. >> so brian jenkins of chosen 300 is calling on the community to help. >> we're launching a 12,000-dollar campaign to raise the nose funds to get a family into their place. what would that do for your family. >> it will bring hope where love is not easy to see. >> it be makes me feel so warm inside, people are like that. >> jenkins said the money will go directly to the landlord for the rent and cover the cost of social services to help the family to become self self-sufficient. if you would like to donate go to chosen 300. we put a link on our website, jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> jury deliberations continue for the contractor who is on trial for the deadly center city collapse. griffin campbell is charged with 6 counts of murder. he left a wall crumble in 2013. he argues he is being used as a pawn by the contractor who hired him. >> lulu country club went up in flames yesterday morning leveling the banquet hall. the building was a total loss, nobody was hurt. >> ten children from newark, delaware are out of the cold and at the happiest place on earth. they boarded a fl

brian jenkins is the executive director of the community out reach organization chosen 300 ministries. >> to raise over $12,000 in 15 hours so that this family doesn't have to worry about rent or utilities for a year, people are calling in what can we do? >> reporter: we have confirmed the children's mother angelique roland was involved in an incident with septa police on october 4th and that septa is requesting that the district attorney file charges against her. the court did order drug testing for both parents and mental evaluations. >> our prayers are with the family and people have to realize is that this a family that's coming out of homeles homelessness. there's multiple challenges. >> reporter: parents were grangranted visitation twice a k for two hour at a time. >> the court is playing it safe to make sure that this family is prepared to receive these children back in one that they have a home. but also the family structure is safe. >> reporter: the children's mother is seven months pregnant with their third child. the father is a carpenter and a handyman and he says since th

brian jenkins has raised $8,600 to help the family with housing. in the meantime the boy and his 4-year-old sister were placed with dhs. >>> on the presidential campaign trail this noon there's no word from vice president joe biden whether he will jump into the race. his motorcade left home in wilmington this morning. later today he attends a regularly scheduled meeting at the white house. kenneth moten is at the was including a new feud sparked by donald trump. >> donald trump is at it again, the majority of the candidates are off the trail, but i can report that trump is the a work and on the attack. he is gearing up for a rally in north carolina but he spent the weekend picking a fight with jeb bush. donald trump suggested that george w bush had jeb fired up. >> he is not taking the possibility of being president of the united states very seriously. >> bush down in the polls low in money, trump pulling out the attack ads. the democrats were lighthearted over the weekend. bernie sanders had some fun after he was spoofed by comedian larry david on

children and families. >> well, honestly, a roof anywhere right now would be helpful. >> reporter: brian jenkins founder of chosen 300 is working the phones and taking the lead. his organization helped raise $12,000 to provide michael jones and his family permanent housing. >> our goal is to help them on this journey then also provide the case management that they need. >> reporter: jones was thrust into the spotlight after his 2-year-old son was found walking alone in love park. he wandered away from his family who were sleeping outside of the visitors center. >> that night we couldn't find anybody to take the kids. it started to get cold. >> reporter: city leaders said families like this should call a hotline so they can get in a shelter even if there aren't any beds. >> that's the idea. that's not the reality. city shelters have been full and are full for years. >> reporter: he runs covenant house a private shelter for youth. every year even they have to turn hundreds away. >> these are anybody's kids. this can happen to so many families in philadelphia. >> a lot of people there in the street

. >> brian jenkins of 200 homeless at cassie group are calling on community help get the familyly on their feet. >> they're lunching a campaign to be able to raise the necessary funds to get the family into a place. >> what would that do to you and your family? >> bring life stokd -- and th just make us happy. >> since "action news" aired story on saturday the couple received numerous offers of jobs and places to stay. bringing home where love is not always so easy to see. >> it just makes me feel so warm inside. as cold as it's feels, people are in society, not all are like that. >>> jenkins says the money will go straight to landlord to cover cost of rent and cover cost of social services to help this family becomeself sufficient. if you want to donate do that on the chosen 300 web site get by going to our web site 6abc.com. >> great ending to the story, thank you, jeff. >> for many kids going to disneyworld is a dream of a lifetime. but for some it's a journey beyond reach. thanks to generosity of the community right here in the delaware valley and ten disabled children are about

. >> reporter: brian jenkins of chosen 300 ministries fighting back tears as he advocates for 27-year-old angelique roland and 54-year-old mychal jones. >> i feel their hurt. i feel their pain. >> reporter: family story of homelessness sweeping social media after two-year-old jeremiah was found wandering around love park all alone just before midnight on friday. the couple and their four-year-old daughter asleep in cardboard boxes on the park's edge when their little boy slipped off. michael jones explaining their dire situation in this youtube video. >> we was put out and we had had no place to go. the shelter system told to us call back the next day. do the best you can and come back and try again the next day. >> reporter: fortunately injury my maya was found unharm. the two children are now in the care of dhs of the parents attending a hearing to try to get their little ones back but it did not go as they had hoped. >> there's some things that have to be check to make sure the children are going to go into a safe environment. >> reporter: we learn the children's mother who happens to

. >> brian jenkins of chosen 300 homeless adam joseph cassie fwrup is calling on the community to helpet this family on their fight. >> today we're launching a $12,000 campaign to be able to raise necessary funds to it get this family into a place hopefully support them for at least a year. >> what will that do for you and your family. >> bring life back into our arms and make us happy. >> since "action news" aired story on saturday the couple has received numerous offers of help and jobs. restoring their faith in the city of brotherly love. >> i love it. i mean, it just makes me feel warm inside because as cold as it is people are in society not all are like that. >> and jenkins challenges the city to raise that $12,000 in twelve days. if you wants to donate you can do so by going to the chosen 3 300 web site we'll put a lichk on our web site, 6abc.com, live at love park jeff chirico, "channel 6 action news," walter. >> the best present don't come in a box. >> celebration of life well lived. local woman is celebrating her 100 birthday and her tradition of service that dates back to th

. >> reporter: brian jenkins the chose season 300 minute trees fighting back tears as he advocates for7-year-old angelique roland and 54-year-old michael jones. >> i feel their hurt. i feel their pain. >> reporter: the family's story of homelessness sweeping social media after two-year-old jeremiah was found wandering around love park all alone just before midnight on friday. the couple and their four-year-old daughter asleep in cardboard boxes on the park's edge when their little boy slipped off. michael jones explaining their dire situation in this youtube video. >> being put out and we had no place to go. the shelter system told us to call back the next day. dot best you can and come back and try again the next day. >> reporter: fortunately injury new maya was found unharmed and the two children are now in the care of dhs. the parents attending a hearing today to try to get their little ones back but it did not go as they had hoped. >> there are some things that have to be checked to make sure that the children are going to go into a safe environment. >> reporter: we've learn the ch

"action news" aired their story which caught the attention of brian jenkins and homeless organization chosen 300. since then his fundraiser pulled in enough cash to cover housing for that family for one year so they can be reunited with both of their young children. >> incredible. well, time for the "action news" traffic report for you monday night. >> let's do it. matt pelman standing by in the "action news" traffic center getting us home safely tonight. >> yes, getting to that eagles game and anybody headed doyne to the linc for some tailgating brian and monica better get their tails in gear. the highways are becoming more crowded. as we look 95 southbound side moving at a slow pace from academy into girard. backs up more substantially from the walt whitman bridge southbound to this point at broad street many people waiting to exit over at the linc where the parking lot is filling up here in southbound and looks like we have some police activity headed southbound on 95 headed towards the girard point bridge as well. if you want to miss the traffic septa says we would like to help. 1

"action news" aired their story which caught the attention of brian jenkins and his homeless organizationn 300. since then, his fundraiser pulled in enough money to cover housing for one year. meanwhile the children are in the custody of welfare officials today. the parents have a family court hearing set for tomorrow. >> thank our viewers for pitching in. >>> new jersey senate president steve sweeney will introduce a measure aimed at sparking the state's economy. sweeney and his democratic colleagues announced the plans in trenton today. the legislation will cover transportation improvements early childhood education and college of affordability. the bill could inclues tax hikes to cover the costs but the state will also study ways to reallocate existing revenue. >> police in tredyffrin township looking for the man who robbed a cvs over the weekend. it happened yesterday at the store on lancaster avenue at paoli. police gave us a picture of the man they say walked up to the counter to buy something. when the clerk opened the register police say the man pulled out a tire iron and demanded

begins sunday morning at 10:00 with special coverage of malcolm jenkins and a look back at the best moments from eagles hall of famer brian westbrook. >>> coverage continues monday night before the big game. join jackie and me live on the field starting at 7:00 here on nbc 10. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, we're going to stay cool as we end out the week a lot like today as we go into your friday. if you needed a light jacket today, you will need one as we end out the week tomorrow. still in the 60s, but then we go into the weekend and i think you'll need a thicker jacket, especially if you will be out past sunset and before sunrise, especially. it is going to get cold, we're talking about our first frost and freeze of the season, so yes, we do expect 30-degree temperatures, pretty widespread. right now, though, nice conditions, mostly clear skies in philadelphia, temperature now 65 degrees. so it is still cool at this hour, and tomorrow will be much like this, except maybe a few more clouds, maybe an isolated shower, but nothing major in the way of rain. still in the l

brian being the police were saying that they have not entirely ruled it out yet. but they say it's very unlikely that this was a hate crime. instead, they believe kiesha jenkin was killed during a robbery. >> i believe five or six males saw the victim and thought she had money and went and assaulted her and ultimately killed her. we believe it was a robbery. >> 22-year-old kiesha jenkins was jumped after getting out of a car. she was beaten to the ground and shot twice in the back. the police and neighbors say that section of hunting park is popular with transgender prostitutes. jenkins was arrested for prostitution last year. and police sources say jenkins was known around the park as high earner and they believe that made the vick testimony a target. >> high-risk behavior and pep that behave in that activity are more at risk to have something happen to them. >> he grew up stefan jenkins in south philadelphia and he started living a double life a couple years ago. stefan by day and kiesha by night. they say they don't know what kiesha was doing in the park at 2:30, tuesday morning. they just remember a funny, out spoken, welcoming soul who inspired others t