in university city, shawnette wilson, fox 29 news. >> it would be great in gwen stefani responded. 29 viewers helped of helps us bring you nice every night with our fresco app. you shoot video and send it to us and get paid. what's going on, iain. >> constituents of senator toomey held candlelight vigils outside his offices and carrying into tomorrow. they are mourning those who lose their health care if obama care is repealed and today senate republican leaders revealed their draft of a bill to repeal and row place obama care. it slashes tax on higher income and one protester today said he was there to show senator tommy that his life was on the line. a lot of pink in center city us from fresco user roxanne takes to us thomas pain plaza where planned parenthood, parents and other supporters gathered for a pink the night out rally. fresco user nicole johnson takes us to an event in mt. holly with our own bill anderson. nice gathering outsider at the robbins nest restaurant the event called sips and tips raises money for the burlington cocounty animal shelter. so when you see news h

in sellersville, shawnette wilson, fox 29 news. >>> could you spell and how about pronoun it the wordhat won a 12-year-old little girl the national spelling bee. >> plus, bicycling may be good for your health and the environment but it could be costing you in other ways. >>> and now details in the death of rocker chris cornell. what we're learning tonight about what was found in his system at the time of his death. ♪ >>> hey it's hank. you hear that. that's horsepower. i'm at dover forge for weekend of nascar racing g and my take s all you got to do is get here. you'll be in victory lane, too. >> i never got why some people don't like stock car racing. if tv doesn't seal the people for you eric jones and super fans will tell you if you want to know you got to go. >> nothing like see a nascar race in person. getting the sights, the sounds and smells and taking it all in. >> it starts with the smell. the smell of the race fuel burning tires. watching people go, you know, 160, 200 miles an hour whatever track you're at. >> reporter: it's above this race -- bug this racing if you get bit

in camden, shawnette wilson, fox 29 news. >>> you see it, you shoot it, our fresco users are helpingo show what's going on around you. iain what you got? >> lucy fresco user nicole johnson takes us to burlington township, new jersey, where a child has been diagnosed with whooping cough. you're looking at b bernice elementary where that child goes to school. county officials are urging people to keep infants away from anyone with a cough. they also recommend people of all ages to get vaccinated. >>> in media delaware county some activists showed up to the courthouse to shine light on the need for a fair and balanced state budget. pennsylvania choice campaign was advocates say education, services for children and the environment should all be a concern for lawmakers and they're demanding to work across the aisle. in collingswood, camden county, new jersey, u.s. army field band entertained an audience on cool summer night in night park and even better it was free. when you see news happening take out your phone and shoot it and use the fresco app to send it to our newsroom. >> you can m

our shawnette wilson has their story tonight. >> he was special.pecial person. >> reporter: relatives of the 47-year-old howard white gathered outside the home on rosland street if olney where he lived with his aunt. shedding tears and sharing memories of their loved one gunned down early thursday morning. >> he all made us feel like, you know, we was his children. >> reporter: howard who went by the nickname moo do was known to give of one he knew a special name. it was just his affect nat personality. they say. good full of charisma. very sociable. outgoing. >> many tal members were told howard was at a bar just around the corner from home with another relative when he noticed a man causing a disturbance with others. he stepped in and the suspect allegedly shot and killed him. howard had only been home a month and a half. he was a military man, a disable veteran. >> 20 plus years in several different terms of national guard and marines, in the army, working across seas, um, for u.s. contracts still doing for his country even though he wasn't phys

in wilmington, shawnette wilson, fog 29 news. >>> protecting the people who safe children and animals from hot cars. yeah. that's right. they actually need protection so they don't get sued. >> it's hank. philly is more in love with skateboarding than ever and put its money where it's mouth is. ♪ pennsylvania lawmakers want to make sure your children and your pets don't get stuck in hot car. today in harrisburg pennsylvania veterinary medical association joined lawmakers to show how to save an over heated animal and they unveiled legislation to help stop that from happening. really by awareness here. similar bill aimed at saving children is also in the legislature right now and they both protect first responders who have to break in a car to save life. leave animal or child in a car you won't be a toil sue their rescuer. bucks county representative frank ferry who's also a firefighter so he knows this stuff first hasn't says a lot of great people have no idea how quickly it can get deadly hot in car. >> they park in the shade. they crack the windows. i'm running in the store for ten m

fox 29's shawnette wilson has the story from university city. >> reporter: destined to be dancer sienaard has been in tutus and chancing shoes since she was two years old. >> that's her thing. she's dancing. >> reporter: natasha ward lights up thinking about all the recitals her daughter had over the years. ♪ >> but an accident almost three weeks ago has changed this little girl's live forever. >> it was like someone just snatched my breath away. no, not my baby. >> reporter: natasha got a call after siena had been run over by the wheels of a cxs48 train on grace avenue in southwest philadelphia. police say she and some friends had just left school and were throwing rock and trying to touch the train as it passed by. they say siena slipped. her right leg severed at the hip. >> this is video of see nanny at chop after losing her right leg. and just last week, doctors were forced to amputate her remaining leg infection threatened her life. >> it's a life or death thing. take it. i'd rather have her here with me than worry about you know a leg that's potential kell her. >> reporter: sever

in north philadelphia, shawnette wilson, fox 29 news. >>> you know, never the easiest commute to begin with but if you use the schuylkill expressway every day, you better be ready to zen. >> there's called man's best friend for reason. how a local veteran is giving >> testing. >> ment. >> testing. >> testing. >> testing. >>> tragic discovery in atlantic city. a margate police officer found the body of a teen pulled into the ocean by a rip current thursday night. the girl's body had washed up on the beach. a boy saw her in trouble in the last -- in the water last week and he jumped in to save her. he's still missing. officials called off the search for the two friday. atlantic city mayor don guardian says this is a very sad day for atlantic city. >>> sky fox keeping an eye on roadways from the sky if you use i-76 montgomery county you'll want to fact in extra travel time in the upcoming weeks. penndot started the process of repaving the expressway between city avenue and 476. today was the eastbound lanes. on wednesday, well crews will work on the westbound lanes in the very same stretc

in moorestown, shawnette wilson, fox 29 news. >>> happening now, unusual rescue on the delaware river. a deer found its way into a muddy area of the river and couldn't get out. if it had to get stuck it couldn't have happened in better spot. fox 29's brad sattin has more tonight on this rescue. brad. >> reporter: dawn this doesn't happen every day. fortunately the deer got stuck in plainview of people. several of those folks called 911 as the exhausted shivering deer was running out of time. >> his little head he was just bobbing it look like he was sw swimming doggie style. >> reporter: not swimming. the dinner crowd at the chart house watching a deer being swept by the current getting stuck in the mud in three and a half feet of water and rising. >> tide was coming in. i just didn't want him to get stuck because it's very -- the mud is very thick over there. we were all afraid he was going to get stuck and sing in. >> reporter: calls to 911 in the philadelphia police marine unit was quick to respond. >> it's not the first call of service we've ever had for this. we've had a few call

in chadds ford, shawnette wilson, fox 29 news. >>> billing cosby sexual assault case his lawyers are now trying to exclude expert item about quaaludes and the behavior of sexual assault victims but the judge says he will not make any decisions until he swears in the jury. opening arguments of cosby's trial begins monday in montgomery county. prosecutors say he drug and molested temple university employee cana and degree ya constand in 2004 at his cheltenham home. >>> it is video that that will make any green thumb turn red. someone snatching flower pots right off people's front porch and who killed winnie maris. >> one of her friends is on the case and she's a retired thing she knows a thing or two about justice. you knew when you cast it they'd lock you up. but that didn't stop you. you traveled far and wide, and others followed. mothers, daughters, sisters, lions. and because together you roared so loud, i know my voice matters today. this summer, come celebrate new york state's equal rights history. download our guide to plan your trip. >> northampton county search is on for this

in wilmington, shawnette wilson, fog 29 news. >>> protecting the people who safe children and animals from hot cars. yeah. that's right. they actually need protection so they don't get sued. >> it's hank. philly is more in love with skateboarding than ever and put its money where it's mouth is. you still angry? hang's take coming up. [ indistinct chatter ] [ intense music playing ] it's here, but it's going by fast. the opportunity of the year is back: the mercedes-benz summer event. get to your dealer today for incredible once-a-season offers, and start firing up those grilles. lease the gle350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. ♪ pennsylvania lawmakers want to make sure your children and your pets don't get stuck in hot car. today in harrisburg pennsylvania veterinary medical association joined lawmakers to show how to save an over heated animal and they unveiled legislation to help stop that from happening. really by awareness here. similar bill aimed at saving children is also in the legislature right now and they both protect

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fox 29's shawnette wilson is live near that property in philadelphia's frankford neighborhood. this is just scary. >> reporter: yeah, a frightening trail of events here iain that started we're told at 7:00 o'clock tonight. philadelphia police say that a 16-year-old girl says that three men wearing ski masks grabbed her from near orthodox and trenton avenue through her in the back of a car and then drove here on the 1300 block of folk rod where she tells police they took her inside abandoned building or some sort of a house and sexually assaulted her. now during this whole ordeal somehow the girl managed to get away. she got to a relative's house where they called police tomorrow night police have not made an arrest in this incident still interviewing the victim and gathering details. not a good description of them because again the three men we're told were wearing ski mask all we know is that they were in a small black car. so, again, the victim a 16-year-old girl here tonight who says that she was grabbed from the street by three masked men and sexually assaulted. we'll bring

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reporting outside police headquarters shawnette wilson fox 29 news. >>> bill cosby trial moves in thefifth day, spotlight right now on some of the cosby's damaging civil deposition. lets get out to steve keeley with what we are expecting yesterday, steve, good morning >> reporter: yes, prosecution really winding down almost close to resting its case for sure and for the second day in a, row the jury heard bill cosby's, answers to all this. police investigating were called to the stand and they read back what cosby said to detectives, first interviewing him after andrea constand went to cops with the accusations and then reading back his answerness their civil lawsuit deposition. in both he admits to giving her and other woman drugs, benadryl, quaalude and admits in graphic descriptions what exactly did he sexually with constand and among those watching in court, the lawyer for for the 30 of the 60 women who take on it was this proves the case, and his friend who showed up in court, but this proves cosby never straight from his story and he is telling the truth and it was all consensua

but when a child and a woman get shot, it is really bad. >> shawnette wilson, "fox 29 news." >> yes, it is. 4:08. wu know know whole lot more about the bucks county fugitive who was recaptured yesterday. police say they caught one that guy, daniel sellby junior yesterday afternoon following a three hour search in warrington. someone spotted him right in the area, then they got out k9 dog right there, they found him hiding in a bush right at the blue stone woods. sellby was being transported by police on sunday when he faked a medical emergency, managed to escape out of the van. that will triggered lockdowns on schools in the area. cancelling classes, cancelling school for awhile. people were locked in their houses. he was initially arrested on outstanding warrant. then his father daniel sellby senior was arrested, after police say he tried to help his son escape. >> there are four teenagers now in custody in connection with the disturbing video on facebook showing them punching a man who appears to have intellectual disability. victim was surrounded by the pack of kids in germantown

our shawnette wilson is live outside of children's hospital of philadelphia. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, it is certainly hard to imagine the trauma this little girl is going through and understandably tonight her family is asking for privacy. investigators tell us the little girl was on the track playing with the train when this happened. >> i saw all the cops and ambulance and fire trucks going up there. >> reporter: 12-year-old aaliya stevens and 14 year fatima muhammed are still in shock over what happened to their friend on these train tracks in southwest philadelph philadelphia. >> i'm like it's serious and we all ran to my house. >> reporter: girls were with a group of friends who were walking to the park after getting out of school at richard allen prep charter wednesday afternoon. she says about eight of the kids walked off toward these train tracks near 56th and gray avenue. >> then i told them, don't go on the train tracks because my brother busted his head open back there. because he was playing on the train tracks. >> reporter: but the kids wept.

our shawnette wilson has been following this tragic story since it happened and joins us live in wilmingtononight. shawnette. >> reporter: iain, tonight this entire community is hoping for the best for this little boy and his mother, as police continue to search for whoever did this and why. >> i heard them. yeah. because it was loud. it was down there. >> reporter: gunshots frightened this woman as she sat in front of her home on the 700 block of east sixth street in wilmington tuesday afternoon. >> it was a sad thing. you know, it's just something you don't like to see. >> reporter: what she saw a woman who had been shot also screaming for help for her little boy shot, too. >> just kind of makes you shake little. >> reporter: police say around 2:30 in the afternoon officers on patrol in the area of west fourth and lombard heard gunshots and put out a call for more police they got there to find a 31-year-old woman shot in her left arm her sick-year-old son shot in the head. >> she just kept asking call any 911. call 911. >> reporter: this woman who lives nearby doesn't want to show her fac

fox 29's shawnette wilson explains. >> reporter: this is the parish live center at saint cornelius in chadds ford investigators say a package believed to contain illegal drugs arrived tuesday. staff opened it and called police. they say the package was addressed to monsignor gregory parlante the pastor of the church. >> i'm surprised. >> long time parishioner heard about it in an e-mail and she was shocked. >> everyone loved him. he married us and baptized our kids and, um, basically just surprised more than anything. just hope he's okay. everything is okay. >> archdiocese confirms the incident was reported to law enforcement and that a search warrant was executed wednesday morning. the incident follows a previous announcement about monsignor parlante made during all masses last weekend he would not continue as pastor due to health issues. this letter from monsignor parlante in bun si today's' bulletin is posted on the website. it reads in part... >>> temporary parochial administrator had been assigned to handle pastor ya'll and administrative duties during monsignor parlante's initia

. >> and now her mother is speaking to fox 29's shawnette wilson. >>> destined to be dancer.iena ward has been in tutus and dancing shoes since she was two years old. >> that's her thing. she's dancing much she don't care if it's her formal dancing or, you know, like the kids or into the little dancing videos. >> reporter: nat is a ward lights up thinking about all the recitals her daughter has had over the years. see nanny now 11 years old was in the philadelphia most's dance company. >> but an accident almost three weeks ago has changed this little girl's live forever. i talked to natasha and other relatives outside children's hospital of philadelphia. >> it was like someone just snatched my breath away. no, not my baby. >> reporter: natasha got a call after see nanny had been run over bite wheels of cxs train train on the 5700 block of grays avenue in southwest philadelphia. police say she and some friends had just left school and were throwing rocks and trying to touch the train as it passed by. they say siena slipped. her right leg severed at the hip. this is video of si

fox 29's shawnette wilson is live at the philadelphia police headquarters with the latest. shawnette. >> reporter: dawn tonight police still have not released the victim's name, but they continue looking at surveillance video to find out exactly what happened in the moments before this deadly shooting. >>> skyfox over a violent and deadly scene. police in route to the special victims unit with people in the pa control car for a man who ws driving wreckly on dirt bike. the officer stops the man and says he reaches for his waistband. >> when the officer grabbed him and appeared to feel a weapon he said he himself looked the guy in the face and said, um, don't do it, man. >> reporter it happened last night on the 4200 block of whitaker avenue. investigators say a person in the patrol car being taken to svu saw the entire incident. and corroborates the officer's account of what happened. >> witness also says the same thing, this individual then pulls this 9-millimeter out which was fully loaded as we found out subsequently, um, he pulled away from the officer, and that's when th

fox 29's shawnette wilson is live in bellmawr. nette, you've been talking with that young woman's family. >> reporter: lucy, familiar members sell me that she was actually going into union your year at rowan university, holding down a full-time job and did volunteer work. tonight they want to know why her life was cut short. >> it's already getting caught. >> you're on video. >> am i? >> this cell phone video of selena enriquez getting ready for senior prom in 2015 shows the ravishing beauty and infectious smile her family describes. >> she had a very bubbly personality. >> but the video is all they have left. along with pictures of the 19-year-old killed in a car crash last week. >> a lot of emotions, you know, just very sad. it's been very hard. >> reporter: her brother joshua and her mother jean say the hardest part is not knowing exactly what caused the car to crash. >> confused just trying to figure out exactly what happen happened. >>> vest gathers selena was in this honda with her boyfriend 20-year-old ramon mason when he lo

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fox 29's shawnette wilson picks up the story from havertown one of my favorite of the day. shawnette report roar this mom was not going to give up easily on a bike sick hadn't doctor dollars for. she larged her own investigation before calling in police to finish the job. it was a christmas gift last year. >> carolyn but company paid more than $600 for for his mountain bike for her 14-year-old son aiden. you can igi panic set in when he came home and told her someone stolen when he was hanging out with homes. >> he was devastated. >> when friends told him they saw the bike around town. >> one day someone told carolyn they saw the bike on this website. offer up.com. she studied five different pictures of the bike for clues. it was all in the details she says. >> he put it on a pole, a metal light pole and there's only couple different areas in the neighborhood that actually have those poles. you could see details of the backyard. details of the the street. >> eventually she decided to search the name attached to the post. >> came right up with his name and some of the social

fox 29's shawnette wilson is live in frankford. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, moments ago i just saw police car kind of circle this block much this happen at 7:00 o'clock tonight and as of right now, still no arrests have been made in this very frightening thing that happened to a 16 year old girl police say that this girl reports that three men wearing masks took her from orthodox and trenton avenue again around 7:0r into a black car, they drove her here to the 1300 block of folk rod. we're told there is abandoned home on this street. the girl tells police that the three guys took her inside and sexually assaulted her. somehow she was able to eventu eventually get away she got to a family member's house. she call police. she was treated there at the family member's house but again night no arrests made just yet. police looking for three men not a description of them at all because, again, they were wearing black ski mask all we know they were also in a small black vehicle. lucy, that's the latest from where we are. back to you. >>

our shawnette wilson is live outside the art museum tonight. awnette. >> reporter: lucy, dozens of people as you mentioned lined the steps behind me holding pictures of their loved ones who lost their lives to gun violence and the hope is city officials will see them because many feel they're not being heard when it comes to gun violence in our city. >> my name marie larkin. i'm here for stephanie who was killed july 30th, 2015. she was 20 years old. >> dozens of heart broken families and friendships torn apart by gun violence gathered on the art museum steps to stand in solidarity with one another. after 13 years sophia fleming's wounds from using her son adam hammer who was murdered when he was 17 years old are still raw. >> we need to get together and start seeing what's going on and saying what's going on. >> reporter: they held pictures of their loved ones, wore t shirts bearing them names there was a bold display of what the afternoon of gun violence looks like. felicia penndel ton knows it all too well. >> my son deserved way better than

fox 29's shawnette wilson live at philadelphia police headquarters. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy police say one of suspects turn himself in today with his father at his side. the other suspect is said to be in montgomery county prison. he will be brought back to philadelphia tomorrow to face charges. i have grand baby who's four-year-old. i'll tell her you can't go past this pole or this pole. >> kimberly re reynolds has a nw zest rules because. increasing violence including a shooting here two weeks ago. >> they hurting innocent people that don't have anything to do with your particular anger. >> reporter: monday, she and other neighbors got a sense of relief. police said during a news contrex they arrested two men who they believe fired 27 rounds into a crowd of people including children. the victims were outside listening to music and dancing. ten people were shot. >> it's great that these people that's doing this stuff get caught because there's goss to be consequence. >> 19-year-old tyrell broad next turned himself in monday. the other suspect 18-

shawnette wilson, "fox 29 news." >> the time right now 4:36. it is finally here.ing a party on the show. there is lot of parties in our city tonight because it is draft day for all of of course basketball and our 76ers. we're so excited. have the number one pick, sabina. >> reporter: yes, that's right. and we know that all of the fans, especially on social media, they've been saying that this is it, this is what they've trusted the process for. they're ready for tonight. now, let's take a look, this is who all eyes are on. his name is markelle fultz. he's 19 years old, karen, if you can believe it. university of washington point guard. and he's going to be expected to be the number one pick, in tonight's draft. and of course the sixers have the number one pick. so here he is talking about his reaction to the sixers trading up to get that number one pick which means more than likely by the end of the night fultz will be putting on a sixers jersey. >> something i've been dreaming of since i was a kid. finally had a chance, i went to go work out, hopefully i get draf

but now, we're talking to the troopers who saved themment fox 29's shawnette wilson has the dash cam video that shows the rescue. >> a new jersey state police trooper's dash cam captures a life saving moment. watch as a trooper pumps a crying two year old boy out from a hot car he was accidentally locked inside. >> we got there, we saw the baby was, you know, in distress, just sweaty, his cheeks were red. >> trooper jacob sherrie and hits partner steven hodge got the call around 5:00 friday afternoon. a grandmother called 911, saying she this accidentally locked the baby and a dog in the car. >> upset to go see that. >> by the time they got there the two had been in the car about 30 minute, they immediately told the grandmother they had to break the window. >> dog kind of pacing back and forth, see him breathing heavy, broke it to get the dog and the baby out, move them to air-conditioned vehicle and get them water. >> it happened the grandmother was visiting bat stowe village, historic site in hammonton shun ship. after she put her grandson and dog in the car she went to open the dr

shawnette wilson in havertown with the story.was christmas gift last year it was, you know, his only give that he got it was very expensive. >> reporter: carolyn but company paid more than $600 for this fugii nevada mountain bike for her 14-year-old son aiden. so you can imagine the panic that set in when he came home and told her someone had stolen it when he was hanging out with friends. >> he was devastated. he came home. you know, and also a little nervous because he didn't lock it up and that was, you know, part of the deal. >> reporter: they mildly filed a police report and luck hal the receipt and serial number. but weeks passed and nothing. when friends started telling them they had seen the bike around town, mom did what women do best. started playing detective. >> a gum shoe i said. >> reporter: one day someone told they are she saw the bike on this website offer up.com. she studied five different pictures of the bike for clues. it was null in the details she says. >> he put it on a pole, a metal light pole and there's

shawnette wilson has been covering the story since it broke live now at children's hospital of philadelphia. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, hard to hear and sad to hear. this little girl's injuries she has injuries to her left leg and her right leg we're told is actually severed at the thigh. investigators say the train actually didn't even stop because the conductor didn't realize someone had been hit. >> i saw all the cops and ambulance and fire trucks going up there. >> reporter: 12-year-old alaya stevens and 14-year-old fatima muhammed are still in shock over what happened to their friend on these train tracks in southwest philadelphia. >> i'm like it's serious and then we all ran to my house. >> reporter: the girls say they were with a friend of group of friends walking to the park after getting out of school at richard al prep charter wednesday afternoon. alaya says about eight of the keds walked off toward these train tracks near 56th and gray avenue. >> then i told them, don't go on the train tracks because my brother bust his help owed he open back there because he was playing on th

fox 29's shawnette wilson here to explain it all. >> that vote will happen on but as for now the sun says a series of school closures massive layoffs and other cuts particular schools contributed to why it has taken so long to reach deal his hope is that it will bring back stability to the district. >> i'm glad and blessed they continued on the mission without a contract. stacey before system praising philadelphia school district teachers for staying the course through years of working without a contract. we talked to her at a graduation she attended for hill free man school. >> we have to make sure that our teachers are compensated just like anybody else. >> today the school district and the philadelphia federation of teachers announced a major break in negotiations. they've come up with a tentative contract agreement that superintendent william hite says will restore stability. >> stability means that we have teachers who are not looking to go other places. stability means we can focus intently on improving teach and learning. stability means that we can ensure that the climates in

shawnette wilson has their store. >> i it had all of the making of great day at the beach for this matos family went to long beach island sunday the first day after heatwave, temperatures over 90 degrees they even brought back see shells when they returned to their home in clementon. but marcia recalls the moment the fun came to an end. >> and that is when shear terror kicked in for me. because i couldn't get to her. >> she and her 11 year old daughter mariah decided to go out further into the water after her 13 year old daughter michaela and other relatives swam back zero shore. marcia said they were only waist deep in the water. >> let's swim parallel. that's what i read before, you swim sideways, parallel to the shore. so you swim out a bit. but it wasn't working. we were still just being pushed out. >> they were so far apart. >> it was the most helpless feeling that i've ever felt in my life. >> marcia says then a man drifting toward them grabbed mariah, a girl on a surf board got them on and back to shore. meanwhile another man grabbed marcia, in all, five people pulled off a daring

looking for the people who saved their lives on a rip current pulled them out to sea and our shawnette wilsons live in clementon with this story. man, to hear how this woman talked, shawnette, it was so scary. >> reporter: frightening, luc lucy. you know, tonight they just want to thank the people had saved them they came to us to try and help find them. it had all the makings of a great day at the beach for the mattos family. they went to long beach island sunday the first day of a heat wave with temperatures over 90 degrees but marsha recalls the moment the fun came to an end. >> that is when sheer terror kicked in for me i couldn't get to her. >> reporter: she and her 11-year-old daughter mariah decided to go out further into the water aft her 13 year old daughter mikayla and other relatives swam back to shore. marsha says they were only waist deep in the water when a rip punt swept them out. >> i was like let's swim parallel because that's what i read before that you swim like sideways parallel to the shore. so you switch out of it. but it wasn't working. we were still just being push out

reporting from northwest detectives, shawnette wilson, fox 29 news. >>> on your radar tonight a couple of really nice days. going to be -- wouldn't be a bad idea to ask the boss for a couple days off. lord knows that would be nice. head down here to the shore. it's been a great week to catch rays. meteorologist scott williams is here. scott as for tonight, what do you think? >> can we give the air-conditioner break? we really can, lucy. isn't in fact some folks might need a light jacket tomorrow morning the temperatures will drop into the 50's especially north and west, but down the shore right now, it is comfortable. low humidity. folks have been out and about really taking advantage of this late june bonus that we're calling it. 71 degrees right now. dew points blow 50 and look at that humidity at 42%. already into the low 50s mount pocono. 53 degrees. pottstown checking in at 63. we have 66 right now in wilmington. 62 in millville. and look at those dew points. i-95 north and west, upper 40s to right around 50 so that is comfortable. so definitely open up those windows let's some of

shawnette wilson has more from north philadelphia. could be a big day, shawnette. >> reporter: could be a big night, lucy. the doors opened here at 4:00 o'clock at the liacouras center so voting has already started. the philadelphia detachers union or federation of teachers i should say actual until a the process of holding a presentation right now of the tentative agreement and after that its members will cast their votes. so just a little bit of background. philadelphia school teachers working without a contract for nearly five years. it's been slightly longer than that since they've also had a raise. then late friday, last friday, tentative agreement was reached and announced. no details have been made public on that. but we talked to a teacher who was headed in to vote. he's been very vocal in putting pressure on officials to get the deal done. >> there are things in the contract that some people like. some people don't like. it's not a slam dunk. so what we're doing today is we're expressing our democratic opinion. we're telling e