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. >> mali norist is a cartoonist and draws on every liberal and a south park fan. and in an episode of south park got cancelled because they made a mild mohammed joke. it was a joke about how you can't make a mohammed joke. >> jesus. budda. mohammed. >> in the next episode. comedy central bleeped out the name mohammed. [bleep]. allah. you so, i learned something today. they bleep 35 seconds of their show. >> south park criticizes everybody. >> right. >> they are grossly offensive about everybody. but they made the mildest pathetic, panist mohammed and they yanked it. >> norris wanted to start a draw mohammed day to protest the censorship. >> she's disappeared. >> her liberal newspaper. the way they put it in the way she was gone and ceased to exist. there is no more molly. >> there is so more molly. >> she vanished. no one knows if she is alive or dead. >> the only people who writes right wing nut job. why don't the liberals care. >> what will happen to molly norris will happen to you or you. >> cair said it is legal to draw the cartoon but you shouldn't out of res

. >> k-9 unit tracked him, wooded area off south park drive, in haddon township, and sadly the boy was found deceased. he was found shortly before 9:00 a a.m. >> reporter: location it scene by chopper three is half mile from where the child was reported missing. >> energetic little boy. >> reporter: family and friend describe him as are smart with an affinity for trains. but with so many questions, left, one simple fact is unbearable, that these eyes won't light up this way ever again. >> it the is all owe serene. it is just hard to look at. >> reporter: investigators say all of this is still very preliminary. they have not got that autopsy results yet so any obvious signs of trauma they have been unable to talk b the think main question still remains how did that young boy get to that a area of the woods and if he did not get there himself who did bring him there. reporting live, alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> caught on cam why a vicious a assault on a home owner in northeast philadelphia a. video shows two suspects knocking on door of the 70 year-old man in the 800

yesterday and was found a few hours later, dead in wood off south park drive.his parents have been questioned, but at this point there nor reports of an arrest. camden officials say autopsy is pend to go determine the cause of death. erika and nicole back to you. >> justin, thank you for that updates. >>> in other headlines, reaction is pouring in following the first democratic presidential debate, of the campaign season. many pundits believe enthusiasm is back on hillary clinton's side and bernie sanders is winning praise and twitter followers for his strong debate performance. i questions that is what it is all about twitter followers. >>> philadelphia daily news reporting this morning that police commissioner charles ramsey plans to retire. mayor michael nutter had has a morning news conference, he is only saying that he will make an announcement about public safety. >>> well, here's a story that is cracking up. >> yes, bride is usually star of her own wedding. >> but this weekend in california there was serious star power at one wedding reception. she had c

. >> officers fun toddler's body in the wood off south park drive-in haddon township less than a mile from his father's home. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at the prosecutor's office with more, justin. >>> good morning. sources tell us that his parents have been questioned in the investigation is underway, and loved ones, of brendan creato mourn his belief life. family and friend held a vigil for him last night that brought them too his father's cooper street home where he was last seen live in pajamas. 6:00 o'clock tuesday morning brendan was reported missing from that haddon township apartment where he was staying with his dad. soon after emergency alerts went out to neighbors and social media as search was mounted by camden prosecutor's office, happened on township area law enforcement and nearby agencies. by 9:00a in m police k-9's found the child's rehaines on woods off south park drive less than a half mile from where he was last seen. many who turnout for that vigil will knew brendan and his family and they say he was a bright spot in his family's life. >> he

less than three hours later the authorities say the boy's body was found eight problems away off south park drivety trarkd dounl by a k-9 that picked up his scent. there's a police presence at that time and at the toddler's home where a dozen detectives could be seen in the street. authorities will not discuss how the 3-year-old died. >> we need to wait for the medical examiner to determine manner of death. >> any obvious signs of injury. >> we're not going to discuss that at this point. >> very verse 911 calls wipt out to the neighborhood early this morning and volunteers began serving for the guy described in social media posts as 0 to 40 pounds dressed in pjs with knee on socks. helicopters threw over the west mont section of haddon township and it was before 9 when the tragic discovery was made a shock to local residents. >> i cannot imagine. to lose a kid like that. it just is crazy and who did that? you know, i hope they found who did it? i hope. >> back live now that brick apartment building is where the child disappeared from. a number of investigators are still on the scene. as you

police k-9 found toddler in wood off south park drive less than a half mile where he was last seen. many who turned out for that vigil knew brendan and his family and a priest call it a needed time for the community to express its grief. >> the people are members of our parish and they are connect to our church, holy savior. they have one request that the grandfather had, just one word, prayers. prayers. >> reporter: sources tell us brendan's parents have been questioned but at the this time in reports of arrests or charges to bring you. we know an autopsy is pending. we are live outside camden county prosecutor's office, i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. >>> meanwhile philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey reportedly plans to retire. the report is in the daily news as speculation to what mayor michael nutter administration calls a major announcement on public safety. commissioner ramsey didn't want to spill the beans when he caught up with "eyewitness news" last night. lets take a listen. >> i have a general idea but i guess he wants to sa

we will be hearing from the president of south korea, park geun-hye. the south korean leader meeting with president obama tomorrow. she will have to be walking a fine diplomatic line as you works to strengthen her alliance with the u.s. against nuclear armed north korea. president park will be meeting tomorrow at the white house with president obama. dlso after she cause concern after attending a military parade that was shunned by most democracies. standing between vladimir putin and the leader of context and -- and cause extent-- waiting for south korean president park geun-hye to talk about her country's relations with the united states. live on c-span, at the center for strategic and international studies. waiting for commits to begin by south korean president park geun-hye, the first fema president of south korea. talking about her country's relation with the united states, also meeting with president obama tomorrow at the white house. cha, a senior advisor here at the center for strategic and international studies. and a moderator, the president a

police found the boy's body about three hours later along south park drive.hat's just a few blocks away from where he was last seen. cydney long has been in haddon township since early this morning, she's joining us live once again. what new information are we learning at this hour? >> reporter: well, jim, i can tell you we do know little brendan's autopsy is complete, but so far there is no cause and manner of death. this as detectives are still out here on the scene and some in this community plan to gather for a vigil within the hour to light candles and pray. they say they saw the boy's grandmother in tears this morning calling out his name and showing his picture. a window of three hours is what investigators are working with from the moment 3-year-old brendan creato was reported missing 6:00 this morning to 9:00 a.m. when his tiny body was discovered by investigators in this wooded stretch of cooper river park. you actually went out of your home this morning looking for this little boy. >> yes, i did, because i have two small children at home, so i, you

south park renovation project. >> good morning. i will be brief. the item before you is an award of construction contract for the south park renovation and the community opportunity fund grant in the amount of $200,000 to go towards the construction of the project. this project is that 2012 identified capital project. it was brought to this commission back in february 2014 with a conceptual plan as well as an agreement with the department and the improvement association for the design and construction. we've been working for the past year in developing the plans as it went out to bid back in july. in september open bids received an astounding eight bids for the project within our reach of the $2.5 million construction budget. since then we have received a protest and evaluating the bids and staff is ready to recommend award of the contract to bauman construction for $2,482,650. if the commission is prepared to recommend and ready to approve this contract award, we hope to be in construction by the end of november and have the park ready to open nex

south park renovation project. >> good morning. i will be brief. the item before you is an award of construction contract for the south park renovation and the community opportunity fund grant in the amount of $200,000 to go towards the construction of the project. this project is that 2012 identified capital project. it was brought to this commission back in february 2014 with a conceptual plan as well as an agreement with the department and the improvement association for the design and construction. we've been working for the past year in developing the plans as it went out to bid back in july. in september open bids received an astounding eight bids for the project within our reach of the $2.5 million construction budget. since then we have received a protest and evaluating the bids and staff is ready to recommend award of the contract to

john: they bleeped 35 seconds of their show. >> the south park criticizes everybody. >> right, they're grossly offensive about everybody and it's fine, but they made a mild, a very mildest pathetic dweebiest, pansiest mohammad joke ever and they yanked the episode. john: it never aired again. >> molly norris wanted to start a draw mohammad day to protest the censorship and did it in all her liberal innocence. john: then she got death threats. she disappeared. >> her liberal newspaper, the way they put it announcing she was gone, ceased to exist is there is no more molly. there is no more molly. john: she's vanished. >> no one knows whether she's alive or dead. only people who ever write about her are a few of us right wing nut jobs. why does no liberal care about that? what's happened to molly norris is going to happen to you or you or you or you. you are two or three miles down the road. john: cair says it's legal to draw the cartoon but shouldn't out of respect. >> people would not draw cartoons about mohammad and make jokes about catholicism. when only one religion kills people it b

recreation and parks and i'm part of the association for 9 years advocating the redevelopment for south park. we have raised over half a million dollars to do this. supervisor kim got us a million dollars on the park fund and we used the impact fees and i'm proud to say we are having ground breaking on november 10th. that is the culminate of all the efforts, but i see my role from improving south park is for the rest of open space in district 6. >>supervisor john avalos: just a question, where do you see the sites for district 6? >> there is two sites. one is available and the other one is not. both are very expensive. the question i have is can the real development that's happening in central soma, those impact fees just the development of 5 m, the flower mart, the tennis court and south of market western and eastern can have a swimming pool, more basketball courts. another rec's center. aside from putting all of these people there. i see two roles. the private open space but what might come out of all of this massive development. we have an overall plan to meet the needs of the affordable

authorities say less than three hours later his body was found in a wooded area off south park drive in cooper river park about a half mile from home. police will not discuss the cause of death. >> we would need to wait for the medical examiner to conduct an autopsy in order to determine a manner of death. >> reporter: are there any obvious signs of injury. >> we're not going discuss that at this point. >> reporter: a woman who identified herself as a relative of the boy's father remembers the toddler this way. >> he was fun. energetic always happy. >> reporter: residents began searching for brendan early this morning after his disappearance spread like wildfire on facebook and other social media. police put out robo calls to alert the public he was missing. >> as soon as i got here to walk they started blocking off the pavement. everybody had their heads down someone said they called the search off. >> i could not imagine to lose a kid like that just crazy and who did that. i hope they find who did it. >> reporter: back live the apartment house is still taped off, the area around it.

the dogs picked up the little boy's scent, the canine unit tracked him to the wooded area along south park drive at the cooper river, had don township side of the cooper river. this unfolding as local residents saw a post about the missing little boy on their facebook page this morning. we spoke with one local mom, megan shaw, who told me she went outside of her home, she left her children with another loved one but she went out into this community looking for this little boy and she made it all the way to cooper river park and that's when she saw some crime type because her heart is broken over all of this. her and other mothers as many residents are standing on the sidewalk here this morning completely heartbroken over this news here this morning and wanting more answers. investigators tell me the little boy was found shortly before 9:00 a.m. and they have yet to release his name. that's because they are working still to make sure that all next of kin are notified. we're also told by the camden county prosecutor's office that an autopsy will be conducted today. when i asked them if there

. >> k9 unit tracked him to wooded area off of south park drive in haddon township and sadly the child was found deceased. >> reporter: among the immediate questions to be answered was this an accident? did the child wander off? was it a stranger abduction? in other words, should the broader public be concerned? >> you know, there's no sort of, um --, i think at this point i am not going to address that. >> social media was a buzz when brandon was reported missing. concerned neighbors joined the search in frantic hoping of finding the little boy alive but it was not to be be. >> everybody had their heads head. somebody someone said they called the search off. good news or bad news then shook their heads. >> reporter: court tee passed right by the spot where brandon's body was discovered. >> literally right there and i almost got out of the car and i didn't. i'm so thankful i didn't i wouldn't have been able to hand that menially or emotionallily. >> seeing the little boy. >> yeah. >> neighbors try to make sense of the tragedy and the knowledge they still don't know exactly what happene

what happened, how did he die, how was his body found at this spot where we are on south park drive. i'll show this touching memorial here that continues to grow day-by-day. candles, teddy bears and an across here, this is where his body was found. the three year old as we go to video here, found here a week ago. detectives have announced that they found no indication of forced entry at his home, which is just a now blocks away, in haddon township. additionally, the camden county prosecutor announce that there is no indication that the boy was sexually assaulted. that much is clear. but, the result of the autopsy continues to be pending at this time. investigators say resident should be aware that detective will continue to investigate the neighborhood and the area. now, the back story on all of this, authorities say, the three year old's body was found in this wooded area about a week ago. he was first reported missing around 6:00 a.m. tuesday, his body was found three hours later off of south park drive, where we are now, by police dog. but big questionings: what happened to him? h

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tuesday morning a police k-9 unit found brendan's body in the wood off south park drive near cooper river park hours after he was reported in missing. the the end of the multi agency effort, mounted soon after brendan's dad called police about his missing son and this morning we have a portion of that phone call and also exclusive reaction about brendan's serious death from his grandfather. >> 911 what is your emergency. >> i just woke up and my three-year oldies missing. >> had you seen anything or seen anything nothing like that. >> no, i just woke up and he wasn't in my house. the i don't know if he wandered out or what happened. the door is lock. the he unlock it and left. >> to go to sleep and wake up and he is not there and there is no answers, i mean what happened? >> reporter: and brendan was his grandfather's only grandchild, he told us just yesterday and this morning the investigation is set to resume. we do know that both of the brendan's parents have been questions but at this time officials say there have been no arrests made, and also no charges. erika and a nicole, back ove

room on tuesday. >> humble kid, very dedicated to the game. >> reporter: odom may have left south ozone park, but he wasn't a stranger. he often came back and neighbors say he would come to these basketball courts which are under construction right now and organize tournaments for kids in the area. >> he made it possible for the younger ones, the younger kids to try to have the opportunities, as well. >> reporter: and it was here at christ the king regional high school that odom became a top national prospect. eventually winning two nba championships playing as a forward for the los angeles lakers. a marriage end manage divorce with a kardashian introduced him to a whole new fan base. troubles with substance abuse challenged him off court. but back home neighbors say his kind nature then wavered. >> whatever the situation, just hope he comes out of it. that's all. whole neighborhood is praying for him. >> the owner of the legal brothel where odom was found says he never saw him take illegal drugs during his stay there, only what is called herbal viagra. but sources say odom is on life suppor

. >>> happy birthday to the south park co-creator. holyfield. >>> keep it here for more news, weather and sports. i'm melissa rehberger. a new platform for bikers in san francisco -- quite literall >>> a new platform for bikers in san francisco. quite literally. the reason raising the road could clamp down on dangerous accidents. >>> and voting to strike or sit back down at the bargaining table. the real price of a pay gap between csu faculty members and the state of california if teachers go on strike. >>> plus, what a boater discovers in the san francisco bay sends emergency responders scrambling into cold waters. >>> "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> and a good monday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. a lot to get to. but first. the sweet sound of rain. a little muffled there. sweeping into the bay area over the weekend.

after authorities were notified, little brendan's body was found by k-9 units in a wooded area off south park drive near the cooper river. neighbors say the situation has cents this quiet community into an emotional tail spin. >> it's a really good town. good place to grow up. good neighborhood. something like this is just shocking. >> i've lived here for 25 years and nothing like -- i've never heard of anything like this. >> reporter: now at this point local authorities are not referring to this case as a crime. they say the fact of the matter is this investigation is just getting under way. >> we're awaiting the results of an autopsy to be conducted to determine the cause and manner of death and this is a very ongoing and active investigation so we appreciate your patience in this matter. >> reporter: back out live so once again the investigation is ongoing. no arrests have been made and the camden county prosecutors office is asking anyone with any information to please give them a call. reporting live from haddon township, new jersey, walter perez, channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank

. >> reporter: it's safe to say that lamar odom's basketball career started right here at this park in south ozone park queens. this used to be a basketball court behind me where he sprouted up to 6-foot 10. this is also where his friends, those who saw him grow up have been on the phone with other friends out in las vegas waiting for any word on his condition. >> tubes are in him now, but we felt inspired by his presence. >> prayers from reverend jesse jackson at the bedside of former nba star and queens native lamar odom at sunrise hospital in las vegas. >> the doctor felt he was much better off today than yesterday, at least there is some responsiveness now. >> the 35-year-old was found unresponsive at the love ranch in crystal nevada tuesday afternoon. it's a legal brothel he checked into saturday. >> did you see this coming? >> no, not at all. >> odom grew up in south ozone park queens playing basketball right here in lincoln park. >> he was telling me he just practiced he was just naturally gifted. >> it is that gift that led him to win two nba championships with the l. a. lakers with

the prayer yoga for brendan will be held two blocks from here where his body was found at south park and west and while it may be chilly outside this weekend, it will be warm in spirit. live in haddon township, cydney long, nbc 10 news. >>> the jury will deliberate again on monday in the deadly market street building collapse trial. the jury got the case late this afternoon after both sides wrapped up their closing statements. griffin campbell is on trial for third-degree murder. both closing statements were passionate and animated. the defense called campbell a guy from north philly feeding his family who didn't have the expertise to know how to demolish a building. prosecutors say campbell was warned by coworkers about the dangers before the collapse, which left six people dead. >>> a big gamble for pennsylvania lawmakers next week. some want to eliminate sites like fan duel and draft kings. nbc 10's jacqueline london joins us now. >> next week lawmakers in the house of representatives will vote on a bill to limit daily sports websites in pennsylvania to only those run by the state

three hours later half mile away young boy was found, decease in the wooden area by the river, on south park drive. according to the camden county prosecuter's office, k9 units cracked the scene of the child, and led investigators to that location, and now signs of possible trauma or cause of death, still all under investigation. >> we were awaiting the results of an autopsy to be conducted to determine cause of death, and very ongoing and active investigation. we appreciate your patience in this matter. >> now getting live look from chopper three, over the scene, where you can see multiple units have been out here investigating, the large question remains, how did this toddler get to that spot on the river? could he have possibly wandered there himself? or was he taken there? there is a lot for investigators to look through right now, of course, over on that scene, and over at this child's home right now. an identification has not yet been made. reporting in camden county, alexandria hoff, "eyewitness news". >> a loft questions here, thanks very much. a deadly home invasion leaves a communi

the body of the child was found in a wooded area off south park dmriv haddon township just before 9:00 this morning and the camden county prosecutor's office says the boy was reported missing from a home in the 100 block cooper street three hours earlier and that set off intense search. k-9 led officers to the area where the boy was found. investigators have not released the child's name and autopsy will be perform todd determine the exact cause and manner of death. >> the defense is presenting its case in the trial of contractor blamed for june 2013 collapse of salvation army store in center city. vernon odom is at the criminal justice center with more now, vern. >> reporter: the contractor could get life in prison if convicted of more than one murder here. one of half dozen charges lodged against him. so there's a lot on the line. >> the griffin campbell defense launched this morning with architect trying bowl stert case that's demolition contractor sake made a scapegoat for wealthy property owners and provtional architect pressuring campbell to get condemned building 2 and market do

that led to a search that within hours, turned up brendan's life less body in woods off south park drive just blocks from his dad's apartment. creato's lawyer says his client is cooperating now with the police. >> he did meet with them without my being there to speak with them during the interview. he answered as far as i know all of their questions, and, since then they have not had any other questions for them but it is, as much a mystery i think to him as i think it is to the rest of us what actually happened here. >>> lawyers say a at this time his client is not the a suspect. we do know that brendan's family is holding a private viewing today and then tomorrow a funeral and burial. we are live outside camden county prosecutor's office, i'm justin finch for "eyewitness news", nicole. >> justin, thank you. >>> happening today democratic presidential front runner hillary clinton appears before the republican led house benghazi committee. on the eve of the hearing democrats released full closed door testimony, showing clinton work hard to protect those caught in the 2012 attack. many de

darla miles is in south ozone park. darla? >> reporter: well, sade, no news may not necessarily be today is the second day those who saw odom rise to stardom in south ozone park queens and the second day they continue to pray for him and remember the good times. here. a lot of people out here because, like i said, the neighborhoods exception, we loved him. >> reporter: that love so abundantly clear when lamar odom returned to the very basketball court where he learned to play as a kid to commercial. >> we don't care nothing about what he is going through, drugs he used, all that stuff. that. all we care about is the fact that, are you all right. >> reporter: the drugs he ingested the focus of the sheriff's office investigation and how the former nba star ended up be county shows and throwing up at a legal brothel in nevada on his first visit >> lamar was acting like a fun guy. he wasn't out of his mind. he wasn't speeding around. he was going to bed at night, getting good sleep. he was eating healthy. >> reporter: on thursday,

. >> k9 unit track him to a wooded area off of south park drive in haddon township, and sadly the child was found deceased. >> reporter: neighbors on this quiet tree line block that rushed to join the search when brendon was reported missing. only to have their hopes crushed with the news of his death. >> i just wanted to help really. i mean, i just wanted to feel like i was helping out the community and the family. >> everybody had their heads down. someone said she call the search off and i just was like good news or bad news and then they just shook their heads. >> reporter: brendon was described boy a family friend as a lover of choo-choo trains. playful, always happy. spokesman for the camden county prosecutor's office was tight lipped when asked whether the broader public should be worri worried. in other words, could this have been a stranger abduction? >> that left parents here nervous. afraid. >> i wasn't immediately afraid for my children, but it's a horrifying situation to be in. you know, i can't imagine the situation that they're in. just must be absolutely devastating. >>

a canine unit found him off south park drive. it's less than a mile from his home.any in the neighborhood came up to show support for the family. >> didn't do this. we know he didn't do this. he loved his baby. >> devastating. to hear something like that. closer it gets to home i guess affects you. >> the mother released a statement last night thanking the community for their support. we are heartbroken by the loss of our beautiful boy brendan creato and we thank the community which searched this morning. we appreciate your efforts and kind words. the family, they, too, do not have answers about what happened to the 3-year-old. we'll let you know as the investigation unfolds. what is clear, this small town in camden county is in mourning. matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >> civil rights leader jerry mondesire will be laid to rest today. he was the former head of the philadelphia chapter of the naacp. today's celebration of life is happening at 11:00 a.m. in bright hope baptist church. that's at 12th and cecil b. moore in north philadelphia. >>> 4:34. a single judge will

morning less than three hours later the horrifying news, his body had been found in a wooded area off south park drive in cooper river park. police will not reveal any details about how the child died. >> we would need to wait for the medical examiner to conduct an autopsy in order to determine a manner of death. >> reporter: are there any obvious signs of injury. >> we're not going to discuss that at this point. >> reporter: a massive search for the child began this morning after area residents received telephone alerts and news of brendan's disappearance exploded on facebook. >> we came out to help and as soon as i got to here to walk they started blocking offer the tape. it was about 9 o'clock they had put the tape up and everybody had their heads down. >> reporter: you realized it was too late. >> someone said they called the search off. >> reporter: the boy's body was located about a half mile from his father's house. resident and police want to know how he got there. >> i could not imagine to lose a kid like. that it's just crazy and who did that i hope they find who did it. >> reporter: a

officers found the toddler's body in the woods off south park drive less than a mile from his father'some. "eyewitness news" david spunt was at tonight's vigil where a community is trying to deal with this tragedy. david. >> there are so many questions in this case and we're trying to find out as many answers as possible. many people at the vigil night didn't even know the cree at tow family they just came to offer some kind of peace. >> ♪ >> reporter: as the sun set, anxious neighbors from haddon township and beyond gathered outside a local church to sing, pray and ask why? >> for those who do believe in god it is a time to really feel that faith. >> reporter: neighbors woke up to text messages from authorities asking for help to find the three-year-old. he went missing from his dad's apartment on cooper street early tuesday morning around 6:00 o'clock. intense search continued until 9:00 o'clock when authorities found the little boy's body by the woods not even half a mile from his dad's home. >> i drove past there a few times. it was scary. >> reporter: "eyewitness news" has learned