fox 29's jennifer joyce is live in mt. airy this morning. jen, for governor, i'm going to vote for tom. >> reporter: that seems to be the popular prediction, there, chris. and i think a tom will win, what the polls are showing at this point in time that is tom wolf is actually leading by a wide margin for some of these predictions. a main sticking point seems to be education funding. both candidates have been aggressive in their campaign ads, wolf claiming that corbett took an ax to education by cutting $1 billion from the budget and corbett firing back saying he increased the budget by 1.5 billion according to government resources wolf a accused cuts are related to loss government stimulus fund which were always going away and corbett's claim of increased education spending is money towards the state employee pension fund, not money in the classroom. in the end, it all comes down to what the voters believe and how they feel. >> a lot more has to be done for these schools. kids of the future. that i am many. >> reporter: you don't feel like

. >> we will have a live report from jennifer joyce inside from where things are starting to warm up, meantime, millions of people around the country are rushing, to the shopping enters trying to find a really good black friday deal. the lets go to steve keeley first in mount laurel where it is flip side of the coin, you look cold and lonely. is cold, lonely and we cannot hear him. we will get back to teave keeley in just a moment f we can go to king of prussia first because people are trying to take rang of these sales here in our area, jennifer joyce is live at kop in our area, jen, can you hear me. >> okay, good. so we cannot hear her. so, we've got mike jerrick off today. who else do we have off. i think all of our reporters and the audio guy evidently took the day off. who is there now, steve or general. hi jen, can you hear me. >> hi, good morning, sorry about that chris. >> we're still waking up out here. king of prussia mall does not open until 6:00 o'clock but can you believe it people stayed here at the mall virtually all night long looking for deals because individual store

fox 29's jennifer joyce has their story. >> this is the wet dog.his is the wet cat. >> reporter: how long will this last you? >> this right here will get us through the feedings for this evening and tomorrow morning and that's pretty much -- that's pretty much it. >> reporter: the camden county animal shelter says it has a severe shortage of food this pantry turned storage room -- >> now it's become a storage area because we don't have, you know, the food that usually fills the shells. >> reporter: has just enough food to feed the 300 cats and dogs for just one more day. >> they're hungry. they're starving, and we have to feed these animals every single day. >> reporter: the shelter has been king dipping into facilities budget to feed the animals for the last three wee weeks. it costs roughly 300 bucks dai daily. they're desperate for donations and as always adoptive and foster families. >> right now we're very overwhelmed with kittens which isn't typically, you know, normal for this time of year. >> reporter: tyler stopped by the shelter to visit

jennifer joyce, fox 29 news. >> that is so great, isn't it? is. >> meantime on your radar what's not so great for me is cold temperatures. but i know warmup is on the way, scott. >> iain right now below freezing, but near record war warmth. 70 degrees is in that seven day forecast. but it's going to be a roller coaster ride getting there. you can see it's 31 but this is where what it feels like. feels like 23 degrees when you step outdoors. so it's cold. bundle up. 32 right now in raleigh. 20s in chicago as well as minneapolis but look along the gulf coast. 60 in the big easy new orleans. 65 in houston. dallas checking in at 64 degrees. so some of that milder air will eventually make its way toward the delaware valley. 18 degrees in millville. 26 in atlantic city. we're looking at 24 in allento allentown. 12 degrees right now in the pocono mountains. so it's cold. 28 degrees was the low this morning. we made it up to 37 degrees this afternoon below the normal for this time of year which is 54. the record 74 degrees set back in 1931. so you can

fox 29's jennifer joyce spoke with that man who desperately needs his wheelchair back. >> he says last night he watts wearing a mask, engaged in halloween festivities. >> kids trick-or-treating, i was giving treats out. >> when someone stole his wheelchair from the front of his cabot street home. >> came out, there was people here, my chair was here, it is not here no more. >> he said he had just gotten back from the corner store, his wheelchair out front format err every minute before he says someone snatched it. >> it is terrible. terrible that people are like that. i have no legs. how am i going to get around? >> said he's waiting on prosthetics. for right now his keel hair is his life line. without it he's in trouble. >> i don't have the money to get another chair right now. and holidays are coming, i would rather buy gift for my grand kids. >> philadelphia police confirm they are investigating this report. more says he's not interested in prosecution. he just wants his wheels back. >> anybody knows who did it, please bring it back, you know? i'm not going to call the cops or anyth

. >>> fox 29's jennifer joyce shows us how. ♪ >> reporter: young, beautiful and violently murdered. 20iring living in stratford new jersey was found dead inside her apartment on october 22nd 1973. her body was physically abused, she was strangled. her killer has not been found. now 41 years later the stratford police department in camden county prosecutor's office -- >> we'd like to get two pictures out there. >> reporter: are reopening the case. aggressively pursuing justice but they need your help. >> we think that there's somebody in this area camden county that has information. >> reporter: she moved to south jersey from massachusetts with her boyfriend in the spring of '73. after a few months, they split up. she got her own place and was apparently dating other men when she was murdered about a month later. there was no sign of forced entry, but there was a struggle and a unique clue. police found a fresh and deliberate marking on her body. >> there was a racial slur that was etched on to her leg. >> reporter: her ex-boyfriend s,. >> african-american male. >> reporter: so was the

jennifer joyce now live in the news room with what is going on there right now. good morning, jenny. >> reporter: we are watching reports from ferguson. many are saying this violence is tainting message that michael brown supporters were trying to send from the start which is positive change. this is not positive change. at least 12 buildings were set on fire, cars, including police cruisers went up in flames. it looks like a lot of the city of ferguson ace blaze. rioters looting in the streets getting violent, hundreds of gunshots were fired, police had to respond with tear gas to break up that violence. some chose to throw roxanne bottles at police, and news report hours were trying to cover this situation live on air. the faa says it shows to divert nearly a dozen planes headed for st. louis because gunshots were fired into the sky and they did not feel it was safe to land. ferguson schools are closed to day because of all of this chaos, st. louis county police department says it is putting a plan together to help restore peace and prevent additional problems

fox 29's jennifer joyce live outside, with details on this. >> reporter: and, last night official says a system overhaul is much needed and long overdue. last night there was a open house in the regional office at wissohickon avenue that invited vet and their families to stop in and present their concerns in terms of medical care within the veterans affairs system. the the meeting was part of the effort to provide outreach and improved communication. one man at the meeting who didn't want to us show his face explain his ten year long battle for benefits. the feeling a among veterans is frustration. new head of the va says a he is streamlining facilities and va web site and disciplining staffers whose incompetence has led to these horrific weight times. va's new goal by end of 2015 is to deliver quality medical care to veterans within 125 days of a veteran's claim, chris and kerry. >> all right. in one will soon forget the name of aaron sin second i. >>> lets get to the breaking news that bob kelly has been following for news traffic. crews or the scene of the fire at ymca in old york r

. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce live at 17th police district in point breeze with much more on this for us, hi jen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. the officer mark kensie is expect to be back here at the 17th district in the next few days thanks to the life saving efforts of 17 year-old joe chambers. take a look at the video. police cruiser up in flames and thanks to the 17 year-old the 17th police district officer inn identify is alive today and doing well. well, chambers, hoist also a volunteer fire fighters in delaware county says he was at his sisters house and ironically watching the tv show cops when the real life police emergency happened outside, he says he heard i bang and ran out. police cruiser driven by officer mark kensie had his lights and sirens on and heading to a call when his car crashed with a pickup truck at intersection of 28th and tasker. chambers says when he got outside the car was on fire, doors were locked and neighbor daunte beyond son stepped into help. together they were able to get the officer out of the car through a window. he was then tr

. >> lets go to fox 29's jennifer joyce on the 800 block of east chelten avenue with more on this, jen, good morning. >> good morning, kerry and chris. sadly this marks the 28th fire fatality of the year which is more then we had this time last year. fire crew where is dispatched here to the 800 block of east chelten avenue just after 11:00 o'clock last night. we are told that the fire was on the second floor of the building, which was being used as a boarding home facility with at least four units. police arrived on the scene before the fire department and used extinguishers to put the the fire out. the four officers, sustained minor injuries. they were treated at a hospital and three people were able to get out safely. they are now being a is ted by the red cross, a fourth person, as we mentioned later found dead in his room. this morning, the philadelphia fire department is putting out a remind ber fire safety saying everyone needs to have an escape plan and have working smoke alarms, in this case, it appears that the building did have working smoke alarms but sadly one person did n

fox 29's jennifer joyce live from center city with more on this, hi jen. >> reporter: hi, chris. voter turnout is predict to be lower than previous in midterm elections, one reason why chris christie and president barack obama a were in town urging people to get out and vote. president obama was alongside tom wolf. they held a campaign event at temple university campus to give tom wolf one final push before people head to the poles tomorrow. the democratic candidate is hoping to beat out incumbent tom corbett. obama told a crowd of hundreds that wolf is a practical, successful businessman, who understands the economy, with a focus on middle class and understands the importance of education. >> so i go to i will vote.com and find out where your polling place is and take your people, your friend and neighbors to the polls. when you do, make sure they vote for tom wolf. let me tell you why, let me tell you why, first of all, tom is just a a nice guy. you can tell. he is a sincere person. he is not a professional politician, he is somebody who knows how to create jobs, knows thousand

kerry and chris. >> okay, jennifer joyce, thanks very much. >>> you get sick are and sicker. >> that girl, brittany maynard, terminally ill woman who renewed a nationwide debate about physician assisted suicide has died. doctors told maynard she had six months to live last spring after she was diagnosed with a brain cancer. >> of course, she made headlines when she a announced her intention to die under oregon's death with dignity act. at the beginning of the last month she launched a rid ohio cam patient with compassionate choices. it is an end of life choice an ad ohio castcy organization to fight for spanned death with dignity laws nationwide. she wand todd end her life on her own terms and she planned to die november 1st. well, after hinting at a possible delay last week she did end her life on saturday as plan. spokesmen for add row castcy group said she died peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. >>> in a final message she wrote good bye to all my dear friend and family that i love, today is the the day i have chosen to pass away with dignity in the face have my termi

fox 29's jennifer joyce live in mt. airy with the beginning of our election day coverage, hi jenny. >> hi, kerry and chris. both candidates had a full will day of campaigning and it all comes down to what happens today at these poles. in most of the poles are showing tom wolf in the lead some by a pretty wide margin over incumbent tom corbett, a main sticking point seems to be education funding. both candidates have been aggressive in their campaign ads, wolf claiming corbett took an ax to education by cutting $1 billion from the budget and corbett firing back saying a he increased the budget by 1.5 billion. according to government fact check resources, wolf's accused cuts are related to the loss of government stimulus fund which were always going to go away and corbett's claim of increased education spending is money toward the state employees pension fun in the money in the classroom. in the end it all comes down to what voters feel and what they believe, the polls here will open up at 7:00 this morning. we will conti

fox 29's jennifer joyce live with more on what is going on, kerry. >> reporter: police say things were much worse than anything they saw in august, prior to the grand injury a nuns; there were pro tests afterwards and simply chaos. >> they determined in probable cause exist to file any charge against officer wilson and returned a no true bill on each of the five indictments. >> reporter: st. louis county police chief after that announcement things spun out of control, at least 12 buildings were burning and a used car lot set on fire, two police cars were on fire, chief announced he personally heard 150 shots fired and faa had to divert nearly a dozen flights that were headed to st. louis because shots were fired into the sky. fortunately police and others endured only minor injuries. there was in loss of life but those little consolation police say the reaction was not a peaceful protest at all but violence that will quote tear the fabric of the community apart. >> it is unfortunate to see because we had planned, and we talk about the fact that we were really hoping for peaceful protes

it will be brutal. >> last winter was brutal. >> yes. >> jennifer joyce you grew up in this area. have you ever had two brutal winters in a row like this. >> reporter: my gosh i don't know but i'm not ready for it, and just like my legs are shaking we are watching the had had rubs shaking here. we can handle will the 34-degree temperatures, maybe but it is the wind that is making this so much worse. and, it is just not a great thing knowing that the temperatures are only going down from here. we are seeing lots of people here at 69th street station all bundled up here. lots of people actually and pretty decent spirits given the weather forecast for today. it was a brutal blow from yesterday, being outside in the pouring rain all day and now dealing with the coldest air blast, so far, this season. people tell us they are prepared, they have hoods up, gloves on and scarves on and they are ready. >> it is a blast this morning. i got winterized early. i knew it was coming. >> it ain't that bad. >> reporter: that is enough. >> yes, for right now, until later part of the winter when it

. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce live at 17th police district in the point breeze section of the city where that injured officer mark works i should say, jennifer. >> reporter: yes, he does work here. we are told he will be back to work in a few days after his life was, saved a over the weekend. this 17 year-old joe chambers, he heard trouble and he reacted, immediately. lets take a look the at this video. it is a police cruiser up in flames. thanks to 17 year-old joe chambers and 17th police district officer inn identify ace live today and doing well. chambers says he was inside a home watching cops on tv when a real life police emergency emergency happened outside. he heard a bang and ran out. police driven, by mark kens i had his lights and sirens on and was heading to a a call when his car and pick up crashed at 28th and tasker streets. chambers says when he got outside the car was already on fire, doors were lock. he knew he needed to get the officer out through the window and fast. neighbor, daunte johnson stepped into help and together they rescued the officer who was then transporte

. >> lets head out to fox 29's jennifer joyce along the 800 block of east chelten avenue with more on this. jennifer, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kerry and chris. one man is confirmed dead, three other people were able to get out of this home safely. they are being assisted by the red cross. fire crew where is dispatch to the 800 block of east chelten avenue just after 11:00 last night. we are told that the fire was on the second floor of the building which was being used as a boarding home facility with at least four units. police office's arrived on the scene before the fire department and used extinguishers to try to put the fire out, the four officers sustained minor injuries and were treated at a hospital, again, three people got out safely. the fire department has a fourth entry into a fourth room, that is where they have found one man dead this morning the fire commissioner is putting out a remind ber fire safety saying everyone needs a escape plan and working smoke alarms. it a appears that the build diagnosis have smoke detectors but still sadly one person did no

mother and almost lost his life. >> i hope they find the suspect and arrest him. >> reporter: jennifer joyce witnesses say the suspect took off running down schneider avenue. if you've got any information, call police. >> new information coming in on the day cooper hospital's ceo john sheridan and his wife joyce died in their home in september. we now know police arrested their son on drug charges that same day. they picked up 40 year old matthew sheridan for cocaine possession on september 28th. that is the day fire tour through the sheridan's montgomery township home. firefighters found the bodies of john and joyce sheridan inside. investigator it's are still waiting for test results no show how they died. authorities say someone set that fire on purpose but they say there's no connection. >> new jersey assembly passed an assistant suicide bill. the state senate has not taken up the bill and it's unknown whether governor christie would sign it if it reaches his desk. the issue could become a test of christie's conservative credentials as he considers a run for president three u.s. states a

. >> well, lets go to the king of prussia mall and jennifer joyce looking at black friday deals. hi jen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the mall is officially opened now that it is 6:00 o'clock, however we have not seen that rush. bob kelly was just talking bit, roads are looking okay because mall was opened since 6:00 o'clock yesterday a lot of people spreading out their shopping and taking breaks but staying here throughout the night because some stores stayed opened. now all of the stores are opened. hi girls you are from kutztown, what are you finding, anything good. >> yeah, i just got shoes. great deals. we have all winter stuff. >> reporter: what time did you get here. >> like an hour and a half ago. >> we'ring to go keep going for a long time. >> reporter: what exactly are you looking for. >> sweaters, scarves. >> reporter: for other people or myself. >> myself. >> reporter: but you are seeing a lot of deals. we have seen actually a bunch of the deals posted in the storefronts as always and we have talk to someone from king of prussia mall who a said shopping an

. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce shows us how. >> reporter: young, beautiful and violently murdered. 20 yearinda laporto aspiring model living in stratford, new jersey, was found dead inside her apartment on october 22nd, 1973. her body was physically abused. she was strangled. her killer has not been found. now, 41 years later, the stratford police department in camden county prosecutor's office -- >> we'd like to get two pictures out there. >> reporter: are reopening the case. aggressively pursuing justice but they need your help. >> we think that there's somebody in this area, camden county, that has information. >> reporter: laporto moved to south from massachusetts with her boyfriend in the spring of '73. after a few months, they split up. she got her own place and was apparently dating other men. when she was murdered about a month later. there was no sign of forced entry, but there was a struggle and a unique clue. police found a fresh and deliberate marking on her body. >> there was a racial slur that was etched on to her leg. >> reporter: her ex-boyfriend is -- >> african-american m

fox 29's jennifer joyce is live from the 69th street station in upper darby. >> reporter: well, kerry and chris when we first got here at 3:30 this morning the station wasn't opened yet so people were forced to wait outside. now we're seeing very few people hanging out here just for fun, it is not fun out here but it is freezing cold or i can say below freezing at this point. lots of people out here at 69th street station bundled up. they had to dig through their closets to find hats, scarves, gloves, heavy coats, long underwear, people tell us that it is natural change of seasons what can you do and to that i say winter does not officially start for about a month. it is too harsh, too soon. while the temperature may read in the lower 30's our sue serio explains with the wind chills it actually feels like 18 degrees, yesterday, we dealt with the monsoon, today it is freezing cold and tomorrow it is going to be even colder and sue serio will have all of that bad news coming up in her full forecast, chris and kerry. >> that is all bad news whether you like cold or not. >> 6:06. happenin

. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce live outside va hospital for more on those improvements, good morning, jen. >> reporter: good morning. with the new leader of the va the department is pledging to provide better care to veterans, hire more doctors and discipline those who contributed those who contributed to the outrageously long wait times for veterans hell care to improve communication between officials and veterans a meeting was held in our area last night. veterans and their families were invited to attend and speak out about their issues and concerns about the currencies tell. one man didn't want to show his face, explains, he has been battling for benefits for ten years. decade licensing war in iraq and afghanistan, recession back home and over reach on the part of the va has led to wait times for medical care with the new leader, va says, it has a plan to improve this system, veterans tell us that they are cautiously optimistic. >> i think we have away ahead to help us ensure we are centered on veterans and focused on how we best deliver what that benefit he or she may earned. >> in g

. >>> also scoping out deals for news pennsylvania, is jennifer joyce live at king of prussia mall, hi jen. >> reporter: hi, chris, lots of people scoping out deals, posted in the windows of stores, that is what we have seen here year after year. we are seeing people rome the malls with bags, people have been here since 6:00 o'clock yesterday. kathy smith joins us. this year did you different, you opened up at 6:00 o'clock yesterday. >> we opened up at 6:00 p.m. and went to 1:00 a.m. some stores remained opened all night. we will officially reopen at 6:00 a.m. >> reporter: it is so funny people are just hanging out taking a break, some taking a nap with their bags waiting for rest of the stores to open up at 6:00. >> we have a lot have of people circling, they have done some shopping and waiting for others stores to opened. we have a lot of rest tears out there but that is why we have our new soft seating for. okay to come out and take a break. now is a great time to come out because it is not, it goodies time to get in and get out. >> i think it will be. i think because the mall opens

. >> let's go to fox 29's jennifer joyce live in west chester with that part of the story. hi, glenn hi, that's right, we have relocated to giant, much different displace out here being some nice firewood, what i wouldn't do to get by the fire right now, all cozy and warm. we also have some shovels, i'll certainly be purchasing one every these before we leave here today, and little treats to get people into the holiday spirit. lot of people are expected to be prepping for travel, this weekend, for thanksgiving dinner this weekend, and penndot is also doing some preps of their own, we caught up with them yesterday, as they were getting all of their equipment ready. they are telling thaws they're going have 444 penndot trucks on state roads and 100,000 tons of salt this winter. we exceed that last winter due to the 68 inches of snowfall. penndot urging people to prepare ahead of time, and awe law for extra travel times on the road, be extra careful traveling today. >> we're asking people to either adjust or delay their travel plans, if possible, it is a very good idea, you kn

. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce explains why parts of the home can never be replay. >> reporter: skyfoxerhead as historic shall front mansion in kennett square went up in smoke and flames. >> i was smoke coming out of different windows from the second and third noor and out of the first noor as well. >> reporter: kennett square fire chief steve milton says everyone got out safely. one woman had minor injuries. the greatest casualty is a unique and historic property itself. >> it's a treasure that's lost. >> reporter: 220 north union street was built in 1884 by famed philadelphia architect frank furnace x quiet beautiful inside. really quiet lovely. >> reporter: one man who lived here didn't want to show his face on camera but tells us the home is divided into a handful of apartment he has an art studio on the second floor and is hoping he can save his work. one of his students designed the home. >> the first noor for instance has these magnificent rooms, you know, sort of like ball rooms. there's so large. and very high ceilings. >> reporter: the balloon style design of the home that ca

fox 29's jennifer joyce is live in mt.iry with you're lex day coverage, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kerry. the last few days have been very busy for both candidates, even today, election day, the campaigning continues, before the candidates themselves will head to the polls. all of the polls right now are showing that tom wolf is leading, incumbent tom corbett, some by a pretty wide margin. main sticking point seems to be education funning. both candidates have been aggressive in their campaign ads, wolf claim corbett took an ax from education and corbett firing back saying he actually increased the budget by 1.5 billion. a according to government stat check resources both are a mix of fact and fiction and the truth is somewhere in between. the issue today that is less than 50 percent of registered voters are expected to head to the polls, that is less than previous midterm elections. voters who talked to our bruce gordon yesterday shared their thoughts on the race. >> a lot more has to be done for these schoo

fox 29's jennifer joyce is live to sort this all out as we face election day tomorrow, jen. >> reporterin town hoping to impact tomorrow's elections. president barack obama in town to campaign alongside tom wolf, one final push before people head to the polls tomorrow. owe wam and wolf had an event at temple university. democratic candidate is hoping to beat out incumbent tom corbett. it is predict to be lower voter turnout than in previous midterm elections. the president said tom wolf will benefit the state of pennsylvania with plans to improve schools and keep the local economy moving in the right direction. >> here's the thing you know about tom, he doesn't care whether the idea is republican or democrat, just as long as it works. he is a practical person who just wants to make it work toward the people of pennsylvania. so he knows, for example that education is the key, not just to economic growth but also to personal advancement in a modern economy. he is not going to run on a agenda of slashing budgets for schools or laying off thousands of teachers. he knows what matters. >> rep

. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce is life at northwest detectives tonight with the new lead. jennifer? >> reporter: well, lucy, hopefully that video will help. at this point police say they have not identified a suspect in this case. they are using facial recognition software, however, they tell us that carlesha fre freeland gaither's safe return is dependent upon the public's help in this case. >> every minute counts. i mean we got to find her and find her quickly. >> reporter: the pressure is on. it's been nearly 72 hours since carlesha freeland gaither was abducted and forcefully dragged on the 100 block of west colter street in germantown. earlier today, the fbi released new surveillance video of a person of interest. this man seen walking into had philadelphia supermarket. the video is time stamp 1:43 sunday afternoon. that's roughly eight hours before the abduction. police want you to pay attention to how the man walks with his feet turned out, a unique clue. >> someone can recognize this guy. i mean we've got enough video out there now if you know him, you could pretty much say

fox 29's jennifer joyce is live at bartram high school tonight where a lot of people are concerned. jennifer? >> reporter: iain arc lot of people like you said are concerned because they say all of this violence is a clear indicator that these students are not getting the resources that they need to succeed. it was a local councilman be, a school principal, teachers and students who spoke up at the rally all say the same thing. this school needs help. it needs more teachers, staff and security. it needs more help from the parents to get involved and set the example for students that education is important. and they need the support from school district officials and city and state lawmakers school administrators say they have maxed out their wallets and their own resources. the cuts have made it very difficult to help these students in dire need and one teacher says, yes, this violence is a sign that we are failing these children. >> we only have two counselors. two counselors for 900 children, you know when there are kids in crisis, what do they do? so in terms of asking me, do you

. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce now live at 17th district police district in point breeze with the very latest on this hi jen. >> hi. >> reporter: officer mark kensie is expect to be back at work at 17th police district in just a few days thanks to the life saving effort of the 17 year-old joe chambers. chambers and officer kensie had an opportunity to meet again over the weekend. chambers visited the officer in the hospital which he said was a great experience to see the man doing so well, on his way to recovery. after officer kensie's cruiser went up in flames following a crash with a pickup truck, at 28th and tasker streets in grays ferry saturday night. chambers, who is also a volunteer fire fight inner delaware county says he was a at his sister's house hanging out when he heard a bang and ran outside. chambers says he he got outside the car was on fire. officer's doors were locked. he knew he needed to get him out through the window and fast. neighbor daunte johnson stepped into help and together they rescued this officer who was then transported to hup. chambers told bus his visi

now have whole lot more urgency, fox 29's jennifer joyce has what we need to know. she's outside, a giant store this mourn, you're in west chester. >> we're in west chester, seeing the rain getting little heavier now. giant food store officially open, you can come by, get your thank giving meal, everything that you need. you can also get your shovel for the storm happening today. last night, our fox 29 cameras, throughout wegmans in cherry hill, pack with people stocking up on thanksgiving staples, turkeys, dinner rolls, pies, it. but also the salt and snow shovels that is people gear up for the storm that coincides with the busiest travel day of the year. as people prepare, penndot is doing preps of its own, penndot says, last winter it spread a record 172,000 tons every salt throughout the philadelphia region for this 68 inches of snow that fell. as you can see, people inside giant, gearing up for what is expected to be another busy day here, now penndot is urging people to obviously take it easy on the roadways, allow for some extra time and avoid traveling if th

in fishtown, jennifer joyce, "fox 29 news". >> very first poker room. open today, at the sugarhouse casino, let's look at it. poker room, temporary room right now, until the main expansion of that casino opens next year. the new room has whole charging section for your mobile phone, as we all need, it also has a nice snack bar, they say, and expected to bring in some dough, as you see, about 11 million bucks during the first 14 months, first 240 guests today walked away with a nice vip poker bag. >> not bad. now to your fox 29 weather authority, talk about a raw, stay under the covers kind of day, caitlin? >> i think a lot of people might have done just that. >> i wish we could have. >> same. the sugar high from yesterday wore off. >> oh, my goodness. >> it was just lousy all day long, but can always be worse, a lot of places saw snow today, 2 feet in the smokey mountains down in tennessee, can you believe that? i know. always somewhere else, as i like to say. >> we shouldn't complain. >> it has been very chilly today. good news the rain has come to an

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fox 29's jenner joyce is live at philadelphia school headquarters in spring garden tonight. jennifereporter: well, iain, the school says the recent violence at bartram high is a direct result of a lack of resources. city schools have been asking lawmakers for more help but now bartram high is also asking the local community and parents to step up and help improve our schools. a teacher out cold on the floor. the video posted to social media went viral. not a good look for bartram high school. the bartram community hopes it can send a message. >> these incidents could have been avoided in we maintained last year. >> it was at least the third attack against a staff member at the school in the last month. teachers say they can't educate and discipline students without more resources. >> we only have two counselors. two counselors for 900 children, and, you know, when there are kids in crisis, what do they do? >> reporter: spokesperson forly the school district of philadelphia says three additional staff members started at bartram high on monday. thanks to an additional $15 million after

. >> jennifer joyce is now live in the news room with what is going on right now in the st. louis area, good morning, jen. >> reporter: lots of fire and fury in ferguson after this decision came down. we necessity there have been at least 29 arrests, we also know that police have used tear gas to subdue the crowds there. the st. louis county police chief says about 12 buildings were set on fire. cars in the used car lot are burning one by one, even a couple police cruisers were set a blaze from some pictures it may look like the entire city of ferguson is on fire. reporters on the scene have reported extensive amounts of gunfire. the chief says he personally heard about 150 shots fired. fortunately no one has been killed but people including police officer have sustain injuries. officers and reporters on the scene have hat rocks thrown at them. entire scene is disappointing to the many who live there and st. louis county police department. >> i'm disappointed in this evening. i really don't have any hesitation in telling you i didn't see a lot of peaceful protests tonight an

fox 29's jennifer joyce did just that.i, jen. >> hi, guys, guess how much it cost to do this? to come here, drop your turkey off, have it roasting for about five hours, then pick it up, all done. how much do you think it cost? >> fifty bucks. >> $18. >> what? >> wow. >> can you believe it? $18. you can do this. so, i'm standing right now in a maze of turkeys. so all of these turk advice been dropped off. they'll go in the oven. i think around 7:00 this morning, then people can come by around 1:00 and pick them up. there is a line of people. this line was wrapped all the way around the building. and now people have been coming in, they're getting their turkeys tagged. danielle, you grew up here, you're a cacia's. can you tell us little bit about what you are doing right now? >> right now making the cards to give to the customers here so they know they get my dag will tag, tag the turkeys, they know which one is theirs when they come back. >> now, people tell us that this is their tradition to come leer with their turkey. ca

. >> don't tell fox's jennifer joyce it is not winter. she's in upper darby where people are trying to deal with this and standing in line to catch mass transit, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. lots of hustle and bustle here but people here tell me for the most part they are prepared. i have to tell you since we have been out here over last couple of hours the temperature has don and the the wind are picking up. we were sitting in the live truck between hits and i kid you not there were moments we were rocking back and forth like a boat. you can tell that this wind is getting worse out here. so here at 69th street station we can watch people hopping on and hopping off, the buses, again, the temperatures have dropped a few you degrees since we first got out here. commuters at 69th street station are smart people. they have been watching our fox cast and they were sure to dress appropriately for the cold blast. >> the weather is changing. real, real, real fast and people are getting fooled by all this everybody thinks it is fall. n

. >> jennifer joyce has more from the news room with how the community is waiting yet again for any word on a verdict good morning. >> reporter: protests have been ongoing in ferguson in anticipation of the verdict. many people thought it would come on friday but there is still nothing and people are getting frustrated. police arrested three protesters on friday night and the fbi confirmed that it arrested two men accused of buying explosives that they report lid planned to use during local protests. police stepped up their presence in recent days. they have set up a common center and a local shopping center, and, they posted barricades around the justice center. grand jury is currently deliberating on whether or not to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson on charges after shooting and killing a black unarmed 18 year-old after a confrontation in august. since the shooting, people in ferguson, and across the country have been demanding justice. >> many of us boarded up our windows just to be safe and not sorry. we're hoping for very best but we're prepared for the very worse. we'r

how about jennifer joyce? >> how about the airport? check it out. philadelphia airport, a lot of people traveling this morning, and after all of the long delays, they're likely to be thankful. because it was crazy yesterday. >> right. >> yesterday's northeast snowstorm caused all kind of problems at the airport, on the roads, the edwards family of willow grove, had this happy family reunion, their daughter flight from dc. delayed for hours. but brianna, they finally got together. she been away for six month for national guard training. >> the first time we were separated, since they've been born. so it was a tough year. i'm happen that i they're back. so i'm very thankful. >> what's thanksgiving mean to you this year? >> so 169 flights were actually canceled yesterday at philadelphia international. >> that give tradition happening in south philadelphia. so darn excited about there is i want to toss out to jen earlier. >> people lined up outside cacia's bakery to get their turkey, jenny joyce is there, now, here is the thing, i call it cacia's, right

fox 29's jennifer joyce lovely and wonderful even though it is cold and brisk outside. >> you stop this. >> yes, do i get a baby too? >> you look gorgeous, baby. >> oh, thank you, thank you, thank you. what i can tell you, i heard steve talking about snow. there is no snow down here, just rain, not very pretty. but what will be very pretty more than 100 turkeys will be roasted here at kashas bakery, ooh year old tradition, we see people here, loading bags, and boxes, into the store, getting ready to open at 6:00 this morning, we actually have the first person in line, however, she doesn't want to be on camera. so we won't show her, unfortunately, but she does have her turkey, she has it in a pot. she is ready to go. we have individual grow last year. so typically what we will see is a line of people wrapped around the bakery, specking more people to show up around 4:30 this morning, then they have their turkey, and they put it into a brick oven, which will then be roasted for the next four to five hours. so, you know, it is a great idea to me. if i were to host a thanksgiving dinner tod

. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce live in west chester this morning with a look at the rush ahead of both holiday and the storm, jen. >> reporter: yes. we pulled up at this shoprite here in west chester, we thought all of these piles, oh, they've had to be salt. well, no, it is soil, and we have some mulch. i don't think too many people will be doing their gardening today. actually last night we had sabina at wegmans in cherry hill where people had to park several stores over because it was packed, as people prepped for the storm, and the holiday. while the thanksgiving staples, turkeys, dinner rolls, et cetera, were the must-have items yesterday, equally as important was the salt and snow shovels. people gear up for the first snowfall of the season which co-inch sites with the busiest travel day of the year. wegmans says that people have been calling and asking to pick up their pre-order groceries early to try to avoid the wet mess that's expected today, as if the holidays aren't stressful enough. >> snowstorm definitely made me russian, yes, i want to be sure that i had all of my shoppi

. >> lets go to jennifer joyce in the news room following what people are doing there to sort of prepare. everybody is a little bit on edge, good morning, jenny. >> reporter: protests have have been ongoing in ferguson in anticipation of the verdict. many people thought it would come on friday but still nothing and people are getting frustrated, police arrest are ted three protesters on friday night and the fbi confirmed that it arrested two men accused of buying explosives that they reportedly planned to use during local protests. police have have stepped up their presence in recent days. they have set up a command center at a local shopping center and posted barricades around the justice center. a grand jury is currently deliberating on whether or not to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson on charges after shooting and killing a black unarmed 18 year-old after a confrontation in august. since the shooting people in ferguson and across the country have been demanding justice. >> many of us have boarded up our windows just to be safe and not sorry. we're hoping for the very bus