you were in the audubon ballroom on february 21, 1965? >> i was.older sisters and my mother, we were there to hear our fathers confederation on the oaau. >> what roe were you in? >> we were stage right in the front. >> do you have any recollection? >> i don't. but i wasn't quite three years old. when i was writing "growing up x " i remembered my uncle wilfred visiting and i remember being at the malcolm x college in chicago. i remember when he was leaving. i was a little over three. i remember just crying at the top of my lungs. my mother later had the story that east to wake up looking for my father. she would replace this with cookies, because we shared cookies late at night. i used to wake up at singapore da's a friends house. even though i was so young, i'm sure the chaos, the loud noise as some sort of effect. just remembering that your father never came home. that missing. >> peter bailey, your recollection of that day, where you were, what happened at the audubon ballroom in harlem february 21, 1965? >> house at the audubon and brother malco

( laughs ) >> reporter: matt jeffery is with the audubons international alliances program. they would like to see the joulter cays turned into a national park to protect the piping plovers winter habitat from the kind of tourism and big development that have become a hallmark of the bahamas. but in order to do that, they need the support of communities near the joulters, communities that haven't benefited much from tourism. >> 46.7 million bird watchers in the united states. this is what people are paying to go and watch birds, $17.3 billion. do you guys want some of that? >> yeah! >> reporter: interested locals who complete a 14-week course will be given an audubon birding certification but jeffery says the real key to the effort is making sure the joulters are kept pristine. >> we could go on forever answering science questions and we'd lose the habitat, somebody would come in and build a resort, or take out that habitat if we don't address the conservation needs right now. we really need to bring economics into the equation in order to get people to give a greater value

we spoke with parents here at add bone audubon. they said they were taken by surprise and along with parents at arrowhead elementary, they want the school board to know they oppose any sclolhool closures. >> i have three children in the school. >> my son has special needs. >> reporter: they all say they chose the school district based upon this school. it's where they wanted their kids to learn. >> now this heartbreaking news they want to close our schools. one of the best schools. >> reporter: these parents take save they don't plan on letting it happen. >> we need to bring awareness, voice our opinions and people need to know there is information we have not been given yet. >> the expense of all -- >> reporter: at last week's board meetings where members showed the results of a study they say shows declining enrollment. parents this morning met with the superintendent who told me via e-mail he's charged with coming up with a consolidation plan. parents say, they have a lot of questions. >> what is going to happen to our children?

traveling right around the stretch of 422 trooper and audubon in the westbound direction, 422 around that stretch, we do have an accident. it does seem to be that we do have penndot on scene attends to go this incident, it just popped up into the camera. we'll continue to keep you updated on that as more details come through the traffic center. we continue to move now to the ben franklin bridge, if you are traveling in either direction, it is great out there. all of the bridges are moving fantastic. however, if you are traveling in middletown, on route one southbound, we do have a disable vehicle approaching business route one. if you are traveling mass transit, you look great down the board. no delays. no delays as well at the philadelphia international airport. ukee? >> vittoria, thank you. updating breaking news within the half hour crews have opened northbound and southbound lanes of interstate 495. the driver of the truck was injured in a serious accident, at 12th street very early this morning. >> also, police are searching for two men they say shot and killed a 51 year old man

let him know he was arriving and he walked up broadway to the audubon.self a perfect target and he knew better. he saw me, said, brother, when you get backstage, i want to talk to you. >> i checked my equipment, set up my microphone and all that. and then i came back in and he said he wanted me to go and make a phone call. he said, do any of you know what reverend looks like? i said i do. he said go out front and when we comes in, bring him backstage. so i said okay. he insisted that i go make this telephone call. have to get this stuff set up. just stopped, look right at me, said to make the phone call. >> i sat in the front row. i think i was third from the aisle. >> he insisted i get out of there. be out the building where the telephone booth was. he was out there. somebody shouted, get your hand out of my pocket very loud. and then a little bit of a tussle and malcolm responded by holding a hand up, something like hold on, hold on there, brothers. >> while i was in the telephone booth, i heard the shots. i ran into the audubon ballroom and people wer

deanna durante is live in audubon. >> reporter: parents at audubon elementary say they first heard of the plan their through children and they wonder what closing two schools in the district will do to education districtwide. >> the real issue here is what's going to happen to our kids. >> reporter: ashley moved into this school district a year ago. she wanted her kids especially her 6-year-old to attend arrowhead elementary. she's not alone. >> to hear the potential news of our community school closing has been devastating. >> reporter: they learned the school district is looking to shut down arrowhead and audubon elementary citing studies showing declining enrollment. >> the school board can't do basic arithmetic. >> reporter: they say the board is flawed and no one can answer what will happen to nearly 900 kids in the schools. >> all the kids getting ready to learn the violin next year get a chance to go to class to learn the violin because there will be too many kids. the special ed being pulled out into classrooms supposedly underutilized will now have to do work in the hallway.

if you could join us with -- >> the audubon ballroom is now the malcolm x and betty shabazz memorialeducation center. saturday's memorial there also featured several speakers and artists. singer sharisse "she-salt" ashford shared this spoken word piece at 3:10 p.m., the exact time malcolm x was shot. please give a warm welcome to she-salt. >> here in this place, and this blank space or your life was taken and hate, was taken with hate. you can't kill what god has purposed. 3:10, was your final hour, but your life is still speaking. though black people still are pleading, their little signs of freedom. determination is the reason we can keep on. there's a worldwide revolution going on. before we -- who taught us to love ourselves? you. please believe, brother malcolm this is not just american problem. it is up to all africans to band together to solve them. brother malcolm, we thank you for your sacrifice posto. ain't too many who would give their lives. committed action, full of compassion. loving people. working over time that we might see our condition. remission. there was no hate

february 21, 1965 malcolm x was gunned down at the audubon ballroom.erb boyd, thank you so much for joining us. we will be back in a minute. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. >> an investigation by the intercept reveals the national security agency and its british counterpart, the gchq, hacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of sim cards in the world, stealing encryption keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe. the secret operation targeted the dutch company gemalto. its clients include at&t t-mobile, verizon, sprint and some 450 wireless network providers around the world. it produces 2 billion sim cards a year. according to the intercept, the stolen encryption keys gives intelligence agencies the ability to monitor mobile communications without seeking or receiving approval from telecom companies and foreign governments. >> agents from the nsa and gchq formed the mobile handset exploitation team

it happened at the audubon ballroom in harlem.mpion went to where he was gunned down and talk to his youngest daughter about his legacy. >> the revolution we need is a revolution of the mind. >> reading her father's words says malcolm x is still misunderstood, 50 years after his assassination. >> he wasn't evil. he wasn't a definitely worshipper he wasn't a wife hater. i was a humanitarian. >> we have not yet achieved freedom from our slave masser. >> as a member of the nation of islam, malcolm x advocated black power and rejected integration during the fight for civil rights. shortly after he broke off from the group and turned his back on what it stood for members of the nation of islam gunned him down in the audubon ball almost in 1965, wood from the stage he was standing on marks the spot. >> here, here, even if he did survive, co-never speak again. right there. >> part of the audubon ballroom now a memorial, educational center named after malcolm x and his late wife betty, who fought to save the building. executive director b

audubon is looking to have warmed up a bit to 14 degrees. we saw a few high clouds overnight, those are out of the picture today. but for tomorrow look at the clouds lining up across the south. that's wet weather falling on texas into oklahoma. we'll see the wet weather head to atlanta overnight. then it comes up the coast, cold enough for snow tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m. light snow falling in delaware at this time. snow could reach into philadelphia, but by the afternoon it will be quickly moving out of the area. so future weather showing accumulation at the shore. if it comes in far enough, we could see minimal accumulations in philadelphia. but there are indications it will stay farther to the south and east. for today, it's sunshine. mostly sunny and cold. still come as we start with snow especially to the south and east. saturday morning, down to 8 degrees. but saturday morning, 33 is the high. and warmer on sunday as clouds build into the area leading to some changes in temperatures. >>> and good morning, guys. if you are heading out

this is eagle road in audubon park. the fire here began just after 6:00. crews headed out within minutes. we're told four people that were inside did get out safely. >>> philadelphia police say a fight over a woman is the motive behind the stabbing death of a member of nicki minaj's tour group. it happened early wednesday at che bar & grill in east mount airy. devin de'von pickett was killed there. another member was stabbed but survived. investigators say they are close to making an arrest. they were in town rehearsing for minaj's tour that's set to begin next month. >>> this morning, philadelphia police are looking for any clues that may help them solve a deadly shooting that happened last night. skyforce 10 was over west butler street in nicetown where somebody shot a man who was sitting inside his car. we are working to get more information about the victim's identity and exactly what happened here. as soon as we have an update, we'll pass it along. >>> today voters in several townships of mercer county will go to the polls, the election involves fire

. >> thinks at 422, trooper and audubon road just off of the 422 exit. we have a crash, we have guys that it looks like a construction zone where they have been working all night here again audubon trooper road right at the top of that trooper road off ramp from 422. watch out for some police, crews responding there. otherwise i-95 southbound time to make doughnuts here rush hour jammed southbound heavy from academy in toward cottman avenue. we've got construction like a wide load vehicles there heading south bound in the construction zone heading down in toward center city. otherwise we will go for a ride i-95 northbound between airport and the stadium area there is a disable off to the side right here near broad street exit. otherwise we're in good shape. no problems coming into downtown from conshohocken curve into center city. south jersey nice and quiet up toward walt whitman bridge. mass transit looking good. mike and alex, back to you. >>> 6:17. two people dead after an apparent murder suicide at university of out carolina school officials say sho

even if he did survive, he could never speak again right there. >> reporter: part of the audubon ballroom is now a memorial and educational center named after malcomb x and his late wife dr. betty shabazz who fought to save the building. executive director brian epps says much of malcomb x's legacy is still relevant today. >> it speaks to malcomb's power and it's also sad we're still dealing with these issues 50 years later. >> reporter: malik shabazz is trying to preserve her parents' legacy. >> how do we make our ethnic children confident enough so that they can continue to pursue to the top? >> reporter: she says it's all about educating them about their history. don champion, cbs news, new york. >> malik was the youngest of the six daughters. betty was pregnant with her and her twin sister when malcomb x was killed. he would have been 90 this may. thanks for watching wusa9 news at 5:00. >>> wusa9 news 6:00 starts right now. >> we're tracking snow and a fair amount of it saturday, but it's not a pure snow. we'll let you know when it turns to sleet and freezing rain. >> reporter: we hav

monday night's session, the superintendent recommended keeping arrowhead elementary open but closing audubon elementary. the district is trying to offset declining enrollment. >>> and today pennsylvania governor tom wolf will be speaking to business leaders in bethlehem. the governor is working on a budget to call for higher taxes and more state health for public schools. the governor spoke to the chamber of commerce and bank association groups near harris yesterday. wolf said he understands the hardships of making payroll and now the government can affect business. he said children and the economy have suffered enough from the underfunding of schools. wolf will unveil his first budget proposal next tuesday. >>> meantime new jersey governor chris christie laid out his spending plan for next year including a much smaller payment to the pension fund than he originally agreed to. he promised not to raise taxes to fund the nearly $34 billion budget. but he did propose major pension and health benefit cuts for public employees. the president for the state's largest teacher union says they will wo

a lot of great taxidermy, theodore roosevelt when he was a boy did -- his teacher was john james audubon's tax determini specialist. and learned how to do small animals with taxidermy and all. these combinations then of hunting and darwin and trying to conquer illness, in those days with asthma they would prescribe smoking cigarettes. believe it or not. and so you know -- then his father at a famous moment when he goes up to maine he gets beat up by some boys, not badly but being roughed up and mocked as an effete urban kid. his father said you're going to develop into a manly person. you have young t.r. having weights. his father gets him weights and he starts weightlifting. by the time you go to harvard you see photos of theodore roosevelt when he's at cambridge, no shirt on looking all buff because he's been making himself strong. he's willing it. but willing it through physical exertion. as well as intellectual exertion. and those combos are coming to him, you know. those strains are kind of coming together by the time he's at harvard. add to this, i consider myself a presidential hist

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the superzbent recommended keeping arrowhead open but closing audubon elementary. the district is trying to offset declining enrollment. after that hearing the board is declined by law to wait three months before taking a final vote on any closures. >>> it appears the deal to close the revel casino hotel to a developer is back on the table. but for $13 million less than originally planned. the deal was signed yesterday for $82 million. the florida developer plans to have part of a recreational complex open by the summer. it's unclear if we stay with a judge's approval. this comes a week after a bankruptcy judge approved revel's decision to scrap the sale for the same developer. >>> another southern storm shaping up. more winter weather taking aim at georgia now. road crews in the at landlanta area have brined the roadways. the state offices will close at noon. we all remember what happened last year in pennsylvania with the ice storm that caused big problems. >> that's the same storm headed our way, right? >>> the same storm right now in dallas dallas. we could see

the school district has-s wrestling with decision of whether to close arrowhead elementary and/or audubon elementary school. they say it's because of declining enrollment but parents we talked to fear the closing of these schools will have a negative impact on their children's education. school board has not voted on the measure just yet and will take public comment coming up later this month. >>> camden wants to talk about a new standardized test in new jersey called the parcc. all students in third through 11th grades will take it but critics say students and teachers have not had enough time to prepare for the exam and its just adding to the growing trend of overtesting. some parents are even pushing for a new law that would allow students to opt out. the camden school district has set up a series of meetings to answer parents' question. tonight at woodrow wilson high school. four others will take place throughout the month. >>> a reminder for those who do not have health insurance. this sunday the 15th it's the last day you can sign up for coverage under aca, the affordable care act.

investigators say he shot 52-year-old steven johnson in the head at their apartment saturday in audubonark reportedly told police that he became upset during a conversation with the victim. >>> philadelphia will be on the world stage when the pope visits the city in september. one of the big questions where will the pontiff stay? "action news" anchor brian taft joins us with a preview of a special report coming up tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >> jim as you know the city is about to be gripped by what could you call pope frenzy an insatiable curiosity about all things pope francis. so yes, one of the big questions is where will he stay? and this is one very likely answer. by all accounts saint charles borromeo seminary on city avenue will host the pope when he comes to philadelphia in september. it's a place that for many is shrouded in mystery. beautiful on the outside but largely unknown on the inside. well tonight we're going change that. the archdiocese of philadelphia granted us exclusive access inside this most historic campus which hosted a pope just one time before and is g

the school board is considering closing arrowhead elementary school in collegeville and audubon elementary school in eagleville. this comes after a study predicted a continued decline in enrollment over the next ten years. the meeting about the possible closures will be held at the arrowhead school this morning with the superintendent expected to be there. >>> 5:35 now. tense moments at a meeting focused on racial profiling and policing. >> my point is simply this we got to do better. >> nbc 10 was there for a meeting and response to this photo many of you saw. the officers in lower marion were cleared of any wrongdoing, but members of the community say they still have concerns. >>> and i'm matt delucia live in skyforce10. we are traveling the roads with wet conditions out here. rain is falling in many parts of the area and a lot of spots are at or below freezing. we are keeping an eye on the conditions here in bucks county. that's coming up. vi re >>> we are watching freezing rain move in and ice is being created. i have seen it just outside the nbc 10 studios here. so the colder suburbs

. >>> a man from camden county is charged with killing his roommate inside of their apartment in audubon. up investigators say 50 year-old william clark called 911 just before 3:00a m to tell police he had just shot his roommate in the head. investigators rush to the scene and found 51 year-old steven johnson dead inside the home on the 400 block of south white horse pike. clark has been since arrested. he told police that the shooting was a end result of the argument they had been getting into it. >>> daughter of the late whitney houston is hospitalized tonight after being discover face down in a bat continue inside of her home in georgia. twenty-one year-old bobby cristina brown was found this morning by her husband and a friend. she was given cpr until rescuers a arrived. reports say that she has been placed in a medically induced comb because her brain was swelling. brownies the only daughter of houston and singer bobby brown. whitney of course was found dead three years ago in a bat continue. we will have much more coming up at 11:35. >>> bensalem police department is mourning the t

and it's in the teens for camden audubon, 17 right now. 18 degrees in voorhees. a cold start to the day. but we'll see sunshine bright sunshine. just a few high clouds to move through this morning. nothing falling from the clouds. the sunshine will warm us to near freezing this afternoon. we are watching some changes over the next couple of days. tomorrow we'll get some clouds but we'll be watching to the west for some energy and some moisture coming out of the pacific northwest. and this is going to create some snow that could be here thursday morning. wednesday evening snow moves through the ohio valley and into western pennsylvania. just some light snow. some scattered snow showers are possible first thing on thursday morning off to the north and west. we could see a dusting of a half inch of snow in philadelphia as the quick-moving showers come through on thursday morning. a couple days away. for today, we'll be watching the sun come up and temperatures will be climbing to the upper 20s to near 30 degrees this afternoon. we should be in the low 40s this time

and for 48 hours alex worried calling police posting on facebook and practically camping out at the audubonhopping center where someone said they saw sammy. it turns out sammy traveled more than 2 miles in those two frigid days. >> kept thinking maybe somebody would pick her up because she's such acute little dog. >> reporter: finally late this afternoon -- >> seen her walking around the parkingparking lot and took her in and they gave us a call. >> i can thank everybody enough for all their help in getting her back. >> reporter: after a tearful reunion in the parking lot alex took sammy to the vet. >> i expect her to have had a lot more damage from that cold. the worse she has is a small scrape and dehydration. she did very well. >> reporter: alex is focused on sammy right now until she leaves for boot cam in that six weeks. she is trying to figure out what to do to make sure sammy stays safely in the yard back at her foster home. >> i'm not going to leave her side for awhile. >> make no mistake about it sammy is one lucky dog after her two-day ordeal. all alone out in the cold. seems she'

look at the cold for camden audubon, 10 degrees. single digits in voorhees this morning.he good news is clear skies for delaware south jersey southeastern pennsylvania. we'll be in the clear during the day today, but tonight these clouds will be moving in. and with those clouds a chance of some scattered snow showers. before they get here 3:00 this afternoon, 30 degrees in philadelphia. and the sunshine will feel warmer. then the clouds start moving in this evening as temperatures come down. at 7:00 this evening, we'll see scattered showers. very light showers moving through burkes and lancaster and chester county. those showers are destined for the philadelphia area. could see a dusting but less than an inch with the scattered light snow showers at 11:00 tonight. then as the showers clear, the temperatures will come way down and the wind will be blowing tomorrow. so tomorrow morning may feel colder than it is right now. we'll show you how long the cold will last in the seven-day forecast when i'm back in ten. >>> 20 minutes until 6:00 hope your heater is working well in

audubon at 13 right now. and 12 degrees in voorhees. that cold is insuring that the entire storm system is only snow for our area. so central and southern delaware, anywhere from five as little as five inches of snow. but potentially in some areas up to nine inches to include cape may county. go farther to the north, you can see less snowfall with a few inches on the ground. four to seven inches in these areas. for well mington, philadelphia, trenton, two to four inches. there could be some spots within the zone to get a little less or more, but on average i think we are on target for that. north and west, we are at the lehigh valley to bucks county one to three inches. what is on the ground you won't get more than that. two or less in the pocano mountains as it's already coming to an end. a snowy start in the overnight hours, but it's going to taper off. we'll see sunshine later today. and we'll get some breaks of sunshine with just a scattered light snow shower for wednesday. then standby for another blast of extremely cold weather, e

audubon is 15. and 14 degrees in glendora along with voorhees. a very cold start, but we'll see lots of sunshine. nothing to show you on the radar screen today. and it looks like it will stay dry this weekend, too. that's good weekend news. and it is cold to start with yes, but we will see a nice warm up during the day. a little bit of breeze kicks in so even though the temperatures will be climbing that wind is going to make it feel colder this afternoon. 24 degrees at noontime. topping out at near 30 degrees this afternoon. but that's when the wind will be a bit stronger. so it will feel colder. the good news is a big change for the weekend. we have the seven-someday forecast when i'm back in ten. >>> 4:41. the big traffic story this morning is 495 in wilmington. >> jillian mele is watching that and there's a live picture from the scene. you can see it there with the cab on one side, the tack tractor-trailer on the other. tell us more. >> 495 will be closed in both directions right at 12th street. you can see all the activity out there. the fac

they are looking into arrowhead and audubon elementally schools.e parents met with the superintendent yesterday to get answers on what may have to happen here. they are considering closure of the schools because of declining enrollment. parents are worried that closing the schools will have a negative impact on their children's education. >> the real issue here is what is going to happen to the kids what is going to happen to the teachers what is going to happen to their support staff. what is going to happen on their bus rides now, is it an hour long ride to another school? >> the school board will take public comments at a meeting on february 23rd. >>> and it is 5:18. another morning of potentially dicy conditions on the roads. so just take it easy. >> first alert traffic reporter jillian mele is watching conditions across the area and watching the aftermath of that pile-up on the new jersey turnpike last night. >>> good morning. we still have lanes restricted on the new jersey turnpike southbound near exit 8, which is route 33. you can take rout

what was one the audubon ballroom is now an education center named for malcolm x., and his late widowa blue light marked the exact location where he fell. a couple of astronauts spent part of the day playing nasa's version of cable guy. they spent six and a half hours laying more than 300 feet of cable needed to prepare the international space station for commercial space flight. 35 years ago tomorrow, they pulled off a miracle on ice. and today they pulled off a reunion. the 19 surviving members of the 1980 u.s. olympic hockey team were back in lake placid today marking the anniversary of what is often called the greatest moment in american sports history, shocking the world with a 4-3 upset over the soviet union. and still ahead a little boy's loneliest birthday unexpectedly turns into his greatest ever. ly can love their laxative. especially when it's miralax. it hydrates, eases, and softens, to unblock your system naturally. so you have peace of mind from start to finish. love your laxative. miralax. thank you for being a sailor, and my daddy. thank you mom, for protecting my futu

we'll see some light snowfall for audubon with temperatures that i will with be dropping as the day goes on. satellite shows the clouds in place. this is going to be a fast-moving system. you can see the tail end of it. it is just to our southwest. it will be moving through this morning and out this afternoon. and then it looks like we're going to be drying out this afternoon, but there's nor wet weather on the way as we go into the weekend. the future rain and snow showing it pushing offshore quickly. the snow totals we're looking for could be more than two inches to three inches right at cape may. that's by 10:00 this morning. as the morning progresses by noontime topping three inches at the shore. even atlantic city could see two, three inches there. and we could see a dusting north and west of the poconos but not much more than that. so today, you will see light snow with afternoon temperatures that will be back up to 31 degrees. cloudy skies this afternoon. the seven-day forecast we will see a cold morning tomorrow. a brief snow shower is possible during the day on friday. but a dry

many of these south eastern states but the number of german companies here it's known locally as at auduboney learn early in schools here in a language that might be useful in years to him come. alan firn, he al jazerra atlanta. >>> change of tact now. and dancers and party goesers have taken to the streets in rio de janeiro. marking the first day of the carnival parade and as our latin america editor lucia newman reports, the party is being seen as a dress rehearsal for next year's olympics. >> reporter: it's a view that took portuguese explorers' breath away from the first time they set eyes on rio. a lot has changed since this tropical seaside community was first founded 450 years ago. in the 1920s copa cabana looked like this. today it is arguably one of the world's most cosmopolitan beaches. with luxury hotels and millions of visitors, especially this year. cocoinciding with carnival. rio has begun celebrating the 450th birthday of what is dubbed the marvelous city. >> translator: our 450th year represent a moment of profound recollection about our history our city, the chance to revis

miles away firefighters dealing with similar problems trying to get this house fire under control in audubonnform. the bitter cold temperature and fierce winds making this situation particularly tough. it was so cold that a nearby fire hydrant froze. two families were forced out. >> ton developing story a suspicious death in port richmond the body of a 55-year-old woman found this morning at a home on the 4500 block of mckinley street. now, philadelphia police say the family members discovered her body at the bottom of the basement stairs. the cause of her death is under investigation tonight. >>> and still ahead on fox 29 news at 6:00, embryo adoptions. >> that's right. it's giving new hope to couples desperate to become parents. but it's raising a lot of questions. hear from one couple who says an embryo frozen for years completed their family. >>> an barn roof collapses trapping more than a half dozen horsehorses. the residue safe them before too late. >> cole hamels softens his stance on trying ♪ >>> take look. this is the schuylkill expressway at montgomery drive. hazardous conditions o

the methacton school district wants to close arrow head and audubon because, and will close up at arcola intermediate tonight to address their concerns. >> new jersey governor chris christie will hold town hall at the moorestown recreation center, that event begins at 3:00. >> speaking of governor christies, gave his annual budget address, for the upcoming fiscal year. number includes a much smaller payment to the state's pension fund. the governor also called for cutting the state's charity and for hospitals because more people living in new jersey are -- insured thanks to obama care, governor christie said the state will take on more debt to pay for the state's transportation fund. of course the big thing that really ruffled a loft feathers is the whole issue every pensions, much more on that coming up from fox 29 throughout the week here. >> that's right. all right, so, it is chilly outside still. >> this week, not getting a break, sue serio. >> i know, when we go from single digits to the teens, it is like ya. who but it is still in the teens. it is still really cold out there. but,

the methacton school district wants to clogs arrow head and audubon because of low enrollment. parents should show up at arcola intermediate at 6:30 to address their concerns. >> and, folks grab their cell phone cameras to snap up pictures of an unusual accident in ardmore. >> it was unusual. we had it live here on our show yesterday morning. the driver of this suv went airborne and landed on top of several brand new cars. it happened yesterday at ardmore acura. after a woman, she is in her 70s, pulls out of car wash, just got her car washed, right, pulls out and then investigators say she accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes, and launched herself across the parking lot. >> i ran over to the car immediately. i asked her if she was okay. didn't seem like she was responding right. i called 911. >> they took her to the hospital not seriously injured, but hit the guards rail, then snow bank, and her white suv went into the air and landed on the car. >> that was something. thank goodness she is okay. >> well, he may be only 12 years old but west depford's andrew can

miles away firefighters dealing with similar problems trying to get this house fire under control in audubonew jersey. bitter cold temperatures and some fierce winds making that situation really tough. it was so cold that nearby fire hydrant actually froze. two families were forced out. >>> and still ahead on fox 29 a massive manhunt after a police officer is shot. the frightening motive investigators say was driving the gunman to open fire next. >>> and a barn roof collapses trapping more than a half dozen horses inside. the rush to save them before it's too late. >> and fox 29 viewers showing us just how fast road conditions deteriorated this afternoon. this is interstate 676. snow covered by mid afternoon. our live team coverage of this snow now rain and sleet coming up. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back everybody. you're looking live at i-95 near the airport. traffic moving very slowly out there. some vehicles having a tough time staying straight on the road tonight. luckily there's not much traffic out there right now. to developing story now. suspicious death in port richmond. the body of a 55-year

proposal to close two elementary schools the methacton school district wants to close arrow head and audubon, because of low enrollment, budgetary issues. parents should show up at arcola intermediate school tonight at 6:30 to address their concerns. >> tomorrow wolf will make appearance in bethlehem this morning expected to make announcement about economic development and tax reform, and in new jersey, the governor there, chris christie will hold town hall meeting in burlington county at the moorestown recreation center. that will event begins at 3:00 this afternoon. >>> and, speaking of the governor of new jersey, chris christie says no new taxes for people living in new jersey. >> that's the good news delivered in his annual budget address yesterday. but as for the state's pension and health system, christie's talking reform, saying, a historic payment of $1.3 billion will go into it this fiscal year. but, that still is less than half of what a judge just ruled the payment supposed to be. christie plans to appeal that ruling and says there is just no quick fit. >> let me tell you this. we

the methacton school board the first public hearing since the board proposed closing arrow head and audubonlementary schools. the district says it may not have the millions in cash needed to maintain them. blaming plunging enrollment and budget problems. >> our children shouldn't have to suffer for their poor financial decisions. i think that there are other way ways to reallocate funds. come up with better ideas maybe. but i don't think the children should have to pay for poor decisions that could have been prevent report roar christian a roar row head class of '89 she sends her first grader there and says the board's plan would hurt the 700 plus grade schoolers who attend. her son knows he's -- >> i'm mad. >> reporter: why are you mad? >> 'cause it would shut down. >> reporter: online social media campaign with petitions and facebook pleas. and the board won't make its final decision for another three months. but the battle rages on. another public hearing is scheduled for wednesday. lucy? >> all right. thank you very much, sabina. now this is what the ice house in west philly looks like

this was the first public hearing since they proposed closing arrow head and audubon elementary schools. the district says it may in the have millions in cash needed to maintain them blaming plunging enrollment and budget problems. plan would affect 700 students. parents are demanding that the district change its course. >> our children should not to have suffer for their poor financial decisions. i think there are other ways to reallocate fund to come up with better idea but i don't think children should testify to pay for this. >> so another public hearing will be held tomorrow about the methacton school district. board will make its final decision in three months. >>> developing this morning amber alert has been issued in delaware and new jersey for a three-year ole missing girl. >> police say the girl was taken by her father and she might be in danger. fox 29's jennifer joyce live outside new castle county police department with the very latest, hi jen. >> reporter: hi chris and lauren. the new castle county police department is heading this investigation, delaware state police and

in norristown and audubon elementary school gusting to 38 miles an hour.ook at the temperature differential. thirteen in the poconos. twenty-three in allentown. thirty-six in philadelphia. thirty-nine down the shore. you can see colors that purple moving in and then that is those frigid conditions. look at these numbers, cleveland 15. chicago 14. in the wind chills. these are temperatures. this is going to be move in overnight tonight and philadelphia will be down in the teens. winter weather advisory in effect until midnight for the entire area because temperatures are falling fast. and anything wet will be freezing. during the evening wind chills in the single numbers, same goes for tomorrow morning poconos 11 below tomorrow morning. during the day tomorrow highs in the 20's with sunshine, then watching a clip's approach by wednesday, and then looking at a chance of some snow by thursday right frow it looks like a very light a accumulation we will keep you posted. overnight be aware of icy concerns low temperature only 16, tomorrow staying below freezing

the activist was shot and killed 50 years ago today at the audubon ballroom in harlem. >>> presidenteaking at the democratic national committee winter convention saying the gop is, quote bamboozling americans by claim be to be the party of the middle class. but a new report from a special dnc task force says democrats are failing in their efforts to convince americans otherwise. the task force was created following democrats' dismal showing in the 2014 election and finds the party has failed to focus on core values that voters can relate to. here in the studio with me, tammy bruce a radio talk show host and fox news contributor. jessica is a democratic pollster and strategist. and senior political strategist for schoen consulting, good to see you both. >> here we are. >> the three brunettes. what's going to happen? oh my goodness. >> she said that. i didn't. >> i'm loving it. the earth is moving. we're good. >> this is why you don't put us together. this could be bad. but i'm going to start with you, jessica, since you're representing the democrats on here. so do you find that the pa

methacton school board proposed closing arrow head and audubon elementary schools. the the district says it may not have the the millions in cash needed to maintain them, blaming plunging enrollment and budget problems. the plan would affect more than 700 students. parent now are demanding the district change its course. >> our children should in the have to suffer for their poor financial decisions. i think that there are other ways to real cade fund to come up with better ideas maybe but i don't think children should have to pay for poor decisions that were made. >> a lot of ideas and not a lot of money. >>> another public hearing will be held tomorrow. the board will make its final decision coming up in 90 days. >>> also coming up, if you live in certain delaware county communities you could be noticing your tap water taste weird. we will tell you what is causing it and why some people say, keep drinking. >>> sixers trying to snap a three game losing streak monday night taking on the heat in miami. isaiah cannon with the first pass, chucks it up and he gets it. s

and he is with the audubon society.gle will be buying power from some of these mills to power the google plex in mountain view. with 100% renewable energy. >> the new technologies while taking many fewer turbines to generate the same amount of power will actually generate about 30% more energy. >> reporter: so instead of a crowded hillside like this you've been used to seeing there will be a lot fewer but more massive windmills. 400 feet tall! 48 will replace 800. >> this is a technological improvement for wind generation that is going to make it better and easier for california to achieve its renewable energy goal. >> reporter: and change the view of the familiar landscape for the first time in a long time. new towers should be up by the end of the year. at the altamont pass, mike sugerman, kpix 5. >> just yesterday, apple announced plans for an $850 million solar facility to power its new corporate headquarters. construction will start later this year in rural monterey county. >>> nasty labor dispute is forcing the po

here's the plan the district is deciding if they should close arrowhead and audubon elementary schools because of declineing enrollment. but parents are worried this will have a negative impact on their children's education. >> the real issue here is what is going to happen to our kids what is going to happen to their teachers, what is going to happen to their support staff, what is going to happen on their bus rides? is it now an hour long bus ride to another school? >> school officials say the closures are not a done deal but they will take public comment on a meeting on february 23rd. >>> opening statements are expected this morning in the real life american sniper murder case in texas. eddie ralph is accused of killing chris kyle and a friend of his. ralph is said to have ptsd. this trial could deepen the allegations about this disorder. and the movie "american sniper" is released off chris kyle's biography. >>> you never know what slippery spots you're going to encounter heading out this morning. >> it will mix slippery conditions and delays we are starting to see now. there's a s