another group of officers shot at. what they were doing when the bullets started flying. >> and, some really good news this morning, our taney dragons, are on their way to little league world series, festivities, being planned for them in the city of brotherly love. everyone is rallying around this team. everybody, taney dragon fever, i think. >> oh, yes. speaking of rallies, big one tomorrow at city hall. much more on that with mayor nutter coming up in a half hour. >> we arranged perfect weather for that for tomorrow. i'm telling you, you will love it tomorrow. today not so bad either. out of ten, we are going with a nine for today. would have been ten. we have the outside chance of a stray afternoon shower with cold front coming through later on, weak cold front, later in the day. so, other than that, though, don't want to spend too much time talking about that, because it will be beautiful day. bus stop buddy ready for day at the pool. already got his shades on, already got the sunscreen, temperatures, though, cooler than they have been.

>> 64 degrees where we are, with 63% relative humidity, and west northwest breeze at 10 miles an hour. looks good out there. 80 degrees our high. tonight and cooler in the suburbs, that's your foxcast for thursday. here is thursday morning traffic with cast. >> i so many accidents to get to, thank you, sue. so i'll just say general statement, all of your majors have normal delays out there, so we will get right to the accident. in cranberry, new jersey turnpike northbound just before the molly pitcher service area, right lane blocked, expect slow down, feasterville, trevose, bucks county, northbound side of route one right at neshaminy. do you have accident there on the shoulder at that scene. then the new jersey turnpike southbound, just before 195. another accident there on the shoulder, dawn, chris. >> all right, kacie, thank you. developing right now, more violence overnight in a

suburban st. louis community, where police have clashed with protesters, for the fourth straight night after the shooting death of an un arm teenager. heavily armed officers in ferguson, using tear gas, and smoke bombs, to disperse crowds after flaming objects were thrown at police. protesters are demanding answers, in connection with the shooting death of the unarmed teenager, 18 year old michael brown. >> if we don't stand up for our children nobody else will stand up for our children. >> two arrested for not clearing out quickly enough from a mcdonald's where they were working, the two who worked ft. washington post and the had your inning ton post were released without any charges. both say they were assaulted but not seriously hurt. meanwhile police chief in ferguson still refuse to go name that police officer who fired the shots that killed that young man. >> however, did he reveal that the officer involved was injured. now, police in ferguson are

also encouraging residents to hold demonstrations only during the daylight hours. this say this will curb the violence, prosecutors as well as the local head of the naacp are scheduled to meet with brown's family later today. meanwhile, more than dozen people smashed their way into a st. louis shoe store, looters ran into the store, grabbed as many shoes as they could, earlier this week, police arrested dozens every people for burning and looting businesses in ferguson. there is also been second police involved shooting in ferguson that left a man in critical condition. this happened on tuesday. >> we told but it yesterday, police say, 19 year old protester pointed a gun at an officer. now, he is facing number of charges. and philadelphia police are trying to track down the gunman who shot and killed a 20 year old man, outside of all things a concert for peace. >> it happened in fairmount park, fox's czar even a there live with details. good morning. >> hey, good morning, guys, the victim just 20 years old,

the suspect, 17 or 18 years old. now, so many young people attended this peace benefit concert here, the del music center last night. 600 people were inside, when gunshots rang out here in the parking lot just feet from the main gate. obviously creating a hectic crime scene for investigators, let's lock at the video from last night. police say 20 year old man was shot twice, once in the torso, and once in the leg with large caliber semiautomatic gun. he died, this morning, at temple university hospital. now, police say there was some sort of argument over woman that's when somebody the suspect pulled a gun, right now, police are hunting for that man. here's an update we got on the investigation. >> based on evidence anibal is i can evidence, took took part in front of the del music center there is individual shot about 50 feet from the front gates, we were actually walk in to attend the concert.

we found two spent shell casings from a large caliber semiautomatic gun in the parking lot right near where the victim collapsed. which is an indication that the shooter was in very close proximity to the victim when the victim was shot. description shooter, thin builds, wearing black t-shirt, jeans -- >> and, back here, live, you can see those are chalk marks on the gown, where police were canvassing and collecting evidence last night into early this morning. some of the evidence that they were able to collect was actually surveillance video, from cameras mounted here, along the side of the center, they're saying, that that surveillance video is quite good. that it worded -- recorded the entire shooting, police hope that leads them to the suspect. back to you. >> let's hope so. thank you, sack even a more violence overnight in other parts of the city also kept police very bus. >> i so it started in north

philadelphia. man there was shot multiple times inside a home. police were called to the scene along 4500 block of buoy street just after 12:30, witnesses told police three men were involved in the shooting than they took off on foot. three other adults, and child, inside the home, were not hurtment thankfully. police say what they call narcotics paraphernalia found inside the home, and they're trying to determine if that, in fact, was row late dollars to the shooting. the man shot was last reported in critical condition. and police are investigating a double shooting in south philadelphia overnight. investigators say two, 18 year old men, were shot at tenth and bainbridge streets. both were taken to the hospital in stable condition. no word yet on suspect or mother disbelief in pine hill, new jersey, a man was stabbed several times at an apartment complex. it happened at the pine hill apartments, located on blackwood clementon road. police were called out just before 10:00. no word yet if the person responsible for this stabbing was arrested. and there has been another shooting in south jersey,

targeting police officers. this time, in bridgeton. >> this comes just one day after shots were fired, at police in west depford. fox 29's steve keeley live in bridgeton this morning, with the details on this. unbelievable, really, steve? >> we have the newest details, $40,000 total in reward offers now from the police benevolent association, whose president of the new jersey pba says this, quote, for the past two days now, police officers have been targeted for attack in the state. we are not going to stand for it. the shooting at police and their headquarters and on street corner is something every law abiding citizens should be outraged at. but not outraged but outright hatred for police we in bridge done as we interview people at the scene of the latest intended gunfire targeted at police here. two intention at shootings, two south jersey departments, on two consecutive days this week, so now those two big, $20,000 rewards, from the state pba, whose reaction to

the latest attempt here was the word outrageous. >> four bridgeton police officers checking out burglary call right here on north street, not far from the police headquarters, come out after home, and as they get to the sidewalk, patrol cars, someone shoots at them, from nearly point blank range, across north street. four officers dive for cover, dive for back up, local police get immediate help from new jersey state police. troop presser three different stations come by, shutdown streets, set upper iometer, search for hours, never finds the shooter, and do not say whether or not they found any evidence when we checked out the zoo here in bridgeton this morning, rest denned towed. us not at all surprised someone shot at and tried to kill police officers saying the people here just despise police.

>> were you surprised? >> no, people don't give a dam. they don't. they don't. >> so that doesn't shock you? >> no. >> that the police were shot at? >> no, no. >> how bad is the relationship between the two people around here and the police department? >> it is bad. it is real bad. >> do you think the police here in bridgeton need to watch their back just as much as anybody? >> absolutely, to be honest, absolutely, yes. >> well, bridgeton police chief says there is no apparent link right now to the killing of this 20 year old young woman, she was murdered monday night, on the same exact spot as the police were shot at in a birrage of bullets not intended for her, police say, it made her murder victim number 12, this year, in cumberland county. that's three times as many murders of all of last year, and just seven and a half months into this year. when the shooting and the violence got so bad, somebody taking target practice, taking out vengeance on the police

trying to keep safe, now police, dawn, hoping to keep them safe. that's how bad it has gotten here in south jersey two now attacks on police departments here in south jersey, just this week, and it is only thursday. >> yes, seems like that badge has become a target no one safe. >> funeral services will be held for the victim of deadly carjacking in germantown. keisha -- keisha williams, and her three children, died after they were run down in a stolen car, at the corner of germantown and allegheny avenues. williams died from her injuries few days ago. she would have turned 35 yesterday. >> we are praying for keisha to come home. god had better plan for her. she is up in heaven with the other three children. williams will be burried to those children, surviving children now in the care of their aunt. >> septa reaches a deal with one of its unions.

>> transit authority has announced tentative agreement with its electrical workers for regional rail. septa board members will give the chairman the authority to sign a contract, as soon as electrical workers ratify the agreement. and when that happens, workers will receive a wage increase. septa has yet to strike a deal with its engineers. >> 7:11, let's turn our attention overseas now, to the crisis in iraq. us military team has now reached thousands of iraqi refugees stranded on mountain top in remote part of northern iraq. >> fox's doug luzader joining us live from washington with more on. >> this good morning, doug. >> good morning, look, hearing conflicting statements about how bad the situation really is there in northern iraq ebonite dollars nations says top level crisis working out. the us says the situation is improving. >> footage from the iraqi military shows a dire situation playing out in northern iraq. children are pushed into a helicopter, their families desperate to escape the

mountains where they've south refuge from isis militants. obama administration suggested us air lift might be necessary to save them. >> we've made decisions about how to carp i out that mission, because we want to get the read-out from the assessment team first. >> that assessment team, small contingent of us troops, now reported back from the mountains. and according to us secretary of defense chuck hagel, the situation there is mountain, because us air strikes have weakened isis positions. but, the president, who is vacationing on martha's vineyard, facing few good options. new fox news poll shows just 37% of registered voters support his iraq policy. on the other hand, he could also face criticism for ramming up us involvement. >> there is a real contradiction here, because the american public, when it gets the foreign policy that it sort of is asking for it, doesn't like it much. it actually recognizes after that policy is implemented it is not adequate.

>> lucky enough to escape meantime applause as the iraqi helicopter left them to safety, perhaps thousands of others though will have it wait. >> in northern iraq, highest level for humanitarian crisis. >> dawn, chris? >> us dropped as many as 100,000 meals to the stranded people. is that effort continuing this morning? >> difficult to say, but at the same time as we saw in the video, iraqi military also dropping off supplies, all be it on a smaller scale, try to help these folks survive while we figure out kind of plan b here. >> absolutely. doug luzader live in d.c. for us, thanks. >> at least help is arriving. cease-fire is extended between

israel and hamas as peace negotiations continue in cairo. images of rockets if production were shown on palestinian state tv while details were being worked out. the cease-fire will continue for at least five more days. out deal thal will end the war in gas a still violence broke out hours before the announcement yesterday, hal continue yan militants fired several >> researchers in canada working on experimental ebola treatment. expect to send up to 1,000 doses of the new vaccine to africa, even though it has never been tested on humans. >> this comes just one day after the world health organization said it is ethical to offer untested drugs to people infected by the highly contagious and deadly virus. >> the current ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,000 people in rest after -- west africa. >> edward snowden on the cover of the new issue of wired magazine. >> take a look for yourself. what do you think of this? it is controversial. shows snowden wrapping himself in the american flag also

topped them about monster minds that automatically fires back at cyber attacks from other countries. he says such a program could accidentally start a war, because the attacks could look like they came from innocent countries. snowden recently given three year extension to stay in russia. it has been more than two months since deadly crash involving comedian tracy morgan. >> so take a look at this, state police released new video showing the moment police first arrived on scene. the dash cam video shows the smashed up tractor-trailer that slammed into morgan's limousine van. accident seriously injured jordan, the truck driver, kevin roper, facing number of charges including death by auto, roper was driving that truck for wal-mart, he's pleaded not guilty. and, time now for a look at our weather, things are shaping up pretty nicely on this thursday, sue? >> you guys could feel the difference, couldn't you, when you walk out the door this morning? that is lot keel. thanks, to this weak cold front coming through later on, it will be even cooler,

tomorrow, specially in the morning, we'll see lots of temperatures in the 50's, we have a few around this morning. but cooler days are ahead. now, here is the deal for this afternoon. you see just little bit of green here on ultimate doppler future cast. well, by a , 6:00. could see some showers. really won't be big deal. you should have a fantastic day otherwise. so, for the "shorecast" for today, saying head to the beach. just be ready for some breeziness. westerlies at 15 miles an hour, 75 degrees, surf temp. and a low risk of rip currents, temperatures on the beach in the mid 70s. not bad. but certainly not real hot. we got real hot sunday with the high of 88 degrees. tuesday was our rainy day, with that high of 79. yesterday, after the sun came back out up to eight a degrees, excellent, here are some of the temperatures in the 50's we were telling but, 58 in pottstown, 56 lancaster, 50's mount pocono, allentown, we have made it to 60 in

millville, new jersey, 64 degrees in philadelphia. dew points have dropped, into the 50's, so, that means lower humidity in our measure of moisture. it will be way for the rest of the week, pleasant, invigorating, instead of oppressive and uncomfortable. we'll take it. 08 degrees today. seventy-eight tomorrow. feeling like fall a little bit. and by saturday, another ten! sunny, and pretty nice. now, sunday looks nice, until the possibility of pop up thunderstorms in the afternoon. they will be very isolated, shouldn't ruin your plans too much. so go ahead and do you what want to do. don't let the weather get if your way. >> unfortunately two accidents to look at. then your majors this morning n cranberry, new jersey, turnpike northbound before the molly pitcher service area you have the right lane block at that scene. use caution as you approach that scene. southbound side of the new jersey turnpike before 195 do you have accident there.

that's on the shoulder as well. taking a look at all of the majors, a 3 miles per hour on portions of 76, 36 miles per hour right around city avenue. ninety-five south little bit slow this morning, from the betsy ross bridge down to the vine, just normal slow down there, chris? >> kacie, thank you so much. let's talk sports here. phillies have the day off after dropping their second straight game to the angels, kendrick delivered go ahead, helping the ainge tolls four to three win last night, fill vees now lost nine straight games to those angels, going back to 20034. three. another practice today, prepare for pre-season game. teams took the field yesterday despite driving rainstorm. little built of bad news here. jeremy maclin left the practice earl way hamstring injury. after practice, jeremy said, did he not believe this injury was too serious, though. let's cross our fingers there. we need all of our eagles

healthy going in to the season. day after revel announcing it going into bankruptcy, say they're still in talks with potential buyers watch was one shining light of hope for atlantic city goes bus. what account town do now to turn things around? the steps they're taking today touching tribute to robin williams on broadway, the scene on the iconic street. >> it is 7:19. and beautiful 64 mild degrees, as the sun is up over old city. we'll be right back.

>> revel is holding out hope that someone will buy their casino. >> the owners told bankruptcy judge yesterday, they're still negotiating with potential buyers. and, auction planned for today has been postponed. that could be good news potential buyers have not been named here, and there is so much hope, around revel. >> i know. >> beautiful building. >> gorgeous atlantic city started the year with 12 casinos, by the year's end we could be down to just eight. >> right. that's why the city's marketing arm is responding to all of these closings, with an ad highlighting other atlantic city attractions, and you'll start to see the ads, regional, national newspapers, today. >> this is today's philadelphia inquirer. i mean, it is a full page, we have something for everyone, no wonder everyone's here, you can see, the concerts, we had, what, blake shelton was here for huge concert, lady

antebellum. >> we had white any come in, does all of the events in atlantic city, blogs about it, but lady gaga has been here, kiss was here, a loft big bands, and i saw jerry seinfeld with mike jerrick. >> and when you driver down to atlantic silt you see the billboards highlighting the adsment the whole focus now to get people to realize there is more to atlantic city than just the casinos, that there are all of these act, the beach, that there are things to do, and they definitely have their work cut out for them. >> so you have got trump last to close in september, september 16th. the revel scheduled at this point to close september 10th just week before, you know, other ex ex ex, of this that they're trying to do something other than just the game that they have the air show there is week, they have the concerts, as we mentioned, but one of the critisisms of revel was that it was a very high end place. where they were really drawing from casino of the rich new york crowd, and we haven't had a sound bite from someone that

karen help interviewed earlier in the week saying he came down from long island. >> right. twice a week. >> yes, and it just didn't match up with perhaps some of the locals. and now this economy is just going to get hammered as our steve keeley has been reporting with the closure of these casinos, as many as four in one year, the unemployment rate in atlantic city is going to go up to 20%. >> and also talking about property taxes, going up, to 29%, to make up for the loss from the casinos, because they're not obviously brinking in money. they're not helping the tax base, and a lot of them got tax breaks when they were built. so, it is real a dire situation in atlantic city. hopefully they will be able to attract people, down. and i think one thing that they do have working in their advantage, chris, is that it is not that far after drive, say, from philadelphia, if you want to go to the beach, for the day, make a day trip. >> yes. >> they need to cash in on that. >> so be interesting to see if the borgata, some of the others that survived there is will see increased traffic through their casinos, borgata obviously beautiful, as well.

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>> thanks to mother nature my grass is nice and green, thanks to the rain the lastew days, but a day to dry out, another one coming up. pay attention, there is tiny chance of shower this afternoon. we'll explain. >> here's bus stop buddy, with sunscreen, and the sunglasses, readied for another day at the pool, as we countdown the last days of summer. temps in the 50's, and 60s, and for what normally are the dog days, this is quite pleasant. nine out every ten today, messily sunny, cooler, comfortable, slight chance of afternoon shower. what is happening is a weak cold front will be coming

through a little later on in the day. to reinforce the cold air, cold air, the cool air, that is already in place. but it is really not until after say 4:00, 5:00 in the afternoon, see pop up shower here and there, and see them reflected in the future cast. by 8:00, well, i think the chance is nil. so, not a big deal what i'm saying. >> improving conditions yesterday. gave us eight a degrees, for high temperature, and 86 is the average high. so right where we are supposed to be. >> only 63%, right now,. >> west northwest winds at 10 miles an hour, other temperatures to check. still 50's, pottstown, lancaster, allentown, mount pocono, 60 degrees in wilmington, and trenton and 66 degrees in wildwood. so all of these temperatures are as much as 12 degrees cooler than they were yesterday morning, dew points way down into the 50's, and

another indication that things are pretty comfortable out there. so today's high temperature will be around 80 degrees, below average, as you know, mostly sunny, afternoon clouds, and that stray shower possible. skies will clear up after midnight. then we plunge down to 58 degrees, in the city, even lower temperatures in the suburbs, that's your foxcast from the weather authority. kacie, the air conditioner is going to get a break the next few days. >> good news, right? specially for bells at the end of the month. southbound side, before 276, left lane block, accident there. another accident on the westbound side of the pennsylvania turnpike, past ft. washington, 339. it has been moved to the shoulder, still see pretty big slow down, jam interesting in the stretch. plus normal westbound volume. lincoln financial field, if you missed last night, you get round two tonight, one direction concert, 7:00 p.m. still obviously expect a lot of extra volume. a lot of extra volume right this second before the

concert, 76 jammed westbound past city avenue. ninety-five jammed once you get past the betsy ross bridge, all the way down to the vine. new jersey majors looks just fine, though, guys? >> police searching for the gunman who shot and killed a two year old man outside peace concert in fairmount park. happened about 8:30, outside the del music center, 600 people were inside at the time. no one else was hurt. and, there has been second shooting targeting police officers in south jersey. the most recent happening in bridgeton, cumberland county. authorities say shot was fired at police, as the heals just one day after bullet holes were found at the west depford police station the total of $40,000 is being offered in reward money for any information leading to the arrest of those involved in these two shootings. >> let's get right to the escalating violence in suburban st. louis following the shooting death of un around teen over the weaken, heavily armed officers and ferguson pointed and the

protest remembers demanding answers, fosh the death of 18 year old mike and brown. prosecute remembers expected to meet with brown's family today. the police chief in ferguson is still refuse to go name that officer who fired those shots which killed the unarmed brown. a township supervisor was killed in chester count when a truck crashed into a grocery store. this is real a freak accident. >> a sad accident at that. here's why. seventy-seven year old robert white died after he was struck by a truck that reversed into the shop rite on west chester pike. white had worked for the west goshen township since 1980. he was a well known figure in town. his neighbors are deeply saddened by his death. >> he has just been a wonderful person, kept us up to date on everything. just i can't speak highly enough of him. >> white survived by his wife and two sons, police say, the woman who was behind the wheel that far truck is cooperating

with the investigation. and they really believe this was truly just tragic accident, so no charges have been filed. representatives from democratic national committee are checking out philadelphia. see if it measures up for the 2016 democratic national convention. >> course the city rolling out the red carpet to impress those involved in the judging hosting the biggest party in the political world would bring thousands of visitors to our area. and philadelphia is one of the finalists, and mayor nutter has just walk n we'll get him mike up. talk about that. as you look at him in video yesterday from the xfinity zone. >> right. and our chain taney dragons on their way to the festivities being planned for them in the city of brotherly love. mayor michael nutter in the house. he will be coming up after the break to tell us about huge pep rally, planned for philadelphia tomorrow.

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and we get the dnc here in 2016, it is an exciting time for philadelphia. the city champs the taney dragons are in the little league world series, set to play tomorrow. >> plus, philadelphia's one of five finalists vying for the chance to host the biggest party in politics. democratic national convention in 2016, and i think we have a very good chance, joining us now, michael nutter to tell us about these two big happenings in the sit of philadelphia. let's start with the taney dragons. >> definitely going to happen before the other one. >> everybody is just jumping on this bandwagon, s behind them from superstar athletes, the city planning this big pep rally. >> it is taney fever all over philadelphia. and i think across pennsylvanian even many parts of the united states if not the moment around the world. what an incredible philadelphia story, the focus needs to be on these young people, these kids, from variety of neighborhoods all over the city. their parents and supporters hosting big pep rally and watch party tomorrow at

2:00 at city hall court yard, big screen tv's, game starts at 3:00. let's focus on taney. for whatever you are doing for most every you at 3:00 on a friday, be at city hall courtyard, check out thing. >> how many people are you expecting? >> don't know yet. just one of those if you announce it they will come. >> right. >> casino of things. and but i think a loft people are pretty excited about it. it is 3:00 on a friday in august. >> right. >> so come on out. >> good excuse to leave work early. >> even philadelphians down the shore right now, what does this say about it team? they have female pitcher. >> yes. >> races represented. it is really representative of america. >> very much so. but we also talk about philadelphia, truly being the microcasm of the america, so all kind of kids, boys and guesser, different socio economics, all kind of neighborhoods, and they've come together. again i want to certainly give big shout out to the parents of these children, the

community that is argue them, the coaches, the whole team, they are just out doing their thing. i had a chance to talk with mone couple of weeks ago when they won the state championship. so they are already champions. let's be very, very clear about that, they will get a champion's welcome when they come back to philadelphia, just lovely young lady. we have talked in the past. she is a ball player, very, very composed. i get the impression that the parents and the adults around them are more nervous, more nervous than the kids. they just want to go out and play have fun and do their thing. >> if they win the whole thing what will the city of philadelphia do when they come become? >> yes, haven't had a champion in a while. >> great time. we did little bit of something for the blackhawks, when they won the equivalent of little league assume err bowl. but like our adult teams, we don't want to get ahead. we have a pep rail. go taney dragons. >> the democratic national

convene southern, showing off everything in the city. what have they said to you you are looking snore a lot said very good chance? >> certainly as good a chance, four great cities, all applicants, great sits, great mayors, and had the capacity to do something like. >> this i think we have some unique aspects, and assets, to the city of philadelphia, you talk about his tricks you talk about right where you see it here on fox 29, located within the most historic square mile in the united states of america. and they saw the independence hall, talk about great things that happen. but also talking about logistics, venues, the ability, the capacity to put this on, raise the money that's necessary, and we have those thursday covered, as well, we'll go into detail with them. >> the only silt that i scares me is columbus, ohio, because ohio such swing state, as is pennsylvania. >> i understand. that will i mean, you know, all we can do, try to control

things that we can control. the committee will look at all five cities, i think, give everyone the appropriate review, but if you want to talk about capacity to do big events, we are hosting worlds meeting of families, pick philadelphia. we'll have over a million people here next year in september of 20156789 we host with walt wawa welcome america, 7,000 folks out on the ben franklin parkway. we do big events, international cycling, largest one day international bike race, right here, in the city of philadelphia. >> but i think the big question though is also money, because we have to raise 606, $80 million, in order to have the dnc here, even though it will bring a lot of money to the local economy. >> you have to have those dollars to put on this casino every event. so locally, regionally, across the state and across the nation we will have a very extensive fundraising operation headed by governor rendell. >> already in place? >> non-profit already in

place. starting to raise those dollars. our union steak hold remembers actively engaged, involved, business community stepping up. so i don't have any doubt that in this environment, in this region, across america, folks will want to come to philadelphia for the 2016 democratic national convention, but also want to invest in it, make sure it is one of the best conventions ever. >> we have to wrap this up. in summary, in 14, we have the taney dragons winning the little league world series. sixteen, pope francis will come. in 16 getting the dnc. >> yes. >> so, camera eight if we can to the cuff links, get a shot. awesome. hopefully the members of the dnc will be inspired by that if anything else. >> do you know that hillary clinton-joe biden collection? >> we're putting everything

throughout. >> thank you. >> hopefully that will help. >> good luck. >> nice to see you, mayor. >> our jenn fred is here with everything you need for back to school shopping. hi, jen? >> hi, guys. here is the thing, no more time to cry about the list, because we have real teach that's will tell us why they put these crazy things on the school supply list, and where you should save some moneyment i'm not crying, because you guys will tell me exactly what i need. ms. harris: camden students face a lot of challenges but they meet them with determination and drive.

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>> a good thursday morning to you, we check out this live, bush kill fumes, poconos mountains, 7:47. shaping up to be pretty nice day, sue serio. >> but, if you haven't already seen it, the dreaded school supply list is likely headed your way. we'll get to you in a little bit. i'll tell you, it can cost a lot of money when you have to go back to school. i always dread this, jen. tell us where we can save some money. you know plymouth meeting asking teachers what we need to buy. my daughter always ropes me into buying all kind of stuff that she does not need but she wants. >> yes, your daughter hooks new buying all kind of stuff, periods, which is like a whole another segment. but i have to say good morning to you guys, katie, jen, good morning. you guys are real life

teachers, great teachers, getting ready, writing these lists out right now. and you know. >> this you know that you drive parents crazy sometimes. so let's go to the basics the bottom line, overall theme is you guys put stuff on the list because there is a reason, correct? >> absolutely. >> okay. this i love. this is first tip. so mike the photographer and i, we've been playing with these things, little erasers, and you say that's your first thing, that this should not be in someone's back pack? >> right. we tends to actually put kind of the more basic options on our list for that reason. a lot of times there are so many adorable options, and these are so fun, been playing with them all morning too, but these are better left at home just because a lot of students that are very distracted by items like there is the more basic ones are much less of a distraction in the classroom there is tends to just get played with a lot of times, if it looks like a toy, it will be used like a toy. so these are just a distraction. >> why would my kids be

distracted by that? >> you haves to think this is room full of 23, 24 student, your student might not be dis strag zero tract the by this but the student next to them, across them from might be. we generally discourage. >> i'm distracted by those post it notes. so when you guys put on the list you want it to look like there is because that would be a toy. >> absolutely. these are accordian style post it's. so when you 21 student, if it looks like a toy, they'll use it as a toys. >> truth be told. you and my son's teacher. genius. dry erase markers, i have to tell you behind your back, what's the crazy thing is that? there is a reason for it. >> there is, there is always reasons for things f we say no accordian style, there is an earrings we've learned from our mistakes like everybody does. i always tell the story first time i didn't realize i needed to get low order or inning,

and i had ten regular with the kids, and the smell is strong. spent the rest of the morning outside. when we say low odor, not trying to be picky. there are always reasons for specific things we go into. >> i have to say after i talk to you behind your back, i went to the store, i found it, wasn't impossible to find. other thing, we want to save on money. we have to buy the sparkle sneakers, save on supplies. you say one place not to save is on the writing products? >> absolutely. with crayons and markers, crayola we love, they don't bleed. they are clear colors. they don't break as easily, things like that. some of the cheaper brands tends to not function quite so well. >> okay. >> so we really -- >> crayola tends to be teachers favorite for all of the reasons also when kids color, they often are messy, obviously the easiest to clean. so to keep our limbs as clean as we consideration crayola always the best.

>> go with you. >> stick that says em americas if we saidel americas. talk to me about the pencil cases and the winier? >> so with pencil case as lot of times we'll request a pencil case. this is not what we are talking about, something like this is flimsy, back packs, this thing will break-in about a week. something like this is generally better, little more secure, plus fit more things in it than just a pencil. our desk organization is not the best, so when we want a pencil case, put being scissors, something this shape washings latch on it, is great. >> also, when it comes to folders, talking homework folders, things that will be taken back and forth to school. we love these polly folders, like plastic coated folder. binder rings on the end. but this isn't going to break. your kid will not destroy this nearly as quickly as all of the paper fold that's might be so cute, but they might be better at another point. >> what can i save on? what's something i can buy cheap? >> scissors generally, cheaper

brands, pretty good. i don't mind, you know, those kinds, i don't have assist or attachment to anything. and generally like the paper folders i think are fine if it is something that stays in the classroom. they generally are a lot better. these better for things that will be taken back and forth a lot. >> i love that you were like shy about taking this. katie went on said i'm just a school supply -- i like what i like. so thank you very much. now we know there is a reason, guess what, you are not off the hook. i've got a boy who hates reading, boy reading tips. good stuff, guys, right? now we know why they want this stuff. >> absolutely. >> thanks, jen. a set of triplets born three months early. doctors telling their mother one of the girls might not make t almost a year later mad ski just about ready to come home. why doctors now say a lot of her recovery is thanks to her two sisters.

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>> new parent look forwards to the day they can bring the newborn home from the hospital. for one new jersey mom that day has still not come for one of her triplets. >> the little one been in the hospital for almost ten months now. and the children's hospital of philadelphia is still trying to work miracles, for this very special little baby girl. >> been one of the hard ers journeys that i've her to go through. >> delivering triplets, 12 weeks early, all tiny, not able to leave the hospital for months, and need around the clock specialized care. >> really scary. >> they told me when i found out that when we find out we were pregnant with triplets, that they would be most likely in the nicu. i've never been there. i have heard the word, never really new what it was. >> but 25 year old brook all too familiar now with the nicu. the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit where

fragile premature and sick newborns are treated. >> madeline 1 pound 10 ounces. really was two points 9 ounces and ellie was 2 pounds 10 ounces. >> arriving into this world on october 18th, 2013, at just over 28 weeks, the identical triplets had uphill battle. specially the little he is one, maddie, who doctors feared might not make it. >> that was just really scar toy hear. >> but maddie has proven to be quite a fighter, although the battle is far from over for this little one. while her sisters got to go home at two months, she has been at the nicu at children's hospital of philadelphia for months on ends being treated for chronic lung disease, the first few months it was very hard for us to even get her to grow because when babies breathing like that, they are expending almost all of their calories to breathe. and with that, they can't grow

healthy lung tissue either. >> heart wrenching tore brook who visits maddie every day with her two sisters strapped in the stroller ready to go. her husband, joe, from glands, where he is a captain in the british royal army. he visits as often as he can. but brook pretty much had to go it alone, spending hours at the hospital playing and caring for mad. >> i actually just started seeing her smile for the first time, like three months ago. >> major milestone for a little girl who has been through so much. maddie is improving every day, and continues to amaze the team of doctors and nurses at chop. >> now she is like a chubby girl, and happy, and so it is like real along way she is completely different girl now. >> before, if you had seen her few months ago, no color to her, little twig. >> maddie couldn't be in better hands, chop has one of the largest long lung disease programs in the world foreign fans. but even the top doctors, caring for her, credit pardon

of -- part of her progress to these two, he will ann real. >> i for sisters to be here. >> brook says her sister are casino of like maddie's magic medicine. >> breathing start today problem resting, she interacts with them. for identify calls to come in, root you on, awe push you forward. >> brook is hopeful doctors will spring maddie from this place before her first birthday. and every day she gets a little closer to going home. >> good to see like her change, and the new baby she has become. >> when you see babies doing well, that's a reward. >> they are all so cute. now, when brook found out she was having triplets, likely premature, she decided she wanted to have the babies here in the united states so she has been living with her family in new jersey, but the goal to get maddie well enough so she can then fly to london with her mom and two sisters,

wore about that flit because it is so long, then the family will be reunited and all start new life together in the uk. >> and the dad is british. >> right. >> so, yes. we wish them well. >> they are cute. all right, it is 8:00. good day everyone, it is thursday, august 14th, 2014. >> live from the fox 29 studios, this is good day philadelphia. >> a young man gunned down at an anti-violence concert. the evidence police say could lead to his killer. what commissioner ramsey is saying about the case. >> the weather start today improve yesterday. it will improve so much that it may not feel like summer any more. we'll have your weather authority forecast coming up. jen? >> well, if it doesn't feel like sumter means it might be school time. here is the question, which one of these counts as reeled of reading, specifically, when we talk about boys? which one counts as your nightly reading? i think you will be surprised to hear and see the answer. from real life tech tear, real deal teachers.

>> all right. thanks, jen. and one direction is in the city of brotherly love. and bands are flocking to the link with more than just music on their minds, like some of them wore wedding dress toss last night's concertment wedding dresses. >> ya. >> i've never seen that before. >> yes, back street boys, no wedding dress. >> this is the latest version basically of back street boys. right? >> those girls are hoping to get hitched. >> yes. >> sue, so how is the weather there for this outdoor concert? >> perfect for a wedding for this. an evening wedding to be sure. we've got nine out of ten today. really will be nice out, there cooler, more comfortable, mostly sunny skies, now we can't rule out stray afternoon shower but we don't make a big deal out of it, either. hardly any of lust see one, if it happens, then you will know you were warned. fifty's, 60s, your temperature, bus stop buddy shades and sunscreen, a must

today. no rain to show you on ultimate doppler, but we will maybe about 4:00, a # this afternoon, quick look at the foot your cast there, shows nothing until later this afternoon as we move through the day, hour by hour, yes, there they g popping up little later on, possibly for you. high of 80 degrees, mostly sunny skies rest of the timement tonight skies clear, cool off to 58 degrees in the city. even cooler in the suburbs. caste? >> yikes. sue, thanks very much. taking a look first of all at all of your majors, see slow downs on the turnpike if you are headed westbound, 76, westbound, and 95 southbound, normal spots this morning, so, we talk accidents. first actually this isn't an accident. the one direction concert tonight, 7:00. lincoln financial field. now we talk accidents. the westbound side of the pa turnpike passed ft. washington. that will move to the shoulder, little bit red right under the gadget right there. pretty jammed at the scene, then jammed up until the northeast extension, once you

get to the northeast extension , another accident southbound, looking at the majors with some of the average speeds out, there guys? >> kacie, thank you. philadelphia police are hoping surveillance video will help them catch the gunman who shot and killed a man outside a concert for peace. >> concert for peace. dead -- dead lit shoeing happened inch fair mounds park. sabina kuriakose there now with much more on this, sack even, a good morning. >> good morning, chris. well, that concert was called philly support philly peace on the streets. that will was the name of the event that happened here last night. sat lay, that piece concert turned deadly for one man, 20 year old, who was shot twice following an argument. in the parking lot of the center. take a look at the video from last night, apparently it was all over a girl, but we don't have many more details than. that will we know the suspect and victim are all over a woman. see in the video from last night, like hectic crime scene for police, there were hundreds of young people attending this concert, 600

people in fact were inside the gates when the shooting happened. and about 8:30 last night, we caught one commissioner ramsey this morning, the irony of the faith al shooting at peace concert, and here's what the commissioner had to say. >> people with these concerts well intentioned. problem is it doesn't always reach the street with what we deal with on daily basis. this is what they do. they don't care if it is peace rally, church, they could careless. and it is just an unfortunate set of circumstances. so i'm not frustrated and i'm not surprised. >> and, back here live, take a look, see surveillance camera, one of the few in the area that caught the shooting. police say on video. there, detective right now looking through the video, they say it is pretty good. her homing it will lead them to suspect, just one of good leads, also talked to several witness who is were here when the shooting happened. hoping to catch the suspect,

believed to be 17 or 18 year old, justine age err, and who got away in while car, chevy many palace there is hoping that those good leads they have lead them to this killment back to you guys. >> unbelievable looking for 17 or 18 year old, at a rally at concert for peace. >> all right, 8:05 the time. new research shows new jersey is home to one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in all of the country. >> right. that's according to datacom piled by neighborhood scout. the white man park section of camden is considered the tenth most dangerous neighborhood in the country. the ranking is based on a person's chance of becoming crime vick over the course everyone year. east st. louis illinois is the number one most dangerous neighborhood on the list, followed by jackson, tennessee, and atlanta, george a. >> interesting there. well, over the course after year, right? >> that's scary, that's for sure. well the lights on broadway went dark last night in honor

of course robin billion yells life. >> so theatres across the great white way dimmed the marquis lights for one full minute. williams starred in broadway's bengal tire at the baghdad zoo in 2011 and roar add comedy special on broadway in 20002. williams died from suicide monday, outpouring of response about his death. but all have not been good. this is really insidious. his daughter zelda has quit social media because of this. she made the statement on her twitter account, quote, i'm sorry. i should have risen above. deleting this from my devices for good long time maybe forever. time will tell. good-bye. she reese lysed longer response about the situation on her instagram account. some have harassed zelda for not posting enough pictures of her mother even sent crude photo shop images of her now passed away dad. >> crazy. robin williams his last media

social picture of himself was of him and his daughter sold, a when she was a little girl, for throw back thursday, marks her 25th birthday. then sleeve ponds wad little tweet talking about laughter and it was a sweet tweet for her dad. i don't think she had, you know, anything in mind except her father when she tweet that out. people are going on stain gram, twitter, and saying awful things. and i mean, i just -- >> just has no place. >> andand you can't blame her. i would be like lever my away. >> robin williams' such a public figure, so crosses the line. and to that ends it is officials in marin county where he passed away, went no great detail about the circumstances of his death. and the question was couldn't they just have said that he hanged himself. did they have to go into such detail about seated and the belt -- >> highly criticized forgiving such specific details about the state of the body, et

cetera, and then they said in response to that criticism that it is a matter of public record, and that anyone could get it. but i don't think knows people would would get it or know how to get the information. you bonds per the family's privacy. >> he left us with so many touching and funny moments that i think that's how we all want to remember him. we don't want the last image to be of how he actually person english that's what his wife said in her statement. remember all of the things that did he that made millions of people laugh and smile and kinds of giggle to themselves. >> we've learned subsequent to the initial reports of his death on monday that he evidently was so depressed that he had black out shades in his bedroom for the last several days according to his personal handler who found him. and that he had been depressed, sleeping as much as 20 hours a day, no energy. >> which is what doctor mike had said are some of the signs of severe depression, you know, sleeping for long periods of time.

>> anyway, let's move on. one of the wormed's hottest boy bands will play their second show here at the linc tonight. >> ♪ >> one direction filled the link with hundreds, every screaming fans who undoubtedly know all of the words to all of the songs. mix of teen girls were parents who just had to be there, right? but one group showed up in this. wedding dresses. hoping to get lived to their favorite heart throb after the show. >> i'm getting married to leon zero owe tonight. >> i'm marrying eric styles. >> tonight's one direction concert begins at 7:00 tonight with 52nd axe the opening act tickets still available. what a crowd. >> yes, that's where you will be in a couple of years. unfortunately, she at camp, my caught you are, where she will be staying. still ahead parents, don't rush to get those -- to set up

those play dates. why experts say a little alone time for your children real can i go a long way. but first, did you know fathers in sweeten get months of paid paternity lever, chris? >> how one company is making american parents little jealous this morning.

judge lack of humidity, sunshine, see the rain tuesday night into wednesday, and now we're expecting mostly dry day today. temperatures in the mid 70s, at the beach. 75 degrees, ocean water temperature, not bad. and eight for your uv index. our temperatures this morning, still in the 50's, to the north of us, bethlehem, 59 degrees, 55 in mount pocono, we have 61 degrees in doylestown, and six an in philadelphia. chester, delaware county, has 61 degrees. at the shore, 69 degrees, in cape may, and still in the 60s in ocean city, so cool start to our day, especially, for the 14th of august, tiny check of the pollen count because we

do have ragweed and grasses around, and medium to high levels of pollen the next couple every grace. so 80 degrees today. every 08 degrees, we love it, nine is just about perfect, as well. now, sunday we had the possibility of pop up thunderstorm in the afternoon, still, working on refining that forecast. next chance of mid week rain tuesday into wednesday. right on schedule, kacie. >> right on schedule, sue serio, i don't know how you do it every week. thank you very much. we have a loft accident to get tonight we'll talk about your travel times, as well, the southbound signed of the northeast extension before 276, left lane blocked there at the scene, so expect pretty big slow down as you approach that scene. going to the eastbound side, of 422, approaching 363, trooper road. do you have accident moved to the shoulder, you can see still pretty big slow down as you approach that scene. lower frederick, gravel pike,

salford station road accident three. here is a look at the travel times for your majors, 42, little slow, if you are headed northbound, also southbound this morning. ninety-five, obviously southbound going to be twice the travel time as northbound. 476 little slow, 76 little slow, worse if you are headed westbound. guys? >> thank you, kacie. the latest commercial from a swedish snap company is highlighting one of the perks of being a for the in sweden. paternity, take a look. >> (this is sweden. (whispering). >> next. >> oh. >> we sent a man to the moon.

playground of swedish sisters do. >> amazing. >> (laughing). >> so offers parents 480 days, 480 days of paid parental leave with 60 of those days reserved specifically for dads. >> give me a plane ticket. >> 90% of dads take the paternity leave. >> let's bridge jenn frederick, for your thoughts on this one, jen? >> you know, it is funny, right? you need the dad. the baby needs the mom. the baby needs the dad. people always forget about that. i remember when my second child, laundry was born. my husband did not have the most friendly boss, we might sayment and he wasn't able to take any time off. >> oh, come on. >> he took nothing off. he didn't -- >> you wonder? having my first kid and the boss said forget it, can you imagine?

>> basically, yes, the second kid, and the boss had children, too, which made it casino of weirds, right? >> you would think they understand if they had children? >> exactly, yes. and i think the other thing, too, remember, the dad is there not only to take care of the baby but also in many place toss take care of the mom. when you are up, you know, every three to five hours, doing everything, especially when there is a second kid, you know, would had he landry, she was dreamy, but also brody who was three, and he needed everyone's attention, so you can't sleep the day away when you have a three year old in the wings. >> jen, you are so right. it is the second kid that changes the whole dynamic. that's where you really need two parents if they're available to be there for them. to hanible the other child who typically is very young and still has a lot of needs. >> did you take time off? >> i took two weeks. our business that's a long tim. >> and with our company, the guys have to take vacation or

take it unpaid. so it is nice if they can take it unpaid. but let's face it, you know, in this world, everyone needs to be paid if they are taking time off. that's when they do in europe. you know, these people aren't just taking time off, taking unpaid leave. they are getting paid for this. in some instances there is also a baby nurse that comes in, as part of the benefits, like their insurance package. so, i don't think any of this will get resolved. there is a woman in the white house maybe? somebody though has lived it, or a father that really like will make this one of their missions, let's face it, so much going on, but his is at the core whatever people need. >> yes, fairly recent history that we had the family leave act signed in the early 90's by president clinton. >> exactly. >> all right. >> i like that commercial, though, and i like the guy leading the yoga class, too. >> i would go to yoga if there was some hot baby daddies in there in the world working out. >> we're going together.

we'll sign up together, jen. >> you'll see that exact scene in berkley, california. just looks like that every day. >> 8:19, another baby experiencing something for the very first time, here it is. >> i'm hearing a lion roar from little children's book he is flipping through. at first, you know, not sure what to make of t then you saw he broke out, in laughter. look at those eyes, get really big like wow. what was that? >> still ahead, sick every reading all of those mushy facebook posts on your status? well not everything is as it seems. what experts say is really behind that pda.

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>> we want to get breaking news out of mannyunk. police searching for suspect that bailed out of his car near flat rock road and levington. the man may have jumped into the river. >> man of course you can see that we're on the scene, as we get new information of course we'll pass it along. >> face-to-face with giant whale shark, lets out scream, underwater. >> (under water scream heard). >> wow, according to national

geographic, whale shark is the largest fish in the sea, and there are at least 40 feet long. >> that's crazy sound, isn't it? >> very ever done scuba diving? i'm certified, i've done it, when you come against something unexpected, yes. >> whale shark, right here. >> no, all right, well check out sporting his shark costume. actor best known of course playing mini me, in the off austin powers film posted this picture on line, the 45 year old says this costume is from his private collection. and it appears to be pretty popular. photo has more than 2 million views. >> we all know him, of course, men in black. i don't remember him in from that, but in that, as well. r&b artist tank is on god day this morning, performing life for us, in studio. you're in for for reveal treat

this morning. little lil ers not the only stars in town, introducing the black socks baseball team. how these players are making a name for themselves on national level. next.

live look outside, bush kill falls in the pocono mountains, certainly is starting town nice day, sue. >> right pretty out there, dawn, it will be that way for most of the day. we say most of the day, qualify. that will talk about bus today stop buddy. hey, are you enjoying today much more than yesterday? we gave muggy the dog a break for today. pack your sunscreen where ever you are going today, temperatures 50th's, 60s, very pleasant outside. weather by the number, give

you nine, reason it is a nine, not a ten, news slight chance an outside chance of stray afternoon shower. but plenty of sunshine this morning, 65 degrees, right now, 12-mile an hour breeze out of the west northwest, and relative humidity is at 61%. temperature 80 today, afternoon clouds, maybe shower, and then tonight, as the clouds clear, temperatures plunge into the 50's, everywhere. >> a lot every accident to get to, a lofter delays, talk about it, the southbound side of the northeast innings tension before 276, left lane blocked at that scene. accident number it, the eastbound side of 422 although moved to the showed, still causing pretty big slow down. that's right at route 363 and trooper road. lower frederick township gravel pike, salford station road. look out for that one. looking at the majors, 76 real slow westbound, not so bad if you are headed even, 95 southbound, 27 minutes. from woodhaven to the vine, dawn? >> thanks, kacie.

so proud of our taney dragons, but not our city's only name fo. the team has just won the junior baseball league inner city classic national tournament. and they're outside right now. >> hey, paul johnson here the coach of the team. you guys won the whole thing. >> yes, won the national champ sit down in richmond, virginia for metropolitan junior baseball leak. >> best players in all of the country for this age group. how does this work? your players are from where, all over the delaware vale? >> all over the delaware vale. a loft guys from northeast philly all the way down to delaware. >> so tell us about this trophy. this is it? this is the 2014, inner city classic, champions, pre division, richmond virginia august. >> so this started what they are talking back in the day 1966, sort of the negro league there is formed in richmond, virginia, came through the delaware vale, and since then

loss of life? >> yes, started in richmond, because mr. forrester had a son, who was not allowed to play baseball in some sections of rich monday, so he started his own league. and as a result of that, formed. >> tell us about your players, some of these guys going onto college big league some day? >> yes, let me introduce you, this is kevin games, first baseman, out feel err, catcher, ramon class, outfields err catch on, brandon, down the middle infield at shortstop. we have de quan bohandon, outfielder. third baseman, mvp of the tournament, pitcher, out filed err, infielder. chris whittlock, pitcher, outfielder, and cj woods, catcher and all around player. >> well congratulations. i know chris is in, because my first name, chris, said he would play catch with me on market street. i'll grab real quickly, see what kind of arm he's got.

congratulations to you. >> thank you, thank you. >> i'm good. >> well, we know chris is into baseball, good baseball player. still got your arm, chris. meantime the city of philadelphia is rallying behind the taney dragons. our little league team, big pep rally taking over city hall, starting at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon, that is shortly before this team, will hit the fields, in williamsport. remember, we will have live reports from williamsport starting tomorrow night, at 5:00 o'clock, our coverage will continue throughout this really big weekend, we're cheering them on, hoping they will bring home the trophy. >> there could be some truth

behind the early bird gets the worm, especially when it comes to them 06 and over, according to new study, canadian researchers say that seniors, are less distracted and better able to perform tasks in the morning specifically, from 8:30 to 10:30. another key to keeping your mind sharp, learning new language, study published in the journal of psychology and aging, that is their findings. and new break through study finds, just how much newborns minds grow. and it is a staggering 1 percent each day, up until about three months. now, what grows the most part of the brain responsible for movement. while the memory portion of the brain is the slowest to grow. mri scans were used in the study by the university of hawaii. >> justin timberlake and christie has nothing on us. good day up for the challenge, why things are about to get pretty chilly on the set. but first, nicky minaj

tops michael jackson? how the rapper de-loaned the king of pop this week. next. >> breaking news out of manayunk, police searching foreperson who bailed out every his car near flat rock road and levering ton. this man may have jumped into the river, police were chasing him, they're still no word on why we of course will continue to stay up on the story and bring you the very latest information as soon as we get it.

listen to michael jackson, stopped by nicky minaj? >> ♪

>> cords took billboard magazine, michael jackson no longer the artist with most 100 hits. but this week, nicky minaj pulled ahead, with her 51st hit, here's one of the songs, that got her there. >> ♪ >> didn't appear on the hot 100 list of february of 2010. it didn't make it, and didn't make it as a lead artist until late their year. today artist cans make the list as a co-artist, back in jackson's day artists had to earn every single hit on their own. >> so, she is just 31 years old right now, has big career ahead of her.

i'm sure she will set all kind of records as she goes on. >> you know, the king of pop still making history, this is pretty cool. the first artist who exclusively released music video through twitter. and he's not even around any more. >> ♪ >> michael jackson, the place with no name, the next single off jackson's albumn escape. which was release earl why this year. video premiering on twitter last night, allowing to you access the video within a tweet. and at the very same moment, the video hit twitter, and also hit sony's massive screen in new york's times square. interesting. >> pretty cool. >> it is interesting, died almost exactly five years ago, so all of this is postumously released and continues. >> let's check in now with miss jenn fred, continues to get us ready to go back to

school. >> back to school means back to reading. so there are amazing ways to help little girls learn how to read. but how do you get the guys to do it? these are some of the ways that we're going to trick your boys into loving reading. you'll like these tips. >> ♪

boys can be reluctant to read. so, how can you help get some boys reading? >> let's check in with jenn fred, who is asking teachers this morning. jen? >> chris here is a tip for you. one word at a time. yes, we're here with thirds grade teachers, katie, jennifer, good morning. i love being able to like get in your brain, ask your questions, you know these are questions parents want. so i guess the first question is when we talk about boy reading, harder to get them involved. talking first, second, third, through sixth grade. right? why do you think that is? >> a lot of studies on this, i know already mom of four year old who is very difficult to get to sit still long enough to sit through a whole book.

things like that. so i'm picking up on his interest, and get him to choose his own books that he wants to read. because right there, sort of half the battle of getting him to want to reach and sit still long enough. i think that's a trends that i see even with my students up through third grade already. that they really want things that are more inter-active, and things that are little less sit still, get them to sit and focus for long time. >> here is one of your first tips, expand your definition of readingment jen, what's that mean? >> traditionally, all of us going to school, reading a lot of fiction, a lot of non-fiction, now seeing you can read anything from a magazine, to instructions on how to build something, to recipe books, to box scores on sports games. so what's real important the number of things your kid gets to read. push that in whatever your kid is interested n interested in leggo, ton of leggo books out there for them.

interested in gross stuff -- >> is there a number we're supposed to know? how do we know they are read that number of words? >> normally we suggest for our third graders to read 20 minutes a night. if they are reading at independent level, they are getting more than enough. plus also reading in school. we're pushing their level at school so at home we want them to read high interest what they want to read. we doesn't want mom and dad to keep pushing things down their throats, what they want them to read. we want them to go and pick up, finish a book, so they're interested in in it. >> reading whatever they want to read important in making sure specially when it is boys because i think, you know, moms and dads, we don't know what's out there. >> right? so if we hear a kid say i heard that somebody is reading a goosebump book, you want us to google that, try to figure out what they're authentically into? >> i think a lot of different resources we can talk about it a little later, but talking to their friends, if they have similar interests of their friend, one of the best ways, we a lot of group shea with different books they're reading some of the best ways we can finds out what's

interesting to them. >> like mini book club? >> absolutely, mini book club. >> embrace new technology, at home, we have a kindle. i know that brody, my little guy, he'll read anything on a concerned. but then i almost feel like it is cheat ago little bedroom you say that's not how i should be thinking? >> no, i think it is important to be open minds philadelphia they're too long read on the kindle versus sit wag book, if they find that's more inter-active or more motivating to them i say go with it, i say go with whatever motivates or excites them. >> you agree? >> i do. we have to embrace the technology that's here. our kids these days love the computer, ipad, they have access to all of these things, if we can get our kids to read a magazine or a book on the kindle or on the computer, let's do it, let's put if in their hands, however we can get it there. >> is this cheating? everyone has summer reading, trying to get them through it right so we can get to go on vacation and everything. we're riding with him, we'll read two, three pages, let him read couple of the pages. is that cheating or good oodle with -- riding with them?

>> the things parents don't realize, after a kid learns thousand read, once they can put together words and sentences you shouldn't stop reading with them or to them. one of the best gifts you can give your kids show them you love riding with them, but hearing how an adult reads, hearing the flu end is he the way it sounds is one of the best things a kid can hear why we do so much read allowed. we want kids to hear what an adult sounds like, when they read. so they can model that, just like they learned how to talk. >> also, just kids having trouble focusing and sitting still. think that's great way to add that inter-active peace, get them talking about what they are reading with adults, and specially, after a long day of school, when you have a kid that just really is having trouble sitting and focusing for that 20 minutes a night it, may be really helpful to have them read with you or with a sibling, just to get them to read for that 15, 20 minutes a night. >> one place to start i know you both agree thon is non-fiction, when it comes to boys, like these i survive boys, you love them? >> really great. actually not incredibly difficult. but high interest for many grade levels, and they're

based on real historic events that boys tends to really be into things liar hurricane cat reason, a the titanic, things like 9/11, there are historical fiction based on real events, but really interesting to kids that they are learning factual information, and they're also very action packed. and of pretty certainly reading level, so a lot -- >> not too many -- >> , no no, they keep them appropriate. >> last thing, websites, there are resources and i know you you love this guys read. com. why do you like this website? >> one of the reasons we love guys read, i push my sister in through guys read, that is great resource. it is a website of john tosca, great author, and he was also a teacher for ten years, so he really gets t and he categorizes things, one of the things we love about it, it has categories like things that explode. things that are grows, you can click on there it, gives you a list of books that fit in the

category. also very easy to navigate. so that's one of the reasons why that's one of pie top picks. >> i love it. you guys are great. and have fun at your school year. isn't it cool being, that's the thing, you want to nit-pick with the teachers and so remember you can also go to our website to get all of this information. thank up, guys, again. >> thanks, jen. >> you know it, doesn't hurt to be nice to the teachers, ladies and gentlemen, because maybe they'll give your kids a nice grade. >> great. >> i was captivated, jen, i've got this kid at home who just turned ten, i know you have brody, and i got him at five and below the mine craft book. >> what? >> yes. there is a minds craft book. >> cool. >> just to get them read willing. >> okay. >> don't tell brody because i'm still forcing him to read the boring stuff. kidding. joking, kidding. >> come on, it is five bucks. >> thanks, jen. still ahead, career oriented women in new york city are throwing egg freezing parties. why they're going to extremes to delay motherhood. nelson: when i started high school in jersey city

making it to the finish line seemed like a distant dream. mr. cunningham: i know how hard nelson works running track and he works just as hard in my honors class. nelson: i thought i wasn't good at history but mr. cunningham, he makes it come alive. now i'm heading to college-- and my teachers helped make that happen. mr. cunningham: we're not just teachers, we're mentors, and helping all our students realize their dreams is the best part of the job.

looking good out there today. cooler days ahead at least for the next couple of days there is cold front come through yesterday. that cooled things off for us. took away a lot of the humidity. now secondary cold front through later this afternoon, shouldn't produce much precipitation, if any at all, but be on the alert that we have the possibility of a pop up shower later on in the day, thanks to cold front number two, and talking about maybe between four to 7:00 p.m., look, partly anything there on the future cast, and going away pretty quickly. checking some of the temperatures this morning, in bethlehem, it is 61 degrees, 50's still in the poconos, 65 degrees in bensalem. sixty-four in chester, 66 in limerick. and down in south jersey, hammonton, six a, 64 in millville but we've reached 07 already in cape may.

pollen forecast, grasses, ragweed, for today, tomorrow,s,s today, and slight chance of shower, nine instead of ten, but then 22's friday, saturday, by sunday, possibility after pop up storm. more mid week thunderstorms, but no excessive heat or humidity in the forecast. >> not too bad. thanks, sue. a loft accidents to get tonight we will get right to t starting with the big delay on the southbound side of the northeast extension, accident itself cleared before two # six, still ten minute delay leading up to the scene. eastbound side of 422 approach 363, that's starting to loosen up little bit. move to the cheryl but still again a delay if you are headed eastbound, lincoln financial field later tonight one direction, round two. 7:00 p.m., concert time. taking a look at all of the majors, 76 westbound, 95 southbound, knows are the trouble spots. guys? >> all right, thanks, kacie. as if first date jitters aren't bad enough, you now

have to to worry about the food you order? coming up what your first date food choices say about your personality.

>> we just checked 66, 07 degrees, really cool morning. >> feels good stepping out this morning. >> refreshing. >> thanks for being with us on this thursday, august 14th, 2014. parents listen up, don't rush to set up those play dates. why experts say a little alone time for your kids, can really go a long way. plus ... we challenge you

guys, you got 24 hours to do this. go on. as i back away. common! >> ahh! >> i'm giving 100 bucks to als. >> all right, i got your number, marilyn. >> so maryland got us to do it, how about her? >> yes, she wrote her check for $100. >> to als for very good cause. yes, she mentioned mike jerrick, you'll see him doing this, you'll sequins i doing it, then all of us, we will do it live little later. >> and then grammy nominated r&b artist tank, is on good day this morning, and he's performing for us around you're in for real treat this morning. >> oh, wait. he'll have his shirt on this morning. >> yesterday, shout out. >> anyway, it has been a while for me anyway. >> well, right?

>> what you eat on the first date, and when it says about you. so do you remember the first dates, what you had? >> no. >> i remember fruit i drinks, souvenir. >> i remember where we went. i don't remember exactly what i ate. but very nice restaurant, think my