Making news around the nation Thursday night was the death
of the man best known as "Stormin' Norman."
Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf commanded U.S. forces in the
early 1990s, and he led the international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's
Iraqi forces out of Kuwait during the first Gulf War.
Scharzkopf's sister says he died of complications from
pneumonia.
Scharzkopf was born in Trenton, and his father served as
superintendent of the New Jersey State Police.
Former President George H. W. Bush, who served as
commander-in-chief during the Gulf War, released a statement Thursday night,
saying, "General Norm Schwarzkopf, to me, epitomized the 'duty, service,
country' creed that has defended our freedom and seen this great nation through
our most trying international crises. More than that, he was a good and decent
man -- and a dear friend."
Bush made that statement from Methodist Hospital in Houston,
Texas, where he remains in the intensive care unit this evening.
The former president has been in the hospital
since last month, when he was admitted for a case of bronchitis. It has since
turned into what a spokesman called a stubborn fever.
Saturday, May 25 2013 9:06 PM EDT2013-05-26 01:06:21 GMT
Jasmine Moore should be getting ready to celebrate her 15th birthday Sunday. Instead she and several relatives are nursing burn wounds they suffered after fire ripped through their Cobbs Creek home.
A critically injured child along with her relatives are recovering at CHOP after an early morning fire. They say if not for a quick thinking family member things could have been a lot worse.
Saturday, May 25 2013 11:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 15:00:47 GMT
A South New Jersey business owner comes face to face with a suspected robber threatening him with a knife. Thanks to his 7-year-old family pet, the crook ran off.
A South New Jersey business owner comes face to face with a suspected robber threatening him with a knife. Thanks to his 7-year-old family pet, the crook ran off.
Friday, May 24 2013 7:08 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:08:04 GMT
Busy planning your cook-out or trip down the shore this Memorial Day Weekend? Don't forget about the men and women for whom the holiday is observed.
Busy planning your cook-out or trip down the shore this Memorial Day Weekend? Don't forget about the men and women for whom the holiday is observed. FOX 29's Bruce Gordon spent a day with folks preparing a veterans' cemetery for its day in the spotlight.
Friday, May 24 2013 5:48 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:48:26 GMT
Surveillance video you'll see only on FOX shows chaos just after a police officer opened fire on a man who witnesses say had his hands up to surrender. Police deny that claim.
Surveillance video you'll see only on FOX shows chaos just after a police officer opened fire on a man who witnesses say had his hands up to surrender. Police deny that claim.
