i'm jeff cole live here in mayfair. folks. >> jeff cole, you know what? i don't know how your nerves are but i'm about ready to die. we got 13 seconds. we could about rap this thing up. >> all right. from jeff cole to dave schratweiser >> this is a scene about ten deep everybody watching the game from the street ready to erupt and you go up the block a little bit further. getting ready to go. you see the bike cops and look, just in case we were going to win. we got the t-shirt ready to go. crazy. check it out. everybody coming out on the street now. you'll see more of that. had checking them come out on the of the bar. take a listen. ♪ >> the police celebrating as well. all the sirens. finally got a championship. super bowl champs. >> after all these years, you can't call us a loser anymore. you can't say hit. >> that's all. that's all. can't do that either. >> we won, we're super bowl champions >> first of all, you can excuse the fan and we apologize that that came out on air. but they're incredibly excited. they are lit. unfortunately that reminded with

our jeff cole went to mick rollly and asked about the accusations. >> reporter: it's regarding other issues. regarding some issues in terms of allegations of behavior that's not proper. can you tell me about it? >> jeff, all i can tell you i've done nothing wrong. >> reporter: you can't talk to me now. >> i'm at home on my personal property, jeff, and, you know, i understand -- >> reporter: nick i've known you for a long time. i'm here to get your side. >> you'd like to have a conversation sit down don that at my office when i'm not, you know, in the back of my house doing yard work. >> well top pennsylvania house leaders have launched an inquiry into the allegations. a home destroyed in moorestown, new jersey of the investigators are looking into what starter the fire on the unit block of windemere drive they believe it began in the back of the house just past 5:00 this morning. firefighters got it under control about an hour later. it is absolutely demolish. everyone did however make it out safely. >>> a man is dead after police say he shot his wife and took his own live at their ed

we got jeff cole in the mayfair area. >> reporter: we got a show here.'s see if i can get you to take a look at the crowd. there we go. is this is the enthusiasm we've had here. here's what we're seeing. >> we won the super bowl. >> i think so many people are out there tweeting and doing social media it's taking down the band with of things but i know what we can do right now. let's go to minneapolis >> kristen rogers is standing by. >> nigel, what does this moment feel like right now? >> the best feeling in the world. it's the best feeling in the world. so hard to describe everything since i was five years old. this is it. it's just surreal. >> reporter: probably some of the adverse with all the injuries and stuff, probably makes it sweeter all the stuff you balanced through. >> especially when you go through everybody doubting you. we had injuries, guys step up all around kept continuing to show resilience. saw how bad we wanted to be super bowl champions. >> reporter: you said the key to taking down tom brady is putting on pressure and that is exactly

our jeff cole is live in center city. jeff? luce z under going a building boom and in the hunt for amazon's new headquarters fill not afford black eye in the post super bowl celebration. largely as you say things went well, but there was trouble. early afternoon just outside city hall in streets department workers were hoisting pedestrian and traffic signals on to a new pole. the old one and others claimed in the celebration. >> eight poles and signals knock down last night. >> yes. a full eight of them. >> eight. >> and you are putting them all back up. >> all of them back. >> reporter: across the street plywood covers the broken windows and doors on the iconic center city macy's. prompting disgust. >> i thought maybe few people would, you know, climb a few poles but i didn't think they will take out window. >> this is disappointing to you? >> absolutely. it's my city. don't look good nationally. >> reporter: mid the joyous fans vandals like these men perched on a newsstand on chestnut. using a pole to spear the window at arts

jeff cole is tracking all those issues with patco right now. hey, jeff. >> reporter: it was certainly a warped by patco by septa by even mayor kenney yesterday at his press conference in the afternoon in the lead up to this event when he said look you've got to bring your patience. bring your spirit. bring warm clothing and bring your patient. we're seeing that now as this huge number of people actually try to get home. now, not everybody is actually using public transit. some people simply using their feet and those are people who crossed the ben franklin bridge. let's show you some pictures of those people. the ben franklin is the big steel span that links philadelphia to south jersey and beyond. many eagles fans went for a brisk walk today crossing the bridge to get to the parkway. spirits were very high. green was everywhere. the parade and the walk were both invigorating. what prompted to you walk the bennie franklin here? >> see the eagles. >> yeah. >> no way else in. >> this the best way. best way. >> why is this the best way. >> we're he

jeff cole joins us here in studio with details. jeff?> iain the numbers are unofficial but still stunning. 1200 overdose deaths in philadelphia in 2017. the most of all big cities in america. the attorney general says he took a big swipe at the drug problem over the weekend but he does not like a city plan to battle the heroin epidemic. >> it was a quiet sunday night the dinner hour when a caravan of officers moved on 4345 north fourth investigators with the state attorney general federal immigration and city police had been tracking the two men inside believing they were big players in the heroin trade. concerned about trouble this man asked we not show his face or report his name. >> what did you see sunday night, sir? >> i seen a lot of police cars, um, vans and everything. but i didn't know what my neighbors was doing. they were quiet. so i don't pay attention to none of that. >> reporter: spread out on a table tuesday a big hall of drugs a gun, packaging and equipment investigators 1124-year-old cesar guzman and 30-year-old jeremy s

i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. >> all right, jeff, thank you.ks in camden heading to church today for ash wednesday. ♪ the kathy thecal of the immaculate was packed today. dennis sullivan the bishop of camden officiating that mass today. this marks the beginning of lent which reflects the 40 days jesus spent in the day fasting and praying. fox 29 following breaking news out of south florida. a deadly school shooting deadliest in the history of new details couldn't to come in. >> we're on top of breaking news deadly in order high school snoot shooting new video just in here showing the suspect in that shooting much he's been identified as 19-year-old nicholas cruz oh former student who has been obsessed with guns video of him being led into the police station right now. we know that according to wsvn16 people were killed. many more injury. we'll stay on top of this and bring you knew details as soon as we get them. south jersey girls basketball star scored her 1,000th point in varsity competition this afternoon. what's more impressive she's just

fox 29's jeff cole from south whitehall township. there's no known cause on this fire that lit up the morning sky in south whitehall township. there are no injuries. but the school district took a big hit. firefighters doused hot spots along the front of the blackened she wills of the 16 destroyed school buses. investigators could be seen poking through the rubble. the grim result of a blaze so hot the firefighters played defense. >> it was just shoot water on it surround and drown the best you can. >> reporter: some 25 buses were destroyed serving the large parkland school district in lehigh county. >> the garage burped up. >> reporter: the garage burned up. it did. are you sad about it? >> yeah. >> reporter: yeah. >> and made a big boom. >> reporter: stephanie lives just yards away. she and her young daughters woke up to the smell of smoke. >> we heard sounds that sounded like explosions so we wanted to come down here just in case the building would go. >> reporter: her daughter madison a first grader says she loves school but the

at philadelphia international airport, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. >>> of course keep it here.e have more on that deadly shooting coming up tonight on fox 29 news at 10:00 and 11:00. >>> investigators are bust add meth lab in atlantic city's trap tropicana hotel they say that's why a fire started. skyfox was over the scene yesterday morning when the fire broke out on the fourth floor. a hazmat team dismantled that lab and several floors had to be vac weighed. police later arrested two men an woman. prosecutors charged 49-year-old michael pillar in there incident he was also hurt in the fire. >>> in burlington county another person trying to cross route 73 in mt. laurel has died. this is the fourth time something like this has happened in a 1 mile radius on that road just since september. police say early this morning the person was either ride ago bike or walking across route 73 at willow road in mt. laurel driver in maroon hyundai hit and killed the person. the bike had a blinking light on it the back and front to make visible in the dark. no word if prosecutors plan to file c

fox 29's jeff cole found out how the see and businesses are preparing for what will no doubt be crowds of people partying in the streets. >> reporter: as game time nears it is clear pressure is building on the philadelphia police and its leadership. the city does not want a win or even a loss by the philadelphia eagles to result in black eye for the city because of unruly out of control fans. sunday night post game in mayfair and the thousands of fans expected to gather will be bathed in bright white light at the urging of police. the streets department has installed 44 new powerful led lights at a cost of 13 grand. >> it's a good thing. you know. there's too much bad things going on this is a good thing. report roar lisa greco will step into the light she'll come to frankford and cottman sunday to watch over her salon and enjoy. >> it's enjoyable to watch so many for happy for sure and just to protect the business just in case. but for the most part our fans are pretty good here. >> reporter: 300 cops will surround mayfair's famous intersection with four checkpoints sunday evening all

in voorhees, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. >> u.s. senator pat toomey says that he'll probably reintroduce legislation to expand background checks on gun purchases but it may require some changes to make it happen. the republican senator says he wants to see how many senators support it when the senate returns to session. the bill first emerged after the 2012 slaying of 26 children and adults in connecticut's sandy hook elementary school. it failed then and at least one more time since then. >>> with beer and wine sales now becoming the norm in pennsylvania super markets, a document for a delaware county community may put the cork back on those beverages. our bruce gordon has the story from nether providence township. >> reporter: bill levin spent part of this springlike day hosing down his nearly new corvette in the drive way of his surrey road home. the vet packs a whole lot of power but not as much as levin's. you hold an awful lot of sway in this matter don't you. >> well, we could but we hope it can be settled on a friendly basis

i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. >> two men shot to again inside a car in norristown. police are now looking for the killer investigators say they found the two men shot on the 700 block of chain street just after midnight. one of the men was dead at the scene. the other was taken to hospital where he died a short time later. demolition on a building in philadelphia's old city that caught fire last sunday is on hold while investigators are still looking for how that fire started. they say the building on the 200 block of chestnut street is now unsafe. the city's department of licen licenses and inspections says crews still need to work on the connected buildings before they can begin demolition but expect that to start sometime later this week. >>> new castle county police arrested this guy delancey smallwood for several counts of indecent exposure. police say the 43-year-old once exposed himself to a woman on weather ton drive in brandy wood while asking her for directions. police were then able to link him he to to a couple of other incidents he's facing several char

at rowan university, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. >>> and back to your fox 29 weather authority.s we take live look at doylestown bucks county where the chill is on tonight. in fact we're all feeling it. if that's not enough it's shaping up to be a wet weekend. scott's forecast in 15 seconds. >>> high temperature today mate made it to 39 degrees. upper 30s right now. clouds rolling in. winds developing out of the south. temperatures will hold steady tonight in the 30s for most of us. 38 right now philadelphia. upper 30's in pittsburgh but off to the south, cincinnati 49 degrees. 49 in roanoke. 57 degrees in charlotte. look at low 60s right now in nashville. nap some of that milder air but along with it will come some moisture. so it look pretty wet tomorrow afternoon and evening and much of the day on sunday. temperatures tonight once again pretty uniform. low mid and upper 30s out there. 20s the only exception as you move toward sections of the poconos. so tomorrow morning, 7am, waking up mostly cloudy skies. temperatures upper 30s. low to mid and upper 40s as we move toward the

live at the airport i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. lucy? >> all right, thank you much, jeff. >>> still to come new information on the deadly in this winter in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. so whether you're a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny.com new york state. it's all here. it's only here. ♪ >> here's what we know right now in the florida high school mass shooting. nope-year-old nikolas cruz appeared before judge for the first time just hours ago. prosecutors have now charged with 17 counts of first degree murder. according to a sheriff's report he confessed to carrying out yesterday's shooting killing 17 people. investigators say he trained with a white nationalist para military group and posted photos of weapons on instagram. authorities also just released the names of all those killed. the youngest is just 14 years old. >>> the school community where the tragic events unfolded is as you can imagine com

at police headquarters i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. lucy. >> thank you much, jeff. >>> 13 years ago today daniel imbo and richard petrone, jr., vanished. the last time anyone saw them they were leaving a bar on the 400 block of south street and heading towards his black dodge pick up. more than decade passed the fbi and police continue to investigate and $50,000 reward still stands for information leading to them or information leading to an arrest of whoever is responsible for their disappearance. >>> at accused gunman in the florida high school attack walked into a courtroom knot for the first time since the shooter. protesters at the white house putting pressure on lawmakers to do something about gun violence at schools. fox's steve rappaport reports. >> reporter: nicholas cruz making a another appearance before a judge today. he's being held without bond accused of killing 17 people at stoneman douglas high school his lawyers trying to seal court records related to the case. >> i don't believe the state suffered any prejudice by the

our jeff cole has more from south whitehall township. >> reporter: firefighters do you say hot spotslong the front of the blackened shells of the 16 destroyed school buses. investigators could be seen poke through the rubble. the grim result of a blaze so hot the firefighte firefightersd defense. >> it was just shoot water on it, surround and drown the best you can. >> reporter: 25 buses were destroyed serving the large parkland school district in lehigh county. >> the garage burned up. >> reporter: the garage burned up. it did. are you sad about it? >> yeah. >> and made a big boom. >> reporter: stephanie lives just yards away. she and her young daughters woke up to the smell of smoke. >> we heard sounds that sounded like explosions we wanted to come down here just in case the building would go. >> reporter: her daughter madison first grader says she loves school but the fire closed the district friday. the state fire marshal, state police and federal investigators are searching for a cause. the fire is getting special attention because it gutted a school structure. >> we got to pull

our jeff cole talk with some high school teachers in our area about the idea. >> reporter: the debate is raging to night over arming teachers to defend students. would it be a strong last line of defense? or simply invite chaos? in south jersey's collingswood high two unarmed guards prowl the corridors and outsiders are bubussed in. >> teachers should be rooting for students not shooting for students. >> it's a safe place believes kwame ivory who asked students if esche be carrying a gun. >> raise your hands if you you'd be comfortable if you knew i was strapped right now. om one student raised hi their hasn't. >> reporter: fellow fiss situation instructor chuck says a gun on his hip is a recipe for chaos. >> i just don't think in our profession that the training could ever be. if i was to it would be something like a cop or former cop. >> aping teachers is part of the heated national debate on school security after the park lapped florida attack. the president backs the idea. so does mike chitwood. he's the high profile top cop in upper darby, pa. who says teachers would volunteer. >

jeff cole talk way few of the well behave fans who say they're disappointed. >> reporter: under going a building boom in the hunt for amazon's new headquarters philly could not afford a black eye last night in the super bowl celebration. mostly things wept well. but there was trouble. fly wood covers windows and doors at center city retailer macy's while just across the street traffic lights are being hoisted on a new pole. the old one claimed by the cro crowd. some were worried about black eye for philly. >> i thought maybe few people would, you know, climb a few poles but i didn't think they would take out window. >> reporter: this is disappointing to you. >> absolutely. it's my city. it don't look good nationally. >> reporter: busted big window at arts and crafts retailer ac moore on chestnut doesn't look good either. the handy work of vandals caught on video in the act. >> it was unnecessary. i know that you be happy and everything but you need to think before you act because that's costing people money. >> reporter: just how much money is unclear tonight but in joyous mostly well

in media, jeff cole, fox 29 news. what is patco doing. they'll help you get to the parade by running a modified schedule thursday. they'll close ten stations, beginning at 3am, so from 6:00 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. only westbound trains are going to run. trains leaving from the lindenwold, woodcrest, ferry avenue and broadway station are going to go directly to ninth, tenth and locust street station. from 1:20 to 8:00 at night trains are only going to run eastbound. in case you don't have all that we've got everything you need to know about the parade route, the trapes all the road closures and school closures head to our website at fox29.com. >>> we of course are keeping track of area school district that is will close for the parade. so far the philadelphia school district, upper darby, penn-delco, and collingswood and oakland school districts are all closed. the arch diocesan schools and community college of philadelphia will also close thursday. this includes administrative offices and late this afternoon temple university says it's campuses

fox 29's jeff cole is in bellefont, delaware, with the 25-year-old case. >> reporter: former delawareriest john sarro is an old man living out of state. but once again claims of sexual abuse have risen against him causing public outrage. saint helena church is an impo imposing stone structure built in the early '50's. mass is heard here daily, ton night there's bingo like every thursday. but there's also outrage. >> any time you miss with a minor, man, you get what you deserve. you know he's an animal as far as i'm concern. >> reporter: he's speaking of john sarro, a former priest of the wilmington diocese, who has become the first delaware priest criminally charged with sex abuse of a minor. >> that's horrible. you know, with everything that's gone on today and then that back in the 1990s, it's just horrific. >> reporter: sarah was serving at saint helena's in the early '90's when according new castle county grand jury indictment he had sexual intercourse with a girl under scene 16. he's charged with touching the girl's breasts. he was first name as a sex abuser of minors in 2006. wh

let's get right out to jeff cole who's life in south whitehall township with the latest. jeff? >> reporter: dawn, there is no known cause for this big fire that lit up the morning sky here in south whitehall township. there were no injuries luckily but this school district has taken a big hit. midday and fire crews were blasting away at hot spots in front of the scorched school buses. the early morning fire claimed 16 in the school district garage in blaze so hot fire crews were forced to back up and drop wat water. >> it was just shooting water on it surround and drown the best you can. >> reporter: total of 25 buses are believed destroyed. serving the sprawling parkland school district of lehigh coun county. >> the garage burned up. >> reporter: the garage burned up. did it. are you sad about it? >> yeah. and make big boom. >> reporter: stephanie and her two young daughter as woke to the smoke at 3:00 this morning. she lives just yards away. >> we heard sounds that sounded like explosions we wanted to come down here just in case the building would go. >> reporter: her first g

our jeff cole is live at radnor township police with more. jeff? >> reporter: lucy, radnor police say they are concerned about these early morning fiesta that sent students into the cold and rattled emotions here. cabrini university says it's taken precautions but questions are being raised about how the university first reactioned. on the third floor of cabrini university's east residence hall a security guard is standing watch on the look out for a fire bug. >> just keeps happening and no one really is saying like much about what's happening. so we kind of want to make it stop basically because it's been happening more than once. >> reporter: fires in the third floor bath three since mid december each one of them sent in the trash. >> we're trying to come way rush why this is occurring much it's a huge safety issue we're concerned about. >> reporter: there were two fires set in the overnight on dee 14th says flanagan and another just last tuesday at 1:30 in the morning. >> relatively safe community, but i'm very -- very uncomfortable now rt repor

our jeff cole has that story a little bit later in our newsca newscast. >>> temperatures are tumblingoss our area including in allentown, damp and cold and tomorrow it's will feel more like winter. it is february, though kathy it's so hard to believe we were so soaking in the 70s yesterday. >> it is. it's almost as if it were a dream lucy because you walk outside and it's like a slap in the its so cold. wind chills to talk about as well. little bit foggy on the parkway and cold temperatures with northeasterly wind. look at this. pottstown only 36. 39 in philadelphia. 41 in wilmington and falling fast. now overnight, we're talking about 35 in pottstown. 26 in the poconos. 34 in allentown and 39 degrees in dover. ultimate doppler few showers to our south with a front and this is the next batch of rain moving in tomorrow. so we are going to be seeing more wet weather colder temperatures and it look like we'll be in a wet rut take look when that moves out and when the sun will shine again around here. i'll see in you few minutes with the seven day. >> sounds good. thank you kathy. >>> som

in radnor township, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. >> we know the opioid epidemic is a national crisis.amilies facing horrors they never imagined but day by day he we hear stories of try um. and glimmers of hope from those who have faced the worst iain page has more. iain. >> so many of these stories end in tragedy. that was almost the case for local woman who nearly died from an overdose. but thanks to her mom, who saved her, she's now thriving and inspiring others. ♪ monica is a beautiful young woman who so much going for her. loving parents, a younger brother, two sisters. monica grew up in nice house in south jersey but when she was 15 she had ovarian cysts and the doctor prescribed percocet and vicodin. soon monica was addicted to opioids. three years later, she started using heroin. >> it's cheaper compared to $30 a pill. it's ten dollars bag. it's the same thing. >> reporter: monica graduated from high school in 2008 and went on to beauty school but her addiction was getting worse. and initially her family had no idea but eventually her mom found out. >> my daughter melissa came

our fox 29's jeff cole is life in northeast philadelphia with what's going on. jeff. >> reporter: lucy, let's call it the great switched tv caper. local man buy as big tv gets a much smaller tv in the box. he's not happy. now the national retailer walmart has weighed in. >> come to open it up, and this was what was inside. >> reporter: a 48-inch samsung television that's what len green of northeast philly says he found in the box. but there's a problem. he paid for a 65-inch at the walmart in philadelphia mills on the 23rd. >> what did you think? >> i was in shock. um, literally in shock. i thought i was losing my mine. i took my measuring tape out measured it from corner to corner. 48-inch. >> green a dealer at area casinos the father of two small children wanted the tv for his new apartment. he says he returned to walmart where store managers looked at video of them making the purchase and got some disappointing news. >> they said since the box wasn't tampered with on camera that they couldn't do anything for us. >> reporter: witness service plan, green paid ju

our jeff cole live now in center city. jeff? >> reporter: lucy, the good feeling over the eagles super bowl win has been tested the last two days and the mad rush for those septa passes. 50,000 passes gone. not everybody who wants one has one. midday at the septa media station an line of eagles fans snakes out of the ticket booth and along the track. inside the ten dollars independence passes are flying out of the seller's hands suddenly he's out. >> that's it, people. >> fans waiting in the rain get the bad news. >> still on the super bowl -- still won the super bowl. i'm cool. we're getting to philly either way. >> reporter: by or by crook you're getting there. >> we might have to walk boys but we're getting philly to scenic foles with that trophy. >> reporter: over at the fox chase train station, john star has work the railroads for 34 years. he's sold 900 passes sips 3:00 yesterday. this lucky fan bought the last two at 1:30. >> how does that make you feel? were are your thoughts? >> so happy. so happy. go eagles. >> reporte

live in mayfair, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. dawn, back to you. >> all right, jeff, thank you.his has been one incredible journey for all of us in eagles nation. and scenes like this we may see them again sunday night. turn to fox 29 after the game. we're not sleeping though we're pulling an all nighter believe it or not with you. we're out on the streets of philadelphia right in the middle of all the action. so night eagles fly. >>> to your fox 29 weather authority now. as we take live look over the philadelphia art museum. displaying eagles pride there. a chilly start to the weekend with wind chills that felt like they were in the single digits in spots. meteorologist cot williams joining us now with first check of the forecast much it's really cold out there. i didn't realize until i stepped outside, scott. >> bitterly cold air over top of the philadelphia area right now. we're dry but we're tracking a super bowl sunday storm. it looks like it will arrive during the day on sunday. but look at the weekend. 32 degrees for the high temperature tomorrow. low 40s as we move towar

live in collingswood, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. lucy? >> thank you jeff. >>> hundreds of pennsylvania university of pennsylvania students have been standing in the rain taking a stand against mass shootings inspired by the actions of the parkland shooting survivors. students lined locust walk standing in solidarity with those in florida. now each held a sign represen representing all the mass shootings since january 1st of 2017. >> i also think gun violence is one of the issues in this country that young people really understand. we've grown up doing after shoot drills in school. we really get it. but it can be hard to direct our angr and our passion toward action. um so we're hoping that this will be the start of something more. >> the students also stood in silence for 497 seconds. they said to honor victims of mass shootings. >>> in newark, delaware, police arrested a teenager who they say is behind a rash of car thefts. they say the 16-year-old boy is the one who stole three cars in two weeks at the wawa in ogle ton road. in all cases

fox 29's jeff cole live in media. jeff? >> reporter: lucy, we're already finding out just how packed and difficult this may be actually. so we're here at the media train station much the ten dollars discount passes septa is selling are already sold out here. at least sold out here for the day. septa hopes to win this big transportation event on thursday just like the eagles did on sunday. trish combs is on a mission. she's hustling across the parking lot of septa's media train station to buy her ten dollars independence pass for the parade. her high school aged daughter has sent her. >> she has called me multiple times on my way here in the two minutes i've been driving make sure you get the right ticket. make sure they punch the right day. she has texted me the date that should be on the ticket. >> reporter: septa is selling 50,000 of the discounted pass along with weekly and monthly trail passes they're the only way to get to thursday's parade on the regional rail. but beware, trains will not stop at all stations and they

let's get to jeff cole live at rowan with this story. jeff? >> reporter: well, chris, college is a time for growth a time to grapple with big issues like sexual harassment and assault. how to spot it, what to do about it. glassboro's rowan university is an expanding school of 18,500 undergraduate, graduate and medical students. it's a public university whose president friday took on sexual assault and harassment amy houck is a rowan psychologist. >> are students reluctant to come forward, do you think. >> the statistics would suggest that most people do not report this. >> reporter: in campus wide e-mail rowan's president wrote, it is the responsibility of us all to not only report acts of harassment we see but also to create environment where is respects full language and actions are the norm. the letter was the idea of a university committee focused on sexual violence prevention. its members wanted to speak to the rowan community in the wake of the larry nassar case. nassar is the michigan state univrsity doctor who molested olympic gymnasts

live in voorhees, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. iain. >> jeff, thank you. >>> all right, let's talk about that record breaking warmth now out there. the delaware valley is enjoying june-like temperatures and sunshine even though it's february 21st. taking a look at rehoboth beach it's nice to be out by the water when it's this kind of temperature. the thermometer is going to start match and the calendar dean so let's bask in this winter warmup for a few more hours at least. what started out as a foggy day turned into a springlike stunner as you can see from this time lapse video in allentown. let's get you out to kathy orr who is outside our studios in olde city tonight kathy with some friends. >> yeah, look who i found, the eighth grade from san jose, california. what's the name of the school. >> moreland middle school. >> moreland middle school came all the way to philadelphia because they heard it was going to be 78 degrees, right. >> yeah. >> and you know, it's always like this in philadelphia. did you know that? >> no. >> no, y

our jeff cole is live at the scene in radnor. it happens a lot apparently, jeff. >> reporter: happens all the time they tell us, luce seem the bridge is painted a bright yellow. there are sign that is say the bridge is 10 feet 10-inches tall. but yet again, this radnor rail bridge takes a big knock today. wednesday morning in the bustle of the rush hour in radnor township it happens again, the train bridge at north radnor chester in king of prussia road social security struck. this time it's a moving truck heading south this woman lives nearby and has seen it all before. >> we see the car on -- the truck slightly on the side the man was outside at that point and plot wes taking care of it. >> reporter: you're thinking here we go again. >> definitely. >> reporter: the truck tipped on its side and there it sat blocking traffic. the rail bridge with a clearance of 10 feet 10-inches has been a bulls eye for trucks and other large vehicles for years police say the area is state controlled and has been frustrating issue for radnor for

on market street, at septa headquarters, jeff cole, fox 29 us in. >>> can't beat free and then there'sifferent service same story. sold out. if you were lucky enough to snag a ticket patco officials say you had had better get to your station early. trains will fill up fast f trains leaving atlantic city tomorrow morning at 8:26. another leaves philadelphia at 4:19 in the afternoon. from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. the bus service will only make a single stop in center city at six many and race streets and the river line will run between trenton and the walter reid rand transportation center in camden. >>> now as philadelphia puts the finishing touches on tomorrow's big celebration, they know all too well getting all the details just right for a mass celebration is a heck of a challenge. among the most challenging challenge, what to do when nature calls for the expected millions. our bruce gordon has the answe answers. >> reporter: i got to say i'm flushed with excitement over this assignment. a football team that's number one and fans worried about number two. the stage is nearly set for a

jeff cole, fox 29 news. >>> all right.look at rehoboth beach in delaware, of course, ready for unseasonably warm valentine's day? kathy has got your date night forecast in 15 seconds. temperatures will soar 10 degrees above normal tomorrow and then 20 degrees above normal by thursday. you can see there's still grooming the slopes at blue mountain and why not? because it's still cold enough for making snow there. thirty five degrees in the city. the high today 43. winds out of the south southeast at three. that will change the weather for us big time tomorrow for valentine's day. allentown 34. millville 34. 35 degrees in wildwood and ac. you can see the west not lot of cold. chicago 23. minneapolis 25. they were in the teens and singles numbers over the past couple of days. the warmth is coming from the south and that will be the primary source for us over at least the next two maybe three days. so we go hour by hour with our fox future cast. wednesday for valentine's day clouds and sun. very nice day with temperatures in t

as our jeff cole reports, you're going to need to plan and be prepared to call an audible. >> reportermost as good as a ticket to the super bowl and a lot cheaper. their ten dollars, septa independence passes and along with weekly and monthly trail passes, if you don't have one, you're not riding the regional rail to the parade. >> there's no way you're getting into the city with a car on thursday. or unless you want to walk which isn't going to happen. >> reporter: septa is selling 50,000 of the discounted tickets and warning riders not all stations will have service and they'll run only to jefferson and 30th street stations in the city. >> our desire is to move large numbers of people express trial service wherever we can and make sure that, of course, safety is health held. >> reporter: the authority is urging riders to use the broad street and market frankford lines running free on thursday. thanks to $300,000 contribution from independence blue cross. a half million riders are expected to take septa to see the super bowl champions and the thor hopes to avoid packed trapes and angr

jeff cole spoke with fans who say they're a little disappointed here. >> reporter: early afternoon justy hall and streets department workers were hoisting pedestrian and traffic signals on to a new pole. the old one and others claimed in the celebration. >> eight poles and signals knock down last night? >> yes. >> full eight of them. >> eight. >> and you are putting them all back up. >> all back up y. >> reporter: across the street plywood covers the broken wind windows and doors on the icon nick center city macy's. prompting disgust. >> i thought maybe few people would, you know, climb a few poles but i didn't think they would take out window. >> reporter: this is disappointing to you. absolutely. it's my city. it dope look good nationally. >> reporter: mid the joyous fans vandals like these men permitted on a newsstand on chestnut using a pole to spear the window at arts and crafts retailer ac moore. >> it was unnecessary. i know that you be happy and everything, but you need to think before you act because that's costing people money. >> reporter: how much money the city is still tal

fox 29's jeff cole is in voorhees, camden county, with the demonstration. >> reporter: in voorhees, newsey, students pour out of eastern regional high school a peaceful protest for the 17 killed in parkland, florida. >> kids and parents they're co coming to school not feeling good. not feeling safe. it should be safe environment. >> reporter: they mourn and read a loud the names of the dead. their rally protected by town police at school gates. >> it's scary. it's scary from the time i started this career to where we're at now. >> reporter: cop with a gun sits at the front door here two more patrol school corridors is it enough ask some including upper darby, pennsylvania police superintendent who thinks select teachers should carry ready to return fire at an attacker. new jersey top prosecutor you weres awareness to combat shootings. >> the majority of cases, there have been red flags warning signs such as social media postings, or comments to fellow students. >> reporter: in city schools violence seeps in from neighborhoods racked by gun violence says a philadelphia teacher's union sp

our jeff cole has more. >> reporter: with all the talk

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at the fels high school, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. >>> every second counts.hildren, their terrified mother saved and not a moment to spare. also it's your chance to show your inner jason kelce. no need to dress up like a mummer. grab a beer. it's for a good cause. he said he would have charged into that school in florida during the shooting. now he made in comment while he was calling for a combination of tougher laws and arm something educators. he says he would have shown courage. >> you don't know until you test it but i think i really believe i'd run into even if i didn't have a weapon. >> president trump telling the nation's governors he wants to beef up background checks, arm some teachers, increase access to mental health resources and ban bump stocks. lawmakers are starting to feel pressure on both sides. those who want more gun roll and other who's say they would curb their second amendment rights. lucy. >> thank you very much, iain. >>> people from across the country are heading to charlotte to pay respects to the reverend billy graham. his casket i

at the round house, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. >>> a crime of opportunity. stolen right from the counter of a south jersey business. all for 20 bucks. seriously. and -- >> ♪ gave proof through the night ♪ >> it was an interesting rendition. that's our national anthem interpretive rendition of it at least fergie says she's an artist but she admits she may have missed the mark. ♪ - honey, look what we got! - [narrator] going big (yelling) isn't always best. unless it's a aaa plus membership. get 100 towing miles and free emergency gas delivery. aaa. go ahead. ♪ trending right now fergie responding to night to her interesting rendition of the star spangled banner. ♪ for the land of the free >> jimmy kimmel right there. of course performance from last night's nba all star game. the singer toll tmz she wanted to try something special but admits it didn't strike the intended tone. a lot of folks criticized fergie slowed down jazzy take on the national anthem. shaquille o'neal like it and it made some of the basketball players laugh. she says hey, she did her best.

i'm jeff cole fox 29 news. lucy. >> speak of drugs, jeff, in mercer county, new jersey a-2 month undercover drug investigation ended up catching those people. reginald jackson, jade law and, ryan poland and anthony hernia now all face various drugs and weapons charges related to selling and possessing crack, cocaine and heroin. police searched a stash house in trenton and say they found the drugs, a gun and some cash. >>> the question is why? why you doing that? police are searching for those people who decided it was somehow a good idea to watch the eagles parade on top of somebody else's car. well, the woman who owns the car park it near judson street and pennsylvania avenue to watch the parade herself. when she got back, well, the damage was done. >> i'm feeling it. i'm feeling it. >> and then there's that. yeah you can go ahead keep on saying that. recognize these two people. police are after them for stealing traffic lights after the eagles super bowl win. the video shows them as you heard them saying that

our jeff cole reports on the attorney general's announcement joins us live in studio. ff. >> reporter: lucy, camden new jersey is seeing a major drop in crime as a county wide police force finds success linking cops witness community. today new jersey's attorney general argued the city will never find peace until the flow of illegal guns into camden is actually stopped. >> we have the assistant -- attorney general says the gun running stretch from ohio to west virginia ended in where the weapons including assault rivals were put in the hands of criminals. >> unfortunately, the residents of this city are all too familiar with the misery that these deadly weapons can infrequent were put in the hands of gang members, drug dealers and other violent criminals. >> reporter: the probe started in mid 2016 when investigators learned 40-year-old eduardo cabon of camden was allegedly dealing in heroin and guns on city streets. the attorney general says caban sold ten gun guns some with large capacity magazine. investigators traced the guns back to ohio where they had been purchase

in bellefont, delaware, jeff cole, fox 29 news. >>> breaking news right now. jury has found the man charged in with ambushing and shooting a philadelphia police officer guilty on all charges. prosecutors say 32-year-old edward archer opened fire on officer jesse hartnett shooting him thee times at close range. it happened in 2016 at 60th and spruce streets. those images playing throughout the philadelphia area. hartnett survived. prosecutors charge archer with attend murder and aggravated assault. he said he was doing it in the name of isis. we do not yet have any idea when his sentencing will be. but found guilty this afternoon. >>> a controversial memo the talk of capitol hill. but the big question is, what's in it? and you're never too young to show eagles pride. we're going to the with advil's fast relief, you'll ask, "what pulled muscle?" "what headache?" nothing works faster to make pain a distant memory. advil liqui-gels and advil liqui-gels minis. what pain? ♪ >> 71-year-old woman attacked in old city for her necklace. she was walking along fourth and

in radnor township, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. >> horrific crime in philadelphia police are looking for a trio they say kidnapped a man and set him on fire. the victim survived but he has burns to his side and legs and now police are looking for whomever did it. police just held a press conference the last hour. bruce gordon joins us at the philadelphia special victims unit with more the case. >> reporter: yeah, iain, imagine waking up you're typically quiet philadelphia neighborhood to what sounds like a minor explosion and the site of a man on fire. well for folks in one olney neighborhood that nightmare was all too real. >> neighbors on the 5400 block every westford road say they're early morning quiet was shattered before 6am monday by the sound of violence. >> it was like -- >> he was in pain? >> yes. >> reporter: this woman she asked we not show her face was awakened by the noise. >> the very first thing you heard was what? >> like boom! like something, like, i said wow. >> reporter: like an explosio explosion. >> y. >> reporter: you look out the window. >> yes. >> reporter: y

on market street, at septa headquarters jeff cole, fox 29 news. >>> you planning on riding cat patco tomorrow don't have a tick you're out of luck. they're sold out. if you were lucky enough to get one, patco officials are encouraging to you get to your station early because you know those trains will fill up fast for those taking new jersey transit a couple of changes. extra train is leaving atlantic city tomorrow morning 8:26. another leaves philadelphia at 4:19 in the afternoon. from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. the bus service only going to make a single stop in center city at sixth and race streets. the river line service will run between trenton and the walter rand transportation center in camden. >>> philadelphia government offices are going to take the day off tomorrow to celebrate the birds win. of course, essential personnel like police and firefighters will still have to work. all first judicial district courts are going close as well. so if you're scheduled for jury duty expect that to get reschedule. you can expect a lot of street closures tomorrow as well but if you're drivin

at the round house, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. in south jersey investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire that destroyed an ambulance squad building and five ambulances inside in woodstown. the damage is estimated at $2 million. flames broke out around 4:00 this morning on maple cou court. oxygen tanks inside some of the ambulances exploded. that made the flames spread more quickly. workers were there recall the moment it all began. >> my partner came in and woke us up. we were napping after a busy start to the shift. he came running in and said we got to get out. you guys got to get out. we didn't see flames initiately it was all smoke we saw until we came outside and we saw -- >> everything on fire. >> -- everything on fire. >> it took about two hours to fight that fire. thankfully no one was injured. developing right now philadelphia fire officials still trying figure out what started this massive fire. the flames left many without a place to stay and businesses ruined. crews were back out at the scene today in

jeff cole, fox 29 news. >>> sky fox over the scene avenue deadly fire in philadelphia. it started just past 9:00 this morning in a house on the 2600 -- 2500 block of newkirk street in north philadelphia. police say a 71 year old woman died inside the home. three other people were hurt. two of them a 69-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman are at the hospital in stable condition we don't know yet what started that fire. students at cherry hill east high school walking out this morning in support of their teacher. that teacher suspended after comments that he made to a class about that florida school shooting. our shawnette wilson has the story from cherry hill, new jersey. >> reporter: the issue has spilled over on to social media. parents and students are posting that they plan to attend tonight's meeting. they want to talk about reinstating their teacher and possible security concerns at their school. today was day two of student protests at cherry hill high school east. skyfox flew over the school when students walk out in support of ap history tee which are tim moth

let's check in now with jeff cole. jeff is looking at transportation issues at patco in sent city.uth jersey and i think some folks decided they just didn't want to wait decided that a brisk walk over the ben franklin bridge was probably best way to get to their homes in camden and cherry hill and beyond. we actually watched folks cross the big steel span. we'll show you some pictures here. it was a sea of bobbing heads as fans made their way from the parkway to the ben franklin bridge. some folks had decided that walking the span was their best way in and out of this city. crowded with about 2 million or so eagles fans. others decided they simi did not want to wait for new jersey transportation and patco with crush of people there they decided just to hoof it. to hoof it across the bridge. we talked to two young men who were crossing the bridge this afternoon. >> well, we tried to go to the patco but tickets sold out yesterday so we decide the only way in was to walk the ben franklin so we got here at 5:00 a.m. we walk the ben franklin and now we're walking back. >> it's a journey

our jeff cole as more on the story. >> glassboro rowan university is expanding school of 18500 undergraduate and medical students. takes public university whose frez friday took on sexual assault and harassment. amy hoke is rowan psychologis psychologist. >> are student reluctant to come forward do you think. >> the statistics would suggest that most people do not report this. they created environments where respectful language and actions of the norm. the letter was idea of university committee focused on sexual violence prevention. and its members wanted to speak to the rowan community in wake of larry nassar case. nassar, 54, is michigan state university doctor who molested olympic gym night. his victims were allow todd speak of their pain in open, emotional court hearings. elena knoff is a senior majo majoring in english. >> do you think it's a problem here. >> i do. because i feel like there are snaps from something super small to you know instances of blatant sexual harassment that people don't talk about. >> pope says the letter was not promed by an incident but released in knowledge