a local college student brought to tears hoping you can help find a precious piece of her life left on a septa train. what she accidentally forgot. she's hoping somebody, anybody will recognize and return. howard? >> the show has gone to the cats and the dogs. all right. the eagles don't play until monday. but there's a celebration with a football within in this town. and one of the wildest fights you will see in a long time. that's coming up in sports. let's clear the air. there are no limits on the amount of carbon pollution power plants can... release. and our senator, pat toomey, led the fight to keep it that way. carbon pollution, a major cause of climate change, leads to more asthma attacks in children. over a million pennsylvanians now suffer from asthma. and senator toomey took over a million dollars from polluters. tell senator toomey: it's time to clear the air. vote for the clean power plan. ♪usic: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪ ♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. ♪ a texas couple is reunite width their son after he was switched at birth in el salvador. dna tests confirming that the child was somehow switched with another baby after he was born at a hospital back in may. when the mother mercedes left the hospital she told doctors she didn't think the baby was hers. her suspicions grew as she returned to dallas and saw that the child just didn't resemble her or her husband. authorities say the doctor who delivered the baby is in police custody being questioned about possible involve in many human trafficking. the couple has been reunited with their real baby and the child they had been raising in texas has been returned to his family. >> man moved to memphis get his back live on track met with more heart ache. anthony owens says shortly after getting a job and saving up some money he went looking for a place to live finally. he went on to craigslist and reach out to a person he thought was a landlord. turns out, that guy was anything but. the real landlord came forward. she says she feels owens pain. >> look i'm tearing up because i really feel bad for this young man. people work too hard for their money for someone to come and take it. >> that's right. she says she has filed a report with memphis police. meanwhile she's going to let owens move into her apartment but she has told him he's got to tear up the fake lease and sign one of hers. investigation is underway in massachusetts after police say someone claiming to represent the irs took a familiar exam to a whole new level. we've all probably had our share of unsolicited phone calls but the calls this woman was getting were more worrisome than the others. police say two scammers went as far as showing up at the woman's house after several phone calls went up answered. they told the homeowner that she owed money to the government and would be arrested if she did not pay up immediately. >> two people showed up in suits carrying what they said were irs badges. stated that they did have documentation that she did indeed oh the money then wanted it today. again they tried to pressure her, put a little bit of pressure hadn't over to make sure she paid it. >> fortunately the woman did not respond to the men's threats and called police right away. officials are warning taxpayers if you owe the irs money they'll contact you through the post office and never over the telephone. >> temple university student is begging for your help tonight this is a story that has really just grabbed my heart. she needs help finding something she's held very close to her sin the day she was born and she accidentally left it on septa train last week. she's now hoping somebody may know where it is. as our shawnette wilson reports she's turned to social media now fox 29 to get a little help. >> every night, yeah i sleep with it every night. yeah. so it's been rough couple nights without it. >> reporter: 18-year-old brook can't keep her mind off of something very dear to her heart that she lost last thursday. she says she left it on a septa train when she left her dorm at temple to go home to brookhaven for the weekend. >> i was shocked at first. i immediately started crying in the car to my sister, then i called my mom right away and told her and she was kind of like which bag was it? was it my expensive laptop? no it's wor worse. it's my poo blanket. >> you heard her right. brook lost her winnie the pooh blanket. but it's not just any old blanket. >> the blanket was actually my comforter when i was newborn baby that's what i slept with when i came home from the hospital and i've been obsessed with it. it's been by my side all the years since. so it's very close to me. and i really haven't gone this long without it ever. >> reporter: brook says it was stuffed inside a pink and white reusable marshals bag along with lane laundry make up bag and cell phone charger. she placed it in the overhead above where she was sitting on the train. she got off at wallingford stop on the media elwyn line and forgot it. >> it's not embarrassing it. it's cute. i hope you get it back. >> reporter: brook has taken to social media to ask for help finding it. she's getting lots of support on facebook where she's posted pictures of herself with the blanket. >> definitely worn down. it's white ish it used to be white. has a giant hole in the center with stuffing ripped out. tons of stains. and it has faded image of winnie of poo on the front. >> reporter: it may not look like but brook says it's sentimental to her. >> it means so much to me, and i just want it. >> reporter: shawnette wilson, fox 29 news. >> i was of www. >> i got a little puppy dog like that. brook first realized how important this pillow us to her when is he left on the hotel at disney. her parents had to turn around and 253 hours back to get it. if you can help brook please do head to our facebook page and let us know. >> i hope she finds it. florida depth pee finds himself on the losing end of a fight after pulling a man over for a traffic stop. luckily for him two people were watching and were able to rush to his aid. >> the truck driver in the deadly crash involving comedian tracy morgan is fighting back tonight at six he's trying to get his case thrown out. why he says he cannot get a fair trial. >> a packed house for the pope's visit to philadelphia. wait until you hear how some are trying to make some fast cash off the holy father's visit. ♪ ♪ every 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district attorney selling williams a couple of other folks who also hit the links. the event benefits speaking up for autism. >> four-year-old boy and his dog are reunited after both wind up being trapped in a well in mississippi. gabe's grandmother she and the boy what in the yard he went to the well to get his dog who fell in. little gabe went in right after him. rescuers spent three hours working to get boy out using a rope and once he was free, crews used a snare to hoist up odie. >> we had all the volunteer fire departments here in lincoln county. sheriffs office, brookhaven fire department. i just can't say enough about what everybody did to get this little boy out of that well safe. >> good job. gabe was taken to nearby hospital as a precaution. but tonight he and his buddy odie are doing just fine. >> there you go. all right. you buy a bag of grapes at the grocery store and you expect to get just that, right. >> grapes. >> nothing more. no extra protein. nothing like that. one woman got a lot more. after she returned from the store. ariel jackson got home from wal*mart yesterday opened her grapes and found black widow spider inside. the michigan woman says had he saw the spider as she washed the grapes in the sink. she called 911. >> when i called them, i was like, this really isn't an emergency but i have a black widow spider and he's like just kill it. i'm like me? you want me to kill it? >> yeah. what he wanted her to do. wall march says it's investigate wagon may have had happened here. fyi there's special species of black widows female black widows the vast majority of people who get bit rarely die. >> florida sorry riff depth tease has heroes of this own to thank tonight. good samaritans stepped in when he really needed help. fox kimberly has the story for us. >> george cooper kept an eye on deputy mile walsh as he pulled over cory johnson. johnson through through a stop sign. the he didn't expect what happened next. >> the guy slammed the door on him and jumped out and started hitting him across the head and just beating him. >> two were in the roadway at winter lake road cooper didn't let torn acl stop him from ru running to help. >> i was thinking about my safety. i was thinking about helping h him. because the boy i was on top of him beating him and then he took his radio. >> cooper says johnson continued reach fog the deputy's gun belt eventually got him off the depth pee and johnson ran off. >> i wasn't going to let him beat that officer. he's a man just like i am. he has children he has wife. have a family. hey, i want him to be able to go to his home like i come home to my familiarly. >> cooper wasn't the only one who stopped. >> i just stopped my truck in the middle of the road. >> antonio valez cooper and third good samaritan rushed to stop johnson and help deputy walsh. >> i just know i had to help him because i know he's in trouble already. >> valez quads caught up to johnson. >> i kick him and he fall down. >> three men work together until other depth tease showed up an n arresarrested johnson. >> no matter what color you are, your race, your creed, police officers help us. that's they job. >> wow. as for johnson he's been arrested seven times in the past now face ago slew of other charges. including aggravated battery of a police officer. tonight at 6:00 seeing the pope may have just gotten more expensive. forget the hotel bill and airplane tick. the even that suddenly has more than a thousand dollars price tag. and a attorney general kathleen kane is still in office and that's really bothering some people. the growing calls tonight to have her suspended. why they say it's a problem she's still the state's top lawyer. >> philadelphia's mayor is steaming to night and it's all over pope francis' up coming visit. good evening everyone. i'm dawn timmeney in tonight for iain page. >> i'm lucy noland. free tickets to seat pope are becoming most expensive tickets in town. fox 29's bruce gordon joins us live from independence mall, bruce, you actually showed the mayor just how much the free tickets are now going for. >> reporter: yeah, lucy. these tickets were somewhat

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>> um, i think that's pretty ignorant. to be honest. >> reporter: world meeting of families made 10,000 free tickets to the pontiff's highly anticipated speech on immigration and religious freedom available to the public through its website tuesday at noon. the tickets which allow for a closer view of the event were gobbled up in less than two minutes. but just moments later, some began showing up on resale sites like e-bay for hundreds of dollars a piece. one offered four for thousand bucks. said the mayor when i showed him the resale sites on my phone -- >> it's just wrong. >> reporter: nutter med met with reporters to praise last weekend's made in america music festival a sort of tune up for the big papal weekend. nutter boasted of record crowds and few major problems. he did say there were lessons learned that may be put to use when far larger crowds invade the ben franklin parkway for the papal visit. if conditions remain dry, for example, the grounds may be wettest down to reduce dust and portable water stations tried out at mia may be revisited. >> folks will be out for pretty decent number of hours in many instances they'll be standing. it could be rather warm and so the larger issue is, making sure that we strategically place as much, you know, water, medical tents and alike around the, you know, francis festival grounds as possible. >> reporter: 20,000 more free tickets will be distributed through the world meeting of families website tomorrow at noon. those passes will get you a comparatively close up view of the evening and sunday late afternoon papal events on the parkway. and yeah, lucy, we can pretty much guarantee they will be more scalping going on with those passes as well. >> a sad sad thing. all right, bruce gordon f you're traveling within the city during the pope's visit some good news if you plan on using the subway. septa today announce it's going double the number of open stations on both the mark frankford and broad street lines during the pope's visit. septa also announced that $10, three day papal transit pass you can use it between saturday the 26th and monday the 28th for the market frankford and broad street lines. you can also hop on buses and trollies along with it. meanwhile/major changes to the catholic church' as mulling many process. pope francis announcing new rule today over hauling centuries of church practice. catholic looking to dissolve their marriages will no longer be subjected to a long and sometimes costly process. new reforms will allow for fast track decisions eliminating the requirement that all annulment decisions must get a second judgment. the changes are sitting well with many catholics and outside the vatican many are praising the new rules. >> yes, i do think it's a good idea to help people who have had difficult times in their lives with difficult marriages to be able to look to the church for support and for them to be able to look to the future. >> now despite the change pope francis insisting that marriages are permanent and that the new regulations are not intended to help dissolve them. and for all news pope related head to our website fox 29.com. we will all the latest updates about getting around on that very busy papal weekend coming up. >> family and their dog are out of their philadelphia home tonight after an early morning fire. flames broke out inside a home on the 2400 block every north gratz street just after 2:00. crews got things under control at the northeast philly home win about half hour. red power leaf is helping their pet as they find a place to stay. we do not know how that fire started. now in burlington county firefighters have a forest fire about 65% contained. look at all that smoke. the pine barrens fire is scorched about a thousand acres so far. it started burning yesterday near woodland township and those flames spread quickly. you saw it breaking right here at 5:00 yesterday this was the view from skyfox this morning as firefighters continued to battle it. labor day may have come and gone, but the summer heat has not. here's a live look at center city at the end of another scorcher. heat wave continuing today. high temperatures and humidity are not the only things we're going to be talking about this week. chief meteorologist scott williams is live in old city tonight tracking some changes. sepsis lower for sure, scott. >> that's certainly right. good evening dawn. yesterday high temperatures right around 90 degrees. today we're talking about numbers in the low 90s so the temperatures climbing a bit along with the humidity but later this week we also have some weather changes that will bring some relief and also some needed rainfall. but no rainfall right now. take a look at the numbers if you're stepping outdoors. it's hot. 93 degrees. those winds out of the southwest pumping up more of that moisture. look at allentown. 94 degrees. if you want some relief head down the shore temperatures in the low to mid 80s. so the bottom line it will be a warm evening if you're stepping outdoors. muggy conditions overnight. maybe a little bit of patchy fog temperatures by 11:00 o'clock still in the 70s. so dry and quite now but look at that front off to the west. that is our next weather maker. that will provide the heat relief along with the showers. when i come indoors, we'll talk much more about the timing of that rain, how cool it will get and also how much rainfall to expect out of that system. back to you lucy and dawn. >> talk to you soon scott. philadelphia police caught the man they say shot two people outside a bar in olney. police say the shooting stemmed from an argument inside the 55 north bar on north fifth street right around 12:30 this morning. investigators say outside the bar the man shot a 23-year-old man in his chest piercing his lung. he's at einstein hospital tonight in critical condition. police say that man also shot a 27-year-old woman four times in in her legs and stomach but she's already out of the hospital. police have not released the name of the person they've arrested. developing now, a fatal car crash that has an entire community grieving. two young adults hit and killed in a tragic accident over labor day weekend. one of those killed a popular young woman who's loved ones say played a big role in helping other people. ton night the chester county organization where she donated much of her time is remembering a woman who had a bright future ahead of her. fox 29's dave schratwieser is live at the accident investigation division tonight, dave, just enormous loss for this community. >> reporter: no doubt about that, dawn. investigators meanwhile here at the accident investigation district tell us it may be several more days before they have any new information on the crash and their investigation in the meantime co-workers of 25-year-old amanda, are mourning her loss. hearts were heavy at ymca in phoenixville tuesday as members and staff came to grips with the tragic death of 25-year-old a money today. she was a wonderful vibrant young woman. had her whole live in her. >> amanda and 2584 old brian of baltimore were killed early monday when they were struck by a taxi cab on broad street near arch. both had been attending the made in american festival. >> any time you hear something like that happening, it's just tragic. for everybody involved. the families and friends and everything. >> reporter: amanda lived in phoenixville and started working at the ymca as an intern in 2013. her mother and two sisters also worked here. >> we loved having her as part of our family and we'll truly are going to miss her. >> very difficult for everybody involved and you just hope nothing like that ever happens to you or a loved one. >> reporter: police are still investigating the crash. the 41-year-old cab driver from rosemont taxi stopped at the scene but had to be hospitalized with chest pains. witnesses told police the driver may have been doing as much as 50 miles per hour in a 25-mile per hour speed zone. >> everybody is just going through a difficult time and needs a little bit of some piece. >> all i can do is put them in my prayers. >> reporter: now, police have not yet released the name of the taxi cab driver or the results of his blood tests taken aft that accident. the company that he works for says he's still hospitalized with chest pains. we'll have the very latest on the investigation coming up at 6:00. dawn? >> dave, we'll see you then. police are after a man who they say robbed a northwest philadelphia pharmacy. surveillance cameras were rolling inside this rite aid in chestnut hill on sunday afternoon. investigators say this man handed a note to the clerk saying he had a handgun and he wanted the money from the register. the clerk opened the register and the crook grabbed the cash. he even went back and demanded several packs of cigarettes before take off. fortunately no one was hurt. >> delaware man in jail tonight carrying police say an amount of heroin that might make do you a double take. what a mug shot there. what else they say he had on him that has many people quiet ang angry. nightmare for two new parents. they look at their baby and they new something just wasn't right. how dna tests confirmed their newborn had been switched at the hospital and who police are talking to tonight. >> a local college student brought to tears. she's hoping you can help her please find a precious piece of her life she left on a septa train. >> i was shocked at first. i immediately started crying in the car to my sister then i called my mom right away and told her. >> what she accidentally left she's hoping someone will recognize and return. >> and huge crowds are expected in the city for the pope's upcoming visit. but how is this for dedication? we found guy with such a francis fan he's making the pontiff a permanent part of his body. >> all new at 6:00 summer mystery along a shore town finally solved. the 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prisoner transport van after his arrest. people don't know what happened. the 25-year-old died at the hospital week later setting off protests and riot wig crys of misconduct win the police force. all six officers who were involved in the arrest face charges. the cement still needs the approval from a board that oversees city spending that meeting is set for tomorrow. >> pennsylvania state police busy over the labor day holiday weekend. troopers say nine people were killed and 230 others injured in over 600 crashes during the four-day weekend. the state police also issuing over 13,000 speeding tickets and arresting over 500 people for dui. these figures also only represent cases investigated by the state police. a new castle county man under arrest tonight after police say he ran from officers with his baby in his arms. this happened yesterday on maple avenue in elsmere. investigators say they saw the man who was known to police for selling heroin and when they attempted to stop him that's when they say he took off with the baby. he then passed the child off to his mother and police were finally aim able to stop him. investigators say they found 92 bags of heroin on the guy. the baby was unharmed. >> fox 29 investigators cracked open the case at the furniture store all too willing to take your money but not giving was you paid for. we're talking about thousands of thousands of dollars here. fox 29 investigates continues to bird dog the case furniture sir plus. jeff cole broke the story earlier in the summer. he's in the news room with what may be good news for consumers, jeff. >> i'll certainly hope so lucy. our viewers should remember this story the one in which the owner claimed he was his brother to avoid our questions. he eventually told us who he was but couldn't answer customer complaints that they paid for furniture they never received. after our investigative report the pennsylvania attorney general sued furniture sir plus and owners to get customers money back. a court hearing on the case was scheduled for today. but it was called off. fox 29 investigates has learned the state and store owners are working on an agreement which could return money to consumers. here's the deal. it's not cut yet but includes a cash and carry sale of all furniture in the lancaster avenue store and sale of the building itself. the furniture sale could start later this week. source tells fox money raised would go to a fund which would be used to pay back those customers. both sides to sign off on the deal the owners of the property and the furniture store and the attorney general. spokesperson though for the attorney general confirmed they're trying to come to an agreement. we're told that fund would need at least 30 to 40 grand to make customers whole and reminder to customers, if you haven't filed a complaint with the pennsylvania attorney general, you should certainly do so and i mean quickly. jeff cole in the newsroom. dawn, back to you. >> good advice, thank you jeff. >> police say a milk tanker truck driver was choking on soft dripping when he drove off a western pennsylvania highway and smashed into 23 cars at a dealership. police in mercer county pennsylvania say the driver was sipping his doctor pepper when he started choking and lost control of his vehicle. he wound up driving the truck nearly 600 feet through a grassy area before smashing into montrose buick gmc cadillac on sunday afternoon. the truck rumbled down an embankment before hitting all those new cars. state police did not find any mechanical problems with that truck and there's no indication that the truck driver even tried to brake according to investigators. he has been cited with careless driving. it is back to class for the philadelphia school district. a busy first day for students and educators alike at george washington carver high school of engineering and science. dozens gathered outside the building this morning for the annual bell ringing ceremony. on hand to help rink in the new school year mayor michael nutter and superintendent william hite. >> another special day for schools across the delaware river. the camden school district welcoming back students to celebrate the beginning of a new school year. camden's mayor dane ya redd was also that to greet students and parents. mayor redd joined the district superintendent and other board of education members at three other schools today. some students were even given new backpacks and school supplies. great welcome back. >> very nice. a lot of folks of course very excited about the pope's visit to fill until a little more than two weeks. can you imagine that flying by. one man really loves pope francis. >> yes. so much so that he's made the pontiff a permanent part of his life. fox 29 photojournalist bill rohrer introduces to us a very dedicated francis fan. report. >> i always go with the dark colors first. >> reporter: will majors there's nothing like getting a new tattoo. >> tattoos have become more and more noticeable more socially acceptable. >> reporter: his body is pretty much covered. >> i have some between 70 and a hundred hours on my body right now. >> some people will like get something on their arm and feel unbalanced because there's nothing on their other arm arm. >> reporter: his new toot a way to commemorate a special event. >> we're going to do a little tempt 15 event. >> i was raised roman catholic also a part of my city. it's monumental. i love philly. philly is home. it's more than just, you know, cheesesteaks and mummers parades. it's community, it's culture. i love the city, and i figure what better way to commemorate such an event than, you know, the pope. >> reporter: with the millions of people expected during the pope's visit later this month, owner tim pang burn is hoping for more business. >> some of the guys are talking about, you know, running some specials on some tim pell religious imagery and stuff like that. religious tattoos are -- have always been incredibly popular. >> reporter: the only problem is how he's getting into the city. >> going to be so many road closures and so much traffic that if they don't live directly in walking distance they're probably not coming in. >> reporter: the only problem for will the pain from his new tattoo. >> i do not like getting my legs tattooed. a little bit of shading in the background. in philadelphia, bill rohrer fox 29 news. >> county clerk at the center of a national controversy is a free woman tonight. >> the battle over marriage licenses for same sex couples and what a judge says she cannot do tonight. a woman says she brought home a cartoon of grapes and so something terrible crawling. the advice she got from 911 dispatcher. a florida deputy finds himself on the losing end of a fight after pulling a man over for a traffic stop. luckily for him two people were watching and were able to rush to his defense. ♪ at longhorn, steak is all you need. its not all you get. 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university research. kim davis is out of jail tonight. kentucky county clerk who refu refuses to issue same sex marriage licenses says she'll be back at work this week. us district judge who put her in jail six years ago set her free saying she cannot interfere with her depth tease who are now issuing marriage licenses. a cheering crowd as you see of supporters along with her husband and gop presidential candidate mike huckabee greeted davis as she walk out of jail. she says her fight is not over. (inaudible). >> thank you so much. >> davis must comply with the supreme court ruling and issue marriage licenses or she might be returning to jail. but her attorney says that she will not go against her religious beliefs. the woman who survived an on air shooting that killed 2tv journalists is finally home from the hospital. doctors released vick knee gardner yesterday. the executive director of the smith mountain lake chamber of commerce was talking about tourism on life tv when gunfire rang out on august 26th. doctors had to remove one of gardner's kidneys and some of her colon. the gunman ambushed wdbj cameraman adam ward and reporter allison parker killing them and shooting gardner before leading police on chase and then killing himself. labor day week send over and for members of congress that means getting ba tock work and a number of pressing issues. the first item on congress' as jenn today is deciding the fate of a nuclear deal between the united states its allies and iran. that agreement would curb tehran's nuclear development program in he can change for the easing of billions of dollars worth of economic sanctions. it does face strong bipartisan opposition but senate democrats now have enough votes to block a resolution diss approving the deal. >> the united states has a choice to make. we can enforce an agreement that forces iran to walk away for many nuclear weapons programs and walkway what is from the agreement. >> congress faces another pair of deadlines with both the spending and highway bills on the agenda. they are both up for a vote in the coming days. hundreds of thousands of refugees are trying to reach safety in eastern europe. european leaders are trying to figure out how to deal with them. now a call for america to step up to the plate. and the devotion of a cat lover feels for his or her feel lien friends knows no bound. is that feeling mutual. >> of course it is dawn. >> we'll phone out. what your cat really thinks about you lucy. >> great. >> coming up. hey, scott. >> hi l dawn. we continue with the 90-degree temperatures. 36 days so far this year. how many more will we tack on before we see some relief? details next. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm, at three in the morning? who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing jake from state farm? uh, khakis. she sounds hideous. well, she's a guy so... another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. ♪ how about this? isn't that nice i love it. lake allen paw pack much looks serene and gorgeous doesn't tell you how hot it was. it was so hot. continuing what we think will be our latest heat wave. but the end, the end is already in site just wait until you see the temperatures in the seven day forecast. chief meteorologist scott williams will have that in just a few. still no charges to night in a deadly taxi crash in center city. police say 25-year-old oh amanda digirolomo of phoenixville and brian botti of baltimore were hit and killed yesterday morning. the two were hit on broad street near arch both had been a 10ing the made in america vest of vest al. lease are still investigating that deadly crash. >> forest fire is still bunch in burlington county. officials are getting the upper hand on thing. blaze already charred about 1,000 acres in the pine barrens is now 65% contained. officials say no homes are damaged as of now and luckily there aren't any in the fire's path. happening now, a bad situation is getting even worse in europe. thousands of refugees are trying to reach safety in eastern europe after fleeing wore torn syria and isis controlled areas of iraq. european union leaders are still trying to figure out thou deal with the flood of migrants. this while the united states is actively looking into ways to provide help something the united nations says is badly needed. >> un official blasts america's response to the migrant crisis. he says the us has only taken in quote a tiny number of syrian refugees and believes it's one of several countries trying to buy its way out of the problem. >> taking refugees is separate from giving money. >> the obama administration notes the us has given $4 billion in humanitarian aid since the syrian crisis began more than any other country. officials are also looking into providing more help. >> it does appear that the situation is worsening. and that's why the united states is going to continue to consider additional steps that we can take to help those countries that are bearing the brunt of this burden right now. >> hundreds of thousands of refugees are desperately trying to reach safety in europe. eu countries are struggling to deal with the influx of migrants and leaders from germany, sweden and other nations are calling for a quota system across all 28 member states. >> people knock on the door fleeing from war terror rape then we have to open the door. >> but that plan has been met with resistance. >> nobody has the right to tell us to change and live together with large and growing muslim community. nobody has the trite demand this from us. >> european commission president is unexpected to unveil a plan tomorrow for sharing 120,000 refugees after several countries have already reject the a previous eu plan for distributing 40,000 migrants. back to your fox 29 weather authority right now. we've been talking about how hot it is. this is day two. could be heat wave tomorrow. >> that's right. all we need is one more day at or above 90 degrees to make it our sixth heat wave of the year. >> unbelievable. >> it's hot out there. >> summer is not officially over but we are talking about some 80s even 70s in that seven day forecast. as early as this week. >> that's going to be pretty good. 93 degrees right now. take a look at the wind direction out of the south west 14 miles per hour. so that will continue to draw in some moisture and increase the humidity. not that bad at 37% right now. but as we move toward the overnight, tomorrow morning, it's going to be muggy. maybe even more patchy fog developing and then tomorrow we'll do it again. take a look at the air quality concern as you move into sections of south jersey and also central sections of the state. we're talking about that code orange air quality alert so limit your outdoor exposure asthma upper respiratory disorders and also remember we have that wildfire burning in sections of burlington county. but look at the heat right now. 94 degrees in allentown. 93 in trenton. we're looking at 93 in reading. 90 in pottstown. leigh low 80s right now the cool spot checking in wildwood. if you're stepping outdoors it will be warm once again that humidity level really starts to creep up later on tonight. muggy by 11:00 o'clock. 78 degrees. look at the overnight low temperatures. probably staying in the low to mid 70s for most across the area. this is wednesday morning, 6am, 76 degrees. in around center city we're looking at 75 warminster. 72 in pottstown. 70 even in the pocono mountains. so take a look at the numbers. 90 degrees yesterday for your labor day. 93 degrees so far the unofficial high temperature for today. tomorrow temperatures again topping out in the low 99s as we take a look at the overall set up right now high pressure still in control keeping things dry across our area but here's our next weather maker this front off to the west in sections of the midwest. it will eventually head in our direction overnight wednesday into thursday to give us some beneficial rain but also cool our temperatures down. so for tomorrow afternoon, you can see once again similar to today. cooler down the shore. and also in the pocono mountai mountains. but inland we're talking about numbers again in the low 90s. then as we move toward thursday, thursday morning's commute kind of dam many and dreary on and off again showers throughout much of the day on thursday. remember, we need the rainfall. take a look at the potential rain out of this system. we could see over an inch and a half in pottstown as well as allentown. on average along the i-95 corridor we're looking at about an inch of rain out of the next system. but behind that system, we're talking some cooler air moving in our direction and that will spell the end of the heat wave and the end of the 99s. take a look. thursday with that system clouds and showers around. 83 degrees. drying out friday, 81. saturday looking pretty good partly sunny, 82. maybe a couple of showers around with the disturbance that tries to move through sunday, 81 and look at early next week. monday and tuesday temperatures actually a couple of degrees below average. so there you go. >> little bit more like fall. >> yeah. >> all right. >> i like that. >> homeless man who says he moved to a new city to get his life back on track, now the latest person to fall victim to popular online exam how it all started with an ad he saw on craigslist. plus an instagram picture of the rock is becoming very popular for many different reasons. yes, he's standing in a pool with two puppies but it's the story behind this picture that will make you love it even more. >> ahead at six fans scatter at a rap concert after gunshots ring out. one person is dead. tonight a break in the case. ♪ hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! ♪ introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. ♪ very close call for a surfer in australia. he says he was lucky that he didn't lose his arm when a shark bit down on his board. the attack happened early this morning off the coast of new south wales. luckily 42-year-old justin daniels was not seriously hurt. now the shark did knock him off the board and daniels quickly jumped back on and paddled to shore very fast. he escaped with cut to his hand and slightly battered surfboard. what scared him more than the attack was how close it was to the beach. >> i was literally like where the wave out here i was three to feet feet offshore. any child could be swimming. anyone could be going through a swim. i wasn't out on the outer bang or on a reef. straight off the shore. >> get this. this was the 13th attack off the new south wales coast this year. six others have resulted in injuries and one back in february was fatal. elmo, mickey mouse could be coming to a mobile device near you. disney agreed to a couple of things at amazon and microsoft letting folks use disney's cloud base digital movie service. this is what happened. us customers of amazon video and microsoft movies and tv should be able to connect to disney movies anywhere as of now the service let's you access disney and pixar marvel and star wars movies. now, if you are a cat owner dawn even are -- my kitty is own me. you know how much your pet needs you right? >> right. >> but a new study shows cats really don't need us at all. researchers say university of the lincoln in london found that kitties don't see people as a main source of security and safety in the way dog does. nobody interviewed my cats. they think the reason behind cat independence is because cats haven't basketball domesticated as long as dogs have. they only need it for food. >> i don't know. henry my cat meets me at my door and follows me everywhere all the time. he needs his mom. >> all right. >> i'm just saying. not much, from wrestling to tv and movies he's everywhere. >> now you can adhere row to his titles after this past labor day week em. the rock posted this picture check it out to instagram of two french bulldog puppies he adopted this weekend he says he let hobbs on the left and on the right is brutus outside to go to the bathroom. that's when he says the dog z ran towards his pool and jump right in. hobbs started doggie paddling but brutus, well, he sang right to the bottom the rock had to jump nap the pool fully clothed of course he was able to get brutus who coughed up some water and just ran off to play with his brother. oh, my goodness. thank goodness that was there. nightmare for two new parents. they looked at their new baby and new something wasn't right. >> how dna tests confirmed their baby was switched at the hospital. now police are talking to somebody about it. we'll tell you about it. >> a local college student brought to tears hoping you can help find a precious piece of her life left on a septa train. what she accidentally forgot. she's hoping somebody, anybody will recognize and return. howard? >> the show has gone to the cats and the dogs. all right. the eagles don't play until monday. but there's a celebration with a football within in this town. and one of the wildest fights you will see in a long time. that's coming up in sports. let's clear the air. there are no limits on the amount of carbon pollution power plants can... release. and our senator, pat toomey, led the fight to keep it that way. carbon pollution, a major cause of climate change, leads to more asthma attacks in children. over a million pennsylvanians now suffer from asthma. and senator toomey took over a million dollars from polluters. tell senator toomey: it's time to clear the air. vote for the clean power plan. ♪usic: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪ ♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. ♪ a texas couple is reunite width their son after he was switched at birth in el salvador. dna tests confirming that the child was somehow switched with another baby after he was born at a hospital back in may. when the mother mercedes left the hospital she told doctors she didn't think the baby was hers. her suspicions grew as she returned to dallas and saw that the child just didn't resemble her or her husband. authorities say the doctor who delivered the baby is in police custody being questioned about possible involve in many human trafficking. the couple has been reunited with their real baby and the child they had been raising in texas has been returned to his family. >> man moved to memphis get his back live on track met with more heart ache. anthony owens says shortly after getting a job and saving up some money he went looking for a place to live finally. he went on to craigslist and reach out to a person he thought was a landlord. turns out, that guy was anything but. the real landlord came forward. she says she feels owens pain. >> look i'm tearing up because i really feel bad for this young man. people work too hard for their money for someone to come and take it. >> that's right. she says she has filed a report with memphis police. meanwhile she's going to let owens move into her apartment but she has told him he's got to tear up the fake lease and sign one of hers. investigation is underway in massachusetts after police say someone claiming to represent the irs took a familiar exam to a whole new level. we've all probably had our share of unsolicited phone calls but the calls this woman was getting were more worrisome than the others. police say two scammers went as far as showing up at the woman's house after several phone calls went up answered. they told the homeowner that she owed money to the government and would be arrested if she did not pay up immediately. >> two people showed up in suits carrying what they said were irs badges. stated that they did have documentation that she did indeed oh the money then wanted it today. again they tried to pressure her, put a little bit of pressure hadn't over to make sure she paid it. >> fortunately the woman did not respond to the men's threats and called police right away. officials are warning taxpayers if you owe the irs money they'll contact you through the post office and never over the telephone. >> temple university student is begging for your help tonight this is a story that has really just grabbed my heart. she needs help finding something she's held very close to her sin the day she was born and she accidentally left it on septa train last week. she's now hoping somebody may know where it is. as our shawnette wilson reports she's turned to social media now fox 29 to get a little help. >> every night, yeah i sleep with it every night. yeah. so it's been rough couple nights without it. >> reporter: 18-year-old brook can't keep her mind off of something very dear to her heart that she lost last thursday. she says she left it on a septa train when she left her dorm at temple to go home to brookhaven for the weekend. >> i was shocked at first. i immediately started crying in the car to my sister, then i called my mom right away and told her and she was kind of like which bag was it? was it my expensive laptop? no it's wor worse. it's my poo blanket. >> you heard her right. brook lost her winnie the pooh blanket. but it's not just any old blanket. >> the blanket was actually my comforter when i was newborn baby that's what i slept with when i came home from the hospital and i've been obsessed with it. it's been by my side all the years since. so it's very close to me. and i really haven't gone this long without it ever. >> reporter: brook says it was stuffed inside a pink and white reusable marshals bag along with lane laundry make up bag and cell phone charger. she placed it in the overhead above where she was sitting on the train. she got off at wallingford stop on the media elwyn line and forgot it. >> it's not embarrassing it. it's cute. i hope you get it back. >> reporter: brook has taken to social media to ask for help finding it. she's getting lots of support on facebook where she's posted pictures of herself with the blanket. >> definitely worn down. it's white ish it used to be white. has a giant hole in the center with stuffing ripped out. tons of stains. and it has faded image of winnie of poo on the front. >> reporter: it may not look like but brook says it's sentimental to her. >> it means so much to me, and i just want it. >> reporter: shawnette wilson, fox 29 news. >> i was of www. >> i got a little puppy dog like that. brook first realized how important this pillow us to her when is he left on the hotel at disney. her parents had to turn around and 253 hours back to get it. if you can help brook please do head to our facebook page and let us know. >> i hope she finds it. florida depth pee finds himself on the losing end of a fight after pulling a man over for a traffic stop. luckily for him two people were watching and were able to rush to his aid. >> the truck driver in the deadly crash involving comedian tracy morgan is fighting back tonight at six he's trying to get his case thrown out. why he says he cannot get a fair trial. >> a packed house for the pope's visit to philadelphia. wait until you hear how some are trying to make some fast cash off the holy father's visit. ♪ ♪ every auto insurance policy has a number. but not every insurance company understands the life behind it. those who have served our nation. have earned the very best service in return. ♪ usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. >> fox 29 news in hd brought to you by xfinity the future of i was m. >> it may still feel a lot like summer out there. but it's starting to look pretty spooky at one of the area's most terrifying attractions. workers helping install two of the newest residents at eastern state penetentiary. 6-foot gargoyles named frank and carson will soon greet visitors a top the historic sight. penetentiary opens its terror behind the walls haunted house attraction in just 10 days. >> frank and carson quite the celebrities. i wonder if they were out golfing with the other celebs in -- >> chris murphy from the fox 29 morning news all also former eagle vince papale. >> that's right. >> philadelphia district attorney selling williams a couple of other folks who also hit the links. the event benefits speaking up for autism. >> four-year-old boy and his dog are reunited after both wind up being trapped in a well in mississippi. gabe's grandmother she and the boy what in the yard he went to the well to get his dog who fell in. little gabe went in right after him. rescuers spent three hours working to get boy out using a rope and once he was free, crews used a snare to hoist up odie. >> we had all the volunteer fire departments here in lincoln county. sheriffs office, brookhaven fire department. i just can't say enough about what everybody did to get this little boy out of that well safe. >> good job. gabe was taken to nearby hospital as a precaution. but tonight he and his buddy odie are doing just fine. >> there you go. all right. you buy a bag of grapes at the grocery store and you expect to get just that, right. >> grapes. >> nothing more. no extra protein. nothing like that. one woman got a lot more. after she returned from the store. ariel jackson got home from wal*mart yesterday opened her grapes and found black widow spider inside. the michigan woman says had he saw the spider as she washed the grapes in the sink. she called 911. >> when i called them, i was like, this really isn't an emergency but i have a black widow spider and he's like just kill it. i'm like me? you want me to kill it? >> yeah. what he wanted her to do. wall march says it's investigate wagon may have had happened here. fyi there's special species of black widows female black widows the vast majority of people who get bit rarely die. >> florida sorry riff depth tease has heroes of this own to thank tonight. good samaritans stepped in when he really needed help. fox kimberly has the story for us. >> george cooper kept an eye on deputy mile walsh as he pulled over cory johnson. johnson through through a stop sign. the he didn't expect what happened next. >> the guy slammed the door on him and jumped out and started hitting him across the head and just beating him. >> two were in the roadway at winter lake road cooper didn't let torn acl stop him from ru running to help. >> i was thinking about my safety. i was thinking about helping h him. because the boy i was on top of him beating him and then he took his radio. >> cooper says johnson continued reach fog the deputy's gun belt eventually got him off the depth pee and johnson ran off. >> i wasn't going to let him beat that officer. he's a man just like i am. he has children he has wife. have a family. hey, i want him to be able to go to his home like i come home to my familiarly. >> cooper wasn't the only one who stopped. >> i just stopped my truck in the middle of the road. >> antonio valez cooper and third good samaritan rushed to stop johnson and help deputy walsh. >> i just know i had to help him because i know he's in trouble already. >> valez quads caught up to johnson. >> i kick him and he fall down. >> three men work together until other depth tease showed up an n arresarrested johnson. >> no matter what color you are, your race, your creed, police officers help us. that's they job. >> wow. as for johnson he's been arrested seven times in the past now face ago slew of other charges. including aggravated battery of a police officer. tonight at 6:00 seeing the pope may have just gotten more expensive. forget the hotel bill and airplane tick. the even that suddenly has more than a thousand dollars price tag. and a attorney general kathleen kane is still in office and that's really bothering some people. the growing calls tonight to have her suspended. why they say it's a problem she's still the state's top lawyer. >> philadelphia's mayor is steaming to night and it's all over pope francis' up coming visit. good evening everyone. i'm dawn timmeney in tonight for iain page. >> i'm lucy noland. free tickets to seat pope are becoming most expensive tickets in town. fox 29's bruce gordon joins us live from independence mall, bruce, you actually showed the mayor just how much the free tickets are now going for. >> reporter: yeah, lucy. these tickets were somewhat

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