Transcripts For WTXF Good Day Philadelphia At 7A 20171009 :

Transcripts For WTXF Good Day Philadelphia At 7A 20171009

The construction zone. Jammed up westbound on the schuylkill expressway, leaving town from the boulevard, out toward belmont. We have had that situation where an elderly woman struck by a vehicle this morning in fox chase, it is pine roadblocked, just off of oxford avenue, jenny will have the very latest from the scene in a few moments. Weather delays at the airport, two hours, already at laguardia and that will have a domino effect here in philadelphia but across the country. When laguardia gets behind the eight ball the rest of the country feels it. We have an accident on route 73, right here near i295 and in mount laurel, new jersey and minor delays on the couple Regional Rail lines, mike and lauren, back over to you. Jenny wearing are seeing. Reporter talk louder because it is hard to hear you do you hear me. Yes, we are live on pine road, so pine road is shut down right now between stan wood and rhawn street a span of the few blocks, as police, continue to investigate a person hit by a car, this morning. You can see the victim shoes lying in the street as police look into this further. We have video of a chevy malibu. That is the car that is involved in this according to police. Its windshield is smashed. We captured video of the car parked on the 300 block of daulton street, police say an 84 yearold woman was hit near pine road and rhawn. She was transported to aria torresdale hospital where shes listed in Critical Condition. Her shoes left in the roadway there was a walker at the scene. Police say the driver realized he hit someone after going through, the intersection he pulled over in the neighborhood. One woman living in the apartments across the street says victim is her neighbor. She says shes always out walking earl it in the morning and this is not the first time she has been hit by a car. She was hit before. I never knew why she walked with the walker but she was always, up and adam she would have a cab pick her up but she would walk every morning especially if the weather was nice. She was full of spirit. She was always joking. She would go to the bank. I mean would i see her all the time. Reporter investigators think the person who hit would the man lives in the area the driver is working with the police as Police Continue to investigate and again, would the man is is listed in Critical Condition at aria torresdale hospital. Mike and lauren. Okay. Lets talk about a fast moving fire that rips through a row home in Port Richmond leaving one fire fighter injured. Fire fighter was taken to temple hospital late last night and released a few hours ago. Crew where is called to the scene on the 2800 block of cedar street around 10 30 last night, the fire, placed under control within a half an hour. Another fire fighter is injured after a house went up in flames, in northeast philadelphia, and that is facebook video right there captured the flames on the 4400 block of wind gate street around 1 00 oclock, sunday morning. Fire fighters got it under control in about an hour, but one of them ended up in the hospital with minor injuries, three people and a dog did make it out, and, trying to figure out what happened there at lee two people are dead and several others injured in a horrible accident in gloucester township. Sabina kuriakose is live on sicklerville road where that accident happened, hi there sabina. As the sun comes up here you can see there is no debris , in the roadway, here, hard to believe, after this intense deadly accident yesterday, you can see were just a few yard away from the school here, the speed limit is 35 miles an hour, and nearby there are some other children waiting for the school bus this morning. It appears. So it is where ale of it happened. Lets go to video as the school bus drives by here. We have this horrific accident that happened just after 5 00 oclock yesterday, sunday evening, police said they heard reports of the collision among several vehicles, neighbors say they heard the crash, and then then came running out to find paramedics working on one person here at the scene, two other people had to be taken by helicopter to a nearby hospital and another person was transported by blank. There was one rescue. They had to pull one person out of the vehicle. Police right now are not saying exactly how many people were killed in this accident, we were told last night that several people were killed, and several others were injured. Were hearing reports of five people involved in this accident and that two people appeared to have been killed. We are awaiting police to release names and identities of the people involved. We were told that police do know who they are but authorities are still trying to figure out the cause of the deadly crash. Their peeling to the public, anybody who might have seen what happened to come forward, and give them any information that vice latest now, back to you. Okay, sabina. A double shooting has left one man and left another in Critical Condition. Officer arrived just after three credit 30 yesterday on arlington street to find two men suffering from gunshot wounds. The first victim was found sitting inside of a car shot multiple times. He died at the scene. The second victim was found shot multiple times in the head and chest. He is in Critical Condition. Police flooring see if Surveillance Video may have captured the shooter or shooters, running from that area. They were targeted. Philadelphia police asking for your help finding a missing p2 yearold man, George Hudson was last seen saturday at his home on north 20th street. Police say he suffers from dimension, he is 5foot four, weighs 110pounds, last seen wearing a red button down shirt, blue jeans, and slippers. Police say he may be operating a 2014 blue honda sieve wick pennsylaniaplates. Let me update a story we haddon friday morning, an emergency Board Meeting will be held it in to address mold concerns at schools in williamstown, new jersey. Holy glenn elementary has been deemed unsafe for students. Tests performed revealed a large amount of mold throughout the building, prompting the school board to shut it down, students who attend the school are now districts three other elementary school. So tonights meeting if you wanting to, 7 00 oclock, williamstown high school. And the Las Vegas Strip went dark, as a tribute to the mass shooting victims, lights on the marquises, a lot of them anyway, dimmed, at 1 05 our time the exact moment of last weeks attack. They remain dark for 11 minutes until the shooting stopped at about 11 minutes from the shooting. Federal investigators returned for a second search of the gunmans home in mesquite, nevada yesterday. They had to recheck and re document the house where officers found a lot of weapons and explosives, and investigators say they still do not know what triggered that mass shooting which killed 58 people, and injured nearly 500 others. You are fired. Hollywood, executive, goodwill hunting, and pulp fiction, shakespeare in love. Academy award winner. Gangs of new york. Yes. He is now out. It is his own company. Yeah, im not sure you how you get fired from your own company. I now he did it. Board of directors of the Weinstein Company released a statement saying harvey has been fired, immediately. Last week the New York Times detailed decade of Sexual Harassment allegations against harvey weinstein. His attorney has not yet commented. When he does, we will bring it to you. Well, it is a twitter war. It is between President Trump and tennessee senator bob cork er, who has not been a big fan of our president , over the last few months. So karen give us the scoop on the twitter war. Well, gloves are off and war between republicans which is interesting in a time when the president will need every vote. Over weekend they let it all out there, on twitter, the president accused republican senator corker for begging for his endorsement for reelection mr. Trump says corker beg him to endorse him but when he told him no he then dropped out. President went on to blame corker for Iran Nuclear Deal and said he expect corker to stand in the way of his agenda so then corker fired back tweeting, it is a shame the white house has become an Adult Day Care Center someone obviously missed their shift this morning. Now, the white house remaining tightlipped about that incident, when asked Top White House official dismissed reports of the drama between the president and his cabinet, but, we will see. He doesnt have to make nice because he is not running. He is going to a place a lot of other other republicans certainly would not. Okay. Speaking of the president , karen hepp. Yes, go ahead. Listen to this. President trump is releasing his list of demands for immigration reform. They include overhauling the green card systems after all these years building the border wall and hiring 10,000 more immigration officers, 10,000. President trump says these reforms are needed in exchange for new dak a legislation which protects young immigrants from being deported democrats say those are policies they cannot support. So immigration discussion and debate, goes on. Lets talk about what is trending, right now. How about philly fanatic getting a mention on saturday night live. I saw this during the weekend update. Co host there colin drew a parallel between phillies mascot and President Trump. I realize trump might not be the best president but he would be the best mascot just let them go nuts like the philly fanatic, throwing free stuff to fans, cruises around on a four wheeler, mocking other countries while he shakes that big old butt around. Well, good lord. This was prompted because of the paper towel throwing incident. 7 11. Hurricane nate, it is always way down to a tp. A tp he is just tp. He is a td. He is not even a tropical depression. What is he now. Just a low pressure system that is no more he is a lp. Lps. Yes, is that his name. Or rl, remnant low. Look. Did you see the parking garage, it is in biloxi, mississippi. At a casino there. Wow. But were getting what the remnants of this thing. Well, that is a great demonstration of storm surge. Even a category one storm can do so much damage. Sure. We have seen extreme this is season with several category fours and fives and that is what happened with. That we will update with you this. It is tropical depression 17 off the coast of africa. Best kind of storm because it is not any threat to any kind of land at all but it is expect to strengthen, and then get a name, and that one will be ophelia next one on the list, just so you now know. The remnants of what used to be Hurricane Nate and that will pass by to our west but we have one area, that is, entering right now, of heavy rain, and this is probably the most we will see from nate as far as heavy rain is concerned and it is heading right into Lancaster County, right now with heavy downpours, just north of lancaster, itself. So keep that in mind because the rain will continue throughout the rest of the morning, on and off, pop up thunderstorms work isolated heavier downpours so keep that in mind, we have not seen rain in a while and we might forget how to drivein it. So take your time especially if you run in the isolated thunderstorm. You can see drippy, with a pop up storm or two throughout the afternoon. You may see one on your drive home and then it should be out of here by tomorrow morning and then we will see some sunshine again. How much rain . Totals, projected totals are not that impressive maybe half an inch in philadelphia, closer to an inch when we get north and west of the city. 79 degrees today. Eightyfive tomorrow. And then 74 on wednesday. We will cover all of this in the forecast on 101. 1 more fm by the way, dont forget about our radio partner. Once you get in the car we have a lot of good stuff to listen to. Rest of the seven day forecast is a series of ups and down. Temperatures goes down to 67 degrees on thursday. Around 70 on friday but back in the 80s, by sunday. It is crazy. Im dizzy, bob kelly. 7 14. How is your curve this morning wow, through go, how about saint gabriels curve, live look at 7 14 heading down toward king of prussia sue mentioned the road are wet. Maybe wipers working once or twice rolling out of the driveway. Big delays from new jersey because of an earlier accident , on the 42 freeway, approaching the 295 construction zone, and a accident northbound lanes of 73, right at 295 and mount laurel, new jersey causing delays, and then as we roll out to the gang in allentown that is where we have a little drizzle. No problems off the extension. Traffic could be 50 50, with the holiday some folks have the day off. Some schools are closed. My kid are heading to class. That is good news. Pine road still closed just off of oxford avenue, so if you need to get to oxford avenue use burr hull many avenue in the fox chase section of the city. Now expect weather delays today at the airport. Already, two hours at laguardia. That whiffle a domino effect back here in philadelphia. And with columbus day, the city of philadelphia, all of the offices are closed, and the trash and the recycling, one day behind. So that is one thing you dont to have do today, mike. Is what one thing i dont to have do today. Dont put your trash or recycling container out. Oh, thank god. Long list have things you have to remember. You should see my recycling behavior it is daunting. It is tough. I have a hard time adulting i understand, things get rough. What is going on with nellie here, he ace accused of rape month. Man claims he sexually assaulted her on his tour bus and she says it happened last friday night. Umhmm he was arrested in Washington State where the tour was. He was on the tour with the florida georgia line. His lawyer say it is completely fabricated. He was taken in custody and released without charges saturday morning. Is that ashanti. Yes, i almost didnt well, a maryland man, and he is not my brother, he lives in crofton, maryland, he looks somewhat similar to this guy. I have not heard from my brother. Umhmm. My brother will be the hood ornament there. Police say the man tried to stop the bus. He said a kid on the bus threw a plastic bottle and then hit him. He shouted stop, stop, stop. The driver wouldnt stop. He got on the bumper of the bus. How about that. The driver just kept driving do you see passing cars. They are not going very fast but guy wouldnt get off because a kid hit his car with the plastic bottle. Kid do some of the darndest things on school buses but i can understand being frustrated but that. Kid, difficult something once in my hometown of wichita , kansas at the end of an alley we threw snowballs at cars. Dont do that. Okay. Without knowing it i snowballed my own dad coming home from work. When you got home. Here comes the maroon buick , he is driving a buick, i dont even know it is my dad , i hit him right in the windshield, he stops, looks up and sees it is his son. When he get home. I have to go back to my home to sleep and eat. In the basement. Yeah. We had two side of the basement. One side was furnished with my bed and the other side was unfinished side of the basement with the washing machine and stuff like that. If you are in trouble you went to the unfinished side. For time out. And maybe a belt, and then you got to go over and sleep in your bed. Did you get spanked as a kid. It was rare there, was always the threat of do you want to go downstairs. This was enough. Oh, okay. Eagles fans are pumped up, big win, our bird beat their bird, our carson beat their carson. Compare that the with the cowboys loss which was devastating for their fans. Were on top. Eagles are off tie fast start. Carson wentz threw three touchdown passes in the first quarter, heres one helping the bird to a 21 to nothing lead. Wentz was brilliant on third downs, 11 for two, three touchdowns on third down. That is unheard of. Way to go zach ertz. He wasnt only one to set a career high, Nelson Agholor i like this flop here. He had 93 receiving yard the most he has ever had in one game. Watch this. That is not it. That is torey smith. It . Ryan. Now watch this move. Wow, wow, wow. He was, bad are bad mouthed in the off season. I got an idea. What. We recreated the baseball, could you recreate nelsons flop. The fall back in the end zone. It looks like it would hurt that is why i need to do that. Because im elderly and im very brittle. We dont want to break any bones. Let me try it in the commercial break. If you want her to do it just beg er and we will see what happens. Should i let this sound bite play. Whole lot of fun right now. I work my butt off. I will continue to work my butt off. I enjoy this. I enjoy the game of football. I enjoy process of getting better. I want to have fun with my teammates. Now we have go down and play cam, down in charlotte. That is thursday night. So very little rest. Yes. Speaking of cam, last week he got in trouble after speaking about female reporters. Yes, off putting to hear him talk about routes. Ask me about routes, you know, Wide Receivers run route s and quarterback throws to them. Female report shore works for Charlotte Observer asks a question. One of the eagles youngest fans fired back at cam newton. We will introduce you to the little girl who knows shore routes and she wants to prove to it cam. I believe we have made contact with this young laid think morning and shes agreed to come in with her father. What. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Is there a new beverage out there, it is whipped cheese, in your tea. Im not kidding. Sweet 4k tv, mr. Peterson. Thanks. Pretty psyched. Did you get fios too . No. Mr. Peterson, fios is a 100 fiber opticnetwork. What does that mean . Think about it. If you got an awesome new car youd put the best gas in it, right. So why hook up your Awesome Technology to anything other than a fiberoptic network . I got to go. Peterson. Petersons wife. Counting on you guys. Your internet deserves the 100 fiberoptic network. And now get our Fastest Internet ever plus tv and phone for just 79. 99 per month. My top five cheeses do you have your top five. Goda. That is goda. Mozerella, monster, goda, provolone is great. Cheddar. No, cheddar is too boringy dont like cheddar. Sue, do you like cheddar. I like colby. Brie, moths rel,

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