. >> reporter cherry greg from our sister station kyw news radio talk with the victim's family in north philadelphia. >> this is just like an erie feeling, something that is missing. >> reporter: when roshell williams and flowren barker think of this corner at germantown and allegheny avenues the first thing that comes to mind is tragedy. >> it is verye motional when you go down there. >> reporter: it is emotional because, this is place where their friend, sister, keisha williams and her 15 ten and seven year-old children were run over when a pair of carjackers lost control of their stolen suv. >> the the kid died instantly but keisha held on for two weeks. >> reporter: keisha williams died never knowing the fate of her children and cornelius crawford and jonathan rosa a were accused of carjacking, sexual assault and massacre of a family. >> they didn't just take their life but they affect a lot of people. >> reporter: hundreds mourned and then folks like sonya blount who volunteered alongside victims key era, joost he have and terence at a neighborhood garden went to work to make sure

reporter cherry greg from our sister station kyw news radio 1060 joins us live from children's hospital with more on this story, cherry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nicole. yes, i'm here outside of children's hospital where a 21 year-old man is in stable condition and this morning, maryland authority have arrested his mother, 41 year-old nia parlor, of philadelphia, they say that she abandoned her 21 year-old quadriplegic son leaving him in the wooded area near cobbs creek parkway. police say parlor left her son in this wooded area on monday, where he stayed in the rain, and cold, until friday. around 9:00 p.m. someone walk ago long the the parkway spotted his wheelchair. >> we looked down and found a young man lying there, in the leafs, he had a blanket on him, he went to see if he was okay and he was unresponsive. >> reporter: twenty-one year-old young man is non-verb willal cerebral palsy and wheelchair bound his entire life. after five days of no food or water his injuries include a deep cut on his back, dehydration and malnutrition as well as eye infections. >> he is o

cherry greg from our sister station kyw news radio joins us live this morning with more on that story cherry. >> reporter: good morning, nicole. a tragic story. police are planning to charge 41 year-old nila parlor for abandoning her 21 year old quadriplegic son in the wooded area of cobbs creek. they will charge parlor with aggravated assault reckless endangerment and other crimes. the as you can see from the video parlor left her son this this park on monday. the the young man has cerebral palsy, non-verbal and wheelchair bound his entire life. luckily on friday night someone walking in this section found the 21 year-old lying in the pile of leaves. his wheelchair besides him. the his only tools for defense is a blanket and a bible. authorities rushed the young man to chop where he is stable. his injuries include a deep cut on the back dehydration and malnutrition issues. as a result of being outside for five days without food and water. his mother was in maryland where she went to be with the boyfriend. she lied to officials at the the boy's school telling him he was safe with her

live from chop cherry greg, kyw news radio for kyw "eyewitness news". >> thanks, for the update. >>> police make an arrest in the abduction and assault that happened in the jeweler's row section of center city. sources confirmed to "eyewitness news" that 31 year-old khiry gay was arrested friday night in south carolina last saturday police say three men snatched a five three-year old woman from the parking garage, dragged her in the burgundy van and then beat, robbed and used a taser on her for hours. she was eventually found in the darby township cemetery and hospitalized. >>> u.s. capitol is once again opened, the building went into lock down after a man shot and killed himself outside that building. police say he had a backpack, suitcase and a sign that said something about social justice. the the the lock down lasted two hours and came on a busy day for tourist. several treats in that area were closed off an an eyewitness described the scene. >> i was talking to somebody. she looked over and said he has a gun i saw the guy with a sign. he had just shot himself. >> police didn't r

somebody knows something. >> reporter: in center city, cherry greg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitnesss". >>> philadelphia police say an argument between two men in north philadelphia led to gunfire. take a look at scene just a afternoon at intersection of north 12th and nevada streets. police say victim here was shot in the groin but is expected to survive. the gun man is still at large. >>> a murder investigation is underway in norristown montgomery county tonight. police say that two men were exchanging gunfire at locust and basin streets when at least one man was hit. police say that a woman drove that man to plymouth township where she flagged down police for help. that man did later die at a hospital. the other gunman remains on the loose tonight. >>> this man is wanted by police in philadelphia for several items for a business on south street on monday. that man was first seen on surveillance video looking in the store's window. he then went inside after notice ago this no one was there and then walked out ten minutes later. police say man took off with the lap top and a few tab

cherrie greg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> smiles are great.t is enough right there. >> they are making a difference in, doubt about it. >>> still to come in the next half an hour it is hard to watch a police officer in arizona puts an end to a man's alleged crime spree by running him down with his cruiser. >>> a new reason snoring could keep you up at night health concern that involves brain function. >>> new at 6:00 tonight the the count down is on for grand opening of atlantic city is new shopping attraction, we will tell you why city leaders are hoping to capi >>> i'm chris may. here are some of the top stories for you a injury any boston has found a former nfl player aaron hernandez, guilty of first degree murder in the death of odin lloyd. hernandez will spend the rest of his life in prison. >>> there is new information in the hit and run in southwest philadelphia josephine riveria has now been released from the hospital while her two-year old son david remains in critical condition. eyewitness say that she tried to grab the toddler from

kyw news radio community affairs reporter cherrie greg mced that event. >>> well delaware's only national chess champions are looking for a repeat. >> the tournament gets underway this weekend in kentucky. one group of inner city students want to make sure that their school, and community is proud. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson has their store friday wilmington. >> reporter: at 12 years old what could be more important than the the 30 minute, of freedom. >> when you are one of the 20 kid in this room the answer comes easy, defend a national championship. >> i want to win bad. >> reporter: students on the the the team at thomas edison charter are the first national chess champions in delaware, this week, they aim to be the first to win back to back. >> chess teaches kid a critical think problem solve great equalizer. >> reporter: the principal thomas el has been sculpting hundreds of young mind with one game since the mid 90's most minorities from poor single family homes in the town that often feels forgotten. el says on checkered black and white board that means nothing. >> n

cherry blossom festival in san francisco. >>marty gonzales:joining me right now is one of the organizers of the event. greg viloria. >>marty gonzales: this is the 40th annual cherry blossom festival. >>: opening of the new area 360 which covers the new culture in japan and the 360 cut of most of the japan to the united states and vice versa caught to exchange the we have here in the united states and japan so we have the cafe trout ever on this and talk about and the other side of the festival for the under 34 there we're pleased to have the long. >>marty gonzales: to learn the cause of vehicles as friends of the we can will be out there? >>: on the average for both weakens in the two confessed will and about 200,000 average but will bring us to many new things this should allow all of the over hundred thousand this week and >>marty gonzales: this is the second-largest cherry blossom for us will outside washington d.c. it is important to young children involved. >>: the sofa so is put on 500 volunteers and we have other jobs and we do this because of the san francisco defense subcommittee is very strong and is used

. >> joining me now is greg valoria1 of the organizers with the cherry blossom festival. american culture to have this every year. >> it's spring, you know, i think it's spring but -- >> reporter: maybe not. >> but it's spring and for the japanese, the cherry blossom kind of blossoms in the spring and comes -- it's kind of like we made it through the winter, now spring is coming, hey, let's celebrate. so it has those kind of connotations and for the festival here, it's the 48th, celebrating traditional japanese culture as well as new japanese culture so, you know -- >> reporter: for those watching at home, make it easy for them, greg. how do they come here without just losing their minds? where does it start and how do they get the best experience? >> the muni is probably the best. the garage fills up on parade day probably by 11:00 so if you have to travel by car, we are one of the few neighborhoods that actually have a garage so we are pretty lucky but that fills in by 11:00. alternative garages around but the muni is the best way to get in here and two, three, 38, 22.

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