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WTXF FOX 29 News At 5 December 23, 2015

Gladys says she was just out shopping with the wife for the holidays yesterday. Again that information from a neighbor not confirmed by poli police. No word at this hour on whether the gunman has been caught. Iain. Shawnette, thank you. A homeless man now faces charges in the death of a psychiatrist. Philadelphia police have champed 27yearold manuel baez with the murder of 75yearold howard baker. The doctor was found dead inside the rodeway inn in center city on monday. He died of strangulation. Police say on sunday baker told his wife he was heading out to watch the eagles game at a bar. Investigators say instead he went to the hotel checked in and had two male visitors. To your fox 29 Weather Authority now. Rain and dense fog on this Christmas Eve eve. Looking live through the eye of our camera in wilmington. Hard to tell because its such a beautiful shot but there is some fog here and there. Fox 29 meteorologist kathy orr is here. Kathy, dreary, warm, though. Dreary and warm thats for sure. With plenty of rain to go around. I want to draw attention to south jersey where were seeing pockets of heavy rain here right along the garden stat parkway, middle township, upper township in Cape May County and some thunderstorms moving into cape may as we speak. So very heavy rain if youre going down the shore perhaps for the holidays, maybe going down for Christmas Eve you are going to be in for some heavy rain. Right now, in philadelphia, the temperature 62 degrees. And actually rising. We will reach our mack mum high right before midnight we are expecting to at least tight record of 66 degrees. Right now in the poconos, 52. Allentown 57. 63 degrees in millville. And visibility still at issue in wilmington only a half mile visibility. Chester county you are under a dense fog advisory but that has been lifted still seeing pockets of fog and of course the pocono mountains visibility one and three quarters miles. Take look at this. Rain so far over half an inch in philadelphia. Trenton reading close half an inch in allentown and doylestown. 40 of an inch of rain. More rain heavy at times right through the evening. So expect some delays on area roads. Also, on the roadways, some ponding somebody road spray, please be careful on those area highways and visibility will be reduced less than a mile due to the fog and due to the rain at times during this evening. Coming up well talk bout historic warmth thats coming our way. The possibility of four record warm days as we end the month of december much its in the seven day. Ill see you later in the broadcast. Talk to you then kathy. You can track the temperatures the rain and holiday forecast fox 29 or download our fox 29 weather app. Scary moments on a trolley this morning after a stolen car crashed into it head on. The crash happened just before 9 30 on 49th street in southwest philadelphia. Philadelphia police say the two men driving a stolen white Hyundai Tucson were trying to make a turn when it collide colliderred with the trolley. One of the men inside the car was trapped and had to be rescued right now both men are in Critical Condition at hahnemann hospital. 26 passengers on the trolley were also taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Happening right now, police think theyve got a serial sexual predator on their hands. This bucks county man is in jail accused of sexually assaulting a child more than 10 years ago. And investigators fear this is only a small part of a very disturbing past. Fox 29s brad sattin joins us live from the Falls Township Police department. Brad . Reporter lucy, we can tell you and we should say right from the start that this man and his former wife owned a daycare here in buck county. That daycare at this point has been closed for over a decade. So any of these allegations are at least that old. Even though they are only now coming to light. However, there is no statute of limitations so police are going after this man after one woman has come forward. They are in the process now of trying to question two other women who were children at the time and they think there could be other victims out there. We gathered very quickly this man was a classic pedophile. Reporter after interviewing 54 cereal Harry Lawrence Falls Township Police believe he may be a serial predator with years of access to children. Arrested tuesday night and charged with aggravated indecent assault of a child between the years 2000 sand and 2003. Alleged to have happened at the little joys daycare he and his now exwife ran inside their home. Were not showing you the home on the 200 block of vernon road in morrisville because he no longer owns it. Police also believe his exwife who was well respected at the daycare had no knowledge of the alleged crimes. A young woman now in her early 20s saying she was sexually molested between six and 12 times when she was nine or 10 years old but was too afraid to come forward. It started out with sitting on his lap playing rid yo games and then he would start rubbing their back. Reporter over time, police say it got much worse. He continued and groomed them and over time he eventually work his way up to grabbing them from outside their clothing going underneath their clothing then actually putting his hands down their pants. Reporter police are investigating two additional cases and feel certain more victims are out there. There are probably in their late teens now or early 20s. Were hoping that they step forward. This might give them courage to come and, you know, get some justice for themselves. Reporter one tenant at the apartment complex where lawrence now lives along with several residents who still live in his Old Neighborhood say its not the man they remember. To have news like that one of our neighbors used to be involved in Something Like that, its disturbing. Reporter now tonight Harry Lawrence is in the bucks county prison. Bail has been set at 250,000. Coming up at 6 00 oclock, were going to hear from a man who had two children at that daycare about 10 years ago. Lucy . So scary. All right, brad, talk to you soon. The family of a new jersey at any time trooper killed in the line of duty has now laid him to rest. Joining trooper eli mccarsons family at his funeral fellow troopers and Police Officers from across the area. They gathered to pay their respects for the 30yearold at rowan university. Mccarson died when his cruiser crashed into utility pole last week. It only been on the job for 10 months and was just married in september. Philadelphia police are looking for a suspect they say has stolen dozens of industrial propane tanks. The tanks were taken last thursday from fax air in frankford and James Morrissey incorporated from the holmes you are second of the city. You can see in the Surveillance Video the suspect cuts the fence and then goes inside the yard and starts picking out propane tanks. A short time later he comes back with a mini van, drives through the hole in the fence and loads up the tanks. Its estimated he got away with close to 10,000 worth of tanks. If you recognize the thief or the van youre asked to give police a call. Take a close look at this man much police say he burglarized businesses in fourth south jersey counties much investigators say the man uses a proa crowbar to pry open the doors of the marks and convenience stores. Hes gotten away with cigarettes, cigars, ecigarettes and cash. If you know who he is, call police. Search is on for the person who shot and killed a man in east mt. Airy late last night. The 49yearold victim died on the 6600 block about 11 30 last night. Police say a man shot him in the chest and that witnesses saw the guy run down horter street. Three people are recovering tonight from gunshot wounds after a shooting last night in strawberry mansion. Police say the two men and woman were outside a sports bar 27th and lehigh. Theyre in stable condition and so far no arrests. Members of the military in afghanistan absolute fallen u. S. Troops including Staff Sergeant peter taub, Montgomery County native. Taub and five other Service Members died in a suicide bomb attack. U. S. Officials say the airmen were targeted by taliban fighters. Suicide bomber drove his explosives latent motorcycle into a patrol area at Bagram Airfield on monday and today at an air force outside kabul, us troops attend add Memorial Service for those who died. They said prayers at the boots of the fallen. Five men and one woman died. Monday was deadliest day for american troops in afghanistan since may of 2013. No holiday miracles in harrisburg today. House members were sent home without voting on a budget. Pennsylvania now been without a budget since july 1st. This is the longest the state has ever gone without having a budget in place. Senate leaders and Governor Tom Wolf are on the same page with a more than 30 billiondollar budget that includes increased education spending. The problem is, it cant get it through the republican controlled house today sent members home. They were placed on six hour call notice just in case a vote is to be held. Still ahead tonight on fox 29, a local woman says shes lucky to be alive. She survived a terrible car crash and tonight shes talking to fox 29 about the terrifying experience. I should never have walk away from that. It was a miracle. Next she says she had Guardian Angel with her or two and tonight shes now trying to find them. Plus a close call on the ski slopes. What fell from the sky at almost took out this guy. A caravan of kindness makes half a dozen stops in philly today with some familiar faces on board. The goodwill they spread all across the city. And forget going under the knife to win the battle of the bulge. The new Technology Just approved to melt the fat away, no surgery needed. All new at six, theyre cute, theyre funny and full of holiday magic but one little girl couldnt avoid knocking hers off the shelf. Oh, no the call she made that got cops to her front door and who she was really trying to dial. Take a look at your screen. Old city restaurant says these guys broke into their place and cleaned out more than a thousand bucks in cash. Four fathers says the two guys got in through a side door and stole 1,400 and a tablet. If you look closely, you can see one has the name elijah tattooed on his neck. If you know anything call police. Take a look ats these three men moo robbed a man in north philadelphia on december 9. That Man Told Police he was walking operate 1800 block of berk street these guys came up behind him. Hit nim in the head. Took his phone. If you know who they are, give police a call. Even though he did get hit in the head that man is not hu hurt. The driver of this mangled suv is on a mission tonight to find out the couple who may have saved her life. Theyre willingness to stop and help after a terrible late night accident is appreciated more than they know and she wants to let them know what it meant to her. Our bruce gordon joins us in the newsroom with the incredible story. Bruce . Reporter iain, if you find yourself driving southbound on the blue route the next couple of days just north of the mcdade boulevard exit you may notice a pair of tire tracks leading up to an embankment and into a grove of broken trees. The story behind those tire marks may strangely enough put a smile on your face. Tire tracks, broken tree limbs and shattered car parts dont do justice to the severity of the accident. You have to see whats left of the 2000 sand chevy blazer 22yearold Chelsea Baker was driving late late saturday nig night. When i first saw the pictures eyeballed my ice out. I bruised both my lungs. I have a severe concussion. Its insane. Its insane. Youre lucky to be alive. I never should have walk away from that car accident. Reporter chelsea says another driver cut her off. She lost control, left the roadway and rammed into the trees demolishing her vehicle. She smashed her head on the dashboard and blacked out. I wake up to the sound of his voice. I cant see anything. I cant even see the car. Reporter young couple driving behind her had seen the accident and stopped to help. Chelsea remember the mans actions clearly. All i can really remember him hold mike hand and talking to me and he was holding the car, too. Because the car was on an incline. He said that like he didnt want me to move because the car could shift or move or fall. What does it mean to you for him to be there and to stay with you . Everything. Everything. I dont know if anybody else w was if he didnt stopped i could have laid there for hours. Couple called 911 and within minutes the Woodland Fire Company was on scene to rescue chelsea from herman geld suv. We had to remove a tree which is rare for the fire company to do. Stabilize the vehicle which is tricky because it was on a slope and a pretty steep grade and then just to secure her spinal precautions and stuff like that to get her out. Reporter chelsea spent most of sunday in the hospital but is now out. Hoping to meet the couple who stopped to render aid. I had Guardian Angels with me that night. Reporter they may not know it but the couples live saving actions gave a little boy they never met an early Christmas Present that night. I have a fouryearold son. He can be without a mother right now. Christmas miracle. That couple left when the First Responders arrived. If you are out there, and you know who you are, reach out to fox 29. Wed love to put you in touch with chelsea so she can let you know how much your act of kindsness meant. Lucy . I think its a christmas miracle all right, bruce gordon, thank you very much. Secret service is once again dealing with questions after mistakes by one of its agents. A Police Report filed in washington, d. C. Shows an agent left his Service Weapon radio and badge in his car and left a window rolled down. Thats problem one. The next that happened on monday about a block from secret Service Headquarters in d. C. , well someone stole all those thing. The Police Report says a witness saw someone reach into the car but didnt see them take anything. Police have no suspects as of yet family men and women in paid ultimate place in keeping us safe were holiday. Holiday meals for heroes held a special breakfast for the families of local Police Officers killed in the line of duty. 13 of our areas Fallen Heroes were repped today for some of these families this will be their first christmas without their loved one. Its you have to lose an officer any time, but especially during this time of year. Its particularly important at the holiday time when you think of, you know, usually for the rhett of us all of our families getting together and celebrating, and for them, theres one person missing who was taken away from them. After the breakfast the members of the fraternal order of police visite visited the gre new jersey state trooper eli mccarson. We mentioned earlier he was put to rest earlier today. This is a perfect time to bring home a new member of your family. Adoptions are free through the end of the year at the Burlington County animal shelter. So many animals desperately need a loving home. Like apollo who is spending his second christmas at the shelter. Hes super happy guy and panda who loves other dogs and children as well. Shes three years old. And theres also rosy whose just about ayearold. A pure bread and great with children and dogs as well. So many other dogs, so many cats, maybe you can bring a new best friend home for the holidays. Head to fox29. Com for more information under our seen on tv section. Remember theyre free. Still ahead on fox 29 news at five, amazing survival story plays out in china. A man trapped for days in rubble is saved. That rescue is next. Beatles fans around the world have reason to celebrate. The priceless present fab four lovers are getting to night. At midnight. Strange light in the sky over las vegas strip. Mysterious visitor from outerspace . Sort of. The mystery is solved coming up. Winter is hard on your nose. From first sniffles to endless runny noses. Puffs plus lotion is soft. They help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better so you can face winter happily. A nose in need deserves puffs indeed. And try puffs softpack today. Incredible story of survival. Rescuers saved a man who was buried in the rubble of a landslide in china after 60 hours. They pulled him out of the earth yesterday after a massive landslide swept through the manufacturing city on monday. At least 70 people are still missing. Officials say a manmade mountain of dirt and construction waste piling up for two years finally gave way after a heavy rain. Theres no place like home. House housewives star theresa guidice. She finish her sentence just in time for christmas. She was serving time for pleading guilty to bankruptcy fraud. Theresa will remain on house arrest with ankle monitor until february. The happy times are only short lived though. Her husband joe said to begin his sentence in march. Joe is not an american citizen and could be deported back to italy once hes released. Today a grand jury indicted the truck driver who crashed into a limo van carrying tracy morgan. The grand jury charged kevin roper with first degree aggravated manslaughter. Second degree vehicular homicide and third degree aggravated Assault Charges in the crash in 2014. That crash killed one person and severely injured morgan. In and out in less than two minutes. The woman accused of of plowing through dozen of people on the busy vegas strip this week was in court very briefly today. A judge arraigned her on charges stemming from sundays deadly incident. Prosecutors say she killed one person, injured 35 others. Hold aways attorney plans

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