' jail cell this summer. >> they have a confession from david cummings that he killed the little boy.>> shocking right there. shocking. really didn't think that -- how can you do that to your own kid? >> reporter: without that confession, we would have been able to prove some sexual offenses, but we remained stone walled in proving that this was a homicide. >> reporter: the district attorney says it really was good detective work that got david cummings. and we've reached out to the little boy's mother, she told us she had no interest in talking to the media. live in reading, i'm doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >>> we have some breaking news in the last 30 minutes investigators ruled this fire at a restaurant construction site earlier this week in center city a case of arson. flames tore through the building at 13th and chancellor tuesday morning. residents of two neighbors apartment buildings are out of their homes because of the fire. again, it has been ruled arson and the atf is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. working now to get surveillance

david cummings of reading was charged with the 2003 murder of his 3-year-old step son. his year investigators reinterviewed cummings in prison, there cummings told authorities he had lied in earlier interviews. >>> interest rates are staying where they are, but the head of the federal reserve says a rate hike is still likely this year. one reason the fed isn't acting yet, inflation is still running well below the central bank's objective of 2%. >>> philadelphia police reviewing surveillance video right now hoping to find the man who stole a police officer's bike right outside a 7-eleven store. this picture shows what the bike looks like, a 17-inch fuji mountain bike with a saddle bag. the officer left the bike outside when he went into the convenience store just before 9:00. >>> staying connected while you commute, that's the plan for patco riders who will have free wifi access at all 13 of the stations by early next month. comcast subscribers will be able to gain access to the internet by signing in with their xfinity user i.d. commuters without comcast can use the serv

david cummings was charged today for the 2003 death of william spade the little boy. >> there is word tonight radnor police are investigating an instagram account that had ib appropriate picture of students from radnor middle school in wayne. they were apparently taken away from school and district property and all phone call information provided to parents today the instagram account was deactivated. >> days after wilmington man died after saving woman and baby funny go fund me accounts have popped up for funeral experiences. thomas was stabbed to death monday night and jumpeded in front of a map chaseing a mother and baby with a knife. police are warning people not to contribute to unauthorized go fund me accounts. cotingham's family is receive ago signature answer from the victim's compensation assistance program. >> 311 call center is expected to reon in philadelphia in the morning. sdoz epz were september home today. at 1:00 after a bed bug was discovered in the office. sxerm nateers were pleadly called in and call center has been handling citizen concerns approaching the pope's

cummings, who was absolutely brilliant in these hearings. >> i watched, yes. >> he pointed out that he had asked for david delidon, the man behind the fraudulent smear videos planned to take planned parenthood down. >> let's talk about these videos for a second. i understand what you're saying. i also watched the videos. you can talk about whether they were edited or not, and a lot of different things whether it was intended. but the person who speaks on that video seems to me that planned parenthood shot itself in the foot. what do you say to that? >> you know, i don't agree with that at all. i heard people that i admire and respect, gee, there should be some apology for the term. i disagree. i would challenge any editor and reporters to put up on youtube their private conversations about their job. i would challenge--i would certainly never put on youtube my conversations with my senior advisers. >> i'm not going to put mine up on youtube either. >> there you go. >> this is what i'm saying, that he had probably violated state laws in his creation of by the way-- >> i understand that. i understand that. but it seems to me part of the problem

cummings for a generous seven minutes. heather: we'll bring panel back in. davidlet you step into this, in terms of the money how it is spent. you just heard a little bit more of the exchange. what is your reaction? >> there is couple things that matter, heather. it is not percentage matters. where the money is applied. start with the fundamental part of this. what percentage of abortions versus what percentage of women's services, that is not the real issue. it is taxpayer dollars, from americans who have genuine objection where money is fungible inside of planned parenthood, that has been certified as fact, should not be used to support something that many americans don't support. the same is applied to the fetal tissue issue. americans have a right, and we don't separate our tax dollars by religion, nor should we separate when it comes to idea your money should be used to go for something you object to they will argue about ratios in washington, d.c. but ill lee galty less -- illegality leslie mentioned is big issue. if there is violation of federal law that sh