captain christopher leech and lieutenant jerry ficus died the morning of the fire. >> a hole in our family. there's a hole in the fire department. there's a hole in the community at large. >> tonight nbc 10's tim furlong shows us how delaware is remembering these fallen heroes all weekend long. >> it's been an emotional year. >> reporter: that right there may be the year's biggest understatement. one year ago she found out her son died. >> there are other mothers who are lost sons who are suffering. i do have some consolation my son is a hero. >> reporter: he literally gave his life trying to save leech's. >> it's non-perishable foods. >> reporter: his widow is leading a day of service. this was her idea, gathering all this food for a charity. you can go to the blue rock center to get a bumper sticker. there will be a blood drive and on sunday there is going to be a 5k to raise money for christopher leech's children. >> we're very proud. >> reporter: she says none of this makes losing her son easier, she recognizes even the family of the woman accused of starting the fire is suffering. >>

bronze plaques will honor jerry fricks and christopher leech and ardythe hope. brad speakman left the pack and was injured in the blaze and still recovering from severe burns. yesterday's event would help them who are still healing. >> we never believed it would happen, but it did, a year later, everybody has made lots and low lots of progress. >> firefighters placed three flags at the scene of the fire in honor of three fallen comrads. >>> 4:57 a.m., president trump versus the nfl see how teams took part in a show of solidarity as they responded to the president comments on national anthem protests. >> new tech is putting teens behind the wheel and see how you can get a driver's report card. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and

officials will name the stations in honor of lieutenant jerry fickus and christopher leech. all three were killed battling a house fire. a commissioned artist will present the families with portraits of each hero at a noontime dedication ceremony. >>> in wilmington delaware alumni and friends 5k honored firefighter christopher leech and alumnus of the school. proceeds from sunday's event will go to a foundation benefiting captain leetch's three children. >>> to target now, where it is upping the ante to attract and keep better employees. the company is raising its minimum wage for its workers from $10 to $11 an hour starting next month and then it will bump up to $15 an hour by the end of 2020. that is significantly higher than walmart and other retail competition. target says it hopes to recruit and retain top-quality staff which will then lead to a better shopping experience for its customers. >>> the sixers today announced that they have added two veterans to their training camp roster. the team signed forward kris humphries, who spent 13 years in the league but may be be

jerry fickis and christopher leech and ardythe hope. today the mayor will declare it a day of remembrance in the city. during the memorial run, brad speakman led the pack. i was injured in the blaze. ess still recovering from severe burns. >> we would never believe it happened it did, a year later, everybody has made lots and lots of progress. >> firefighters placed three flags at the scene of the fire in honor of their fallen comrads. >>> prurp signed -- president trump signed off on a knew travel ban. travelers from venezuela would face hiteened -- heightened security. >>> new this morning, senate republicans are making a late bid for the teetering healthcare bill by adding billions of dollars, 14 $.5 billion for states for sparsely populated states to lure senators from alaska an maine both who voiced opposition. supporters promised a vote which has to happen since a role change will make it impossible without a democratic buy-in. >>> eagles rookie, jake elliot nailed a field goal to beat the giants 27-24. the longest field goal in e

station five and station six will be for captain christopher leech. >>> workers setting up the statue today. it will officially be unvailed tomorrow. aside from civil rights work, he was credited with getting streetcars in philadelphia back in 18776. the first statue in the city collection dedicated to a single african american. >>> we told you earlier how mark zuker berg was in delaware. now he's stirring up the age old debate, which spot in philly has the best cheese steak? >> he went through the philly right of passage and paid a visit to pats. he ordered six cheese steaks and later called them the best in the land. this begs the question. pats or gino or somewhere else? we want to know what you think. go to facebook and weigh in. >>> turning now to the weather. this is the scene in china town tonight. plen it of people took advantage of the near record warmth. the temperatures will start going town. the humidity is another story. >> first alert meteorologist is joining us now with your neighborhood forecast. >> we're not off the hook. just because the 90 degrees weather is out of

bronze plaques will honor jerry frickis, christopher leech and ardythe hope.ay will be declared an annual day of remembrance in the city. firefighter brad speakman led the pack, he was injured in the blaze and recovering from severe burns. >> we could never have believed it happened, but it did, and a year later, everybody has made lots and lots of progress. >> firefighters placed three flags at the scene of the fire in honor of their fallen comrads. >>> 6:36 a.m., president trump has signed off on a for example ban to replace the original one that expired. starting nerkt -- next mon citizens of iran, chad, north korea and libya and yemen will be banned from getting into the united states. >>> senate republicans are make a late bid to win votes for a teetering healthcare bill by adding billions of dollars. adding $14.5 billion to the states going to sparsely populated states luring senators from alaska and maine. democrats say the numbers in the bill are misleading. supporters promised a vote this week which has to happen since a rule change will make it impos