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hit hit-and-runs that took place earlier this week, the driver hit by a fleeing driver in west kensington has died. eva pilgrim has the sad update at police headquarters. >> reporter: the hit hit-and-run has turned deadly after a 2-year-old boy died. the police are asking for your help torched the driver responsible. this is the 2-year-old who passed away at 1:30 from the injuries he suffered from the hit-and-run. police are looking for the driver of a white infinity seen in the surveillance video. they think the car had front end damage to the headlight. little david was hit as he and her mother was getting out of the car in front of their home in west kensington. witnesses say his mother tried to shield him from the on coming car. both were hit. his mother was treated and released from the hospital. that family is faced with having to bury a 2-year-old. >> it hurts and offend your sense of justice that it should not happen to two-years-old. it makes you feel unsafe. we're supposed to protect 2-years-old so see such a little body is really, really hard. >> if you recognize the car or kno

the schools involved are kensington urban education academy and kensington international business high school. the src is considering closing one in order to merge the two. commissioned members will hold a hearing on the 28th of this month to announce their decisions. >> tell the whole wide world. >> that was the chant outside the sugarhouse casino in fishtown tonight as hundreds of workers called for the ability to unionize. organizers say unionizeed casino workers make 3% more in benefits than they do and they want management to allow a vote work kerz choose for themselves whether or not to be represented. >>> scoop by scoop the beaches of ocean city, new jersey are being replenished tonight. dredgeers started to pump sand on to the beach at 1:45 this afternoon. over the entire project 1.6 million cubic yards will be added to the beach front along 2 1/2 mile stretch 36 to 59 street and the government is paying for everything picking up the whole tab. >> also from new jersey news rooj tonight unemployment is on the rise. preliminary data from garden state released today says new jerse

kensington crash becomes the second deadly hit and run this week, that accident happened in the 2700 block of masher street. nineteen year-old mother josephine riveria and her son david were crossing the street the when they were both hit by this white four door acura or infinity. young mother desperate thely tried to pull her child out of the way before he was hit. both were critically injured. she was released earlier this week and is recovering but now has to deal with the death of her son. family spokesperson addressed reporters yesterday and pleaded with information about the car and its driver. >> just so tragic and so hard to see a two-year old injured in up is a significant way. any information, makes a difference to us. >> reporter: again, driver of the southwest philadelphia a deadly hit ape run has in the turned herself into police but authorities have been in contact with her attorneys so that case is closer to a conclusion in this kensington case. police are still offering that $10,000 reward for any information leading to the driver that could possibly increase now that

the kensington crash now becomes the second deadly hit and run this week.hat accident happened in the 2700 block of masher street. nineteen year-old mother josephine riveria and perfect son david were crossing the the treat when they were hit by this white four door acura a or infinity. we are told the mother desperate thely tried to pull her child out of the way before he was hit. both were critically injured. she was released earlier in the week and is recovering but now has to deal with the death of her son. family spokesperson addressed reporters yesterday and pleaded for information about the car and its driver. >> it is just so tragic and hard to see a two-year old injured in such a way. any bit of information makes a difference to us. >> reporter: again, the driver of the southwest philadelphia deadly hit and run still has not turned herself into police but authorities have been in contact with her, attorney, no word when she could turn herself into police. it does seem police are much more closer then in this kensington hit and run. there is a, $10,

latest. >> reporter: rick, police say they are certain they have the car that was used in that kensington hit and run that killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother and they think they know who was driving that car. >> around 6:00 this morning the owner of the 2006 white infinity and told officers he believed his car was used in the deadly hit and run. >> it's a big piece of physical evidence. and it matches up to what was found at the scene. we are confident we have the vehicle. >> david and his mother josephine rivera were hit getting out of their home on masher street in west kensington. david died on wednesday morning and his mother was released from the hospital. he was visiting family in the area, and let a 19-year-old relative borrow the car. >> they are from out of town and coming back to town they see the footage. news and realize, hey i think this is my car. >> at this point the car is impounded and police are waiting to get a search warrant to go through the vehicle for any evidence they can find there. they say they have a good idea who the driver is and they know there w

nbc 10's drew smith is live tonight in west kensington. you spoke with the victim's family again today. what do they have to say about the new development? >> reporter: well they're cautiously optimistic, but the focus remains on funeral plans. right now, it's police's job to make a case against a 19-year-old accused of hitting the boy and his mother and driving off. >> it took several days but the car finally turned up. you see it in this picture from west philadelphia. >> we're certain we have vehicles. we're certain. >> investigators tell us the owners noticed the damage to the headlight and saw a video of their car on the news. they drove it to a police station. >> they're devastated and they're upset, but they are cooperating and being very helpful in the investigation. >> they will not face charges because they told officers they let a 19-year-old borrow it at the time of the hit-and-run. we're told police are meeting with prosecutors to see if they can get an arrest warrant. back in west kensington family and friends of the victims

tragic developments overnight in the hit-and-run crash in west kensington from earlier this week the child who was struck was pronounced dead. >> police are investigating a fiery crash in delaware, haz/mat crews are on the scene right now. >> a surreal scene in the u.s. capitol, how did the guy land this aircraft there even though he told everyone he was going to do it. >>> good morning 6:30, april 16, david murphy is off let's go over to karen rogers and matt pellman with traffic. >> reporter: yesterday was a gorgeous day and look at satellite and radar. we have high, thin clouds over the region, but we see no rain through the area. looking at the current temperatures 44 degrees in allentown. 47 in reading. 53 in wilmington and dover, 52 in philadelphia. 50 in trenton. 46 degrees in millville, 49 in sea isle city. it's comfortable today. today will be a day we see sunshine mixing with clouds, we're dry during the daytime hours, 68 degrees for the high, overnight low 54 degrees, feeling okay in the afternoon hours. poll rn is an -- pollen is an issue, we're tracking that today throug

. >> what a homecoming moments ago in west kensington in philadelphia. the girl in pink is 14-year-old adameris franco torres. she showed up minutes ago and this is something of a mystery, live in west kensington. chad pradelli is live now. what were you able to find out about these circumstances? >> reporter: jim we are working to find out the detail think that reunion happened 10 minutes ago here on the front steps of the lighthouse community center that is where the mother works as a preschool teacher they were sharing hugs and tears and what happened is still unclear. the 14-year-old was last seen monday saying she may be with a man she met online. the mother told us she receive aid frantic phone call last night and then the daughter hung up and she received a report on the news saying she was endangered and missing. they are looking into the circumstances of her going missing, we don't know if she was in danger or with someone else. certainly at this point it appears to have a happy ending at this point as mother and daughter are reunited. chad prad

we learned overnight the two-year-old victim of a hit-and-run in the west kensington neighborhood has died overnight. >> a car fire in southwest philadelphia leads to a grisly discovery, a burned body and police say the victim was no stranger to the law. >>> look at this unexpected beach break for marines out west. >> matt pellman is in for karen rogers and karen rogers is filling in for david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, we're sitting at the 50s. it's 40 in allentown. 50 in wilmington. 48 in millville and 49 in trenton. the winds have shifted to the southeast today it will be cooler along the coastline. satellite and radar not looking pretty with all the clouds in the region, but for the most part they are high, thin clouds. we'll see sunshine filtering through, it will be pretty. we see the showers filtering in from the southwest. that will affect us later on tonight. 9:00 a.m., 56 degrees, with high clouds noon, 63. feeling comfortable. # p.m., 67 degrees, we have a high of 68 degrees. we have low humidity there's a fire concern today that's enhanced, it's not a red-fl

back in kensington, friends of all ages are just trying to make sense of what happened. >> i was like devestated because like tim ' really close to her and it was like nothing -- i just started crying. i never met a person that would do that to their kids. >> that girl is friends with one of the little girls who was rescued from this basement. now, this mother will face a number of charges including four counts every engage erring the welfare after child. reporting live outside of the special victims unit. jan carabeo cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you other news this morning manna cured of shooting a philadelphia police officer last week charged with attempted murder. william knoblynn being arraigned after being released from the. who shot officer kostick in the arm thursday night when kostick tried to question him about drugs. kostick was released from the hospital last friday. nobblin also shot during the exchange, he will be back in court next month. >> happening today after nearly three years since the colorado movie theater massacre, the trial begins. james holmes accused of

this time, the young mother, and her child injured in kensington. police say the 19 year old woman was caring her two year old son in a carseat. 2700 block of already err street, and both were hit. surveillance cameras, witnesses alike saw the striking vehicle in this case, as well. >> we're pretty confident that we will be able to identify, and apprehends, both of these drivers. >> now the mother and child in that case of course were taken to the hospital. both in critical condition at last check. the mother was list in the critical condition but stabilized, she's expected to survive. her two year old son is listed in critical condition of course, we will update you on their conditions just as soon as we get them. meantime, police need your help, if you have any information about either of these cases please, give philadelphia police a call. we are reporting live in southwest philadelphia, this morning, jan carabeo cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> and january we will get back to you shortly. new this morning, police are investigating an overnight shooti

incident as they do in the north kensington incidence.

doug shimell live in west kensington. the families don't understand what's behind the delay either. >> reporter: police say these sort of investigations very simply put take time. both families feel if there are suspects, there should be arrests. >> this person going to come forth so many times and never did, they should have went and arrest the person. >> reporter: the family of 4-year-old wilson says it's been over a week since the black ford edge that allegedly struck and killed the toddler last week was found in a center city parking garage and a defense attorney stepped forward. >> i was approached by the driver of the car. she was very upset about what had happened. she contacted us. we contacted the police. >> why is it taking so long? why are they prolonging this? >> reporter: carmen scott is his great aunt and says his mother and the rest of the family are in agony over this. >> if there was any ordinary person, i think they would have arrested them by now. >> the person behind me was driving the car. >> reporter

. >> released new video in connection with hit-and-run that killed little boy in kensington. they are hoping this video will lead them to the car that was involved in this case. and the driver. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live at police headquarters, got the very latest jan? >> $20,000 reward, finally help police track down the person responsible. >> happy kid. running up and down . >> david was full of life. now his family is trying to understand why a hit-and-run driver would leave him or any child to die in a kensington street. >> very difficult time. >> pain turning to anger as driver responsible remains at large even day after the two year old's death. police have released this surveillance video showing the suspect's vehicle speeding down mascher street, 19 year old mother, josephine rivera, and dave, were hit coming that street at lehigh avenue. critically injured eyewitnesses rush to their aid. >> i know we to stop and help. >> christopher gonzalez and girlfriend pulled over even as others kept driving. and took the injured to the hospital. >> they're now p

. >>> philadelphia police are searching for the driver involved in a deadly hit and run in kensington on monday. overnight we learned 2-year-old david alesea jr. died from his injuries. his mother josephine was carrying the child when they were hit by a white infinity m series sedan. the mother was released from the hospital but stayed with her son at st. christopher's until the end. relatives directed anger at the driver who never stopped. >> shame on you for just going right by here. hitting two innocent lives, taking one. and you're out there like nothing. >> family members tell us they hope the driver will surrender to police. here is a better look at the type of car police are looking for. it's a 2006 to 2008 white infinity m series sedan. >>> philadelphia police say they will soon ask the driver suspected in another deadly hit and run to turn herself in. if not they say they'll go get her. 4-year-old abdul wilson was killed after he was hit by an souvenir 57th and litchfield on monday. philadelphia police now have in custody the black ford edge rental car seen in surveillance vi

law abiding neighbors live in fear in this section of kensington. police say more operations are coming to various sections of down. >> we're looking at data. we see where these open air drug sales are plaguing the area. the communities are under siege by large numbers of drug addicts buying and using drugs only and again we have young children and parents walking through these drug markets just to get to school. >> reporter: police say they'll constantly release the mug shots and names of those arrested to try to dry up the market. >> if if your employer doesn't know that you're a heroin addict if you're arrested the next morning they'll know. >> reporter: you can see dozens of those fresh mug shots by going directly to our 6abc web site. at the narcotics strike force headquarters in germantown, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> two people are in custody in connection with an overnight double shooting near temple university. the gunfire erupted during a house party on the 2200 block of park avenue just before 1:30 a.m. a 19-year-old man w

authorities rescue four children from a kensington home.olice say they were locked in the basement since saturday. >>> good evening everyone, i'm natasha brown. thanks for joining us. authorities had to go through a second floor window of the home just to get to the kids and rescue them. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers is live outside the home in kensington. he's got the very latest for us. matt. >> reporter: natasha, we are continuing to learn details about this case but what we have learned so far is certainly disturbing. let's show you what the house looks like here on atlantic street. you can see that house that's involved is the one with the police car still parked outside of it. there have been -- there has been a consistent police presence here all day long. we saw detectives go into the house not long ago as this case continues to develop. the 911 call came from the basement where a 13-year-old boy and his 12, 10 and nine-year-old sisters were locked in. preliminary information from police suggests that their mother a single

then another in kensington a 19 year-old woman and her young son were critically hurt there. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff joins us live with some new information tonight, alex. >> reporter: good evening, chris. we do know that 19 year-old mother has been released from the hospital but her two-year old child remains in critical condition as police continue to search for two suspects. two kids, two neighborhoods and two cars that never stopped. >> i seen him just laying there, it was sad. >> so god bless the the mother, and rest of the siblings, don't wish this on nobody. >> reporter: families are holding each other closer in two sections of the city, on the 1600 block of south 57th street a growing memorial marks the spot where a four year-old was struck and killed monday after darting out from between two parked cars. we cannot show you rest of this heart break surveillance video but what it does show is a a dark colored ford edge model year 2011 through 2014. >> what is unique about the vehicle it has a all a chrome front, picture an all chrome front and 1 inch

. >> reporter: and the security camera video of both cases here and in kensington is relatively clear, but investigators say it has yet to lead them to either of the hut andit-and-run drivers. >> it's like losing one of my own. i watched them grow. >> they want a reminder at the corner of 57th and litchfield streets. >> fun and loving and energetic. any good word, that's him. you see him, you smile. >> police say he darted out into the street monday night and was hit and killed by a black ford edge suv that kept going. >> this time of year we're going to have these youngsters, young kids it's nice out, it's springtime, they're going to run in the street. but people have responsibility to stop. it's usually just an accident. >> and in kensington just 30 minutes later, detectives say 19-year-old josephine rivera and her 2-year-old son david were struck by a white accura that never stopped. there are many accidents in this area, a man was killed three years ago in this area and later a woman, cars passed by at high speeds and it's dangerous. in kensington and kingsessing, they are asking

a two-year old boy critically injured in the hit and run in kensington has died. tonight as search for suspect intensifies we have new video of the car police are looking for. >>> also a stranger to the rescue, and thinks all caught on camera, see the moment a man fell off a septa platform and commuter jumped to his aid, kathy in. >>> chris, skies will stay partly cloudy right the through the evening. rain arrived overnight, so what does this mean for friday and your weekend, we will take a look at that with the seven day forecast. >> reporter: facing lower property values and higher tax rates cumberland county getting create turf balance their budget. coming up i'll tell you which important building they are selling to make money. right now at 6:00 o'clock a family, says good bye, a little boy is injured in the hit and run crash, has died, and tonight police have released new video of the car involved in this tragic crime. the reward in this case is growing, and it now stand at $20,000. good evening, to you i'm yes sir contact dean. >>> i'm chris may. police are

live from kensington, matt rivers for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> matt, thank you. to coming up 59:30 we are digging deeper in the deadly hit and run in southwest philadelphia that claim life of the four year-old boy. police now know who the driver is in that incident but she still has not turned herself in. why that delay? we will bring you more on that at 5:30. >>> in the news room which has been buzzing with the news that the flyers have fired yet another head coach craig berube out the the door. leslie van arsdal joins us now. it is not so much the result but process that is had has fans scratching their head. >> so surprising but wednesday we were there when they said they had not made a decision. thursday night apparently there had been a decision made and craig berube was informed this morning. we have james palmer who was there at that official announcement this afternoon and he joins us live from chickie and pete's, hi, james. >> yes, the chief is now without a tribe. craig berube had a winning record over his two seasons with the flyers but failed to make

"eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers is live in kensington where a family is desperate for answers tonight, matt? >> reporter: chris and jessica we have spoke to the family of two-year old david alycia in the long ago as you might imagine they are both upset and angry and they want the two suspects in this case to turn themselves in. surveillance video shows how fast it was going, four door infinity sedan flying down masher street, soon after police say the car struck david and his mother and then sped away turning on to lehigh avenue. >> it is a very hard time for everybody, very difficult time. >> reporter: police are still searching for the suspect, david was pronounced critically dead at the hospital overnight but remains on life support until this afternoon when machines were turn off. they waited so that david's mom in the hospital herself, could say her good bye. >> it is very hard, very hard to take the family is in a lot of pain, you know feeling angry. >> reporter: angry at the two men who didn't stop after hitting a child a $20,000 reward stands for information leading t

police were called to the home here on the 1900 block of east atlantic street kensington around 1:30, sunday afternoon. one of the children had cell phone that could only dial 911. that's how these children got help. investigators say the kids had been locked in that basement since 11:00 p.m. saturday night. when police arrived, they couldn't get in so they had to get help from the fire department firefighters got inside by a second floor window. when crews got to the basement, they found a 13 year old boy and his three little sister ages 12, ten and nine. they didn't have food or water or a bathroom. now, police say the children didn't have visible injuries, but were taken to the hospital for examination and then here to neighbors we spoke to say the mother is working single mom, and they've never known her to do anything like this in the past. >> it is so not like this lady. i have known her for about two years. she is very, very nice, treats everybody very, very nice. when she socialize z she's just a kind of lady. very disciplined mom. and really, honestly, we're all really shocke

kensington business and kensington urban education are two small high schools that the district want to combine. the parents, teachers and students who showed up at the src meeting last night don't want that to happen. they have been left outside of the entire process. >> my school has been mistreated by the cool district. we deserve better. combining our schools is not the answer. we want to be a community school with community partnerships and support. >> student and parent say they were just told about the merger on]wbl is a full point lower at 5.5 percent. >>> today, allentown married he had pawlowski is expected to announce he is running for u.s. senate. pennsylvania democratic party chair tells the associated press that pawlowski has been informing officials of his plan. he hopes to unseat pat toomey but the mayor would face a primary challenge from joe sestak, who also wants that senate seat. >>> pawlowski dropped out of last years a pennsylvania gubernatorial race because of poor fund raising. >>> 4:11 is your time. a wild outburst in court from the man accuse of shooting a p

this is the car police say is responsible for the deadly hit-and-run in kensington. you can see it here speeding down mascher street. now, the accident happened at the intersection of mascher and lehigh avenue on monday evening. nineteen year old josephine rivera and her son david were critically injured. josephine now recovering, and spent the last few days by her son's bedside. again, the two year old died yesterday. now, eyewitnesses who were on scene that night can't get the terrible images out of their mind. they recall pulling over their car to offer help. >> someone gave the child to my girlfriend, and several people helped us put the mother in the car. once the child and the mother were back in the car our mother-in-law, valerie nelson, she jumps into the driver side and we drove really fast to episcopal hospital. >> turn yourself in. >> turn yourself in. turn yourself in. because if it was vice versa if you had a child, would you want the same thing. >> there is a $20,000 reward for information in this case, leading to the arrest and conviction of the person

first happened in southwest philly then half hour later another one in kensington. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo is live at the first scene in southwest philadelphia where a little boy was struck and killed. >> jan? >> that the tasha, ukee, as you mentioned philadelphia police still investigating both of these hit and runs that happened yesterday in philadelphia. this scene is where that deadly hit-and-run accident happened in southwest philadelphia, this is the 1600 block of 57 street, we're told by police a child had emerged on to the street where the car is. was hit and killed in the middle. now take a look surveillance video captured the terrible moment and suv hit this child we've paused that video before impact. but police want you to take a good look at the vehicle involved. that is black suv that police say, fled north on 57 street. the four year old boy who was hit died after he was taken to children's hospital. now, police say he was crossing the busy street by himself. later in the evening in kensington, there was another hit-and-run involving a

late another evening in kensington, another hit-and-run involving a child there is time, police say a young mother was caring her two year old in a carseat across the 2700 block of mascher street when both were hit. police found pieces of the striking vehicle's headlight on scene there surveillance cameras were rolling too as witnesses stood by. take a listen. >> from witnesses we have pretty good description of the vehicle. they believe it has been a 2014, new err model nissan. four door, white in color. and after striking the mother and son on mascher street, the vehicle then made a right turn and was last seen west on lehigh avenue. >> now, the mother and child in this case were both taken to the hospital, and last list in the critical condition. police tell us, however, that the mother is expected to survive, no update on that two year old boy's condition this morning, in the meantime anyone with any information about either of these cases is asked to call philadelphia police. we are reporting live in southwest philadelphia, this morning, jan carabeo cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> t

but they say she lock her four kids in a basement in kensington over this past weekends for nearly 15 hours as punishment. it was inside this base until the kensington where police found four children this weekend, locked away without food water or a bathroom. neighbors who know the mother police say is responsible are shocked. >> it is so not like this lady. i have known her for almost two years now almost two years. she is very, very nice. she treats everybody very nice. when she socialize z she is just a kind laid. >> i police called to the home on the 1900 block every east atlantic street around 1:30, sunday evening investigators say the kids have been locked in the basement since 11:00 p.m. the night before. one of the children had a cell phone that could only dial 911. and that is how the kid got help. but when police arrived they couldn't get in. so they called the fire department for assistance. >> the firemen put a ladder up against the house they climb up the ladder, went through the window, opened the door. >> when crews got to the basement they found a 13 year old boy and

rescues found the children in kensington after one called 911.dy gyllenhaal is live at the scene. how are the children doing? >> reporter: denise, they're relatively fine with special victims detectives. 13-year-old boy and three girls aged 9, 10 and 12 years old. firefighters had to climb up to the second story. see the open window there and how they gained access into this house. they went down to the basement and found the four children locked inside. now police with telling us that the kids are okay. they've been down in the basement since yesterday. almost 24 hours. police think they were úg deliberately locked inside. detectives are looking for their mother. police say the kids did have access to a cell phone and how they dialed 911 and got help and firefighters went into the house. neighbors here watching as the kids were taken out of the basement. >> when they came out of the house, they all ran right into the policeman. seemed like they were they were like covering their face and everything and a little embarrassed and scared. >> i was l

. >>> back in our area dozens of crews battled an overnight fire in the city's kensington neighborhood. a blaze broke out at this two-story building. it started on the first floor of the mini market. the flames did not spread to the apartments above and there were no serious injuries. no word yet on what caused this fire. >>> today we are earning more about the philadelphia woman arrested after investigators say she tried to join the terror group isis. keonna thomas appeared before a federal judge yesterday. she has no criminal history and is the mother of young children. the federal prosecutors say she left an online trail of radicalized postings going back nearly two years. according to authorities she planned to leave her home on north tenth street and join isis in syria. the trip never happened. >> it's just a shame. you never know who you're living next to. >> thomas is being held without bail and is expected back in court on wednesday. she could face up to 15 years in prison. >>> investigators say this arrest in philadelphia is not related to a case in new york where two women ar

live in west kensington doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >> so sad. doug thank you. >>> we have new information also a about the other deadly hit-and-run, the one that killed a 4-year-old boy in kingsessing earlier this week. late this morning police told us they're still processing the car involved for evidence. they say they'll eventually ask the driver to turn herself in. the lawyer for the driver said yesterday she told police where to find her vehicle and handed over the keys. >>> nearly a dozen students went to the hospital this morning after their school bus collided with a car in camden county this morning. happened at kearsley and cross keys road in gloucester township. students from camden county technical school were picked up by a different bus. officials tell us the injuries are all minor. gloucester township police department released these pictures from the scene of accident. police tell nbc 10 the school bus sideswiped a passing car during a left-hand turn. so far police have not charged the driver. >>> one man was killed after he was

kenneth moten joins us live in kensington with the disturbing story. >> reporter: walter we've learned in the past hour or so, svu detectives have located the mother, they believe she locked her children in the basement of this home for more than 1 hours as punishment. no no bathroom. firefighters climbed on to the second floor of the house to get inside when the police say one of the trapped children used the cell phone to call for help. neighbors on the block in east kensington watched philadelphia firefighters and police get into the home to rescue four children locked in a basement. >> when the kids came out, you could tell they were scairmd. >> reporter: investigators say it was around 1:30 p.m. when they got a desperate 91 # -- 911 call from one of the trapped kids. once inside police got into the basement and pulled out a 13-year-old boy and three sisters, ages 12, 10 and 9. friend of the family and neighbor saw the children after they were rescued. >> it's a shame. i love kids i have two of my own i could never imagine the kids being in the situation regardless. it breaks my he

in kensington. the siblings are between 9 and 13 years old. one of the trapped children was able to call 911 at 1:30. firefighters climbed into the second floor bedroom and opened the door for police who got into the basement. a friend of one of the victims saw the mother and daughter arguing saturday afternoon. neighbors were stunned. >> it's a shame. i love kids i have two of my own, i could never imagine the kids being in this situation regardless. it breaks my heart. >> reporter: overnight authorities were working on figure out who these children would stay with for the time being. the woman's name has not been released by police. live in hunting park, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> sorry about that, mics were not on, thank you katherine. david murphy has accuweather. >> reporter: we're off to a cool start, storm tracker 6 live double scan shows us we're dry. as we look outside, we have sky 6 sun coming up over the horizon, we have clouds sweeping down out of the north that will be

. >>> philadelphia police rescued four young children from the basement from a home in the kensington section. police say their mother locked them down there as a punishment. katherine scott has more. >> reporter: matt, the mother was brought to special victims unit for questioning. the children showed no visible signs of injuries. they were taken to saint christopher's hospital for evaluation. >> i'm surprised and shocked. >> reporter: surprised to hear that their neighbor would lock their children in the basement for 12 hours. detectives were called to the scene on the 1900 block of east atlantic street. >> she also quiet, kids come out and play all the time. never did i see her disciplining her kids in front of anybody. >> one of the trapped children called 911 around 1:30. investigators say the mother locked them in the basement with no food and no access to a bathroom. firefighters climbed through a second floor bedroom and opened the door for the police who got into the basement. they discovered a 1-year-old -- 13-year-old boy and sisters age 9 and 10 and 9-year-old brother. a f

. >>> if you like classic cars and custom rides, then kensington maryland was the place to be. the sound of revving engines could be heard. they handed out trophies and prizes for the best rides. all the money raised will go to the children's library there in kensington. >>> what are we looking at for the start to the workweek here? >> beautiful again tomorrow. a high of 75. breezy tomorrow afternoon. it's nearly a perfect 10 but rain is in the forecast on tuesday. as kids are heading to school likely dealing with rain at the bus stop. recess might be rained out. 68 for a high on tuesday. wednesday thursday weep keep it dry, and next chance of shores on friday into saturday. >> i heard you say if you didn't get out this weekend, the time to see the blossoms is tomorrow. >> gone on tuesday with the rain i think. >>> that will do it for us. we hope to see you back here at 11:00. have a great night. >>> on this sunday night, game on. >> i'm running for president. >> hillary clinton begins hers race for the white house. are her challenge this is time even bigger than '08? >>> the i

. >> we learned overnight the two-year-old victim of a hit-and-run in the west kensington section has died. >>> a car fire near the airport leads to grisly discovery a burned body and the police say the victim was no stranger to the law. >>> unexpected news for marine out west. >> david murphy is off and we have karen rogers and matt pellman good morning. >> reporter: we're looking at satellite and radar, you can see the clouds, they are high, thin clouds and we'll get the sunshine filtering through. we'll see showers building in the south and west. the daytime today is dry get out there and enjoy it at 52 degrees. 43 in allentown. 49 in millville. 51 in trenton. but we're heading up to a nice high of 68 degrees. clouds and sunshine, it's going to be breezy at times later on tonight we're watching for a passing shower with a low of 54 degrees which isn't bad for this time of the year. we have a wet day coming up in the seven-day forecast, details on that in just a moment, matt. >> reporter: certainly a nice morning for the drive weather wise karen. you have to dodge all the problems g

. >>> philadelphia police rescued four young children from a basement in the home in the kensington section. police say their mother locked them down there as punishment. katherine scott is live at the special victims unit in hunting park. >> reporter: the mother was brought here for questioning. the children showed no visible signs of injury. >> i am surprised and shocked she would make such a bad judgment. >> reporter: surprise the that the neighbor locked her four children in the basement for 12 hours. the detectives were called to the 1900 block of east atlantic street. she is quiet the kids come out and play all the time. never did i see her disciplining her kids in front of anybody. >> reporter: one of the trapped children called 911. investigators say the mother locked them in the basement saturday night with no food or access to the bathroom. firefighters climbed through a second floor bedroom and opened the door for police who got in the basement. they discovered a 13-year-old boy and sisters age 12 and 10 and 9-year-old brother. they are hungry and frightened. reports of seeing a

police say the mother was holding her 2-year-old son while crossing mascher street in kensington when a car hit them and kept going. jesse gary is live outside of the children's hospital. how is that boy doing this morning? >> reporter: chris, he is in very critical condition this morning. accident investigators say they have surveillance video of it striking the people as they left the scene. police say the driver hit a 19-year-old mother as she carried her 2-year-old son. the child suffered a broken pelvis severe head trauma. relatives say this crime is all too common. >> i think this is ridiculous. my family has been living here for 40 years and this happens all the time. >> here's another look at the car leaving the scene. if you recognize the car or you think you know who's behind the wheel, yo you are' asked to call police. we'll update the condition of the mother coming up in the next 30 minutes. live outside saint christopher's hospital for children, "nbc 10's" jesse gary. >> less than an hour before that hit and run, another driver ran over and killed a 4-year-old boy in phil

www.vitac.com breaking news this morning the two-year old struck by a care during a hit and run in kensingtonas died. david alycia was hit on money and had been in critical condition, he passed overnight other jan car bear owe joins us at police headquarter. her mother went to great lengths to save him jan. >> reporter: police sources tell "eyewitness news" that this two year-old boy hit and now killed by a hit/run driver in kensington has died ape was pronounced dead around 1:30 in the morning. police here are still searching for the driver of the striking vehicle and they're still searching for the driver, in that deadly southwest philadelphia hit and run. she's still not turned herself in but most of these accidents happened monday evening

a tragic outcome in the hit and run case in kensington, a little 2-year-old victim has died.r efforts to fine the driver. >>> and a good samaritan who helped a man that fell off the septa platform. >> now for the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams have a nice evening. good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. >>> with ducis rogers cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> thursday night and a worker dies after an electrical accident at the king of prussia mall. and they catch dozens of fugitives in camden as part of a tragic development in the west kensington section of philadelphia. a 2-year-old died at saint christophers hospital. he and his mother were hit at lehigh and masher on monday. that is the vehicle and police are trying to track down the driver but so far to no avail. david henry is live at the scene. >> reporter: a mother and her baby son rundown and left for dead in front of their home here the toddler has now died and you can see behind me grieving family members have gathered struggle to come to terms with their loss. >> he is nev

incident as they do in the north kensington incidence. they narrowed it down to a couple of brands of car and the victims were a mother and child. >> she was close to the crosswalk and was crossing master street and that car was coming down from masher. >> the second hit and run occurred shortly before 7:00 p.m. many witnesses reported the fast moving white car turned on to lehigh and left behind a piece of headlight glass. >> if we get surveillance tape, if we get some we'll make sure the media gets it. we believe it's a late model white accura intig integrity. the mother had structures and they are listed as critical. >> police are asking for the public's help, believed to be a late model accura or infinity. it struck the mother and 2-year-old and then sped away. if you have information on that car, its driver or video, you are asked to call investigators at 215-685-3180. there say $10,000 reward out for the arrest and conviction of that driver. live at the police administration building john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> thank yo

the 2-year-old boy injured in a hit-and-run in kensington on monday night has died. philadelphia police tell us david alicea jr. died just after 1:30 this morning at st. christopher's hospital. his mother josephine rivero is recovering from her injuries. police are looking for a white 2007 infiniti. authorities are offing a $10,000 reward in the case. >>> today marks one year since that deadly ferry disaster in south korea. most of those victims who died were students. ferry capsized on april 15th of last year. investigators say it was overcrowded. a court sentenced 15 crew members to serve prison time in connection with the tragedy. >>> 5:45 now, the postal worker who landed a small aircraft near the u.s. capitol building is due in court today. there is the gyrocopter that caused a scare in washington yesterday. authorities say it took off from the gettysburg area. about an hour later the pilot landeded it on the west lawn of the capitol building and landed himself in jail. that pilot doug hughes is a postal worker from california. he had openly been planning that f

police found the kids at a home in the city's kensington section yesterday afternoon after one of theldren called 911. the kids told officers they were told by their mother to get in the basement and stay there. in the basement, though, they had no access to food running water or a bathroom. sarah bloomquist has more on the charges the mother is now facing coming up at 4:30. >> in delaware now state fire officials have arrested three men in connection with this arson last year which destroyed a historic home. that home was built back in 1871. firefighters said the damage would top $200,000. today the state fire marshal said two teens an 19-year-old were taken into custody. they've all been released on $15,000 bond. >> officials are calling the devastation from saturday's earthquake in nepal staggering. this afternoon more heartache as the death toll continues to rise surpassing 4,000 people and that number continues to go up. right now more than 7,000 people have been injured as well. rescuers are desperately digging through the rubble and they are still finding survivors. the 7.8 mag

they're upset to merge kensington high school with kensington academy. the school district didn't notify them until monday. >> they talk about us being the future but they didn't give us what we need to be good and great. >> they're holding a public hearing on the plan in two weeks. >>> a judge threw out a lawsuit challenging trenton's paid sick leave law. they rallied before the ruling came down yesterday. members of new jersey working families and citizen action says the lawsuit is the work of corporate lobbyists. the lawyer for the trade group though that brought the suit told us mandatory sick pay is unconstitutional. >> more than 85% of the voters adopted the law last fall and we're here to defend the city and the voters of this town. >> it's beyond the police powers, the power delegated to municipalities to legislate on matters of general concern, such as employer and employee relations. >> according to nj.com the judge ruled that trenton is allowed to protect its citizens. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >

> also new this morning in philadelphia dozens of crews battled an overnight fire in the city's kensington neighborhood. the blaze broke out at this two-story bulling on east cam brie cambria street. one person was treated for smoke inhalation. no other injuries reported. no word on a cause of the fire. >>> we are learning more about the philadelphia woman arrested after investigators say she tried to join the terror group isis. key on keonna thomas is peared edappeared in court yesterday. she planned to leave her home on north tenth street and join isis in syria. the trip never happened. >> it's just a shame. you never know who you're living next to. >> thomas is being held without bail and is expected back in court on wednesday. she could face up to 15 years in prison. keonna thomas is not the first person from our area accused of trying to take part in a terror attack or join a terror group. jihad jane lived in montgomery county. she was sentenced last year to ten years in prison for plotting to kill a cartoonist who mocked the prophet muhammad. prosecutors say the plot included recruit

somerset to cambria from kensington to 8th street.rrested came in from the suburbs. >> my message if you think it is a good idea to purchase narcotics in the city limits you'll be charged with the crime, but your vehicle will be conrecess at a confiscated and your picture will be publicized in the news media. >> you can see the pictures at 6abc.com. >>> patdowns are a think of the past at citizens bank park. now fans will have to go through metal detecters to get into the game. sharrie williams has more on what fans are saying about it. >> reporter: metal detecters are the newest addition to the line up for phillies games. it's part of the baseball league mandate that calls for every fan to be screened. >> instead of pat downs we'll do full metal detection for every fan. >> reporter: they've installed in every entrance gate in the park that seats over 43,000 people. as part of the screening fans will be asked to empty their pockets of cell phones and cameras and keys. >> it's like being in an apartment. >> reporter: it was the boston

the 2-year-old boy injured in a hit-and-run in kensington monday night has died. police tell us david alicea jr. died after 1:30 this morning at st. christopher's hospital. this mother is recovering from her injuries. police are looking for a 20078 white infiniti. a $10,000 reward in the case. >>> pedro menhernandez confessed to killing the boy. prosecutors told jurors that the right man is on trial. >>> right now there's a new push to eliminate the statutech limitations in child sex abuse. they want to provide a longer time frame for people to file sex claims. er? jerry sandusky is serving a 30 to 60-year sentence for abusing boys at penn state. >>> the police chief in wildwood said his department will give several styles of body cameras a 60-day tryout. he said he would like every officer to eventually wear one. this had month, the police department is another one to add cameras. >>> boater blame sand between long beach island and the sand was replenished after hurricane sandy. the aerm corps of engineers said there's no plans to dredge the inlet. >> it's just n

franco torres's mother say teacher in west kensington and he is a spokesperson for the family, the phone call to the mother was last night since the mother claims to have received multiple threatening calls. >> saying why are you saying i have your daughter if i see anything i'll drop her off at work. changes stories if he knows who she is s if you have seen franco torres, are you urged to call police. i'm live in west kinging ton chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> frightening story there chad thank you. >>> police are waiting for a person in a deadly hit and run to turn herself in today. the crash happened monday in southwest philadelphia it killed 4-year-old abdul wilson the driver has been in touch with an attorney they have also recovered the suv thought to be recovered in all of this. police are waiting to take her formal statement before they move forward with this case. >>> meanwhile detectives are looking for this white infinity in connection with another hit and run the same night. 19-year-old joes fever rivera and her 2-year-old son david alicia were struck as they tried