>> a grandmother carrying her grandson across the street when a driver runs her over, killing her and leaving the scene and the clues police are using to track down the driver. >> the sound of changing times, music of a better day♪ plus the show must go on. controversy at a south jersey school over the use of racial slurs in a musical production. why the superintendent says the script is saying as is. >> and the new phone scam that requires you to say one word how scammers are trying to steal your information and the best bet is to hang up. saturday, january 2, welcome to "good day philadelphia". >> good morning, to all of you, hello, shawn, scott, how

are you. >> good morning. >> good. >> why are you so quiet. >> i'm ready it's been an interesting week. you're hyped from last week the nfc championship game. >> no football but lots of other sports. >> sixers, we'll touch on that in a bit. >> it looks gross it's green tea withal mopped milk. >> sound gross. >> new year, new you. >> no i've been doing this, this is old me. how is the weather, cold? >> yes definitely back across the area. mid 50s a few days ago now in the 30s. feels like temperatures are in the 20s. we still have some of those gusty winds around. also, some flurries in the forecast. as we take a live look across the region, it will be a beautiful sunrise and cold. 5 degrees currently in philadelphia. factor in the wind. this is what it actually feels like. 25 degrees. as we look at ultimate doppler

a couple returns showing up especially south and west of philadelphia and now it looks ominous but most of that not making it to the ground. just a few nruryess in new castle county and parts of gloucester and say emcounty on this early saturday morning. look at the temperatures now. freezing. once we move to pottstown, 35 in philadelphia, 35 millville, temperatures for parts of south jersey right now we have 36 wild wood and 34 popular number from camden to vor he's over to cinnamon son and what it actually looks like temperatures in the 20s across the area and across the board for today. we're looking at 43 center city and upper 30s and passing flurries towards the lehigh valley. much more on the 7 day forecast all coming up. >> hey, good morning, everybody, through the weekend, keep in mind turnpike connector bridge remains close todd

vehicle traffic. if you have not headed this way over the last week or two you have three alternates, scudder falls, trenton to burlington bristol to the squerzy side and excite 7 a north jersey or five or four over to burlington bristol we is had a movie shoot last night still out here. jfk and market blocked and new project, jfk boulevard closed 20th to schuylkill avenue keep that in mind if you come in for the auto show at the pennsylvania convention center began today through next weekend. something to do with the kids and family. make sure you grab a new timetable. septa kicked in new time tables for reginal rail and pallet co. we'll see you back here for "good day philadelphia weekend weekend". >> a grandmother losses her life. a driver sped away.

police are searching for the car involved. jennaphr joyce joins us live. >> a horrible situation foyer this 48-year-old grand mother and several children with her witnessing something so terrible. police showed an image of the mini van believed to be involved in this hit and run. take a look. if you have any information about this van you're urged to give police a call. according to investigators it was before 8:00 last night when a 4-year-old woman was getting offer the trolley 57 street and wylu si ng near half ford avenue she had a grabbed snon her arms and other children with her when hit by a newer model white mini van. she was dragged three-quarters of a block at some point she had the wherewithal to release the toddler from her hold. van turned to popular and was out of sight by the time the

police arrived. the 48-year-old woman was rush todd pen presbyterian hospital where she suck only todd her injuries. the and-year-old was rushed to the hospital with bruises. he is okay. police are looking for the van involved. if you recognize the vehicle or have any information you're urged to call the philadelphia police department as they are looking for additional information on this case. lauren. okay, jennie joyce thank you so much. >> today's top stories new this morning a pursuit across two counties ends with a crash and one man in sdwrail. officers caught up with the suspect. three hours ago presidential boulevard in philadelphia started on i 76 montgomery country when police thrilled pulling over the driver. instead he sped away and collide nod a utility pole when he tried to exit officers say the driver got out of the crashed car and tried running and was taken into custody a few minutes later. >> a man is shot when two masked men tried to force their way into his home in this

morning and he is recovering in the hospital and police are looking for the shooters. long shore avenue, 3-year-old victim tells police he answer aid knock at the door 2:15 this morning two men wearing black ski masks tried pushing their way inside as the victim slammed the door one of the men shot the than shoulder and they both took off running. >> sky fox over the scene in ben salem authorities tell us a car and tavrment v crashed before 6:00 last night and this happened ben salem believe and jason drive and one person was taken to the hospital. no word on the victim's condition. it's unclear what caused the accident in the first place. >> a arsonist is setting fires at businesses in queen village and luckily no one hurt. investigators hope this surveillance footage leads to an arrest. you can see the man uses a match or lighter to ignite boxes and trash placed on the sidewalk for collection. south 5 outside a thrift store. he arrived to work yesterday morning the owner to a charred mess.

>> all the cardboard out front is burned up i looked left and saw flower pots burned and signs burned and whole front of the store the plaque paint bubbling and i noticed a car parked here completely burned, back of t. door handles. >> same thing happened last month outside of market down the block. four business where targeted by the arsonisting. >> more than 40,000 drivers going to be waiting longer to cross the delaware river bridge at the turnpike. crews working to install eight, 80-foot towers to stabilize the bridge. the bridge, which connects the pennsylvania new jersey turnpikes shut down a week ago after painters discovered the break in the beam. still no word on when the brim will reon to drivers. president trump caps off first week in office hosting first foreign leader at the white house theresa may. they discussed major global issues including future of nato and fight against isis and he

praise the britt for breakfast which he liken todd own victor victory. >> a free and independent britain is a blessing to the world and our relationship has never been stronger. both america and britain understand that governments must be responsive to every day working people, that governments must represent their own citizens. >> president trump also used meeting to reiterate his thoughts on the use of torture. britain takes a vocal stand against it and controversial executive action by president trump, mr. trump ordering what he calls extreme vetting. fox's anda iliposis has more. >> this is protection of nation from foreign terrorist entities into the united state states. >> president donald trump signing executive order friday to put new vetting measures in effect to tighten u.s. visa and refugee policys with special

focus on several muslim majority countries. >> i'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the united states of americ america. we don't want them here. >> among other things it calls us is spending entry of syrian refugees until further notice and suspension of refugee program 120 days or until further notice after that calls for u.s. to prioritize refugee claims on religious based persecution for minority group groups. he wants priority to you syrian christian. >> it won't be so ceasey for them to come in any more. >> state and local government should have a role determining where refer ugees set and he's calling for a tracking system for all 2r568ers to the u.s. >> the countries that produce the terrorists that attacked us on september 11 are not on the list. >> the record is already spar

sparking protests and civil rightsing activists are condemning it as discriminatory. >> the impact of this scuff order will be immention both on immigrants and muslims. we fear you know that it will further marginalize communities. >> aclu is calling order unconstitutional. anda alipolis, fox nutz. >> prosecutors in new jersey say they will not pursue a criminal case against christie in the bridge scandle. the case stems from a complaint filed by former firefighter william brennan he claims christie violated the safe misconduct law when failed to reon the lanes closed in an alleged political revenge plot. christie's office rehe'sing a statement saying in part "the prosecutors's office is crystal clear. there is no basis for this charge against the governor." >> upcoming production of classical production is causing

couldn't versusy at one school over one world that people say is offensive. why the people in attendance say the show must go on. >> some say. >> some say. >> i think we're across the board on that one. >> i'm going to go out on a limb on that one. >> tough word. >> but when you put into context of the production we can all learn lessons from it. >> it will be interesting chat for sure. >> for sure. for sure. >> for sure. >> we'll be right where does it come from?

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>>:14 this chilly saturday morning. it's awkward and uncomfortable and some say offense receive arts community is divided over use of "n" word at musical cherry hill east. it's "ragtime" originally the school superintendent said they would not perform the play because of the n word and after a series of discussions he reversed that desichtion the play will go on with the script as is sdmri think the goal is to be educational and if the kids are learning without being offensive, that is the goal of the community from what i'm hearing. >> if they keep hearing it they are desensitized to the word and in life that could rub the wrong 3er7b person the wrong way.

>> a statement the school super ib tend enter saying these are tumultuous difficult times while these times provide challenges in educational community they provide opportunity and obligation to educate. we believe we can educate using difficult subject matter presented in a safe and sensitive way. so go online, tell us what you think about it and and we'll talk about it later in the sho show. first, scott williams with the forecasting. >> good saturday morning to you. cold start out there. winter is back. we have gusty winds across the region and also flurry chances in that forecast. not only today but the next several days. look at ultimate doppler now. it's snowing good as we move towards sections of gloss ter soupts question and also salem county an a hot of this not making it to the ground and however don't be surprised we'll zoom in a little closer to see some of those passing flurry and few flakes kind of dotting the map here especially south and west of philadelphia

moving towards wilmington area. upper pits grovr right now some of this will be moving towards cumberland country over the next hour or so. and so let's talk a bit about those temperatures and they've been dropping as we move towards thursday of this week, 55. yesterday's high 44. for saturday, 43. still about 2 degrees above average. and then by sunday, temperatures only around 40. those will be air temperatures, feels like temperatures will be even colder and take a look at map now. 5, philadelphia, 2 williamsport and 20s in pittsburgh. take a look at future feels like temperatures on saturday by 11 a.m. it will feel like 26 degrees along the i 95 corridor and 27 down the shore. really that's how you should dress. dress for winter and dress for freezing temperatures. by 4:00 we're talking feels like temperatures around 1 and as we move towards tonight once again it will be pretty cold. for poconos, passing flurries, highs in 30s. down the shore looking at

temperatures today around 40. that complete forecast coming up. >> okay. our fair city of brotherly love is on the verge of milestone but this one is not something to brag about. our bruce gordon explains why possible three-pete is something you see only in philly. >> i'm bruce gordon get ready to celebrate philadelphia may on the verge of first ever three-peat what's a three-peat a major accomplishment found three times a row. and to be clear i'm not talking about ports, oh, no, in nearly 400 combined seasons none of philadelphia's major pro teams has ever one three titles in a row. no i'm talking about politics where philly is often the top reaching the bottom. the federal bribery and corruption trial of philadelphia state trial larry farnazi they accused him of

trying to buyet vote. back in 2011 he used campaign funds to pay $6,000 to ellen chat noon pay for her daughter's study abroad program and in return chat bhoon vote for farnazi in his race to become the leader of the 8th democratic ward. it's called a bribe and they call a favor. and they ask perhaps reasonably why would you bribe someone who's vote you didn't need. if in fact this was just a favor for constituents i'm moving to that district. my three kids were fortunate enough to study abroad and i was stupid enough to pay for them all. as for the three peat reference if convicted farnazi would be the third consecutive office holder from that senate district to go to prison for corruption to trade his good

name for inmate's number. this trial began on a week the that saw philly congress man chaka fattah report to prison after his own corruption conviction. that's icing on the cake. given the state of philly sports a three-peat on the playing field sounds far fetched but in the state house, well we're the cream of the fetched but in the state house, well we're the cream of the crooks, only in philly. ♪

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you are acting shady at 7:22 saturday morning. >> who me? >> yeah. >> why? commercial break talk. you are giving me your falcons will win last week. >> i said okay look ago head and you gave me the. >> yeah. >> no. >> we have a long way to go. >> upcoming sunday. we have little mike and alex sunday spec tack aweular. >> super bowl party. >> we'll be here. >> i'll give you my pick then. >> let's talk about 76ers.

one of the hottest teams in the nba. when i said that going into next week's televised game for the houston rockets ten of 13 good for second best in the league over the stretch and have one the last two games even without their big man mvp joel embib. sixers looking to raise the cat last night and folks i'm sorry he's all star. it's a joke the league doesn't want him throughout on the stage from the jump. first possession of the game how about the dunk over naynay embib was a monster. and unfortunately other end james hard inwas spectacular as well. he finished with a triple do you believe. incredible game last night. sixers lose an incredible game last night. >> take a move or something. >> and my boy ept doe know if you know that. >> toped ranked villanova wildcats suffered a surprising collapse when they blew a 13

point lead with little over six minutes left at marquette. it's a long season. losses are bound to happen and tuesday's meltdown sure got everybody's attention. >> those losses shock our guys and their grate wakeups and i don't talk about it because i don't want us to have to get losses and con step trait on details and that's what it was about. >> long season. be sure to join us tomorrow when 'nova looks to bounce back as they host a tough virginia squad. number 12 team in country. only "fox29" at 1 . all right. let's talk golf. why? because tiger is back. or so we hoped. this week marked woods' first pga competition in 17 months as he last heated up in august of 2015 before undergoing two back surgeries. tiger struggled though unfortunately. what a beautiful place to struggle.

pines california. >> no. >> never been to the west coast. >> of course i have. >> up believable. we hit catalina, oh, georgous. and woods struggled as you can see here. enough about me. tiger woods, 16, last 16 starts missed cut 7 times. he's back at it next week in dubai. better luck for tiger. talking tennis land down under for australian on. nadal taking on gregory demetrion and federror in the final tomorrow. hits the ball out of bounds to give nadal the match. also serena defeated venus in ladies final this morning for record breaking 23 grand slam. congrats to the williams sister i have to ask you who run the world. >> girls, girls.

>> shout out to serena and venus. >> i woke up to alerts on my phone it was trending. >>:30 in the morning you didn't wake up to watch that. >> no, good being luck lady. >> what did you tell us. >> at least you said no social. >> you can tweet it. >> use the #fox29goodday all right. >> wake up. >> okay sometimes it can be so relaxing to a nice hot shower after a hard day's work experts say hold off before the turn up the heat while it may be better to keep the water cold. not today. to keep the water cold. not today. >> not feel that one

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>> 7:29 on this saturday morning. president donald trump continu continuing to caing down on illegal immigration by signing a controversial executive order. why some are not happy and budgeting for millennials what experts say that generation needs to know to stay on top of their finances. welcome back you're watching "good day" weekend i'm lauren johnson let's go to scott williams for a look at the forecast, hi, scott. >> good saturday morning to you, time now 7:0 it's cold and we also on ultimate doppler take a look at this. watching for a few flurries moving through sdex sections of glouster country and newcastle country and no heavy snow but

certainly something keeping tabs on for you. and kind of cold and watching for snowflakes and 5 right now in wilmington top. we have freezing, 32 pottstown and low to mid 30s in much of south jersey. those are the air temperatures you have to really factor in the winds. this is how it feels. this is how your body reacts. 25 it feels like in philadelphia and feels like 27 in atlantic cityment look at pocono mountains only fields like teens. yes, wiptser is back. high temperature on thursday 5 as we move towards weekend high temperatures right around 40. but feels like temperatures will number the 30s. so that's really how you should dress. lauren back to you. >> thank you so much. in one week president trump has been really, really busy and he's kicking off his first 100 days in office and as commander in chief. signing several executive orders from healthcare to sanctuary cities and wall along

the mexican border keeping campaign promise. all this trump made his first domestic trip as president to philadelphia stepping up air force one there and headed to a republican retreat to address congressional leaders. that visit drawing thousands of protesters to center city marc marching throughout the day around the low's hotel before, during and after the president spoke. will it help us breakdown when the first day in office means. we have renee moore and democratic political consultant dezy. thanks for having us. >> g. hi, thanks for coming in. >> one week down. let's start with you renee. what do you think about fist week in office. >> i thought fabulous doing everything he said he would do. i don't know why everybody is excited and bent out of shape. this is what he is doing bottom line i don't care what eleanor says. >> we have to hear her side. >> let's face it he's doing lots of executive orders but what people don't realize executive orders are limiting they come under constitution article two what they do is

allow him to allow -- allocate resources from departments he's in charge of. if he goes over and tries to create more money from treasury or legislation that's purview of congress. people will challenge him. he's limit whad he can do with executive orders. >> bottom line he's till doing it. >> yes. >> and remember, remember, congress is republican. >> but not everyone -- mccape is talking about some of these immigration things and torture. >> they still have numbers, >> they may have numbers but some issues will not fly in their states and they are representatives. >> gotcha. >> and they have to run. >> one of the comments trump made when he got here down at the lowe's hotel he brings up philadelphia and talks about prime and mayor responds. >> here if philadelphia the murder rate has been steady i mean just tear bally increasin

increasing. and then you -- >> what was that about. he started with chicago and switched over to philadelphia and went back to chicago. and then mayor kenny respond todd his comments saying that's not at all true. >> our crime rate is way down. it was insult to our police men and women who are there protec protecting him and everyone that came from washington. i think maybe he got chicago and philadelphia a little confused. or he thinks crime surprise in all the big cities. fortunately -- >> it's not up in philadelphi philadelphia. >> 37%. >> he was talking homicides. >> correct. >> and they are way down. >> yes. >> right. >> way down. >> and insulted xherer. >> again he's making the point that he really want to be connected with cities and we have to get crime down in general across this country and again this is what he ran on. he's talking to his base. let's be clear about that. >> if you're talking about chicago you cannot lump in philadelphia. >> cannot. >> but it's president trump he

lumps in everybody. >> you say who cares what's who he is you cannot change a man who's 70. >> i can't believe you remember that. >> i can't believe you remembered that. >> but bottom line this is who he is you guys he won't stop. >> does it mean it's okay. >> i'm not saying it's okay. he's not going to stop. everybody marching and having a nervous breakdown he's president for four years whether people like it or not. >> that's operative word, four years. >> four years. >> and what do you thirks eleanor, why did he choose philadelphia as first trip as president trump and comes to this city which has not been supportive of him. >> that was not his decision it was congressional. and that was done a while ago. and i think part of it was we had such a good experience here at the democratic national convention it shows we can do national conventions and we have a great convention center area mariott hotel and lows and everything was right there. i don't think it was so much strategic politically but the city fit the bill. they can all come up on the

train. >> they all deposit because of things going on. >> you know what i'm saying from california, oregon, what have you they could come up you know. >> come washington. >> it was very convenient. >> they he did a good job. we were down here. everything was okay. >> we are a good city for convention. >> i agree. >> we had pope in 2015. >> brotherly love, signaturely affection. that's xwr we're here republicans. >> you think everybody is out of shape and they're out marc marching because -- >> we had humongous numbers across the country last week. >> he has a -- and sleeping giant i believe this is good for receive iing engagement. >> i agree with her i don't afree with eleanor all the tim time. people need to be more involved and people had not been involved. this is a good things whether people like it or not. >> some are saying it could be beginning of movement we have that seen in a long time. >> and let's let the movement continue -- >> people are following up and

then not all on the same page. let's be honest about that. everybody had different issues. you have to be on the same pag page. let's look back at civil right rights. walks, and all those things you have to be on the same page or it won't last. >> i lover when you agree when he end things. >> just for a minute. >> just for a minute. >> there's an old irish saying when two people agrow on everything one is uners in sayrey. >> she's unnecessary. >> i started. >> thank you for coming up in. >> thanks for having me 7:30 in the morning thank you so much. >> you were in d.c. all week. >> yes, please, oh, my goodness. >> very busy. >> very busy. >> transition team just ending that whole thing and i'm there doing my thing. >> we love when you come in and challenge eleanor. >> with eleanor. >> she's asking advice. >> i'm asking advice. >> on what to do? >> why what am i supposed to do? >> lot of stuff happening. >> all right ladies thank you so much. >> thank you for having us. >> 7:36 this morning and we'll take a quick break and be right

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out there winds blowing a little bit. >> temperatures are in the 30 30s. feels like temperatures are in the 20s. even a couple flurries in parts of the area. particularly part of south jersey right now looking at some of the youryes. we'll talk about that entire weekend forecast and when it expect more snowfall chances later in the broadcast. >> okie dokie. 7:45 right, well, almost. not really yet. people can be in the shower at this hour right? >> yes. >> like hot shower, cold shower, luke warm, how do you like it. >> medium. >> hot. >> medium. >> i don't like it skalskaling hot. >> and i don't want to cold either. >> i come out of the shower and my back is all red. >> that's all. >> moisturize. and i feel good. >> i have news for you according to study recent study blast of cold water can actually boost immune system. that's because cold redirects your blood to all why you have oing ans and, doctors say it can lead to higher energy

levels and slimmer waistline and smooth skin. the it temperatures increase oxygen level giving your brain function a boost as well. as 3,000 people that participated in the substitutey two-thirds said they would keep it up. >> when people gop do that. >> polar plunge. >> i really don't like this. >> i would never do that. >> freezing cold i cannot do. hot like you're saying it's not each a pleasant experience. >> give it a hot tub all day. matter of fact i want to install a hot tub inside my house and whenever i'm able to do that financially. >> yes. >> really? >> i want a hot tub inside. >> go get in the hot tub. >> i can't do hot. >> major use. it would def think thely be a major use. that study, got my attention. >> i know. >> slimmer waist line. >> how long is the average time in shower that's what i want to hear. i'm short showerer. >> five. >> what's you? >> i stay -- i moved alexa to

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>> rok at that no and all the people out at this hour. it's early to be up and outsid outside. >> never too early to be sk skiing in the pocono mountains that's the place to be there weekend. temperatures in the 30s and even some light snow and flurr flurries in the forecast. speaking of flurries look at what is happening now on ultimate doppler. parts of south jersey in particular. gloucester county right now will be surprised around places like glassboro and maybe flakes flying send is a picture or tweet if you are watching snow in parts of south jersey right now. a lot of this not making it to the ground. but we're looking at some returns interests hading at flurries kind of photographing through a part of the area. perhaps new castle county and delaware county right now. also, into salem out i can

wraen some of that moving towards atlantic county. so be mindful of that early on this saturday morning. it's a cold start out there. temperatures are in the 30s. but feels like temperatures really when you factor in the wind take a look that wind chill is 25 degrees. as we look at air temperatures 32 right now in pottstown. 33 lancaster and 35 wilmington and 35 as well in millville and once again it feels even colder when you factor in the wind. feels 29 wilmington and 29 currently millville. that weekend forecast high temperatures today right around 43. feels like temperatures in the 30s. not only today but tomorrow as well even with high temperatures 30 and look at low temperatures bottoming out once again in upper 20s to low the day forecast showing flurry chance as around for part of the region today and in particular in early next week. we'll keep the services moving

through and with flurry around. back over to you. >> for ages people have stolen scrap metal, copper pipes and touch and sell for a quick buc buck. will you believe thieves are after wooden shipping pallets. hank flynn has more. >> the pallets wooden shipping pallets hard to ship anything in the world without one if it goes in or out by forklift it will be on a pallet. there's a whole market around these things. check this out. stealing pallets in the dead of night. three men were caught doing that on surveillancep video posted by millville police tuesday morning the caption read intruders love the hobby of making pallets. furniture and knickknacks so much they decided to take pallets from a local business. crown wire and cable. are the police saying they know these guys are hobby carp terz. >> people are just trying to

discard them and get rid of them and steal 40 pounds would be i don't even know. >> mike gallagher owns pallet jacks in labs dale and they build tables, chairs, lec turns using reclaimed wood as much as possible including broke down pallets. he gets them free for the asking from companies that know them and he says he cannot imagine carpenters stealing them. >> 90% of tiles we have we have gotten for free. >> we've gotten them for free. >> and you know i do got see a reason for anyone at least for us. we make connections for businesses that allow us to pick them up and stuff and all you have to do is ask. >> doesn't make sense driving down to millville i thought about it 30 pallets stolen total value estimated $150. so why. steve has the answers and he runs eagle pallet in millville and says pallet has nothing to do with car pentry.ntiar

>> we buy them offer the street and they with walk away with check or cash. >> other than heat treatment stamp on some pallets there's not much way to trace them. they buy them and fix them and sell for a profit. some sellers come off nervous. >> sometimes you can tell something is off with a guy. >> millville police couldn't add much to the puzzle on wednesday other than that the officer that wrote the facebook post is off until friday and no arrests made. other sources however tell us that one of the people in the video is known to police and he's no carpenter. our pallets being the new scrap metal. hard to tell because it's hard to trace. but this is far from the first

time and lookly won't be the last. i'm hank. that's my take. >> shawn you can hear me now. >> loud and clear. >> there's a new phone scam that requires you to say one word it's not loud and clear. scammers are trying to steal your information. why the best bet is to say nothing and simply hang up. why the best bet is to say nothing and simply hang up. we'll tell you about it

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>> 7:54 time to introduce fox 29 annual least of the week to do that we bring in jr. reporter are treacy yasko from temple, university, we call i treacy lynn. that's what you are on instagram. >> that's right. >> what did you do this week for us. this week athlete of the week 15-year-old from woods town new jersey super intelligent i want to you guess the sport? >> i'll say basketball. >> wrong. >> what is it? >> let's take a look. >> matt kennedy is not 6' a5" and 205 pound and not throwing touchdowns or hitting grand slams. the 15-year-old is however excelling on the ice something he has been doing for ten year years. >> i got into its a christmas present and i just loved it

ever since. >> this sophomore figure skated competed in his first national championship where he walked away ninth overall in men's ipt media event. his coach has been by his side since 7. >> matthew is a very hard worker and very determined and he'll work at something until he gets it. >> matt trains 2 to 3 hours a day 7 days a week along with personal training and strengthening and conditioning classes opposed to other athletes matt has to rely on himself. >> when something goes great it's all for them and when something goes well there's no team to support you and back you up. you're out on your own. >> when matt falls his motto is simple. >> get up and do it again. >> impressive for a 1 15-year-old who is only one project away from being eagle scout. jr. coach at rink and sophomore at woods town high school. >> sometimes it's difficult to sit in class when your mind is in the the cloud thinking what

you could do later at the skating range generally we're able to put the same commitment with feel in skating in school. >> that may help him get one step closer to future goals, making team usa and competing internationally. >> i love it. love it. what's his motto. >> get up and do it again. >> you have to. like you were saying to me it's not a team sport. you have to motivate yourself in those situations. >> absolutely. >> you know that. oar a former athlete. >> thank you for the story. >> if you have someone to nominate post on 29 facebook page and use #fox 29 "good day". >> oh, we have twitter comments. caroline says i look a very warm not hot shower. but will try a burst of cold if it helps. brr i'm with you with if it helps i'll do it too. pamela, good morning my weekend "good day" family, scott, jennifer, shawn, happy

saturday. >> happy day to you. >> and paul, still up since home from work watched williams sister finals so with not watch my favorite ldj. >> that picture is happeninging in the hallway at fox. every time i fwet in the elevate are i see that. >> i'm being looking at you and watching you. >> yes. >> and coming up, phone scam you need to know about. one simple question scammers are asking to take your personal information. we've all been there. running late from work and you can explain why. what experts say are biggest excuses. kalamazoo

>> a grandmother hit and killed by a rain way driver the clue police are using to track down that driver this morning. and one neighborhood hit over and over again by a suspected

arsonist. what someone is lighting on fire that causes serious damage and controversial executive action by president trump. mr. trump ordering what he calls extreme vetting more on that coming up. >> and "good day", everyone, it's saturday, january 28, 2 2017. >> almost said 2016. >> still writing checks for 06. >> you have to scribble out and put initial. >> 2016. >> it's easy to do. >> you had a camera punched up and i screamed out is that sno snow? and scott was like. >> you have to look closely. >> you can see the flurries. >> there it is. >> a few flurries out there. >> i said is that snow. >> scott rolled his eyes and said i've been talking about snow all morning. >> listen to the weather. >> we're waking up to cold conditions look at the headline there winter it's back. so i mean we're in the mid 50s a couple days ago and colder air moving in and really what you see is what you get over the next several days lauren

and shawn as far as the cold. >> ohh. >> we're talking temperatures now across the area dropping. thursday's high 55. yesterday was 44. but it felt colder. today 43. and 45 tomorrow. so ultimate doppler now showing you a little bit of flurry activity kind of moving through the region. we'll zoom in a little closer and some heavier returns as we move towards places like west department ford and glassboro and good saturday morning to you williamstown and gloucester looking at flakes flying through and once again not anticipating accumulating snowfall with that and we have 5 right now in atlantic city and we have 5 in philadelphia and 32 right now pottstown and mid 20s currently in the pocono mountains. we'll zoom into south jersey, mullica hill. 36 right now in wild wood. so across the reeming gone for today we'll keep temperatures upper 30s to low 40s. chilly, breezy, passing flurr

flurries cannot be ruled out. coming up we'll talk about the cold are air and also gusty winds and more chances for light snow and flurries in that forecast. right now, though, we want it get a check of saturday traffic. >> hey, good morning, everybody, through the weekend, keep in mind the turnpike connector brj remains close todd vehicle traffic. if you have not headed this way over the last week or so you have three alternates from the pennsylvaniay side and purr liping ton bristol an exit 7 a north jersey or exit five and four up over the burlington bristol. we had a movie shoot last night still out there. jfk and market blocked and new project jfk boulevard closed from 20th over to schuylkill avenue. keep that in mind if you come in for the auto show. that is down at the pennsylvania convention center and it began today. all the way through next weekend. something to do with kids and family and make sure you grab new timetable septa kicked in

new schedules for both regional rails and pat codoing the same thing. en swroy the rest of the day we'll see you back here tomorrow morning for "good day philadelphia weekend". >> okay now to developing story this morning a grandmother losses her life while saving young grabbed son the two were hit and drablingd by a mini van in west philadelphia and the driver ran away. jennaphr joyce joins us with the story. good morning, jennie. >> horrible, horrible story and as you moneyed 48-year-old woman dead and several children with you at the time had to witness terrible incident and police did share a picture with us of the mini van believed to be involved in this hit and ru run. take a look. this picture was taken by a passerby as the van sped away from the scene. according to police before 8:00 last night a 48-year-old woman was getting off a trolley on 57 street an wyloosing near half ford avenue she and the grandson in her arms several other children with her when

hit by a newer model white mini van. investigators say the woman was dringd three quart he's of a block and some point she had the wherewithal it release the toddler from her hold and van turned to popular street and was out of sight by the time police arrived. the 48-year-old woman was rushed to pen presbyterian hospital why she subonly todd injuries and the-year-old was transported to the hospital with scrapes and bruises and remark accuratley he's okay. at this point police are being ing for the van involved. if you recognize the vehicle or if you have any additional information call philadelphia police they are looking for information on this case. back to you lauren. >> okay. jennie joyce, thank you for the update. >> and looking at other top stories a man was shot when two masked men tried forcing their way into his home. he's recovering in the hospita hospital. this happened tack owny section of city and two men wearing

black ski pacifics tried pushing their way inside. one of them shot the man in shoulder and they both took off running. >> police say arsonist is setting fires at businesss in queens village and lucky no one hurt. now investigators are hoping this surveillance throats arrest the owner tell us he arrived to work yesterday to charred mess. >> you see all the cardboard out front is burned up and i looked to my left and i see the flower pots all burned and signs burned and the whole front of store like black paint bubbling and notice aid car parked here completely burned back of it and door handles. >> same thing happened last month outside of market down the block at least four businesses were target the by the arsonist. more than 40,000 drivers going to be waiting a little longer

to cross the delaware river bridge. crews working to install eight, 80 foot towers to stabilize the bridge while cracked trus is repaired. it's been a week season the bridge that correct the pennsylvania and new jersey turnpike is crossclaimed. no word when drivers will be able to use that bridge. >> president donald trump finished off first week in office hosting first foreign leader at the white house and president welcomed prime minister theresa may they discussed major global issues including future of nato and isis. and the britts praising. >> a free and independent britain is blessing to the world and our relationship has never been stronger. both american and britain understands governments must be responsive to every day working people, that governments must represent their own citizens. >> president trump also used meeting to reiterate his

beliefs in torture. britain as a vocal stand against it. >> mr. trump also signed executive order for new vetting measures when he says will keep radical islamic terrorists out of united states and it's expected to stop syrian refugee from coming into country and extend issuing visas to other muslim countries. and in washington d.c. thousands of people who identify as pro-life taking to streets to the nation's capito capitol. >> i love donald trum, woo! >> the march for life has been going on since roe v. wade which legalized woman's right for abortion. the march for life is important to all of you marching and you have my full support and for the first time in march's history the vice-president addressed the crowd.

>> today, three generations helps because of all of of you and the many you this that stand with us in marches like this all across theition natio nation, life is winning again in america. >> and according to the latest gal on survey, 79% of americans believe abortion should be legal in some or all circumstances. >> prosecutesers in new jersey say they will not pursue a criminal case against governor chris christie in a bridgegate scandal. john higgins saying the state does not believe it can prove official misconduct beyond a reasonable doubt and the case stems from complaints filed by former firefighter william brennan claiming christie violated state misconduct law what he failed to reon the lanes closed in alleged political revenge plot. christie's office saying in part, the prosecutor's office is crystal clear and there's no basis for this charge against

the governor. >> and warning this morning over a new phone scam making rounds. expert say you could fall victim to it without sharing any personal information. fox 29 brad stat inhas the story. >> it starts when your phone ripingz and there's a stranger on the line. what if i said, you can hear me? you would say. >> i would probably say yes i can hear i. >> with that simple word yesterday the better business bureau says a scam is born. >> people all you up and essentially want to you say something affirmative. they want to you say yes. i agree, say something that they can later use. >> turns out the bad guy on the other end is recording your yes. but all they have as we saying yes. >> sure but they'll create a script ahead of that where they're talking and saying are you interested in whatever product or service do you agree with this and then they have you saying yes. >> from there they act as third party kharping you

through phone bill or if able to steal your identity the credit card even if you spot the change. >> it happens a verbal contract and it's he said she said situation and that's how scammers make money. >> several reports came into the bbb and you won't believe this. >> in the last couple days our office received a couple calls directly from these scammers. >> they've about calling the better business bureau. >> they don't know whoa they're call they dial numbers. >> sadly most we spoke to were not surprised. >> we used to think it was mainly others getting hit everybody is whether bank account and otherwise. >> freightening but doesn't surprise me. >> simple advice let unknown number go to voicemail if it sounds suspicious when you pick up. >> it's acceptable to hang up the phone. >> give out limited information even to well meaning reporters. >> tell me your name. >> diana. >> your last name. >> you don't have to give it

to me if you don't want to. >> versions of scams are not new this was discovered in pittsburgh in the fall and seems to be growing and best advice is to simply hang up. in center city, brad, fox 29 news. >> getting a handle on finances starts early for what credit cards to use and new appsp available and tricks to getting a head and saving cash before you hit your late 0s. ut, oh. you and i are in it trouble, ut, oh. you and i are in it trouble, shawn

♪ >> that's a good shot of the snow falling down. where is that, wilmington? >> that looks look allentown. >> reading, reading pa snow is falling. were you singing? >> i was. >> what song. >> outfield. >> i don't want to lose your love tonight♪ >> yeah, this is absolute ban banger in the bars. >> yes, it is. >> happy hour, everybody is going crazy. napkins flying. >> yes. >> okay we're got going to have i aparty yet. we'll listen about the weather. you've been talking about snow all morning long. i was not paying attention. >> what you see is what you set over the next several days. snow in reading and snow in the the lehigh valley towards allentown and couple of flakes,

underyes have been showing up outside of our studios now and not anticipating major problem or accumulations. but it is reinforcing shot of colder air over the next several days. 35 degrees saturday morning 8:15. it feels like 28 currently in philadelphia. and here's that little wave of energy producing some of the flakes and some snow flurry as cross the area. we'll zoom in and you can see as we move into parts of gloucester county and camden county maybe a little more coverage of those snow flurries showing up to a place like glassboro, department ford, vineland, millville, few flakes moving now towards parts of atlantic county as well. temperatures right now above freezing for most of the area. 36 wilmington and 36 millville and mid 0s now down the shore and across the region high temperatures topping out upper 30s to low 40s and stays chill chilly, breezy, passing flurry as cross the area.

for poconos showers in the forecast. high temperatures in the0s. feels like temperatures in the teens and 20s. down the shore more clouds and sunshine for today. highs around 40. stays gusty as well. those winds gust at times up to 30 miles an hour. here's a look at pattern once again flurries are in that forecast over the next several days, little disturbances will be rotating through clipper like systems and that produces youryes, cold tonight, upper 0s to low 30s across the region and 31 the low in philadelphia. 43 for the afternoon high temperature. but feels like temperatures both weekend days in the 30s. monday a little disturbance moves through again. flurry chances highs in the 30 30s. upper 30s to right owe round 40 for much of next week and clouds, flurries, groundhog day is on thursday of next week. and then cold front kind of moves in high temperatures next friday only in the mid 30s. look ago head beyond that there might be a system to watch

coastal system by next weekend the latter part of next weekend we'll talk more about that coming up. >> man scott knows how to make us pay attention. goodness. cashing in this morning what millennials need to do now to get smart with money. dan arcado is here when we talk about millennials we talk about late 0s. >> 18 to 36 or so we'll define illenials. >> i like to say i'm fruing alley have a friend jen jury is cheap. >> not you jennie joyce. >> but we have to be smart whatever we are frugal, cheap. >> now is the time when young adults now is the time to help your young adult at home now is the time to get your financial train on the right track. >> let's get on the track. >> pick it up, pick it up, pick it up. >> yes, 40% of millennials are living at home with mom and da dad. that's all-time record high sdmru that's a good way to save money. >> it is but if you live at home and disney princess

bedroom when you're 36 years old you have issues. >> yes. >> that's true. >> so the idea we want to get ut out and on your own and right track. we have few tips this morning how to do that. what is unique about this group they have a lot of debt as you know, 70% come out of college with a diploma and shown a payment book. >> yes, >> it's tougher to get starte started. first thing the b word, budget. when you hear the word budget when i hear the word budget i say that's not for me i cannot do that. think like this budget is nothing more than the way you choose to spend money. >> okay. >> it really is. >> when you get paid friday it's how you choose to spend your paycheck. good news millennials there's smart phone apz i like the one called minute you use it it's free. >> i love that. >> it helps you create a budget in palm of your hand based on your personal spending habits. >> remind you to pay bills. >> never have alate fee. >> tell us when getting close

to limits. >> what's the name of the minute. >> minute. >> it tell you when you have gone over budget. >> you enter with over 8 dollars on dry cleaning budget. it's a nice way for to you keep control of how you choose to spend money. that's simple. next things to think about we all have credit cards you need one. try buying a ticket online without a credit card. make sure you have the right credit card. for most people or young adults the right credit card is cash back card and good thuz you can get one with 2% cash back average young adult over course of year could put almost 500 in the bank each year that they use that credit card based on spending. >> that's nice. >> that's $500 that can splurge money, save money, that's extra 500 you didn't have before. >> you get it by spending money. >> which do you anyway. >> right. >> and well lot of millennials and young adults have debt student loans car loans and you need a debt plan and did news again smart phone can help

there's a cool app called debt free you input all your loan information and it will help you create a plan right in the palm of your hand to pay them off and best way to attack that debt so you're not sort of found thereerring saying which do i pay 1st and it will help you out. >> tell me philosophy are you the one that says take smallest balance first. >> they call it snowball affect. >> you take the loan with shor shortest term get rid of it and payments that you were making there divert to next one. >> yes and little by little it was founded by dave ramsey smart guy little by little you'll get rid of debt load. >> good. >> good. >> he always has great stuff. >> that's why we get paid the best bucks. >> single best tip any adults young or old save money for 401 k it's best way to middle class folks to save for retirement. it's different from chicky and feet cat food had when you

retire absolutely from day one first job you save 5% just 5% out of your paycheck into 401 k plan if you do that starting age 5 let's say making 40 grand a year% raise each year by the time you retire you'll have 800 grand in the bank. >> yeah. >> i know. >> you know what my mom told me when i got my first job i said i can't afford this. >> she said even if you do tiniest percentage you be happy. >> daughter number one 25 no way i can put money away that's a billion years from now. >> you start now. >> time is on your side. >> question i have quick is what about for people that maybe don't understand what a 401 k is and tlar a little you know taken back by having that conversation. >> what would you suggest. >> it can be initem dating here's what you do. go to employer's web site human resources web site or google 4

401 k it's not hutch you put in but something even if 5 or 10 bucks start. there was a band rolling stones time it on your side when dine sours rome the other. >> time is on my side♪ >> it is on your side especially young adults by the time you retire you'll have a lot of loot. >> are you paying shawn and i today. >> coffee time. >> making it rain in here. >> always got green. >> we can do this. this is not that difficult we have to get on track. >> we have to get on the tracks. >> get on the tracks. >> pick it up. >> we got it we're on the tracks now. >> you can't join in on the party. >> i'm there. >> i was there i was jamming out. >> speaking of money here's a look at winning lottery numbers >> speaking of money here's a look at winning lottery numbers and we'll be back.

>> a new league to help you get out in the cold this winter. bill horh shows us how it's for a good cause also. >> nice shot. >> each week a group of friends get together and play bocci ball in the city fairmont section. >> we have two. >> part of indoor bocci league started by kyle fernly and sam hole.

>> it's a game an 8-year-old can play or 88-year-old can play. i've seen people who have been playing for two weeks that beat people who have been playing five years. and i think that's what's so much fun about it. >> oh, >> since july the league is pretty popular. 90 members divide todd 16 team teams. >> people want something to do during the week especially in winter when you don't want to be outside. we're happy we're able to have indoor convenient tu to get people off the couch. >> oh, >> the rules are simple and point is given to the team's bocci ball given to the small white ball. >> we can measure. >> maybe shuffle board that's closest it resembles. to me i don't know i've been playing so long it's bocci. >> he has been playing for three years. >> thank you it's like playing golf and putting on a green where you understand that the floor can be worked in different areas. so you see it going let or right. >> oh, >> the league lasts for six

weeks and nerves are starting to sink in. >> yeah. >> right before the playoffs. >> it's funny because we can track on the web site the amount of traffic we get and every morning after the bocci game it completely spikes because people want to know where their team is ranked. >> they love that. >> i think that's kind of fun. it gets them through the workday at least. >> maybe next time. >> in philadelphia, bill rohr, fox new. >> and looks like fun. okay, getting healthy while helping nation homeless and how a local non profit hops you get helping nation homeless and how a local non profit hops you get up on your feet.

>> the search is on for a driver that killed a grandmother in philadelphia. that woman car writing her 3-year-old grandson when hit and she later died at the hospital. the-year-old had scrapes and bruises this picture was taken by a passerby as the van sped away from the scene. if you have information call police. >> a man was shot when two masked men tried forcing their way into his home this morning and he's recovering in the hospital and police are looking for the shooters in the tacony section of the city on long shore avenue and the 33-year-old victim told police he answered a knock at the door and and wearing a black ski mask tried pushing their way in as the victim slam the door and

one man shot the victim in the shoulder and they took off running. >> laurenson we'll toss things over to scott who said there will be flurries. we've seen them falling, scott. >> you can see flurries dotting the landscape across the delaware and lehigh valley but not amounting to much. and primarily early on this saturday morning over the next couple hours or so. but really what you see is what you get over the next several days and winter is back. high temperatures couple days ago in mid 50s. today upper 30s to low 40s and we'll zoom in now around ultimate doppler and this is batch of flurries that we're kind of watching move through the area ports of delaware country and media perhaps a couple flakes flying also to cam didn't county and gloucester country and moving to atlantic county and zooming in closer, places like war witch, glassboro, department ford, dmrosster, places like

pine hill. linda wall looking at flurries moving through the area and quick hitter early on saturday morning and once again not amounting to much. temperatures right now pretty uniform. low to mid 0s out there and feels like temperatures right now are in the 20s. across the area upper 0s to low 40s. similar to yesterday. chilly, breezy. also watching for those passing flurries. poing knows knows we're looking at light snow across the regio region. highs in 30s down the shore. clouds, sun, high temperatures done out 40 and stays gusty as well. so m coming up we'll talk much more about snow in that 7 day forecast and several chances believe it or got as well and we'll talk about how long this cold will stick if it will stick into the month of february back over to you. >> flurries in the forecast. thank you so much. a local superintendent has quite the story to tell just back from dominican rep where she helped build schools for communities. leann the super intnd enter

ridley school district. welcome back to cold weather. >> just in time for snow. >> what was the temperature. >> 50s at night and during the day low 0s one day got to 80s. we were fortunate only showers first night as we drove up the mountain. other than that sun and fwlu skies except for morning fog that would burn off. >> perfect weather i did a similar trip on other side of island of haiti in 2011 and came back a different person. when you came back home after this experience how did it leave you feeling. >> you are a different person. when i went i had expectation of working to build a school and when i came back i actually fell in love with the people there. we had a wonderful time. the 55 of us that wept down for the trip got to know each other. we never knew each other prior to that time and then you get to know the people in the community and it's fabulous experience it really is. >> these picture these are the cute kids they move your heart don't they. >> they do.

we got to have recess with them twice a day and young ur students would two in the morning and then we would have recess with them and then afternoon after school we would have recess with older kids. >> what's this picture we're seeing. >> every day start of the day when we dot to work site our dominican teachers of the wor workmen contractors opt site would give us jobs for day and divide to five teams to take on the tasks. >> tell me what kind of work were you actually doing. >> we did frevring lay suppose supposeder blocks, mix cement, move blocks of supposeder blocks from ground up to the second floor to build the walls of the classroom. as well as paint, stucco, you name it, we were put to the task. it was interesting khechk for all of us. >> true labor of love. >> absolutely. >> what made you want to good on the trip. >> life tough and mmry mission is something in place since 20 2000. they've been going back to dominican rep since 011 and finished one school and every year at our national conference

for association of superintendents they would present the video. and it was always an interesting story that people came back and told and said it rulely was life changing and it is. >> as educator yourself seeing student there and knowing what are you doing will help another generation when you come back home and talk to students, tee teeners, parents, is it something you may esh courage or kheching your students to dunn do one day. >> i absolutely would. i had the fortunate opportunity to spend time with fellow superintendents across the state and ebb courage them to put their name in. it was random draw i was lucky enough to be chosen and i would encourage everyone even if your neighborhood for habitat for humanity take opportunity to get to know and work with other people. we walked away we sometimes think service as going down and doing something for someone and service is about doing something with someone. >> your most fondest memory quickly. >> really spending time with

the people. we got to meet mayor of village andmer saidyes is shopener owns the store at the end of street and going down to meet with her during lunch our and her inviting us in to have coffee she made and having that conversation of what does she hope for? what does the people adults o ofville annual hope for for their children? and it's the same we say in our country it's the same. they want what's best for their children. >> thank you for coming by and sharing your story. >> thanks for having me. >> thanks for dedication and commitment for the kids. >> that's true you guys do great work. thank you so much. next happened to all of us running late to work and you have to call your boss and explain oh, i'm stuck in traffic. well some say they heard way worse excuses. we'll tell you what they are and local guy trying to help fellow men and women whax he's doing for homeless to give them a sense of pride for goodness doing for homeless to give them a sense of pride for goodness sakes

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>> 8:39. >> it will make the sky line look better right. >> gorgeous. >> it's perfect. >> so we've all been there you're running lights from work and have to call the' and come up with excuse about why you're late you can say oh, the traffic was bad or i over slep

slept. well here's the deal you may want to get more creative. survey by career builders shows more than one in four people admit coming into work late at least once a month. what? those two excuses were some of the ones most heard by employers. we asked what were the most outrageous excuses employees have for being late. they shared these. two of them i want you two to guess it's family feud style who should we start with. >> right here. >> go for it. >> number one answer on the board, steve, has to be alarm clock steve got to be show the alarm clock. >> nope. >> no. >> no. >> they ran out of gas. >> no. >> what. >> how about this one. >> we're doing outrageous righ right? >> okay. >> i forgot it was not the weekend. >> would you buy that. >> no. >> exactly who says that. >> or, the other one is i over slept because my kids changed all the clocks in the house. >> you don't blame it on the kids. >> that's what i said.

>> who comes up with these. >> we've about running late what do we do. it's best to tell the truth honestly. >> over sleeping for me on this shift it can happen to anybody the other thing you never sleep well you're scared of over sleeping. >> or you set multiple alarms just in case. >> 4:30, 4:45, 5, 5:15 get your butt out of bed. >> no matter what. >> no. >> i would say here's the thing i'm getting in trouble with i'm trying to get away from this my alarm could clock is cellphone. that's not a good thing. >> it can or cannot be. >> it's not a good thing. >> you can hit the wrong button. i've done that before. >> you have to get out of bed. >> you know you can set alexa in your bathroom as alarm did you know that. >> i did not know that. >> you said alexa set alarm for 4:15 try it when you get home today. >> get out. >> multiple devices. >> nice.

>> it happens throat a lot you're so nervous. >> thing about traditional alarm clock if the power goes out then what. >> you're right, but i mean look i definitely shut off the cellphone before and boss did not want to hear that. boss pan was not happy. if you're at a hotel do you want a wick-up call. >> if i'm a hotel i'm usually on vacation you. >> don't like i ten rarey. >> we can travel together scott knows. >> our morning instant reaction poll. what's best excuse you ever used when you're running lights for work. let us know your thoughts. use #so our producers can find them and put them up and show how ridiculous you guys are. >> i had to use it. >> i forgot my jacket at my house. >> train delays. >> that's a good one. >> it's true because it happens. >> it better be delayed. >> right some will check.

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>> 8:45 on saturday morning taking a live look at the french manor pocono mountains you can see snow is falling in the area. scott will have a last look at

the forecast when the show ends at 9:00 one person can mack a huge difference we know that. that's mind set of young barbre who decided to take to streets and help homeless. he told bill anderson they have too much darkness in their lives and he want todd provide light if only for an hour for goodness sake. >> we're constantly hear about what philadelphians don't do and don't support each other since for goodness sake seeing ms i find it's not true. we found another person doing that brendan jones hair cuts for the humidless. >> i was traveling to work one someday and i seen a guy i gave him look a dollar and had a piece of food banana something like that. i was thinking to myself what else can i do or offer that gentleman. >> it's a question most of us would not consider after giving money on the street and brand dan did he's a trained barbre

and that seemed like best place to start. >> i said maybe you know i could use my talent and in haircutting to provide a service that you know could potentially brighten someone's day. >> it's a simple thing to do but major sacrifice. this is not just a passing thing for brandon. it's not about one haircut and one week of hair cuts or one month of hair cuts. >> i basically was trying it give back the best way i know how. >> how are you doing you're pretty much coming out. >> every day. >> every day yeah. >> street barbershop actually took on traditional barbershop feel. people were stand around talking and offering him support and homeless getting cuts even seemed to get lost momentarily in the moment and as a little traditional barbershop trash talking took place. >> so you want clean shaven. >> yes, please. >> take it all off. >> yes. >> there's so much food stuck in there. >> what? >> oh, wow. >> atmosphere felt good and

those cutting cuts and passerbys touched by the initiative. >> you're my friend. >> thank you. >> oh, my gosh. >> appreciate it. >> whoa. >> there you go. >> and with that brandon's daily mission was accomplished. >> you just want to help. >> i just want to help. >> brendon is not the 1st and won't be last and we want to hear about people you know helping change our khunties every day for goodness sake. i'm bill anderson. >> he does amazing job on those stories. scott if we head outside maybe do something today it's chilly. >> winter is back and dress for winter and feels like temperatures right now in the mid to upper 20s and yes we have a little bit of flurry activity outside of our station here at 4 an market and once again if not going to amount to really any accumulations and it's reminder that winter is back and flakes kind of flying across the area and take a look

at where we're at and where we've been. 5 athursday and 34 high temperatures and tomorrow 40 and feels like temperatures will number the0s during the afternoon. and look at ultimate doppler we have light snow and snow flurr flurries across the area we'll zoom in and take a tour not all of this making it to the ground but we have some flurries and parts of delaware county and moving towards newcastle country and parts of south jersey and as well looking at some of that light snow flurry activity. early on the saturday morning so next couple hours flurries and temperature wise freezing pottstown and 32 and 36 philadelphia and wilmington mid 30s down the shore. high temperatures today upper 0s to low 40s and then for tonight cold again temperature at or below feesing and pretty much area wide and as we move beyond that we're talking about high temperatures on monday only in the mid to upper 0s and flurry chances over the next several days really what you see is what you will get.

and beyond that, it looks like our next best chance maybe for measurable snowfall could come adds we move towards sunday to monday of next week models want to develop into a nor easter we'll have more on that throughout the day. back to you. >> we're waiting on you. make it g and new study finds that dogs love to listen to music an they actually have a favorite genre can you guess. scottish spca at the university of glasco published a paper which suggests that dogs prefer reggae and soft rock. >> nice. are she. ers. >> their tails were wagging nor overall the dogs were more happy and just a little more relaxed.

and you feel look you kickback and chill. >> give me the steel drum all day long. >> i wanted to purchase a steel drum at one point in my life. >> but what you got wise. >> it's not too late. >> but it only plays one sound you know what i mean. >> and not out there during christmas time not chest nuts on an on fire are. >> what's considered soft roc rock. the can someone give me exampl example. what would that be. hard rock? >> this is reggae. >> i think he can go down a couple different roads. like eagles classic rock and kind of different. >> a cdc. >> that's hard rock. >> come on now. >> that's hard. >> shook me all night long soft rock. >> you have a cat and scott has a finch and my girl here i wake up and blast the radio or whatever music is on my phone i

have to get myself awake and my cat looks at me like right now, really, is that what we're doing, my girl looks at me, she knows surprised morning that's the look i get from her. >> right. >> that nightie is that what she wears to bed every day. >> no. she wears to bed every day. >> no. >> we'll be right back.

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>> okay this weekend you have the chance to get healthy and help combat homelessness at the same time part of revolution wellness fitness all the proceeds benefit the local efforts for non profit back on my feet. it's national organization in twelve major cities nationwide to combat homeless nvs through power of running and employment housing resources. and kaming written executive director for back on my feet locally and layla olsen. zumba and this is awesome organization and what way way to get people back on their feet. tell us about it. >> absolutely started here in philadelphia about ten years ago almost and we work to combat homelessness through the power of running monday, wednesday, friday, 5:30 meet four locations across the city and we help to transition people out of homelessness by offering opportunities and resources in education and

housing and employment. >> if you can commit yourself to that because that's disflip. >> 5:30 in the morning when it's speak toing and raining and dark yes. then you can get to work on time. >> yes. >> how many people getting out there on a given day. >> we bus over 40 people from villanova sometimes. teams can range anywhere from 10 to 40 people on any morning run. >> happening when is the even event. >> tomorrow, 10 to 2 kempton hoe fell monico right around the corner from here and whole fitness. yoga, zumba. we'll try here or anything else you have the opportunity to do so and it's almost sold out so it will be a good event you want to sign up quick. >> let's zumba this one here thinks he has all the moves. >> you want to jump up. >> complying about these. >> all you need is a smile.

>> side to side. >> all right. >> you're on the wrong foot. >> i'm feeling it. >> it's all about having few and smiling a little. what we got here. >> look at that. >> is this remix. >> hey. >> boogying wooingy. >> bringing it down now. >> where can with people find where can people find or get tickets. >> you can find it on the web site and and check out social media. >> i love it. >> we're switching it. >> oh. >> you got it. >> this is hard in heels. >> i try to do it a little bi bit. >> how long do you do this. >> an hour. >> this is a lot. >> 12 to 2 tomorrow. >> 10 to 2 tomorrow.

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