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shawnette wilson joins us live in center city with more on this tonight. shawnette. >> reporter: iain this day comes two years after the shooting happened and the officer says he is glad this is over and he's just ready to get back to doing the job he loves. >> trying my absolute best to
shawnette wilson joins us live in center city with more on this tonight. shawnette. >> reporter: iain this day comes two years after the shooting happened and the officer says he is glad this is over and he's just ready to get back to doing the job he loves. >> trying my absolute best to
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shawnette wilson stemmed by the high school tonight where people are pumped up. >> it's just a true blessing and i'm so excited for the kids and for the faculty and staff here that, um, they get to have off tomorrow and go and see hmm in the parade. >> glassboro community is boiling over with excitement after the superintendent of schools announced today that the district is declaring tomorrow corey clement day with the eagles first super bowl win. to honor clement schools will be closed for families who plan to go to the parade does we got to celebrate him and the eagles. 100 yards did he great job. >> clem meant played football for glassboro high. >> i actually was his teacher in sixth grade. i'm excited i get a chance to go, and really proud of carrie. >> reporter: monty will says clem men's success has energized students. >> there's lot of kids looking up to him and pulling pushing themselves because they see really is possible. >> why the community can't stop talking about clement's electric touch it's what he does off the field that makes them so proud to him. >> comes to lot of sporin
shawnette wilson stemmed by the high school tonight where people are pumped up. >> it's just a true blessing and i'm so excited for the kids and for the faculty and staff here that, um, they get to have off tomorrow and go and see hmm in the parade. >> glassboro community is boiling over with excitement after the superintendent of schools announced today that the district is declaring tomorrow corey clement day with the eagles first super bowl win. to honor clement schools will be...
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our shawnette wilson is live at the stretch in swarthmore.good next shawnette, digging the lipstick. >> reporter: oh, thank you, compliments of rihanna the pop star it's called midnight wasa wasabi. i don't know lucy if i can pull this off my regular life but for super bowl, i am here for it. as you can see behind me the crowd is cranked up here at the stretch. the place is all decked out in green. eagles football balloons, fans, ready to take this title. they have wanted this forever and as they chant. they say tonight patriots reign is over and the fact it's been a tough road getting here for the eagles and they bounce back will make it more of a storybook ending not even the rain could keep these fans from coming out early to celebrate what their confident will be eagles win. >> feeling g feel real good. i think it will be a big victory tonight. the city will go nuts. >> reporter: what do you say to all the people who did not think we would be here? >> screw the haters. we are here. we did it. wentz got hurt, but foles brought it down for
our shawnette wilson is live at the stretch in swarthmore.good next shawnette, digging the lipstick. >> reporter: oh, thank you, compliments of rihanna the pop star it's called midnight wasa wasabi. i don't know lucy if i can pull this off my regular life but for super bowl, i am here for it. as you can see behind me the crowd is cranked up here at the stretch. the place is all decked out in green. eagles football balloons, fans, ready to take this title. they have wanted this forever and...
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our shawnette wilson has that story from upper. >> i think the district trying to do something that'sight for the kids. >> reporter: michelle the upperl district on flash dries. she has two children that a ten the high school. deep into middle school. >> reporter: she's talking about a vaping device called juul resembles a flash drive. in some cases students were in their computers to charge it. upper dublin school superintendent debra statement e aware some upper dublin juuling devices while in school because the nature of a chrome book removes the needexternal e are satisfied for gidding their us possibility of tamp charge ago juuling device in school. >> the size.eal ability of it. you know, being able to trick the teachers that theyav right f them meanwhile it's their vape. >> reporter: we talk to steve su it vapor in upper dublin. he says he doesn't sell the prn demand g i get phone calls all the time and ilst are from teenagers. >> reporter: he says juul is so popular he doesn't think district banning flash drives to remove confusion for staff is the solutionoo going to be going
our shawnette wilson has that story from upper. >> i think the district trying to do something that'sight for the kids. >> reporter: michelle the upperl district on flash dries. she has two children that a ten the high school. deep into middle school. >> reporter: she's talking about a vaping device called juul resembles a flash drive. in some cases students were in their computers to charge it. upper dublin school superintendent debra statement e aware some upper dublin...
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dave schratwieser and dave ken chen out with preparations for the big par regard and shawnette wilson got you covered if you're looking for gear. let's start with brad sattin lifer in south phil. brad. >> reporter: iain, you know, we're hearing a lot of compare sons to the 2,008 phillies world series. this parade expected to be much bigger, millions of people. speaking of the phillies take look at citizens bank park. you see the sign a big sign they didn't waste any time putting it congratulations super bowl champions. we all woke up this morning asking was this a dream? the parade still a few days away so we have time to think about it some more. has it sung in yet? 24 hours later and the eagles have landed back safely in philly after a night of unbridled euphoria we're now left to consider what this championship really means. >> eagles. >> hundreds of fans greeting the team as they stepped off the plane. and then one by one drove out of the novacare center to so many this championship is deeply personal. joyce thinks of her dad who died in 1977. >> my father used to go to the vet to
dave schratwieser and dave ken chen out with preparations for the big par regard and shawnette wilson got you covered if you're looking for gear. let's start with brad sattin lifer in south phil. brad. >> reporter: iain, you know, we're hearing a lot of compare sons to the 2,008 phillies world series. this parade expected to be much bigger, millions of people. speaking of the phillies take look at citizens bank park. you see the sign a big sign they didn't waste any time putting it...
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our shawnette wilson has that story from upper dublin. >> i think the district trying to do somethingt's right for the kids. >> reporter: michelle o'toole supports the upper dublin school district recent ban on flash dries. she has two children that a ten the high school. >> kids know about it. deep into middle school. >> reporter: she's talking about a vaping device called juul popular among teens and resembles a flash drive. in some cases students were plugging the juul vaping device in their computers to charge it. upper dublin school superintendent debra wheeler said in statement we became aware some upper dublin students were using chrome book to charge juuling devices while in school because the nature of a chrome book removes the need for external data storage device dee are satisfied for gidding their use will remove the possibility of tamp charge ago juuling device in school. >> the size. the conceal ability of it. you know, being able to trick the teachers that they have a flash drive right in front of them meanwhile it's their vape. >> reporter: we talk to steve summits who
our shawnette wilson has that story from upper dublin. >> i think the district trying to do somethingt's right for the kids. >> reporter: michelle o'toole supports the upper dublin school district recent ban on flash dries. she has two children that a ten the high school. >> kids know about it. deep into middle school. >> reporter: she's talking about a vaping device called juul popular among teens and resembles a flash drive. in some cases students were plugging the...
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in cherry hill, shawnette wils wilson, fox 29 news. >> the students from marjory stoneman high school are set to return to class tomorrow 22 weeks after that deadly shooting left 17 dead. fox's darrell nail shows what students and teachers can expe expect. >> reporter: douglas senior jenna corson visited the memorial outside her school every day for week but she knows going inside tomorrow will be difficult. >> all of us heard gunshots. those lives were taken. and some of us don't feel safe any more there's many kids who aren't coming back. many kids who are now in heaven. >> reporter: to ease the burden of returning, retired columbine high school principal frank deanne gel less reach out to the principal of douglas high school with some lessons he learned during the 1999 massacre at his school. the columbine principal advised against allowing balloons at the welcome back ceremony because when some popped at columbine it sent some students diving for cover and change the sound of the fire alarm which was used against students at columbine and douglas. and finally, have lot of substitu
in cherry hill, shawnette wils wilson, fox 29 news. >> the students from marjory stoneman high school are set to return to class tomorrow 22 weeks after that deadly shooting left 17 dead. fox's darrell nail shows what students and teachers can expe expect. >> reporter: douglas senior jenna corson visited the memorial outside her school every day for week but she knows going inside tomorrow will be difficult. >> all of us heard gunshots. those lives were taken. and some of us...
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it's not too far, let's check in with shawnette wilson who's hanging at miller. >> reporter: two mostly eagles who say the brady is the nonfactor and tonight is about the eagles. >> nick foles is playing out of his mind right now. that's the highlight. >> it's been competitive but i think the eagles are doing a great job. brady is who brady is but at the end of the night, we'll keen it. >> reporter: we've seen a few fans wearing dog masks, tonight fans hope that title will change. >> back to you in the steward. >> shawnette wilson rocking the green >>> a couple weeks ago here at broad and locust. the bars jammed. folks watching the game, we expect them to be out momentarily. i'm joined by joseph sullivan. >> we're confident the eagles fans will do like they did a couple of weeks ago. come out, have a positive emotional celebration and everybody have a good time with in problems. >> we got the street blocked off. name all resources >> resources have been activated and we'll make sure we create a safe environment. let the world know how proud we are of our birds. >> reporter: looks like w
it's not too far, let's check in with shawnette wilson who's hanging at miller. >> reporter: two mostly eagles who say the brady is the nonfactor and tonight is about the eagles. >> nick foles is playing out of his mind right now. that's the highlight. >> it's been competitive but i think the eagles are doing a great job. brady is who brady is but at the end of the night, we'll keen it. >> reporter: we've seen a few fans wearing dog masks, tonight fans hope that title...
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shawnette wilson stopped by south jersey blood drive in hadh more. nette. >> reporter: leon, 800 pints of blood a spokesperson for the red cross says the area needs to meet demand. but nationwide nationwide. maryann is donating blood through an blood drive at westmont fire department in haddon township. and she's done it. it's painless. you can save a life. >> reporter: she's one of a few dozen people who came o drim 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. the red cross says donations are do the flu. so many people are affected by it and can't donate s low. >> you think if you're contagious you don't want to pass germs on to somebody els ia spokesperson for the red cross which encompasses all of new pennsylvania she told me over the phone that they've seen 1600 month in the area. she says while winter weather has affected people's abilityatu epidemic is also a significant factor. >> just bn people very sick over the last two months. >> reporter: donald richards emt with the westmont fire department. >> we see so many accidents in d to have blood and if it's down, emergency
shawnette wilson stopped by south jersey blood drive in hadh more. nette. >> reporter: leon, 800 pints of blood a spokesperson for the red cross says the area needs to meet demand. but nationwide nationwide. maryann is donating blood through an blood drive at westmont fire department in haddon township. and she's done it. it's painless. you can save a life. >> reporter: she's one of a few dozen people who came o drim 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. the red cross says donations are do the flu. so...
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our shawnette wilson is live as crews work to clean up the city after the crowds finally left.all those people got home. but let's begin with fox 29's chris o'connell live along the ben franklin parkway and, chris, we know that you've been dreaming about this day your entire life. >> reporter: i actually have, lucy. if i heard it once, i heard 800 times today. this is the single best day in the history of the city of philadelphia. yes, the super bowl victory parade now in the books but not before making a lot of memories. [ cheers and applause ] >> today was amazing. i'm 35 years old it took 35 years for me for this to happen. >> how happy are you? >> oh, man i'm on cloud nine. i'm on cloud 52. super bowl lii. >> reporter: it was the kind of party the city has never seen before. >> it was so much fun. so much heart in this city. you could just feel the energy. it was awesome. >> reporter: philly was electric as the super bowl champion philadelphia eagles took to the streets for the first ever championship parade lombardi trophy in hand. >> i knew it was going to be crazy. i got
our shawnette wilson is live as crews work to clean up the city after the crowds finally left.all those people got home. but let's begin with fox 29's chris o'connell live along the ben franklin parkway and, chris, we know that you've been dreaming about this day your entire life. >> reporter: i actually have, lucy. if i heard it once, i heard 800 times today. this is the single best day in the history of the city of philadelphia. yes, the super bowl victory parade now in the books but...
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our shawnette wilson joins us live from cherry hill and man, shawnette, the last time we talked it was you were at the modell's in south philly. it was just closing. sports stores have got to be loving this. >> reporter: yeah, lucy, they are loving it but i have to be honest some of the workers are getting a little weary because they're the ones unpacking all these boxes and setting up the tables. so they're doing the hard washington. but eagles fans with money to spend are patiently waiting to purchase. pro shop the official philadelphia eagles store in cherry hill for any and everything birds had a line almost stretched out the door this evening. and a day after our team's within the first super bowl in franchise history fans say there's no limit to what they'd spend to commemorate the date. >> spent 200 doltz on this stuff and 500 online since i didn't go to the super bowl. >> wow! >> going to it it somewhere. do it for the birds. >> reporter: we caught jeff wilkins leaving the pro shop super bowl ticket prices didn't drop to where he wanted so he had money to burn. >> i went throug
our shawnette wilson joins us live from cherry hill and man, shawnette, the last time we talked it was you were at the modell's in south philly. it was just closing. sports stores have got to be loving this. >> reporter: yeah, lucy, they are loving it but i have to be honest some of the workers are getting a little weary because they're the ones unpacking all these boxes and setting up the tables. so they're doing the hard washington. but eagles fans with money to spend are patiently...
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fox 29's shawnette wilson with the details. >> i think it's the district trying to do something that'sight for the. >> reporter: michelle o'toole experts the upper dublin school district recent ban on flash drives in all of its schools. she has two children that attend the high school. >> kids know about it. probably deep into middle school. >> reporter: she's talking about vaping device called juul that's popular among teens and resembles a flash drive. in some cases students were plugging the juul vaping device into their computers to charge it. upper dublin school superintendent debra wheel her says in a statement, we became aware that some upper dublin students were using chrome books to charge juuling devices while in school because the nature of a chrome book removes the need for external data storage devi devices we are satisfied that for bidding their use will remove the possibility of charging a juuling device in school. >> the size, the conceal ability of it, you know, being able to trick the teachers that they have a flash drive right in front of them meanwhile it's their va
fox 29's shawnette wilson with the details. >> i think it's the district trying to do something that'sight for the. >> reporter: michelle o'toole experts the upper dublin school district recent ban on flash drives in all of its schools. she has two children that attend the high school. >> kids know about it. probably deep into middle school. >> reporter: she's talking about vaping device called juul that's popular among teens and resembles a flash drive. in some cases...
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in glassboro, shawnette wilson, fox 29 news. >>> now on the flip side of happy celebrations, we find folks who philadelphia's mayor calls knuckle heads people flipping cars, wrecking stores, tearing down poles. iain page is following the search for those knuckle heads and substantial row war to help catch them live in our operations center. iain? >> lucy, it only takes a few bad apples to ruin it for everybody. now philadelphia police are catching up with most of these guys. take look here are some of the guys that philadelphia police, eight people who police commissioner ross referred to as knuckle heads. that face charges like vandalism and assault. one of the people arrested so far 20-year-old john rigsby he's now facing charges like vandalism, police have also just released this video of people smashing a macy's window. they broke the window at the center city department store right after the eagles win sunday night. police are still looking for them. a $3,000 reward is up for grabs for information on this. a group of criminals taking down a metal pole and breaking a store window
in glassboro, shawnette wilson, fox 29 news. >>> now on the flip side of happy celebrations, we find folks who philadelphia's mayor calls knuckle heads people flipping cars, wrecking stores, tearing down poles. iain page is following the search for those knuckle heads and substantial row war to help catch them live in our operations center. iain? >> lucy, it only takes a few bad apples to ruin it for everybody. now philadelphia police are catching up with most of these guys. take...
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shawnette wilson is live in run need. >> reporter: it is amazing and in any got a standing ovation.ut the officers and that dispatcher are very humble. they say this was just part of the job they do every day. a mother doing her job getting help from her children. >>reporter: police dispatcher remembers the call that came in to 911. from a mother who said she didn't have food to feed her children and was looking for resources >> somebody to come out. kind of trying to find food for my children's my kids have not eat yesterday >> four children hungry and they hadn't eaten was heartbreaking >> officer david hints to the home >> we couldn't let them be hungry. >> reporter: they were honored for what they did for the family. officer hint end first took a fast food meal and decided along with dispatcher bag beau and her mom who was a lieutenant to take bags of groceries to the family that night. money out of their own pocket. >> children were lined up behind her and excitement to receive the groceries, they were very, very excited and happy. >> reporter: they received a plaque, >> this d
shawnette wilson is live in run need. >> reporter: it is amazing and in any got a standing ovation.ut the officers and that dispatcher are very humble. they say this was just part of the job they do every day. a mother doing her job getting help from her children. >>reporter: police dispatcher remembers the call that came in to 911. from a mother who said she didn't have food to feed her children and was looking for resources >> somebody to come out. kind of trying to find...
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our shawnette wilson was there and shawnette, things were pretty tense there tonight. >> reporter: yeahense. you know iain, one of the board members actually told the crowd that this is all conjecture. he said there are no facts and that the investigation is on going. still students of that teacher believe what happened to him
our shawnette wilson was there and shawnette, things were pretty tense there tonight. >> reporter: yeahense. you know iain, one of the board members actually told the crowd that this is all conjecture. he said there are no facts and that the investigation is on going. still students of that teacher believe what happened to him
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let's get out to shawnette wilson live in upper darby where students just saw the film for free. etty cool, shawnette. >> reporter: dawn, officials wanted to treat those kids who they felt may not have had the opportunity otherwise to see the movie. so tonight's screening actually drew a pretty diverse crowd but many say it's especially inspiring to the black communi community. >> the movie was awesome. >> the movie was beautiful. report roar hope mcdowell brought children to see the highly anticipated black panther movie they left feeling empowered. >> i hope they take away from it being united, and also, um, working to help their community which at the ace after school program that's kind of what we work on with our projects. >> reporter: they're one of several groups from rec centers around philadelphia given the opportunity to attend a screening of the marvel film at studio movie grill in upper darby tonight. staffers spent the week creating events for the children to promote going to see it, and the fact that it's the first marvel movie featuring a black super hero with a pre
let's get out to shawnette wilson live in upper darby where students just saw the film for free. etty cool, shawnette. >> reporter: dawn, officials wanted to treat those kids who they felt may not have had the opportunity otherwise to see the movie. so tonight's screening actually drew a pretty diverse crowd but many say it's especially inspiring to the black communi community. >> the movie was awesome. >> the movie was beautiful. report roar hope mcdowell brought children to...
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but he is just ready to go, and he's our real life super her r row. >> shawnette wilson, fox 29 ne >>bin and her fiance' have both quit their jobs to deal with all of this much she's at the hospital with the twins. he's home with the other two boys. they do have a gofundme page. if you'd like to donate to help them with medical expenses and bills just go to fox29.com surgery is set for march 8th. >>> a toddler is alive after falling from a balcony, caught in the nick of time. >>> di dementia have a frustrating and did he ability disease not for those diagnosed but farmly. a new tool is helping caregivers better understand what it's like to have the disease. this winter in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. so whether you're a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny.com new york state. it's all here. it's only here. >>> so in buck county police say that guy right there pretended to be an off duty police officer. they say his name is eric miller and that he was pr
but he is just ready to go, and he's our real life super her r row. >> shawnette wilson, fox 29 ne >>bin and her fiance' have both quit their jobs to deal with all of this much she's at the hospital with the twins. he's home with the other two boys. they do have a gofundme page. if you'd like to donate to help them with medical expenses and bills just go to fox29.com surgery is set for march 8th. >>> a toddler is alive after falling from a balcony, caught in the nick of...
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shawnette wilson explains.r: melissa epstein fast forwards in her mind to how gas prices had soon hit her hard in the pocket. we told her about the increase predicted just in time for spring and summer travel. while she had her tank filled up at a wawa in woodbury, this evening. >> take my kids places. activities, um, it definitely add up. >> reporter: aaa is forecas forecasting a 25 to 35-cents a gallon increase in gas prices between now and the beginning of spring. extending through your summer travel season. that could mean increase about three dollars a gallon. >> it sounds super terrible right now it costs me like $60 to fill up right now. now it sounds like 75, $80. >> lee haze says his summer plans look to be limbo hearing the news. >> 100% just right now i do go to school in philly and i drove over. now i might think about taking patco instead just with the gas and bridge toll it will be really expensive. >> jane in a with tidwell says the increase can be a tributed to hurricane harvey last august which
shawnette wilson explains.r: melissa epstein fast forwards in her mind to how gas prices had soon hit her hard in the pocket. we told her about the increase predicted just in time for spring and summer travel. while she had her tank filled up at a wawa in woodbury, this evening. >> take my kids places. activities, um, it definitely add up. >> reporter: aaa is forecas forecasting a 25 to 35-cents a gallon increase in gas prices between now and the beginning of spring. extending...
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our shawnette wilson was there and shawnette, things were pretty tense there tonight. >> reporter: yeahvery tense. you know iain, one of the board members actually told the crowd that this is all conjecture. he said there are no facts and that the investigation is on going. still students of that teacher believe what happened to him is a fact and tonight they also had many concerns about school security. we shall held accountable in all social security spec specs of oe now we want to hold you accountable for keeping teachers that truly change lives and shape news the young adults you want us to be. [ applause ] >> reporter: packed gym at the cherry hill school administration building. parents and tee students fired up over two things. timothy lock ap history teacher allegedly on administrative leave. and concern about the safety of schools in the district namely cherry hill high school east. >> we absolutely want won't stop until our voices are heard. until mr. lock is back in b147 until we can go to school without worrying if we'll make it home or not. >> board of education members cou
our shawnette wilson was there and shawnette, things were pretty tense there tonight. >> reporter: yeahvery tense. you know iain, one of the board members actually told the crowd that this is all conjecture. he said there are no facts and that the investigation is on going. still students of that teacher believe what happened to him is a fact and tonight they also had many concerns about school security. we shall held accountable in all social security spec specs of oe now we want to hold...
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fox 29's shawnette wilson has this amazing little tale. >> reporter: collingswood is showing its eagleshead of the super bowl this weekend with this huge display in the center of up to. but about a mile away on virginia avenue, there's a battle brewing. >> we've got a nuisance in the neighborhood. >> reporter: jim male system the mayor of collingswood. he's taking action against his neighbors. >> we passed an ordinance to outlaw the flying of any flags that show colonial figures or any nationalism. >> reporter: why? because his neighbor has been flying a patriots flag outside his house for years. >> i really have not had any great reason to tell them it needed to come down, frankly with the success they've had it's been difficult to tell them that, but things changed this weekend the. >> reporter: mayor maley put ordinance in writing. the penalty for refusing to take down the flag the borough will cut off their water. >> i told two thing. one we'll take the flag down but they're going to paint the house patriot blue and then tonight i get to see that we have a little more of light show
fox 29's shawnette wilson has this amazing little tale. >> reporter: collingswood is showing its eagleshead of the super bowl this weekend with this huge display in the center of up to. but about a mile away on virginia avenue, there's a battle brewing. >> we've got a nuisance in the neighborhood. >> reporter: jim male system the mayor of collingswood. he's taking action against his neighbors. >> we passed an ordinance to outlaw the flying of any flags that show colonial...
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our shawnette wilson joins us live from city hall night. nette. >> reporter: iain, the theme of the rally here in philadelphia was demand a ban and we heard from local families destroyed by gun violence. >> united we stand, demand the ban. >> reporter: dozens gathered outside city hall to honor the victims of the the parkland school shooting and to rally for strictor gun laws specifically a ban on assault weapons. >> this should not be happening. >> reporter: many overcome with grief and emotion because they know the pain of gun violence personally. >> one night he was going to pick up his sister in a neighborhood where two guys was fighting over girl, they thought he was one of the guys coming back to retaliate, and they shot him four times. >> yancy breaks down in tears talking about the murder of his youngest son charles charles. >> i will never have the tune to see him get married, graduate from college, as a as a matter of fact, 26 days after he was murdered his only son was born. my grandson had never know his father. he would never ha
our shawnette wilson joins us live from city hall night. nette. >> reporter: iain, the theme of the rally here in philadelphia was demand a ban and we heard from local families destroyed by gun violence. >> united we stand, demand the ban. >> reporter: dozens gathered outside city hall to honor the victims of the the parkland school shooting and to rally for strictor gun laws specifically a ban on assault weapons. >> this should not be happening. >> reporter: many...
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shawnette wilson is live at the gloucester township police depth. shawnette, the ski mask only half the story. >> reporter: yeah, this is a crazy but actually pretty scary story, dawn. he was wearing a coat along with that ski mask but nothing below the waist. >> it's disgraceful. >> reporter: people are disgusting to hear a report from police that a woman reported a man standing outside her kitchen window around 11:30 thursday night. even more disturbing, the woman tells police he had nothing on beneath a black jacket he was wearing along with a ski mask over his face. police say the woman told them she was sitting at her kitchen table when she saw him and screamed. then says the man took off running. >> we're very concerned, but hopefully everything will be okay. report roar people who live on pine hurst court in the glenn eagles development in the blackwood section of the township say what happened is very unusual for the area. >> absolutely. we don get stuff like that around here. i've lived here for over 23 years. report roar police say they sea
shawnette wilson is live at the gloucester township police depth. shawnette, the ski mask only half the story. >> reporter: yeah, this is a crazy but actually pretty scary story, dawn. he was wearing a coat along with that ski mask but nothing below the waist. >> it's disgraceful. >> reporter: people are disgusting to hear a report from police that a woman reported a man standing outside her kitchen window around 11:30 thursday night. even more disturbing, the woman tells...
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our shawnette wilson live near the ben franklin parkway where a major cleanup is underway tonight. awnette. >> reporter: iain, once you see all the trash left behind, you won't even believe that a good cleanup is possible. but crews have sort of wrapped up here on this part of the parkway right now they're moving closer by the art museum. >> tornado, earthquake, natural disaster, whatever you can think of -- go birds! >> there you go. [ laughter ] >> reporter: you got to deal with that while you're work. the fun is over for you. terrence smith and other city workers have a long night ahead of them. the parade was a magical site but take away all the people and eagles decorations and this is what's left behind. >> cans and trash. dunkin' donuts. you name it it's out here. >> reporter: sweepers hit the streets as soon as the parade was over. trying to clear the bulk trash left behind by what could be a few million people who descended on the city for the eagles super bowl championship victory para parade. heavy equipment took to areas along the parkway and broad street. but some of th
our shawnette wilson live near the ben franklin parkway where a major cleanup is underway tonight. awnette. >> reporter: iain, once you see all the trash left behind, you won't even believe that a good cleanup is possible. but crews have sort of wrapped up here on this part of the parkway right now they're moving closer by the art museum. >> tornado, earthquake, natural disaster, whatever you can think of -- go birds! >> there you go. [ laughter ] >> reporter: you got to...
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fox 29's shawnette wilson live at the scene in old city with more on the demolition's impact. awnette. >> reporter: well, dawn, the little lion restaurant behind me expects to be closed for about two months that's what the own owner tells mean the museum of the american revolution is open right now but people must enter on the third street side because chestnut street side closed. businesses remain open are concerned that road closures could affect foot at a traffic. the only activity in the historic district is flashing police lights at third and chestnut signaling the road is closed. it's been five days since a fire destroyed a building on the 2200 block of chestnut street and the cause is still unknown. >> this is really shock. >> reporter: also uncertain the future of businesses here. as officials shut down a section of the area on monday for a week while crews began demolition bob owns abi quick shop a souvenir store on third street. >> it was one week that's okay but otherwise, you know, i don't know what to do report roar his store and others across the street where the
fox 29's shawnette wilson live at the scene in old city with more on the demolition's impact. awnette. >> reporter: well, dawn, the little lion restaurant behind me expects to be closed for about two months that's what the own owner tells mean the museum of the american revolution is open right now but people must enter on the third street side because chestnut street side closed. businesses remain open are concerned that road closures could affect foot at a traffic. the only activity in...
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fox 29's shawnette wilson live at the scene in old city with more. shawnette. >> reporter: dawn, the look of the section of chestnut street behind me totally sets the mood for the way the rest of the community and businesses around here are feeling, and it is going to get worse before it gets better for them. and so we are going on day five now or it is day five since this fire ripped threw the building on the 200 block of chestnut street and investigators are still trying to find out what caused it. the few businesses directly affected by the blaze remain closed and surrounding business owners are also worried. after the city announced demolition plans for the burn out building and street closures because of the work that needs to be done. business owners like chris young of the little lion restaurant at the corner of third and chestnut say the entire old city community here is wondering what their future looks like. the little lion will be closed for about two months because yuk says he still hasn't been able to get inside to assess the damages. oth
fox 29's shawnette wilson live at the scene in old city with more. shawnette. >> reporter: dawn, the look of the section of chestnut street behind me totally sets the mood for the way the rest of the community and businesses around here are feeling, and it is going to get worse before it gets better for them. and so we are going on day five now or it is day five since this fire ripped threw the building on the 200 block of chestnut street and investigators are still trying to find out...
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our shawnette wilson joins us live from newtown night. shawnette. >> reporter: iain, you know i talked to bunch of parents tonight and basically they say it isn't a dilemma at all. they say their kids will be at the parade excused absence or not because as you said it is history. >> we're going to the parade. no doubt. >> reporter: marie cook says it's a no brainer. a parade for the eagles first super bowl win, work and school not this thursday. >> school is very important to me and for my kids but this is perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity and we won't miss it for the world. >> reporter: parents all over the area are faced with the decision to allow their kids to miss school or not. philadelphia public and catholic schools are closed. but some surrounding districts are grappling with the decision. chris noble's children are in the bethlehem school district and he says schools there will remain open. >> i don't think it's a dilemma. i would go once in lifetime thing. my dater would be taken school for. >> council rocks allows student
our shawnette wilson joins us live from newtown night. shawnette. >> reporter: iain, you know i talked to bunch of parents tonight and basically they say it isn't a dilemma at all. they say their kids will be at the parade excused absence or not because as you said it is history. >> we're going to the parade. no doubt. >> reporter: marie cook says it's a no brainer. a parade for the eagles first super bowl win, work and school not this thursday. >> school is very...
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fox 29's shawnette wilson has more from newtown, buck county. we're going to the parade.t. >> reporter: marie cook says it's a no brainer. a parade for the eagles first super bowl win, working and school not this thursday. >> school is very important to me and for my kids, but this is perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity and we won't miss it for the world. >> reporter: parents all over the area are faced with the decision to allow their kids to miss school or not. philadelphia public and catholic schools are closed. but some surrounding districts are still grape ripping with the decision. chris noble's children are in the both will he hem school district and he says schools there will romaine open. >> i don't think it's a dilemma. i would go once in a lifetime thing. my daughter would be taken out of school for that. but it's every else's decision. >> reporter: council rock officials posted message on school district website. eight laos students to take an excused absence thursday to attend the parade. but schools will be open for parents who decide their children sho
fox 29's shawnette wilson has more from newtown, buck county. we're going to the parade.t. >> reporter: marie cook says it's a no brainer. a parade for the eagles first super bowl win, working and school not this thursday. >> school is very important to me and for my kids, but this is perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity and we won't miss it for the world. >> reporter: parents all over the area are faced with the decision to allow their kids to miss school or not....
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shawnette wilson is live in center city. nette. >> reporter: lucy, officer hartnett said the out come is exactly what he'd hoped for and now he's just ready to get back to the job he loves. >> trying my absolute best to get back something that was taken away from me. report roar officer jesse hartnett left court this evening feeling hopeful after jury convicted the man who shot him. they found edward archer guilty of aggravated assault and other charges. >> i knew what the out come was going to be of this. it was the matter of whether the jury felt the same way. >> reporter: leaving the criminal justice center officer hartnett told reporters he still recovering from a broken arm and nerve damage he suffered. >> physically of course i have some limitations i'm working on. i still have physical therapy. >> reporter: during the trial, the jury watched that crimpling surveillance video showing archer walk up to hartnet hartns patrol car on fire him. hartnett wounded managed to open the door and fire back. he followed archer on fo
shawnette wilson is live in center city. nette. >> reporter: lucy, officer hartnett said the out come is exactly what he'd hoped for and now he's just ready to get back to the job he loves. >> trying my absolute best to get back something that was taken away from me. report roar officer jesse hartnett left court this evening feeling hopeful after jury convicted the man who shot him. they found edward archer guilty of aggravated assault and other charges. >> i knew what the out...
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fox 29's shawnette wilson live in cherry hill, camden county with more to tonight. shawnette. >> reporter: iain students claim that this all started when one student expressed concerns to administrators about what the teacher allegedly said about school safety here. still most students are rallying in support of the teacher. student cell phone video shows a protest this morning in the hallway of cherry hill high school east. students are rallying to get back the man they call a favorite teacher who hasn't been in the classroom since last we week. >> they were having, um, pictures all on the ground saying free mr. lock. and it was just like -- it was crazy a lot of people were there report roar they're hoping tore verse a decision made about timothy lock who teaches ap history. students say lock was put on administrative leave after speaking to a class about the deadly shooting in parkland and allegedly brought up possible security concerns at cherry hill east. >> he has his own voice and that he -- he can share his opinions. i'm not saying wrong or right but he was j
fox 29's shawnette wilson live in cherry hill, camden county with more to tonight. shawnette. >> reporter: iain students claim that this all started when one student expressed concerns to administrators about what the teacher allegedly said about school safety here. still most students are rallying in support of the teacher. student cell phone video shows a protest this morning in the hallway of cherry hill high school east. students are rallying to get back the man they call a favorite...
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shawnette wilson is live live outside the art museum tonight. shawnette. >> iain every single person i stopped today still wanted to talk bout eagles. as you can imagine they are so anxious for next season already but say in the meantime they'll continue to replay that winning moment over in their minds. >> signs of historic eagles super bowl win can still be seen around the city. but the week after the big victory parade things are getting back to normal much it's back to work for everyone who had time off to celebrate but fans are still hungry. >> now keep on rallying until next season. >> we caught mike and will headed to sixers game but with the eagles still on their minds. >> sixers are kind of fill the void a lot. >> yeah. >> great young team, ben simmons and joel em width. nothing really fill the void that the eagles leave, but, this is the closest thing i lost the sixers. i love philadelphia report roar this championship t-shirt stand is still doing business. people stopping by looking for memorabilia that sold out first each time a shipm
shawnette wilson is live live outside the art museum tonight. shawnette. >> iain every single person i stopped today still wanted to talk bout eagles. as you can imagine they are so anxious for next season already but say in the meantime they'll continue to replay that winning moment over in their minds. >> signs of historic eagles super bowl win can still be seen around the city. but the week after the big victory parade things are getting back to normal much it's back to work for...
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fox 29's shawnette wilson is live with more on this story. wow, shawnette that's all i can say.e a teenager. >> yeah it's a great story, dawn much these are a group of stan-up kids who understand the importance of compassion and giving of themselves to help others. tonight students at newtown middle school eighth graders we're talking about here held a lock in at their school where the kids spend the night at school to raise money for autism cares foundation they've done the for several years but this year what's different the younger kids you see here. school invited families of children with autism to bring their kids to the lock in and the eighth graders have a play night with them doing games and all sorts of fun activities. so the eighth graders as dawn mentioned put away their cell phones to give full attention to the other children. the idea here is to pro void night of fun for children with autism who may not get invite the to things like this or have a difficult time playing in environments that can be stressful. the eighth graders say tonight was a blast. >> first i th
fox 29's shawnette wilson is live with more on this story. wow, shawnette that's all i can say.e a teenager. >> yeah it's a great story, dawn much these are a group of stan-up kids who understand the importance of compassion and giving of themselves to help others. tonight students at newtown middle school eighth graders we're talking about here held a lock in at their school where the kids spend the night at school to raise money for autism cares foundation they've done the for several...
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shawnette wilson talked with a couple busy florists. >> iain, they were quite busy. i was surprised to see more men out today gettin getting ahead e game but still tomorrow is expected to be busier. >> it is what i'd like to call insane. >> reporter: kelsey beck and creative crew at ridley rainbow have been working 12-hour shifts to make your valentine's day perfect. >> we were here all day long. we're really busy, but we enjoy it. >> reporter: they're park sorting, cuts and a ranging order after order for people like tom dooley who planned ahead. >> i'm a day telly for valentine's day. i don't want to be late. report roar or in trouble? >> definitely don't want to be in trouble. >> reporter: he's picking up flowers for his daughter and granddaughter and special star gazer lillies for his wife of 45 years. >> i'm going to put one on the grand piano tonight so my wife comes home from work she'll fine it there. >> reporter: bill and his daughter ava picked up roses and lillies for the lady of their house. >> i just saw what i want and they do it. >> steve was also plea
shawnette wilson talked with a couple busy florists. >> iain, they were quite busy. i was surprised to see more men out today gettin getting ahead e game but still tomorrow is expected to be busier. >> it is what i'd like to call insane. >> reporter: kelsey beck and creative crew at ridley rainbow have been working 12-hour shifts to make your valentine's day perfect. >> we were here all day long. we're really busy, but we enjoy it. >> reporter: they're park...
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shawnette wilson is live at the gloucester township police department to explain how the ski mask outfits really only half of the story, shawnette? >> reporter: yeah, dawn. that and a coat is all we're told that this man was wearing, no underwear, no pants. >> it's disgraceful. >> reporter: people disgusted to hear report from gloucester township police that a woman reported a man standing outside her kitchen window around 11:30 thursday night. even more disturbing, the woman tells police he had nothing on beneath a black jacket he was wearing along with ski mask over his face. police say the woman told them she was sitting at her kitchen table when she saw him and screamed. then says the man took off running. >> we're very concerned. but hopefully everything will be okay. >> reporter: people who live on pine hurst court in the glenn eagles development in the blackwood section of the township say what happened is very unusual for the area. >> absolutely. we don't get stuff like that around here. >> i've lived here for over 23 years. >> reporter: police say they searched around but didn't
shawnette wilson is live at the gloucester township police department to explain how the ski mask outfits really only half of the story, shawnette? >> reporter: yeah, dawn. that and a coat is all we're told that this man was wearing, no underwear, no pants. >> it's disgraceful. >> reporter: people disgusted to hear report from gloucester township police that a woman reported a man standing outside her kitchen window around 11:30 thursday night. even more disturbing, the woman...
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fox 29's shawnette wilson is live at the scene in old city with more on the demolition's impact. awnette. >> reporter: yeah, dawn. brunch at the popular little lion isn't an option. it will be closed about two months. meanwhile, businesses nearby that allowed to stay open are concerned that road closures will affect foot traffic. the only activity in this section of the old city historic district is flashing police lights at third and chestnut signaling the road is closed. it's been five days since a fire destroyed a building on the 2200 block of chestnut street and the cause is still unknown. >> this is really shock. >> reporter: also uncertain the future of businesses here. as officials shut down a section of the area on monday for a week while crews began demolition. bob owns abi quick shop a souvenir store on third street good it was one week, two weeks that's okay but otherwise, i don't know what to do. >> reporter: his store and others across the street where the fire happened are allowed to stay open but they wouldn't if streets being closed will keep customers away. >> act
fox 29's shawnette wilson is live at the scene in old city with more on the demolition's impact. awnette. >> reporter: yeah, dawn. brunch at the popular little lion isn't an option. it will be closed about two months. meanwhile, businesses nearby that allowed to stay open are concerned that road closures will affect foot traffic. the only activity in this section of the old city historic district is flashing police lights at third and chestnut signaling the road is closed. it's been five...
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shawnette wilson with the story. >> reporter: this is the type of night kids cherish hours of nothing but fun. tonight eighth graders at newtown middle school participated in a game night lock in. but the night isn't about the eighth graders it's the children they invited as their guests. >> these kids don't end garage in a typical environment. they don't, um, they don't do well, um, being judged or on a regular sports field. >> reporter: kate's 12-year-old braden is one of the guests he and the others invited have autism. the eighth graders agreed to put down their cell for the night to have a play date with the other kids in an environment that's stress free and non judgmental. >> at this age they can tell they're little bit different in gym class. their physical ability or emotional and social ability is a little bit different. in an environment like this, they're able to interact with their peers. >> reporter: eighth graders martin joan seven encourage this cutie in game of beans to by the way he was perfect at it. >> i was nervous once i heard we were with the kids but now i got
shawnette wilson with the story. >> reporter: this is the type of night kids cherish hours of nothing but fun. tonight eighth graders at newtown middle school participated in a game night lock in. but the night isn't about the eighth graders it's the children they invited as their guests. >> these kids don't end garage in a typical environment. they don't, um, they don't do well, um, being judged or on a regular sports field. >> reporter: kate's 12-year-old braden is one of...
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shawnette wilson joins us live in center city with more on this tonight. nette. >> reporter: iain this day comes two years after the shooting happened and the officer says he is glad this is over and he's just ready to get back to doing the job he loves. >> trying my absolute best to get back something that was taken away from me. >> reporter: officer jesse hartnett left court this evening feeling hopeful after jury convicted the man who shot him. they found edward archer guilty of aggravated assault and other charges. >> i knew what the out come was going to be of this. it was the matter whether the jury felt the same way. >> reporter: leaving the criminal justice center officer hartnett told reporters he still recovering from a broken arm and nerve damage he suffered. >> physically of course i have some limitations i'm working on. i still have physical therapy. >> reporter: during the trial, the jury watched that cringing surveillance video showing archer walk up to hartnett foss pass troll car and fire on him. hartnett wounded managed to open the door an
shawnette wilson joins us live in center city with more on this tonight. nette. >> reporter: iain this day comes two years after the shooting happened and the officer says he is glad this is over and he's just ready to get back to doing the job he loves. >> trying my absolute best to get back something that was taken away from me. >> reporter: officer jesse hartnett left court this evening feeling hopeful after jury convicted the man who shot him. they found edward archer...
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shawnette wilson was with those kids in upper darby.he has more. >> reporter: the movie was awesome. the movie was beautiful. mcdowell brought childre from the ace after school program at mill creek center to see black panther movie they left feeling empowered. >> i hope they take away from it being united, and also, um, working to help their community which at the ace after school program that's kind of what we work on with our projects. >> reporter: they're one every several groups from rec centers around philadelphia given the opportunity to attend a screening of the marvel film at studio movie grill in upper darby tonight staffers spent the week creating events for the children to promote going to see it and the fact that it's the first marvel movie featuring a black super hero with a predominantly black cast. >> have you ever seen a black super her row in movie. >> no. >> the kids say they liked what they saw. >> it was the action and the actors. >> i liked the action and the way they look and how they use, um, magnetic things. >>
shawnette wilson was with those kids in upper darby.he has more. >> reporter: the movie was awesome. the movie was beautiful. mcdowell brought childre from the ace after school program at mill creek center to see black panther movie they left feeling empowered. >> i hope they take away from it being united, and also, um, working to help their community which at the ace after school program that's kind of what we work on with our projects. >> reporter: they're one every several...