we're live in east coventry township. dann cuellar, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, dann. police are telling "action news" that it happened on the 1900 block of pratt street last night in the frank furd section of philadelphia. a man meet a 38-year-old woman -- beat a delete-year-old woman and -- 38-year-old woman and sexually assaulted her daughter. lawmen are looking for 39-year-old malik bailey who, according to police, was not a stranger to the two victims. >>> the 16-year-old girl accused of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a wilmington high school student arrived in court today. we are blowing her face -- blurring her face because she is currently charged as a juvenile. but a judge granted a hearing whether to try her as an an adult. authorities say the teen struck amy joyner-francis at howard high school last month with deadly consequences due to the victim's underlying heart condition. two other girls face less serious charges had the case. >>> a tire slasher remains at large tonight after leav

police say that 24 year-old ryan steven benjamin was pulled from the water in east coventry on memorial day. she had a cinder block tied around her body. benjamin was a prekindergarten teacher. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is on his way to east coventry and will have the latest on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> a british airlines flight land safely at newark liberty airport in new jersey after a threat was made this afternoon. flight 185 from london arrived at 1:00 o'clock with 219 people on board. the passengers could later be seen walking away from the plane with their luggage. port authority of new york and new jersey have not disclosed the nature of the threat. >>> attorneys over the deadly amtrak 89 crash in chester blamed a colossal miscommunication for deaths of the two rail workers. they were struck by a train traveling at 106 miles an hour on april 3rd. today the attorneys filed a negligence lawsuit on behalf of the family of one victim 61 year-old joe carter of wilmington. >> ten deaths in ten and a half months, on amtrak's rails, in philadelphia alone. how many more

she worked as a pre-k teacher and her body was pulled from the creek in east coventry township on memorial day. they don't know how she died but believe she was dead when put in the water. people are asking anyone that had contact with her over the holiday weekend to please give her a call. >>> the search is on for the arsonist that is targeting the same building over and over. they wonder why they would target a place that is home to dozens of disabled elderly residents. >> reporter: investigators spent much of the day here at the hamill mill apartments looking for clues to catch this arsonist. residents are worried and some are moving out. the string of arsons had firefighters inspecting the hamill mill apartments developing an evacuation plan at the building that houses the elderly and disabled. >> it's the third or fourth time and it doesn't make any sense. >> lee is among the 50 or so residents on edge and worried about their safety. >> the first suspected arson happened in april and since then four more two in the lobby and two in the elevator. >> it makes me feel nerve yours and sca

chris o'connell is live at the east coventry police department tonight. chris?> reporter: lucy, certainly an unnerving end to the memorial day weekend for folks who live in this part of rural chester county. a woman's body found in a creek, her body tied to a cinder block. tonight, police are trying to figure out who put her there. flowers mark the spot tonight where a still unidentified woman was found dead on memorial day. neighbors who live in east coventry township are all asking the same question whom was this woman? and how did her lifeless body get into the shallow waters of the pigeon creek? >> right in the current that's coming out actually. >> reporter: jason rudder discovered the body of the african-american woman monday a day after moving to the neighborhood with his wife and three daughters. >> kind of hit me like, it's really happening to an me and my children just moved to. >> reporter: chester county detectives say the woman's body was found attached to a cinder block. bobbing in the popular fishing hole about 11:00 o'clock monday morning. they b

twenty-four year old ryan benjamin was found on memorial day in a shallow creek in east coventry. her body was tied to a cynder block. chester county da tom hogan says benjamin died before she was dumped in the water. he stopped short of calling what happened a murder, but says, somebody knows something. >> he knows we're coming for him. he looks guilty. best thing for him to do is come forward, come to authorities, tell us what happened. >> if you have any information on this case, you are asked to call police. >> the 2016 presidential candidates are criss-crossing california, ahead of the state's critical primary tuesday. violence errupted outside of donald trump rally in san jose yesterday. a dozen or more people were punched, some demonstrators pounded on the car, the people leaving the rally. and trump hats were set on fire, and left burning on the ground. several people were arrested. >> well, still ahead this morning, proof of just how forceful flood waters are in texas. >> an s.u.v. is swept away with people still inside. more on this dramatic video just ahead. >> then, a

. >> her body was found tied to a cinder block in east coventry township. there was no gun shot wounds or signs of strangulation, and no water in her lungs, indicating she was dead before being dumped in the water. >> sometime on memorial day she was with different people and anyone with her needs to check in with the chester detectives so we can rebuild her entire weekend. her body was found about a mile from where she lives. >> he is out there sweating and it's longer he stays out there the worse it looks for him. he has to come in and tell the authorities what happened. >> the cause of death is not yet determined. ryan benjamin was a teacher at a warwick child center in the area. anyone with contact with her over the weekend is asked to call the d.a.'s office. >> thank you. >>> philadelphia police are trying to track down the hit and run driver who struck and killed a teenager last night in hunting park. police say he was rundown in front of his girlfriend. it's a tragic story. "action news" reporter, sara bloomquist is live at the scene of the accident

someone found a woman's body tied to a cinder block in a pond in east coventry township. investigators are still trying to determine who the woman is and how she died but they believe she was killed, then dumped into the pond. they hope these pictures of her jewelry, clothes an a tattoo on her left shoulder will help someone identify her. >>> philadelphia is now among the growing list of cities whose police agencies are rewarding officers for showing restrain the. one example is officer michael edwards. a man threatened to shoot officer edwards in south philadelphia in february. after several verbal and physical attacks from the suspect, the officer used his taser rather than his gun. the philadelphia police department awards its officers a medal of tactical de-escalation. more than 40 philly officers have received similar awares in the last six months. >>> happening today in montgomery county, the overdose antidote known as narcan will be ready to use at three health centers, in norristown, pottstown and willow grove. they'll be available for residents who don't have ins

skyforce 10 was above the pond in east coventry township. investigators are trying to find out who the woman was and how she died. they believe she was killed and dumped into the pond. we spoke to one of the men who found the victim yesterday morning. >> we left and i got on with my day and later in the day it kind of hit me, like, this really happened to an area where me and my children just moved to. >> detectives believe the woman was between 25 and 35 years old. they hopephotos of jewelry, clothing and tattoo on her left shoulder will help someone identify her. >>> in decision 2016, donald trump lashed out at the media today for trying to get answers about what happened to the millions of dollars he said he raised for veterans months ago. >> you're a sleaze. i've watched you on television. you're a real beauty. >> the presumptive republican nominee held a news conference this morning to detail where the money went. trump said he raised $5.6 million for 4 1 different charities at a fund-raiser earlier this year including $1 million of his

police have now identified the woman whose body was found in east coventry township on memorial day.she's ryan benjamin who you see her. fishermen discovered her body in a pond tied to a cinder block. police are trying to track down her killer. authorities released photos of her jewelry and tattoo which ultimately helped family members identify her. she worked as a preschool teacher at the warwick child care center. she lived with a family friend who said benjamin would often spend the night with friends. when she heard the reports about a body found she became concerned. >> i tried calling her several times. it went right to her voicemail, then i started to worry. >> benjamin's body show nod signs of strangulation, gunshot wounds or blunt force trauma. authorities believe someone killed her and then dumped her body in the pond. >>> a 5-year-old girl rescued from a philadelphia house fire is in the hospital along with her mother and a police officer. the fire broke out late yesterday afternoon at this home in northeast philadelphia. witnesses watched the first rescue attempts but the

her body was found tied to a cinder block in east coventry township memorial day.e of one of her friends, both animal lovers watching after their pets while the other at work. >> it was a great living situation for both of us. and she had a lot of friends in the westchester area. >> tuesday, cheryl saw the news report about the woman found in a pond about a mile away and began to try to reach benjamin. >> i tried to reach her several times. it went right to voicemail. and at night i couldn't sleep and started investigating myself. >> do you know if she was seeing somebody who she might have been out with? >> she had a boyfriend but they had broken up. but they were in the same circle of friends. >> the questions, where was benjamin over the weekend and who was she with? >> any that was with her during the memorial day weekend needs to check in with the chester county officials so we can rebuild the weekend. >> she was out going and well loved by many people except perhaps the one who dumped her in the pond and the authorities have a message for him. >> he is out th

if you they are sean found her body in pigeon creek monday morning in east coventry. she had no obvious signs of trauma. investigators are still trying to figure out how she died and of course who dumped her body. >>> new developments to night in the death of music legend prince. the musician died of an accidental fentanyl overdose according to a minnesota medical examiner. it's been more than month after the 57-year-old artist died at his paisley park mansion. the report signed by the officer's chief medical examiner says the drug was self administered. fentanyl is a painkiller 10 times more potent than heroin. closer to home governor tom wolf is trying to tackle the opioid epidemic. >> today wolf urged lawmakers to approve more funds to fight the problem. governor wolf says $34 million quest to address the keystone state's opioid crisis is just a start. wolf spoke outside the center for substance abuse and research at temple university's lewes katz school of medicine. he says it's time for harrisburg to take some serious action on this issue. >> this is a medical ep

chopper three was over the pond in east coventry the body discovered floating on the surface of the water yesterday morning. prosecutors say the woman was already dead when she was put into the pond. authorities are hoping jewelry and tattoos will help them determine the victim's identity. >> doctors say a baby with a birth defect linked to the zika virus was born at hackensack melter center in new jersey today. the child has microcephaly an abnormally small brain. the mother from honduras and contracted the mosquito born illness there. the world health organization reported that the zika virus lingers in the body longer than first thought. it's now urging people returning from areas where zika is found to practice safe sex or abstain for at least eight weeks, not four recommended prely. >>> a philadelphia family is honored with a special surprise by pope francis himself. >> this comes almost a year after he changed their life with a simple kiss. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has more on the holy gift they never expect. >> reporter: it's been call the miracle on market street. a

. >>> the 24-year-old died before she was dumb in the water in east coventry township it took authorities a few days to make a positive identification. >> it's a shock that we would find her body tied to a cinder block in a pond. >> reporter: hogan stopped short of calling what happened a murder but says somebody knows something. "eyewitness news" has learned the 24-year-old pre k teacher spent time in west chester with friends. those who live here say the details in this case are shocking. >> i think it's awful. you know, we're not used to that kind of, um, crime here. you know, i don't worry about safety so much. i teach 24-year-olds. so i don't know, it's terrible. >> reporter: ryan ben gentleman in sin from rochester new york where she has family. now the investigation continues. how did ryan benjamin die? why and who is responsible? >> he knows that we're coming for him. every minute that goes by, he looks worse. he looks more guilty. best thing for him to do right now is to come forward, come to authorities and tell us what happened. because right now, everything is pointing at him.

skyforce 10 was above the pond yesterday in east coventry township.investigators are still trying to determine who the woman is and how she died exactly. they believe she was killed and then dumped into the pond. we spoke to one of the men who found the victim yesterday morning. >> we left and i got on with my day. later in the day it hit me, like this really happened to an area where me and my children just moved to. >> detectives believe the woman was between 25 and 35 years old and they hope these pictures of her jewelry, clothes and a tattoo on her left shoulder will help someone identify her. >>> happening today in montgomery county, the overdose antidote known as narcan will be ready to use at three health centers. the nasal spray kits will be at the health senders it in norristown, pottstown and willow grove. they will be available for residents who don't have insurance or can't afford the pharmacy co-pay. the nbc 10 digital team spent months on the streets documenting the opioid crisis in our area. you can see their report "generation addicted

authorities say benjamin died before she was dumped in the water in east coventry township. chester county da tom hogan has strong message for her killer. >> there is someone out there right now who knows he can actually what he did. he tide a cinder block to a young woman's leg, and dumped her into a pond. he knows that we're coming for him. >> if you have any information on this case, you are asked to call police. >> an ugly scene outside a donald trump rally in san jose, california, several people are under arrest after protesters and supporters clashed in the streets. hena daniels tells us the presumptive gop nominee hit back against hillary clinton's accusations that he's unfit to be president. >> violent clashes broke out between donald trump supporters and protesters in san jose, thursday night. a dozen or more people were punched, some demonstrators pounded on the cars of people leaving the rally. and trump last were set on fire and left burning on the ground. police kept the chaos from getting close to the convention center, where the presumptive gop nominee spoke o

ryan benjamin was found dead in east coventry township on memorial day. fishermen discovered her body in a pond. the 24-year-old was tied to a cinder block. now police are trying to track down her killer. authorities released pictures of jewelry and a tattoo. she worked as a preschool teacher at the warwick child care center. she lived with a family friend who said benjamin would also spend the night with friends. when she heard reports of a body found she became concerned. >> i tried calling her several times. it went right to voicemail, then i started to worry. >> benjamin's body showed no signs of strangulation, gunshot wound or blunt force trauma. authorities believe someone killed her and dumped her body in the pond. >>> the military is mourning the death of at least six service members who died on u.s. soil yesterday. those deaths came from accidents in two different states with a third accident destroying an air force jet. at least five soldiers died after an army truck overturned in a creek at ft. hood, texas. three other soldiers were rescued. th

. >>> the 24-year-old died before she was dumb in the water in east coventry township it took authorities a few days to make a positive identification. >> it's a shock that we would find her body tied to a cinder block in a pond. >> reporter: hogan stopped short of calling what happened a murder but says somebody knows something. "eyewitness news" has learned the 24-year-old pre k teacher spent time in west chester with friends. those who live here say the details in this case are shocking. >> i think it's awful. you know, we're not used to that kind of, um, crime here. you know, i don't worry about safety so much. i teach 24-year-olds. so i don't know, it's terrible. >> reporter: ryan ben gentleman in sin from rochester new york where she has family. now the investigation continues. how did ryan benjamin die? why and who is responsible? >> he knows that we're coming for him. every minute that goes by, he looks worse. he looks more guilty. best thing for him to do right now is to come forward, come to authorities and tell us what happened. because right now, everything is pointing at him.

now, we were on scene after her body was discovered in east coventry township, pigeon creek specifically, in about 4 feet of water. >> this happened on monday memorial day. the district attorney says there were people swimming in that area sunday afternoon, and did not obviously see any signs of a body in that 4 feet of water. so he believes this happened sometime between sunday and early monday. today was the day the identification was made, we're told that miss benjamin lived in rochester, new york, she was pre k teacher at warwick childcare incorporated in pottstown, and family member came down from rochester, already on their way back to rochester, but had to identify her. here is what the district attorney had to say and he is furious. >> there is someone out there right now who knows exactly what he did. he tide a cinder block to a young woman's leg, and dumped her into a pond. he knows that we're coming for him. every minute that goes by, he looks worse. he looks more guilty. best thing for him to do right now is to come forward. come to authorities. tell us what happened. >> all

the bond is near zebra road in east coventry township.ice believe she was placed there sometime between sunday afternoon and monday morning. the woman was found yesterday and is described as an african-american about 25 to 35 years old. the chester county district attorney released these pictures of her clothing, also jewelry and a tattoo on her shoulder. she did not have any gun shot wounds or any other obvious signs of trauma. police believe she was already dead when she was placed in the water because she he did not have water in her lungs. >> i just can't believe that, you know, somebody would be that heartless to do that to another human being. >> if you have any information, call police. >> ♪ >> now to presidential politics. democrat hillary clinton will be in new jersey again today and she'll get a boost from a garden state rocker. jon bon jovi will also be speaking at today's event. they'll hold a rally at the golden dome athletic center at rutgers university in newark. clinton has earned the endorsement of california governor jer

chopper three was over the pond in east coventry the body discovered floating on the surface of the water yesterday morning. prosecutors say the woman was already dead when she was put into the pond. authorities are hoping jewelry and tattoos will help them determine the victim's identity. >> doctors say a baby with a birth defect linked to the zika virus was born at hackensack melter center in new jersey today. the child has microcephaly an abnormally small brain. the mother from honduras and contracted the mosquito born illness there. the world health organization reported that the zika virus lingers in the body longer than first thought. it's now urging people returning from areas where zika is found to practice safe sex or abstain for at least eight weeks, not four recommended prely. >>> a philadelphia family is honored with a special surprise by pope francis himself. >> this comes almost a year after he changed their life with a simple kiss. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has more on the holy gift they never expect. >> reporter: it's been call the miracle on market street. a

someone discovered the body floating on a surface of the pond in east coventry township monday morningprosecutors say would the man was dead when she was placed in the upon. authorities are hoping that the jewelry and tattoos will help them determine the victim's identity. >> this young woman's body was thrown in the pond like someone was throwing away trash. >> reporter: police described victim as an african-american women between 25 and 35 years of age, about 5-foot six, weighing 130-pound. if you have any information, please give chester county detectives a call. >>> here's an update to a story "eyewitness news" covered yesterday morning. philadelphia police continued their search for a man they say attack a woman and a teenage girl. this happened early yesterday on pratt street in frankford. police say 39 year-old malik bailey attacked his 38 year-old wife before sexually assaulting a relative. investigators say there is no known history of domestic abuse at the home and they say bailey has minor previous criminal arrests. bailey's wife is in critical condition. >>> it is hard to b

two men who were out fishing found her body on memorial day in a pond in east coventry township. investigators believe someone killed her elsewhere and dumped her body here. andrea klein thomas is talking to the district attorney to get updates and we'll hear more coming up later. >>> tonight we're seeing surveillance video from the hit and run that killed a teenager. you can see the teen go around the truck and the hit and run driver strike. the rest of the video too graphic to show on television. the owner of the auto shop was teaching victim about cars. his daughter was also dating the teen. he's heartbroken. >> everybody is heartbroken. >> police have found the stolen car involved this the hit and run. they are still looking for the driver. >>> right now at 5:00, philadelphia moms demand action against gun violence. you're looking live at a rally in fairmount park all part of national gun violence awareness wear orange day. this comes as violence in our area is up this time over last year. in philadelphia there have been 108 murders including 87 deadly shootings. in camden, t

she worked as a pre-k teacher and her body was pulled from the creek in east coventry township on memorial. they don't know how she died but believe she was dead when put in the water. people are asking anyone that had contact with her over the holiday weekend to please give her a call. >>> the search is on for the arsonist that is targeting the same building over and over. they wonder why they would target a place that is home to dozens of disabled elder

a fisherman finds a woman's body in a creek, tied to a cynder block, in east coventry township. chester county detective say african-american woman's body possibly late 20's, earl 30th's, found in a shale so waters of pigeon creek on monday morning. she was discovered wearing a gray shirt, unique jewelry and had discontinuing tatoo. jason rutter found the body just a day after moving into the neighborhood with his wife, and his three daughters. >> it hit me like really happening to an area where me and my children just moved to. >> no matter what happened here she was still a young woman, thrown away like she was a piece of trash. can you not treat people like that. >> detective say the laid had i no wound. if you have any information. >> but the tatoo real distinctive. those are the clothes she had when she was found, right there. >> all right, 6:06. >> well, doctors in new jersey say a baby girl has been born with a condition that's linked to the zika virus, talking birth defect happened. >> in jersey? >> yes, sir, doctors at hackensack medical university say the baby was born

. >> fisherman finds a woman's body in a creek, tied to a cynder block, in east coventry township chester county detective say an african-american woman's body possibly in her late 20's, early 30's, was found in the shallow waters of pigeon creek, monday morning. she was discovered wearing a gray shirt, unique jewelry, discontinuing tatoo. found the body just day after moving into that neighborhood with his wife and three daughters. >> kind of hit me like really happening to an area where me and my children just moved to. >> no matter what happened here, this is still a young woman. she was thrown away like she was a piece of trash. you cannot treat people like that. >> detectives say the lady had no gunshot wounds, no signs of strangulation or blunt force trauma. if you have any information about this, please call police. >> the search continues for a man who police say sexually assault add young girl and critically injured her mother. police say the 13 year old had been sexually assaulted by 39 year old malik bailey, family member who came into her bedroom while she slept. the child rep

fisherman found her body in pigeon creek monday morning in east coventry.he had no obvious sign signs. investigators are still trying to figure out how she died hasn't dumped her body. >>> normal philadelphia man faces charges of killing his grandmother. police say on march 9th they respond to do a call for a person screaming on the 2900 block of judson street. when officers arrived, they found 86-year-old jane me dawson naked and unable to get up. she died of blunt force trauma two weeks later at penn presbyterian. yesterday police arrested her grandson, 25-year-old nathaniel mcfadden for her death. >>> colossal miscommunication that's a lawyer amtrak blames for the death of two rail workers hit in delaware county. the lawyer represents the family one of the victims. 61-year-old joe carter, jr. of wilmington, delaware, carter and peter add mono fifty seven died on april 3rd when amtrak train hit the backhoe they were working on. ntsb is still looking into what went wrong. >> and we intend to seek justice for his two children montia and brandon who are left

fisherman finds a man's body tied to east coventry township, detective say african-american's woman body possibly late 20's, early 30's, found attached to cinder block in the shallow waters of pigeon creek on monday morning. she was found wearing a gray shirt, wearing unique jewelry, and had a discontinuing tatoo. jason rutter discovered the body just a day after moving into that neighborhood, with his wife and three daughters. >> casino of hit me, an area where me and my children just moved to. >> no matter what happened here, still a young woman, she was thrown away like she was a piece of trash. can you not treat people like that. >> if you have any information, you are asked to call police. >> search continues foreman who police say sexually assaulted young girl and critically injured her mother. the 13 year old girl had been sexually assaulted by 39 year old mal evening bailey, family member, who came into her bedroom while she slept. the child reportedly called for her mother's help not knowing that beforehand bailey had brutally beaten her. investigators say, he forced her to the

someone found a woman's body tied to a cinder block in a pond in east coventry township.estigators are still trying to determine who the woman is and how she died. they believe she was killed and then dumped into the pond. they hope these photos of her jewelry, clothes and a tattoo on her left shoulder will help someone identify her. >>> in bucks county, police are investigating a stabbing that left two people hurt there. skyforce 10 was over the scene on north 5th street around 10:00 last night. that's right across the street from a fire station. both victims were taken to the hospital. we're working to find out their conditions. >>> the cleanup is under way after an american legion post went up in flames in philadelphia. we got a new look at the charred remains. here's a look through the windows of the legion post in frankford. the majority of the roof is gone. crews pumped thousands of gallons of water from pavement and repaired electrical lines that ran next to the building. the memorial day fire destroyed keepsakes, uniforms and medals. several people inside the buil

fisherman found benning man's body in the pigeon creek monday morning in east coventry.rs are trying to figure out how she died and who dumped her body. >>> bill cosby's accuser planned to confront the comedian just weeks after the encounter but she back off when he got too close to her. andrea constand told police she wanted to confront him and ask him some questions. it would be a year before she decided to tell anyone about what she said happened and that includes police. bruce castor the montgomery county district attorney at the time said that he did not have enough evidence to charge cosby. comedian remains free, on one million-dollar, bond, and jet has yet to set a trial date. >>> closal miscommunication, that is what a lawyer suing amtrak blames for the deaths of two railroad workers struck in delaware county. >> the lawyer represents the family of one of the victims 61 year-old joe carter junior of wilmington delaware. carter and peter adamwitch died in the crash outside of chester on the morning of april 3rd when an amtrak train hit the backhoe they were workin

fisherman found her body in pigeon creek monday morning in east coventry. she had no signs of obvious trauma investigators are trying to decide how she died and who dumped her body. >>> is a bean ace covering a story of governor wolf trying to fight opioid problem. >> reporter: governor wolf need 34 million-dollar to fight the state opioid abuse crisis and we will tell you what he plans to do with that money, how is traffic. >> we have a problem at king of prussia mall, mall boulevard closed because of a sinkhole, water main break. we are watching this area closely and sue is watching radar we will have an update with the traffic and weather coming up next. >>> pennsylvania state leaders stepping up their game to prevent overdose death. >> growing number of people are finding themselves hooked and governor has a new way to fight that problem. a sabina kuriakose is live with more on this, sabina, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris and lauren. governor need a huge influx of cash to do this. opioids we know include heroin and painkillers. governor

someone found a woman's body tied to a cinder block in a pond in east coventry township. investigators are trying to determine who the woman is and how she died. they believe she was killed and dumped in the pond. they hope these photos of her jewelry, clothes, and a tattoo on her left shoulder will help identify her. >> police are investigating a stabbing of two people in bucks county. over the scene at north fifth street around 10:00 last night. that's right across the street from a fire station. both victims were taken to the hospital. working to find out their conditions. >> and this morning, police in northeast philadelphia are still trying to track down a tire slasher after nearly a dozen cars were hit in mayfair. police were called to the corner of tyson avenue yesterday afternoon. that's where they found 11 vehicles, at least one tire slashed. we found several vehicles with a spare tire on. one neighbor we spoke to said it's time to think twice about where to park. >> i might start using my garage now. i mean, i'm not nervous, but i'm more cautious because people'

she was working as a pre k teacher fisherman found the body in pigeon creek monday morning in east coventry. she had no obvious signs of trauma. vest gathers are still trying to figure out how she died. of course, who dumped her body. >>> in south philadelphia, police have another hit-and-run on their hands. at about 3:30 this morning, police say a driver hit a 31-year-old woman at front street and oregon avenue. she was trying to cross the street. the driver took off. but police say a witness chase the the car and snapped pictures of the driver and the license plate. well that man did come back around to the scene. but drove off again once medics arrived. so police are searching for him. the woman he shit in stable condition. >>> north philadelphia prosecutors champed this man with killing his grandmother. authorities found 86-year-old janie dawson in a home on the 2900 block of judson street on march 9th. she was badly hurt and she died at a hospital. a blunt force trauma. 25-year-old they nan yell morning fad fenn faces criminal homicide. prosecutors are also now saying that he assaulted

on monday, someone found body tied to the cinder block floating on the surface of the pond in east coventrynship. prosecutors say woman was dead when she was placed there. authorities are hoping jewelry and tattoos will help determine the victim's identity. >>> still ahead a happy ending for a story that started with a crime against a disabled man. >> to see the look on his face it was heart breaking. i was furious. >>> what the police department did next brought a smile back to his face. beyond the call of duty, it is this weeks story of brotherly love. >>> connor barwin is a beast on the field but what he is doing off the field helps children here in philadelphia, the say down one on one with the star linebacker to talk about his foundation and new quarterback, fans can't wait to see that is all coming ♪ the sun'll come out for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow... ♪ i love ya, tomorrow in the largest heart failure study ever. entresto helped more people stay alive and out of the hosp

a ferber man found benning man's body in pink on cream monday morning in east coventry. she had no signs of trauma investigators are trying to find out how she died and who dumped her body. >>> police found a van belonging to the 78 year-old man murdered in southwest philadelphia on memorial day. officers responded to the home opathy dor street after someone heard screams coming from inside the home. joseph daily was found strangled and beaten to death. joseph's van was missing but it was recovered yesterday, near griscom street and oxford avenue. is there a $20,000 reward being offered for information leading to an arrest and convictions in this case. >>> 5:10. still ahead the search for answers surrounding a deadly amtrak crash continues, what they say is to blame for the death of two workers. >>> plus a devastating day for nation's military, floods and plane crashes now responsible for the deaths of several soldiers, why they fear the death toll may climb. one american park is larger than yellowstone, yosemite, grand canyon and glacier national parks combined. and tha

. >> and fisherman makes a disturbing find in a creek in east coventry township. who is this woman? chester county detective say, an african-american woman's body, possibly in her 20's, maybe early 30's, was found attacked -- attached, her body attached to cynder block in the creek. pretty shallow water. there is the distinctive tack too. do you recognize it? this is pigeon creek by the way. happened monday morning had she was discovered. she was found wearing a gray shirt, wearing fairly unique jewelry, and had that distinctive tatoo. detective say, the laid had i no gunshot wounds no signs of strangulation, if you recognize that tatoo specially, or her distinctive jewelry, call police right away. >> seventy-seven year old man found dead in his home in southwest philadelphia. >> the person responsible, actually, i should say, maybe persons responsible, still on the loose, as many as three. dave is over at the round house. >> looking for about three people, at least in connection to this case, homicide detective spent the evening interviewing relatives, and witnesses here at police

the body was found monday tied to the cinder block but floating on the surface of the pond in east coventrysay she was between 25 and 30 years old, 5-d 130-pound. authorities say woman was already dead before she was put in that pond. >>> now for the eyewitness weather forecast with meteorologist katie fehlinger live from the weather center. >> good morning, brooke. high pressure system from canada will hook us up with pleasant weather for next two days to day looking just as lovely as yesterday was. not the as hot. we will see diggal clouds but storm scan will remain quiet, and that will bode well if you are heading the shore points here in the next couple days. lower 70's both today and tomorrow. by friday it is wet weather that does return to the forecast and it looks like a p.m. shower or thunderstorm courtesy of the next coal front and that will be the case a cross philadelphia and really rest of the region on friday as well. by the time we hit saturday beautiful day in the wake of the front but another front scheduled to cross on sunday >> well, i'm doing this really on behalf of my e

east of coatsville on the 30 bypass. traffic is heading toward downingtown and moving okay. elsewhere in chester county north coventry's a crash at keim at robert joseph road. good guys of the fire department have been on the scene of a vehicle fire at main street and church roadworking on things out there. had a crash in norristown at main and hamilton. audubon one popped up and cleared out at trooper road at best wood drive. 42 speeds in the 40s, the crash aedge hill road in abington township has cleared. cross that off the list. we have a broken down truck eastbound as we go toward broad street. that's off to the side. septa bus and police cruiser crash at 63rd and harvelder -- harve haverford. >>> let's go over to annie mccormick she is live on the scene in philadelphia's feltonville section. good morning, annie. >> reporter: when the shootout began on the 100 block of wyoming after exchanging gunfire with the security guard, the shooter jumped into a vehicle with two other people. they made it around the corner and ditched the vehicle at rising sun before they took off. this is video from the scene, it was just