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WTXF FOX 29 News At 5PM June 22, 2024

Few sprinkles right now around the philadelphia area but coming up, the timing of more showers even Severe Weather in that forecast as early as tomorrow. Back to you. All right, scott, thank you. You can stay ahead of all the Severe Weather by downloading the fox 29 news app. You can check out life radar images and get weather alerts sent right to your phone and download it for free in the apple or google play stores. To to developing story right now. Rough day for technology and companies that represent american capitalism the Biggest Airline biggest Stock Exchange and et cetera prominent business newspaper all had massive issues that brought things to a grinding halt. Our joyce evans here with more on a day with some rather erie coincidences joyce. Really erie indeed. We begin on wall street where trading on the Stock Exchange closed just about an hour ago after being shut down for more than three hours. Now at this point Officials Say it still looks like a computer glitch, not a cyber attack is what halted trading just after 11 3011 32 this morning but the Stock Exchange says that its playing it safe and it has been in close contact with the department of homeland security, the security securities and Exchange Commission and the treasury department. The news didnt get much better when markets closed. The dow dropped 261 points. The nasdaq was down by 88. And the s p shed 35 points. The wave of computer glitches started early this morning with united airlines. The company temporarily grounded flights at all u. S. Airports createing a huge headache for travelers. Spokesperson for the airline says united experienced Network Connectivity issues causing the check in Computer System to crash. Now, this is the second time in a little more than a month that united has had to deal with a computer problem and passengers at Philadelphia International airport today, well they can didnt take news well. Well, i was shocked because i have all these plans. Connecting flights someone pick mowing taupe certain time and since i have a problem a handicap it makes it very difficult to go from one place to another. Now theyre telling me its all different. Reporter theres more. The wall street journal also catching a computer bug. The newspapers home page stopped working around the same time that the Stock Exchange went down. Now, that site was restored at in about 20 minute. Right now, Authorities Say there does not appear to be any connection between any of these glitches. Iain. All right, joyce, thank you. Now to story youll see only on fox. New developments in the tragic murder of a philadelphia mom. 17yearold anita cotton was stabbed to death during a fight early sunday morning and this Morning Police are talking with a girl who may have been involved. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser joins us live outside Police Headquarters in philadelphia tonight. Dave . Reporter iain this case took a twist when a 17yearold girl who Police Believe is responsible for striking the fatal blow against anita cotton came here to headquarters with her mother and her sister. But a few hours later she was alloweding to home. Just after 9 00 wednesday morning, a 17yearold girl, her mother and sister came to Police Headquarters to speak with homicide detectives about her alleged role in the stabbing death of 17yearold anita cotton. A few hours later she was releaseed. They were very cooperative. At this point in time she has been releaseed pending further investigations with the homicide detectives and also District Attorney office. Cotton the mother of a twoyearold daughter was stabbed once in the neck and killed early sunday morning. She was involved in a brawl between two groups of teenaged girls. When it turn deadly in the parking lot of this walgreens at broad and hun park. Police believe the killings stem from a fight on south street hours earlier. It was bad blood between the two groups. Fight started on south street. There was a fight in the neighborhood and ultimately led to a young lady getting killed. Reporter investigators say the two groups of girls left south street on the train and got into a second confrontation as they got off the broad street line. Anita was locked in a oneonone fight with the 17yearold girl which she was stabbed once in the neck. Weve gathered all the information, all the video and sent everything over to the das office and right now theyre declining to charge but well see where that may lead. We just praying for the best. Reporter at the cotton familys home on bristol street a memorial has over taken the front porch. Family members are grieving over a young woman gone too soon. It dont matter what the situation was fight organize not not, no need for a weapon. None at all. She about to graduate. Go on prom. Start her life. Like this is crazy. Somebody that got a daughter. Two years old. Now she got to grow without her mom. Reporter police would not elaborate on the decision not to file charges and they would not say could this be a case of selfdefense . The 17yearold is represented by an attorney. Well have update on the investigation coming up at 6 00. Iain . Dave, thank you. Well see you then n montgomery county, a High School Employee facing charges after police say he had sex with an underaged student. Michael evan morris was an audio visual technician at plymouth white marsh high school. Investigators say he carried on a relationship way 12th Grade Student during the school year. Police discovered thousands of elicit Text Messages between the two. Much occurred when the student was under the age of 18. Montgomery county get away for a bank robber comes to quicken. Good samaritan chased down and scott the guy. Skyfox over the scene in hatboro this morning. Dawn timmeney is at the police station. Dawn, how did all of this play out . Report roar well, lucy, it was quite a morning here in hatboro to say the least ton night were learning it was actually a citizen here in hatboro not police who chased down and caught the suspected bank robber. The drama unfolding just before 10 30 this morning. Thats when police say a man held up this td bank on york rotor in hatboro. He entered the bank with a note and in the note it indicated that if he wasnt delivered money he was going to start shooting. Reporter investigators say the teller hasnted over the money and the robber quickly left the bang. Thats when police say a borough resident who was outside noticed something was wrong. And there was a dye pack that exploded. That alerted the borough resident that that was a problem and the borough resident started chase at that point and ended up in a confrontation. Reporter sky fox over that foot chase. Investigators say the resident who does have a license to carry a gun actually chased the suspect through a neighborhood to this parking lot at station park. Thats where police say he went up shooting the suspect there. There was a number of requests for the suspect to get on the ground. Did he not comply with that. He was shot. He then got on the ground and Police Arrived shortly afterwards. Reporter now the suspect was shot in the arm and the hand. He is hospitalized at Abington Memorial Hospital with non nonlifethreatening injuries. The First Assistant District Attorney telling me that they are working right now on a criminal complaint. Theyre also investigateing whether the shooting was justified. The borough resident who shot the suspect is believed to also be a borough official. So that, too is part of this investigation. Iain . All right, dawn, thank you. Armed robbery in philadelphias walnut hill area ton night police are looking for these two men. This video just out from what went down last month as police say the men robbed a man walking on the 4700 block of locust street last month. They grabbed his iphone, a watch and his coach wallet. If you know who these guys are call police. Could bill cosbys full deposition and Sexual Assault lawsuit see the light of day sometime soon . That is exactly what cosbys first accusor is now after Andrea Constance lawyer says cosby camp broken the confidentiality pledge over the years while the former temple employee had to remain silent and they want his entire testimony released now. Meanwhile, the part a judge unsealed monday continues to hit bill cosby very hard. Walt disneyworld in orlando removed a statue of the comedian from its hollywood theme park. The bronze bust of cosby stood at the disney is not saying a wore about why the statute came down but did it happen a day after unsealed Court Documents revealed cosby got quaaludes were you the intent of giving them to women whom he wanted to have sex. Governor tom wolf is using the Summer Vacation to talk school budgets. The latest stop on his schools that teach tour was Downingtown Middle School in chester county. Wolf says hes committed to passing a state budget that will address core issues like drastically under funded school system. Improving on schools is search to the success of all pennsylvanians. Wolf currently reworking the state budget after vetoing it last week. Religious leader and prestigious local Catholic School gets the boot. Was it because shes married to woman . What the school says tonight and what parents are thinking. And two agencies are now jumping into the investigation of a troubled philadelphia Furniture Store. Fox 29 investigators recently introduced to you some of the disgruntled customers missing pieces or entire orders. Investigative reporter jeff cole has new developments coming up. And the game some baseball fans are calling the worst ever and you might too. After a foul ball injured a woman in the stands. Why sean the only one who is hurt. And whats the problem . I bought chinese food and its not to par to me. A woman calls 911 over some chinese food. How she says she tried to handle it herself with the restaurant and why she says she was left with no choice but to call the cops. Happening now a controversial decision by a philadelphia area Catholic School. Officials at walter Mercy Academy informing parents bout dismissal of a popular teacher there. School administrators have not said why she will not be back in the fall. But some parents say they know why. Marsh winters was asked to leave and theyre defending her tonight. Fox 29 weekends karen hepp live out wald ron mr. Is he school in merion tonight. Must be getting a lot of reaction there tonight karen. Reporter a lot of parents meet to go night planning to have about 100 people in fact coming to one locate. Were over here at the campus of the wald ron Mercy Academy a number of schools over here all run by the sisters of mercy. And they are this is the sisters of mr. See a wonderful order and they are according to these parents a group that likes to show mercy and theyre so confused by what they read in this letter this is margie winters facebook page. Her status says formerly of wald ron Mercy Academy. Thats because the religion teacher was fired from the Catholic School. Email from the principal mentions lifestyle choices that contradict with Current Church teaching. Many parents are shock the popular teacher may have been fired because shes a lesbian. Anger sad and i had one very good friend who cried, you know, she wrote letter to margie and just felt really sad. Reporter nancy hazy, hot and humid says dozens of concerned families and alum set to meet at the firehouse tonight to prepare message to the board. Principal stetser wrote in an email. State senator dallon leach says while theres no state law to protect lgbt people lower merion has one and theres where the school is located. Theres law in lower merion says you cant fire someone for being gay until youre a moral institution. You cant take state money and fire people. This school has taken good deal of state money. Reporter theres going to be this big meet to go night about the people here the parents absolutely love this school. They love their community and any time you have a family and you have a problem what do you do . You come together as family and you talk about it. Theyll be meeting at jacks firehouse at 7 00 oclock tonight. They do expect margie winters to also be there and theyre going to have this meeting and planning to go to the board and talk to them about solutions for the problem. Well hear whole more about this one. Karen hepp, fox 29 news. Back inside to you guys. Thank you very much karen. New castle county woman is not going anywhere after she took a joy ride in Fire Department truck. Police arrested 43yearold harding yesterday afternoon. Six hours after they say she stole delaware Fire Department pickup. Investigators say harding tried getting into several locked cars outside New Castle County Police Headquarters before hopping into the truck. She crashed at a busy intersection three hours later. No one is hurt. Two weeks after fox 29 investigates broke the story of big trouble at a Furniture Store the attorney general is on the case. Our jeff cole is in the newsroom with new information on his story. Jeff, youve got a flood of call about this one. We are lucy. They continue to come. Pressure is clearly building tonight the people who own and operate furniture sir plus now known as king furniture on lancaster avenue in the city. Not only the city da jumping fox 29 investigators has Learned Company officials met within investigators for the attorney general just yesterday. I was real anxious get it. Debra osbourne of northeast philly paid 2400 bucks in install torments furniture sir plus for a bedroom set. Months later she sleeps on the hospital bed where she nursed her husband before he died. Where is your bedroom jet. They told me the guy moved i have to go to Small Claims Court and they changed the name. Shes not alone. Fox 29 built a list of 17 consumers who contacted us before our late june investigative report who complained they paid for orders never fully delivered or they got nothing at all. Whats going on. When we showed up looking for new owner Daniel Roberts he tried to give us the slip. Thats my brother. Daniel roberts is your brother . Yeah. Okay. Dont tape meme. Youre the right guy for to us talk to you. Im not the right guy. Im doing the grounds for my brother. Nope. Hes Daniel Roberts the former owner Mark Finkelstein told us. Now the philadelphia da seth william says hes also gotten complaints and is investigateing. On tuesday roberts and finkelstein met with a Pennsylvania Attorney general and have committed to resolving resolving all outstanding skies disputes. They claim there are only 10 in a statement the office of the Pennsylvania Attorney general indicates theyve just started talking and there is much more vet gave gate tiff work done adding furniture sir plus must deliver exactly what was ordered in Good Condition or return customers money. No one is getting anything . No. From you guys. From april they my brother honored people from april. Their merchandise. April. Anything in the past, no. Reporter theyve apparently changed their view on back orders. But theres still trouble. Police reports show five visits to store locations by officers since february for complaints of fraud. Including an instance of whats described as a confidence game. And records show a new jersey direct Marketing Firm is battling in court to force furniture sir plus and finkelstein to pay 10 grand in advertising work. Finkelstein had no comment on the case. Meanwhile debbie us bourn is still waiting. What needs to happen now . I need to get my money back and he needs to get his business shut down. Reporter again since our report weve heard from six consumers all with similar complaints. Again, company Officials Say theyre committed to making things right here. If they dont both the attorney general and the District Attorney indicate they are ready to move. In the newsroom, im jeff cole. Lucy iain. Thank you very much, jeff. American soccer super star is back home tonight. That is carli lloyd arriving at Philadelphia International airport. Very early this morning. The new jersey native fueled the Womens National team in its big win over japan sunday night with hat trick lloyd and her teammates are finally getting a chance to revel in their world cup victory. I didnt think it would be that big. Um but i think its definitely sipping in it will slowly sing in. I got to get my brain just relax my brain a little bit and go home and enjoy it with friends and family when i get time. Very special person who is wait

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