Transcripts For WTXF Good Day Philadelphia At 6A 20170523 :

Explosion at Manchester Arena at end of the Ariana Grande concert. Venue packed with families, young people outside enjoying pop stars dangerous woman tour more than 240 calls came in the Greater Manchester police department. This morning forensic investigators are working to find out if the attacker had accomplices and if he was acting as part of the larger network. We do know the attacker did die in the explosion and authorities believe he carried an improvised explosive Device Police are conducting a complex, wide ranging investigation. My thoughts are very much with those that have been injured and who their lives and their loved ones at this terrible time. This is clearly a very concerning time for everyone, we are doing all that we can working with local, national agencies, to support those affected. As we gather information about what happened. Reporter pop star who was not injured, tweeted hours later broken from the bottom of my heart. Im so, so sorry i dont have word. She has since suspended her tour in the wake of the bombing. Coming up at 6 30 we will hear from the witness who was near a box office when the explosion rang out. I called it the war experience ever. He will tell you what he noticed about the security at the arena last nighty heard people talking about that security issue. We will check back. Let us know information coming in by the minute. 6 02. President trump condemned the attack and offering pray ers from overseas. He spoke a little while ago in bethlehem. So many young beautiful innocent People Living their lives and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life. I wont call them monsters, because they would like that term. They would think that is a great name. I will them from now on losers the president is in the middle of a five stop foreign trip that will take him to the vatican for an audience with pope francis and going to brussels and cecily. Plenty of news to get to. Of course we have to do weather and traffic at 6 03 on this tuesday. We have a number today that is higher then yesterday. We dont expect deluge we haddon monday, seven out of 10 with fog out there this morning. Bus stop buddy has just in case umbrella today. We have temperatures that are mostly in the 50s and 60s right now but we expect to get up to 74 degrees with a few showers, mostly cloudy schools , maybe a little bit of sunshine throughout the early afternoon and then we will talk about the Holiday Weekend , of course, as part of our seven day forecast, coming up, bob kelly. Hey, sue, 6 03. Waking up with fog out there this morning, a live look at 422 as you work your way eastbound in toward king of prussia, so fog, to start depending upon where you start your trip, live look at the roosevelt boulevard, same deal , socked in with some fog but right here sun trying to pop up and born off that fog. Route zero seven at crop well road, cherry hill, new jersey left over work crew and they are still out on 202 southbound where it takes you down to one lane trying to get on to the route 30 bypass. Otherwise mass transit looking good with no delays, mike and alex, back to you. Twentyfive yearold woman has died after being stabbed multiple times in the chest and stomach. Police say it happened around 2 30 this morning near 1,000 block of east venango street in kensington. The victim was taken to the hospital where she died. Police, of course, are still searching for suspects. Police are investigating a reported abduction, beating, carjacking in the east falls section of the philadelphia incident allegedly happened last night at 2,000 block of roberts avenue, near fox street. A witness told police a man was beaten and dragged to a nearby brown minivan and then thrown inside of it. At some point a third man exited the van, jumped in the only description of the suspect is a 6foot four man, seen wearing a white shirt, and black pants. We will, 6 05. Closing arguments are set for today in the david creato murder trial. South jersey man is accused of killing his then threeyear old son brandon and this was back in 2015. You know, toddlers body was found in the wooded area near their home, and, in the cooper river park, steve has been following this all along, in camden, through go, steve . Reporter well, what i follow is a high profile legal quagmire from the beginning, it is winding down where jury possibly gets a chance to finally start deliberating late this afternoon. If not, for sure, tomorrow morning and that is the part we never get to see or hear publicly but will be either what sets this father free from the Camden County jail for the First Time Since january 11th of last year, since he hasnt been able to come up with the bail money or send him off to a much harsher state prison and send this case continuing into a very long appeals battle for sure. So closing arguments, of course, are when lawyers on both side usually highlight key testimony and evidence that the jury has already seen and heard. In this case creatos lawyers will remind them they didnt see or hear anything that shows or proves Brandon Creato was killed by his dad. The prosecutors will then argue there is in one else and no other way that little boy ended up more than a half mile from his dads apartment and in water by cooper river. He was last seen with his dad, so she will argue that the only one who could have suffocated him somehow in that apartment, and then left him in that spot is where father often hung out and knew very well, so it points to no one but him and they should find him guilty. Closing arguments, and maybe deliberations before the sun goes down. I would think so, thank you lets get to another trial, day two of jury selection in the trial of the comedian bill cosby. Cosbys defense team says they are hoping to find an impartial jury. Twelve jurors and six alternates will be chose friend Allegheny County but the actual trial will be held in montgomery county. Three men, and two women were selected yesterday, from the pittsburgh area. Cosby is accused of sexually assaulting Temple University employee Andrea Constand in 2004, the trial is scheduled to begin june 5th. They need seven more and then alternate, okay. Philadelphia police are increasing patrols in the juniata park neighborhood, this will happen today, after teens were seen fighting. This is a big fight, there, yesterday, police say there were two main areas of the fight that it got so big. One at o street right by erie, and other at o street and luzerne, and Police Say One group of teens took a baton from an officer, tried to break up the fight. Three teens were arrested and Police Officer was taken to the hospital, to get check out do you see this creep, and mock another guy with Cerebral Palsy. I would not give him a job. Wow. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says i told you so, warning he says he gave President Trump before he made his pick for National Security advisor. Having a baby. Caring for your parents. Learning you have a condition. These are moments when people realize that where you get your medicine matters. And they look to us. Cvs pharmacy. For advice. And ways to save money. Plus, get up to fifty extrabucks each year just for filling prescriptions. Switching is easy. Were here for you. Join us. At cvs pharmacy. Man is facing charges after sucker punching a man at a local 7eleven in the parking lot. A man circled in this video is barry baker. Prosecutors say as his victim walk in the store in west chester, baker mocked the way that he walks. When the man walked back out baker was at it again, and then out of the blue baker punched the victim. They goes, watch this. Unbelievable. My goodness. Wow. The defendant is a coward, he is a bully, i cannot say enough bad things about him. Same way i cannot say enough good things about this victim. Hard enough to have Something Like Cerebral Palsy but to have somebody pick on you because of it is outrage news this day and time. You know what i love . The guy that he hits didnt even go down, and then, got his cigarettes going and packing them down. Im so glad they got this guy. The fact that other people were standing around, one person walked past, you dont know what the situation is. Scared to get involved. So this baker dude, simple assault charge and other related owe even ifs. I just hope this guy goes to jail. Because he will be sucker punchedy just want to know what he was thinking, why would you do that. He is a dope. 6 11. Fighting for freedom locked up for decade for murder he could not commit, could this be the day a local man receives justice. Phillies continue to sting , yeah, another ugly loss last night. What a way to put it. But there was a bright spot alex who will eye, only problem is, it happened in the stands. Do you want to see an amazing catch . It was by a fan. It is pretty cool. We will show it to you. Chris christie addiction is a disease. It can happen to anyone. Help is within reach. All you need to do is ask. Vanessa i was a fullblown heroin addict, selling my soul to get high. But i got help, and you can too. James i just know i didnt want to feel that pain anymore. I got help. You can too. Aj most people think addicts are beyond help. When i see an addict, i see hope. Chris christie dont suffer. Dont wait. Call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj. Gov. A somber tone, hangs over manchester this morning after a deadly bombing at an Ariana Grande concert, british Prime Minister teresa may says terrorist attack is among worst britain has experienced, 22 people are dead and 59 are hurt, police say some of the dead are children and authorities believe that the man detonated improvised explosive device, he was killed in the explosion. Forensic investigators are trying to determine if the attacker had accomplices and so far in one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Im sure that will come soon. 6 15. Heres sue. Something we did not see much of yesterday we are seeing a little bit today. We have a sunrise, sunshine over wilmington, delaware this morning. That makes for a pretty start to the day. That is why our number was high tore day then yesterday but there is still a chance of rain before the day is through but just wont be wash out that we had yesterday and more rain in the forecast, for tomorrow, and then into thursday, and little bit of a warm up in the Holiday Weekend we will hopefully dry out by then but we have got a lot going on here with this stalled system off shore, low pressure moving up and giving us that chance of rain today, tomorrow and then cold front comes through on thursday that could give us quite a bit of rain. Over next couple of days it remains unsettled. Temperatures in the 50s and 60s, right new we are seeing fog this morning. We should get to 74, 75 today. Seventyfour tomorrow. Cooler one with those showers, thunderstorms on thursday, possibly lingering into friday morning, but it should dry out , just has we get in the beginning of the Holiday Weekend so hopefully your getaway will be good and rest of the weekend as well. Dont forget to join us on the radio 101. 1 more fm your Weather Authority forecast, bob kelly. You are on the radio. 6 16. I like that just back where it all started. Live look at 422. We have fog here, some of us in the fog to begin with at this hour but were driving through it this morning. This is a live look at 422. Barely see king of prussia there in the background live look at i95. We are starting to see sun popping out. You know how i know sunnies coming out . How. Look at my drone shot here, good morning, warrington. This is what i need. I need a drone. Why dont we get a drone. Like drone fox, we will get a response. Foxy drone. The foxy drone. Look at this guy he has a drone up and ready up in warrington. That is what i call karen hepp, foxy drone, drones on and on and on. Oh, yeah. Just kidding, karen. 6 17. As we go for a ride on schuylkill expressway late running construction, westbound, on the University Avenue interchange. They are still working on route zero seven at crop well road, mike and alex, back over to you. 6 18. Deadly stabbing at university of maryland is being investigated as a hate crime. Yeah, police say that 23 yearold Richard Collins the third was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack at a campus bus stop. They got this guy 22year old sean your ansky was charged with his murder. They is. The fbi believes this urbansky guy was a member of the racist Facebook Group called the alt like. Collins was three days away from graduating in maryland when he visited friend at the university of maryland in college park. Terrible. 6 18. President trump continues his middle eastern trip today in bethlehem, he met with Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbass it comes just one day avenue toured holy sites in jerusalem and reaffirmed the u. S. Commitment to israel. President trump unexpectly brought up a controversy back home when he told reporters that he never mentioned israel in his meeting with russian diplomates. I never, ever mentioned the word or the name israel, never mentioned it, through that conversation, so you have another story wrong. Never mentioned the word israel. Trumps meeting with abbass came weeks after Palestinian Leader visited the white house and there there are photos there wonder yes never mention that had back here in the states, interesting. In the investigation into russias possible meddling in the 2016 election former National Security advisor Michael Flynn that is not him is taking the fifth, he will take the fifth, that is guy investigating, there is Michael Flynn. Flynn and his legal team said in the letter to the Senate Intelligence committee that they would not turn over personal documents despite a congressional subpoena. Also, yesterday a top House Democrat cited new evidence that shows Michael Flynn may have lied on a security clearance background check but that is bob muhler man investigating the whole thing. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he warned President Trump way back about making general flynn Michael Flynn National Security advisor in the first place. Heres what the governor said at a press conference yesterday. You make recommendations, you dot best you can to make recommendations to a president elect in that context. I did. Would i just say this to you if i were president of elect in the you had i wouldnt let general flynn in the white house let alone give him a job do you remember, governor christie, briefly led Donald Trumps Transition Team in november before then vicepresident elect mike pence took over for governor christie. Well, footballs back in south philadelphia. Kind of. Kind of off season work outs what do they call them ota. What does that stand for. Organized team activity. Yeah. Organized team activities. It is voluntary. But it is voluntary but in the really voluntary. You know what i used to call that, practice. Are you talking about practice. Im talking about practice. Not i game, but a ot a. Good morning im sean bell phillies back at home after a tough, tough road trip, they have now lost 17 out of their last 21 games and last night did not get any better. Taking on the Colorado Rockies , best team in the national league, in the third, rockies Charlie Blackman with the double bringing home two runs and phillies will lose eightone. Pete mackanin still trying to look at this team in a positive light. When you think bit, if you look at it, just scores we lost one to nothing yesterday, didnt hit. Today was fourone. That is within striking distance. We just could not put anything together. Yes, i think we are playing competitively but we are falling short offensively. To the nhl playoffs former flyer, Peter Laviolette getting it done for nashville game six against the ducks tied at three, here with the one timer, he had a hat trick on the night, predators win fourthree advancing to their first stanley cup finals. That is sports in a minute. Im sean bell. What do we always say, if you leave here. You say that. I refuse to acknowledge that. Peter laviolette is now in the stanley cup finals. You could almost guarantee he will win it all because he is no longer with the flyers. Nashville has never well, they have in the been that licensing but they have never been to the finals. How long has nashville had hockey 20 years, top, 15 years look it up. Are we cursed. Pretty much. We have not had a winning season, in baseball in six years. Honey, im thinking about all of the sports. You just call me honey again, two days in a row. Here we go. Is there something going on here. I had a guy stop me yesterday, what did you say, ryan . They came in the league in 1998 99 season as an Expansion Team it would be almost 20 years. Yes, Peter Laviolette. Anyway, guy stopped me on the street yesterday and he goes, do you and alex have something going on . Yeah. What did you say. I thought i was very flattered but no. I have been trying. Oh, please. Football returns as they are practicing. This is official though. All right. It is official organized practice, there is a differ