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WTXF FOX 29 News At Five June 17, 2014

Live in old city. There are few folks out and about and some of those them they are dressed in shorts. We are talking a summer preview across our area. Lets talk about those temperatures right now. 93 degrees but look at the dew points. Above 60 any time theyre above 60 its going to feel a little muggy stepping outdoors. The field like temperature with the heat index right now 94 degrees. Look at the the low 90s atlantic city, into degrees. 91 in millville as well as wilmington. 90 right now in trenton even the low 90s in reading. Berks county 89 in allentown but look at those dew points. Basically the dew point temperature is a measure of the amount of moisture in the atmosphere and you can see area wide, pretty much above 60. So as we look at that muggy meter, if you will, you can see once we move into the 60 or better category, it starts to feel sticky and uncomfortable with those dew point temperatures at that level. Feels like temperatures right now in the mid 90s for millville as well as wilmington it feels like 94 degrees right now in reading. So for the evening it will stay hot and humid theres still that air quality alert code orange limit your outdoor exposure asthma upper respiratory disorders and then moving ahead to tomorrow, the hottest day y yet. Were talking about a heat advisory for tomorrow afternoon and strong thunderstorms. Well talk about both plus when to expect a break in this heat coming up. All right. Thank irk scott. And skyfox over an accident involving a couple of cars and a lawnmower in delaware. This happened about 1 30 this afternoon. Police say a Jeep Cherokee slammed into two vehicles on route 13 in wilmington and then veered off the highway hitting a person riding a lawnmower. The person on the lawnmower and the driver of the cherokee and in Critical Condition at christiana hospital. No word yet on why that Jeep Cherokee collide with the first two vehicles. Happening now an armed thief on the run in philadelphia. Police say the suspect pretended to shop for shoes and then pulled a gun on store workers. It happened at a foot action in the northeast and tonight cops are trying to figure out if this person might be response al for some other robberies in the area. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser live outside northeast detective that is night and dave i know police want this guy off the streets. In doubt. Iain ease laying real concerns tonight when you see this surveillance video, you will know why. Police are hoping tonight that someone recognizes the suspect or the big begun hes waving around at store employees. It was just after 7 00 this suspect pulled out a big semiautomatic handgun and held up the foot action store at the roosevelt mall. It happened just off cottman avenue after the suspect posed as a shopper for almost 20 minutes. Taking his time, patient, wasnt worried about other people cupping in. Reporter sources tell fox 29 the suspect had been shopping for size 13 sneakers and had a store employee pick out lots of clothing supposedly for his sons graduation presents then he announce the robbery and threatened to blow an employees head off. Some large caliber gun, semiautomatic. Its silver. Its huge. And were a little concerned about that the report roar suspect had female employee empty the Cash Registers then locked all the workers in a back room piling stems in front of the door so they couldnt esca escape. Then the suspect can be seen picking up bags of merchandise and escaping. He made out with more clothing than he did cash. Wow thats really scary. Reporter this woman shops here at the mall on lots of occasions. She was concerned for the store employees and worried about her own safety. A private Security Guard is now stayinged at the store. I dont even want to go in the store because you never kn know. There was actually people in there shopping. Hopefully someone will recognize him or the gun and give us a call. Reporter the suspect is described as 6foot one to 6foot two weighing 250 to 275 pounds. Police are trying to determine if hes connected to any other robberies in the area. Coming up at sick well take a look at some new security measures at the mall in the wake of this robbery. Thats coming up at sick. Dawn . Thank you, dave. The wilmington fire marshal is trying to determine what started a fire that killed a man and critically injured two women. The flames broke out on the were hundred block of bird street late last night. Two women got out but suffered significant burns. Firefighters say the building collapsed with a man inside. Both women are being treated at Crozer Chester hospital tonight. The delaware fire marshal is assisting in the investigation. A 13 year old is charge chard after with arson after a fire at an apartment complex in bensal bensalem. It happened friday night at the Bensalem Court apartments on cedar avenue. Investigators say the teen intentionally started the fire in the boiler room as a result 29 families were left homeless. Fortunately no one was hurt. And happening right now, crews are cleaning up the apartment of a man accused of sending ricin laced letters. Officials have been working at the hatboro residents all day long. Nicholas hellman was arrested back in march for allegedly se sending a race si laced card to the boyfriend of his girlfriend. Hes facing attempted murder. Public safety officials are coordinating the decontaminati decontamination. It includes testifying all items in that apartment. The effort and the key there is knowing just what to look for. This treatment basically decomposes the ricin which is a protein made by plants and is toxic. It decomposes it to harmless chemicals that eventua eventuall evaporate. Authorities say they were tipped off about the alleged crime by hellmans co work can he. The Company Helping in the clean up effort has been used in the aftermath of the World Trade Center tragedy, Hurricane Katrina and super storm sandy. Major development tonight in the deadly benghazi attack made against americans. The pentagon says one of the militants responsible for it is now in u. S. Custody. Military Officials Say special Operations Forces apprehend today tallah in libya. He is now sailing to the united states. Hes the first person captured over that 2012 attack. U. S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other americans were killed after the u. S. Consulate came under siege burning to the ground and more us troops are heading to iraq with militants from the Islamic State of iraq and syria now in control of a large part of the country. Their mission, securing americas largest diplomatic post abroad. Meantime, at least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded in a car bomb in baghdad. Foxs Connor Powell is monitoring the situation from jerusalem. Reporter iraqi families continue to flee cities taken over by alqaida inspired militant. Men, women and chirp leaving their homes and belongings behind safe haven in kirkuk is controlled with kurds. The black flag of isis flying in the distance as truck filled with people travel through a checkpoint. Others are taking up arms against the sunny insurgents. Hundreds of shiites joining iraqi forces as the federal tight quarters in baghdad volunteers are giving fatigues and training. We are possibly on the cusp of a regional war and that is something were very concerned about. Reporter u. S. Ramping up its presence in the area as militants continue their march towards the capitol. Several war ships already in the region and now 275 american troops will now secure the u. S. Embassy in baghdad. Some of the posts several thousand Staff Members are being reassigned to other areas. Our view is that iraq and the successful out come here is not contingent upon the intervention of any country. They need to take steps on the political front to be more inclusive, to govern in a non sectarian manner. That was Connor Powell reporting from jerusalem. Another sign of the escalating violence four dozen detainees killed by pro Government Forces as insurgents tried to storm their jail. Back here in this country veterans are getting top priority at a new Jersey Medical facility. Cooper University Hospital in camden now launching same day service for vets and its called the cooper veterans vip program. The hospital says the goal is to provide same day service for primary care visits. Currently area veterans wait on average 43 days for initial primary care visits at va facilities. For this institution to step up one of the first in the country and theres lot of Big Health Care institutions in this country, this in camden, new jersey, a city under the rebirth under going rebirth, hey, veterans, well take darned good care of you and well do the best we can. Coopers Program Comes the heel of an audit that found veterans are experiencing long waits at va hospitals all across the country. As Summer Vacation approaches Philadelphia School officials are not thinking about the break, theyre thinking about the budget. Still ahead the desperate plea for more money to fund Philadelphia Schools. Also, a man driving on a highway cant believe his eyes. A baby crawling out of a ditch on to the road. Still i was head what the little girls parents say they were doing as their child crawled a quarter of a mile away from ho home. And Police Arrest this woman for vandalizing a strangers home wearing nothing but her birthday suit. Where they found her hiding out still ahead. Howard . The eagles, theyre depending on Jeremy Maclin this year to do a lot for the departed Desean Jackson. He told me now hes better in one area sin the injury. But there are concerns and there may be some with nick foles much thats coming up in sports. Also devastation from those deadly twin tornadoes that destroyed everything in their path in a tiny nebraska town. What we know tonight about the lives that were lost. Scott . Dawn, right now your Weather Authority monitoring our first 90degree or better day. Currently its 93 degrees. Feels like temperatures in the mid 90s but were not the only ones baking right now. 97 in mid land. Mid 90s in raleigh it will get even hotter tomorrow. Mid 90s in raleigh it will get even hotter tomorrow. Details next. Could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Mmmhmmm. Everybody knows that. Well, did you know that old macdonald was a really bad speller . Your word is. Cow. Cow. Cow. C. O. W. E. I. E. I. O. [buzzer] dangnabbit. Geico. Fifteen minutes could save you. Well, you know. Right now Philadelphia Police are searching for this man. They say he stole someones wallet inside macks tavern on Market Street in old city. Then an hour later he was caught on camera using one of the credit cards at a wawa, a target and a wal mart. Hes even caught on camera carrying a flat screen tv he just purchased. If you recognize this guy call philly police. Several budget clocks running out Philadelphia School officials are once again tonight pleading for more money without it they say schools that are barely hanging on will fall into chaos. Bruce gordon was on hand when the plea was made and joins us live from the newsroom to explain whats at stake. Bruce. Reporter all too familiar story. The School District begging for bucks from the city, from the state, from its own teachers just to keep School Buildings open and theres no guarantee any of that money will materialize. With final grades already in on this last week of the school year, Parkway Center City High School isnt exact al beehive of activity. But take look around and youll get an idea of the new normal for Philadelphia Schools. The building is 90 years old. Its cold in the winter. Blistering hot come june. Theres one fulltime School Police officer. One guidance counselor for nearly 600 kids and one part parttime nurse. They are short textbooks and lost three teachers to layoffs this school year. Pushing average class sizes above 30 kids. Karen dunkley spent seven years at School District headquarters before becoming parkways principle this year. That isnt what you better than what you expected or worse under the conditions which you have to op. I think the conditions under which we have to operate or really intolerable. Superintendent william hite sent letter tuesday to governor corbett, mayor nutter and Darrell Clark begging for 96 million in additional funding simply quote to maintain the status quo which is holy inadequate. Stop acting like these are other peopless children. These our children. applause . Reporter hite was joined in the News Conference by School Reform Commission Chairman big green. Who said school kids have already sacrificed enough. The city, state and Teachers Union must step up to the plate. We have to give this team the resources to transform our schools which will transform our city. Reporter but with none of that money certain the schools teeter along. Back at parkway, 81 seniors are practicing for graduation. 80 are preparing for college. One for the military. But their principal says they deserved a better education than the one they got. Im wondering why we dont see this outcry that says equity and access and excellence now . Reporter we said those budget clocks are running out. City council for example will likely head to summer recess after this thursdays meeting with no indication they will add new funding to the pot. In a statement in response to todays News Conference Council President clark suggested city lawmakers have already done plenty to fund the schools. Described the districts budget crisis as quote self inflicted. Dawn . Thank you, bruce. Moon time Drexel University closes a deal with the Philadelphia School district. Drexel purchasing university City High School in west philadelphia. That nets the school diss track more than 21 million much the university has big plans for the sight they plan to building a residential retail and recreation space that includes a lab and Research Office space, approval on rezoning the site is expected this thursday. Good news for new jersey teachers. The state assembly passing a bill that delays the use of standardized tests to evaluate them. Unions that represent teachers and School Administrators say the process has been rushed and schools need more time to implement the program. The tests have been scheduled for students in grades three to 11 beginning in the year 201415 school year but the bill now awaits action by a state senate committee. Police in New Castle County need your help tonight. They are searching for a missing 21 year old man. Christian figueroa was last seen after midnight in the unit block of auburn drive. Family members say left his home after an argument and has not been seen since. Theres concern for his save he too and welfare. If you see him youre asked to please call police right away. A big contribution today to save the ss united states. The ship docked along the Delaware River in south philadelphia is in desperate need of fixing up. 220,000 donated today will help those efforts. A big part of that was made by jim poland. Crews industry executive son of the late Washington Capitals and wizards owner. The money will help save the last of the ships propellers from being scrapped. Its something poland says hes more than happy to do. Im just totally speechless, because im emotional because its the first time ive been on this ship, and its a National Monument just like the Washington Monument or the statue of liberty or the empire stat building. We need to sos, save our ship. The propeller was once classified as topsecret by the u. S. Government during the height of the cold war. And turning now to your Weather Authority. The last few days of spring are going out on a hot and humid note. Fox 29 in trenton, new jersey, today where temperatures made it into the 90s. Chief meteorologist Scott Williams is here now and scott were looking at an even hotter day tomorrow . Yes. Summer preview underway across our area. Today in the low 90s. Tomorrow likely the mid 90s with even hotter feels like temperatures. We have this area of High Pressure to our south acting as a heat pump much those ones ouster west southwest its hazy, hot and humid. Havent had to say that much this year. Lets go county by county and talk about the current numbers. A little cooler toward the pocono mountains right now. 84 degrees. 90 in bethlehem. Allentown 89 degrees. As we move clos

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