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WTXF Fox Morning News At 5A May 25, 2016

Saturday. But now we have an air quality warning, in effect there is means air pollution levels casino of more concentrated. So, this is another warning for bob kelly. Dont over exert yourself today. Because you dont have to tell me twice. A loft sunshine, high of 88 degrees, just take it easy, sun doesnt set until 8 18. Well have your weekend forecast coming up. Bob . The chair . You dont have to tell me twice to take it east. I recline. Exactly, recline, the grass pollen too hi, i really have to just take it easy today. Wednesday, good morning, everybody, hump day. A live look at i95 southbound, no problems yet as you work your way in toward center city. Here is a live look at route 309. Right near the pennsylvania, just a mike box, were good. Good morning ft. Washington waking up ac will be pumping today, teachers in a good mood. We got ten up on the big board, 55 on i95. 50s on the schuylkill. So off to good start on this mid week, except in the neighborhood, we will drop on down into Fairmount Park, belmont avenue between monument road and conshy road. Right, thats short cut, belmont avenue there when you come past the Water Reservoir, folks trying to get in toward center city. Your best bet stick with city avenue and pick up the schuylkill expressway from there. Looks like a good day to fly if you are getting out of town. Lucky you maybe for the Holiday Weekend or business, no problems in or out of Philadelphia International airport. Get ready cherry hill. See the paving project pain before the gain though. The rocky ride here along route 70, between pennsauken and cropwell road. Otherwise, as i mention, the schuylkill looking good. No problems on the penny is turnpike, back to you. Breaking from overnight, shooting around 2 15 this morning leaves one man dead. Police say this happened near wayne and west chelten avenues in germantown, steve keeley is there, steve, good morning. Reporter well, the whole area is shutdown. This is a 2 block wide crime scene. Not just this parking lot, this closed pathmark, but then you cross chelten avenue, and in the parking lot between that Kentucky Fried Chicken and burger king is more bullet casings, more evidence markers and another car with a gun in it. They think they have 3 gunmen at least 3 guns involved. They have 2 of the shooters who survived the shootout. And where you see the police right now, they are standing by, and you look on the ground, there is a baseball cap there. That was worn by the victim. Now, we will go to some video here, and i want to show you, the scene here, right across the street from a place called victors tavern. And that is where the victim was drinking, just before closing time, comes out here, and pronounced dead at 2 38 a. M. Welshing Police Officers patrolling the area heard multiple gun shout, around wayne and chelten. They got here within seconds. And they found the victim unconscious on the parking lot, they rushed him to the hospital. He was pronounced dead at the hospital at 2 38 a. M. Gunshot wound to the chest, couple of graze wound to the head. There were several people still on the scene. They turned out to be persons of interest. Well, beyond where we are right now, you are looking at victors cafe, they have surveillance cameras in and outside. Police have been in there getting cooperation from the bar workers, looking at the videos, to see what kind of evidence they have on video. They certainly always hate seeing somebody alive, one minute on video, at a bar walking out the door live and getting killed just feet outside the front door of the bar moment later. But, across the street they are holding the scene, there is a car over there, way beyond what we can show you even with our 2x zoom capability t gives awe sense how wide this scream Atlantic City is, right at the corner of wayne and chelten, is a real time crime scam ra they only put those where they have constant crime active tip. There is a reason that camera is there and that camera may have pick up some of the shootout as they continue way across the street into another parking lot where there are more evidence markers like you see right where we are. Definitely wise investment, by the Philadelphia Police department, thank you so much, steve keeley. Also, breaking this morning, 21 year old in the hospital after police say he was shot once in the back at philmore and tackawanna streets in frankford. It was around 1 30 this morning when police were called to area health. They met up with him. He told them he was hit near that location, Officials Say they are looking for two men caring guns, who also shot out the back window of some car, park outside of a nearby china house restaurant. Happening today, Montgomery County schools back in session after a fire cut classes short yesterday. Flames inside north penn high school, sent kids home just afternoon. Were hearing a fire started in a maintenance room, thankfully, no one was hurt, the cause un investigation, school Officials Say classes will resume as normal this morning. Confusion over grades in the Central Bucks School district. As parent really confused over how are kids doing in school . Parent say the system in place right now deserves total f. Dave kinchen live in doylestown with more on how parent are reacting, hi, dave . Reporter parent say that comings from the district to make some changes just doesnt go far enough. So they are not giving the ad minute straight ores an a in this case, because they say, this is not only confusing but it is just like other programs, grading systems across the philadelphia area that is confusing parents, this time, though, the confusion in the Central Bucks School district. Parent say they used to know where their children stood with the traditional a, b, c letter grades, but theyre gone now, in place, a standardsbased system, for example, parent say that their kids getting a m for meeting standards versus the old way doesnt tell them anything about the progress of their children. Could you get e for exceeding standards or low grade, lp, meaning limited progress. They say the confusion does not end there. In measurement, means approaching, but the the content, means outstanding. Well have the letter a on the same document with two completely different meanings. I have two very separate, very different learners, and very different performers in school. Their report cards look identical. They get ms in everything. I have a child who will come home with a one hundred on a math test, it is a m. I have a child who will come home with five wrong on a math test, it is a m. Everything is a m. A compromise was proposed which was a hybrid of letter grades, and standard indicators, but many found even more confusing. Overall the entire system will have to be changed, but the problem is that cant happen by september. Were told by officials, the school board voted five to four, last night, in favor of bringing letters to current report cards for fifth and 6 graders only, because this is all basically dealing with those grades, the bottom line is parent say they just need an overall change, something that makes sense. Back to you. Absolutely. Dave, thank you. Pennsylvania judge rules yesterday there is enough evidence for Comedian Bill Cosby to face trial on criminal Sexual Assault charges. Montgomery county courtroom prosecutors portrayed him as a preditor. They claim he called andrea constant to his cheltenham home in early 2004, drug her, and then groped her, as she drift in the and out of consciousness. Cosbys defense hammered at constants credibility while remaining the relation was concentual. She herself did not testify. But a detective red part of her interview with authority. The typical defense tactic is always attack the victim. Put the victim on trial, not your client. What they presented today was evidence of nothing. They had 12 years to bring in accuser to confront mr. Cosby, they close not to. She is expected to testify at the trial. Cosby waived his right to be waived. Now in the hands of lawyers, some reports say it could be a year or more before cosby goes to trial. Hes not getting any younger. No. Authorities in camden say 4 teenagers chose their victims at random when they went on a robbery spree that ended up killing a teenager. Two, 19 year old, from pennsauken, and 18 year old from camden, being held on 2 Million Dollars bail for the murder of 19 year older it end films last wednesday. 16 year old is also charged with felony murder. They say hes the one who pulled the trigger. A 16 year old. All four defendants are also charged in 2 other robberies that occurred, the killed, shots fired, during each one of the incident. Two men walked into alley but only one came out alive. Camden Police Looking for this man in the red shirt. They say he ran away from the scene of a murder on the 28 hundred block of north contusion road last friday. 24 year old james rhodes died from gunshot wound, if you know anything about that redman there trying to get away you are asked to call police. Also developing this morning, protests outside donald trump rally in new mexico, turned violent last night. Demonstrators are seen burning tshirts and flags and even throwing them at Police Officers outside an Albuquerque Convention center. Also report of bottles, rocks being thrown, as well. Police responded by using pepper spray as the crowd pushed down barricades. Inside the rally, trump was interrupted repeatedly by shouting protesters. Trump supporters responded with chants. Chanting bill that wall. To politics, back here at home, Governor Tom Wolf wants pennsylvanians to be able to buy six packs of beer, despite pending court challenge. Today 3 Pennsylvania Liquor crowed Board Members will consider 9 beer license applications from convenience and Grocery Stores that sell gasoline, currently, state law prohibit businesses from selling both beer and gas. 2014 Commonwealth Court ruling permitted the sale of beer and gasoline on the same property, as long as the. Of sale are separate. The state Supreme Court is considering an appeal. Meanwhile, Governor Tom Wolf has strong stands on freeing the 6 pack. He sent the letter to the states liquor control board asking it to let the station sell it. We will put the letter up for you so you can see it yourself. Allowing malt or brewed beverages to be sold un appropriate circumstances is a important step toward our shared goal of freeing the 6 pack, and increasing convenience, improving Customer Satisfaction for all pennsylvanians. As of now, pennsylvanias liquor code denies beer licenses to any location that sells fuel or oil. Legislation that would expand casino sale gambling to places such as airports and bars, is moving slowly through the pennsylvania house. Lawmakers look to go resolve state budget deficit without raising taxes, the 2 bills were defeated by the house yesterday. Officials say 3 hundred Million Dollars would have been given to Public School employee pensions, one of those bills would have also allowed gambling, video gambling, video gambling at bars, taverns and truck stops. Septa gearing up for unlikely partnership. Why the Transportation Authority is getting in business with uber. Plus, in your health, Lauren Johnson suffers from allergies. No, why a new study finds a divorce could spell disaster for the mans diet. Introducing oikos crunch. Greek nonfat yogurt with delicious crunchy toppings like chocolate and Peanut Butter chips. Crunched it new oikos crunch. Be unstoppable. All coming long were coming to you a town near you. This friday, were going to oc, ocean sit, we will be live from 7 to 10 at the ocean city music peer. You can sign to up win a bran new mazda cx9. Go to our website fox29. Comment click on the contest page, we will pick finalist once a week being on our final show it will be one big give away. Someone will have a key start that car and drive into the sunset. Where we are headed the next several weeks, few more stops, so come on, see us, sign to up win that beautiful car. It is a brand new mazda cx9. Sue serio . First time we go to the shore every summer, we say hello ocean. Because havent seen the ocean since last year. Do you do that . We might be the only ones . And then we say goodbye ocean. He says i will now. Okay. Anyway oh, do it friday please. Probably the last day that we call it chillier than average may, because, starting today, with those temperatures in the upper 80s, the average for the month will be going up. So far averaging 3, 4 degrees cooler than were supposed to be. We have much more rain for the month than average. 2 and a Third Innings more than average, no rain in the forecast for the next couple of days, that statistic will go down. We have to keep an eye on this area, the tropics. There are indications we could see Tropical Development toward the middle of the Holiday Weekend. Something that could happen, it is very early, but if you recall last year we had storm develop in may before Hurricane Season started when anna, look at the first name on this years list. It is alex. Im sure alex holley knows about. That will something well just keep ion as we head into the Holiday Weekends, looking at temperatures very comfortable this morning, 58 degrees in wilmington, greenwich has 55, 54 millville, new jersey, here in the city it is 59, mays landing 53. We move up, to the northern suburb, perkasie cool, with only 48 degrees to get you started now the average high is 77, we were right around there monday, went above average yesterday, thats where we will stay in the 7 day forecast with 8 degrees today, tomorrow, we bring in little humidity in the afternoon with high of 89. And anyone every these days we could see some places hit 90 degrees, especially on friday but thats before the thunderstorms hit, we will have some scattered thunderstorms throughout the afternoon on friday. Shouldnt mess up our broadcast in the morning, on friday, then it stays pretty warm through most of the Holiday Weekend, bob kelly . It will be tough though. Thinking about that afternoon thunder boomers on friday, that means could have rain on the ride down the shore. Later on in the afternoon. That friday the holiday, friday of the holiday, always crazy to begin with, but we got some dry roads now, offer to good start, National Wine day. Were there. Good morning shall everybody, live look at the freeway, working your way in toward philadelphia. No problems or delays at all, again, roads are dry, probably got the ac cranking later on today. Double 8s on the thermometer, a ten on the scale. So good to go here. Live look at the blue route, 476, near conshohocken, no problems coming in from the suburbs, they do have some construction here on the northeast Construction Cleaning up. Well drop down into Fairmount Park with a accident along belmont avenue. Between monument and conshohocken road. So, stick with city avenue here, and head down to the schuylkill, as your alternate. That belmont avenue stretch there, little bit of short cut for folks during the Early Morning hours, 422, westbound, watch for crews working today from 7 24 all the way out to route one hundred, headed to the airport getting out of town, lucky you, no problems at the moment at Philadelphia International airport. We have the Construction Zone over here in cherry hill along route 70, otherwise mass transit looking good. Back to you. Sue mentioned this, when you get thereto ac to see us friday look out and say hello ocean, when you do that there are measures, strict smoking public beaches, and ban entirely at parks. Schedule for vote in new jersey by the legislature. Officials expect to get final approval tomorrow to bill vetoed by governor Chris Christie in 2004, so that bill would unable municipalities to set aside 15 of the beach, as a designated smoking area, but that would not apply to any of the parks. Supporters say the bill keep second hand smoke away from nonsmokers in children. 5 19. Creative find newark, delaware, police say a young man confused with pot. Officers found 460 grams of edible marijuana on 22 year old dillan nun, at the White Clay Creek state park last week. After searching his apartment, they also found lsd and drug par fear nail ya. Faces several charges. So police say this man walks into a home, claimed he was from the water department, even had what look like credentials, so you know where were going here, princeton new Jersey Police say the guy was up to no good at that home on stewart road east. He told the homeowner he was with new Jersey American Water police say he was not though did look like t he looked at the meter and left if you recognize him or the truck you are asked to call police. 5 this 20. Things back to normal after tourist visiting philadelphia slips and falls in front of oncoming septa train. So police say yesterday during the five p. M. Rush hour man fell on to the tracks at the 13 street station, he was hit and killed by an incoming train. Victim was with his

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