also dedicate to do the gemmels.lready friends, family, even complete strangers chipped in almost half a million dollars for amy's surviving daughter and her husband. but in addition to the gofundme page all proceeds from inside the restaurant will go into a separate fund for housing and clothing. >> you're in your own home, you're safe, and for that to happen to her, um, you know, it's difficult to think about myself. >> reporter: police say after the plane crashed, gemmel through herself over her two sons to protect them. the smoke and fire too much and they died just minutes later. >> it's unbelievable that something like that could happen and she's a hero for trying to protect the two children. >> reporter: now those who knew her growing up insist it's their turn to help her family. amy says no question, it's what marie gemmel would have done for her friends. >> she's a hero. she will always ab hero. >> reporter: in brick townshi township, new jersey, david spunt, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> marie is survived by h

marie gemmell died protecting her children after a plane slammed into her house in maryland.er friends and family gathered to support the loved ones she left behind. here's david spunt. >> reporter: the video is hard to watch but what happened inside this house is even harder to comprehend. 36-year-old marie gemmell, her three year old son cole and infant son devin died after a private plane crashed into their maryland home on monday. >> it's hard to believe that it's somebody that i have known for so long, somebody that was so sweet and kind and generous. >> reporter: amy was marie's high school friend from brick, new jersey. that's where marie grew up and her old friends and classmates met in brick friday night at the river rock restaurant to raise money for the gemmell family. she organized the fopped rafer. >> she was a kind, kind soul, she had a beautiful heart, beautiful family, beautiful children. she was something special. >> reporter: friends from maryland set up an online go fund me page also dedicated to their gemmells. already friends family even complete stranger

also dedicated to the gemmel's. already friends, family, even complete strangers, chipped in almost half a million dollars for am i's surviving family and husband. >> all proceeds from inside the restaurant will go into a separate fund, for housing, and clothing. >> for that to happen, difficult. >> police say after the plane crashed, gemmel through herself over two sons to protect them. smoke and fire, too much. and they died just minutes later. >> it is unbelievable, that something like that could happen. and she is a hero for trying to protect the two children. >> now those who knew her growing up insist it is their turn to help marie gemmel's family. amy says no question, it is what marie gemmel would have done for her friends. >> she is a hero. she will always and hero. >> in brick township new jersey, david spunt, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> just heart breaking survived by her husband and daughter not home at the time of the crash. investigators are still work to go figure out the cause. >> 6:00, so rare and

. >> reporter: amy grew up with marie gemmell in brick township.n after her friend since middle school and gemmell's two young sons all suddenly lost their lives. >> it's so tragic. surprising that a lot of us still can't believe that this is happening. >> reporte >> reporter: gemmell, cole and dech were killed when the plane crashed in their home and sparked a fire. >> she was the first one to reach out when anyone had any issue going on. >> reporter: now gemmell's friends from the class of '97 are work to go help her husband and five-year-old daughter who weren't home when the plane went down. >> they have nothing. they lost their home, they need toys, 6qgclothes, furniture. they need a home. >> stick together is what we wanted to do. >> reporter: a benefit is set for friday night at this brick township restaurant and bar. and as of this afternoon, and online donation drive organized by a maryland waitress had generated more than $343,000. >> it gives me chills to think about it. >> reporter: there will surely be tears shed at what organizers are

gemmell is from ocean county. and her husband posted a message on facebook that reads, "no words can describe the enormity of our loss and sadness over yesterday's tragedy. we lost marie, the love of my life, and my college sweetheart, and our two young, innocent and joyful sons, a loss that no person should ever endure." ken gemmell went on to say that the outpouring of support has been overwhelming. >>> this morning, the reward is up to $65,000 in the search for that missing college student, shane montgomery. it's now been 14 days since he disappeared. the west chester university student was last seen early thanksgiving morning after leaving a pub in manayunk. >>> temple university is going ahead with plans to expand its main campus in philadelphia. temple's board of trustees shared details of that plan yesterday. the project will include a new library in the heart of campus, a new science building and a full city block of green space. the head of construction told us that students and staff want that open space

amy says no question, it is what marie gemmel would have done for her friends. >> she is a hero. she will all and hero. >> in brick down ship, new jersey, david spunt, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> such sad story. now, marie is survived by her husband and caught here were not home at the time of the crash. investigators still work to go figure out the cause. >>> it is 5:10. coming up next on "eyewitness news", deadly monitor storm system now reaking havoc in southern california. >> i'm danielle nottingham, coming up, massive storm sweeps forcing evacuations and destroying several homes. >> and christmas comes early for two children in new jersey. how santa granted their wish to see their father who had been serving overseas. we love these stories. we'll be back. and for many, it's a struggle to keep your a1c down. so imagine, what if there was a new class of medicine that works differently to lower blood sugar? imagine, loving your numbers. introducing once-daily invokana®. it's the first of a new kind of prescription medicine that's used along with diet and exercise to lower bloo

gemmel is from brick township. her husband posted a message on face book that says no words can describe the enormity of our loss. we lost marie, the love of my life and college sweethearted and our two young and neinnocen and joyful sons. >> tonight, police are looking for some burglarers in may's landing. it happened at mt.zion baptist church. and some good news tonight. christmas came a little early for an at lamentic city burglary victim. theresa long is blind. and last month, someone stole $500 from her apartment. she says she saved the money to buy christmas presents for her six grandchildren. she got a donation. they surprised theresa with a stack of gifts so she can give her family a christmas to remember. >> the lure of luxury items, apparently, fuelled an online ripoff scheme. a montgomery county couple used ebay to steal a hundred thousand doll lars from online shoppers. investigators say they set up phony e-mail acounts and offered everything from bmws to rolex watches and the payments just rolled in. >

gemmell and her two sons died along with three people aboard the plane.ithersburg at the scene of a candlelight vigil tonight. >> reporter: this is chris gordon in gaithersburg at the house where marie gemmell and her two young sons were killed by a yet that crashed monday. and as you see, a small memorial the flowers out front.jyet that. and as you see, a small memorial the flowers out front.et that c. and as you see, a small memorial the flowers out front. tonight a large group is expected at a vigil, the community coming out to pay their respects. >> when i first passed the street once they opened it up for school, i had to pull over. i just got hysterical crying. i cannot believe what has happened. this week the community has donated christmas gift, clothing and school supplies for the family. but now it must turn to the sad task of planning the funerals. chris gordon, nbc 10 news. >>> also tonight, in ocean county, marie gemmell's friends will host a toast to marie. it will be held at river rock. >>> the golden nugget is threatening to sue over a tax

gemmell grew up in brick township and graduated from rowan university. an online fundraiser has collected more than $486,000 in donations. gemmell it's husband and young daughter were not home at the time of the crash. a friend of the family also collected hundreds of gifts and thousands of dollars worth of gift cards for the family. >>> a montgomery township grandmother is back with her family after she was reported missing wednesday afternoon. 94-year-old stella mininger was spotted in mount laurel new jersey after an "action news" viewer recognized her from this photo she saw on the news. her family reported her missing after she didn't make to it a relatives' house ahead of the christmas holiday. police have not released any further details about her disappearance. they would only confirm that she is now safe. >> two septa transit police officers visited the newborn baby today that they helped deliver on the market frankford el yesterday. they arrived at hahnemann university hospital today with a few gifts for the baby boy. cameras were rolling as th

the three in the home include marie gemmell who was trying to protect her two young sons. we reported, marie was from ocean county. >> thousand back here at home, tren tre friends are working to help gemmell's husband and daughter. ted greenberg spoke to some of those friends who are how taking action. >> she is a good soul. >> reporter: in the jersey shore community, broken hearts. >> it's devastating. >> reporter: and an overwhelming will to help the husband and daughter she left behind. >> she's the first one to reach out if anyone had any issue going on in their life. >> reporter: the brick township native and her two sons 3-year-old cole and 7 week old devon lost their lives monday morning when a private jet crashed into their gaithersburg maryland home and sparked a fire. three people on the plane were also killed. >> it's so tragic and surprising that a lot of us still can't even believe that this is happen. >> reporter: but in grief, gemle's friends have come]r together to collect gift cards and raise money for herawvy hu and daughter. thets w >> they have nothing

a fund-raiser will be held tonight for the family of marie gemmell. she grew up in brick township and she and two of her children were killed when a private jet crashed into their home on monday. gemmell's husband and 5-year-old daughter were not at home at the time of the crash. a funds are e s ars arer to hely is set for tonight at the river rock restaurant and marina bar. >>> new claims against comedian bill cosby. the latest from a high-profile woman. in an essay published online for "vanity fair" johnson claims he drugged her. johnson claims cosby gave her a drug in a cappuccino when she was visiting his new york home to read through lines. but she says she managed to escape. johnson says she was inspired to finally speak up by the other women who have come forward with their allegations against cosby. in the essay she writes "i watched in lorer as my longtime friend and fellow model janice dickerson was raked over the coals. i couldn't sit back and watch the other women be vilified and shamed for something i knew was true." cosby did not respond

. >> reporter: on the second floor of one home, marie gemmell, her newborn and her 3-year-old. >> we have confirmed the loss of the three family members of the gemmell family in the house that burned behind us. >> reporter: the plane was on approach to the nearby airport. seconds before the crash other pilots reported many birds in the air. >> we've got an unusual amount of birds out here. >> reporter: on the ground witnesses said the pilot seemed to be in trouble. >> obviously wildly not being able to hold his position, up, down, left, right, a lot of instability. >> reporter: the plane, early indications suggest it was flying below 100 knots. very slow for a landing attempt. >> the question for investigators is going to really be looking at the flight profile to see why the pilot got the airport so slow. >> reporter: that investigation just beginning tonight. on board the plane dr. michael rosenberg, the ceo of a health care company. he was involved in a plane crash four years ago. the ntsb will be looking at piloting, mechanical issues and whether those birds played any role at al

this is a picture of 36-year-old marie gemmell and her two boys. she was living in gaithersburg, maryland, a suburb of washington, d.c. >>> yesterday a small private jet crashed in the subdivision near an air park. parts of the plane hit three homes, including gemmell's which caught fire. firefighters found the mother's body lying on top of her sons in an apparent effort to shield them from the smoke and fire. all three people aboard the private jet were killed. this morning investigators will try to figure out what caused that plane to crash. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it is here. low mover is going to be wih us through the day. some of the heaviest rainfall this morning, the biggest threat from icing north and west right now. as temperatures are hovering right around the freezing mark. heavy rainfall this morning in new jersey along with strong, gusty winds. the flood threat is across the board for the area, but a flood warning in effect for the jersey shore. a coastal flood warning as moderate floo

gemmell is from ocean county. >>> at 5:15, this is from our delaware bureau. we're learning more now about the two men who were charged with setting several churches on fire in kent county. alex harrington and joseph skochelak are behind bars this morning. investigators say the pair set fire to healing hands christian church and two others in felton last week. court documents show that one of the men admitted to setting the fires. investigators say it had nothing to do with religion. one pastor tells us that these guys wanted to steal money or whatever they could find inside those churches. >> they were looking for money, and i guess our church was on their way, and you know, this was a good place to start. >> well, the churches are trying to rebuild now and the suspects are facing arson and burglary charges. >>> soon, drivers in new jersey will no longer have to worry about the watchful eye of those flashing red light cameras. red light cameras at intersections across new jersey are about to go dark. that's because they were part of a pilot program that's now

gemmell is it from brick township. today investigators revealed some what have they know. >> the initial examination of both engines reveals no evidenc. >> the initial examination of both engines reveals no evidence of an in-flight fire, of a catastrophic engine failure or uncontainment. >> the plane took off from chapel hill, north carolina. pl three people inside the plane also died. >>> coming up next at 6:00, what happened inside a philadelphia home to take a firefighter's life. >>> tonight we're learning more about her and the conditions that made that fire so dangerous. investigators are look at the equipment designed to save her life. >>> we've seen rain and flooding. i'm tracking the nor'easter as it continues to effect us. >>> what went wrong. tonight the federal government is launching its own investigation after a female firefighter died in the line of duty for the first time in philadelphia. >> she gave her life saving, protecting a resident of the city. >> she was the mother of a 16 month old baby and a ch

gemmel was a graduate of rowan university and grew up in brick township. a go fund me page raised $21,000 to far. >> and here is a video showing a new york police officer shot a man after an attack at a synagogue in brooklyn. calvin williams allegedly stabbed a man in the head, the police officers order ored the man to drop his knife and fired when he refused. police say he has a history of menal health issues, the student survived and is hospitalized in critical condition. >>> now they are looking to see if the police were justified in using deadly force. richard sherman iv was killed in that chase, the cause of death was uncertain, he was shot but also had a self-inflicted knife wound. >> a south jersey teenager hopes that you can recover a priceless piece of jewelry from her. 11-year-old dominique held this locket since her father died and it contained his ashes. sunday night the bag containing the necklace was stolen, the thief was arrested and the purse was recovered by the locket remains missing. you can call the port norris police barracks with any

. >>> marie gemmel was home with her two young sons. a plane crashed into their home.y were killed along with three people in the plane. they are collecting what they call is perishable evidence. before the crash the pilot radioed about a flock of geese in the area. >> the on site look at e look as reveal no evidence of the birds. >>> and the gofundme page is set up for gemmell's daughter and husband that were not home at the time. >>> the police got this picture of the suspect. the investigators say that he is a repeat offender. there are ways that you can protect your packages this holiday season. one way is to get at p.o. box. george clark has other tips to prevent your packages from being stolen. >> they are ask for signature confirmation. they can have parcels held at the post office. they can go online. there is a form on there. take it to your local post office. they will hold the parcels. >> be careful to let people into the building during the holidays. >>> and they poste hosted a huge party. a giant christmas tree was lit. on it were ornaments for remembering

gemmel's husband and young daughter were not home at the time of the crash. a friend of family also collected hundreds of gifts and thousands of dollars worth of gift cards for the family. >> it time now for the accuweather forecast and that all-important weekend forecast. meteorologist melissa magee joining us. >> shirleen, the weekend looking good. at least started nice and dry. nice and mild. we'll show you the picture outside. sky6 live in hd. it's a beautiful shot of center city sky line this friday night. we have mostly clear sky. temperatures are comfortable this time of year. we'll show you the numbers and i how it's been feeling. you may want to ask this is december, check out the highs the past few days. christmas eve high temperature of 54. despite the moisture we were above average. yesterday, for christmas day high temperature of a65 and today coming in 50, 8 above average. neighborhood numbers north and wets of town, slatington middle 30s. 31 pottstown and 35 chester and center city and 35 in kennett square and upper 30s in oxford. you move acro

inside a bathroom, 36-year-old marie gemmell was trying to shield her two children. the fire was so intense, they were unable to reach them. >> we have confirmed the loss of the three family members of the gemmell family. >> reporter: the father was at work and the 5-year-old in preschool. neighbors were left stunned. >> look out and to see a ball of flame right across the street from your house. it was terrifying. >> reporter: the plane was attempting to land at an airport. all three on the plane died, including the pilot, the ceo of a healthcare company, who had crashed another plane at the same airport four years ago. just before yesterday's crash, other pilots had reported an unusual number of birds in area, then watched as the plane suddenly went down. >> we have a crash at the end of the runway. call emergency services. >> reporter: the ntsb is reviewing the flight data recorders as a community wakes up in shock and sadness. >> that was tom costello reporting. >>> we have new information on that massive fire in los angeles that we first brought you yesterday mo

. >>> leading the news in "the washington post," plane crash in gaithersburg, maryland, marie gemmell took two of her children, a 3-year-old and a 2-month-old into the bathroom and tried to shield them with her body. family and friends say her actions were not surprising. she often posted pictures of her kids at soccer games, festivals and other events. >>> from the associated press, major provisions of the $1.1 trillion spending bill. massive bill unveiled yesterday funds every government agency except the homeland security department until september of 2015. congress has a thursday deadline to keep the government funded. >>> from nbc sports, magic johnson, i hope the lakers lose every game. seems a little harsh. but the lakers are among the nash's worst teams this season. this gives them a chance to keep their top five round one picks. >>> mothers of five black and hispanic men killed by police will be on capitol hill. their testimony before the congressional black caucus comes one night after another heated meeting of the ferguson commission. >>> a growing number of athletes includ

the tragic story marie gemmell was found in a second floor bathroom huddled over her 3-year-old son andnfant boy trying to protect them from smoke and flames. shef grew up as marie wagner. her husband ken posted it on facebook. no words can describe the loss of marie and our two joyful sons. the outpouring of support is overwhelming. >>> a gofundme charity page has collected $275,000 for the family. >>> and a report released today by the senate intelligence committee describes the torture by the c.i.a. by scores of terrorist suspects in the wake of 911. theythe torture and harsh interrogation atites in afghanistan. >> this program was legally and morally and at administratively misguided. this nation again should never engage in these tactic. >> it serves no purpose other than to endanger americans around the world around the growing concern about terrorism. >> the post-9/11 enhanced interrogation did not save lives. george tenet says that it prevented mass casualty attacks and saved thousands of lives. >>> subaru america is closer to take thatintaketaking a drive do camden. they are pl

this is a picture of 36-year-old mararie gemmell. she was living in gaithersburg, maryland, a suburb of washington, d.c. now, yesterday a small private jet crashed in the subdivision near an air park. parts of that plane hit three homes, including gemmell's, which caught fire. firefighters found the mother's body lying on top of her sons in an apparent effort to shield them from the smoke and the fire. all three people aboard the private jet were killed. this morning investigators will try to figure out what caused the plane to crash. >>> now to the latest on the jersey jam bridge scandal. today lawmakers will push for legislation to overhaul how the port authority, as well as in new york and new jersey is governed. a news conference is planned today aimed at pressuring governors cuomo and christie to sign the new measure. both say it's under review. in response to the politically motivated traffic jam on the george washington bridge. a new report failed to connect governor chris christie to the lane closures, but implicates his top

the site go fund me collected more than 45,000 in donations fort family of marine gemmel. she and her two young sons were quhild a jet crashed to their home december 8 and husband and school age daughter were not home at the time of crash. >> a bacon mill in buffer low new york to not -- no reports of injuries but them a home nearby had to evacuate. emergency demolition crews took the lest of building down and high wind brought down trees power lines and a billboard. >> there was a white chris nass denver. a foot or more in the mountains. denver is expecting more snow today and plus it will get up to 20. and tonight could get down to 4 degrees in denver. >> there was a package that made everyone's holiday with ups. >> oh, my god ! >> corporal matthew morrison of new jersey army national guard surprised his family as he jumped out of bang of the big brown truck. ak new was along with a film crew who documented the reunion for your wish is delivered program. morrison was deployed in june middle east and a month later found out his wife was expecting a child his stepson said

gemmel's husband and 5-year-old daughter were not home when the plane crashed. fund-raiser is called a toast to marie. it's set for tonight at 8:00. held at the river rock restaurant and marina bar in brick township. >>> happening today rowan university in glassboro will break ground. it ilallow rowan to double enrollment in the college of business. the building will serve as a hub for both students and the business community. state senate president sweeney will be on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony this morning. >>> happening this weekend, you could call it cementing the future. that's what our parent company comcast will be doing early tomorrow morning when it starts pouring the concrete foundation for its invasion and technology center.lltÑ the new tower at 18th and arch right across from the comcast center will change the philadelphia skyline. it will also create thousands of new jobs and be the new home of nbc 10 when it is completed in 2018. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> most of the area completely dry thi

the go fund me page for surviving members of the gemmel family has raised over $486,000.rick new jersey native marie gemmel threw her body on top of her young sons as pieces of a plane crashed into their maryland home december 8th. it will be given to raise their husband and their daughter. we have set up a lincoln our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> police say a serial bank robbery suspect wanted in philadelphia has struck again. investigators say the latest heist happened at the wells fargo bank at 52nd street in park side on friday morning. the suspect is wanted in three other bank robberies and one attempted robbery, all in the city over the past two weeks. if you recognize this suspect there on your screen please call the police. >>> to wall street now and markets wrapped up the holiday week on a high note, dow jones pick up 23 points on friday closing at another record high. nasdaq added 33 points. >>> well, wall street's strong day was fuel in part by positive consumer spending reports. the national retail federation says holiday sales could hit more than 617 billi

the remains of marie gemmell was found konk her children. her husband said it's something know one should have to endure. >> they're missing a sister, a mother, a mom, what does a dad tell her dauter. a fund set up for the surviving daughter and her father has raised almost $300,000. >>> some minority students at three top law schools want to delay their final exam because they've been protesting. they say the demonstrations have taken away from their study time. the schools say the students can petition to have their exams delayed. >>> and for the fourth night in a row demonstrators took to the streets. dumpsters were set on fire and highways were blocked. if a while train service was suspended. police say they were hit by rocks and bottles. at least 13 people were arrested. >>> and congress made a deal to avoid another shoot june. they agreed to a $1.3 trillion funding bill. a house vote is set for tomorrow. >>> an m.i.t. economist told congress he was wrong in his remarks about obama care. jonathan gruber said the stupid of the average vo

marie gemmell's friend collected gifts and $1,500 in gift cards for her husband. her two sons were also killed in the crash. >>> in mississippi, theÑíó8k pos back on this morning now in a town devastated by a tornado on tuesday. it left a number of families homeless. the volunteers are clearing away debris and the salvation army is providing food and water for victims. >>> it was a white christmas in california sierra nevada mountains. the area received between three and six inches of snow with up to ten inches in higher elevations. many took their new gifts like that, sled, skis, out for a run. >>> 5:46 now. the number of students attending aviation schools has jumped 1,000% over the past three years. all because of the popularity of drones. this week, the faa launched a new drone safety campaign and while the agency still hasn't given the go ahead for widespread drone use, an announcement is expected in the next few months but already thousands of would-be pilots are leading up and leading aviation schools are stepping up to train them. >> seems to be the wave o

. >>> the go fund me page for the survivors of the gemmell family has raised over $486,000.he money will be given to marie's husband and their daughter. we set up a link on our web site at cbsphilly.com. >>> one person is dead following a crash between a motorcycle an crush. chopper three over the scene at river road and mccoy's lane. the second person was injured and taken to the hospital by helicopter. an investigation into that crash is now under way. >>> and tonight philadelphia police are investigating a crash involving a school busloaded with children on the roosevelt boulevard. this happened near henry avenue in east falls this afternoon. authorities say the driver suffered burns from wires on the bus that caused him to lose control. none of the students were injured. they were transferred to another bus. >>> a 94-year-old woman missing since christmas eve has been found safely. stella miniger was driving from her home to gilbertsville for a family christmas celebration when she lost her way. her concerned family called police. this afternoon detectives told them she

gemmell's husband and 5-year-old daughter were not at home at the time of the crash.the fund-raiser for tonight is set at 8:00 at the river rock restaurant and marina bar in brick township. >>> the philadelphia police department has unveiled its body camera pilot program and now local police departments are also considering using those cameras. officials at the university of pennsylvania and temple university will monitor the city's test program to see whether these body cameras will be effective in their campus policing efforts. many local universities are monitored by networks overhead surveillance cameras, but students and residents tell us the addition of body cameras should be considered. >> if you put body cameras on police, it will get them accountable 99 out of 100 times when we have no idea what happened otherwise. >> i watched them murder a man and they're not even going to try. so i hope these cameras will work, but i don't know. >> now, the penn police force has 116 sworn officers and temple's force has more than >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather wit

marie gemmell was found in a second floor bathroom huddled over her three year old son and infant boyhe smoke and flames. she grew up in brick township ocean county and originally was known as marie wagner. she graduated from rowan university. >> time is now 4:53. coming up on "action news" at 5:00 a.m. reaction to the u.s. senate's explosive new report on torture which detailed what the cia did to terror suspects. >> a picture on twitter has a pennsylvania lawmaker state's president. hear what the university's president has to say about that when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ >> pennsylvania lawmakers demanding a apology from penn state university's president. eric barrett is seen making the hands up gesture with students during a die-in protest. the gesture is synonymous with the protests in michael brown's killing. representative says this is "a slap in the face to law enforcement." baron said this is to support the students and make them know the university is on their side. >> britain's prince william and duchess kate wrapped up their trip to the united states. the royal c

marie gemmel through her body on top of her young sons as peaces of a plain crashed into their marylandome december 8th. the money will be given to marie' husband and that are daughter. and we've set up a link on our website at cbsphilly.com. >>> police say a serial bang robbery suspect wanted in philadelphia struck again today. investigators say the latest heist happened at the wells fargo bank on 52nd street in parkside this morning. this suspect is wanted in three other bank robberies and one a tammied robbery all in the city over the past two weeks. if you recognize this man, call police. >> dozens of philadelphia taxi companies are suing uber. cab owners say the san francisco based car service operates in bad faith. the suit receivers to uber as quote gypsy cabs that have undermined the entire industry. it also accuses that company of wire fraud because of the way the drivers are paid. uber says it will vigorously defend itself in core. >>> the rush for returns still on the way tonight. crowds head to the malls to take back those unwanted gifts. this as we learn this holiday season

. >> reporter: inside that burning house, marieg gemmell and her to sons, all found in a windowless bathroom. the desperate mom still shielding her 3-year-old and her baby with her own body. no one survived. >> she's just the most amazing, sweetest, kindest woman. >> reporter: her bravery touching the nation. a donation website raising more than a quarter million dollars so far. marie's husband posting late today, "no words can describe the enormity of our loss and sadness. the outpouring of support has been overwhelming." the ntsb now focused on possibly pilot error. the plane just not moving fast enough to fly. and there's no evidence of a bird strike in those engines. david? >> jim avila, thank you. >>> now, to an urgent new warning tonight for millions of americans with prescription drugs in your medicine cabinet. the cdc says doctors write 259 million prescriptions for painkillers, narcotics, every year. the cdc saying that's enough for one bottle of narcotics for every adult in this country. and tonight here, a stunning finding. a new report revealing that patients prescribed a drug fo

her husband ken gemmell is now taking care of their one surviving child arabel.loss can be described asking for privacy so we can deal with some degree of normalcy as we try to rebuild. the ntsb is trying to determine what brought the plane down. stall, stall, stall, stall. >> that was the automated warning the ntsb heard on the voice and flight data recorders 20 seconds before the crash. >> there were large excursions in pitch and in roll. >> three persons on the plane died including the pilot dr. mike rosenberg. in 2010 he crashed a turboprop plane nose down at the same airport which is less than a mile from the crash site. at least a dozen planes have crashed at that airport in the last two decades it's been busier and busier. we kind of half heartedly talk about this, hopefully we're not home. but sure enough they were home. >> mike rosenberg hat more thd . they say decide information they call preliminary it's clear to them the plane was not moving fast enough as it was coming into that airport. gayle? >> a sad story for that man right before christmas. >>>

marie gemmell and 3-year-old cole and baby devon were found inside their second floor bathroom. a twin-engine plane hit their house and two others monday morning, not far from a local airport. you can see there the wreckage was just strewn all over the neighborhood. the crash also killed the three people on the plane. one of them was michael rosenberg, the ceo of a health-related company. federal officials haven't said whether he was the pilot. they are still investigating the cause of this crash. >>> and investigators are looking into possible arson as the cause of a fire that destroyed an apartment complex in los angeles on monday. it took about 250 firefighters three hours to bring that blaze under control. a nearby freeway was shut down as crews worked to put out the flames. the apartment complex was under construction. the fire also damaged three buildings nearby. no injuries were reported. >>> the duke and duchess of cambridge are getting the royal treatment during their u.s. trip. monday night they shook hands with hip-hop's most powerful couple. >> and the new york socie

gemmell grew up in brick township and her two sons were also killed in the crash. >>> 6:35.n this morning after christmas, philadelphia can proclaim its own miraculous birth of sorts. two septa police officers got a call about a woman in labor in center city. the officers rushed there and helped the woman deliver a healthy baby boy, even removing its umbelical cord from around its neck. they spoke with those officers about the delivery. >> got to ask. were you nervous? >> inside i was just praying for the medices to come in and take over. >> the baby the the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. if the baby is breathing, get the cord away from his neck. we did that and the mother wanted to hold the baby. the father offered the shirt off of his back to warm the baby up. >> all in a day's work for those officers, right? the officers helped get mom and baby to the hospital and both are doing fine. >>> well, what a rush buying christmas presents before the holiday, rushing in on black friday and then returning some nbc 10 monique braxton is live at macy's on the boulevard. mon

the bodies of marie gemmel and the two children were found in the bathroom. a twin engine plane somehow hit their house on monday morning not far from the local airport. the crash also killed three people on board the plane. federal officials are investigating what caused all of this. >>> still to come for you here on cnn, the prosecution is set to appeal the verdict in the oscar pistorius trial. we'll get you live to pretoria with analysis of that. stay with us. cholesterol.lower new ensure active heart health supports your heart and body so you stay active and strong. ensure, take life in. my nai'm a lineman for pg&e out of the concord service center. i have lived here pretty much my whole life. i have been married for twelve years. i have 3 kids. i love living here and i love working in my hometown. at pg&e we are always working to upgrade reliability to meet the demands of the customers. i'm there to do the safest job possible - not only for them, but everybody, myself included that lives in the community. i'm very proud to do the work that i do and say t

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gemmel's husband and 5-year-old daughter were not at home at the time.it is try day friday, december 12. not good news for hoda. only 13 shopping days left until christmas. >> oh, my gosh. i'm going to plan on doing it this weekend. >> that will be good. >> i can't. >> why? >> i'm going to a very important place right away after this. i'm going to a wedding. >> you are. >> i am. jason kennedy from e channel and his beautiful bride lauren scrubs are getting married in dallas. cassidy and i are going -- >> you're going to -- >> you're going to go see. >> love from nbc and the "today" show. >> i'm so happy for them. beautiful couple. >> the story too, lauren scruggs was horribly hurt when she ran into a -- she walked into a propeller -- >> i remember the story. >> she was doing an interview with natalie and jason was watching it. and he goes, that's the kind of woman i want to marry. and he's marrying her tonight in dallas, texas. >> exciting. >> i'm sorry. what are you doing? anything? >> no, online, clickity clack this morning. you get overwhelmed so you

marie gemmell and her sons cole and devon were found in the second floor of one of the three houses struckplane. and we wanted to show you some video that was shot by a witness on the scene. you can see the flames in the background. moments later -- there's actually another explosion that goes on. now, the plane went down about a mile from the airport damaging three houses. the airport is about 25 miles northwest of washington, d.c. according to authorities there was no mayday call but witnesses say the plane appeared to be out of control when it crashed. witnesses also reported hearing a sputtering sound moments before the crash and then a large explosion. emergency responders rushed to the scene as neighbors looked on in horror. >> flying erratically left, right, up, down. seemed like there was some sort of struggle to maintain control of the aircraft. >> now there have been pilots who reported seeing a lot of birds in the area but the ntsb says it is far too early to know exactly what caused the crash. tam, back to you. >> erin, thank you for that. >>> it's now 6:18 and we've our breaks

marie gemmel threw her body on top of her young sons as pieces of plane crashed in their maryland homethe money will be given to marie's husband and their daughter. we have set up a lincoln our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> well, police say a serial bank robbery suspect wanted in philadelphia has struck again. investigators say that the latest heist happened at wells fargo bank on 52nd street in park side friday morning. the suspect is wanted in three other bank robberies and one attempted robbery all in the city over the past two weeks. if you recognize the suspect, please call the police. >>> well, dozens of philadelphia taxi companies are suing uber. cab owners say san francisco car owners operate in bad faith. the it refers to them as gypsy cabs that under mind the entire industry. it accused the company of wire fraud because of the way drivers are paid. they say they will vigorously defend itself in court. >>> well, many of us will be indulging in holiday left overs this weekend. while they can help make quick, tasty meals if they were not stored properly you could unwrap a food

trapped inside, 36-year-old marie gemmel and her two young sons, one 3, and one just an infant. all found on the second floor huddled together. >> this is a tragic loss for the montgomery county community. >> reporter: three people on the plane also died instantly. among them, dr. michael rosenberg, the ceo of a clinical research organization in north carolina. you can hear the pilot radio plans to land moments before the crash. >> 100 echo quebec is now three out, straight in, 1-4. >> reporter: witnesses on the ground say the plane was bumping around the sky before impact. >> left, right, up, down. >> this is a powerful business jet. when it can't maintain flight, the thing you look at is engine power. what could have knocked that out? >> reporter: pilots in the area reported seeing a swarm of birds very close to the runways. >> we have an unusual amount of birds out here. >> reporter: a possible cause for the crash. >> that is one of the many things we will look at. everything is on the table at this point. >> reporter: ntsb investigators say it's too early to say that birds w

. >> reporter: inside that burning house, marie gemmell and her two sons, all found in a windowless bathroomielding her 3-year-old and her baby with her own body. no one survived. >> she was just the most amazing, sweetest, kindest woman. >> reporter: her bravery touching the nation. a donation website raising more than a quarter million dollars so far. marie's husband posting, "no words can describe the enormity of our loss and sadness. the outpouring of support has been overwhelming." the ntsb focused on possible pilot error. the plane just not moving fast enough to fly and there's no evidence of a bird strike in those engines. jim avila, abc news, gaithersburg, maryland. >>> breaking news from south africa. a judge has ruled that prosecutors will be allowed to appeal the manslaughter conviction against oscar pistorius. he's serving a five-year sentence for reeva steenkamp's death. that could be changed to house arrest after ten months. prosecutors called this sentence shockingly inappropriate. they want to retry pistorius for murder. >>> after months of criticism, roger goodell is expecte