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chris o'connell is no north physical.ll hear from him locally coming up later in this newsca newscast. meantime let's get a check of your fox 29 weather authority. on your radar a major change is on the way. look at those puddles of ice -- water sitting on the ice down at the river bank at penn's landi landing. a cold blast would freeze those right up. scott williams tracking the timing for your holiday travel. >> the high temperature today 72 degrees a new record for philadelphia. you can see already posted we're talking winter storm watches so bizarre weather across the area. north and west of philadelphia, rain to heavy wet snow during the day on wednesday. the busiest travel dave the ye year. so rain moves in wednesday. changes over to snow but it's going to be out of here in time for thanksgiving. so the timeline, we're looking at that rainfall beginning early on your wednesday morning. if you have travel plans, travel tomorrow or early on wednesday or just wait until thanksgiving day. you can see by the afternoon th
chris o'connell is no north physical.ll hear from him locally coming up later in this newsca newscast. meantime let's get a check of your fox 29 weather authority. on your radar a major change is on the way. look at those puddles of ice -- water sitting on the ice down at the river bank at penn's landi landing. a cold blast would freeze those right up. scott williams tracking the timing for your holiday travel. >> the high temperature today 72 degrees a new record for philadelphia. you...
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fox 29's chris o'connell is live near the scene with the very latest. chris? >> reporter: well, lucy, they found the car. it's the driver they're now looking for. take a walk with me on the base of the delaware river right now. right near the tacony-palmyra bridge. you see a heavy duty wrecker has been brought in here. what they are trying to retrieve is a car in the delaware river. we understand it's a corvette that is in the bottom of the delaware river right now. the question how it got there. show video from sky fox over the scene. this an industrial parking lot that is used for storage for trucks and stuff like that. it has access to the delaware river. a source telling me that he saw someone come in, drive the car and just as it got into the river, let go the car went into the river and then that man took off. police are now looking for that man who drove -- who ran away from the area near the tacony-palmyra bridge. right near new state road and magee road here in the tacony section. let's bring you back out here live. you see the heavy duty wreck kerr.
fox 29's chris o'connell is live near the scene with the very latest. chris? >> reporter: well, lucy, they found the car. it's the driver they're now looking for. take a walk with me on the base of the delaware river right now. right near the tacony-palmyra bridge. you see a heavy duty wrecker has been brought in here. what they are trying to retrieve is a car in the delaware river. we understand it's a corvette that is in the bottom of the delaware river right now. the question how it...
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money that's going to go to helping children like brook our chris o'connell spoke with this amazing eight year old who was diagnosed a year ago. >> reporter: why do you want to walk for the cancer walk? >> so i can raise money. >> reporter: why do you want to raise money? >> so i can get better. >> reporter: how do you feel now? >> i feel better. she's still here. god is good and she's surviving this. i'm surviving this, and everybody here today is walking for a great cause. >> every person out there had a story that's our whole gang taking a picture with little brook right there. she's getting chemotherapy and she's doing much better. cease such an inspiration to all of us. i a friend um up to me good friend of ours heather my husband introduced to a dear friend of our john mckelvie a year and a half ago our good friend lost a battle with leukemia. a special evening for seem people. a lot more pictures on our website and you can look at them come to myfoxphilly.com. >> great event. to a develop story involving the fight against isis. the pentagon is trying to figure out if u.s. led strik
money that's going to go to helping children like brook our chris o'connell spoke with this amazing eight year old who was diagnosed a year ago. >> reporter: why do you want to walk for the cancer walk? >> so i can raise money. >> reporter: why do you want to raise money? >> so i can get better. >> reporter: how do you feel now? >> i feel better. she's still here. god is good and she's surviving this. i'm surviving this, and everybody here today is walking...
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chris o'connell and horsham in montgomery an 1.5-inches there. all these snow totals that are coming in are mainly across portions of pennsylvania. haven't seen much accumulate in the city or in south jersey. 8-inches in carbon county jefferson township berks county just over 5-inches. three in souderton, 2.5 in chadds ford and wayne 1.5. you've been showing us your photos outside your backyard with the snow. we appreciate that through twitter, and we have a couple of our viewers snowing their snowy scenes. one from jackie earlier today in north wales and another one that came from one of our viewers out in delaware county. she's showing us the snow in chadds ford. we certainly appreciate that keep showing us your snow pictures at caitlin fox 29 and at scott fox 29. scott? >> thank you very much, caitlin. of course we continue to monitor the radar with this system. self more hours to get through. it really depends on location. but if you're stepping outdoors, watch out on the roadways, mainly wet around i-95, 295 but farther north and west slushy
chris o'connell and horsham in montgomery an 1.5-inches there. all these snow totals that are coming in are mainly across portions of pennsylvania. haven't seen much accumulate in the city or in south jersey. 8-inches in carbon county jefferson township berks county just over 5-inches. three in souderton, 2.5 in chadds ford and wayne 1.5. you've been showing us your photos outside your backyard with the snow. we appreciate that through twitter, and we have a couple of our viewers snowing their...
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chris o'connell live in exton, chester county, tonight with a look at the conditions in the western suburb. chris? >> reporter: iain, the snow continues to fall. big fat wet flakes. but it is struggling to stick to roadways especially major roadways. you see their mostly wet. but you look down here at my feet, this is where you see that wet stuff. about 3-inches, again real good slow ball making snow. it has been snowing out here in chester county all day as some of these commuters behind me dealing with a pre thanksgiving mess. it was messy and sloppy. the evening rush hour in chester county a late fall taste of winter. >> so far they haven't been too bad. a little slick on the back roads major roads are pretty good. >> when the snow comes people stocking up in the home. >> reporter: in exton instead of chips and soda, it's the salt, the windshield fluid and the fire wood flying off the shelves. >> so busy oh my gosh people get bread, salt, hot food, coffee, everything keep them warm outside it's been so cold. >> reporter: with most off from school and work today, it was a day to shop bef
chris o'connell live in exton, chester county, tonight with a look at the conditions in the western suburb. chris? >> reporter: iain, the snow continues to fall. big fat wet flakes. but it is struggling to stick to roadways especially major roadways. you see their mostly wet. but you look down here at my feet, this is where you see that wet stuff. about 3-inches, again real good slow ball making snow. it has been snowing out here in chester county all day as some of these commuters behind...
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i'm chris o'connell in delaware county.rl has a new leash on life. >> love that. and this. giving some of the most vulnerable babies a better chance at life. the brand new center rider here in philadelphia t ♪ i thought it'd be bigger. ♪ ♪ (dad) there's nothing i can't reach in my subaru. (vo) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru,a subaru. ♪ >> customs agents at philadelphia international airport have arrested a brooklyn woman after discovering more than 2 pounds of cocaine in her baggage. 22 year old jodi a inform n graham arrived from jamaica last month. agents say they found one package of cocaine zone inside the bottom of each of two bags estimated street value about $80,000. >> fox 29 getting results for a trenton woman who has -- two dogs were stolen we told you back at 56:00 pat foley's story. her two dogs taken from her backyard. to night we're happy to report louie and zoe are back home. the dogs went missing on sunday from a special enclosure behind foley's second street home. she
i'm chris o'connell in delaware county.rl has a new leash on life. >> love that. and this. giving some of the most vulnerable babies a better chance at life. the brand new center rider here in philadelphia t ♪ i thought it'd be bigger. ♪ ♪ (dad) there's nothing i can't reach in my subaru. (vo) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru,a subaru. ♪ >> customs agents at philadelphia international airport have arrested a brooklyn woman after...
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. >> we work with a guy by the name of chris o'connell. he is a very good reporter. pretty serious guy. but this is footage we found of chris o'connell, our collogue, on vacation, at a sandals resort. i believe this is in jamaica. he won the break dancing contest this night. >> i saw him this weekend. he used to be in a break dancing group. >> he is good. >> he is are good. >> his right knee ace moving just as much as his left. >> he needs to move his torso more. >> yes. >> what did you say, you need to move our head. >> and your neck and torso. >> our neck, our neck and our upper torso a lot. >> yes. >> and only move your right leg. >> the the left. >> yes. >> that is what it looks like. >> so now we're supposed to be attracted to mike. >> i have to go take a cold shower. >> you get points for trying. >> thank you. >> you know, yesterday we saw jared our photographer dancing. >> he is moving his neck a little bit. >> is that the right knee. >> oh, yeah. >> yes. >> oh, man. >> he is married with children, right. >> yes. >> somebody found this attractive. >> yes. >> i
. >> we work with a guy by the name of chris o'connell. he is a very good reporter. pretty serious guy. but this is footage we found of chris o'connell, our collogue, on vacation, at a sandals resort. i believe this is in jamaica. he won the break dancing contest this night. >> i saw him this weekend. he used to be in a break dancing group. >> he is good. >> he is are good. >> his right knee ace moving just as much as his left. >> he needs to move his torso...
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fox 29's chris o'connell. chris? >> reporter: lucy, booby traps, trip wires and shotgun shells. that is how philadelphia police say a man was trying to protect a massive 4-acre warehouse property here in north philadelphia. but tonight that man is facing charges and another man is recovering from injuries he suffered after one of those explosives detonated. >> bomb disposal unit spent the whole day sevenning the old jopac warehouse for booby traps set around the building described by police as sophisticated devices designed to cause injury. fox 29 obtained a photograph of the spring loaded shotgun shells packed with plastic pellets. police arrived around 9:15 this morning to serve an eviction notice because the former owners had been living here after they sold the property back in march. when police got here, the man had told them about the devices, but not all of them. >> the new owner actually tripped one of them. received a minor injury. >> reporter: police say the devices were planted to keep away trespassers and metal scrap%. neighbors say the former owner has been here fo
fox 29's chris o'connell. chris? >> reporter: lucy, booby traps, trip wires and shotgun shells. that is how philadelphia police say a man was trying to protect a massive 4-acre warehouse property here in north philadelphia. but tonight that man is facing charges and another man is recovering from injuries he suffered after one of those explosives detonated. >> bomb disposal unit spent the whole day sevenning the old jopac warehouse for booby traps set around the building described...
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fox 29's chris o'connell reporting. in the last two months, seven cases of identity theft, was reported to springfield township police, just springfield township. experts say especially during the holiday season you should check your bank statements at least twice a month. >>> u.s. government is using american cell phones to catch criminal suspects according to a "fox news" source. just advertise department uses data collected through fake communication towers deployed on airplanes. the data includes identifying information and a general location of the cell phone user. a source tells "fox news", the flights happen on a regular basis but justice department official would not confirm or deny existence have of such a program. >>> tv's cake boss butt i valastro has been arrested for drunken driving in new york city. valastro was driving erratically when they pull over his 2014 corvette on tenth avenue in lower manhattan. he was taken in custody. valastro said he looks forward to had sharing what happened that day, and at a
fox 29's chris o'connell reporting. in the last two months, seven cases of identity theft, was reported to springfield township police, just springfield township. experts say especially during the holiday season you should check your bank statements at least twice a month. >>> u.s. government is using american cell phones to catch criminal suspects according to a "fox news" source. just advertise department uses data collected through fake communication towers deployed on...
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in media, chris o'connell, fox 29 news. >> she's doing well, right. >> yes. >> 4:54. a florida couple getting their dream wedding for free and thanks to local groups that joined together to make a wish come true for a wounded veteran. >> before jacob leach and brittany for you lynn ski stroll down the aisle they endured a longer journey n2006 while deployed in iraq jake was thrown off a building and hit by a rocket grenade. he suffers from ptsd and traumatic brain disorder. a tampa farm and local businesses and vincent jackson of the buccaneers football team, got together to give them a $50,000 dream wedding as part of the program to thank wounded soldiers. >> to see people stand up to support veterans and really understand what we go through and to do something like this, that was a big thing. >> that is so cool. >> here comes the kiss. >>> they grew up across the street from one another. >> ♪ >> i just can't. i just can't. >> i will move to like tahiti and hide. i'm sick of all this. >> this is popular. latest holiday tune, it is called text me merry christmas. in i
in media, chris o'connell, fox 29 news. >> she's doing well, right. >> yes. >> 4:54. a florida couple getting their dream wedding for free and thanks to local groups that joined together to make a wish come true for a wounded veteran. >> before jacob leach and brittany for you lynn ski stroll down the aisle they endured a longer journey n2006 while deployed in iraq jake was thrown off a building and hit by a rocket grenade. he suffers from ptsd and traumatic brain...
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. >> let's get right to our chris o'connell whose life is temple's campus tonight. sby's alma mater. chris. >> reporter: iain, as more women come forward accusing bill cos beef sexual assault the fallout continues. tonight the legendary comedian talking about the scandal. >> no, no, we don't answer that. >> reporter: business bee on the hot seat in a just released associated press interview broadcast tonight on inside edition. he sat down to talk about his art collection with his wife camille. cosby wasn't talking about the renewed allegations that he sexually assaulted more than 15 women. >> there's no response. >> can i ask you with the persona that people know about bill cosby should they believe anything differently? >>> there's no comment about that. >> the latest alleged victim former super mold dell janice dick ken son. she claims cosby drugged and assaulted her the lake tahoe resort back in 1982. >> the next morning i woke up and i wasn't wearing my pajamas and i remember before i passed out i had been sexually assaulted by this man. >> reporter: dickinson is
. >> let's get right to our chris o'connell whose life is temple's campus tonight. sby's alma mater. chris. >> reporter: iain, as more women come forward accusing bill cos beef sexual assault the fallout continues. tonight the legendary comedian talking about the scandal. >> no, no, we don't answer that. >> reporter: business bee on the hot seat in a just released associated press interview broadcast tonight on inside edition. he sat down to talk about his art collection...
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fox 29's chris o'connell is live there tonight. chris, what is happening? >> reporter: lucy, i tell you it was a wild shooting in the middle of the afternoon on a very busy residential street leaving one man dead here in juniata. this is still a very active scene. you see going on behind me. the shooting happened at i street when someone opened fire on that white mini van killing the driver. the driver still in the seat as we speak. we're told the victim a39 year old man, shot multiple times. the white mini van he was driving then hit several cars before crashing into another mini van about half a block later. the driver pronounced dead on the scene. a passenger who was inside at the time was uninjured. now... >> we are having some technical difficulties with chris o'connell. we'll have much more on that story coming up a little bit later in this newscast. developing right now, minnesota vikings star adrian peterson avoids jail time in a child abuse case against him. a texas judge has agreed to a plea deal. today peterson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor
fox 29's chris o'connell is live there tonight. chris, what is happening? >> reporter: lucy, i tell you it was a wild shooting in the middle of the afternoon on a very busy residential street leaving one man dead here in juniata. this is still a very active scene. you see going on behind me. the shooting happened at i street when someone opened fire on that white mini van killing the driver. the driver still in the seat as we speak. we're told the victim a39 year old man, shot multiple...
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let's get right out to fox 29's chris o'connell. he's live near the scene tonight. chris?> reporter: iain and lucy, good evening. we just got update from princeton police here in mercer county. they are telling us four people have been injured in a schoolbus crash. all of them have been taken to area hospitals. the good news out of this story is none of those injuries appear to be life-threatening. the road is still closed behind me many take a look at what i'm looking at. they just up righted that mini schoolbus. again none of the injuries life threatening. that schoolbus collided with a white bmw sedan. it happened about 3:00 o'clock here on lar reasonsville road route 206 here in mercer county. just got word where this bus originated from. it was the school rock brook school in skill man, new jersey, about eight to 10 miles north of here in mercer county. the two vehicles collided here on lawrenceville road. the bus flipped ending up on its side. the bmw spinning out of control. heavy front end damage but those four people a bus driver, a 16 year old student, a 71 year
let's get right out to fox 29's chris o'connell. he's live near the scene tonight. chris?> reporter: iain and lucy, good evening. we just got update from princeton police here in mercer county. they are telling us four people have been injured in a schoolbus crash. all of them have been taken to area hospitals. the good news out of this story is none of those injuries appear to be life-threatening. the road is still closed behind me many take a look at what i'm looking at. they just up...
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. >> as fox 29's chris o'connell found out, many are standing up in support of the popular haverfordh school coach. >> reporter: haverford high school football players were finishing practice for the playoffs on tuesday night. but they practiced for the first time in more than 20 years without their head coach. this is the booking photograph of joseph gallagher, the head football coach was arrested for drunk driving saturday afterno afternoon. police in prospect park say he hit another car and took off. after being stopped minutes later, according to an arrest report, gallagher had open half bottle of bell gin ale in his center console and told police "i messed up. i hit him and should have stopped. i messed up ". >> he's been a legend here in town, and, you know, until everything comes in, i wouldn't pass judgment on exactly all the facts. >> reporter: parents in haverford school district say they're shocked to hear the news about one of the longest tenured and well-liked football coaches in delaware county. >> he's been a good coach. he's good with the kids. i think it's a loss for
. >> as fox 29's chris o'connell found out, many are standing up in support of the popular haverfordh school coach. >> reporter: haverford high school football players were finishing practice for the playoffs on tuesday night. but they practiced for the first time in more than 20 years without their head coach. this is the booking photograph of joseph gallagher, the head football coach was arrested for drunk driving saturday afterno afternoon. police in prospect park say he hit...
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fox 29's chris o'connell is live near the scene tonight. chris? >> reporter: iain, princeton police just reopened route 206. this is lawrenceville road here in mercer county after the nasty schoolbus accident that sent four people to the hospital including a teenager. check out some of the video we shot just after we arrived. none of these injuries believe it or not appear to be life threatening. emergency crews said they're surprised the injuries were not more serious. the bus from the rock brook private school out of skill man, new jersey, collided with an' 01 white bmw just after 3:00 this afternoon. one every the vehicles crossed the center lane but at this point it is not clear which. now, the victims a 16 year old student, a bus driver and a 71 year old teacher's aid they were on the bus and a 26 year old man driving the bmw, all of them alert and conscious when they were taken to area hospitals. police say they're not sure who may be at fault or if speed was a factor. >> according to the investigators they're not yet ready to determine who
fox 29's chris o'connell is live near the scene tonight. chris? >> reporter: iain, princeton police just reopened route 206. this is lawrenceville road here in mercer county after the nasty schoolbus accident that sent four people to the hospital including a teenager. check out some of the video we shot just after we arrived. none of these injuries believe it or not appear to be life threatening. emergency crews said they're surprised the injuries were not more serious. the bus from the...
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chris o'connell with an and spying story of friendship and thanksgiving.ort. >> i want you over here today. >> reporter: heater he's at the pool. >> you guys are good focus on your kick. >> reporter: in the gym or on the field. >> bring it down. >> reporter: jason kell dare can barely sit still. >> these are new movement patterns. it's going to feel difficult. >> reporter: as the coach drexel triathlon team. >> don't let those hips drop. >> reporter: you would never know by looking at him. but this was him five years ago after suffering for years with a genetic kidney disease polly sis tuck fibrosis. >> it runs rampant in our fami family. four ofs have had transplants. >> reporter: but kildare's active life of swimming, biking and running was about to take a very dramatic turn during a routine doctors visit for a checkup. >> within five minutes he's calling another doctor in and dr. feeling around in my stomach. yeah, we can fit a kidney in there. fit a kidney in there. i thought i was here for a check up and they're already talking transplant. >> reporter
chris o'connell with an and spying story of friendship and thanksgiving.ort. >> i want you over here today. >> reporter: heater he's at the pool. >> you guys are good focus on your kick. >> reporter: in the gym or on the field. >> bring it down. >> reporter: jason kell dare can barely sit still. >> these are new movement patterns. it's going to feel difficult. >> reporter: as the coach drexel triathlon team. >> don't let those hips drop....
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hello everyone i'm chris o'connell.n some form pot is now legal in more than 20 states, new jersey is one of them, pennsylvania may be headed that way. legal pot may not look at all like what you're thinking. not everyone agrees it's a good thing. to find out i traveled to colorado, the forefront of the legal marijuana movement. ♪ >> you macon fuse this place with an art gallery. john mccoy originally from upper darby thought he may have wandered into an apple store. but look a little closer. you'll see they're not selling smart phones. >> wow! never thought i'd see the day. ♪ >> that day was january 1st when recreational marijuana in colorado became legal for anyone 21 and over. since then, the pot industry has been smoking. >> i'm about to take you into one of the first recreational pot shops in denver. ♪ >> this is the 3d cannabis center one of more than 340 marijuana dispensaries that have popped up in denver alone. after flashing my id, i was welcomed by billy, a bud tender. a pot connoisseur, if you will. >> there
hello everyone i'm chris o'connell.n some form pot is now legal in more than 20 states, new jersey is one of them, pennsylvania may be headed that way. legal pot may not look at all like what you're thinking. not everyone agrees it's a good thing. to find out i traveled to colorado, the forefront of the legal marijuana movement. ♪ >> you macon fuse this place with an art gallery. john mccoy originally from upper darby thought he may have wandered into an apple store. but look a little...
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our chris o'connell live in south philadelphia tonight with that reaction. chris? >> reporter: really, iain, a lot of people are disappointed over to today's decision. i've been down here the past few hours talking with residents of south philadelphia. not one of them is in favor of this casino. that's because many of them are literally in the shadow of this casino. we're about three blocks where you saw bruce gordon report from. i'm at ninth and bigler. this is where people now live. there's actually also a school across the street as well. now, as plans were announced for today's -- the new casino today, residents who live near the sports complex devil reactioning. we visited some of those residents. some of them will be looking at the casino right out of their front window. major issues are concerned about, traffic especially on eagles and phillies game days. 70,000 fans flock to the complex. they're also concerned about drug use, prostitution, one local resident we spoke with lives a couple hundred yards away from the site. he was not happy with today's decisio
our chris o'connell live in south philadelphia tonight with that reaction. chris? >> reporter: really, iain, a lot of people are disappointed over to today's decision. i've been down here the past few hours talking with residents of south philadelphia. not one of them is in favor of this casino. that's because many of them are literally in the shadow of this casino. we're about three blocks where you saw bruce gordon report from. i'm at ninth and bigler. this is where people now live....
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seven's chris o'connell live tonight with how the city is already preparing for another major event. chris? >> reporter: iain first the announcement that the pope is coming. now there's some people who think philly has become a front runner to host the democratic national convention in 2016. party leaders say that winning bid is now a matter of money. inside the closed door city hall meeting -- >> philadelphia is a city of big city with big events and we do them very very well. >> reporter: the sales pitch was on. >> no city in the country is more prepared to host a great democratic convention than philadelphia. >> reporter: whose who pennsylvania democrats and business leaders announcing a full court press to land the 2016 democratic national convention. >> they've asked to us raise significant amount of money for this convention. we submitted to them a dough tailed financial plan which they said was the best financial plan they got from any city former gov non and chair of the d inform c ed rendell says philly is poised to win especially after hosting a successful republican convent
seven's chris o'connell live tonight with how the city is already preparing for another major event. chris? >> reporter: iain first the announcement that the pope is coming. now there's some people who think philly has become a front runner to host the democratic national convention in 2016. party leaders say that winning bid is now a matter of money. inside the closed door city hall meeting -- >> philadelphia is a city of big city with big events and we do them very very well....
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hello everyone i'm chris o'connell.some form pot is now legal in more than 20 states, new jersey is one of them, pennsylvania may be headed that way. legal pot may not look at all like what you're thinking. not everyone agrees it's a good thing. to find out i traveled to colorado, the forefront of the legal marijuana movement. ♪ >> you macon fuse this place with an art gallery. john mccoy originally from upper darby thought he may have wandered into an apple store. but look a little closer. you'll see they're not selling smart phones. >> wow! never thought i'd see the day. ♪ >> that day was january 1st when recreational marijuana in colorado became legal for anyone 21
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a very good evening to you, everyone, i'm chris o'connell. thank you for joining us and happy thanksgiving. iain and lucy are off tonight. now, that big dinner is cleared away. it's time to burn off some of those calories by, yes, shopping. stores across the area offering some early deals and some big-time deals. some people even skipping out on that thanksgiving dinner. fox 29's shawnette wilson live in cherry hill where the shopping frenzy is well underway. shawnette, did you do some shopping yet? >> reporter: no, don't tell my business. take a look. these people behind me definitely are. they've been coming and going all night long and showing no signs of letting up much these doors behind me will be open all night to help shoppers burn off that thanksgiving dinner and burn the midnight oil. >> i am getting elmo. i'm getting drum sets. i'm getting dr. stuff. i'm getting dolls report roar this woman is one of many people who cut thanksgiving dinner short. >> i'm going to target and wal*mart. >> reporter: to shop for her two sons and two nep
a very good evening to you, everyone, i'm chris o'connell. thank you for joining us and happy thanksgiving. iain and lucy are off tonight. now, that big dinner is cleared away. it's time to burn off some of those calories by, yes, shopping. stores across the area offering some early deals and some big-time deals. some people even skipping out on that thanksgiving dinner. fox 29's shawnette wilson live in cherry hill where the shopping frenzy is well underway. shawnette, did you do some shopping...
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all right, thank you very much, chris o'connell. >>> right now, crews are on the scene of a reporte reported carn monoxide incident in south philadelphia. busy night for skyfox also over the 1200 block of south eighth street. two people are now at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. meanwhile, crews are checking for a possible leak at the home. now, that on the heels of this. a dangerous amount of carbon monoxide set a new jersey family to the hospital this morning. winslow township emergency crews arrived at house on hidden hollow lane just after 3:00 this morning so bad the father passed out while opening the door for authorities. the man a woman an child all treated taken to the hospital for observation. firefighters say you need to have a carbon monoxide detector for the odorless gas that's why it's so dangerous. it's odorless on every level of your home. with cold weather approaching make sure you get your heating system inspected. >> right now at 6:00 after being pulled from a burning car, a philadelphia police officer talks to fox 29. that officer is out of the hospital to
all right, thank you very much, chris o'connell. >>> right now, crews are on the scene of a reporte reported carn monoxide incident in south philadelphia. busy night for skyfox also over the 1200 block of south eighth street. two people are now at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. meanwhile, crews are checking for a possible leak at the home. now, that on the heels of this. a dangerous amount of carbon monoxide set a new jersey family to the hospital this morning. winslow...
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fox 29's chris o'connell will take us there but right now he's live outside cooper hospital where that surviving child is being treated tonight. chris? >> reporter: joyce, jeannine le page the woman police say shot her three children did dye this morning here at cooper university hospital. meanwhile, tonight about 40 minutes away in tabernacle the community gathers together to pray for that family including the only surviving child who remains in extremely critical condition. >> we struggle with trying to understand a loss like this. roar report wiping away tears and clutches candle the tab kerr knack kell community is try to come to grips with the unimagable. >> please continue to pray for our in the children of tabernacle who have lost their friends way too soon. >> with the children's familiar until attendance, friends and complete strangers come together to pray for three children shot by their mother inside their tabernacle home. >> it makes me feel like if jeannine knew all these people were here and cared maybe she wouldn't have done a she did. >> reporter: eight-year-old nadia
fox 29's chris o'connell will take us there but right now he's live outside cooper hospital where that surviving child is being treated tonight. chris? >> reporter: joyce, jeannine le page the woman police say shot her three children did dye this morning here at cooper university hospital. meanwhile, tonight about 40 minutes away in tabernacle the community gathers together to pray for that family including the only surviving child who remains in extremely critical condition. >> we...
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legendary comedian responded and so did one of cosby's dear friends he spoke only to fox 29's chris o'connelleporter: bill cosby has never been prosecuted and has always denied the numerous sexual assault allegations against him. well now the comedian is finding himself defending those allegations again nearly 10 years later. bill cosby on stage in an erie pennsylvania theater sunday night one of his first appearances since old allegati allegations became news. >> i don't curse on stage. >> it was this routine by hanibel burris appearing in philadelphia last month put cosby back in the spotlight calling the legendary funny man a rapist. >> bill cosby was going to temple had a if the ball scholarship, but he was always had a passion for the music. >> reporter: it was that passion for music that brought legendary saxophone any of the tony williams and bill cosby together 60 years ago in north philadelphia. they were back on the same stage in september when cosby hosted williams' annual jazz festival. they still talk weekly. >> you hear that word, rapist, associated with bill cosby -- >> no. um-
legendary comedian responded and so did one of cosby's dear friends he spoke only to fox 29's chris o'connelleporter: bill cosby has never been prosecuted and has always denied the numerous sexual assault allegations against him. well now the comedian is finding himself defending those allegations again nearly 10 years later. bill cosby on stage in an erie pennsylvania theater sunday night one of his first appearances since old allegati allegations became news. >> i don't curse on stage....
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you can take your nice weather, chris o'connell.hat was a very beautiful scene and you're going to have to travel far to see some beautiful weather. rain stretching from new york all the way down to dc so the big cities socked in with the clouds, the chilly rain and also the winds. we are seeing some heavier pockets mainly in northern delaware. even in the city right here and down into south jersey. the rain moving on shore from east to west kind of going against the tide of what we normally see with rain moving across the country. but that storm system is offshore, it will slowly pull away through the day. that being said, fox future cast shows continual showers through at least noon. by 4:00 north and west, it's just kind of chilly and cloudy, maybe a shower or two. the rain continues along the coast. by 6:00 we'll see some improvement and we'll clear out later on tonight. that seven-day forecast. chilly rain today. 49 degrees. consolation prize, an extra hour of sleep. we'll see some improvement as we go through the rest of the w
you can take your nice weather, chris o'connell.hat was a very beautiful scene and you're going to have to travel far to see some beautiful weather. rain stretching from new york all the way down to dc so the big cities socked in with the clouds, the chilly rain and also the winds. we are seeing some heavier pockets mainly in northern delaware. even in the city right here and down into south jersey. the rain moving on shore from east to west kind of going against the tide of what we normally...
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. >> fox 29's chris o'connell is in juniata. chris?er: lucy that's correct victim a 39 year old man gunned down in the middle of the street while driving a van in juniata this afternoon. now, seven hours after that murder took place, police may be close to finding his killer tonight. the wailing screams of grieving family members just finding out from homicide detectives that their 39 year old brother had been shot dead inside his mini van. >> what did you hear? >> everybody boom, boom, boom, boom. >> maria valez hurt the gunshots at least a dozen of them about 3:00 o'clock tuesday afternoon. police say the man was driving down i street in juniata when someone walked up and opened fire into the driver's side window. the victim was shot at least seven times with a semi-automatic gun. he died on the scene. the white mini van riddled with bullets crashed several cars before hitting another mini van. eyewitnesses heard the chaos. >> scared. throw my children and run inside my house. close the door. >> reporter: as crime scene investigators
. >> fox 29's chris o'connell is in juniata. chris?er: lucy that's correct victim a 39 year old man gunned down in the middle of the street while driving a van in juniata this afternoon. now, seven hours after that murder took place, police may be close to finding his killer tonight. the wailing screams of grieving family members just finding out from homicide detectives that their 39 year old brother had been shot dead inside his mini van. >> what did you hear? >> everybody...
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chris o'connell live tonight in south philly. chris, a lot of people don't like their new neighbor. >> reporter: iain, first of all, let me show was will be philadelphia's new casino hotel. a $425 million project. what will bring 2,000 jobs. it will bring a boutique hotel. but here the problem. that problem is right across packer avenue, a south philadelphia neighborhood where many residents say casino down here at the sports complex is simply too much of a gamble. simply put, the day knew casino breaks ground in south philadelphia is the day paul ma tee yo leaves. >> i'm going to probably sell this house. >> reporter: his home on ninth and bigler over looks what may become philadelphia's second casino. living in the shadow of the sports complex, he's used to traffic jams and parking problems, but he says a new casino will make a bad situation worse. >> crime, drugs, prostitution, my house getting robbed. >> right now i'd say 400-meter. >> this is the view from jay's living room window just a couple hundred yards away from the new
chris o'connell live tonight in south philly. chris, a lot of people don't like their new neighbor. >> reporter: iain, first of all, let me show was will be philadelphia's new casino hotel. a $425 million project. what will bring 2,000 jobs. it will bring a boutique hotel. but here the problem. that problem is right across packer avenue, a south philadelphia neighborhood where many residents say casino down here at the sports complex is simply too much of a gamble. simply put, the day...
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fox 29's chris o'connell live in west brandywine township. chris?> reporter: lucy, very scary evening for staff and members here at the brandywine ymca. the chester county district attorney confirming to night that it was a domestic dispute that led to a murder suicide outside the y. take look behind me. investigators still here on the scene. it happened inside the parking lot at one of the busiest times were the y was filled with people. >> frantic parents picking up their kids from the brandywine ymca. after shots rang out in the parking lot just after 6:00 tonight. police say a man shot and killed a woman who had a prior relationship before turning the gun on himself. >> the parents are in a state of panic. it was hard to keep everything under control. >> reporter: carli sets man is a swim instructor at the y's pool. she helped 35 staff and members keep calm during a lock down that lasted more than two hours. >> when you hear that you don't know anything else. lord knows where they are. they hadn't left the front of the building yet so they might
fox 29's chris o'connell live in west brandywine township. chris?> reporter: lucy, very scary evening for staff and members here at the brandywine ymca. the chester county district attorney confirming to night that it was a domestic dispute that led to a murder suicide outside the y. take look behind me. investigators still here on the scene. it happened inside the parking lot at one of the busiest times were the y was filled with people. >> frantic parents picking up their kids from...
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you know, who i see out there, too, chris o'connell, our news guy. >> oh, he was intense, so he was quarterback team. right? >> no. >> he was so intense. >> was chris murphy throughout? >> no, no. look, look at that throw. did you see that throw? >> there is chris. >> oh, that's pretty good one. >> oh, yes. he can. >> this is for charity, i've never done this b he gets in my face. i'm in your head, hollow, i'm in your head. >> i wanted to cry. he was like get in the game, holly, get in the game. like chris o'connell, he was a monster, a monster. >> my lip, still tend her i touch. >> real quickly here, i'm still upset about the green game bay, i'm over it you. >> got to get over it. worry about the tennessee titans, then worry. you saw the tennessee titans monday night football with pit burying steelers ran every single play, if the eagles don't run the football against the tennessee titans, they won't make the playoffs. they're one of the worse run defenses you'll ever see, we've been waiting for shady and, they got to run. listen, chip kelly knows he has to run the football, and he want, to bu
you know, who i see out there, too, chris o'connell, our news guy. >> oh, he was intense, so he was quarterback team. right? >> no. >> he was so intense. >> was chris murphy throughout? >> no, no. look, look at that throw. did you see that throw? >> there is chris. >> oh, that's pretty good one. >> oh, yes. he can. >> this is for charity, i've never done this b he gets in my face. i'm in your head, hollow, i'm in your head. >> i wanted...
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fox 29's chris o'connell talked with the family this executive action is supposed to help and, chris,reporter: yeah, lucy, tonight i spent the night with about 30 undocumented immigrants watching president obama's speech. and it was the news they were waiting to hear. the reason for some of them they may soon get the chance to become legal united states residents. for the past 10 years, angela navarro has been breaking the law and living in hiding. ever since the government deported her back to her native honduras. she never left but still lives in fear. >> it's been a really horrible fear. i've been afraid to go to my mother' house because immigration has come to her door so many times. afraid to write my name down anywhere going to the hospital and writing my name down makes me scared. >> reporter: she's going public through an interpreter she tells us how she quit her job as a cook and moved her family into this converted room inside west kensington ministry church last week. her husband and two children are u.s. citizens but she's not. but in an active civil disobedience, she's ta
fox 29's chris o'connell talked with the family this executive action is supposed to help and, chris,reporter: yeah, lucy, tonight i spent the night with about 30 undocumented immigrants watching president obama's speech. and it was the news they were waiting to hear. the reason for some of them they may soon get the chance to become legal united states residents. for the past 10 years, angela navarro has been breaking the law and living in hiding. ever since the government deported her back to...
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it has been a while since we felt temperatures like this lets get out to chris o'connell outside in the middle of it all now, felt cold earlier and even worse now, hey, chris. >> reporter: no audio. i got to be honest when you when i left for work this morning i had to take a trip to the attic to dust off the old winter coat. i'm sure i'm not the first one. it is only 47 degrees here but this morning when you walked out i'm sure you felt that stiff breeze, wind gusts upwards of 46 miles an hour, making wind chills, yes, we're talking wind chills in the 30's today. take a look at video of downtown in center city today, it was hats, gloves, it was scarves out in full force, today. even the four legged friend were getting bundled up but really the wind today was the story, those gusts upwards of 48 miles an hour, recorded at the airport the north face outdoors store pack with people all day to day. >> no audio. >> reporter: outdoors, as i said like a smack in the face. >> no audio. >> all right then. well, at least it is not snowing out there we lost chris there we will get back to him. th
it has been a while since we felt temperatures like this lets get out to chris o'connell outside in the middle of it all now, felt cold earlier and even worse now, hey, chris. >> reporter: no audio. i got to be honest when you when i left for work this morning i had to take a trip to the attic to dust off the old winter coat. i'm sure i'm not the first one. it is only 47 degrees here but this morning when you walked out i'm sure you felt that stiff breeze, wind gusts upwards of 46 miles...
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. >> fox 29's chris o'connell is live in springfield, delaware county tonight. chris?porter: so many people starting their holiday shopping this next story may have you thinking twice about the next time you use your credit card, your debit card or smart phone. an observant fox 29 viewer tipped us off to what cops say may be a high-tech case of identity theft. what is going on in this picture? a fox 29 viewer wanted us to investigate. the photo taken in a parking lot of the springfield mall shows a man sitting in a white suv behind him not one count them eight different smart phones all turned on hanging all over the car. the question is why? >> it's a little shady especially out in the open like that. >> he's not the only one that thinks so. we showed the picture to two forensic investigators. nearly can confirm exactly what's going on in the photograph but say there is a chance it's electronic hacking. using a cell phone to steal your information like bank account and credit card numbers. these days, thieves can use what's called near field communication or simple bl
. >> fox 29's chris o'connell is live in springfield, delaware county tonight. chris?porter: so many people starting their holiday shopping this next story may have you thinking twice about the next time you use your credit card, your debit card or smart phone. an observant fox 29 viewer tipped us off to what cops say may be a high-tech case of identity theft. what is going on in this picture? a fox 29 viewer wanted us to investigate. the photo taken in a parking lot of the springfield...
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our chris o'connell live at the chester county prison tonight. chris? >> reporter: iain, even if you're not parent this is a very difficult story to hear. the most disturbing and horrifying cases of child abuse cops here have ever seen. a three year old boy is brutally beaten to death. tonight his own mother and her boyfriend are behind bars here at the chester county prison charged with that little boy's murder. >> he was punched in the face and in the stomach. >> reporter: horrifying details of what happened to little scotty mcmillan was even difficult for prosecutors to explain. >> he was tied to a chair and beaten. >> reporter: 23 year old gary fellenbaum and his girlfriend jillian tate are facing murder charges after police say they systematically beat and tortured tate's toddler son for the last three days of his life. according to police, all because the little boy refused to eat his breakfast. >> barry fellenbaum is a 275-pound man and he is punching a three year old boy in the head. >> reporter: police were called to the cluttered mobile home o
our chris o'connell live at the chester county prison tonight. chris? >> reporter: iain, even if you're not parent this is a very difficult story to hear. the most disturbing and horrifying cases of child abuse cops here have ever seen. a three year old boy is brutally beaten to death. tonight his own mother and her boyfriend are behind bars here at the chester county prison charged with that little boy's murder. >> he was punched in the face and in the stomach. >> reporter:...
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fox 29's chris o'connell is live at philadelphia international airport tonight. chris?> reporter: iain, it's been a rough night all around. you can see some of the residual effects on our lense there. we're here at philadelphia international airport where the snow, the rain has stopped, but nonetheless, the ripple effect causing delays all over this airport. this nor'easter causing delays up and down the east coast as a messy holiday travel begins to wind up. >> we haven't seen her. this is my baby daughter. >> reporter: allison and calvin's daughter flight from d.c. should have arrived hours ago. >> anticipation, yup. >> reporter: after six months, a few more hours is worth the wait. especially since it's the first time they've seen their daughter since she went into basic training for the pennsylvania national guard. >> it's a long time coming seems like probably went faster for her than me. just exciting waiting. i probably would have waited all day like this. report roar after a ground stoppage and canceled flights across the northeast, many flu in to philly only to
fox 29's chris o'connell is live at philadelphia international airport tonight. chris?> reporter: iain, it's been a rough night all around. you can see some of the residual effects on our lense there. we're here at philadelphia international airport where the snow, the rain has stopped, but nonetheless, the ripple effect causing delays all over this airport. this nor'easter causing delays up and down the east coast as a messy holiday travel begins to wind up. >> we haven't seen her....
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our chris o'connell live at the hospital in plainsboro tonight with the story. chris?> reporter: that's right, iain. to night princeton police are trying to find out exactly what caused that nasty schoolbus accident this afternoon in princeton. but police say without seat belts, four people who were injured in this accident may have lost their lives. by the looks of the crash, you may not think anyone made it. in fact, princeton emergency crews were shocked to learn all four people walk away from this crash conscious, alert and ali alive. >> all medical personnel at the scene given the seriousness of the crash were surprised the injuries weren't more serious. >> reporter: police say the money knee bus owned by rick's bus service in lakewood and this 2011 white bmw collided on state route 206 in mercer county. the bus flipped on its side. the beamer suffering heavy damage. the victims a 16 year old student from rock brook private school in skillman, schoolbus driver 44 year old veronica mckinney, teachers aid 71 year old jenny -- geneva smith and the driver of the bmw26
our chris o'connell live at the hospital in plainsboro tonight with the story. chris?> reporter: that's right, iain. to night princeton police are trying to find out exactly what caused that nasty schoolbus accident this afternoon in princeton. but police say without seat belts, four people who were injured in this accident may have lost their lives. by the looks of the crash, you may not think anyone made it. in fact, princeton emergency crews were shocked to learn all four people walk away...