sunshine, it feels like, each day. there's only a couple hour window and we'll have the same situation today. mostly cloudy skies, it is cold

but it is tree. we've got about weather. right now the clouds have been increasing automatic night long. ahead of the system that's been a bit of a mix as well as down into parts of virginia and west virginia, mainly rain in the southeast and the carolinas. but because of high pressure towards our north, that's going to suppress any of the moisture, keep it towards our south. we will feel the effects of this high pressure system feeling very cold temperatures. winds are fairly light but enough for some of us to knock those wind chills down into the teens or the 20s. it feels like 26 in philadelphia. it is cold, it feels kind of icy out there this morning. fox futurecast as we go through today, we continue to see the clouds stream on through. very limited sunshine, but it won't be bad into tonight. sunday itself i think we need some more sunshine, monday looks

good too. that's three great days with no problems. it's cold, 33 degrees. a high temperature with just 39 with sunny skies. the seven-day forecast is featuring a warm up and some wet weather. >> happening right now, so much shopping going on. i already saw the highways were busier out and about. retailers are slashing prices, extending their hours and doing everything they can to get you to spend your money. >> if you have last minute gifts to grab, you're in perfectly good company. >> the cold in ben salem. good morning, sabina. >> reporter: good morning. this is pretty cool for me. this is the kohls i grew up

going to. now kohls is open 100 hours straight through christmas eve. basically they opened yesterday and they didn't close. it's the second year they've done this. they say they've gotten a steady stream of people coming in all through the night. as we've been here there's been plenty of people all around. it's part of retailers' push to get last-minute shoppers through the door here. so far the work essay it's a pretty big hit. >> it's great for the community. we have shift workers coming in, we have from the casinos, from the hospital. we are here. >> i saw a commercial, it's 24 hours. so i figure i work. so it's a good time for me to come in. it's not crowded, take advantage of that. >> last minute holiday shopping, i'm trying to do. so usually i'm a last minute guy so try to get it in. >> i think we can all relate to

that. who doesn't need to still pick up some last minute gifts. four days until christmas and as soon as you walk in the doors, they are just bombarding you with stuff. right here, chocolate santa clauss, all kinds of stuff. prices are slashed all over the place. this is that important time for retailers. they want to get you in the door so they can bump up the sale before the end of the year. that's the latest. >> so much fun there. we want to see your holiday pictures and also your videos. post it anywhere on facebook, social media, use our hashtag #fox29weekend. >> and we have a warning this season. pickpockets may be targeting you. several suspects have been caught on camera stealing wallets from shoppers in cherry hill. >> somebody will walk up and start talking to you while another person comes up behind

you and removes your credit card or your wallet from your handbag. >> and police say once the thieves get your wallet they go on an instant shopping spree at nearby stores. keep your handbag flat facing you, don't leave it unattended and do not hang it on the back of a chair in a restaurant. >> police are investigating a homicide in northeast philadelphia. this happened just before 2:00 this morning. police say officers responded to a burglary call and when they got there, there was a man's body in that home. we don't know how he died. we're continuing to stay on top of the story and we'll be bringing you updates later in the news cast . >> one person is dead following a shooting at 3:15 this morning. so far no suspects. >> our cover story this morning, it is trending. the fallout over the sony hack continuing with a war of words

between companies skufs and the president of the united states. during his press conference, he confirmed north korea did carry out that attack on sony's symptoms. >> i think they made a mistake. i wish they had spoken to me first. i would have told them, do not get into a pattern in which you're intimidated by these kinds of criminal attacks. >> hours later, sony released a statement. let us be clear, the only decision we have made with respect to the release of the film was not to release it on christmas day in theaters after the theater owners declined to show it. we had no choice. will, joining us right now, we've got attorney ken

rothweiler. the let's look at some of the facebook comments. deborah writes, i don't think they should have cancelled it. since when we do we have to give in to threats and terrorism. >> the first time i saw the commercial for this movie i thought to myself are we that much of idiots? why in the world we would make a movie making fun of a dictator in another country. >> why take a chance for any harm to come to anyone? no movie is worth the lives of innocent people who believe they will be safe. let's get right to, what do you think about this? i find it absolutely shocking that we would cancel a movie in the wake of a hack. >> i agree with that. and so does president obama. but what's interesting, if you listen to the executives at sony, we're going to get to see this movie. i don't think there's any doubt about it. they're making arrangements right now with netflix or youtube. there's going to be another avenue for this movie to be seen.

from a commercial perspective, there's been so much talk about this movie, that once it comes out, i think everybody is going to want to see it. so you know, when people think that there's actually been censorship and we won't see the movie, i think everybody is going to be talking about this movie in some other avenue and we're going to be able to see it. >> george clooney came out yesterday blasting skufs at sony saying he was trying behind the scenes to get them to sign on to say we're not going to back down much like they did after september 11th where people say we're going to go on living our lives and he said he could not get any executives from any of the movie houses to sign on to this because they were so afraid. >> everybody is cautious right now. everybody is a little afraid to sign on to this because everybody is afraid of being hacked themselves. this is pretty sophisticated stuff that north korea has done. just so you know in terms of background, for years north

korea has been attacking south korea. they shut down their tv stations at one point. they have a very, very sophisticated network. it's called bureau 121. they basically have thousands of cyber terrorists in north korea. their total job is to basically disrupt other people's cyber networks. so these companies in the united states are cautious, but i in the end i think we're going to see the film for sure. >> all right, ken. thank you. we appreciate you coming in bright and early on this morning. take care, have a great rest of the weekend. >> happy holiday. >> you too. thanks again. >> a fraternity at the university of pennsylvania is in some big trouble over a gag gift. the plastic blow-up doll in their holiday card has so many people talking in social media. are they going too far or are people becoming too sensitive? you made your holiday guest

list. if you're feeling stressed, there are five things you can do right now to get it all doven. -- done. >> the video that is. [ bleep ] me off this week. a woman is caught on camera robbing a wawa. the suspect walks behind the kounder, grabs the clerk from behind, startled, the clerk drops the cash, she picks it up and takes off. when i look at this video i see something that is alarming. first is it shows what we're starting to see, more and more robberies being committed by women. the second thing is, this type of robbery, in my opinion, somebody with some type of drug addiction. this was a brazen broad.

she grabbed what she could grab. in this day and age you never know what the baddy has on their person. the request is give me the money, give her the money. you can always replace money. you can't replace your life. that's my take.

>> in just about 45 minutes,

runners will hit the streets to help raise money for the search for shane montgomery. he was last seen alive early thanksgiving morning leaving a bar. there's a $65,000 reward leading for information to his whereabouts. a bucks county man is in trouble from lying to police in a hoe profile investigation. bradley stone went on a killing spree. while investigators search for him, the man you see there claimed he had an encounter with an armed man doylestown. >> this is just blat antly outrageous conduct and we will be dealing with it as vigorously as the law allows. >> oh. >> stone was found dead on

tuesday. a preliminary hearing is set for next month. >> a university of pennsylvania fraternity is causing a huge conversationcy with that holiday card. you may have seen this one it popped up in a lot of your facebook feeds. it shows mostly white members posing with a blow-up doll. an african-american blow-up doll. it was just a gag gift as part of their secret santa but a lot of people do not think this is funny. discussing this right now, we've got the president of the black men's yufrtd of pennsylvania. and also don jordano. >> let's start right off from comments from some of you out there on facebook. just because you think it's funny doesn't mean we all think it's funny. a little bit facebook and social media and a lot more spending your parents' money getting

education. omg, i think in this case people are overreacting. and this comment slams us right at us. fox, get over yourselves. this is not news. these are fraternity guys acting like fraternity guys. stop making everything a racist intent. you are just stirring up the hornet's nest here. i'm going to start with you chad at the university of pennsylvania. when you saw this card, what do you think about it? >> i don't think it was racist, but i think it was racially insensitive. it was despicable. we see a lot of these behaviors around the holiday season. i think it's more than just a prank. i think we really need to look at why there seems to be this love affair with black culture but not the burdens of living in the black body. >> john, what do you think when you see this christmas card? >> well, i'm offended by the

cowboys jersey, but to your point. i don't see this as racial. i don't like fraternities in general, but this was a gag gifrt, i don't like blow-up dolls and the whole thing. if this were kate uptown, would we hear the mysogenous. these are crass kids in a fraternity. >> a lot of the minority groups are incensed and we've spoken out about this. we've seen white students adorning blackface. they come to parties portraying images of gangsters. it is racially insensitive because we're talking about once again white bodies in position

with a black female body and we're looking at historical factors. i'm not saying that some of these students are looking at that, but i don't want to discount that they didn't understand the impact this would have. sending out a christmas card, it's the racial insensitivity for some of those who say oh, we're not being insensitive. >> if these guys were dressings up in mexican garb or blackface, i would agree with you. but these guys are playing with blow-up dolls and i think this one just happened to be black. >> i don't think it just happened to be black, don. but the cultural image just doesn't look right and it's very sexist. it's deeply rooted and a lot of times on these college campuses these fraternities know full well what they're doing.

and when they get caught they're sorry for doing it. >> thank you for your opinions. >> thank you. >> a lot of people have opinions on this. let us know what you think of that christmas card. just use our hashtag #fox29weekend. >> counting today you have four shopping days left. if you're stressed, we might be able to help you. there's an app for that. the best one that might help you tackle that list. >> we're already weighing in. he says really, we're going to let a dictator dictate to us. i don't usually go to the movies, but if they play it, we'll go. we've got this nice picture here, thank you for sending this one in. of course eagles game day. we've golf game day live afterwards. send us your pictures, your game day, your shopping. let's continue this conversation. >> the fox 29 weekend jukebox is playing your tunes all weekend long. mr. telephone man by new

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beings. god bless the lay away angel and the pay-it-forward guy. >> agreed. we need to hear more of these type of stories, especially this time of year. next up, a mom's wish for her son this christmas. alex needs 24/7 care. music is bonderful therapy. her mom hoping for some holiday cheer puts an ad online inviting anyone who wants to play music for alex to just stop by. the response was overwhelming. countless people volunteering their talents. and countless viewers responding to our story. >> heartbreaking and beautiful. this is the christmas spirit. god bless all those musicians with a heart of gold. next, we love those soldier homecoming surprises, especially at christmas. six-year-old tiana couldn't wait to open her present.

little did she know, her soldier mom was inside. lots of tears from our viewers. now, this is christmas. stop, i'm crying. welcome home. have a love-filled christmas with your family. isn't that what it's all about, barbara? well said. and finally, we all know the elf on the shelf. now he's come to life. kenny is a rookie firefighter in texas. this holiday season he's having a little fun taking pictures all around town dressed as the elf on the shelf. what a great thing he's doing. what a trouper. making kids smile. what a heart this young man has. so you're going to tell santa what i want, right?

sorry. well, that's it for this edition of fox unfiltered. from our christmas tree here in the news room, looks good. a little full. we wish everybody a happy holiday season and merry christmas. i'm jeff cole. >> that has stressed me out. >> i like that jeff turns out that he's a softy after all. >> he's got a little inner soul that's so cute. christmas time that everybody is celebrating all over the world. >> especially in vatican city, a special look at christmas in the vatican. >> also some more tune suggestions. shut up and dance. thank you for sending that one

. these tweets are in response to the fraternity boys. get over it. it's a bunch of guys being stupid. we're good at that. >> maybe the guy likes black girls and his frat brothers got him a blow-up doll. >> also in the news, hundreds of people have turned out for a rally in support of the

philadelphia police. people held signs and cheered, they say to honor police who put their lives in danger every day and protect and serve. >> another rally last night in new york city. protesting eric garner and michael brown. both cases the officers involved were not indicted for their role sparking outrage across the country. >> there are so many people that will be skiing this weekend, going to hanukkah festivities this weekend. and there's a look at the airport, sure to be busy over the next couple of days. >> it really will be. travel is ramping up as we head towards the holiday. closing in on five days now. let us know what you're up to this weekend. #fox29weekend. that's what we're here for to keep us interactive. if you're heading out for a flight, shouldn't see too many problems. clouds continue to move in. this is out ahead of a front that's bringing rain to parts of

the southeast. that becomes snow if you head up to virginia, west virginia, maybe south central pennsylvania. but this should stay suppressed towards our south. high pressure towards our north is keeping us dry but also chilly. 24 in the poconos on a cold but nice ski weekend. 33 philly, 27 in dover. it is a chilly morning. winds aren't too bad, but you can see they're down into the 20s and the 30s in spots towards our south. so your seven-day forecast. today 39 degrees, mostly cloudy. a bit more sunshine especially in the afternoon. showers arrive monday night and we've got rain as we head towards the holiday. 61 degrees the high temperature come wednesday. that's christmas eve accompanied by a wind-driven rain and some thunderstorms. >> so many people are a little bit stressed right now.

retailers are doing all they can, cutting prices right now, their hours are around the clock for some of them, hoping to get you to spend your money. >> today is super saturday, the last saturday to shop before christmas, if you're still not done, you're a last minute shopper like so many other people out there today. >> sabina is out there, it's cold. anything that you're going to be buying there today? >> reporter: you know what? i was standing here, my arm was feeling tingly and i looked down and it was bright red. what's going on. i think it's going to help me take care of last minute shoppers. kohl's is open 100 hours until christmas eve. they're open until 5:30 on christmas eve. 24 hours straight. we've been here maybe a half hour, 45 minutes. it's really starting to pick up. people have just been coming in. we haven't seen a drop in this at all. people are really taking advantage of hours getting in

here early to take advantage of these deals and get in that last-minute shopping. so we did some shomg and this is what we picked up. all the time, apparently, some warm stuff, what do they call these things, cuddl duds. check this out, ugly christmas sweater. retailers want everybody to come in. their stores and really bump up those holiday shopping sales. a bunch of retailers open around the clock trying to get you in those stores. guys? >> next time you've got to harass some of the shoppers. >> now to one of our unique segments. we have some junior reporters on staff, covering local stories. for the last few months, one of them has been filing reports

from the vatican. >> it has been so cool to have these stores, the semester is coming to an end. she was there as pope francis announced he would be visiting philadelphia. right now she's coming back for the holiday. >> reporter: you can bet vatican city is decorating the halls. >> the end of march. hundreds gathered in st. peter's square for the lighting of the 82-foot christmas tree. >> christmas is the celebration of the family and the parish family. >> reporter: reverend donovan says not just the tree, but the nativity scene is the important holiday icon for catholics.

>> the principal symbol for christians at christmastime is the nativity scene. of course the centerpiece is the holy family. >> a role model for how families should live, he says the holy family is an inspiration while he's stationed in rome to assist for the planning the 2015 world of families. the archdiocese will sponsor a visit of poor families from across the western hemisphere. >> each country will be able to send two or four families, will accommodate their transportation, housing and food. so in a beautiful way, we will be able to have a real presence at the congress, at the world meeting of families, of the poor of the world. >> reporter: that, he says, is pope francis's message for this christmas season. >> presence as opposed to

presents. sometimes we get lost in the hustle and busle. >> reporter: the tree is up and the vatican's nativity scene is on full display. signing off in the van canada, i'm lauren dugan, fox 29 news. >> our producers are working very hard right now, we're getting this interview with santa claus himself. it should all be set up and ready to go any minute now. >> are we bragging betties or humble harryes? you can probably guess california is number one on the bragging list. but where do we fall? tweet right now

♪ ♪ ♪ >> this is creative. it's like channelling your opinions to something crazy. this is keith from up the block. he's a musician right here in philly. he made it in response to sony

cancelling the release of the interview. he says he wants to see that movie. freedom, justice, laughter. is that not amazing? off the charts, clever funny. i watched the whole darn thing. you've got to put a link on that website. that is awesome. >> i wouldn't normally go see that movie, now the appeal of it is so high. >> when someone says you can't see it, then you want to see it. >> absolutely. >> which states think they're big time and which states are more modest and humble. where do you think the pennsylvania, new jersey, delaware are on that list. >> california tops the boastful list according to a new survey. not surprising. california is followed by washington and nevada. but we've got two states in the delaware valley.

how about new jersey coming in at number nine and delaware at number 12. >> i think that's because that whole jersey swagger. i think that's not so surprising that delaware i'm a little surprised by. i think of philly people being really loud, let's take a look at the most humble states that are out there. number one, utah, then oregon, then south carolina. where do you think we are? >> we're number seven on the humble list. >> i think utah, what do they have to brag about. utah, what's utah known for? >> the osmonds. >> i don't know. >> but it isn't just philly, it's the whole state of

pennsylvania. so it makes me feel good about us. we're humble. we don't have to brag. so you probably have made your holiday list out there, maybe even checked it twice. the problem, have you finished your shopping yet? >> we keep saying it, but there are five things we can do right now to get it all done. and more music requests, i heard love is

it is cold out there this morning. so if you're running from car to shopping mall to decorating your house and everything, you're going to be feeling that chill. future cast showing a lot of clouds around today. another afternoon we'll be hard-pressed to see some sunshine. clearing later on tonight, sunday will start off cloudy but probably see more sun in the afternoon. seven day forecast, cold today, mostly cloudy 49. 45 with showers arriving late on monday of the here comes the rain. this is going to be a different looking holiday for you this year. wednesday 61, thunderstorms. the rain moves out by christmas day.

sunny and windy, cold and nice by next friday. >> helicopter crews have rescued a man who was swept out to sea. this was an amazing story. kweef got hawaii beach goers and helicopters saw the sos written in the sand like out of a movie. they called the coast guard, they came out, they found him. he had been pulled into the water by a rip current. no word on his condition. president obama will be approving there for the start of his holiday vacation. the president and mrs. obama landed early this morning. the first family will be staying in the same neighborhood they've stayed in the past several years. he's going to be remaining in hawaii through the start of the new year. >> so we don't mean to start a panic here, but this is your last weekend before christmas, and if you're like many people, you're not even close to being ready yesterday.

you may feel like kelly here, i'm going holiday shopping outside of my home today. what are some apps to help keep people organized? >> if you want to stay organized while you're shopping, i like one app called santa's bag. it will help you figure out what you've bought, wrapped and sent, and what you have left to do. so it's really great if you want to keep track of what each person wants, how many gifts you've gotten them, how much you want to spend and whether you've wrapped it or not and that will keep you totally organized. >> we've also got this tweet. she says i love buying christmas gifts but i hate wrapping. you say it's not a problem. >> it's not a problem. there's actually an app that will help you wrap gifts. it's called task rabbit. and you can go on there and hire somebody to help you give you a hand for holiday help, decorations, gift wrapping those

last minute trips to the store. you can fire somebody that's already been background checked in your neighborhood and decide how much you want to pay them. you actually can get last-minute holiday help. >> i need to sign up for that. i love wrapping gifts. you need a few more to share with us. before we wrap it up. >> christmas raft is one if you really have no idea what to get anybody, it will help you figure out what to get people. you can put in filters and if you are having trouble finding the best price for something. go on shop advisor. it will let you shop smarter by letting you know when one of their products they monitor goes on sale. get the best price, get help wrapping and keep organized all last minute shopping. and if you order by the 20th, you usually can get everything sent online by christmas. >> thanks so much. have a merry christmas. >> you too. >> you heard cathy, it might be

a little late in the game but you still have time. so don't panic. >> time now for knocking the king. >> i'm joe from old city. >> in reality the phillies only made one big trade that was jimmy roll ins going to the dodgers. there's one still here. and it's time with the phillies is up. ryan howard has got to move on. he can't play first base anymore. he can't hit left handers any more. the manager does not want to play him. >> maybe his bats is not as great as it used to be. but we have no offense at all. and i totally disagree with jim and the coach and everything else they've done with you. >> stop worrying about the coach and worry about the baseball team.

ryan howard came up with the second most men on base in the major leagues. he had the worst percentage of driving in runs with men on base. he hits .225. he can't play first base. i'm telling you it's time to move on and get somebody else in there. if you're going to get young, you got to get there young too. you've got to understand, i'm trying to help you. you're clueless. keep trying to nong the king and i'll talk to you next week. >> just record a video, post it on facebook, twitter, instagram, whatever your social media site is. you have to include the hashtag #fox29weekend so we can see it, or pick up the phone and call 1800-292-9369. go ahead, howard is ready for you to knock the king. >> some of you are joining our

discussion. it is this new app. have you heard about this one? >> it's called driving while black. a black lawyer developed it. he says it's going to keep people safe. he says it's going to keep people safe. but police say it could kausz

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lights. >> this is adorable. he's amazed. >> that's a pretty white tree. >> i'm not allowed to have a live tree in my building. thanks for that. that looks festive. >> look at that address right there. this is a solution for you. >> i like that. maybe you could do a fake christmas tree as well. >> a florida christmas. >> all right. so listen. are you traveling for the holidays? where do you like to sit? middle, aisle, window? >> well, i've got all these kids. if i had my bruthers, i would probably pick the aisle because i like to get up and get away. >> we're going to tell you what your seat choice says about you coming up. >> hey, it's jen frederick and this is mamalog. i have so much to do.

i've done very little at all. but i have planned some nice special moments. should i feel guilty? >> no. never feel guilty about things you can't get done. it's life. >> just shake it and let the people in my family know that i care about them? >> yeah. do experiences. it's not about -- what is the reason for the season? it's not about the stuff. >> so it's okay to blow off the wrapping and cooking and cleaning and laundry if i take them to a christmas tree lighting. >> toss it in a bag, put a ribbon on it. here you go, kid. >> don't feel guilty.

people are talking about. it's called driving while black. is this going to make us safer?

or will it cause more tension. also, we want to know how you feel about this. did you see new jersey governor chris christie hob knobbing with jerry jones? join our conversation right now. good morning and thanks for joining us on this saturday. in our second hour of fox 29 weekend. it's december 20th, i'm lauren johnson and people are fired up on facebook already, right? >> this is what i love about this show. so many of you are having this conversation with us right now. i'm looking at so many comments on all of these stories that we're talking about on our facebook page. we're going to get to those in a couple of moments. of course a lot of you are in holiday mode. they call it super saturday

because today you get your shopping done. plus getting ready to travel for the holidays. did you pick your plane seat already? aisle, window, middle. what your choice says about your personality. >> caitlin, what kind of personality do you have? if you're going to pick a seat? >> i have to do aisle, i have to get claustrophobic. >> that's one of the ones that i showed. >> yes, i know. i don't like being trapped in there. but for anyone who is taking to the skies today, if you're flying, you're fine. travel weather this weekend, if you're getting a jump start is okay. come christmas eve, problematic. we'll show you that in a minute. right now we've got clouds streaming in. it's a gray day out there. we will be pretty cloudy as we go through the rest of day. it's cold, 24 in the poconos. still a great ski weekend.

wind running a little lower. it's not that breezy but even a 10 mile an hour wind makes it feel chilly. your fost cast for today 39 degrees, it's overcast, cold, winds out of the northwest, but it is dry. the same for tonight, sunday and monday, also looking fine. but the rain arrives by tuesday. how this will impact your holiday is still ahead in your seven-day forecast. >> caitlin, thank you so much. happening right now. >> it is super saturday. >> so many of us, you don't have time during the week because you're busy working to get the shopping done. this is it. the time is here it's the last minute to get those gifts right now. >> sabina is live at the kohl's. >> i found debbie and she goes to this kohl's all the time.

who are you shopping for? >> reporter: my pollanna and my hus husband. >> i feel bad for the people who work here, but great for me. >> you told me you saw the commercial this morning and you're like i'm going there. >> 7:30 this morning i thought they're open i've got to get here. >> reporter: what are you shopping for? >> is it okay that we're showing it on the air? >> i'll make sure he turns it off. >> jeans. socks and a really pretty short. i like that, what is that? >> oh, my god. i love that. this is the end of my shopping. i'm pretty much done except for groceries now. >> that's going to be a whoelt other thing. >> i figure that's going to be crowded. >> reporter: and you've got your gift boxes with you here. so all these retailers out here have these extended hours, it's

so convenient, right? >> just here i haven't really shopped anyplace else but kohl's so when i heard they were open 24/7, i come every day almost. >> one-stop shopping. >> thank you for talking. we're right around the corner from each other. thanks for talking to us. merry christmas to you too. this place is packed. >> i love it. >> ladies, if you're shopping right now, a specific warning for you right now because as we tell you every year, they are out in force, pick pockets. they are targeting you at a lot of our suburban malls. police are saying the thieves are wracking up thousands of dollars. several suspects have been caught on video, they're still out there, stealing from shoppers in cherry hill. >> somebody will walk up and

start talking to you while another person comes up behind you and removes a credit card or your wallet from your handbag. >> the advice is just what your mom has been telling you your entire life. of course once the thieves get your wallet, they go on that shopping spree. take your pocketbook, handbag, purse, whatever you like to call it. keep it on you, don't leave it in a shopping cart or on the back of a chair in a restaurant. >> in this morning, one person is dead at a shooting that happened around 3:15. so far no suspects. right now, a live look outside the target store on the 4000 block. students there are planning to do a march in the middle of city avenue. organizers expect dozens of people to take part. they say this is a protest against social injustice and police brutality. >> our cover story this morning,

a new app raising a whole lot of eyebrows. it's called driving while black, it's created by a lawyer. the purpose is to give black people, people of color and others who may be targeted for traffic stops helpful information and tools to improve traffic stop experiences, safety, accountability and also justice. this app sounds great, can't wait to try it out once released. christine writes really disheartening and disappointing that this needs to exist. so let's talk about this right now. we've got the guy behind the whole thing, the app developer. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> let me start with you, melvin. what's the reason behind this app? >> well, the reason behind the app was my partner felt there was a need out there, a yearning for people to know what their rights are when they're engaged in traffic stops so we thought

we would take on the burden of putting something like that together. >> so the goal, if you all of a sudden are driving down the highway and you see flashing lights behind you, you could open this app and get information if you are in the middle of a traffic stop, is that the goal? >> no, that is not the goal. i think the goals are what you stated, safety, accountability and justice. so for the most part, the app really talks about, it gives you an opportunity to learn about what to expect in traffic stops, in advance of the actual traffic stop, as well as it gives you resources for filing complaints or recording any concerns that you might have had during a traffic stop that you had previously. there are some functions there are a part of the app that may prove useful for some during a traffic stop. for example, there are two that come to mind. one of them is an alert function that we've programmed into it that will allow you to if you're

being pulled over, to immediately send a text to predetermined individuals so that they know, it will say something like i've been pulled over in this location. if you don't hear from me in 20 minutes, i may have been arrested. >> what goes through your mind when you hear about this? >> two issues. worn is from a law enforcement perspective, what this app will do it will help exxon rate police officers from the overwhelming number of false allegations of racial profilings. that's the positive side. here's the negative side. the app that's putting on the phone, you're asking someone to make a lot of moment in the car. they've got to grab that phone. a police officer is not going to know if that is a phone or a weapon. and what's really troubling about this, and i don't know if melvin knows this, criminals have modified cell phones into two-shot guns. in other words there's two bullets in somebody's cell

phones to be used against police officers. what this is going to do is place the driver and a police officer in danger. and the lawsuits are going to be coming. and i've got to tell you, this is counterproductive to what the minority or what the african-american community has been trying to do with the police vice versa. this is counterproductive and it's downright dangerous. >> we're trying to build trust and there's a lot of mistrust at this time. people will think this app is kind of -- it certainly is getting a lot of attention. there's certainly going to be supporters and detractors about it. >> yeah. so i would probably address the officer's concerns by first saying that the app is about safety. one of the things that we know is that there is a -- there has become this rage of people recording police doing their business. what we decided to do is to talk

to people about what they should be doing during a traffic stop. the first one is not reaching for your phone. the not pulling the phone out in an officer's face. we, in our app, what we talk about is having your phone mounted on your dashboard in a hands-free device. so that you do not have to reach for your phone to record a traffic stop, to activate the alerts or anything. we advise people to make sure that the officers feel safe. because this is about safety for the driver as well as for the officer. we want everyone to leave these engagements alive. >> tell a 17-year-old kid do that, that's fine. but you know what kids do. it's going to end up in a real disaster situation. >> melvin, for this app, you think it's going to come out in the next two weeks, how much does it cost? >> we've committed to making it free through the month of

january. >> certainly people will continue to talk about it and make personal decisions if this is something they want to have on their own phones. thank you for your time. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> what do you think about this app? obviously a lot of people are talking about it. please weigh this and join our conversation. use our hashtag #fox29weekend. >> and people are already responding. you heard from the originator of the app and now we're hearing from people on the social media sites. they're making racism more deep. there's also really you need an app to drive safely, wow. thanks for your comments. keep them coming. >> coming up, are you traveling for the holidays? where do you like to sit if you happen to be flying? are you a window person? or maybe you actually like that middle seat. you can tell us and we'll tell you what your seat choice says about you. plus, ho ho ho.

turned out we sent a letter to the north pole and we put a microphone inside, and guess what? santa got it and he is making time for us in just a couple of minutes right here

welcome back. hundreds of people turned out for a rally in support of police. this happened at the intersection of frank fort and

cotman. they say they gathered to honor police who put their lives in danger every single day to protect and serve. another rally last night in new york city. this one protesting the eric garner and michael brown cases. both of those black men were killed by white police officers and in both cases the officers involved were not indicted for their role sparking outrage across the country. it seems a little odd but it's a saturday and it is a game day and our eagles fans fired up and ready to go. just hours from now, just down 95 the birds will be taelg on the redskins and we will be ancient to see -- anxious to see what's happening on that field. good morning guys. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> we just need our eagles to win. what are do you guys think? >> well, it's going to be an interesting game today. i really do believe that the eagles will get back on track with the victory today over the washington redskins. they beat them back in week

three. it was a close game back in those days, but washington was a much different team at that time. but you've got to watch out, because they could sneak up and play the role of spoiler and that's all they have right now. and desean jackson, that's right, our old buddy, he would love mog more than to knock the eagles out of contention completely. because they have to beat the redskins in order to stay in this playoff race. >> not a fun time, karen. at all. >> it's possible we could win and still not make the playoffs. >> the cowboys need to lose a game. unfortunately right now as we stand, you need help from another team, and that other team is the indianapolis colts. >> you know what we need, karen? >> what? >> we need some luck. hello, andrew luck. that's what we need. >> we need some luck.

we need some holiday spirit. you guys did something really cool. there was something that happened earlier this week one of our philly fans who loves one of our team members and she went on the ellen show and had a huge surprise. you guys did something special. explain. >> somebody come out on the radio and said something stupid where it turned into a negative story. her name is julie kramer and she has a rare form of tissue cancer, stage 4. and ellen did something great for her, the phillies did something great for her. chase utley came out. i contacted her and said why don't you come on the show and we gave you a couple of surprises and take a listen. >> what are you doing before the season? i know you want to make sure you are you want to see the team in the preseason. would you be able to maybe go down to spring training if the fan attics sent you and a friend down there? >> i will always make anything

happen. say there was a game tomorrow, i would make it happen. i would find a way. >> john and shawn and 97.5 are going to send you down to spring training. when you're down there, maybe you can say hi to my buddy who is on the line right now. >> oh, my god. >> now i get to go to spring training again with you, girl! >> how are you? >> i'm great, how are you? >> i'm doing great. girl. now i get to see you again in florida. >> nicely done. that's really special. how cool is that. >> it's great to hear from dutch, too. julie really is an inspiration, and she's fighting and reminded me a lot of dutch, both inspirations to both of us. it's going to be a great team seeing both of those guys down in florida. hopefully we can get down there as well. this is all john marks' idea.

i said dude that's a no-brainer. >> and go eagles. i'm going down to the game in dc. >> two seconds. jimmy rollins, thoughts on that in four words. >> it was a great era. it was. time to move on. >> what a run. >> excellent. thank you gentlemen. we appreciate it. and let's go eagles. your game-day pictures on this saturday. use our hashtag #fox29weekend. >> the movie hackers attack the system and threaten the company, that decision is causing maj controversy online. >> we're getting so many of your comments because you're reacting to your stories. the driving while black app, great idea, even being white,

cops and traffic stops are scary. you're never taught what's right until you do wrong, says heather. that app is nothing but trouble. if you did nothing wrong and obey the cop, then you don't need an app. and ms, you're having a lot of fun with us. this an sop practice with santa, the kids taking a selfie with santa. we love your happy faces, we love your comments, good and bad. >> good morning, i'm dr. mike. a new study has shown a link between vitamin d deficiency and seasonal affective disorder. this is a form of depression that occurs in the winter months. you need to get your vitamin d level checked and if you're low, i would start taking it. even if you have another type of depression, vitamin d deficiency is going to be very important.

if you can't exercise, lots of people think that there's no way to get healthy. but a new study showed that yoga actually gives you the same benefits as biking and running. so, if you can't exercise, do yoga. it will keep you healthy, lose weight, and keep you living well. and yet another study, moms who are on their cell phones during dinnertime had significantly negative impacts on their children. the takehome message here is that you need a technology-free time when you're having dinner. get off the cell phone. i'm dr. mike, have a great weekend.

so earlier this month we brought you a story about a historic school on the verge of closing its doors. we've got good news. >> the st. paul school has been around for 144 years. it's part of the trenton archdiocese. officials there say they can no longer support it. since we first covered the story, the school got this. this is just mind blowing. they have raised $106,000. they still have a long way to go because they need $250,000 by january 15th, but so far, so good. >> last night they had an ugly sweater party and people were bringing in donations.

kids were saying they were bringing in gift cards, whatever they could to help donate whatever they could. >> let's get our ugly sweaters and show them off at the end of the show and get your ugly sweaters and if you went to a party, tweet us those pictures of your ugly sweaters. and ugly sweater contests. >> this is your fox food bite. today here at classic cake we're going to make shortbread cookies. this is a great recipe to make with the kids. we make hundreds of pounds of these every week. we're going to start off with 12 ounces of unsalted butter softened. this you're going to let it sit out at room temperature. when it's nice and soft you want to get the kids involved. you just want it soft, you don't want it to melt. add your one cup of coneffectser

inner's sugar. the you don't even need a mixer. at this point, everything is homogenous, add the flour and you're just about there. mix. good old-fashioned dough. the now it's ready for shaping. once you get your shortbread made, now the fun begins. i like to use a little scooper. this ensures that the cookies are going to be ensized. they bake evenly that way. i'm scooping them, rolling it in granulated sugar. put them on to my cookie sheet. cut it into whatever shape you

like. this is a nice way to get a good variety of cookies so you can differentiate them. because this is a shortbread, it holds its shape pretty well. preheat your often at 350 degrees. set your timer for about 12 minutes. now that the often is preheated, it's time to bake. 12 minutes later. they came out nice. i personally like to eat them while they're warm. this has been your fox food bite. >> all right. call it a battle in the bucks. >> it was outrageous,

undefensible -- that's how i fell. >> how did you feel about new jersey governor chris christie hob knobbing with jerry jones in our house. >> didn't he say he's going back to another game in the box? >> time for another music request. linus and lucy. send in your requests, usele #fox29weekend.

we have a protest right now. you can see it's a busy area. these are a lot of students. it's an interesting story we have so many students that are gathered. there's a young girl just eight years old and she says i know what is going in on the news now. i asked my mom if we could go out and protest but she thought i was too young and it could be dangerous so she thought this would be a good way for kids to have a march where they could do it safely and that is why those young children right there are carrying signs and they are gathering in the target parking lot area by city avenue. we will stay on top of this story as it continues. and we have this protest this morning. taking a look at some of our other headlines. staples more information about the recent security breach. hackers infected the system in

september with malware that gave them access. so in response to that hacking, staples is now offering free services to customers for their protection, including a free credit report, identity theft, insurance and also credit monitoring. >> it's that time to let it rip. it's a new segment we do every saturday right here on fox 29 week. our viewers sound off on the biggest stories of the week. morning house at 900 am joining us now. everyone seems to have an opinion on this story. as you know by now, a cyber attack on sony pictures forced them to cancel the christmas release. the cia hires a producer to assassinate the president of north korea. hundreds viewers sounded off.

teresa said i think the plot was in poor taste. we don't need to worsen international relations. but pretty sad day in america when we cave to terrorists. i figure this is the beginning of what's to come. you've heard our viewers. let it rip. >> first of all, when did we start making movies about assassinating real life, living, heads of state. they wouldn't do this if it was germany, if it was france, so why would he this do it with the president of north korea. it's in poor taste, it's offensive. i don't see why they did it. and i don't see why nobody said we shouldn't be doing this. the other thing is, i'm worried about when they put the movie on netflix. i like watching my movies where goobers don't cost $20. >> next up on wednesday the president announced he wants to restore relations with with cuba. he wants to expand trade and ease travel restrictions. he also wants to open a u.s.

embassy in havana. people are still talking about this. >> in normal circumstances i would welcome moves to improve relations. but i think this is another political game. >> my parents were cube ban exiles in 1958. enough already. normalize relations with cube ban now. >> i get that people who were dissidents, i know you're still mad. but it's time to get over it. this is not the cold war. we don't have any cuban missile crisis. there are no missiles on the way but there are cigars and we want them. so president obama did the right thing for today's society and we want those cigars, we want to be able to go to cuban beaches. we don't need to have this kind of mess still going on in 2014. >> and finally, two more local lawmakers turned themselves in this week. both of them facing corruption charges. this is a result of a probe by

the city's district attorney with the help of a grand jury. these are imagines of representatives recorded by a confidential informant trading cash for political favors. the city da says the pair admits they did it. people are sounding off on this. both democrats and republican politicians are forced to pander to the crooks amongst them to stay in the game. and grumpy writes bon voyage. you heard our viewers. >> i think that last twitter who said something about hands up gets right to the anger that people feel about this. it's not that they shouldn't go to jail for having their hands in the cookie jar. it's unfortunate, we hate to see it, but if they broke the law, they should pay the consequences. the problem is you've got police officers out here killing people, who are still walking around, who get to live their lives while these people are going to jail for some money. it's not that justice is blind, it's that justice seems to be

nearsighted. >> thank you very much. have a great christmas. we'll see you next weekend. and of course you can check out solomon jones on 900 am monday through friday from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. >> are you a window person, maybe you are an aisle guy? where do you like to sit if you are flying someplace on a plane. psychologists say the seat that you choose actually says a lot about you. so we're going to break down the personality of people who sit in each of those seats. have you seen this video? send in your requests, #fox29weekend. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm bruce gordon. philadelphia eagles fans were

fired up sunday night. when the dallas cowboys came to town and thumped the birds 28-37. a game they badly needed to win, the eagles came out and laid an egg. fans in the stands vented their anger at corner back and quarterback. but those who watched the game on tv were fuming about what they saw high above the playing field. there was new jersey governor chris christie in a luxury box sitting, chatting and high fiving with dallas owner jerry jones. was it a slap in the face to south jersey fans who root for the birds. the city councilman sure thought so. taking to twitter. you suck. awful. go home, take the state helicopter, creep. my take?

if you want to criticize governor christie, there's plenty of material to work with. five years into his administration, the unemployment picture is lousy, property taxes that are higher than ever. but cracks about his weight? really? are we 12 years old. i give the governor credit for not playing the usual game. as for courting texas votes for a possible 2016 presidential run, texas has become a reliably red state and will almost certainly vote for the republican in 2016 no matter their name or their football preferences. one final thought, if your vote for a presidential candidate would be swayed by their support of this team or that, do us all a favor, stay home on electio

you're very welcome. he sent that video to remind us they're debuting their exhibition today. it's a children's art show. the artists all local kids that are 12 years old and under. the show starts at noon and goes until 4:00. 100 % of the proceeds benefit local schools in the philly area. >> we love when you react to our story.

christie isn't my governor, new jersey doesn't have a football team says a little about how they generate their revenue. >> i leave here in ocean city new jersey, as far as governor christie at the game, he is an abearsment to our state. i didn't like what he did, but we still live in america we can root for any time we want. one viewer literally dropped the phone as she heard it on air and thanks for responding. of course we love to have a conversation with you as we do our news. >> so we have breaking news coming in right now. protests, this die-in that's going on. right at city avenue, right off the exit of the schuykill expressway. this is the way the children have gathered. a little girl named aniyah. they will be doing a die-in, obviously the protests of all

the violence we have had recently. they are lending their small and young voices out of the mouths of babes. we will get back to that, because that is going on right now. >> switching gears, many of us are thinking ahead on the holidays. >> that's right. we've been asking the questions in the breaks, do you like or do you prefer, aisle, window or middle seat when you buy your plane ticket. >> i said aisle. i have to be on the aisle because i feel claustrophobic when i fly and i like to have easy access to the bathroom and not jump over people's legs. >> i say window because i like to go to sleep. i can fall asleep before takeoff. >> i'll tell you what the experts have to say. they say that aisle people, you value freedom. you like to be able to get up. you can also be an introvert, make you don't want to talk to people around you, maybe a little claustrophobic. >> actually all three of those things. >> and window people, you value

privacy, a nester, it's cozier by the window and open to new experiences as you gaze out the window. and whoever picks the middle seat, you're an extravert. outgoing people like social contact, highly evolved or considered or low man on the to totem pole or a little disorganized as well. >> this is a talker twitter. jared wants to know what we just said. who actually prefers the middle seat? >> who knows. >> i need an aisle. too many trips to the loo. and i can stretch my short legs. >> karen? >> i think i like the aisle seat. but i understand the middle one because maybe if you're flying with somebody, you're trying to be considerate. a lot of times i wind up in the middle with the kid on my lap.

give my kids lots of candy. we don't fly too much anymore. we will be january. >> the time has finally come, our producers have gotten this signal. santa claus is just about ready to talk to us. he's answering your questions from the north pole coming up next. and because of that, we are playing santa claus is coming to town. it is the weekend jukebox. make sure you get your requests in.

fox 29 weekend, security at the white house getting a little bit tighter. >> crews were out there yesterday raising the fence outside the mansion, you'll remember an iraqi war veteran scaled the fence and made it inside the white house back in september. a review of secret service procedures find the fence should be higher. >> how great is it that our microphone made it to the north pole just in time but we're going to go to weather. >> speaking of the north pole. winter begins tomorrow. the winter solstice tomorrow afternoon and it will definitely feel like it. the count has been on for weeks. who want wait for winter to start? the good news is, tomorrow is the shortest day of the year, yes. the winter solstice beginning at 6:03 p.m. after that we gain a minute of

daylight each and every day. temperatures right now chilly, around freezing in allentown. 34 in wildwood. it's cold, cloudy, it will be overcast almost all day. it's been hard to get sunshine lately. just a few hours it seems each afternoon. i don't know if we will get that. for today, 39 degrees, that's it. a chilly high temperature. it is a dry weekend though. so for shopping, holiday plans, traveling you're fine through monday afternoon. showers late monday and then comes our next storm system. this going to be a different holiday. not white, but wet. we've got rain, heavy at times with some thunderstorms possible on wednesday. just 61 degrees. we'll clear out for the holiday and of course join us tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. with the latest forecast. >> we are so excited on this weekend right before christmas. we have managed to set up a link

right up to the north pole to skype in with santa. and we've got so many who are asking questions on twitter. he's taking time out of a really busy schedule. how are you? how are the elves? >> santa is doing great and the elves are doing fine karen. it's glad to talk to you again. >> it's crunch time right now getting the presents together for all the boys and girls. do we have it all together this year? >> yes, we do. the elves are up here at the north pole working extra hard and getting everything ready for the sled. they're doing a pre-flight check on the sled so we should be good to go. >> i see you're on twitter and there were a lot of people asking questions on twitter as well. we got this one who comes from bad cliff. he writes in to us, i love santa, even when i was a little kid. i was so jolly, that's why i still spread the love. so is that what you are looking

for for all of our boys and girls this year is having a good christmas heart? >> yes. it's not always about getting. a lot of christmas is about giving. it's a big part of christmas that a lot of people forget about. >> right now we've got a lot of our kids trying so hard to be good, santa. but you know it's not easy. we want to move them from the naughty list to the nice list if possible. we've got this tweet that says, will santa deliver a gift to me? i've been silly and naughty. so what do you think about that? >> well, shrinker at 99, you've got five days. so if you're on the naughty list, you can work by listen and being good and doing what's expected of you to move up on the list. and this way here you still might see a nice gift under the tree this year. >> that is the christmas spirit and that's good advise for all of us. thank you so much for joining

us. >> you're quite welcome. >> all right. we'll see you soon enough. thank you and take care. zblz merry christmas. ho ho ho!

hi, i'm barbara king at the barn at valley forge flowers with this week's around the house. how can i decorate my house for

the holidays without damaging my walls, mantel and doors. >> we don't want to damage the wood surface. we've spent a lot of money and effort to make our mantels look great. we don't want to hurt anything. so one way i found is to get a piece of plywood. something that's slightly smaller than your mantle. and you can just put it on top of the mantle, make a little template and you can see how big it should be and then just get a piece of plywood, smaller than your mantle, and some greenery shrubs from your backyard, fir, pine, cedar is wonderful too. start stapling and putting pieces into your wood frame. it is so easy you're going to do this in your kitchen somewhere. and you take the complete piece

right to your mantle completely done and it is so much easier than doing it on the mantle itself. it's a really great piece. if you have any questions you want answered, tweet us at #fox29weekend. tomorrow morning on fox 29 weekend, traveling for the holidays? bringing your if you ary baby along? the tips yaul want to hear to keep furry friend safe. >> we'll explain all this ugliness in a second. >> i really like. >> let's check the weather. >> for this weekend it looks great. any last-minute shopping, i know there's a lot to do. the weather looks good. it will be chilly. it is cold outside right now.

43 on sunday with a little more sunshine in the afternoon but it's dry. and most of monday is too. we've been talking about and we'll keep talking about the rain that's set to arrive late monday night. by wednesday look at that, 62 degrees. this is going to be a very different holiday for us. rain, even thunderstorms are likely on christmas eve. we're not talking about the white stuff snarling your travel plans. we do clear up on the holiday, windy and nicer. >> so many ugly christmas sweater competition and parties. the. >> i'm judging one tonight. >> i've got to find out the details. it's all to raise money for cancer. it's a good cause. maybe i should take this with me. >> do we have some christmas music we can play? >> and let's see some of the sweaters that you've been sending in as well. >> these are all from twitter

and facebook. do we have those? there we go.

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