they joined chester county da tom hogan here today after public outrage over two recent attacks. >> the video of two recent attacks on people with disabilities one in west chester and a second one in germantown struck a cord with area law enforcement and state lawmakers. >> we don't need disable people or people with disabilities living in fear of being targeted and that's how it is today. it needs to come to a stop and we need to be able to prosecute these people with the full force of the law. >> reporter: state rep becky corbin and state senator tom killian along with chester county da tom hogan announcing the introduction of new legislation that expands hate crime laws in pennsylvania to include people with disabiliti disabilities. >> this law would give prosecutors and the police a tool. a tool to punish appropriately these predators who pick on these most vulnerable victims. >> the proposed legislation comes on the heels of a widely publicized case in chester county. 29-year-old barry baker, jr., caught on surveillance video teasing and punching a man with cerebral palsy. >> anyth

district attorney tom hogan gave this description of the drug after a special investigation operatione netted 46 arrests. >> this is salt. if i dumped this much it would be enough to kill you if it was fentanyl. >> having it on my hand is going to make me sick and might kill mick. if i blow it into the air, anybody around me is going to get sick and killed. >> jim as to the carney point nnnew jersey case, we blurred te faces. two people are arrested and they are telling us it's an ongoing investigation haven't said yet if it's part of a bigger operation. jim, back to you. >> annie, thank you. >> a thief in buck's county wanted just one thing when he broke into a store monday morning. this is puss and boots takeout in towns fallship. the man breaks the bottom of the door and crawls through, going for the cigarettes. 335 seconds later, runs out, jumps into a waiting suv, possibly a lexus. >> it isn't his first rodeo. he knew how to break the bottom and make it a hinge. between the cigarettes and door, the thief did $1,800. >> it may be too far to say the republican healthcare bell is on

tom hogan says right now no law protects people with mental and physical disabilities. during the news conference, the father of two disabled sons issued a quiet but heart-felt plea. >> when i see the man being hit, i see them in that situation. it just breaks my heart. anything we can do to discourage people from doing anything like this, i'm in favor of. >> the proposed amendment would increase punishment from two to five years for those convicted of an attack against a disabled person. >>> another note from harrisburg, the sledge slateture acceptability a pension overhaul to governor tom wolf today. it would raise the retirement age to 67, reduce benefits for public hire and government workers and attempt to cushion stock market are downturns on the state budget. still to come on "action news," relatives blocked from entering a local high school graduation. we'll explain. >> plus, students on a church bus in a highway accident and a trail of evidence in a supermarket shooting that killed four with praise for the columbine massacre. >> we climbed out of the 6 0s, next

chester county d.a., word from tom hogan is that which h yestes deadly accident in goshen was not an accident at all. bianca robertson was shot in the head. crlchristie ileto has the story. >> that's right, bianca and this man in a red pickup truck were trying to merge into the same lane. it was the case of road rage that took a deadly turn. >> a man in the red pickup truck pulled out a gun and shot her in the head killing her. >> 18-year-old bianca robertson was on the other end of the barrel. her car crashed and now there is a manhunt for her killer. >> they were jostling for position and this man took it to a degree uncon schennable. >> surveillance camera show her and the driver of the red pickup truck having an altercation moments before she went spinning out of control. >> she was a good girl. honor roll student. looking forward to going to college. >> rodney roberson says the news has not sunk in. >> i hope it's not bianca. >> that was the thought of her grandmother. >> she saw the police and had this crazy feeling. >> people were at the house to notify bianca's family that sh

ever county officials to try to strengthen the state's hate crime laws, county district attorney tom hogan says there is no law that protects people with mental and physical disabilities and he announced the introduction of a measu measu measurement that increases the punishment from two years to five. >> and day four of the bill cosby sexual assault trial. vernon odom is outside of the courthouse in norristown. >> reporter: shadows from the past. cosby's statements from way back when the allegations were first investigated. >> at this hour the district attorney is highlighting exerts from the previously sealed depositions in the civil suit. who eventually settled with the multimillionaire out of court and it yields no charges 11 years ago but earlier today they heard from police sergeant schafer who led the investigation into constand's alligation that cosby drugged and assaulted her in his home in '04 and he read excerpts. >> he does also admit the sexual touching in the police interview and the sexual touching miss condition stand ingested the benadryl that he admits he touched her geni

. >> chester county district attorney tom hogan said the operation took out street level drug dealers in every region of chester county, among those arrested the father after man who made headlines last month, for an unprovoke attack against a man with cerebral palsy. >> so while his son was beating up a man with a disability, berry baker, senior was selling us morphine. heck of a family. >> police who headed this operation say while it was aimed at low level drug dealers, it is meant to send a bigger message to those pushing pills and dealing drugs in this county. >> we may have only just scratched the surface with this. numerous arrests that we made in this operation itself may be coming to an end but i can assure you that our combined efforts will continue. we will work together and we're not done. >> the county hasn't yet quantified how many pounds of drugs were actually taken off the street. considering few grains of heroin, few grains, can kill you, likely, every bit taken off saved some lives here. reporting live in chester county, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >>> thank you so muc

the district attorney tom hogan wasted no time looking into the murder investigation, a driver shot and killed bianca roberson. >> her car and the other tried to merge together, not actually hitting. and then she was shot. the man in the red pickup truck shot her directly in the head. >> reporter: police are looking for the driver of the red truck seen in this photo. >> to that man who fired this shot, turn yourself in now. every second you are out there you are only making this worse for yourself. >> we were all excited for her, she was excited. we were just happy for her. >> reporter: we spoke to bianca's dad earlier today. he held back tears as he talked about his daughters wishes for college. rodney roberson said his daughter was returning from a shopping trip when she was killed. >> i can visualize what happened for my daughter and i know she was scared. >> her personality was one of love, she always wanted to make you smile. >> reporter: her family showed us the poster she made for her soon to be college dorm at jacksonville university. >> it's an angel that will be missed. as har

. >> yesterday chester county district attorney tom hogan announced the results of a special investigationbed operation wildfire saying it has netted 46 arrests. the operation focused on street level heroin and opioid dealers. >> republicans suffered another blow in their efforts to repeal the affordable care act. senate leaders failed to rally enough support to pass a healthcare overhaul bill. they could not find enough votes to bring it to the floor for discussion. abc's janai norman has more from washington. >> >> reporter: a major reversal from senate republicans. >> yes, we will work this week. >> reporter: abandoning all hope of passing a healthcare bill before the july 4th recess. >> we will not be on the bill this week but we're still working towards getting at least 50 people in a comfortable place. >> reporter: gop senators hung their heads when it became clear the vote simply weren't there. >> this will be great if we get it done and if we don't get it done it's just going to be something that we're not going to like and that's okay. >> reporter: the deal cut behind closed doors

turned from accident investigation to a murder investigation late last night, chester county da tom hogan released new details about possible suspect and the vehicle he was driving, what police believe done deadly act every road rage. police are looking for this faded red chevy pick-up truck seen driving next to 18 year old bianca rover son's green chevy mal bo around 5:30 wednesday evening, chester county district attorney tom hog err say traveling southbound on route 100 toward 202 in west goshen township, attempted to merge at the same time as red pick-up truck, the driver of the pick up truck then pulled out a gun and shot robe errson in the head killing her instantly. her car left the roadway, slammed into a tree. the other driver sped away, off to 202, and continued on the paoli pike. >> to that person, to that man who fired the shot, turn yourself in now. every second you are out there, you are only making this worse for yourself and worse for this young lady's family. >> and again, police are looking for a faded red chevy pick up, with a extended cab, we are told this truck is sma

chester county district attorney, tom hogan, says robe errson traveling southbound on route 100 toward 202 in west goshen township. when she attempt topped merge at the same time as a red pick-up truck. hogan said the driver of pick-up truck then fuld out -- pulled out a gun and shot her in the head killing her instantly. her car left the roadway and slammed into a tree. the other driver sped away off 202 and continued on the paoli pike. >> to that person, to that man who fired the shot, turn yourself in now. every second you are out there, you are only making this worse for yourself and worse for this young lady's family. >> reporter: and again, police are looking for a faded red chevy pick-up truck with a extended cab. we are told the truck is small nerve size, again, it was traveling wednesday evening, south on route 100, near the 202 intersection, around 5:30, and va team hogan released additional details about the man they are looking for, they say he is a white male, in his 30's, four's, with possibly blondes or light brown hair, and medium build. anyone with information is asked

district attorney tom hogan nouned -- announced last night that bianca roberson was shot in the head an crashed her car. katherine scott is live with the new developments. >> reporter: matt, whether it was driver who was there at the time, or somebody who might know who the man is, police want to hear your tips and so does this young lady's family who is grieving this loss. let's go to video and picture. this is a picture of bianca roberson, the high school graduate was supposed to be heading to jacksonville university in florida for a couple of weeks for orientation, instead her family is trying to come to terms with her death. on wednesday she was at the mall with her mother and grandmother shopping for clothes for college. she was driving home going south on route 100 when the district attorney's office said bianca roberson and a man driving a faded red pickup truck were trying to merge in the same lane. a man pulled out a gun and shot the 18-year-old in the head in an apparent road rage. the car veered off the road and crashed. >>> they were justling for position or whatever -- j

district attorney tom hogan announced the results of operation wild fire. the eight week long investigation targeted street level heroin and opioid dealers, netting 46 arrests. they launched operation wild fire hoping to cut down on the number of drug related deaths. there 150 fatal overdoses in chester county this year compared to 90 last year. and he blames the spike including the generation growing up with prescriptions for anything. >> you take a 17-year-old and give them 30 days of oxycontin because they had their wisdom teeth out. pretty good chance you have created an addict that will end up on heroin. >> one suspect is harry baker sr. his son was arrested for punching a man with cerebral palsy at a convenience store last month. >>> and a way to cut down on violence in new jersey. encouraging people to get guns off the streets and churches are playing a big role in the push. nora muchanic is live in trenton and nora you have the details on this. >> reporter: hi there brian we are outside of friendship baptist church. a location for the big gun buy ba

state senator tom killan and becky corban and tom hogan announced senate bill 749 today.t's an amendment to pennsylvania's hate crime statues of ethnic backgrounds to include people with disabilities. and a man was mocked here and punched in the face and this one in the german town section of philadelphia. four young men attacked a mentally challenged man on a sidewalk. >> when i see a bully, attacking someone with mental or physical disabilities attacking them and hurting them, i would like to reach out and throttle that criminal myself. but i can't do that. i'm the district attorney. and along with law enforcement we stand for the rule of law. >> hogan says that the change in law would give police and prosecutors the tool they need to appropriately punish predators. >>> conestoga high school is now the subject of a federal lawsuit by parents demanding the principal resign. alleging that the principal and other officials created an atmosphere that allowed a parade of improper conduct. they say their daughter was repeatedly sexually assaulted by an aide at conestoga high.

. >> reporter: state rep becky corbin and state senator tom killian and chester county da tom hogan introducing legislation that expands hate crime law in pennsylvania to include people with dissable. >> this law would give prosecutors and the police a tool. a tool to punish appropriately these predators who pick on these most vulnerable victims. >> raise the maximum sentence from two years to five years which will send a clear message a clear message, to the community. we will not tolerate this type of behavior. >> reporter: while it wouldn't necessarily impact these two recent cases state lawmakers hope to fast track this legislation. in west chester, joanne pileggi, fox 29 news. >>> check your bank accounts. these guys hit up atm's all across our area. and they are getting your information. ♪ >>> what's the deal, man? why you naked? >> dude is walking around naked on highway, yo, when the cops stop him he tries to get behind the wheel of the cruiser and things only go downhill from there. fios built its 100% fiber optic network because we knew that everyone would need faster internet. so we'

bianca roberson graduated from school only a few weeks ago and now chester county district attorney tom hogans calling her murder senseless, she said it happened around 5:30 wednesday and at first police didn't even realize it was a murder, they thought it was an accident on the highway they found her vehicle on the side of route 100 where it merged with route 202, now they are saying she died of a gunshot wound to the head, police say person who did this was behind the wheel of a red pickup truck, the two were trying to merge simultaneously when the driver pick up a gun and opened fire, police say rust in high school graduate again shot in the head, died immediately, her car veered off the road. >> the defendant flied fled in that red pickup truck on to route 202, drove along the shoulder of the highway trying to get away and then dropped down on the paoli pike and then took off from there we are checking video of all of those areas, getting an exact description of the pickup truck out to you and to that person for that man who fired the shot, turn yourself in now every second you are out th

district attorney tom hogan is calling this a sense list murder of the recent high school graduate. we are live at rustin high school where bianca robberson, this high school will have grief counselors on hand as community mourns this great loss. so we are hearing from the district attorney who tells thaws this happened, wednesday night, around 5:30. eighteen year-old robberson was shot and killed driving her koran route 100 in west goshen township. the person who did this was behind the wheel, a red pickup truck. they were trying to merge simultaneously on route 202 when the driver pick up a gun and opened fire. police say rustin high school graduate was shot in the head and died immediately and her car veered off the road. >> the defendant fled in that red pickup truck on to route 202, drove along the shoulder on have the highway, trying to get away and then dropped down on the paoli pike and then took off from there. we are checking video, of all of those area, getting exact description of that pickup truck out to you, and for that person, for that man who fired the shot, turn yo

>> reporter: state rep becky corbin and state schnader tom killian along with chester county da tom hogan announcing the introduction of new legislation that expands hate crime laws in pennsylvania to include people with disabiliti disabilities. >> this law would give prosecutors and the police a tool. a tool to punish appropriately these predators who pick on these most vulnerable victims. >> that will raise the maximum sentence from two years to five years which will send a clear message, a clear message to the community we will not tolerate this type of behavior. >> reporter: while the legislation wouldn't affect these two recent cases state lawmakers say they'd like to fast track this legislation. coming up at 6:00, we'll talk to an area man who has two sons with disabilities. we'll give you his reaction to these recent stories. lucy, back to you. >> thank you very much, joanne. >>> preparing for disaster. what one local school is doing to make sure its ready in case the worst should happen. medical marijuana patients get a new way to score slice with pot pizza. >>> new jersey now let

. >> magic had larry bird, hulk hogan had andre the giant, tom brady had roger goodell.steph and lebron. the rivals in the nba finals spotlight. do they actually get along? are they buddies. we sit down with the golden state star on friday, june 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> the biggest rivalry a lot of people are talking about was on the side lines, rihanna was said itting there. she loves lebron. and so whenever kevin durant would go up to shoot. she'd yell, brick. >> throwing some shade. >> kevin got the last laugh. i would say in then. >> more on nba finals coming up. we start this half-hour with disappointment, disapproval from world leaders as president trump pulls the u.s. out of the paris climate agreement. >> the president said the landmark accord less about climate and more about other nations gaining financial advantage over the united states. insisting it would cost americans millions of jobs. buildings in the u.s. and beyond, were lit up in green, and show of support for the paris accord. what the city hall of paris looked li