ellen robb was bludgeoned to death in their upper merion home in 2006. now, ellen robb's estate seeks compensatory and punitive damages. >> your time now 5:09. major mistake just days before the election, only on "eyewitness news" the problem that could send voters to the wrong polling place. >> also, relief in the poconos, now that eric frein is behind bars. how people are trying to get back to normal now that the seven week long manhunt is finally over. >> and, dying on her terms. brittany maynard's final message before taking her own life. it is a story that is ignited a debate all across the country. we'll be right back. in macarthur's world, he opposes new laws to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to choose. aimee belgard's on our side. i'm aimee belgard and i approve this message. >> investigators in the poconos are test

ellen robb was bludgeoned to death in their upper merion home december of 2006. now, ellen robb's estate seeks compensatory and punitive damages. >>> in sports, the eagles are back on top of the ffc eastern division, but yesterday's win in houston could cost the eagles bit. sport director beasley reese with a look at injuries that impact the eagles season. >> the eagles are right on track at six and two, leading the nfc east because dallas fell hard to the cardinals. cowboys playing without their quarterback tony romo, the eagles will be without quarterback nick foles for a few weeks. all right, the last play of the first quarter foles un pressure, slammed down on to left shoulder, with a injured clavicle, nri to follow. nicole ryans, the defensive leader, made interception, came down, start dollars his run back, turns out he has achilles heel injury. may be done for the season. inter mark sanchez, took over for nick, through couple of touchdowns, leading to the victory, helping, 31-21, in houston. >> injuries, you know, wait -- then damico, too, two guys, big ti

now, ellen robb's estate is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. >>> ukee? >> well, the eagles got the win, and the victory puts the birds back on top of the nfc eastern division, but came with a price. sports direct or beasley reese has the injury report. >> eagles right on track at six and two, and leading the nfc east because dallas fell hard to the cardinals. cowboys playing without their quarterback tony romo. the eagles will be without quarterback nick foles for a few weeks. >>> all right, the last play of the first quarter, foles under pressure, slammed down onto his left shoulder. left the game with a injured clavicle. mri to follow. >> and in the fourth quarter, demeco ryans, defensive leader, made interception, came down, started his run back, turns out he has achilles heel injury, may be done for the season. >> enter mark sanchez, took over for nick, through couple of touchdowns, leading to the victory, helping, 31-21, in houston. >> injuries tough. i'll wait until that gets announced. and then damico, too, two guys, big time players on our team,

when a lawyer for ellen robb's family asked rafael robb if he slaughtered his wife, robb answered yessaying he flew into a rage during a heated argument. when another lawyer asked if his daughter, olivia, feels she lost both parents in the tragedy, she answered "absolutely, absolutely." >>> happening today, a public hearing will be held on the future of a philadelphia charter school. school district officials will help determine if the walter palmer elementary school's license will be revoked. the state supreme court ruled that the school in northern liberty's violated its contract by accepting too many students. a woman with two great grandchildren at that school tells us she is angry about a possible closure. >> as far as putting him back in public school here, excuse the expression, public schools here suck right now, you know? they're talking about closing schools and putting them back in public schools, and yet, every time you turn around, laying off teachers all over the place. >> walter palmer, who's the founder and president of this school, has apologized for the situation. >>

ellen robb was bludgoned to death in their upper merion home in december 2006.ow, ellen robb's estate seeks compensatory and punitive damages. >> the terminally ill woman who shocked the nation with a heartfelt youtube video last month has followed through on her promise. more on bring any maynard coming up. >> also ahead, basketball player scores a win against cancer. how she is living out her dream and inspiring millions. >> and daredevil nick wallenda's latest hoe wire stunt. not one but two skyscraper crossings. >> ♪ >> eagles nation, come with me now, first place, six and two, celebrating the win, but, once again, at a big cost. we'll talk more whether we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪ of hershey's chocolateste to anything - everything. with hershey's spreads, the possibilities are delicious. >> poconos are test ago rival where erin frein was captured last thursday, look to go whether to see if it was the same used in the september ambush that killed corporal brian dixon and wounded trooper alex douglas, outside the blooming grover barracks. frein faces a first degree mu

the family of his wife, ellen robb, is seeking to have her estate compensated and money provided to the couple's daughter. the daughter who is now in college will testify during the civil trial. jury selection and opening statements are scheduled for tomorrow. this weekend, parents in one montgomery county community are being warned to check their kids' halloween candy after one boy said he found a razor blade inside the wrapper of a candy bar. this happened in towamencin township. >> how did it get there? like how did they take a sealed package? >> brandon was not hurt by the blade. police are continuing to look into how it exactly got inside that wrapper. investigators tell us that right now, they are not releasing the brand of the candy involved because they want parents to check every piece. >>> a philadelphia group with ties to one of the west african countries hit hardest by ebola is sending some much-needed supplies overseas. the federation of liberian mendigos in the usa are shipping these boxes to liberia. they're filled with medical and cleaning products, to books and toy. >>

ellen robb's family wants her estate compensated and money provided to the couple's daughter.college, will testify during the trial. >>> 4:46. now the latest on the capture of accused killer eric frein. authorities are testing a rifle recovered from that abandoned airport hangar where he was found. they're trying to figure out if that's the weapon used to murder a state trooper and wound another in that ambush outside pennsylvania state police barracks. frein was captured, as you know, thursday night, near the hangar, ending a seven-week manhunt in the poconos. and now that he's behind bars, business owners in the area where the search was conducted are hoping things will get back to normal. a number of businesses say that the search hurt their bottom line. some lost up to 30% of their normal business. but yesterday, customers started to return to restaurants and shops, now that frein is no longer roaming free. >>> once again, tomorrow, as many of you know, is election day, midterm elections, and candidates will spend today delivering their final argument. and this morning, we

they say rafael robb must pay $124 million to the estate of his wife, ellen. e was bludgeoned to death two days before christmas while wrapping presents in her king of prussia home. robb pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 2006. his daughter accused him of hiding assets from prison. nbc 10 is still working to get more details on this verdict and we will bring you more information as we get it. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, still a mild day today but the clouds, those were definitely around. here's a live look out at the link as the sun is setting across the area. we have cloudy conditions. come monday for the eagles game it will be quite a bit cooler. for now we're tracking showers. these will start to move in as we go overnight tonight. they will be around for the morning commute. tomorrow we will have rain around starting again with the morning, then periods of rain through the afternoon. most of it will be through the first half of the day. then as it clears out friday, we are colder and those wi

ellen robb was beaten to death while wrapping christmas gifts. rafael robb staged the scene to make it appear like it was a burglary. >>> 6:07 happening today. trenton's mayor will offer a progress report on his 100th day in office. mayor eric jackson will deliver a address at city hall. he said it's important for students to be part of the process for the design process for trenton's renewal. >>> umbrellas are going up this morning. we've got steady rain in the area. and it's going to be around for the next several hours but it will be tapering off to showers for this afternoon. we'll still get some rain later today, but it's not going to be the steady rain we're seeing this morning. that will clear out tonight with a gusty wind blowing tomorrow and that's going to bring the temperatures down for the weekend. temperatures slowly coming down with the rain. pocono mountains 40 degrees. a view from the mellon bank building. a dreary start but just light rain falling across the area and it's very light in parts of new jersey and delaware. the steadie

robb, as you remember, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of his wife ellen.e was sentenced to five to ten years in state prison. ellen robb was bludgeoned to death two days before christmas 2006 as she was wrapping presents inside their king of prussia home. rafael robb staged the scene to make it look like a burglary. >>> the police in ocean county, new jersey say they're looking for a hit awn run driver also accused of trying to run over a police officer. police say 54-year-old robert deckert drove away after he hit another vehicle on route 37 in tom's river last nigl an off-duty officer saw the crash and followed the car to a nearby restaurant. when the officer approached the car, officers say deckert tried to run him over. >>> police made a potentially dangerous discovery at a north philadelphia business this morning. two shotgun booby traps. skyforce 10 over this screen. police were responding to a call for help with the removal of an animal. when they got there, officers say they were met with two shotguns that were rigged up as booby traps. the owner p

largest settlement in pennsylvania historiment rob pleaded guilty in 2007 to killing his wife, ellen robb's family says the verdict sends a very clear message. >> this was always about justice for olivia, for ellen, and for our family, and a statement was made not only on behalf of the family but all victims of domestic violence and abuse. >> pleaded to killing his wife inside of their king of prussia home, sentenced to five to ten years in prison. today at 7:30, on good day, rob's wife's brother, gary gregory, will be in to talk with mike and alex about the verdict. >> harrowing details coming out how accused cop killer eric frein seen hereof course survived in the woods of blooming grove for nearly two months, while evading police, this everything from soy sauce to dvd's to laptop. things on newly-released search warrant list. found it all staffed in the birch wood pocono air park hangar where at the finally captured frein last week, he also had maps of the area, weather, camouflage gear, and piles of clothing. in the middle of it all, soviet era weapons, more than 200 rounds of ammunitio

the family of his wife ellen robb is seeking to have her sta estate compensated. the daughter who is now in college will testify during the civil trial. jury selection and opening statements are scheduled for tomorrow. >>> a philadelphia group with ties to one of the west african countries hit hardest by ebola is sending some much-needed supplies overseas. the federation mandingos. >> i am a liberian, of course. residing in the united states. and i am very much happy to see people, you know, liberians -- especially known liberians coming here to help for the cause of the human being. >> it will take about three weeks for the packages to reach monrovia. the supplies would be distributed free of charge to any liberians in need. >>> meanwhile, the new york city doctor infected with ebola is doing much better. dr. craig spencer's condition was upgraded from serious but stable to stable. officials at bellevue hospital say that spencer is receiving therapies that have been effective in treating ebola patients in hospitals in atlanta and nebraska. dr. spencer developed s

ellen robb was killed in the couple's king of prussia home while she was wrapping christmas present in 2006. their daughter was 12 years old at the time. and the family's attorney says this case is about three things. >> to compensate the estate for the horrific pain and suffering that ellen suffered, it is to make sure that no longer financially de pent den on hers controlling father, and make sure what ralph yet rob gets out of prison that he doesn't live a life of luxury. >> the daughter testified today that she fears that her dad, ralph yell rob, or that she still fears her dad, i should say, raphael robb serving five to ten years in state prison. >> they say no good deed goes un punish. >> ninety year old good samaritan who has become a person charged in for the lauderdale. >> for what, kerry? >> for feeding the homeless. first person ever charged for that, i should add, arnold abbott, two local pastors, charged sunday with violating the city's new law, and this new law bans giving out food in public. so facing 06 days in jail. fifty days! >> he's 90. >> he's 90. sixty days in jai

rob pleaded gym any 2007 to killing his wife, ellen robb's family says the verdict sends a very clear message. >> this is always about justice for olivia, for l end, and for our family. and a statement was made on behalf not only the family but for all victims of domestic violence and abuse. >> rob pleaded guilty in 2007 to killing his wife, inside the king of prussia home, he was sentenced to five to ten years in prison. now, today at 7:30 on good day, rob's wife's brother, gary gregory, will be in to talk with mike and alex about this verdict and what it means, this historic verdict. >> it is, thank you, 5:10, harrowing details coming out how accused cop killer eric frein survived in the woods for nearly two month while evading police, everything from soy sauce to dvd's and had laptop. they are just a few of the 100 things on a newly-released search warrant list. investigators found all of this stuff stashed at the birch wood pocono airport hangar where they finally captured frein last week. police say he also had maps of the area, weather camouflage gear, piles of clothing, and in

the family of his wife ellen robb is seeking to have her estate compensated and money provided to the couple's daughter. the daughter, who's now in college, will testify during the civil trial. jury selection and opening statements are scheduled for tomorrow. >>> today, the philadelphia police department will remember officer chuck cassidy who was killed in the line of duty seven years ago. they'll hold a candle light vigil at 66th and broad streets in west oak lane at 7:00 tonight. cassidy walked in on a robbery at a dunkin' donuts there on halloween in 2007. he was shot in the head and died from his injuries the next day. john lewis was sentenced to death for the murder. he was scheduled to be put to death in june, but his execution is on hold while he pursues an appeal. >>> right now, you can't drive across the ben franklin bridge. here is a live look at the bridge right now. it's closed to all car traffic in both directions until 9:30. it's because of a charity race. it's for a good cause. something tells me that the runners and walkers are going to be moving quickly, because it's

ellen robb's family wants her estate compensated and money provided to the couple's daughter. the daughter, who is now in college, will testify during the civil trial. >>> turning now to the atlantic city casino crisis. taj mahal workers are set to march on city hall later this morning. they want mayor don guardian to reconsider granting concessions that the casino says are necessary in order to stay open. about 1,000 workers have signed a petition calling on guardian and other officials to do everything possible to keep the taj open. the casino has threatened to close in december if it doesn't get an aid package from the government. and not surprisingly, a new report shows atlantic county has one of the highest unemployment rates of met politan areas in the country. the unemployment rate is highest for metropolitan areas east of the rocky mountains. four casinos in atlantic city have closed this year, leaving about 10,000 people out of work. >>> if you take septa to work, you should have a normal commute this morning. the transit agency and the largest workers union hammered

. >>> raphael robb was convicted of murdering his wife ellen gregory robb inside their king of prussiae. the couple had a daughter who was 12 at the time. >>> tomorrow's mega millions jackpot has grown to 321 millions doors. that makes it the 20th largest jackpot in united states lottery history. the cash value is $200 million. watch that drawing tomorrow night on "action news" at 11:00. on wednesday the philadelphia school district will resume hearings to shut down the walter d. palmer charter school. this comes after it was revealed the school underperformed and violated its charter. last month they kicked out 250 children because the school was unable to pay its bills. >> cooler temperatures are coming faster. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows us right now we are precipitation free which is nice. as we take a look at the wide view there, you can see there's a little bit of precipitation up in buffalo, but that's it. as we look outside we have the sun coming up off the coast of atlantic city, that's all good. you can see the camera bouncing a little bit as there's a little bit o

. >> ellen robb was bludgeoned to death back in 2006 inside her king every prussia local.oining us ellen's brother and attorney. how do you guys feel, $124 million. >> that's historic, right? >> it is, that's the largest verdict in pennsylvania history. yesterday morning in closing, he asked the jury and told them that he will ken not speak. let your verdict speak for her. they spoke loudly and clear. >> i we feel justice has been served. it has been a long time coming. yesterday was a monument al day for olivia, all victims of domestic violence. >> olivia had to testify, right? >> she did. >> in court? and her dad is right there? >> first time she had seen him in eight years. >> oh. how is she holding up? >> she is a courageous brave young woman. >> she nervous going in? >> of course she was, yes. >> and how does she feel now? >> she is elated. she is very excited, that a statement was made on behalf of her mother, and she lost her best friend, and her mother for life. >> but even with the relationship with her father, i mean, basically, when it comes to financial reasons

ellen. she was beaten to death in december 2006 inside the couple's home in king of prussia. yesterday in court, rafael robbnd his daughter, olivia, who's now 20, took the stand. robb admitted again to killing his wife. olivia robb, who was 12 when her mom was murdered, said she felt as if she lost both parents. >>> we're learning more this morning about how accused trooper killer eric frein may have been able to avoid capture for 48 days. newly released court documents show police found a laptop and two storage drives inside the abandoned airport hangar where frein was captured last thursday. frein told police that he used unprotected wi-fi hotspots to connect to the internet. authorities say he may have read media reports to learn where police were focusing search efforts. >> obviously well planned out, you know. and this guy's no dummy. he really thought this through. >> frein has been assigned two public defenders. his preliminary hearing is scheduled for november 12th. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. >>> at 5:49, a new study just in suggests that violence in video games and movies has no imp

ellen. she was bludgeoned to death two days before christmas in 2006 as she was wrapping presents inside their king of prussia home. rafael robbd the scene to appear like a burglary. he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in november of 2007. on the hunt for a thief. take a look. police say this guy held up the belco federal credit union. he demanded cash. when he got what he want, he ran off. if you know who he is, call wyomissing borough police. >>> these two men are accused of breaking into a north philadelphia home and taking more than a thousand dollars. see if you recognize these guys. they were caught on tape trying to open a door to a home with a key on north 8th street. when that didn't work, police say they climbed through a window. if you know anything about the crime, call police. >>> from our delaware bureau, a big idea leads to a big payday for some high schooler students in north wilmington got an $8,000 grant from m.i. it to make a larger, more refined version of this device. it's designed to help hospitals removal surgical tools and syringes in the linen. >> they have to get medical tests. they don't know