Transcripts For WTXF FOX 29 News At 6PM 20160326 : compareme

Transcripts For WTXF FOX 29 News At 6PM 20160326

23. 5 million passengers per year keeping it closed make it hard for people to get in and out of the nation the scene of the european union. This tourist thought about staying home instead of visiting belgium but then he said the terrorists win. No, we want to live our life. We want to show the belgium people that of course we can come to brussels. Reporter belgium waffles are cooked other tourists say they are concealing their fear as to enjoy the sites, sounds and tastes of brussels. We try to pretend Nothing Happened at the moment but we feel scared. Whatever we are Walking Around you just walk watching in so many people around we are avoi avoiding a lot of people here. Reporter echoing that fear mariah carey canceling a concert planned for sunday in brussels. A solidarity march for this weekend has also been canceled because belgium Authorities Say Security Resources would be better used elsewhere. On saturday, belgium prosecutors formally charged three men with terrorist offenses linked to tuesday as tax. It was also revealed on saturday that the former belgium ambassador to the United States was among those killed in the attacks 72yearold andre a dome served as ambassador during the clinton administration. In brussels, belgium, mike tobin, fox news. A flight to philadelphia grounded in detroit. Thats because federal officials believe that the copilot may have had too much to drink. Meaning his blood alcohol level may have been more than the legal limit. So the faa says the American Airlines copilot was not allowed to fly. His name has not been released but Authorities Say hes in early 50s from pennsylvania. The copilot has been released while investigators figure out if charges will be filed. Happening now, the co guard has suspend their search for missing boaters in atlantic county. The coast guard had been looking for three to four boaters about half mile off the coast of brigantine. The fishing boat apparently capsized yesterday afternoon. So far Authorities Say they havent found any clues or debris. No word on who those boaters may have been. We will keep you posted as more information becomes available. In southwest philadelphia, detectives are investigating the case of a man shot on a porch and another man speeding away from a scene. Police say a 23yearold man had crashed into several parked cars trying to get away on grays avenue. It happened just after midnight. Now investigators say they found a sawed off shotgun inside his car. Meantime, police were called to the hospital to talk to a shooting victim. The 25yearold man there says he was sitting on a porch near grays avenue when he was shot by a man he doesnt know. The victim is in stable condition. In north philadelphia, police are trying to figure out who shot a man and left him for dead on a vacant lot this happened overnight. The man was found shot in the chest on north 19th street. Police were called out around 1 00 in the morning. They drove that man to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Investigators have released the names of four victims who died inside a wilmington apartment complex. Those names are right here on your screen. Three of the victims were roommates. They were found dead in the same apartment. Authorities found a fourth victim dead in another apartme apartment. They were discovered yesterday in the afternoon after a relative asked police to go by the Hidden Valley apartments on homestead road to check on a loved one who had not been seen or heard from in a couple of days. Eight other residents felt sick and they had to be treated at the hospital. Investigators are still looking into the cause of death but firefighters reported that they found high levels of Carbon Monoxide inside. And we now know more about a bad accident that backed up traffic for hours on route 299 in middletown, delaware. Police say a 71yearold woman tried to get around the traffic there yesterday by driving on to the shoulder of the road but when she tried to get back into the lane, she hit another car. The woman was then trapped inside her car. Shes in critical condition. The other driver was not hurt not badly. And theres a chill in the air today in your fox 29 weather authority. Heres a live look outside in old city today. The skies have been clear and the sun has been shining all day long but you need a jacket when you stepped out. Youre going to want to keep that jacket handy tonight according to our meteorologist dave warren. Despite the sunshine that we had the temperatures still a little cool today. Barely above average. Maybe touching 60 briefly this afternoon. High pressure controls our weather. Different than a storm but still impacting our weather. Thats the cooler air it spills down east of the appalachianings here and east wind continues to bring in cooler air. So the skies are clear for now. That kept our temperatures nice and comfortable. Felt nice in the sunshine but that temperature didnt rise much because the cooler air moving in. That all changes overnight tonight. We have clouds moving in. Ultimate doppler is clear. Were not expecting any rain out there. But look for increasing clouds overnight tonight. Theres the view close up to philadelphia we have live picture showing 60. Thats the temperature now light breeze and humidity at 36 . Cooler air with east wind right along the coast there. Temperatures are only into the 50s and 60s but dropping overnight tonight. Look at the clouds coming in. This is what youll wake up to tomorrow morning. Low clouds continue to come in with that east wind thats bringing in a lot of moisture from the atlantic. Now they will will be low clouds and it looked like it could rain any minute but theres no rain predicted it should be dry tomorrow. That all changes monday well get a little warmer that comes with a little bit of rain. Details in the seven day forecast. Ill have that coming up. Joyce . The madness continues. The elite eight getting underway in villanova is gearing up to take on kansas tonight. One more win for the cats and thats going to lead them to their first final four appearance in seven years. Sean bell live in the newsroom now with more on this big game everybody is watching. Sean . Joyce, theyre looking to get back to the final four for the First Time Since 2009 against the best team in the country. The kansas jayhawks odds on favorite to win it all. Its the best of the big east against the best of the big 12. A heavy weight battle. Weve always marveled at kansas defense for years under bill. They are they are physical, um, they are disciplined and theyre very committed. Well play with confidence. We know theyll come in with confidence, too, we know it will be an ugly game and well try to make it that way and hopefully we can, um, get the win at the end. Theyve got a really really skilled four man and weve got a really skilled four man and all their guards can beat you off the bounce and its very similar to our guards but the thing that i do love about their team and always have how hard they play and how scrappy they are. Nova has good history with the jayhawks. Last time these two teams played two years ago, a lot changed from then but a lot stayed the same. Well take look at well take a look at that game and what you can expect from tonights matchup later in sports. All right, thank you, sean. And it will be a tough holiday for one local family. This will be their first easter without manman 12yearold who died trying to save his dad from a fire in norristown last month. While they were grieving a glimmer of hope came today and a reminder that sometimes even strangers can reach out and help ease a familys pain. Fox 29s Jennifer Joyce shows us what just happened at a local bakery. Reporter collegeville italian bakery is bustling with Easter Holiday traffic. And in the spirit of the holiday towering above all this a 20pound Chocolate Easter egg imported from italy as large as it is it represents a cause even bigger. The egg part of an annual raffle and this year the money raised goes to Julia Harrell link pogs family in honor of her grandson Sanford Harrell link the third hailed a hero last month. Hes a friendly boy, you kn know, like, he was a loving boy. 12yearold boy nicknamed manman died in a house fire in norristown after police say he ran back inside the burning home to try to save his fathers li live. Man might have mans father was able to make out of the home alive. He is still in the hospital recovering. Terrible. I never i never had to go through Something Like this. Reporter pauline says the support really helps. Collegeville bakery doesnt have personal ties to the harrell links but the husband and wife co owners both grew up in norristown and say this story really touched them. 12yearold boy. We have a 10yearold at home. So it just really struck a cord with us. The courage really got to us where a 12yearold boy would go into most 12yearold boy would cry next to their relatives. This boy had enough courage to back in and save his father. Bakery sold roughly 12,000 raffle tickets. I fine it really important everybody give a little, you know, every little bit helps. Reporter fundraiser brought in about 1,200 which will help cover living and medical expenses for a family that lost everything. Grandmother julia was at the bakery for the raffle drawing. Ive been nominated to choose the raffle here. Lets pick the winning ticket. Get down in here. And the winner is jenna with the number of 8037068. So jenna, you won this massive egg here at collegeville italian bakery. Is there anything that you want to say . No, i just thank everyone. You know, for what they did. I thank them. Thank you everyone. I think theyre happy to do it for you. Yes. Thanks so much. Were in collegeville, im Jennifer Joyce, fox 29 news. Its an idea that you may be surprised is not already in place. A new push for bullet proof police cars to protect those who protect us. And the military is trying out a new weapon to help our Wounded Warriors heal from the horrors of war. He was drowning in his own thoughts. And i couldnt save him. He couldnt save himself. How making masks is breaking down barriers and saving lives. And what do you do when somebody tells you to go to hell . Well you might want to check it out. Were head to do a town, its a real town named hell. Meet the man who wants you to buy it from him. Military doctors have been trying out a new and unusual way to help our troops suffering from the psychological and physical traumas of war. Theyre getting our Wounded Warriors involved in art therapy. We took a look at the emotional journey from the art of war to the art of healing and the local researchers who just made may decide that programs future. They look like art critics but theyre not judging the artistic skill of these unique masks. We are coding for visual elements. One is an Art Therapist at direct system university. She and Research Coordinator Adele Gonzaga have been assigned a special government mission. Engaged. To carefully analyze and categorize scroll down. The hundreds and hundreds of torn and tortured souls. Passion for battles. Behind these masks. Struggling with issues of death and injury. Active Duty Military Service members who suffer traumatic brain injuries, physical trauma and or deep seeded psychological horrors of war. I couldnt sleep at night because the images are so graphic and so intense. So real. This is where the unusual treatment is taking place. We focused on people that are active duty and have a good chance of returning to duty with the right kind of care. You might think the ultra secure Walter Reed National military Medical Center is all high tech, all starched and pressed but that only gets us so far. Dr. Louis french of the National Intrepid Center of excellence says art therapy is a bit unconventional, but his first duty is to relieve suffering. We shouldnt ignore a potential treatment option just because its not a traditional kind of thing. They poor those invisible wounds unspeakable experiences into these creation that is line the tables, walls and halls at the walter reed nico center. When i look at these theyre beautiful and disturbing at the same time. Does that make sense. Yes, yes, it does. On the outside he doesnt look injured, right, but on the inside hes grappling with quite a bit. Melissa walker is the woman behind the walter reed program. He said he wants to show how their taught to blend in society. They brought the National Endowment for the arts military healing program. Its the first time theyve partnered Witness Department of defense specific toll address a unique and very Big Health Issue theyre confronting. Theres an actual shut down in the brain that causes them to have difficulty recounting what occurred. And the art making accesses the same parts of the brain that code sensory trauma. Apparently the break through treatment for the marine behind this mask. This is what i came up with. 32yearold Staff Sergeant Anthony Ma Nino former machine gunner. 13 years active. Injured twice. Stemming from two different blasts in iraq and afghanistan. Ive got a lot of issues open on the table about about all the loss. Unfortunately, ive had to deal with a lot of loss over the last few years. His mask relates to the journey of a character in one of his many video games. I was very standoff sh. Didnt want to go past the surface. Or share with his fiance diane. Scary, anger. Is how diane says her tony came back to her. He had hatred. There was nothing good. He was drowning in his own thoughts. I couldnt save him. He couldnt save himself. Find ways to rationale lies things and justify things that are just completely crazy. We had to force him to get treatment and thank god he went. But this tough marine sergeant was slow to take any of this art stuff seriously. Kind of frustrating at first. After the war, um, you start a different war back at home. Its tough to leave the conflict behind. Because theres so much thats pend up inside that never comes out and i can change whats already happened. It all comes out here. Its a battle. Beautifully with the help of therapist jessica got tow. A transformation since november of this past year has been amazing to witness. You can see it in his artwork. You can see it in his face. Ive just notice add real sense of peace. Anthony actually finish his fourweek program months ago but he keeps coming back exploring and healing more. Its a new mission. I have something that can keep my focus on that wont keep me depressed or in a funk but understanding, um, some of the triggers that get me to that point, that way its not, you know, zero to 100 right away. The therapists say theyre not just saving soldiers, theyre saving families. One mask at a time. I get emotional. Hes just an amazing guy. Ive seen him really do lot of healing together, in art thera therapy. Youre proud of him . Im incredibly proud of him. My heart can explode with joy with how far hes come and this is just the beginning. It really is just the beginning for Staff Sergeant m manino hes intern at nass s the arting program just got big new funding from congress and theyre talking about offering the program around the country. But nico officials at walter reed are waiting. They want to learn more from our Drexel University researchers on why and exactly how making a mask is healing hundreds of our hurting heroes. Stay tuned for more on that. Weve been talking about drone delivery for quite awhile now. And the race to make it happen just heated up. A company that you probably have never heard of just beat out amazon. And its almost mesmerizing to look at. A panda giving himself a bath but whew actually watching something that doesnt happen that often. Why the time of the year has a lot to do with bath time. Patients across the country have spoken. They recently rated their Care Experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conducted for the centers for medicare and medicaid services. Fewer than 6 received 5 stars. Among them was Cancer Treatment centers of america in philadelphia. Learn more at cancercenter. Com slash eastern. Cancer Treatment Centers of america. Care that never quits. Appointments available now. Christians around the world are pausing this easter weekend to honor the sacrifice of christ. In Rome Pope Francis headed up the annual way of the cross procession at coliseum. Worshipers remembered christians persecuted and they talked about immigration issues. The pope also talked about the brussels attacks and quote those poor creatures who by weapons in order to destroy brotherhood. There are three more democratic contests today in you decide. President ial candidates Hillary Clinton and senator Bernie Sanders are going head to head in Washington State and hawaii. Sanders is already won todays primary in alaska. Clinton is taking a break from the campaign trail for this Easter Holiday. But sanders is still hard at work courting voters. Sander Social Security expected to do well but none of the states are winner take all. Delegates will be divied up proportionately so its going to be tough for him to close in on clinton. But sanders backers argued that success today will give Party Leaders a reason to count him out. Youve got seattle which is very left and then

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