national retailer alfred angelo going belly up, women were fearful what would come of their dresses at least for today in cherry hill, some got an answer, and their dresses. >> by mid-day, the line stretched well beyond the retailers locked front door. women, facing oncoming wedding dates, their moms, dads, sisters, cousins, and friends, waited, and worried. >> my heart sang when i heard this, the store closed, so yes, tensions were high, i mean, my cousin's wed something in october. so we really needed these dresses. >> emails arrived last night, from alfred angelo, say the women, telling them to arrive at the cherry hill store by 1:00 to get their dresses. with mall security outside and cherry hill police in the store, the door was unlocked at one, and about ten minutes later the first group emerged, seven bridesmaids dresses in hands worth about 1400 bucks. >> were you concerned that you weren't going to get them?

to wedding pissed.katie kortuem/alfred angelo bride "something needs to be done because it's not fairatie kortuem... echoing the concerns of brides across the country tonight.brides learning that the central part of their big day..their bridal gowns are bound up in a planned bankruptcy that led owners of alfred angelo to abruptly shutter this roseville location and the rest of its stores nationwide. nats:"people...if they get their dresses....don't know if they're getting altered...if they've already been altered even if they already paid for them."katie kortuem/alfred angelo bride"like they literally called me two days ago and and said your slip is in. you can pick it up in august when your dress comes... i thought it was a joke...i can't really believe it."the joke in this scenario...if that's what you want to call it...appears to be one alfred angelo is playing on its employees as well.our cameras caught them boxing up inventory..even though they received corporate instructions to go home and not answer the store phones today.they didn't pick up when fox40 rang the line in rosevill

kyla still has time to find a dress but still wants answers from alfred angelo. >> how you going to fixll these brides' broken hearts? there are so many brides across the state that are upset and there is nothing they can do at this point. >> reporter: at one point, alfred angelo made $90 million in revenue. repeated calls and e-mails to the company were not returned. >> mason: omar villafranca with your worst wedding nightmare. thank you, omar. up next, that sinking feeling. my a1c wasn't were it needed to be. so i liked when my doctor told me that i may reach my blood sugar and a1c goals by activating what's within me with once-weekly trulicity. trulicity is not insulin. it helps activate my body to do what it's suppose to do, release its own insulin. i take it once a week, and it works 24/7. it comes in an easy-to-use pen and i may even lose a little weight. trulicity is a once-weekly injectable prescription medicine to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes diet and exercise. trulicity is not insulin. it should not be the first medicine to treat diabetes, or for people w

paul quintell, the president of alfred angelo. >> reporter: in 2013, the then- c.e.o. on cbs's "undercover boss." >> reporter: and gave a formerly homeless employee a free wedding dress and $35,000. he left the company shortly afterwards. on social media, angry brides are lashing out. one bride to be saying my wedding dress was due to deliver end of july. my wedding, august 19. i'm calling it off. don't have time to find my dream dress again. kyla still has time to find a dress, but still wants answers from alfred angelo. >> how are you going to fix all these brides' broken hearts? there are so many brides across the united states that are upset and are stuck in limbo. there is nothing they can do at onis point. >> reporter: at one point, alfred angelo made $90 million in revenue. repeated calls and e-mails to the company were not returned. di mason: omar villafranca with your worst wedding nightmare. thank you, omar. up next, that sinking feeling. that sinking feeling. my a1c wasn't were it needed to be. so i liked when my doctor told me that i may reach my blood suga

i was happy. >> reporter: now we reach out alfred angelo several times. we have not yet heard back we even called a number for an attorney posted to the front of the store. this was the same number the brides were all told to call to find out if they can get refund or their dress. that line it rang and rank until we were disconnect we could not get through. so right now a lot of women we spoke with have been keeping in touch with them still left in limbo all they can do right now is wait to see if their dresses will eventually arrive. chris and dawn. >> back to you. >> let's hope so. >>> back to your fox 29 weather authority now. as we take live look at ocean city on this friday night. looking a little damp there after rainy couple of days. no doubt people are hoping for some sunshine. so when will we see it? forecast is just 15 seconds away. a lot of heat and humidity this week and also we still have severe thunderstorm watches in effect for cape may county, kent county and sussex county in delaware until 9:00 o'clock tonight. with all of that heavy rape

. >>> brides left dressless, after alfred angelo filed for bankruptcy, and closed all of its stores. the popular chain has more than social media, women across the country have been using the hashtag alfred angelo to offer solution to distraught brides. some are offering to loan, or sell their dresses. even some stores are offering sales to alfred angelo customers. >>> patience at the plate, and gender reveals. that is not something that registered for a father to be who attended a gender reveal party over the weekend. check it out. >> i'm sorry! >> come on, dad. when your wife's throwing the ball, you can't expect a strike, you have to swing anyway. the goal is to have him hit the ball, and it would explode in a cloud of pink he blew it. who knows what happened here, but he did get some heat from fans on twitter. well deserved heat, i might ad. >> i love how creative people get with these gender reveal ads. >>> could there be more children in prince william, and duchess kate's future. a possible new addition to their family in poland had week. the duchess said quote, we'll just have

brides and bridesmaids rushing to alfred angelo locations, includg springfield, virginia hoping thatthe dresses they paid for would be there. when their daughter's wedding gown was nowhere to be found they drove down from baltimore because they found this shop had a similar one on display. how was your daughter. >> she was in tears. i said oh come on, it's only a dress. then i thought about it. this was the dress. we spent a lot of time and money and here we are. how this all roledded out sounds like a complete mess. bride to be saw the story on fox5 at six while at the gym and immediately headed over. i just got the news that i was not hoping for, that the chances of getting our dresses and o slr getting our money back, who know s. right now i'm like do i start looking for another dress am i out a thousand dollars? what kind of business practice is this? >> i can only -- so the woman, one of the sales women i'm side they had to close because there was an assault. i guess somebody showed up kind of how i feel right now, a little bit frantic. we looked into the alleged assault. they c

alfred angelo filed chapter 7 on friday.two of its most popular wedding months, august and september. meg oliver is at an alfred angelo store. meg, my heart goes out to so many of these women. >> reporter: so many, bianna. good morning. the bankruptcy also caught many alfred angelo surprise. across the country, distraught brides have been coming to stores like this one trying to get the dresses they paid for or put a deposit down on. many left empty-handed. >> where's my dress. >> from california -- >> do i need to start looking four another dress. >> -- to iowa to indiana. erin casey bought her alfred angelo dress last month. casey paid more than $1,200 for her dream dress. now she's worried she won't wear it down the aisle in december. >> i've tried calling the store, but it goes straight to voice mail and the voice mail is full very in court papers alfred angelo estimates its assets at 10 to $50 million but owes as much as 50 to $100 million to retailer and dmers. they filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy. it's the first step in

we called and we e mailed alfred angelo but our messages were not returned.bridal store owner that you saw there says if you can believe it there is a silver lining here. it's the timing of the bankruptcy. she is the chair of the national bridal sale which is set to begin tomorrow at hundreds of stores. it's the biggest designer discount sale of the year. we want to help you out, too. there's more information on that on our website. dawn? >> thanks sabina. such a horrible thing for bride to go through. but appreciate it. >>> ♪ >>> up next murder charges filed against two men in connection with the cold-blooded killings of four men in bucks county. our jeff cole breaking it all down. >>> and our scott williams is tracking your ever important weekend forecast. scott? >> hi there, dawn. a lot of folks probably headed down the shore right now it's still kind of damp and dreary at morey' peers. we'll talk about that forecast for the shore. the city and the poconos coming up. >>> and shining a light on areas where crime is a problem but can it really put an end to

brides across the country are update after alfred angelo bridal shops suddenly shut the doors.e right back. we'll be right back. . >>> this is fox 5 local news at 10:00. >>> latest now on the russia investigation. president trump's lawyer made the round on the talk shows this morning and defended donald trump junior's decision to meet with a russian lawyer during last year's presidential campaign. >> says the meeting was not illegal but some members of congress say the meeting raises questions about russian meddling in last year's election. we hear now from fox's can he have cork. >> reporter: president trump turning h with all of it's phony unnamed sources and highly slanted and fraudulent reporting fake news is disturbing democracy in our country. hillary clinton can illegally get the questions to the debate and delete 33,000 e-mails but my son, don is it being scorned by being by the fake news media. the now infamous meeting last summer between the president's son and a russian lawyer, it was also attended by jared kushner and paul manafort as well as several others includin

but for thousands of engaged women alfred angelo has become their nightmare.ed up shop without any warning leaving desperate brides high and dry during the height of wedding season o let's go over to "action news" of course alicia vitarelli who is at the big board with more on this prenuptial panic. >> alfred angelo has bridal shops nationwide including whitehall pennsylvania and cherry hill new jersey. so when the shop suddenly went dark late last night you can bet it caused quite the panic for brides to be this morning who feared they would never wear the dream dress they paid for. >> i noticed a post that alfred angelo was closing and you hear these stories and the i'm like, no, it can't be true. >> reporter: oh, but it was. frantic brides like rachel and dozens of bridesmaids showed up at the cherry hill shop looking for answers. at first seemingly getting non. >> we just got a call on wednesday saying that a lot of girls dresses were in and we had 14 days to pick them up. >> reporter: when samantha stapleton saw the twitter frenzy with the #alfred angelo

there are 60 alfred angelo nations nationwide. there are also hundreds ever shops that sell their dresses. and this is more than just a story about unsatisfied customers. we're talking about brides brought to tears. some of them, or many of them who have dresses that are on order that weren't physically at the stores. they really have no answer tonight. not to mention all of the e abruptly learned today that er now jobless. i drove all the way here from work. i'm hoping my dress is in there. the wedding is in three weeks and half the bridesmaids don't have their dresses. a mainor wrench in the works for weddings across the country. brides and bridesmaids rushing to alfred angelo locations including this one in springfield, virginia hoping the dresses that they paid for would be there. when the daughter's wedding gown was nowhere to be found they drove from baltimore had a dress on display. how was your disawrt. >> she was in tears. this was the dress. we spent a loft time and money and it's a big deal. so here we are. how this all

novia y que la tienda este cerrada para siempre, le a pasa a cientos clientes de la o boutique alfred angelomedi, empece l alloraral llorar, me imagine caminando en la iglesia hacia mi esposo >> claudia ese aguanta las gana de llorar al saber que la tienda dobnde compro su vestido cerr u sus 60 lÑoocales >> me habia ilusionado, me habia ido a medir >> su frustracion y desespera desesperacion se siente en todo el pais >> me echaron a perder mi m momento, mi divida, mi todo > h(habla en ingles() >> para esta mujer seria el m o mejor momento de su vida, ahora tienen que darse la tarea de encontrar otro vestido >> ojala pudiera encontrar ese vestido otra vez, no lo opdepod encontrar en otra parte >> el rumor que la tienda habia cerrado corrio como polvora en las redes sociales pero llegaron a los establecimientos cuando pudieron confirmar la triste relre realidad >> alfred angelo no repsondio a nuestras llamadas la tienda p d puededeclararse en banca rota l algungas tiendas nupciales ay a ayudaron a personas que como claudia se quedaron sin vestido, dijo que no esta dispuesta a d nadie que le ro

. >>> will all the brides to be have their gowns in time for their big day after the alfred angelo bridal boutique closed their doors? >>> a yoga >>> you've probably seen the story, a lot clicking on this story and people are wondering why. on saturday night a police officer in minneapolis shot and killed a yoga teacher. the facts of the case haven't all come out yet. 40-year-old just ine heard a sound and called the police. she went outside, wearing pajamas and was talking to the officers in the driver's seat. the officer in the passenger's seat shot her through the door. the police officers are equipped with body cameras, but they weren't on. here's what the city's mayor has to say. >> i share the same questions other people have about why we don't have body camera footage of it. >> the young man who appears to be the victim's son posted an emotional video on facebook. >> my mom is dead because police officer shot her for reasons i don't know. >> so many questions. friends gathered to remember her and demanded answers. she was reportedly engaged to be married next month. the two officer

it is a story fox 29, as lucy said, reported some two weeks ago when word got out alfred angelo was going bankrupt, some women expecting their dress was outraged. tonight bankruptcy attorney out of florida tells fox 29 courtings within the last 24 hours allowed the dresses to be actually handed out. in south jersey. >> the line began to form about an hour before the expected 1:00 p.m. door opening. mall security took up positions and before long cherry hill police appeared. the brides to be, their parent, and supporters, grew nervous, as a reporter approached, not want to go take even a chance their dresses would be denied. >> so everybody's concerned that if you talk you won't get your snuff. >> at 1:00 police unlocked the door to the alfred angelo cherry hill store and about ten minutes later a party emerged with smiles in their bridesmaids dresses. >> were you concerned that you weren't going to get them? >> ya, i was not expecting the e-mail to come and very glad it did. >> they happily departed with seven dresses costing about 1400 bucks, one party was allowed in to the store at a ti

the owners of alfred angelo are completely immoral and obviously care for no one but themselves.what they did around the world today is no way to do business. >> ashley tweets my wedding is in 29 days. i'm glad orange is my wedding color because i'm going to be married in jail if i can't get my dresses. >> that's a positive way of looking at it, right? >> i mean, that's rough. >> it's rough, and so we don't know -- they haven't officially filed for chapter 11 or for bankruptcy yet, but it looks like that's what they're on the road to do, and i heard at their headquarters that in florida a lot of folks went down there, a lot of brides went down there and there was no one there. >> i mean if you're a bride and you're a week out from your wedding and you spent 2, have it, i would be marching down to florida, too and knocking on the owner's door and say can i have my dress please. >> try going, okay, what kind of white dress can i find somewhere else. >> you want your white dress. i feel for those guys. and you say that's no way to do business but they don't have a business anymore s

alfred angelo had nine in california but none in the bay area. >>> picking up a pair he will never forgetnd friday night, and the woman was in labor and needed to get to the hospital but her water broke only moments into the ride. she had the baby even before they could call 911 in the backseat of the car. >> we were driving and it turned into a paramedic driver emergency thing. your heart is pumping, and i only got through two streetlights before the incident. >> we got a few blocks down and she began to feel the pain and started screaming at the top of her lungs to call 911. >> the uber drivers said the paramedics eventually arrived and to a couple and their newborn baby to the hospital. we are told that mom and baby are in pretty good condition. >> i am sure dad's nerves are bit trade. -- parade. >>> a baby kidnapped from a card san francisco is back with his parents and what they did to find the child after the suspected kidnapper jumped on the muni bus. >>> we are learning more about the wildfire that killed three people in hawaii and the reason the sprinklers were missing from the b

alfred angelo shops called some brides and others found out on social media. we spoke to a dispointed bride to be that order aid dress at one of their shops in sp springfield, virginia. >> my best friend called saying that the store closed and my dream dress is sit sittinged in that store. and i don't know what i'm going to do. that was the dress i planned on getting married n i don't know if i'll ever find anything like it. >> not only are there a lot of unhappy brides like that there many alfred angelo employees learned so far the company has not put out official statement opt issue. . new information about donald trump jr. controversial meeting last summer with russian attorney. democrats tonight say it's time for independent investigation. fox news core stopped enter joe waldman has the latest. >> earlier in the week donald trump jr. came clean about the meeting he had with russian lawyer. he said it was end of story but now it turns out it may not have been. house democrats intent on thoroughly investing in r rurkian medaling call on independent commissio

i found out through friends and social media. >> that's not fun we reach out to alfred angelo severales today. we have not heard back. we call the number for the attorney that was posted on the front of the store. that same number the brides were cooled told to the call and the line rang and rang until we were disconnect. coming up birth control apps are nothing knew but one in particular that just hit the market is grabbing people's attention. what sets this one apart? >> and police in south jersey on the hunt for a pair of credit card thieves and wait until you hear what police say the duo spent $7,000 on once they got their hands on someone's stolen card. >>> doctors have discharged former president jimmy carter from the hospital. he was being treated for dehydration in canada. the 92-year-old wasn't feeling very well yesterday. he was working at a home building project for habitat for humanity. carter was taken to the hospital for rehydration as a precaution. ♪ ♪ >>> police in montgomery county are searching for whoever broke into a jenkintown church. it happened back on july 9th

unhappy brides, but many alfred angelo employes learned yesterday they no longer have a job. the company has not put out an official statement on the issue. >> the only way we stop this, the only way we save our country and our freedom is to fight this violence of lies with the clenched fist of truth. on the nash rifle association of america and freedom's safety place >> ads like this one sparked controversy beginning gun control advocates, thousands gathered at nra's headquarters in fairfax for a demonstration. there's a look from above. the organizers of the women's march helped put this protest together. demonstrators are marching from fairfax to the justice department in dc about 17 miles, we caught up with some demonstrators today. >> people are righteously fighting against these two very provocative videos that has put out, which is calling for their supporters and people that support trump to go after -- to attack in various ways, the people who are resisting this horrendous program >> everybody can benefit from more stringent gun controls. and i don't think there's en

it was a dress from alfred angelo. excited, she ordered one in her size.company would file for bankruptcy just a few weeks later. the prospect of losing her dream dress overwhelmed her with emotion. >> when you find that perfect dress and then all your worries are gone after you find that dress, and i am going to get emotional because that day when i found mine i felt like it was the perfect dress. so to have to start all over again. >> reporter: the salon has been fielded inquiries from brides across the country. deb debra has contacted shops concord by facebook. many of the customers purchased dresses directly from the alfred angelo store. >> their dresses might be held hostage in a store and they're not releasing them. >> reporter: debra has done her best to find the same dresses for these brides in the right size. >> i was able to locate it for her through one of the other bridal shops. that was a cool thing. >> reporter: that's exactly what she was able to do for rose marie. >> knowing you have someone behind you doing all this extra above, 100% above

alfred angelo gown customers are stunned to learn the sudden closing of the stores. >> alfred angelopart of the plan to have bankruptcy but they left many bride in the lurch, without gowns. they have already paid for. some customers, were lucky though to get their gowns, but the future daughter in law, sidney neil, wasn't so lucky. >> this is supposed to be a very important day in her life and one of the most memorable and now, there is a lot of anxiety, uncertainty involved with the dress. >> and, brides are not only won affected, stores sold bride made gowns and accessories too, customers tried to call the customer service for information but they are unable to get through to them. >>> a new report is raising questions about chemicals found in foods, particularly the cheese powder used in macaroni and cheese products. don champion reports from dallas. >> reporter: the report funded by four advocacy groups say common chemicals known as chemicals in macaroni and cheese and other cheese products. >> findings are not surprising or inconsistent with unfortunately increasing literature t

there was no way she could get to the alfred angelo store in time to save her dress.t was jennifer baker blackman to the rescue. jennifer owns enchanted bridal in fair oaks california. she grabbed the dresses from the store that was closing and took the dresses to her store. then started spreading the word. (jennifer baker blackman/owner, enchanted bridal): "we just decided, let's take them. because if we don't take them today then they are never going to get their dresses,"(michelle martin/purchased alfred angelo dress): "i saw something on facebook that the stores had closed, so of course i panicked ... i heard that dresses are going to this enchanted bridal." (justine) michelle contacted enchanted bridal and sure enough... her dress had been saved. michelle says she is forever grateful to jennifer and her store. (justine) now to an update on a story we first told you about last week... a rat was caught on camera.... crawing all over restaurant counters in daly city. (jr stone) several restaurants are still closed tonight because of this... i talked with witnesses a

and this after wedding gown designer alfred angelo filed for bankruptcy, didn't tell anybody. stores across the country have closed their doors, including this one in springfield. >> a small crowd grew outside the bridal shop today. some of their brides waited for their own gowns. others are wondering where their bridesmaids dresses are. hundreds, if not thousands of dollars are in limbo, and they say the worst part is they found out on social media, not from the store. >> to get an e-mail or a call to say this is exactly where your dress is, this is where you can expect to get it, and just to know i'm going to get it on time. >> the store manager says she and her employees stayed late last night on their own time to pack and ship ze to their customers. we reached out for a statement from alfred angelo corporate but we have not heard back. >>> on our wusa 9 facebook page, britney said she paid for a bridesmaid dress for her sisters wedding but now she's out of luck. they couldn't give refunds because the machines were down. >> shannon says she's not buying the business' reason

you guys are a lifesaver. >> reporter:. >>> for wedding parties that still have merchandise at alfred angelone note on the door explains to customers that if the dress is in the store it may be shipped to you. another note directs customers to contact the attorneys. alicia vitarelli channel6 "action news." >> all-star break is ohio river valley you know what that means. >> hopefully what it means is that the phillies play a little bit better than they did in the first half. that was ugly. they're back. phillies back from the all-star break tonight in milwaukee. phillies are on pace to have their worse 162 game season in team history. hopefully this does get a little bit better. tough start to the second half. brewers are in first place. >>> nick pivetta gets the start tonight. he has the most strikeouts. despite the worst record in baseball phillies pitchers have been sharp since early june only two staffs in baseball have logged more innings. >> the last month especially our starters gave us the innings that i would like to see them give us and, you know, pivetta has done very well. nola re

for abc news, los angeles. >>> oh, boy. >>> 60 alfred angelo close es roseville near sacramento.ave freaked out. i can't imagine. what the women are going through. >> got to scramble, wedding next week. >>> if ever a case for "ask finney" this is it. michael finney taking consumer questions. not about bridal dresses's he's live in corde madera. michael? >> hey, you guys? a nice crowd here at town center corde madera until 7:00. consumer questions or concerns drop by. cynthia stanley dropped by because she had a concern. first talk about, we said, you won free money and looked up to see if you had lost free money. how did we do? >> we found $400 in three minutes. >> really? >> yeah. $400 has been outstanding, and all of the steps on how to reclaim it with ease. >> see? nice. >> yeah, yeah! it's great. >> user friendly now. >> you are user friendly. it was great. a lark that i stopped by. so, walked up to your stand. >> good. glad you wandered by. don't say the name of the bank but i want you to tell me what the issue was. what's your consumer problem? >> well, in the beginning of

. >> reporter: tonight, brides-to-be across the country panicking after bridal chain alfred angelo, suddenlyve a wedding in six weeks. >> we want our dresses! >> reporter: these women trying to get to get the dresses they say they've ordered and paid for. some brides fretting about the money they've spent. >> about $800. >> $1,300. >> reporter: what are you going to do? >> we don't know. >> reporter: at some of the company's more than 60 locations brides racing to get their dresses after a last-minute warning. >> this is ridiculous. >> reporter: tonya odom showing photos of herself in her dream dress she might never get to wear. >> i had to get up and camp out and at least make an effort to pick up my dress that's paid for. >> reporter: alfred angelo employees blocking cameras. a sign in the window referring brides to a bankruptcy lawyer. an attorney did confirm the company is planning to file for bankruptcy, and they're going to do everything they can to get the brides their dresses. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, the major automaker announcing a big recall. >>> and an update about ba

the sudden closure of bridal chain alfred angelo.en across the area were told they could pick up the paid dresses they were fighting for since the company went bankrupt. but as sara bloomquist discovered that was not the case for all the brides to be. she is live now with the full storey. >> hi there, it was for most of them. this was a huge relief for many brides and brides to be. two weeks after all locations shut down, alfred angelo reopend this cherry hill location today so the brides could retrieve the dresses they spent hundreds on and hoping to wear down the aisle. >> they had her dress guys. this was a good day for brides like sara mcguire. she got a dress. not exactly the one she wanted -- >> but it's okay. i am glad i got a dress. mid-day hundreds of bridesmaids stood in line hoping for the same outcome. >> we came early figuring the line would be crazy. two weeks ago, alfred angelo shut down nationwide and brides were cents into a panic. >> i was freaked out definitely. >> my wife was freaking out, we paid everything in fu

it was a dress from alfred angelo. excited, she ordered one in her size.uptcy just a few weeks later. the prospect of losing her dream dress overwhelmed her with emotion. >> when you find that perfect dress and then all your worries are gone after you find that dress, and i am going to get emotional because that day when i found mine i felt like it was the perfect dress. so to have to start all over again. >> reporter: the salon has been fielded inquiries from brides across the country. deb debra has contacted shops concord by facebook. many of the customers purchased dresses directly from the alfred angelo store. >> their dresses might be held hostage in a store and they're not releasing them. >> reporter: debra has done her best to find the same dresses for these brides in the right size. >> i was able to locate it for her through one of the other bridal shops. that was a cool thing. >> reporter: that's exactly what she was able to do for rose marie. >> knowing you have someone behind you doing all this extra above, 100% above and beyond is just amazing.

meanwhile, alfred angelo's lawyer did not respond to our requests for comment by deadline. the company has reportedly filed for bankruptcy in florida. in the newsroom, julie watts, kpix 5. >>> when lawmakers on capitol hill demand the right to bear arms, the house of representatives sit on the steps of the capital today in sleeveless attire. it is a protest organized by bay area congresswoman jackie speier. they are fighting a decades old dress code that bans bare arms on the congress floor. >>> the pope takes a hard-line stance on community wafers without wheat. >> there is no sign of a heat wave or hot weather at the golden gate bridge because we are just fogged in with temperatures in the upper 50s. on the other side of the bay area, we have sunshine. and yes, there is hot weather on the way. find out how hot you will be tomorrow. next. or an elaborate hoax? check this out... watch the woman in the upper right hand corner posing forel at a >>> so horrible accident or elaborate hoax? watch the woman in the upper right-hand corner posing for a selfie at an l.a. art exhibit

alfred angelo shut down its doors without any warning thursday, the retailer filed for chapter 7 itsoors without any warning thursday, the retailer filed for chapter 7c in west palm beach florida after feeling to find a buyer. customers found out about the closing only when they went to pick up their addresses at the stores. >>> nationwide, no one is answering phone calls. the entire corporate offices empty. they can give me any information other than a lawyers phone number, no refund, and they say the dresses probably won't be shipped. >> alfred angelo posted a bankruptcy notice on its website but there is no mention of the sudden closure on a social media account. customers and employees are left to fend for themselves. >>> 1 bridal shop in connecticut helping brides left without dresses. the owner of bells batik finding replacement dresses for women and local seamstresses looking for dresses that may have come from alfred angelo. some offering discounts for the women that need addressed. >>> in indianapolis woman was supposed to get married this past weekend but instead, she decid

they say that alfred angelo boutiques closed all 60 of its locations with little to no warning. >> nowy of those brides are left wondering if they'll have a wedding dress for their dream day. fox 29's sabina kuriakose talked to some of those brides who were customers. she joins us in can you do studio with for on this. tough one. >> we were at alfred angelo in south jersey where so many panicked brides were heading they were frantically trying to figure out if they'd even have dress for their big day. turn out they cannot even get in the front door. >> we already paid in full for our dresses. we just want to pick them up. please. >> chaos outside the alfred angel hoe boutique in cherry hill friday morning as dozens of brides rushed to the suddenly bankrupt retailer. only to find they were locked out months even weeks before their wedding day. >> i was never informed that i wasn't getting my dress. i found out threw friends and social media. >> stacey and her mom debbie upset but determined to stay positive. her dress was set to be delivered within the next two weeks. >> i just feel, yo

. >> customers of alfred angelo bridal are being greeted with signs like this one, the company shutdown stores nationwide thursday. brides and bridesmaids were contacted, and told to get their dresses immediately. >> they called, said they're going out every business and to get their gowns by 6:00. >> didn't have nancy's dress but able to get a sample dress. >> along the same lines, minus the sleeves and minus the people trying it on, and i added 3 inches. >> many others walked away empty handed. >> i have very tearful future daughter in law. >> cindy kneel tried to get her future daughter-in-law's dress and told it is not red. >> i now a lot of anxiety, uncertainty. >> kneel was told the dress would be shipped, other heard the same thing. >> i don't really know how we're supposed to get dresses if they don't even know where they are. >> alfred angelo has more than 60 stores nationwide, and is reportedly filing for bankruptcy. its corporate offices in florida are empty, and request for comment went unanswered. the company also supplies dress toss other bridal retailers, two businesses,

meanwhile, alfred angelo has released no statements or comments on the matter.r bankruptcy, but that doesn't help these ladies get their dresses back. can you imagine? >> something will have to be resolved. >> i can't imagine. but i am. >> imagine your tux wasn't available, craig. >> they'll have to fix it. >> if his tux wasn't available, oh, i'm get another one. >>> still ahead this morning, winter is almost here. we are, of course, talking about the season premiere of "game of thrones." we'll take a look at what's in store, but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> still to come on "today," who else was in the room with donald trump jr. and other campaign officials last year? we'll have the latest in a live report. >>> also one of our favorite stars of the olympics is here, gold medalist aly raisman is here with exciting olympic news. we'll talk to her about that in just a moment. just a moment. but first, these messages. ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis,... isn't it time to let the real you shine through? maybe it's time for otezla (apremilast).

her dress was from alfred angelo. >> alfred angelo released a statement saying that we are -- we apologizenience. we appreciate your patience. thank you. >>> we know what samsung plans to do with millions of recall telephones. the south korean company says it will recover gold and other medals from the galaxy note 7 and retrieve other components to reduce waste. they are expected to release the galaxy note 8 as early as next month. ihop is celebrating his 59th birthday by offering $.59 pancakes. it is from 7 am until 7 pm. you can get a short stack of pancakes for $.59 at all participating international house of pancakes. the officer does make the offer is limited to one per customer. bring the kids in. back to the alfred angelo -- it is heartwarming to see the outpouring. i tweeted out -- there was a store in san diego -- when they got the note -- the message that the store was closing, they quickly went to the seamstress where there were about 40 dresses altered. they grab them up and brought them up and stood out in the parking lot and contacted the bride so that they could get their dr

. >> reporter: tonight brides to be across the country panicking after bridal chain alfred angelo suddenly closing. these women trying to get the dresses they say they ordered and paid for. some brides worrying about the money they've spent. >> about 800. >> 1300. >> what are you going to do? >> we don't know. >> at some of the company's more than 60 locations, brides racing to get their dresses after a last minute warning. >> this is ridiculous. >> tonia odom showing pictures of herself in the dream dress she may never get to wear. >> i have to at least make an attempt to pick up my dress that's paid for. >> alfred angelo employees blocking cameras. >> disconnected. >> reporter: we tried coming. >> no answer. >> it's so terrible they would do this. >> reporter: an attorney did confirm the company is planning to file for bank raeruptcy and they're going to do everything they can to make sure brides get their dresses. terry hill, new jersey. >>> the dow closed at a record high for the third day in a row. it's gone up 226 points since january. it's seen a 9 1/2% increase. today the dou ended

why is alfred angelo going bankrupt? to have stores and a big online business they could not find financing. chapter 7 is the answer, jeff cole >>> we're following developing news, a standoff right now between police an 50-year-old man who was originally hiding in bushes when he pointed a should go at some of his neighbors, he's not held up in a house, started around 7:00 along the 5200 block of pent ridge street. no shots fired that we know of as this continues to develop. we'll bring it to you. >>> happening right now, the mayor of pennsylvania third largest city finds himself in trouble. allentown mayor ed pawlowski pleads not guilty to charges of federal corruption. pawlowski appeared in a federal court in philadelphia, denying accumulations that he accepted more than $150,000 in change for city business, it placed restrictions on his travel outside the eastern district of pennsylvania this is happening as pawlowski campaigns for his reelection bid >>> more than a month after a baseball shooting outside of washington

and grown did you know reality but the wedding gown wishes of thousands have been crushed since alfred angelo abruptly shut its doors. this woman's daughter is getting married in a month. out of the blue the shop gave her just a few minutes to drive 22 miles from their home to the store or else risk never seeing the dress again. >> when we got that call we felt so helpless and hopeless and trying to get there fast enough. we were lucky. we got our dress. >> reporter: in pins with scheduled alterations incomplete but in hand. >> there's so many that every penny went to the dress and they have nothing left. >> reporter: she has just launched a new facebook page called wedding dress help to connect those willing to give their old gowns away. 25 more have indicated they want to help with something from their closet. all five locations will serve as safe pickup and drop-off locations. the dresses at this shop aren't free but they are all now on discount in an a effort to help the brides that have been harmed by the alfred angelo bankruptcy. what's hanging up at this gallery is now 20% off for cust

alfred angelo bridal shop closed the doors on thursday leaving panic and confusion. but customers here got lucky. nathan baca explains how and takes a look at how you can protect yourself from similar situations in the future. nathan: the frustration kept happening. brides and their families stopped at the door of springfield's alfred angelo bridal shop. erica clark delivering the bad news to her sister. the wedding gown is nowhere to be found. >> she called me and she is like you need to get over there as fast as you can. nathan: employees inside not talking on camera helping some without direction from corporate. "7 on your side" passed the word. some customers can expect their dresses in the mail. >> if they have a confirmed address from you, then they may have shipped it by fedex. nathan: wedding planner advice to brides don't panic and be flexible. >> i know it's going to be hard to get the exact replacement of the wedding gown but what they can do actually, they have to kind of be able to compromise here, try to talk to other wedding vendors. >> bride to be tam

my poor fiance is tired of hearing about it. >> alfred angelo was been in business since 1933. >>> waswoman circled in the video. she crouches down to take a picture in front of sculptures and falls starting a domino effect. this happened a few weeks ago at an art gallery in la. some people are questioning if it was a pr stunt. >> for anyone to assume any artists would do it for attention, maybe there are some artists out there like that. those are not artists we work with. >> she said that three sculptures are damaged beyond repair. the total cost of the selfie destruction, around $200,000. wow. >>> 7:13, much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up a mysterious tweet has social media buzzing and we may have figured out the meeting. >>> santa rosa is one of the spots that will be climbing into the 90s. yes, we may even see some triple digit heat. i'll let you know what spots can expect to see 100s in their forecast coming up. ♪ ♪ isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem s

all of the more than 60 alfred angelo locations nationwide suddenly >> i don't know how this is goings. >> reporter: some customers getting last-minute phone calls. >> we need you to come in and pick it up today. tomorrow we will no longer be open. >> reporter: others rushing in before the stores shut down. >> my dress. >> i'm going! >> it is ridiculous. >> reporter: only to walk out empty-handed with no explanation and no refund. >> they told us basically that there's nothing that at the can do. we have to call the attorney and hope for the best. >> reporter: customers are being told to e-mail the bridal shop's attorney for answers. that attorney confirming to abc news after 80 years in the business alfred angelo filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy friday telling us, management would have preferred to wind down the company in a more orderly fashion. for "good morning america," stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. >>> it's like the most important thing to a bride on her wedding day is the >> it's crazy. >> as if getting married isn't stressful enough. >> gives me anxiety just thinking abou