two people in custody right now searching for two more. >> plus day marks one year since philadelphia police officer robert wilson was shot and killed. we speak with his family about how they're coping and what's being done to honor wilson's life. >> and high school seniors busy making some of their college decisions, but before they commit, they'll likely want to see what kind of financial aid they can get. juniors, sophomores, freshmen livenl up. parents you're bog to like the tips that will help your students get the most money.

>> good morning, everyone. happy sad to you. welcome to "good day philadelphia." i'm bill anderson. >> good morning, karen. >> a lot of plans this weekend and there is warmer weather in the 7-day forecast. >> we have to get rid of the snow first. it will be coming through the area later tonight. bright sunshine out there. get out and enjoy the chilly weather. it's not going to warm up too much but it still looks pretty good. that's the view from looking at the been frankly parkway. we are looking at some sunshine there. and chilly again today but not as windy. the clouds will increase and there's that wintry mix that we're talking about. we do have some big events this weekend. want to go over to sue for weekend wendy. she's got to stay home this weekend, sue. >> yeah, wendy does have to stay home this week, dave.

but she's having a good time. meanwhile mom and dad are at the philly craft beer festival. 1:30 to 5:00. 75-plus brewers, 100 beers you can taste and a special price for your designated drivers at navy yard today. >> the temperature will warm up a little bit but we may not have the sunshine like we see right there. it's 30 right now, colder in the northwest and suburbs. watching out west though, because that area of snow working its way east, slowly moving through ohio right now, but the clouds will increase ahead of that and we could see that little bit of a mix. look at the timing of this. it will be really not today, but overnight tonight, a brief period of snow and rain. this is by 6:00 in the morning. it will be clearing out by 8:00 but it could give us a little

coating. then we'll talk about the temperatures in the 7-day forecast. that is coming up. let's look at today's traffic with bob. >> hey, good morning everybody. traffic going to start to bloom around the flower show. like what i did there? opened up this weekend. we're going to see a lot of volume in and out of center city and of course around the convention center. be ready for that. busy day in south philadelphia. once that crowd exits, in come the flyers fans so we'll see a lot of changeover into and out of south philadelphia. enjoy your day. i'll catch you bright and early tomorrow morning. >> new this morning officials are looking into the cause of an overnight fire this happened in kensington. it was a vacant house that caught on fire but there were

people who did live nearby and they had to be evacuated as a precaution. the good news, nobody was hurt. >> two men are in police custody after a shoot out in a frankford neighborhood. there's also some other people police are looking for? >> reporter: yeah, police told us last night that either one or two more suspects could be out there. as you mentioned they do have two people in custody. fortunately no police officers were hurt last night. the gunshots rang out just after 7:00 on the 5300 block of hedge street, a residential area. 15th district police officers who were nearby conducting a narcotics investigation heard the gunfire. an officer went to check it out that's when the group of men pointed guns in the officer's

direction and fired several shots. he didn't have time to get out of the car. one shot hit the officer's vehicle. >> one shot did strike the vehicle and four males fled on foot through alleys. the officer exited his car, got on the radio and went on foot pursuit. one bullet did strike the front of the police car. there were no injuries to police. no police officer discharged their weapon because this happened so fast. >> reporter: police immediately called in aviation. they had highway patrol officers in the area and other uniform police officers nearby who responded to the call and swarmed the scene quickly. two of the suspects were caught they are still looking for one or two more suspects and despite several shots fired, no police officers and no one in that area were actually hit by any of the gun fire last night. >> it's a somber day for the philadelphia police department

as they remember the life of officer robert wilson iii. he was shot and killed in the line of duty a year ago today. coming up at 7:15, members of officer wilson's family will be here to talk about what's being done today to honor his sacrifice. >> police in camden county are looking for a person they believe has robbed at least four convenience stores. all of these happened last month. on february 7th, police say three other 7-elevens were all robs. >> state police say they've arrested an 82-year-old doctor for allegedly running a pill mill. prosecutors say edwin rothman sold percocet and other pills from his office during a two and

a half year sting operation. troopers say roth man's office did not contain much in the way of medical equipment or supplies. some neighbors say they thought the practice kept odd hours but they didn't expect a police raid. >> there's a big prescription drug epidemic in the country and it's an interesting contrast from the street dealers. so it's interesting to see that kind of crime on all levels. >> dr. rothman's bail was set at $150,000. >> such a sad story. a month ago i was out there when 12-year-old sandford harling last his life. he went back into his house trying to get his father out of the father. he didn't realize the dad had already jumped and got out a life and the boy did not make it out. the grieving family is speaking. >> i don't know any other kids

that would have took that chance to run into a house with flames burning to save his father's life or his mother's life. >> reporter: from his dad in a rehabilitation hospital in havertown. he can't shake the pain, the memory, the vision, the fire that claimed his 12-year-old son last month. >> my wife was screaming. he went back in the house to get you. >> reporter: in a twisted stroke of time, he first ran out of the burning house with other family members. but realized his father was stuck on the second floor. >> unless he ran back into the house during the time when i was

jumping out of the window. >> he was a brave kid. he was a hero. >> reporter: four weeks after this fatal fire, the elder sanford is waiting for yet another surgery to repair the injuries from jumping out of a burning home. his wife and other children living in a hotel room. >> taking one day at a time. we don't have no where to live. we homeless, basically. >> his memory now resonates well beyond his community. thanks to this remarkable account of heroism. >> reporter: sanford iii was recognized as a hero when congressman boyle issued a complication on the house floor. >> i'm very proud of my son. >> sanford i love you, and you will always be my special hero. >> we are all so proud of that boy. what a sad, sad story for that

family. a large and wonderful family. fire officials have still not released the cause of that fire. >> and moving on. to you decide coverage now. it's another big weekend for the presidential candidates with several caucuses and primaries scheduled for today. days after a fiery debate, republicans ted cruz and marco rubio hope to take some of the momentum away from donald trump. voters in kansas, kentucky, maine, nebraska, and louisiana all going to the polls today. bernie is expected to pick up some delegates. he's polling well in at least two of those states. >> we're waiting for investigators to release new details in a possible bombshell. a knife nound on the property where o.j. simpson lived at the time of the murders. los angeles police say the knife was found 18 years ago but investigators only got it within the last month from a retired

officer who claims a construction worker found the knife back in 1998. and instead of turning it over to the l.a.p.d., the officer apparently kept it. the knife is being tested but even if it is found to be evidence, o.j. simpson cannot be tried again for murder because of the law of double jeopardy. we're going to delve a lot deeper coming into our 8:00 hour. >> a new exhibit at the flight 93 memorial in shanksville. how it comes to honor the brave men and women who died in september 2011. >> plus it's the flower show. it's finally here. it's the biggest and certainly we know is the best. so we are going to have a preview. we're going to show you some of the things you can plant in your

garden right now. >> this morning we're talking healthy habits so we want our viewers to tell us what do you do to stay healthy. we're talking about the four things that every healthy person has in common. >> not drink so much? >> that's not one of them. eat eggs? >> that's not one of them, but you can. >> let us know what your healthy habits are. we have the st. patrick's day parade coming up on march 13th. fox 29 good day will be back. ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪

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period. a very, very brave, heroic individual. >> he was one of the officers that stood out. i mean, his personality is one that's larger than the room. always joking. every time you see him, smile on his face. >> earlier this week a moving tribute released by the police department. a digital portrait was created by johnny castro the department's new forensic artist. he painted this picture in remembrance for all of us. join using this morning two people who knew sergeant wilson, his grandmother and his brother. good morning. >> good morning. >> it's been a year now. how are you both holding up. >> you know, we have our bad moments, we have our crying times. but what helps me the most is i remember the scriptures brings out how all those in jesus

voice. looking forward to the resurrection and talking to him. and then we have the support of my family. they cross the bridge so many times that port authority should be at the bottom of the bridge. my family members here at the city, and we have our family who have been calling and coming by. and we have the police department. last week and this week they've been coming. just yesterday an officer

daniels brought me a big bouquet of flowers. they keep coming. >> what's interesting about that, and it's a year later and you're talking about the fact the community support, the police support. how much does it mean to you that people refuse to forget, they continue to acknowledge the sacrifices that this hero made? >> it means a lot. i get stopped on the street a lot. people recognize me and it feels good that no one forgot. >> there is a vigil taking place. >> yeah. >> we look forward to going up there. we're not sure exactly what is going to go on until we get there. just the fact they remember robbie and they constantly doing things, so we have a lot of support. my neighbors in the city, out

the city. the officers themselves they keep coming by. we tell them don't stop coming, keep coming. >> and we'll make sure we put up all the information so people can participate in the vigil as well. did you know he was a hero? >> yeah, immediately. >> that's robbie. >> even after having a year to reflect on that, the fact that he was a hero who ultimately gave his life protecting other people, doesn't surprise you at all? >> no. he loved his job. he loved what he did. he said he was going to be a police officer. first he was working with the fleet management and he decided he was going to be a police officer. he was working on the police cars and he had the opportunity and he went to the academy and he did fine and there he is. >> it seems like both of you are inspiration, that's part of the reason we wanted to do this today. it seems as well as could be

expected, the tragic circumstances, who he was and the support you're getting is helping you to heal. >> yeah. like i said, we just looking forward to the new system and all this crime and violence will be done away with. >> we wanted to be sure both of you understand nobody is forgetting. >> everybody has been kind and we appreciate it. >> we appreciate both of you. we support you. and we thank you for allowing us, if only for a brief time, to share a hero in our lives. >> thank you too. >> thank you very much. >> karen? >> absolutely. thank you for coming in today. a check on our weather. a lot of people trying to get

up. >> enjoy it now because that clock change i think is next weekend that's when we'll see that sunset a little hour later. today is national unplugging day. i was unaware of that. but andrew sent us this video reminding us. >> good morning, everyone at fox 29 good day weekend. today is national day of unplugging i thought i would come out here to the park and unplug. maybe that wasn't the best idea. plug that back in. so dave, how's the weather looking for us to head out to the park whether they're real or fake today. >> oh, they're all real. looking at the temperatures, 412. it looks pretty good today. the clouds will increase. 32 font. there will be a brief period of light snow or rain, maybe a little coating. it's just tomorrow morning. but by tomorrow afternoon 42.

clouds making way for sunshine. these temperatures are right about 30. cold start again this morning. a little colder into the suburbs into the 20. we're watching that snow it will be working its way across western pennsylvania. as it moves east they'll bring the clouds in. down into the mid to low 30s overnight and we'll climb into the 40s tomorrow afternoon. we're talking about a big warm-up in the 7-day forecast. it's not happening this weekend. ultimate doppler looks at that snow moving through ohio in western pennsylvania. does not look like too much overnight. clouds will increase and we'll see a brief period of this rain and snow. it's after midnight tonight. you could wake up to it tomorrow morning, maybe a little coating on some untreated surfaces or your cars. the roads should just be wet. we're looking at sunshine tomorrow afternoon. but that's not the warmer weather in the 7-day forecast.

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they won the jack pot. >> i guess we didn't win. >> 7:29 exactly. pennsylvania attorney general says she wants the case against her thrown out. there is a new court filing that claims she is the victim of selective and vindictive

prosecution. charges that she leaked grand jury information and also lied about that under oath. >> and several congressmen are raiding concerns about the safety of drinking water. lawmakers say fire fighting foam used at the naval bases may be the source of cancer causing chemicals. they want to know how the navy handled the discovery of chemicals in the groundwater. similar contamination is also being investigated at the horsesham air guard station. >> stuffeded animals and so many other mement tows left will be displayed this weekend. this is all part of a temporary exhibit called "through their eyes." >> weekend wendy loves to dance

and she has her tu tu on because she is loving that the harlem -- dance theater of harlem is in town. in fact they have two shows today at the annenberg center, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. she's all dressed up and ready to have a great time. i think she's still going to need that winter coat outside? >> yes absolutely. here's our scale today. we'll see it's okay today. tomorrow is a blah morning. we'll have a little bit of rain and snow coming down, but things get better tomorrow evening and that trend certainly continues this week. we're looking at very warm weather moving in. just a little brief period of rain and snow overnight tonight. 30 now, philadelphia 20s in the surrounding suburbs. barely warming up, we'll have sclouds increasing ahead of the area of snow and that will be coming through the area tonight. not really today. the clouds just increase barely above 40, dropping to 41 degrees

by 6:00 or by tomorrow morning could wake up to a little bit of rain or snow. >> all right. we all want to lose a few pounds every now and then but it's hard. it can be a little bit of a struggle. >> you're the workout machine. >> recent steady from cornell university found there are several habits people with healthy weights all follow. >> why am i here? >> i am so bloated. >> i don't know why i'm here either. >> you look fantastic. >> alex always eats breakfast. that's one of the number one things. one of the secret habits. it is the most important meal of the day. and according to the study, 96% of the people who maintain a healthy weight, they eat breakfast every day. >> she does eat breakfast and

many times it is hard boiled eggs and they stink up the studio. >> she's doing what she has to do. that's number one. number two, you've got to work out. >> pretty obvious. >> but you have to do it, you have to do it regularly. 42% of the people who were lean and svelte said they worked out at least five times a week. >> i have heard if you're going to back off anything, it's the cardio and pump iron because those muscles burn fat. is that true bill? >> yeah, i'm about to bust out of this jacket. >> it is true. i don't have the time. i look at five times a week and feel completely defeated and i do try to work out once a week and i do do the weights and it works. >> it's working. >> the scale is not your enemy. you're supposed to weigh yourself. you're supposed to have a goal, you stay on the scale so you know if you're making any sort of progress. >> that makes sense to me. that way you think you really

did something at the gym and you go home and you get on the scale, reality check. >> aren't you supposed to weigh yourself naked in the morning. >> i knew this conversation would get to naked somehow. >> that's mike. >> if you're putting on muscle that makes you weigh more, that's why i don't like the whole scale thing. >> i do it in the morning when i get out of the shower, it's like the barometer, it goes up or i ate all the cake, and then you monitor and change it back down. >> isn't it mandatory when you're naked, you go into the bathroom, don't you always have to do this in the mirror? >> does anybody here cook? >> i do. >> i don't cook. but that's apparently the last one. finally, you're supposed to cook. if you cook, you eat more healthy. >> you know what everyone does on sunday? meal prep and they show all their meals and get together for the week. >> i do that. i have a food delivery service. >> what?

you're fancy. >> it's fantastic. everything is all ready to go. >> and it cost less. >> it does? >> they deliver it to your house. i left it at the house and somebody came up and decided they wanted to eat healthy too. >> they'll even count the calories for you. >> so what did you write in your facebook post to the thief? >> i said i hope they choke on it. >> i don't want anybody to get hurt but i wanted you to think about what you did. >> so what did you do for the week. >> it tasted great. >> follow those tips. we'll all be healthy. good stuff. we're all healthy. >> a lot of good tips there. weigh yourself, cook, naked. whatever mike. cook naked, maybe.

yeah. karen, this is what michael says. eating healthy equals stay away from mcdonald's. is we'll be right back. want a different way to cleanse?

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>> dave tells us it's going to keep getting better. >> in the morning everyone is in a good mood. >> high school students have a little less than two months before committing to a college but before they do that they'll likely see what kind of financial aid they're going to get. >> what you can do, jen frederick and our financial expert has some tips to help you get the most from your financial aid package. let's cash in. >> one of my friends said this is insane. average price of college tuition was like $48,000. >> absolutely right.

that's why 70% of all grads leave the quad with a payment book and a diploma $30,000 average balance for student loans. it doesn't have to be that way. >> i have heard people complaining about this fafsa thing. >> last year unclaimed financial aid just because students didn't fill out the form. >> how about some tips on how to do it? >> okay. i know it's hard to fill out and a lot of people are saying they don't even want to fill out the form because they probably make too much money. >> it's not the easiest thing in the world, but it's online, it's relatively easy to do. and just because you think you made too much money, not true. the university of pennsylvania says if you have a family making up to 180 grand a year, half of them at least still get some kind of financial aid. >> that's awesome. >> our camera guy, it's march he says he has plenty of time.

>> technically he has until june. this is an example of where the early bird does catch the catch. the sooner you do it the better chance you have for the money. it's first come, first served. get it done now. >> and if all else fails you can pay someone to do it, right? >> you probably don't want do that. there's all kinds of internet trolls out there doing what you can do for free. yu go to collegeboard.org. there's all kinds of tips there. get it done early. >> me, i'm going to have brody who will probably get an athletic scholarship and. >> you still have to fill it out. because the fafsa form is the gatekeeper to all kinds of other awards. >> even if they get a scholarship they have to fill it out. >> got to fill it out if you want to get the scholarship. so jen, with just a little bit of effort, we don't have to become student loan zombies and live in our parents' basement

forever. just have to put a little effort into it. we're cashing out. >>

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possibly in the entire community of allentown. good morning to all of you. also today we're taking you to a high school. and this is interesting. because it's not something you necessarily think about teenagers playing. we're talking about bocce ball and it's helping to build up some of the confidence. >> inside sun valley high school, bocce ball has taken over the gym floor. this team competing for a chance to play at the state championship. >> bocce is a very social sport. you spend a lot of time talking with each other, and it allows the teammates to have a lot of communication with each other. >> reporter: there are six high

school teams here from delaware county and the team from interboro high school hasn't lost a game. >> bocce is a sport that is finesse and also strategic. the object of the game is to get your team's bocce ball as close as possible to the other ball. >> reporter: this is the first year competing. >> we've only really seen it on the beach, right? >> we had no idea that this was going happen, that we were going to go this far. >> reporter: despite finishing second in their division, they're advancing to state. >> it's going to be a fun time. >> lots of practice in between. >> reporter: the team from upper darby will be joining too. >> clearly the highlight of my day, the highlight of my week. i look forward to it a lot.

>> between you and i, i used to be nice at bocce. i could do that. >> it's great to play down at the beach. that's where i always play. >> we should do a show from the beach as it gets warmer. >> i smell road trip! >> is that the first time we've taken a look at the bridge? i don't remember seeing that shot before. good shot, nicely done technical crew. >> look at that glow in the background. time change coming soon. enjoy the sunshine now it won't be like that next weekend here. talk about some weather today, a lot of events happening. this one comes to us from right here in philadelphia. >> this weekend we're hosting a charity event to raise money for our stocker, leadership and education programs. >> big soccer tournament today. 12:00, 3:00, 6:00. look at those times and notice

the temperatures are right about 40. really not dropping too much but not climbing too much. grab the coat before you head out, the clouds will be increasing. it looks like this picture is coming in to us from our friend pete. a nice little commentary here. the snow on my grass remind me of an icing on top of my pop tart. it's true. 30 degrees in philadelphia, so that snow that fell yesterday is still on the ground. but all the roadways, the sidewalks are clear. there may be additional snow just a few light showers coming in from pittsburgh. this will try to work its way across the state today and could be falling overnight tonight. so look at the timing of this here. the clouds will increase today. that will keep the temperatures down. a few light showers trying to move in by 4:00 tomorrow morning. there it is in the morning, just a brief period, maybe a little bit of coating of snow before it clears out. warmer weather coming in this week, big storm will bring in all this warm air across the

southeast and that moves in, so each day it gets warmer and warmer and the 7-day forecast you can see that 43 to 46 to 52. 67, then up to 70. that's where it peaks there on wednesday. it will get a little cooler on thursday, and we're back to about where we should be on friday with a temperature of 52 degrees. >> don't look at that. look at the weather getting better and better. awesome for next weekend, the st. patrick's day parade. it's the first time i've marched. this morning we're going to take a look at a philadelphia tradition. >> did your grandmother do this? irish potatoes. my sister still makes them and brings them in. do you have any secret ingredients with them? i like them because they're basic and delicious. bob kelly, he made some of his own. >> time for some irish potatoes.

>> they're all ready for you. >> getting an apron. is this a sign that you already think i'm going to be messy? >> absolutely. >> ready to roll. >> and work me through the process. because the irish potato dough has to be chilled or frozen. >> you guys need a hand? >> yeah! >> let's roll! >> how is this side? is that good? what do you call the big ones? a meat ball. you were out in the shed when we were putting it all together. how did that go, the mixing process. >> it wept well, we were done by

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>> you can watch the parade live right here on fox 29. it's happening next sunday march 13th and we'll re-air it on march 17th. so make sure you're watching. we'll be right back.

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>> as you know we love showcasing our region's most talented high school athletes. this morning we want to introduce you to a high school track star. here's fox 29 junior reporter briella. >> reporter: quite the track record. he won the suburban league championships at lehigh university this fall.

>> very, very focused on what he wants to do. he's got a tremendous work ethic. he's very determined. >> he says running piqued his interest in middle school. >> he's become a vocal leader on the team. he leads by example. it's great to just watch him mature. >> when you work hard, great things will happen but most importantly believe in yourself. you want to have confidence doing whatever you're doing. whether it's a sport, academically, if you have confidence and you believe in yourself, anything can happen. >> reporter: he wouldn't be there without the support of his mother who lost her battle with cancer shortly before his state meet. >> once a runner always a runner. >> reporter: on behalf of fox 29 i would like to congratulate you

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>> are there mor suspects? that's an investigation investigators are trying to answer. >> a knife was found near o.j. simpson's former house. police are testing it. could it be the murder weapon and what it would potentially mean for that case. >> and the philadelphia flower show is opening to the public today. a preview of what you can expect to see at the pennsylvania convention center. >> you can do straight-up 8:00 right now. the doors have opened for the floor show for people who are the members. the general public will can go at in 11:00. >> ice skating competition out there in ardmore. >> can you skate? >> today? >> where is it in ardmore. >> at the ice skating rink.

>> we've got all the breaking news here on good day philadelphia. >> good morning. thank you for joining us for the 8:00 hour of our show today. >> breaking news. weather is going to be pretty good. >> weather will be good after we get rid of a little more snow. it's not going to happen today. the poconos like the cold weather. a beautiful start there with temperatures into the teens but we could have a little more snow, just a little bit coming through the area overnight tonight. there's a live picture, at 5th and market this morning. catch the bus, it's coming up. chilly again, not as windy. the clouds will increase and we have a wintry mix we will talk about tonight. you want to explore america, that's what weekend wendy wants to do. you don't have to go far you just have to go to the convention center. >> yes, it's finally here. it's time for the philadelphia flower show. and yeah, the theme this year is explore america, 100 years of the national park service.

it is going to be tremendous. opening day is today. it runs all week long through sunday, march 13th. and if you don't come home with some flowers like wendy has, something is the matter with you. have a great time at the flower show opening today. >> you'll also be in big trouble with the wife too. 32 degrees, north northwest wind, that relative humidity. 30s right now except for those north and western suburbs, 29, reading, allentown, pottstown and just a little colder along the coast there. so it could barely climb up today. we have a little sunshine now but later the clouds will start to increase and overnight tonight that area of snow will be pushing through just a brief period of snow may be mixing with some rain farther to the south. this is all today. it's just cloudy. and by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, just that light area of rain and snow. it clears out tomorrow. those numbers in the 7-day

forecast are coming up. >> it is exactly 8:03 right now. officials are looking into the cause of an overnight fire in kensington right after midnight and the scene there. officials say it was a vacant house that caught fire but there were people who certainly live in that community and they had to get out of the way and evacuate. the good news, nobody was hurt. >> we've been talking about it this morning. two men are in police custody after a shootout in a frankford neighborhood. >> they fired on an unmarked police car. jennie sp. >> reporter: good morning, karen and bill. fortunately no one was injured. what we do know is that police took two suspects into custody. they're looking for one to two more. they're trying to round up some surveillance images from that area to try to help with this investigation. they tell us that shots rang out just after 7:00 last night in

the city's frankfort session on the 5300 block of hedge street. police officers nearby conducting a narcotics investigation heard the gunfire and an officer in an unmarked ford taurus went to check it out. the officer was still sitting in the driver's seat he did not have time to get out of the car. one bullet hit the officer's vehicle. police chief inspector scott small says he was very lucky that he was not hurt. >> the three to four people that were seen firing shots at police who were in very close proximity to the front of the police car. the police car was definitely struck by gunfire. the officer driving the car never got a chance to get out of the car when the shots were fired but that police officer was not struck. just a few feet away from where the officer was sitting in the driver's seat is where that bullet struck the police car in the front bumper. >> reporter: police immediately

called in aviation, they had highway patrol officers in the area and other uniform police officers nearby who responded to the call and swarmed the scene. police say two of the suspects were caught again. they do believe they're looking for at least one more, possibly two. and again despite several shots being fired, no 1 on the street, no police officers injured during the gunfire. karen and bill? >> it is exactly 8:05 right now. police in camden county police are looking for a person who robbed convenience stores last month. if you have any information, call police. >> police say they've arrested an 82-year-old doctor for allegedly running a pill mill inside his office.

he sold undercover officers $10,000 worth of percocet and other pills from his office on ridge avenue during a two-and-a-half-year sting operation. the office did not contain much in the way of medical equipment or supplies but did employee an armed security guard. neighbors say they thought the practice kept odd hours but they never expected a police raid close to their home. >> there is a big prescription drug epidemic in the country and it's an interesting contrast from the street dealers, from strawberry mansion is just a mile away. so it's interesting to see that kind of crime on all levels. >> dr. rothman's bail was set to $150,000. >> some sad news, joey feek. she was one half of that country duo, she died. she passed away last night after a battle with cervical cancer. she's just 40. her husband wrote on facebook. my wife's greatest dream came true. she is in heaven.

they were discovered back in 2008 on a reality television show. they also had a daughter. she was just 40 years old. and another passing. >> pat conroy the author. conroy announced last month he had pancreatic cancer. he was 70 years old. >> you know this that your family pet is gone. you're calling for him, no answer. what do you do? the answer could be right on your phone. coming up how the search for a missing pet is now going high tech. >> thank you for sending this in.

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glorious morning. it is still a little chilly out there right now. hey, chris, what's going on? >> reporter: good day philadelphia weekend is the only place you can see a talented group of junior reporters and this morning we have one of them talking with us specifically about your pets. tracy, you found a new app important for pet lovers. >> pay attention. there are apps for everything. some are bizarre, some can save lives. if you lose your pet, there's an app for that. >> my heart sank and i immediately went into panic mode. >> it was a tuesday night back

in 2012 when he realized his dogs were no longer in his backyard because the gate was left over. >> i ran out the door to search for them and had the first choice to make it into the driveway and i had to go left or right and no idea which way to go. >> fortunately raven was found a half hour later and lu lu was returned after an alarming 24 hours. >> i wanted help, but all the people who were in the best position to help, they didn't know i needed the help. >> reporter: that's when they created the concept turned mobile app, fur alert. an amber alert for pets. she opens the app and goes to the report tab selecting buddy's profile. she sends a message to the rest of the community. a pop up alert is then received.

if you see buddy, you can contact by a call, text or e-mail. once he's been found that removes him from the list. >> the sooner they come home the less likely they are to be injured. >> reporter: as a veterinarian julie knows all too well what can happen to a missing pet. she stresses to owners that accidents can happen when you least expect it. >> i can say we're very careful people and our pets went missing because an accident can happen to anyone. >> reporter: time and distance are an enemy and fur alert is an active approach reuniting a family with their best friend. >> what a useful tool that app is. i'm one of the few people left here that has one of these old samsungs. will that work on this phone? >> absolutely. >> make shoor when you download it, set your profile first. it takes 30 seconds to a minute

so that unfortunately if your dog does go lost, send fur alert. >> 30 seconds, what a huge great investment. interesting stuff. thanks so much. >> it looks great out there. the clouds going to increase. might have to watch for a few showers coming in tonight, rain or snow. but there's something else big happening tonight. for that let's look at this question. >> dave, karen, bill, how are you doing? this is my family. >> hi! >> i'm dancing for the kids independent mission school

today. please vote for me. how is the weather going to be for the big day today. >> if i had known you were dancing tonight, i would have raised these temperatures a bit. right now tonight 41 in center city and 38 and down to 35. so clouds will be increasing. we are watching for some snow at midnight. it will be around by tomorrow morning but we'll watch for it tonight. watching these temperatures slowly climb this morning. things are slowly warming up but they're not going to be warming up quickly with the sunshine. that's going to be replaced by clouds. the snow is slowly pushing east. a lot of it not even reaching the ground but eventually it will. look at the timing. this will be the clouds coming in first. we'll start at 10:00 and by about 3:00, 4:00 in the afternoon, it's cloudy. 5:00 there it is, cloudy skies

by 7:00, 8:00 tomorrow morning, an area of snow moving through and this could give us a little coating but this is the only winter weather we're talking about. we have spring-like temperatures in the 7-day forecast. those numbers coming up a little bit later. >> that's great. we are ready for spring and it is here officially. at least according to me. whenever the flower show rolls into town, that's when we think that spring is here. we check out the beauty of the flowers and things we can be planting in our own gardens. thousands will be at the convention center. it all kicks off at 11:00 for the public. the theme this year, i love this one. explore america 100 years of the national park service. joining us this morning we have scott kremp from kremp's florist. >> this is actually our 41st

year. it's exciting. >> and where are you in willow grove? >> wiit by the willow grove train station. >> one of the great things about the show, my parents will always go and a lot of people take pictures, they also buy stuff. my mom will buy some things. what are the big sellers. >> for us the big seller is always roses. this time of year people want to have spring brought into their house. it's roses and other spring flowers that people love to put on their tables. >> what are the things that i could buy right now that i could plant in my garden. >> those would be the willows.

you'll start to, as the weather warms up, you'll see some annuals and things that bring color to your yard. >> what are the next things i should be doing in my garden right now. >> you'll want to clean things out and get ready for the weather to keep warming up and you find those nice colorful plands you want to put in there to make your yard look great. >> how does the show look? >> it looks amazing. >> well, i like walking through the marketplace i like to see our flowers for sure. but to see the ways the different vendors display the look of the different national parks all over the country, it's just an amazing way to walk through the show. >> is there one that's going to knock my socks off? >> well, it will knock your socks off when you walk in and you see the opening display and it's just the way they have this big log cabin-type display there. it is beautiful. >> remind me of the wilderness at disney.

i love to go and stay in those old hotels. thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. i love the flower show. so maybe you're going. let us know if you're going. and what's your favorite flower? what's the one you love the most. let us know. use the hashtag #fox29goodday. >> make you're headed to the flower show. i need to go because i need some landscaping work bad. may need a little reminder to catch the train if you're trying to get there. we've got some new technology that can help you out. coming out a new service that aims to keep you from forgetting anything. plus, you may not know the right thing to say to women. but there are some things that you should never, ever say. >> bill, does this make me look fat? >> karen, relax. >> we'll explain the things that you never say to women. just gave you a big hint. that's all coming up. >> and also we have some birthdays. you say it's your birthday.

i'm not as familiar with the music we're playing this morning. >> i like this song. it may have been written for me. >> that is a classic. >> i'm old school. i should know this. >> sometimes we all need a little reminder, whether it's to call someone back, buy a birthday present or even pick someone up. >> there's a new service that aims at keeping your schedule in check. let's check out this new tech. >> this is your tech byte. i want to share with you a service i never thought i would use. basically if you have a lot going on or maybe use your inbox a little too much, this service

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to clear your inbox and change your life. it has helped me tremendously. if you want to talk more about cool services, reach out to us and we can continue this conversation online. >> i'm a fan of that guy and the car he drives around in. anthony is awesome. a bit of a citrus controversy for one supermarket. >> this is one of those we've got to get your opinion on this one. oranges. it's a perfect food. it comes in a perfect package. so why would you put it in something else? we'll explain. >> unbelievable. >> plus a knife reportedly found new o.j. simpson's former house. police are now testing it. could it be a murder weapon and what would that potentially mean for the case? we'll discuss. >> and also thank you for sending your pictures. my beautiful sunshine. want a different way to cleanse?

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every shot, every picture looks great today. perfect weather, the dome in trenton glowing. it's a beautiful day to have a good day. how do you like that? >> i love that. i haven't seen a person in any of our pictures. >> they're all inside watching "good day philadelphia" as they should be. >> thank you out there. >> take a lo at some of this morning's top stories. today marks one year since sergeant wilson was gunned down inside a game stop in north philadelphia. investigators say he was buying a gift for his son when two men armed with guns walked in, announced a robbery and started shooting. sergeant wilson died protecting the customers and workers inside

that store. those two gunmen have been charged with his murder. >> pennsylvania attorney general says she wants the case against her thrown out. a new court filing claims she was the victim. judges have close ties to this case and a clear interest it's outcome. she faces charges that she leaked secret grand jury information and lied about it under oath. >> and officials representing new jersey transit and rail workers union plan to meet on monday to try and avoid a system-wide rail strike. a strike deadline has been set for next weekend and about 105,000 people rely on new jersey trains every day to get to and from work. so hopefully they get this resolved. >> at 8:30, let's take a look at the forecast. >> it goes is from awful to

great and a little bit better than okay here this weekend here. today it's okay. the temperatures are trying to climb above 40 degrees. one little problem, a little mix of rain and snow dealing with that very early tomorrow then we start going up. we're pretty good tomorrow as temperatures continue to climb. very warm weather expected but we're just not getting it this weekend. it's only to the 30s and 20s now. it will slowly climb today. clouds will increase and that may keep the temperatures down just a bit. clouds ahead of that snow that we're talking about. it will be pushing through and be around early tomorrow. we're going to say cloudy and cool, dropping to 41 degrees tonight. once that clears out our temperatures jump up a few degrees each day and we'll show you when they peak and how warm it will be this coming week. that's all in the 7-day forecast coming up. >> we are following a developing story out of los angeles. a knife allegedly found on the

property where o.j. simpson lived at the time of the killings. los angeles police say that knife was found 18 years ago. but investigators only got it within the last month from a retired officer who claims a construction worker found it back in 1998. now, instead of turning it over to the lapd, the officer apparently just kept it and the knife is being tested. what could this mean if anything. joining us by skype this morning, attorney heather hanson who always breaks it down for us. good morning. >> good morning. >> the movie is out, everybody is talking about o.j. simpson and all of a sudden a knife turns up. is this going to mean everything legally going forward? >> very little for o.j. there's a thing called double jeopardy. you can't be tried twice for the same crime. the only exception to that prosecutors in federal court could actually pursue a case. here i don't see that happening. there has to be a civil rights violation that would be a

stretch. so chances are o.j. is not going to be retried even if they were to find dna from him and the victims on this knife. >> we're assuming that this may in fact be authentic. it still has to be verified. but assume for a second that it is. so you're saying that no charge is likely for o.j. what about the person who takes evidence and holds on to it for 18 years. >> concealing evidence has to be willingly and knowingly. so that cop maybe should have known that this case is not actually closed. until there's a conviction, the case is not closed. however he could certainly argue that knowing that the case against o.j. was closed, he did not realize this could actually be evidence. it would be very difficult to bring charges against him. the whole thing is really a lot of ado about nothing. >> really. what's interesting to me,

allegedly this traffic cop who had this knife held on to it as a souvenir. doesn't the fact that he held on to it indicate that he thought there may have been relevance to it. >> i think it meant that he definitely knew that it wag something that could be worth money or publicity, we don't know where it came from, how long it has been with him, where else it has been. there's a thing called chain of custody where you have to be able to track where evidence has been to make sure that it hasn't been tampered with. i think that this knife, they'll certainly test it, perhaps it will give us more information about what happened back then, but i don't think it's going to have a huge impact on o.j.'s life. the worst thing is it keeps bringing it up for the family. >> they have a hearing on the parole hearing. >> remember the people who hear

the parole hearings, they're human beings. say for example there's actually evidence that can tie this knife to o.j. and to the murders, it's almost impossible to hear about that and not to consider it whether they're considering whether or not to let him back on the street. that's a whole lot of ifs and maybes, but there's a lot of possibility that it could have some impact when he's up for parole. >> we appreciate it. >> thanks bill, have a great day. >> talk to you again soon. so there's o.j. controversy that we're talking about, but there's a citrus controversy. >> an orange controversy. why whole foods is facing some flack over oranges. i'll give you a hint. something similar happened if you can believe it with bananas. villa nova basketball today. what's it going to take them to win the number one seed in march

madness and do we want that? >> we absolutely want that. because then maybe they get to the second round they can play in philadelphia. go nova. we'll be right back.

we've been talking about it this morning. sometimes spending a little bit in the name of convenience is worth it. but one people are complaining that one grocery store went a little too far. >> let's show you see what you think about this one. this is a picture that someone tweeted. can you see what's inside? a peeled orange. inside a plastic container. this is at a whole foods in california. so 17,000 people retweeted this one with a lot of people saying why would you get rid of the most perfect packaging in the entire planet, the orange peel, and put it instead in wasteful plastic? >> and whole foods responded with a tweet that says definitely our mistake. these have been pulled, we hear you. we will leave them in their natural packaging, the peel. the company went on to say it

was an experiment that wasn't totally thought through. >> the same thing happened with bananas. where people are saying why would you repackage bananas in plastic when it comes in a peel. >> why do they cut up any fruit and sell it to people in convenient containers because people want to take it with lunch and open it up and eat it. >> so you're a fan of this? >> i'm not a fan. i wouldn't buy it because i can take the time to actually peel an orange. but they sell a lot of cut fruit just for convenience. i get the concern about the plastic. but that's problematic. i don't have a problem with them putting fruit in smaller portions for people. >> do you know that teenagers and people in their 20s don't eat cereal anymore. do you know why? >> i have no idea. >> it is too much work to put it in a bowl. it's easier to grab a bar and rip off the wrapper and go. >> are you as outraged as the

17,000 people who retweeted this? do you have a problem with precut and packaged produce? it's the subject of our instant reaction poll. you can vote in the "good day weekend" section of fox 29. vote yes or no. and we'll have the results in just a few minutes. >> i do buy the precut produce. i would not buy that orange though. coming up, we're going to help you out here. this is for the menfolk out there. you should never, ever say in front of any women that you love.

there are some things you should just never say. in fact, relationship experts say there are four things you should never say to a woman. bill. >> yeah. i'm learning this as we go along. first, you don't dismiss them by

saying "what is it now"? >> just don't use the word "now" at all. >> i found any time you say "now,". >> it's the time. >> it makes you sound impatient and angry like you're dismissing them. >> instead you're supposed to say what's on your mind. >> now? >> i'll tell you what's on your mind. probably nothing. what's next. this one is kind of obvious. ladies tell me. you a you used to look a certain way or i really miss that. >> i can't imagine someone saying that. >> you know what? men never surprise me. >> i did it last week. >> you did not. >> i brought it up myself.

remember about five or six years ago when we went to the caribbean and we both looked good. >> you can't do that. >> even if you include yourself, that's a problem. you have to say instead i love that color on you or i liked it when you wore whatever. give the compliment. >> the age-old question. does this dress make me look fat. sometimes it does. do you want the truth or not? >> they don't want the truth. >> i think we cannot handle the truth. >> then don't ask. >> because we want you to listen. we want validation. i tell my husband that every day. that he loves me and that i'm beautiful. >> he loves you. >> he says it like he's reading a script. >> the next thing, fine, have it

your way. don't say it. that turns things into a competition. it doesn't sounds like you really care about her needs and her concerns. >> you know another one women don't like? just relax. >> i don't think anybody likes that. >> relax or calm down or talk quieter. don't do it. >> alex, calm down, i am calm. see, that's what i mean. it gets me every time. >> alex, calm down. >> and you put on top of that, alex calm down and you follow it up with do you have to be so needy? you don't say that, ever. it's an insult, plain and simple. >> have you done it? >> yeah. absolutely. it doesn't go over very well. >> so don't do it. >> well, you don't think about it when you're saying it. >> you should think before you speak. >> she gets angry it's always

about you. we go out in public and everybody is coming up to you. does it always have to be about you? and i go yeah. >> it wasn't an insult to you. >> it bothers me. >> because you're so needy. >> oh, relax, bill. >> we'll leave it there. >> which are the ones that you hate? you can let us know. use our hashtag, #fox29goodday. >> what mike says, you want to say the opposite. wilmington, delaware. beautiful shot. that's making way for some clouds. that will keep the temperatures down just a little bit later today. another great event happening, this is right near the international airport. take a look. >> we're here for the great war remembrance and we want to know if we have a shot at good weather this weekend. >> i was getting nervous when people carry guns and say give

me the forecast. but that's a great-looking event here. fortunately weather forecasting has come a long way since world war i. if you want to take in some history, go there. watch for some snow coming in overnight tonight. there's no snow on the ground. cathy sent this picture in. she could she her shadow. 32 in philadelphia and 20s in the suburbs. colder in the surrounding suburbs. a little bit of snow there, that's what it looks like on ultimate doppler and we'll continue to move east and be here by tomorrow morning. we're just talking about a little bit of snow and rain. very, very light. it looks like it's just about say 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning. should be warm enough where not much of a problem on the roadways. definitely no more snow in the forecast. very warm air coming in and the

7-day forecast we are jumping up a number of degrees each day. here's what it looks like in the 7-day forecast. it's colder this weekend but we really start to warm up on monday, tuesday and wednesday we are up to near 70 degrees. stops right there though. middle of the week it gets a little cooler with some rain and partly cloudy with a cool breeze on friday. temperature of 52 degrees. >> for villa nova, the wild cats clinch the big east title earlier this week, their season isn't over just yet. they have one more regular season game it's today at home against georgetown. >> it's a noon game. you'll be able to watch all the action right here on fox starting at noon. sean bell is here. this is a game that could really be a letdown. >> it's not a gotcha game.

i don't care if the game was played at noon, 2:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m. georgetown is no good. this is easy buckets right here. no problem. it's all about going hot into the tournament. >> that's why it matters. because they do have to be hot and they can't afford to lose and they're playing for number one seed. >> they need to win the big east tournament to get the number one seed in the east region. you wants to stay out east because you don't want to go out west. and villa nova, this is their third year in a row that they're the number one seed in the big east tournament. villa nova is used to getting upset. but the big east is so terrible. there's only two or three teams that can actually win. you've got providence, they've been terrible lately but they still have the big east team of the year and seton hall has been playing well and georgetown is a joke. >> and providence and xavier

have both beaten villa nova. >> yes. but still they have the capability to do it. but the big east isn't the big east. this is georgetown with the old john thompson. they're terrible. sold-out game so people are interested. as they get ready to go into the tournament, can a jump shooting team go all the way? >> yes. >> it can happen because it's not just that they're a three-point team. they're a team that can hit some mid-range shots. are you are hot, that's what it's about. that's what this thing is about if you're hot. i understand jump shooting, but guards usually win this thing. and if you are hot, that's all that matters. jump shooting down low, you've just got to go -- no team in the country right now are dominant. >> there's no kentucky, no duke. >> not even kansas. i'm sorry. not even kansas is a dominant

team. >> we've got to move on. >> he's been there for like 87 years. how long has this guy been there? >> if villa nova is ever going to do it, because jay wright, we love him. is he almost getting that rep of well his teams are always great. >> can't finish. he has that already. he's not going to get, he can't finish. last year you lose in the second round. you're a number one seed. how many final four appearances have you had, jay? >> that is a tough label. >> and you're number one every year. and part of the reason is because the big east is so bad right now now that everybody has moved to the acc they don't get challenged in the big east. they go in and face a real team. >> we believe. but here's the thing. you better do it this year because it's all lined up. if you get that number one seed, you stay in the east, and you play at the wells farg ocenter. >> got to get through the first

weekend. >> you play the barclays, when you play here for the last, this is set up for them to go final four more than any other year for it to be played right here. so i do think they can do it. in this tournament you need a great coach. they need veteran leadership. they can get it done. but chill. >> sold-out game, so if you want to see it, of course you want to see it because we're pulling for the wildcats. the game is today at noon right here on fox. >> thank you, sean. >> you're welcome.

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>> wake me up before you go-go. poll results. do you buy precut and packaged produce? karen, i'm going to say it again. they agree with me, yes. 80%. maybe not oranges, but prepackaged. >> well, they agree with you. but did you know i'm going to be changing my name because i'm about to be adopted. did you see that man? he is from our area. he is the judge. he won $300 million in that wednesday lottery. how about that?

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