The teacher orange new jersey jerseys marl are you lynn first tweet on her twitter page make it clear shes not only an abu jamal supporter with the hash tag free mumia listed but also that she wanted her third great students to lift his spirits with get well wishes. Professor johanna far then did he say who delivered the letters said they had the desire desired effect and received with smiles. Its both alarming and outrageous Richard Costello former president of the philadelphia fraternal order of police told fox and friends this morning that not only is writing get well letters to convicted cop killer completely inappropriate but all the teachers involved should be fired. I think the School System needs to immediately fire any teacher involved in this. These children are now placed in danger by the very people charged with their education. Theyre being used as tools in somebodys twisted agenda. Direct assault from the prison to slowly kill our brother mumia. Protesters held a protest saying he wasnt being properly treated for his medical issues and led to him being rush to the hospital. State department of corrections, the teacher and the orange new Jersey School district all had no comment. But pretty much everyone on social media seems to have one and they range from anger to support. We want to know what people think. You can leave your comments on our fox 29 Facebook Page or tweet us at fox 29 philly. All right bill,. Hang now Severe Weather doing damage in the midwest of this country. People there getting the worse avenue Severe Weather outbreak. One storm chaser spotted this funnel cloud. There were also reports of hail measuring 2inches in diameter. Here in center city, this could be the calm unfortunately before the storm. As things could soon start getting worse in our area. Chief meteorologist Scott Williams has a look at what we need to start preparing for it. Scott is outside. What do you got. Hi there jeff. Right now we are still stuck with temperatures well below average. Its cloudy. Were looking at drizzle and it is also chilly. Temperatures have been in the 40s but feels like temperatures have been in the 30s but a part of that same system will head in our direction this same time tomorrow with scattered severe thunderstorms. Right now ultimate doppler painting a quiet picture however, severe thunderstorm watches have already been posted for sections to the west. You can see well watch a warm front advance tomorrow morning. That will bring fog some showers and then a cold front still well to the west. That will bring a broken line of Severe Weather potentially in our area. In fact the Storm Prediction Center has parts of the area in a slight risk tomorrow afternoon and evening for some hail as well as some gusty thunderstorms thunderstorms. But temperatures right now in the low 40s. Take a look at the numbers right now. 41 in atlantic city. Its 42 in philadelphia. But feels like temperatures are stuck in the 30s. So if youre stepping outdoors bundle up, because it still feels like winter. Tomorrow it starts with fog. Temperatures will in the 70s and then when i come indoors well time out that potential for scattered severe storms. Back to you dawn and jeff. Thank you scott torments developing story now. The philadelphia woman accused of trying to join isol will remain locked up. Prosecutors say she would have left the country had she not been arrested last week. And today a judge making sure that she stays put until her trial. Fox 29s bruce gordon is live outside the federal courthouse in center city and bruce you were in signed the courtroom for todays hearing. Reporter i was indeed, dawn. Thats where the judge agreed with prosecutors that Keonna Thomas is a risk to the communitys safety an flight risk should we receive bail and she will indeed remain locked up while awaiting indictment and trial on charges of plotting to join terrorists to attack the u. S. Keonna Thomas Family members left federal court in a mad push without comment a after a 45 minute hearing that added detail to the case against the alleged terror collaborator. Inside the courtroom the 30yearold thomas dressed in a green prison uniform and muslim head scarf watched as an fbi special agent detail the allegations against her in a criminal complaint. It charges that thomas attempted to travel overseas to join, fight with and martyr herself on behalf Islamic State in iraq isol. At the heart of the case intercepted Electronic Communications between thomas and quote co conspirators. Your confidence this was her talking to isol about i isol. The complaint does lay out a number of communication allegedly by miss thomas regarding her desire to join isol. Reporter thomas responds to a reference to engaging in martyr operations by writing quote a girl can only wish. On march 26 thomas bought Airline Tickets to fly from philadelphia to spain. Federal prosecutors say her ultimate destination was syria. She was arrested at her north philadelphia home without incident a week later. Defense attorneys said they were disappointed in the decision to hold thomas for trial and to keep her locked up in the meantime. But todays hearing is just the first step in this process. We believe that when all the evidence is presented at the time of trial that Keonna Thomas will be found not guilty. Reporter in arguing that thomas was a flight risk prosecutors today noted that she appeared very much willing to leave behind her seven and nineyearold daughters when she flew to spain. They also revealed that at the time of thomas arrest a close associate of hers tweeted threats of a martyr operation here in the u. S. And threats of violence at the prison where she was being held. Jeff . All right bruce at the federal courthouse. Bensalem man was killed after his car went off the road and ran into a utility pole. 30yearold brian was driving his mustang around 2 30 this morning on mechanicsville road. Police say he quickly tried to pass another vehicle and lost control of the car. Authorities believe alcohol was a factor in this crash. Three people were hurt after being hit by a car in north liberties and this was last night. Police say a mother, father and child were walking near fifth and Spring Garden streets around 9 30. Thats when all three were hit by a vehicle. The victims were taken to the hospital but are expected happily to be okay. Driver of the car stayed at the scene. Police are investigating tonight tonight. Happening right now more accusations against South CarolinaPolice Officer charged with murder. Michael slager patrolman caught on video shooting a man in the back as he ran away grew up in new jersey. Tonight new claims that he used Excessive Force on the job. The naacp another man claims slager used a stun gun on him when he was unarmed even filing complaint back in 2013. Fox 29s Sabina Kuriakose spoke with people who know him and she joins us live outside Lenape High School in medford, new jersey torque night. Sabina what are people saying. Reporter former classmates of the lenape high grad describe him almost as a ghost a vague presence that left little impression on those around him. Only to shoot to infamy years later. Lenape high school is a morning show chasing News Reporter come a long way from her High School Homeroom tv news show. Talked about joining the coast guard. Covering the alleged shooting death of 50yearold South Carolina man walter scott by a North CharlestonPolice Officer brought back those memories in an erie way. I dont really remember him. I didnt recognize his name at first. I certainly didnt recognize the picture that was released. Boy issue face in her 2001 Lenape High School yearbook now internationally notorious of 33yearold officer Michael Slager charged with murder after video surfaced showing him allegedly pumping eight bullets into an unarmed and fleeing scott following a traffic stop for a broken brake light. He said he was quite if he didnt know you. He kept to himself. Veronica zeroed in on this picture of her High School Self standing feet away from a young slager who few seem to recall during the course of her coverage she spoke with several fellow classmates offering the same description of the now fired officer. He was like a vapor. I checked with my friends and we all vaguely recognize him but none of us seemed to know him which i think is very strange. Kind of cant stop thinking about it. Obviously i didnt have a relationship with him. I didnt know him. But it is the idea of such an unexpectedly close connection to somebody. Reporter and coming up at 6 00 well visit the mt. Laurel neighborhood where slager is believed to have grown up. Dawn and jeff, back to you. All right sabina. Caught and convict of stealing packages right off peoples doorsteps during the Holiday Season. Why the am of time shes going to spend behind bars in prison has so many people shocked. Plus a new type of power struggle over the revel casino its lights out as the shuddered casino loses its electricity. How the new owner is getting creative to take care of that building. If you havent already done it now is the time. With Safety Experts now say drivers who live in this part of the country should do to their cars right now. And later its being called a case of stolen valor. Police say this guy was impersonateing a navy seal and thats not the only thing hes accused of of. Why authorities had to search far and wide to find him. brad holy cats has, has anybody else been experiencing a snail infestation . No . Ill tell you later. Polygons. Without them no shapes. Without shapes, our world has no form. But you can use the polygonal search tool on the new apartmentsdotcom to define the area in which you want to find your next apartment. There. What if i lived in that area . Oh,interesting. Change your apartment. Change the world. Live look outside old city where i will say that spring is slow to arrive. Not exactly breaking news there. Chilly and drizzly tonight. Its going get worse unfortunately before it gets better. Scotts full forecast and how bad things could get for your friday is still ahead. A Chester County bus driver under arrest tonight after leaving a sevenyearold girl on the bus alone for an entire school day. Rose land charged with endangering the welfare avenue child. Chester County DistrictAttorney Says craft bus Company Immediate immediately fired rose land after learning of the march march 31st incident. The girl mother apparently called the school when she found her daughter was reported absent absent. The 66yearold apparently drove right past her school and parked the van. The little girl was the only child on the bus. Rally set for tomorrow in new jersey over the death of a man who was in Police Custody at the time. 32yearold philip white died on march 31st. Police took him into custody while responding to a diss orally persons call. During the incident, he had trouble breathing investigators say he became unresponsive in an ambulance on the way to the hospital. The Cumberland CountyProsecutor Office and new Jersey State Police are investigating. Tomorrows rally will be held 10 00 a. M. At the corner of landis avenue and the boulevard in vineland. Its being held by Church Leaders calling for unity and peace in that community. The power plant that provides Utility Service to atlantic citys former revel casino cuts off service to the building. Todays move by acr energy comes two days after a in order developer bought the building. Glenn straub closing on the revel on tuesday but he still has not reached deal with acr for Utility Service. Straub says hes looking for portable generator trucks to power the building for the next two weeks before it can be connected to the grid through the former showboat casino next door. Straub put up the money last week for the showboat although that deal still has not yet gone through. Without Utility Service at revel, mold and bursting pipes could be a problem. New jersey governor christie job approval at home singing to a new low. New Rutgers Eagleton poll finds 54 of registered voters surveyed disapprove of the job that christie is doing. 41 approve. The poll coming as christie is preparing for a likely president ial run. The republican governor also hitting new lows when it comes to his handling of super storm sandy rebuilding as well as taxes and the state butch. Right here startling revelations to night about security at Philadelphia International airport. In may of 2012 a man rammed an suv threw a security gate at Philadelphia International airport and sped down a runway as a plane was about to touchdown just one incident of several hundred in an Associated Press study of breaches at the nations airports over the last decade. Those breaches included intruders hopping fences nipping past gart houses and sometimes managing to climb aboard planes. The report ranked philadelphia second for Security Breaches with 37. San francisco was number one. Fix our bridges and transportation systems. Thats the message behind a rally in dilworth park today. Lawmakers labor leaders and transportation advocates all agreeing updates need to be made throughout the area. Theyre calling for funding on critical updates working on legislation that will not only create jobs but provide security for everyone on the roads and using public transportation. Its a safety bill. Too many times people are getting hurt, maimed and killed on our roads. Government was formed to protect the citizens and we need to protect our citizens throughout the whole region the city of philadelphia. The funding comes or the call for funding comes as the current extension of the u. S. Highway trust fund which supports the transit programs expires on may 31. Congressman brady saying both parties need to Work Together for the safety of our roads and transportation systems. And here is some good news. Its a big night for a group of special needs hockey players in bucks county. Theyll get to share the ice with philadelphias pro hockey team. Pretty exciting much thats not all. Karen hepp takes a look how the flyers are making sure these youngsters feel right at home. Reporter they can skate block and smile like nobodys business. Bucks county admirals are living a dream. Taking practice with flyers alums and legends bobby the hound kelly and todd fedoruk. Its a lot of fun. Very awesome. And im really diehard flyers fan. Reporter cole, joe and the rest of the admirals say playing hockey has given them confidence. Most never even laced up skates before they join the team. Tonight they are sharing the ice with the current flyers for Autism Awareness night when they light it up blew. They just get accepted by a lot of people, if theyll be out here for four or five minute clip in between periods and see all the fans cheering for them, they feel theyre big league, you know. Its what they think. Reporter this is one of four suites they decorated for children with autism. They created all kinds of angs have and comforting things like balloons and bean bag chairs where people can get away. The lighting in here is controlled it might not be over stimulating its loud at a hockey game. Theyve closed the doors in case family needs to come in from the outside where its a little more quiet. From the sensory friendly lounges to honoring all those great hockey moms, it is the favorite night of entire year sharing the bond of hockey. Its just fun. Its just fun. Theyre spirited young lives then come out here and have a good time. They work hard and its doing something that i love that they get to do and experience. Nobody was born back when we played were just old people. You know, when they get in here the building phils up and cheers start going thats when they start to get hyped up and they get pretty revved up about it. From south philly karen hepp, fox 29 news. Weve got breaking news now to tell you about. Skyfox over 40th and woodland in university as Police Investigate a shooting that happened a good distance away at 24th and wolf in south philadelphia. Some sort of shooting happened between the people in two cars. A 22yearold was shot and is stable at hup right now in university city. Septa says that route 36 and 13 trollies are both affected. Passengers getting diverted to market and the frankford line. Well keep updateed on this. Violence and we want to tell you certainly what happens with the septa line as well. A man thought he would be sitting in the audience when the president came to town. But he ended up at a conference table meeting face to face with the leader of the free world. The story behind this president ial surprise. If youre having trouble remembering things laughter . Who hasnt . We might know why. A new study can predict the age your memory starts to decline. Can you guess what it is . The news isnt all bad. 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