paul lawrence dunbar cobb. i think i was stamped from birth to have a respect for the written word, and a joy and respect for it. that is what got me started. and in 1965, when i was a reporter for the oakland post, i went to selma, and had an opportunity to have 14 hours of exclusive interview and walk with dr. king, because i doubled as both a reporter a marcher and an usher. in that brave march from selma to montgomery. and that is when i wedded the two, journalism and civil rights activism. >> what did you think of the movie and the recreation? >> i think the movie captured it. i think the movie captured the essence and it was accurate. those scenes where it showed dr. king in a jocular mood, that was real. that is the way it actually went down. so the viewer got a chance. one of the other reasons i say it was accurate because i saw myself in the old film footage, when they showed the eyes on the prize walking with dr. king. and so yeah, the movie was definitely accurate. >> when i had met you in the late 6

cobb-hunter. >> mr. speaker, i would raise a point of order that this amendment though creatively drawn is still inartfully drawn as far as the resolution is concerned. i would suggest mr. speaker to the chair, that in previous rulings point of order as it relates to the resolution and the scope of the resolution that all of your previous orders are points of orders in your rulings rather apply in this instance as well. mr. speaker, i think it is dangerous, just a word that comes not a really good word but one that comes at this late hour i'm real concerned about what precedent might be set when we have rules that allow for clinching then we have people come back i mean the resolution is there for a purpose. it limits what we are able to discuss during the time we come back. and while i appreciate the efforts that mr. bettingfield and others have made, i still, mr. speaker, believe that this is out of the purview of the resolution. it is talking here about any flag authorized to fly on the grounds. the r

miss cobb requests roll call.oll call is required, voteing on the board's ord. >> have members wishing to vote voted? >>> time has expired, clerk will tabulate. the houses refuses to table amendment 56. the question before us is adoption of amendment 56. miss tinkler is asked to speak an amendment 56. mr. hart what purpose do you rise? >> mitchell. >> thank you mr. speaker i rise for point of order on this particular amendment. i want to direction your attention to s 895 which is concurrent resolution. specifically, it talks about legislation concerning the south carolina infant tri battle flag of the confederate states of america surrounding arrangement located at the confederate soldier monument on this grounds of the state capitol complex. this particular amendment talks about the confederate relic room and military museum. it is not germane to the resolution. >> mr. quinn you wish to be heard in this matter? >> yes, mr. speaker. the resolution very specifically says we will consider two items one the south car

cobb-hunter. you made that point. and i think your comment was there was a trust issue. >> right. >> i would say the senators i talked to i've spoken with them, i miami'm not going to name them -- >> i don't care about the national media. >> they're telling me this amendment is fine and i think it's a reasonable proposal and i think several members and maybe the whole drink caulkemocratic caucus -- >> you and i have been through this twice. >> yes, sir, i don't want to do it again. >> to handle this issue it required mutual trust. >> yes, sir. >> i think this is a moniker, a gesture, almost a -- not a commitment but letting people know that we're going to get a plan in january, we're going to get a budget. we have to debate it and have votes on it but it's giveing them some zreg of confidencedegree of confidence we will address it next year. >> mr. quinn if i may, the hour is late and i'm not what i used to be. help me to understand this and i meant that in a positive way. i hear my colleagues chuckling and i don't ev

cobb hunter for what purpose do you rise? >> i ask that we resume in the morning answers and ask for a roll call vote. >> for what purpose do you rise? >> move we table and request a roll call on the tabling motion. >> mr. sanford moves that we table the motion. >> nine members second.tabling motion. voting on the board. >>> time. close for tabulate. time has expired. by vote of 62-58, the house refuses to table until the morning hour. pending question is the motion to reoccur to the morning hour. pending question is the motion to reoccur to the morning hour. >> all in favor say wae. those opposed. there has been asked for a roll call. nine do vote. we'll vote on the board. >>> motion is to reoccur until the morning hour. >> polls are closed. clerk will tabulate, by vote of 54-46, house reoccurs to the closing hours. clerk will read. >> appreciate from the introduction of dr. james e wiseman. >> unanimously adopted. >> mr. johnson expressing profound sorrow for the death of sherry marie page. >> is there an objection so heari

cobb's own action taking out her phone and filming the scene isn't exactly safe either.els confident she's in control. >> i had the camera here and aimed toward the truck in the lane. but i was still watching the road in front of me. all i intended to do was get the logo on the video. i got more than i bargained for. >> then cobb sees a two by four that had been into the road by the median come flying toward her. >> i saw him hit it and it was like slow motion. i thought it's not going to hit me. >> but in a split second it does. >> the impact was amazing. amazing. it sounded like a gun shot. and then the echo which i don't know if it was real or in my mind. but it was deafening. i know that. >> the two by four hits the front hood of the van leaving a long dent, burst through the glass, and smacked into the front dash. >> it hit right here. and that's what pushed it just far enough away that it missed me. >> there was not an inch between where it hit and my arm. >> when the wood punches through the window, glass flies everywhere. >> there were glass shards in my little g

my heart sunk. >> and the more detective cobb thought about it the more is seemed like someone otheran jen had ditched the cell phone. >> if she wanted to get away from her husband and her family for a day or two, and, you know wanted no ties, she could have ditched the phone anywhere. >> or just turned her phone off. >> absolutely. yeah. >> another day passed. and then another. no jen. then on day five, a major discovery. it happened when jen's father was driving around town, looking for any sign of his daughter. >> 911, what's the address of your emergency? >> sheriff? >> yes. >> i'm tom renz jennifer ramsaran's father. >> yes. >> i found the van. >> it was jen's red van. it had been abandoned here in this apartment complex eight miles from her home. >> it must have been just an awful, awful discovery for her father. >> i'm sure it was. >> the van was empty. inside, there were spots of blood. are all of your worst fears being realized? >> absolutely, yes. devastated. absolutely devastated. shocked. >> did you start to fear at that point that jennifer is never coming home? >> whatev

cobb-hunter. >> yes, sir. >> and as such -- as someone who's been here since 1993, who watched the evolution of this issue, i'm proud to see this body come to a point where collectively we can talk about -- come to grips with it and do it in a fashion that makes south carolina and the country proud. i think that it's -- that we as a body have the ability to come to grips with this issue, find a solution and make it happen. i appreciate you. >> thank you mr. neal. and i, too have walked the grounds this past week. believe it or not don't have a whole lot of time to do it, but to that point -- and i've looked although all those monuments. and there were some former representative from anderson, too, that used to be my desk mate and driving mate, mr. neal was also on that commission. and i think there was other members that have gone on. there are senators that are still in the senate that was. and i understand i didn't get to hear -- i was elected in 2000. i missed the first debate. from what i've h

live at cobbs creek, jesse gary. >> thanks for the information jesse. from our jersey shore bureau now, several people are recovering from minor injuries this morning after a boat accident. the 50 foot boat ran aground near long beach island. sky force 10 was over the bay after the boat was back at the dock. the coast guard also sent us a photo of rescuers and the boat that bombttomed out. four of the 13 people that were jolted in the crash ended up in the hospital. one had to be airlifted by chopper. we first told you about boats running aground in this area earlier this year because of sand bars popping up. one boater tells us that the unexpected sand bars in little egg inlet continue to be a problem. >> the day is changing. in the last ten years, the whole bay has changed a lot. on a nasty day, somebody's going to get hurt. and why they don't dredge it is beyond me. >> boaters say the coast guard tries to rearrange markers in the bay as conditions change. but boaters recommend that people should still be on alert. this morning, we are learning more a

a man came up from behind dragged her into the cobbs creek golf course area and assaulted her. police say the attacker was last seen running toward haverford avenue. and happening now tighter security at the italian can consulate in egypt. this after a car bomb killed one person and injured almost a dozen more. the blast happened early this morning in chiro. authorities say the bomb exploded near the back entrance of the italian consulate. the building was closed at the time of the bombing but a pedestrian outside was killed. a group calling itself the islamic state in egypt is claiming responsibility for that attack. >>> one of philadelphia's newest emergency response vehicles is carrying a special emblem now. it honors some of the city's fallen heros, fox 29 sabina kuriakose was at today's dedication can ceremony. >> reporter: it reminds me that his legacy will will move on in the city. he died a hero doing what he loved. >> reporter: mike good win is talking about his dad. he was a philadelphia fire captain who died two years ago in the line of duty. honored in a very specia

and it happened at the cobbs creek golf course in the city's overbrook park section. that's where "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live. >> philadelphia police need the public's help on this crime. the woman was walking a long this road on the way to work 3:30 this morning when attacked. >>> it happened before daylight and the victim was walking a long carding ton drive when a man passed her on foot and turned around and grabbed her. he reportedly dragged her behind a tree on cobbs creek golf course and raped her. >> it's very horrifying and scary. >> the news does not surprise natasha warmsly who says she's always alert when walking a loan. >> it's secluded so people can pop out of anywhere trees bushes, you have to be careful around here at all times. >> shar main roylt says she only walks alone here during the day because it's nothing but trouble when the sun sets. and she says her friend was attacked here earlier this we're year. >> me and my husband were walking past over the guardrail she was drying and said i got raped and they took my stuff and everythin

cobb was a very famous center fielder in the early 1900s. he holds the record for the highest lifetime batting average of any player in all of baseball history. his lifetime batting average is .367. that record has stood for nearly 100 years. i'm matt for "teen kids news." [ patriotic music plays ] >> the medal of honor is the highest award the united states can bestow on a person for bravery above and beyond the call of duty. >> actually, 19 people have received more than one medal of honor. in some cases, it was for the same action, receiving them from both the army and the navy, for example. the most famous case probably, though, is george armstrong custer's brother thomas custer, and he was killed at the battle of little big horn with george armstrong custer. but thomas custer had been a cavalry commander during the civil war, also, and at the end of the war, in two separate actions, he received the medal of honor, which didn't make george too happy, and at one point, he wrote to his wife that at a formal dinner, tom had shown up wearing

. >> reporter: but dan cobb says this is a tagami project through and through. >> he has control of that. he gets to choose who he hires or contracts with to be the operator and manager of this private facility. >> can't you take some responsibility for whether that will happen or not? >> again, i'm taking responsibility for delivering the project. that is my focus. >> isn't that shirking responsibility for the product? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: he says his deal with the city allows him to import and export whatever he wants but councilman cobb said nobody ever expected coal to come through town and whether he likes it or not, the public need to have their say. >> the development agreement has provisions in there, very clear in writing about the city retaining rights to enact safety regulations. council has the right to do this. there is a lot of public desire to do this. we want to have a public hearing to get the facts straight. >> reporter: christin ayers, kpix5. >> and we should mention this is a private development on city owned land. the public meeting is scheduled for sept

police say the assault happened early this morning on the grounds of cobbs creek golf course.hat's where "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson is live tonight on the scene with the latest on the investigation. steve. >> reporter: well, diana there is a lot more to learn here. not much in the way of details although the details we do have are chilling. want to show you video from earlier this morning. this is where police have started their investigation. here's what we know at this point. right now the philadelphia police department special victims unit is investigating that sexual assault. now, here is the account that we have. the victim tells police she's walking towards south on carting street through the cobbs creek golf club about 3:30 saturday morning. on the way she tells police she passes by a hispanic male on the other side of the street walking in the other direction. all of a sudden she says the male changes direction, walks behind her and grabs the woman, dragging her into the golf course behind a tree line where she is then sexually assaulted. now, we have s

nbc 10s jesse gary is live at the cobbs creek golf course. have police made any progress in identifying a suspect in this case? >> rosemary i just checked in with police. they still say no more of a detailed description of the person they're looking for. they're looking for a man who is relatively short, 5'3," maybe 5'5," white t-shirt, close cropped hair clean shaven and that's about it. most of the foot traffic in this area of the crime happens after sunrise. exercisers and golfers come to the area. we've seen several people playing through on the 17th hole and we saw reginald robinson early this morning as he headed out to work walking the same area as the sex assault victim. the woman says she was attacked from behind and sexually assaulted. neighbors we talk to this morning say walking this area during the dead of night is risky. >> it's a little scary. it can be dangerous. a lot of people are around here. you know they're asleep out here. so i'm aware of that. >> can you see that reginald robinson did not have head phones on his ears. h

nbc 10s jesse gary is live at cobbs creek golf course. what is the latest on the investigation? >> i just checked in. no arrests so far according to philadelphia police department. they do -- are hopeful that someone may have seen something. you saw traffic just go by me. they're hopeful that maybe during the overnight hours someone saw something. this crime took place saturday morning around 3:30 in the morning. a 26-year-old woman is walk ago long cardigan road right through the cobbs creek golf course when she says a man is walking the opposite direction. he passes her and then circle back behind her, grabs her and pulls her off into the golf course and sexually assaults her f you wonder why she's walking through this area in the middle of the night, 3:30 she is headed to work. we talked to a couple residents in the area who say the train doesn't run that time of night f you have to be at work early or getting off work late sometimes you have to walk and this is the most direct route over to the 69th street terminal. investigators are hopeful that someone driving in the area

cobbs creek parkway can get you around that. on the highways just starting to seat typical morning slowing. this is 95 southbound now busy from academy through this point at cottman approaching allegheny into girard and in new castle county we still have downed wires closing pyles ford road this morning. stick with kennett pike or even adams dam road as alternates on this tuesday. matt. >> thanks, matt. >>> we begin with a developing story. detectives are investigating two separate shootings in the city's grays ferry neighborhood and one of the victims is a six-year-old boy. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside south detectives with more on this. katherine. >> reporter: that's right, matt, these were two separate incidents and one of them a six-year-old boy is now in stable condition after being shot in the foot while he was playing basketball. in the other, two men were shot and one of them has died. investigators from here at south detectives were called to both of these scenes last night, though one of these

for some like general cobb, a question of consistency. if slaves would make good if slaves would make good soldiers, cobb admitted, then our whole theory of slavery is wrong. this interrogatory phrasing made a scene that cobb did not know the answer and did not want to know the is. maybe slave men were men after all. confederates shot down surrendering black soldiers on battlefields across the south about their own views of black men in uniform quite clear. they would've been baffled to identify black confederates that populate the internet. approval of the act, davis added a proviso, that promised emancipation for black men and their families who served in the csa. as it went into effect, the order not only for enlistment but emancipation. a handful of these men never served in any serious capacity in the waning days of the war. for me at least, it erases from an academic perspective, one of the only ways it may have been beneficial for the civil war to go longer is the find out what happens in the experiment if more black men had fought

. >>> police are looking for a sexual predator who struck on a golf course, the cobbs creek golf courseoverbrook park. >> reporter: the happened before daylight, the victim was riding along cartington drive. he turned around and grabbed her and dragged her behind a tree on the cobbs creek golf course and raped her. >> it's secluded, people can pop out of trees the bushes. you have to be careful all the time. >> reporter: sharmaine said she only walks here during the day because it's only trouble after the sun sets. >> me and my husband passed, a woman was crying, saying i just got raped and they took my stuff. >> reporter: they say the suspect in the week's rape is described as a hispanic male. mid 30s between 5'3", 5'5". muscular build close hair and clean shaven and wearing a with it t-shirt. fun anyone matching this description call 215-546-tips. >> the race for the white house, donald trump tooked message of -- took his message of illegal immigration to phoenix and las vegas. we have more on trump on the stump. >> reporter: we have to secure our borders, we have to do something to t

they say he attacked a woman at cobbs creek golf course in overbrook park. jeff chirico has more. >> reporter: it happens before daylight when a man passed her on foot and turned around and grabbed her and dragged her behind a tree on the cobbs creek government course and raped her. the news doesn't surprise natasha. >> it's kind of excluded. people can pop out of here anywhere. you have to be careful. >> reporter: sharmaine as he is is -- says she only walks here during the day because there's nothing but trouble when the sun sets. >> me and my husband were walking and a girl came over the guardrail saying i just got raped and they took my stuff. >> reporter: they say the suspect in the week's rape is described as a hispanic male, mid 30s between 5'3", 5'5". a muscular build and dark to be in the workforce. >>> the first major endorsement for hillary clinton aft is supporting clinton. they are a long time clinton ally. >>> marlin mosby is speaking at the naacp convention in philadelphia. she is 6 police officers in the death of freddie gray. >>> president o

our guests are here and back of the table my man, my friend jalonni cobb. here is what we're going to do. everyone take a chip. i think we start with the regular non-pea guac. >> sure. [ laughter ] >> i worked -- did you already eat? >> no. >> non-pea guac. the regular guac. >> regular guac. >> take the regular guac and we'll call this the control in scientific terms. i worked all day making that. >> tastes great. >> good classic guac. >> standard. i like it, you like it, everyone likes it. >> lime, onion, i'm not crazy about raw onion, i don't know about you but that's me. all right, so now the moment of truth. now i just want to make sure that no one is going to get into a brawl or feel the need to riot or punch when you have the guac with peas. that's how angry and upset you should be about it. >> can i say one thing before we eat? i'm from minnesota and people might remember that last thanksgiving "the new york times" also had a major fail with the minnesota grape salad that doesn't exist and minnesota went crazy. >> you've been holding a grudge on this

now, investigators say the victim was grabbed from behind, walking near the cobbs creek golf course. that is where fox 29's brad satin is live tonight. brad what are people saying about safety in that area tonight? >> joyce, i tell you people are still walking here, there is not much of a sidewalk here but people are walking by in the dark, then you stop them and ask and they say generally they do not feel safe at night. on one side is the road, there are street light, it is fairly well lit up. on the other side bushes and trees, then the golf course, and a lot of that course is pitch black. >> on saturday afternoon the popular course is loads of fun, when it is with the golf or soccer ball. but players are quick to say -- >> i wouldn't walk around here at 4:00 a.m. >> police say about 3:30 saturday morning woman walking, a manna poached a from across the street, passes her, loops back, suddenly dragged her on to the golf course where he sexually assaulted her. >> craze. >> i not surprise inning, says this woman who told us a friend had a similar experience nearby back in the spring.

cobb-hunter. you made that point. and i think your comment was there was a trust issue. >> right. >> i would say the senators i talked to i've spoken with them, i miami'm not going to name them -- >> i don't care about the national media. >> they're telling me this amendment is fine and i think it's a reasonable proposal and i think several members and maybe the whole drink caulkemocratic caucus -- >> you and i have been through this twice. >> yes, sir, i don't want to do it again. >> to handle this issue it required mutual trust. >> yes, sir. >> i think this is a moniker, a gesture, almost a -- not a commitment but letting people know that we're going to get a plan in january, we're going to get a budget. we have to debate it and have votes on it but it's giveing them some zreg of confidencedegree of confidence we will address it next year. >> mr. quinn if i may, the hour is late and i'm not what i used to be. help me to understand this and i meant that in a positive way. i hear my colleagues chuckling and i don't ev

nbc 10s jesse gary is live at the cobbs creek golf course in overbrook. sunrise is providing a better view of that area. what can you show us? >> when we first arrived this morning, pitch black out here. just the moonlight to guide our way. now the sun up is you can seat 17th hole just feet from the walking path. this is a well traveled area as we have seen even in the predawn darkness. yesterday around 3:30 a.m. a 26-year-old woman was walking here to work when she was attacked. she says a man walking in the opposite direction passed her and then came up from behind pulled her into the golf course sexually assaulted her. >> it's not a good idea to walk through by yourself. you partner up with someone. >> it is just wild to think that right here on this hole that something, you know that terrifying can happen to somebody much it's a shame. and i really hope that they find the suspect. >> most of the foot traffic in this area comes from golfers and people out exercising early this morning. but that's after sunrise. detectives ask anyone who may have been d

always good to talk to you, representative gilda cobb-hunter. >> hey, craig. >> as we stand here less than an hour away from the confederate battle flag coming down here in columbia what goes through your mind? >> oh, craig, it is truly a great day in south carolina. i am just so pleased to be here at this moment in time. and i just am reveling in it. and i don't -- you know i want people to have good feelings about today. it's just great. it's a great day in south carolina. >> not to take away from the greatness, but i want to ask you the same question i asked governor haley a week ago. >> okay. >> why did it take this? why did it take a mass murder at a historic church in charleston to do something that so many have argued should have been done a long time ago? >> well craig, you're a native you live here and you have already talked about language that was added that made it very difficult for the flag to be moved. the irony here craig, is as you remember, all of the proposals that were on the table back in 2000 the very thing we're doing this morning was on the table then. the timi

cobb director of the african studies institute at the university of connecticut. great to have you guys here. >> thanks for having us. >> isn't this a crazy space? >> pretty incredible. >> we've been trying to come up with a back story that will justify the weirdness and awesomeness of the space but there are gardeners who tend to this garden that is never seen by anyone but they are up here all the time making sure it looks beautiful. some kind of metaphor there. >> pound your fists on the table and say plain love of america, chris. >> that's right. so here i want to start with something i've been thinking about, about what i love about america, and i think one of the things that ends up happening is you get a weird pop lorllerized discussion, the 14th amendment of the united states 14th amendment passed during reconstruction, the point of a gun is a great thing about america. it was part of the foundational reasoning that got us marriage equality along with a lot of amazing important stuff but in the 14th amendment it says anyone born in this country is a citize

this is new video in from the cobbs creek neighborhood. firefighters put out the flames on the 5400 block of walnut street. the heat melted through the screens on the second floor. no word on a cause. >>> this is new a man charged with three random murders in the lehigh valley is accused of going on a similar killing spree in north jersey. union county prosecutors are expected to announce additional charges against todd west suspect of three suspected shootings in elizabeth new jersey on june 25th. he admitted to the murders in the lehigh valley after his arrest on monday. in these cases three killings and robberies were reported in allentown ascertain easton in the span of 45 minutes. >> a teacher at a school on the main line said she was fired for being in the same-sex marriage. marge winters walked into a meeting with her wife and supporters. the mercy academy discussed it's decision not to renew her contract. saying. the archdiocese said it is a private catholic school and personnel decisions are made without the oversight of the archd

locals say the cobb is still not well formed. more than 200 metric tons of food have been carried by porters. for people still recovering from the earthquake, the aid comes as a welcome relief. >> australia is home to 300,000 wild camels. several years ago there was a huge cull to keep the numbers down. now farmers want another one. some people think that that would be a waste. >> the camel cut is a highlight of australia's camel calendar. the atmosphere is festive and the racing is competitive. >> he loves to run. he stretches his head right out and he goes. >> most riders are experienced. but a few first timers compete as well. >> one of the things that riding a camel in a race makes it pretty special. >> camel racing isn't much of a business. the camel is far from universally loved. >> this is a unique and special event. away from the race track camels in australia are controversial subjects. >> camels were brought to australia in the 1800s. but when motorized vehicles replaced them, many camels were freed. in 2009 some sugges

rodriguez hit his 678th home run tongihton his 40th birthday today against the texas rangers he joins ty cobbty staub and gary sheffield as the only players to homer as teenagers and the age of 40 in the mlb. rodriguez now has 24 homers this season , including 3 saturday against the minnesota twins. .276 avg , 24 hr, 59 rbi and.373 obp 6-2 yankess san francisco 49er quarterback colin kaepernick reported to training camp today under team rules nfl teams mandate their qb's to show up to camp up to 7 days early kaepernick is the only veteran among rookies who showed up. his first day consisted of film study ,physicals , and meetings no full practice. the full squad reports to camp friday and the first full padded practice is scheduled for saturday evening at levi's stadium. offensive lineman jonathan martin has retired from the nfl because of a back injury. the former stanford cardinal and 49er was competing for a starting tackle spot for the carolina panthers this summer but , injured his back during a panthers workout. the 9ers acquired martin march 2014 from the miami dolphins after being the

it happened on cobbs creek golf course in overbrook park. on the investigation. >> reporter: it happened before daylight, the victim was walking along cartington drive when a man passed her on foot and turned around and grabbed her he dragged her behind a tree and raped her. the news doesn't surprise natasha who said she is always alert when walking alone. >> it's actually excluded. people can pop out of anywhere, the trees the bushes. you have to be careful tall times. >> sharmaine she she only walks during the day because it's nothing but trouble when the sun sets. she said her friend was attack earlier this year. >> me and high hulls came over the -- me and my husband were walking by and she came over the guardrail and said i just got raped and they took my stuffer. >> reporter: they say the suspect is described as a hispanic male, mid 30s between 5'03" and 5'5". a build and clean shaven. call 215-6 jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> a mother arena -- and daughter drown in the delaware river inthern new jersey. the two were experien

if we can't provide assurances that the pathways for iran cobb taping the nuclear weapon are closed, if we can't verify that. if the inspections regime is inadequate. then we are not going to get a deal. >> president obama said that in the past, particularly as the interim agreement was netted in april. it's not a question of trusting iran. a lot of people in washington, not to mention binyamin netanyahu, vocally against what the president is trying to accomplish. they don't trust the iranians and don't thing their nuclear status can be verified. >> how long is the president prepared to net, does he have his own deadline. as a practical matter, june 30th was an arbitrary deadline as was the last dead line. the critics are just going to become loud, extremely vocal, more vocal. congress is out this week. when they come back and there's no deal, they'll jump all over them. if we look at the clock and the way in is submitted to congress. you'll recall congress reached a compromise where they'll have say so, an ability to vote up or down, if you look at the way that is structured, they w

he grew up in cobb, georgia. his mother says he always wanted to be in the military. "my son died doing what he loved, for the love of his country and his family." >> he was loved. he's probably the best kid you could ever meet. >> reporter: sergeant carson holmquist from wisconsin was a maintenance technician who served in afghanistan and was decorated with eight awards for his service. staff sergeant david wyatt, an artillery operations man, married to wife laurie, served in afghanistan and iraq twice. 12 commendations and medals for his valor. gunnery sergeant thomas sullivan was the recipient of a purple heart after two tours in iraq. the middle child of three siblings from springfield, massachusetts today his family asked neighbors to lower flags, a tribute to their tommy. the stars and stripes flew at half staff across the region, a salute to the fallen, tears for the brave who will never come home. >> my heart is breaking. i'm in chattanooga, and these were men that served their country, and that we loved because they gave it all. they gave everything they had

on tuesday a robber walked into the restaurant on spruce street in cobbs creek, pointed the gun at a worker and got $30 from the register. investigators believe it's the same man who robbed jim's steaks two other times in the past three weeks. >>> to a crime alert in atlantic city. someone broke into four homes under construction in the chelsea heights neighborhood in the past month. all the homes were in the process of being raised. bicycles and lawn equipment are among the things taken. >>> i'm meteorologist brittney shipp. if you have a beach, barbecue and fireworks plan for tomorrow don't miss the first alert forecast coming up next. >>> plus with all the rain lately get ready for a mosquito boom this weekend. >> mosquitoing are always bad in the summer but this weekend i will tell you why they could be particularly bad. i will show you different kind of ways and gadgets to keep them away. >>> welcome back. if you're headed to the lake or anyplace outside this weekend, you will notice those pesky mosquitos. get ready for the mosquito boom. nbc 10's tim furlong is joining us from

philadelphia police hope public can help them find a armed robber who hit this cheese stake shop in cobbs creek. gunman walked in the 5600 block of spruce around 5:00 last tuesday. robber demanded money from the six three-year old cashier grabbed a drink from the store's refrigerator and took off. he may be the same robber who hit jim's on two other occasions. if you see the suspect from this video contact the police and call 911. >>> coming up on "eyewitness news" at noon on this fourth of july, new jersey governor, chris christie, greets voters in a diner but not at the garden state. we will take you on a campaign trail when we come right back. >>> it is a nice day to be down the shore to celebrate the july 4th weekend. this is a live look from atlantic city where people are enjoying the beach there already. city will have two fire works show this weekend one tonight ape tomorrow night at 9:00 306789 stay connect this holiday weekend to cbs philly.com and we have a list of activity and event throughout the region, just click on top spots also it is a very latest on the forecast, for you

. >>> this 17-year-old is charged as an adult tonight, accused of setting a child on fire in cobbs creek. police say rafiq tiggle poured hand sanitizer on the boy and placed a lighter near him. the boy suffered second degree burns. >>> the hacking of the government computer system is much more severe than first reported. president obama admitted a treasure trove of information was stolen. 21 million people had their social security numbers and other highly sensitive information hacked. the data breach is believed to be the biggest in u.s. history. >>> we are tracking some severe storms heading across our region. the timetable for your neighborhood, next. >>> from the pope's homeland tonight, the story of how a mother of eight gave a philly college student insight about pope francis and himself. here's to the explorers. those diagnosed with cancer who didn't settle for just one opinion on their diagnosis or recommended treatment plan they explored their options. and discovered a new level of empowerment. at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, that's what we do-empower our

skip wells 21 years old from cobb georgia. wells had apparently started college at in georgia and told friends he felt a higher calling to join the service. squire was his full name but went by skip. skip wells in high school according to his friends was part of the marching band and loved the marshing band where he played the care net. >>> and carson, served in afghanistan and expert in the marine corps where they were called automotive technicians. son holmquist 27 years old. -- carson holmquist 27 years old. each of their home towns preparing the grim preparations for memorial services and burials of each of them. joining us from washington d.c. is lisa stark lisa you have been following trail that investigators are pursuing, involving mohammed yousef abdulazeez, what are the motives they have about him and the possible motive? >> we have heard from the homeland security side representative mike mccall of texas. he gave us some details we did not know previously. he said abdulazeez was carrying a fully loaded ak ak .47. all

. >>> the fire began on cobb's creek this morning on the 5400 block of walnut street the flames were coming from the back bedroom and they got that fire under control in a half hour. the cause is under investigation. >>> this morning's rain may have led to this crash on kelly drive and throw cars were involved in the collision between fountain grown at 8:00 a.m. there were no significant injuries. >> the confederate flag will be removed from the capital tomorrow, a day after being signed by the governor. the confederate flag is flown over the state house for 54 years as it was hung as a protest to the civil rights movement. and it requires the flag to be taken down in 24 hours after being signed by governor haley. >> reporter: this is an emotionally charged debate with a lot of opinions we asked people what they thought about removing the confederate flag in south carolina? >> it should have been done a lon time ago. >> this flag that flew over the state house in south carolina will now be taken down, a debate is raging over what the flag represents, a symbol of heritage and southern

philadelphia police on scene at the cobbs creek golf club after allegations of a heinous act. police say here a 26-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted early saturday morning. the report says the woman was walking to work at about 3:30 saturday morning south on cardington street when she passed a man walking in the opposite direction. police say the man spins around gets behind her grabs her arm and drags her onto the course behind a line of trees where the assault takes place. >> again when you hear a story like this, it makes you kind of think. >> reporter: havertown resident kevin calvert brought his two sons to the course saturday and he calls the crime terrible but not symptomatic of the municipal ground or the area. >> this is something that has nothing to do with the golf course but it's a problem with the community and that hopefully, you know -- hopefully the perpetrator is caught. >> reporter: and it is early in the investigation but philadelphia police say there is no indication that this is a pattern at this point. there is a basic description of the su

. >> reporter: but councilman dan cobb says this is a tagami project through and through. >> my belief is that he does have control over that. he gets to choose who he hires or who he contracts with to be the operator and manager of this private facility. >> reporter: can't you take some responsibility for whether that's going to happen or not? >> again, i'm taking responsibility for delivering the project. and that's my focus. >> reporter: isn't that kind of shirking responsibility for the product that -- >> i really don't think so. >> reporter: tagami says his deal with the city allows him to import and export whatever he wants but councilman says hold on. nobody ever expected coal to come through town. and whether tagami likes it or not, the public needs to have its say. >> the development agreement does have provisions in there, it's very clear in writing, about the city retaining rights to enact health and safety regulations. council has the right to do this. there's a lot of public desire for this, a lot of misinformation out there so we want to have a public hearing to get the f

. >>> police in philadelphia are investigating a reported sexual assault on the ground of the cobbs creek golf course. about 4:30 this morning police found the victim wandering near the course. they say she had been walking to work when she was attack. she told the officer what happened and took them to the crime scene but no arrests have been made. would the man was taken to the nearby hospital n word tonight of her condition. >>> from our delaware news room one person was killed in a two car crash in middletown. it happened just before 3:00 this afternoon at summit bridge road near moral pit road. investigators say the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. two other people were rushed to christiana medical center. no word on how the crash happened or whether any charges could be filed. >>> a nasty crash late last night in montgomery county. it landed with five people injury. it happened at 1:11 p.m. at black rock and hallow road. a pickup truck landed on its side. five victims were taken to paoli in memorial hospital with non-life threatening injuries. no word on any possible charges

this year, competitor named byron cobb won. the sixth time he won.attle came down to a ring- off. [ laughter ] >> i'm impressed. that's cool. >>> today's drizzle was enough to get some people pretty excited. check out this little guy. he was so excited by the rain, he is going to do a little dance. he raised his hands, looking up to catch some drops. clearly, he doesn't mind. >> there he goes. >> a little summer drizzle. >> kind of like a turkey looking up at the rain in the beginning. then he broke into the dance. >>> everybody is wondering, could this be a sign that something is changing? >> could it? could it? > my opinion is yes. it's just an opinion. we may be turning the tables here. conserve, conserve, conserve. nothing has changed yet but all signs are pointing toward a strong perhaps historically strong el nino and, hey, it is raining in july. and that doesn't happen that often. where's it raining now? sonoma county santa rosa, healdsburg, cloverdale. steady rain in milpitas, newark, sunnyvale, campbell and the city of san jose. the yellow m

maybe stick with cobbs creek parkway instead. and i mentioned the possibility of a truck fire a little bit ago on the northeast extension with the waze app. i called the turnpike authorities. they said they've had a few disabled vehicles but no fires that they know of. everything opened at this point. tacony palmyra bridge, that's also opened now for a ship. we warned you about this. head for the betsy ross until we get things closed here and traffic moving again. this is 42. it was definitely busy yesterday morning with shore traffic. so far this morning no big northbound delays headed towards 295. and we still have these downed wires in new castle county closing pyles ford road. kennett pike or adams dam road some alternates. matt. >> thanks matt. >>> gunfire erupted in two separate incidents in the grays ferry section of the city overnight and one of the victims is a six-year-old boy. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside south detectives with the latest. katherine. >> reporter: matt, no arrests have been made