we are live, from chester township i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> also, the chester county district attorney announced the results now of an eight week long drug sting operation , 46 suspected drug dealers, are facing charges after what is being called operation wild fire, authorities say that under cover officers, purchased heroin, opioids and other drugs from the alleged dealers , in every region of chesters county. one of the suspects arrested is father of the man who made headlines just last month, for an attack against a man with cerebral palsy. >> while his son was beating up a man, with a disability, barry baker, senior was selling morphine heck of a family. >> officials hope that the operation send a clear message to drug dealers about how aggressive law enforcement will be, in combating the opioid crisis. >>> new jersey's top law enforcement are combating ways to combat gun violence including a gun buy back program. it will take place july 28th and 29th at churches in camden , trenton and newark. state officials say, people can turn in up to three guns, and

let's get to drew smith who's live from the scene in chester township. drew, what do we know right now? >> reporter: one of the township leaders just came over and briefed us on this, telling us the sad news that a toddler, possibly as young as 2 or 3 years old was shot and killed. the early indications that it may have been an accidental shooting. it happened right here in this home at the corner of bethel road. police first responding around 4:00 to reports of a child with a gunshot wound. we were here as detectives arrived and roped off this home. going inside. we saw them coming out about bags of evidence. unclear whether they took the gun out of the home. we were also here as the young child's body was carried out of the house. they didn't even transport the child. the child had died here on the scene. the investigation in its very early stages right now. it's unclear if there was foul play. though we were told that the family members of that young child were down at the chester township police department right now answering questions. unclear where

in chester township, chris o'connell, fox 29 news. >>> straight ahead huge drug take down right in our area. dozen of people arrested them. one of them, well, you've seen his son before. he's been in trouble with the law himself. and here's hank. >>> it's hank. turning 100 apparently puts a song in your heart. multiply that times 30. you get hank's take coming up. >>> here's a chance to step back in time. beautiful 17th century cabin up for sale in gloucester coun county. ♪ -- >> historic log cabin tucked away in gibbstown, new jersey it's for sale for just >>> authorities in chester county say 46 people who were selling open 88 based drugs are now off the streets and facing criminal charges. among those who police arrested man haason you've heard a lot about in the news recently. >> while his son was beating up a man with a disability, barry baker, sr., was selling us morphine. >> that is right. police say barry baker, sr. not just any drug dealer he's the dad of that guy right there. now infamous for the cheap shot police say he landed on a man with cerebral palsy in west chester las

liver outside the chester township police department. you have the latest on this tragic story. >> reporter: that's right, joyce, difficult day for everyone here in chester township specially devastating, for the family that far little boy, tough on the police who respond today a call that a toddler had been shot, right now the investigation centering on how the little boiman and today get the gun and shoot himself. >> heart breaking to be here for this type of thing that's the reaction hereof deadly shooting in chester township. >> i i understand you have a license to carry, but poor kid to get it, i don't understanded. >> police say toddler who lived in this house found a loaded gun this afternoon and shot himself in the chest. next-door neighbor, steven pots; in shock. he saw the little boy, just yesterday. >> just yesterday coming home from work. he wanted to play with my daughter, loved my dog. just good kids. >> neighbors and family members gather to console one another outside of the home on bethel road. while police collected evi

reporting live in chester township, bob brooks, channel 6 action news. walter >> thank you for those detail >>> police made an arrest in the stabbing of city councilman david o, suspect turned himself in still despite that, the suspect says he didn't do it. action news reporter trish hartman is live with southwest detectives with details. >> reporter: walter, shawn turned himself in at southwest detectives this morning, still being processed here right now and speaking with police, he faces charges in connection with the stabbing of city councilman david o >> 24-year-old shawn yard came to the accidepleadings aft photo was released in connection with the stabbing >> he denies the allegations and we'll what the evidence shows. >> reporter: yard berry stepfather said this is a case of mistaken identity. he faces charges of attempted robbery and murder after o was stabbed in front of his home in the 5800 block of thomas avenue wednesday night >> i was so worried about you. we caught up with councilman o outside of his home where friends were stopping by to

the developing story about this toddler shot and killed on the 2900 block of bethel road in chester township delaware county and that is where we find "eyewitness news" reporter alycia nieves. >> reporter: authorities confirm a three-year-old boy died from a gunshot wound here police actually just cleared the scene a few minutes ago leaving with evidence bags. inside one of those evidence bags we're told a 9-millimeter gun, the gun in that fatally wounded the three-year-old boy inside this home and this obviously a developing story.

this is the scene here on bethel road, chester township.ing in and out of this home where it all happened. family members holding each other weeping, trying to make sense of what happened. from what we've been told the toddler either two or three years old somehow got a gun and reportedly shot himself in the chest this afternoon. emergency crews were here and rushed the child to the hospital. but it was too late. police are investigating the circumstances. we've been told the child's father was being questioned at chester township police headquarters. >> i can't really believe that a gun would be access tonight a two year old, from what i'm being told, a gun was under the bed. and i can't believe that a child would be able to get -- gain access to a gun under a bed. who, you know, who would do that? >> i spoke to family members. they said they needed time to process all of this before they make a statement or release a photo of that toddler who died of an accidental gunshot. we'll have more on this story tonight after the game. dawn, joyce?

. >>> police in chester township looking for thieves who stole thousands of dollars of equipment from a youth football team. shows the aftermath of break in. broken windows, doors and absolute mess on the ground. police say the thieves stole helmets, shoulder pads and trophies from the chester township team and their cheer squad. coaches told nbc 10 they recovered some of the equipment, but not all of it is usable. team starts practice next month. >> people are going to take our stuff. you are letting the team down. hurting the parents who paid for their kids to play. >> luhurts our kids a lot. >> the organization set up a go fund me page. go find on the website at nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. >>> after months of delays, plans to renovate a wilmington football stadium now back on track. bay nanard stadium. backed out when the city expressed concerns about other organizations having equal access to the facility and formed the team to explore other options. now the city agrees a public private partnership is the best option and will team on the city to make the renovations. >>> people w

our chris o'connell is live in chester township tonight. chris?orter: iain, it takes a special kind of load to steal from -- low to steal to kids. that's exactly the kind of person we're dealing with tonight. the kind of person bind of behind the destruction and theft from a chester township you'll football clubhouse and tonight that league actually it is the kids who are out thousands of dollars worth of equipment just weeks before the season starts. >> 13-year-old demi smart is smart enough to know right from wrong much the quarterback of the chester county cougars youth football team was stunned when we told him crooks made away with most of his team's equipment. >> that's sad. like we work super hard for that equipment. >> reporter: last week coaches found this. they're storage shed in ruins. windows busted, doors kicked in. inside they realized even more losses. >> we're missing helmets, some our tackling pads are missing. we had trophies missing from out of here from kids that didn't make it to our banquet. i can't fathom why someone would w

the deadly shooting happened yesterday in chester township. the boy who was between the ages of 2 and 3 and was called junior found a gun under the bed and shot himself in the chest. it's unclear if anybody will be charged in this case. >>> the suspect accused of stabbing a philadelphia city councilman is under arrest and facing attempted murder charges. sean yarbray denies stabbing councilman oh. police yarbray lives near the councilman's neighborhood and that's where somebody stabbed councilman oh during an attempted robbery. >>> seven minutes past 9:00 on this sunday. come up, ready for justice. and we're learning new details about the woman at the center of the cosby sex abuse trial. >>> and why some say politics are getting in the way of the city hosting hollywood magic. it takes a lot of people to make a good school day. miss hoffman gets us there safe every time. mrs. migliaccio teaches us all about fractions - and haikus - and the erie canal! miss reeves makes us sound amazing. and miss santoro always takes time to see how we're doing.

it happened yesterday in chester township.horities say the toddler between 2 and 3 years old and called junior found a gun under a bed and shot himself in the chest. family members were understandably overcome with grief outside the house on bethel road yesterday. >> i'm not sure what happened here. i know he's gone. he's a child, i mean, he's a baby. he had so much potential. >> as you can see police carried bags of evidence from the house. investigators also questioned family members and it's unclear if anybody will be charged in this case. >>> the suspect accused of stabbing a philadelphia councilman is under arrest and facing attempted murder charges this morning. he turned himself into police yesterday. he denies stabbing the councilman david oh, and he says he doesn't even know him. and oh is back to work and is doing okay, and he tells us the attack puts a focus on the issues that lead people to commit violence. >> motivated to get out and get to work and address the underlying issues about why people end up in unfortun

the deadly shooting happened yesterday in chester township. the toddler between 2 and 3 years old and called junior found a gun under a bed and shot himself in the chest. family members were overcome with grief outside the house on bethel road yesterday. >> i can't say i'm sure what happened here, and i know he's gone, and he's a child, a baby, and he had so much potential. >> police said you can see carrying out bags of evidence. it's unclear if anybody will be charged in this case. >>> and then stabbing a councilman is under arrest and he turned himself into police and denied stabbing the councilman and says he didn't know him. the councilman is back to work and is doing okay, and he said the attack puts the focus on issues that leads people to violence. >> i think you can address the underlying issues about why people end up in unfortunate circumstances in our city. >> there is no evidence linking his client to the crime, and he says once his police released his name it was so he could surrender and not be a fugitive. >>> we are following d

boy's father was also hurt trying to rescue his son, but he couldn't get back in the home in chester township soon enough to save him. drew smith is live on the seen on buckner road. drew? >> reporter: there is a deep sense of sadness in this neighborhood. you can see this home is scorched and boarded up now. we're told the boy was asleep in the second story and we believe he died from smoke inhalation. firefighters worked most of the morning to put out the fire in this house. neighbors woken up shortly before 6:00 a.m. were shocked to find out a little boy was trapped inside. the father walked up to the scene. >> he spoke to one of the firefighters and asked if anything was okay, and with tears in his eyes, he said no. >> reporter: we're told the boy's father arrived home to see the flames and ended up getting cut up as he tried to reach the second story. you can see how high the fire reached where they had to board up parts of the roof. >> a lot of damage, a lot of damage. >> reporter: william herr said the boy's stepmother didn't say a word when she came over for a hug, but her body langua

. >>> coaches from the chester township cougars showed "action news" the scene here, some materials were scattered across the practice field at green and all bright street. the coaches are still taking inventory, but appears trophies meant for the kids were stolen. >>> the sixers will introduce their first pick from the nba draft. it seems to be a winner. fans are thrilled to welcome markell fultz to philadelphia. katherine scott is live outside the wells fargo center. a lot of excitement around this young man, katherine. >> reporter: absolutely, a lot of talent in markell fultz. it was not that long ago he played jv for his high school in maryland. fans believe he is nba ready. at washington he led the pact 12 in scoring and finished 6th in the division one players and the top freshman scorer in the county. now he is a philadelphia 76er. the 6'4" guard was selected number one in the overall draft last night. >> this opportunity is truly a blessing. >> a versatile shooter, a play maker and athlete, and the kid knows his cheese steaks revealing he already has a spot. >> which do you like,

the deadly shooting happened yesterday in chester township. the boy who was 2 to 3 years old and called junior found a gun under a bed and shot himself in the chest. investigators have questioned family members. it's unclear if anybody will be charged in this case. >>> the suspect accused of stabbing a philadelphia councilman is under arrest and facing attempted murder charges. sean yarbray turned himself into police yesterday. according to investigators yarbray lives near the councilman. he says the attack put the focus on the issue that leads people to commit violence. >> i am motivated to get out and get to work and address the underlying issues about why people end up in unfortunate circumstances in our city. >> yarbray's attorney says there's no evidence linking his client to the crime. he turned himself in so he would not be considered a fugitive. >>> bill cosby on trial. opening statements set for tomorrow in cosby's sex assault trial, and we are hearing new details about the woman in the center of the case. >>> ready for a close-up. st

. >>> back here at home now chester township police are investigating the death of the toddler. investigators say three-year old little boy found a gun in his home and accidentally shot himself. "eyewitness news" reporter alycia nieves picks up the story. >> reporter: delaware county community is rocked as a medical examiner removed body of the three-year old boy from his home. >> my dog woke me up. when i came outside stretcher was in my driveway. >> reporter: stephen pots, next door neighbor of the toddler who died, and adams the great grandfather. >> he is a child. he was eight. he has had so much potential. i don't know, man. it is just in word. >> reporter: great grandfather struggling to find word to express pain that everyone here is feeling. >> i just can't say what happened here, you know what i mean, but i know he is gone. >> reporter: police were called to the home at corner of the bethel road and green street in chester township around 3:30 in the afternoon, mother of the three-year old told them her son got a hold of the 9-millimeter gun in the second floor bedroom

. >>> chester township police are investigating the death of the toddler. investigators say three-year old little boy found a gun inside his home and accidentally shot himself. "eyewitness news" reporter alycia nieves picks up the story. >> reporter: delaware county community rock as medical examiner removed body of the three-year old boy from his home. >> my dog woke me up, when i came outside, stretch inner my driveway. >> reporter: stephen pots, next door neighbor of the toddler who died, adolphus adams the grandfather. >> he is a young child with so much potential. i don't know, it is just no word. >> reporter: great grandfather struggling to find word to express the pain, everyone here is feeling. >> i just can't say i know what happened here but i know, he is gone. >> reporter: police say they were called to the home at bethel road and green street in chester township at 3:30 in the afternoon, mother of the three-year old toll them her son got a hold of the gun that was in the second floor bedroom of the home and while the little boy had gun it went o

the chester township cougars and the cheer squad. >> we have kids that may not be able to have the helmets at the start of the season the year. >> a lot of them come from rough situations, so we give them an outlet. it's like somebody decided to take the outlet away from them. >> reporter: as you can see in the video, the thieves didn't get away with all the equipment. some was left behind on the ground. coaches say they recovered a few helmets and pads in neighbor's yards, but not all of it is usable. news of the crime has players upset. >> people are just going to take our step, and that's not tough. y'all are letting the team down and all the parents that paid for their child to play. >> reporter: the chiefs g thiev through this window that is now boarded up. >> finish strong, go. >> we're going to have everybody come together and do what they need to do so this organization does not fold and every kid still has the opportunity to come out here and do something they love. >> reporter: brandon hudson, "nbc 10 news." >> how great they have that support. the team started a go fund me page.

. >> police in chester township are looking for thieves thousands of dollars from a youth football team. shows the break in last week. broken windows doors and a mess police say the thieves stole helm helmets, shoulder pads and troefys frtroe trophies from the team. recovered some of the equipment, but not all of the equipment they recovered is usable. the team starts practice next month. >> people just going to take our stuff. that's not cool. you're letting the team down. letting the parents that paid for their child to play. >> it hurts us a lot. we have kids that may not be able to have the helmets and shoulder pads and the jerseys at the start of the season this year. >> the organization set up a go fund me page. find on our web side. or nbc 10 app. meanwhile the good samaritan trying to help a lost toddler in florida is now scared for his life after the child's parents called him out as a predator. >>> here's what happened. police say the two-year-old got separated from her parents during a softball game. man saw the lost child. asked her where her parents were. pointed at the pla

the chester township cuters are still working to clean up the mess after thieves got into their field house's this pennsylvania thursday. one of the coaches tells "action news" that the busted windows and ransacked the shed , taking everything. from helmets, shoulder pad to trophies and tackling dummies. he said much of the stolen equipment was for players who cannot afford to buy their own they are hoping donations will help them replace the thousands and thousands of dollars worth of items that were taken. >>> a mentally challenge, philadelphia man, who was victim of the vicious attack, caught on tape, is now being hailed as a hero. "action news" reporter bob brooks has this story, from the philadelphia museum of art >> yeah. >> he had no idea, he would be honored this morning. mark smith was met at rocky statue with a standing ovation >> we would like to promote you, honor you with our, anti bullying metal. >> reporter: awarded metal of courage from teaching anti bullying. smith was a bullying victim. waiting for a bus in germantown and then sucker punched in the face. but today's

the chester township cougars are still working to clean up the mess after thieves got into their fieldouse this past thursday. one of the coaches tells action news they busted windows and ransacked the shed, taking everything from helmets and shoulder pads to trophies and tackling dummies. he says much of the stolen equipment was for players who can't afford to buy their own. the team is hoping donations will help them replace the thousands and thousands of dollars worth of items taken. >>> a mentally challenged philadelphia man the victim of a vicious attack caught on tape is now being hailed as a hero. bob brooks has this story from the philadelphia museum of art. >> reporter: he had no idea he would be honored this morning. mark smith was met at the rocky statue with a standing ovation. >> we would like to promote you and honor you with our teach anti-bullying medal. >> reporter: awarded the medal from the nonprofit, teach anti-bull writing inc. he was waiting for a bus in germantown and sucker punched in the face. but today it's about celebrating his ability to move on. and for the

the developing story about this toddler shot and killed on the 2900 block of bethel road in chester townshipelaware county and that is where we find "eyewitness news" reporter alycia nieves. >> reporter: authorities confirm a three-year-old boy died from a gunshot wound here police actually just cleared the scene a few minutes ago leaving with evidence bags. inside one of those evidence bags we're told a 9-millimeter gun, the gun in that fatally wounded the three-year-old boy inside this home and this obviously a developing story. i'll tell was we know right now. police were called to the home around 3:30 this afternoon the corner of green street and bethel road. the call came in as a child shot. police were on scene within minutes and so were ambulances. an ambulance remained at the scene until about 4:30 and that's when we saw a medical examiner's vehicle arrive. police did confirm a three-year-old boy died authorities saying he was shot in the chest with a 9-millimeter gun and that it appeared the bullet went completely through the child's body. outside the child's home we saw family memb

>>> police are investigating a crash that damage part of the haven memorial park cemetery in chester township delaware county. that happened before 11:30. chopper three over that scene as official as zested damage, it is unclear if anyone was hurt. >>> also, philadelphia police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect in the assault and robbery of an elderly woman. as seen in this surveillance video, the eight two-year old woman was followed near corner of battersby street and tyson avenue in mayfair this was june 1. unknown female suspect grabbed the victim's purse and threw her to the ground. police say victim injured her elbow in this assault. if you have any information please cat police right away. >>> also police are hoping to identify these flimflam artist whose defrauded a, cashier out of $700. two men were caught on surveillance at the deli on the 200 block of mcclellan street. police say one suspect bought a soda with a hundred dollars bill and confused cashier asking to exchange small and large bills. call police if you have any information about this case. >>> t

year-old boy found a handgun under a bed on the home on the corner of bethel and green street in chester township. the boy died after shooting himself while playing with the gun. dozens gathered outside was police took bags of evidence from the home. township officials were in disbelief. >> i can't believe that a gun would be accessible to a 2-year-old, from i'm told the gun was under the bed. i can't believe that a child would be able to gain access to a gun under a bed. >> there is no word if there will be any charges in the shooting. >> the man arrested in the stabbing of a philadelphia city councilman last week is expected to face a judge on attempted murder charges at any moment. "action news" was right there as 24-year-old john yarbreau turned himself into authorities yesterday morning accused of attacking david oh outside his home on thursday night. oh picked him out out of a photo lineup before the arrest was made. >> when i saw this forecast i said that's him. i'm glad he turned himself in, that means nobody got hurt and he is cooperating and number two, the public is safer. >> councilma

reporter: police say they were called to the home at the corner of bethel road and green street in chester township at around 3:30 in the afternoon. the mother of the three-year-old told them her son got ahold of the 9-millimeter gun that was in the second floor of the bedroom of the home and while the little boy had the gun it went off. he shot himself once in the chest. emergency responders tried to revive the toddler but ultimately pronounced him dead at the scene. >> it's terrible. truly terrible that a situation like this could h from what i'm being told the gun was under the bed and i can't believe that a child would be able to gain accesss to a gun under a bed. >> reporter: and police tell me at this point in the investigation they are trying to determine if the 9-millimeter gun was in a lockbox or not and if it was, how the child was still able to get into that box. authorities still searching for those answers tonight. it is the focus of this investigation into the toddler's death. reporting live in the sat center alycia nieves cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> the suspect wanted in connection wi

help the young athletes some one ransack the storage sheds and stole equipment blanking to the chester township cougars. $5,000 worth of gear was missing offer strewn across the field at jack's park, blocking pad, helmets were found in neighboring yard. >> there are in cameras out here, luckily, an overwhelming response from our community led to us recovery of some of that equipment. police department personally will donate to recoup the equipment. >> that is good. volunteers who have run the program have increased security, the season starts next month. >>> well, time is 5:37. in business news this morning it is pretty much christmas in july. >> and mark zuckerberg what he wants facebook to be? money watch's jill wagner joins us from the new york stock exchange, good morning, jill. >> good morning, jim ape jan. futures pointing to a lower opened, yesterday dow jones fell 98, nasdaq plunged 100, it is beginning to feel like christmas when it comes to gas prices for first time since it started keeping track, gas buddy project that is prices will be lower on fourth of july then new years day, cru

someone ransack storage shed and stole equipment belonging to the chester township cougars. $5,000 worth of gear was missing or strewn across the field at jack's park, blocking pad, helmets were found in neighboring yard. >> there are no cameras out here, luckily, an overwhelming response from our community led us to the recovery of solve that equipment. the police department personally is going to donate to recoup the equipment. >> now volunteers who run the program for more than 158 children and teenagers have increased security, season starts next month. >>> crane workers go on strike , slowing down construction project all across the region. operating engineering local 542 represent crane heavy equipment operators. union members are asking for contract changes. they are strike ago begins general building contractors association, and, meanwhile, the president of the contractors association tells us they proposed a deal to keep people working but they have not heard back from the crane workers union. >>> well, coming up police officer in california's recovering after being shot on the

coaches from the chester township cougars, some materials were scattered across the practice field. the coaches are taking inventory, appears even trophies meant to the kids were stolen. >>> there's changes afoot at facebook aimed say social good. maribel aber has more on what's going on. good morning, maribel. >> mark zuckerberg thinks the company needs a new focus overhauling their mission statement giving people the power to build community and bring the world together. he told cnn we needed to more toward buildings common ground. one way through facebook groups that are used by a billion people. >>> nasdaq gaining in the dow, s&p 500 slightly lower. reports on new home sales due out today. have a great weekend, tam. >> you, too, maribel. >>> sixers will introduce their first overall pick in the nba draft. fans are thrilled to meet markell ful tvment -- fultz to philadelphia. katherine there's something about the young man the way he carries himself, makes you want to embrace him. >> reporter: he has a lot of talent, it wasn't that long ago he was playing jv for his team in maryl

found a handgun under the bed yesterday in the home in the corner of bethel and green streets in chester township. they say the child died after shooting himself while playing with the gun. dozens of shocked loved ones gathered outside while police took bags of evidence from the home. township leaders were in disbelief. >> i can't believe that a gun would be accessible to a 2-year-old, from what i am being told the gun was under the bed. i can't believe that a child would be able to gain access to a gun under a bed. >>> there's no word if there will be any charges filed in the shooting. >>> friends, family and colleagues are remembering an influential and renown trail blazer who died. amena young died on tuesday, she was the first african-american woman president of the ceo. she was pointed as a commissioner of pennsylvania gaming control board. she is known for her many achievements and her heart and helped those who followed in her footsteps. young was 69 years old. >>> children's hospital is hosting 400 verdicts of the fetal program -- 400 veterans of their fetal surgery program who were opera

found the handgun under a bed yesterday in the home on the corner of bethel and green streets in chester townshipld died after shooting himself while playing with the gun. dozens of family and friends gathered outside while police took bags of evidence from the home. township leaders say they are in disbelief. >> i can't believe that a gun would be accessible to a 2-year-old. from i'm being told the gun was under the bed. i can't believe that a child would gain access to a gun under a bed. >> so far there is no word if there will be any charges filed in the shooting. >> a woman who was driving a car that crashed into a popular dewey beach restaurant has been ordered to pay $241,000. the crash ignited a fire that destroyed the business. 37-year-old michelle small of wyoming, delaware was sentenced on friday. she pleaded guilty to driving under the influence. she was speeding when she lost control of the car. in addition to paying $241,000 she'll serve two years of probation. >>> this morning, bill maher is facing major backlash and criticism. he as apologized for using a racial slur on his program

crooks broke into the clubhouse and concession stand, owned by the chester township youth football league broken windows and doors, thousands of dollars in football helmet, pads, and field equipment, were taken. now, this happened last week, just a month before the start of the cougar season. >> i hope it was worth it. what joy did you get out of it? i don't understand what the purpose was. but we'll bounce back. so enjoy it, we'll bounce back. >> yep, they certainly will. this was absolutely senseless here. the league by the way has launched a go fun me site to raise money needed to recoup some of the lost equipment. we have put the linc on our website, it is real simple and eats toy do: fox29.com. >>> all right, 4:39. my mom used to say this tow me all the time, a penny for your thoughts. >> my dad would say got some change? won't get much. tell you about the new lawsuit that could have popular bank paying millions to it customers. and guess what? it all involves pennies. we'll explain next. i was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans... ...better than a manual, and my hygie

very hard by vandals and thieves, broke into the clubhouse and concession stand owned by the chester townshipth broken windows and doors, thousands of dollars in football helmets, pads, and field equipment were taken. now there is happened last week just a month before the start of the cougar season. >> i hope it was worth it. >> what the joy you got out of it, i don't understand, but we'll bounce back. >> they will and hopefully you can help out, the league land amped go fun me site. we put the linc on our website fox29.com. >> senate republicans, to replace obamacare. >> doug, with the latest on this, so, doug, what happens now? >> now they spent some more time, they regroup, they try to get a plan done, it is not clear what's really going to change though in the days and weeks ahead, republicans wanted to move pretty quickly to move the legislation through the senate but weren't able to come up with the plan that 50 republicans would support. that's the bare minimum, to get this through the senate. so yesterday the president hosed all republican senators to the white house to brain stormin

. >>> car runs off road and crashes in the cemetery in chester township delaware county. >> this happened just before 11:00 at haven memorial park cemetery on concord road. chopper three over that scene as official as zest damage, police are looking into what caused the crash, no word on any injuries. >>> a suspicious substance found in the envelope forced shut down of the irs building mail room in university city. chopper three over 30th and market, where authorities said substance had a sweet smell and caused several to suffer eye irritation. no word on the nature of the substance. >>> also a yardley man dedicated his career to finding cancer remedy is in the fight of his life against the disease. >> doctors say michael becker only has five months to live but he continues, his mission, to help others. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh has brought us his inspiring story. >> reporter: as a former head of bio tech companies focusing on oncology, michael becker has learned a lot about cancer >> i got on the street ph.d. >> reporter: none of that prepared him for november 25th , 2015. >> g

. >>> equipment vandalized and stone, i'm greg argos in chester township where police found that equipmentunteer organization is doing to get back on their feet. >>> and group of camden high school students are taking a trip of the lifetime, a chance to go back to their roots, where they are flying too and culture they hope to learn and embrace once they get there. >>> just a couple pop up showers and thunderstorms today but we will increase that storm chance in the upcoming weekend which day will be wetter i'll have the answer in the forecast with cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. >>> 6:00 o'clock straight up, city officials wiretapped, mayor jim kenney, these documents alerted official that is their conversation was labor boss john dougherty are part of an fbi investigation. good evening aim ukee washington. >>> i'm natasha brown in nor guess contact "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live, with what we know so far about the wiretapping. david? >> reporter: hi in a cash a mayor jim kenney is down playing these letters tonight, very typical to get one of these lette

half an hour or so we have since moved west again and we have just turned off of township line road and on to west chester pike in haverford township and at this point we have got some relatively maryland rate rainfall, coming down. i will take you outside our rooftop camera shot that cars lined up, everybody has their lights on. that is other thing to keep your mind, using your wipers when sunnies not technically down you need lights on, headlights on because you need to make sure other guys can see you traveling on the roadway. lets go out to our graphic, since p.m. commute is far from over completely just yet even though we have a nice clear stretch here on west chester pike. can't see that in a while. we have to keep it in mind wind swept rain is still a concern, flash flooding. as we bring it back to the cbs-3 mobil weather watcher, live once more in haverford township with the weather watcher things are still definitely very slow out here and you do need to take it easy and make sure you arrive safely. jessica, back inside to you. >>> well, these strong storms are creating problems all across the de

this happened last night at the home field of the chester township cougars. culprits stole uniforms and trophies and vandalized the property. the team is planning to finish repairing the damage tomorrow. >>> well, the crumbs trial of philadelphia d.a. seth williams continued today with more testimony from a key prosecution witness. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at the federal courthouse in center city with more on what the jury heard today. vernon. >> reporter: they heard quite a bit today, sharrie. indications are the government will finish presenting its case to the jury sometime late next week is the latest word with the defense perhaps not beginning until after july 4th. to word jet on whether seth williams -- yet on whether seth williams will take the stand. >> my attorney is doing a great job. >> reporter: seth williams left court tonight with those words. it's been a grueling week for the district attorney as federal prosecutors continue building their corruption case against him. 29 counts of bribery and fraud. the testimony of a key gove

. >>> chester township police are investigating death of the toddler. three-year old little boy found a gun inside his own home and accidentally shot himself. "eyewitness news" report's leash a nieves picks up the story. >> reporter: delaware county community rocked as medical examiner removed body of the three-year eld boy from his home. >> my dog woke me up when i came outside, stretch inner my driveway. >> reporter: stephen pots next door neighbor of the toddler who died, adolphus adams the great grandfather. >> he is a child. a baby, you know what i mean. he had so much potential. i don't know, it is just, it is just no word here. >> reporter: great grandfather struggling to find word to express the pain everyone here is feeling. >> i cannot say anything i'm not sure what happened here, you know what i mean. i know he is gone. >> reporter: police were called to the home of the ther of the three-year oldnd 3: told them her son got 9-mlimetee second floor bedroom of the gun it went off, he shot and emergency responders ultimately, pronounced him scen.

." >> reporter: new information this morning about this crash in west goshen township chester county. the accident may have been caused by road rage. one person was killed after a black sedan crashed along southbound route 100 along 202 yesterday evening. police are looking for a red pick up truck that was seen fleeing the crash. >>> two female rob are who held up two tours -- tour internal revenue internal revenue -- tourist maybe involved in other robberies, as well. jeanette reyes has more. >> reporter: good morning, tam, police are intensifying the search for two women and a third man they are saying involved in a string of robberies. one of their victims an elderly woman from ecuador and the biggest concern they are becoming more aggressive. authorities are growing increasingly concerned about a trio of robbers suspected of being behind five incidents. three in upper darby and two in philadelphia. >> obviously they have been gotten more aggression irving over the few days they have been out here. >> reporter: police say the suspects believed to be two women and a man held up a do

in chester county the weather got so bad and so wild bolt ignite add fire that bout out engine company after engine company. with more our chris chris o'connell is with us from east marlboro township. >> i was in my living room, even just saw a big white flash go off and house kind of vibrated and shook. >> reporter: within matter of minutes, five chester county homes were hit by lightning. leaving fire crews running through the night. >> you see lightning strike and then you hear the clap of thunder right away. so you know it's nearby. >> reporter: deborah shot video of her next door neighbor's home where lightning is to blame for this three alarm fire on osbourne circle in pocopsin township. >> there was smoke coming out of the chimney and putting a roof -- hole in the roof, and breaking the front windows to let the smoke come out. >> reporter: house sitter inside the house made it out safely and was able to save the family cat. and talk about heartbreaking. the homeowners who were out of up to had just signed a contract to sell the home list the at $1.1 million. >> we're lookin looking at aboue $50,000 damage to the structure and probably 250,000 if not more to the contents. >>

last week $5,000 in gear was stolen or destroyed, by vandals targeting the chester township cougars. police department and community members, are pitching in, the go fund me page is set up, their season starts august 1st. >>> lets get a quick check of weather with meteorologist katie fehlinger, hey there. >> it looks like a stellar day , daytime highs hit lower 80's so not too warm for you but we have low humidity and light wind to go witt and we are off tie relatively cool start currently 63 degrees at whitefield elementary school, but school is out of session but we can see lush green grass off in the distance here and you know it is going to end up being a beautiful summer day, enjoy it. we heat up, feel humidity rising from here several days in the 90's and we will keep it toasty heading in to the early part of next week for the holiday, meisha. >> looking good, all right, katie, thank you. we are looking busy on the roadways this morning so we have an overturned vehicle here i-95 south before the vine, one lane is opened here, as you travel southbound before the vine and also, t

. >> and tragedy grips chester township after a three year old finds a loaded gun inside his home. fatally shooting himself in the chest. emergency crews racing to the scene on bethel road yesterday afternoon. investigators questioned the child's father. now, they're looking into how the boy was able to access a gun. >> heart breaking, really heart breaking to be here for this type every thing. >> i can't really believe that a gun would be accessible to a two year old, from what i'm being told, a gun was under the bed. and i can't believe that a child would be able to get -- gain access to a gun under a bed. who, you know, who would do that? >> a recent study by the associated press in usa today finds gun accident kill at least one child in this country every other day. happening today: the man accused of stabbing philadelphia councilman, david oh will be arraigned later this morning, 24 year old shawn yarbray turned himself into police yesterday. he's now charged with attempted murder. he's the one police say attacked the councilman, outside his home wednesday night. he was unload

investigators in chester count stay a fire that killed a nine year old boy started in the kitchen of his home. the fire broke out about 5:30 yesterday morning on buck walter road east coventry township. the chester county fire marshall says the fire has been ruled accidental, the name of that victim has not yet been released. >>> the japanese airbag maker blamed for more than dozen deaths and huge recall is filing for bankruptcy. takata executives made that announce until the japan. they say, bankruptcy protection is the only way they can continue to replace the airbag inflaters, the airbags can explode and send shrapnel into drivers and passengers, 11 deaths are blamed on the airbags, in the united state, and several others in other countries. >>> well, president trump's temporary ban on travelers from six majority muslim countries now out of legal limbo, supreme court has overturned the lower court orders that blocked it, and justices will hear arguments later in the case this fall. correspondent weijia jiang with more from the supreme court. >> the supreme court adjourn for the summer, but not before it handed a victory to president donald trump. >> roo will review the president'

there's a one in upper darby township west chester pike at college avenue. ash at fair land drive bethlehem pike. north coventry township, chester county a crash along 724 schuylkill road close to 422. >> thank you matt, we'll take a short breaker and come back to accuweather. ♪ ♪ with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, payment, withdrawal, or transfer each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright with simply right checking from santander bank. ♪ are you feeling alright, baby? ♪ from santander bank. you knew when you cast it they'd lock you up. but that didn't stop you. you traveled far and wide, and others followed. mothers, daughters, sisters, lions. and because together you roared so loud, i know my voice matters today. this summer, come celebrate new york state's equal rights history. download our guide to plan your trip. out here, i've got a book and a beach calling my name, i don't know about you. let's check the forecast. it's a gorgeous one, sunshine. we'll see clouds mixing in here

damage in the form of power lines down, trees down, same case in bath and east bangor, new london township, chester county house struck by lightening, and smoke reported coming from that house. also in parts of the chester county a secondary house struck by lightening, severe thunderstorm watch does remain in effect for a large portion of the area and has dropped off now in the clear in berks county, lehigh valley and poconos, you saw line coming through for you, i imagine national weather service will start to drop off our western suburbs, counties, montco and bucks county as that line continues to now impact parts of the south jersey. flash flood watch in effect throughout the evening as that midnight for large portion of the area as well. philadelphia and surrounding counties, we have had some reports of the flash flooding so take it ease which your commute, future weather showing us in the 7:00 o'clock hour this line moving through parts of south jersey approaching shore points where it is sunny right now, big head up, prepare for this line along the coast because it will be moving your way and

to be buried at a site called duffy's cut near the septa amtrak main line in east whiteland township chester county. >> we have ground penetrating radar to locate these individuals. u.s. radar is here with several machines that can actually do kind of sonar under the ground the way that a ship will find a submarine in the ocean. these things are designed to find subsurface images like bodies. >> all this time it was believed that they died during a cholera pandemic. several years ago scientists came to believe that many were murdered out of fear that they were infected and could spread the disease. >> james comey's day on capitol hill is still making waves in washington tonight. comey's candid testimony made headlines of course around the world including several times he accused president trump of lying. this afternoon trump shot back saying he would be willing to testify under oath about comey's claims. this as legal questions continue to swirl around trump's actions in office. abc's stephanie ramos has more from the white house. >> reporter: it's the day after james comey testified on capi

baker was pick up in uekland township and taken to chester county prison. >> a delaware man facing numerousing a fence during a nascar race at dover international speedway. john, from greenwood, delaware, allegedly climbed a fence during the drive for autism race yesterday. private security officers were able to get him down. the 43 year old faces charges of trespassing, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. >> well, president trump was busy on twit they are morning tweet being his embattled executive order on immigration. he wrote: people, the lawyers, and court, can call it whatever they want. i'm calling it what we need and what it is. a travel ban. the president asked the supreme court last week to allow the ban after it was rejected by lower courts. he also slammed the department of justice's revised version and based on tweets president trump is calling it a ban. that differs from what white house press secretary sean spicer said back in january. >> this is not a muslim ban. it is not a travel ban. it is a system to keep america safe. that's it. plane and simple. >> in another mor

few showers around, sun struggling to get through cloud today and as we look here, chester county around caln township a few stray showers in lancaster county as well. future cast shows a little bit of sun this morning but the cloud fill in throughout the day and stays cloudy even when it is not raining and we have got showers coming at us from the north and south and they will be with us through tomorrow, and on a off throughout the day, evening as well. we will get both rush hours, probably more rain in the evening on tuesday, then it will be in the morning and then on wednesday where it is mostly cloudy, scattered showers and this is how it goes throughout the week. off to a mild start this morning. 80 degrees our high today, 68 tomorrow, much cooler tomorrow and this is not constant rain on either day but included and possibility of the stray shower on wednesday. yes, is there a shower chance on thursday but after a cool 62 degrees we will get up to 70 on thursday and then everyone, as we march in the weekend already looking ahead to next weekend even though one just ended. >> ♪ >> look at the lit