his family spoke to jennifer joyce tonight. >> his memory to keep going on and on, i want everybody to hero >> sending love and full honors to a hero in heaven, this crowd gathered super bowl to celebrate the life of a local football player sanford the third, one year ago, the beloved 12-year-old nick named man was killed in a fire. he ran back inside a burning home to rescue the father. dad survived, man, man didn't. >> i thank god for bringing me this far. >> reporter: broken bones have all but healed. broken hearts may never fully repair. >> that's how, you know, but i got other kids to live for. >> from my mom, to my stepdad. it's tough on everyone. we have each other, so it's -- that's the best part >> they have the support of the neighbor community including the norristown fire department. assistant chief chris cosman respondeded and showed his support to an emotional candlelight vigil. the fire department honored his incredible act of courage at his funeral. memories of the young hero provider comfort to a grieving family. >> me to teach my son courage >> they decided not to mov

. >> jennifer joyce spoke with some neighbors who are just fed up with people who they say are simplyving too fast. >> alike came outside because i was about to take my son to the park, and i heard like neighbors running down screaming that a two-year-old got hit. >> reporter: next an emergency transport. a neighbor showed this -- shared this video with a helicopter landing at knight park in ambler as people and police dadded minutes after two-year-old boy was struck by a hit-and-run driver. >> it was reall really sad at f. i saw when the kid got into the helicopter and it was really sad. >> reporter: the accident happened happened at the intersection of spring garden meghan benson she knows the young victim well. >> i just ran upstairs, grabbed a blanket and took off down the block and i just like pushed through the crowd of people gave them a blanket and i was just like -- i was like what else can i do? i just want god to bless the kid. >> reporter: the child was flown to chop and is very lucky. police tell us he's back home with only bumps and bruises. >> happy he's okay. glad he's

jennifer joyce has more. >> reporter: mother nature showed off with a little bit of everything exceptw. skies started out mostly cloudy with spring-like temperatures, people along the wildwood boardwalk wasted no time to soak it in. >> i was down by the river today, i loved it, i was sitting there, looking out over the water had hoodie on it was great. >> reporter: soon the skies grew ominous and lit up with the occasional flasheses of lightning. a torrential downpour followed with gusty winds. in lancaster county, strong winds tossed this trampoline into a tree and damaged a roof. and playground was left in shambles after severe storms paid it a visit. by night south street was buzzing with pedestrians who were hardly layered up. >> this shirt is a summer shirt >> reporter: ever think you would be wearing that in february. >> i thought it would be snowing. >> reporter: what would be you doing if things were not this way. >> probably staying in the house. >> reporter: old man was was a no show and some are hoping when he pays a visit he won't make up for lost time. >> if it stays with

our jennifer joyce has the sto story. >> we have teams of three playing basketball separated by theirde level and they play at least two games. >> reporter: all day competitive three on three basketball tournament at tam nine middle school. >> it's fun so see everyone come together for great cause. >> seventh, eighth and ninth graders are shooting hoops to raise money for families of sick children through the kellyanne dolan memorial fund foundation. >> each of us raised about $45. some of us did like chores and stuff for our moms and dads. >> i may have lost daughter, but i've gained thousands of kids. >> reporter: peggy dolan is the founder of the organization. she says she formed an emotional connection to the community after their 17 years of fundraising. >> this is major for us. because like i say now they're raising anywhere between 30 to 35,000 a year. that's like a major grander that we would get from a foundation. >> reporter: students spend time learning about the kellyanne dole man memorial fund and can only jump on the court if they raise a minimum of $45 for the cause. >>

in old city, jennifer joyce, fox 29 news. >> turning now to your fox 29 weather authority. live look into wilmington, delaware torque night. a cold afternoon moving into a cold evening around the region. but a warmup is on the way. meteorologist monica cray yann standing by with that and more. hi, monica. >> things will get much better. today it was bitter out there. we had temperatures into the 30s. and that's it. these are your highs for today. trenton at 34 degrees. just a few degrees above freezing. we reached 36 in atlantic city. philadelphia coming also into the mid 30s. here's where we stand right now. temperatures are dropping. we've got a cold night ahead of us. 34 in philadelphia right now. 30 degrees in millville. atlantic city right at about freezing. reading coming in at 31 degrees. look at allentown mount pock know already into the 20s. we're thinking overnight. dropping to about 25 degrees in the city. the suburbs into the low 20s. with increasing cloudiness we'll see more clouds build in overnight. so that tomorrow we are talking mostly cloudy conditions. he

. >> wow, fox 29's jennifer joyce was there, as the city honored the fallen heroes. >> ♪ >> with a bagipe procession, and plaque blessings, saint john the evangelist church near 13th and chestnut streets in center city honors the lives of four fallen firefighters. >> 118 years ago, william chance, q duffy, george, and james shea, died in a massive center city fire, this church barely survived the blaze. >> these firefighters died saving our church t wouldn't be here bus for them. >> and historic event that church volunteer cathy holly says she and other parishioners discovered 11 years al, while working on an unrelated project. the firefighters memorial mass was born. now, ten years later, it continues, as an important way for the entire community to honor all firefighters for their daily sacrifices. >> this is a way for us to show that we are grateful for the service they provide. >> philadelphia deputy fire commissioner gary lochte says he's a 31 year veteran of the force, in that time, 24 of the city's bravest have died in the line of duty. >> it is the heartache for the entire depa

. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce there as the city honored these fallen heroes. >> with bag pipe procession, saint john the evangelist church near 13th and chestnut streets in center city honors the lives of four fallen firefighters. 118 years ago, william chance, cue duffy, george sometimely, and james shea died in massive center city fire. >> this church barely survived the blaze. >> they died saving our church t wouldn't be here but for them. >> historic event that cathy holly said she and other parishioners discovered 11 years ago, while working on an unrelated project. firefighters memorial mass was born, now, ten years later, it continues as an important way for the entire community to honor all firefighters for their daily sacrifices. >> this is a way for us to show that we are grateful for the service they provide. >> gary lohse says he is 31 year veteran of the forms, in that time, 24 of the city's bravest have died in the line every cute. >> i heartache for the entire department. because we work together. we work together. just extension of the family, in fact, we spend more time

jennifer joyce has more. >> reporter: vice-president mike pence motorcade moved swiftly around independencel this morning. we caught a distance glimpse of the vp ahead of his 12:00 p.m. speech before the philadelphia chapter of the federalist society a group advocates for a strictor interpretation of the constitution. >> as we keep faith, with the ideals that were first minute add few steps away from here in our founding documents in that declaration and in that constitution, the best days for america are yet to come. >> reporter: the vp's visit prompt add large police presence, road closures and protesters continuing to lobby for obama care. lgbtq rights and inclusive immigration policies. at the event close to the public pence made no mention of a federal judge's decision friday to put temporary hold on the president's immigration ban. instead he paid homage to the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. >> would you mind getting to your feet and just showing how much we appreciate the life and work and memory of the late justice antonin scalia. [ applause ] >> pence grade neil gorsuch

jennifer joyce headed to the scene. we'll have update here shortly. >> new jersey governor chris christie taking on the state's opioid addiction epidemic. christie signed a bill yesterday cutting initial opioid prescriptions to five day supply. it also man dates state regulated health insurer covers inpatient, outpatient for drug addiction. the prescription drug limit would not apply to cancer and chronic pain patients, and for end of life car. >> the president publicly addressing the resignation of national security advisor michael flynn. >> he is blaming one every his favorite targets, the media, as well as what he says is illegally leaked intelligence information. >> michael flynn, general flynn, is a wonderful man. i think he's been treated very, very unfairly by the media. as i call it, the fake media in many cases. and i think it is real a sad thing that he was treated so badly. >> flynn resigned monday. the white house says at the president's urging, the resignation followed reports flynn had discussed us levy sa

jennifer joyce has the story. >> we have teams of three playing basketball.y're separated by their grade level and they play at least two games. >> reporter: all day competitive three on three basketball tournament at middle school in warrington bucks county. >> it's just like fun to see everyone come together for this great cause. >> reporter: the seventh, eighth and ninth graders are shooting hoops to raise money for families of sick children through the kellyanne dole man memorial fund foundation. >> each of us i think raised about $45. and some of us did like chores and stuff for our moms and dads. >> i may have lost a daughter, but i've gained thousands of kids. >> reporter: figure peggy dolan is the founder of the organization. she says she formed an emotional connection to the middle school community after their 17 years of fundraising. >> this is major for us. because like i say, now they're raising anywhere between 30 to 35,000 a year. that's like a major grander that we would get from a foundation. >> reporter: students spend time learning about the

our jennifer joyce spoke with neighbors who are completely fed up with people who are simply driving just way too fast. >> i came outside because i was taking my son to the park and i heard like neighbors up and down screaming that a two year old got hit. >> reporter: next an emergency transport and neighbors shared this video with us that shows helicopter landing at the park in ambler as people and police gathered. the minutes after police say that a two-year old boy was struck by a hit and run driver >> it was really sad, at first because i saw when the kid got in the helicopter and it was really sad. >> reporter: accident happened before dark on saturday at the intersection of the spring garden street and banknockburn avenue, megan benson said she knows him well. >> i ran upstairs, jumped down the block and push through crowd have the people and gave him a blanket and i was just like what else can i do? >> i just want to bless that kid. >> reporter: child was blown to chop and is very lucky, police tell us he is back home with only bumps and bruces. >> other day he is okay. his mo

in ambler, jennifer joyce, fox 29 news. >>> well, police are carefully watching surveillance video to find additional clues but they could use your help. anyone with any information is urged to call the ambler police tenth. >>> it has been 12 years since two people went missing after leaving i baron south sleet and now push for clues in the cold case of danielle imbo and richard petrone junior. fbi, burlington county prosecutor's office and philadelphia police department homicide division are working together to solve this missing persons case. pair last seen on february 19th, 2005, heading back to petrone's black dodge pickup truck. there is thousand a $50,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest, of those responsible for that couple's disappearance. >>> three former u.s. gymnast have said they were sexually abused by a team doctor, olympian jamie, u.s. rhythmic gymnastics dancer jessica howard and national team member jeanette appeared on 60 minutes last night accusing doctor larry masser of touching them in a republican eighthly and disguising the the abuse as treatment

it's not just spiritual health that's perform the it's physical too >> jennifer joyce spoke with churcheople to find out they're turning over a new leaf. >> reporter: the church of christian compassion in southwest philadelphia is about more than prayer. senior pastor preaches about healthy food and fitness. >> i'm really concerned about ne 9143.eally concerned about this area of southwest philadelphia, which is the unhealthierest part of the city of philadelphia. we want to make a change and an impact. >> reporter: notice the to sneakers and stretch pants in the pews. right after the service ended the work-out began. the church sponsored a 5 k run and walk in honor of february being healthy heart month. >> he's an avid runner and the inspire r inspires us. >> reporter: this is the first 5k, the church has a partnership with planet fitness and a fit club that meets on saturdays >> we've been talking about eating right, vegetables, drinking plenty of water. i lost 15 pounds within one month. >> i work out 5:00 from 5:00 to 6:00, i drink water, no longer juices >> we hold each other accou

jennifer joyce is live at police headquarters with the latest on this investigation.rning, lauren. as you mentioned that woman was shot inside of club onyx which is in south philadelphia. it happened overnight and that woman was transported to jefferson hospital at this point we're not quite sure how she's doing. and police have been at the scene investigating trying to get a better handle on what happened overnight. police toll our crew on the scene that there was some sort of fight that happened inside of the adult club when at least one gunshot was fired. police think the bullet went through the glass which shattered and cut the victim. the woman injured is not a dancer but was a guest at the club according to officers on scene. this club has had several problems with violence in recent years. there were fatal shootings on the property in both 2012 and 2013 as well as other issues including reports of shots fired in the parking lot as recently as november. but, again, in this case overnight, at least one gunshot was believed to be fired inside the club hitting a fe

fox 29 jennifer joyce is live at police headquarters tonight with more on the search for her killer. >> reporter: good evening, guys, a week later nonarrests has been made but people who know winnie say there will be justice. >> raw emotion, music and prayer. >> we pray that she will give us comfort. >> reporter: candlelight tears. friends and family came together to honor the life of winnie harris. she was a well-known community activist to found murdered last week. >> asking today for everyone here to stand for winnie today. >> this is not a big street. somebody had to have seen something. heard something. >> reporter: sally said she knew harris from the gardening community. >> she was everywhere. >> reporter: harris is remembered as a kind witty 10 funny person with a go getter attitude. she said her days beautifying west philadelphia through greenery and generosity teaching children about planting and life >> she was an example to the kids in the neighborhood. she worked with the kids. and who's going to do that now? >> we got to pull together and. >> reporter: her nephew said th

. >> reporter: jennifer joyce channel 6 "action news." >> new this morning an autopsy is being conducted on the owed of an olney man to determine if his pitbull killed him. the action cam was at the scene the 5300 block of rising sun avenue. the brother found the body in a rear bedroom of the apartment early yesterday morning. the man is several apparent by the wounds to his face. the man's 8-month-old dog was in the apartment covered with blood. >>> a public memorial service for a giant in the retail industry albert boscov in his hometown of reading. the memorial was removed to want 8,000 seat arena after it became clear the performing arts center would not be big enough. albert boscov died on february 10. he was 87 years old. >> we turn our attention to politics the democrats have chosen a new national party chairman don perez who served as labor secretary under president obama. he beat out minnesota congressman keith ellison whole serve always deputy. both men say they will work to rebuild state and local democratic organizations and work to reach frustrated democratic voters who supp

abby: all right, jennifer joyce live for us. ongoing situation.inesses that ban guns could be held liable in mass shootings . sue for taking away their ability to defend themselves. the law would force businesses for assume responsibility for the safety and defense of anyone inside. heather: a new bill in alaska. that would allow visitors to light up a joint while shopping in marijuana stores. the barrett brothers who own the first pot shop are hope to go get a piece of the tourist dollar that is are spent each summer by offering in-store smoking lounges and the critics fear that it would cause or create amsterdam-like scene. abby: big league approval ratings for president trump. brand-new poll that is are just in this morning. heather: volcano eruption. look at the pictures. this opening up as lava spews, the dramatic video that you have to see ♪ audi pilotless vehicles have conquered highways, mountains, and racetracks. and now much of that same advanced technology is found in the audi a4. with one notable difference... ♪ the highly advanced aud

jennifer joyce joining us now.eporter: good evening, people gathered from all different areas of the city. lot knew withinny harris, she was involved in so much and so many people were mourning her deat death. >> reporter: music, candles, flowers and tears, several people in the community came out to honor the life of winni harris, an activist murdered last week. no one has been arrested and people here want justice for their friend, who spent her toomey trying to make the community a better place. the 65-year-old served as a long time program coordinator and acting executive director of uc green a nonprofit organization that plants trees and gardens through the west philadelphia, she was a go getter, witty, funny and caring, her nephew tells us harris was like a mom to him. she raised him since seven and made him into the man he is today. >> she raised us with class, dignity. a humanitarian, cared about other people >> somebody had to have seen something. heard something: there's been no development. and. >> repor

in amler, jennifer joyce, fox 29 news >>> police are looking through surveillance video to try to find more clues. if you have information, please call ambler police department. >>> police are looking for the person who shot four teenagers in west philadelphia, they found two boys first, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old. 56th and market. then they found two more. 16-year-old a few blocks away. all had been shot. it happened around 9:00. the four teens went to penn presbyterian hospital. yet what the condition and no word on a possible motive. >>> days after resigning as first assistant in philadelphia, elsha bass is going to make his own announcement tomorrow. he was a prominent defense attorney, the current da seth williams said he will not seek reelection after financial and ethical mistake while in office. >>> a small plane slams into a new jersey neighborhood. what it missed to avoid deaths. chicken on tonight's menu, if we're going to dig in you're going to need to hear this what's with your bird that could be bad. are you looking for love, why you might need to tap into what you h

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