in bethlehem, the moment.ativity and the church of the nativity is in bethed lee hem and the church of the holy suplecre, so the path is breached. >> the delegation has been to the vatican to discuss this with the pope but the facts on the ground are changing if this wall ends up cutting across them land, it's described to us by people here as the last nail in the cross of bethlehem. stefanie dekker, al jazeera, bethlehem in the occupied west bank. numbers are dwindling thanks to farming and logging and farm chemicals. >> a sanctuary after thousands of kilometers, these butterflies are flown from the cold winter to the warm temperatures of mexico think crossed fromcapped to here we are taking care of them so that this continues. we keep protecting their areas here in the sierra chinqua. >> in the last 20 years, numbers are gone down. in 1996, 1 billion made the flight to mexico. last year, there were around 35 million. it's been blamed on illegal tree cutting and pesticides and climate change. large areas of m

in bethlehem christian wise, the moment of the nativity and church of the nativity is in bethlehem and church of the hole sepulcher is in jerusalem so the path is breached. >> the facts on the ground are already changing. if this wall ends up cutting across this land, it's described to us by people here as the last nail in the cross of bethlehem. al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >> the national security agency in the united states is no longer allowed to run its mass phone surveillance program on its citizens. the n.s.a. was given 180 days to wind it up in june when congress signed the freedom act. the controversial monitoring program was exposed by the former n.s.a. contractor edward snowden. the new law doesn't affect foreign intelligence or internet data collection. japan will reexcuse me what i will hunting in march after a year long pause. the ministry officially said 333 whales would be hunted for scientific research. last year, the international court of justice in the hague ruled that japan was contravening an international moratorium on whale hunting. >> every winter, mi

in bethlehem the moment of the nativity is in bethlehem as the church of the holly sepualing tour is breached. they have been to the vatican. if this will cut across the land. >> it's the last nail in the cross of bethlehem >>> in a wall in lima, it has been dividing neighbours for decades. it was build to prevent crime, others say it was a way to separate poor areas from the rich. we have this report from lima. >> reporter: it's 10km long, on one side a rich neighbourhood. on the other among the poorest areas of lima. the gap between the rich and poor is among the highest in latin america: they watch the wall built over the last 30 years. the wall was built so the poor people couldn't cross to the other side. the need for safety and security justified the wall's existence for some. tens of thousands living in suburbs like this took over public and private properties. like many, this man and his family are living here, but on land that is still belonging to the rich side. >> on the other side they have sewage, electricity and water. they don't have services. >> it is wrong to call it

bethlehem?[ buzzer ] >> what was jesus' profession. >> carpenter. >> carpenter. >> i believe a carpenter? [bell] jesus was, what? >> a baby. >>e was like a preacher. >> all around nice guy. he had people skills. >> people skills? ♪ sleigh bells ring. >> the three wise men were kings from the east who saw the guiding star in the night and followed it all the way to bethlehem it paid homage and presented him with gifts gold frankincense and myrrh. >> the three wise men brought gifts frankincense, myrrh and i don't know what else. >> i believe the other one was a lamb? >> a lamb? >> did you skip sunday school. >> they were astrosers. >> they were astrology gists. >> they brought frankincense, myrrh and. >> baby diapers? [ buzzer ] >> they brought precious treasures. >> they brought him gold, frankincense and myrrh. >> very good. ♪ baby it's cold outside >> the christmas tree originated in western germany in the 16th century it was based on a medieval play commemorating adam and eve and came over to

bethlehem and the church of the holy accept los angeles curr is in jerusalem. is fully breached. >> reporter: a delegation has been to the vatican to discuss this issue with the pope. but the facts on the ground are already changing. if this wall cuts across the land it's described to us by people here as the last nail in the cross of bethlehem. stefanie dekker, bethlehem in the occupied west banks. >> from the wall to a wall in the middle of peru's capital lima which has been dividing neighbors for decades. some say it was built to prevent crime, while others say it was a way to separate poor areas from the rich. at 10 feet high with barbed wire it's become an example of the continuing problems of inequality and lack of security in the region. marry an a sanchez has more now from lima. >> reporter: it's 10-kilometers long and many call it the wall of shame. on one side a rich neighborhood, on the other, among the poorest areas of lima. the gap between the rich and poor in peru is among the highest in latin america. nowhere is that more clear than here. he has

stephanie decker reports from bethleh bethlehem. >> reporter: in the heart of bath -- bethlehem this manages as best as with can. >> translator: the palestinian cause is maybe the last topic that they will discuss. there are other concerns for the u.s. and israel in the region. syria, iraq, and other realities. >> reporter: the united states funds various projects here, buddies put the efforts of u.s. secretary of state john kerry for the last few years, nothing has been achieved. this man says that adds to the tensions on the treat. >> we need a final decision for a peace process. this peace process means a decision for the state of palestinian. for many it may mean nothing, but for many which live here, it means ability to live, ability to lead live within a statehood. literally speaking with are still under control. >> reporter: the overwhelming feeling here is frustration with the international community which they say is not putting enough pressure on israel to end its occupation. the only resolution is through a peaceful solution. >> i don't know what the end of this is, but ev

system stephanie decker, al jazeera, bethlehem in the occupied west bank. peru's capitol has a wall that's been dividing neighborhoods for deck aides. some sigh it was built to prevent crime and others to separate poor areas from the rich. it's become an example of the continuing problems of inequality and lack of security in the region. from lima, 10 kilometers long. many call it the wall of shame. on one side, a rich neighborhood on the other, among the highest in latin america, nowhere is that more clear than here palacios has been watching the wall built over the last 30 years. the wall was built so poor people couldn't cross to the other side. >> over the years, the need nor safety and security have justified the walls existence for some. tens of thousands living in suburbs like this have illegally taken over public and private properties. like many here, he and his family are living on pamplona but on land that bronelong to t did to the other side. they have sewage, electricity and water. we can't have any of those services because we don't have prope

in bethlehem, christian-wise, the moment of the nativity and church of the nativity is in bethlehem and church of the holy sepulcher is in jerusalem so the path is breached. >> the facts on the ground are already changing. if this wall ends up cutting across this land, it's described to us by people here as the last nail in the cross of bethlehem. al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >> the leader of the central african republic asked the pope for forgiveness. close to a million people have been forced into their homes by conflicts between christians and muslims. pope francis spoke about the need for tolerance. he also is due to visit a mosque. a political columnist for the italian daily newspaper says getting people in the country to consider reconciliation will not be an easy task for the pope. first of all it is very important, this pope wants to open the holy door not in rome, but symbolically in africa. this is the first point. the second, i think is just a hope and a challenge to try to ease tensions between christians and muslims, which is, i think, a tougher challenge for him.

bethlehem?sus' profession. >> carpenter. >> carpenter. >> i believe a carpenter? [bell] >> jesus was what? >> a baby. >> he was like a preacher. >> all around nice guy. he had people skills. >> people skills? ♪ sleigh bells ring. >> the three wise men were kings from the east who saw the guiding star in the night and followed it all the way to bethlehem it paid homage and presented him with gifts gold frankincense and myrrh. >> the three wise men brought gifts frankincense, myrrh and i don't know what else. >> i believe the other one was a lamb? >> a lamb? >> did you skip sunday school. >> they were astrosers. >> they were astrology gists. >> they brought frankincense, myrrh and. >> baby diapers? [ buzzer ] >> they brought precious treasures. >> they brought him gold frankincense and myrrh. >> very good. ♪ baby it's cold outside ♪ >> the christmas tree originated in western germany in the 16th century it was based on a medieval play commemorating adam and eve and came over to england and eventua

consul general visiting bethlehem. the united states funds various projects here but despite the efforts of u.s. secretary of state john kerry over the last few years to move forward with a peace process nothing has been achieved. vera babon says that adds to the strains on the street. >> this peace process means a decision for a state of palestine. for many it might be nothing but for us, which we live here, it means able to live, ability to lead life within a statehood. up until now liberally speaking we are still under occupation. >> reporter: this street last become a stage i for daily confrontations. the overwhelming feeling, the international community is not putting enough pressure on israel to end its occupation. >> for asim. >> stabbing is carried out by individuals who live under occupation. i don't know what the end of this is, but even, you will have israels living in israel and palestinians living in the west bank. one of the two sides will finish the other off. >> people in bethlehem have become disillusi

bethlehem is the wall of jerusalem. in bethlehem, the moment of the nativity and the church of the nativity is in bethlehem, and the church of the holy sepp you will tour is there >>> the delegation has been to the vatican to discuss the issue with the pope. the facts on the ground is changing. it is described to us by people as the last nail in the cross of bethlehem >>> plenty more to come on al jazeera. still ahead... >> i'm jennifer glasse and kaboom, where the government is hoping a tax on mobile phone calls will help lead towards independence >>> and why canada and mexico fight to save an iconic butterfly as it makes its annual migration. >> and how much this man lifted to break the world record in weightlifting. ightlifting. >>> here are the headlines. an air strike in idlib province killed 44 people. a russian strike hit a busy marketplace. areas controlled by al nusra front, rebels took the area in may >>> people in burkina faso are voting in the first location since the uprising, forcing president blaise compa

consul general visiting the mayor of bethlehem together with officials from the u.s. governmental s.a.t, u.s.a.i.d. agencies, agency, u.s.a.i.d. >> for many it may be nothing. but for us, which we live here, it means ability to live, ability to lead life within a stayedhood. up till now liberally speaking we are still under occupation. >> reporter: this street has become a stage for daily confrontations with israeli forces and the overwhelming feeling among palestinians here is overwhelming frustration with the international community. for as-am the only way is through a peaceful solution. >> translator: stabbings are carried out by individuals who live under occupation. i don't know what the end of this is. but even if hundreds are killed on both sides you will still have israelis living in israeli and palestinians living in the west bank so in the end we have to find a solution of both people to live in this place. one of the two sides will finish the other off. >> reporter: people in bethlehem have become disill disillusioned of diplomatic talk. president obama, so

if you have any information on this case, call bethlehem township police in bethlehem township.'m doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >>> new at 5:00, students at philadelphia's frank further high school went home an hour earlier after reports of two guns on campus. someone called the school before noon and reported guns. the school placed on lockdown and dismissed early so police could sweep the school with canines. no guns were found. >>> investigators are calling a fire in mercer county suspicious after flames ripped through part of an abandoned home. sky force 10 over the house in hamilton right after 1:00 this afternoon. one firefighter was hurt but will be okay. the fire was contained to the second floor. >>> in philadelphia, police are trying to identify a young girl, hispanic, found dead in the delaware river. over the scene of the lyndon avenue boat ramp in torresdale. the medical examiner is performing an autopsy to determine how the girl died. >>> today, jim kenney spent his first full day as philadelphia mayor elect after his landslide victory to be the city's 99th mayor. ken

the bethlehem city council will vote to approve new guidelines for redeveloping a vacant building. if approved the 21 story martin tower would be used for homes, offices and shops but some residents and business owners are worried about the guidelines that could let big box stores move in and impact smaller businesses. supporters say they need flexibility when it comes to redeveloping the building. it was built in the 70s as headquarters for the former bethlehem steel corporation. >> it's now been more than three weeks since a 3-year-old boy in camden county was found dead in the woods a half mile from his home. in this morning an attorney for the boy's family says they are getting impatient with the investigation. search teams found the body of brendan creato on the cooper river in haddon township on october 13. a lawyer for the family spoke to nbc 10 on tuesday, he shared the family's reaction to learning that investigators are no closer to solving this case. >> because it's an ongoing investigation there is no duty by the prosecutor or law enforcement to share anything with us,

you want to stay away from the scene on bethlehem pike maybe as alternate to 309 southbound. serious accident in upper hanover montgomery county kutztown road between jacob saw mill road mow lass as creek and fruitville road. and evansburg road near black rock mortgage. outside to delco, i-95 close to he land avenue can you see the vehicles traveling through delaware country it is foggy especially from this high up vantage point. and bellmar, little fog along 42. southbound towards the deptford mall or gloucester premium outlets traffic is not bad watch for foggy conditions. >> we're learning more about the man who jumped fence at the white house. police identified him as joseph caputo after he jumped fence wearing american flag he was immediately caught by security officers and president and family were in the whitehouse at the time. criminal charges are pending. earlier this year the secret service made improvements to the fence following several other fence jumps incidents. >> the president of france and russia reached agreement in fight against isis. they aups noed the ne

council general visiting the mayor of bethlehem, together with officials. the united states funds various projects. defeat the efforts of the u.s. secretary of state over the last few years to move forward with a peace process, nothing has been achieved. that ads to the tensions on the streets. >> we need a final decision for a peace process. this peace process means a decision for a state of palestine. for many, it might mean nothing. forums, which we live here, it means ability to live, ability to lead life within a statehood. >> up until now. literally speaking, we are still under occupation. >> this street has become a stage for daily confrontations between the israeli forcers. the only feeling is that the international community is not putting another pressure on israel to end the occupation. the only way to calm the tension is through a peaceful solution. >> stabbings are carried out by individuals who live under occupation. even if hundreds are killed on both sides you'll have israelis living in israel and palestinians in the west bank. in the end we

. >>> future of with bethlehem martin towners.ouncil gave preliminary approve toll new redevelopment guidelines for the 53-acre tower, eliminating requirement the building be rehabilitated. it's been vacant since 2007. the new zoning would allow office, retail, residential space on the property. >>> a delaware technology high school got some more technology today. howard high school of technology has a brand-new lab capital one bank and heart of america foundation teamed up to get the school a great new space packed with computers, 3-d printer, flat screen tv and other tech tools. >> we will be bringing in classes that want to work and do technology-type things in our 3-d printer or movie editing on i-movie. we envision it to be a multiple-use center. >> the foundation approached howard high school out of the blue with the gift. the school will also use the room as a financial literacy and college planning center as well. >>> from ugly to amazing. >> a local business is making sure the ton of redding's official tree doesn't disapp

was also shot and wounded by a security guard after a stabbing incident outside a settlement near bethleheman captured on cctv pulling a knife from her purse and ludging at the guard, it's the latest in a wave of violent attacks that have now lasted for more than a month. al jazeera's stephanie decker is in west jerusalem. >>> two of the incidents took place around the northern city of the occupied west bank and one of them that was caught on camera, the woman that tied to stab an israeli security officer that was in bethlehem. this is a change to a patent really we have been seeing really over the last few weeks that most of the incidents, some of them disputed of course and palestinian witnesses and there are certain cases say it's not as the israeli narrative goes but they have not taken place around hebron where most attacks taken place and goes to show how unpredictable these attacks are, very difficult to prevent also the tension that remains on the ground and it all comes as israeli prime minister on his way to washington to meet with barack obama, we know they will be discussing the

consul general vistaing the mayor of bethlehem together with officials from the u.s.a.i.d. u.s. funds various projects here but despite the efforts of u.s. secretary of state john kerry over the years to move forward with a peace process nothing has been achieved, ve vera says that leads to protests on the street. >> the peace process means a decision for a state of palestine. for many, it might be nothing but for us, which we live here, it means ability to live, ability to lead life. within a statehood. up until now, liberally speaking we are still under occupation. >> reporter: this street has become a stage for daily confrontations with israeli forces. the overwhelming feeling among palestinians here is frustration with the international community which they say is not putting enough pressure on israel to end this occupation. for asem is through a peaceful solution. >> stabbings are carried out by individuals who live under occupation. i don't know what the end of this is, but even if hundreds are killed on both sides you will still have israeli palestis liviniansliving in is

. >> we bumped into the consulate general visiting bethlehem. the united states funds various projects here. but despite-- >> in the near peace process made a decision for a state of palestine. for many it might be nothing. but for us it means ability to live, ability to live life within a statehood. up until now we are. >> this has become a stage for daily confrontation with israeli forces. the overwhelming feeling among palestinians is frustration with the international community which they say is not putting enough pressure on israel to end its occupation. the only way to calm the tension and inevitably the future is through a peaceful solution. >> stabbings are carried out by individuals who live under occupation. i don't know what the end of this is, but even if hundreds are killed on both sides you will still have israelis living in israel and palestinians living in the west bank. so in the end we have to find a solution for both people to live in this place. one of the two sides will finish the other off. >> people in bethlehem have becom

. >>> we're following breaking news stories for you this morning, a fire in bethlehem forces dozens of people out into the night. this two-alarm fire happened at 2:30 a.m. in the 1500 morocco of irene street at the sherwood pine apartments. two people were rescued, one by a police officer, one by a firefighter. 2 are being helped by red cross. no word on the cause of the fire. >>> now to new jersey, where traffic will be backed up along the jersey turnpike after a fiery tractor trailering crash this crashed -- tractor-trailer crash this crashed happen in the southbound lanes of the turnpike north of 8a. a minivan was traveling at a slow raped southbound when it was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer which then jackknifed and that caused the tractor-trailer to catch fire and burn. you can see the burned out shell of the tractor-trailer in this live picture. the driver was able to escape uninjured. the driver of the minivan was transported to robert wood johnson and is in stable condition. firefighters are working to clear the scene. turnpike workers are working to clear the debris. th

by afternoon, case in point, allentown, bethlehem seeing full sunshine.th jersey close to the front maybe you're holding on to the cloud cover, but all the rain will be long gone. zooming into chester county. you can see the darker shades of green. every now and then we pick up

. >>> new from overnight, the american red cross is helping a dozen people in bethlehem forced from theiromes in a fire. we were on scene on irene street. the flames broke at 1:30 this morning, and crews brought the fire under control around 2:00. we learned medics took one person to the hospital for smoke inhalation. >>> today is small business saturday, a day to shop at the mom and pop stores in your community and show them your support. nbc 10 is live in collingswood with one of the communities participating in small business saturday and i understand there's a parade happening there later on? >> reporter: that's right. that starts in an hour and a half. looking out on haddon avenue now, not too many people are showing up, just a few came out to put chairs down to mark their spot. merchants hope the people will also make purchases from the businesses owned and operated by locals. now, collingswood is adorned for the holidays. this is what you see when you arrive in the city of 13,000 people, a tree-lined street lit up for the occasion. american express launched small business saturday

steinmarts will open in bethlehem. >>> americans are saving money faster than they are spending it. officials say they expected trend to continue through the holiday season. >> that's good news. >> still to come on "action news," pope francis' message for chen --an and muslim leaders. >> a girl who left a baby at a new york church will not face charges. >> reporter: better get up and start working on that thanksgiving dinner. i don't know how long it takes to cook a turkey, maybe you don't need to start one at 4:51 in the morning. things are clear for the holiday, looking good on 76 eastbound off ramp to spring garden will be closed later on. everything is open at this point. mlk drive over there will shut down. if you're coming into the 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade. i would stick to the schuylkill expressway and the vine, the fairmont park turkey trot five miler, one of many turkey trots we have going around the region. do turkeys trot? >> yes. >> reporter: they do, turkeys are trotters. there will be detours on the mass transit. >> investigators are looking at a pos

. >>> tonight, 40 people in bethlehem are spending the rest of their holiday weekend away from home after an overnight fire ripped through their apartment complex. it started around 1:30 this morning at the river run apartment complex along irene street. one person was taken to the hospital, while medics treated three others at the scene. firefighters rescued one person, and neighbors who had been going door to door rescued another person who had been fast asleep. witnesses tell us the fire looked like an explosion and they could see the flames five blocks away. >> walked out into my driveway, and the flames, you could see from my house, they were like 50 feet in the air. >> i started freaking out. i thought, it's going to take the whole building. >> many of those displaced from their apartments are now staying with family and friends. 14 people are being sheltered by the red cross. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >>> small businesses are counting up the holiday sales tonight. it is small business saturday and many are hoping today is a start to a booming holiday season

two around nablus in the north, and one close to bethlehem. it shows how tense and unpredictability the ground is, and comes ahead of the israeli prime minister's visit. he'll meet with u.s. president obama on monday. and we are told that he has gestures towards the palestinians that he wants to put on the table. so the reports indicate that it has to do with easing freedom of movement in the west bank. i think difficult to see whatever will be discussed in washington, how that will translate to the street and calm what continues to be a tense situation. >>> stephanie dekker there from west jerusalem >>> syrian activists say fighters from i.s.i.l. released 37 christians held hossage since february. the group of elderly people were among 200 abducted from the town in syria's north-east. the syrian human rights network says talks are continuing for the release of 124 people in captivity >>> the u.s. defense secretary has used a keynote speech in california to criticize russia for helping syria's president. ash carter says moscow's aggression is

least 40 people are looking for a place to stay tonight after an early morning apartment fire in bethlehemames breaking out around 1:30 this at the sherwood pines apartment. firefighters arriving to find heavy smoke and flames from one of the buildings there. one resident was taken to local hospital for smoke inhalation. other than that fortunately no serious injuries. firefighters however say there is major damage to this complex. >>> the attic area showed a lot of smoke coming out of the eaves in that area. fire was coming out of the first floor. going up the side of the building much the building has extensive damage. i'm not sure if anyone will be able to be until in that building today. may not be for while. >>> one resident tells a lehigh county newspaper she had electrical problems right before the flames broke out but officials have not yet released an exact cause. >>> developing to night, a day of mourning for one colorado community. deadly shoot tag colorado springs planned parenthood clinic yesterday leaves three people dead and nine others hospitalized. fox's will carv in color

it cool, this is close to where we should be for this time of the year. 50 degrees allentown an bethlehem. jersey shore, sun and clouds, nice, philadelphia, 54 degrees, sun and clouds, breezy. winds out of the southeast at 5 to 15 miles per hour. overnight tonight, 47 for center city. tomorrow it will be breezy, temperatures in the upper 40s. with the breeze it will feel like the upper 30s, low 40s. the good news, the chill doesn't last very long. look at how the numbers respond next week. 54 today. breezy and cool tomorrow, 50 degrees, feeling like the 40s. monday our actual air temperatures are stuck in the 40s, tuesday is chilly, as well. wednesday, thursday, friday, 54, 60 and 63. your turkey day will be warm, black friday warmer. certainly not feeling like the holidays, but we'll take it>> ? >> reporter: no, it was 60s for thanksgiving. in the morning you'll need something. >> by afternoon you'll need short sleeves. >>> this weekend on "fyi philly" karen introduces us to a yoga studio that doubles as a vegan cafe. >> jessica's journey started 14 years ago. >> i started yoga when i wa

coming up on "action news" at 9:00 a.m., a multi-alarm fire drives people from their apartments in bethlehemigh valley. some people were trapped and there were injuries. we'll have more on this at 9:00 a.m. we'll be back at 9:00 a.m. even send you back to "good morning america". e, and not s-a-l-e. that's the world t.j.maxx, marshalls-e. and homegoods stores live in. where there's no need for sales because we offer amazing prices on thoughtful gifts everyday. let's put more value on what really matters. this season, bring back the holidays. with t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods. >>> welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. right now the gunman who allegedly attacked a planned parenthood in colorado springs is in custody this morning. three people including an officer were killed. nine others wounded in that attack. >> also right now, suspicions swirling around an armored van heist outside a casino in detroit. a suspect who was allegedly dressed up as a security guard simply drove up alongside the van and made off with $500,000. nobody got hurt. there were no weapons and no threats ma

it looks like cars are going to get by but just use bethlehem pike to get back on the turnpike or 309i-95, on the way to the airport, it is all clear and foggy. so it looks like that patches of fog is there, all cleared this morning. traffic speeds are all normal, no yellows or red, just moving along nicely no major delays just yet but volume will start to increase, chris. >> dave warren, thank you. >>> time is 4:32. it is busiest shopping day of the year. another thanksgiving is in the books and that means black friday is upon us. steve keeley in mount laurel, hi there, steve. >> reporter: chris, good news. you got your first gift of the holiday season, i can hear you. >> oh, good. >> you are right. you are right. now, dave just did weather. let me redo the the weather. here's everything dave just talk b i'm outside. i can show you. we didn't have much fog. suddenly it looks like we were in an airplane going up to 35,000 feet as this fog rolled in like a big cloud and you can see, that it is very thick, very heavy, and that is going to be trouble for people who are flying around, bec

the fire on irene street sent one person to the hospital and forced dozens out of their homes in bethlehem, and we learned many more people living in the apartment stayed safe thanks to a quick response by first responders and neighbors. medics treated three people at the scene and medics helped neighbors by rushing door to door to wake them up and get them out. >> i walked out into my driveway and the flames you could see from my house, they were 50 feet in the air. huge. >> most people playing with friends and family, and investigators are5]ñ looking fo cause of the fire. >>> store owners in our area say yesterday small business saturday was a success despite a little bit of impact from the rain. we stopped by peddlers village in bucks county last night. meanwhile in doylestown, shoppers tell us they noticed more deals at the smaller stores than they have in the past. this year more stores in that area offered prizes and incentives to get people into their business district. >>> the figures are in and the black friday is not the windfall big retailers hoped for. it was down from 11.6 bil

the american red cross is helping more than a dozen people in bethlehem forced out of their homes bya fire. crews snuffed out the fire in an apartment building on irene street. we are live, learning medics took one person to the hospital for smoke inhalation. you can see as we push into the front facade of the apartment building, the smoke and all the damage coming from one of the upper units. the red cross is offering shelter, food, and clothing to those displaced by the fire. >>> this morning, police in burlington county ask for help to find the gunman who murdered a convenience store clerk just before thanksgiving. matthew mwinsori died wednesday night, a father and military officer in native ghana. this man entered the store in willingboro with intention to rob the store. he wore a mask. prosecutors did not confirm what happened next, but he went after the bandit who shot the clerk outside the store. >> going to miss him, really miss him. >> he did not have any family in the area. he did have a 9-year-old daughter back in west africa. if you have any information in this case, if

you will see it in camelback, bethlehem, temperatures in the upper 50s, low 60s for morris town, abington, morris town. a chance of mid-day showers. but at the shore, the farther south you go, the more likely you will stay dry. clouds and sunshine, cape may, rehoboth, minimum ford, warming up nicely, up to concern is degrees today. it won't be that warm in philadelphia. still mild for this time of year. clouds and sun shooi, mid-day showers. we could see late breaks of sunshine, cooler weather for the week your seven day forecast coming up. >> there are a couple things that could slow you down, animated arm, eternally digging somewhere. >> that's right. currently digging out in new jersey on the off-ramp that's barracloughed for construction. at least throughout the end of november. look forward to that on the new jersey turnpike. we will keep it new jersey right now. northbound from 55 to the walt whitman bridge. a five minute drive time. no problems into philadelphia at that point. and we're on route 73 right now, right around the berlin circle. traffic is moving through so no problems

was also shot and wounded by security guard after a stabbing incident outside a settlement near bethlehemred on cctv pulling a knife from her hand bag and then subsequently ludging at the guard and attacks since mid september sparked by unrest at a major jerusalem shine and this comes as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu comes to the united states for talks with barack obama and the first meeting for 13 months and netanyahu wants to get access to a new military aid package. >> translator: the conversation with the president will be on resent events in the middle east and syria and possible progress with the palestinian and stabilizing the situation and strengthening the state of israel, something the united states has always committed to with state of israel being preserved in the face of a changing middle east and changing parliament of forces. >>> stephanie decker is in west jerusalem and she has more now. >> reporter: two of the incidents took place around the northern city of the occupied west bank and one of them that was caught on camera, the woman that tried to stab an isra

. >>> developing tonight, about 40 bethlehem resident also be spending the weekend away from their home. a fire forced them from their apartments. one perp watt hospitalized after the fast-moving fire on irene street. and george spencer found many more stayed safe, thanks to the quick response by neighbors. >> that's when i started freaking out, because i'm like, it's going to take the whole building. naomi diaz watched in horror as this for seemed to explode overnight, a bright orange ball of flames against the night sky. michael could see it from his home five blocks away. >> i walked out into my driveway and the flames were like 50 feet in the air. >> reporter: for diaz, the fear was acute, her pregnant sister lives in the building on the ground floor. once firefighters arrived, they rescued one of the stranded tenants and neighbors rushing door-to-door rescued another fast asleep. >> there was a lot of confusion, as far as making everybody was safe. >> reporter: out in front of the building here, you can see this melted metal panel, and a pile of burned up belongings. witnesses say

palestinian woman was also shot and wounded by a security good afternoon after a stabbing incident outside bethlehem. the woman was captured pulling a knife from her purse and then lunging at guard. it's the latest in attacks that have lasted more than a month. stephanie decker joins us live now. more unrest in the west bank. tell us about what happened today. >> that's right. well, you've just shown the video of the woman put on camera carrying out an attempted stabbing. it's quite rare that we see these kind of videos, because there's also quite a few incidents that have been disputed in the past. palestinian witnesses say that it didn't happen the way it actually was accounted by the israeli security forces, so this an incident that has been put on camera and does actually show in quite photographic detail her trying to stab an israeli security officer. we had another incident where an israeli settler was stabbed. this is according to israeli police, by two palestinian men shopping in the occupied west bank close to the city of nablas. the attacks have been a pattern over the last few weeks that

one israeli has been injured and one palestinian man killed following a stabbing attack west of bethlehem, one several attacks on sunday. it happened at a traffic junction south of annapolis. she had tried to stab an israeli, an israeli civilian has shot dead a palestinian man near the kafar settlement. he reportedly tried to ram his car into israelis. 15 israelis and 91 palestinians have been killed. >> people are voting in argentina's first ever presidential runoff. the opposition change coalition will try to beat the ruling party. whoever wins this correct will have some major challenges ahead. it's estimated half of argentina's working population and working wage make less than $1,700 a month. argentina is still reeling from its 2001 financial meltdown when it faulted on $93 billion of foreign debt. we are most of. >> there are winds of change in argentina this sunday. as for the first time in 12 years, the opposition has real chances of winning the presidency. the former president of the football club is the current mayor of buenos aires. he promises to open argentina's economy after

and plans to open a distribution center in bethlehem. >>> former nfl player devon still is sharing greatabout hi daughter, leah, he posted an instagram note saying her scan showed no evidence of the disease, she was diagnosed with cancer in 2014 and was receiving treatments at childrens hospital in philadelphia, at the time doctors gave her a 50% chance of surviving, still has used his daughter's disease to raise awareness of childhood cancer and offer an uplifting story for us during the old days. >> what have you got? >> weather, you done? >> yes, stormtracker 6 live double scan right now shows us we are dry and as we take a look outside we have plenty of sunshine building down through the high, thin clouds at the airport and really a good looking mid-day and it looks to stay pretty nice for the rest of the afternoon, 60 is your current temperature in philadelphia, dew point at 43 and big spread between the two numbers and the air is nice and dry, and it is adding to a comfortable feel right now, satellite and clouds to the west, some of it is eroding. the rest of the day is sunny and

as night fell in bethlehem, skirmishes again breaking out between palestinian youths and israeli security forces. today's killings come as a reminder that israel's additional security measures, from added checkpoints to military patrols on city streets, are so far moving powerless againstspontaneous lone wolf attackers. anchor: a correspondent is standing by for us in jerusalem. five people killed, several wounded. what more do we know about these two incidents? anchorreporter: that's what youd in the report to three people were killed in this latest shooting attack which happened in the early evening, there was a young american was one of the victims. the israeli man died later in the hospital of his wounds. at least five people are said to be wounded from this attack. according to reports, the palestinian had opened fire at the junction and then in two cars. earlier this afternoon, there was an attack in an office building in the south of tel aviv. according to the police, the suspect is also palestinian. he had just gotten a month ago a permit to work in israel. he stabbed two israeli

that's why i get all of my holiday coffee at bethlehem brew. uh-huh.) there we go. that's where i get my coffee from. ( applause ) my favorite drink? my triple wiseman bibliocano golden half iced immacu-latte. ( applause ) did i say skinny? i said skinny, right? okay, i just wanted to know. you know, let me-- let me add a little myrrh. ( laughter ) mmmm! mmmm! that's some good christmas. ( laughter ) lenny, of course. my name's larry for christ's sake. okay, all right. ( laughter ) thank you very much. okay, to help me sort through this christmas controversy we're going to go right to the source. please welcome a starbucks cup, everybody. >> hi. hello, larry! hello! hi! on behalf of everyone in the starbucks family, i want to wish you an ethically sourced seasons greetings. >> larry: you, too. now, why did you get rid of your-- why did you get rid of your christmas decorations? >> larry, it's not our job to tell you why you should feel joyous and merry. our desire is for the starbucks cup to be a blank slate on to which our customers from any denominat

new from overnight in the lee high valley, american red cross is helping dozen of the people in bethlehem driven out of their homes by a fire. firefighters stomped out a fire in an apartment building this morning, working on details on what happened and what caused the fire. the red cross is offering shelter, food, and clothing to the victims. >>> stores want to remind you you can save big by thinking small as today is small business saturday. >> three, two, one! [ cheers and applause ] >> haddonfield camden county is where you can shop small. there was a parade, and there was candle light shopping as a preview for today. >> i know the money goes right back into the local economy opposed to, you know, some random corporation somewhere. it's nice to be able to give back to the community and people around us. >> the candle light shopping continues every friday night until christmas. collinswood is another place to shop small saturday. we are live this morning and, monique, there's a parade to get into the security. >> reporter: absolutely. look how beautiful the city is lit up now. just gor

in a thir incident, a palestinian is being treated after he was stabbed by an israeli settler in bethlehem> ukraine says russia is limiting its coal supply, after the kremlin blamed them of delaying energy plants. ukrainian authorities started repair works on tuesday. ukraine depends on russian coal for almost half of its power. >>> now thousands of people are on the streets of chicago protesting on behalf of the black lives matter group on one of the busiest days of the year in the united states third biggest city. it is also in response to tuesday's release of a video showing a police officer killing a black suspect in the city last year. and protesters are aiming to block the main shopping area on black friday. alan fisher has been following the demonstration for us. >> reporter: just behind me, you can see where that police car is, that is michigan avenue. this is black friday as it's known in the united states, the day after thanksgiving where there is a shopping bonanza. that street has been sealed off to let the protest go ahead. hundreds and hundreds of people came out on what is a

and high cloudiness at times in the camelback mountain area. 51 degrees, low 50s also for bethlehem and pennsburg. you'll see sunshine and some of the high clouds for abington, morristown in the 50s. warmer at the shore but not much. no sign of the 60s but rehobeth will get closer along with milford, both up to 58. sunshine, high clouds and 57 degrees in philadelphia. 55 in wilmington. not much warmer than it is now. we'll clook look at the possibif snow for parts of the area when i come back with the seven-day forecast in ten minutes. >> let's just focus on what's in front of us right now. that snow thing. >> let's see what's in front of you on the roads. jessica boyington is watching route 42. >> in new jersey in deptford around 41 as you can see behind me, northbound right in here that's where we see the volume and jams in the morning so headed to 295 or philadelphia no problems yet. the drive time still a five-minute trip from 55 to the walt whitman bridge. i checked with bridges, we're okay, no scheduled openings yet but flying down 95 we're not seeing an increase yet in drive time

take bethlehem pike as alternate crash upper hanover kutztown near fruitville load and recon near black white mortgage has cleared out. not bad if you head to outlets 4. speeds in mid 50s there. live look in center city this is the vine under the ben franklin parkway. no construction on the vine. everything is is on along the parkway after the big parade. as you can see center city fog is not bad. same cannot be satisfied in south jersey and delaware where there's substantial amount of fog and if you ride mass transit keep in mind modified schedule subways and buses and regional rails on normal weekday schedule, eva. >> thanks, matt. >> shoppers have been out in full force all night looking for the best bargains this black friday. stores throughout the region are packed this morning including the target in wynnefield heights. that's why we'll find annie mccormick and annie how are things looking out there? >> eva, this is a time top go if you thought you wanted to come out but didn't want to have to deal with big crowds. we really have a lull here. right now if you take a look behind me

low 70s from camelback to bethlehem, pennsburg, plenty of sunshine for abington and bordentown. sunshine at the shore, 60s cape may, millville and symrna 71 and nothing but sunshine and low humidity for wilmington, newark, woodstown, philadelphia 73 this afternoon. there are changes ahead even before we get to the weekend we'll go through the forecast hour by hour when i come back in ten minutes. >> you notice how bill tells us there are changes ahead in the forecast. >> yes. are you going to refer to the changes always ahead on the drive to work? >> i probably should. it seems he wants us to keep watching like to wait and see what he has to say. >> i always wait to see what he has to say because i'm already making weekend plans. >> it's never too early or to plan for the morning drive. a look at 95 now. >> hopefully getting to work, that's all i can help you with. 95 around the betsy ross bridge, no problems. just you can see the southbound side we are through the work zone, something we're used to with construction, southbound the drive time hasn't budged. 13 minutes into the

what we're seeing sunday is that three attacks not at all near hebron, no in the north and one near bethlehemthis happens before the prime minister meets with barack obama on monday. whatever they'll be discussing, we know he is coming with a plan to try and appease what we're hearing from the west bank. it's difficult to see whatever is discussed there will translate to the ground here, which remains an incredibly tense situation. >> an explosion in the iraqi capital killed seven. it happened in a neighborhood of baghdad. it is unclear whether it was a roadside bomb or car bomb. 23 others were wounded. >> india's ruling party has conceded defeat in state elections. it's one of india's poorest and most problem lass state. it was able to win just 60 seats in the state assembly. the election was made a priority for the party, holding at least 30 campaign rallies. the government may struggle to push through key national reforms. >> political analyst says the popularity is declining. >> there are no obvious challenges asking to take responsibility for the defeat. that's not going to happen. the p

we'll see a riddle bit. 57 in bethlehem, upper 50s for fleetwood and pennsburg. some areas will treech 60s. bordentown, abington in the 60s. didn't see that yesterday. clouds will take over later for avalon, millville, 65 degrees this afternoon. a warm up there. philadelphia up to 64. it's right at 60 degrees for thorndale and malvern and low 60s in wilmington. a look at the arrival time when i'm back in ten. >>> there was a situation on the atlantic city expressway and maybe things are getting cleared up. >> let's find out. jessica boyington has new information. >> right. so, that's a big thumbs up icon for you, chris. in hamilton township that investigation has cleared out of the way from the expressway so all lanes open, no problems there. vehicles, clearing out of the way. you should be good heading out the door. watch out just in case. 422 is great around trooper road. back here. through that construction lane restrictions, we have no problems with our drive times to the schuylkill expressway still eight minutes. the p.a. turnpike is okay. we have constructi

. >> we're learning how police in bethlehem tracked their suspect down. >> reporter: the boy's 14-year-old cousin says they were coming from behind me crossing this busy road when he was hit. the 22-year-old never stopped and the 14-year-old cousin will never forget. the cars come fast. the memorial candles flicker. the memory doesn't fade. >> he snatched his hand away from me to go get it. >> reporter: this cousin remembers watching the boy dive into the street, he dropped some candy. >> the car slowed down so he could pick it up and when the car noticed he had it in his hands he stepped on the gas full force. >> reporter: the 9-year-old didn't survive the night. his cousin saw this, the back of the car as the driver pulled away. >> he was innocent, like really innocent, like i don't know what he did to the guy to get hit and die. >> reporter: family and friends read the message. >> officers received numerous tips. >> reporter: they received more than 100 tips and one led to royce atkins' house. no unwione was home when we arr but detectives found the car and the 22-year-old working at a

the teenager was at a community center in bethlehem when he heard the threat. >> we will hit you withas until you all die. >> the teenager used his smart phone to record what was said. a voice flaring from an israeli military vehiclides itself as the occupation army. >> we are the occupation army. if you throw stones, we will hit you with gas until you all die. the youths, the children, the old people. you will all die. the threat e volks the nightmare of the jewish holocaust when millions were gassed alive. >> we won't leave any of you alive. we have arrested one of you. he is with us now. we took him from his home, and we will slaughter and kill him while you watch. >>issits wants palestinians to stop protests that have continued daily for the past month. more than 71 palestinians were killed byisis since october 1st. issits says 38 of them were armed with knives. many palestinians say they were not. israel police statement says the officer has been suspended. this is a severe incident which we are taking care of with the full severity of the law. the officer has been suspended from