antoinette: that is all joseph workers stopped him as he tried to leave the south bay home depot yesterday afternoon. they say his card had about a dozen items in it, totaling $600. amoroso is the biological father of bella bond, the two-year-old whose remains were found in a plastic bag on your island. he claims he never tried to leave the store without paying. according to the police report, amoroso also had hypodermic needles in his pocket. it also said he told officers "that cop was an [e xpletive], i should have run. they would never get me. ? do you know who i am? you can tell everyone you got baby bella' s father." bella was just read to rest a few days ago. erika: former massachusetts governor deval patrick taking part in a new task force investigating the police shooting of a teenager in chicago. that as new information from that case continues to emerge. elizabeth hur is tracking the latest developments. elizabeth: could there be more shakeup in the works in chicago? answers. >> was there a cover-up? elizabeth: even after the firing of the police superintendent, are to release th

workers. north philadelphia health system plans to close st. joseph's hospital in fair mount and consolidate operations into the girard medical center. the plan would result in up to 675 workers getting laid off at st. joseph's by next spring. employees are in shock. >> been here so long, raised up with, now a shut down or you know, they are going to do something to it. we're not going to be here kjoñ anymore. with that in mind, now you just think about what's the next step. >> the pennsylvania department of human services tells us it's working closely with the health system to ensure a safe and orderly transition. >> now from our jersey shore bureau. a business man answered a local church's prayers after crime became a concern at its current locations. the city of hope worship center in atlantic city is getting a new home. because their pastor saw a ad asking buyers to name their price for land. he called the owner a retired jewish man and explained the church's problem. >> i just got out of church and he said the land is yours. >> i might as well do

. >>> up to 675 workers can be laid off at st. joseph's hospital. at the girard facility, workers found out the hospital closing march 31. it is consolidated with the girard medical center. none of the 400 jobs at girard will be impacted. the st. joseph's employees get job placement as well and counseling over the next 90 days. >>> pennsylvania governor wolf's budget decision will send billions of dollars in desperately needed funding to schools, social services and county government. during the six-month stalemate many school districts borrowed money. some agencies forced to lay off employees and some counties threatened to withhold taxes. the democrat vetoed other parts of the republican spending plan and told the republicans go back to the drawing board. >> in doing this, i am expressing the outrage that all of us pennsylvanians should feel about the garbage that the republican legislative leaders tried to dump on us. >> despite the public scolding and a partially-vetoed budget, lawmakers in the house and senate do not plan to return to the capita

. >>> up to 675 workers could be laid off at saint joseph's hospital in philadelphia's fairmount sections at the facility at 16th street and girard avenue found out yesterday. the hospital will close on march 31st and will consolidate operations with girard medical center. none of the 400 jobs at girard will be impacted. saint joseph's employees will get job placement and counseling. >>> s & p 500 back in the black thanks to a broad wall street rally yesterday. the dow and nasdaq rose. futures pointing to a slightly lower open this morning. >>> macy's a recalling more than 120,000 martha stewart frying pans. the store says the covers can pop off and fly across your kitchen. federal consumer regulators say at least three people have been injured. if you have the frying pans, stop using them and return them to macy's for credits. >> that's not a good thing. martha always likes to say it's a good thing. >> that's what she would say. >> it's 4:freighter. coming up on "action news" millions of americans are now dealing with the aftermath of a deadly storm system that brought ice, snow and rai

it could result in up to 675 workers getting laid off at st. joseph's by next spring. employees are in shock. >> for the shut down or they are going to do something to it. we are not going to be here anymore. with that in mind, now you just think about what's the next step. >> the pennsylvania department of human services said they are working closely with the health system to ensure a safe and orderly transition. from the delaware bureau, employees have been told they will be out of a job in the spring. they sent a ceo in the 6100 employees today. 1700 of them, about 25% lose their jobs. they can make the companies leaner once they merge. >> i live in delaware and i would be unhappy if they left. it's not that interesting in where they are headquartered. >> dow and du pont split into three companies. the smallest one will be based in delaware. >> pennsylvania's budget battle rages on. tom wolf vetoed parts of the gop's plan and freed up billions in emergency funding for pennsylvania schools and social services. the bill resembles a republican budget plan that the gove

. >>> upo 675 workers can be id off at st. joseph's hospital. at the girard facility, wkers fod out the hospital closing march 31. it is consolidated with the girard medical nter. ne of the 400 jobs at gard will be impacted. t st. joseph's employe get job plament awellnd unseling over the next 90 day >>> penylvania governor wolf's budgetesion will send llions dlars in desperately needed funding to schools, social services and county gornment. during the six-month stalemate many schoolisicts borrod mey. some ancies forced l off employees and me counties threatened to withhold taxe the democt vetoed oer pts of the republican spending plan and told the republicans go back to the drawing board. >> in doing this, i am expressing the outrage tt all of us pennsylvanians should feel abo the garge that the republican legislative leaders trd to dump on us. >> despite the public scolding and a partlly-vetoed budt, lawmakerinhe hou and nate do notlan to return to the cital until after the n yr's break, monday at the earliest. >>> and tol gng up after the ne

>>> and checking our top stories now, he's being remembered as a family man and a hard worker. 71-year-old joseph brady of stoughton was hit and killed friday night by a driver police say was high on drugs. he was trying to cross route 27 to reach the roadside stand where he was selling christmas trees when he was hit. the 33-year-old michael burns of taunton will be in court tomorrow. >>> and boston's cardinal o'malley will join pope francis during the next visit to north america. the pope arrives on friday, february 12th, for a six-day visit to mexico, including a stop in ciudad, juarez. and that is one of the major points of entry into the united states. the pope is expected to make of immigrants. >>> and helps rallied in downtown boston, calling for change. yesterday in paris, world leaders from 200 countries reached a global agreement on climate change designed to greenhouse gases. environmentalists say it doesn't go far enough to move the world to clean energy and away from fossil fuel. >>> it was a final goodbye. and it took more than 60 years. sergeant robert dayken was missing since goin

checking our top stories this morning, he is remembered as a family man and a very hard worker. 71 year old 71 year old joseph brady was hit. he was selling christmas trees and was hit. this man, 33 year old michael court tomorrow. >>> shawn o'malley will join pope francis during the visit to north america. the pope arrives on friday, february 12th, for a 6-day visit to mexico, including a stop in one of the major points of entry in to the united states. the pope is expected to make a statement about the rights of immigrants. hundreds rallied in downtown boston, calling for stricter rules in climate change. yesterday in paris, world leaders from 200 countries reached a global agreement on climate change designed to reduce and eliminate greenhouse gases. some say it doesn't go far enough. >>> a final good-bye, that took 60 years, sergeant robert day con had been missing since he his family were able to give him one last salute. >> reporter: a homecoming more than 6 decades old. >> we gather to welcome home army sergeant robert c day con, separated from his family, his friends, hometown and country for 65 years

joseph's hospital in the city's fairmount section closing in march. hundreds of workers could be laid off. it's all part of north philadelphia health system consolidation plans. the organization wants to move all operations into one campus at the girard medical center location. >> now to developing story that nasty budget battle brewing in harrisburg. today governor tom wolf made some big cuts to the budget sent his way by the republican controlled legislation. it is the latest salvo in a six-month long budget standoff that threaten the opening of some schools. fox 29's jeff cole is in our newsroom with word of a little relief at least for public education. jeff. >> reporter: little is the word. wolf says the budget is garbage. he believes the republican controlled legislation took off for the holidays leaving citizens to pound sand but he did kick a little emergency cash to struggling schools like philadelphia. helen gym of parent of two philadelphia public school students preparing her office for the start of a new job in 2016. her work, she's a freshly minted at large

police say workers at the south bay store stopped joseph amoroso yesterday as he was trying to leave with a cart full of $600 worth of products. they had not been paid for. police say when he was arrested, amoroso asked if they knew who he was. amoroso never met his daughter before she died. bella bond was buried saturday. murder trial of philip chism courtroom. todd kazakiewich is at danvers high school, where jurors will visit today. todd: good morning. this is where chism is accused of murdering his math teacher, colleen ritzer, before dragging her body to the woods. today' s view follows the first day of presentation by the defense, which claims chism suffered from an undiagnosed mental illness at the time of the murder. chism' s testified on how the dramatic change in the defendant' s behavior. >> i knew him as a very excited person, very outgoing, getting to know us. and then he just got quiet and change completely. todd: chism' s grandfather also took the stand in a day filled with emotional testimony. he explained that the teen' s grandmother and aunt both suffer from mental

joseph's hospital in fairmount will close next month. that announcement was made today. about 675 workers are expected to lose their jobs. the mental health system is consolidating its operations into one campus at the gerard medical center. >>> a tale of two commutes. here on the left you can see the heavy downpours we dealt with during the morning rush on i-95 in wilmington. on the right, a live picture from i-95, heavy traffic, but no major problems tonight in south philadelphia. and taking a live look at camelback mountain resort, the manmade snow wasn't enough to open the slopes today. more mild weather and this month's temperatures are for the record books. glenn "hurricane" schwartz joining us now with his first alert forecast. glenn, a mild end to the month, but the true taste of winter is not far off. >> yeah, that's right, jacqueline. we have incredible, incredible numbers to end december. the warmest december ever recorded by an amazing amount, but as soon as we hit january it's going to feel like winter again. now, we have the low clouds around, need the flags to be blowing ha

not the other >> mark: workers at a worcester dunkin' donuts threatened with a knife, joseph arraigned on assault charges, police say he walked into the place on lincoln complaining about his order and started waving a knife. police arrested him and confiscated the knife. >> vanessa: a mother and her adult daughter arrested for stealing from a new hampshire cowles store. jordan and cruz were charged with shoplifting. an eight-year-old was released to family. >> mark: deadline to apply for state health insurance is coverage on january 1 s- --st. population of massachussetts is going faster than anywhere in the northeast, according the census bureau, the population has grown 3.8% in 2010, up to nearly 6.8 million people. if the trend continues, massachussetts should keep its nine seats in the u.s. house of representatives in 2020. >> vanessa: one place that will be packed with people next few weeks is logan airport. fox45 is uncovering concerns about airports not ready to handle a health crisis. justin gray reveals the problems with preparing for a dangerous epidemic. >> it was the ebola

workers will receive a severance package and career training allowances. >>> hundreds could lose their jobs here in philadelphia a north philadelphia health system is closing st. joseph a's hospital. the campus, part of the girard medical center is expect to fully close in march of next year. it may result in the layoffs of up to 675 workers. >>> well, there are just 11 republican candidates in the race now that former new york governor journaling potaki is bailing out. he is dropping out with a month to go before the first nominating contest in iowa he failed to make it to the main stage for g.o.p. debates and barely registered in the national polls. the potaki was governor of insuring during 9/11 terror attacks. >>> teenager on the run from police is heading back to texas to face justice, how a call for pizza, led to his arrest. >>> plus this local dog has an appetite for trouble see what the vet pulled out of his little stomach when we come back. >>> are you looking for an excuse to grab an extra cup of coffee this morning. how the the jolt of caffeine can give you a boost, to get fit. we will explain. >>> mexican authorities say that a pizza a delivery led to the

. >> saint joseph's hospital on the city's fairmount section is closing in march. hundreds of workersould be laid off. this is all part of the north philadelphia health system consolidation plans, the organization wants to move all of it operations into one campus, at the girard medical center location. >> here's a developing story. philadelphia police say they do have a person in custody in connection with the rash of propane tank theft. we were there, as police and homeland security officers searched two vehicles. one, along aramingo avenue, the other, near the intersection of eaten and simon streets. authorities say those cars are believed to be connected to the thefts. and sources also say they have recovered most of the stolen tank at the scrap yard along the 2600 block of wheat chief lane. they are waiting for a search warrant. also searching for second man they think is involved. sources tell us, they don't believe the thefts are terror related. >> and homeland security getting involved in our mummers parade. the action down on two street, after the mummers strut down broad str

friday night. 71-year-old joseph gray dee was hit while trying to get to his roadside stand where he was selling christmas trees. his wife remembers him as a family man and a hard worker. >> that man was my life, you know, my husband a gentle and kind man and he took him from me and i won't get him back. >> burns is from tauton, he is being held on $30,000 bail. >>> a lynn man is in court charged with double murder, a third person shot inside the house on thursday night was seriously wounded. police haven't revealed a motive for that shooting. >>> also in court today, a new hampshire man accused of setting his parents' house on fire, justin cains -- cain yesterday. started the fire after an argument. >>> this morning, a new step in fighting the state's opioid epidemic, the health department closed a loophole that limited the access to medical records that the -- to the state database that keeps track of prescriptions for controlled substances, doctors use that database to make sure someone hadn't been prescribe glad strangers are helping a miniature horse who was shot in the leg, december 1stsomeone shot the horse named max. online donations topping $11,000 will send

worker of farook. he was a devout catholic and taught religious classes. >>> a math teacher in bucks county is facing child sex abuse charges. 30-year-old joseph becker had an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old student. becker and the student exchanged photos and videos over a 5 month period beginning this past july. >> teachers have the responsibility of teaching children to become young adults. >> reporter: they are asking any other victims to contact bucks county detective's, his bail has been sent at $250,000. >>> a couple has been arrested for impersonating police officers. they flashed a badge at a 21-year-old man and ordered him to show i.d. they grabbed cash from his wallet and took off. they targeted a 23-year-old woman two hours earlier, but didn't get any money. >>> pennsylvania lawmakers are preparing for a weekend session as they try to end the nearly 6 month long budget stalemate. the house and republican majority met privately behind closed doors, it is forcing counties to borrow money and layoff workers. the main sticking points are state sales tax and overhauling the pension system. >>> meanwhile, lawmakers in new jersey are h

workers being let go will receive a reference package career placement services ape training allowances. >>> more layoffs pending in philadelphia, north philadelphia health system is closing st. joseph's hospital. the campus which is part of the girard medical center is expect to close in march. it may result in layoffs of up to 675 workers. >>> do you drive the pennsylvania turnpike? get ready to pay more unfortunately. starting sunday tolls will go up 6 percent for e-z pass and cash customers, however, customers will still pay 35 percent less than these using cash. turnpike commission says money will get to repay loans and to fund road work projects. >> coming up next on "eyewitness news" more on the firing of chip kelly, pat? >>> nicole, there will be plenty more here live here at the 94 wip studios, coming up in just a couple minutes i will talk to angelo cataldi of the morning team, he, of course, is super opinionated, he has a lot of chip kelly stuff that he wants to get off of his chest. >> not angelo. thanks, pat. >>> also ahead in this weeks brotherly love we meet a boy who find himself subject of the major comic book, meet him. >>> good morning everyone, we are dealing with

joseph lemm's body arrived home last night. has family, beautiful family a very emotional yesterday. >> a little boy too. salaries for american workers expected to climb in 2016 according to a variety of wage and salary statistics from the feds. but we know about statistics. >> we do. spice girls reunion is one in the works, one of the spice girls gave away in an interview -- >> aj i saw an interview with with him recently, had said that they were talking to the spice girls about a reunion leak a joint tour which would be -- >> i would be waiting in line there. but you know what i mean. yeah. that would be me. because i saw them. saw the spice girls when they first came out down in miami on their first tour. >> '95? >> no, it it was later than that. but it was great. >> dressed like conservative spice. pilgrim spice. the beach year and a half ago they awesome. funny, so great. >> new kids on the block that would have been a good thing to see. >> i'm not a fan. >> differentiate? [inaudible] >> bfb -- anyway. what's going on? show you the weather as you saw motion most of us see a lot of accidents as you head to the north of the city u

joseph's hospital will shut down. the the campus, part of the girard medical center is expected to close full any march of next year. it may result in the layoff of up to 675 workers. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" tonight a life changing lottery ticket sold in camden county, where it was sold and what it will mean for the lucky winner. >>> wondering what to do with your kids this new years eve? i have ideas you might want to put your teeth into. coming up highlights in south jersey for new years eve. >>> i'll have your full forecast, can you leave the umbrella at home if you are out and about on new years eve or new years day it is turning colder. i will tell you how long that will last coming up in the full forecast. >>> temple owls looking good against a ranked team on the road, and then, who toys blame for eagles defensive struggles. connor barwin has that story coming up later in sports. >>> winter weather, someone played the new jersey lottery is very lucky. >> yes, they are. they won't to have worry about money for life. eye witt the necessary news at citgo in camden county. this gas station sold a very lucky lottery ticket, one person had the the n

joseph p. kennedy has gloria swanson at the time. question over there. we are going to move the questions around. you mentioned gabriel in the white house and woodrow wilson giving workers this is how i want this done and some people took it as a dictatorial. in an answer to that -- also a certain amount in the way they defeat the others but i want to know how popular was that and what effect did it have if any? >> the question is how popular it was and -- that goes beyond the scope of my book it's called the president vanishes. over the white house gabriel was quite popular and there was also a film historian has spoken that there was a genre of fascist films at the time which were really vigilante. think of something even more death wish them death wish where it wasn't someone on the subway that it would be like prosecutors lining people up against the wall and if that because some over-the-top scenes that want to maintain position that will look in the driveway at the end of the white house and machine gun. just some really crazy stuff. but yes, next question. >> what if any did defeat psychologically how much of an effect did that have on the success leader? >> how

worker in the leg with a box cutter and also cut one of the men involved in the fight. both of the victims were hospital and it's unclear what sparked the original brawl. >>> detective joseph lemm was nicknamed superman for his larger than life presence. and he was honored in a fine farewell by his many colleagues and friends and his grieving family. his 4-year-old son ryan saluted his dad's flag draped casket at a funeral mass in the st. patrick's cathedral yesterday. hundreds of police and u.s. military service officers lined the street in a final salute. lemm died last week on an air national guard duty in afghanistan from a suicide bomber. >> joined our unit after 9/11. knowing full well the risks that they are expected of all the young airmen out of joint since 9/11. >> well, lemm was one of six soldiers killed in that terrorist attack outside bagram air force base. in addition to his son, lemm is survived by his wife and teenaged daughter and he was only 45 years old. the other new yorker killed in the attack in afghanistan. wake for staff sergeant louis bonacasa begins this afternoon at branch funeral home in miller place. the sergeant's funeral will be saturday at