Transcripts For WTXF Good Day Philadelphia Weekend 20171111

Transcripts For WTXF Good Day Philadelphia Weekend 20171111

Good day everyone. It is a frigid saturday morning on this november11th 2017. So happy to be back. Were glad to have you back. You had some r and r some time off. I did. We missed you. I know. I missed you guys, too. I always hang out with my mom at least once a year we take short trip so last weekend. Hey trish. Hey trish. We took our girls get away and the temperatures were not like this. So yeah, youre trading in tropical climates for yeah. Arctic assault across the delaware and Lehigh Valleys on this saturday morning. Temperatures already record setting across the region. We have a lot of walks and runs taking place. Live look there along the parkway. The art museum for the rocky run and also we have the walk to epidemic alzheimers taking place later on this morning at Citizens Bank park. Lets focus in on whats happening stepping outdoors early on this saturday morning with those frigid temperatures. Take a look at what were watching right now with those numbers. I mean were looking at temperatures well below average for this time of year. Right now allentown 19. 19 degrees in reading. Philadelphia 24 degrees. Look at trenton 22. Dover 21. Atlantic city 22 degrees. The coldest it has been since winter. We still have freeze warnings in effect until 10 00 a. M. Temperatures in the teens and 20s. Yeah, we have company. Take look at pittsburgh 18 degrees. It is 21 in hartford. Boston 23. New york city 25 degrees and look at baltimore 27 degrees. Those are the air temperatures. Factor in that wind, how your body reacts it feels like one mount pocono it feels like 13 in philadelphia. So hour by hour, those temperatures 26 degrees at 8 00 a. M. 10 00 a. M. , 33. And what about afternoon High Temperature of only 41 degrees. Well fifty seven more coming up. Back over to you. All right scott, just talked about it. We have to tell you that we have a weather alert this morning. Philadelphias office of Homeless Services has declared its very first code blue of the season which will stay in effect until tomorrow morning. City officials you were concerned citizens if you see a person living on the streets call the homeless out reach that phone number 215 2321984. All right. Lets get to our big story, of course that forecast. It might want to make you stay inside. Youre waking up to the cot coldest air of the season. Jenny joyce is bracing it all in pennsauken. Hi jenny. Reporter good morning lauren. It is definitely chilly out here and code blue has been in effect also here in Camden County since last night. And throughout the night which meant that warming shelters were open county wide to keep people in from the cold. So yesterday we were out and about. We have red video we saw lots of people dressed much differently than the way that they were dressed a week prior because of the cold temperatures. We saw highs in the 30s but yesterday it wasnt just chilly it was windy which made it that much worse. People out and about again all bundled up. We talked to one man this morning who says he had to dress in layers today because he works outside. The weather has changed dramatically compared to three four weeks ago when it was 75 degrees. So yes its very cold. Its cold. Youre bundled and youll be outside all day for work . Yes. How did you prepare . I have long underwear on. I have the long hat on that covers the whole face. This covers your skin. Reporter that man is prepared but hopefully his body can adjust. Normally we ease into freezing temperatures but not this year. Lauren that man also said hes doing okay. You want to know why . Because his eagles are winning and that makes everything okay. That was his answer. We are actually going from south jersey to south philadelphia. Were going to head over to Citizens Bank park that is where we will be sponsoring the walk to end alzheimers. So it will be a chilly morning there as well. Hopefully people are going to come out and dress appropriately appropriately. Lauren. Bundle up. All right jenny joyce, thank you very much. If you have to head out into the cold, we have a traffic note for you the westbound lanes of jfk boulevard closed between 20th street and schuylkill avenue. Were told crews will be working on that bridge as part of a Rehabilitation Program in the city. Lanes are set to reopen by 5 00 oclock on monday morning. Lets turn to some breaking news from overnight deadly shooting in West Philadelphia shuts down an entire block. Police search for that shooter. It happened on lancaster avenue in north 50th street 2 30 this morning. A man in his 40s was shot several times while he sat in his truck. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. Police have not arrested anyone for the murder. Meanwhile a man is in the hospital after being shot by police. This happened in grays ferry on south 29th street. The officers say they were responding to a domestic dispute when the man tried to attack them with a knife. The officers were not hurt. The man is in Critical Condition condition. Also overnight a deadly crash in pemberton, new jersey w a pedestrian was hit and killed. It happened just before midnight on the pemberton bypass and shady lane. Police arent releasing many details but they do tell us the driver did stay on scene. It appears there were no other injuries. No word yet on what caused that crash. Now to our top stories. President donald trump along with russian president Vladimir Putin repeating the call to defeat the Islamic State in syria. Tis after the pair met several times during the Asian Pacific cooperation in recent days within the last few hours President Trump attended a state banquet in vietnam. Tomorrow. Alabama senate seat held by republicans for the past 20 years could be in danger of flipping after candidate roy moore is accused of Sexual Misconduct with teenage girls for decades. Foxs Caroline Shive system in washington with the fallout. Reporter Alabama Senate candidate roy moore is under fire after four women say the 70yearold purchase seed them when they were teenagers and he was in us early 30s. Nobody abuses a 14yearold age 32 or age 17 it doesnt matter. If i was abuse 14yearold you shouldnt be a senate candidate. I agree with that, but i did not do that. Reporter roy moore vehemently denying a report in the Washington Post that says he had sexual contact with 14d and came on to three other teens all while he was more than 30 years old. The post says the women found it flattering at the time but found it disturbing decades later. The republican calls the allegations falls and politically motivated. This was a democrat maybe even the established republican effort to undermine this campaign because they dont want to hear the truth in washington, and they dont want to hear the truth bigoted and about the constittion. Reporter Many Democrats are calling for moore to drop out of the race against democrat who publicly supported moore are pulling their endorsements but many voters in alabama stand squarely behind him. I just dont believe roy moore did that. We might need to forgive and go on. He seems like a good guy to me. Reporter the real clear politics average of polls leading jones by almost five points. But most of those polls were taken before these allegations were made public. The special election is set for about a month from now. In washington Caroline Shively fox news. Today is officially veterans day but throughout our area yesterday we paid tribute to those military men and women who served our nation. This was the 58th annual parade in media Delaware County county. Build as the largest of its kind in pennsylvania. Full of patriotic marching bands, colorful floats and of course a lot of veterans there. Of course if you want to share picture of your brave man or woman in uniform post it on social media. You have to use the fox29goodday. Well try to show some of those pictures throughout the morning. Thank you. Thank you for your service. You cant thank them enough, right . 7 09. Half dozen women have come forward with strong accusations against tv star louis ck. The comedian confessing to those allegations. Why hes telling the world those stories are true. And social media spies and were not talking your parents kids. Who is looking at your profiles and your pictures . And should your posts affect your chances for college . Hi, im sue serio along with weekend wendy on this veterans day morning and there are two of our most popular attractions here in philadelphia offering Something Special today. The museum of the American Revolution our newest museum is offering free admission for veterans and active military and free admission for everybody at the National Constitution center. Both places have special exhibits and lots of ways that you can thank our Service Members for their service. Have a wonderful talk about brave you see the temperature down there. 24 degrees and scott says it feels much colder. Thousands of people gathering already for the rocky run 5k and 10mile run. The even starts in fairmount park. It ends at eakins oval right there in front of the art museum steps. Scott, apparently thats not the only thing thats happening outside today. Absolutely. A bundle up the walk to ends alzheimers taking place later on this morning Citizens Bank park. Registration 9 00 a. M. The ceremony at 10 00 and the walk at 11 00. 24 degrees right now. Bundle up. But thats the air temperature. Factor in that wind it feels like 13 degrees right now. So heres a look at your planner. Later on this afternoon nots harsh with the temperature the wind 41 in philadelphia. Then tomorrow temperatures rebound right to around 51 degrees. Still below the normal high for this time of year which is 58 degrees. So ultimate doppler were dry and quiet. Not dealing with any wintry precipitation but we are dealing with record lows. Philadelphia the record is 21 so far the low has been 23 degrees. But look at allentown. Tieing a record 19 degrees the low so far. Atlantic city 22 degrees. Trenton 22 degrees. Breaking the old record of 25 and look at wilmingtonso far the low 20 degrees in wilmington delaware. Right now temperatures its 15 mount pocono. 19 degrees in reading. We have 19 in allentown. 22 Atlantic City. 21 degrees in dover. The ocean temperature 53 degrees. Warmer than temperatures area wide. Look at future feels like temperatures. By 10 00 a. M. Feeling like 25 philadelphia. Feeling like 26 in Atlantic City city. The teens in the poconos. Later on this afternoon 1 00 oclock feeling like 33 degrees in philadelphia. And then later on as we move toward the evening 5 00 oclock say feeling like freezing still in philadelphia. So cold but sunny for today. Well go hour by hour. 33 degrees at 10 00 were look at 37 degrees by noon. Afternoon High Temperature of 41 degrees. The Weather Authority seven day forecast showing you the morning hard freeze out there. Those freeze warnings until 10 00 a. M. 41 the afternoon high. Maybe a shower overnight sunday into monday but temperatures stay several degrees below average in the low to mid 50s lauren throughout the seven day. Okay. Scott we just said eight few minutes ago but in case youre just joining us november11th is when we honor veterans day a time to thank those brave enough to serve in the u. S. Armed arm forces when service ends, a struggle begins for so many people. Heres hank flynn from kensington. Ted, are you using these days . I do deal with addiction problems yes. Reporter its hank. Im in kensington and somerset a couple of short veterans day stories for you. One is about veterans that live in the street and self medicate. Eight year navy veteran telling ted williams has nowhere to live and veterans day is cold this year so dont forget him. Blood, sweat and tears. Written in blood. Freedoms we enjoy just understand somebody did pay for it. Reporter ben torres was Army Field Artillery off heroin for two years but seeing fellow vets struggle makes him wonder, what is veterans day . I mean this should be more than a veterans parade. Should be more than free food given out once year. Look for those veterans every day, every day is vet advance day. Every day these veterans suffer. Reporter quarter of Homeless People are vets according to National Coalition for the homeless. Three quarters of them have drug and alcohol problems or mental illness. And vets organizations but they struggle too. Which brings us to the other story. The veterans need more places to go to than the hospitals and stuff and the clinics. They need other places where they can go sit down socialize with other veterans or even social members and watch enjoy watching games. Sure. Other activities that go on all these posts too. Reporter bobby orr opening up the greater kensington vfw. He says hell be happy if a dozen guys come by tonight. A lot of vfw halls are having a tough time. People in the city just dont care. Thats the sad part. Because youre having a lot of places close up at an an alarming rate and its not the road other veterans that might want to join and theres not going to be many around to join. Reporter just something to think about aou celebrate all the much deserved pompircumstance. Things arent always great for veterans really hard time. You may heard what the suicide rate for vets is. Its unacceptable. Ben torres was right. Every day is veterans day. Dont forget it. Im hank and thats my take. 7 17. After a fire storm zac accusations from women Comedian Louis ck released a bombshell admission saying my accusers are rr five women claim the actor even stripped naked in front of them or pleasured himself in their presence. Louis ck says he thought exposing himself to these women was okay because he asked permission first. Hes also saying he is remorseful for his actions writing in part, the power i had over these women is that they admired me and i wielded that power irresponsibly. I have spent my long and lucky career talking and saying anything i want. I will now step back and take long time to listen. And now the fallout from this. This morning the distributors for his next film i love you daddy have decided november 17th release is not happening any standup special. And hbo dropping him from an upcoming celebrity benefit show. They will also remove his standup from their on demand service. Lets talk money. Theres new way for iphone users to pay back friends apple pay cash letsism phone users send and receive cash through issage. Its connected to your apple pay credit card or debit card and new service will feature an apple pay button in the i message app section. You can call them social media spies of sorts. Listen to this. Harvard university recently revoked offers of admission to ten students for offensive facebook posts. A growing you be in of colleges say theyre checking applicants on instagram facebook, twitter and other social media sites to learn more about them. Wow. Got to be careful what you poe a lot of people think its innocent but it can be until it comes back to haunt i was spot in college. A pair of twin sisters earning a living online using instagram to pay their way. Say what . Through law school, right. Stephanie and julia are studying law at the university of vienna but when classes are over check them out they head over to instagram Offering Health and beauty tips to their followers. They say its not just about the money because they love to inspire people to chase their dreams. But they are getting paid. So we have to ask you this mornings instant reaction poll. Do you trust the advice that you see on social media . I say no because heres the deal. Like those two and im not knocking their hustle, you get paid for whatever, mascara like sports brass yoga pants. It doesnt mean necessarily theyre the best ones out there because youre getting paid you have to say i love these. Theyre my favorites. Yeah but theyre getting their tuition paid. Thats what im saying. You got to be careful what you believe out there many for me its like i dont go on social media for trusted advice. Umhmm. I do go for people that i know and love if they say this mascara is great and i know its just like someone that uses mascara theyre not getting paid okay i might trust it. You do for more trendy things to kind of see what the look is . Right. Not to say this is going to be the best thing out there because she said so. Exactly. But she is getting paid. All right. You may want to ditch the dog bed on your floor because ikea says we have new pet furniture. Were rolling it out for all the dog owners in the world. Well take a look at it. Junior reporter from Temple University here. Its veterans day. Shes going to talk about tribute by two local film makers. Good morning to you. Good morning. Thanks for having me here. Of course. So two philadelphia natives are sprng i wasreness ab last living dday witheir Short Documentary all american. Lets check it out. All american is art the last surviving paratroopers from the dday attacks. Less cruz. H family back to the very same plane he jumped out of on dday and flew with him again on it 72 years later. We really wanted to veterans and this country and also in the philadelphia area and we really wanted to tell his story since it was something really incredible. Produce sr. Michael says his goals are to give back to the philadelphia community. Less story is incredible and were so happy that we were able to make something to help honess a f his family, the response was so moving. Film has been on the festival circuit and the way people have responded has just been so humbling and thats why were so excited to be releasing a film online honor of veterans day you can watch it at all american dock. Com and see this incredible story. Wow. Yeah. And less grew up in the philadelphia area and with

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