this morning on fox 29 weekend, a shocking report detailing dysfunction at the va. what needs to be done to give veterans the respect they deserve. plus, looking out for the 99%. a wealthy ceo takes a massive pay cut. his salary is the same as his lowest paid employees. the reason he says he took the plunge. he's on the show. and dancing the day away. why a dance marathon means so much more to some area students. >> and good morning, everyone. welcome to fox 29 weekend. we've got a beautiful aday ahead. i'm bill anderson and always a ples ur to be here with you. >> thank you, bill. i'm karen hepp. we could hit the 80s today.

let us know you're 80s song requests and maybe some '80s pictures because that is going to be one of our lead stories how amazingly gorgeous it is today. we have this weather question from emma question. >> hey, caitlin, what's the weather going to be like? >> thank you so much for the question. the magic show is going to be beautiful outside. and probably feeling like summer. shorts weather, sandals weather for sure as temperatures get close to 80 degrees later on this afternoon. it was pretty mild yesterday, even warmer today. ultimate doppler shows clouds down to our south, otherwise high pressure firmly in place we've got a lot of sunshine planned for your saturday afternoon. we've got severe weather expected across southern portions of the planes.

let's look at temperatures mild to start, 51 in allentown, 57 in trenton. so whatever you have planned for outside today, it looks great. very warm, 78 to probably close to 80 in a lot of spots today. i'll bet we see some 80 readings. we fall back into the 50s, it looks cooler to monday. we'll have your full seven-day forecast and all the changes ahead. >> starting off with your news. police are waiting for a teenager to surrender in a deadly hit-and-run yesterday. police found the car involved in the accident that killed a two-year-old. the owner of the car says he was out of town and length it to a 19-year-old relative. when the owner saw his car in television coverage of the case he turned it over to police. police say they have reached out to the teen driver. and still no arrest in

another hit and run that happened the same day, this one killing a four-year-old boy. police say they're waiting for the driver to turn herself in. the boy was hit after running into the street on the 1600 block of south 57th. that's in the kingsessing section of the city what the investigators do have is the suv that was involved. two people were in the hospital this morning. we know one person from this overnight issue, there was a shooting in north philadelphia that happened just before 1:00 at the 1,900 block of north 32nd

street. so far know arrests. and new jersey police would like to find the mother of a newborn baby who was found dead in a dump. police say she was found among trash at a recycling center back in november of last year. there's a baptist church in howe howell, new jersey that are asking for her remains. if you know anything about this tragedy, please call police. >> pris ton police now know what the man of groping a 15-year-old student looked like. police say the man grabbed the teenager inappropriately as she was walking on franklin avenue one week ago. she was headed to school and managed to get away. if you know who this is, please call the police. >> still to come, stop the cat calling. this message is popping up all over the city.

who's behind it and why the signs may be gone in the blink of an eye. plus a dog flu is hitting several states hard. what vets say owners need to do. and put a cork in it. why some people are crying foul over a plan to change wine and liquor labels. >> spring has sprung and if you're like me you've got a long list of home improvements on a short budget. before you start swinging one of these and spending a bunch of these, let me give you a few tips. according to remodel magazine, that home office skip it. you're only going to get back $0.42 for every dollar you spend. after average 81,000 for a sun

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just about 8:10 on fox 29 weekend. on our cover story this morning, mismanagement at the philadelphia va. a government audit released this week details reasons like unreasonable workload and poor leadership. those led to mismanagement and delays in handling veterans' stability and claims. mishandled, manipulation of dates and millions of dollars in duplicate benefit payments. untimely responses to thousands of veterans. the report found that it took 312 days on average for va employees to respond to inquiries that. 's way off the standard typically of five days for a response. twitter blew up, facebook responses came in. they initially screwed up my claim, they passed it to atlanta

and atlanta screwed it up. operationally the va has been a disaster for decades. when will we show vets the respect they deserve. joining us to discuss this is republican congressman patrick mian. i had to dive into that controversy, but this is one of those things that people suspected and veterans knew what was going on for years. why did it take a report like this to shine a light on it. >> you're right to dive in. this has a real impact on veterans when the records aren't accurate and it can have an impact on the kinds of benefits that they do receive. this investigation took ten months, but this is no longer allegations. these are findings by an inspector general. and worse than that we're going to continue to have an even more intensive investigation into some of the issues that may be revealed regarding deliberate attempts to doctor some of those that information.

this is a scathing report, but once again, the folks that are the most impacted are the veterans who can have conference in the responsiveness of the agency. >> yes, it's a scathing report. but one of the things in the report is essentially they're being called on to police themselves. the same people who are doing this are being asked to fix it. why should we expect it to work. >> the whole question of accountability is right at the heart of what we want to see here. and it was one of the reasons new legislation actually enabled senior management to have more capability to take aggressive action against those senior managers who weren't getting the job done. what concerns me is the creation of this culture and when we saw in this particular report the manipulation of some of the data in which there were metrics that were changed in reports, selectively changed. so some performance measures for employees were improved, others

were not. and others knew about this and did nothing about it. to me that creates a culture which says if you're on the inside and you're one of the selected ones, you're fine. you don't have to worry about your unresponsiveness. if you're not, are you treated differently. and once again, the veterans themselves, they should get a response in five days. it took 360 days on average. so we've seen a remarkable lack of appropriate management and oversight and there needs to be accountability. >> you mentioned the insiders and how insiders are treated. iven siders who respond to this immediately make it a funding issue. is it a funding issue or am i too strong to say it's an incompetence issue. >> there have been $16 billion in the veterans administration just recently. the issue of medical records, in

which there have been billions of dollars invested and we're still not seeing. it is not a question of money. there's workload issues and sometimes there's workplace issues. but that's where management has to be able to identify where the problems are. come to us with the problems but the investment has been made and we haven't seen the improvement. >> we appreciate you spending some time with us. we'll continue this discussion with you. hopefully we get this fixed because this should not be happening to our veterans. >> the veterans are the ones being hurt by this and we've got to get it right. >> we want to know what you think. the controversy continues to drew. we would love to hear from some of the veterans as well. you can leave your comments on our facebook page, you can tweet us, just use the hashtag #fox29weekend. >> we have a new owner at the revel but we've got some of the same problems.

it is still lights out because a federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing generators inside the casino. it apparently is a life-and-death safety issue. his polo north country club bought the casino, it doesn't have any power because they cut off service days later because they hadn't been paid and there is no contract for it now. state environmental authorities are blocking the use of generators which straub brought in so we will see what happened with that one. let's see what it's going to be like down the shore today today. it's going to be amazing. there are people out there for walks. we have a regatta in town. first, let's get to our weather question. >> my name is riley and i live in monroeville. i wonder what it would be like for my soccer game tomorrow.

>> hi, riley. thank you for the weather question and again, if you want to ask us a question yourself, send us a video or just a question via a tweet, facebook post, #fox29weekend. we got one earlier from penn state alum. he or she wants to know penn state has it's first annual 5k race tomorrow meaning today. can we get a shout out and a weather forecast for the race. you absolutely can. beautiful weather for riley's soccer game on the warm side. we haven't had a warm day like this in quite some time. ultimate doppler showing sunshine right now. mostly sunshine in our area, some of those clouds may sneak

up, down the shore you could have clouds or haze to overcome. otherwise a lot of us seeing sunshine. it's always cooler by the coast. sunday looks good, here's monday morning, that rain that i showed you out by texas, that's racing in and we should have rain heavy at times. by the first day of the workweek we are talking about washout conditions and that's coming after a gorgeous weekend. temperatures right now mainly in the 50s and 60s. it's mild out there and it will be warm today. warm and breezy too. some gusts over 20 miles per hour. 78 today, 63 and cooler sunday. rain comes in monday and we turn cooler the rest of the week. bill? >> we're following a developing story this morning. this concerns a hit-and-run crash that sparked a house fire. >> let's get out to sabina. they found the car overnight? >> reporter: yeah. here it is right here behind me. take a live look.

you can see this white dodge durango heavily damaged in the front. you can see the front passenger side headlight completely gone. the front bumper chewed up and the side mirror hanging off. police have confirmed they believe this is the vehicle that struck a 24-year-old victim yesterday in a bizarre hit-and-run along 17th street. let's take a look at the picture of the victim. we're told she is 24-year-old dee dee spence. she was on the sidewalk when a white dodge struck the surveillance video shows the car speeding away. the motive a week-long argument over a possible love interest. the victim suffered horrific injuries, we're told she lost half her leg in the hit and run. and a fire was sparked. she tells us she was in such a

panic to get to the hospital that she left something cooking on the stove and it sparked a fire. we speak with her and here's what she told us. >> she came and tried to kill my daughter. >> sometimes things escalate out of control. unfortunately this is a really extreme case of that. >> and this morning police tell me they are still searching for the driver. they do believe it was a woman behind the wheel. now back here live again police confirming that this is the vehicle that they believe was involved in this bizarre hit-and-run. right now police officers holding the scene while they wait for a tow truck to arrive to take away this vehicle. but again a very, very significant piece of evidence in this bizarre hit-and-run right now. police still looking for that suspect. back to you. >> thank you, sabina. if you have a pet and you love your four-legged friend we got a

warning because the dog flu is hitting several states very hard. dog owners are being warned right now to keep your pets at home. this is called h 3 n 2 virus and has never before been dedetectived in this country until now. there is no vaccine. veterinarians are warning dog owners to keep their pets away from groomers, parks and kennels. so far the virus does not seem to have any effect on humans. but apparently people can transmit it from one dog to another. so that's a warning, primarily in the midwest but we may want to pay attention to that as well, especially people heading out to dog parks. coming up, we have a bright spot because cancer is such a difficult battle. specifically young adults. today there's something you can do. there's a cancervention going on. this is the first ever cancer

con and this is a focus for young adults. >> talk about an eye-opening lesson. this is the response when she asked her students to fill in the blank, i wish my teacher knew. >> were they funny, were they good? >> a little bit of both. as you heard from caitlin we may get to the '80s. we're doing an '80s theme today starting off with what we're hearing now. >> get me your madonna requests. show us you're -- your 80s pictures. >> we'll be right back.

>> you look beautiful. and joe give a shout out to caitlin. good morning, sunshine. hope you have an amazing weekend.

great to have you on fox 29 weekend. we appreciate caitlin as well. >> we've also been having a lot of fun with spring fling. you were one of the fire stations. >> i was. they have a big international festival going on today. there's me learning a little about belly dancing. i was there with kelly. there's bob and i with the guys out in lansdale. they have a festival going on today so we would encourage everybody to come out all day. i was a little bit of a volunteer fireman until the bell actually rang. >> and then you met up with our mike jerrick. >> i did. i met up with mike. we went over to the steak-out tavern. i love these spring flings. the next one is where? >> mullica hill.

and we also have a shredding event and be sure to come and join our family as we join yours. we do have news to get to you this morning. >> it's coming up, marathon monday in boston. how bean town is preparing for that race two years after those deadly terror attacks at the finish line. >> and also there's something happening today. look at this woman, she's saying cancer you can't get me. i'm not going to be beaten down. she has started a group. a cancer convention. she got diagnosed in her early 20s for other people who are in that situation. because you know your needs are different. we will talk to two very special and inspirational women coming up. and also some music. we need to celebrate. >> it's kool and the gang. this song is timeless.

>> we're going for the '80s in temperatures. we'll see if we'll get there. we're certainly going to get to the '80s in music. ♪ celebrate good times ♪

good morning, everyone. 8:30 and thanks for starting your day with us on fox 29

weekend. and in your news now, boston is ready for its second marathon since the deadly bombing in 2013. officials say once again they're working to increase security. the plan includes police officers stationed throughout the entire race route. organizers expect a smooth and safe event just like the one they had last year. the public should be patient with tighter security. and five teenagers in australia are under an arrest. investigators say they wanted to carry out an attack next week during an australian veterans day ceremony. the country's government had raised their terror threat warning level. >> almost all of us know somebody who's had cancer. there's lot of attention on pediatric cancers and also resources for older adults. what happens if you get a diagnose and you're a young

adult. we have some tweets from some people that they put out there because this can be so devastating. let me start with the fact. fact number 5, cancer is the leading disease killer among 20-39-year-olds. and that as one of the young cancer tweets. and we have another one from a frustrated person, dear cancer, why must you take all the good people. i hate you. so there's something very special happening in our city at this minute. it is a cancer-vention. this is a first-ever conference that's going on at the sears center until 4:00. joining us right now shall the founders of -- are the founders of this event. thank you for joining us. >> how is it different? you're both in your 20s and you're both in a battle with cancer right now. i'm going to start with you because you're right here. you've had breast cancer. >> yes. >> we have some pictures of you on your journey. what it's like when you get

diagnosed in your early 20s? >> i was just starting out my career, i was 25, i was living with my boyfriend and it's something that is so shocking to you at that point and my friends don't really know how to talk to me about it. i don't know at that point how it's going to change my life, but it's definitely going to change my life completely. and so yeah. it's really shocking, it's hard to talk to people your age about it because they have so little experience with other people our age going through it. and you have to make lots of decisions about are you going to get married, are you going to have kids. what kind of treatment are you going to have to have the best quality of life for hopefully the many more years you have to come. >> you have a very rare disease. what is it and when did you get your diagnosis? >> i was diagnosed at age of 22 right after graduating from

college. >> how does this happen you're trying to start a career, meet people and date and then you get this. how did that set you back? >> it was completely unexpected. i had just graduated and it's the first time you expect to be truly independent and all of a sudden you can't rely on yourself and your opinions, have you to rely on your medical professionals and your parents and friends to help you with your basic things like sometimes even going to the bathroom. >> what happened today what is some of the control that we can take back. who is going to be speaking so they can get some inspiration and help? >> i think the biggest thing is coming and connecting. it's all young adults, their caregivers as well as other medical professionals coming and learning about this new young adult oncology movement. we've got some great speakers. an emmy award winning new york times writer.

>> and you also teamed up with penn's ab ram son's cancer center. >> yes. they have helped out. >> we'll put some information on our website and people can tweet your twitter handle as well which is @yacancerconnect. people can still go down and check it out? >> absolutely. walk-ins are welcome. you can always use our hashtag and join in our decision. #fox29weekend. >> we're going to take a look at your interactive weather. taking a look at the art museum and what you're seeing, there's a race today focusing on clean air, clean weather and they go right by the art museum. that's the finish line. so you'll start to see folks

gathering there. it looks like a beautiful day out there. hopefully we can push it to 80 degrees. but first we've got a weather question. >> what's the weather going to be like for golf today? >> thank you guys so much for that video. for golf it will be great. it will be pretty warm out there, so this is the type of shorts weather when you're outside. last week we were kind of on the fence, do you wear pants or shorts? definitely warm for today. kind of breezy on the green and for allergy sufferers you know it has been a hard couple of weeks and we'll have that again today. ultimate doppler, clouds down south, some blow-off from a system across the southern plains and along the gulf coast states which will eventually bring us rain on monday. no rain here, just lots of sun and temperatures heating up quickly. 61 in atlantic city, it's a warm

morning at the shore but the sea breeze will kick in later this afternoon. temperatures much cooler at the beach. by 4:00 p.m. look at this. we're close to 80 in philadelphia and many spots inland. north and west of the city we should all warm up. even our higher elevations. high sundays a cool front comes through. temperatures are only in the 60s. only around 50 down the shore. 78 degrees the high temperature, the mildest we've been in months. 51 tonight under clear skies. more on this weekend changes and the rain ahead for monday still coming up in your seven-day forecast. >> i know this has happened to you. you hear some guys. >> why are you looking at me?

>> they whistle. they think it's maybe a sign of respect. but a lot of women say no, we don't want to have that happen. i saw this sign last night. these no cat-calling signs. but interestingly maybe not for long. so we will explain. those are the signs, i just saw one. how long will they be around? >> this song, as we continue with '80s. this one has a little philly connection, a little rocky going on. survivor, get up stretch to this one. keep listening, keep watching, keep tweeting #fox29weekend.

welcome back. you' you're -- your '80s pictures make us so happy. this one cracked us up. this is a friend of our fox 29 family. how is this for an entertaining '80s pic. me and my first police job back in 1982. thank you for sending your pictures. try to use that hashtag

#fox29weekend. it makes it easier to find the pictures. >> good morning. i'm alex holly and this is the trend. now, if mike were here, he would tell you his three rules for life. one, never take naked pictures of yourself, two, never single national an them at any type of sporting event, and three, never throw the first pitch at a baseball game. unfortunately tom brady hasn't heard mike's rules. he can throw a football but when it comes to baseball, he bounced the first pitch. this one prank really has the nba talking. >> it's so crazy.

>> that's funny. that's funny. >> oh, okay. old on. this is like horrible. this is like how am i going to clean this? >> can you imagine what the clean-up job is going to be? >> sure, we cover sports here at fox 29, but it's rare that we cover college track, but there was this one mistake. he's clearly in the lead but instead of pushing it all the way to the end. he starts to slow down and doesn't see one of his competitors creeping up behind him and it's not until the final second that he realizes he just lost. without a doubt, that is our fail for the week. and that's a look at the trends for this week. we will see you monday for good day philadelphia.

hi, i'm bruce gordon. i've heard of polo wars before, but this is ridiculous. the philadelphia daily news reported this week on a weekend altercation between the wife of pennsylvania lieutenant governor and the representative who were at an event honoring a military

veteran. to hear kevin tell it he was minding his own business when tonya stack sat down nearby and she flipped him the bird. the state rep says he responded to the foul finger by saying outloud, what a trashy move. that's when it happened. boyle says mrs. stack plu her stack. tossed an entire cup of soda on him. no immediate comment from the stack camp, no confirmation or denial. my take, what's the big deal? philly politicses have been throwing more than soda for years. they've been throwing hands. i have just one question. since mrs. stack's alleged

assault involved the use of a sweetened beverage, why didn't mayor nutter get in there and tax it? only in philly. >> let's taking a look now at what's trending. an eye-opening lesson being taught in a denver third grade classroom going viral. >> this whole project is called "i wish my teacher knew." and the responses the teacher received surprised even her and touched so many around the world. >> i wish my teacher knew i loved her with all my heart. others, heartbreaking. >> i heard that one of my friends doesn't have any friends to play with. >> when a student says i don't have any friends, which i think is a problem that all of us experience at some point in our schooling, the class rallied around her. >> that is so sweet. it's just a small fraction of some of the responses. there's one in particular that really moved a lot of people.

it's about a student whose father was deported and another one why the student wasn't getting her reading assignments signed by her mother. >> that's a great activity to find out what students would like you to know. and we talked about this a little bit earlier. have you seen these signs popping up around the city? a local group is taking the cat calling to the streets. it coincides with international street antiharassment week. i didn't know this because i don't do this. the issue of cat calls on the street resonates with almost all women. apparently they view it as an unfortunate fact of life. >> honestly, i'm pretty thick skinned so i ignore it, but i know it does offend a lot of women. >> does it make you feel uncomfortable? >> sometimes. >> ai did a story on this

previously. and according to a story, 65% of all women have experienced street harassment. the question remains whether the street sign campaign will actually change anybody's behavior. >> now it's time to go in focus. this is where one of our photographers goes out and finds a story and puts it all together and brings it to us. the neatest thing about bill is he finds the coolest people. wait until you meet this woman. >> reporter: they say the sport of bowling is enjoyed by 100 million people worldwide. none more than 90-year-old margaret. she has been slinging the ball down the lanes for over 50 years. >> it's concentration because you have to approach correctly and you can't drop your shoulder. >> reporter: each week marge and her friends take it over to

levittown lanes l. >> it keeps me physically fit. >> reporter: this active great grandmother has had a few setbacks over the years. >> i had a knee replacement, a hip replacement. >> reporter: bowling is a must on monday. >> you have to make up your mind and do it or sit around and feel sorry for yourself. >> reporter: every bump and miss, there are some shots you cannot explain. >> it's crazy. look at that. >> reporter: it may take the youngest bowler a few years to get his first strike. >> one more frame and this game will be over. >> reporter: the oldest didn't have to wait long. >> i finally got a split. today i felt pretty good. as long as i can walk, i'll

bowl. >> you can't sit around and feel sorry for yourself. it took her to the last frame to get that strike and that was the one strike i needed to get. >> she got it. she did it. what a wonderful story. it's something you can do your whole life, too. let us know if you've got a story for our bill, use our #fox29weekend. >> next hour on fox 29 weekend, looking out for the 99%. a wealthy ceo takes a pay cut. and put a cork in it. why some people are crying foul over federal government plan to change wine and liquor labels.

hey, everybody. i'm pit master glen gross of fat jack's barbecue and this is your fox food bite. summer is coming up very shortly. and what better thing to have for a summer picnic or party than fresh made potato salad and i'm going to show you the best way to make fat jack's potato salad. we have about three pounds of diced red bliss potatoes. i happen to like them, just my personal preference.

you can use yukon gold, you can use idahos. it doesn't matter. this is just our personal preference. now we're going to add the first ingredient. helman's mayonnaise, about two cups. we're going to at our salt. take about a table spoon and put it in the mayonnaise. the reason i do that is when you mix the potato salad, the salt gets evenly distributed and you don't have big giant clumps of salt. next ingredient is celery seed. we're going to add about a tablespoon. next a little bit of parsley flakes. just a pinch. celery, diced about a quarter inch. next to last ingredient, scallions, sliced. last ingredient is hardboiled

eggs. put a little vinegar and salt into the water. that makes the eggs peel a lot easier when you're ready to peel them. this is three hardboiled eggs. now it's time to mix the poe ta salad. take the spatula and mix it really well. and just so you know, while you're mixing, if you realize it's dry, don't be afraid to add more mayonnaise. if you want it a touch more salty, add more salt. that's your call. i'm giving you the basics. look at this, how great that looks. so now that fat jack's potato salad is done, it's time to give it a taste.

everything is blended together well, great flavor, creamy, smooth. you can get this and all my other recipes at myfoxphilly.com.

good morning. it's an absolutely glorious saturday on this april 18th. i'm karen hepp. thank you for joining us this morning. >> it's a beautiful day and we continue to keep you up to date. catch you up with all of the news. right now we're following a developing story this morning. family members say an argument over a man led to a hit-and-run crash in philadelphia's logan section yesterday which then sparked a house fire. >> there's a wealthy ceo out west who takes a massive pay cut and now his salary is going to be the same as his lowest paid

employees. he is joining us on our show this morning. what a cool guy. he will explain why he is doing this. >> but first the focus right now is a beautiful day we have going on outside. we're getting close to 80. there's a lot of great events going on. taking another look at the art museum. it's a great day to get out and enjoy yourself after you finish watching fox 29 weekend. first we've got a weather question. >> we do. >> i'm jason. and i want to know what the weather is going to be like this weekend because i got some skate boarding to do. >> yes, you do, jason. and some nice skills right there. thank you so much for the question. anything you want to know and you want to ask us, #fox29weekend, including on twitter, facebook, we're all over. caitlin, do you have a forecast for the blue white game?

i'm a proud penn stater myself. i have to show a forecast which usually is some pretty rough weather. today, they're going to enjoy a sunny, warm, gorgeous afternoon. kick-off at 4:00 p.m. at penn state plays. it's warm. a lot of people up there for such an important and fun annual game. outside right now we've got sunshine across the delaware valley, clouds towards our south, stormy weather in the southeast. and those clouds will probably make it a little less sunny in delaware and down the shore at times today. otherwise it's a brilliantly sunny day and we've got warm temperatures to go along with it. it's already 65 in philadelphia, 66 in millville. these are normal high temperatures but we'll get close to 80 today. sunny and warm, 78 to 80 degrees here in philadelphia. a cool front tonight. temperatures will only be in the low 60s tomorrow. but still a nice day.

that rain towards our south arrives monday. expect some rain for the rush hour to last through the day, pretty much a washout. we cool off and clear off for the end of the week. high temperatures only in the 50s. >> and we're following a developing story. this concerns a hit-and-run crash that sparked a house fire. >> we'll explain all of that, but let's get out to the scene right now. sabina, is that car still there? >> reporter: it is. we are just waiting for a police tow truck to take it away. this was a horrific hit-and-run. the victim had part of her leg clear shorn off and family members tell us they believe she was targeted. police have confirmed to me this morning, they believe this is the white dodge that hit this victim and took off yesterday. she was standing outside her home along 17th street in the logan section of the city. we do have a picture of the victim. her mother tells us her name is

dee dee spence, 24 years old. she was on the sidewalk and her mother tells us a woman whom she had been arguing over a man for about a week, showed up in this car, you can see she reverses and takes off after hitting dee dee. the motive was over a love interest. again, the victim suffering terrible injuries. part of her leg is now gone. she is recovering at the hospital. after the hit-and-run, a fire started at the victim's mother's home. she was in such a panic to get to the hospital she left something cooking on the stove. so at the hospital neighbors called her to tell her her house was on fire. now we did speak with the mother and witnesses and here's what they told us. >> the bottom of her leg is gone all because this girl wanted to come down here over a guy that

my daughter wasn't even with. >> she came back, the driver came back, the suv, and she ran her over. she ran her over. >> reporter: you can just hear the shock and the emotion in those family members' voices. we had spoken to them just after all of this had happened. that victim just now 24 years old going to have to deal with serious injuries for the rest of her life. police still searching for the driver back here. this is the vehicle they believe was involved in this hit-and-run. preliminary reports here on the scene indicate that the vehicle was left outside the relative's home of the suspect. we're still waiting for police to confirm that. they do believe it was a woman behind their wheel. they're looking for her again this morning and police waiting for a tow truck to come and take this vehicle back to the impound lot. you can see heavy front-end damage to this vehicle. you can see the headlight

actually is gone. police actually found the headlight at the scene. no doubt they're going to be trying to fit that back into the vehicle to prove this was the vehicle in the hit-and-run. that is the very latest. back to you guys. >> unfortunately, it seems like we're seeing a lot of that lately over the last week or so. so we'll keep you informed. police are waiting for a teenager to surrender in a deadly hit-and-run. yesterday police found the car involved in the accident that killed a two-year-old. the owner of the car says he was out of town and length -- lent it to a 19-year-old relative. he turned it over to police and police say they have reached out to the teen driver. and still no arrest in a hit-and-run that happened the same day. this one killing a four-year-old boy. by now many of you have seen that video. you actually have to stop because it's tragic to sit there and look at it. police say they're waiting for the driver to turn herself in.

the boy was hit after running into the street on the 1600 block of north 57th in kingsessing. what investigators do have is the suv that they say was involved. it was found a few days ago at a parking garage near love park in center city. >> two people are in the hospital right now after a late-night fire that happened in northeast philadelphia just before midnight. this is at an apartment on the 2200 block of tremont avenue. we do not know the cause of that fire. >> we've been following this and talking about this story throughout the day. a wealthy ceo takes a massive paycut. now his salary will be the same as his lowest paid employees. plus a beautiful day. why not travel to a national park? a huge reason why you'll want to do it this weekend. >> i'm jeff cole. it's time for fox unfiltered

where we respond to your comments and complaints right here on tv. first up, i'm standing with senior executive producer alyssa frik. you are responsible for all contact. >> true. social media is really important to us here on fox 29. instagram, twitter, facebook. >> we have a complaint. as a news source, fox 29 is supposed to be impartial. however, the person that is in charge of the fox 29 facebook feed constantly invokes god and exhorts readers to pray for whatever news stories they post. this is inappropriate and offensive for those who don't believe in god or believe in a god other than the one your social media person indicates. the style of these posts lead me to believe that one person is responsible for all of them. what do you have to say to that? >> well, rebecca, you're right. you use the word impartial. and when it comes to news, we

have to be impartial. but when it comes to god, you know, that's impossible. we have beliefs too. you're almost implying that we can't believe in anything. and we're human. so of course we have beliefs. and we've actually noticed that a lot of our facebook followers, they invoke god in their posts to us. so most of the time we're just kind of reacting to that. facebook is a way for people to communicate with us. and to send their well-wishes and prayers to people who might be in need. we're giving anyone who believes or doesn't believe in god to sort of send their wishes in their own way. >> she believes that there may be just one person posting these particular comments. >> actually we have an entire social media team in the news room, there's about a dozen or so of us, producers who are posting content on facebook every single day. >> here we are with bruce gordon. how are you? >> i'm well, jeff. how are you. >> it's very nice to see me.

>> you're about to complain about something. i can tell. >> why would bruce gordon waste valuable air time of such an incident of a road cone that was obviously was covering a repair job. >> look, these are not watergate stories, but they are stories that speak to people in the cities. people feel like they're ignored. we get out there and try to get some action and you would be amazed at how appreciative people are. we literally had what appeared to be a traffic cone paved right into an emerge patch job. completely unacceptable. >> you seem to get reaction and response from the city fairly quickly. >> we do. sometimes it's by tremendous coincidence. they tell us we were just about to go out and do that anyway. whatever. the job gets done. was the job done properly and completely we get out the next day sure enough the cone is out of the road, it's sitting stained and damaged on the

sidewalk, and the hole has been sort of patched, but there's still a hole like in the middle of the road. as we like to say, only in philly. >> next up, i'm standing with our good friend, traffic man bob kelly. how is your voice? >> better today but the allergies really got me early in the week. >> i know they did. let's listen. >> the problem is my voice right now. >> is it really a problem though? i'm kind of liking it. >> the barry white traffic. >> our viewers loved it too. bob, you made my day with your barry white voice. these allergies are awful but you found a way to make it work. bob, you sound way to sexy for so early in the morning. sandy. you go bob kelly. loving your voice this morning. i hope you're in not too much pain. >> i don't know why, i don't know why. >> you had some fun with this.

>> thanks to sue serio for jumping in. we had to keep on going but i'm feeling much better now. >> maybe in the future you'll have a little more lemon and tea. >> that's it for this week's edition of fox unfiltered. if you have an idea here of another anchor who's sexy, i'm not suggesting me, but if you think another anchor or on-air person is sexy, feel free to write us. it doesn't have to be me, certainly. i'm jeff cole.

welcome back to fox 29 weekend. just about 9:15 on a beautiful day. we get you caught up with everything going on in your news now. boston's ready for its second marathon since the deadly bombing in 2013. officials say once again they're working to increase security for monday's race. the plan includes police officers stationed throughout the entire race route. organizers expect a smooth and safe event just like they had last year. but they do say the public should be patient with tighter security. >> we could be hitting the 80s here now. look at the scene out there in colorado. they've got snow still, and drivers were brought to a standstill because of so many accidents. they just had low visibility, the road conditions were terrible. crews had to close one of the highways outside of denver.

dozens of accidents were reported all across that state. the storm dumped more than 2 feet on some parts of that state. let's check out video of a severe thunderstorm. this is over texas last evening. it caused a circus tent to collapse with people there. it happened right in the middle of the show. needless to say everybody had to get out. the good news, even in all of that commotion, nobody was injured. >> we know that the weather is going to be great today. but here's another reason to get outside. today starts national park week. while most national parks are usually free, those you have to pay for are free this weekend. so if you're heading out, the national park service wants you to share your experiences using the hash tag find your park. >> this morning we've got a story that had so many talking online. a ceo slashing his salary so his employees can make a little more money.

his name is dan price. he was making $1 million a year, now he's going to make $70,000. so his lowest paid employees can make the same amount as him. more than a million of you saw this story when we posted it to our facebook page. beverly wrote, he is a rare breed. i hope his employees how lucky they are. and cathy says there should be more executives out there following his example. the economy would improve leaps and bounds. joining us this morning, right now, ceo of gravity payments, dan price. good morning to you. >> thanks for having me. >> what made you do this? >> you know, i've been thinking about it for a long time. at gravity, every single person there is a key decision maker. but we have a lot of positions being in a call center, other eventually level positions where the market rate is $35,000, $40,000 a year. i'm making a million and we have clients that we really care

about. and this american that's making $35,000 or $40,000 a year is doing just as much for that client as i was doing and it just didn't same fair. >> why 70,000? >> there was a 2010 princeton study that basically said dollars under $70,000, each of those dollars has an emotion cost and as a result, the dollars up to around 70 or $75,000, have an impact on the happiness quotient. so for us it seemed like what we really wanted as a company was to really just focus on our clients and helping our clients succeed, which are amazing businesses out there. and we didn't want to be distracted by emotion costs of not be able to make ends meet. there was a business reason and a personal reason and when they came together and they were the same number. >> are you going to be able to live on $70,000? >> my compensation was always

set based on market rit in the past and i think in order for us to be sustainable as a company, that has to happen again. if something happens to me or if i can't work, i want the company to be able to continue to progress. the goal is to get it back up there. but for the short term financial risk, i decided to reduce my salary temporarily, which i will be able to live on $70,000 temporarily. but the intention is if and when this works, and i believe 100 % it will work, that my salary will go back to where it was before. >> let's get to that debate. we do have this comment. i would be pretty pissed off and was already making $70,000 while a clerk making 40,000 gets a $25,000 raise. a lot of people think it's not fair if we're all getting paid the same. >> i completely agree. i don't think everybody should be getting paid the same. i think there is some minimum benchmark that you should have. but once you're over the 70,000.

it's strictly based on merit, how much value you're providing and market rates. that's going to make the company sustainable. we're taking the starting pay from 35,000 to 70,000. but it's not going to inhibit our ability to attract top performers and pay them really well. >> well, it certainly generated a lot of discussion and comments and it is an interesting example and we appreciate your time. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thanks for having me. >> what do you think about this ceo? how about that reducing his salaries so his workers can make more. let us know. use our hashtag #fox29weekend. >> i think it's awesome. we'll get back to more discussion like that. but we're going to discuss the beautiful weather. take a look at the poconos. it's amazing at just in a couple of weeks it transitions from nothing but snow to beautiful trees. we'll get into the specifics of the forecast but first we've got a question for caitlin.

>> hi caitlin. we would like to know how the weather is going to be today for the first annual fishing dirby. >> look at that. up in upper bucks county. you and ava, maybe she's a little camera shy. we do have great weather for whatever you have planned oult side. so i'm happy to deliver the good news today. it's sunny, beautiful and warm. high temperatures close to 80 degrees. it will be warmer in the mountains than it is at the beaches today. our own jennie joyce says i woke up sneezing this morning. all you allergy sufferers feel the same way. i do too. high pollen through the weekend. this is the heart of the season so it's to be expected. maple, juniper and poplar all

high. the rain makes it a little bit better. outside, no rain here. sunshine, it's gorgeous. down south we have a lot of stormy weather. pockets of showers and thunderstorms in the southern plains, the gulf coast states. severe weather possible in those spots later today and that whole system will make its way into our area. that will bring us heavy rain but probably not anything severe. a great day shaping up for us. more clouds down south blowing off. if you're in southern delaware, you're going to have a different day. cloudy and breezy and kind of cooler. sunday will be nice too but it will be cooler. here's that rain moving in monday morning. a washout for day one of the workweek. rain on monday, we clear out for the rest of the week and then we turn very cool.

high temperatures only in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. >> i'm really enjoying these. when we start talking about cooling off and it's almost 60, i can live with that. >> a dog flu is hitting several states hard. what vets say owners need to do to keep their pets safe and healthy coming up. >> maybe we'll get dr. mike to answer some questions tomorrow. also continuing with some of our '80s music. this one really touched a nerve. praying for people. god offensive? do they complain when they get the day off for christmas? doubtful. we also have my daughter caitlin starts penn state meteorology program in july. of course the blue and white game today. and the bill anderson, i love it. what was the score? >> i don't know.

i'm giving a speech. those glasses are so big i think i could see the future. >> exactly. share you're -- your '80s pictures. your our #fox29weekend. >> walking on sunshine into the break.

>> it's absolutely tragic, a four-year-old child struck and killed in a hit-and-run in philadelphia. surveillance video from a nearby story captured the horrific scene. we're not showing the full video. it's just too hard to watch. the boy runs across the street. the suv hits the child once then again as it tries to swerve. police say a woman was behind the wheel and then took off. when you look at this video, you see one of many, many, hit-and-runs that are occurring on the streets of our communities today. the drivers of these vehicles are unconscionable.

their actions are unconscionable. it's a cowardly, despicable act. they render no assistance. there's a reason they're running, of they drunk, are they high on drugs? are they wanted. if somebody dies, in this case a four-year-old, it should be third degree murder. that's my take.

welcome back. taking a look at some of your news headlines right now. it is still lights out for the former revel casino and hotel in atlantic city. a federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the new owner from hooking up the new generators. apparently it's a life or death safety issue. his country club bought the casino back on april 7th and he said he wasn't going to pay the former power generator but he still has no power because the company cut off the service and they did not agree to pay the back money. there's no contract so it is lights out and right now state environmental authorities are blocking the use of the generators. >> the dog flu hitting several states hard and it can be deadly. dog owners are warned to keep their pets at home. the h 3 n 2 virus has never before been dedetectived in the

united states -- detected in the united states until now. so far the virus doesn't seem to have any effect on humans, but people can transmit it from one dog to another and vets say dog owners need to be mindful of other pets out in public as well. >> we've been talking about this new apple watch. it looks so cool, but you can't find it basically because the supplies are so limited. now, i'm the kind of person that still has my iphone 4 and everybody makes fun of me like it's an antique. the company says the apple watch will only be sold online for the next several weeks. if you do want to test one out, the apple stores do have a couple on display. you can also get an in-person demonstration, if you want to buy it you have to get to your computers. they don't have them in stories. the recent online orders take recent weeks to fill. >> isn't that thing like $1,000.

>> that's what i'm telling you. old is okay. >> this mornings, we're discussing a controversial topic. minnesota vikings running back aid adrian peterson is reinstated. graphic pictures showing the alleged results of hitting his then-four-year-old son with a switch or a tree branch. he pleaded guilty to miss demeanor reckless assault. how nice. a child abusing monster is celebrated again by the nfl. how disgusting and troubling. there's a difference between giving someone their job back and celebrating them. you don't have to be a vikings fan if you don't want to. we want to explore this. joining us solomon jones. good morning, sir. >> good morning, bill. how are you.

>> i'm good. we discussed this a little bit on your radio show. what do you think here? are they too easy on him. >> not at all. i think adrian got caught in a vortex. you had the nfl under fire and you had adrian peterson come in in a different kind of case where he went overboard. i don't think it was the same type of thing as ray rice punching out his fiancee. he admitted that he did it, he admitted he was wrong, he admitted why he did it and i think it was a case of adrian peterson getting caught in the tail wind of another case. >> he didn't, even after the the pictures came out, he didn't do

any jail time, he pled guilty to a misdemeanor. he was suspected ultimately for half a season. some people say that wasn't a raw enough deal. >> actually, he played one game and then he missed 15 games. and so he got hit pretty hard in the pocketbook in terms of what happened with him in the nfl. and so, when he didn't get jail time, he pleaded down to a misdemeanor, but he got hit pretty hard by the nfl and that's where i think he got caught in the pr spin of what was happening with the nfl and domestic violence at the time. >> now there are policies in place in the nfl. so if it happens, there's pretty much a standard punishment that will happen for individuals. but with adrian peterson being reinstated, some are saying we're minimizing abuse of children and not putting it in the same category as women. do they need to be in the same category? >> i think that, you know, it is

a case-by-case basis. one of the things that happened with my show when this this first happened, i brought in the district attorney seth williams and i asked him point blank about the criminal level of abuse. he said a swat on the bottom, a hit on the hand, that is not considered abuse. and then there's prosecutor discretion. the prosecutor can decide whether it is abuse. you have to take it on a case-by-case base. i think in this case, adrian peterson got caught in a public relations spin. >> the fact that he is reinstated we'll get a chance to see because his story will continue. we'll get a chance to see if he does all the things he's been ordered to do and if this ends up being something that he recovers from. always a pleasure sir. >> the pleasure is mine. >> we want to know what you think. there's been all kinds of

facebook comments and tweets on this. did he get off easy or did the punishment fit the crime? you can leave comments on our facebook. you can tweet us, just use #fox29weekend. >> it is 9:36. let's switch gears. a lot of you are heading out the door to do family activities with your friends or family. it is going to be glorious outside. what are you doing for today? >> it's my mother's birthday. so after we leave here i am going to spend a little time with mom. we'll talk about that more a little bit later on but i've got fun plans. >> bill, i love your mom. we're going to show her off in a bit. >> are you want to stand and do the forecast? >> we have basketball games,

soccer games, races, so much going on today. thank you again for that video. all you cute kids. we love to hear what you're up to. it is going to be a sunny, beautiful afternoon. we've got the sunshine and temperatures are already pretty mild, in the 60s right now. a little bit cooler in the higher elevations. 56 in the poconos, 58 in allentown, already 65 in philadelphia. the normal high temperature for us this time of year. 66 in wrightstown. southern delaware, the jersey shore, will be cloudier, breezier. for the rest of us enjoy that warmth. spring fever but almost a summer-like feel today. sunny and cooler tomorrow, temperatures back into the 60s, but still a nice day. by monday, things change. we've got some heavy rain moving through. looks like a washout of a day. we clear out the rest of the week but check out how cool we get. temperatures back down into the 50s by the end of the week. >> so basically it's the most,

do you think it is the most pathetic time we've ever had in philly sports. we've had so many lows across every season. >> this may actually be it. >> let us know what you think about that one. the phillies lost again. what's going on. a new head coach. we'll talk about that. >> last week we were telling me we were at .500 and we were celebrating the phillies. >> plus put a cork in it. why some people are crying foul over a federal government plan to change wine and liquor labels. all of that come up after the break. we go into the break with a little thriller. brookside chocolate now has a crunch.

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>> time to talk sports right now. we are going to bring in sean bell this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning. good morning. it's not a good morning for philadelphia sports though. >> well, i'll let you start. why do you think it's not a good morning? >> oh, man. first of all, all the sports in this town are struggling and i'm sick of it. yesterday, fired from the flyers after only two seasons. >> what do you think about that? last season he got to the playoffs and they didn't give him that long. how many head coaches have we

been through already? what do you think about the call? >> this is on par for nhl hockey. in hockey, coaches get fired as they're making the playoffs, making the conference finals. they get fired easily. this is philly, the flyers. they want championships. they choked in the final two months. they should have made the a seed and they didn't. he wasn't getting the best out of the team, out of the players so he had to go. and right now, they don't even know who they really want to go to next for head coach. >> that was my next question. any names floating around, anybody you think on their wish list? >> the one guy that they're talking about is mike babcock over in detroit. he's currently under contract.

it ends after this year. he's still playing right now. his team is in the playoffs. that may be the look. but listen. that's no guarantee and that tells how much they wanted him out. because they have no real candidates set up or in mind but they felt like he needs to go because his team had enough talent and they didn't make it. >> i'm already bored with hockey. let me get to this one because a lot of people were talking about that one on our fox 29 facebook page. the sixers ownership needs to sell the franchise to someone who cares. i was at the first parade as a 12-year-old and i'm 54 today. seriously? >> just be patient. that's all i'm going to say.

because a lot of those guys are going to be fired pretty soon. okay? the sixers, okay, give it a year or two, they'll be gone. and the phillies, it's going to be a long season and a couple of guys are going to get fired off of that team too. >> you know who starts today? for everybody out there, the spinners. a professional frisbee team. their season starts today. sean thanks so much. >> a glowing, upbeat sports report. we've got lots to look forward to, success of philadelphia teams. it's about 9:48. in your news now. many wine makers are worrying about new fda regulations. while the fda wants to help

americans watch their waistlines, spirit makers are afraid they will hurt their bottom line. the new rule will try to give people an estimate of the calories they consume in each glass. they'll do that by requiring chain restaurants to list the amount of calories in alcoholic drinks. >> give people an educated view of what's in their food, including how many calories they're consuming which is important for controlling obesity. >> i think it's great information. a lot of people will be looking for this. the average drink is 150 calories. while a plate of food can vary by the hundreds, the new rules don't apply to drinks that are ordered up at the bar, on the wine list drinks that are not on the main menu. it's expected to start a little later this year. >> and of course, one of our favorite segments. the reason why is because we

bring in some of the best reporters from all over the area. our junior reporters finding fun and fascinating stories. today samantha crawford from rider university. you got out, you find a group doing fun things for charity. >> i went to a high school and they're doing an awesome dance marathon and they fund raised for an organization called ocean of love and the money is going towards one of their fellow students as well. >> cancer never sleeps and neither are the students of manahawkin, new jersey. >> we have wii games, x boxes, corn hole, we're going to have tournaments. just trying to have a lot of different activities for kids to keep them occupied. >> last year we raised a little over $3,000 and we're hoping this year it will be even

bigger. >> i think it's fantastic. >> reporter: the students pf southern regional and their families are here to show young cancer victims that their lives are extremely meaningful to every single one of them. they're here not only to supply emotional support but financial support as well. >> our goal is to help all of the families who have children suffering with cancer to try and help them financially or emotionally or psychologically through this difficult time. >> reporter: the moral support that they give you is still above and beyond. but monetary, it literally can make or break -- they say. >> reporter: the money raised here and at other events sponsored by oceans of love is truly making a difference in the lives of those with children diagnosed with cancer. >> i stopped working when she

was sick and they literally, from gas cards to get her to treatment, to christmas, they pay people's bills, they pay for funerals for families. it hits you like a ton of bricks. and you know, you're inundated with medical bills. >> you have to keep moving on. it could be the worst thing or the best thing but you have to hope for the best. >> that's a great story. you can see it really made an impact. there's a lot more dance marathons and ice bucket challenges. your generation is embracing this, having fun through fund raising. >> just because you have something extremely important, i think the important thing a lot of times things have to be fun to inspire our generation. at the same time i thoi they want to do this because especially in this case it's affecting one of their best friends someone they have that instant connection with. >> our generation.

>> thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> if you've got any story ideas or suggesting for our junior reporters, you can tweet us, leave a facebook message, use #fox29weekend.

joom . >> all my mommy friends are trying to lose this.

20 pounds. but they're not having any success. this food looks amazing. tell me what the mommies are doing wrong. >> they skip breakfast and they want to load up their coffee with artificial sweeteners. >> your sugar is going to spike more. artificial sweeteners are artificial. people who eat breakfast are going to burn 150 calories more per day than people who skip breakfast. >> some people will put artificial sweetener, you're going to use organic palm sugar. i'll see you 20 pounds later. he says no artificial sugar and

eat your breakfast. >> thank you, jen. all right. shout out time. a wonderful event happening tonight. see the little girl in the front. she has her burn doll, she was treated and went over to saint christopher's hospital. shout-out to eric. a big event. bill shout out? >> absolutely. happy birthday to my mother. it's my mother's birthday today. there's the family, my dad is not in that picture. this is my mom right next to me. i love you, i appreciate you today. thank you for everything you've done and you continue to do. happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> we appreciate you and thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. we trended today. it was fun we had that discussion on tv. look at some of your 80s

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- [voiceover ] in this episode, our planet is a land of extremes from raging forest fires to frigid fields of ice. ice. - yep - has that much power to carve stone. join me, philippe cousteau, as we explore fire and ice on awesome planet. on planet earth, fire and ice co-exist in complex and interconnected systems, often having a significant impact on one another even across long distances. for instance, when massive forest fires blaze out of control, the resulting pollution in the atmosphere can contribute to melting ice caps. so for now, let's look at these mega forest fires,