Transcripts For WTXF Fox Morning News At 4A 20161226 : compa

Transcripts For WTXF Fox Morning News At 4A 20161226

Well, his pop icon George Michael has died. We will look back the at his life, and how he changed the musical world. So young, 53 years old. Yes. I still cant believe it. We will have more in just a moment. Great to have you with us on this monday, day after christmas, hopefully you had a freight one. Absolutely. How was yours. Very relaxing, very nice. Opened up presents, i got my pillow that my pillow commercial the minute we talk about that later on. My pillow. You know, what was your christmas. Christmas eve with my husbands family, chris may take with my tamly in baltimore. Just grateful. Grateful you got away. And grateful everybody behaved themselves. Yes. Yes. Pretty much. All right. Hopefully no weather drama today, although there will be a chance if you are north and west of the city, of, some perhaps a little will freezing drizzle but there is nothing happening right now. So, get on out there and get started on those after christmas sales. It is a six out of ten, in your weather by the numbers today. Starting off with a look at your temperatures, weve got the 23 degrees in mount pocono thirtysix in the city. We will go to the south and see 35 degrees in Atlantic City and 38 in dover but, wind chillies in the 20s in a lot of places. The not a lot of wind out there but it is a cold one. With this cold start you will see a little bit of precipitation toward pittsburgh over next couple of hours we will watch to see how close it gets to philadelphia chilly, dry right now, we will see, mostly dry conditions, throughout the morning, here in philadelphia, mostly cloudy skies though, throughout the day and a few showers possible , by the end of the day, and with a High Temperature of 48 degrees, press a prep eighth for this time in december, sunset time 4 43, we will talk about another big freeze, coming up in the seven day forecast, just ahead but with bob kelly on vacation this week, we will handle traffic, as well, and, tell you about a water main break at penns landing, south wound columbus boulevard, at queen street, we have seeing two left lanes blocked there, of course, this hour not causing any problems. But, be aware of that if you are traveling in that neighborhood this morning. Otherwise traffic is moving just fine. We will look a schuylkill expressway at spring garden, a few cars out there, actually which is surprising that the hour and day after christmas. We will have more updates coming up. Try to get those good deals this early morning. Sue, thank you. Traveling back home from visiting family and friend this Holiday Weekend make sure to give yourself some extra time, triple a says 130 million americans are expect to hit the roads or fly between now and january 2nd. According to flight tracking web site flight aware. Com snowy weather out west is causing 1500 delays and cancellations, the at several airports all around the country. So, christmas itself is over but now real deals really start. I love this week because this is when you can get all of the stuffy wanted to buy for yourself, big, big sales. I went out on Christmas Eve i didnt have anything to buy but look at the madness and last minute sales. Today is the day that everyone will go out and get those sales. Or returns. Lets get out to steve keeley because he will be at one of our malls that will be opening shortly. Reporter if you watch tv yesterday, i was laughing out loud at home because i could not believe the commercials for after christmas sales already, on christmas, big deals, 50, 60 percent off a lieutenant of times when you go to the malls like this one in cherry hill you will see signs going up to 80 percent off. So jc penny where we are on the haddonfield roadside of the cherry hill hall like walmart first big two National Chains to opened, they are opening up at 6 00 in the morning today the day after christmas for the employees. Target and tolls right across the street from here the big chains they follow at 7 00. The mall itself here, opens up at 8 00. So a lot have of big extended hours, the day after christmas just hike we see, starting around the black friday time with these extended hours and they know how busy a shopping day after christmas is, it is almost one of the top three busiest shopping days of the year, so many are off from both school and work. They have all this free time. A lot of people, hope for a lot of things that they didnt get, they hope to get themselves like you guys a lot of people got gift card that people want to use those before they lose them or they expire, and then you also have , incredible deals and unlike before christmas, a lot have of people think that after christmas supplies are limited, so, it is first come first serve and that is why everybody rushes out the day after christmas and then, returning things. You want to return the stuff, before you get too lazy sticking in the closet or lose the receipt and receipts are big and we always know about all of the things that you need to know, before, you return things and we will give you some tips in the next half an hour, but karen and thomas this will be another crazy shopping day if you havent had enough already before christmas, i think today is a bigger day, because at least the big before christmas, everybody spends different days shopping but today is a big crush and everybody wants to get their stuff returned, they want to get their gift card used and people are disappointed on christmas. They didnt get what they wanted. Today is the day to get what they wanted because it the is like you guys did, shop for yourself today, day. I totally think so. The it is a who will take for so many people. Official holiday. They have been off yesterday. We appreciate. This next story is absolutely a christmas miracle for police, family from our area from easton, pennsylvania , that is the mom, rescued after their car got stuck on the snowy road, they were, along the rim of the grand canyon, deputies say that karen kline was trapped with her husband and ten yearold son so she gets out and goes to look for help, while her house bob walks with their son to Higher Ground for cell phone services. They were able to get help but then they could not find missing mom. She had walk a full marathon 26 miles before they found her , and shes currently in the hospital being treated for exposure to the cold. Mother as passion to save her family. We are following breaking news here at 4 07. A man is fighting for his life after police say he was shot in the nicetown section. Police say shots rang out late last night on the 3800 block have of north buy veer street. Investigators believe the five twoyear olds family was involved in some type of fight in the neighborhood early in the day and shooting stemmed from that incident. Man was rushed to Temple University hospital. So investigators are interviewing several witnesses at hospital, that is obviously mom from the last story we just told but. So far no arrests were made but police hope footage from surveillance will lead to the shooter. So, it is come up on 4 08. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is turning up the heat begins the u. S. Netanyahu is vowing to retaliate because u. S. Chose not to block a u. N. Security council resolution, so measure passed condemning israel for establishing building new settlements in the palestinian controlled areas. Netanyahu spent Christmas Day meeting with diplomates, including the u. S. Ambassador to israel. U. S. Continues to insist that the new settlements only hurt peace efforts. Russian rescue crews are continuing their search for bodies after plane crashes into the black sea. Russian authorities believe that all 92 people on board died, the plane disappeared from radar yesterday morning, minutes after departing. The passengers, include dozens of singers and russias world famous military choir. Investigators have not ruled out any cause of the crash including terrorism, and, they say it could take days or weeks to figure out what brought that plane down. And, so young, just 53 years old that is careless whisper, George Michael dying yesterday, on christmas, as so many are remembering him. Really was young this break ing news late yesterday so details surrounding his death have in the been release budd his manager says that he died at his home in england Christmas Day of Heart Failure he died peacefully. Googling and playing music, dancing around at our christmas living room to that. People remembering on twitter, as well, kelly wright has this story because he was such an icon of the 80s and 90s. Reporter George Michael is dead, according to his publicist the five threeyear old died peacefully at his home in england. At times controversial artist shot to stardom with the pop group wham in the early 80s enjoying popularity as a teen i pooper item delivering hits of last christmas, and wake me up before you go, go. Reporter michael enjoyed a long solo career selling over 100 million albums globally and earning grammy and American Music award. He recorded due it was Music Industry legend like aretha franklin, ray charles and elton john. But his career wasnt without controversy. Throughout his life his drug use and taste for risky sex brought him into frequent brushes with the law. Most famously in 1998, when he was arrested for, public lewd ness in amens rest room in los angeles. The the scandallal threatened to end his musical career but the artist managed to use it as inspiration for a song called, outside, that poked fun at the situation. Celebrity tweeting about his death, remembering him fondly, talk show host Ellen Degenerous as well as close friend elton john penning an emotional good bye. Michaels publicist said he was not ill at the time of his passing but likely more details about the pop icons death the will come to light in the coming days. In washington, kelly wright, fox news. And this morning fans and celebrities around the world are paying tribute to George Michael. One of them, kelly was talking about elton john they had that due it, that number one hit back in 1991 with this cover. Sir elton john. Such a classic. Of course, he put out his instagram message, posting i am in deep shock. I have lost a beloved friend, the kind eskimos generous soul and brilliant artist my heart goes out to his family, friend and all of his fans. All right. Rip. He started with the band wham so in twitter band made andrew richly posted, heart broken of the loss of my beloved friend, me, his loved ones, his friend, the world of music. The world of large forever loved. Brian well son tweeting very sad George Michael passed very talented musician and singer. Love and mercy to his family, friend and fans. Shack a kahn another beautiful talent take away. 2016 is brutal. It is 4 12 right now. We hope you had a great Holiday Weekend. Lots of people did. We did have controversy, right now, involving the mayor. Coming up here on good day, why the mayor will have to pay a hefty fine. All right. We will start off with a look at the Winter Weather advisory , yeah, this is actually a freezing rain advisory that is in effect, starting at 7 00 oclock, for our northern and western suburbs. So what is happening here is we have very weak system that will be moving in, and it is going to be just cold enough that we could see some freezing drizzle, freezing rain, in lancaster, berks, lehigh, northampton, carbon and monroe but precipitation is so light and spotty, you may get it, you may not but if you encounter freezing drizzle or rain it can cause a lot half slipperiness. So at least it is not as bad as things are in the upper midwest, the dakotas, under a blizzard warning for today, until noon time, we have got winter storm warnings, high win warnings, Winter Weather advisory, travel a virtual nightmare in that part of the country, and that could effect , of course, flights, if you are traveling around on this day after christmas because although it is snow up there, there is rain around the chicago area and milwaukee , as well, so this is just part of the system that will be seeing. But we dont have any precipitation. We are seeing rain around pittsburgh area this morning. Very, very light rain, and it is warm enough there, that it is, just rain. We have 36 degrees in philadelphia, if we see any showers they probably wont reach here until this afternoon. It will be well above freezing that is why we do not have any freezing rain advisory in the city or south or east of the city but temperatures will start off if you are walking out the door and than again we know Stores Opened early and bargains are there you may be going out to get, take advantage of that just make sure you bundle up because temperatures are just that cold. So the seven day forecast is for high of 48 degrees today. We will get close to 60 tomorrow but dont get used to that. It the is rain in the morning. Sun in the afternoon. Much colder change, on, wednesday, and, were 43 degrees. Rainy day on thursday, a cold wind, blowing it in on friday and for last day of 2016 saturday it is sunny, cold within with a high of 40 for mummers parade on sunday, it looks like there is a slight chance of the shower, nobody wants that so we will see if we can get rid have of. That that is a look the at your seven day forecast. Time to check out traffic and, of course, were hoping that there are in problems this morning because there certainly isnt any volume out there this is the penns landing area and that water main break we have been telling but which is southbound on columbus boulevard, and, it is at queen street with two left lanes, blocked right there. Some of your travel times this morning, as we go out, we have got a look at 295 from route 38 to route 168, that is a 13 minute trip and everything is moving smoothly on the blue route this morning from i95 to the schuylkill to take a 17 minute drive. We like to see it. All right green, thank you. Philadelphia mayor jim kenney getting out the checkpoint, hefty fine for missing key filing deadlines. Mayors Campaign Committee has had to cough up 2,000 to the cities ethics board. Campaign failed to file reports in march and april of this year, detailing spending for kenneys inauguration and transition into city hall. Campaign was required to report how much money it donated to other candidates. Campaign filed all of those reports, back in august. It is almost, mummer time, out there, so some are saying that they should bring it back to south philadelphia. They have got their sequins struts and they are down there doing their march. Is there an on line petition that has gathered more than 600 signatures. Budget cuts have impacted the parade and mummers in recent years. Meaning a shorter parade route and its change in venue for fancy brigade who perform at the convention center. Officials in new jersey say that a Adult Children who were adopted may soon have access to the original birth certificates. It is very big if you were adopted. As many as 300,000 children were given up for adoption in new jersey, and they have until this saturday, to decide if they would like their name to be removed from the birth certificate to protect their privacy. If not, the adult adoptees could get it. Those parents who choose not to release their names can reverse their decision at anytime. No matter what, holiday you might have celebrated the philadelphia area certainly had lots of places to spend time with loved ones. Fox 29s brat sattan reports, so many people spent their christmas at the movies. Reporter why enjoy just one Christmas Tree when you can take in 124 of them, more than 8,000 people spent Christmas Day at long wood gardens this years theme sounds of the season featuring a 18foot douglass fir decked out in musical instruments. I think it is really cool because it has all of the music. Every year we come here and every year it is different. They always make something new reporter this 30foot tree was a perfect photo op, but it turns out it is not a tree at all. It looks like a tree. It is fantastic. It has 1300 plants, poinsettia , ivy and orchards. Reporter it is quite the Christmas Day tradition at National Museum of American Jewish history. It always has something new and really fun. Reporter a thousand visitors today enjoying clay making and special exhibition on bill graham, holocaust survivor who went on to be a musical promoter to the stars, bob dylann, grateful dead and many more. Jewish community does not celebrate christmas and looking for something to do. As we have grown and expanded and we have a museum for all backgroundse realize is there a opportunity to be as well coming as possible. Reporter outside these young ladies are visiting philadelphia for just a day from china. Never mind many of the historical sites were closed, what was left to to. Eating. Reporter eating. Yes. Reporter where to burn those calories after that christmas meal . Skating rink at winter fest on penns landing sold out and after skating. Keep warm. Reporter enjoying a night by the fire. Meeting new people. We dont even know them, but they invited us over for heat. Reporter they are taking your heat. We are sharing in the heat. Reporter that is what holiday spirit is all about. Yes, christmas. All about the smiles. That was brad sattan reporting v good christmas for eagles quarterback carson wentz, not only did he help lead Hometown Team to victory over the giants but he got a very special gift, what do you think it is . We will explain later in the show. Christmas day was full of basketball and does not the get any better than warriors and cavilers, rematch from last years finals lived up to the hype. Warriors, scoring 14point lead in the fourth, tied 105 with less than two minutes to go, step curry with the clutch three right there but now cavilers only down by one, and kyri irving does what he does, game winning jumper right there. Cavilers win, 109108, to the celtics and knicks, another game that went down to the wire, tied at 112, the knicks break down on defense, that is

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