s rebecca who was in altoona how local residents have been responding to this attack. all of them are united in saying that the violence against their mayor is absolutely uncalled for but some were less surprised than others about the attack in this and this quiet town some have said that they are very that they've been very disappointed with the policies that the mayor has put through not only with refugees but also they feel that he has not been able to revive this sleeping and and demographically dying town one of the mayor's main goals by by taking on more refugees than than the quotas actually were supposed to give this town back in two thousand and fifteen was to help boost the demographics to get more people into the empty apartments here but three years two years later now the residents are saying they're not seeing the changes and it's created. it's created quite a lot of hurt feelings and people who feel that the refugees who are here maybe maybe taking something away from them although many of the residents were also has a tent to to fully put factual weight

known for his migrant friendly policies has been stabbed inside a kebab shop in the western city of altoona authorities say it's likely the stabbing was politically motivated and this whole sting was taken to hospital but later released. the cryptocurrency bitcoin continues to say it's on course to break the ten thousand dollar mark so is it a good time to buy a few or have you missed the boat. and the o.e.c.d. says strong global growth won't be here to stay if it wins we've got wind under the wings but we're flying low. base is your business update i'm helen i am free in berlin thanks for joining me bitcoin is just a whisper shy of breaking the ten thousand dollar mark the value of the premier crypto currency has skyrocketed in recent weeks as demond rises around the world but as demand is growing so too is concern there's no collateral backing these currencies and that means they can go bust big time well crypto currency is a digital payment systems in which the currency is created on privately owned computers using a technology called lock chain value is determined purely on that demand

and state college, altoona have in fact now seen their first official snowfall, so far this season. just couple of places of many that have gun to see that. going further out to see it, but here locally primarily rain event. but what a rain event. chilly, raw rain, too, because temperatures will not rebounds much past 50 here today. so this takes you out to 1:00 p.m. now, most of us will be dealing with rain, some of it quite heavy, and this particular model bridges the leading edge of the heaviest rain little further north than anticipated so it is possible even the southern branch of lehigh county getting clipped with some soaking rain here. this is going to be a mess of an evening drive. and in addition, again, there you go, may just be cold enough that you see a little snow mix in far north and west counties, carbon, monroe, poke necessary in gent, but not going to have a chance to stick let alone accumulate. by 10:00 p.m., this is still out there. so kate will still have something to track even in the late news here tonight, by 11:00. and even though it is a gradual tapering, a

the altoona doctor says she was shocked at first because she only treats women.nder 2016 law people can get medical marijuana under doctor's care if they suffer from one of 17 qualifying conditions. >>> well, raccoons, they've become quite the problem in philadelphia. so big in fact there's now a mural paying tribute to them. so why isn't anything being done about them or maybe for them? here's our hank flynn. ♪ i can laugh now. >> you think it's finney now. >> but at the time he scare the hell out of me. >> it's hank check out philly 31 one's new raccoon video. my take is, it might help you sure up the outside of the house but the experts tell me raccoon wants a piece of your action he's going to get some. >> ed has raccoons story. >> i'm sitting out here like i am right now and this is at nighttime now. >> yeah. >> he come right up the steps. and i thought it was a big cat. then all of a sudden i look. i jump out of the way and he went right in the door. i'm out of here. [ laughter ] >> ed port richmond neighbor her hopkins says philly's relationship with racco

policies that have happened on monday evening in a kebab restaurant in the west and in the city of altoona the man undress haulage time was taken to hospital but later released he says he thinks the attack was motivated by his progress e.g. stands twenty fifteen was that diet was awarded an integration prize after he took in more refugees than required under a government quota now i didn't believe that rebecca stout in mind is. welcome rebecca tell us more about what happened well exactly as you said i'm standing in front of the done a lot and actually the kabob place where mayor andreas hosts time was stabbed last night he suffered a multi centimeter wound to his neck and was taken to the hospital but was able to be released a couple hours later he even held a press conference this morning in which he said that he plans to continue conducting policies and to continue to work for the people not only the refugees who live here and but also for the people who were here before. now you've been speaking with outside the residence what have they been saying. well that's really they're very spli

you go farther to the south around johns town and altoona they are seeing wintry precipitation, as well. by the time it makes its way east into the philadelphia area. temperatures in the 40s be we're not expecting mixed precipitation here, we could see showers later on. 29 in allentown, 38 in philadelphia. 30 in millville. 37 in wilmington. forecast for today, if you're going to see the sun it will be in the next hour or two, it's pretty much it. we'll go mainly cloudy from 11:00 a.m., showers this afternoon, high temperatures around 54 degrees. which is seasonable. that's the normal high. tomorrow it will be blustery and sharply colder as the cold front slides in. when i can back in just a few minutes i'll talk about that and the strong gusty winds we'll see tomorrow morning expecting gusts up to 45 miles per hour coming up in the seven day. >> thank you. >>> we continue to follow the breaking news out of north philadelphia. the action cam was on the 800 block of erie avenue in north philadelphia. the homes on both sides of the row home have extensive water and smoke damage. the fire c

he said you let me die of thirst when you bring two hundred refugees to altoona and then he stood behind me with a knife against my throat i grabbed it and pushed it away which wasn't one hundred percent successful since i still got a small cut their head to be closed up i was very lucky that the two people running the combat shop helped me despite the risk that they might also be injured in the u.s. federal reserve chair nominee john paul says he expects interest rates to rise gradually he made the remarks during his senate confirmation hearing powell also defended the need to ease financial sector regulations he's president trump's pick to leave the federal reserve as a replacement for janet yellen was appointed by former president barack obama. now online currency bitcoin has surged past the ten thousand dollar mark for the first time doubling its value in the space of just four weeks but coins an online payment system independent of the central bank that can be bought sold or traded online there are no notes or coins launched eight years ago that's attracted billions of dollars of in

this is altoona gynecologist says she's been inundated with calls from men trying to set up appointmentsare all of these guys trying to get an appointment with the doctor. well, apparently they heard that she's now certified to prescribe medical marijuana. the doc says her phone has been ringing offer the hook and it's primarily men on the line like most gynecologists she treats women exclusively. for her female clientele she's licensed to prescribe medical marijuana if they suffer from a number of approved illnesses but sorry, guys, no appointments for you. >>> finally this is four-year-old lena here and she will not be getting any christmas presents this year. not because she was naughty or for financial reasons. mom says the tradition makes kids too materialistic, so no gifts under the tree this year. mom jess wolf from north london told britain's the sun that the kids should only get gifts when they deserve them, not on a specific day. she's not even decorating the house saying the period has just become too commercialized. so there will be no "present fest" as she told the sun. she

he said you let me die of thirst and you bring two hundred refugees to altoona and then he stood behind me with the knife against my throat i grabbed it and pushed it away which wasn't one hundred percent successful since i still got a small cut they had to be closed up i was very lucky that the two people running the combat shop helped me despite the risk that they might also be injured up to two hundred refugees a day are arriving at the main government run camp on the greek island of les boss it's struggling to cope with the influx and harsh winter conditions are fast approaching still. there is little prospect of them travelling further. for more than two and a half years people have been making the perilous journey across the water from turkey many have lost their lives trying to reach the safety of europe's shores and still they come. i lose my have my car i lose my family. just my life i. feel for our baby. i just know that. it's now well known that europe's borders are closed the greece offers little prospect of one would travel to countries like germany. you know. but beyond th

. >> my mom an dad, aunt and uncle, all my family out there, altoona area. >> you came to your past yearhe ups and downs what does it moon for you to see the screaming fans? >> that's why you do it, if you do it for the love of the industry, it's for the fans. >> reporter: i bet you're glad you made the right choice. >> you want to penn state. >> i tried to go to penn state, it was fun, i think i did pretty well. happy thanksgiving. let's send it over to alicia in the parade. >> reporter: thank you karen. can't wait to hear them sing in the parade. i made a couple of friends you can take selfies and get your face painted. we're giving out 100-dollar ac moore gift cards, if you're watching or listening to us while you're cooking right now, come over to the television, because in order to win this gift card you have to answer a trivia question that is on your screen right now. tweet us your answer and you can win the next gift card. i love my festive friends here. we'll have the gift cards out in the next half-hour. right now let's look at the rosman institute camera on 16th street as the

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