inland, new jersey, not far from john rawlins, jeanette reyes is live at the farley plaza in atlantic county, good morning jennette. >> reporter: good morning matt, john will see worse conditions than i would we came down, the photographer and i from center city. it was deceiving when we were driving around, i thought it wasn't going to be so bad. 42 to 48, things started to deteriorate. there are 3 plow trucks at the farley plaza they are trying to keep up, they pass through one time all itakes is a few minutes for the snow to stick and accumulate quickly. if you look at the lights here you can see the snow blowing in the winds this is where tricky, this is kind of a dangerous combination of factors in terms of the weather, the snow that's sticking, the snow that's blowing creating the whiteout conditions that can be dangerous, as we go throughout the it gets slick and slippery so we've been saying

ordered to detained until trial, the last time kauffman would appear publicly friday morning the atlantic county prosecutor's officer stated kauffman was found dead in his hudson county jail cell sources cents tell "eyewitness news," that the apparent suicide was carried out using a bed sheet. kauffman and augello had been jailed since june under charges every racketeering. >> this police body camera footage take never june shows the stand-off between officers and kauffman, as they attempt topped execute a search warrant at his medical office. he's heard threatening to harm himself. >> listen, let's talk. >> he was ultimately taken into custody, earlier this month recalling charged with organizing the murder of beloved radio personality april kauffman. who was found shot to death inside after lynnewood home that the couple shared. the prosecutors office said that the 2012 killing was attemptment by kauffman to silence his wife's knowledge every illegal drug operation that he and augello were running out of kauffman's medical practice. murder for hire plot did not end there. at a separate hearing

it would be the last time that kauffman would appear publicly friday morning, the atlantic county prosecutor's off the state that kauffman was found dead in his hudson county jail cell. sources tell "eyewitness news ," that the apparent suicide was carried out using a bed sheet. kauffman had been jailed since june under charges of racketeering. this police body camera footage take never june shows the stand-off between officers and kauffman, as they attempted to execute search warrant at his medical office. he is heard threatening to hurt himself. >> i'll kill myself. >> listen, let's talk. >> he was ultimately taken into custody. earlier this month was charged with organizing the murder of beloved radio personality, april kauffman. who was found shot to death inside a lynnewood home the couple shared. prosecutors' offers said the 2012 killing was attempt to buy kauffman to silence his wife knowledge of illegal drug operation he and a. , the murder for hire plot did not end there. at a separate hearing this month, kauffman's attorneys stated that augello had planned to have kauffman killed, to

new details about plot to kill doctor caw man himself while he was in the atlantic county jail. it involves wire taps and informant and the pagan's motorcycle gang. today we also heard for the first time from dr. kauffman's lawyer as the charges were read to him in court. >> all right. just want to make sure you can hear us clearly. >> york i can. >> all right. >> reporter: looking haggard and appearing via video camera from the hudson county jail where he was placed for his own safety dr. james kauffman appeared on courtroom tv screen thursday to face charges that he hired a hit man to kill his wife april. >> dr. maintains his innocence. we have to different position today. >> reporter: kauffman listen as the judge read him his rights he's charged with racketeering, murder and conspiracy. it was all part of an elaborate scheme to get rid of his wife after she threatened to expose a mill mill drug operation he was allegedly running out of his motorcycle gang.pagan's >> there was no magic tip. there was no magic clue. it was just simply good police work. >> investigators say paga

yesterday the atlantic county prosecutor laid out the grim details of what really happened here. dr. james kauffman hired a hit man to kill his wife because she threatened to divorce him and expose his drug empire, one that involved issuing prescriptions of painkillers to people sent by a man who was a member of the pagans motorcycle gang. the hired hit man, by the way, prosecutors say was named frank mulholla mulholland. he died in 2013. april kauffman's daughter says she always had suspicions of her stepfather, and now there are answers for her and her own children. >> my 11-year-old was very close to my mom. and you know, he is in middle school. totally gets it. and after watching the press conference, i got a huge squeeze from him, he said, you know what, mimi's happy. >> reporter: atlantic county prosecutors say these eight people are connected to the murder in some fashion. six charged with racketeering while kauffman and his partner faced first-degree murder charges. dr. kauffman's lawyer says his client is innocent. matt delucia, nbc10 news. >> thank you. >>> buried in mu

kauffman was in the atlantic county correctional facility on unrelated weapons charges in june but was moved to the maximum security section in hudson county for his safety when investigators learned of a plot to kill dr. kauffman allegedly by pagans. attorneys for april kauffman's daughter kim packs spoke on her behalf today. >> no one rejoices over anyone committing suicide or anyone's death and kim -- kim's emotions right now are -- she's a mess. >> reporter: packs long believed her stepfather was responsible and never stopped fighting for justice for her mom. >> we filed a wrongful death suit against him because we thought he had killed or been involved in the murder. and we did that in 2014, okay, so it's been a long road. >> reporter: now, sources say that kauffman was alone in his cell because his cell mate had left for a court appearance. now, this is all still under investigation. the atlantic county prosecutor's office who is handling all the criminal aspects of this case say they were notified by hudson county but they have no further comment. annie mccormick channel6 "actio

people are still traveling still. >> rorr: by early afternoon road contions worsened so much that atlantic county issued a travel ban for all non-essential vehicles on county andal road but justin decided to brave storm to drive from avalon, new jersey to manayunk. >> appointment in the city, that have to head b >> reporter: you can see at this hour there are crews out and about, sta that 2300, crews, and contractors, are out tryg to cleardwayoa but officials are still urging, drivers, to stay off of the roads, if possib dangerous out there, as we can attest too that we were driving throughout the day-to-day, a lot of the road still are not clear or they are covering with snow, icy patches as be out better just ty home. live from ocean county i'm anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> lets look live from sky scan three in cape may, it looks kind of picturesque but no day at the beach. snow started falling there late last night, still falling tonight, and, southern part of the delaware also been hard hit, this is video from lewis, delawarewe dana, sentthus shot w covered as you can sianni backy

. >> rick at least four people were scheduled for hearings before an atlantic county judge today. they were told they must remain in jail. >> james kauffman is physically back in an atlantic county courtroom to face charges that he conspired to have his wife april kauffman, murdered. april's daughter in courtroom supporters she longertepfather w it took place in 2012 after kauffman and ferdinand augello a member of the pagan motorcycle gang hiredan. must d.hollan died since. -- a the doctor's june arrest. prosecutors allege that he became associated with the gang members after they created a long running illegal drug operation selling opioids out of his medical practice and the reason for killing april kauffman, she threatened to expose her husband's illegal activity. ferdinand a his hearing and has to remain in judge as well. one of them is appearing in court. tabatha chapman released on his own recognizance and reporting live in mays landing, annie mccormick back to you. >>> nine people suffered from smoke inhalation in delaware county. they were staying at' home after the owner

there's a live picture for you somers point atlantic county. >> reporter: look at the snow blowing aroundd cape may county the garden state parkway. 35-mile an hour speed restrictions, not as much snow, dave on 309 but an accident in flour town. >> reporter: snow continues in the afternoon a blizzard warning down the shore heavy snow and blowing snow for visibility. winter storm warning in the middle winter storm advisory north and west. >> keep it here on 6abc. for karen matt, david i'm tam stay safe out there. for you, it's always leap over look. now over later. and pause. not even in your vocabulary. so when a cold sore tingle strikes you act on it. only abreva can heal a cold sore in as little as two and a half days when used at the first sign. it starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. nothing heals a cold sore faster. and because abreva acts on it... you can too. act on it, with abreva. >>> that major win cyclone of sno and ice exploding right now. slamming the east coast. blizzard warnings from north carolina to maine. cars spinning out this morning

kauffman himself while he was inside the atlantic county jail. it involved the pagan's and informant and a wire tapped conversations and today we heard from dr. kauffman's lawyers for the first time since the charges were filed. >> just want to make sure you can hear us clearly. >> yes, i can. >> all right. >> reporter: appearing via video camera from the hudson county jail where he was placed for his own safety, dr. james kauffman looked haggered as he appeared on courtroom tv screen to face charges that he hired a hit man to kill his wife april. >> dr. maintained his innocence. we have to different position today of the. >> reporter: cuff man listen as the judge read him his rights. he's charged with racketeering, murder and conspiracy fart of a scream to get rid of his wife after she threatened to expose a pill mill drug operation he was allegedly running out of his office with the pagan's motorcycle gang. >> there was no magic tip. there was no magic clue. it was just simply good police work. >> reporter: investigators say pagan's associate j

. >> alleged death threat has led to the transfer of atlantic county doctor charge in the his wife's murder to a jail in hudson county. >> doctor james kauffman appeared in court by video and pleaded not guilty. prosecutors say kauffman and co-defendant, ferdinand angelo ran illegal prescription drug ring. radio talk show host in 2012, because she new about the drug ring. >> he is not in atlantic county, has cents been moved to the can hudson county department of corrections for his own safety. >> that's because -- >> plot to kill him. >> it was noted that ferdinand angelo, will be charged or has been charged rather, with conspiracy to commit the murder of james kauffman. so we don't think it would be prudent for those two to be lodged together. >> kauffman meantime maine tapes his innocence. >> well, up next, we will tell but a police office here was ambush and shot late last night, outside of her police headquarters. >> also ahead, to can forget this video shawing a car getting swept away in tuesday 's deadly mudslides in california. now hearing from the man behind the wheel in this

new at 5:00, she joins us live in atlantic county. >>> cold but calm tonight.tter blast on the way. how long that warm-up is going to stick around. before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesn't have fios, please stay out of the way so your lag doesn't get us all killed, ben. what's so good about fios anyway? uh. what's so great about a 100% fiber-optic network that makes your gaming system actually work awesomely? hey. did you take out the trash? haha, garbage boy! dad, i already took out ben. it's not funny. gaming is best on a 100% fiber-optic network. so get fios. now, just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement. six-year murder investigation. a new jersey doctor now faces charges in his wife's murder. april kauffman was found dead in 2012. good evening, i'm keith jones. >> and i'm erin coleman. cydney long joins us now live with the breaking details. there's a lot to unpack in this case. >> reporter: there really is. it's pretty intricate and involved, but to boil it down, it involves racketeering, conspiracy an

. >> he's not in atlantic county and has been moved for his own safety. >> is that because. >> a plot it kill him. >> his own business partner is is charged with seeking to kill him, too. she's been transported to a separate prison 100 miles awa away. >> it was noted ferdinand ogello will be charged or has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder of james kauffman. we don't think it would be prudent for them to be lonled together. >> according to a prosecutor tyner francis muholland died of what was determined to be a drug overdose in 2013. >> and kauffman's attorney said today his client maintains his innocence as he's done for the past 5 1/2 years. reporting live in atlantic county, hof hof, cbs3 eyewitness news. >> alex, thank you. >> family and friends are taking part in the final farewell to a fallen firefighter. lieutenant matthew laterno was killed battling a fire this past weekend. david spunt is in center city and talked to those paying tribute to a hero tonight, david. >> quite a tribute tonight ukee at the cathedral. thousands came out to pay tribute to that hero named

he had been inside atlantic county facility since june on separate weapons charges. sources tell "action news" he left a lengthy note and ripped a sheet twisted and tied it around his neck to the lower bunk. he was found face down sources say it appears he died of suffocation. kim packs kauffman's stepdaughter long believed he was guilty of her mother's 2012 shooting death she filed a wrongful death lawsuit. her attorney spoke on her behalf today. >> he certainly he knew the evidence was mounting and i'm sure he listened to what the prosecutor had to say and i guess he made another choice. >> reporter: now, sources also tell us that kauffman was alone in his cell at the time because his bunk mate had left that morning for a court appearance. now, this is still all under investigation. the atlantic county prosecutor's office did release a statement saying they were notified by hudson county authorities but they have no further comment. reporting live in linwood annie mccormick channel6 "action news." back to you. >> dramatic developments. annie, thank you. >>> firefig

but as cold air filters in, that has changed over to snow in burlington county as portions of atlantic county as well. there could be light accumulations as well overnight. rain mix for shore points overnight. light accumulations possible, by 10:00 tomorrow morning, light snow will start in philadelphia that will continue through the midday hours and clear the coast by your tuesday evening. and that's when it moves out to sea. so how much snow are we talking? well, it's just a general coating to 2 inches for the entire region. you have to allow for up to 2 inches. i think the best chance to see 2 inches would be the north and west suburbs and the slightly higher elevations and possibly down the shore and into burlington atlantic county, half inch tonight, another half inch to an inch tomorrow, a coats coating to an inch along the i-95 corridor. coming up we will time out that snow tomorrow. more chance for snow in the forecast. one of those comes just in time for super bowl sunday. more on that. >> philadelphia police tonight are taking a closer look at a deadly shooting by an off duty detect

. >> reporter: under blizzard warning and code blue this is somers point in atlantic county, this is route 9 behind me, it is snow covered you can see plows, very little human activity on the roads. one or two cars a minute, by our count. the lights we had earlier has become moderate snow and became very, very windy from time to time. i'm going to guess one or two inches it's blowing around a lot. the roads around here go from snow covered to a couple of roads main roads in fact a road over to ocean city seemed to be clear last time. traction fair. we're at the route 9 and ocean heights avenue. they say the normal morning rush is 60:00 a.m. they are expecting diminished numbers today because schools are closed, conditions are miserable. nobody will make a discretionary drive and number of employers have announced late openings if people are going to hit the roads it won't be until later today. overall conditions, windy and snowy and not particularly pleasant outside. john rawlins channel 6 "action news" back to you. >> let's switch over to jeanette reyes. >> jennette is live at the f

the atlantic county prostitut prostituteer's office say he was found dead in his jail cell. the apparent suicide was carr carried out using a bed seen. he was incarcerated since june in charges racketeering. >> this shows the standoff between officers and cough man as they afelt todd execute a search warrant. he's heard threatle heening to kill himself. >> i'm going to kill myself. >> listen, let's talk. >> earlier this month was charged with organizing murder of be loved radio he personality april kauffman. the prosecutor's office says the 2012 killing was attempt to buy kawvr noon silence his wife's knowledge of an illegal drug operation they were up running out of the private practice. at a spraet hearing he stated agello planned to have kauffman killed too and therefore his clients was moved to a separate venue. >> cough map's attorney had said his client maintained his innocence. sources tell eyewitness news cough map left behind a si six-page note. reporting in at plan tech country, alexandria hof, eyewitness news. >>> thank you we know the cause tonight of carbon mono

the atlantic county prostitut prostituteer's office say he was found dead in his jail cell. the apparent suicide was carr carried out using a bed seen. he was incarcerated since june in charges racketeering. >> this shows the standoff between officers and cough man as they afelt todd execute a search warrant. he's heard threatle heening to kill himself. >> i'm going to kill myself. >> listen, let's talk. >> earlier this month was charged with organizing murder of be loved radio he personality april kauffman. the prosecutor's office says the 2012 killing was attempt to buy kawvr noon silence his wife's knowledge of an illegal drug operation they were up running out of the private practice. at a spraet hearing he stated agello planned to have kauffman killed too and therefore his clients was moved to a separate venue. >> cough map's attorney had said his client maintained his innocence. sources tell eyewitness news cough map left behind a si six-page note. reporting in at plan tech country, alexandria hof, eyewitness news. >>> thank you we know the cause tonight of carbon mono

. >> he's not in atlantic county and has been moved for his own safety. >> is that because. >> a plotit kill him. >> his own business partner is is charged with seeking to kill him, too. she's been transported to a separate prison 100 miles away separate prison 100 miles away. >> it was noted ferdinand ogello will be charged or has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder of james kauffman. we don't think it would be prudent for them to be lonled together. >> according to a prosecutor tyner francis muholland died of what was determined to be a drug overdose in 2013. >> and kauffman's attorney said today his client maintains his innocence as he's done for the past 5 1/2 years. reporting live in atlantic county, hof hof cbs3 eyewitness news. >> alex, thank you. >> family and friends are taking part in the final farewell to a fallen firefighter. lieutenant matthew laterno was killed battle killed battling a fire this past weekend. david spunt is in center city to those paying tribute to a hero tonight david. >> quite a tribute tonight ukee at the cathedral. thousands came out to pay

he's been moved from the atlantic county lockup. prosecutors allege his co-defendant, ferdinand au ge llo, plotted to have the man killed to avoid being implicated. both are charged in the 2012 murder of radio host april kauffman. prosecutors say the doctor hired a hit man to kill her to keep her from divorcing him and exposing an illegal drug ring that he was allegedly running with the pagans motorcycle gang. >>> new developments this morning as investigators try to solve the death of penn student blaze burnstein. detectives issued three search warrants as part of their homicide investigation. investigators found the body of the 19-year-old in a southern california park earlier this week. according to reports, one of the warrants details interviews with a friend who was the last known person to see bernstein alive. the warrant describes that person as nervous with catched up hands and -- scratched up hands and dirt under his fingernails will. the friend said he was involved in a fight club. police have made no arrests. >>> in phila

on tuesday, atlantic county prosecutors announced her husband, dr. james kauffman, was under arrest charged with hiring a hit man to kill the popular jersey shore radio personality after she threatened to divorce him and expose an opioid pill mill. investigators say kauffman was operating the business out of his egg harbor township medical office with the pagan motorcycle gang. >> did your mom ever say that she felt her life was in danger ever to you? >> i think a lot of those things will come out eventually. >> reporter: kim brrrly says the dramatic developments are surreal to her. she spoke to her mom on the telephone the day before she was brutally killed and says more will come out about that call which is one she would not have wanted to have. >> i replayed that conversation so many times in my head that should have could have would haves hindsight i would have told her how proud i was of her. i would have told her that i loved her, and that she just was amazing. >> reporter: as for her stepfather accused of robbing her of her best friend, kim s

that's why he's been moved from the atlantic county lockup. prosecutors allege kauffman's co-defend plotted to have the doctor killed to avoid being implicated. both are charged in the 2012 murder of radio host april kauffman. prosecutors say the doctor hired a hit man to kill her to keep her from divorcing him and exposing an illegal drug ring he was allegedly running with the pagans motorcycle gang. >>> to an update to breaking news from yesterday morning. a suspect is dead and people in a gloucester township neighborhood are feeling relief this morning after a standoff between police and a barricaded man came to an end. [ gunshots ] >> oh, my god. >> neighbors captured tense moments on their cell phones. the ordeal began around 8:00 wednesday night in sicklerville. police say the man fired at an armored police truck. 13 hours later, officers knocked down the front door, went inside, and that's when they found the 24-year-old suspect dead. a woman in the home was not hurt. >>> frank moran took over as mayor earlier this month following an in

but as cold air filters in that has changed over to snow in burlington county as portions of atlantic county as well. there could be light accumulations as well overnight. rain mix for shore points overnight. light accumulations possible, by 10:00 tomorrow morning light snow will start in philadelphia that will continue through the midday hours and clear the coast by your tuesday evening. and that's when it moves out to sea. so how much snow are we talking? well it's just a general coating to 2 inches for the entire region. you have to allow for up to 2 inches. i think the best chance to see 2 inches would be the north and west suburbs and the slightly higher elevations and possibly down the shore and into burlington atlantic county half inch tonight another half inch to an inch tomorrow, a coats coating to an inch along the i-95 corridor. coming up we will time out that snow tomorrow. more chance for snow in the forecast. one of those comes just in time for super bowl sunday. more on that. >> philadelphia police tonight are taking a closer look at a deadly shooting by an off duty detective.

prosecutors say kauffman ran an illegal pill mill from his atlantic county offices with the pagan's. they allege he hired a hit man to kill his wife when she threatened to expose him during divorce proceedings. in statement, confirming his death, the prosecutor's office says "james kauffman died in an apparent suicide on friday morning, january 26th, 2018. the investigation is continuing. we will have no further comment at this time "april kauffman was found shot inside the home she shared with her husband. we spoke with her daughter shortly after dr. kauffman was charged. >> right now in my heart i'm actually working on forgiveness. >> reporter: and kauffman's attorney ed jacobs tells me the last several years of investigation and searches by the police as well as the months held in custody took their toll on the doctor. jacobs declined to speculate on circumstances of kauffman's death and says he's waiting on the results of the police investigation. chris? >> all right sabina, thanks. >>> several students and teachers from a northeast philadelphia school were taken to the hospital

. >>> now, atlantic county doctor charged with killing his wife has been moved to the hudson county jail after alleged plot by co-defendant to kill him. doctor james kauffman entered guilty plea in court via video, he and co-defendant, ferdinand angelo orchestrated the murder every his wife. april call man back in 2012. because she new about their illegal prescription drug ring >> he is not in atlantic county has been moved for his own safety. >> is that because -- >> the plot it kill him. >> it was noted that ferdinand angelo has been or will be charged or has been charged rather with conspiracy to commit the murder of james kauffman. so we don't think it would be prudent for those two to be lodged together. >> meantime kauffman's attorney maintains his client innocence. >> well, president trump is facing backlash this morning that is after he reportedly made some crude remarks about immigrants fro caribbean and african nation. here is cbs news correspondent mola lenghi with more from the white house. >> reporter: president trump being quoted as making racially charged comments about ha

back more than five years. >> prosecutors say that they've cracked the case of the killing of atlantic county host april kauffman. matt delucia is live for us at the county prosecutor's office in mays landing. and matt, this involves a hit man and drug deals. tell us about that. >> reporter: right. april kauffman's family waited a long time for the news that they got yesterday. they waited more than 5.5 years, first-degree murder charges have been filed against kaufman's husband and another man. both are charged with the murder of the south jersey radio host. she was found shot to death in her linwood home in may of 2012. you fast forward to yesterday. the atlanta prosecutor here laid out the grim details of what happened that day. dr. james kauffman hired someone to kill his wife because she threatened to divorce him and expose his drug empirement one that involved issuing -- empire. one that involved issuing painkillers. the hired hit man, a member of the pagan's motorcycle gang, died in 2013. april kauffman's daughter said she always had suspicions of her stepfather. now there are answers

. >> this is firsthand account from two atlantic county detectives who came in contact with opioid fentanylle responding to a call, they and other first responders face a real danger from this epidemic every day. fear of exposure or even an accidental overdose are always on the forfront of their minds first responders in our area are going to special training to learn how to respond to situations where they risk possible exposure. >> one of the more contentious solutions being considered to decrease the number of lives lost to this epidemic is setting up safe injection facilities. here's wendy saltzman with more. >> opioid crisis being treated as largest public health epidemic and has become more deadly. now officials are quietly investigating the controversial idea of becoming first city in the united states to open safe injection sites in our hardest hit neighborhoods. >> there you go, come on back. >> this is day in the life of an addict in kensington drug abusers second as way from death. needles literosity streets, users getting high on the side of the busy road. >> i overdose, but the

most around atlantic county, northern cape may county right around sea isle.ing the garden state parkway this morning, couple of snow showers your way. but it is clear skies as we get into old city this morning, and cold, 30 degrees in town. look at the teens up toward the poconos. and right around the freezing mark getting into millville. now, the winds are still out there. it is northwest breeze, coming in, so we do have feels-like temperature below zero right now in the poconos, 25 here in millville, and the temperature departures are pretty impressive, about ten to 15 degrees colder this morning, in comparison to yesterday morning. so step out the door, little shock to the system, as we are talking about some much colder or chillier conditions. so, there are the know showers across south jersey, high pressure in control. this is canadian high that is delivering much chillier air, but down south, this is an area of high pressure, when you get the south high pressures develop, we get more of southwest wind. and that's why we are forecasting actually mild tre

five years and haunted april's family and radio fans since she was found dead in her linwood atlantic county home in 2012 shot several times. who was behind this mysterious killing. we didn't necessity new until the detectives, made this announce. authorities made that announce this afternoon, slain radio hoe she lived with her husband doctor james kaufman, authorities say, atlantic county, prosecutors and another man named ferdinand were both involved in this murder for hire plot. >> april kaufman had learned of the many unlawful and unlawful practices that james kaufman was out ating in in his medical practice for. she threatened to use this as leverage to expose him to gain a favorable divorce. >> reporter: kaufman's daughter has been in the news since her mother's murder just released a statement on camera within the last few hours, lets take a listen. >> may tenth 2012, forever change my life. i have been waiting patiently, for justice and today, i was lucky enough to be granted justice. as i do understand this will be a very long process and this is by no means over. >> reporter: autho

yesterday in atlantic county. doctor james kaufman appeared by video camera for his own safety, one of the several faces charges in the murder of a very popular new jersey radio hoe april kaufman. it was part of the scheme to get rid of his wife after she threatened to expose a pill million operation he was running with the pagan's motorcycle gang. prosecutors say former pagan fred ajello helped kaufman kill his wife anded president ed with another an informant to kill doctor kaufman which obviously didn't happen. >> there was a conspiracy to kill my client so it is pretty clear conspiracy is against doctor kaufman. >> it just seems to suggest that, you know, jim kaufman was a busy man with his criminal activities. >> it will get to the grand jury. kaufman and his co-defendants will be back in court on tuesday for a detention hearing. >>> are you ready here? eagles take on falcons at the linc tomorrow and in weather it could be a factor here. >> it might be good for us. >> practicing outside of the linc yesterday,

reporte early afternoon atlantic county issued a travel ban on all county and municipal road for non- essential vehicles. meantime governor chris christie declared a state of emergency for atlantic, cape may, monmouth, and ocean counties and later expand that had to the entire state. >> road in avalon were bad. none were plowed and the parkway north was not, you know, plowed. >> reporter: 2300 plow trucks out across the state had to work against the clock as snow accumulated steadily throughout the day. >> i think, hard time keeping up witt because is there so much snow. they plowed my street and two hours later there were inches back already there. >> reporter: right now, 2300 crews and contractors are out, and clearing the roadways, righfficials are still, urging drivers to stay off of the road as possible. for new live fro county i'm oh cbs-3noise you may haved duringta >>> now to stone harbor, this is 96th street looked like thisideo was eyewitness nice viewer zeke, massive snowdrifts, piled up as they buried street benches on the sidewalks. >>> motorist spent more time spinning t

. >>> james kaufman will make his first court experience in atlantic county today, the husband charged in the murder of his wife, april kaufman. on tuesday authorities charged kaufman in the killing of his wife. investigators say he arranged to have april killed after she threatened to expose his involvement in an illegal prescription drug ring. she was murdered almost six years ago inside their home in linwood, new jersey. >>> also today former penn state football prospect and philadelphia charter school i she will young. he was just 17 was arrested along the wawa employee, win gate. man accuse of driving the get away star. johnson was also charged, all three face robbery and other charges. >>> officialness southern california are still, in search and rescue mode following tuesday's deadly mud slides, at least 17 people have been confirmed dead and several people remain missing. parts of a freeway in santa barbara county are buried under 3 feet of mud, road will be shut down until monday while crews can clear that area. >>> investigation underway at new york's jfk airport, to figure o

the atlantic county prosecutor's office alleging that dr.es kauffman went to great lengths to keep his popular radio show host wife from going to police about an illicit drug ring. prosecutors allege james kauffman was behind the may 2012 shooting death of april kauffman. the endocrinologist allegedly orchestrated a murder for hire plot in that 2011 he ultimately enlisted the help of two reported pagan gang members. kauffman and 61-year-old ferdinand augello found alleged hit man francis mullholland paying him $20,000 cash and scripts for opioids to carry out the crime in the kauffman's linwood home. this murder prosecutors say was carried out to protect an alleged illegal drug operation kauffman was peddling with the motorcycle gang out of his egg harbor township medical practice. his wife threatened to expose it. take a listen. >> as a result of april kauffman's desire to divorce james kauffman, he was intent to rather have her killed as opposed to losing his financial empire. >> reporter: now, in another shocking twist, authorities say au

. >>> police in hamilton township atlantic county released dramatic dashcam video of a police officer who was nearly run over during a traffic stop. watch this. officer dennis backer had pulled someone over along harding highway last week when right there another car clipped his cruiser. you saw the officer jump out of the way just in time. there it is again. police say this is the exact reason why the move over law exists and why drivers need to obey it. >> new jersey's new governor joined the states attorney general today to talk about gun safety. phil murphy and. they're reversing a rule adopted by the christie administration. it attempted to weaken new jersey's stringent standard of what he considered a justifiable need to carry a happened gun. murphy says there are too many guns on our streets and adding more will not make new jersey communities any safer. >>> turning to our weather tonight we made to it friday. the weekend is finally here and chances are most of us will like the weekend forecast. meteorologist adam joseph is in for cecily tynan night he's in the "action news" we

. >> reporter: chris and dawn, the atlantic county prosecutor's office says dr. james kauffman died in an apparent suicide early this morning. the death caps a stunning case that spanned more than five years and several twists and turns. >> at gun point doctor james kauffman he has a weapon drop the begun! >> this footage shows dr. james kauffman wielding a gun and threatening to kill himself as authorities execute add search warrant on his egg harbor township office last year. that standoff ended peacefully with kauffman taken into custo custody. months later prosecutors say kauffman was found dead in his jail cell of an apparent suici suicide. sources tell fox 29 the doctor left behind a letter publish reports indicate kauffman used a bed sheet to take his own life while his cell mate was at a court appearance. it was friday, two weeks after the 69-year-old was formally charged for the murder of his wife april kauffman back in 2012. four other people were also charged including members of the pagan's motorcycle gang. prosecutors say kauffman ran illegal pill mi

. ♪ >>> first at 5:00 live look down the shore at margate atlantic county.ardest hit by today's storm in our area. get this. 16-inches, 16-inches of snow. many places along the coast getting blizzard conditions and it doesn't matter where you go. the shore or here in old city the combination of the snow and high winds made it down right painful to step outside. thank you much for joining us at 5:00. i'm i'm lucy noland. fox 29 has got you covered. already schools are closing for tomorrow. including philadelphia schools and arch diocesan you'll see school closings for tomorrow scrolling at the bottom of your screen and reporters across the delaware valley and beyond. we have team coverage for you dave schratwieser is in moorestown, burlington county. dave kinchen down the shore in margate. jeff cole is looking at how wilmington is coping and dawn timmeney is in lower mooreland, montgomery county, whether may have been a factor in a deadly crash involving a train and a car but first let's start with your fox 29 winter weather authority. live look at ocean city

on tuesday, atlantic county prosecutors announced her husband, dr.r arrest charged with hiring a hit man to kill the popular jersey shore radio personality after she threatened to divorce him and expose an opioid pill mill. investigators say kauffman was operating the business out of his egg harbor township medical office with the pagan motorcycle gang. >> did your mom ever say that she felt her life was in danger ever to you? >> i think a lot of those things will come out eventually. >> reporter: kim brrrly says the dramatic developments are surreal to her. she spoke to her mom on the telephone the day before she was

>> yes, well worth it.o have it blizza will not stop about an hour ago, the atlantic county office of emergency preparedness declared a blizzard declaration and that is official here and travel is d to essentin time. here. walking to get a coffeees sense now. live if somers point, john rawhannel 6 "acu. onews" >> thank you >>> a look froobile 6 alolandis avenu in sea isle city. some of the shore homes there and this is the conditions they are contending with a hour. not a lot snowplowing,ooks like some of the roads are n treated for while a ghost town at the jersey shore as ites to ramp up. and roads passable. live from mobile 6 here at the jersey shore at this hour. >>> philadelphia remains under aemergency as the ues to b an suburbs.the city streetsartment updated us on the progrese making o roads andd highways the a busy with activity.good. ght now we swi salting operaono a salt and plow operatn.plows, to push ite >> 375 trucks ar deployed care idential salt previous storms helped the road s. >> lets check in with ti outside of city hall in center city. with a look at the condition

murphy's wife tammy will visit atlantic county tomorrow morning.urphy will also attend events in wildwood and camden. >>> well, with the battle of the birds almost here, fans and sports analysts are buzzing with playoff predictions. >> which team is the better bet, the eagles or the falcons? i went straight to the source, the zoo keepers at the elmwood park zoo in norristown who know each species' strengths and weaknesses. the eagles have the prime spot at the zoo right inside the zoo's gates, right when you walk in. elmwood park zoo also has a falcons exhibit. the keepers say in a matchup the falcons have the speed, but the eagles have stamina. and of course that eagle eye they can see the farthest. the eagles also have power giving them edge over any opponent. >> bald eagle has a record for the largest animal ever carried in-flight. they can pick up items two, three, four times their size. >> a running back? could they pick up a running back? >> they'd probably get pretty close. >> it will truly be a battle of the birds. we're going to have to wa

west of i83. >> cape may courthouse, other part every cape may county into atlantic county, as well. so that's what we're dealing with right now. it is not letting up. the worse of it is happening right now. and it doesn't start to taper off until after lunchtime today. we stay in the 20's, but feels colder than that. and then the dangerous cold weather kicks in, and we still have high winds, bob kelly, even after today. >> that's what is going to maybe be the power, power problems, 9:18. here is a live look, another accident, the blue route, 476, right near the schuylkill expressway. going to attempt to make it to work. seeing accidents, galor here. live look at the other side of the blue route. trying to get onto the schuylkill expressway. any of the bridges, and the overpasses, have that tendency to freeze up. here is a example, hollow road, just off the schuylkill try to come to a stop, tires are trying to grip onto what is ice at the bottom of that hill. de-icing underway at philadelphia international airport. at least 200 concellations cents altogether. check your flight status

we can tell you that schools in atlantic county and cape may county many of them are closed tomorrow. the atlantic city airport already shut down operations most likely will be closed through tomorrow as well. as the flakes start to fly it looks like it's going to be a long couple of days or nights down here at the shore. lucy? >> all right, thank you very much, chris o'connell. >>> looking live further down the shore in cape maim the coast could get battered by tropical storm force winds. further inland we are expecting snow, too, and wind just not quite as severe. fox 29's shawnette wilson has been out and about talking with people who are stocking up life now in bala cynwyd. all right, shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, i had to take look over my shoulder to make sure things hadn't changed but we stopped by two parking lots, two gas stations tonight i should say and they both looked just like this cars waiting for a chance to get to a pump and guess what? no surprise the groceries stores were no different. no parking spots. no carts. tonight the rush is on. parking lot at the cheltenham

most recently of the atlantic county justice philadelphia for first degree racketeer and first degree leading of a racketeering organization and murder. ferdinand 62 of petersburg new jersey on a first degree leader charge of racketeering organization, first murder and conspiracy to murder james kauffman. joseph mulholland 52 of pete villas, unrelated to francis mulholland but on first degree racketeering charges. >> we are listening in to the atlanta county prosecutors damon tyner for what sounds like an elaborate furred for hire case. james kauffman against his former wife april kauffman. we hear two arrests. two arrests, james kauffman and ferdinand both now charges with murder. one kauffman, the former radio host that was found murdered in 2012. authorities are saying that april kauffman was killed according to them by her husband, because she knew of illegal activity involving illegal drug sales at his doctors office. this is elaborate as we were just listening in a lot of people involved in this but it sounds as if the da in atlantic county feels he has nailed down who he believ

you see the pockets of yellow, cumberland county into atlantic county, that's steadier rain. i don't think it's a major concern. it's spread out through the whole day. we're not going to have a flash flood event. the i-95 corridor, possibly further south. let's time out when it starts to exit the region. through noontime and now it approximately us out of the lehigh valley. winds are just starting to shift. wind from the north, whereas more of a wind from the south this way. philly, trenton, wilmington, 2:00, 3:00 p.m. pretty quickly out of south jersey and delaware as well. it will linger 4:00 into the night against the jersey shore and southern delaware. that's 7 kplon :30 in the eveni. temperatures still mild. they fall overnight. by monday morning the commute is dry but cold again back into the 30s. now the long-term model. it shows that monday looks pretty dry. some clouds, some sun and isolated light rain shower is possible. look as we get into tuesday morning, though. light snow possible north and west neighborhoods. as we get into the afternoon, this particular model

that's why he's been moved from the atlantic county lockup to another 100 miles away.rosecutors allege that kauffman's co-defendant, ferdinand augello, plotted to have him killed to avoid being implicated. they're chargedn the murder in 2012 of radio host april kauffman. the doctor hired a hit man to kill her to keep her from divorcing him and poexzing an illegal drug gang he was running with the pagans motorcycle gang. >>> and now to a story that was breaking news yesterday morning. a suspect is dead, and people in a sicklerville neighborhood are feeling relieved after a standoff between police and that man who was barricaded. [ gunfire ] >> oh, my god. >> the neighbors captured tense moments on their cell phones yesterday. it began 8:00 on wednesday night in sicklerville. a man fired at an armored police truck. 13 hours later, officers knocked down the door and went inside, where they found the suspect dead. a woman was unharmed. >>> a bucks county woman is charged with leaving this. -- leaving this backpack stuffed with marijuana outside the middle school last month

dangerous conditions continue along tnd atlantic countys a bliz the biggest message is stay homeif you caution >> this is a live look at the gardearkway from mobile 6 you see snow covered road and they have one pass by the scrapers and salt put down. rock salt. we understand that because of conditions continuing it may again need another pass before folks can feel safe traveling it. i'm monica malpass along with rick williams, we are breaking into programming to bring youatnoe of on this

. >> the atlantic county doctor accused of hiring a hitman to kill his wife will remain behind bars until his trial. kauffman appeared frail keeping his head down and mumbling his responses. the egg harbor physician is accused of conspiring to have april kauffman killed in 2012. >> two girls were rushed to hospital this morning after they ate cookies believed to be laced with marijuana. a classmate handed out cookies she had brought from home. the girls became sick with severe vomiting and glazed eyes. police don't believe the girls knew what was in the cookies. no one has been charged. >> tomorrow is the start of a warm up carrying us into the eagle game and next week. cecily tynan is promising us a january thaw and she is about to deliver. >> i believe this is a welcome change to a lot of people. yesterday, nuisance snow. today, 36-degrees. atlanta barely warmer, 41. memphis and new orleans, 43-degrees. they had frost warnings in central florida thanks to arctic high pressure across the gulf coast lieutenant it'. it's moving east setting up a return flow out of the southwest bringing us

. >>> an atlantic county doctor has apparently killed himself tonight. >> he was found dead in his jail cell today. he was charged with having his wife killed to keep her from exposing a drug ring he was running with a biker gang. we have more on the letter the doctor left behind in his jail cell. >>> a week after appearing haggard and frail in court, dead tonight after apparently taking his own life. >> i think he realized he had been found out. the gig was up and i guess this was his answer. >> he was found dead around 9:30 this morning in his cell around the hudson county correction facility. a source with direct knowledge says a six page suicide note was found on the bed. he was found on his bed with a torn sheet over his next and tied to the bed. >> lawyer patrick d'arcy represents april's daughter. >> i think quite frankly she is still coming to grips with her own emotions. on what occurred today. he was running an illegal drug distribution gang with the pagan north motorcycle gang. he was being held in safety because of a alleged plot to be murdered by one of his co-defendants. t

. >> the atlantic county doctor charged with killing his wife now in the hudson county jail after a co-defendant's allege plot to kill him. doctor james kauffman entered nod guilty plea in court via video. prosecutors say he and nerd than the ran illegal drug ring , they also say the doctor's wife radio talk show host april kauffman new about it. he was shot to death in his wynnewood home in may 2012. >> he was not in atlantic county, moved to the department of corrections for his own safety. >> is that because -- >> the plot to kill limb. >> it was noted that ferdinand angelo has been or will be charged or has been charged rather with conspiracy to commit the murder of james kauffman, so we don't think it would be prudent for those two to be lodged together. >> meantime, kauffman maintains his innocence. >>> well, the debate over immigration reform is overshadowed this morning, that's after president trump made some crude remarks about immigrants from the caribbean and some african nations. here's hena doba with more on the president's profanity. >> after coming under fire for some racially charg

rawlins shows us how people are dealing with the aftermath. >> reporter: early this morning, atlantic county rescinding the storm travel ban for local roads. it will be a slow and difficult digout and restart as people venture out. >> what a difference a day makes. this is video of crossing the ocean city bridge yesterday. now, same bridge this a.m., clear pavement, clear skies and terrific visibility. and plows blitzed the main roads and side roads are still a work in progress. >> main roads are fine, a great job but side roads are bad, icy. >> and the sunrise cafe was closed for the storm and this morning staffers were digging out not easy considering the extreme cold and wind. >> the wind is brutal and have the snow so it doesn't blow back in your

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