he's been silenced. >> two months before the 33rd anniversary of officer danny faulkner's murder, his colleagues held a silent vigil. it's a recorded graduation speech being played from faulkner's killer abu-jamal. >> i think to them it's like a political case. it's in the history books. they want to talk to him. why? i'm told there's not even two dozen in the police. >> the police community doesn't understand how the straightforward facts of the case keep getting erased by time. >> there were four witnesses. a bullet found in danny. he admitted it. there's no question of guilt here. why do they keep allowing him a forum to speak out. >> danny faulkner's widow maureen said in an interview late last week that the selection ever abu-jamal to give that graduation speech was simply despicable. live in center city, doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >>> new at 6:00, it was a close one. but the eagles managed to rebound today after their first loss of the season the other week. the birds pulled off a 34-28 win against the st. louis rams. comcast sports net's derek gunn was there. there were some na

moment of silence and happened right here in front of faulkner's memorial planing. it was not jamaal's first commencement address but state legislators working today is making sure it was his last. >> they stood in silence. philadelphia police range and file recruits and supporters of murdered philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. at the same time as this silent vigil in the place hi was killed the man convicted of his 1981 slaying jamaal was delivering the commencement address at a small vermont college. >> apparently this is a school up there they don't grade you there's no teachers and advisors i don't know who is advising them but obviously they're not doing a good job. >> there was immediate outrage when he was invited by the 20 graduating students at his alma mater in plainfield, vermont to speak from video in the pennsylvania 3reuzon. sunday before more than 100 people stood 1 and locust to honor him he released a statement. jamaal will be heard and honored as a victim by a back of adolescent and the school embraces having this killer as commencement s

mumia abu jamal has been serving time for the murder of officer daniel faulkner. we'll hear from his widow. but first trace reports from our west coast news room. >> it was during a traffic stop in december of '9 is, daniel faulkner was shot in the back by cook now known as mumia abu jamal. as the officer lied wounded abu jamal walked over to faulkner and fired four shots point blank. abu jamal was arrested wearing a shoulder holster, the weapon with five spent cartridges was by his side. he was convicted by a jury of ten whites and two blacks, the same jury sentenced him to death. abu jamal became one of the world's most famous death row inmates with supporters claiming he was innocent. the court of appeals and the u.s. supreme court begged to differ up holding his conviction though his death sentence was eventually vacated because the jury was improperly instructed. he now is spending the rest of his life in prison. >> trace, thank you. joining us now maureen faulkner, whose husband daniel was just 25 when he was shot repeatedly at close range by mumia. and a go

faulkner was pronounced dead.rd by multiple witnesses to say shot the m-fer and i hope he dies. so the case had witnesses, a ballistics test and confession. faulkner left behind a young widow, four maureen who has had to stand up to misinformation about the case. and for reasons that have never made sense, jamal has been championed the world over by death penalty opponents. whenever i'm educating someone about the case in addition to what i've already told you, i always like to point one fact. abu jamal's brother, william cook, he saw it all. his words to police upon their arrival were "i ain't got nothing to do with it." and he's never testified on his brother's behalf. let me say that again. the brother of the man convicted of killing the cop has himself never taken to the stand to tell a different story, and he was there. in 1982, a multiracial jury heard the case. they convicted abu jamal and sentenced him to death. for a quarter century, an endless cycle of jamal appeals made a mockery of the judicial system.

political figure formerly on death row for the murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulknerow serving life after years of court battles activism and media attention. for faulkner's widow maureen she says it is a constant 33 year reminder of her husband's murder. >> more than half my life i've been dealing with this. i've tried so much to go on way normal life but when this man, he may be physically in a prison but i'm mentally in a prison. >> reporter: faulkner caused the student -- calls the student's decision disgraceful she spoke from her nome california. >> it's a slap in the face to officers. >> reporter: zinn the college released a statement from their interim president bob keen knee saying "choosing mumia has's a their commencement speaker to me shows how this newest group of goddard graduates expresses their freedom do engage and think radically and critically in a world that often sets up barriers to do just that. in center city, steve patterson, "eyewitness news" on the cw philly. >> members of law enforcement joined loved ones to celebrate the life of pennsylvania

>> reporter: faulkner's husband died here on the center city street. abu-jamal has been convicted of killing him and is serving a life sentence for the crime. supporters maintain his innocence. >> mumia facing a situation of great injustice and the students have displayed great wisdom in inviting him to give their commencement address. >> reporter: the philadelphia police will hold a silent and orderly protest at the faulkner plaque at the same time that prerecorded speech is played. the college spokeswoman tweeted that people have the right to decide what they want to hear. >> 32 years later, the faulkner family, my family and i have to endure the pain of him being able to speak in the public and having rights. >> reporter: i did ask supporters and those who have copies of the speech if we could get an advanced copy of it? we are told no. it will be made available after the students in vermont hear it. reporting live in the digital operations center, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> deanna, thanks. >>> happening now, the jewish faithful around the worl

for faulkner noses widow maureen she says it is a constant three year reminder of her hub's murder. >> more than half my life i've been dealing with this much i've tried so much to go on with a normal life but, but when this man, he may be physical until a prison i'm mental until prison. >> faulkner calls the students decision disgraceful. she spoke to us by phone from her home in california. >> it's a slap in the face to all officers across america and in philadelphia. >> sunday the college released a statement from their interim president bob kenny saying "choosing mew mule me as their commencement speaker to me shows this newest group of goddard graduates expresses their freedom to engage and think radically and critically in a world that often sets up barriers to do just that. harrisburg lawmakers will introduce a bill to the state senate aiming to prevent speeches from inmates and education at times like these. in center city, steve patterson cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> philadelphia police are investigating a triple shooting in cobbs creek that left one man dead. shots were fired

nbc 10 spoke with faulkner's widow. she says the graduates could have chosen anyone to give them inspiration, and they made the wrong choice. >> sometime in their future of their life, they are going to come across either a loved one, or maybe a friend that will lose their life brutally, and when they do, they can think of me. >> goddard college says it does not condone the violence, but does encourage students to take on controversial subjects. >>> in mercer county, the first death related to enterovirus d68 in our area has health and school officials taking safety precautions. gold and blue ribbons line eli waller's neighborhood in hamilton township. on friday night, authorities confirmed it was enterovirus d68 that took the life of the 4-year-old boy who attended preschool at yardville elementary. >> the virus attacks very rapidly and suddenly. the child exhibited no symptoms when he was put to bed that evening. he was fine. and the next morning, he had passed. >> the school district says it has added extra staff to

they wanted to show support for faulkner's widow, marie. yesterday, kids at the college listened to a recorded speech given by mumia abu-jamal, faulkner's killer in 1991. >> the nation is in deep trouble, largely because of old thinking domestically and globally has led us into the morass that the nation now faces. >> abu-jamal's speech was played for about 20 students receiving degrees from the same school where he graduated, goddard college. abu-jamal is serving a life sentence for the murder of philadelphia officer faulkner. >>> happening today, delaware governor jack markell will hold an event as part of domestic violence awareness month. last month in delaware, close to 24,000 domestic violence cases were reported to law enforcement. the court issued just over 1,500 orders for protection from abuse. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> clear skies this morning. it is chilly outside once again, 30s and 40s right now. 40s in the city. it's a clear view from center city. right now 49 degrees in philad

nbc 10 spoke with faulkner's widow. she says the graduate's could have chosen anyone to give them inspiration and they made the wrong choice. >> sometime in the future of their life, they are going to come across either a loved one or maybe a friend that will lose their life brutally, and when they do, they can think of me. >> goddard college says it does not condone the violence of which abu jamal was convicted. it does encourage students to take on controversial subjects. >>> tonight, family, friends, and members of law enforcement will remember a pennsylvania state trooper who was killed at a montgomery county shooting range. a life celebration for david kendra will be held at 6:00 this evening at givnish funeral home in northeast florida. a funeral mass for the trooper will be held tomorrow morning at 11:00 at christ the king church at morrow avenue and chesterfield road, also in northeast philadelphia. officials say kendra was accidentally shot by another trooper on tuesday. they say it happened during a training e

nbc 10 spoke with faulkner's widow. she says the graduates could have chosen anyone to give them inspiration and they made the wrong choice. >> sometime in their future of their life, they are going to come across either a loved one or maybe a friend that will lose their life brutally, and when they do, they can think of me. >> goddard college says it does not condone the violence of which abu-jamal was convicted, but does encourage students to take on controversial subjects. >>> in mercer county, the first death related to enterovirus d68 in our area has health and school officials taking safety precautions. golden blue ribbons line eli waller's neighborhood. on friday night, authorities confirmed it was enterovirus d68 that took the life of the 4-year-old boy who attended preschool at yardville elementary. >> the virus attacks very rapidly and very suddenly. this child exhibited all of those symptoms when he was put to bed that evening. he was asymptomatic and fine, and the next morning he had passed. >> the school di

. >> maureen faulkner the widow of daniel faulkner will be on handle for the signing of a victim's right bill at the sight where abu jamal murdered faulkner in 1971. >>> malala receives the liberty medal tomorrow night at the national constitution center. she became the youngest winner. nobel peace prize. she also 17 years old. she was shot after speaking out for support of women's rights and education for girls. liberty medal presentation can be seen on sunday november 5 at 5:00 p.m. >> it's hard to believe she is just 17 years old. such courage. >> reporter: off to a chilly start this morning, coats all around. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you at least we're dry. some neighborhoods may have frost on windshields this morning as we have frost and freeze warnings around this morning. we have sun coming up eventually off the coast. at the same time we're looking at clouds increasing as the day goes on. a couple of highlights to your forecast early today and this week. first we are starting out with frost, so bring in those pot the plants if you haven't already and then we have da

mumia abu jamal has been serving time for the murder of officer daniel faulkner.ear from his widow. but first trace reports from our west coast news room. >> it was during a traffic stop in december of '9 is, daniel faulkner was shot in the back by cook now known as mumia abu jamal. as the officer lied wounded abu jamal walked over to faulkner and fired four shots point blank. abu jamal was arrested wearing a shoulder holster, the weapon with five spent cartridges was by his side. he was convicted by a jury of ten whites and two blacks, the same jury sentenced him to death. abu jamal became one of the world's most famous death row inmates with supporters claiming he was innocent. the court of appeals and the u.s. supreme court begged to differ up holding his conviction though his death sentence was eventually vacated because the jury was improperly instructed. he now is spending the rest of his life in prison. >> trace, thank you. joining us now maureen faulkner, whose husband daniel was just 25 when he was shot repeatedly at close range by mumia. and a goddard gr

daniel faulkner was executed.f abuja mall william cook whoefs driving his car on the wrong way on a one way street. four eye witnesses testified at trial. he ran across the street. shot the officer in the back and then finally between the eyes. before the final fatal shot officer faulkner himself discharged his gun hitting abuja mall in the stomach and with that bullet you could say he confirmed had identity of his executioners. when police arrived abuja mall was still wearing his shoulder holster. the murder weapon was registered to him and he purchased it has a local sporting goods store. the ballistics verified the bullets in the gun with your the sam as the ones removed from the police officer's brain. both men taken to a local er. faulkner was pronounced dead. abu was heard my multiple witnesses to say i shot the mfer and i hope he dies. danny faulkner left behind a young widow, who for three decades has had to stand up for a torrent of lies and misinformation about the case. and for reasons that have never m

al >>> i'm harris faulkner, this is the fox report. the first person to be diagnosed with ebola in the united states is now fighting for his life. that word from the centers and disease com and prevention folks there. thomas duncan is at a hospital in dallas, texas as you may know by now. his condition worsened this weekend, but now the cdc is saying they're hoping for his recovery, end quote. it's still not clear what his treatment has entailed, although reportedly he has not been receiving any experimental medications for the virus. meanwhile the hunt is on for anybody he came in contact with. and now 50 people are being honored for signs of inf ineffectation. officials keeping a close eye on some of his family members with whom he was visiting and sharing an apartment and the health care worker who is had very close contact with him. we remind you, there is no other ebola case confirmed anywhere in the america tonight. the cdc is confident the virus will be stopped in its tracks in dallas, texas. still the director, tom freeden says

nbc10 spoke with faulkner's widow. she says the soon to be college graduates could have chosen anyone to give them inspiration and they made the wrong choice. >> sometime in their future of their life they are going to come across either a loved one or maybe a friend that will lose their life brutally. and when they do, they can think of me. >> during tomorrow's address philadelphia police plan to hold a silent protest at the sight of faulkner's murder. >>> lths isis is now threatening another american hostage with execution. following the beheading of a british aide worker. yesterday isis militants released this video showing the killing of british hostage alan henning. the video appears to show peter of indianapolis. the family of the former army ranger says the 26-year-old moved to the middle east to provide humanitarian aid to war refugees. two american reporters and this british aide worker have been shown being executed in ice sis videos. >>> to a developing story we're following. after a four-month delay the hun

that is the statement from the college, officer faulkner widow maureen faulkner released a a statement condemning the college for what she chooses a arrogant remorse less killer as their commencement speaker, joyce. >> dave, thank you. >> the pope called for a two week conference of bishops and cardinals, opens with mass today at the vatican. more than 200 cardinals and, bishops around the world are there. number of topics including sex, gender, family issues and divorce. they will talk about whether the catholic church should modify teaching on long held traditions. >>> they have got their engines revved up to roll roll out a good cause in new jersey. local motorcycle enthusiast hit the highway for ride to rebuild. event kicked off in deptford heading to wildwood. it benefits the children's fresh air home in wildwood. efforts are made to build and restore the historic house. it offers a summer getaway for under served camden in philadelphia and camden. >> they have that expression good things come in small packages, a little girl from the lehigh valley is proof of that. as our dawn ti

>> i'm kimberly guilfoyle, here today sandra smith, harris faulkner, key p ten powers and we welcome back today's hashtag one lucky guy, fox and friends cohost brian kilmeade. you don't get an introduction like that on your show. >> not like that. so what have you been doing? >> we do a show every day, just waiting for you to come back. >> let's do the show. >> we're going to see if you live up to your reputation of excellence, i mean, you know, take a deep breath. >> okay. >> because right now new questions being raised about the response to the first case of ebola diagnosed on u.s. soil as we await an update from the cdc in atlanta. this as a family of ebola patient thomas duncan, confined to their dallas apartment under armed guard after they reportedly refused an order to not leave the premise, and the cdc confirming that a family member of duncan's called them on sunday complaining the hospital where he'd gone days before wasn't taking his case

he's serving life in prison for killing officer faulkner in center city in 1981. coming up this morning at 6:00, you'll hear from the officer's widow maureen faulkner and her own message to those college students. >>> in mercer county, the first death related to entero virus has health officials taking safety precautions. he died september 25th. another child from that school is also sick, but is not believed to have the same type of entero virus. golden blue ribbons lined his neighborhood friday night. authorities claimed it was entero virus d 38 that took his life. it's the first case in our area. another preschooler was tested for entero virus d-68. >> of course it's going to be on everybody's mind. it's only human nature. people are nervous. they're scared. >> the school district says it has added extra staff to disinfect the school. entero virus d-68 has sickened many children. for realtime updates on enterovirus d-68, visit nbc.com. we have information and health tips. >>> happening today, the freelance nbc news photographer who contracted ebola in liberia w

abu-jamal is serving life in prison for killing officer faulkner in 1991. faulkner's wife says they made the wrong choice. >> sometime in their future of their life, they are going to come across either a loved one, or maybe a friend that will lose their life brutally, a and when they do, they can think of me. >> goddard college says they do not condone the violence of which abu-jamal was convicted, but does encourage students to take on controversial subjects. >>> in mercer county, the first death related to enterovirus d68 in our area has health and school officials taking safety precautions. gold and blue ribbons line eli waller's neighborhood in hamilton township. friday night, authorities confirmed it was enterovirus d68 that took the life of the 4-year-old boy who attended preschool at yardville elementary. >> the virus attacks very rapidly and very suddenly. the child was asymptomatic and fine. the next morning, he had passed. >> the school district says it has added extra staff to disinfect the school, and another meeting on this issue is set for to

convicted cop-killer abu-jamal spoke to students by way of recorded message and faulkner's family made sure the pub limb remembers the man's whose life was taken away. kenneth? >> walter, major security concerns for the school in vermont today that graduation was closed to media and i can tell you tonight, the time was changed due to threats, 307 minutes of silence at the memorial plaque that bears name of philadelphia officer daniel faulkner a tribute in response to the man cop vicked of killing him more than 30 years ago. jamal delivering commencement address at alma mater garnett college in vernon odom. >> apparently there's a school they don't treat you there's advisors and i don't know who is advising them but they don't do a good job. >> they stood at a silent vigil for him sunday. a scene they believed would shift the folk us from jamal's prerecorded audio to 20 grads that chose him as their speaker. >> take what you know and apply it in the real world. help be the change you're seeking to make. >> faulkner's widow said abu-jamal will be honored as a hero and the college was glo

abu-jamal is serving a life sentence for the murder of officer faulkner. >>> new information now on the pennsylvania pornographic e-mail scandal. state attorney general kathleen kane says she's trying to comply with the judge's request for information about the officials involved. in an e-mail to chief justice ronald castillo, kane said she would hand over any pornographic e-mails involving any judicial officer if her office is allowed. she said the issue is under review by her civil division. now, last week, you may remember two state officials resigned. department of environmental protection secretary chris abruzzo, who you see here, and dep lawyer glenn parno. they were among several state employees who exchanged pornographic e-mails on their state's computers. in the e-mail, kane said "our cooperation will be to the fullest extent of our ability. i request your understanding as well as with our limited resources, we are doing the best that we can in the shortest amount of time as possible." >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> temperatures are p

. >>> earlier today police officers gathered in center city to remember officer daniel faulkner. the meeting came as his convicted killer abu jamal delivered graduation address to students at a vermont college. here's more on the couldn't vaers yl speech and reaction. >> reporter: that graduation was closed off to media and time was changed because of security threats. 30 minute of silence at the memorial plaque that bears the name daniel faulkner. abu jamal delivered the address at his school in vermont. >> they don't grade you there's no teachers and advisors i don't know who is advising them but they're not doing a good job. >> dozens of police officers including reports and supporters of the faulkner family stood for silent vigil 13 and locust center city. they believed today would be shift the focus to the prerecorded audio to 20 grads that showed him as the speaker. >> take it what you know and apply it in the real world. help be the change you're seeking to make. >> faulkner's widow said abu-jamal will be honored and goddard was glorifying the fell on because he's a cop-ki

and the killing of daniel faulkner. a vinyl was held at faulkner's memorial plaque. >> it's disgusting that he gets to address a audience. >> legal rights are determined by long-standing legal and constitutional principles. >> it has to be looked at in a careful, legalistic way. it could be on governor corbett's desk by next week. kenneth moton "action news." >>> in atlantic city the trump name was removed today from thee taj mahal. and trump and his daughter are having their name strip from the hotel. they let the two casinos fall in sump disrepair. and trump explain his grievance about that. the stupid way in which atlantic city has been managed, that will happen tomorrow in a special report on "action news" at 11:00. and trump offer his survival strategy for atlantic city. it's by latest one-on-one with donald trump tomorrow on "action news." >>> where philadelphians rank giving to charity. gays and lesbians are rushing to get married after a supreme court non-decision. what is amazing about this race car crash into

but, again, we're here to show support for maureen faulkner for the philadelphia police officers, andlly police officers around the country. >> sunday 20 graduating student from the low enrollment goddard college in vermont where student choose their own expensement speakers, listen to prerecorded words of the chosen speaker and inmate mumia abu-jamal. >> this is your commencement. as such, ill dwell on the worlds that you are about to enter into. it happens. and true to goddard's founding ideals hopefully transforms. >> the story is well documented. the political figure formally on row for the murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner, now serving life after years of court battles, ac activism and media attention, for faulkner's widow maureen, she says, it is a constant 33 year reminder of her husband's murder. >> more than half my life i have been dealing with. >> this i've tried so much to go on with the normal life. but when this man, he may be physically in a prison, but i'm mentally in a prison. >> faulkner caused students' decision disgraceful, spoke to us by phone

faulkner, the d.a.ere seth williams or attorney general could go to the judge and say this type of behavior is a great expansion of the first amendment rights. you know, privileges of using a phone in prison is just that and we think that behavior needs to be looked at by a judge and let a why decide if it is a appropriate or not you you know you say it ace great expansion but what do you say it is restricting freedom of speech. >> you know what, jamal restrict his own freedom of speech when he killed officer faulkner. we're just going to ignore this and allow this type of behavior to continue then why don't we just build production studios in our prisons. we are about our victims. defendants always have have attorneys, jamal is loaded with attorneys, i don't have a retainer. it is my job to protect victims of the commonwealth as well as everybody else in the general assembly there will be debate about the first amendment. we feel all this does is give standing that currently does not exist in the law,

they wanted to show support for faulkner's widow, maureen. yesterday, students at goddard college in vermont listened to a recorded speech by mumia abu-jamal, the man convicted of killing officer faulkner in 1981. >> the nation is in deep trouble, largely because old thinking, both domestically and globally has led us into the morass that the nation now faces. >> now, abu-jamal's speech was played for about 20 students receiving degrees from goddard, which is the same school he graduated from in 1996. he's serving a life sentence for the murder of officer faulkner. >>> well, there was an emotional tribute last night at gillette stadium as the patriots showed their support for the daughter of a rival team member. devon still is a defensive tackle of the cincinnati bengals. he is from wilmington, delaware. and during a time-out, the patriots cheerleaders -- the patriots cheerleaders, the other team, they switched up their uniforms. look at that. they wore still's jersey and a video played on the big screen in support of his daughter. still was

he shot police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. 15 years later, the jailed journalist and founder of the black panther party earned his degree from the college. >>> now during the taped address, supporters of officer faulkner will gather at his memorial plaque at 13th and locust where faulkner stopped jamal and got into the confrontation. critics say the address by jamal is a slap in the face to the family. calls to the cancel the speech have been rejected. >>> an upper merion man is behind bars accused of holding a woman against her will inside his home. police were called to win gate road where a woman said she was attacked and held by a man shane gallagher. neighbors said they heard gunshots, they found bullet hellos and broken windows in the home. gallagher has been arrested. >>> it is now official, a young boy from this mercer county school did die from entrovirus 68. officials in new jersey, want to make it clear who is most at risk, this is as several other children are being tested, one from this very same school. kenneth moten has more from children's hospital. >> reporter:

i'm heather childers in for harris faulkner. a dallas nurse becoming the first person to contract the deadly virus here in the u.s. preliminary tests reveal positive results last night. the cdc making the diagnosis official today. the patient was isolated soon after symptoms appeared and remains isolated while she and the hospital decide on a course of treatment. meanwhile, her car and apartment are being decontaminated. we are told the patient has a pet at home that will need to be removed. the cdc says the nurse contracted ebola from thomas duncan, the liberian man who died from the disease last week. health officials calling this a clear breach of infection control protocol despite claims that the nurse wore protective clothing while treating duncan. brian hennessey is live from our new york newsroom. brian, what can we explain or how can this breach be explained in safety protocol, and what is being done to prevent this from happening again? >> reporter: well, hi, hearth. the nurse treated and had extensive contact with dunc

critics say it's a slap in the face to the faulkner family. calls to cancel the speech have been rejected. >>> annual upper merion man is behind bars accused of holding a woman against her will inside her home. police were called to the home where they found a distraught woman. she said she was attacked and held by a man sean gallagher on warner road. neighbors said they heard gun shots. when police investigated they found bullet holes in the home and gallagher has been arrested. >>> it's official a young boy from a mercer county school did die from the entrovirus 68. officials want to make it clear who is most at risk, as several other children are being tested one from the very same school. kenneth moten has more from the children's hospital. >> reporter: here at children's hospital, at last check doctors were waiting on results for three children. meanwhile, hamilton township said there's no need for panic after the death of the four-year-old boy, but remain vigilant when it comes to hygiene. at yardville elementary school, blue and gold ri

jamal was originally sentenced to death for killing philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner but heas resent 10 to do live in 2012. letter to the college senator pat toomey calling the invitation quote a slap in the face to faulkner's family. >> fall is here as you can feel outside. that means chillier weather is heading our way tom night thanks to some generous donations thousands of kids in our area will not go cold. >> no, they will not. today they got brand now coats and our john frederick was were with them at the pennsylvania convention center when they got to pick out that are new winter gear. >> reporter: these kids are really happy because they are some of the lucky ones. 6,000 new coats will be give haven't out to children in the city of philadelphia children who have been identified as being in need. they get to try on the coats. they get to pick out their colors. it's an amazing amazing morning for them. >> philadelphia winners are cold -- winters are cold and damp. the kids have to come to school, walk an lot of them can't get to school warm. how much mr. basic of a nee

the now 60-year-old is serving a sentence for killing officer daniel faulkner. a crime who still haunts faulkner's widow maureen. >> she went home with this last night. this is recurring in her life for years. >> i picked up a phone and got ahold of goddard college. the associate director of alumni affairs spoke with maureen defending their students' selection. >> they find the issues he raises to be worthy of careful consideration. >> back at the scene at 13th and locust more than three decades later, a plaque sits feet from where he was murdered. in that same 30 years, abu jamal finished his degree at goddard college. >> my question is why is he receiving special benefits from prison when nobody else gets it? >> he's being held in schuykill county. police officers put their lives on the line every day to protect society and now we have a college allowing an individual convicted of murdering a police officer to share his opinions with impressionable students. that fact is very troubling. end quote. wetzel says inmates have a constitutional right to access it wa

i'm harris faulkner. next hour, we're going to cut through some of the mixed messaging and confusion and drill down on the facts about the deadly virus that's reached our nation's shores. the latest on the confirmed cases in america, including word one of the infected nurses' condition has gone from good to fair and a look at what that means. we'll have answers to your questions from a team of doctors because we're very, very active on social media this hour. for instance, is hand sanitizer enough to kill ebola? can your pets really carry the virus? also, the

he, of course is serving life in prison for 1981 murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. his widow maureen was next to the governor's side today. >>> well, bill was sign at the site of officer faulkner's murder and supporters of mumia abu-jamal held a rally with there i today. they say bill limits free speech rights of inmates. >>> democratic candidate for pennsylvania governor tom wolf is in bethlehem today. he met with small business own's long main street. most polls right now show wolf leading corbett ahead of next months' lex. >>> city of trenton painted over a mural depict ing over michael brown, unarmed teen shot and killed by police in ferguson missouri. here's what the mural used to look like. it features a picture of brown with the phrase sagging pants is not probable cause. yesterday the mural was removed by the city at the direction of the trenton downtown association. officials say that the mural did not fit the vibe of the business district, and that it might have a negative effect on police and community relations. >>> still ahead, this evening bringing at

for faulkner's widow marine, he said it is a constant 33 year reminder of her husband's murder. >> more than half my life i have been dealing with this, i've tried so much to go on with the normal life, but this man, may fist will be in a prison, but i'm mentally in a prison. >> she spoke to us by phone from her home in california. >> just a slap in the face to all officers across america, and in philadelphia. >> sunday the college released a statement from their interim president bob kenny saying quote choosing mumia as their commencement speaker shows to me how goddard graduates expresses their freedom tone guage and think radically and critically in a world that often sets up barriers to do just that. monday harrisburg lawmakers will introduce a bill to the state senate, aim to go prevent speeches from inmates like mumia, in places cents like education centers, at times like these. in center city, steve patterson, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> well, trouble on the tarmac. when a couple of planes run into a problem on their wayay to the gate. >> also, looks like a bomb went off inside

nbc10 spoke with faulkner's widow. she says the soon to be college graduates could have chosen anybody to give them inspiration and they made the wrong choice. >> sometime in their future of their life they are going to come across either a loved one or maybe a friend that will lose their life brutally. and when they do, they can think of me. >> during tomorrow's address philadelphia police plan to hold a silent protest at the site of faulkner's murder. >>> isis is now threatening another american hostage with execution. this follows the beheading of a british aide worker. yesterday isis militants released a video showing the killing of british hostage allen henning. the video appears to show american apartmentive peter of indianapolis. the family of the former army ranger says that the 26-year-old moved to the middle east to provide humanitarian aid to war refugees. so far two american reporters and the british aide worker has been shown being executed in isis videos. >>> now to an update on a story we first told you

that's where mumia abu jamal murdered officer faulkner in 1981. jamaal addressed his college alma mater from his jail cell. >> now for your first look at business. safety officials are urging millions of families to take their cars to be repaired because of defective air bags that can explode without warning. the metal inflaters in the defective air bags can explode and propel deadly shrapnel. most of the air bags came from a takata plant in mexico. affected cars are made by honda, toyota, nissan, ford, gm and mitsubishi. it's a long list. i'll tweet out a link to see if your car is affected. >>> turning to wall street stocks were higher in what can best be described as a quiet trading day compared to last week. stock futures are in the red pointing to potential losses at the opening bell. >>> consumer reports tester out apple's virtual wallet called apple pay that allows you to buy things with just tapping on the screen of one of the newest iphones. consumer reports say it could be safer than a physical credit card. >> apple pay creates dummy acc

he was convicted every killing philadelphia officer daniel faulkner in 1981. so yesterday dozens of philadelphia officers took to the streets standing in silence for 30 minutes as a sign of their distaste. >> something we shouldn't have to be doing. but again, we are here to show support for maureen faulkner, for the philadelphia police offers, and police officers around the country. >> the college released a statement saying the students decision expresses cents their freedom to think radically and critically. later today law makers in harrisburg are expected to introduce a bill that would prevent speeches from inmates like mumia to educating al centers. >>> a triple shooting in cobbs creek, leaves one man dead, and police are still looking for the gunman. shots rang out outside of cousin danny's lounge 5200 block of delancey street early yesterday morning. second victim, 47 year old man, was shot in the legs and is in stable condition. a 24 year old took himself to the hospital. he's also recovering from a gunshot wounds to the leg. >>> well, the revel casin

nbc10 spoke with faulkner's widow. said they could have chosen anybody to give them inspiration and they made the wrong choice. >> sometime in their future of their life they are going to come across either a loved one or maybe a friend that will lose their life brutally and when they do they can think of me. >> during tomorrow's address philadelphia police plan to hold a silent protest at the site of faulkner's murder. >>> today philadelphia city leaders, religious groups, and community members will hold a peace walk near the playground where a teen was shot and killed over the summer. 17-year-old robert reid was gunned down while playing basketball on cumberland street in north philadelphia. it happened during a neighbor hood cookout in august. the gunman fired a dozen shots before running away. that person has not been caught. the organizers of today's walk say it will bring healing, hope, and help to an area that's reeling from violence. >>> from the nbc10 delaware bureau, competitors will have to wait until next y

for faulkner's widow maureen, she said it is a constant 33 year reminder of her husband's murder. >> more than half my life i've been dealing with this. i've tried so much to go on with the normal life. but when this man, he made be physically in a prison, but i'm mentally in a prison. >> faulkner calls the student's decision disgraceful. spoke to us by phone from her home in california. >> just slap in the face, all officers across, and in philadelphia. >> sunday the college released a statement from their interim president bob kenny saying, quote, choosing new see an as their commencement speaker to me shows newest group of goddard graduates expresses their freedom to engage, think radically and critically in a worlds that often sets up barriers to do just that. monday harrisburg lawmakers will introduce a bill to the state senate, aim to go prevent speeches from inmates like mumia in places like education centers, at times like these. in center city, steve patterson, "eyewitness news", on the "cw philly". >> time right now 8:11, and we have the latest on a fire at the flight 93 me

friends and family stood 30 minutes in silence where faulkner was killed in 1981 near 13th and locust to drown out the speech. >> i was outraged and i thought it was absolutely despicable that they would allow this man to have a voice. >> reporter: the speech he recorded from prison was played for graduates. >> i think to them it's like a political case, it's in the history books. that, you know, they want to talk to him. why, i mean, i'm told there's not only even two dozen in the class and they're like, really? >> mumia didn't have a problem silencing danny's voice. danny will never speak again, for 33 years almost he's been silenced. >> reporter: near the end of the mumia speech was this bizarre line about goddard. >> if it's done for you half of what it's done for me, i assure you you will have been well served. >> honor, arms. >> reporter: some in the crowd wondered if he was talking about the life sentence mumia is serving. >> there was four eyewitnesss, a bullet found in danny that matched his gun. he admitted it. there's no question of guilt here. the question is, is why do th

he is serving life for shooting police officer daniel faulkner. in response dozens of police officers and supporters of the faulkner family stood for a silent vigil in center city. local politician are pushing a bill that will give a court power to step in to stop this from happening again. >> unless we build studios in prisons for these types of thugs we continue to rip the scabs over the wounds of the victims. >> if that bill passes, it will likely face a court battle. >>> a car careened into a california donut shop killing one person. the jeep plowed through the store saturday night. two people were lucky enough to get out with cuts and bruises, but again, one person did die at the scene. police say the driver may have accidentally stepped on the gas instead of the brake in the parking lot. >> 6:19, disaster at sea, wicked weather along the coast of japan puts american servicemen in jeopardy. >> talk about a burst bubble a charitable man's hope at helping others takes a terrible turn. >> reporter: some neighborhoods are in the upper 30s, if you

the the man quick for 1981 killing of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. sunday, silent vigil was held in center city at faulkner's memorial plaque. >> it is disgusting, that this cop killer would be affordedded an opportunity to address college students, quite frankly. but, more importantly this legislation is just about giving victims a voice. >> these rights are not determined by public opinion. legal rights are determined by long standing legal and constitutional principals. >> reporter: that is were attorney tom kline says the bill would have to find a balance, between freedom of speech, and the the protection of victims. >> it has to be carefully worked through, and looked at, in a very careful, legal way and constitutional way. >> reporter: victims rights bill was voted out of the house committee and it is making its way through legislature and could be on governor corbett's desk by next week. kenneth moton for "action news" at ten on phl17. >> it is time for the the accu weather forecast and we will send it over to adam joseph over at the big board

he was convicted of killing philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner.nd faulkner's widow maureen spoke out. >> only to hear him doing commencement speeches on the radio or his face on the wall, movies, it rips open a scab. it's hard to continue to move on in life. >> so the rights group says it's violates constitutional right to free speech. >>> mob boss joey marino was under survived release. they did not file the proper paperwork before his parole expired last month. they ordered him to court on friday. >>> and teresa giudici wants to have her sentence in a halfway house. she asked if he she can serve 12 municipalities there instead of 15 municipalities behind bars. the government is opposed to that. she is asking to be housed in costinanother state. once she is done her husband will spend time. >>> the probe may come to an end soon. no sign was arson or foul play. >>> a flag in flu offer the capital on september 11, 2001 was destroyed in the fire. >>> parts of ocean county was hit with heavy rain. that made a dramatic scene. he was driving home from

i attended the second of those events with maureen faulkner in protest of what was taking place. most from that experience 14 years ago was concluding that the students desperately wanted attention. they loved the media spectacle their invitation generated. which is why now i will not identify the vermont college that on sunday will disrespect the police officer murdered in the line of duty. it's bad enough that for 32 years abu-jamal has succeeded in making it all about him. >> so mr. president, i wonder if you can respond to that and perhaps when the student body said this is who we want as our speaker, did you have any initial worries or concerns? >> the response to that is of course that the -- a lot of the concern that has been brought forward is by the way that the media in essence has looked at this as a unilateral -- a unipurpose kind of action. you know, i would think and i hope as we move forward that the media does its job and that is to look more deeply at what exactly abu-jamal says, his message, what he does and so on. there's a lot to be had there. and for the stud

. >>> i'm harris faulkner, three washington state high school students in critical condition still.ion after a 14-year-old freshman opened fire at their high school on friday, that gunman died. it's not sure if he shot himself or was shot in a struggle with a teacher. >>> ukrainian voters went to the polls to elect a new parliament. about 3 million ukrainians cast ballots, areas controlled by pro russian rebels did not vote. preliminary results are expected tomorrow. >>> i'm harris faulkner, now let's get you back to huckabee. for all the headlines when you want them, go to foxnews.com. the most powerful name in news, fox. >>> one of the key races that could determine whether or not republicans gained control of the senate in next week's midterms is in iowa. that's where according to the real clear politics average of polls, joni earnst. i was in iowa on monday this past week campaigning with joni and i had endorsed her. she has taken some criticism because she cancelled some scheduled meetings. joni, thanks for be with us. i totally understand about why you didn't want to meet with

the 60-year-old is serving life for the 1981 murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. as with most issues surrounding abu jamaul, people are deeply divided. >> some approve, some are outraged. deanna durante got reaction today from the cop's widow. >> she has not only harsh words for the college that's allowing this speech but for the students who dieded to pick the convicted cop killer to speak. >> shame on them. they could have another commencement speaker that would give these students wisdom before they start out in life. >> maureen faulkner has never shied away from voicing her opinion of convicted cop killer abu jamaul. she went from young bride to young widow when abu jamaul shot the fatal shot. >> having a radical, someone who hates america to speak to them is so wrong. >> reporter: supporters of jamaul, more than 30 years after his conviction and multiple appeals upholding that conviction say he's innocent. >> this has has been in prison for 33 years. the case against him has not been establish. this is a man whose voice has much to give. in many ways he is ou

joining us now maureen faulkner and sponsor of the bill state representative mike verb.come to you both. >> thank you, how have you been. >> it has been a while. >> it is emotional, when these things come up, in the news and all of a sudden you hear he is publicly speaking once again. >> i'm sorry we did have to play that tape. >> did you listen to anymore of it or did you stay a away from it completely. >> in, i listened to it. >> you did. >> what was that like. >> it what's motional. i was angry. a little bit outraged that he has a voice when danny lost his so many years ago. >> so what did you, this upset you, you know, we have talk back and forth bit. what did you do about it, remind everybody. >> well, we introduced legislation called revictim says act. this is about all victims in the commonwealth. basically it gives standing to the victim, district attorney or attorney general, in this case, maureen, to go to a judge and file a civil action and ask the judge to interest convenient in the behavior and conduct. we are hearing a lot from all kind of extremist here th