the police have identified the three children ages 8, 11 and 14. they also released the name of the alleged shooter who they say attempted to take her own life as well. nora muchanic is live at the red lion state police barracks. what did they have to stay today? >>reporter:jim, the state police say that the evidence makes it clear who pulled the trigger. it was the mother of the three kids. she has not officially been charged. if she recovers she will be facing homicide charges. >> jeaninne lepage has shot her three children and then turned the gun on herself. >> they confirmed that 44-year-old jeaninne lepage shot her three children found in an upstairs bedroom. she may have shot the children while they slept between

5:00 and 9:00 thursday morning. >> a pillow was used to muffle the gunshot sounds which we believe for accounts for the reason why the other residents of the house did not hear the gunshots. >>reporter:her son alexander harriman survived. nicolas and nadia died at the scene. >> i knew some of the kids pretty well. i am having a hard time dealing with this. >> it's very sad and a tragic thing that happened. you know, my prayers go out to family. >>reporter:today the crisis councillors were available at the tabernacle elementary where the two deceased attended school. >> it was sad. there are some people crying. there were counselors. >>reporter:they were living with

her brother and family on holly drive. they described the mother as an unemployed nurse with financial troubles who told her if things got worse she would end it this way. >> motive is something that we can't talk about today. nobody knows what the motive was. >>reporter:they are trying to track down reports that one of the kids may have send a text to a friend saying that he would not be at school because his mom is having a bad day. they started a fund to help to pay for funeral expenses. you can go to 6abc.com for more information. jim. thank you, nora. the coverage of these tragic events continue on 6abc.com. there you can get most up to date information and video reports and view our collection of photographs from the scene. it is all there now on

6abc.com. police in chester are searching for the person that stabbed a 48-year-old woman to death. justnight williams was a well loved member of the student. -- community. the firefighters were called to the home on 300 block of highland boulevard at 11:45. the second victim a 27-year-old is also in critical but stable condition. the cause of blaze is not clear. the authorities believe it was an accident. a man that shot at temple university student earlier this month is now in custody. the police have arrested derek hancock. he was trying to rob the

23-year-old victim when he pulled a gun. it happened on november 8th at 1500 block of north street. he faces attempted murder and robbery charges. the reward for information leading to the arrest for a person that shot at delaware state trooper is up to $15,000. richard deskiss was shot in the arm responding to a call last year. they announced a reward of $10,000. today their colleagues in new jersey added $5,000. they issued the order. juveniles appearing in court can no longer be subjected to strip-searches as they were earlier this week. and chad pradelli is live at 15th and arch. what are the details here? >>reporter:jim, behind me is the

gleaming new family court building. it opened on monday. that is when the juvenile strip-searches began. those subjected to them were furious. the strip-searches have been stopped. the question remains how did they happen in the first place. the sources say that the strip-searches occurred individually in small groups where people could walk by and see. they referred all questions to kevin docherty. the court released a statement today that reads "on tuesday morning this week in response to concerns over allegation was strip-search was juveniles, the leadership of family court directed the sheriff's office to crease and desist all searches. all rules governing the screening of the juveniles.

how many juveniles that were strip-searched have not been determined. they are working to find those answers. a child advocacy group in philadelphia tell us that the strip-searches never should have happened protocols should have been place to make sure that it never happens. jim. thank you, chad. a south jersey woman that police say seen on the video beating up a former co-worker has been indicted. letia harris faces charges of second-degree murder of aggravated assault and threatening. she repeatedly punched and kicked the co-worker while the co-worker's 2-year-old son watched. she has been out on bond since

july. cameras captured the woman walking up to a home on the 500 block of reed street in south philadelphia last friday. she looked around to make sure that no one was watching. then she pulled the box from the door and casually walked away. two trucks fell into a sinkhole and removed as crews are making repairs. the whol hole opened up on hampn road last night. it forced an evacuation. and eva pilgrim has the full story from the scene. >>reporter:it started as a water fresh issue. it turned into a massive sinkhole that crews are working to fill. tonight the families are not allowed into their home s. >> the fire department was coming around. we didn't have to leave. the neighbors didn't have to leave. further down they were going to leave. >>reporter:30 families were

evacuated after the sinkhole opened up on 1800 block of hampton road. it swallowed up a p.p.l. truck and then this afternoon it got hungry making a dump truck working on repairs its latest victim. the crews working on the repair say that they have stabilized the area. >> they know every one on the street. i hope that my neighbors are doing okay. >>reporter:this was hit the hardest by the sinkhole. there are cracks in the foundation. it's unsafe to stay in their home right now. tonight they are staying with family. i am eva pilgrim "channel~6

action news." the philadelphia important n takes to the streets. they make final preparations to host the titans on sunday. the high is 37 degrees. i am tracking record warmth and rain in the accuweather forecast. those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight.

baggage handlers were back on the job. the employees worked for prime flight staged a one-day strike

yesterday. the strikers protested unsafe working conditions and low wages. they served 45 years serving the community. one thousand leaders in business and government gathered for breakfast to mark the 41s 41st anniversary. tom wolf addressed the crowd that included bernie prazenica and other 6abc colleagues. it's the weekend that thousands of runners have been training for. the half marathon and marathon takes place on sunday. the rothman k is on saturday. cecily tynan will be running the 8k was on hand to help out. with the philadelphia marathon two days away there is one competitor that is facing the event with a new drive and a more positive spirit.

lisa thomas-laury has his story. >>reporter:his name is russell selkirk a two-time competitor and participated in the marathon last year. not with the intensity that he has this time around. russ trains in lansdale. it builds his upper body strength. he suffered a spinal fracture in an auto crash that left him paralyze from his hips. >> i was stopped behind a truck. the pickup truck slammed between and sandwiched me between the two of us. >>reporter:it's hard to talk about even today. he focuses on his training and this week's marathon. >> the longer you go it's difficult to keep that same level because of endurance. >>reporter:his endurance has

brought him great strides from the days following his accident. >> he has a motivating factor that pushes him to achieve great things. it's an amazing transaction to watch. >>reporter:what has given you this new spirit. >> i attribute a lot to my wife. she was a positive influence in high recovery. >>reporter:on sunday he competes on a hand cycle. >> i get out on my bike twice or three times a week. it depends on the weather. >>reporter:russ spends time on practicing on the route 202 trail. he brought his hand cycle to the parking lot to let us check it out. he is hoping to qualify for the boston marathon. first -- >> are you ready for sunday? >> i am definitely ready for sunday. >>reporter:lisa thomas-laury, "channel~6 action news."

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when are the eagles going to get the running game going. mccoy's running game to come. they are the worst team stopping the run. the best friend is a good running game. the eagles quarterback has as good friend and teammate in nick foles. the injured foles continues to work with sanchez at practice and in the film room. >> he is disappointed. all he wants to do is what can we do to help. if you saw mark how mark handled with him as the backup they boat feed off each other. >> it's great. it's an extra set of eyes on the sideline and a guy that has done it and played. it's hard to talk about stuff that guys that didn't play the position. >> and injured guard todd herrimans is putting a smile on a child today.

he took the 17-year-old from millville, new jersey toured the practice facility with herrimans and on a shopping spree. >> they are going through a lot with branden and his leukemia. not only the stresses that it takes but the financial burden on that it is. i am in a position to be able to help them. >> everyone is waiting to see how the eagles responded after the worst loss in the chip kelly era. espn's ron jaworski has more. >> one thing that every player and team must have to become the world champion is amnesia. you have to forget. they have shown the resiliency. they have shown that

consistency. they have so show that now. forget what happened in green bay. it's about the tennessee titans. and fran dunphy admits it's scary going up against duke. the blue devils don't have a weakness. like the sixers drexel is looking for their first win. they have taken them down to the wire. 32 seconds left. drexel gets within 1. drexel down 2 for the win. drexel loses 72-70. it 0-4 the worst start in 24 years. it's not always sunny. they are trying to avoid to fall to 0-12 to the phoenix suns. ststarted to weigit started on .

chris hoover is out of his mind pumping up the team. he is scaring them a little bit as well. it's a lot of coffee right there. thank you, jeff. we want to remind you to give us a like on facebook by checking the like box on the facebook page. you will have access to all the top stories weather updates and breaking news and viral videos. go to our website and click on the like box. you can communicate with members of the "action news" team. >>announcer:closed captioning brought to you by fulton bank. with a great cd for your savings need. it's based on a minimum deposit of $1,000.

accuweather forecast for the weekend, cecily tynan. we have a cold start to the weekend and a warm wet finish. the action cam taking a look at ducks on the glistening water. it's 4 degrees warmer than it was. they are showing that we have a cold night and dramatic swing in temperatures on the way. tonight, friday night bundle up if you are heading to a football game or dinner. the overnight low 23. millville 16. allentown's record low 17. close to that 18. reading is 19. the record low in reading is 16. it's cold. things change by monday. it's amazing going from a record low wednesday morning of 20. to this coming monday. i am forecasting a record high

of 72. that is a 52-degree jump in a matter of five days. one day warm area and things change. 24 in millville. delaware 29. reading 30. the winds diminished since earlier today. we have wind chill factors in the 20s. in lancaster the wind chill makes it feel like 19. it's cold. the reason why high pressure is over us. it's arctic high pressure. it brought us loads of sunshine. it brings us clear skies. temperatures dropping to the teens and 20s. the high pressure nudges a little farther to the east. it brings a return flow to the southwest. that warms us up. the problem tomorrow is that cold air is very dense and it will be at the surface. so the high is still chilly.

44. it known as an inversion. the warm air is higher up. what happens is the inversion breaks. we get a dose of mild air. it brings us a soaking. the rain is not arriving until well after sunset on sunday. it means great news for the philadelphia marathon the half marathon on sunday. it partly sunny. by noon 52. and temperatures in the 40s. perfect weather if you are heading to the linc for the eagles game. 54 and dropping down 55 by the fourth-quarter. looking good at linc before the rain moves in tomorrow is a chilly day. afternoon high clouds. a high of 44.

on sunday it's milder. 556 degrees for the eagles game. and the rain moving in sunday night early monday morning. for the remainder of day it's sunny and windy. record warmth 72. allentown 69. wilmington 73. the airport is 72. a good chance if not all the records will fall. 58 degrees. rain along the coast for wednesday traveling. 46 degrees. thanksgiving is looking good on the chilly side. 45. lots of clouds with a high of 46. appear update on the timing of sunday's rain on "action news" at 11:00. we know you will. finely the volunteers will busy assembling and distributin distg meals in fishtown. they put together 20 200 meals.

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