Transcripts For WTXF Good Day Philadelphia At 4A 20171201 :

You roll out of the driveway. Northeast philadelphia live look at i95 shaking here with some construction at the Bridge Street off ramp. Mass transit looking good, karen and thomas back to you. Lets get right to this tragic story were learning more about a guy charged in a gruesome murder, of a teenage runaway that he met on facebook. Lets get out to Police Headquarters and jenny joyce with what we know, jenny. Reporter good morning, karen. Details of this case are horrifying, philadelphia homicide captain jack ryan, says that 15 yearold sabria maclean of new castle county, delaware was stab more than 50 times monday night and then her body was burned in an attempt to conceal the murder. Police it happened at the hand s of 23 yearold cole harring, they found the teen dead in an alley way Tuesday Morning outside of harrings apartment at fortyninth and walnut. Teen met harring through social media and became victim of this gruesome crime. Detectives did not say how maclean made her way to philadelphia but we know she used to live here, police are warning all young people and their parents to be aware of these dangers of interacting with strangers on line. To all of the young people that want to go run the streets with strangers and stuff through social media it is a very dangerous dangerous world out there you dont know how will meet. It is not safe for yourself. It is certainly not recommended. Sometime we have tragic consequences. Reporter this picture of s abria is from 2014 when Philadelphia Police asked to us share it because then 11 yearold was reported missing. Later turnout she was hiding from her parents and was found safe. Tragically this time the teen s story ended much differently. Absolutely breaks your heart. 4 02. Did you feel it yesterday . Shake, rattle, roll, jenny, appreciate it. Ground was shaking. Lets come back on camera here, across the Delaware Valley. I will wait a moment until we get off that suspect right there it happened around 4 00, many people felt the ground shaking. We are about to show you if you have been wave blast studios in wilmington last noon what a 4. 1 magnitude earthquake, well, it hit delaware. Split goes. You probably felt it. Wondering what it was. Epicenter about 50 miles away in dover. Quake struck kent county around 4 45, that is according to the u. S. Gee logical survey and epicenter could be pinpoint todd 7 miles northe of the Dover Air Force base. U. S. Gee logical surveyed said it received calls from people feeling quake as far south as washington, as far north as new york, one man said he could fell it in glen mills. It felt like the house was shaking, okay, like a train or a freight truck that went by and shake the house, lasted aid few second. Reporter your reaction when you felt it. I didnt know what it was. A lot of people didnt. There are in reports of damage or injuries from that quake. Lets get to bucks county where police say they have found truck involved in the deadly hit and run case that happened in lower southampton on monday. They have identified, a person of interests. Lets take a look at the truck, there it is, were they had pictures of something that it looked like under that tarp. Police say that is truck that hit and killed 19 yearold jes k curtz and a friend was also struck as they were trying to cross street road near fillmont. Curtz had just graduated from high school. She later died health. Friend is in the hospital. The driver initially stopped to help but then got back in his truck and then took off. Also in Bucks County Police issued an arrest warrant for stephen erb on charges of aggravated assault by a motor vehicle. That 39 yearold rammed his truck in another persons car following a fight at a wawa in trevose back on november 19th and then rammed a car a second time at intersection of fill mont and east street road before taking off. Symbols of hate are springing up in the Delaware County community. Neighbors in upper darby are worried after racial, hateful signs were found out side of the, 69th and walnut. Police are searching for this man, seen on surveillance camera, outside of the mosque. This is definitely a terroristic threat. You can call it a hate crime or any other crime but it is a threat to our community. I think it is a hate crime sign and our muslim community, they are afraid of this hate sign. If you get a chance take another look here. Police say man was wearing a very distinctive nasa jacket and may live in the area. Another fraternity at penn state facing charges in an alcoholrelated incident. Nineteen yearold woman was rush to the hospital for an alcohol overdose, after officers found her, outside of the alpha sigma fis house. Their friend where is holding her up as she went in and out of consciousness. She told officials she was there for a Fraternity Party and was served five vodka drinks. Alpha sigma fi was charged with disturbing, distributing liquor to a minor. Lets get to get to Camden County where there is a 32 man facing child pornography charges. His name is scott pearl man. They did a two week long investigation, they searched his home in cherry hill and they found stuff on numerous devices. He was arrested yesterday at his work place. A former Galloway Township Recreational Department employee plead guilty to stealing money. Prosecutors say jennifer who was a employee from march to june this year stole nearly 7,000, from the 2017 township summer camp instead of depositing that money. She pled guilty yesterday to third degree theft, she will be, sentenced january 5th. A construction worker has died, after falling four stories, on a job site. Police say it happened on third street in olde city around 2 00 yesterday afternoon. Crews rushed the 28 yearold man to the hospital where he died. No word on what caused him to fall. All right. Clicking over to 4 07. Another woman is accusing senator al franken of Sexual Misconduct, army veteran says he groped her while posing for a photo in 2003. His office says he has taken thousands of photos like that and never intentionally misbehaved. Shes fifth woman to accuse him of Sexual Misconduct in recent weeks. Ethics committee opened up a inquire toy investigate. Meanwhile, the top democrat, in the u. S. House, nancy pelosi is calling on that man michigan representative john conyors to resign. He is facing multiple accusations of misconduct. He went in the hospital yesterday. A spokesperson says the 88 yearold was taken there for stressrelated illness. List of woman accusing matt lauer of Sexual Misconduct has green to at least six. Former today anchor is apologizing for what he calls troubling flaws. Lauer release aid lengthy statement yesterday, saying quote, to the people i have hurt im truly sorry. As i am writing this i realize the depth of the damage and disappointment i have left behind at home and at nbc. Some of is what being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized. But there is enough truth there these stories to make me feel em bars raced and ashamed lauer was fired yesterday after a collogue complained about pattern of inappropriate sexual behavior that began at 2014 sochi olympics. Another celebrity stepping down from his companies in the wake of the Sexual Misconduct allegations. Mogul russell simmons, the deaf jam recording founder release aid statement saying he does not quote want to be a distraction and rye moving himself from his businesses. Simmons is also ceo of rush communications, and was screen writer accused him of forcing him to have sex with him in 1991. Simmons says he has a different recollection of the encounter. Were just about a month out before philadelphias incoming District Attorney Larry Krasner takes office and says he is ready to bring about change. Krasner announced his Transition Team yesterday and it includes several prominent political and criminal justice figures. Krasner is pledge to go reform the cash bail system, free wrongly convicted and not pursue Death Penalty in the system he says that picks on men north. He also spoke to our Chris Oconnell about his relationship with police which police union described as whose style. My attitude about police is real simple. I think when you wear a uniform you come correct, you take an oath, you have a duty, you come correct. If you think this is ramper room for beating people up and stealing from them you will have a problem with me. He will bring a change of culture to the District Attorneys office embroiled in controversy since former District Attorney Seth Williams was sent to prison for bribery. Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins says he will in longer raise his fist in protest during National Anthem games. He made this announcement after the nfl and Players Coalition mailed a tentative deal to fund social justice issues. The nfl will be contributing 100 milliondollar to this cause over a seven year period now, of course, he is one of the co founders of the Players Coalition, and the eagles, of course, playing seahawks on sunday so they will be out there wearing green. He does not know whether the rest have the team or other members of the nfl will stop their demonstrations or not as well. Coming up, it his 10 00. There is a camera meant to catch people stealing your packages. Instead it caught this guy you where to see trying to break into a car. Guess what . It wasnt the first time he has tried this. Maybe in the market to buy a home, right now, nice home, looks great, right. Granite countertops, myself range, gas stove, if you want to buy this one, your money isnt good, what you need to get this house. It is pretty different and currency is making news this week, big deal. I was going to say your money isnt good here, bob, but it is. Yes, good morning, everybody. It is 4 10 on a friday morning live look at 422 rolling through montgomery county. Roads are damp, lets check with the parkway to make sure that the rain didnt blow any of the fuses on the Christmas Lights down, downtown here, what is, the song we can get you, help get you going on a friday morning, a little traffic jam, for you, sueby has your forec welcome back. Taking a live look right there in wildwood, new jersey. It will be a good weekend to be down the shore maybe foulke will get down there, soak up the sun, you know, wearing a sweater. It is first day of december did i win a price . It was. Name that tune in three seconds do you remember that show. Sue serio good morning to you. The tune was whats happening . Shake, rattle and roll. Wasnt it crazy. We felt tonight Delaware County where i live in media. A lot of other places. This is where epicenter was, of yesterdays earthquake, down in dover, delaware near dover, delaware but, reports of shaking and rock and rolling as far north as fort dix and probably a bunch of other places as well. So there is a fault lane in northern delaware, we might not have been aware of that but we are now, magnitude 4. 1, that is preliminary. Well, that is the final settling on. That we still dont have any reports of damage, and reports of shaking, though throughout the tristate area that was something exciting yesterday for a brief moment in time. We have that cold front coming through overnight, moved off shore, there is rain to the north of us, we had rain overnight but it is gone, now so we will spend rest of the day, drying out, we have got 47 degrees in philadelphia, it is chillier to our north, 38 in pottstown. Thirtysix in mount pocono but everybody is above freezing so if you have damp roadways, they should just stay wet. 43 degrees in wilmington and 48 in wildwood. Down where excitement was in dover it is 46 right now. We have a wind, change in direction, they are now out of the northwest, 3 miles an hour in philadelphia. We will expect those wind toss pick up a little bit of sunrise. Heres our week in review, monday, 54. Tuesday 61. Wednesday, peak of the week, 64 degrees. Yesterdays high was 56. Today probably in the lower 50 s, 53, breezy, and 52 degrees tomorrow. Fiftyfour on sunday. But it does look like a decent first weekend of december, so we will have a peak of the week on tuesday with a milder temperature around 60, 61 but by thursday of next week it will start to get colder and feel more decemberish, bob kelly. Oh, okay. Decemberish, peak of the week. Peak of the week. Good morning everybody. 4 16. Things are getting crazy at skylars house, check this out , of the elf taking over playroom playing with the kid toys. When kid wake up they expect elf to move. Move that elf early at 4 16. A live look to the shaders, maple shade, new jersey, all of the road are damp and wet from a drizzle that will came through. That will make the leaves slippery this morning as you roll out of the driveway. Hello, brideberg a live look at the off ramp to Bridge Street closed until 5 00 as part of the overnight construction but over wise bridges look fine and mass transit running with no delays , karen and thomas, back over to you. 4 17. We are tracking a developing story the decision in the politicized court case that even the president is talking about. San francisco jury found mexican man right here not guilty yesterday in the killing obfuscate steinly, the case spotlighted cities sanctuary city policy. Suspect said he found gun under a bench, San Francisco pier right there and gun accidentally went off. Man charged in the case Jose Garcia Zarate had been deported five times previous to that crime. Attorney general of the United States, president , vicepresident of the United States let me just remind them that they are themselves under investigation and they may themselves soon avail themselves of the presumption of innocence. After deliberating nearly 30 hours the injury difficult find him guilty of being a felon in possession of the firearm. He will be sentenced on that conviction next movement President Trump tweeted about the decision saying quote a disgraceful verdict in the kate steinly case in wonder people of our country are so angry will legal immigration. Happening today there could ape vote because they didnt do it last night. Last minute switch senators decided not to vote on that g. O. P. Tax reform plan last night putting off more votes to today. Fight on the senate floor revving up on thursday night, no deal done, Mitch Mcconnell says votes will continue today , republicans are hoping to hae the tax reform plan, on the president s desk by christmas, it still has to pass in the house, democrats argue it will eliminate popular deductions for a lot of middle class families. White house trying to put rumors to rest that secretary of state Rex Tillerson is on his way out, various Media Outlets says white house has been discussing plans to replace tillerson cia director mike pomppao and cnn says rumors started to publishly shame the secretary with a hope that he will leave on his own. Tillerson and president trum have been at odd over foreign policy. All Six Baltimore Police officers who were charged and then lates quitted in the death of freddie gray are now back on duty, according to tj smith, chief spokesperson for the Baltimore Police department. Smith says none of the officers are on patrol duty but they have all been reinstated with full police powers. State prosecutors had charged officers after grays neck was broken in the back of the Police Transport wagon in april 2015. Chester county man got in trouble trying to get pennsylvania Airport Security with the loaded handgun in his carry on luggage. It happened yesterday at newark airport, tsa fund gun, they saw it, loaded with eight bull nets his backpack. The officer was staffing the checkpoint xray machine when he saw it, so the guy in this case told officials he forgot he had it in there and Port Authority Police Responded to him, and arrested him on state weapons charges. Also, charges were filed after that horrific fight outside pizza shop turned deadly, this is suspect in the case 24 yearold joseph howan sky accused of killing a man, he ace behind girlfriend were arguing late tuesday night in University City when that bystander intervened. Police say that he thought he was protecting the girl, and shot the boyfriend, who later died at the hospital, that evening. Egg harbor Township Police arrested two men for multiple burglary and theft counts. Here they are. Authorities investigated a number of burglaries between november 17th and 18th and found substantial evidence to arrest john, and 31 yearold jason sage. The two are accused of stealing more than 10,000 worth of jewelry, watches, a cell phone and a gun. Winslow Township Police are warning people to keep their eyes opened after a series of car break ins in and a toms. One man in sicklerville happened to look at his surveillance camera and caught someone trying to break into his nieces car. This happened this past wednesday on quail court. Man right there shines a flashlight inside, tries the doors but ultimately was unsuccessful. Police say car thefts are especially common this time of the year. We always have concerns that we dont want anything to gr