now carol isom will be laid to rest this saturday december 10th.would have also been her 56th birthday. reporting live, andrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. >>> it's been a year since the cdc released its recommendation on stopping gun violence in wilmington. today an advisory group updated their plan to put that advice into practice. it was part of a public forum by the movement for a culture of peace. and it comes days after a 15-year-old was shot while walking to the bus stop. delaware online reports the advisory group is expected to release its plan this month. the cdc report recommends the city develop tools to identify young people at high risk for committing violent crimes and then work to get them involved in outreach programs. >>> well some kids in the lehigh valley will surprise their family members with gifts this christmas. thanks to a few airport cops. officers from the lehigh northampton airport authority took 12 children on a target shopping spree in allentown today. each officer went with two kids on an aisle-searching adventure to pic

tonight the family of carol isom spoke out for the first time. isom was killed in the end of a criminal pursuit of two suspects. dan, you spoke exclusively to isom's husband and daughter tonight, how are they coping? >> jim, it's a tough road. it's an emotional rollercoaster for them. they wanted to talk to us tonight but it was too emotional. tonight, they want people to know who she was and why she died senselessly. >> it don't make sense. i don't understand it. we are just trying to go on. >> the shocking sudden death of his beloved wife, 55-year-old carol isom. >> my was everything to everyone around. she was like the neighborhood mom. she did nothing but love. nothing but smile. funny, out going, always want to do something, crafts, find a way out of no way. that was my mom. >> she and her husband of 34 years were the parents of five kids, all with college degrees. she insisted they have a good education. >> she was a sister, grandmother five times over. >> of family members say she was going to the store around the corner when she got caugh

that's what we have to remember. >> tonight carol isom's family was too distraught to speak with us about the tragedy except to say they suffered a terrible loss. dan, "action news." jim? >> dan, thank you. investigators want to talk to this person in this surveillance video in regard to the center city envelope bombing. it shows the package being dropped off on pine street last week. two days later it blew up when 60-year-old jim alden opened it. >> i have been in the city 60 years, never seen anything like it. i have speaken to our colleagues. they haven't. >> police believe the person took steps to conceal their identity wearing a baseball cap with fur over it. they are not sure if it's a man or woman or the person that built the bomb is the same person that delivered it. they say the crime was not random. the victim was targeted. there is a now a $10,000 reward if you can help catch the person responsible. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> a triumphant donald trump began his multistate thank you tour tonight in ohio in front of the same devoted throng he commanded during the campaign. they loved every minute

police talking about whether officers did the right thing by keeping up the chase. 55-year-old carol isom was mother and grandmother. she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. last night in west philadelphia. she was in her kia soul at 52nd and locust when a black nissan maxima police were chasing came out of nowhere. just crashed right into her. she died at a local hospital. police are investigating to make sure officers followed the proper protocol. >> chased it for obviously several blocks before ultimately that vehicle crashed into our victim. which is absolutely horrible thing. we want to listen to police radio tapes which obviously will be pulled to so whether or not there was talk of conditions, speed, and things like that. >> reporter: police say the chase came after a gun battle. they have still looking fog white car involved in that fire fight. >>> developing right now a wilmington community is mourning the loss of another firefighter. senior firefighter artis hope was battling row home fire in september when the floor gave way. she ended up critically burned. the families o

police have identified the victim as 5-year-old carol isom. police say she was killed after her car was -- two men are in police custody, the second car sped away. >> it's just an absolute tragedy, you know we have a strict policy about police pursuits. >> rosemary connors is looking into pursuit policies in philadelphia and whether officers followed protocol last night. >>> happening now, a proposed 11% property tax hike is being debated in montgomery county. the increase would go toward raises for nonunion workers, funding for the county college and the county surplus fund. >>> new details in the case of a 2-year-old boy who died in kensington. the child's mother is now charged with endangering the welfare of a minor, the boy is identified as zahire. >>> governor jack markell will present an award for excellence in matt mathematics and science teaching. >>> some employees in new jersey's second largest employer are about to get a raids in pay. officials say the pay raise is in response to higher costs of living in the new york metropolitan a

and his family it has been a lot to deal with, the shocking sudden death of his wife, 55-year-old carol isom. >> she was like the neighborhood mom, she did nothing but love and smile. >> funny, outgoing, always wanting to do something with her crafts to find a away out of no way. that was my mom. >> reporter: she and her husband were the parents of five kids all with cleej -- college degrees. >> she was a sister, grandmother, five times over. >> reporter: family members say she was going to the store around a corner, when she got caught up in the middle of a police chase. police were pursuing suspects in two vehicles that were shooting at each other along westminster avenue. it ended at 52nd and locust when one of the suspects slam into the car owned by isom. the family declined to speak about the crash with the investigation on going. >> we don't have all the facts and don't know what happened we are not going to place blame on nobody until we know what went on. >> reporter: isom was working at the va hospital and recent resign to be closer to her family. her funeral is set for december 10

friends and camly of carol isom gather outside her home to pay grandmother.en a car police were chasing smashed right into her kia soul as she was driving at 52nd and low cuff. his mother ae model. >> she lived too short. she was already -- only 55 years old going to be 56. she was master's. she was still learning, still -- still making goals for herself. bettering herself. >> right. person. rrested the two peopleballoons in the car they were pursuing. they're facing a number of charges including vehicular homicide. >>> the city of oakland, california, joining together to pray for survivors and mourn the deaths of th a warehouse fire on friday. overnight firef tough time getting to bodies in the rubble. a group was holding a party in the converted warehouse friday when flames broke out. at least nine peoe was illegallt flood artists studios making it many poll for party goers to escape and unsafe for emergency crews to get inside. one woman says she knew some of the party. >> i know for possible who are missing. it's really hard. i just -- it's just like my c