departments are carrying out investigations. good evening, i'm lucy noland. i'm iain page. let's get right out to dave schratwieser he's live at philadelphia police headquarters tonight with the story. dave? >> reporter: iain, lieutenant jamal johnson is 18 year veteran of the fire department. tonight, he's here at police headquarters awaiting rain many on some very serious charges. when firefighters from engine 45 ladder 14 responded to calls thursday, their lieutenant jamal janson was not on board. he was under arrest at the special victims unit. charged in an overnight sexual assault after allegedly impersonating a cop. >> at some point in time throughout this interaction identifies himself as a police officer which is not. >> reporter: johnson, 18 year old firefighter was pulled over in his nissan titan pickup truck wednesday night just moments after police say he stopped 48 year old woman on north third street asked her if she was getting high, then told her to get in his truck.

>> he then forces her into committing some type of sexual act while inside the vehicle with her. >> reporter: police say the lieutenant ordered the woman to perform oral sex on him, minutes later she jumped from the pickup truck and ran. >> she hides between vehicles at some point in time. once she exits the vehicle. then he maneuvers around several cars looking for her. >> reporter: the woman called 91 weren't and gave police the tag number to johnson's truck. he was stopped byplace and taken in for questioning. he now stands charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, unlawful restraint and impersonating a public servant. police say he was wearing uniform pants. >> he indicated that he was a police officer and that she would not be arrested if she performed these acts. >> reporter: now the fire department would not comment on this case except to say that they take this investigation very seriously and will conduct their own investigation before deciding on what disciplinary charges could be taken against the lieutenant. we'll have more on this investigation coming up at 6:00. iain? >> all right, dave, thank you.

another philadelphia firefighter and his girlfriend are facing charges. they're accused of assault. police say michael lawson and said today greenly assaulted his ex-wife and boyfriend twice in september. she's eight months pregnant. lawson and greenly are facing several charges including aggravated assault and making terroristic threats. bail is set at $75,000 for each of them. >> philadelphia police are searching for whoever killed a 34 year old man in olney on west lindley avenue late this morning. he had been shot. police say they also found several marijuana plants in the basement. and we have a developing story right now out of philadelphia's roxborough neighborhood. police are hoping that you could help track down a man wanted in an tack at a popular park, and this right here is a sketch of the man they're after. they say he grabbed a 51 year old woman as she was walking in wissahickon park. she says he approached her at gate house road near mack ma

confidential lump street late friday afternoon. he came from behind, grabbed her and demanded money. when she showed him she did not have any the man pushed her to the ground started choking her, shoved dirt into her mouth, then tried to rape per. police say they struggled for 10 long minutes until she finally broke free, escaped and called 911. >> happening now, the man who brought ebola to the united states faces charges back home. liberia says the man will be prosecuted for lying on his airport screening questionnaire. meanwhile in texas health officials are contacting nearly 100 people who may have had direct contact with the patient. fox's david lee miller reports. >> reporter: it's awaiting game for people had may have had contact with ebola patient thomas eric duncan while he receives treatment at the hospital. the apartment manager of the building he was transported from on sunday says members of the centers of disease control and prevention are on scene making sure everyone has the information they need to deal with the evolving situation. >> we are going to have

community meetings for one group of people today we have translators that are working. we are doing everything to get information to the residents about the situation. >> reporter: cdc director dr. thomas frieden says duncan did not have any symptoms until four or five days after arriving in the united states. team on the ground are interviewing people who may have that direct or inn direct contact, and he remains confident the cdc can control the spread of ebola in the united states. duncan's case emphasizing the importance of treating victims and finding a cure. survivor william, making an empassioned plea to help contain the spread of the disease. british foreign secretary philip hammond says the case in the us shows the disease can travel anywhere. >> this disease is a major threat but knows no borders, and indeed the recent case in the united states just goes to underline that fact. >> reporter: hawaiian health officials have now ruled out one

patient. they placed in isolation from having the ebola virus. in new york, david lee miller, fox news. >> to your fox 29 weather authority now. here's a live look from philadelphia international airport it was a cool dry day but some rain on the horizon. chief meteorologist scott williams who with those details. >> that's right, iain. we are tracking a potent front that will head our way for part of the up coming weekend bringing with it the rainfall as well as some cooler temperatur temperatures. right now stepping outdoors we have the mostly cloudy, 70 degrees winds out of the east at 9 miles per hour. here's the bottom line for your thursday evening plans. grab that light jacket or sweater. but it is going to stay dry. by 11:00 o'clock we're looking at temperatures right around 62 degrees. so we have the clouds, but no rainfall but take look at the system right now taking shape through sections of the midwest. showers even thunderstorms right now in illinois, iowa and missouri. coming up we'll talk about how that system affects your weekend, how much rainfall to expect and also some of the

coolest air yet of the season. it's headed our way behind that system. the timing of everything coming up with your seven day forecast. iain and lucy, back to you. in all right, scott, thank you. now some details you'll see only on fox. the phillies have made some changes but there are bigger changes ahead. howard eskin joins us to tell us about the changes at the top, howard. >> phillies season was not acceptable for any of the fans and the players. but it really starts at the very top. and that's what the phillies are changing. august 28th the phillies announced that president and ceo damaged montgomery was taking a leave of absence because cancer -- because of cancer in his jawbone. that's not what i've been told. yes, he has the cans sr. but sources told me david montgomery was pushed out of the top spot because in reality many of the problems with the phillies started in the office of david montgomery. his loyalty was his biggest and me. later in sports i will tell you about more to come and more to come with the own are in ship and other shoes to drop. guys? >> all right, howard.

look forward to that. thank you. >> real housewives of new jersey star theresa guidice septembe september 10 to do zone months in prison. earlier today her husband joe was sentenced to 3.5 years behind bars. the couple pleaded guilty back in march admi admitting had he d assets from bankruptcy creditors. >> $18,000 stolen from a restaurant in south jersey and police are point tag group of women. now it happened last weekend at the crystal chinese restaurant on black horse pike in folsom borough atlantic county. the six women placed an order, paid then distracted the worker while one of the women went behind the counter and stole the workers purse. now, no word on why so much money was in that purse or whether the group even new about the amount of cash in it. police believe the same group targeted at least one other business in the area. if you recognize any of these people, call police. president obama has turned to a delaware county native to head the troubled secret servi service. joseph clancy of havertown is a

villanova grad and director of the security for comcast. he spent 30 years with the secret service before he retired back in 2011. he gets high mark from the president's present and past. >> i know clancy very well. he's a goodman, and i trust his judgment a lot. and joe -- joe will do a good job. >> secret service director julia pearson resigned yesterday last month a knife carrying man climbed over the white house fence and deep into the executive mansion before he was stopped. >> all righty. get ready. the shop till you drop retail boom is hitting center city philadelphia highlighted by today's ground-break tag major new development. fox 29's bruce gordon is live in the newsroom. bruce, i don't know about you but i got a hide my credit cards i'm not itemed. i will be doing the exact same thing, lucy. a long dormant stretch of market street is about to get real noisy. first with the sound of demolition, later hopefully with the sound of ringing cash

registers. east market street was a beehive of commercial activity with all manner of major retailers setting up shovel. developers of east market a pl planned multi use commercial development promise a return to those good old days. >> east market is going to be a unique place with boutique shopping, national retail shopping, great restaurants, new reasonable rental apartments and really cool offices. >> reporter: the four plus acre project will sit on land bounded by 11th and 12th streets market and chestnut. artist renderings show pedestrian walkway splitting the sight in half from market to chestnut. with shops and restaurants lining the walk. >> mayor nutter joked that none the dignitaries on hand for the launch ceremony will actually be building the project. that work will be done by 1200 construction employees and all union work force. >> they're going to get decent wage, they're going to get good benefits.

they're going to get a decent pension. and they're going to work in a safe environment. >> reporter: east market is just part of a retail boom underway in center city. the japan based clothing retailer opens friday on the 1600 block of chestnut street. just up the block at 17th and chestnut, nordstrom rack is slated for a late october opening. also, this month, eighth and market will be home to century 21. not the realtor, the clothing store. promises designer duds at discount prices. >> this is a hitter rock section of the city of philadelphia. one of the nation's earliest retail hubs and it will in fact return to its former prominence one of america's great urban centers. >> reporter: when complete the east market project is expected to create nearly 300 permanent jobs. demolition of existing buildings is expected to get underway this month. the project will be built in faces with final completion date around august or september of 2016.

we'll be watching. iain and lucy. >> exciting times. thank you. absolutely. bruce, thanks. >> a family terrorized in delaware conte. >> several masked men burst into their home overnight. what they said to the terrified family as they ransacked their home. a surfer survives a great white shark attack just barely much the injuries though that changed his life forever. >> and later, beer bandits on the run. these days weren't after cash. they wanted booze and guess what? camera captured their pretty clumsy escape.

>> a delaware county family is terrorized by armed robbers inside their collingdale home much these bold bandits terrified the neighborhood and the search is on for the home invasion robbers. fox 29's dawn timmeney live in collingdale tonight. dawn? >> good evening, iain. a lot of people here are really rattled by what happened here last night. police say they believe that this house here was targeted but residents living here along the 100 block of lafayette avenue are still very fearful. >> right now i'm very scared. i'm very very scared. >> reporter: so frightened and upset a home invasion a if you doors down from her home she doesn't want her face shown. other neighbors on the 100 block of lafayette avenue also shaken to the core. >> it's terrifying, because this is the worst feeling anyone can have in their life. >> reporter: about 10:20 last night when police say four mas masked men all in black and all armed with guns busted in the

back of this home at 104 laugh fave yet of a confronting the homeowner. >> they took him down to the ground. asked him where the money was. said he didn't know what they were talking about. >> reporter: police say three of the gunmen stormed upstairs where the wife and two adult sons were. threatening to shoot them and ransacking two bedrooms. but apparently, not finding what they were after. cash. investigators suspect they were targeted. >> it doesn't make any sense. something is not right. they were looking for something or they had some -- some prior dealings with this the family or the sons. we don know. >> reporter: no one was hurt. no shots were fired. the police chief says the masked men made their escape into the darkness down the train tracks fulcroft and sharon hill. despite police reassuring neighbors that they don't node to be afraid for their safety, that this was not a random crime, many residents we talked to are still on edge. >> it's still scares me because you don't feel safe on your own neighborhood. they den care who's in the

house. we shouldn't have to live in fear. >> reporter: now, police say the four got away with about $300 in cash, some high-end watches and some pricey sneake sneakers. coming up to it in at 6:00 o'clock, the one clue these guys may have left behind that could lead police to the gunmen. that's coming up at 6:00. lucy. >> talk to you then, dawn. thank you. two state troopers injured while searching for fugitive eric frein are okay with only minor injuries. they are checking out a tree stan in the woods when it collapsed. they tumbled to the ground. a hospital treated and released the troopers. meanwhile the manhunt for frein is now three weeks old. state police say forty nine killed one trooper and wounded another outside their barracks last month. >> the push is on to make attacks based on sexual orientation hate crimes in pennsylvania. public hearing is just wrapping up at the kimmel center. state representatives brian sims and mike sterile la are sponsoring legislation that would restore lgbt protects to state hay crime law. the state supreme court removed it on the tech in h technicalit.

the attack on gay couple has renewed the fight to have it restored. >> civil liberties has come a long way in a short period of time but the events from just a few weeks ago remind us that there are some in our society who are ignorant. and they're ignorance breathes danger, our laws, your laws can make a difference. philip williams, catherine knot and kevin harrigan charged in the center city attack. the victims said they yelled gay slurs and beat them on septemb september 11th. >> atlantic city is trying to stop price gouging at parking lots and garages. the city council has just introduced an ordinance that would increase mack mum fines from 100 to $1,000 for not informing the steve of parking fee increases at least 48 hours in advance. businesses would also have to appear in court. turning back to your fox 29 weather authority. chief meteorologist scott williams about to go hang out with mike and it will ab great

night for it. >> that's right. i was there earlier and i'll tell you what there will be two dozen food vendors. some of top chefs in the city come on out if you have a ticket that is because you know what the event it's sold out. you got to try this at any timing pear. temperatures right now low 70s in philadelphia. we're looking at 66 in millville as well as trenton. upper 60s in allentown. so for tonight, we'll call it mostly cloudy, a cool fall feel. lows bottom out in the low 50s for the suburb. 57 degrees in the city. but our next big weather maker it's still off to the west in parts of the midwest. it's a potent fall cold front. we're talking showers even some thunderstorms right now erupting out ahead of it but the good news is, as we watch how thing play out tonight, we're dry. we'll keep some clouds around and then tomorrow we'll keep partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies throughout the day. but look at lunch time. we're still dry across the area. what about tomorrow for your dinner plans? going out. we're still dry and quiet. it's not until after midnight

that we watch most of the that rainfall arrive. i'll talk about how it impacts your saturday, how much to expect and how chilly it gets behind it coming up. back to you. >> scott was just talking about it you got to try this. so close to that incredible banquet, i think i can almost smell it. delicious food from the best restaurants in the and tire city all serve at the independence visitors center. >> just a few blocks away from us here in old city. all for a good cause. the host is our own mike jerrick. he joins us live with a look what you can expect tonight. mike, i don't have a ticket. i know it's sold out. >> both of us and scott. >> no. >> what? >> of course um come on over the sick their. supposed to be close to 700 people. rocky is even here. what a great venue this is. 24 restaurants will be lining the hallway at sixth and market and like you said it is sold out. don't worry we'll do another one of these next year even bigger we're at sugar house casino probably. the food is back stage here all these tables will be food. 24 restaurants.

there is some alcohol if you so wish to imbibe. it will be a 6:30 -- 6:30 to 9:30. if you have tickets and thank you for that, because we're making money for the second chance foundation, get over here, 6:30, 7:00 o'clock somewhere in there. food will all be out. they say about 45 minutes all these tables will be filled with food. and by the way, as you enter at sixth and market with your tick, you'll be greeted by our hostesses oh, my goodness, look at those aprons. you got to be careful you don't want to get food all over you. hello, ladies. thank you for being here. >> hello. >> if you have a tick -- this is going to be fun. it's finally here. vip ticket. upstairs is a private room where you get to meet fox 29 people plus steve and their -- preston and steve will be up there and the place will be pumped full of music. see in you few minutes. lucy and iain, i'll see about 6:45.

>> perfect. >> looking forward to it. >> definitely within his element right there. >> yes, he is. >> i tell was. >> all for a good cause. >> yes, it is. >> this is rather unbelievable. an act of vandalism caught on camera. three people actually defacing a memorial for the victims of 9/ 9/11. what police are asking people to pay very close attention to in that video. >> and a survivor finds himself in the jaws of a great white shark. he survived but life will never be the same. how he was saved. >> you know what, maybe lifting weights can boost more than muscle mass. why scientists now say it can make it a little easier for you to remember things. i got to s

burglar caught on video going to a lot of work to break into the drive through window of a cvs. police say he used a large pipe to eventually smash the window at the cvs on the 6600 block of north broad street in philadelphia's east oak lane neighborhood. but once he got inside, police say he got scared running away without taking a thing. >> hokessin police and demonstrates turning violent in chili. the protesters were calling attention to the death of a man

run over by a tractor. they claim it was intentional. the case is now under investigation. around the world hong kong' leader now asking top official protesters. demonstrates have been out for days demanding change from the chinese government. the protesters want democracy and self governing chinese territory. hong kong pogs chief executive will not budge. out of australia absolutely amazing. the surfer is alive tonight. a great white shark attacked but he fought the off. >> the victim lost one arm below the elbow trying to fend off the shark and he has extensive injuries on his other arm. the 23 year old has lacerations on his leg. he was flown to hospital in perth where doctors say he is in stable condition tonight. officials say he was visiting the area with his girlfriend. another surfer helped to pull him out of the water. meantime, officials say steps are being taken to make sure no one else gets hurt. a white mark has been caught by

the department offices in the location of the incident. >> officials say the shark will be put down humanely while the beach where the attack happened is closed up definitely. officials say there has been increase in shark activity in the area and it will remain closed until that subsides. ripple effects from the secret service director's resignation only intensified today. >> indeed the trouble is not over yet. what could lie ahead? and why are tens of thousands of walruses crowded on to the same beach in alaska? why is it affecting flight patterns in the area? we've got the answers. >> young boy with a tumor growing inside her head threat threatening her eyesight in her home country of haiti. her future didn't look bright here in the u.s. though the surgery just changed her life.

♪ >> let's pop outside right now. welcome back with a live look at old city. that looks very nice for the most part. blue skies, cloudy cool start. turned no a very nice day. however we are already tracking more rain. chief meteorologist scott williams will have those details coming up in your fox 29 weather authority. >> a man is behind bars tonight accused of shooting a 17 year old girl in philadelphia's wissonoming neighborhood. police say the girl was sitting on the steps of her grandmother's house on cottage street when the gunman proved

her an tempt robbery. he opened fire and she was shot in the arm. the girl says she ran away towards another house but the suspect followed and continued to fire shots at her. police say the girl was taken to saint christopher's hospital. she's in good condition tonight. >> as we showed you earlier president obama has turned to delaware county native to head the troubled secret service. for now. >> joseph clancy of havertown is a villanova grad and he's leaving his post as director of security for comcast to serve as the agency's interim director. and now some lawmakers are calling for an independent review of the entire agency. fox's mike emmanuel has it all. >> reporter: just 18 months after president obama appointed julia pearson to clean up the secret service's tarnished images she's forced out after a string of embarrassing security failures. in her place joseph clancy a 30 year veteran of the agency who also protected presidents bill clinton and george w. bush. >> i know clancy very well. he's a goodman, and i trust his judgment a lot.

>> reporter: president obama isn't speaking out on the breaches or pearson's resignation. white house defended pearson up until wednesday morning. but with bipartisan list of lawmakers calling for her to go by late wednesday afternoon, she had resigned and the white house reversed course. >> director pearson offered her regular zig nation today she blessed it was in the best interests of the agency to what she had dedicated her career. >> reporter: her resignation comes after blistering criticism at a congressional hearing earlier this week when she was unable to explain how a man with a knife scaled the white house fence and ran all the way into the east room. after the hearing, another black mark. it was revealed that an armed security contractor road an elevator during mr. obama's visit to the centers for disease control. >> like any organization, dynamic as the secret service, there are going to be i. there are going to be situations that, you know, that will occur. >> reporter: new acting director's tenure is not without controversy.

joe clancy was in charge of the security detail when reality tv stars the salahi's crashed a state dinner in the white house in 2009. mike emmanuel, fox news. >> a city trash candice appears sounds bizarre but there's lot more to story and it's costing you. neighbors just trying to keep the area clean want answers. what is going on? fox 29's jeff cole is live in the newsroom with a look ahead at his story coming up tonight at 10. >> reporter: lucy, i like that word bizarre. we dug into lots of stories at fox 29 investigates but the case of the disappearing trash can is certainly a first we had to see it to believe it and here it is. tonight at 10:00 fox 29 investigates gets on the trail of the missing trash can and asks, who is the man pushing it down the street? and what's his beef with the trash can? we'll hear from a frustrated block captain. >> we like to keep our block clean. >> you wanted the trash can here. yes. >> and it disappear.

it disappeared. >> who took it? i if you out who took it. >> tonight at 10 hear why the city streets department is also frustrated as well around this issue. it's what we're calling the great trash can caper. we'll report it tonight at 10:00 o'clock. >> the great trash can caper of 2014. all right. jeff's story is part of quite the amazing lineup tonight on fox 29 it starts with a new episode bones at 8:00 followed by the series premier of grace point at 9:00 and then of course fox 29 news at 10:00. >> a big score for three local big brothers big sisters agencies. they were awarded $125,000. temple men's basketball coach fran dunphy was part of the announcement today at independence charter school he talk about his own experiences as a big brother. >> i got to be in the big brothers organization and i loved it. one of my little brothers actually eventually put a roof on to my house. i was a little worried that it wasn't going to be great. (laughter).

>> but you know what, it has never leaked in the township years we've had this roof and it's a awesome thing even love this guy. >> donation is part of first niagra bank's signature grant program mentoring matters. if you want an indicator of how long you can expect to live, maybe the nose knows. >> isn't that amazing. research suggesting you should pay very close attention to what you smell. also, a terrible act of vandalism caught on camera. three people deface a memorial for the victims of the 9/11 tack. police want to you zero in on in this video. >> and coming up at 6:00 we've already told you about the controversy over convicted cop killer mumia abu jamal being asked to speak at a college graduation tonight big name asking the college to rethink their choice. scott? >> iain, right now it's dry and quiet. comfortable fall but coming up we're tracking rainfall and also cooler than average temperatur temperatures. details next. >> scott, you coming with iain and to the you gotta try this

event. he said absolutely. here's live look at the final preparations for tonight's sold out event. bring your appetite if you've got a ticket because local chefs are bringing unique foods like bacon brownies. are bringing unique foods like bacon brownies. hmm and popcorn ice cream with

i've lived hewith my mother, forty--four who is ninety--nine. people who do not live delaware county need to know that tom mcgarrigle raised our taxes five times. five times in seven years. meanwhile tom mcgarrigle gave a million dollar subsidy to an energy company. tom mcgarrigle is not looking out for regular families or seniors at all. we need john kane in the senate. he gets regular families.

♪ >> the mother moo police say kidnapped her daughter 12 years ago worked as waitress and nanny and had 10 different aliases. that's how anniversary say she was able to go undetected for years in mexico. sabrina allen was just five when she was taken. several rescue attempts were made over the past few years unsuccessfully. then about four weeks ago, police got a tip that led them to an apartment in mexico where sabrina and her mother were living. >> i'm going to ask her if i can give her a hug. she -- she is in pretty bad shape is my understanding so i just, you know, pray for healing.

>> her room is ready for is a broken in a her father's home. the not clear when she'll be reunited with him. sabrina is currently getting psychological treatment. in your health, your nose may know just how long you will live. scientists say senior citizens can gauge their own longevity by taking a simple miff test. researchers found older people with a lousy sense of smell are more likely to die within five years than those who can detect common scents. the question is why? they say the loss of smell indicates something in the body has gone badly wrong. the university of chicago conducted the study. all right. hitting the gym is good for your body and your mind. resistance exercises like lifting weights can boost your long-term memory after just one workout. amazing. so says researchers at georgia tech. previous studies have shown aerobic exercise over long period can improve memory but this new study shows memory improvement after just one intense workout with weights. >> a few months ago little girl from haiti' future was blurry

but thanks to team of south florida surgeons that has clearly changed. large tumor was forcing her eye from the socket nearly taking her vision away. but thank to the melter staff at the baptist health neuroscience center her site has been saved. the 12 year old's years of suffering now over. >> the hospital in haiti, there's no hospital in haiti that could had a surgery like that. it took i believe close to 12 hour surgery and this is big. >> the hospital partners with a haiti christian mission group to help those in need like san tia. doctors say her eye ball is back to its normal position. her double vision is gone. and she's looking forward to a more comfortable life back home. >> god bless her. turning to race for homecoming king into a priceless lessons of acceptance. >> one local teen's mission to reach out to his fellow students while trying to win that crowd. beer bandits on the run, kind of. these guys weren't after the

cash. they wanted the booze. they're not so cat like escape caught on tape. howard? >> the phillies are going into the off season with major chan changes and it won't be just on the field. the president was pushed out and there is a move to change ownership which will change some there is a move to change ownership which will change some othe ah! there is a move to change ownership which will change some othe come on! let's hide in the attic. no. in the basement. why can't we just get in the running car? are you crazy? let's hide behind the chainsaws. smart. yeah. ok. if you're in a horror movie, you make poor decisions. it's what you do. this was a good idea. shhhh. be quiet. i'm being quiet. you're breathing on me! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do.

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>> live look at a huge event. it's called you gotta try this. do you like bridget foys, jack's barbecue or head house crab and oyster company they are some of the big named restaurants putting out food for tonight's

sold you gotta try this hosted by the one and only mike jerri jerrick. with many of our fox 29 news team right by his side. now here's the best part. proceeds go to the second chance foundation benefiting vital community based organizations that serve at risk children, young adults and families in philadelphia. >> here's something that does not happen too often. nearly 35,000 walruses washed ashore on a beach in alaska. us geological survey says they're resting on land instead of offshore ice because there's no summer sea ice in the area. the faa is rerouteing us flights tonight asking plane that is stay above at least two thus sand feet and more than half a mile away from the shore. the fear when walruses are disturbed in big groups like this there could be a stampede putting calves at risk of injuries. >> police in florida are looking for a couple of beer bandits check this out they're clumsy escape was caught on camera. they grabbed six, 12 packs of beers strolled to the register instead of paying they tried to make a break for it.

there was little trouble on tap. one couldn't open the door since his hands were full of stolen beer. they got the door opened hopped in a car but not before dropping more beer hyped then they took off. >> police in washington are looking for the people who actually vandalized a 9/11 memorial. camera caught this whole thing go down. police say a ma and an woman dug out and stole engraved bricks from the memorial tuesday afternoon. donors paid $175 a piece to place them there and that helped pay for the memorial itself. visitors they cannot believe what's happened. >> it means a lot. you know, everybody that went through it, you got to feel it, you know. you look at those and you go, jeez, you know. just amazing. >> officials say the memorial is one of a kind opening last september on -- on september 11th. two massive steel beams from ground zero are part of it along with art facts from washington, d.c. , new york and shanksville,

pennsylvania. >> the race to become homecoming king or queen is oftentimes a big-time popularity contest in high school. >> exactly but in one local high school the homecoming tradition is taken on whole new meaning. alex holly tells the how the road to king can be also become a lesson of acceptance. >> cane gomez is a senior at glasgow high school and one of the newest members of the homecoming core. >> everyone likes to be on it. it's a competition because everybody wants to have the best essay so they could get nominate. >> cane is not your typical candidate for king. just listen to his campaign speech. >> show my fears like myself who have length leck wal and developmental dissables we can achieve for goals and improve diversity and and conclusion and acceptance of other. >> he's diagnose with asberger's syndrome and being a student with the disorder would make him a surprising pick. >> we're usually academically smart and academically good, but it's just the social piece that

gets us. >> the goal is to start a conversation in every classroom by spreading awardness about the disorder and other students with disabilities and promoting september tans. >> people make comments there's kids in here wis disabilities. >> with this campaign he's standing out for other reasons. >> i'm meeting new people since my poster announced for homecoming court, and people who have been congratulating me. people i never seen before. >> he's not the only one reaching for the crown. four other candidates made the cut one of them cane knows very well, his twin brother shane. >> keep voting for him but vote for me. >> regardless of who wins this friendly sibling competition, shane is proud of his brother for stepping out of his comfort zone. >> the fact that he tried to run and he's doing it for a good cause, it's nice. >> as long as either one of us wins we'll be happy.

>> after all, they're increasing their chances to put the crown on a good cause. >> acceptance is real and it can happen. >> alex holly, fox 29 news. >> the homecoming court will be announced at tonight's football game. and now back to your fox 29 weather authority. >> all right. so -- >> yeah. >> we were kind of expecting a different day but it's okay. because, you know, even got his golf game in. i did. >> it still stayed dry. >> no rain. >> that's right. >> but you better get ready because we're talking temperatures in philadelphia this weekend in the 40s. >> ooh. yeah. >> that's not like celsius 40s. no. >> let's talk about what's happening right now. we do have scattered clouds out there but we're dry. temperatures in the low 70s. that's seasonable for this time of year. the sun will set this evening at 6:42. we have those winds out of the east at about 7 miles per hour. that direction kept mostly cloudy skies really throughout the balance of the day.

so for tonight, cloudy and cool. temperatures bottom out in the upper 50s. moving ahead to your friday, kind of similar to today. we'll call it partly sunny, more clouds than sun. highs in the low 70s. but weekend showers are on the way as well as an autumn chill some of the coolest air yet. the low this morning in philadelphia 62 degrees. afternoon high 73. the form this time of year is 72. looking at those temperatures root now, 66 in millville as well as wildwood. upper 60s in allentown. low 60s right now in the pocono mountains. so we still have some scattered clouds across our area. but this is the next weather maker. this front boundary picking someone moisture out head of it. even thunderstorms activity. advance the clock ahead to friday. tomorrow is dry. friday will be dry as well. i wanted to show you your friday evening plans looking pretty good across the area. and then it's not really until after midnight north and west that line of showers even some thunderstorms moving in but here's 6am on saturday.

waking up to a wet start to the upcoming weekend. so keep that in mind for your plans. 10am we're still looking at clouds, showers even a rumble of thunder. after about noon that system is progressive. it moves out of here with all of the moisture. but behind it, we're talking a fall push of air. so how much rain are we expecting with this system? on average a half an inch to an inch of rainfall primarily the first part of the day. there could be a little over achievers especially in the poconos as well down the shore that could receive over an inch out of the system. but behind it tack a look at this bowling ball. we're talking about some of the coolest air moving down from canada. it will be a brief cool down but get ready. we could even be looking at some frost advisories maybe in the poconos come sunday morning. but low 50s in the suburbs. 57 degrees in the city. 74 for the high tomorrow. similar to today. but dry. the weather authority seven day forecast showing you saturday, showers for the first part of

the day. upper 60s for highs. but look at the weather. sunday morning, 45 for the low in philadelphia. likely 30s far north and west. low 60s that's it for the high temperature on sunday, iain. you need to get your jacket ready. low 70s as we move into next week. more seasonable. and what about kickoff weather at the linc? sunny, dry, chilly, breezy, 1:00 o'clock temperature, 61 degrees. that's not a typo. >> good football weather i thi think. >> it is. it's dry for howard. so... >> about 10 degrees below average. i know. perfect for me. >> okay. >> no complaints from the sports department. >> complain, you guys aren't going to listen. >> we listen. we do listen. we listen. we care. and listen. >> thank you very much. all right. the phillies just completed and this is not funny another dismal season. their third straight missing the play playoffs. changes were being made before the end of the season to right the ship, and more very big ones are on the way. on august 28th the phillies

announced that president and ceo david montgomery was taking a leave of absence while he went through treatment for cancer in his jawbone. but sources told me that montgomery was push out as the head guy. it was a convenient store because of the illness but dave montgomery was there every day during his illness while recovering. i'm also hearing that there is a move to have a new owner of the phillies. john middleton is one of the limited parceners of the phillies but has been buying more of a percentage of the team from the other partners over the last few years. i'm told he now owns 48% of the phillies. the way the limited partnership was set up with the phillies, no partner can own a majority without unanimous approval of the other partners. now, with the death of many original partners the phillies are willing to sell more of their shares. we montgomery now out, it has become easier for the vote that middleton needs to become the majority owner. montgomery had made the final decisions on every part of the

organization and the problem was his involvement and final say with on field personnel. montgomery's decisions have helped make the phillies the second oldest team in major league baseball. it was montgomery who made the decisions to sign jimmy rollins, ryan howard, chase utley and carlos ruiz. it's been david that had kept the scouting minor league system in place. a system that has become one of the worst in baseball. david montgomery is a very loyal guy but that is what has put the phillies in this spot. loyalty is a great trait but not in sports. montgomery was pushed out. so the bud did he system now goes and that includes the players. john middleton who sold cigar company for $2.9 billion in 2007 has been the most aggressive of the limited partners and will continue to be when he finally gains majority control. and with that, pat gillick serving as the acting president i'm told and he'll be a lot that will change. i'm told almost a certain ryan howard will not be back next

season. phillies are now willing to pay almost all of the 61 million howard is owed to make that trade. don't be surprised if chase utley moves to first. codey asche could end up in left field. sources tell me pat gillick and ruben amaro will also look at trading cole hamels to get much needed young players. the chicago cubs and boston red sox want hamels very much. it is going to be a rough ride with the rebuilding of this te team. but this should have been done two years ago. but when john middleton become the majority owner, he will let baseball people like pat gillick make whatever baseball decisions that need to be made eventually getting the phillies back to being a winning team. this is an interesting thing that has now transpiring. david now i'm told has been pushed out. john middleton is a very, very passionate aggressive guy, and he's going to do what it takes but there's some steps that have to go before that to get that all done. >> where do you see the phillies

at next season then. >> the same place they were this season. >> same place. >> which is a sad thing to say but they're not good for at least three years. they have no farm system. the players are too old and that's the problem. >> all right. howard, thanks. >> still ahead at 6:00 the local firefighter accused of dressing as cop and brutally attacking a woman. how two departments are responding. >> a hot air balloon comes in for a hard landing at a place nobody is expecting. the pictures that tell the story. fox 29 news at 6:00 starts right

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philadelphia firefighter under some serious scrutiny and in big trouble. he is accused of forcing a woman into a car and sexually assaulting her and it doesn't stop there. >> officials say the firefighter was posing as a cop when he did it. tonight, two departments say they are taking this case very seriously. good evening, lucy noland. >> i'm iain page. let's get straight out to fox 29's dave schratwieser live at philadelphia police headquarters tonight. dave? >> reporter: iain, lieutenant jamal johnson still here at headquarters behind bars awaiting a hearing on some serious charges including kidnapping, sexual assault and impersonating a police officer. he got caught after the victim jumped from his pickup truck and called 911. as firefighterings at 26th and york headed out to call thursday afternoon, they were minus their lentigo mal janson. he was at the special vick items unit charged with impersonating a cop, kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman overnight. >> he indicated that he's