george washington high. a new team is in charge now at george washington high school in the somerton section, in an unusual move the district decided to replace principal dean jones with two coprincipals, effective immediately. >> we are looking at resetting the climate at the school and meeting with parents and students and staff, to talk about how to move forward and improve the school. >> this is video of a fight here last month, a student was hospitalized after putting his fist through a window, yesterday a teacher was assaulted when three students barged into his classroom to retrieve a cell phone from another student, students staff and parents, like fran complained about a lack of discipline and climate of violence. >> once you get the discipline under control, and they realize there is discipline and consequences and the district allows the staff here to actually discipline, it can be totally turned around. >> jerry jordan said in a statement that the issues extend beyond this one school, saying yesterday's incident is emblematic of the complete district, the educators and students across philadelphia a

high school. >> the school district removed the principal at george washington high school and reassigned him elsewhere. yesterday three students attacked a teacher and punched him in the face several times. police say it was all over a cell phone. george washington high school has been plagued by school fights to students pulling the fire alarm as a prank. >>> reducing violent crime in wilmington. tonight, delaware lawmakers sent a letter to wilmington's mayor and council members about concerns their recommendations have not been implemented. a crime commission recommended changes eight months ago. the letter reveals the five key changes, including deployment of at least 24 officers per shift, improving the murder clearance rate, developing a proactive crime reduction strategy, and improving police department's technology. also, accountability. >>> the white house secret service officer arrested for sexting will stay behind bars until his trial. lee moore appeared in court today in wilmington. his attorney tried to get him released but a judge decided against that. investigators arrested him last mont

reportedly attacked, that happened monday morning, and by monday night, the principal at george washington high school was out. >> it is supposed to be a learning environment, very hostile learning environment. >> fighting. >> reporter: in a place built and meant for educating, classes at george washington high school have lately become more of a place for brawls and fistfights. monday the school district decided after two and a half years on the job, principal gene jones should no longer be the the school leader. >> people pulling alarms, incidents outside of the school, the incident yesterday was of course, extremely serious. so in light of all of the things that were going on in the school we felt necessarily to rhea sign the principal. >> reporter: move was made monday night, the same day that officials say three students burst into a ninth grade classroom, taking a cell phone from another student. when the the teacher became involved he was allegedly attack. >> i think the students felt brazen enough to walk in and assault a teacher. it is just beyond comprehension. >> reporter: while district se

action news" reported on a number of fights and assaults against staff and students at george washington high school, we learn that the leader of the school is now out, sara bloomquist is live in somerton with the transfer. >> just yesterday a teacher suffered a possible concussion when he was assaulted by three students who barged into his ninth grade class. and the principal was removed from the high school and now that is getting mixed reviews. >> new day and new leadership, just yesterday a teacher was assaulted when a student barged into his classroom to retrieve his cell phone from other student. the principal was removed and replaced with two new coprincipals. >> we have to do something immediate and something that will change the school and this is an immediate very unusual action in reassigning the principal. students and staff are complaining about a break down in dismin. a student was hospitalized after putting his fist through the window, president jerry jordan released a statement saying that the incident yesterday at george washington high school is problematic of our school district.

been made. >> the philadelphia school system stepping in after recent wave of violence, george washington high school, the school district saying it needed to reset the climate there, which meant, reassignment for the principal. they made this decision just hours after student attacked a teacher in one of the classrooms, they reassigned him, and replacing him with new co-principals, the move bringing on strong reaction from students and parents. >> police officers, school police, have been attack, no discipline. these fights have been going on, everything has been unreported. >> school district says new safety plans also part of the improvement, being made at that school. >>> police in one local town are calling it the first christmas grinch story of the year. >> so, some person walks into a berlin laudromat comes out with family's entire collection every clothing. steve keeley now, at the berlin police station with more on. >> this steve? >> everybody's favorite christmas cartoon, charlie brown wakes in the stage and yells out is there anyone who knows what christmas is ball? well, by the end of our

been made. >> the philadelphia school system stepped in after recent wave of violence at george washington high school. the school district saying it needed to reset the climate. which meant replacing the principal himself. so it happened just hours after student attacked a teacher in one of the classrooms. they reassigned him, replacing him with new co--principalas bridging strong reaction frost student and par against police officers, school police, have been attacked. there is no discipline. these fights have been going on. everything has been unreported. >> says the new safety plan also part of the improvement at the school. >> police in one local town are calling it the first christmas grinch story of the year. >> yep, a thief stealing family's clothing right out of a berlin laudromat. steve keeley now live at the berlin police station with more on there is hi, steve. >> reporter: not that we needed proof but this case for sure proves that people will just steel anything that isn't theirs, even little kids' used dirty clothe, as they're being washed and dried in a local laudromat. yes, it happene

high school playinged by recent violence getting a big change at the top. school district of philadelphia needed to reset the climate at george washington high school. >> thating the man in charge. fox 29's dave schratwieser has more on the violence at george washington and the district's vision for that school. >> reporter: just hours after several students attacked a teacher in a classroom here, school district officials moved to reassign principal gene jones at george washington high school. replacing him with new co principles. >> we felt it was needed given the incident that occurred yesterday and also given prior incidents. >> reporter: jones had been on the hot seat after recent cafeteria brawl and attack on freshman outside the school. he claimed the school was safe for students. then monday, at least two students entered a classroom and tried to take a cell phone from another student. then they allegedly attacked the teacher punching him in the fa face. >> pretty brazen attack. they went in there to try to get a cell phone from another student. we do not know why. >> police officers, school police have been attacked. >> reporter: news of jones reas

. >>> two philadelphia high school students are in serious trouble withhe law tonight, accused of assaulting a teache it happened at george washingtonigh school in the northeast at 10:00 ts morning. pole say the 16 d 17-year-old boys pushes their way into a ninth grade classroom to try to retrie a cell phone. that escalated io a physical school district authorities say one of the suspects punched the teacher in the face. >> t law ruires this be looked at as an aravated assault. we will ao be puring our district of philadelphia, which could lead to up to expulsn. >> the tcher w takeno the spal to be checked ou a third student has since been arreste we d't yet know what their alleged role was. >>> radnorolice say they will have ext patrols around the high school tomorrow stricys a precaution. a single round of ammunition was found in a school hallway today prompti a lockwn. and they swept the building, bo found anymore bulle and the police ge the all-clear saying there is nonown threat. >>> the state trooper st last night resting at home after doctors removed a bullet. the .45 caliber round landed in his shoulder on t gunttle on the v

. >>> two philadelphia high school students are in serious trouble with the law tonight, accused of assaulting a teacher. it happened at george washingtonigh school in the northeast at 10:00 this morning. police say the 16 and 17-year-old boys pushes their way into a ninth grade classroom to try to retrieve a cell phone. that escalated into a physical confrontation. school district authorities say one of the suspects punched the teacher in the face. >> the law requires this be looked at as an aggravated assault. we will also be pursuing our process here in the school district of philadelphia, which could lead to up to expulsion. >> the teacher was taken to the hospital to be checked out. a third student has since been arrested. we don't yet know what their alleged role was. >>> radnor police say they will have extra patrols around the high school tomorrow strictly as a precaution. a single round of ammunition was found in a school hallway today prompting a lockdown. and they swept the building, nobody found anymore bullets and the police gave the all-clear saying there is no known threat. >>> the state trooper shot last night resting at

high school plaqued by a series of violent incident. the school district made the decision last night the to remove george washington high school principal gene jones after two and a half years. officials say school needed a dramatic change after three students allegedly attacked a teacher yesterday. the move prompted mixed reaction from his parents. >> the principal made some efforts. >> this should have never come to this point. >> there comes a point where it is this is necessary and that is point we reached yesterday. >> two district administrators will lead the school together until a permanent selection is made. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" tonight home grown game that is on a role. >> it is a beginnings, bochi and chess, a philly born game. i'm greg argos with the course that is finally opening up in our city. >>> and since this holiday season tips from the the pros about avoiding danger before you put up those christmas trees, kate. >>> and we are heading for a taste of springtime in december, it is not even winter but it will feel like spring as temperatures head for 60's and near record highs, this weekend, i'll have

high school. what the school district says it needs to do to re-set the climate, at george washington high. >> good day everybody, it is wednesday, already, december the ninth, 2015. >> spiking of the climate. >> looks like it is a chilly one, we're in the 30's, probably right around 40 degrees. >> sweater? >> do need a sweater. >> feet warmers. >> i got the whole thing going. >> all right. here's my route. i changed my route. i apologize, people on twitter why are you doing such busy streets in walk through the neighborhoods. meet with the people so we're going fourth down to jackson jump over to myomessing, only because i like to say the word myomessing, then broad, then to paterson, boom, that's t starting 8:00. >> look at you taking shortcuts through the neighborhoods. >> this will be fantastic weaken, i'll have to go to the bills game sunday, it will be 656 degrees. >> yes, the army navy game saturday. it will be 56 degrees. >> beautiful. >> yesterday was a nine, gee to the nine again. bus top study, different jacket on, but has hat, winter coat, gloves, temperatures are in 30's, chilly start.

. >> two students from george washington high school are facing aggravated assault charges after allegedly beating up their teacher. according to police two mail students held brian swift while another hit him multiple times. we spoke to swift. he has a concussion, a swollen jaw and bruised ribs. swift threatened to call police after a student went into his class, began to question and harass a female student and rummage through her bag for a cell phone. the district has hired a climate manager as they call it who will soon arrive to help enforce new rules. from our delaware bureau, jurors will continue in the trial of a dove ter police officer accused of breaking a suspect's jaw. the dash cam video shows officer thomas webster kicking dickerson during an arrest in august 2013. webster testified that he intended to kick dickerson in the upper body, not his head and that he feared for his safety. prosecutors say webster acted recklessly and used excessive force. >> the anti-muslim back lash appears to have made its way to philadelphia. someone threw a pig's head at a local mosque. surveilla

philadelphia police are looking for a third teenager suspected in the assault a teacher at george washington high school, "action news" was back in the northeast as classes resumed for the day and school officials say that to students that were arrested yesterday morning one allegedly punched a teacher in the face and school officials announced that the principal at washington high has been transferred. the teacher was treated in the hospital. >>> the mild december weather keeps rolling on and today even more sunshine, sky 6 hd looking live at penn's landing where it's great to be outdoors today. look at the ben franklin bridge there if the distance, meteorologist, karen rogers, is in today for david murphy and she is outside with more. >> hi, this is great for people that have a tough time in winter because it's dark and it gets cold and bright sunshine and you get out and enjoy it, we look now at satellite and radar, nothing but sunshine in philadelphia, just a few high, thin clouds, a beautiful start to the afternoon, lets look at the numbers, only 45 in martins creek and 43 in quakertown and 43 in o

. >>> another week, another incident of violence at the troubled george washington high school in philadelphia's bustleton neighborhood much this time a student allegedly sucker punched boy a fellow student as he waited for the schoolbus. the victim and his father are talking to fox 29 tonight saying they have simply had enough and our bruce gordon joining us in the studio with more. bruce. terrible. >> reporter: absolutely. the violence is bad enough. the dad says the attack that landed his son in the hospital this week seemed to barely rate the attention of the school's principal. >> that was where you got hit right near the eye area? >> yes. >> reporter: george washington freshman sonny thomas describes it as an ambush. >> i didn't know what was happening at all. i didn't recognize his face or anything. >> reporter: you just got punched. >> yeah. sucker punched delivered by a fellow george washington freshmans he waited for the bus home from school wednesday landed him in the hospital. his dad said when he asked to speak to principal gene jones to voice's concern over the incident he got the

the incident happened this morning at george washington high school in the somerton section of philadelphia. police say the ninth and tenth graders went to the teach's classroom to retrieve a cell phone. police say one of the teens punched the teacher in the face, the other teenager pushed the teacher two times. the teacher was taken to the hospital as a precaution. >>> police have given the all clear at radnor high school. a students found a bullet at the school this morning. the school was put on lockdown as k-9 officers searched the building. police found no additional ammunition. law men say the school was a host site for the sat exam this weekend so they're unsure where the bullet may have come from. police say as a precaution, they'll have extra patrols around the school tomorrow. >>> from you in voorhees, new jersey, and are looking to fill up your tank with gas, you might want to be careful about which gas station you pull into. there is a luk-oil station that has apparently gone rogue charging a lot more than every other gas station in the neighborhood. new jersey correspondent nor

. >>> george washington high school in northeast philadelphia has been plagued with violence a dangerousts principal his job. the latest assault was on a ninth grade teacher just this past monday. in recent months other fist fights have been captured on video and other teachers have also come under attack. the school district says yesterday it removed principal gene jones and replaced him with two co-principals in an over to the reset the climate at the school. >> we're going to be meeting with warrants. we're going to be meeting with students and staff to talk about how to move forward and improve the school. >> but students we spoke with don't think a change at the top will make any difference. >> still going to happen. nothing is going to change. adding more school police, nothing is going to change. people are going to be stupid regardless. >> kids still going to do what they do. therefore it wasn't no point to get rid of him. >> two of the three suspected students have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault. district officials say the number of recorded incidents at georg

high school students are arrested after police say they attacked a teacher. officers say the males in ninth and tenth grade aisled the teacher at george washington high school this morning. after that teacher confiscate add cell phone. the teacher was hospitalized as precaution. the students have been suspended pending an investigation. >>> developing now 15 properties are without water tonight in juniata park. crews had to shut down 12-inch main after it broke around 10:00 o'clock tonight. repairs will start tomorrow morning on the 1100 lock of ca cayuga street. >> local man being called hero after he risked his life to save a woman from a burning car in south jersey in mt. laurel saturday when a driver crashed in a utility pole bringing down live wires and a transformer. as the car became engulfed in names, the good samaritan sensed the woman at the wheel did not have much time and was able to get her out moments before the explosion. >> i heard a big explosion when it hit the hole and ba-boom, ba-boom. something told me just to go. i said to myself i'm not going to see a lady die in front of me. everybody was staning around i just took off to the car. >> poli

it happened at george washington high school in the city's somerton section. say the 16 and 17-year-old boys pushed their way into the ninth grade classroom try the retrieve a cell phone. school district authorities say one of the suspects punched the teacher in the face. a third student was later arrested but it's not clear what that student's role was in the incident. >> detectives are looking for three men who they say posed as contractors and stole $90,000 from a man in northeast philadelphia. investigators say the men did work on the 81-year-old's drive way a few weeks back. the victim's son-in-law tells police the men returned over the weekend asking to use the bathroom. instead, they went to the man's safe and stole thousands of dollars. >> sometimes they will bring kids with them. i think that's part of the scam. they drive around. they see an older person outside the house. they knock on the door tell them their drive way or roof looks like it needs work. >> police say the men are driving a newer model red pickup truck. >> irving fryar and his mother

the right to sell or dispose of the planes unless they're collected within 14 days >> george washington high school by violence. those troubles cost the principal his job. there have been a wave of violence there including an assault on a ninth grade teach are monday. in recent months other fights have been captured on video and other teachers have come under attack. >>> the school district sales it reas zuneed principal gene jones and replaced him with two co-principals in an effort to reset the climate of the school. >> mayor elect jim kenney is not convinced temple university needs a football stadium on its north philadelphia campus. the board of trustees tabled talk on the subject yesterday after kenny voiced opposition to the plan. kenny thinks the university should work out a more profitable deal with the eagles to continue using lincoln financial field as their home stadium. kenny also cited parking and congestion as concerns. temple's trustees plan to pleat with kenny about stadium planning in the future. >> it's 5:57. next and new at 6:00 a.m. kathleen kane's future is in the hands of lawm

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. >>> in the wake of the several violent incidents at northeast philadelphia's george washington high school, the principal is on the outs tonight. the latest a assault was on a ninth grade teacher just yesterday. in recent months others fistfights have been captured here on video and other teachers have come under attack. the school district says it removed principal gene jones and replaced him with two co principals in an effort to reset the climate of that school. >> we're going to be meeting with parents. we will be meeting with students, staff, to talk about how to move forward and improve the school. >> but students we spoke with don't think that a change at the top will make any difference. >> it is still going to happen. nothing will change. adding more school police, nothing will change. people will be stupid himself. >> kid will be kid and do what they do. therefore it is no purpose in getting rid of them. >> as for yesterday's assault on the teacher two of the three students have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault. district officials say number of recorded incidents

. >>> two students accused of beating up a teacher at philadelphia's george washington high school have been arrested. police say two male students held teacher brian swiss down while another hit him multiple times. this comes as the school's been plagued with disciplinary problems. in response to growing concern a security plan has been devised and the district hired a climate manager who will soon arrive to help enforce new rules. the teachers say things are getting better. >> they're enforcing stricter rules about kids getting to class on time. stricter, you know, they're doing hall sweeps and really making sure things start to change. and it shows. >> swiss told us he suffered a concussion, swollen jaw, and bruised ribs, but he's adamant the incident will not keep him from teaching at george washington. >>> honoring outgoing philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey. nbc 10 at the library of philadelphia tonight where mothers in charge and several other organizations hosted a retirement reception for commissioner ramsey. he will retire at the end of the year after a 47-year ca

high school students are arrested, after allegedly attacking a teacher this morning. officers say that the male, ninth and tenth grade a assaulted the teacher at george washington high school after that teacher confiscated a cell phone. teacher was hospitalized a a precaution. the students were suspended pending an investigation. >>> marvelous monday to start the workweek and our mild temperatures are sticking around. meteorologist kate bilo is on the sky deck with more on this, kate. >> that is right, guess contact we have another warm up to tell but even though we hit a minor stumbling block tomorrow. that is just one day and then we are off to the races again as temperatures head toward the the 60's perhaps. but before we get there lets talk about the cloud that rolled in this afternoon. we have a break this afternoon after a sun start, we can see that is because of the storm. low pressure system moving up the coast of the north carolina and virginia. a closed low. it is moving away. could brush the delaware beaches and new jersey shore with the the straight shower this evening. but it is moving out pretty quickly. skies will clear overnight and it is still mild right n

. >>> in northeast philadelphia, two students from george washington high school are facing aggravatedllegedly beating up a teacher. apparently two male students held teacher brian swift while another hit him multiple times. swift says he has a concussion, multiple bruises. this started because a student went to his class, questioned and harassed a female student and rummaged through her bag for a cell phone. the district hired a climate manager who will arrive to help enforce new rules. >>> i'm vai sikahema. a full hour of news in 30 minutes. you can get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. back to the "today" show. we'll see you in a half hour. >>> it is boozeday tuesday and we are back with the guys who are ready to tell all. >> and newly married to hgtv and host chip gaines. >> and our guy s ths that are s. >> and allegedly bob guinea. >> and we don't know fit is really true. let's go across the street. >> and hey, i'm jennifer hemsly from union hills, north carolina, and my question is how do you get your husband on board after 27 years to get your goals accomplished.

high school students. investigators say this morning a george washington high school the 16 and 17-year-old boys pushed their way into a classroom where they bunch and pushed the teacher. that teacher ende ended up at te hospital. no word on charges against the teens or what motivated them. >>> philadelphia police need your help tracking down the two men behind a violent home invasion in the city's strawberry mansion neighborhood. cops say two men in this silver car got into the home of the 2900 block of ridge avenue last monday. they say one of those men held one of the homeowners at knife point while the other ransacked the place. stole all kinds of valuables. the homeowner is not injured. >>> to a developing story u.s. government opens a civil rights investigation. the focus chicago. the justice department will look into patterns of racial disparity in the use of force by the city's police depth. announcement comes nearly two weeks after the release of video showing a white chicago police officer shooting black teenager la quon mcdonald. officer is champed with murder. the department of justice will also

northeast philadelphia two students from george washington high school are facing aggravated assault charges after allegedly beating up a teacher. two male students held brian swift while another hit him. we spoke with swift and he tells us he has a concussion, swollen jaw and broken ribs. it allegedly started because he threatened to call police after a student went into his class and began to question and harass the student and rummage for a cell phone. one teacher says despite all that happened things are getting better. >> enforcing stricter rules about kids getting to lass on time. a districter, doing hall sweeps and really making sure things start to change and it shows. >> students are 16 and 17 years of age. they could be expelled. >> to the latest on pennsylvania's budget battle. more than five months into the stalemate the state senate and house are in a showdown over competing spending and tax plans. the senate passed a nearly $31 billion spending plan yesterday. it could require a tax increase of more than $600 million. the house could aprove a budget bill. it includes le

high school students. investigators say this morning a george washington high school 16 and 17-year-olds pushed their way into a classroom where they punched and pushed the teacher. that teacher ended up at the hospital. no word yet on the charges against the boys or what motivated them. >>> a delaware county high school went on clock down after around of ammunition showed up in the hallway. police responded to radnor high school around 12:30 today and k9 officers did a full sweep of the school. they found nothing that would indicate any type of threat. students went home at the normal time. but the school canceled after school activities. right now, police are trying to figure out where that ammunition came from. >>> a man is beaten and robbed early this morning in north philadelphia. and attack is all caught on video. police say the victim was talking on his cell phone outside a restaurant on north 22nd street when three men came up behind him. two had guns. after the attack the victim went into the restaurant and suspects followed him. police say she stole money an cell phone before taking off. >>> man in

high school plagued by recent violence. the school district of philadelphia has removed gene jones as princial of george washington high school in somerton. the move was made last night to quote reset the climate at the school. the change came on the same day two teenaged students were arrested accused of assaulting a teacher inside a classroom. weeks earlier students, parents and staff members held a meeting complaining of violence. demanding a safer school. two principals will assume jones duties coming from from other schools. >> frankford man's neighbors are calling him a hero tonight because he helped safe two little girls from a burning home. fire investigators are still trying to figure out what started this morning's blaze on the 4600 block of oakland street. broke out around 5:30. the flames spread to three homes before firefighters could get things under control. the neighbor who helped save the four and seven-year-old girls says they were trapped. >> when i went out back i seen the girls jump out the window and then when i looked her two kids on the window. they jumped down. i had to go over there and help her they

>>> a teacher at george washington high school in philadelphia had to go to the hospital after a student punched him in the face today. the school district tells us the teacher took away a 9th grader's cell phone. two students tried to get it back and that's when one of the students punch the teacher. the students were suspended and face expulsion. >>> the discovery of a bullet inside radnor high caused police to sweep the building. they were given the all clear. it's still unclear where the bullet came from. >>> now to new information about the terror attack in san bernardino, california. in the last hour the fbi gave an update on the shooters. among the new facts released, the two took target practice just days before the deadly assault, and we just received this photo of syed farook and tashfeen malik. it's the most recent photograph of the two that's been made public. keith jones is reporting live with more on today's newest developments. >> reporter: one thing we've learned, the two shooters honed their skills leading up to their attack last week. that includes practicing at several

it happened at george washington high school in the city's somerton section. say the 16 and 17-year-old boys pushed their way into the ninth grade classroom to try to retrieve a cell phone. school district authorities say one of the suspects punched the teacher in the face. a third student was later arrested but it is not clear what the student's role was in the incident. >> a master takeover artist has his sights set on a local company and that could lead a bidding war. maribel aber has the story in our market watch report live at the nasdaq in times square. hey, maribel. >> reporter: billionaire investor carl icahn wants to by pep boys but the auto he parts chain had already agreed to be purchased by japan's bridgestone corporation for $835 million back in october. icahn topped that offer and disclosed he already purchased 12 percent of pep boys stock. no response yet from pep boys to icahn's offer. >>> stocks sold off monday as plunging oil prices dragged energy stocks lower. right now futures are pointing to a lower open. we'll get the latest data on the n

george washington high school in the city's bustleton section is no stranger to violence but this incident was no on-going feud. instead the victim says he was sexually ambushed by a fellow student he didn't even recogni recognize. >> that was where you got hit right near the eye area. >> yes. >> and you got sucker punched. >> yeah. >> george washington freshman son know thomas shows me the effects of assault that sent him to the hospital wednesday midd midday. a fellow freshman attacked him without warning a provocation. he waited for the bus home after early dismissal. thomas says several other students appeared ready to record the beat down with their smart phones. >> i didn't know what was happening at all. i didn't recognize his face or anything. >> reporter: you just got punched. >> yes. >> reporter: thomas and his father spoke to me an effort to spread the word. they do not feel safe at george washington. >> just at the point where the violence at this particular school is just ridiculous, you know, and administration is doing nothing at all to keep our kids safe. >> reporter: my bu

a a couple weeks ago we reported on a series of violent incidents at george washington high school innow "eyewitness news" has learned that the principal has been removed from that school. the school district decided to make that move after three students attacked a teacher inside the school located in somerton. principal gene jones has been at washington for just two and a half years. officials say the school needs a dramatic change. two district administrators will lead the school until a permanent replacement is found. >>> philadelphia police need your help to catch these two grinches caught on camera stealing holiday cheer around the city. in fairmount police say a thief stole a wreath from the home in the 2400 block of aspen street on sunday. this is what he looks like. police said another thief entered an unlocked vehicle two days earlier and stole two watches worth $4,000 in queen village. if you recognize that suspect you are asked to call the the police. >>> concern this morning over the the latest holiday craze, federal authorities say that christmas laser lights, could caus

. >>> philadelphia police have two teenagers in custody for the assault avenue george washington high school teacher. investigators say the ninth and tenth grade students pushed their way into a classroom about 10 o'clock this morning reportedly to retrieve a cell phone much that's when one teen punched a male teach are in the face while the other teen pushed him two times. the teacher was taken to a hospital. the teens in custody are 16 and 17 years old. >> a private club worker is being questioned by police following a shooting in south philadelphia. philadelphia police say a group of men tried to enter the lobster club on the 1300 block of porter street but were turned away by a club employee because it was a private party. investigators say the men then waited for the employee to get off work and a fight ensued. the club worker fired one shot striking a 41-year-old man in the stomach. >> they followed him home and they confronted him. the male that fired the gun was here on location when police arrived and he had a license to carry the gun. >> the man who was shot was taken to the hospit

. >> philadelphia school system stepping in after recent wave of violence at george washington high schoolthe school district saying it needed to re-set the climate there, which meant, replacing the principal. this happening just hours after student attacked a teacher, inside one of those classroom. they reassigned him, replacing him with two new co-principal's, mike and alex. >> all right, let's help out a family in need. what do you say? >> that's because their shirt, sweater, jeans, all of it was stolen from them. local family. >> yes, police say the family simply washing their clothes at a laudromat, and somebody went in, stole their clothes. so, we're trying to help them out here. steve, has anybody come by yet? >> what a coincidence, mike, yes. we will have that story at 8:00. because i just interviewed them 30 seconds ago, if i sounds out of breath. i've covered a loft crimes. i've never covered any case of somebody having their dirty clothe while in the laudromat machines being stolen. soap, this is a new one on me, and the police. but, look, let me, as we show you the berlin polic

high school, don't go to college. bill: i agree. ♪ >> the battle was won by general george washington in 1777 using musket and sword. sword.s a turning point in the revolutionary war. >> knocked off his horse. his bayonet seven times and he died nine days later. >> today a battle for the same land is being fought with much different weaponry. the princeton battlefield society along with a growing number of supporters have made there voices heard. legislators from both sides of the aisle came together to hold the meeting to hear out just why this historic land should be preserved. the crucial area of land during the revolutionary war. put their alignments aside to have the senate environmental committee hearing today to hear from those who oppose this project. what it comes down to is wetlands. >> right now they are digging on wetlands that dep has records confirming their existence. >> the institute deemed that area they are building on now is wetlands in the '90s because they had no plans to build there. they have environmentalists come out and emit not wetlands. the institute omitted this crucial information when they we

tested once in high school, but those tests won't count for so much, they won't be the only measure by which schools and teachers are judged. >>> fixing education goes back to the george washingtons. the government always trying to raise those standards. is there concern that without that direct involvement from washington some schools will slip in quality. >> reporter: that is the concern. the old law really had the federal government telling the states what they needed to do, and there were sanctions if they didn't improve. some states will have the money the political will. but there is concerns that other schools may not, things will slide back, and it's going to take time to see. >> so common core will be gone, is there concern that the standards will vary from school district to school district. >> right, the common corset up academic marks of what students had to learn. now the states can still use the common core standards if they want, but they are not mandated and the federal government can't encourage states to use them by a carrot and stick approach in any way, so some states may stick with them. some may not, and it may vary state by state. >> lisa thank you very mu

george washington, the goth i can and on the weekends, $10. >>> student were cleared out of a school in queens when a high carbon monoxide reading was reported. they said it was the result of a manhole incident out in the street. >>> thieves have already stolen $50,000 from unsuspecting victims and why you could be >>> lester holt joins us now. >> a lot of troops going to iraq and syria. a big shake-up in chicago. sold 4 million copies. adele runs counter to what we expect from young performers. she's almost off the grid with such a great voice. >> it's almost mainstream, right? >> so far streaming ing ing is only available on pandora. do you have a cd player? >> of course. my last cd i played dean martin. i've got it. >> you didn't have a vinyl record player. >> do you have any vinyl? >> no, i don't have any vinyl. my kitchen chairs. >>> it isng called the new drug epidemic. have you heard of k-2? well, the problem with k-2, sometimes called synthetic marijuana. >> you've about that drug sweeping through urbanareas. it's already skyrocketing in we sat down with a group of teens in treatment in newark, new jersey. sarah sarah? >> reporter: o

high school, plaqued by a series of violent incident. the school district decided last night to remove george washington principal gene jones, a after two and a half years. officials say that the schools need a dramatic change after three students allegedly attack a teacher, yesterday. two district administrators will lead the school until a permanent replacement is found. >>> it is 4:40. holiday decorations, danger coming up next on "eyewitness news". >> we will tell how your holiday lights can have a impact on people many miles away. >>> getting ready for shady mccoy, the running back has got some things to say about the philadelphia eagles, he will we will have it the when we come back in two minutes. >>> philadelphia police need public's help catching these two grinches caught on camera stealing high day items. this thief stole a wreath, right the from the home in the 2400 block of aspen street on sunday. >> come on now. >> five nights earlier in queen village police say another thief entered a unlock vehicle and stole two watches some $4,000. if you recognize these suspects are you asked to call police. >>> meanwhile holiday laser

well, big changes at a northeast philadelphia high school, plaque by a series of violent incidents, that school district has decided to remove george washington principal, gene jones, after a two and a half years. officials say the school in somerton needed a dramatic change after three students allegedly attacked a teacher. two district administrators will lead the school will until a permanent replacement the is found. >>> former eagles quarterback michael vick is supporting a bill to help save pets lives. vick was in harrisburg lobbying for a bill to protect dogs and cats left in hot cars. bill would allow first respond tours break in the cars of two rescued pets without the fear of being held liable for damaging. >> the bottom line is all animals require kindness and respect. they depend on us like our children depend on us. i know that i'm an unlikely advocate, i was part of the problem when i was at my lowest. i made decision toss make change. >> vick has worked on animal rights issues since he was released from prison. he served 21 months for his part in the the dog fight willing ring before returning to the nfl. >>> updating this morn

high school plagued by a series of violent incidents. the school district decided last night to remove george washington principal gene jones after 2.5 yearsofficials say the school needed a dramatic change after three students allegedly attacked a teacher yesterday. the move prompted mixed reactions from parents. >> i believe that the principal, you know, made some efforts. >> this never should have come to this point. >> it becomes a point in which you feel, okay, this is necessary and that's the point that we reached yesterday. >> two district another straights will lead the school until a permanent replace many is found. >>> a judge has found pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane' driver of interfering in a secret grand jury investigation of his boss. patrick reece was convict evidence snooping through office e-mails to keep tabs on the investigation he faces up to six months in jail but his lawyer vows to appeal. reece is the former police chief of the small town near scranton. he is the head of kane's security detail and lows confidant g mows philadelphia police your help catching two grinches caught on camera stealing holiday

george mason high school in fall's church. last month thrill.com named i66 the worst freeway in the united states. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washingtonnel 8. have a >>> we welcome you back to "gma." donald trump standing firmly behind his plan to ban all muslims from entering the united states. the republican presidential front-runner not backing down this morning, igniting a firestorm refusing to tell you, george, how he would enact the plan. republicans, democrats, people all around the world denouncing that plan this morning. >> doubling down but the backlash has probably just begun. >>> right now learning more about the terrorist couple radicalized more than a year before that is deadly attack the fbi says. they're tracking unusually large deposit made into the husband's bank account the week before the attack and lebron james signing a lifetime deal with nike. his partnership with them started before he graduated from high school. neither side saying how much the deal is worth. you can bet it's a lot. >> it's about money. >> lifetime achievement award. >> we also have a warning for you this morning about those porch thieves who

high school. a live look from school 11 in be arrives -- students will arriving soon. >>> a fuel spill is creating big delays on the george washington bridge. >> let's check in with john del giorno in newscopter 7. john? >> reporter: and a little bit of good news here, the tractor- trailer that was leaking the fuel just cleared from the scene and it looks like they're putting some sand down. again this is on the inbound upper level george washington bridge. ramp to 178th street. that ramp has been shut down for about an hour because of that fuel spill. big delays now back across the george all the way down the hill to -- down the hill to exit 70 on i-95. the delays top an hour. -- up to an hour. we're live over the george washington bridge, john del giorno, eyewitness news. >> thank you john. wow. >> a mess, through that let me show you how the east side of town looks, this is the fdr drive. right at 71st street. this accident is taking some time to clear up. let's go over to the maps and i can just pinpoint where it is for you. southbound fdr drive right near 71st street. and then we have a closure in new jersey. that's another acc

. >>> george marshall high school in falls church has been using 3-d printing to create prosthetic hands including for child amputees in war zones. for that story, open up our nbc washington app and search "3-d printing." >> wow. >>> doug is here with a look at our weather forecast that's just -- just crazy. >> i can't believe weather alert day. before the 70s. >> normally this time of year, weather alert day, you're going, we got ice, we got snow coming in. it's not rain and fog and temperatures in the 70s and that's exactly what we have over the next couple of days. tomorrow we're calling it a weather alert day because i do think it will have a significant impact on any travel that's going to be happening out there tomorrow. especially during the morning commute and even during the afternoon commute. out there right now, just cloud cover. temperatures have gone up 3 degrees since last hour. up after the sun went down. that doesn't happen often in december. 6 1 right now. down to about 60 at 7:00. we're not going to drop too much tonight. down to about 58 by 11:00. that's when the fog is going to start to develop. some of that fog could get quite thick tonight. 57 gaithe