Tonight they are on edge. I was devastated because ive been here for 33 years, and actually ive never had a problem. I never had any fear that anything could happen to me. You know, and i guess now im just going to have to be more aware because lots of times were i leave, um, its dark, you know, it gets dark early now. Reporter now police are urging folks in the Center City Area to be aware of their surroundings. The suspect has a dark jacket with a gray hoodie. He was also wearing a dark baseball cap and again carrying that distinctive white shopping bag. These attacks took place at 5 30 and around 5 45 this morning. So again be very careful tonig tonight. And tomorrow morning. Police continue to search for more Surveillance Video hoping to get a better look at the suspect. Well bring you the very hate test on this investigation coming up tonight at 10 00. Iain. Dave, well look forward to that, thank you. Happening now, Homeland Security and Philadelphia Police investigating an east mt. Airy a hate crime or hoax . Piece of meat wrapped in a muslim newspaper was found outside a home this morning and now one of the occupants thinks hes being targeted because of his faith. Fox 29s bruce gordon joins us live that house on east montana street tonight. Bruce . Reporter iain, at this hour still lots more questions than answers as to why this bizarre package, this bizarre series of stuff was set outside the sidewalk right outside the row home behind me. One of whos occupants as you said is actually a practicing muslim. The sound of wind chimes, the sights of christmas, live along this working class block of east montana street shattered shortly after 7 00 a. M. By the discovery of a slab of meat wrapped in a muslim newspaper along with other sheets of paper describing women being cursed on the front steps of a mid block row home. Erika price lives here with her sons. One of whom 25yearold tyree is a practicing muslim. When you saw it, were you offensed by it . Frightened by it . What did you make. I wasnt frightened and i wasnt offended i just said what the hell in this on the step. You think this is a hate crime. I think its a hate crime. I pray right next door to my house because we getting the house remodeled. Did it make you feel afraid at all . Yes. Not a fun feeling. No. Philadelphia police were joined by agents with the department of Homeland Security to investigate was this awry hiss . Hate crime . Simple vandalism or some kind of hoax. In this age of religious tension neighbors were looking on with anx the. Whats very alarming to me i want the best for my family. I want piece for my familiar and for my neighborhood and for this to be taking place as it is its very sad. I would hate to have anyone else have to live like this worrying about this situation happening in your neck of the woods. Reporter erika and tyree spent most of their day being questioned by police. Homeland security agents took the meat to be identified. The theory ranging from pork loin to cow tongue by Late Afternoon investigators were downplaying the possibility of religious hate crime and leaning toward a theory that tyree price was the target in a domestic dispute. His mother wasnt buying that. But she was fresh out of answe answers. Whoever put it there just a shame and i dont understand why they would want to do Something Like that and what is the point. Whats the message they trying to send . As you heard, still some disagreements in terms of the theories as to what happened here and exactly why it happened. We do know that there are security cameras outside some of the homes on this block inn clueing a big camera right at the end of the block its not yet clear whether those videos would show that will help clear this up. The price family has been held outside of that are home while police await approval for a search warrant of their home. Lucy . All right. Thank you very much, bruce. Meanwhile a california lawmaker says a threat that closed Los Angeles School district today is a hoax. A School Board Member received the email threat and it had official worried about another terror attack like the one in San Bernardino just east of los angeles. The district superintendent says authorities will have essential all of the more than 1,000 schools by the end of this day. The new york city School District received a similar threat that quickly determined it was a hoax today. It did not cancel classes. All right. Cooler temperatures out there in your fox 29 Weather Authority. Lets take live look at the ben franklin parkway. The wind made things let comfortable out there today and temperatures are cooling out there now. But theres some more warm weather coming up. Chief meteorologist Scott Williams is outside in old city tonight. Scott riding that weather roller coaster. Yeah, thats certainly right, iain. Winds of change. Believe it or not the High Temperature early early this morning if you blinked you probably missed it was 69 degrees. But weve been experiencing some gusty winds out here making it feel a little cooler. Lets talk about that High Temperature. A record high at 1 14 this morning. 69 degrees. Temperatures have been falling throughout the day. But nonetheless, every day so far this month temperatures have been above average and so far for the month almost 11 degrees above average with those High Temperatures. Its 49 in pottstown right now. We have 55 degrees philadelphia. 54 in millville and atlantic city. Still a little breezy so hang on to those hats. Winds right now sustained at 20 miles an hour in philadelphia. So grab the light jackets and sweaters. If youre stepping outdoors. Wind chills will likely be in the 40s. By 11 00 oclock, were looking at numbers around 50. When i come indoors, well talk about winds diminishing overnight, chilly conditions tonight then a milder wednesday. But rain. Its going make a come back with that seven day forecast. Well talk amounts and that weekend forecast coming up. Back to you. See you in the studio in a few. Thank you scott. Local couple crediting their home surveillance cameras system for scaring off a potential burglar. You can see him trying to break into their home about 11 days ago. Police say he cut screens, even through rocks at their window, but when he spotted the surveillance camera above him he was on his way. So if you recognize him, give Philadelphia Police a call. Its about to go to the jury. Tomorrow morning jurors will start deliberating the high profile case of a bucks county woman accused of of assaulting a gay couple in center city. 26yearold catherine knot took the stand today in her own defense. She says she never hit the victims or shouted slurs at them. Prosecutors say knot took part in the assault last fall and that left one of the victims with a broken jaw. Two men have pleaded guilty and received probation in the case. Closing arguments wrapped this afternoon. The search continues for this man who detectives say hit a Philadelphia Police officer with his car and then kept driving. This is 26yearold maurice taylor. Investigators say he was behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Passat last night. The same vehicle that hit the officer on the 2700 block of sears street p the impact sent the officer flying into a parked car leaving a hole in the wind every windshield. Hes at Jefferson Hospital recovering from serious injuri injuries. Police say taylor ditched the car leaving behind a couple of passengers and 18yearold woman and 11yearold boy. If you see him, call police. A woman is fighting for her life after being shot in the head outside had he ever kensington home. Police say the 37yearold woman was shot just after 8 00 oclock last night. It happened on the 300 block of east somerset street. She is in Critical Condition at Temple University hospital and investigators have not made any arrests. Police and fbi looking for this guy. He robbed a citizen bank on frankford avenue in holmesburg yesterday. He passed demand note to teller and took off with cash. You can see his left hand is heavily bandage. If you know who he is, give police a call. About 30,000 more south jersey residents had soon be able to enjoy free uber rides home from local bars and restaurants. Its an expansion of the same program that evesham township residents have taken advantage of since september. Starting thinking weekend all people in Voorhees Township also have the option to take free uber ride home. Evesham Celebrations Foundation helps footly bill for those free rides with the help of private donations and support from local bars and restaurants. People behind the Pilot Program say its way to improve safety and keep drunk drivers off the road. So weve got overall duis down. Evesham residents overall down and then evesham residents leaving the 19 bars and restaurants down dramatically to all of two in 100 days. Residents in evesham and voorhees can catch free uber rider between 9 00 p. M. And 2 00 a. M. From any of the 28 participating bars between the two townships. Voorhees will be part of the program for about a month. While evesham residents can get free rides until january 15th. All new at 6 00 a local University Pulls back on plan to teach a plan about cultural tolerance much its about banning symbols of hate. Why some people took issue with the new policy. A man park outside a hotel its hard to tell but hes apparently not happy with the hotel staff. Hes about to do something that landed him in handcuffs. What set him off. Howard . Maybe his bed wasnt turn down. Who knows . Whats helping the eagles be a better team and now in a playoff run . The players tell us why and pete rose gives us his side on his ban from baseball much thats all coming up in sports. Holiday seasons just like football season. You got your big games. And regular games. Get it all at a great price. And the Holiday Season is won. Everything in one place. My giant. Winter is hard on your nose. From first sniffles to everytendless 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. You got your big games. And regular games. Get it all at a great price. And the Holiday Season is won. Everything in one place. My giant. Unhappy hotel guest in oklahoma gave the hotel staff a goodbye they will probably never forget. Police say this guy got into heated argument with employees over his bill and then he got into his truck and slammed on the gas and drove right into the hotel lobby. Video shows the guy back up and drive back into the lobby. Two people working behind the check in counter made a run for it thankfully no one was hurt. The man then got out of his truck with his hands in the air surrendered to police and he was arrested. That bill got a little bit bigger i think. Local university tries to ban hate symbols from campus but now theyre holding off. The ban may seem like common sense but some say its still isnt fair. Fox 29s Bill Anderson paid a visit to the Kutztown University campus today. Bill, youre in the newsroom now, of course. What did you find . Reporter its an interesting topic. Because the College Experience is about taking on new and difficult challenges and learning from diverse groups of people. But what do you do when someone elses beliefs are perceived to be hateful or differ divisive . Kutztown university is the latest to try and answer that question. Reporter for years people have battled over whether symbols like confederate flags and swastikas are hateful or just expression of freedom of speech. But when Kutztown University banned them earlier this week, they thought they had addressed that problem at least here on their campus. With regard to the space where our students live, there was a sense that, um, certain symbols would create a very uncomfortable situation for some of our students. Reporter but aft just about 24 hours and some public backlash, the University Backed away from the policy to have it reviewed for constitutional will the. Ive been advised that to actually ban specific symbols of any kind would result in major First Amendment challenges and very possibly if we went to court we would lose. Reporter even with the ban currently under review the president of the black Student Union told me this policy is long overdue to address some of the negative concerns here on kutztowns campus. There have been students who have made it a point to hang the confederate flags in their windows so Everybody Knows how they feel. There have been students who have had swastikas outside on their door boards and many students feel threatened offended by this. Reporter the university wants the policy in place. It appears that once again theres no easy answer to the dispute between the right to Free Expression and the desire to not be offended or intimida intimidated by that same expression. Minority community on our campus is very small we should counsel as much as everybody else. This being repealed like i said shows you its not going to be that easy for us. I didnt expect it to be. A lot of people on social media were baffled that they couldnt ban these symbols and the university is still looking for way to make sure what many view as hateful images are not displayed but of course we want to hear from our viewers. Banning these images appropriate for First Amendment violation . You can tweet us at fox 29 philly or post on our fox 29 facebook page. Lucy well keep you posted. Umhmm. Youll have a lot to post im thinking. Thank you much bill. Back to your fox 29 Weather Authority now. And it was warm early this morning. I wasnt up. I think i had just gone to bed but cool nowed down considerably since then scott. Temperatures are still above average despite it feeling even cooler right now. Than the high this morning. Look at this. 69 degrees at about 1 14. Well above the normal this time of year which is 45 degrees. So some like the above average temperatures but others are saying, hey, whats happening. I mean were talking winter eye arriving in several days. Look at the temperatures right now. Not that bad. But once again when you factor in that wind it is going feel a little cooler so if youre stepping outdoors grab a jacket or sweater. 47 in lancaster now. Millville 54 degrees. We have 54 as well in atlantic city. But take look at the current winds right now sustained at about 20 miles an hour out of the north and west in philadelphia almost that toward the pocono mountains but gusts today up to 40 miles per hour. Take look at the satellite rad satellite radar. Its dry, it is quiet. Our next weather maker is well to the west. You have to head into the Colorado Rockies and the planes and you can see theyre dealing with a lot of snow. We wont see snow by time that system arrives in our area, but well be talking about some rain. So for tomorrow, its dry, but clouds increase late. Then look at your thursday morning. Heres 8 00 oclock. Were watching for that front to arrive from the west. So during the morning commute some showers moving in. But by lunch time, look at the clock. Heres noon. Were looking at pockets of moderate to heavy rape take look at sections of south jersey, central and southern delaware where you see that red and orange as well as yellow as we moved toward the afternoon rush it still looks like well be dealing with rainfall. Heres the bottom line. Its dry tomorrow but thursday is what were highlighting for that rainfall moving in during the morning commute. Once again it looks like well see a half an inch to an inch of rain so a good soaking. But the temperatures is still goss to be mild and yes, above average. High temperatures by thursday in the 50s. So for tonight its mostly clear and chilly but those winds will be diminishing. The colder suburbs dipping down to around 36 degrees. Low 40s in the city. For tomorrow, mostly sunny, still 11 degrees above average. Vick degrees for the High Temperature. That Weather Authority seven day forecast showing you beautiful weather for tomorrow and then look at thursday. Despite the clouds and showers 59 degrees is the High Temperature. Maybe an early lingering shower on friday. Decreasing clouds. A little cooler. 50 degrees and then some of the coldest air yet, yeah, High Temperatures in the 40s for saturday as well as sunday. Winter begins monday and then we warm things back up for tuesday. And right now it look like 60s to stick around you guys as we head into the christmas holiday. Second day of winter it will be 60 degrees. Thats incredible. Very bad for the pocono mountains. Yeah. Very good for pebble like you. Exactly. laughter . Cant make everybody happy. Thats right. This is true, had you ward. My gosh. Pete rose speaks out on the baseball commissioner up holding the ban on himself from getting back in the game of baseball and the eagles have the highest percentage of probability on winning their division. I know that sounds amazing. But the players talked about one of the big reasons why coming up in sports. Okay. So the eagles are playing their final three games of the regular season. Many play off scenarios and maybe the best is even if the eagles lose to arizona they would still make the playoffs