>> reporter: bruce fox's 12th grade a.p. government class has been following this presidential election as the field has winnowed down and the rhetoric has heated up. >> this year you can easily make the argument it's like that on steroids. >> is it ever? >> she's a world class liar. just look at her pathetic e-mail server statements. donald trump's ideas aren't just different, they are dangerously incoherent. >> from television to twitter, >> reporter: from television to twitter, it's been an unruly campaign. to help students cut through the noise, bruce fox is trying out his own ballot. >> we are going to look at scandals, lies and incivility in the 2016 presidential election. you are going to categorize each incident and rate it. i think that this year presents extra challenges because the political parties traditionally have had a platform that was predictable and well known, and this year, things are a little bit more all over the place. >> reporter: students are examining controversial issues involving donald trump and

. >> fox 29's bruce gordon reports from cleveland night on four days that well or better or worse gon in history. >> reporter: wrap against national political conventions they are two predictable scripted down to the last detail. when the nominee is a reality tv star, that script can often go right out the window. predictions were that donald trump's views on illegal immigration and other issues would spur massive demonstrations and mass arrests even the possibility of violen violence. there were protests but nothing massive mostly peaceful and there were few arrests. only things went as smoothly inside the convention hall. >> my wife an aing mother and incredible woman millennia tru trump. >> there was the speech by milan ya portions of swiped from 2008 michelle obama speech. >> because we want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your chief manies is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them. >> clumsy attempts to explain the plagiarism, dragged the story out. >> just in time for a ted cruz missile to hit. texas senator still smarting f

good work as always, bruce. fox 29 getting results. that's how we roll. if you see something, say something. that's the message on this new billboard made by muslims for muslims. why some say this is actually the wrong message. >> and some might call it a legislative miracle. pennsylvania lawmakers have agreed they've agreed on a spending plan. and where to get the money from. but some folks are not going to be very happy about any of this. >> sounds like a call from the irs telling a woman about a problem and offering help to fix it but the first on the other line had the worst intentions and used a new method to carry out crime. >> it's getting a little easier to find help in one local community. the new system that let's you contact police without calling them. ♪ >> skyfox live i've vigil for african-american, a police officer in minnesota shot and killed ferlando castile. this is near the benjamin high school on north broad street in spring garden. cafeteria workers, laborer allies and community active visits gather dodd show solidarity with castile's

thank you very much, bruce. >>> stick with fox 29 for complete coverage both republican and democrat national conventions. bruce is live in cleveland all week. don't forget starting tomorrow, we'll bring you extended political coverage starting at 11:00 p.m. >>> on your radar and in grips of a heat wave, people in old city tonight where it's still in the 80's. that's why they can wear their short shorts. today was our fourth day in a row above 90 degrees. it's not the going to away any time soon. live at philadelphia international airport tonight. we are going to top 90 again tomorrow. kathy. >> the heat goes on. lucy and the humidity. you can it out there. a little bit of the haze in the atmosphere with that humidity. normal is 87. this is the fourth day as lucy mentioned of temperatures in the 90's. we peaked thursday at 96. 93 yesterday, 94 today, 92 degrees. temperatures fallen to the 80's most of the region, some 70's out there, 63 in the poconos. real comfortable spot and the city overnight 74 in the suburbs. 68 mainly clear but still muggy. tomorrow afternoon, the humidity cree

in atlantic city i'm bruce gordon, fox 29 news. ♪ >>> to your fox 29 weather authority right now.hort leave suits you guys would both be in one. >> maybe. it doesn't bother me that much. >> you love it. do you. >> he does. iain, i know this is your favorite type of weather. i mean it's hazy, hot and humid but unfortunately it can turn dangerous and we have excessive heat warnings not only today but tomorrow. and then again on friday for feels like temperatures during the heat of the afternoon around 100 degrees. we're dry and quiet right now. a few thunderstorms off to the west. we have some pop you have up chances by tomorrow afternoon but add insult to injury. air quality alert. code orange pretty much the entire area if you have upper respiratory disorders asthma, the elderly, limit your outdoor exposure during the heat of the day. right now, look at those temperatures. 93 philadelphia. 92 in trenton. 88 right now in millville. 88 still in atlantic city. low 90s in reading. also, allentown and look at ocean city. 87 degrees there. it's warm, muggy. wildwood checking in at 83 de

in atlantic city, i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >>> developing to night a deadly attack in bangladesh. authorities say a group of gunmen that stormed a popular restaurant in the company -- country's capitol took hostages and have killed two police officers. another 25 officers and one civilian are injured. 10 critically. isis has taken responsibility for the attack. the latest reports indicate there are still people trapped in that restaurant. we will get updates and give them to you as we get them. >>> a woman does not want to talk to a man. >> his reaction violence and terrifying fox 29's karen hepp explains what happened next. >> reporter: suspect shoots into a lobby where an innocent woman fled to get away horrify security and witnesses watch as he brazenly fires off three shots in the middle of the afternoon right in front of obvious security cameras. >> i think it's very disturbing. i think anyone act in this nature is extremely violent. >> reporter: take a good look at the suspect's if any. here's what police say happened. the man tried to talk to woman outside of a rite aid in

fox 29's bruce gordon has more tonight. >> reporter: forget the stripes, many smokers around here probablyl like they're wearing a bulls eye on their back. faced with the need to raise revenue to balance the budget pennsylvania lawmakers once again jacked the tax on a pack of cigarettes an extra dollar from buck 60 a pack to 2.60. >> that's crazy, incredible. they keep raising the taxes on tobacco smokers basically. that's what it is. >> i know i should not be smoking but while i'm smoking why should i be having to paying extra especially when cigarettes are things that are legal. >> reporter: just two years ago philadelphia created a $2 a pack city tax on cigarettes. >> you're not happy? >> no. >> reporter: cigarette sales make up half nick's business at this stand at 11th and market. he's afraid this new added dollar a pack will send his customers packing. >> people will not buy from here. they'll go out of the state to buy over there. >> reporter: they might. the price of a pack of cigarettes in philadelphia will now include $4.60 in city and state taxes. compare that to 2.70 a pack in

fox 29 as complete cover raft of the conventions as of sunday our bruce gordon reports from clevelandnd beginning monday we'll bring you extended political coverage at 11:00 p.m. ♪ >>> a wild end to this high speed chase when the driver loses control. flipping the suv but take closer look. what came flying out of one of the wip dose during the crash leaving even deputes stun. >>> gunman marched into a local convenient store. wanted cash. the question he asked when he shoved the gun in the clerk's face that terrified him. it's the game that's taken the nation by storm but pokemon go may also be helping to fight crime. what two friends saw as they were catching the famous characters. >>> and healing heartbreak after a tragic and violent week by walking into a police station. >> thought the idea was crazy. what do you think about the idea now. >> best idea he's had. >> three young south jersey men an police chief have inspired americans nationwide with a story you first saw here on fox 29. the impact ♪ >>> day north wildwood family has waited and waited for came today. a stolen flag unfu

fox 29's bruce gordon has the story. >> reporter:. >> on this day after the massacre in nice philadelphians were out in large numbers, working, playing going out about their business unafraid of big crowds and the terror target they seem to present. >> of course i am always watching. i'm more alert today than ever. >> reporter: basically you feel safe. >> i do. >> i live in the city. you have to get used to it. it's a risk you accept when being around a lot of people. >> reporter: using a truck as a weapon of seems new. terror organizations have long told their followers to use whatever is available to disrupt life in the west. >> it was a number of years ago al-qaida said, look, you can't get a gun, you can't make a bomb, get a truck. you can commit mayhem with a very large truck. >> reporter: penndot banned large commercial vehicles from i-95 near the wells fargo center during the democratic national convention. philadelphia police declined to talk security on camera. but it's a safe bet that wherever crowds gather, at the convention or made in america concert on the parkway labor day wee

. >> fox 29' bruce gordon was in the crowd and shows us what happened. >> hillary clinton!> reporter:. >>> secretary clinton held her middle day rally in the shadow of the now defunct trump plaza casino it was a virtual launching pad for a 20 minute take down much her opponent's business record. >> donald trump once predicted it will be the biggest hit yet. now it's abandoned. you can just make out the word trump where it used to be written in flash she lights. >> reporter: it's not just clinton portrayed trump's atlantic city casinos as far less successful than he's claimed. >> his businesses were failing long before the rest of the town was struggling. >> reporter: the message of her speech was that even trump's successes have come at the expense of investors and contractors who crossed his path. >> in america, we don't be grudge people being successful. that's part of the american dream. but we do if they get rich by destroying other people in the process. >> reporter: no attack would be complete without reference to trump's multiple corporate bankruptcies. >> we need to

. >> fox 29's bruce gordon reports from cleveland on four days that will go down in the history bookseporter: rap against national political conventions is that they are too predictable, scripted down to the last details. when the reality is a reality tv star that script can often go right out the window. >> reporter: predictions were donald trump's views on illegal immigration and other views would spur massive demonstrations and arrests even possibility of violence. while there were protests but nothing massive, mostly peaceful and there were few arrests. only things went as smuttily inside the convention hall. >> my wife, and amazing mother, an incredible woman, melania trump. >> reporter: first there was speech by would be first lady, melania trump, portion where is swiped from a 2008 michelle obama speech. >> because our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achievement is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them. >> reporter: clumsy tempts to explain the plagiarism dragged the story out. just in time for a ted cruz missle to hit. te

in the newsroom, i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >>> going to be a long summer. easiest way to figure out what to do at your train station tomorrow to log on to fox29.com. you'll find a link with all of the information that you need. >>> in delaware, a threat made ahead of country concert prompted police to cancel the whole thing. take good look the these men here. they walk into the americana bay side welcome cement and made alarming statements to the person working at the desk. security concerns prompted police to cancel a concert by the band perry. police are not giving anything specific about any of this citing their investigation if you recognize these men, call police. >>> it is a mystery overseas. an american college student died just days into his study abroad what clues investigators are looking into. >>> and a simple trip to the gun range turns tragic for one father. why he accidentally shot and killed his own son. >>> holiday celebration ended in what looked like catastrophe when this plane crashed into a lake. when dives went looking for the wreckage

fox 29's bruce gordon was in the courtroom today. >> reporter: bill cosby left the courthouse in norristownithout comment after yet another courtroom defeat that brings him another step closer to facing trial. andrea constand accused cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her when she visited the legendary comedian at his cheltenham mansion back in 2004. cosby's admitted sexual encounter with constand but has insisted it was consensual. at a preliminary hearing back in may prosecutors made their case using written statements made by constand months after the incident. she was available to testify in person, but was not called to do so. at this hearing, prosecutors noted current pennsylvania law does not require in person testimony prior to the trial itself. and they said they did not want retraumatize con stand by subjecting her to an additional round of testimony. the defense told the judge cosby's rights were violated when they were denied the chance to confront, to cross-examine his accuser face to face. they wanted sex assault charges dismissed or at a minimum a redo of that may prel

not so sure that invitation would be made or accepted these days n cleveland, i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >>> remember bruce's live in cleveland all week he will be live for us on good day at eight and 9:00 o'clock this morning. >>> phillies got some great pitching but it came down to the ninth inning, or, maybe even longer, see if they can hold on against marlins next up in sports but first your winning lottery numbers. >>> good morning i'm sean bell. nelson agholor received some great news just a week before training camp, he will officially not be charged with sexual assault. agholor was accused of sexual assault about a month ago, just hours after the final date of mini camp. since then we have not heard much. that is how we knew this thing was probably going to disappear. agholor and his lawyer from the beginning denied any wrongdoing, in the matter. >>> the district attorney released a statement saying as a result of their joint investigation, our staff and the police reached the conclusion that we lacked sufficient evidence to bring charges against mr. agholor therefore no ch

see you in philadelphia i'm bruce gordon, fox 29 news in, cleveland. >>> all right, thanks. safe travels back home. group of philadelphia police officers spent the week this cleveland taking notes ahead of the democratic national convention. >> so they are hoping, of course, to make this week's dnc as trouble free as possible. one of the various things they are seeing in cleveland is something they are letter doing here in philadelphia and that is using bikes in patrols. >>> all over city people are getting ready for dnc, of course and now it is just three days away. you want feel excitement building. official kick off to the dnc began at penns landing last night. host committee threw a parity for thousands of role tears welcoming dignitaries and visitors to philadelphia hundreds of the banners are up with the new colorful street mural, landscapers put touches on fresh new flowers and crews have sweeped the street clear of litter. >> it is beautiful. very uplifting. >> they will be outside in hotels and on the community, in the street, and just being generally helpful. >> so

from the republican national convention in cleveland, i'm bruce gordon "fox 29 news". >> bruce gordon is live in cleveland all week. he will be live at 8:00 and 9:00. we'll bring you extended political coverage every night starts at 11:00. >> from roll kohl, plagiarism, now delegates quarantine after getting sick. >> according to the washington post, at least dozen california gop staff members appear to have the highly contagious neuro vie virus, warned by state officials by an e-mail yesterday morning, visited to avoid shaking hands with others, to wash hands frequently to avoid sharing food, not to use the delegation buses to the convention if they have any symptoms. >> goodness, that's close quarters. >> hey, not shake hands there. >> i know, all right, the last two games leading to up last night, phillies had five hits totalment highlights from citizens bank park, plus, the one thing the team is doing right after off the field. >> here are your winning lottery numbers and theme song happy days with the passage of gary marshall who was 81. >> ♪ >> ♪ one american park is larger than

at police headquarters, i'm bruce gordon, fox 29 news. >>> and tensions were high peaceful rally in oregon after a man pulled a gun. why he told police he feared for his life. >>> speaking of nervous moments a hospital full of sick children, evacuated what an employee heard moments before leaving the building. >>> sink hole nearly swallows this car hole with a child strapped in the back seat. what made it so hard for his grandma to get him out. >>> now, with tomorrow's traffic, here's bob kelly. >>> good evening, everybody. busy weekend across the river it's camden concert weekend we got concerts tonight, tomorrow and sunday that will throw a lot of volume up and over the bennie all weekend long and then tomorrow and sunday we have a big festival taking over penn's landing down there along the waterfront. have a great evening. we'll see you bright and ear >> now your winning lottery numbers. ♪ >>> a police officer is ambushed and shot in south georgia after investigators say the suspect made call to 911 trying to lure the officer to the scene. officer randall hancock responded to call of a

. >> bruce gordon, fox 29 news. >>> now to developing news in north philadelphia, two-year old girl isecovering, to hitting by a stray bullet in the shoot-out. >> police searching for two gunman girl shot in the left arm walking with her grandmother to her home. shooting happened, in the 3100 block of north rosewood street around 6:00. two men were firing semiautomatic weapons at each other but quickly ran off. >> i heard about eight shots. eight shots. came outlooking, i ain't seen nothing. >> it makes me nervous. >> it makes me nervous. investigators collected as many as ten shell casings, swat and k-9 teams scoured our area but did not fine shooters in that neighborhood. >>> 4:21. eagles have the full team in camp plus which two players had on explain themselves for missteps, coming up. >>> but first your winning lottery numbers, good luck to you. your daughter wants to stay organic. your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like gi

in the atlantic city, i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news.ust trying to do her laundry when police say two suspects robbed her. whatapn she tried to stop them. >>> and families started their holiday weekend with a trip to a florida amusement park. but for many the day ended ear early. evacuated. >>> a recent trip to the meter theater turns into nightmare for what happened before a recent showing of finding dory that has one theater apologizing. ♪ >>> caught on camera a robbery inside of a west philadelphia laundromat. police say a couple set their sights on woman in a wheelchair, moved in and then just stole her wallet. >> now cops need your help tracking them down. fox 29's sabina kuriakose live outside philadelphia police headquarters. sabina that surveillance video should help find that duo. >> reporter: chris, it is clear as day. and police say it will make your blood boil when you see it. customers we talk to at a laundromat tell us they cannot believe that anybody could stoop so low. this is the moment heartless thief targets a disabled

in fishtown, i'm bruce gordon, fox 29 news. >>> got to keep the folks safe.ch demanded cash and cigarettes and turned and fired, boom, right there at the clerk. the only thing that saved that man's live when the bullet flew. >> little girl snatched right from her bed by a stranger who tries to carry her away. >> a burglar picked me up, i woke up on the fourth stair. >> but this little girl wasn't going down without a fight. what she did that forced the creep to put her down. >>> it's something most of us do with online streaming accounts. you're big into online streaming thing. we're talking netflix, hbo, go and amazon prime. what is now a federal crime. be careful, iain now with tomorrow's traffic here's bob kell. >> good evening, everybody. updating the new week, new septa schedule. the bottom line they added three sets of trains which gave us 1700 extra seats for the morning rush hour. the trenton line received 300 of those seats. the glenside to philly trains received 1400 seats. now the glenside to philly line had the most train trains bypasm all of last

. >> bruce gordon fox 29 news. >> thousands who flock to the nightly event of dnc have to figure out how to get to and from the wells fargo center here. uber is taking full advantage of influx of visitors. septa has been dealing with delays and detours as pro tes tester block streets still people traveling to and from cop vengs say subway and uber are best modes of transportation. get this uber lounth is is the up in lot t complete with air conditioning and charging stations and one rider says there's a down side. >> our uber rides cost $13 during the day to get back and forth. which is great, uber have been great and drivers so nice. last night they asked for $166. i know someone who paid $212 for the same $13 ride. >> yikes, talk about a surge. septa spokes woman is asking people, be patient, prepared and drink plenty of water as they deal with delays in the extreme heat. >> chris murphy you are not usually uber guy you usually hop in a cab. isn't it cool to know they're taking advantage of riders and setting up tents and giving them charging stations. >> mike jerrick and i went to

. >> reporter: bruce gordon fox 29 news. >>> all right, chris murphy, so a lot happening yesterday, a lot more expected today and we will be here for all of the action for the latest. >> we will check back, great time. >>> meantime at 4:21 we have local headlines a man is dead after a shooting overnight in upper darby. this happened just before 1:00 . there was some sort of fight that led to the chase during the chase victim was shot and made his way to the courtyard of the stone hers court apartments where he was shot again. he died at the scene. police are still searching for a suspect. >>> woman charged with kidnapping a new born from the local mall wants her trial moved. cherri amore says quote extensive, publicity will prevent her from getting a fair trial. prosecutors say she abduct the infant from the king of prussia mall's food court and then brought him to an apartment in tredyffrin township. the boy was found unharmed. she previously told detective that she suffered a miscarriage and was distraught over her loss. >>> family and friend gathered to say good bye to one of the s

. >> bruce gordon, "fox 29 news" >> all right, chris murphy. so, tonight, we will finally hear from hillary. she made appearance last night, but tonight she will speak and address the delegates, so a lot of people waiting. this what they have all been to see and hear. >> to see her come out, greet the president for his remarks, lauren, thanks so much. meantime, republican presidential nominee trump has taken a jab at hillary's runningmate. >> says senator tim kane has done a terrible job of running as governor of new jersey, yes, problem, tim kane used to be the governor of virginia, now the virginia senator from virginia. trump even said he was not very popular in new jersey, and still isn't. trump might have confused kane with former republican governor tom kean, so he led the state from 1992 to 1990 while trump was build cents his casino empire. trump collected himself after someone meant himself after someone said you mean virginia? homeowners in new jersey may have to pay the same fees as hotels. impose the tax, those who support the move

in warwick township, bruce gordon, fox 29 news. >> just ahead of the fourth of july holiday old cityepta station gets a new name to fit in with its historic surroundings mayor jim kenney was among the leaders at the renaming today of the fifth street market frankford line station now known as fifth street independence hall station. the name is the first step in rehab project there. septa is hoping to make a critical structural repairs to that station and wants to secure a federal grant to pay for the project. >>> we are less than a month away from the democratic national convention and today the philadelphia international airport joined the excitement. fox 29 was at terminal a today where officials unveiled new photo exhibit it highlights philadelphia's presidential convention history going all the way back to 1848. former pennsylvania governor ed rendell who is chairman dnc house committee says this is the first thing delegates will see when they arrive. this exhibit is also part of the wawa welcome america celebration happening all week long. >>> there's nothing much better than a

several groups, police among them who think armed protester is a recipe for trouble n cleveland, bruce gordon fox 29 news. >>> stay with fox 29 for complete coverage of the both republican and democratic national convention. >> and don't forget we will bring you extended political coverage starting at 11:00 p.m. >>> here a black lives matter demonstrators continue to march right through the democratic national convention, which starts next monday, a week from today. >> in philadelphia 40 people marched last night down broad street to city hall. they demanded officers be held accountable for their use of deadly force. there was also a strong showing of the support for police in lower bucks county. a group of 60 jeep owners made stops at seven local departments as a way of saying, thank you to the officers. both groups were sure to make their voices her. >> police are better than our lives matter. they are supposed to protect us. it is becoming a war between the black community and police which should never be. >> we're a big family. we send our support to them and let them know we are there for th

fox news chief roger ailes. gretchen carlson launching a second lawsuit against him. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: the allegations against fox news chief roger ailes widening tonight. kellie boyle saying in 1989, ailes suggested he would help her career in exchange for sexual favors. he allegedly said, if you want to play with big boys, you have to lay with big boys. and telling another, you need to sit on the sofa and lift your skirt up. four other women in the new york magazine article wish to remain anonymous. the allegations coming after former fox anchor gretchen carlson filed a lawsuit saying he ended her fox career after she refused his advances. tonight, several female fox anchors are coming to his defense. including maria bartiromo. who says, i've known him to be nothing but a professional. ailes's attorneys are asking the case be heard in confidential arbitration. carlson's attorneys are asking for a public trial. tom? >> mary, thank you. >>> still ahead, the major airline slapped with a massive lawsuit. what one young girl says happened to her on a flight. now, her family

fox 29's bruce gordon joins us live now from outside of philadelphia police headquarters. bruce? >> reporter: chris a little historical context. this was the worst mass police killing since the events of 9/11 15 years ago. of course, this case is a little different in that cops were specifically targeted. it happened half a nation away from philadelphia but tonight shock waves from that violence are hitting this community hard. in the wake of the dallas police massacre, philadelphia's top cop says officers here will pair up two to squad car until further notice. >> you just can't get your brain around, you know, some of the chaos that's going on right now across this nation. >> reporter: with near daily protests threatened and the run up to the democratic national convention philadelphia police face the dual threat of saving guarding the free speech right of those criticizing while keeping an eye out for a copycat killer. >> you can't prepare for that. absolute follow way to do that. you have to be ready for it and be trained for it which we are. >> philly chapter of black lives

debate let's bring in alan coleman's, host of the alan coles show which is indicated by fox news radio and tammy bruceradio host and fox news contributor. open to both of you. is the movement, the black lives matter movement, is it getting to ... is the media putting its thumb down on the side of the movement. >> i think it's clear. you have a dynamic where that's an exciting image. it's an easy narrative to explain. it's the most rheumatic imagery that happens. it's also the preferred narrative of the left. the left narrative is while you have liberal cities that are collapsing, they like the distraction of being able to say it's because lives in the inner-city are so bad because everyone else is racist area did it's a simple message, it's on the democratic party is moving. you heard hillary clinton earlier and what it's doing is also dividing us and its politics, its politicians not wanting a good crisis to go to waste but the other issue is and i think even alan might agree with this, is how the media is presenting information because it's easier versus the nature of the real facts on the ground th

all of this from cleveland, alan combs, close to the alan combs show syndicated by fox news radio in new york, and bruce, radio talkshow host and fox news contributor. first of all, you having fun in cleveland rather conservatives? >> i had a lovely good metal detection as i walked in, good security. the big l for liberal went off but i'm safe. jon: so let's talk about what we saw last night, melissa and i were talking about it on the set a moment ago during the commercial break and she said watching twitter, it was like there were two different americas watching this interview, some people loved it, some people hated it. kenny, let's start with you, what did you think about trump and mike pence on tv for the first time. >> trump, it's to. he's a man who's taking care of things on his own for some time. he's chosen a man who has disagreed with him in the past. i think that's fabulous, it means he's serious about mister mike pence, this is what the left have to worry about. even if they had walked on water, the left would have complained so the fact that they are unhappy with what's going on tells me thi

joining us now, alan calls most of the alan holmes joke syndicated by fox news radio and terry bruce, a radio talkshow post fox news contributor. alan, do you first. are you surprised at what these emails revealed. >> it's a shame, it's one staffer who apologized but it's inexcusable. people should know anything they put in an email, anything in writing that the second phone call is likely to come out of a digital world, don't say or write anything youdon't want the world to know about , jon: the democrats were apparently at the national committee was apparently putting its, on behalf of hillary clinton.how are voters supposed to trust that the process is going to be there from here on out? >> that's what you're going to be seen at the convention. this is one of the issues, is this notion that these primary seasons are supposed to be about the voter and they are finding out that it never was about them. all these books, all those primaries were irrelevant and it's going to strike anybody regardless of what your party is but in this case you also got, this is the first time this has ev

judge denied that request and fox 29's bruce gordon is live outside the courthouse in norristown tonight. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, guys, the headline here this afternoon is that the latest attempt by the cosby defense team to derail the only criminal sex case against the legendary comic has failed. bill cosby left the courthouse in norristown without comment after yet another courtroom defeat that brings him another step closer to facing trial. andrea constand has accused cosby of drugging then sexually assaulting her when she visited the legendary comedian at his cheltenham mansion back in 2004. cosby admitted sexual encounter with constand but has insisted it was consensual. at a preliminary hearing back in may, prosecutors made their case using written statements made by constand months after the incident. she was available to testify in person but was not called to do so. at this hearing, prosecutor pros noted current pennsylvania law does not require in person testimony prior to the trial itself. and they said they did not want to lee traumatize constand by subjecting her to an add

fox 29's bruce gordon is down on the convention floor. bruce, this will be a historic evening. >> reporter: yeah, the excitement is well underway. you can really feel the electricity in the room as each successive state or territorial delegation is polled. cheers rise up from bernie sanders supporters or the hillary clinton camp defending of course upon how those vote totals are announced. it's all very exciting. but the end result is already known. hillary clinton will indeed on this night make history. the delegates representing the democratic party are about to make history in philadelphia. 96 years after american women were first granted the right to vote, men and women will make hillary clinton the party's presidential nominee. >> this is what i know my parents, my grandparents, especially my grandmother who was an early active visit in summit, new jersey and to see a woman be president she would be overjoyed. >> reporter: on opening night of dnc, first lady michelle obama spoke growingly of mrs. clinton praising her grit and determi

experts are talking about crowd security and new ways after this stunning but low tech assault much fox 29s bruce gordon live outside the wells fargo center in south philadelphia. that is where the democratic national convention will kick off in just over a week. bruce? >> reporter:. >> all of these have -- >> philadelphians were out in large number unafraid of big crowds and the terror target that now seem to present. >> of course i am always watching. i'm more alert today than ever. >> report roar basically you feel safe. >> i do. >> i live in the city. you have to get used it to of it's a risk you accept when people around lot of other people. >> reporter: the use of something so basic as a truck as weapon of terror seems new. but experts say terror organizations have long told their followers to use whatever is available to disrupt live in the west. >> it was a number of years ago that al-qaida said, look, you can't get a gun, you can't make a bomb. get a truck. you can commit mayhem with a very large truck. >> reporter: penndot has banned large commercial vehicles from i-95 near the wells fa

bruce. >> reporter: the case against fox news chief roger ailes widening tonight. ailes telling her, allegedly, you have to lay with the big boys if you want to play with the big ones. four other women in the new york magazine article wish to remain anonymous. the allegations coming gretchen carlson filed a lawsuit saying he ended her fox contract after these actions. tonight, several female fox anchors are coming to his defense, including maria bartiromo. and ailes' attorneys are asking for confidential arbitration, but carlson's attorneys are asking for a public trial. tom? >> thank you. >>> tonight, the emotional story. >>> and later, the race against time after a girl falls into a deep well. how the dramatic rescue played out. [ park rides, music and crooooh!unds ] [ brakes screech ] when your pain reliever stops working, your whole day stops. excuse me, try this. but just one aleve can last 12 hours. tylenol and advil can quit after 6. [ cheering ] so live your whole day, not part...

fox 29's bruce gordon is live at septa headquarters in center city with what's in store for your commute. bruce? >> reporter: lucy, i'll tell you what's in store it won't be pretty. no question about it. fewer trains mean longer wait times and shorter fuses for passengers. the most far-reaching equipment failure in septa history is about to impact 75,000 daily commuters in a big way. it's back to work for most folks tuesday and for septa regional rail riders, that likely means commuting chaos. >> i'm a little concern. yeah. i'm a little concern. i'm mott sure what i'm going to do tomorrow now. you know definitely effects. >> reporter: structural problem in the undercarriage of more than 100 silver liner fives has taken those rail cars out of commission with little advanced notice leaving the transit agency and its riders scrambling for answers. >> and today we were asking the conduct on the train and he said i have no idea either. i said, i take the train of day. he said yeah, so do i. >> reporter: good luck! >> yeah. >> reporter: septa officials say the loss of 30 to 50% of ridership ca

let's get out to fox 29's bruce gordon who joins us live from temple university. so bruce, what's next? >> reporter: well, as you said, first came that vote of no confidence. next on july 21st the board of trustees here at temple will vote to fire university president neal theobold. less than four years into his tenure here in north philadelphia. theobold was brought here from indiana university as a top notch educator and a skilled bean counter. but a shortage of beans has now led to his premature departure. reaction to president theobold's ouster was decidedly mixed among temple students we talked to. >> your thoughts on his departure especially under these circumstances? >> really sad. i really liked him. i met him few times. close friend of mine. >> reporter: loss to the university? >> definitely. definitely. >> even being part of student government i don't know much about him. >> reporter: his departure doesn't mean a whole lot to you. >> not to me personally. >> reporter: his firing is tied to a hole in the financial aid budget that grew from $9 million last

fox 29's bruce gordon live in center city what's in store for your commute, bruce. >>> lucy, septa hasf course dealt with strikes before. they've dealt with weather emergencies, but an equipment problem had a has put so much of its fleet out of commission and on such short notice, that is unprecedented. septa regional rail was running mostly on time for its fourth of july holiday schedule. but don't expect things to run this smoothly when the regular work week begins tuesday. >> just longer wait, i guess. probably longer wait, commute home. >> reporter: longer day. >> longer day. >> reporter: discover receive structural cracks in the undercarriage of more than 100 septa silver liner fives has put those cars a third of the total fleet out of service until further notice. that means restricted service fewer stops with fewer cars. commuters are already dreading the inconvenience. >> i'm a little nervous about it. i think we're all going to have to get up earlier and plan for this. >> disappointment. frustration. anger. depression. report roar the whole gamut. >> the whole gum mut. serious

fox 29's bruce gordon live in cleveland. quite a week, bruce, quiet week. >> reporter: it sure has been. donald trump is not only highly successful businessman he is more recently a pretty fair maker of entertainment. prime time entertainment. his job right now in just a couple of minutes is to write a happy ending to an improbable reality show script at times this week has seemed not ready for prime time. ♪ >> reporter: there were dancing in the aisles on this final night of the republican national convention. some in this room admit there have been missteps this week that only a pitch perfect speech of nominee can correct. >> this is going to be the biggest speech of his life, biggest speech of this leck. i can't imagine they would take the chance of winging it on his own. >> my wife, an mazing mother, incredible woman, melania trump. thank you very much. >> first there was the monday night speech by would be first lady melania trump. >> because we want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achiev

fox 29's bruce gordon is on the floor.ruce, pennsylvania's going to play a major role come november as well. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. look conventional wisdom and all the polling says new jersey and delaware are deep blue states and almost certain victory for hillary clinton but november. but pennsylvania little bit of a different story. history says put your money on the democrats but republicans cannot and will not give up on this big electoral prize. ♪ >> reporter: years ago the slogan you've got friend was featured on pennsylvania license plates. tonight, we found a republican in this highly democratic crowd who believes the keystone state could be very friendly to the gop come november. >> if things aren't so good for you, why would you want to continue with the way that it is? >> reporter: gop strategist joe watkins says hillary clinton offers more of the same to under employed and unemployed pennsylvanians. >> what does donald trump have to offer pennsylvania voters? in your view. >> reporter: drum is that the