christian and brandon. we loved doing the countdowns and christian clicking at the last second to win the item. we got some amazing -- i think about 30% of the collection came from ebay. they had a real golden year there where a lot of this stuff, when ebay first came into existence, a lot of this stuff was coming out of attics across america. we even -- i recall getting one photograph from alaska, another one from canada. >> my favorite photograph is right here. it's a little girl. she looks like she's about 6 or 7 years old. and she's holding a picture of her father. she's wearing mourning ribbons. and when people wear mourning ribbons that usually means that someone died or a tragedy has happened. she's holding a picture of her father because her father's dead, and he probably died at war. and you can see when you look in her eyes that she's just devastated, and she just -- i mean, just so sad and depressed that her father's not around anymore. >> do you have a favorite here? >> my favorite photo's right

first on challenges of making higher education available to all and brandon busteed looking at the wild majority that colleges that are harmful toll america, i am glad you are joining u all of that is coming up in just a moment. ♪ >> and bill of milenda gates foundation and by contributions of pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> please welcome jaime merisotis, it is great to have you on the program. >> thank you for having me. >> why 60% and why 2025 and is it doable? >> first of all, it is definitely doable and 60% comes to the fact that two-thirds of the jobs created today requires a college education and some of a secondary or a certificate or education. and places like korea and canada, they are at or above 60%. i think we can get there. 2025 because the nature of work changes so fast in the novel of economy and we'll accelerate our progress increasing post secondary team and if we are able to keep up the changing nature of work. today we got a long way to go. >> for the country, you listed a couple of the all mighty u.s. why are they ahead of us? >> they have invested

then brandon and jason designed the patchwork displays. these were turned over one at a time to the library. they were put together on our dining room table. >> we worked with exhibit designers and contract mountmakers and the conservation division devoted 11 staff members to assembling these. to not have the exhibit structures that hold these images in place securely, to have them not be visible was an important thing to the look of the show, the installation. we wanted you to look at the images and not worry about the -- as a viewer, not worry about the installation. >> the people at the library of congress are some of the finest people we have ever met in our life. anyone who collects anything valuable in history, the greatest thing they can derive from their collection is sharing it with others. the library has given us the largest venue to be able to do that. they're incredible, powerful website, this amazing building, it's just wonderful. helena told me this morning they've had 137,000people come and visit the display in the first 40

brandon and lacie was running up—and—down the street.that it was snowing. brother and sister playing in the snow last week. brandon and lacie pearson were inseparable. lia was the baby of the family. everyone doted on her. she melted your heart. you couldn't have a serious face on with that child. she brought you so much happiness. their teenage sister demi looked out for them all. demi mothered them like they was her own. they wasn't siblings, they were best friends, the lot of them. four young lives ta ken. their mother michelle is badly burned in a coma. she doesn't know that her children have died. how can i turn around and say, "they've gone?" i can't even turn around and say one's gone. all her young ones, all her babies have gone. she's just going to say, "why have you brought me back?" "why didn't you just let me go." this is the first time her family has spoken of their pain, their loss, and their memories of the night they saw fire engulfing the house where the children and their mother were asleep. there's not words what your

there is only one thing to worry about, brandon gram's ankle. will the eagles starters lplay n sunday? some other starters will also get in there. if doug rests some of them their playoff game would be almost three weeks after the raiders win. they want to play. >> i can't afford to. we are preparing as we are playing the whole game. >> it would be better than the down time. there's a lot to play for. >> the eagles say they would like to get to 14 wins most in eagles history in a season. they had by far their worst game of the season monday night. jeffrey jeffreys. he left without talking to the media. he did speak today. >> it's difficult. >> a win is a win. he gives you a considerate answer but he is not happy about something today. he said he is not talking to the media anymore. >> i'm not talking to you. i think i'm done. >> i'm john clark. we'll be right back. >>> last check on our weather tonight. >> we are up where it is going to feel as low as 15 below by tomorrow morning. during the day tomorrow it may not feel like it's above zero. for

thank you, commissioner brandon. i'm the director of the city build program. started in here two months ago after being appointed by mayor lee to become our fourth director of this agency. and what i can say actually draws upon experience with the giants and their team around this proposalle going back a number of years, including work i did with the civil rights nonprofit and working with the labors union. it really is an honor to be able to work with the team at city build, our community partners and to president adam's point, the labor partners that we're so thankful to have in terms of advancing in workforce. development goals here. but it is an honor to implement a path that the giants set long ago that is above and beyond what they had to do i don't want what anybody has done in this town and that is reflective of the fact that we talk about the housing crisis and affordablability crisis and the issue of the day was jobs as we were in double-digit unemployment at that time. they made a commitment that was one of the first ever instances we ever heard of

we are looking forward to brandon getting on with the rest of his life. and obviously he is mindful of the great loss here. >> again, the appeal effort is now going forward and the judge in the c and place to mee i the 11:30.m. on feb 6th.live inter cilins channel 6 "s." >> and that comes days after the deadly derailment in washington state. the train was going more than e the speed limit when it tpass killing three people.re waiting to question the engineer that remains hospitalized. officials say he may have lost track of his location because there was a conductor i training in the cab with him aime of the collision. >> the two men charged in connection with four bucks county murders are new wrongful death uit. the family of mark sturges is suing cosmo dinardo and sean kratz and they blame the couple forever allowing their son to gain access to a gun despite knowing the history of mental illness. it happens in als bury township in july. eesent the family of a victim of the seep you're home fire. he will talk this afternoon about the family's loss of the

but brandon carr turned the dash. i was like, uh oh.e-out looks a heck of a lot better. doesn't it? >> al: no question. third and eight. right now a 46-yard field goal. roethlisberger. puts it down. he is almost sacked. the pass is off the fingertips of rogers. so 46 seconds. baltimore still has its time-out. if boswell is able to kick it through, the ravens still have a decent amount of time and one time-out. >> cris: oh, my goodness. roger was wide open coming across the field. the pressure from bowser got there before ben could get the ball to him. look at that. he has all the space in the world. just could not get it off. >> al: this a 46-yard attempt. to give pittsburgh the lead. >> cris: clutch! >> al: again. 39-38. some drive by the steelers. they converted third and 13 from their own 14 on the 17-yarder to jesse james. that was huge. brown makes the catch deep downfield. and it's a one-point game with pittsburgh in front and 42 seconds. >> cris: if they had chosen to, they could have been the field goal, time-outs gone and clock

but brandon carr turned the dash. i was like, uh oh.e-out looks a heck of a lot better. doesn't it? >> al: no question. third and eight. right now a 46-yard field goal. roethlisberger. puts it down. he is almost sacked. the pass is off the fingertips of rogers. so 46 seconds. baltimore still has its time-out. if boswell is able to kick it through, the ravens still have a decent amount of time and one time-out. >> cris: oh, my goodness. roger was wide open coming across the field. the pressure from bowser got there before ben could get the ball to him. look at that. he has all the space in the world. just could not get it off. >> al: this a 46-yard attempt. to give pittsburgh the lead. >> cris: clutch! >> al: again. 39-38. some drive by the steelers. they converted third and 13 from their own 14 on the 17-yarder to jesse james. that was huge. brown makes the catch deep downfield. and it's a one-point game with pittsburgh in front and 42 seconds. >> cris: if they had chosen to, they could have been the field goal, time-outs gone and clock

vice president brandon, commissioners. williams yamson, senior project manager with port staff. before you today with a detailed informational review of the mission rock project at sea wall lot 337 at pier 48. my comments today will provide context and project highlights that reference and expand on the series of informational presentations you received this past june, july and august. assistant deputy director of waterfront development rebecca menocini will present a detailed review of the project's transaction documents in deal terms. following our presentation, jock b.e.a.er and fran well from the giants will briefly speak to the collaborative process begun more than 10 years ago. that resulted in today's mission rock project. switching over to the power point presentation before you. here's a somewhat dated but helpful yal view showing sea wall lot 337 and pier 48 and its location south of at&t park. you'll notice obviously this area is quickly becoming the final piece of undeveloped property in the mission bay neighbo

brandon and lacie was running up—and—down the street. so happy that it was snowing. brother and sister playing in the snow last week. brandon and lacie pearson were inseparable. lia was the baby of the family. everyone doted on her. she melted your heart. you couldn't have a serious face on with that child. she brought you so much happiness. their teenage sister demi looked out for them all. demi mothered them like they was her own. they wasn't siblings, they were best friends, the lot of them. four young lives ta ken. their mother michelle is badly burned in a coma. she doesn't know that her children have died. how can i turn around and say, "they've gone?" i can't even turn around and say one's gone. all her young ones, all her babies have gone. she'sjust going to say, "why have you brought me back?" "why didn't you just let me go." this is the first time her family has spoken of their pain, their loss, and their memories of the night they saw fire engulfing the house where the children and their mother were asleep. there's not words w

. >> sport's fans were here for brandon graham's radio show, a man out for the season last year becausetorn acl knows what it's like. >> it's a mind set. you have to look at it like we have another guy that can get it done like him. i think it's going to be harder to get there. it's not impossible. >> we need an okay quarterback to bring us there. >> >> i have a nick foals jersey. expectations for the rest of the season and path to the superbowl without carson wentz. i'm dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." the surgery to repair the knee is well established. it involves removing tendon and drilling holes in the leg bone above and below the knee. the tendon is anchored by screws to become a functioning ligament. in times, doctors say the replacement will become stronger than the original and wentz is expected to make a full recovery after physical therapy. the problem for the eagles, it will take months before back to full strength maybe not until the start of next season. you can find more on "6abc".com/sports. there you can read more about the future of the team and see how the fans a

i think commissioner brandon, all the commissioners asked great questions.it out there to see what we've got. if we don't have no bait on the hook, we're not going it catch a fish. we have to see what we've got. diep, thank you a lot. i'm seriously -- dianne, thank you a lot. you've been working hard. i think we're heading down the right track. i hope next time that we can have this discussion every three months and get more feedback from the community and from the working greum. these are important issues that we're dealing with. i wanted to say thank you again. >> thank you. >> 14, new business. >> commissioner woo ho, katz, brandon? anything you want director forbes -- >> i had two items. they may fit into other items already scheduled. one is an overall review of the status of the shipyard. we'll see it that does fit into a recommended dna with figures. the second one was the transportation strategy for the southern bay front. that may come with the 337 approval option next time. but we may have a separately-scheduled item which i think is more appropria

brandon and lacey were running up and down the street, so happy that it was snowing.ia was the baby of the family. everyone doted on her. she melted your heart. you could not have a serious face on with that child. she brought you so much happiness. their teenage sister demi looked out for them all. she mothered them like they were her own. they weren't siblings, they were best friends. four young lives, taken. their mother, michelle, is badly burned and in a coma. she does not know her children have died. how can i turn round and say they have gone? all her young ones, all her babies have gone. she will say, why have you brought me back? why didn't you just let me go? this is the first time the family have spoken of their pain, their loss and the night they saw fire engulfing the house where the children and their mother were asleep. there are not words to describe what you see. you can't describe what you see. i remember going down the street and being surrounded by police officers, and screaming at them, screaming at them, calling them all sorts of names. you just

i'm brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. >>> now to an nbc 10 exclusive. only we talked to meek mill's attorney who is fighting to get the star free from prison. plus the latest in his fight for freedom. >> how is meek mill doing at the correctional falt? >> frustrated. >> reporter: his lawyer just came out of a visit and came over to our trucks to give us an update. the report that he has a job in there cleaning windows and serving food. >> that's a negative. >> what he is doing since being locked up on that probation violation. >> reading, thinking, contemplating. >> reporter: he says he believes superior court will straighten this out and let him go home. he's never seen anything like this in his career. a probation period where someone is is locked up for not even committing a crime. nobody would be treated that way. we reported that meek mill had pushed for an investigation into the judge who locked him back up and i asked about a published reporting he actually backed o out of helping agents secretly record a conversation with that judge. >> you're d

i call from yorkshire, brandon. [cheers and applause] >> accessibility, affordability, reliability. these are transport issues that young people care about. transport has come up as a top issue five times u.k. youth parliament since the began sitting in this house. there has been little done to improve it on a national level. this is something we can change. time. young people cannot afford to pay for the continually rising prices. we can all agree that it is disgraceful that some young people cannot afford to travel to school, college, work. if having transport is our campaign, there is potential and the idea of a national scheme. taking transport affordable for all young people. currently, only around one are -- of stations this is the case across the country in many towns and cities. in rural areas, many young access toe lack of buses and train services. from a place where some people don't live within walking distance to a bus or train station. making public transport accessible for all young people. i waited and waited and waited at the bus stop. that sinking feeling of knowing

just into "eyewitness news," 17 year old emanuel harris, 16 year old malik page , and 14 year old brandon -- brandon con yard facing charges for vicious attack, accused of attacking a homeless man, they brutally beat 57 year old kevin cull inch november 26. he died the next day. authorities say the teens attacked cullen, arrested over the weekend. >> coming up later today on " eyewitness news" at 5:00 this beautiful baby born to a woman who was born without a uterus. now this is the first time it has ever happened in the u.s. how this miracle baby was brought into the world on " eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> mysterious holiday grinch is caught in the act of destroying holiday cheer this weekend. >> but not the suspect, so many had involved. this fuzzy gray mischief maker was caught knawling on the wires of this sea girt police department christmas lights in monmouth county. the department says the squirrel was booked, charged with criminal mischief. >> as he should. >> and then released on bail. >> do you think he drove them nuts? >> that was good! >> did you get that? >> i did. very well

. >> brandon hudson is live in campbell where people were doing just that. camden? >> reporter: i want you to see how those winds are carrying those leaves. even the slightest wind gust will move our news truck. imagine having to sleep in these conditions. for some homeless people, it's a reality. tonight they're at serious risk for hypothermia. with nothing but their bags and the clothes on their back, a line of homeless people waited for shelter at joseph's house in camden. how many layers do you have on? >> well, i got three pairs of w abraham ramos, a homeless man tryin temperatur. >> any colder and the layers probably won't do it. >> reporter: at the time ramos didn't know if camden county opened its winter shelters. he said it was too cold for his old stand-by. >> i found a porch of an abandoned house and i stay there, but i got blankets. >> reporter: after we spoke to ramos, we introduced him to corman rodriguez, who told him where he could spend the night. >> it's critical that we don't put these individuals at risk. >> reporter: county shelters are the only

brandon marshall s one man hopes to ease their pain on that very difficult day. >> reporter: of all of the previous christmases, of all of the past presents wrapped, this one means much more to floyd miley. >> i don't even know what she looks like. it is just a blessing. i'm kind of nervous about meeting her. >> reporter: two months ago, leon ridly and his friends sat outside of their home when someone shot at them. the 37-year-old father of five died. his friend survived. after miley heard about the tragedy, he and his friend wanted to help. on christmas day, he visited the home with gifts in hand. >> good morning. merry christmas. >> and one in his heart. love. the children's mom misses her other half of 14 years. >> he would take them to the practices, take them to their games. you know, take them to school in the morning. pick them up in the evening. he would do all of that. you know, the kids, they really >> reporter: his mother missing her only son. >> we don't want revenge. we want answers for me, his children, and his fiance. >> reporter: but through the hugs and smiles. >> i l

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engineer in the 2015 philadelphia amtrak train derailment we will tell you about the next step in brandon bostian's case good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha are getting us out the door. meisha, there has been a busy morning. >> is there one thing we do not want to hear i-95 being shut down. it gets busiest the quickest. that is what we are dealing w we will have updates coming up >> that sounds like rough stuff. weather should not pose a major issue today, maybe sun glare later this morning but all and all quiet day, hint of the breeze. let me get you out there and sip through this so meisha can get to that important information. there is not much to take away from the current conditions, that would have any major impact weather-wise but outside palmyra cove nature park there is a quiet view over in center city, deck of cloud cover across the southern half of the area but not a sign of anything yet to come. this is a quiet day with temperatures leveling off. look at how warm it is. we are currently at 49 degrees at the airport. that is going to end up bei

brandon, good to see you. >> thanks for having me on the program. >> obviously we know the national taxpayer ruinon aprodded passage of the bill and tell us why it's a good thing so far. >> this is a great piece of legislation for american families and average american family gets a 1200 tax cut if this bill becomes law and more importantly perhaps 90% of american families no longer have to go through itemization process and they can use standard deduction and take advantage of things like double child tax redit to make taxes simpler process burden lower. >> democrats will argue that this really is mainly something that will benefit those at the upper end of tax bracket not lower end and not middle class and it it will add a trillion to debt. explain how that may be a good thing for america. >> we need to make sure we take care of of both people at lower end of ladder and wealthier americans. particularly corporate america i know there's a lot of concern throughout corporate america is doing well and fact is we're pleading jobs out this country because corporate tax rate is so much higher th

. >> senator brandon. >> senator, it is the clear and firm view of the australian government which inderstand to be shared on both sides of politics that the australian american alliance is the foundation of our strategic security and that will continue. it will continue whether there is a republican or a democratic administration in the united states. it will continue whether there is a coalition in australia. that is not to say that there will not be occasions on which australia and the united states disagree. this is such an occasion on which we do disagree. australia will maintain its representation to israel and tel aviv. we think that is appropriate and i have indicated to you ways in which the australian government considers the final state of the jerusalem ought to be resolved but that difference notwithstanding, it does not affect one iota the centrality of the australian american relationship. there's been a big squabble between the two parties and donations and so i happen again in the senate, quite a lot of disorder when this was raised by the labour party. >> senator far

brandon. >> mr. chairman, ranking member feinstein and distinguished senators on the senate judiciary committee. thank you for giving me the opportunity to appear before you today. on behalf of the men and women of atf, i extend heartfelt condo loans to the friends and family of those killed, injured and survived the horrendous attacks in las vegas and sutherland springs, texas, and survivors of all forms of the firearms violence that plagues too many of our communities every day. all of the men and women of atf are aware of the need for constant vigilance fulfilling our mission to combat violent crime. although we are a small agency, we embrace the challenge of our mission and strive to the best partner possible to our colleagues. delivers investigative and technical experience that drive results. atf is the federal agency primarily responsible for enforcing the provisions of the federal firearms laws, particularly the act of 1934 and the gun control act of 1968. atf's authority to regulate firearms

i'm brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. >> we'll broadcast the fireworks live from the river rink. catch the show live at 6:00 p.m. and midnight here on nbc 10. we'll also be streaming the s w shows live on the nbc 10 app. >>> we are working on several stories for nbc 10 news at 5:00. >> dangerous cold. it's the story everyone is talking. all new at 5:00, we're live with how the blast is affecting the most vulnerable. >>> it's a bitter blast. feels like below zero in some areas. i'm tracking the latest conditions and the first alert forecast for new year's eve. >>> lines to pay up before the end of the year. why the new tax bill is behind it. >>> frigid forecast, temperatures taking a dive out there. all new at 5:00, live team coverage on this dangerous cold. >>> tax scramble, the reason homeowners in new jersey are crowding the tax office before the new year and why everyone in our area cannot cash in. >>> special delivery, caught on camera. everyone puts down their groceries and rushes to help when a woman gives birth in the supermarket. >>> right now at 5:00, dangerous cold. we

brandon hudson is on the way to the scene. he'll have a live report and will bring you new information. >>> let's head out west. firefighters are taking a beating trying to control raging wildfires in sosh. the winds are spreading the flames across hillside and neighborhoods. about,000 homes with without power. 5,000 firefighters are battling the flames. the fires are only 5% contained. a long way to go. steven fisher is in ven nis, california, not too far from a the u infer no. >> reporter: the same cannot be be said across southern california. the wildfires continue to burn. more people being forced to e c evacuate their homes and the air quality around here beginning to become a huge concern. the fight against the flames is hand to hand comment. across southern california. there's nothing anyone could do. >> the rolling flames racing through more than 100,000 acres taking with them hundreds of homes. cars, power lines and everything in their path pushed by severe winds gust iing at times to hurricane strength. >> this is a

nbc10 brandon hudson traveled through delaware tonight in storm force 10. what are the conditions like there? >> we're getting thick snow flakes. just in the last half hour. it looks very beautiful right now. it's moving slowly. down to the ground. you have a nice coat here. more snow than grass. we drove this truck. about two hours south looking for this snow. we met people along the way waiting on this weather. >> reporter: most of the area waits for the first snowfall the wait is over in the sleepy town. >> this is really nothing. i don't know what's going to happen between now and tomorrow. >> reporter: larry stopped to get gas on the way home. he picked up a couple other supplies too. >> we got salt. we have a shovel. >> reporter: a half hour north of green wood, road crews spread salt in the parking lot as shoppers get last minute items. that's where we met a tow truck driver waiting on his first call. >> go where the people get stuck in the ditch or accident. or just stranded on the side of the road. >> reporter: throughout the state, dell dot is pre

lane johnson and brandon brooks got their first pro bowls. as far as veterans, fletcher cox is going to his third. mall ken jenkins going to his second pro bowl as an eagle. now for the snubs -- some say graham and kelsey should have been in the pro bowl. the snub was so bad, he wondered if the voters were all trash cans. remember when kelsey booted the can in practice? that's the gift that keeps on giving. >> we hate to hear about the snubs, but we've got a lot of players in the pro bowl. >> you could -- we probably should have a lot more than six going to the pro bowl obviously. jealousy, that's how it is. a green-eyed monster. >> we'll take what we can get. >> excellently. >>> 5:59. approaching 6:00 this morning. now for more of the stories we're following for you on "nbc10 news today" starting at 6:00 -- >> on the brink. breaking overnight, republicans just one final vote away from passing sweeping tax reform. not everybody agrees on how it will impact your paycheck. >>> and killed in the street. developing overnight, the search is on for

brandon oliver i is charged with murdering two, 16 year old in south philadelphia last fall. clear miller and sal dinubile was shot and killed outside dinubile's home on october 28th. >>> well, a large group of rowdy teens got out offhand at cherry hill mall and we are told some of them were escorted out in handcuffs. week after cherry hill police warned parent about leaving their children unattended at the mall n word on any -- whether any arrest where is made or charges have been filed. >>> updating a store friday bethlehem township gunman in last weeks deadly standoff was not legally permitted to own a gun this was the scene in the 1500 block of dennis street. thirty-six year-old justin keptheart fired more than 100 round at police who initially showed up to investigate woman 's body in the front yard that woman was his mother. authorities say he shot her 11 times using firearms that belonged to his father. >> another example of an individual that was not able to legally possess a firearm, but he had, he had a number of them, killing his mother, and then trying to kill pol

pennsylvania's attorney general ace peeling a judge's decision to dismiss the case against engineer brandon bostian. eight people died when a train from washington to new york rounded a curve at american twice the 50-mile per hour speed limit and derailed. investigators conclude that had bostian who his bearings. >>> a tour bus carrying americans crashes in mexico killing at lee 12 people, bus filled with cruise ship passengers flipped over on the way to the mayan ruins. seven americans and two swedes were among the injured. the nationalities of those who died have not yet been confirmed, the cruise ship passengers have been sailing on the royal caribbean serenade of the seas and celebrity's equinox before board ago this tour bus. >>> central figure in the catholic church abuse scandal has died, cardinal bernard law , disgraced former archbishop of boston was 86. court documents revealed law failed to stop priest whose molested children. he and others were accused of moving guilty clergy from parish to parish without alerting parents or police. >>> well, coming up a pack of package thieves

i'm brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. >>> a fire tonight, flames shooting through the roof.n hour to get the fire under control. no one was hurt. >>> delaware county where a man says he was attacked for no reason. the victim was outside a salvation army when a group of teens jumped him and broke his nose. nbc 10's aaron baskerville talked to the victim about the frightening encounter. >> why are they attacking homeless people? we're homeless. what are you going to get from me. >> he's recovering from a broken sneeze and bumps and bruises. the 60-year-old was outside wednesday night talking to a few others in the common area at the homeless shelter at the salvation army. that's when he claims for no reason a group of teens, boys and girls, went on the attack. >> they didn't take nothing from me, just hit me. you know, i guess, for kicks. >> chester police tell us they believe five to six teenagers were involved in this attack wednesday night around 7:30. we're told they walked right up to him at the shelter on 15th street and started fighting. mark french was outside at the t

philadelphia's district attorney office previously declined to pursue a case against engineer brandon bostian. also, a separate lawsuit brought by the victim's families was thrown out by a judge who said that evidence sucked that the derailment was accidental. eight people died when the washington-to-new york train rounded a curve at more than twice the 50 mile-per-hour speed limit and went off the tracks. >>> now to the latest on the deadly train derailment in washington state. preliminary information shows the emergency brake on the train went on automatically but was not activated manually. investigators are looking into the possibility of distractions in the cab. the conductor was in the train with the engineer. the actual conductor was in another section. investigators say it's standard procedure these days to check the operator's cell phone records. the crash happened monday as the train hauled dozens outside of tacoma, washington. three people died. >>> today james rhodes elementary school in west philadelphia will be back open. a water main break at the school forced students

but also shows how arbitrary the system is because guys like brandon graham and jason kelce an lot of. kelce is the -- rated as the top offensive lineman in the league according to pro football focus and graham has career high 9.5 sacks this season. he's in the top 20 stat wise. eagles fans are joking it doesn't matter since the birds won't be playing any way because of the super bowl but there needs to be better system than naming these guys who are having unbelievable years third tomorrow alternate. that's just disrespect full. luce so? >> all right. thank you very much kristen. in your health tonight listen to this one tennessee woman given birth to baby born who has been frozen for 24 year. >> what. >> here's the deal. the baby was conceived in 1992. born last month. >> i know. >> you should see kristen's face right now n what. >> baby started as frozen embryo donated to the donation center. the embryo was cryogenically preserved for 24 years. nine months later she finally made her big entrance into the world as beautiful sick pound 8-ounce baby girl. emma is all time record holde

authorities say the two met online and as nbc10's brandon hudson reports, the suspect has had several with police. >> reporter: we learn this had 15-year-old girl was reported missing by her parents and never made it home. police say she met her 23-year-old killer online and he stabbed her more than 50 times, then tried to hide the body. >> extremely unfortunate given her age and what happened to her. >> reporter: philadelphia police captain jon ryan talking about the murder of sabriyah mclean found dead in an alley way tuesday. >> she was set on fire. >> reporter: she cole swear jer herring on social media. herring stabbed the teen in his apartment. sources say he later confessed to his parents. at this time, police are investigating what led to mclean's death. >> thanks to iphone, we can access the victim's phone and make a determination. >> reporter: mclean from new cas county was reported missing before. this photo of her is one police used during their search three years ago. she was later found safe. this isn't herring's first time in trouble. nbc10 searched court docketts and f

i am brandon hudson, nbc10 news. >> brandon, thank you. >>> searching for a cause. investigators trying to figure out what sparked the deadly hire in montgomery county this morning. two children were killed. 11-year-old bryan and 6-year-old parker lukens found in an upstairs bedroom at their home in schwenksville. the boys' parents and sisters made it out but they are injured. the father is a deputy with the sheriff's department. >> our heart goes out to them. it just pours out. you know, we can't imagine what it's like losing one child, let alone two. >> detectives are now sifting through the ashes there to find out the cause of the fire. >>> developing tonight, a deep red state turns blue. democrat doug jones is the projected the winner of the alabama senate race beating republican roy moore. >> jones is the first democrat voted into the state since 1992. it is causing a stir all the way up to the steps of capitol hill. that's where we find lauren mayk. >> it's a busy day in washington, lauren. >> reporter: yes, it is. we caught lawmakers in between votes and meet

lisa and james brandon had been divorced but the two remained friends. and when james agreed to drive caitlin to reagan national airport for your a flight to arizona. lisa dropped her off >> he seemed happy, excited -- they were t school diploma, looking at it. >> kaitlyn's flight was at 5:00 but according to james, the teen wanted to be dropped off at springfield mall to kill time before taking the subway to the airport. at 1:52 p.m. he sent this message to will see, i dropped caitlin off. ok, thank you, how was traffic? not too bad. eight minutes later, lisa received a text that said i'm at the airport, battery dying, won't be able to text a bit. then five hours and 15 minutes later, the text that sent a wave of fear over lisa and her family. i'm staying way friend. i need some time alone. they were send not have the airport but from katelyn's home near i95 in stafford county. went day, investigator news caitlin never made it to the mall and began to question james >> last time anyone saw caitlin alive was at the home of her ex-stepfather james brandon

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tonight nbc 10's brandon hudson shows us the local men and women going far away from home to help the the recovery. >> reporter: a warm welcome on a cold night at newcastle air force base. more than 30 soldiers from the delaware national guard returned home from puerto rico. the sight of familiar faces melted the hearts of the men and women who stepped off the plane. the group spent two months on the island helping with hurricane relief efforts. >> it was really humbling experience, so it was just like -- it was an honor to go help people. >> reporter: after a quick debriefing, it was time to reunite with their loved one. jalisa dillon came to greet her boyfriend. how is it like to have him back? >> i miss him so much. words can't explain. >> reporter: what felt longer the 60 days you were there or the plane ride from puerto rico to here? >> i would definitely say the plane ride. >> reporter: while the 1049th is back from the island -- >> we're packing up here and heading down to reside permanently. >> reporter: april pedrick is moving there at the end of the month. her group will pro

. >> and new at 11:00, nbc 10's brandon hudson shows us how a neighbor put a stop to their scheme. >> reporter: police say a neighbor saw the man going through their trash. so when officers got here, they found out he was looking for gifts and money. this is joshua swavely. according to police, he's known as the grinch. investigators say swavely tried to steal holiday gifts neighbors left for the trash collectors on upton circle in east goshen. it happened as most homeowners celebrate. one alert neighbor noticed some suspicious behavior. >> each neighbor watches each neighbor, you kind of know everybody. >> reporter: mick joyner lived on this street for almost 30 years, she said leaving gifts is common in their quiet neighborhood. >> you have to hand it to them in their hand. that's what people do, rip people off at had time unfortunately. >> reporter: police found an suv illegally parked on the street with kimberly verdi in the passenger seat. minutes later officers arrested her and swavely. police are now encouraging neighbors to give gifts to the trash collectors or their companies

brandon graham will get extra time off before the eagles host a playoff game in january. >> some eaglesspent time with their youngest fans running back kenyon barner wide receiver mack hollins and some of the teens visited ronald mcdonald house in university city last night. they played games signed autographs and hung out with the families here. for brayden brenner of york pennsylvania it was a dream come true. >> he just went through a whole week of being inpatient through the holidays and this makes it really extra special. >> you got to make time especially for kids. i'm a firm believer in giving back to the community, firm believer in being there for kids. >> barner says he still recalls the adults who made an impression on him as a child. >>> it is 5:17. the husband of a murdered fitness instructor explains why he is ending the hunt for her killer. >> new from overnight, model christie teigen's live tweets about her flight ordeal after the plane hours into the flight made an abrupt return. >> new video from tahoe city california shows a momma bear and her two cubs on a frolic just