mumia is sick from complication from his diabetes while serving life sentence for officer daniel faulkner in 1981. she teaches at forestry elementary school in orange new jersey. our dave kitchen tried to track down the teacher and school officials but she has deactivated her face book and twitter and orange school district has not gotten back to us. you would think it would after it created a fewer or. parent right now are telling us that they are furious. >> very impressionnable when they are that age and to talk to a criminal in the third grade and for a teacher to advocate something like that is crazy. >> i think it is ridiculous, really as a resident here, in this town for 11 years i would be horrified about that especially by a teacher. >> reporter: this is the plaque memorial for officer faulkner right in the spot he died at 13th and locust here here in the city. former head of the fraternal of police was saying that she's using her students to promote her own a again a you can bet this story is not going anywhere a lot of people talking about it this morning. back to you guys. >>

he was convicted of killing officer daniel faulkner. controversy isn't unusual. but this time it involves get well letters written by eight year olds. >> in 19 yuma mia abu jamal was convicted of shooting and killing philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. he's been a controversial figure for most of the last 30 years. but today he's back in the news as some are outraged that a new jersey teacher had her students write hem get well letters after an apparent illness had his rushed to the hospital. >> marlyn first tweet on her twitter page make it clear she's an a supporter with the hash tag free mumia listed. but the orange new jersey teacher is being criticizeed because she wanted her third grade students to lift his spirits so she had them write them get well letters. professor johanna fernandez who delivered the letters said they had the desired effect and received with smiles from abu jamal. >> the school system needs to immediately fire any teacher involved in this. >> richard costello of the philadelphia fraternal order of police told fox and friends th

. >> reporter: abu-jamal is serving a life sentence for murdering philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. faulkner's widow is peeking out. >> i feel he should be executed for taking my husband's life. >> as a sister of a murdered new york city police officer i was appalled by that. no family i feel so sorry for the the police officer faulkner family to have to go through this. >> reporter: in a statement the the superintendent said the school's principal and district administrators vehemently deny it had any knowledge of the assignment and that no approval was ever sought by zuniga. the the school district says that additional action can be taken against zuniga when the investigation is complete, a as for zuniga we were unable to reach her n orange, new jersey christine sloan for cbs two news. >>> now the orange school district was actually out on spring break this week but says a full investigation will get underway when classes resumed neck week. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news", the the wait is over preorder are underway for the the apple watch, what you need to know if

he was convicted of killing officer daniel faulkner in 1989. he was back in the news due you to his health issues suffering from complications due to diabetes. he is currently serving life sentence for murder of officer faulkner. her name is marilyn zunig a a third grade teacher in orange new jersey. on twitter she posted quote my third greater wrote to new new to lift up his spirits as she is ill. she used the hash tag free mumia. you can bet when parents and the community found out about this there was a lot of outrage. >> they are very impressionnable when they are that age and to talk to a criminal in the the third grade for a teacher to advocate something like that that is crazy. >> i think it is ridiculous, really, as a resident here in this town for one years i would be horrified about that. especially for the teacher. >> reporter: we have reached out to the teacher and orange school district, in word from either of them. she deleted her face book and twitter being. on her school web site she is a language arts and a social studies teach

he was convicted of murdering philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. his death sentence was overturned so he is serving life without parole. >>> there is no known lik to an explosion at a power plant in washington dc. it affected the white house, and a number of museums. thousands of federal workers had to leaf their dark office buildings. when the lights went out, a oprah winfrey was speaking at the mya angelo forever stamp -- >> the electric company says that outage happened when a transmission conductor broke free from it's support structure and fell to the ground. >> that mya angelo stamp dedication caused a quotation controversy. it has a quote that says "a bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song" joan walsh anglan says it is from her book "a cup of sun" not from "why the caged bird sings" . >>> if you like to drink, this may be for you. the police department in bucks county need 20 volunteers willing to have a few capitolalcoholic drinks under police supervision for practices dui arrests. >>> today was warm. we

she is serving a life sentence for killing daniel faulkner in 1981.hool board suspended the teacher saying they didn't know she was doing that she and her supporters pushed back. first offending the assignment then saying it was actually the student's idea. >> i mentioned to my students that she was very ill and they said they would like to write get-well letters to her. i shared this on social media. i do apologize to parents, students, and community members for having done that. >> we're proud of you. >> maureen faulkner is the widow of officer daniel faulkner. good to see you again tonight. what are your thoughts on this teacher and the attempt to pawn it off on the eight-year-olds as it was all their idea? >> well that has me very concerned because i think this marilyn, she actually was indoctrinating these young children back in february. she had them write about a quote that the woman wrote, which was, when a just man is silent where is the justice? so she's the one who introduced these children and told them told them about this murderer. >> th

. >>> jamal is serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. >>> investigators say he wrote illegal and fake prescriptions for his staff and for his own wife. >> a main line dentist under arrest this evening along with his wife. and you may not believe who turned the couple in. 44-year-old dr. gretzula owner of the oral surgery, the dental office it's now shut down. this after a raid by dea agents last week. police say the case against gretzula unravelled when he went to authorities to say a staffer was stealing prescriptions. investigators say painkillers were being used and replaced with saline solution given to patients during procedures. >> if you went into this practice to have what can be very painful mouth surgery, you may just have been injected with saline solution. so you would have been in incredible pain. >> gretzula surrendered his medical license. both out on bail now. this district attorney tells us he wants to hear from patients who feel they may have been victimized in this case. >>> on this tax day, the fight for 15 took cent

. >> abu-jamal is serving life in prison for the 1981 murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. >>> police still have not released the name of the woman killed inside a northeast philadelphia nail salon yesterday. investigators tell us an elderly driver accidentally hit the gas pedal and plowed into this salon on bustleton avenue. another customer and worker are in critical condition. the driver is okay. police do not expect to file charges. >>> and the investigators now say someone intentionally set a fire at an ocean county university's largest dorm. the fire broke out early sunday in maria hall in lakewood. the county prosecutor's office said someone set fire to paper flyers on a dorm room door. this triggered a fire but there was no official damage. >>> there could be a decision over a controversial verizon cell phone tower plan made today. they would make $21,000 a year for proposing a tower behind the firehouse. firefighters say it will improve communication and response times, but neighbors say it's an eyesore. >>> you'll need the winter coat once again with temperatures

. >> abu-jamal is serving life in prison for the 1981 murder of philadelphia officer daniel faulkner.>>> a new report shows one of the most common pain relievers may not offer relief to those suffering back pain. a study released in the british medical journal says acetaminophen does not offer that much pain relief. they say the effectiveness of acetaminophen is well documented and supported by 50 years of use. >>> and a price car is going on with the consumers the winner. the pc battle is between google and microsoft. google released two versions of the chrome was released on the laptop and now both companies are vying for students and budget-conscious families. >>> and the wind is blowing here making it feel like the 20s, but the rain has stopped and you don't need the umbrella today. the first alert traffic reporter christine maddela is in the traffic center this morning. good morning. >>> good morning. taking a look at 95 near 495 and naamans road things are moving along nicely. we are not watching any accidents but there are a couple construction projects to watch out for. we'll

prevent mental anguish for crime victims and their families n this case the widow of officer daniel faulkner. but a judge called that law a violation of the first a amendment right to free speech again, he has overturned it. >>> late fire lieutenant joyce craig has been honored by the philadelphia commission on human relations. craig became first philadelphia fire fight tore died on the line of duty, on december 9th in west oak lane. the the first female fire fighter, pardon. >>> she was one of the ten philadelphians honored tonight in center city as every day heroes. >>> and that she was. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight the supreme court, takes up same sex marriage and a dramatic rescue from under the ruble, days after the nepal quake. >>> we will meet the local student who over came a tough school system to win a prestigious national scholarship, cecily. >>> get ready for a gorgeous day tomorrow, lots of sunshine warmer than today. then i'm tracking a system that will develop in the coastal storm and big changes by friday. i'll have details on what that means in the accu weather

." >> reporter: abu-jamal has been imprisoned since the 1981 killing of philadelphia officer daniel faulknerw appears in poor health. teacher marylin zuniga had her student write him letters delivered several days ago. "abu-jamal is serving a life sentence. he was removed from death row. through the years a number of groups and celebrities have campaigned for his freedom." school administrators say they were shocked, and today suspended zuniga. the superintendent releasing a statement saying, "the school's principal and district administrators vehemently deny that it had any knowledge of the assignment. no approval was ever sought, nor were parents notified. >> "you're fired." >> reporter: retired nutley detective lieutenant steve rogers says the teacher should lose her job. >> "this is an educator in a public school system. what's she educating her children about?" >> reporter: but some believe the teacher's intentions were not bad. >> "no, it doesn't bother me because i believe that when they go off to prison, they go off to be rehabilitated." >> reporter: in orange, john bathke, news 12 n

the 60-year-old inmate is serving a life sentence for killing philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner back in 1981. >>> former fbi director louis freeh wants an outside judge to hear the defamation lawsuit. spanier accused free of bias in the way he handled the sandusky scandal. >>> warrants have been served at the offices of kathleen kane, she has been accuseed of violating secrecy laws by leaking the name of a political foe. >>> president obama is expected to meet with raul castro which is seen as a major step toward reestablishing will i wantic -- will i will i diplomatic relations. >>> a former officer of the secret service put on leave his security clearance suspended after being slapped with felony charges. arthur baldwin is cooled of -- accused of breaking into an apartment in washington. the incidents are the latest in a string of embarrassments for the agency. >>> hillary rodham clinton is expected to make an announcement for a run for the white house. she'll make it official with a posting on social media. >>> business owners in burlington county are upset about plans to imp

delivered to mumia abu jamal who is severing a life sentence for killing philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner back in 18981. >>> louie free wants a judge from outside state college to hear the defamation lawsuit filed by gram spanier who accuses them of making him a scapegoat in a 200 >>> warrants have been served in the office of cat kathleen kane, it's unclear whether the warrants are related to a case of leaking information on a political foe. >>> president obama is at the summit of the america's. he is expected to meet today with raul castro which is seen as a major step toward reestablishing diplomatic relations. the two heads of states greeted each other marking the first time since the two leaders have spoken in 50 years. >>> hillary rodham clinton is expected to make a run for the white house tomorrow. she'll make it official with a posting of a video on social media. >>> people in hainsport say conrail construction is driving people away. >> reporter: marn highway was closed in haynes sport since march 23. merchants saying it's killing business. >> reporter: kelly has owned this rest

letters were delivered to the inmate who is serving a life sentence for killing police officer daniel faulkner back in 1981. >> year learning new information about an alleged terror plot targeting a military base. the suspect is mentally ill and acting strangely before his arrest. else accused of planning a suicide bomb attack the for fort reilly. he was arrested while trying to place a 1,000-pound bottom outside the army post. >>> president obama and cuban president raul castro are making history. they greeted each other last night and shook handles. shook hands. >> i am proud to be with you at this first ever official gathering of civil society leaders at the summit of the america's. i'm pleased to have cuba represented at this summit for the very first time. >>> obama and castro will meet face-to-face, the historic gathering gives chance to boost momentum in an effort to restore normal relations. president obama may nowbs his -- announce his decision to remove cuba from state sponsor of terrorism. >>> the race for 2016 is officially about to heat up. hillary clinton will announce her bid fo

. >>> abdul jabaal is serving a life sense for the killing of officer daniel faulkner. >>> and a judgewill now sentence the teen on three ounces of homicide by vehicle for that crash. that happened in wayne county in september. the three teens killed dignity, keffer and lesher will killed. >>> a stolen valor bill would penalize someone who falsifies challenges who received a medal or declaration from any of the armed forces to be guilty a person must show intent to commit fraud, obtain employment or be appointed to public office. they could face third degree misdemeanor charges. the bill goes to the house after a vote. the stolen valor bill surfaced after another man accused of dressed as an army ranger never having served in the arms forced. this happen at the oxford valley mall in langhorne. the man was never charged with a crime. >>> the man who landed a small aircraft near the u.s. capitol building is due in court today. you're looking at the gyrocopter that caused a scare in washington yesterday. authorities say it took off from the gettysburg area. about an hour later, the pilot

he shot and killed officer daniel faulkner during a routine traffic stop.bu-jamal claims that he is isn't innocent. >> we want the medical necessary health care for our brother, mumia abu-jamal. >> supporters are demanding daily visits with abu-jamal. >>> this morning, we are learning the scope of a data breach involving the philadelphia fire department three years after it happened. names, birth dates and social security numbers were all taken illegally. investigators say an employee of advanced data processing gave patient information to a theft ring. that company handles billing services for ambulance agencies across the country including ems services for the philadelphia fire department. the fire department's independent investigation revealed that the employee accessed information of 750 patients who used ems services on april 1st and 2nd of 2012. that's in addition to the four months worth of information stolen from ems patients between february and october of 2012. right now, it's still unclear whether the information was used fraudulently. if you th

he's serving life in prison for the 1981 murder of police officer daniel faulkner. >>> it may be about six months away but transportation officials are already preparing for the pope's visit. next, hear from septa about what plans they have in the works. it's back! xfinity watchathon week. the biggest week in television history. it's your all-access binge-watching pass to tv's hottest shows free with xfinity on demand. xfinity watchathon week. now through april 12th. perfect for people who really love tv. >>> and welcome back on this saturday morning. we're looking at mostly sunny skies. a beautiful start to your weekend. we'll end it just as nice. temperatures not bad at all. 60 degrees in philadelphia. cooler to the north and west. 52 in allentown, 52 in lancaster, 55 in millville. 56 degrees in atlantic city. it is windy, though we're seeing winds out of the northwest from 5 up to 20 miles per hour. 22 miles per hour sustained winds in philadelphia, right now up to 26 in wilmington. we're seeing gusts a little higher than that especially to the north and west. winds are gusting to n

we are standing here at the plaque for officer daniel faulkner. the officer that mumia abu-jamal is convicted of murder nearing 1981. now the teacher, marilyn zuniga, she had her grade schooler were to mumia. she wrote a get will card were to quote lift up his spirits as he is ill. she used the hash tag fruit mumia. he is sick from diabetes while serving his life sentence for killing officer faulkner. zuniga teaches a at forest street elementary school in orange, new jersey. our dave kinchin went up to the school yesterday to try to track down the teacher and school officials zuniga has since deactivated her face book and her twitter accounts and the orange school district has not gotten back. you would think they would because this issue has been making national headlines. we spoke to parent who are just furious. >> i think it is both alarming, and outrageous, that any teacher would use a group of innocent seven year-olds, to promote a twisted a agenda glorifying murder, glorifying hatred and glorifying violence. >> he is not a role model. kid sh

but it last week a third grade class write get well card of mumia abu-jamal quick of murdering daniel faulkner in 1981. in the meantime, marilyn zuniga has been suspended from fourth street school from orange new jersey with pay. they are endorsing state senator anthony hardy williams of mayor of philadelphia here he is with the other candidates at a forum last week. union's 300 members and supporters will rally for the democrat this afternoon. >> don't forget we will have a debate too alex. >> it is next philadelphia mayoral debate you can watch it right here april 23rd at 6:00 p.m. you can watch it streaming at my fox philly.com and it the is all of the don't news, using the hash tag fox 29de ms debate. iain page will host with lucy nolan acting as moderator. >> so there will be a host and a moderator. >> what is the difference. >> i'm not the sure. we will find out when we watch. >> but, you know, there is a 10:00 p.m. news together. >> one team. >> yes. 6:37. the 69th street, transportation center in upper darby is getting a make over. >> little bit of the make over. the the project will c

former black panther is serving life in prison for the 1981 murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulknercored six runs in their first three games. last night, ryan sandburg shuffling the lineup again. he's going with ruff over howard. check out the beer vendor with the one-handed grab there. doesn't even spill a drop. a nice souvenir for the kid. gerome williams on the mound, giving up one run and a leadoff homer. but that is it. goes on to strike out six in six innings. he has the lowest e.r.a. on the phils' staff since joining the team last august. in the seventh, cesar hernandez. two runs score. the phillies with a fourth spot in the inning. jonathan papelbon says he doesn't feel much like a philly but he's five saves away from becoming the club's all-time saves leader. the phillies win, 4-1. they've won 6 of 7 against the nationals. >>> the nfl draft is three weeks away. espn analyst ron jaworski talked to us on comcast sports net phillies sports talk. he believes chip kelly should mortgage the birds' future to get marcus mariota. >> if this is the guy you absolutely believe in, that

he of course is serving live in prison for the murder of philly officer daniel faulkner on the kellyile tonight on fox news channel faulkner's widow maureen told meghan kelly she thinks the project was a disgrace. >> interesting thing is, i was just about her age when i walked into jefferson hospital in the middle of the night and saw my husband's face blown off. i mean, she needs to realize that what she is doing is so wrong. she needs to get -- first of all the children are the ones who are being hurt right now and the parents. the children probably -- >> abu jamal is serving a life sentence for that murder. the board has yet to reach a decision on her employment. >>> the name of a delaware high school's mascot drawing quite a bit of attention tonight. it's nickname some say is just part of the school's history. others they want it changed. fox 29's brad sat tip tonight's meeting in wilmington that tackled that exact subject. brad? >> reporter: it cam up for sure. this is part of the red clay school district. they run the school board about 27 different schools but we're only focus

he was quick of killing philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. >> her name is marilyn, and she's suspend ed pending outcome of the investigation. >> but not every parent in the school thinks that she deserves to be disciplined. >> i personally don't see nothing wrong with that. i mean given the fact that she believes that man is necessary event. people still need to feel like there is a point here. >> she should lose her job. >> i don't want anyone losing their job but she should be reprimanded for that. >> that is not a great idea for her to do that is her opinion. don't involve the the children in something like that. >> there you go keep it to yourself. >> school officials tell fox 29 there will be no further comment until the investigation into the incident is complete. we should know more after this meet to go day. >> would i think so. we will report it tomorrow morning here on "good day philadelphia". >>> so, do you want to see this next piece of video? watch this... this guy is being interviewed boom, my goodness a manhole cover explode in the middle of the inter

he is serving life in prison for the 1981 murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. federal appeals sentence throughout his appeals. >>> investigate death of new jersey man who died while being held by police. violent -- vineland place taken into custody before noon. unidentified man died hours later. no information on what led to his arrest or how he died, but officers did not shoot him. cumberland prosecutor offers now investigating. >>> a sad ending in the search for local grandfather missing for more than three months. authorities say veto's body found in the schuylkill river. someone did shoot him. the 69 year old father of six and grandfather of nine disappeared just days before christmas. philadelphia police later found his car in east germantown. they also found blood and a shell casing inside. so far no arrests. >>> coming up, a shocking admission from the germanwings airline. what they now say about the co-pilot's psychological history. and let's head back outside. you can leave your umbrella today, but keep your sunglasses handy. sue will be back with your

the former black panther is serving life in prison for the murder of daniel faulkner. >>> tonight thed could shake and you could hear some explosions at joint base mcgwire dikes lakehurst. marines will conduct training exercises tonight and saturday. this will detonate explosives between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. they say the noise could travel with overcast weather conditions. >>> happening this weekend in bucks county hundreds of athletes will be in bensalem for what's billed as the largest college fencing event in the world. students from more than 40 schools will participate in the college fencing national championship at bensalem high school. the competition begins tomorrow. organizers say it will give the local economy a boost. >> all 1,000 participate apts have to go eat. they'll stay in our hotels. they'll visit our attractions. so, you know, it's a win-win for not only bensalem but all of bucks county. >> by the way, the event is free and open to the public. >>> today the cost of care. >> nbc10 with the new numbers and just how expensive it is for paying for a family member in a nurs

he was convicted of killing officer daniel faulkner in december 1981. >>> people united we'll never be defeated! >> supporters of abu jamal gathered outside the district attorney's office. they're calling on medical care and saying the medical care given to the inmate substandard. they equate it with a murder plot by the state. abu jamal supporters also used the protest to express several demands. among them daily visits by abu jamal's family and friends, access to a diabetes specialist and a diet suitable for diabetics. they also want the department of corrections to a lou the release of his medical records and a probe of health care. we reached out to the department of corrections. they say they're working with his representatives and add, quote, when an individual presents to the medical department with symptoms or issues that require a higher level of medical care that individual is sent to the local hospital. >>> nbc10 has new information now about the kent county business where bullets were flying at a teen party on easter sunday. >> it turns out the place was ordered shut down l

abu jamal was convicted of murdering philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 18981. his death sentence was overturned but he is serving a life sentence without parole. >>> philadelphia police are looking for the thief who stole from a store in the city's graduate hospital section. the suspect was caught oog looking into the store window on march 30th. a few minutes later he went inside the store and came out with a blue bag, laptop and several items. >>> clouds now but wet and really cool changes on the horizon. here's a live look at the philadelphia museum of art and points west. some areas saw passing shower today and more rain's on the way. some rain is in the forecast for tonight and then some really big cold changes. >> that's right. temperatures will talk. let's talk to nbc10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. what can we expect tonight? >> for the rest of tonight, we can expect more rain. then you'll notice temperatures quite a bit cooler come tomorrow morning. here's a live look across center city. looking at the top of the aramark building. flags are

abu-jamal is serving life in prison for killing police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. >>> prosecutors from across pennsylvania will push for state-funded preschool programs to keep kids away from crime. law enforcement leaders will discuss the pre-k for pa campaign later this morning in king of prussia. the program calls for expanding preschool access to at-risk children through state funding. authorities will taut a new report showing how pre-k education could reduce the number of children who end up in jail later in life. >>> there's a new task force to make sure the government and insurance companies are fulfilling their promises to hurricane sandy victims. members of stop fema now traveled to d.c. to speak to lawmakers. dozens of sandy victims told their stories of being cheated out of flood insurance money they needed to rebuild their damaged homes. the short-term goal is to get justice for sandy victims who are deprived of insurance money. >> pays for flood insurance. would era he not asking for a handout, we're asking for a fair flood insurance claim. >> give us the money we in

abu-jamal is serving a life sentence for the killing of daniel faulkner in 1981. yesterday, a federal judge tossed out a mental anguish state law aimed at /usabu-jamal after he recorded a commencement address for a vermont college last year. >>> less than three weeks to go now before philadelphia's democratic primary for mayor. five of the democratic candidates attended a breakfast forum in center city this morning. the republican candidate for mayor was also there. together they discussed jobs and workforce development. philadelphia works, a nonprofit that invests in employment and training hosted the forum. here's a look at all six democratic candidates running for mayor. the winner will take on melissa marie bailey on the november ballot. and there are now just 20 days until that pennsylvania primary. >>> and happening now. new jersey governor chris christie is taking questions from reporters for the first time in months. the governor is signing two bills in new brunswick. one bill to obtain secure prescription dropoffs where people can deposit unused medicati

former black panther is serving life in prison for the 1981 murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner nbc10 traffic alert tonight. this weekend will bring some relief on the roads. penndot announced today that crews will be patching potholes tomorrow on state highways in our area. that includes philadelphia montgomery delaware bucks and chester counties. since last december penndot has used nearly 4900 tons of asphalt to repair hot holes throughout the region. >>> an annual ranking of the most lit rat city in the united states has a new champion. it's minneapolis, minnesota. minneapolis actually bumped washington, d.c. to the second spot. d.c. was followed by seattle. philadelphia has a ranking of 35. the survey by central connecticut state university factors in data from bookstores online and physical libraries and newspaper circulations. >>> here's a question for you now. does your child hate going to school? a new study says it could be genetic. researchers say in about 45% of cases, personality differences that children inherited from their parents impacted their motivation to lea

he is serving live in prison for the 1981 murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. >>>al appeals court throughout his death sentence back in 2008. >> today marks 10 years sin the death of terry schiavo in 1990 her heart stopped and left her with permanent brain damage a feeding tube kept her alive for 15 years as her husband and family battled in court over her right to live or die. 2005 her husband won and removed her feeding tube. she died 13 days later. and since that time, her family has created the terry schiavo life and hope fet network. members of the group attended a mass and an event to honor her. >> scott i'm glad we're almost finished with march. >> march madness in the weather department, iain a foot of snow this month. the snowiest march since 19 knee when we saw the super storm. as we take a look the you will ma ultimate doppler you can see most of the action, it is out of here. we saw some rain. some heavy rain even a few rumbles of thunder but we saw snow north and west for the lehigh valley and the poconos. one to 4-inches of snow there. but look at the

officer daniel faulkner was shot to death by abu jamal during a routine traffic stop. abu jamal claims he is innocent. >> we want the necessary medical health care for our brother mumia abu jamal. we do not want him suffering laboring in that prison unnecessarily. >> supporters are demanding daily visits with abu jamal. >>> funeral service will be held tomorrow for the offduty officer killed inside his delaware county home. a viewing will happen at 10:00 a.m. for darby borough hudson. there will be a motorcade that will pass the firehouse. officer hudson was off-duty when he was shot to death with his own service gun. it happened at his house in glenolden last saturday. his girlfriend was charged with the murder. police were already holding finch for an alleged assault on hudson from last summer. >>> religious leaders from different faiths are coming together this good friday to denounce an ad featuring adolf hitler that is now on the side of septa buses in philadelphia. as we have been reporting, the ad stirred complaints and concerns and even a legal battle from sept

he is serving life in prison for the 1981 murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. a federal appeals court through out his death sentence in 2008. >>> officials are investigating the death of a new jersey man who died while being held by police. vineland police say the man was taken into custody just before noon yesterday. the unidentified man died short while later. police have not yet released information on what led to his arrest, or how he died, but they do say officers did not shoot him. the cumberland county prosecutor's offers is now investigating. >>> a saddening in the search for local grandfather missing for more than three months. authorities say veto's body found in the schuylkill river. someone shot him. the 69 year old father of six and grandfather of nine disappeared just days before christmas. philadelphia police later found his car in east germantown. they also found blood and shell casings inside. so far no arrests. >>> police in new jersey are asking for your help to find a missing teenager. seventeen year old rachael lynn man so from pit grove, n

he's in prison for the murder of daniel faulkner, but always maintained his innocence.nd those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: the news about south carolina just continues with the release of the -- cam video. you wrote your commentary today in "the new york daily news." juan: i think one of the things that i tried to stress in my column is that how many more of these heartbreaking videos are we going to be exposed to across the country before change occurs in policing in the country. i think the critical thing to understand is not only the videos of the actual encounters were african-american males are killed by police, but also what happens in the moments afterward. we've now seen several of theset. tamir rice video where the 12-year-old boy is shot by a policeman who arrives within two seconds of his getting out of the car. but then for four minutes after as the boy lying on

facing complications of diabetes while serving a life sentence for killing physical police officer daniel faulknern 1981. >> they should be writing to roll model. they're third graders. >> my kid is in the sixth grade. he's not there. if that was him i would have heart attack. >> the man president of the philadelphia from a term order of police when faulkner died went on fox and friends to sound off. >> i think it's both alarming and outrageous that any teacher would use a group of innocent seven-year-old toss promote a twisted agenda glorifying murder murder glorifying hatred and violence. >> her twitter account showing she quoted mumia abu jamal for another class lesson this last february for black history month. writing on the board what is the main idea of this quote? so long as one just person is silenced there is no justice. mumia abu jamal. we contact the the school district for comment but not have heard back. those with spoke with want to see some action against the teacher. >> i hate to see anybody lose their job but she should be reprimanded. >> reporter: we reached out to the teacher a

maybe daniel faulkner's widow should go to that classroom and explain what happened.ting letters to charles manson or the night stalker. she is a rat. she is an absolute rat -- she flew her entire class under the bus. by the way, she is a hero to the people behind her. community organizer. screw her. fire her. >> they made it political interest their point of view. if she's going to be their hero she's going to bear the burden, be a martyr. one more thing coming up next. tt8fq@q:)q1m-[f=/p2!a>l>> one more thing. eric. >> so last -- yesterday fast food workers protested they want $15 an hour across the country. take a look at this from new york city. so just to get a sense of what this is all about, show the vo of when i got stuck, that's broadway, you can't go east or west from central park all the

abu-jamal is serving life for the 1981 murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. >>> policefirmed that the body pulled from the schuylkill in east falls yesterday is that of 69 year-old veto magleo. he was reported missing from his northeast philadelphia home in december a few days later his car was found bound in east germantown. he was pull from the river with multiple gunshot wound. his death has been ruled a homicide. >>> sources tell cbs news that democratic senator robert menendez of new jersey could be indicted on federal corruption charges today. charges are expected to relate to his dealings with the donor and friend florida ophthalmologist solomon melge n. when word first leak last month senator menendez denied any wrongdoing. >>> indiana lawmakers are scrambling to find tune religious freedom law. in arkansas governor asa hutchinson plans to sign a similar bill into law. it passed legislature yesterday. opponents protested outside the state house in little rock critics say like indiana law it allows business toss withhold services from gays and lesbians. >>> 6:33.

30 years since mumia abu jamal convict evidence shooting killing philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. today he's back in the news as some are outraged that a new jersey teacher had her students write him get well letters after an apparent illness led him to be rushed to the hospital. >> the teacher orange new jersey jersey's marl are you lynn first tweet on her twitter page make it clear she's not only an abu jamal supporter with the hash tag free mumia listed but also that she wanted her third great students to lift his spirits with get well wishes. professor johanna far then did he say who delivered the letters said they had the desire desired effect and received with smiles. >> it's both alarming and outrageous -- >> richard costello former president of the philadelphia fraternal order of police told fox and friends this morning that not only is writing get well letters to convicted cop killer completely inappropriate but all the teachers involved should be fired. >> i think the school system needs to immediately fire any teacher involved in this. these children are now placed in

the 60-year-old inmate is serving a life sentence for killing philadelphia police officer daniel faulkners zuniga may also be fired. >>> now to denver, colorado where they're trying to figure out how these posters ended up plastered all over a public high school. they are directed at black and latino students reason generating quite a bit of controversy. the posters are called 10 things black and latina girls should know and includes statements like these wearing too much makeup looks like a clown and twerking and grinding ain't cute. turns out administrators at the martin luther king jr. school are behind them. most of the statements are positive but not all of them and many students take issue that they were aimed at specific races at that school. the district says it respects their concerns and it will review the situation but as of right now those posters remain at the school, sharrie. >> definitely a big talker brian. thank you. >>> time to get another check on the roads tonight. matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with the upday. hi matt. >> sharrie, we have a couple of

nobody who knew daniel faulkner is going to write a letter to his killer.e from their consequences. so these people have the luxury of writing these letters or forcing these kids to write letters because they don't know the people that were killed. that's the most disgusting part about it. darling of the left. he is their rock star. >> he is. so moving on to the university of michigan which has just canceled a screening of "american sniper," the blockbuster movie. and instead decided to replace it with a much more palatable -- >> this is amazing. >> "paddington," which they think is more appropriate for university students. >> right. >> so once we called this to their attention saying really they said well, we're still going to screen it. but we want to screen it separately in sort of this safe zone. >> because the students are so fragile. there's one great hypocrisy here. the same students that feel unsafe or threatened by words or movie that are the same students in a protest would get in your face, that would show up at a brunch and yell at you. they're

he is serving a life sentence for killing philadelphia officer daniel faulkner. to realize that what she is doing is so wrong. >> the teacher did apologize for her actions and asked the board not to fire her. school leaders will decide the future of her employment at its meeting next month. back to you. >> they tabled it tuesday night because of the tension and the stress and emotion. >>> thank you very much. she also said to the parents i'm sorry i didn't talk to you about the assignment before i gave it out. >> isn't there a world war ii vet they could write letters to? >>> we have a fox news alert to start off with. armed and dangerous and the fbi needs your help finding two serial bank robbers. this video shows one pointing a gun. they're threatening to kidnap bank employees and shoot police officers. they have hit banks in pittsburgh. >>> monumental controversy. this bronze memorial in a public park features boots and a helmet on top of a rifle. the village council says that is inappropriate. the votes who raised the money for the memorial are furious saying