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equipment was clearing away the filth in kensington and the team university is being taken to governor tom wolf's office in philadelphia. >>> we begin with breaking news out of delaware county where police say they believe they found the car that belongs to a man suspected of murder in haverford township. they recovered the vehicle in west philadelphia. the suspect was captured on surveillance video after the crime saturday night. 29-year-old john lee was shot and killed at an apartment complex on the 2300 block of haverford road. there is a $5,000 reward being offered in the case and we'll continue to follow the story throughout the day. >>> heavy machinery is being used to batter a philadelphia heroin den. a welcome makeover taking place in kensington. drug syringes and piles of trash are being moved away. this is video from chopper 6 hd. thousands of syringes have been dumped there according to authorities. >> vernon odom is live now as the cleanup gets underway. >> reporter: good afternoon sara and to you rick. it's a wholesale mess on that property owned by conrail. the authorities say that

governor tom wolf is on his jobs that pay tour. today's stop was at power home remodeling group.nies headquarters are in chester and this is the second largest exterior home remodeler in the country. top of the line windows and solar installation and that the company prides itself on pleaing pleaing people of character. we have john in the studio, 92 years old and we thank him for the service in the coast guard and navy. and the twilight foundation, the make a wish for seniors he came in to chat today and we both agreed on the forecast for what you are about to hear. >> he approved. >> he did. looking at the weather center, lots of sunshine and high clouds streaming through at times, but overall it is a beautiful day compared to yesterday, so i amish ewing an alert, that is a car wash alert. a chance of an isolated shower on thursday, and overall a nice dry beautiful stretch on the way. looking at the numbers across the area to the north and west. 80 in allentown reading and lancaster, 83 philadelphia and 84 the boardwalk in atlantic city. where it was packed this afternoon. can

governor tom wolf announced changes to state wide testing. it should shorten the amountd of time kids spent on this by 20%. it is in response to pasrents, teachers and students alike. >>> a 13-year-old boy dead from an opioid overdose. and why a drug more dangerous than heroin is putting lives at risk. >>> how dozens of local customers fell victim to a peeping tom and may not even know it. >>> and watch what you drink. tainted alcohol at a popular tourist destination. >>> tonight the opioid epidemic claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy. he died from heroin and phentanyl. his family and friends are at a loss for words. >> reporter: they would see the 13-year-old boy playing basketball. they are at a loss for words wlen after his death. >> it has been hanging on my refrigerator since we went shooting together at the range. >> she showed us his favorite gift, a drawing from the day he remembers fondly. >> and smile on that face ear to ear that day. >> he was close to his stepdaughter. >> he was always nice to everybody. he was very funny. >> re

. >>> yesterday tom wolf was joined by fury friends at hue may main society to highlight new laws. protections for tethering animals. >> we've heard too many stories of those who died because of deplorable conditions. once again, that all changes on monday. >> the governor says cracking down on animal abusers makes humans better as well. studies show an mule abusers are those who commit crimes against children. >>> tonight the jersey shore. yesterday people on the beach and boardwalk saw pilots practicing. it's expected to draw 4,000. the funder birds will be this year's headlines. >> i come out to support want troops and see the air show. >> it begins at 11:30 this morning. police are banning personal drones from 10:30 a.m. until 5:00 a.m. they will confiscate it. >> i think the weather is supposed to be nice. >> let's check in with bill henley and the first alert weather forecast. >> looking at clouds over philadelphia this morning, but clouds will clear out and we'll see the humidity coming down. you'll feel is it first in the lehigh valley. look what happens during the day. we'

the law assigned by governor tom wolf arrested protection for horses. >>> a man saves a stranger who was caught up in the water of a dam. >>> alicia vitarelli talks with the stars, those stories and much more when "action news" continues in just a moment. grl an off duty texas border patrol agent is being called a hero after a girl was trapped in a dam. he was enjoying a day along the river when he saw the girl caught up in the back wash of the dam. he jumped in and saved the stranger. >> she was going under, her feet was sideways, they was rolling and rolling, pushing, pushing, pushing, it was crazy, it was tough. he grabbed the girl and pushed off the bottom to free her from the rough current. the water wasn't deep just strong. no word on the girl's condition. >>> many of our world leaders are on vacation this week. president trump is at his golf club in bedminster new jersey where he crashed a wedding this weekend. rush -- russian president vladimir putin went fishing and hunting. teresa may took time off at the beach. >> reporter: is there no ends to this man's skills. he snorkel

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf met with business leaders in this chester today. it was part of the governor's jobs that pay tour. he met with members of the power home remodelling group. he praised the organization for its commitment to workers in the state. >>> all new on nbc 10 news at 6:00, messages of hate, stores and cars covered in one community. the story at 6:00. >>> look at that sky in the lehigh valley. clear skies, comfortable conditions and how long is this weather going to stay with us? i'll have the answer next in my first alert forecast. >>> a rude awakening for people in one community. stores and cars covered in. racial slurs and swastikas. deanna durante spent the day in coatesville as police searched for whoever is responsible. >> cameras like these are ul over the city of coatesville. tonight police are sifting through dozens of camera angles to trying to see if. they have images for a man responsible for the crime spree who targeted people's belongings and city streets while people here were sleeping. here he is armed with red spray paint. we

supporters have called on governor tom wolf to save cheney university. the group rallied outside of the governor's office in center city this morning. founded in 1837, cheney is the oldest historic black university in the country. cheney could lose the accreditation next month and a spokesperson from wolf issued a statement that the governor is working with the state education system to create a path forward for cheney to address its financial struggles. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight. a dream deferred eight decades and i dream forgotten a dream realized for a 96-year-old woman from south jersey. >> and jeff skversky live at eagles training camp. >> the eagles are out here tackling for the first time but without some of their stars. a few injuries coming up if sports. cecily it's awfully hot out here. >> it is, it made it up to 91 today and more humid and stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we are getting pop-up showers and thunderstorms, this will be a theme this week and i'm tracking big changes in time for the weekend. i'll explain in the

equipment was clearing away the filth in kensington and the team university is being taken to governor tom wolf'sin philadelphia. >>> we begin with breaking news out of delaware county where police say they believe they found the car that belongs to a man suspected of murder in haverford township. they recovered the vehicle in west philadelphia. the suspect was captured on surveillance video after the crime saturday night. 29-year-old john lee was shot and killed at an apartment complex on the 2300 block of haverford road. there is a $5,000 reward being offered in the case and we'll continue to follow the story throughout the day. >>> heavy machinery

. >> governor tom wolf said health officials are on the scene determining any potential health risks.rending now, a way to save a five-star meal without going to five star restaurant. feast system a website that claims to be revolutionizing dining dining by showcasing what's really a traditional id idea. a home cooked meal. don't worry you won't be cooking it. a chef will be way lot of strangers surrounding you. fox 29's chris o'connell actually got to experience feastly this weekend. chris, what did you learn? >> reporter: well, iain, some of the areas best chefs are cooking up some of the most amazing and unique meals. but here's the catch. they're not doing it from restaurants. they're doing it these days from their own home kitchens. have you ever thought about goig out to eat but not to restaurant? welcome to the new world of underground in home supper clubs. >> i live alone. i don't like going to restaurants alone. >> reporter: professional chefs like david moody are trading in traditional brick and mortar restaurants for trendy pop-up dinners. cook at homes like his here in wil

governor tom wolf nounsed pennsylvania schools will spend less time on these known as th a the stateill cut the number of tests by 20% in grades through 38. the governor made a that announcement at a middle school in harrisburg today. >> the requirements that our teachers and students and parents have been requesting for a long tim this is i don't know overdue. the problem was how much classroom time was being taken to teach no those tests. so i listen and all of us listen in the commonwealth. >> the governor says this change has been in the works for nearly a year. >>> we are exactly a week away from the much anticipated total solar eclipse. or eclipse. if you like to say it that way. across the nation excited americans are getting their gear to witness it but amazon is giving us a reason to slow down and consider safety first. it is offering refunds for solar eclipse glasses through amazon that may not be authenic. they are not safe to look directly at the sun with, and that's adding even more concern for all the folks at wills eye hospital. experts are very worried people will dam

and moments ago, tom wolf said, americans died to defeat hate like this, and they deserve better. in the face of hatred and bigotry and violence, all leaders will condemn all of the american values. the president was also asked today if he plans to visit charlottesville and he responded by saying that he owns one of the largest wineries in the country there. live in the breaking newscenter, keith jones. nbc 10 news. >>> and continuinging the coverage from lauren may who is getting the instant reaction to the president's new comments that have everyone talking. lauren. >> and jacqueline, as the press conference happened, we were in the city and about 5:00 when we, people were getting out of work and starting to walk down the street here and we showed a couple what the president had said and they had not seen the press conference yet and they did not know what he had said and we showed them some clips and got some instant reaction. >> i think that it is terrible first of all that he is condoning that, because he is. >> you feel like -- you feel that he is condoninging what? >> that

governor tom wolf nouned today pennsylvania schools will cut the amount of time they spend on standardizedests. known as pennsylvania system of school assessments or pssa. wolf said the state will cut the amount of tests by 20% for kids in grades three through eight. governor made that announcement at a middle school in harrisbu harrisburg. he says he's been working on this for nearly a year. >>> sometimes the only people who will understand your pain are those who feel it as well. casey cares foundation held ept mate group party today to connect families who face similar medical challenges for their children. the day gave the kids all with critical illnesses some private time to play on the smith memorial playground while the parents were able to bond over unique situations. foundation says that while the focus cuss is on sick kids also happy to lighten the burden on the rest of the families. if fox 29 weather authority. live look at wildwood, new jersey. >> some showers making they are way through our area. meteorologist kathy orr has a check of your forecast. kathy? >> we're talking abo

plan could face opposition in the house before it reaches the desk of governor tom wolf, who supports it. >> well, there is much more to cover on cbs-3, "eyewitness news," a fire tears through one of the worlds' tallest buildings and it is not the first time that it has first time that it has happened.underwear our first and only trainingent way to underwear.mpers the t how dixie ultra plates?roved with two pounds of steak. in each hand. dixie ultra. stress tested so you can stress less at dinner. >> fire engulfed one of the tallest residential build something now under control. more than 40 floors of that 86 story torch tower in dubai went up in flames this morning , now, it is not clear what caused the fire, there are no report of any injuries, fortunately, than is the second time the tower there has caught fire in the last three years. >> northeast philly landmark demolished to make way for redevelopment project. chopper three over the former nabisco plant on roosevelt boulevard, the 27.5-acre property was sold to a villanova based developer last year, after closing in 2015. plans

. >>> governor tom wolf is announcing changes to tests he l lower the amount of time student spends taking the tests, the ing this school year grades three through eight will spend average of0% than on state-wide testing, some sections of the test haves been removed, other shortened, governor wore says he's responding to concerns from parent, teachers, and students. >>> coming up: another confederate statue comes crashing down. >> this was the scene down south in north carolina. we'll tell you what protesters did after toppling over that statue. >> and severe weather causes damage at george washington's mount vernon estate in virginia. so just how much mondayly it cost to make the repairs? we'll tell when you we come back. >> back now on "eyewitness news," a rally outside a county courthouse in north carolina. that ended with a confederate rat monument. >> this happened last night in durham. once the statue was pulled down, some quickly ran up, began spitting on it, several others began kicking it. the confederate rat statue representing a sold here fought in the civil war has been standin

tom wolf is in chester today. we'll be asking him about his thoughts. hopefully we'll have that for you when we see you at 11:30. nbc 10 news. >> thanks for that. >>> new this morning more trouble for commuters. a new jersey transit train derailed. i it all started when an amtrak crew was moving the new jersey transit train was moving. some cars ended up derailing. kpl commuters have gotten used to them because of the repairs to the track all summer long. >>> sun is shining across the area this morning. this is near camel beach. a mix of sun and clouds. if the storms didn't wake you up last night you are a heavy sleeper. >> yes. we saw how strong they were. it is a long period of time. we still have a little bit of high humidity. we will stay later this afternoon. overall 78 degrees. a mix of clouds and sun. it is 76 in the lehigh valley. still have a little more cloud coverage right now. we'll have an isolated shower as we get into the afternoon. you can see here what i'm looking at. pretty clear to the north. more clouds starting to stretch into south

. >>> tonight they will rally outside pennsylvania governor tom wolf's office.ing an uncertain future because of falling enrollment and lack of funding. they are calling on the state system of higher education to fix financial and administrative problems to save the nation's first historically black college. >>> getting a look at the sixers new jersey for the next season. the team's first overall pick showed tauf nike jersey. these are two of the four jerseys the team will win. the other two will be revealed in the coming monts. >>> happening today student athletes will soon have new medical if tools available to them. they will receive automatic external aed's for every one of their facilities. they partnered with the seeg ls to donate $10,000 to support it. it works to prevent cardiac arrest among kids. >>> some eagles players are making a name for themselves at trang camp because of their hair. check this out. he has a high and tight fade with a little green on top. that's eagles green. his teammates are calling him the green goblin. he says he wants to mak

tom wolf says to prevent future accidents, they need to continue to invest wisely. >> i suspect one of the things we're going to find is we need to invest in mass transit. e we need to invest in infrastructure and redouble our efforts. we're making up for lost time. >> today we learned a number of victims from the accident have hired lawyers. one victim said he suffered a concussion and is sore after the accident. he did not want to talk on cam rarks but an attorney spoke this afternoon. >> e he hit his head. he was knocked unconscious. he recalls losing consciousness. and he recalls regaining consciousness. he woke up, he found himself on the ground, he found himself gasping for air. >> in terms of what each victim is hoping to gain from the lawsuit, that's not immediately clear. the ntsb says this investigation will likely take months. steven fisher, nbc 10 news. >> to a south jersey father admitting to killing his ed todr in court today. d.j creato accepted a plea deal to first degree ingaggravated manslaughter charges in the death of his son. he told the judge he deprived his son o

pennsylvania governor tom wolf was republicans to return to harrisburg and balance the budget. he made the comment during a radio show in pittsburgh. they support a plan that passed the senate last month. that plan relies on borrowing taxing consumers, utility bills and expanding gambling. house republicans say they are trying to come up with a revenue package that doesn't increase boar e rowing or taxes. >>> students and teachers at an elementary school in mansfield will get a fresh start when the school year begins. >> 200 volunteers are sprucing up morton mcmichael elementary school. it's part of the school improvement project. they will renovate the teachers lounge into a recess room. in center city the boys and girls club stuffed this van with donated school supplies. the back to school vans was parked outside the center for three hours today. volunteers collected notebooks, pens and backpacks from flows and other contributors. the supplies will be delivered to kids at boys and girls clubs in philadelphia. >> if your travels take you to university city, watch out for rod c

governor tom wolf calls the delay of new smog limits under the trump administration a road block that's harming parezs. he was joined by jothe state attorney general who criticized the epa for needing it needs more information before implementing the new smog standards. >>> just say no, that's what philadelphia officials want the state supreme court to say about repealing the city's soda tax. the beverage industry wants the high court to overturn the city's tax on sugary drinks arguing it violates the state's constitution. the city calls the action a needless delay that will harm early education programs funded by revenue to pass the legal challenges to stop the tax that failed take a look at this video that shows a worker at the grocery store in north philadelphia being terrorized by a man with a knife demanding money. it happened on july 23rd. when the employee refused, the man ran off. the suspect later returned with two men and a woman who ransacked the store. if you know who they are, call police. meanwhile in center city, video shows several people crawling into the restaurant on

. >>> governor tom wolf made stops at power home remodeling group at the headquarters in chester.terior home remodelling in the country. not only providing good jobs for pennsylvanians but helping to breathe new life into a community. >> they relocated their headquarters in an area left behind by time. and is now resrebting and revitalizing itself. thanks to companies and ideas and people like this. >> power home remodeling is headquartered there since 2012, the ceo says the company prides itself on creating a diverse and inclusive environment. >>> time for the "action news" traffic report. lets go live to matt pellman. >> we are getting over the hump of the work week. unfortunately this truck did not make it over the hump, the flyover ramp to go north on 95. one of the two lanes is blocked and that means the vine eastbound is extra jammed the whole way back to the schuylkill expressway with the delays spilling back on to 76 itself. a mess in center city with the broken down truck. also some five department activity an overheated car on the schuylkill itself on gladwyne and luckil

. >>> pennsylvania governor, tom wolf is applauding software giant sap for creating jobs in the commonwealth paid a visit to the headquarters in newtown square and was given a look inside and how the company is expanding the company in delaware county and in pittsburgh to add 400 jobs over the next three years. this was move-in day for the class of 2021 at ar signous college, more than 400 students moved into the dorms aided by members of the football team and the freshman will take part in activities including orientation on sunday. >> a camp that centered on water safety wrapped up. 50 campers learned how to swim and learned reading and writing skills and campers got safety presentations from first responders themselves. and every camper got a copy of the book the polar bear that couldn't wouldn't swim. >> it was an adorable first birthday party of the baby gorilla, this is 1-year-old amani a western low land gorilla. and she enjoyed birthday treats and they sang happy birthday, his mother and father and siblings were there along with a nice poster, if you would like to join the fun make a

. >>> today in harrisburg governor tom wolf will discuss pennsylvania's new animal cruelty law that goes into effect next monday. the laws add protections for outside dogs and horses, increase penalties for animal abuse and ensure that convicted abusers forfeit their animals to a shelter. >>> we'll find out later this morning about the future of the army/navy football game in philadelphia. officials from the military and naval academy will join mayor jim kenny of city hall for an announcement. the classic rivalry began in 1890 and philadelphia hosted the big game more times by far than any other city. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm jessica boyington. we are watching pretty big delays near the conshohocken curve. we have a crash blocking the right-hand shoulder. the left lane over is going to make all the traffic come to a complete stop to get everything out of the way. that's the westbound side. so we'll have updates on this and the northbound side of the vine when i come back. now we'll get a check on today's forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >>> here comes the sun. we'll get th

yesterday governor tom wolf announced that some section were removed and others shortened. the updated tests are in response to complaints from parents, teachers and students. . >>> and new this morning the latest statistics show families will shell out more money this year on back to school. >> retailers expect spending to be up 10% over 2016. clothes are first on the shopping list with electronics a close second. pamela osbourne visited the betts buy store where she found out more and more students are coming to class equipped. >> younger and younger, you see them carrying tablets and cell phones. it's great because you can see technology improving and getting better and we can service everyone from the very young students all the way to peopling to psychological. >> retailers expect spending on back to school electronics in the u.s. will top $8.8 billion this year. >>> good morning, jessica boyington with you right now with a check on the roads. big delays here on our cameras around waiverly road. i'll have updates on the roads around 6:30. but for now, let's get a check

rallied outside tom wolf's office yesterday.ces uncertain future because of falling enrollment and lack of state funding. working on a plan to keep cheney open. >>> montgomery county. fight is on to save a local forest. closed so officials can treat and we move diseased ash trees. emerald ash beetle is to blame. begin herbicide treatment on august 14. reopen on august 28. >>> camden county. pedestrians could soon have easier access to ben franklin bridge. port authority voted to move forward with the new ramp project yesterday. replace existing stair way and make it easier for bikers and people with strollers. final vote happens in two weeks. project is expected to be completed by the spring of 2019. >>> cray o >>> cray owe la experienceola e at the adventure lab, use a tablet to guide them through a series of challenges like crossing a river of melting wax. >> might be a good day to have a coloring book indoors. do something inside. already steamy, 74 degrees outside. >> let's see what's to come. bill henley has your most accur

pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro and governor tom wolf announced the details, they are ewing epa because they say it has delayed of imitation of tougher air quality standards, the lawsuit says that the standards should take effect as soon as possible to reduce harmful smog. >> pennsylvanians suffer an early death because of high levels of smog that is the second highest number in the entire country after only the state of california. >> the epa says it does not comment on penning cases. >>> the massive effort continues to clear a half mile stretch of conrail tracks of par fill ale yeah and trash known as a haven for drug addicts over the year left a half million used syringes and trash here. conrail and the city teamed up to move the debris with construction equipment. and fences are installed to keep trespassers out as well. >>> booker made the announcement today in a facebook live video. he says the legislation is needed because current federal laws again marijuana unfairly affect poor and minority citizens that are subject to arrest more so than those that are wealthy and

josh shapiro and governor tom wolf stood along the schuylkill river to announce the details, suing the epa because they delayed the tougher air quality standards. they say they should reduce the levels because of harmful smog. 7800 pennsylvanians suffer an early death because of high levels of smog. that is the second highest number in the entire country after only the state of california. >> the epa has no response to the lawsuit. >>> it's called philadelphia's most notorious stretch of squalor and finally being cleaned up. work got underway to clean up a drug den in kensington. it's frequented drug addicts that left behind trash and close to a half million used syringes. conrail and the city teamed up to move the debris and fences will be installed to keep the intruders from returning. >>> time now for the "action news" traffic report. matt pellman has the the low down on the slow down. >> on the westbound lanes rick, first afternoon commute of august and tonight is national night out and you'll see that in many communities that could lead to street closures, at this point nothing cl

meanwhile governor tom wolf may need to start freezing cash for state programs in september. >>> award film with a tough subject. the animated movie taking on depression and suicide. the director and animator says the movie comes from his own personal struggles. >> as fox 29 photojournalist bill rohrer reports, he now hopes his movie will help inspire others dealing with the same demons. >> art means the ability to communicate to someone. >> reporter: they say art often imitates for nick ladon em mates a 24 frames her second. >> i think for this it was generic character design. the person inside is me. >> reporter: as a kid nick loved to draw. new early on in life, he was going to be an animator. >> i just imitated and drew and drew and drew and this is where i got. probably about an eight ath of the animation drawings. >> reporter: eventually making his own short animated film. 6,000 sheets of paper. each with its own story. >> the drawing really reflects the grittiness of the situation. >> reporter: deep reminder of his past l draw from your personal experience experiencesy you know

. >>> governor tom wolf on a walking tour with the west redding community revitalization project andused on the work in the community. the department of community and economic development invested in the area in the hopes of attracting young professionals. >>> it was the concern among many pregnant women at this time last summer. >> and new evidence about the zika virus is not calming the fears any time soon. how it can compromise the immune systems in pregnancy. putting babies at risk. >>> plus, a special kind of clothing just in time for back to school shopping. new fashion line catering to children with special needs. >>> tv troubles for a jersey viewer. his mom's tv stopped working a month after the warranty expired. what harry hairston says you should do if this happens to you. >>> new evidence today about why the zika virus is so dangerous for pregnant women. scientists say it attacks the immune system of the expectant mothers similar to hiv. the virus is then able to spread and increase the chances of harm to an unborn baby. because pregnant women's immune systems are already

. >> intelligencers pennsylvania governor tom wolf says state's main bank account will run out of cashthree weeks. wolf says that republican leaders in the state house need to get their act and return to harrisburg to resolve state budget which is badly out of balance. the state also risks and i a downgrade of the credit rating >>> news journal fire towers lining route one of stood watch over delaware beaches since world war two and after countless nor'easter, tropical storms, thunderstorms and winter storm one business to get an up great just south of dewey beach tower three is getting revamped. it will be completely sealed off from the element. >>> at risk kid armed with paint brushes showed off their artistic skills yesterday alongside trenton, police officers. it was part of the youth, staff program that provides positive opportunities to kid age 17 and younger who have gotten into trouble. >> that is some of the newspaper headlines around the delaware valley. >>> it is not every day you see dancing robots. >> group of the tiny robots did american just dance but they broke a world

governor tom wolf announced today that pennsylvania schools will reduce the amount of time they spend on standardized testing known as the pennsylvania system of school assessments or the pssa. wolf said the state is cut the number of tests by 20% for children in grades three through eight. governor made that autopsy no many at a middle school in harrisburg. >> the requirements that our teachers and students and parents have been requesting for a long time. this is long overdue. the problem was how much classroom time was being taken to teach to those tests. so i listened and all of us listen in the commonwealth. >> the governor says this has been in the works for nearly a year. >>> okay. this was not on the menu. a woman got a sandwich from local chick-fil-a she says that's not chicken. >>> and hate, not just in charlottesville. you see that guy? that man decided to desecrate a local synagogue then flip an obscene sign in the camera he knew was watching him. ♪ >> developing story tonight. a man is desecrated jewish house of prayer. it happened at the congregation beth salomon in nort

. >> get your act together the message pennsylvania governor tom wolf has for house republicans tonighthe's urging them to resolve the keystone state's out of balance budget. we're already seven weeks into the fiscal year. the governor support as plan that passed in the senate last month. taxes pennsylvanians utility bills and expands casino gambling. house republicans are trying to put together a plan that doesn't increase taxes. >>> we told you about a stabbing at a center city 7eleven. now tonight police have released the video. the store is on market street. robber hit the place early sunday morning. fox 29's dawn timmeney is live from police headquarters with what happened. dawn? >> reporter: lucy, police say this was a vicious attack that the victim is actually lucky to be alive and they want this guy off the street as soon as possible. they're worried he's very violent and unpredictable. >> scares me a lot. scares me a lot. i'm thinking about going somewhere else. that could happen to anybody. >> reporter: larry dougherty is a regular at this 7eleven on the 1300 block of market s

she even received a personal greeting from governor tom wolf on her big day.es she attribute her long live to? her faith in god. >> happy birthday. >>> well back to to oh your fox 29 weather authority now. let's take live look at the ben franklin parkway once again it looks dry now. but things are changing. rain showers rumbling through the area over the next couple of hours but the weekend may not be a wash out. details coming up. your weather authority forecast just 15 seconds away. >> right now all eyes on ultimate doppler a lot of very heavy rainfall gusty winds, severe thunderstorm warnings until 6:00 o'clock sections of bucks county, mercer county. montgomery and also now into northeast philadelphia. so watching this nasty line of showers and thunderstorms move on off to the east at about 25 miles per hour. so look at the red. look at the orange. rainfall rates two to 4-inches per hour. live look outside of our studios showing you the ominous clouds off to the north and west. so that line will be moving toward sent city and old city around the 6:00 o'clo

. >>> governor tom wolf held around table discussion in philadelphia today to discuss how to create jobsnia. governor wolf held the event at 11:00 this morning at the university city science center. he was joined at the table with entrepreneurs, innovators and educators. the governor focused on keeping the quality of life in philadelphia high so as to attract potential businesses and employees to stay in the area. >>> this is a site of innovation and the science center i want to make sure that the commonwealth has been supportive of this and i was asking, what do people here who are innovator, entrepreneurs and on the cutting edge of what they're doing, science and trying to turn this into something that actually helps people's lives. >> many of the speakers said one way the state could help is to provide more funding for their work. >>> opioid em deptopen epidemicg everyone the face of he had diction could be anyone anywhe anywhere. one family didn't even realize it until a neighbor told them check what's going on with your son. he's now sharing his story as a sliver of hope that some a

governor tom wolf announced today that sections of the pssa's have now been removed.s have been shortened. the governor says he's responding to concerns from that parents and teachers who say students need to dedicate -- were dedicating too much time to taking the test. the pssa's are administered to children in grades three through eight in english math and the arts. >> to the latest on north korea now. when a top u.s. military officer says the united states is ready to use the full range of its capabilities to defend itself and its allies from north korea. the top u.s. general arrived in south korea today as part of an annual joint military exercises. it comes during a time of heightened rhetoric as president trump threatens that the u.s. military is locked and loaded. the president's top military adviser and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff stresses that the u.s. will retaliate with military action but only as a last resort. >> i don't know if they're going to do what they say they're going to do but we're not complacent about it. we're paying attention to eve

please welcome the governor of the common wealth of pennsylvania, tom wolf. [ applause ] >> thank youomments. and it's great to be here and i want to welcome all of you who are from out of town to pennsylvania. i just want to point out that the weather is always like this in pennsylvania. again, i want to thank all of our distinguished guests for being here today but i especially want to welcome vice president joe biden. vice president. [ applause ] >> we are truly honored to have you here today since you began your career you have stood up for the middle class, for working people, for families and the interests of the less fortunate everywhere. your time in the senate and in the white house have made this country better and i just want to welcome you back home to pennsylvania. [ applause ] >> i'm proud to be here to help commemorate the opening of the new museum, this museum of the american revolution that will act as a monument to the lives of those who created this great nation. there is no better home for this museum than in philadelphia, than in pennsylvania, am i right? [ applau

take tom wolfe and his white suits, karl lagerfeld's dark glasses and fingerless gloves, and lady gagae is no question that marino's signature look has made him one of a handful of living architects actually recognized by the media. one of your good friends said that you like the shock value. like, you like the fact that people say, "what's with him?" >> marino: i like more the fact that i like to think out of the box. thinking out of the box goes along with dressing out of the box and living out of the box. if you want to come up with a really originally design idea and you want to capture a whole new design direction, perhaps the best way to arrive at that is not by acting and thinking and doing like everybody else. that's all. >> kroft: if the getup was simply a publicity gimmick, marino would have disappeared decades ago. his work would not be regularly featured in "architectural digest" and other glossy magazines. and the firm that bears his name would not be occupying two floors and 16,000 square feet of some of the most expensive office space in new york which is furnished with

tom wolf once had -- the case was like an empty gesture, it's like what chief justice huge h used toay, it's pretty, it's got fringes around it and it's useless you live by it and enforce it. if you don't have it, then what you have are options of people maybe filing a civil suit against the police, and they're inevitably going to lose, having the police police themselves, which may or may not work, and i think we have seen evidence to the latter, and actually go off police when they misbehave. so there really isn't any other way that you can realize the promise of the fourth amendment without the rule. so while he's correct about the jurisprudence during the rehnquist court, i think he's wrong in terms of how it came about and how it was originally described. >> so we have about 12 minutes left, i want to use that to take a few more calls, but also talk about the impact of the mapp decision on policing in america. let's start with listening to chief justice earl warren before he retired from the court. this really had to do with criminal rights and overall was seen as making many ch

meanwhile, governor tom wolf may need to start freezing cash for state programs in september. >>> a psychic and her son facing charges this morning accused of scamming an elderly man in south jersey out of close to $150,000. police say the victim had already handed over thousands of dollars visiting sally at village psychic in al away. this a mug shot of wanda and her son frank. she's accused of exploiting information gathered from the victim about his unpleasant childhood and charging him big bucks for her advice and then ridding him of eight evil spirits. the elderly man ultimately agreed to transfer more than $147,000 from his checking account to a car business run by the psychic's 24-year-old son. now both are facing a long list of charges. >>> well it was the fight of the year. it finished with a dramatic end. did you see it? what did you think? it. >> us know on social media. boxing legend floyd mayweather has his 50th undie feeted win under his belt. we have highlights from las vegas coming up much plus, back to school season is here. how a local mother is making sure students in the

search is thriving under republican governor scott walker and john kasich and democratic governors tom wolfe and jay ensley alike . this is a bipartisan issue. these apprenticeships enable young workers to have the dignity and income of the job while they are doing a great deal for the bottom line of customer service driven employers in hospitals, hotels and elder care. >> again, people with disabilities want to be independent. still, the same time, some still need to have port. >> and you need to have a system that enables there to be vital support such as medicaid and personal care assistance, even for individuals who have jobs who do not need a government stipend to live independently. but they should be able to live independently and work at american public policy should recognize that in our healthcare and sports system that the dignity and income in the job is so important. but all too often schools and employers deny young people with disabilities the opportunities they want because they can't imagine that they can be successful . they can't even imagine that people with disabilities

. >>> happening today, pennsylvania governor tom wolf will detail a new campaign against card skimmers can use to protect yourself. >>> and in montgomery county, an annual handout. people who live or work or go to school within ten miles of the lymerick nuclear generating station can get free potassium iodine tablets to protect against radiation in an emergency. tablets will be at the pottstown health center. >>> so full disclosure i see jill on instagram doing adventures, skydiving, paragliding. i told her next time you do something crazy like that i'm in. my only rule i won't jump out of a plane. i'm not superman. i can't fly. >> i can't either. i don't like flights. what happened? >> i took a somewhat skeptical sheinelle to something i discovered a few months ago. we didn't have to go far, just seven blocks away from here. >> here is what made an extra whatever. i was told to wear sweats and sneakers and no makeup. i trust you, jill. >> you wore makeup. >> after tuesday's show sheinelle and i mettous the studio and our mystery girls day out adventure began. >> here is comes. >> this

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capitalism as crisis deepens essays on the global economic meltdown professor richard wolfe welcome back. thank you tom glad to be here great having you with us how do you explain what we're seeing with trump and this slide into kleptocracy does a say more about trump or the current state of american capitalism and for our viewers who are not familiar with the term kleptocracy perhaps you could define that for us. yes basically it comes from the same kind of word that informs the kleptomania it's compulsive stealing basically is the idea in a kleptocracy would be a government whose major activity is stealing whatever isn't nailed down more or less yes it's clear that mr trump being a billionaire in the first place and being very explicit about not divest himself putting his wealth in the hands of family members whom he sees and interacts with literally every day is opening up the obvious to everybody's view but i tend more to your other a perspective that you articulated this is a symptomatic situation there's a deeper problem of which mr trump as as his election showed is a sign basically here's what

wolf v. colorado. tomrk was thinking of this when he left the conference and that's when he introduced the idea to them and they said, are you serious about this? and he said, yeah, i think so. he had been thinking of turning this into a fourth amendment question. >> but also indicated that they might be persuaded if he took it in that direction. so he was beginning to count noses as to whether or not if he went in that way he would prevail. >> when douglas raced the question, the three provided support for this decision that we could use this as a vehicle to overturn wolf v. colorado. and then if you had clark, suddenly you have four votes. so the holdout was justice black who didn't oppose the idea but he also didn't jump on board. and justice black was a tricky fellow when it came to incorporation of rights in the bill of rights. he wanted the fifth amendment to be incorporated to. and so he was going to be a tricky vote. and so the whole process of deciding this case was really the process of tom clark