it is a gymnasium at west chester university and we have that confirmedr the university. are still working to get more information. >> fire chief also said, bob,wee road are completely shut down. >> exactly. west chester, a small town t ito popular for the folks there, west chester university, so anyone traveling to or through west chester this expect delays. here's route 202. your main highway that rolls right up to west chester university right off t and thenr facility center, right in the west even. we have the whole university complex there. there is your football field. we did confirm with m department residents were taken to the gym on the campus, of westso wen over there quickly. also, right behind it we have the then here's the firehouse where jenny has been set up all morning long. so expect delays high street again that is main drag through the town of west chester. be's 309 northbound, watch for an accident, right here near highland road police have been on the scene he squeezing . otherwise coming from new jersey north on the freeway extra heavy working in the

field for west chester and some of the residents were taken there to the gym there on west chester university. expect delays to and through west chester. here's a couple camera shots. it looks like all of the off ramps right now are opened in and out of west chester but as we heard from the fire chief he is asking us to pass along to avoid rolling through west chester especially around the fire scene if at all possible throughout the rest of the morning. we have had so much fun on monday, we're going to do it again this monday. we're loading up the news van and coming to chester county. we will broadcast live from the dunkin' donuts there in phoenixville, along schuylkill road, kick it off at 4:00, go all the way to 10:00 o'clock live, all morning long, and you know i don't go alone. >> no. >> so i have some surpriseness store to you. i have reached out. called in friends. called in some chips. we will have a party on monday >> a party. >> a parity on monday. >> would i suggest if you go by to see bob wear eagles gear no matter what happens. >> exactly. >> sunday night, okay. >> we have to sh

look who has arrived the west chester university gang in the house. >> wow. >> acapella group called under arrest and sorry, dallas cow girls but in the really sorry. let's do some demi lovato, kick it off. >> ♪ >> not sorry you dallas cow girls, lets check jam cams as we get ready to head out the front door schuylkill expressway on the westbound side, kind of quiet this morning. a lot of folks stayed up late to watch the big game, we have it for you here with a doughnut. accident in limerick sanatoga springs, and 95 in delco, a live look, right here near route 452. back here live with under arrest, the gang from west chester university hanging out with us this morning, so come on by here, a free doughnut, one dollar coffee for eagles victory party as we are here all morning long from dunkin' donuts. >> ♪ >> i'm sorry. >> not sorry. >> not sorry. >> okay, lets talk more eagles lauren, what did you think of the game? did you see any of it. did you dvr it? what happened. >> i had to wake up this morning and watch highlights, mike because. >> yes. >> oh, can you hear me. >> we can hear

scene between community partners, red cross and folks from the university. >> reporter: west chester university provided shuttles and converted gym in the shelter for more than 40 evacuees. >> university is a resource for community and what berth place for people to be then in the gym when something like this happened. >> everyone was bending over backward to help. >> reporter: conna way says from the staff to emergency responders to neighbors who handed out blankets and pushed wheelchairs it was a true community effort to help elderly residents of barclay friends. what would you say to the people. >> thank you, thank you so much. it was crazy. >> reporter: grand mom will be able to spend her 101st birthday with them, she has been placed at a local hospice facility. red cross says all evacuees by noon were at local facilities, health care facilities or with their families n1 in the shelters right now. live from west chester university, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cleve, thank you. >>> coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 the five alarm fire gutted facilitate but how dit happen? o

in west chest esther, route 202, and the fire location is just behind the campus of the west chester university to give you a location here. here's high street that runs right through the heart of the west chester all the way up in toward pottstown and here's route 202, route 322 is one of the big intersections. so expect delays all around west chester especially, right on the back end of the west chester university with that five alarm fire, karen and thomas, back to you. >>> we will have the lateness a moment. it is 4:06. former pennsylvania governor and home land security secretary tom ridge is in critical condition in texas this morning. the seven two-year old underwent a heart procedure yesterday morning after feeling ill. ridge had been attending the republican governors association conference in austin when he called hotel staff to ask for medical assistance. first responders transported him to the hospital where he underwent a cardiac catheterization procedure. ridge was governor of pennsylvania from 1995 through 2001 and was first home land security secretary from 2003 through 2005. >>

. >> reporter: during the evacuation, people were taken to west chester university but most are now in other health facilities. officials say some went home with family. o deaths reported so far. >> and at last check, we were told that 27 people were treated at three different hospitals. 17 of them are still under care and as i just mentioned that temporary shelter at west chester university has been closed. we're told that several people have been taken to other health facilities while some people chose to good home with families. it could be monday before we hear of a final count to make sure everyone is accounted for. our team coverage continues right now with bruce gordon. he's live closer to the scene with more. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, shawnette. when disaster strikes, you find out pretty quickly who your friends are. in this neighbor right next to the facility even strangers came running at the first sign of smoke and flames. >> as firefighters tended to hot spots in the still smoldering barclay friends facility, the remnants of the night of terror sat roadside out front. nursi

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here's west chester right on the outskirts of west chester university. there is football field. high street goes right through the town of west chester, goodwill fire company where jenny's located right here on the other side of west chester so expect delays and grid lock through west chester this morning if you are rolling through here is route 202 high street and 322 are big exits there in west chester n south jersey police investigating an overnight accident at airport circle, north bound side of route 130 right at route 38 here, is there pennsauken working your way up toward ben franklin and admiral wilson boulevard expect delays and grab your sneakers and lays them up we have philly marathon this weekend, they are setting up, you know, metal barriers and then putting up bleachers for thanksgiving day parade but watch for delays, parkway center city kelly drive, septa detours and parking restrictions for the big event this weekend. we have another big event on monday, come on, road trip, this one i'm going to, we're going to chester county dunkin' donuts live all morning the

. >> i had mentioned going to west chester university, the people here don't thing you should go, she said go home and wait for a phone call. >> reporter: and west chester university is where some of the patients were taken, those who were not injured, in fact during the broadcast right now i just got word the woman's 101-year-old mother she did not know about her condition where she was taken. minutes ago she got word that her mother is okay, very shaken, and a little bit in shock, but doing well. hopefully it will be the same for other loved ones, but it will be several hours before they get any updates. >> jennette we're happy to hear about that we were concerned about her mother, thank you. >>> we're learning new information about the death of an elderly man found dead inside his port richmond home. the victim's grd -- granddaughter found robert girard stabbed to death. nothing was missing and police have not founds announced a suspect. >>> a woman was rescued from a september -- septic tank ten feet under ground. the victim was trapped for two hours. it is believed they fell thro

they say he struck two west chester university students this morning. ction news" reporter vernon odom is live at the chester county d.a.'s office in west chester. vern, what do you have on this? >> reporter: good evening, jim. police do have their suspect well in hand tonight. she remains hospitalized as the d.a. decides just what to charges should be. it is apparently all the result of a mental health issue. university police and the chester county d.a. are investigating the hit-and-run event that left 11 chester university student hospitalized tonight. she's now listed in stable condition. the other victim was treated and released. it happened around 9:00 this morning on new road as the two south campus students waited for a bus to drive them to the main campus less than 2 miles away. they were standing at this bus stop. the driver fled the scene. >> we are concerned about the safety and wellness of all of our students. as you know, the students were struck and we had an emt on scene as quickly as possible, transported the students to the hospital. >>

west chester university is investigating an accident where three students were hit by a car. skyfox was over the s parking lot earlier where the university says two of those students were waiting for a bus when the car hit them. the other was hurt not too far away. one student was not hurt and went to class while the other two were taken to hospital. one is still recovering there. west chester university says authorities are who aring into that driver who does not go to the college was actually impaired. >>> a disturbing crime at a local synagogue is police are looking for whomever vandalized the building leaving some hateful messages. investigatoinvestigators say whd this spell the words out with shingles that they tour from the roof of the building. fox 29's dave schratwieser joins us live from evesham township with the story. dave? >> reporter: iain, no arrests to report in this incident from friday night, but the rabbi of this congregation tells me tonight he has no idea who would do this and why his synagogue was targeted. >> this building it doesn't just contain a sanct

two west chester university students were hurt this morning after being hit by a car. it happened this afternoon the university says the students were waiting for a bus in the s lot when a car hit them. the driver was taken into custody and is not a student there. no word yet on how serious the students injuries are. west chester university says authorities are investigating whether that driver was intoxicated. >>> happening right now, the search for clues in the killing of a young woman in cobbs creek. those who knew the 21-year-old college student describe her as a high achieving talented arti artist. now her loved ones are looking for answers just days after a jogger found her body in the water. investigators say she was strangled to death. fox 29's jeff cole joins us live in southwest philadelphia where the victim lived. jeff? >> reporter: iain, a 21-year-old with a passion for art and performance key era johnson's killer took the life avenue woman who police say was just beginning to live her life, just living her life and doing the right thing. >> key era johnson

in that tweet you can see, a picture of several the cots filling the gym here at west chester university. lots of people packed and trying to assist the elderly evacuees, rushed out of their homes overnight, some of them tried to get some rest while they were here, until they were transported, again, to new facility where they'll be able to stay a little while longer. so if you do want to help, give the red cross of southeastern pa a call. that number: (215)299-4000. >> they'll be able to tell you what they're looking for. mike, alex, karen. >> we'll put that number on our website, too, fox29.com. weather was a factor, and at the time of the fire last night, just before 11:00, winds were, how high? >> well the wind gusts were as high as 30 miles an hour at the time. we had sustained winds, probably around 15, 18 miles an hour. so, that's enough to fan the flames of the fire. and of course, make it feel colder than it already was for those poor folks who were stuck outside for so long. and wind are still a factor this morning, despite the sunshine, it is 44 degrees, but it feels like 36.

the scene between community partners, red cross and the folks from the university. >> west chester universityes and converted the gym into shelter for more than 40 evacueesing. >> university is a resource for the community, and what better place for people to be than in a gym, when something like this happens. >> everyone was bending over backward to help. >> conway says from the barclay staff to emergency responds tears neighbors that help hand out blanket, push wheelchair, true community effort to help the elderly resident of bark play friends. >> what would you say. >> thank you. thank you so much. >> it was crazy. >> family hopes to spends gram ma's 101 birthday at local hospice facility, and the redd cross tells us by noon friday all of the evacuees have been placed either in local healthcare facilities or with their families. from west chester university, cleve bryan, cbs-3, " eyewitness news". >>> and make sure to stay with "eyewitness news" as we stay up-to-date on fire investigation on air and on line. you can always get the latest breaking information at cbsphilly.com. >> in other n

two students were hurt one badly after a hit-and-run at west chester university. this afternoon police say they have someone in custody. vernon odom has the very late of the now from the district attorney's office in west chester and vernon, what can you tell us. >> reporter: good evening, alicia. these key words tonight, tragedy averted but not by much. apparently a motorist off of her medication ran over or hit a total of three west chester university students today and fled the original scene eventually police stopped her. university police and the chester county d.a. are investigating the hit and run event that has left two west chester university students hospitalized both listed in stable condition. it happened around 9:00 this morning on new road as the two south campus students waited for a bus to drive them to the main campus less than 2 miles away. they were standing at this bus stop. the driver fled the scene. >> we are concerned about the safety wellness of all of our students. as you know the students were struck and we had emt was on scene as quickly

from west chester university, cleve bryan, cbs-3, " eyewitness news". >>> in other news today, five alarme tore through six story building in new york city. more than 200 firefighters battled the flames on the top floor of the building, in the hamilton heights section of manhattan. seven firefighters, police officer, and another person, suffered minor injuries. the building has stores on the first floor and amounts above. >>> meantime back here at home now small fire was rude awakening at guests at a hotel in montgomery county. firefighters rushed to the very dan, valley forge hotel on move gulph road in king of prussia just after 11:30 p.m. last night. investigators blame the fire on dryer in a laundry room. no one was hurt. >>> well, thousands of runners are setting a course this weekend for the philadelphia marathon. the half marathon and 8k run are this morning, crews setting up roadblocks and water stops all along the ben franklin parkway, portions every kelly drive, market street, and other roads, are off hint for part of today and tomorrow, when the 24th annual marathon begins. to

. >> reporter: during the evacuation people were taken to west chester university. most are now in other health facilities. officials say someone went home with family. no deaths reported so far. and investigators say of course it is too early to talk about a cause. they can't even say or they don't know whether sprinklers went off. they're number one priority right now is making sure that everyone got out okay. and the news late this evening is that we might not know that until the beginning of next week. our team coverage continues with bruce gordon. he's live much closer to the scene. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, shawnette, look it's often said that in the worst of times we see the best in people. well what happened here last night gives a new and very powerful definition to the word neighbors. as firefighters doused the smolders wreckage of what was once barclay friends, the remnants of a night of terror sat roadside out front. nursing home neighbor sandy dee phillips reflected on the site outside her front window late thursday night. >> i said, oh, my gosh, i just

there were some folks who were evacuated out to west chester university. some folks, they went home with family. we're trying to account for everybody. >> reporter: as the fire rage for showers, firefighters and staff and neighbors ran into the buildings to rescue seniors. they lined up outside in 40-degree temperatures. 101-year-old mary meekum among them. >> the nurse came in and said it's a fire, she grabbed the oxygen off me. i was shocked. i couldn't believe it. she put me in the wheelchair and got out of there. everybody was following us, she kept saying come on, come on. >> reporter: most of the residents were relocated to senior living centers in the area. federal authorities arrived on the scene, but the building is too hot to enter. neighbors who came to see the destruction are so impressed so many lives were changed. >> good training and emergency preparedness in the borough and around the county. people practice for this kind of thing. >> reporter: as of late yesterday afternoon, 17 of the 27 injured seniors remain in the hospital. now the atf

. >> reporter: and we know some of the residents were taken to west chester university hospital in fact many of the loorveld ones here asked if they could go and see if their family members were there, they were told please go home and wait on a phone call. it will cause more chaos and possibly confusion, many are waiting at home. we do know one person we talked to was able to hear from her loved one and she is okay. jeanette reyes channel 6 "action news." >> every minute must seem like a million hours for those families. we hope they get information really soon. we're learning information about the death of an elderly man found dead inside his port richmond home. philadelphia homicide say the victim's granddaughter was the one who discovered robert girard stabbed to death on east lehigh. there was no sign of forced entry and nothing appears to be missing and police have not announce add suspect. >>> 6:06 a.m., philadelphia police are looking for a vandal who damaged three of their vehicles, it's a story only on "action news." someone used a hammer to smash the windows of two police car

. >>> west chester university is investigating an accident where three students were hit by a c car.kyfox was over the s parking lot earlier where the university says two of the students were waiting for a bus when the car hit. the other was hurt a little bit away but the one student was not hurt and went to class. the other two were taken to a hospital. one is still recovering. west chester university says authorities are looking into if that driver who doesn't go to the college was impaired or intoxicated. in south jersey disturbing case of vandalism as shaken up one community. police say someone actually tour off part of a synagogue's roof and used the shingles to spell out hateful message. dave schratwieser joins us live from evesham township tonight witness story. dave? >> reporter: iain, the rabbi here at this congregation says this building not only contains a sanctuary but it is sanctuary for the local community, and he says he's deeply disturbed by what happened here friday. >> these were the sky lights where the words were written o out. >> in a rabbi nathan weiner could be

. >> i'm a nurse at west chester university. they lost everything. they just did. they had to get people out. we need things like dentures, dentist to help with dentures and things that cannot be replaced. >> reporter: who knows, maybe they are into dentists out there to help out with that process. you can see process here. it is underway. they have made an assembly line so to speak but moving donation from his out of the firehouse, and out to a truck here, and if anyone out there would like to make a donation they will be out there until 7:00. the address at goodwill fire company, 552 east union street , i was also just told by the president here, that they need a u-haul truck to take all of this stuff to a warehouse, because this has also been donated where they can store anything f anybody has a truck, bring it down here and assist with this one, to get those donations to that warehouse. reporting live from west chester, bob brooks, channel six "action news". >>> bob, i know i got a lot of people asking how they can help. here's your chance. thank you so much, b

some are at west chester university, but loved ones were told not to go there because of too much traffic that could cause confusion, but to go home and wait for a phone call haves very difficult. of course they are praying, as are we. >> we're hoping for the best for them. we'll cover the story with live updates throughout the morning and at 6abc.com. >> first up, let's get a check on accuweather and traffic, go over to meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers, good morning. >> reporter: my mom is in a senior living -- >> reporter: i hope they find that one person, today should wind up sunny, but it will be windy and cooler. we're at 46 degrees in philadelphia. that's not too bad. 42 in allentown. 43 in trenton. 46 in cape play. a little bit on the breezy side this morning. 41 degrees by 7:00 a.m. by noon we go up to are 45 and high of 50 around 3:00 p.m. a lot of sunshine, but the wind will be blustery, gusting up to 30 miles per hour at times, get ready to put the coat on and keep it for the rest of the day. on the bus stop, chilly, 42 degrees in philadelphia. as they are waiting fo

. >>> this is scary west chester university investigating an accident where three students were hit by a car. this was sky fox, the s parking lot, earlier where the university says that two of the students were simply waiting for a bus when they were hit by a car. the other was heard a distance away, one student wasn't hurt and went to class, two others had to go to the hospital one is still in the hospital right now. west chester university said police are investigating if the driver was impaired. >>> and radnor commissioner philip arg resigned mid child pornography charges. there was a press conference held by township manager. there is the suspect. the manager also announce that had they had him turn over any township issued ipad. they didn't go into detail but what they found on it was deeply disturbing. they hand that had over to delaware county detectives, people who live in radnor say it was a good time for him to go. >> good, he finally manned up and did the right thing, and now, and our tax dollars he was doing this. >> i think jail probably a good place for him. i hepp he doe

blanket, comforting them , waiting for them to transport to area shelters including one at west chester university gym. now, we did speak to one woman whose mother lives in the complex, and she absolutely praised the community effort from both first responders, and people living here, right outside the center. >> people were making calls, sending emails, trying to see what they could do to help. a lot of local supporters helped out. >> it seems the staff was doing a great job. they got everybody out, as best they could. and it seemed like they were being taken care of and moved to a safe and warm facility. so we're very gate full to see that so many people were taken care of. and we were happy to find out mom. >> so that gentleman you heard from prior to hearing from that woman, actually the mayor of west chester, we are hoping to hear from him, as well as fire and police officials, they said that they were going to have another briefing at 6:00 a.m. of course it is 6:00 a.m. we are just waiting for them, of course we'll bring you the update as soon as we have it. for now live from west chester ,

. >>> more breaking news from the west chester university campus. officials say two students were hit by a car at a bus stop on south university drive. the driver fled the scene and was arrested on high street after crash into a parked car. the two injured students are being treated at a local hospital. university police and west goshen police are both involved in the investigation. >>> "action news" has obtained new surveillance video of a deadly crash in south jersey. one person was killed and three others injured when a driver lost control on the admiral wilson boulevard. jeanette reyes live at the scene in camden with a look at what the video reveals. jennette. >> reporter: well, rick the stunning footage shows the car traveling 100 miles per hour police say it made it's first impact before traveling two blocks before resting behind me. the driver of the vehicle a woman was thrown from the car. >> i heard a big bang and seen the flash. when i came outside there was a car, and the cops was there. >> reporter: carl hernandez was working at the gas

there were folks who were evacuated out to west chester university and some went home with family. >> reporter: firefighter staff and neighbors ran into the burning building to rescue seniors, wrapped in blankets they lined up outside in 40-degree temperatures. mary meekup m among them. >> she said there's a fire, i was shocked i couldn't believe it. she put me in the wheelchair and we got out of there. and everybody was following us and she kept saying come on. >> most of the residents were relocated to senior living centers in the area. as for the investigation, federal authorities arrived on the scene, but the building is too hot to enter. neighbors who came to see where the destruction are impressed so many lives are saved. >> probably a combination of good training and emergency preparedness in and around the borough and the county. people practice for this kind of thing. >> 17 of the 27 injured seniors remain in the hospital. atf has called the national response team to west chester. that consists of 25 specialists they will meet sometime this morning to be briefed on the situat

treacy soon found out that her mother was transported from the cold to a shelter set up at west chester university. >> fortunately my girls game and said, we're taking you home. so that was very nice in the nice but worked out well. >> yeah, certainly could have been worse and betty had a great spirit throughout her entire ordeal. atf has become involved and they said they'll have crew members on scene foam and as soon as the budding is safe enough for them to enter inside they'll begin the investigation to what caused the massive fire. alexandria hoff, cbs3 eyewitness news. >> that facility is regulated by the department of health and department of human svrs an we checked recent report from both me early october and november and they showed the building in compliance of code despite four minor infraction infractions. the facility has been insecond 39 times and there's been 1 inspecs request safety violations all of these issues were fixed and as of last night, state officials say that building was up to code. >> new tonight police are investigating three attempted lauerings of young woyz in phil

in west chester university. yesterday around 12:30 in the afternoon police say his car was hit by a tractor trailer that entered into oncoming traffic before turning. seven other cars were involved in the crash that caused a chain reaction. swope was the only one who died. he worked as an administrative assistant for county commissioner kathico zone who he helicoptered get elected. was an eternal optimist who loved his parents, nana, cats, the steelers, gaim of throwns, his fraternity, weird strategy games, super maria, "the daily show" and politics. it's just such a quick change of events. on tuesday, democrats were celebrating so many big wins. but today they're certainly in mourning. report live, aundrea cline-thomas, nbc10 news. >>> and now to our first alert weather. and we're tracking some showers headed our way that will impact your morning commute on monday. let's go to our meetist for the nbc10 first alert neighborhood forecast. steve, not the -- >> right in time for the monday morning commute. as we go

. >>> skyfox over the scene of an accident at west chester university earlier today. the university says this afternoon thee students were waiting for a bus in the s lot when a car hit them. the driver has been taken into custody and is not a student there. one of students was not hurt and went to class. the other two were taken to hospital where one of them is still recovering. west chester university says authorities are investigating whether that driver was intoxicated. >>> skyfox over a serious car crash in bensalem. police say at least two people are in the hospital after two afternoon on bensalem boulevard and flushing road. we don't know the conditions of the people hurt. and people investigating what happened there. >>> one expert says the problem is quote rampant. city lawmakers admit philadelphia's response has been horrendous. their both talking about squatting the illegal take over of another person's home. our bruce gordon joins us live at city hall now where victims of the crime poured their hearts out in hopes of finding a solution. bruce? >> reporter:

treacy soon found out that her mother was transported from the cold to a shelter set up at west chester university. >> fortunately my girls game and said, we're taking you home. so that was very nice in the nice but worked out well. >> yeah, certainly could have been worse and betty had a great spirit throughout her entire ordeal. atf has become involved and they said they'll have crew members on scene foam and as soon as the budding is safe enough for them to enter inside they'll begin the investigation to what caused the massive fire. alexandria hoff, cbs3 eyewitness news. >> that facility is regulated by the department of health and department of human svrs an we checked recent report from both me early october and november and they showed the building in compliance of code despite four minor infraction infractions. the facility has been insecond 39 times and there's been 1 inspecs request safety violations all of these issues were fixed and as of last night, state officials say that building was up to code. >> new tonight police are investigating three attempted lauerings of young woyz in phil

imagine, it's a little chaotic during the evacuation, there were some folks evacuated out to west chester university, some folks frankly family they went home with family so we're still trying to account for everybody. >> reporter: we're also told the next steps are to make sure that everything at the scene is under control and then send in a team of experts to figure out what happened and look for possible victims who may not have made it out. >> we got certified fire investigators, certified explosive specialists chemists fire protection engineers, electrical engineers. >> reporter: and a live look out here close up into the building, you see those windows burned out. jim, i've been out here pretty much throughout the day. this is the best it's looked. this is the most under control it's looked and we also do know that aiding those experts coming in are criminal investigators. officials say they want to unturn every stone to figure out what happened. for now reporting live in west chester, bob brooks channel6 "action news". >> thank you, bob. >>> "action news" has learned the department of health

imagine, it has been chaotic i can during the evacuation, some folks were evacuated to west chester university, some folks, to family they went home with family. we are still trying to account for everybody. >> at 6:00 here's is what happening, still working to account for residents, and investigators say hot spots are keeping them from looking through the charred remains, of the now destroyed senior living community in west chester. >>> good evening, i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. tonight plenty of questions remain unanswered, this inferno broke out late last night at barclay friend senior living facility on north franklin street in west chester. right now, smoldering ruble is all that is remaining of the building. >> we have team three coverage tonight. lets begin with "eyewitness news" reporter alycia knee he have necessary west chester with the very latest on this investigation, alycia? >> reporter: well, ukee and jessica a big focus for investigators right now is trying to figure out if everyone made it out of this fire alive. investigators are still trying trying to locate le

swope was headed to a west chester university football game before the chain-reaction crash. friends are stun good the loss of -- stunned about the loss of their friend who days before was celebrating democrats' success in local elections. >> it's weird going through the boxes, man, that guy's not here anymore. surreal. >> the last 24 hours have been unbelievable. hard to comprehend. >> the cause of the crash is under investigation. police are asking anyone who saw it to call them. >>> 5:38. parents, there's an important deadline you need to know to is today. >> right. the school selection process ends in a few hours. it determines where your child goes to class. nbc10's pamela osborne is live at the school district headquarters in philadelphia. what do families need to know to make sure their kids are properly enrolled? >> reporter: for starters, you have until 5:00 to submit your selections for the 2018/2019 school year. kids can submit a school request. there are more than 100 programs and school options across the city. this allows students to seek out schools ideal for t

swope was headed to a west chester university football game before the chain -reaction cras. shocked about their friend who was celebrating democratic elections. >> going through, thinking the guy's not here anymore. surreal. >> the last 24 hours have been unbelievable. hard to comprehend. >> the cause of the crash is still under investigation. police are asking anyone who saw it to call them. >>> meanwhile, new video shows the panic at orlando national airport after a lithium ion battery -- camera battery caught fire and began smoking. authorities say it caused a panic that raised fears of a shooting and forced them to cancel at least 24 flights on friday. the owner dropped the smoking back, a tsa agent moved it out of the way. no one was seriously hurt. >>> and new this morning, your life could depend on your sex if you suffer cardiac arrest in public. >> here's the story -- a study by doctors at the university of pennsylvania found that men are more likely than women to get cpr from a stranger. the study analyzed 20,000 cases where people of both sexes gotmong care from a

some are taking shelter at west chester university gym, we're told, now, again, we spoke to one woman whose mother lives in the community and she praised the community effort. >> it was really burning, ar she lives a couple miles, and you could see the smoke, the flames, and obviously a lot of activity, so a lot of roads were block off. but people were very good at trying to help and take care of the people you wanted to take care of. >> now, we want to show you a aerial map, just so you can get a sense what firefighters were dealing with. now, this is very large complex. almost in the shape after snowflake. could you see branches leading to different wings, and a lot, just a lot, for fire firefighters deal with. now again as we mentioned all morning, officials do plan to give another update at 6:00 a.m. we're waiting for that. at this point, there is no word on the cause of this fire but for now, we're live in west chester, trang do, cbs-3 "eyewitness news," rahel, jim, back to you. >> thanks for the update. >> time is 5:36. in business news this morning, the ftc approves new technol

hefts headed to west chester university to a football game with another friend.he trailer crossed into oncoming traffic. >> 24 hours has been jurn believable. hard to comprehend. >> he was known for his savvy strategy asfleern why would organizing campaigns for democrats. >> democrats really had a hard time in chester county. >> reporter: a celebration just days ago has now turned to sadness. >> we lost a great friend. we've lost a great political mind. >> reporter: his parents lost their only child. friends lost him here, many looked up to him. >> adam made me a better friend, parent and husband. >> reporter: andrey ya thomas. nbc 10 news. >>> a water main break impacting the township. oxford road and lake view drive. police are working with pennsylvania and water company to fix that main. crews are digging into the ground. people are -- police are asking people to avoid the area for now. we'll keep you updated on any new information we get on the nbc 10 app and nbc 10 news today. >>> emotional show support for a pennsylvania trooper, hospitalized in bethlehem.

the cold to different location s in west chester, we're told many are taking shelter at west chester university's gym. now, we spoke to one woman whose mother lives in the complex, and she praised the community effort. >> people have opened their doors, a lot of the neighbors came out, and helped, and it seems really good community support. so we're very thankful for the community here. and the firefighters that have given up their night to take care of all of these people. >> now, taking live look here, you can see just all of the different equipment out here to deal with all of the resident who were waiting in the cold for these buses. there are a number of wheelchairs, walkers, and in addition to all of the fire equipment that is out here. now, officials do plan to give another briefing at 6:00 a.m., with more information, but at this point no word on the cause of this very massive fire. but for now, live in west chester, trang do, cbs-3, " eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> trang, we'll check in with you soon, thank you. of course stay with " eyewitness news" as we stay on top of t

. >>> and a hit-and-run driver near west chester university was reportedly off of her medication wheno three students. the students were hit around 9 o'clock in the morning at a bus stop on south university drive yesterday. police say the suspect sped off but they were able to catch up with her a short time later on high street after she crashed into a parked car and hit a third student. investigators say the suspect has mental health issues. thankfully all of the students involved are expected to be okay. >> a dark movie theater in chester county helped a thief pull off the perfect crime. police in phoenixville say they are looking for this woman. she's accused of stealing the wallet from the woman sitting next to her at the colonial theater last month. she was able according to police to pick out the credit cards and driver's license and then place the wallet carefully back into the victim's purse. the stolen cards were then used at several locations in king of prussia and philadelphia. >> it's 5:57. a service outage sends social media into a panic. this morning snapchat is respondi

and so de phil license and her neighbors including students from west chester university raced over bringing clothing to warm the victims. >> got blankets around some of the residents who were out there in their robes, their slippers, no coat, um, no shoes. >> reporter: what was their demeanor at this point. >> you know their demeanor was calm. they were calm. >> reporter: scores of elderly residents some in ill health had to be moved quickly from the fire scene. >> they need add wheelchair, and i was like, well, i don't know. i had one in my garage. i ran home and got my wheelcha wheelchair. >> reporter: then came the chaos of linking residents to frantic family members. she ran home once again to grab her cell phone. >> i made phone calls for them, um, to their families to let them know, looked up their, you know, son's name who lived in the area. called him. >> reporter: all day friday family members came to the fire scene to reflect on their near loss. pete petty '96-year-old mother-in-law was inside. >> she lost everything. everybody in there lost everything i guess. but she's fine. tha

. >>> this morning, a look into the future at west chester university. this is an artist's drawing of what will be called the commons. the university will build a new dining area, parking garage, and science and engineering center. the project is expected to be finished by the fall of 2020. >>> sixers' point guard markelle fultz is out indefinitely with a sore shoulder but may have found a way around the injury. multiple reports say he was spotted shooting with his left hand yesterday at practice. this is video of him practicing before the season started. the coach downplayed the report and said he didn't see fultz taking any shots. >>> the sixers also say joel embiid will not play against the utah jazz tonight. he will play thursday in sacramento. embiid did practice yesterday but hasn't played since last week. the medical staff says he needs rest. >>> just let this sink in -- >> okay. >> 8-1 eagles have the highest scoring offense in the 32 nfl teams. they're the best. they're scoring so many points, it's becoming a problem at lincoln financial field.

. >> yes i'm a nurse at west chester university. they all who everything. they really d they just had to get the people out. we need things like dentures we need somebody a dentist to like help with dentures and things that cannot be replaced >> reporter: what and credible scene this has turned into whether it is people lined up down the street to drop off their donations, or some of the volunteers that have come out here to sort this all out just an incredible, teamwork of the community, out here to make this all happen. in case you are worried about there might be too many donations, the people here at fire company say they will work with other volunteer organizations and if they have extra they will give to it them, approaching the holiday season. reporting live from west chester bob brooks channel six "action news". >>> this morning runners filled the parkway for this years philadelphia marathon. they pounded the pavement beginning at 7:00 a.m. the wind cold, presented an added challenge, but not enough to stop most of them from finishing the 26.2-mile

. >> back here at home two, west chester university student rent recovering this morning after investigators say a driver intentionally ran them over. it happened as they waited at bus stop yesterday morning, on the university south campus. investigators tell us that the driver who is identified as an older woman and not a student took off after mowing down the students. officers caught up to her a short time later after they say she smashed into a park car and hit a third student. that student was not hurt. >> the university police then took the driver in custody and took the individual to the hospital for a screening, we're told this was isolated incident. our primary concern is for our students' safety. >> one of the student treated and released from the hospital the other has bun upgraded from critical to stable condition. >> authority in west depford gloss cents at the country investigating after a man is struck and killed by a car. >> this happened around 5:30, yesterday evening. chopper three over the southbound lanes every route 130. this is near chestnut street. the southbound lanes

you know chester county the home of the west chester university and ramy got a make over for the big ing team. so we will be here until 10:00 . we are right here along schuylkill road in phoenixville, pennsylvania. loving chester county. having some fun. we will go back inside, have some doughnuts and coffee. >> what is his name ramy, he has some moves. >> this is ramy, show me your moves, ramy. >> wow, wow. >> go ramy, go ramy. >> he turned around. >> how do you think he got ram y. >> got a make over for home coming. >> i love it. >> he is so cute. >> i'm in love with the ram. >> horny. >>> let's talk eagles now, talking football now. thirty-seven-10 and, half time , dallas was leading nine- seven. >> that is right. >> we were all nervous. but the eagles turned it on in the second half. corry clement with the touchdown run. giving them the lead. look at that. and, then you can tell that the cowboys were feeling effects of no ezekiel elliott and banged up offensive line. dak prescott had three interceptions and a fumble. in the end philly beats dallas 37-nine. i'm glad we ended up win

there were some folks evacuated to west chester university. some folks went home with family. we're trying to account for everyone. >> reporter: firefighters staff and even neighbors ran into the burning building to rescue seniors. wrapped in blankets they lined up in 40-degree temperatures. 01-year-old mary among them. >> she said it's a fire, they grabbed the oxygen, i was shocked, i couldn't believe it, she put me in the wheelchair and we got out of there. and everybody was following us, she kept saying come on. >> reporter: most of the residents have been relocated to senior living centers in the area. as for the investigation, federal authorities arrived on the scene, but the building is still too hot to enter. neighbors who came to see the destruction are impressed so many lives were saved. >> probably a combination of good training and emergency preparedness in the borough and around the borough with the county. people practice for kind of thing. it went as well as could be expected. >> reporter: as of yesterday afternoon, 17 of the 27 injured seniors remain in the hosp

. >> it was chaotic, there were folks evacuated to west chester university and some went home with families. >> reporter: firefighters staff and neighbors ran into the burning building to rescue seniors. wrapped in blankets they lined up in 43 degrees temperatures. 101-year-old mary among them. >> she said it's a fire, it's a fire, she grabbed the oxygen off me, i was shocked, i couldn't believe it. we put me in the wheelchair we got out thereof, everyone was following us and she kept saying come on. >> reporter: most of the residents were relocated to the senior living centers in the area. as for the investigation federal authorities arrived on the scene, but the building is too hot to enter. neighbors who came to see the destruction are impressed so many lives are saved. >> probably a combination of good training and emergency preparedness in the borough and around the borough and the county. people practice for kind of thing. it went as well as could be expected. 17 of the 27 injured seniors remain in the hospital. the atf has called the national response team to west chester that includ

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. >> yes, i'm a nurse at west chester university. they all lost everything.y really d they just had to get people out. we need things like dentures. we need somebody, a dentist to help with dentures and annot be replaced. >> reporter: what and credible scene it turned into. whether it is people to lined up across the street to drop off donations or volun all out. just a incredible teamwork of the community, out here all happen. in worried that there might be too many donations, people here at fire say they will work with other volunteer organizations and if they have extra, they will give it to approaching the holiday season west chester bob brooks channel six "action news". >>> great story. >> nice to see everybody coming out and helping. >> absolutely. >>> time for a check of the accu weather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee. it is windy. it was windy. >> it is windy. winds are whipping. it was a hold on tour hat kind of day. >> was going to go for a run take a breath and socks you right in the face. >> yes. >> we will get a reprieve later tonight.

this is a look inside one at west chester university. again, they are lending a helping hand, doing anything they can to make the circumstances easier for those who worry about what's going to happen. that will hit in that direction to give you an even closer look at the activity happening inside of one of these shelters. live in west chester, dray clark, nbc10 news. >>> rescuers made a superhuman effort to get people who are older and, in some cases, unable to walk out of the burning senior facility. nbc10's katy zachry is live in west chester with more on the rescue effort. you've learned about people who rushed in to help. >> reporter: i met some of the people, the good samaritans, some with medical background who rushed to the area to help those in need. as i was talking to them, people around us were in wheelchairs, terrified, cold, scared about the ordeal. look at the video of the scene. this was after about 140 people had been rushed out of the barclay friends nursing home on east franklin in west chester. seniors, many in wheelch