. >>> turning to a developing story at the tioga-nicetown neighborhood. a 6-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car here, it unfolded at 15th and pacific streets this afternoon. the child was pronounced dead and the driver responsible did remain at the scene, police did not make any arrests. we are also following a story out of washington, d.c. that, is where the director of the secret service, julia pierson announced her resignation, she was in the hot seat during a congressional hearing yesterday after she faced questions about a security breach at the white house, she was widely criticized for the incident that let a knife-wielding man run into the white house. we'll have more on the resignation and the recent string of embarrassments for the secret service. >>> the revel casino is a step closer to opening its doors, the casino has a new owner after a multimillion-dollar buyout was accepted. john rawlins live now in atlantic city. >> reporter: the first good news for folks in atlantic city in a long time. not unexpected the building behind me

this happened on north 15th street in the nicetown section of philadelphia. we don't know right new how that child got trapped under the the car but we have a crew on the way to the scene and we will have more details later in the broadcast. >>> well, bomb threat was made against connecticut school and many of those forced to evacuation lived through the massacre of sandy hook elementary school. police orderedded students and teachers out of the school in monroe, connecticut which is called sandy hook elementary school. police searched but found nothing out of the ordinary. after the december 2012 massacre at sandy hook in newtown, students from there began taking classes at sandy hook elementary in monroe. >>> a canadian firm won bankruptcy court auction for failed revel casino hotel in atlantic city. toronto based brookfield u.s. holdings submitted winning bid of 110 million-dollar. the company says that it plans to operate the boardwalk property as a casino. >> exciting news, we have had a tough time if you haven't noticed in at atlantic city and we are lo

this is a death investigation in nicetown of philadelphia.s in the 3600 block of north 15th street. you can see there are still crime scene tape around the scene. you see a fire truck there. you see a vehicle in the middle of the street there with people around it. again, we understand a child was trapped under this vehicle. we don't know the circumstances of how that came to be but we do know now that child has died. we'll continue to work the phones, continue to get more information on what exactly happened here in nicetown this afternoon. >>> more breaking news to tell you about. investigators looking into the death of john sheridan and his wife. the somerset county prosecutor's office ruled someone intentionally set fire to the couple's home. they were found inside this home over the weekend. the fire was contained to an upstairs bedroom. the investigators have not yet said how the couple died. >>> out of washington, secret service director julia pierson has resigned this afternoon amid security lapses at the white house that we've been h

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chopper 6 is live over the tioga-nicetown section. a child is reportedly trapped beneath the car you see right now at 15th and pacific. we don't have details, you can see the car with a white sheet draped over it, and rescue workers are on the scene and personnel, an active rescue underway to free the child. we are watching this one closely and we'll bring you all the details as on saz we get them. >>> pot possession may not be legal in philadelphia but it got a little less illegal. with the stroke of a pen mayor, michael nutter decriminalized marijuana. if a person is caught with less than an ounce of pot, they face a fine. sara bloomquist is live with reaction to the bill. >> reporter: shirleen after a summer of debate and deliberation, mayor michael nutter signed this legislation this afternoon, beginning october 20th, possessing a small amount of marijuana here in philadelphia will no longer be a criminal offense, instead a civil fine, like getting a traffic ticket. mayor michael nutter signed the bill to decrimealize marijuana, t

. >>> now to philadelphia's nicetown neighborhood. we've been following developments here since 4:00 this afternoon. a young child trapped under this car has now died after he was hit walking home from school. let's get right to denise nakano on north 15th street. what can you tell us? >> reporter: a tow truck just left the scene after moving this car involved in the crash off to the side of the road. a boy who is 7 was dragged about 75 feet up to the point of the red vehicle you see here. if we can go to video, we can show you. police say he walked between two parked cars into the path of the brown car traveling north on north 15th street near erie. the driver told police he did not have time to stop. >> what we have so far, the child was on the way home from school, crossed the street midstreet in between two cars and wasç struck by a car. of course everyone's very upset, including the driver of the vehicle at this time. he's inside our headquarters being interviewed. >> police do not believe drugs, alcohol or speed played a role i

that little boy was crossing the street after school in nicetown this afternoon when he was hit by aar and killed. >> "eyewitness news" reporter natasha brown spoke with an eyewitness. she is live at the scene where natasha neighbors say something needs to be done in the wake of this accident. >> reporter: absolutely, chris. it has been an emotionally draining day for folks who witnessed this six-year-old little boy struck and killed by this passing motorist along 15th street earlier today. neighbors say this area is usually flooded with children in the afternoons and they want safety measures put in place. a frenzied scene in the 3600 block of 15th street as crews scrambled to free a six-year-old boy struck by a passing car, no one more horrified by the scene than a man who tried to save the child. >> i've seen a lot of things. that's going to stick with me. >> reporter: this witness chose not to show his face but the image of the little boy trapped beneath the vehicle brings him to tears. he tried to use a carjack to hoist the car off the boy but had no idea the gravity of his inju

this time in philadelphia's nicetown neighborhood where a child became trapped under a car. >> let'so right to nbc 10's denise nakano live on the scene at north 15th street. have they been able to rescue the child. >> reporter: we know now at this point this is a deadly accident, all happening here in a busy area. we're being told a child, a boy age 6 or 7 years old walked out between two parked cars and became trapped under this car that you see right here on 15th street. investigators have been out here. this appears to be a tragic accident but the boy was walking home from school at the time of the crash. the driver, again, is at headquarters talking to police, telling them he was driving at a normal speed and could not stop in time when this boy came out from two parked cars trying to cross in the middle of this block. the tragic accident involving a 6 and 7-year-old boy who was coming home from school and walked in front of a moving vehicle, coming out between two parked cars and right now that driver is cooperating. there does not appear to be any alcohol, any drugs in this cas

life here in nicetown tonight, natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> natasha, thank you.ig change at the top of the secret service. director julie pearson stepped down and was replaced by a philadelphia native. pearson's resignation comes a mid multiple revelations of white house security breaches and a err eroding confidence following her testimony before congress. today we learned president obama shared an elevator last month in atlanta with an arm guard not authorized to be around him. >> over the last several days, we've seen recent and accumula accumulating reports raising questions about the performance of the agency. and the president concluded that new leadership of that agency was require. >> the new temporary head of the secret service is joseph clancy who has deep roots in our area. clancy worked for the secret service before he served as head of the president's protective division until 2011. that's when he became director of corporate security at com raft. clancy is a graduate of villanova university and was a teacher at father judge high school here in phila

the sound of anguish rippled through this tioga nicetown neighborhood. family of the seven year-old boy watched investigators examine the car that struck and killed him. >> i heard tires screech and little girl scream. no. >> reporter: philadelphia police say around 4:00 p.m. wednesday boy was with his mother and sisters walking home from school on the 3600 block of north 15th street near erie avenue. when he walk between two parked cars into the street. this buick le saber ran over him, the driver stopped, but witnesses say because he was unsure of what he hit man started to backup and injure the child even more this neighbor who does not the want to be identified said he and the the driver used a carjack to lift the vehicle off of the boy. >> i knew it was bad. i didn't know whether he would be responsive or not but at the same time someone was on the phone with 911. >> reporter: distraught 52 year-old driver was taken to accident investigation for questioning spoke with "action news" off camera. he says he just didn't see the boy and he didn't want to

it is wednesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is traffic tragedy in tioga nicetown in philadelphia. "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live with the accident investigations division of philadelphia police and kenneth, you've got the the full story. >> reporter: jim, the five two-year old driver of that vehicle walked out of a id just a few hours ago. he and others on the street say they did what they could to try to save the little boy. the sound of anguish rippled through this tioga nicetown neighborhood the family of the seven year-old boy watched investigators examine the car that struck and kill him. >> i heard tires screech and then little girl scream, no. >> reporter: philadelphia police say around 4:00p m wednesday the boy was with his mother and sisters walking home from school on the 3600 block of north 15th street near erie avenue. when he walk between two parked cars in the street. this buick le saber ran over him, the driver stopped but witnesses say because he was unsure of what he hit man started to backup, and injuring the child even more. this n

earlier in the night, a gunman so the a 28-year-old man four times in the tioga nicetown section. he remains in critical condition. there are no arrests in either case. >> the king of all social network changed its mind about pseudonyms. >> reporter: facebook is apologizing to drag queens. the social network deleted hundreds of contacts of drag queens and transgendered people because they were not using their real names. >>> download apps from reputable sites and be cautious with e-mails. >>> apple will offer gold as the color on its full size tablet. those are i don't care tech bytes i'm t.j. holmes. >> 6:58. a beer bandit looks like he had one too many before he pulled off this robbery. >> plus you'll be able to walk the boards philadelphia style later this morning. >> reporter: if you're dressing the kids, grab the jackets, temperatures in the upper 60s. we'll check the call for the hi, i'm henry winkler and i'm here to tell homeowners that are sixty-two and older about a great way to live a better retirement... it's called a reverse mortgage. call right now to receive your fre

philadelphia police say a driver was speeding when his car struck and killed a 7-year-old boy on a tioga nicetown street. the car hit the boy as he stepped out between two cars. the 52-year-old driver said he did not know he hit a child and backed up and the child ended up getting pin under a tire. the driver on the streets tried to back up the car, but they could not save the boy. >> i never nernsed anything like -- experienced anything like that. i really feel sorry for the family. >> police say the accident is under investigation. >> the investigation continues into exactly how an experienced weapons instructioner accidently shot and killed a young pennsylvania state trooper. trooper had been with the state police for just a little more than two years. he was attending firearms training at the montgomery county training center. the gun misfired and instruct him in the chest. he was just 26 years old. >>> two state troopers suffered minor injuries while looking for eric frein. the on going manhunt always paralyzed the area near canadensis. some business owners say the search will hurt tourism.

. >>> a call to action following a deadly accident that killed a six year-old boy in nicetown. the child was struck and killed by a passing car on the 3600 block of 15th street yesterday afternoon. police say that the child was walking home from school when he he ran out in the street between parked cars. one resident says, crossing guards in the the neighborhood could help prevent future tragedies. >> there is never been a crossing guard on in of these corners from erie have avenue from allegheny and they only in front of the schools. >> police say five two-year old driver, tried to free the child from under a car but it was too late. no charges were filed. >>> happening today new push to change hate crime laws in pennsylvania, lawmakers will hold a hearing at kimmel center talk about adding lesbian, gay, by sexual and transgender people to the states height crime laws. they come after two gay men were attacked in center city last month. >>> boardwalk comes right here to philadelphia you are looking live along the new schuylkill banks boardwalk in center city. it is a 2,000-fo

philadelphia police say a driver was speeding when his car hit and killed a 7-year-old boy on a tioga nicetown street. the car hit the boy as he stepped out between two parked cars. the 52-year-old driver stopped, but didn't know he hit a child and backed up. the child ended up pinned under a tire. the driver and the person on the street tried jack up the car, but their efforts could not save the boy. a neighbor tried to console the driver's sister. >> i never experienced anything like. and i really feel sorry for the family. >> so far no charges have been filed, police say the accident is still under investigation. >> pennsylvania state flags are flying at half staff today in memory of fallen state trooper david kedra. his death remains under investigation. a seasoned state police instructor was handling a gun that misfired during a training session in plymouth township, on tuesday, fell troopers at the skippack barracks where kedra had been stationed spoke hierl of the officer. -- highly of the officer. kedra had recently purchased a home with his fiance in chester county. he was a graduate

a goping story, a woman is in critical condition after she was shot in the face and neck in the nicetown section of philadelphia. police are telling us there were at least 13 shots fired. so far, no arrests. >> next, new at 11, a robbery inside a local mall, a short chase and where it all ended. >> also, a mother goes on the attack, accused of beating up her daughter's classmate in school. next, how police say she had help. >> then, the sale of revel casino is a done deal. what its new owner plans840 to with the closed resort in atlantic city. >> we have more showers and thunderstorms about to move into the area. coming up, i'll show you if they'll be lasting into your morning commute and more storms may continue to move in through the early morning hours. i'll show you the timing on that coming up. what's possible today? wi-fi access in more places then ever before. all your favorites in the cloud and on every device. a home you control with the touch of a finger. news and entertainment that informs and delights in ways you never thought possible. comcast nbcuniversal bringing media and

. >>> a tragic accident leaves a six year-old dead in philadelphia's nicetown neighborhood. that little boy was struck and killed by a car while walking home from school. eyewitness tried to help lift that car but it was just too late. our natasha brown has more on what neighbors say could help prevent future tragedy. >> reporter: crews scrapple told free a six year-old boy struck by a passing car. no one more horrified by the scene, then a man who tried to save the child. >> i think... unaudible. >> reporter: this witness chose not to show his face but unshakeable image of the little boy trapped deneat his vehicle, brings him to tears. he tried to use a carjack to hoist the car off the boy but had no idea the gravity of his injuries. >> in hindsight now, seeing how bad it was, i'm glad i was than the able to jack the car up. i have seen more than i have seen. that was enough. >> the the child was walking home from school and that is all i know at this point. he walked between the parked vehicles and was struck by the vehicle. >> reporter: police say distraught five two-year

. >>> in the nicetown neighbor of philadelphia, investigators are looking into what caused a fire that forced a family of 20 out of their home. this happened around 3:30 yesterday afternoon on the 3800 block of north 15th street. crews had blaze under control within half an hour. fortunately, nobody was hurt. the family is now staying at the red cross house in university city. >>> now to news in atlantic city, where friends and loved ones are hoping for the safe return of a missing mother. nbc 10 was at a vigil last night for sapphire wiggins. the 23-year-old has not been heard from since october 15th. police found wiggins' car parked outside of her apartment last week. concerns came to light after her boyfriend was found dead of an apparent suicide in camden county. >>> now to the latest in the philadelphia school budget crisis. a state judge is expected to rule this week on the legal flap between the teachers union and the school district. an injunction issued last week stopped the school district from forcing teachers to contribute to their benefits. the judge will decide if the cas

it happened on the 3800 block of north 15th street, in the city's tioga nicetown section. when fire fight's arrived smoke was billowing from second and third floor windows. it took fire fighters to minutes to bring this one under control. nobody was injured. investigators are still working to figure out how it startedded. >>> a health care worker who treated ebola patientness west after rick case quarantined at a hospital in new jersey even though she tested negative for the virus. it is a function of new protocols in several states for travelers who had contact with anybody infected with ebola. meantime an american journalist who is recovered from ebola said he felt like his body was at war. he says that being diagnosed with the virus made him understand the terror and isolation, so many west africans are experiencing. >>> grief and continuing search for answers lingers in washington state after a popular high school freshman shot five classmates before turning the gun on himself. today of those students are in critical condition, but gunshot wounds to the head. jaylee fr

. >>> some residents in philadelphia's nicetown neighborhood want new safety measures put in place after a young boy is struck and killed by a car. it happened, yesterday afternoon on the the 3600 block of 15th street. police say that the five two-year old driver of this buick hit a six year-old after he ran between parked cars and into the street. one neighbor is calling for more crossing guards in the wake of this tragedy. >> there has never been a crossing guard on none of these corners from erie avenue, from allegheny and they are only in front of the schools. >> the driver who struck that child did stay at the the scene. police say at this time the the incident appears to be a tragic accident. it remains under investigation. >>> all right. 50:00 36789 lets get the the the latest on our forecast and check with katie. >> latest right the now is it is quiet for a change. we are not tracking these extra issues. today we could still see some fog developing for some of you mainly western most suburbs, you have to go pretty far into central pennsylvania to find it or off in the poconos, re

. >>> also an apartment fire displaces 17 people in philadelphia's tioga nicetown neighborhood.lames ripped through the building on the 3800 block of north 15th street at about 3:30 this afternoon. "eyewitness news" was there as fire officials worked to try to determine the cause of this blaze. there were no injuries reported. the red cross is now assisting displaced residents. >> and volunteers they're helping to now clean up philadelphia's schools hit hard by the budget crisis. young people washed tables and a lot more at martin luther king promise academy high school in germantown today. they picked up trash outside of the school. the budget cuts have now led to a reduction of custodial staff in the district. more school clean ups are planned. >>> a drill but a very important one. philadelphia international airport held an emergency preparedness exercise today. the airport tested how their emergency crews responded to a simulated mass casualty incident involving an airplane. first responders triaged victim, evaluated their conditions, also, transported them to area hospitals

. >> skyfox over a tragic accident in philadelphia's nicetown tioga neighborhood. police say a six yeared boy was hit by a brown buick will he sabre on the 3600 block of north 15th street. this happened shortly after 4:00 p.m. and we've learned that the boy has died from his injuries. police say the driver did stay on the scene and that no drugs or alcohol were involved. >> also breaking the director of the secret service steps down a mid security lapses at the white house. julia pearso pier handed in her resignation late this afternoon one day after her appearance. the committee grilled her on man was able to jump app fence and make the all the way inside the white house with a knife. that man plead not guilty in court today. pearson spent 30 years with the secret service but was only named director last year. >>> pennsylvania state troopers are mourning the loss of one of their own. 26 year old trooper david kedra died yesterday after investigators say he was accidentally shot during a training exercise. >> tonight fellow officers are remembering their fallen col

. >>> an apartment fire displaces 17 people in philadelphia's tioga nicetown neighborhood.s ripped through the building on the 3800 block of north 15th street about 3:30 this afternoon. "eyewitness news" was there as fire officials worked to try to determine the cause of this blaze. there were no injuries reported. the red cross is now assisting displaced residents. >>> turning to our weather now, it really has been a great start to the weekend. a mild fall day has turned into a beautiful night. "eyewitness news" here in love park tonight where crowds were out and about enjoying the evening. but how long will this nice weather last? we can only hope several more days but let's check in with meteorologist justin drabick. >>> he's in the weather center tonight. he's got the latest. justin. >> hey, natasha. looks like we're looking at good dry weather again for sunday. if you have outdoor plans certainly enjoy it. temperatures cooler but pretty much where they should be this time of year. i show you this map and you're saying hey this isn't late october. exactly. these were ou

we are live in nicetown, natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> there are breaking developments tonight surrounding death of cooper health care ceo john sheridan and his wife. investigators say fire at their home was intentionally set. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live in montgomery township somerset county with new details, todd. >> reporter: jessica, the update from the prosecutor's office today certainly create is a lot of questions, in fact, as i said, this fire was intentionally set, who set it, and why. there was a fire here early sunday morning on september 28th, and the fire here was at the home of the ceo of coupe are university health system, the fire was contained to the upstairs master bedroom to the home in montgomery township, and that is, where seven two-year old ceo john sheridan and his wife joyce were found. mr. sheridan was pronounced dead at the scene. the his 69 year-old wife was pronounced dead at the hospital. late this afternoon as we mentioned, we have learn that the somerset county prosecutors arson task force ruled that the fire was intentionall

. >>> neighbors are calling for more crossing guards in nicetown after a six year-old boy was struck and killed by a car. investigators say that boy dashed into 15th street from between parked cars. the driver who hit him remained at the scene. >>> a texas happies under investigation after a man diagnosed with ebola was permitted to leave, thomas duncan told hospital personnel he recently been to liberia but was released. he was readmitted a few days later. health officials are monitoring anybody had contact with duncan. >>> here's something to think about next time you are driving across the tacony palmyra bridge. check out crazy video from croatia where draw bridge turned into a launching pad for that car there. it looked like a movie stunt. the driver said she was blinded by the sun and did not see the red light. the carries banged up but woman and her daughter were not hurt. >> right over the edge, wow. >>> what do you do when you have an itch you just can't scratch, this bear knows what to do, find a tree and just work it out there right there, oh, yeah. the department have have

police tell "action news" one victim may have been shot in front of a church on north broad street in nicetown. the victim ran for help and was taken to the temple hospital. another victim was shot at broad and wyoming. else in critical condition. police are investigating. >>> the dallas healthcare worker who was isolated on a cruise ship because we handled an ebola lab specimen is off the ship. blood tests just completed show she has no signs of ebola. the two nurses who treated thomas duncan are in separate hospitals. others in direct contact with duncan have remained healthy. meanwhile, can canada has a experimental vaccine and sending it to africa. 800 vials will be sent in three separate shipments. canada announced last month that it started clinical trials on the vaccine with results in december. >> president obama discussed america's response to ebola in west africa. mr. obama pushed back against calls for a travel ban in west africa where an outbreak is believed to have originated saying a ban would worsen a problem. >> trying to seal off an entire region of the world if that was possi

. >>> a six year old boy has died, after tragic accident, in philadelphia's nicetown tioga neighborhood police say the boy hit by a car, the 3600 block of north 15th street yesterday afternoon, now, kid ran out from between two parked, a driver never saw him coming. the driver did stay at that scene. >>> now, a team of federal health officials trying to track down anyone, now, in dallas texas, patient identified, thomas eric duncan, been quarantined of course receiving treatment at that hospital. liberia, on united airs line flight. he had a ride from after a history with the rest of the staff, dunn casts actually sent home. duncan came in contact with five children, who attended four dallas schools, earlier this week. >>> wonder thousand even happens. >> no. >> all of the information, the news specially, coming from africa where more than 3,000 people have died. >> more as it develops. 6:37. secret service director now out after job a mid several security breaches could have affected the first family safety. >> now the acting director has been named and that person has ties to the phil

homeless tonight after the apartment building caught fire on the 38 0 0 block north 15th street tioga-nicetown section firefighters arrived and smoke was billowing from the second and third floor windows and took firefighters 20 minutes to bring this under control. nobody was injured and investigators are still working to figure out how the whole thing started. >> in south philadelphia police say a man pretended to be disabled and robbed a wawa overnight. the crook came into the store on columbus boulevard in a wheelchair and grabbed a donation car from counten and ditched his chair and ran away. police caught one someone matching his description and we're waiting to hear if that person has actually been namd a suspect. >>> the newest numbers from the world health organization revealed more than 10,000 people were diagnosed with ebola in west africa and more than half those patients died. tonight the fiancee of doctor diagnosed with deadly virus this week has been released from the hospital still morgan dixon will remain guaranteed in her apartment in new york city until november 19 as precaut

. >> a six year old boy has died, after a tragic accident in philadelphia's nicetown tioga neighborhood. police say the boy was struck by a brown buick lesaber, on the 3600 block of north 15th street yesterday afternoon, and now a man who lives on that street was sitting on his porch when he heard this happen. he came running out to help. >> i lost cents a son two years ago, so i can feel the pain of the parents, and -- >> police say the boy ran out into the middle of the street from between two parked cars. the driver just didn't see him in time to stop. the driver stayed at the scene. police say, no drugs or alcohol were involved here. no charges have been filed against the driver. just a horrible accident. >> really, really is. 5:05 this morning, the secret service director out after job after all of the security breaches that could have affected the first family's safety. >> now, an acting director has been named. and he has ties here to the delaware valley. fox 29 eights lauren johnson live in center sit which more. this story, of course, hi, lauren. >> reporter: hey there, chris,

. >>> six year old boy has died after a tragic accident in philadelphia's nicetown tioga neighbor.olice say the boy was hit by a brown buick will he sabre on the 3600 block of north 15th street shortly after 4:00 p.m. a man who lives on the street was sitting on his porch when he heard the accident happen. he came running out to the street to help. >> i lost a son two years ago. i know the pain of the parents and the ugh lee i don't have thing i've seen in my life. >> the boy ran out in the middle of the street between two parked cars and the driver did not see him in time to stop. the driver did stay on the scene. police say no drugs or alcohol were involved and no charges have been filed against the driver. >>> to developing story. a deadly fire in new jersey. investigators say someone intentionally set the fire that killed a cooper university hospital ceo and his wife. now that fire broke out at their home early sunday morning, and now vest gathers are trying to figure out exactly how the couple died. fox 29's jennifer joyce is live outside cooper hospital in camden. jennifer, j

. >>> in the nicetown neighborhood of philadelphia, investigators are looking into what caused the fire out of their home. this happened around 3:30 yesterday afternoon on the 3800 block of north 15th street. crews had the blaze under control within half an hour and fortunately nobody was hurt in this. the family is now staying at the red cross house. >>> let's head now to atlantic city where friends and loved ones are hoping for the safe return of a missing mother. nbc 10 was at a vigil last night for sapphire wiggins. the 23-year-old has not been heard from since october 15th. concerns came to light and have been heightened after her boyfriend was found dead of an apparent suicide in camden county. >>> in the philadelphia school budget crisis, a state judge is expected to rule this week on the legal flap between the teachers union and the school district. an injunction issued last week stopped the school district from forcing teachers to contribute to their health care benefits. officials are now appealing that decision. the judge will determine if the case can stay in state commonwea

. >>> in the nicetown neighborhood of philadelphia, investigators are looking into what caused a firerced a family of 20 out of their home. this happened around 3:30 yesterday afternoon on the 3800 block of north 15th street. crews had the blaze under control within a half-hour. fortunately, nobody was hurt. right now the family is staying at the red cross house. >>> let's head now to atlantic city, where friends and loved ones are hoping for the safe return of a missing mom. nbc 10 was at a vigil last night for sapphire wiggins. the 23-year-old has not been heard from since october 15th. last week, police found wiggins' car parked outside of her apartment, but again, no sign of her, concerns came to light and were heightened after her boyfriend was found dead of an apparent suicide in camden county. >>> in a philadelphia school budget crisis, a state judge is expected to rule this week on the legal flap between the teachers union and the school district. an injunction issued last week stopped the school district from forcing teachers to contribute to their health care benefits. distr

boy died after track i can accident in the nicetown tioga neighborhood. police say the boy was struck by a brown buick lesaber, 3600 block of north 15th street yesterday afternoon. man who lives on that street was sitting on his porch when he heard the accident happen. he dame running -- came running out to the street to help. >> two years ago ... >> police say the boy ran out into the middle of the street from between two parked cars, and the driver didn't see him in time to stop. the driver did stay on the scene. police say no drugs or alcohol were involved. no charges have been filed. >>> a north philadelphia man is facing a slew of charges in connection to a hit-and-run that injured a little girl. police say 25 year old jamar banks turned himself into authorities yesterday. he is now charged with aggravated assault by vehicle, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person, along with other related charges. police say banks hit seven year old laura mcclane, crossing 42nd street near girard avenue sunday then left the scene. mcclane was take

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. >>> an apartment fire displaced 17 people in philadelphia tioga nicetown neighborhood. flames tore through the the building on the 3800 block of north 15th street saturday afternoon. "eyewitness news" was there as fire officials worked to determine the cause of that fire, there were no injuries and the red cross ace cyst continuing displaced residents. >>> philadelphia police arrested a man in the wheelchair whom they say stole money from a donation jar at a wawa store. incident happened near delaware and tasker in south philadelphia saturday morning. there is in word on how much money was in that jar or if it was all recovered. >>> well, police in merriesville washington say though don't know why a freshman opened fire on his teenage friend and family members at school on friday. shooting left a student and shooter dead all while four others cling to life. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: a steady stream of students, placed flowers and balloons on the fence outside merriesville pillchuck high school saturday following friday's deadly shooting. >> it is bringin

skyfox over a tragic accident in philadelphia's nicetown tioga neighborhood.ice say a six year old boy was hit by a brown buick will he sabre on the 3600 block of north 15th street. this happened shortly after 4:00 p.m. we have learned the boy has died from his injuries. police say the driver did stay at the scene and no drugs or alcohol were involved. >> meanwhile, secret service director julia pearson resigned from her job after a series of presidential security breaches tarnished her reputation. >> my emmanuel explains why pearson almost had no choice but to step down. >> reporter: secret service director julia pearson stepped down today a mid a series of embarrassing mistake made by the agency. pearson a 30 year secret service veteran submitted her resignation to homeland security secretary jay johnson and also spoke with president obama by phone in which he thanked her for her service. >> and the president concluded that new leadership of that agency was require. >> reporter: move comes a day after a contentious hearing on capitol hill over how an armed m

. >>> an apartment fire, displaced 17 people in philadelphia's tioga a nicetown neighborhood. flames tore through the building on the 3800 block of north 15th street saturday afternoon. "eyewitness news" was there as fire officials worked to determine the cause of the fire there were no injuries so that is some good news. the red cross is assisting advertise placed residents. >>> meanwhile philadelphia police arrested a man in the wheelchair whom they say stole money from a donation jar at a wawa store. incident happened near delaware and tasker in south philadelphia saturday morning. there is no word on how much money was actually in that jar or if it was all recovered. >> latest on the deadly school shooting in washington state. >> reporter: police wrap up their investigation at the the scene of the school shooting as a town begins to heel. i'm danielle nottingham in marisville washington and i'll have the story coming up. >>> also ahead ghost towns out west we will have a look at some of these left over cities as they are call when we come back stick around. please visit yo

. >>> some residents in philadelphia's nicetown neighborhood want new safety measures put in place after a young boy is struck and killed by a car. it happened yesterday afternoon on the 3600 block of 15th street. police say that the five two-year old driver of this buick hit the six year-old have after he ran between parked cars and into the street. one neighbor is calling for more crossing guards in the wake of the tragedy. >> as long as i have been around here there has never been a crossing guard on any of these corners from erie avenue, from allegheny and only in front of the schools. >> the driver who struck the child did stay at the the scene, police say at this time the incident appears to be a tragic accident and it remains under investigation. >>> is there a twist in the death investigation of cooper health ceo and his wife. their bodies were found in the burning summer on the county home on sunday and as "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones reports the fire was ruled an arson. >> reporter: sunday morning september 28th there was a fire inside the home of the ceo of cooper

residents are displaced after fire ripped through their apartment building in philadelphia's tioga nicetown neighborhood. fire broke out yesterday afternoon on the 3800 block of north 15th street. "eyewitness news" was there as fire officials work to determine the cause of that fire, there were no injuries. so that is some good news. the red cross is assisting displaced residents. >> philadelphia police arrested a man in the wheelchair whom they say stole money from a donation jar at a wawa star. incident happened near delaware and tasker in south philadelphia yesterday. there is in word on how much money was in that jar or if it was all recovered. >>> police in marisville washington say they still don't know why a freshman opened fire, on his teenage friends and family members at school on friday. the shooting left a student and shooter dead, all while four others linked to life. danielle nottingham, reports. >> reporter: steady stream of students placed flowers and balloons on the fence outside marisville pillchuck high school on saturday following friday's deadly shooting. >> it is bring