prosecutor christine shaw suggested that creato mothered his son, child's clean socks point to the fact that someone placed him at the park. >> smothering brandon solved every single one of his problems. >> reporter: biggest problem according to the prosecution was creato's teenage girlfriend who did not like being around the little boy. shaw's argument laid out for injury any a long list of text messages between the couple. >> he was utterly consumed by the idea that she was leaving him, that she was dumping him. >> reporter: defense attorney fishino argued thane investigators failed brandon by not fully looking into other suspects or lead including not testing the boy 's body and pajamas for dna and in his view doing a poor job of interviewing sex offenders in the area. >> i don't want to play on you're motion but brandon creato deserved better than that. that is absolutely unforgiv able. >> reporter: in this jury it consists of nine women and three men, they will reconvene here at the courthouse at 9:00 . we are live, in camden i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". back over to you. >>> sketches show jury selection process for june trial

. >> reporter: creato is on trial for murder of his year-old son brandon. creato reported toddler missing on the morning of october 13th 2015. three hours later a k-9 discovered the boy's body lying on the rock in the wooded area of cooper river park. in an autopsy it was ruled as a homicide by undetermined cause. in their closing arguments prosecutor christine shaw suggested he smothered his son , child's clean socks pointed to the fact that someone placed him at the park >> smothering brandon stops every single one of his problems. >> reporter: biggest problem according to the prosecution was creato's teenage girlfriend who didn't like being around the little boy. shaw's argument laid out for the injury any a long list of text messages between the couple. >> utterly consumed by the idea that she was leaving him, that she was dumping him. >> reporter: defense attorney argued thane investigators failed brendon by not fully looking into other possible suspects and lead including not testing the boy's body and pajamas for dna and in his view doing a poor job of inte

creato smothered his son. the child's green socks point to the fact that someone placed him at the park. >> smothering brandon solved every single one of his problems. >> reporter: biggest problem, according to the prosecution was creato's teenage girlfriend who didn't like being around the little boy. shah argument laid out in a long list of text messages between the couple. >> he was utterly consumed by the idea had she was leaving him, dumping him. >> reporter: the defense attorney argued that investigators failed brandon by fully not looking into other possible suspects and lead including not testing the boy's body and pajamas for dna and in his view doing a poor job of interviewing sex offenders in the area. >> i don't want to play on you're motion but brandon creato deserved better than that. that is absolutely, absolutely unforgivable. >> reporter: this jury consists of nine women and three men, they will reconvene here at the courthouse at 9:00 . we are live, in camden, i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> trang do, thank you. >>> in other news, jury selection continues today in the sexual ass

. >> reporter: the prosecution began its closing arguments a few minutes ago saying that brandon creato's death was not natural and within a half hour into the search his father was busy checking his girlfriend's snap chat account. but most of the morning was focused on d.j. creato's defense lawyer saying that the state did not prove he killed his son. >> if he is not a killer he is a victim and he has been victimized in a way that no one else has. >> he told the jury that dj creato did not kill his son brandon, because the child was causing problems with his then girlfriend back no october of 2015. the boy's body was found in a creek in cooper river into haddon township. he described him as a new age hippy and little evidence to tie him to the son's death. it's not enough for the jury to believe perhaps he did it, they must be sure beyond a reasonable doubt. >> not might have or could have. you have to be sure. and at the enof the case have you more questions than answers because you can't be sure. >> the burden is on the prosecutor and the jury should not take meaning from the fact that

brandon creato's body was found in a wooded area of cooper river park in october of 2015. >>> police are releasing details about tiger woods dui arrest. the golf great was pulled over yesterday morning not far from his home in juniper florida. he told officers he was recovering from back surgery and admitted he was taking pain medications including vicodin. woods blames an unexpected reaction for his impairment. >> they are drug that is depress reflexes, reaction time and can make someone unsafe driving behind the wheel just like alcohol can. >> woods is due back in court in july. >>> days after a terror attack at her concert, arianna grande is returning to manchester england this weekend for benefit concert. the concert will take place sunday at a cricket stadium in manchester. katie perry, farrell, cold play are among the artist whose will also perform. they will go to the we love manchester emergency fund with supports those affected by the attack ands their families >>> olivia newton john is again fighting cancer, her tour postponed as she fights a recurrence of breast cancer. it

today they are expected to listen to a conversation secretly recorded by mother of three-year old brandon creato. his body was found a mile from his father's haddon township home in 2015. prosecutors alleged that creato killed his son, because of a strained relationship with his teenage girlfriend. >>> jury selection is now complete in bill cosby ease criminal sexual assault trial. lawyers after greed on the members of the 12 person jury with six alternates. seven men and five women were named to that jury, two african americans are among the 12. cosby faces trial beginning june 5th in norristown montgomery county. he ace accused of drugging and sexually assaulting andrea constand in 2004. >>> well, overseas now authorities in the uk continue to carry out raid this morning arresting two more people in connection with the deadly manchester arena bombing. at least six others were picked up yesterday. security officials believe 22-year old salman abedi was part of the larger terror network. meanwhile authorities in lynn yard holding his father and brother in custody. they say during interrogation a

. >> brandon creato deserved better than that. that is absolutely, absolutely unforgivable. >> he was utterly consumed by the idea that she was leaving him, that she was dumping him. >> the case has now been turned over to the jury. >>> ten jurors have been chosen for bill cosby's sexual assault trial. these are sketches from inside the courtroom today in pittsburgh where jury selection is taking place. the trial starts in montgomery county on june 5th. cosby accused of drugging and molesting andrea constand at his home in 2004. >>> police released surveillance video of two suspects wanted in a double shooting in kensington. investigators say two men on bikes shot a man and his two-year old son on the 3300 block of malta street around 9:15 last friday night. the child and father are now in stable condition, but officials have no motive for this violence. $5,000 reward is offered for any information leading to an arrest. >>> a bucks county couple has pleaded guilty to felony assault and child endangerment after a reportedly abusing

brandon creato's body was found in a wooded area of cooper river park in october of 2015. >>> policeare releasing details about tiger woods dui arrest. the golf great was pulled over yesterday morning not far from his home in juniper florida. he told officers he was recovering from back surgery and admitted he was taking pain medications including vicodin. woods blames an unexpected reaction for his impairment. >> they are drug that is depress reflexes, reaction time and can make someone unsafe driving behind the wheel just like alcohol can. >> woods is due back in court in july. >>> days after a terror attack at her concert, arianna grande is returning to manchester england this weekend for benefit concert. the concert will take place sunday at a cricket stadium in manchester. katie perry, farrell, cold play are among the artist whose will also perform. they will go to the we love manchester emergency fund with supports those affected by the attack ands their families >>> olivia newton john is again fighting cancer, her tour postponed as she fights a recurrence of breast cancer. it

brandon creato's body was found in the wooded area of cooper river park in october 2015. >>> a jury has been select in the trial of the lower bucks county man accused of sexually assaulting six sisters. eight men and four women were chosen in doyletown courtroom. five three-year old lee kaplan faces a long list of charges after police found 11 girls in his home last summer, opening statements are expected to begin tomorrow. >>> delaware police need your help, catching suspects in the assault caught on cell phone video. officers say that the suspects were not allowed to enter a party on north chapel street in newark, on may 21st, and they returned a short time later with more people, and began assaulting several in the area of the party. if you have any information, call the police. >>> supporters of the convicted killer mumia abu-jamal rallied outside philadelphia district attorney 's office. demonstrators are from a coalition of groups working under the name mobilization for mumia. they want d.a.'s office to comply with a deadline of today for a court order pertaining to file, specific

brandon. young boys body was found a mile from his father's home in the wooded area of cooper river park. creatoims he must have wondered off but big point of this is his socks, brandon's socks because they were still not dirty, they were not bothered and the question has been wondering, people have been wondering how did brandon get over to cooper river if his socks are clean. >> in the middle of the night, pitch black and his socks were not dirty. we will see what happens today , what the jury decide. >>> 6:40. >> penn state trustees are planning to weigh recommendation toss assure change at university's fraternities, sororities in the wake of the timothy piazza 's death. piazza suffered from a life threatening amount of alcohol. eighteen members of the former beta theta pi fraternity and penn state face charges. they waited 12 hearst before calling 911. board of trustees are expected to meet june 2nd. >>> more than 20 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and new this local man could be a freeman, as soon as today, well, hours from now. the important hearing happening later this morn

they will return to deliberate again tomorrow, creato is camden county father accused of killing his three-year old son brandon. jurors reviewed his interview with haddon township police for the fourth time and in that taped interview creato was told his son had been found dead, brandon creato's body was found in the wooded area of coupe are river park in october 2015. >>> first lawyers began selecting jurors in the trial of the man sexually assaulting six sisters. five year-old lee kaplan faces a long list of charges after police found 11 girls in his feasterville home last summer. two were his own children fat weird a 14 year-old girl allegedly gifted to kaplan by her parents, after kaplan helped him with his finances. that girl's parents await sentencing on endangerment charges. >>> police are releasing new details about the dui arrest of tiger wood, golfing great was pulled over not far from his home in jupiter, florida. wood later issued an apology and is now providing an explanation. police say tiger wood was asleep at the wheel when officers spotted his car stopped on a florida road early monday morning

today judge will play the conversation secretly recorded by mother of the three-year old brandon creato. police found his body a mile from his father's haddon township home in 20156789 prosecutors argued that creato killed his son because his teenage girl friend didn't want the boy in their lives. >>> pool jury is seated for upcoming sexual assault trial for comedian bill cosby. seven men and five women from western pennsylvania will make up injury that i will hear cosby's case in montgomery county beginning june 5th. two members of the jury are african-american, six alternates were chosen yesterday, cosby, paused outside court to acknowledge his fans. >> i just want to thank all of the people who have come to see my shows, whenever i a period and thank you all. >> cosby also thanked allegheny county authorities for handling the court proceedings, cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a temple employee in 2004. >>> authorities say two drug counselors at a halfway house in chester county has died of opioid overdoses, baggies stamped with a super man logo and danger logo, w

case creato's lawyer will remind them that they didn't see or hear anything that shows or proves brandon creato was killed by his father. prosecution will argue there is in one else, in other way this little boy ended up more than a half mile from his dad 's apartment where he was last seen and in the water by cooper river. he was, his dad was last one with him, he or she or she will argue that he is the only one that could have suffocated him somehow, in that apartment , and then left him in a spot where father often hung out and knew real well, even in the dark, thomas and karen. >> thank you so much there steve, we will follow developments. >>> police in west chester charged a man they say mocked, and then assaulted a man, with cerebral palsy. a 29 year-old suspect had no idea that it was all caught on video this happened on may tenth at 7-eleven on south high street in west chester, police say barry baker mocked victim then was walking by and then punched him in the face. baker ran away when police approached him. there is a picture of him. >> the defendant, he is a coward, he is a bully, i

case dismissed, his argument to the judge, was the prosecution, put on no evidence, to say that brandon creato was ever killed by anyone let alone his dad, and saying that the three medical examiners that ruled the little boy was murdered did so based only on where the body was found. there is nothing linking david creato to that killing he argued if it actually occurred hinting that it is possibly wondered out and away on his own and someone else may have taken him as well and as for those 2,000 plus messages on text between the father and his then girlfriend didn't like the son being in the way of their lives, creato's lawyers say, of the prosecution, quote they almost , kind of, sort of establish a motive, but no text says i did it, none directly linked david creato to the death of his son. karen and thomas the prosecution argued that david creato had both quote a clear motive, and opportunity to kill his son. the judge obviously turned down motion and said hey lets the jury have the case so they could get the case as early as late this afternoon. >> we will see how this one goes, steve, th

creato. he was accused every killing his three year old son brando brandon. es that creato killed his son because the child hindered his relationship with a teenage girlfriend. defense says that prosecutors failed to prove that creato was guilty. brendan creato found dead in a wooded area of cooper river park in october of 2015. >> and a woman who lost her legs after building collapsed on her in center city has been awarded $95.6 million. arbitrator made that award yesterday to mariah planningen, in 2013 she was burried under the rubble at the salvation army store at 22nd and market for 13 hours. her injuries were so severe, her body below her hip had to be amputated. the collapse killed seven, injured 12 other. >> update to story we first told but last week, wildwood officials have voted to ban smoking on the boardwalk. the new ordinance doesn't go into effect until january 1st of next year. but officials are asking the people voluntarily refrain from smoking this summer. they say the board walk susceptible to fires, also concerned about the effect of secondh

defense lawyers contend that prosecutors failed to show that creato had killed his three-year old son brandony that creato was only person with brendon the night he disappear lets turn to katie for a look at the forecast. >> it is just busy, lieutenant of different disturbances working their way through, and early this morning we had showers that have long since began to fizzle. at this point i think it is safe to say we're in the clear we have one lingering rain drop but all and all out of the wood with today's wet weather. later tonight different story, is there a coastal flood advisory that takes effect at 6:00 p.m. despite the fact that there won't be any wet weather at that time between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m., nonetheless it is delayed reaction from the rain we had as ovulate. watching for coastal flooding possibly, later on tonight and then next storm comes along more rain, thunderstorms tomorrow, meisha. >> thanks, katie. we have live chopper three over a very serious accident where a possible pedestrian has been struck on interstate i-95 in the north bound direction. this is pennsylvania

but defense argued prosecutors failed to prove that creato was guilty. brandon was found dead in a wooded area of cooper river park in 2015. one of survivors of the 2013 center city building collapsed has been award the 96 and a half million dollars. arbitrator made that award to maria planningan, burried under the rubble at the salvation army store at 22nd and market for 13 hours. her injuries were so severe that doctors had to amputate her body below her hips. the collapse killed seven people, injured 12 other. >> the national transportation safety board is investigating the fatal crash after medical helicopt nerve new castle county. the pilot, 37 year old michael murphy, of franklinville, new jersey, died in the crash. no one else was aboard the medical chopper registered to the university of pennsylvania crashed behind a postal facility on quigley road in new castle around noon yesterday. it went down about a mile south of new castle airport. authority say murphy was on a training flight from atlantic city international airport. >> sounded like it was out of

creato, jr. the jury could begin deliberations as soon as this afternoon. twenty-three year old accused of murdering his three year old son brandon. defense attorneys say there is no evidence linking creato to brendan's death. prosecutors, how much, say he did it to pre serve his relationship with his then girlfriends. >> in other news, at least one delaware teen face sentencing for her role in the 2016 death after classmate. judge charged the 17 year old girl with criminally neglect homicide. cell phone video showed her beating classmate, amy joyner francis, in a bathroom at howard high school of technology in wilmington. a second teen is convicted of conspiracy, whiling third teen was found not guilty every same charge. girls may not face any july time since they were juveniles while charged. >> a flash mob breaks out after school. this morning a philadelphia police officer is recovering. >> we will tell you how many teens have been arrested. also ahead, strong winds crush ago car below. tell you how the car's owner escaped this brush with death. plus this. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> katy perry and james cord on go f

and prosecutors say creato killed his son to keep his then girlfriend from leaving him and brandon's body was found in 2015 and creato says that the little boy wander add way from home. >>> the jury and three alternates are seated for bill cosby's upcoming sexual assault trials in montgomery county. and one juror was excused and another white woman and black man were added. bob brooks has more. >> after three days, it's set. the jury for bill cosby's trial is complete. the group will decide if cosby is guilty of indecent assault against former temple employee, andrea constand. >> each morning cosby walked into the allegheny courthouse with the help of a team. the 79 was friend during the one-on-one questioning with each juror present. even asking one juror to speak up and it was brought here to pittsburgh hoping to find impartiality. >> we are trying to get fair and impartial jurors, as i said before, the city and county of pittsburgh and allegheny county the people have been remarkable and the sacrifices they made. and the process did not end without fireworks, many jurors were struc

creato is accused of killing his three-year old son brandon in 2015, and prosecutors say that they plan to try the case again. in the meantime creato's attorney says he will ask for a bail reduction so his client can be released from jail. >> dj is upset. he wanted to go home today. he wanted to be with his family. he hasn't seen his family in person other than in the courtroom for a year and a half and it is heart breaking for all of us. >> status hearing is set for july 5th to discuss a possible retrial. >>> trial for five two-year old lee kaplan is underway, kaplan is charged with section timely assaulting six sisters at his home in feasterville. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos joins us live where mother of the girls took the stand today, greg. >> reporter: ukee, not only did the mother of those girls take the stand this afternoon but one of his alleged victims did as well, now 19, she said that kaplan fathered two children with her, first when she was just 14 years old. the disturbing allegations against lee kaplan played out in the first day of his trial in doyletown, bucks c

they are weighing wait weighing fate of the creato accused of killing his three-year old son brandon in 2015. judge told jurors to come in and see if further deliberations could get a verdict. creato faces life in prison if convicted. >>> opening statements in the trial of the lee kaplan, 54 year-old faces charges he sexually assaulted six sisters inside his feasterville bucks county home. police found a total of 11 girls living there including a 17 year-old with whom kaplan had two children. eight men, four women will hear the case in court. >>> sources say former national security advisor michael flynn will provide only some of the documents requested by the senate intelligence committee. flynn originally refused to comply with the senate subpoenas invoking the fifth amendment but source say flynn negotiated a deal with senators investigating his ties with russia. flynn will provide all documents related to his business by next week but only some of his personal documents >>> national security experts say presidential communications are at risk of eavesdropping after reports that pr

jury is weighing the fate of the 23 year-old creato accused in the killing of his three-year old son brandon in camden county in 2015. the judge told jurors to sleep on it and said, we will see if further deliberations yield a verdict today. creato faces life in prison if convicted. >>> police after rested a man who pulled out a fake bun at orlando international airport. authorities say the 26 year-old michael wayne pedgrew was in mental distress when the police surrounded him. we do not have a photo just yet but former marine held a three hour standoff with officers starting after 8:00 last night after he pointed what looks like a real gun at police at themselves. >> pointed the firearm at the officers, and said shoot me, shoot me. our negotiators did a phenomenal job talking with the subject, or for about two hours and then finally got him to peacefully surrender. >> he is being held for mental evaluation and has been charged with aggravated assault no one was hurt in it or deal but police response was so large that road surrounding the airport came to a complete stand still. >>> to the na

prosecutors say creato killed his three year old son, brandon, to save his relationship with his thenday jurors asked to see snap chat logs of creato's logging into his girlfriends' account. they also asked to hear the recording of police telling him in a interrogation room, that his little boy was dead. police found brendan's body in a wooded area of haddon township, this is in october of 2015, creato's lawyer says the boy must have just wandered off in the middle of the night. >> a $20,000 reward is being offered for answers in the murder of a 14 year old boy in kensington, we told but this first yesterday. tiemere frazier gun down 2,000 block east orland street frankford avenue monday night. police say loan gunman walk up to the block on east orland, stepped between two parked cars, and fired six or seven shots, wounding tiehere's 16 year old friends and striking tiemere in the back. the teen was just two weeks away from graduating from the eighth grade. >> i'm living in my worse nightmare. if anybody ever wanted to see me hurt, it was well accomplished. >> never been in trouble a

telling judge they could in the reach verdict the judge told them to keep crying creato ace accused in the murder of his son brandon in 2015. prosecutors say he did it to prevent his teenage girlfriend from leaving him. his defense tern says prosecution did not prove its case. >>> a jury is in place for trial of the, four three-year old lee kaplan accused in the sexual assault of six sisters. eight men, four women were selected in bucks county court yesterday. jury instructions and opening statements are expect to day investigators found 11 girls in kaplan's feasterville home, including a 17 year-old allegedly gifted to kaplan by her parents, who face sentencing on endangerment charges. >>> this morning woman near princeton university are on alert for a serial groper. police say woman walking on spruce street friday night was groped by a man, similar incident was captured on surveillance video last month. police say that the suspect, description, in both of the cases are similar. >> i feel like everybody, when you hear something like this, oh, if he came to me i would get him but who knows what would i do in that s

>> the roughly hour long interrogation shows creato reacting to hearing his son brandon was found in cooper river park. and they say he must give them information and he complies giving them information about putting the boy to bed and how his girlfriend doesn't like having him around and has threatened to break up. >> and asks how he feels about is his son. >> has he ever given you problems before? >> sure, i yell at him if he's bad but i would not hurt him. >> the detectives push asking how he got out of the apartment? >> he suggests a stranger that may have hurt him. >> because i don't see him just walking out the door and just leaving going all the way down -- that sounds unlikely. cooper is blowing my mind. -- my apartment and down there it doesn't add up in my head. >> well, again the jury a short time ago told the judge it was having trouble reaching a verdict in this case and the judge advised them to go home for the night and come back tomorrow and try to resume deliberations and try to reach a verdict if they could. live in camden county courthouse. john rawlins, channel 6

happening today, jury deliberations resume in the trial of david creato, jr., accused in the murder every his three year old son brandon. found dead in cooper river park, now, before the holiday recess, jurors wanted to see creato's interview with police detective. today jurors have asked to hear previous testimony from the detective and cell phone expert. >> former pan main yum dictator manuel nor august owe has died. he passed monday following cam cases from brain surgery. hena daniels look back august owe's life and legacy. >> a one time us ally and cia informant, manuel died monday night. two month after undergoing surgery in panama city, to remove a benign tumor from his brain. panama's current president, announced the former dictator's death on twitter saying his passing marked a closing of a chapter, in panama's history. noriega ruled from 1983 to 1989, period marked by corruption and murder of political opponent. for a time, he was key us ally until tied to drug trafficking and working with the likes of drug lord pap lowest co-bar, led to his us a g in 1989. what was then the largest american military action si

. >> no decision, jury dismissed in the murder trial of david creato junior this is death of his son brandonat prosecutors say the next step is now after hung jury. >> traffic stop that didn't even with the ticket but with a hug, the reason a woman decided to embrace a south jersey office shore pulled her over and where it happened, lauren? >> sunshine and warmer temperatures have finally return but can we get them to stick around for our upcoming first weekend of june. i'll have the forecast. cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. >>> a scare for two south jersey detectives, they are rushed to the hospital, after responding to a scene, and, coming in contact with a mysterious substance. tonight investigators are still trying to figure out what that substance was. beginning i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live at cooper university hospital where those officers were taken, david? >> reporter: jessica and ukee, good evening. good news is those officers were treated and released at cooper hospital but still a very scary scene for t

the prosecution argued creato wanted to save his relationship with his teenager girlfriend who did not want to be around his young son, brandon. >>> 11 jurors have been chosen for the sexual assault trial and the jury selection process will continue tomorrow. these are sketchs from inside the courtroom today in pittsburgh. where jury selection is taking place. lawyers for cosby accused prosecutors of trying to keep african-americans off the jury. of the 11 people chosen so far, one is black. cosby is accused of drugging and molesting andrea constand at his home in 2004. >>> in glassboro, the fraternity is offered a $2,000 reward leading to the arsonist that torched their house. three people escaped the flames. police say a wooden fence down the street was set on fire. >>> president trump will travel to the vatican tomorrow to meet with pope francis as his first international trip continues. the president and first lady arrived in rome this afternoon after meeting with muslim leaders in saudi arabia and visiting sacred sites in jerusalem. president trump's tour of world religions will conclude tomorrow. president trump and pop

jury in the trial of david creato junior resumes deliberations despite telling judge they could in the reach a verdict. he is accused in the murder of brandonors say creato killed his son, to prevent his teenage girlfriend from leaving him. creato's defense attorney says prosecution did not prove its case. >>> let's send it over to katie fehlinger for a check of the forecast. not ideal but getting better. >> i like that attitude. we will look at this as glass half full because it will be brightening up not really bright just yet. we had fog issues but you can see on storm scan three there was a shower across poconos starting to thin away. i don't think we are completely out of the wood with any showers or storms. there will be a couple pop ups second half of the day but these visability are vastly improved. still only half an hour at ac airport. we were well under a mile earl they're morning. it is getting better, and with time those cloud lift we will see some sun but also expect a shower or storm. tomorrow looks awesome, friday not bad either but late in the day and at night shower or storm is once again, is all in the forecast. >> can't

the prosecution argued creato wanted to save his relationship with his teenager girlfriend who did not want to be around his young son, brandon. >>> 11 jurors have been chosen for the sexual assault trial and the jury selection process will continue tomorrow. these are sketchs from inside the courtroom today in pittsburgh. where jury selection is taking place. lawyers for cosby accused prosecutors of trying to keep african-americans off the jury. of the 11 people chosen so far, one is black. cosby is accused of drugging and molesting andrea constand at his home in 2004. >>> in glassboro, the fraternity is offered a $2,000 reward leading to the arsonist that torched their house. three people escaped the flames. police say a wooden fence down the street was set on fire. >>> president trump will travel to the vatican tomorrow to meet with pope francis as his first international trip continues. the president and first lady arrived in rome this afternoon after meeting with muslim leaders in saudi arabia and visiting sacred sites in jerusalem. president trump's tour of world religions will conclude tomorrow. president trump and pop

creato was unable to reach a verdict. they claimed he smothered his son brandon in order to keep his relationship with his then teenage girlfriend. the jurors told the judge they could not reach a verdict and they remained deadlocked this morning. in a statement today the camden county prosecutors office intends to retry the case against david creato. >>> in bucks county the trial started for lee kaplan the man accused of sexually molesting six girls from the family. saying they were gifted to him because he helped the family out financially and that kaplan fathered two children with the girl. and claimed that she was his wife and did not touch the other girls named in the charges. >>> and going live outside at sky 6 hd on the last day of may showing you cape may, new jersey, we are finally looking ahead to what you call a normal spring day not without the chance of a thunderstorm. meteorologist, adam joseph with the latest from double scan radar. storms are far to the north and west and temperatures finally back to normal around here. and you see the yellow boxes popping up those are severe thunderstorm watches and on the penns

. >> attorney richard says his client dj creato noise more than a grieving parent, treated unfairly during the investigation of his son brandon'seath which was ruled a homicide by un determine cause. >> at the end of this casey suspect, you have more questions then answers and you just can't be sure. >> reporter: he says investigators made up their mind too soon dj killed his son and didn't put full resources in the possibility of an abduction, boy's pajamas were never tested for dna and medical examiner who he called lazy chose not to do a rape kit on brandon. >> i won't play on you're motion but he deserved better than that. that is absolutely unforgiv able. >> reporter: prosecution based much of the case on the fact that brandon was wearing clean socks lying face down suggesting his body was placed there they believe dj put his son there so he would be found motive they laid out through long list of text messages is dj wanted to save his relationship with his teenage girlfriend who didn't like being around his three-year old son. >> he was consumed by the idea that she was leaving him, that she was dumping him, smothering br

breaking up with creato because she was upset with the 3-year-old's presence when the couple spent weekends together. >> this defend got out of his bed and went into the living room and took brandon's pillow and put it over his face while he was sleeping and held it there until brandon died. but there is no actual evidence of what ended his death. they say it was consistent with oxygen deprivation and ruled it a home side. the defense offered no alternative explanation but reminded the jury of probable doubt. >> not maybe or probable but you are sure. ladies and gentlemen i would suspect you have more questions than answers because you just can't be sure. >> the jury deliberated or assembled for 20 minutes and began deliberations at 9:20 and still going strong. there is an expectation they will be given a lunch break in the next half hour or so. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> chopper 6 hd over the scene of the accident involving a pedestrian on i-95. "action news" learned that the pedestrian was hit by the vehicle on the northbound lanes of girard avenue at the betsy ross bridge. it's unclear how the person was hit or the extent of the injuries, all but one northbound la

creato ace accused of the murder of the three-year old son brandon in 2015. >>> lets check the forecastkatie fehlinger. it looks like another wet forecast. >> yet, another one. >> we have been just having to deal with so much wet weather as ovulate, rahel and yet another commute affected by it and mobile weather watcher is out on i-95 having crossed over scudder falls bridge. look at that mess, it doesn't look all that bad with traffic at the moment, they have picked up speed since i last saw their shot but they are on their way to the school in princeton, to visit kid they are on their way, they will there been soon, guys we will see you soon. arrive safely since we have got that wonderful vehicle to track everything. we are looking at storm scan. we have rain out there even though it looks like a back edge don't get comfortable with that. we are expect ago digsal scattered showers throughout the course of the second half of the day and probably locally heavy thunderstorms later on tonight. now once this gets out, we will be in the clear but there is still a severe weather threat, very

brandon ready for bed. >> -- >> but when detectives leave for several minutes the defendant alone appears to lose his composure with head in handed cries out and sobs again. >> no no. >> the case against creato circumstantial. there is no dna, witnesses or surveillance tying him to the crime and the prosecution maintains the father killed his small son in order to maintain a relationship with a then girlfriend. and the prosecution says that she then 17 disliked children and she testified she considered breaking up with creato because she was upset with the 3-year-old's presence when the couple spent weekends together. >> court is over for the day and it's over for the week the jurors will be back here on tuesday. before they begin their deliberation. they first hear a testimony from a county detective and a cell phone expert. something that they requested. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >>> drexel university has suspended the tao capa exlon fraternity for five years that they failed to comply with drexel's alcohol regulations. they were placed on interim suspense after two students said they were sexually assaulted at the house. the fraternity can appeal the five year suspension. >>>