the liquor store and police say one of the kids swiped a bottle off the shelf. the trick the clerk says they used to pull off the crime. ♪ >> live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 5:00. >> this is a live look at ultimate doppler radar and you can see the line of showers moving through. most of the area is under a flash flood watch and we are expecting pop-up showers all evening long. good evening, and thanks for joining us. i'm dawn timmeney. >> i'm iain page. let's get right over to chief meteorologist scott williams. scott? >> good evening, dawn and iain. some of that rain could be heavy at times. right now, we have the cloud cover outside of our studios at fourth and market, and you can see folks are out and about. those umbrellas are getting a work out today as well. temperatures right now 74 degrees. humidity up there at 82%. ultimate doppler showing you those pockets of showers. some of them are heavy at times. we could be looking at rainfall

rates approaching an inch per hour but we'll zoom in little closer right now. you can see it is raining right now in media as well as wilmington, down to middletown, delaware, also, in sections of gloucester county looking at some of that steady moderate rain coming down and look to the south. most of this continues to lift to the north. it will eventually impact the entire area. so we'll continue to monitor the flash flood watch through late tonight. you can see that includes the heart of our area. watching out for ponding, heavy rainfall and that potential for some flash flooding. so for this evening, the flash flood watch continues. rain. it will be heavy at times. for tomorrow morning, fog. that will be the concern also scattered showers will continue into your friday keep that umbrella handy. what about the upcoming father's day weekend? will we finally dry out? new information on that forecast coming up. >> thanks, scott. you can track the rain any interactive radar on our website

just go to myfoxphilly.com and click on the weather tab. well now to story you'll see only on fox. it's something many of us do every day. crossing the street but a fight over what happened in a crosswalk has a former septa cop in a lot of trouble. fox 29's dave schratwieser is live in center city tonight with the story. dave? >> reporter: iain, septa police have now issued an alert to police departments across our area that douglas iovine is no longer a cop after bizarre incidents the road rage situation in delaware county an strange confrontation here at suburban station last christmas. tonight, he faces arrest here in philadelphia. >> it'these serious charges. >> his name is douglas i yo 15 he's a former sap at a police officer who now finds himself on the wrong side of the law. allegedly threatening a man with a loaded gun in a bizarre road rage incident. >> i don't understand behavior like that. that's not the kind of person that i want in a transit police

uniform. it's not the kind of people that we have in a transit police uniform. >> reporter: the incident occurred last months man using the crosswalk here at providence and possum hollow road told police he beeped his horn as he walked across the street. the man asked what's the rush. >> i yo 15-pointed the gun at him and said, what are you going to do about it. >> unusual behavior and he's spiraling and he better catch himself. >> the man called police and they pulled him over at providence and -- he toll the officer he was a septa cop and pulled his gun because he felt threatened by the man in the crosswalk. there was a loaded gun in the truck. septa then informed police that iovine had been fired five months earlier. he's got a tough way and he's going to pay for really bad mistake. >> septa says he was fired after he got into a confrontation with a woman at the dunkin' donuts in suburban station on christmas day over his spot in line. she told police he physically

restrained her when she tried to file a complaint and rammed her head into an ate atm. >> that officer represented our department inappropriately. not the way that we expected him to, and now we suffer the consequences of his inappropriate actions. >> reporter: now septa police investigatinvestigated the case. he face faces aggravateed assau, terroristic threats and impersonating an officer. comincomingcoming up at sick wew information about this investigation. his attorney did not return our phone calls today. iain. >> dave, thank you. music teacher is under arrest accused of abusing kids. chester county's da says sexually abused three of his students at malvern school of music. malvern borough police say that a six year old girl told her parents that her piano teacher touched her inappropriately. two more six year olds have come forward. another girl and a boy.

police believe there may be other victims. authorities say the 44 year old taught piano at the malvern school of music for four years and was terminated once police began investigating him. >> police release a sketch of a man wanted in connection with an abduction and sexual assault and there's a $1,000 reward up for grabs tonight. a 21 year old woman says a man who looks like this kidnapped her from the 100 block of pine street in millville. she says two men were involved, one hispanic and one african-american. this happened back on may 20t 20th. police say the men drove the woman to vineland where she was sexually assaulted. the victim believes they were in an older model four door hun today. police in south jersey are desperately trying tipped foo a man wanted for stealing deb bid cards and they do not think he's working alone. washington township police released these surveillance images of the man taken at a nearby wawa. police think he's working with a female accomplice. investigators accused the pair of walking into a doctor's office creating a distraction

and then snatching employee's wallets during the commotion. police say the suspect uses the stolen debit card. call police if you have any idea who this guy is. septa officials are still optimistic tonight that they can avoid a strike with some employees but they say they're still preparing for a worst case scenario. the transportation authority has been in talks with two workers unions and has another mediation session scheduled for tomorrow morning. if the workers strike this weekend, regional rail service will be suspended which would impact an estimated 60,000 riders. if the unions do not strike septa will implement a wage hike for hundreds of those workers on sunday. septa says it's confident they can work things out. >> we believe that we're not far apart. we believe that there's a minor sticking point. minor issue that can easily be negotiated and discussed without a work stoppage. >> if there is a regional rail strike septa says it will boost

capacity on other lines and increase parking at stations for people who drive. the last regional rail strike was back in 1983. delaware's trance mr. teague secretary plans to meet with lawmakers next week to discuss the i-495 bridge closure. steven bott well will discuss plans for the bridge repairs as you know that bridge was shut down last week causing all kinds of traffic troubles an inspection showing support pillars tilting and that the bridge is not dave to cross. officials say the southbound lanes may reopen around labor day. the northbound lanes could open few weeks later. the entire project will cost some $20 million. and a major construction project on i-95 has been delayed a few more days. multi million dollar project to improve the northbound lanes of i-95 between the girard and allegheny avenue interchanges has now been postponed until monday night. it had been scheduled to start last night. penndot says the rainy weather has been delaying the start of plans to paint new traffic lines.

>> developing right now, sergeant bowe bergdahl will soon be back on u.s. soil. he's expected to arrive tomorrow morning. he's been recuperating in germany since his controversial release after years of captivity in afghanistan. officials say bergdahl will be reunited with his family while recovering at brook army medical center in san antonio texas. after the va scandal, rocked the country, lawmakers on capitol hill are coming together to pass legislature they say will hopefully give our nation's veterans the proper care they deserve. fox's michelle macaluso reports from washington. >> reporter: congress is moving fast on bill to improve health care for veterans. after revelations of cover ups that thousands of patients were denied timely care at va medical facilities across the country. >> the department got where it is today due to a perfect storm of settling for the status quo. it's time for va to tell us the bad news, not just the good ne news. >> reporter: on tuesday, the house unanimously approved a bill to speed up medical care

for patients. the senate voted on similar bill wednesday to allow those who endured long wait times to seek outside care from local doctors. it also provides $35 billion over three years to pay for that care. but in a house veterans affairs committee hearing this morning, one patient advocate bashed the legislation. >> the mccain sanders bill will not save the lives of vets stuck on the wait list. this bill is currently written is designed to protect union jobs, not ailing vets. >> reporter: the hearing look at government barriers that prevent the va from succeeding. others also had strong words for lawmakers. >> no matter what's decided, the va must embark upon change never before seen sense of urgency. >> reporter: both chambers will likely merge the two bills. lawmakers are confident it will be sent to the president's desk by the end of the month. the white house says the president supports the bill. the fbi is opening an

investigation into the scandal at the va. in washington, michelle macaluso, fox news. >> president obama says iraq will need more help from the united states to push back islamic insurgency. the president did not specify what type of assistance he's willing to provide but said today the white house has not ruled anything out. although the white house is beginning to consider possible drone missions. iraq has been plagued by violence sin the last american forces withdrew in late 2011. the violence escalated this week as an al-qaida inspired group captured two cities and promised to march on baghdad. >> well when it comes to just living with someone or saying i do, marriage is apparently better for a man's health. >> why men with a ring on their finger are more likely to see a doctor. plus, an outburst inside a courtroom. >> i don't give a bleep. i got lawyers. i got lawyers, man. >> i don't got nothing to say, man. >> tense he can change between a

prisoner and a judge. how it went from bad to worse. >> and 20 years ago today, oj simpson' ex-wife nicole brown simpson and ron goldman were found brutally murdered. still ahead a look back at what led to the trial of the century. >> 82 year old chester county man reaches a major milestone. today making his 500th donation at the red cross blood center. his dedication to helping others will warm your heart. the phillies sweep their series with the padres behind a pair of unlikely heroes today. we'll tell you who coming up in sports. >> and coming up in weather, most of the area under a flash flood

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♪ >> cameras capture a man breaking into a perfect oxford circle meat market. the man smashed his way into don pedro meats and markets early sunday morning. he's caught on video trashing the place. police say he stole the entire cash register. give police a call if you know who this guy is. a popular delaware county tavern burns down overnight. flames broke out just after midnight at the toll house tavern on chester pike in norwood. officials believe it started as a grease fire and then just quickly spread. the tavern is a total loss. one firefighter suffered minor injuries. >> a four month investigation in delaware ends with four men under arrest accused of operating a meth lab. police raided a home on woodyard road in hearing didn't this morning. 29 year old joshua wilson, 30

year old colt towers and 40 year old thomas, all facing drug and weapons charges. a fourth man not seen here, 51 year old norman meyer, is facing similar charges. police say they found equipment used to manufacture meth and ingredients used to make the drug. a man is in custody after a stabbing inside the emergency room at croze croes chester medl center. a familiar its patient's family got into a fight and suspect stabbed a male relative with a kitchen knife. the victim has been treated and expected to be released. no one else was hurt. >> the bear watch continues in camden county, new jersey. take look this bear was spotted sever times this morning in waterford near the raritan and elmwood avenues and third street. you can see the animal just walking through peoples's yards. no word on whether this is the same bear that was spotted twice in winslow township yesterday. police say if you see a bear, keep your distance and give them call. this weekend starts the over not septa subway trains in the city and something we haven't

seen in more than 20 years. septa hosts a kick off rally today to celebrate the late night rides on the broad street and market frankford lines. trains will run every 20 minutes starting at 12:01 sunday morning. it's a pilot program that will run through labor day. the trains will row place overnight bus service in those areas. >> septa will use the pilot program to evaluate ridership, staffing costs, safety and other factors to determine if continued overnight subway service is the best option for the more than 9,000 riders. >> this pilot program coincides with the completion of free xfinity wi-fi at most broad street line stations, septa riders are among the first in the nation to enjoy wi-fi underground. a chester county man was honored by the local red cross today for helping others by giving a little part of himself over and over and over again. our bruce gordon has the story of selflessness and dedication.

>> incredible what you've done to help patients throughout region. >> reporter: 82 year old pallial zone was embarrassed by the attention lavished on him. it's not every day the text at the red cross blood donation center see someone make their 500th visit. >> i can say in the 30 plus years i've been involved this is probably one of the greatest donation milestones i think i've ever seen. >> reporter: paul began donat donating blood platelets more than 60 years ago. and more recently began a regular routine. every other sunday right after church, he and his wife andrea drive from devon into philadelphia for the two hour process of donating platelets. >> i'm able to do this. i want to do it as long as god let's me do it. >> paul lost a couple of friends to cancer when he was kid. platelets are vital for cancer treatments and help in dealing with rare blood disorders. he says he doesn't mind the process. >> it's easy for me to do it. it's a little needle stick.

it's nothing. >> reporter: he rarely misses an appointment even during the brutal snowstorms of last wint winter. >> i grew up in minnesota. there is no bad weather. >> among those on hand to congratulate dr. matthew goldstein. he repaired paul's heart awhile back when the electricity in the heart began to short circuit. condition made it impossible for paul to donate platelets. >> really his only goal was to be able to continue to help other people, so he asked me to help him so that he could do that. >> reporter: red cross says platelet donations like those of whole blood fall off during the summer months. winter, too, for that matter. and so regular donors like paul help keep their supplies up. he's a walking public service announcement. >> i encourage all my friends it's a very worthwhile thing to do that a lot of people in need for platelets and whole blood. >> reporter: olson donates platelets in part because he can do so every two weeks. donating whole blood requires eight weeks between donations. the 82 year old says donating makes him feel healthier. he walks every day, gets plenty

of exercise and after this day's big event celebrating all that help to all those people, he planned weather permitting to go home and mow the lawn. dawn? >> i love it. very impressive. thank you. >> absolutely. >> well a veteran riding his bicycle across the country to honor a fallen soldier has made it to new york city. we caught up with 62 year old harry connor as he made his way through philadelphia last weekend. connor chose the new york freedom towers as his destination because he calls it a symbol of the war on terror. turning now to your fox 29 weather authority. a rainy evening across parts of the area. here's a live look at old city in philadelphia and it is going to be a wet night. let's check back in with chief meteorologist scott williams. >> we're looking at a flash flood watch pretty much for the entire area in particular the i-95 corridor interior south jersey, sections north and west. you can see the counties highlighted in green here. and we are socked in with the clouds. take a live look right now at ocean city, new jersey, on the

boardwalk. it is just damp and dreary. hopefully we can get everything out of here by the upcoming weekend for father' day weekend and the return of some sunshine. but look at ultimate doppler right now. we're looking at pockets of some light rain. right now in lancaster county. that's where we have a little more in the way of moderate to heavy rainfall showing up where you see the yellow as well as the orange. but we continue to track some of that moisture lifting on up from the south. take look at the satellite and radar. you can see a lot of moisture toward north carolina and virginia and all of that will continue to head in our direction. if you're stepping outdoors, keep the umbrellas handy. we'll keep tabs on that flash flood watch and scattered showers throughout the evening and temperatures hold pretty steady in the low 70s to right around 70 degrees. the other concern will be the development of fog. down to 6 miles visibility right now in philadelphia. less than a half a mile in the pocono mountains. we'll talk about when the sub shine returns and also some

drier humidity values coming up. >> all right, scott, thanks. a local woman with down syndrome always dreamed of walking down the aisle op her 25th birthday that dream became a reality. the chance meeting that made this wedding possible still ahead. >> and a family takes a trip to the liquor store but they don't buy anything. police say they end up stealing. how the group distracted the clerk so a child could snatch a bottle of booze.

♪ >> imagine having to live with thousands of bees inside your home. well a hartford connecticut couple says that's what they've been dealing with for three years. the couple says the bees are swarming i was over. they say property management is finally listening to theirs complaints. exterminators looking into the infestation found thousands of bees in the ceiling and lots of honey. >> it was like national geographic literally the situation was in our home. >> exterminators are working to get rid of the bees. the bees may have found their way in through air vents on the side of the apartment. police in arizona want to know who killed a priest and left another one badly injured. authorities say what started out as a robbery quickly escalated.

it happened in the rectory of the mother of mercy mission in downtown phoenix when paramedic arrived on the scene, one priest was declared dead. the other sent to nearby hospital. the suspect's car was roughed three blocks from the scene but police don't know how many attackers were involved. and could you forgive someone who admitted to killing a loved one? a florida mom says, she does. addy de jesus for gives the teenager who accidentally shot and killed her 13 year old daughter. this video of her -- video of her hugging the boy in court and it got a lot of attention. it's been a a very emotional time for everyone involved. >> that was gina's friend, too. i know she wouldn't want the worse. >> jordan how well accept add plea deal. he'll spend one year in juvenile facility as part of that plea deal he's required to appear at a local school warning students about the dangers of playing with guns.

former president george w p hw bush checking one more item off of his bucket list. he kept his promise to sky dive on his 90th birthday. the crash landing in main man caused concern for spectators were you the former president is just fine. bush has been in if a wheelchair as he lives with a form of parkinson's disease. the first time he jumped from an airplane was during world war ii when his plane was shot down. >> a toy bought at a jarred sale changes the life of a child with autism. how a play mat is giving one mom what she wants the most torque communicate with her son. >> and chances are you remember where you were 20 years ago when a double murder made headlines all across the country. oj simpson's ex-wife and her friend killed. coming up a look at events that led up to the trial of the season tree. >> and when it comes to just living with someone or saying i do, marriage is better for a man's health. why men with a ring on their finger are more likely to see

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>> live look at ultimate doppler radar now. some parts of the area under a flood watch today. your weather authority tracking storms as they moved through the area. we'll check back in with chief meteorologist scott williams in just a few minutes. >> today marks 20 years since a brutal double murder grabbed international attention. oj simpson's ex-wife nicole brown system an friend ron goldman were found stabbed to death in the brentwood area of los angeles just after midnight.

the twists and turns that followed led to an infamous bronco chase and what became known as the trial of the century. fox's trace gallagher takes us back. >> reporter: on june 12th 1994 investigators fine the bodies of owe oj sim upon's ex-wife nicole and her friend ron goldman. evidence on the scene led police to suspect oj of the crime. on the night of june 17th, oj simpson was in the back of a white ford bronco with more than a today's zen police cars trailing. news helicopters joined the chase and around 95 million viewers tuned in to watch the low speed pursuit on tv. the nfl hall of famer eventually turned himself in and on june 20th, oj plead not guilty to two counts of murder. known as the trial of the century, it was nationally televised for 134 days. the defense catching a break when oj tries on a blood soaked glove found at the murder scene. it appears to be too small for his hand. leading the defense to coin the

phrase, if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. kim goldman ron's sister was there. >> when you're sitting there, you don't think it is because it's fitting. for me i was watching it happen. didn't pull it. i was watching the theatrics of how that all went down. >> reporter: in october 1995, it took the jury just four hours to come back with a not guilty verdict a verdict that split the country. simpson went on to lose a civil trial and was ordered to pay $33.5 million to the victim's families. >> well over $40 million now. our judgment, and we've collected less than 1% but we're still actively pursuing it and we'll do as long as we need to. >> reporter: simpson eventually went to prison but not for murders much the 66 year old is serving a 33 year sentence for an armed robbery in a vegas hotel room in 2007. in los angeles, trace gallagher, fox news. >> in florida, a courtroom outburst earns a man extra time in jail. >> i'll see you guys -- well, i'll see you guys with lawyer

and a lawsuit, too. >> oh, okay. bring him back, please. >> and you can go bleep too. >> christopher colin appeared in ft. lauderdale in bond court today after his arrest for violating two domestic violence injunctions. when the judge order him to be held without bond bought of a previous case he started cursing and threat fenning a lawsuit that's when the judge found colin in contempt of court and/ored him in jail for 364 days. >> bail has been denied for the man cued of killing a guy who was trying to sell his car on craigslist. tyrell young appeared before a judge in allentown for a preliminary hearing this morning. police say he shot and killed 41 year old eric irving back in april. urban's body was found inside a trailer detailing shop. authorities say young came to the business to look at the car urban was selling. the case is set to go to trial. >> new jersey transit has new plan in place the next time we have a severe storm or any kind of major disaster. super storm sandy caused more

than $100 million in damage to rail cars and locomotives. new jersey transit took heat for not moving the cars out of the rail yards that ended up flooding. well now the company says it's ready if another storm comes. it even says it's more prepared for terrorist attacks, earthquakes or other major events. part of the strategy calls for developing a plan four days before a possible storm. a two year old boy has quite the love for letters and numbers but like many children with severe autism, he's not able to speak. as fox 29's karen hepp tells us what his parents thought was a fun new toy turned out to be a life changer. >> reporter: it's just play mat picked up at a yard sale. rye land loves numbers and letters his grandmother thought he'd enjoy it. his mother tasha started saying letters allowed when he point to do them and realized the two year old was spelling out words. >> b-a-l-l-o-o-n.

good job. >> reporter: balloon, elephant, zebra, his own name, his sister' haley's name even his papa. tasha says she never even worked with him on spelling. >> we had no idea that he could really even spell until he started and then he just -- every day was like at least four new words he was spelling. >> reporter: it's not only words. but addition, rye land pats his leg to show the plus sign. tasha says he started doing subtraction. rile land who has never said a single word found a way of communicating with his family. >> that's what every parent thinks of when their pregnant with child. what's their first word going to be and they think about all these things. when that doesn't happen, it's devastating. so to know that i'm finally maybe hopefully going to be able to communicate with him is awesome. i can't wait. one minute is all i want in that head is just one minute to see the world through his eyes.

>> reporter: tasha new rye land was different by the time he was one year old. he was diagnosed with severe low functioning autism at age two. this mat shows his intelligence unlocked little of what is going on in his mind. >> he's taught me more than i could ever teach him i think. patience and understanding and just love. he's amazing to me and i can't wait to see what the future holdholds. what's next. >> reporter: karen hepp, fox 29 news. >> wow! great story. >> tweeting about your medical conditions may not be a good idea. research groups are looking for that information and it could be used against you. also take look at this. a car slams into a gas pump and seconds later purse noose flames. the man who risked his own life to save the driver inside. >> and the 2014 special olympic games are just days away. today the flame of hope made its way to new jersey. all new at sick clock, one torch

runner tells us how the games have inch chad the lives of everyone in his family scott? >> dawn, right now ultimate doppler continuing to show those showers across the area. will this mess move out in time for father's day weekend1 undere

>> toms river, new jersey, officials want to fine the owner of this dog and her nine puppi puppies. a woman spotted them in the 1400 block of hopper avenue yesterday morning. she stopped to pick them up when the dog ran away into the woods. when animal control officers arrived, they found a make shift den in the dirt under some pine trees branches with more than seven more puppies. the dog was not around so they set trap and rescued her several hours later. if an owner does not come forward, the animals will be put up for adoption in about three weeks. >> and turning to health news now, listen up, guys. according to a recent study, marriage is good foreman's health. just living with a significant

other does not have the same health benefits as being marri married. the us national center for health statistics did the study. married men are more like physical see their doctor because their health is important to their partners. guys who live with a significant other but have not tied the knot are not as likely to get preventive checkups. >> you'll want to be careful when you tweet. social media experts advise some of the information you post could be used against you. research groups now have access to your public tweets one expert says that information can be compiled, tracked and anyone can find out anything about you. check out this incredible video of a fiery rescue. a state police officer saves a man who crashes in a gas pump. last tuesday, officer john, was getting gas in new york. the driver of this car went in diabetic shock, crashed and caused a chain reaction accident. the impact knocked the pump on to the police officer who quickly runs before flames get

him. he runs to get first aid kit and safes the life of unresponsive driver. the man is okay and in the hospital in stable condition. the hero officer says even though he was off duty, he was just doing the right thing. incredible. >> um-hmm. a family makes a trip to the liquor store and police say one of the kids swiped a bottle off the shelf. >> the trick the clerk says they used to pull off the crime. plus a local woman with sun din drome always dreamed of walking down the aisle. on her 25th birthday, that dream became a reality. the chance meeting that made this wedding possible still ahead. howard? >> the phillies win today. get the sweep. the player that made it happen are not your every day guys.

>> actress ruby d has died. she passed away at her new york home last night of natural cau causes. she frequently acted alongside her late husband ozzie davis. she received an oscar nomination for best supporting actress at the age of 83 for her roll in the film american gangster. dee was 91 years old. >> florida police are looking for the family accused of using a kid to rob a liquor store. police say the family was caught on camera at the store over the weekend. the clerk got confused by two women in the group who started firing a lot of questions. the store owner says, that's when a teen in the party slipped a bottle into her bag and rejoined the family. >> she went up front, which signalled to the rest of the group she got what she intended, and the whole group dropped everything and walk out the

door. got in the car and took off immediately all questions ended, all -- nothing purchased. no sales. once the job was done, they're out of here. >> the liquor store owner is not upset about the 30-dollar bott bottle. he says he's more concerned that someone knows the family gets involved to stop the behavior for the kid's sake. it was night to remember. a young woman with down syndrome granted the surprise birthday party of her dreams. but this wasn't just any party. it was a wedding themed celebration with a cake, a dress and a photographer. fox 29's jennifer joyce has more on this fairy tall evening. >> her face walking in i'll never forget. >> reporter: from head to toe, ricchina of south philadelphia made a beautiful bride. >> best night of your life? yup. >> yes. without doubt. yes. >> reporter: it wasn't the night she said i do, but rather the night a crowd of 200 of her closest family members and

friends yelled happy birthday ricchina. >> i love you gorgeous. >> happy birthday. surprised? >> reporter: 25th birthday surprise party with a theme ricchina's dream wedding. >> we were going to have 25th surprise party for her, so we wanted to do that as the theme to kind of give her like that -- that wish she wanted. ♪ >> reporter: ricchina's mom janice di joseph wanted to celebrate her daughter's big birthday in big way. they had been to many weddings together and ricchina always asked when it would be her turn. >> it was priceless seeing her face and, you know, interact with everyone and then when the string band came she was dancing with all of them. >> she's just really pure love. and i wish i could be like her. >> reporter: complete with invitations, a dj arc wedding cake, this young woman with down syndrome watched as her wishes came true. >> you felt special?

yes. very special. >> reporter: the magical night was captured by multiple photographers including lindsay morris a professional who volunteered to snap these photos after meeting ricchina on a train and feeling a connection to this special woman that was almost two years ago. and thanks to the photographer ricchina her fairy tale is finally being told. >> priceless and it's going to live with us forever. this memory is like imbedded in my brain. >> reporter: her mom hopes this love story for her daughter increases awareness about down syndrome. >> i still don't think that society really treats the handicapped how they should be treated. >> reporter: and pushes people to keep an open mind that everyone deserves to feel special. >> she touches peoples's lives every day, you know, and i wish -- i wish i was 1% like her. >> reporter: jenn for joyce, fox 29 news. >> ricchina's favorite part of the night by the way she tells us it was all the dancing.

because she had terrific time. >> all right. let's check back in with fox 29's chief meteorologist scott williams. >> all right. of course, you know the drill. we are socked in with those clouds. it's just a damp and dreary pattern but the good news is, things will clear out in time for the upcoming father's day weekend. not so much this evening. keeping tabs on a flash flood watch, rain, it will be heavy at times, pockets across the area. and then for tomorrow morning, that morning commute, fog, that will be a concern, also, scattered showers around and then we get another round during the afternoon for your friday interrupting some plans, so keep that umbrella handy as we progress throughout the next d day. as far as that flash flood watch through tonight, you can see those counties highlighted in green right now. around the i-95 corridor interior south jersey, north and west watching out for some of those pocks of rain that could be heavy at times with rainfall rates approaching an inch per hour. but ultimate doppler right now not showing a whole lot of

widespread heavy rain. as we move into south jersey, sections of delaware, looking at some of that light rain but where you see the orange as well as the yellow, on the border right now between chester and lancaster counties. that's where we have more in the way of moderate to heavy rainfall. so weep keal our eyes on that activity as it continues to lift on up from the south. as we look at the satellite and radar, mostly cloudy conditions. reduced visibility across the area as well. but all of this moisture has to move toward our area, because the actual front still well off to the west. that will sweep the moisture, the humidity out in time for the weekend but as we roll the clock you can see pockets of showers throughout your thursday evening as we move into the overnight. here's 1:00 a.m. still looking at temperatures in the low 70s. so muggy. but also steamy. for tomorrow morning, 7:00 a.m. we're looking at the cloud cover, the fog across the area and then tomorrow afternoon and evening, yeah, we're still looking at those scattered showers, tropical downpours

across the area into your friday night. here's 11:00 o'clock. 72 degrees left over showers but we'll see clearing overnight friday and into saturday with the return of sunshine. the high testimony cher today 74 degrees. 82 is where we should be for this time of year. so that marine layer has kept the clouds in with that easterly wind. temperatures little cooler as well. 71 in atlantic city. upper 60s in allentown. the visibility right now down to 5 miles in allentown as well as pottstown. 3 miles in lancaster. so showers around. patchy fog developing. tomorrow 84 degrees. dreary, rain heavy at times, and it's only going to be about a three forecast by the numbers for your friday but look at the tens showing up just in time for the weekend. 80 degrees on saturday. low humidity. father's day. 83 degrees. looking nice for backyard barbecue as we move into next week temperatures climb. what about 90 degrees tuesday

and we haven't hit 90 degrees yet so far this year. looks like it's on its way next weekend the warm and muggy conditions return as well. >> i'm okay with that. >> that's your kind of weather. >> yes. >> okay. just checking. >> got to check with iain. >> thank you. >> all right. phillies baseball. they played a game on nice rain 93 day today here in philadelphia. but the results made the phillies and the fans happy. it was a sweep by the san diego padres. ryan howard did not start today. and the phillies won with two unlikely heroes. let's go at the ballpark and take look. kyle kendrick has continued to struggle in the first inning. this is the first inning and that's chase headley with the double. the padres go up two to nothing in the first inning against kyle kendrick. all right. fourth inning with the score tide at two, man on third, less than two outs. nay he have stress hits the ball to short top. john may berry is out at the plate. sixth inning still tied. mayberry at third again and he's out again. but also in the sixth last night's hero read brinn yack who

hit the homerun in the nine toth win hits double with two on. scores two. the phillies go up four-two. and john mayberry started at first base today in place of ryan howard who probably shouldn't play against left handers. three hits today. three run homer. the phillies within seven-three against san diego. phils won three straight. but they are still eight games under 500 today's winner kyle kendrick. >> honestly we know where we're at. we haven't played like we wanted to. you know, now we've won three in row. hopefully going into tomorrow a team coming that hasn't played well either. we'll take advantage of that. >> phillies have a long way to go. the person in charge of that is the general manager ruben amaro. he's happy today that cliff lee threw 40 to 45 pitches on flat ground. he's getting a little closer to coming back. but the questions ruben is getting are the state of this

team. the outfield is a minus. s specially with dom brown and ben revere. colleen wolfe with ruben today. >> a game of adjust manies. they're young players as far as experience in the major leagues are concerned. some teams have made some adjust manies. they haven't made all the adjustments back. they're still learning. there's got to be some level of patient that is we have, but at some point the patience runs o out. >> ooh, maybe we'll see what happens in the trade deadline. today is the one year anniversary of the us open golf tournament here in philadelphia. that was at merion last 82. this year it's a the pine hurst at north carolina. last year were you a success. and the usga said the same. they came down to a final hole with fill mickleson losing the lead. so will there be another merion in the future? >> we need some down time. the membership needs to have the course back. given back the community needs some down time. and i think it would be unrealistic to think of having

another tournament here until the mid to later 20s. certainly 2030 is a very important year in our history. and that's the year bobby jones completed his grand slam with the amateur here at merion and it would be wonderful to have that event or the open back here on that year. >> actual i'd like to cover that. i covered the two here at merion only one of 24 people still left. >> i'd like to see that for the third one. martin keimer leads the open right now through 15 holes at three under at pine hurst. okay. howard, thank you. >> another half hour full of news straight ahead tonight at 6:00. your weather authority tracking showers moving across the area. how much rain you can expect and when we'll see some drier conditions again. >> and a local music teacher under arrest accused of sexually assaulting children. more on that. fox 29 news at 6:00 starts right after this. ♪

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ultimate doppler radar. parts of the area are under a flood watch tonight. thanks for joining us. i'm dawn timmeney. i'm iain page. let's get right over to chief meteorologist scott williams. >> good evening iain and dawn. that flash flood watch in effect through late tonight because of the potential for some heavy rain that could cause ponding on the roadways as we take look at those counties, you can see it includes delaware county, philadelphia county, interior sections of south jersey also north and west lancaster, chester county as well as berks and montgomery counties. ultimate doppler showing you the rainfall. you can see light to moderate rain all of delaware, sections of south jersey looking at some of that light rainfall, but as we zoom in a little closer right now, in particular toward sections of south central chester, moving toward eastern sections of lancaster county, where you see the yellow and/or ranch, that's some heavy rainfall. rainfall rates could approach an inch per hour with some of these pockets of showers moving across the area. t