shirley fellenbaum says her grandson couldn't have done what he's accused of.ther says his son is being, quote, railroaded. gary fellenbaum and jillian tait beat scottie mcmillan to death inside their chester county trailer home, they're both being held without bail on murder charges. >>> rescue workers rescue dozens of cats from a home in voorhees. 40 animals were left alone in filthy conditions without food or warmth. the new jersey state animal rescue shelter is selecting donations so the animals can be vaccinated an placed up for adoption. >>> today senator casey spoke at the veterans group in west philadelphia. pennsylvania has one of the longest wait times in the country, he says, and he's sponsoring a bill that would aim to improve practices. >>> the man accused of abducting a philadelphia woman last week will be back in pennsylvania to face a judge wednesday. devlin barnes is being held in virginia on a separate case. police believe barnes is the man held seen abducting this woman after the street. the two were found three days later in maryland. >>> we

gary fellenbaum and jillian tate tied the two boys up by their feet over a door and beat them. and while they were doing that, they were laughing at these children. >> reporter: according to police, after the two beat scotty so severely, he became unresponsive. they left him alone on this mattress. >> they went shopping and went out for pizza. >>> it was fellenbaum's wife amber who called 911. she now faces child endangerment charges for allegedly not reporting the abuse. >> i promise you this. though the heavens may fall, justice will be done to these defendants. >>> tate and fellenbaum face first degree murder charges and the district attorney will seek the death penalty in this case. >> ray rice's two day appeals hearing is officially over in new york. arbitrator is now deciding if the nfl improperly increased rice's suspension from two games to indefinite after video of rice assaulting had his wife janee in an atlantic city casino elevator went public. today baltimore ravens general manager testified about his former running back's jun june 16th disciplinary hearing. he sai

torturing and killing the girlfriend's 3 qulld son, behind bars gary fellenbaum and jillian tait. it happened inside of a trailer hom in west keilyn township. they explained that the beating began when little scott mcmillen wouldn't eat his breakfast. live at the scene of the crime is vernon odom. >> reporter: jim, an unspeakable tragedy has unfolded in this trailer, the d.a. here is in a rage. >> though the heavens may fall justice will be done to these defendants. >> the defendants are gary fellenbaum and his girlfriend jillian tait. they are charged with first degree murder. the d.a. says they tortured her 3-year-old son scotty mcmillan until he died. they used a whip and aluminum siding. you can see holes in the wall where his head was repeatedly slammed. his brother ryan was abused the same way but managed to survive. all of this in the name of discipline. >> gary fellenbaum and jillian tait tied the to boys up over a door by their feet, and while they were doing that they laughed at these children. >> they shared this trailer with fellenbaum's wife, all three worked at a loc

tate and fellenbaum are also charged with abusing tate's six year old son. >> gary fellenbaum and jillian tate tied the two boys up by their feet over a door and beat them. and while they were doing that, they were laughing. >> reporter: neighbors in this quite rural mobile home park say they hardly knew the couple. >> what they did to that baby, i can't imagine. never laid a hand on my kids. >> reporter: now the two other children who were living in that mobile home are now in foster care. the district attorney tells us he will be pursuing the death penalty. lucy? >> so incredibly heartbreaking. chris. >>> developing right now man accused of of kidnapping young woman right off the street is coming back to philadelphia. prosecutors have just filed federal charges against 37 year old delvon barnes for kidnappi kidnapping. they say barnes snatched 22 year old carlesha freeland gaither right off a germantown street. she is home tonight and safe. dave schratwieser is live outside fbi headquarters in philadelphia. dave arc lot of new developments yet again. >> reporter: lucy, court papers conf

tom hoe began said fellenbaum abused scottie and his 6-year-old brother because they disrespected him. scottie gravely wounded while they went shopping and ate pizza. both are under arrest. fellenbaum's wife amber lived in the mobile home and she is charged with child endangerment and failing to do anything built abuse. >> pennsylvania public schools are holding steady according to a new report. 72% of the public schools statewide scored 70% or higher on proficiency tests compared to last year. this year's performance scores are the first in which student growth data will be used to evaluate teachers. >> maybe a little bit more rain today. >> reporter: spotty showers. the big story is how cool and windy it is, blustery winds on the way. as we look at storm tracker 6 live the rain from yesterday is gone, as we look further outside we can see that we are dry across the region this morning. sky6 live hd is showing us some cloud cover with some breaks. i think we'll see sun poking through. there's center city right now. as we take a look at the numbers we're starting out on the chilly sid

fellenbaum and tait are being without bail. >> north korea releases two americans. kenneth bay and matthew miller were the last two americans being held in that communist country. the men are on their way home right now. now, bay who has health problems is a korean american missionary who was serving 15 year sentence in north korea for allegedly conducting anti government activity. miller as you see here was serving a six-year jail term on charges of espionage. white house is crediting a secret mission by top u.s. intelligence official for securing their release. president barack obama told reporters this afternoon it's a wonderful day for the men and their families. >> police arrest four suspects in connection with an alleged terror plot targeting the uk and part of that plot called for the assassination of the queen. the suspects between the ages of 19 and 27 were busted on thursday and friday at various locations across west london. british sources say four islamic freedom fighters planned to use a knife to kill the queen at a weekend filled with celebrations to

little scotty and his brother six year old ryan were the couple's human punching bags. >> gary fellenbaum is a 275-pound man and he is punching a three year old boy in the head. >> hard to imagine but from there he says the abuse got worse. they were repeatedly whipped with both this homemade whip and lashed with this aluminum rod and those holes were made when scotty's head they say was barbed through the wall. after that -- >> one of the defendants do then, they stuck him in the shower to revive him. to bring him back for more abu abuse. >> reporter: scotty then placed in bedroom where he died. his brother ryan hospitalized but now recovering. the four of them lived here odd as it might sound with fellenbaum's estranged wife and their young daughter. neighbors say they moved into the mobile home park a few weeks ago. >> it's horrible. how could allow it to happen to their new kid. >> one neighbor who named jillian tate messaged her that their kids should all play together. her response, yes, of course, sounds good. my boys never had any boys to play with. neighbors shock at the news. ga

>> everything, because i know my son wouldn't do this. >> reporter: fellenbaum and tait are being heldhout bail on murder charges. >>> now to news out of our south jersey bureau and a fight to keep 250 jobs in our area. lockheed martin has been awarded $107 million in tax breaks. well, the courier post reports the state economic development authority offered the tax credits to the company today, lockheed martin plans on opening two land facilities in camden. but without the tax breaks the company had planned on eliminating some 250 jobs. lockheed is not the only company getting tax credits to bring jobs to camden. today, $7.5 million worth of incentives were approved by diogenix. in addition, the 76ers are building a practice facility with $82 million in incentives and holtec international received a $260 million tax break. >>> dozens of cats living in filthy conditions inside a local home. how they were finally rescued and what happens next to them. >>> as the v.a. secretary announces plans to re-organize and revamp the system, i'm talking to local veterans about what it means to them

it was her amanda fellenbaum who alerted authorities to the boost. she was later charge with child endangerment for failing to help toddler but it is the other two police were after. >> gary fellenbaum and jillian tait tied the two boys up by their feet over a door and beat them. while they were doing that they were laughing. >> d.a. does plan to seek the death penalty, both of them are being held without bail. they will appear in court gannon november 14th. chris and kerry. >> it is just so redick rustily shocking, lauren, thank you, hard to hear the details of that story. >>> 4:09 the time. man accused of ambushing two pennsylvania state troopers will now appear in court until next month. >> eric frein's preliminary hearing was set for next week. he will face a why december 9th. frein is charging charges of murder and attempted murder for that attack in september. investigators say he open fire at police barracks in blooming grove killing corporal brian dickson and seriously injuring trooper alex douglass. >>> ray rice spent ten hours at his hearin

the death of scotty inside his home authorities came at the hands of fellenbaum and his own mother 31ear-old jillian tait. >> in this case the defendants intentionally avoided anything that would have raise add red flag. neighbors tell us they didn't let the kids play outside so nobody would see the bruise. >> reporter: the couple lived inside this trailer with fellenbaum's wife. people who work with wal-mart say there were signs of trouble in the home but didn't go into detail. >> i should have done something, you know, i have a teaching degree. i never digit people also came tout to remember jacinda miller the fitness instructor shot and killed outside the y where they shocked. miller leaves behind two boys, ages 17 and 11. >> this is devastating to our community. we can't sit and be idle. >> reporter: funeral services for jacinda miller are set for tomorrow. at this point it's not clear when scotty mcmillan will be laid to rest. reporting tonight in parksburg, todd quinones for "eyewitness news" at 10:00 on the cw philly. >> todd, thanks so much. >>> people across the country are j

>> reporter: we went in search of gary fellenbaum's family.ngers cry, 3-year-old scottieç mcmillan allegedly dying at the hands of his mother, jillian tait and boyfriend, gary fellenbaum. his father knows his son faces a murder charge and possibly the death penalty. >> i just think my kid is being railroaded at this point. >> reporter: the evidence prosecutors outlined was staggering, of fellenbaum allegedly beating the toddler with a knotted rope, curtain rod and aluminum strip and slamming the boy's head into a wall. >> gary fellenbaum and julianne tate tied the two boys up by their feet over a door and beat them. and while they were doing that, they were laughing. >> at this point i have no comment. >> reporter: it's been upsetting for the family. >> yes, it is. >> reporter: what's been so upsetting about what you've been hearing? >> everything. because i know my son wouldn't

jillian tait and gary fellenbaum are held without bail. investigators say they beat scotty mcmillian with household items inside a mobile home in west caln township. >>> a man accused of kidnapping a philadelphia woman will be extradited to virginia to face other charges. it's unclear when he will face federal charges in philadelphia for the alleged abduction of carlesha freeland-gaither. >>> a gas main fire is now under control in old city, philadelphia. flames were coming from underground after a construction worker hit a gas main on ray street this morning. fs firefighters did evacuate two blocks in the area. no one's service was affected and no one was hurt. >>> police in montgomery county are working with a manufacturer to try to find the source of a halloween candy scare. a trick-or-treater in towamensen township reportedly found a razor blade inside a piece of wrapped county. police in vineland cumberland county are investigating a similar incident. police say the candy did not cause injuries and don't believe the incidents are rela

if this is amber fellenbaum, amber fellenbaum was the wife's child, and then the the girlfriend had twochildren one of which scottie mcmilan was the child that was killed. now the other two children, the six year-old who had shown evidence of abuse, he was removed and the 11 month-old were removed. these three people are now in jail. amber fellenbaum the wife, who allegedly did not take actual part in the beatings. >> she is one who call 911. >> she call 911 but a apparently from what has been reported she has been witnessing this for three weeks and knew this was going on. >> so charge her too. >> she's being charged with child endangerment and could rise to the fell will any in child endangerment she could face yale time, fines, et cetera. i think in my personal opinion that is very horrific that she in the only knew you they were doing this but she's watching this allowing this to go on, didn't contact police, could have possibly saved this child's life and didn't do anything bit. beatings were so horrific that eventually this child died. >> they are seeking death penalty but they co

police say fellenbaum annotate abused the boys for weeks but the violence escalated on sunday. >> while they were doing that, they were laughing. they whipped scottie, they whipped him with a curtain rod. >> reporter: police a say scottie was beaten so badly tuesday he became unresponsive but instead of getting help, tait and fellenbaum left him alone on this air mattress. >> they went shopping and went out for pizza, and came back and fooled around. >> reporter: fellenbaum's wife found scottie dead and called 911. d.a. says she knew about the beatings and never called police. she's facing child endangerment charges. >> never in this park ever happened like this. it hurts everybody. >> reporter: d.a. says he plans to seek justice for scottie. >> we will seek the death penalty in this case. >> tait and fellenbaum are facing first degree murder charges. their hearing will be held next week n west caln township syma chowdhry for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, there is more news ahead on "eyewitness news" today, including potential driving danger on a new jersey roadway, and in the form

he was tied upside down by his feet and beaten. >> fellenbaum's wife, who also lived in this trailerith their baby, is facing child endangerment charges tonight. she reportedly found that little boy's body and called 911 and police say that she could have intervened and stopped what happened. >> flames shoot from the ground after construction worker hits a gas line in olde city. there were evacuations and road closures as a result. two dozen residents were forced from their homes. the worker hit that line with a circular saw. pgw was quickly on the scene. nobody was hurt. >>> a major local grocery chain will shut its doors for good. >> three on your side's jim donovan will tell us what's in store for the thousands of men and women who will be unemployed as a result. >>> plus, a murder suspect carjacks a news truck and goes on a wild ride. we've got there story when "eyewitness news" continues on the cw just by switching to progressive. so you'll be bringing home the bacon in no time. sorry. get a free quote at progressive.com. >> bad news today for families looking to save on their g

jillian tate and gary fellenbaum are charged with killing scotty mcmillan. it happened inside a mobile home in west tellen township. the boy died on tuesday. >> gary fellenbaum and jillian tate tied the boys up by their feet and beat them. while they were doing, they were laughing. >> for someone to do something like that to a child, they have to be possessed or just dangerous, evil. >> a 6-year-old and an infant were also living in this home. both are in protective custody now. >>> police have released the names of two teenage boys who died in a crash in salem county. his 18-year-old passenger, colin harvey was also killed. a 16-year-old dwurl in the car with them is in stable condition. no one inside the home that the car crashed into was hurt. >>> new this morning, four more people are accused of filing false claims. the latest defendants include three new jersey men and a woman from new york. authorities say a total of 20 people, you see their faces here, are now charged with filing for sandy relief money that they were not entitled to. if convicted, the

. >> authorities charged jillian tait and live in boy from fellenbaum with first degree murder the district attorney saying yesterday he will seek the death penalty. >> he was lashed with a metal rod. he was die tied to a chair and beaten. he was tied upside down by his feet and beaten. his head was smashed through a wall. >> the couple lived with tate's two children and fellenbaum's estranged wife amber in this trailer. tracey nagle worked with the three adults at a nearby walmart and saw signs but did not see scotty often enough to know hes with in danger. >> this vigil warned scotty and a woman that was shot when arriving at the ymca. >> i'm so proud to be in in khupty. >> the pastor will reside over the funeral to telling mourners to pray for families of both tram dies and help those that may number harm's way. >> i think many that we disguise will have problems and we need help and when we need help we should seek it. >> and gary fellenbaum's mother to defend her son at the associated press telling him she was shocked by the charges and her son always liked children. scotty's older bro

girlfriend are charged with torturing and killing the girlfriend's 3 qulld son, behind bars gary fellenbaumhappened inside of a trailer hom in west keilyn township. they explained that the beating began when little scott mcmillen wouldn't eat his breakfast. live at the scene of the crime is vernon odom. >> reporter: jim, an unspeakable tragedy has unfolded in this trailer, the d.a. here is in a rage. >> though the heavens may fall justice will be done to these defendants. >> the defendants are gary fellenbaum and his girlfriend jillian tait. they are charged with first degree murder. the d.a. says they tortured her 3-year-old son scotty mcmillan until he died. they used

so that nobody would see the bruises. >> the couple lived inside this trailer with fellenbaum's wifember who was also charged with endangerment. people who work with amber physical local wal*mart say they were signs of trouble in the home but didn't go into detail. >> i have a teaching degree. i should have done something. i never did. >> reporter: people also came out to remember miller the fitness instructor who was shot and killed outside the west brandywine y where she work. her estranged boyfriend charged with the murder. miller leaves behind two boys ages 17 and 11. >> this is devastating to our community. we can't sit and be idle. >> funeral services for miller are set for tomorrow. as of right now it's not clear when little scotty mcmillan will be laid to rest. >> reporting in parkesburg chester county, todd quinones cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we are not alone in remembering this little boy. people across the country pausing to remember scotty many lit candles and posted them on twitter and instagram using the hash tag remember scotty. there is also a facebook page called li

tait's six year-old son was also abused. >> gary fellenbaum and jillian tait tied the two boys up byheir feet over a door and beat them. while they were doing that they were laughing. >> it will turn your stomach. >> already has. >> fellenbaum's estrange wife a amanda lived with these two and she is one who called police but she's facing charges, of course, for failing to help this defense less toddler. legal analyst jennifer brant will be in the studio during 7:00 o'clock hour of good day to talk about the charges these adults face. >> as far as i'm concern they cannot take this enough. >> i don't think i have ever heard a story worse than this. just awful. >>> 5:07 is the time we are coming up this friday morning. today is a big day for commuters on september, transit workers casting their votes on whether to accept a new two year contract. union leaders are recommending they vote yet but if workers reject that contract the union says transit strike will begin monday morning. at agreement hikes their pay by 5 percent over two years. they are on the front tear and red arrow digses w

the boy's mother, jillian tait and her boyfriend, gary fellenbaum are charged with murder and fellenbaum's ex-wife is charged with child endangerment. there is information that philadelphia school officials say staffers tried contacting the family and visiting the mobile home where scott mcmillan was heard. officials say they wanted to find out why scott's 6-year-old brother was absent from kindergarten for weeks. the school district maintains that it did its own investigation that showed no signs of abuse and all procedures were followed. >>> 4:36. in philadelphia, a convicted former police inspector is back in custody after being released from jail by mistake. danny castro was rearrested after being free for two weeks and even landing a job. in 2011, castro was sentenced to five years in prison for using strong-arm tactics to collect debt. his lawyer said a clerical error by a probation officer led to his premature release. >>> this morning the search is on for the guy accused of pushing his wife's corvette into the delaware river. last night, police issued an arrest warrant for 50-year-

tom hog began said fellenbaum abused scottie and his 6-year-old brother because they disrespected him. the couple left scotty gravely wounded while they went shopping and ate pizza. amber fellenbaum's wife is charge with child endangerment for not doing anything about the abuse. >> we've been hearing about air bags exploding and causing deadly harm. the manufacturer knew there was a problem a decade ago. >> reporter: eye opening, takota secretly tested their air bags and hid the results. the air bags had the potential to harm passengers but never reported it to regulators. 8 million cars have been recalled and two deaths are linked to the air bags. >>> hackers who attacked home depot using outside credentials to break into the computer system. once they got inside the system they installed mall ware on the self checkout registers. they stole e-mail data and home addresses. >>> analysts are predicting 233,000 jobs were created. futures pointing to a slightly higher open. >>> final apps aimed at children tend to be the biggest invaders of privacy. my talking tom and fruit ninja were two

jerry fellenbaum and jillian tait were arrested in connection with the death of tait's three-year old son scott mcmilan. the the prosecutors say the couple beat the boy starting on sunday because apparently he would not eat his breakfast and over three days period following that he was torture. here's a picture of that little boy there. at boost included punches to the head and stomach, being whipped with some sort of homemade weapon, and then an aluminum metal rod. apparently he was covered in puncture wound as well. the couple also accused of putting the the boy in the shower to try to revive him and once he was awake, the beatings began again. tait's six year-old son was also abused. >> gary fellenbaum and jillian tait tied the two boys up, by their feet, over a door and beat them. while they were doing that, they were laughing. >> fellenbaum's estrange wife amanda also lived with these two people that she eventually called police, she herself is facing charges for failing to help, this defense less little toddler, three years old. his brother was six. legal analyst jennifer brant

endured before his death allegedly at the hands of his mother jillian tait and her boyfriend gary fellenbaum. the district attorney calling it an american hor owe story and vowing to seek the death penalty. >> it's so fresh to me right now i don't know what to think. it's sick. >> sunday's strangeers from the bike club infamous riders of chester county they focused on his 6-year-old brother ryan who shared the home where his brother died. he is in the custody of family. >> we're asking for gifts for him and clothing for school. winter items such as coats, jackets, gloves, things to keep him warming fort winter and take a smile on his face. we'll take him to ryan and meet up with his aunt kimberly tate and get to meet him and see the smile on his face. >> you can't do enough in this type of situation. toys are nothing. it will make him feel better than what we're here to do. >> in the parking lot of downingtown police station strangers came. many thankful for a way to help. >> just to see that this child has been through so much tragedy is nice to bring something that may lift his spirits. th

that's from gary fellenbaum taking that little boy's head and smashing it into the wall. >> reporter:orse. >> they whipped scotty. that's a homemade whip. >> reporter: a knotted rope, curtain rod, and aluminum window strip prosecutors say they were all allegedly used until 3-year-old scotty mcmillian stopped breathing tuesday night. >> gary fellenbaum and julian tait tied the two boys up by their feet over a door and beat them. while they were doing that, they were laughing. >> reporter: scotty's mother, jillian tait, and bo

fellenbaum said he felt the boy disrespected him. a night before scotty died, jacinda miller was shot and killed outside the brandy wi wine ymca. terrified parents and children heard the gunshots from inside the y. >> we want to provide a living room setting so they can come and mourn together. seek that kind of hope and healing. >>> the vigil is open to the public. it starts at 7:00. lu ann cahn, nbc 10 news. >>> joey merlin so ta ishgs nmel action to keep himself out of jail. skinny joey as he is often referred to was ordered back to prison for four months. he violated the terms of his probation while living in florida by meeting with a known mobster. >>> philadelphia's first casino wants to keep the city from adding a second. sugar house is petitioning the pennsylvania gaming can troll board. sugar house says the market is too saturated and the situation in atlantic city is proof of that. we contacted the gaming board, but it's not commenting on the petition. >>> atlantic city is expected to get a financial boost due to unpaid tax

. >> gary fellenbaum's mom defended her son saying she was shocked by the charges and he liked children. reporting from passion beggar, - parksburg, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> go to 6abc.com/"action news" to see them or add a picture of your own. >>> 15-year-old andrew fryburg died last night. he was the 4th student to die at the hands of his cousin, jaylen friew burger. a -- fryburg. >>> a institute teacher is recovering after being attacked by a student. the violent video shows the teacher being attacked by the student at bartram high school in south philadelphia. the student is suspended and facingxpulsion. >>> kassim hill is facing charges after luring a 14-year-old girl into his home. his parents surrendered him to authorities yesterday, the victim's family said she is traumatized. >> yesterday we found her hiding under the bed. she had to be poked prodded, pictures taken of her, it was embarrassing and humiliating. she had to take medication to make sure she wasn't given anything by this perpetrator. >> i saw him in there crying, i'm looking at him, when my niece

. >> reporter: and gary fellenbaum's mother speaking to associated press depending her son saying she'sd said he always likes children. scotty's older brother we're told is in custody of family. jasinda's miller's viewing is st. luke's hospital and her sons are in the custody of family as well. reporting live in parksburg, annie mccormick, "channel 6 action news," jim. >> more than a thousand and people posted pictures tonight on our facebook page. pictures of candles lit for scotty. you can go to facebook.com/6abcactionnow see them or add a picture of your own. >>> we have breaking news from chopper 6 live over roosevelt boulevard at adams avenue in northeast philadelphia and it has been closed because of a serious crash that began with assault on a police officer. a plaque escalade. a cadillac escalade fled that scene and then collided with a honda. the 25-year-old driver of that car was ejected from the vehicle and was rushed to einstein medical center. the driver of the cadillac is in custody. there is no word yet what led to the assault on the officer who did suffer a hand injury.

the boy's mother, jillian tait, and her boyfriend, gary fellenbaum, are charged with murder. fellenbaum's estranged wife is charged with child endangerment in the case. >>> 6:06 right now. this morning the search is on for a guy accused of pushing his wife's corvette into the delaware river. last night, police issued an arrest warrant for him. he's 50-year-old john kramer. his estranged wife, who did not want to be identified, told nbc 10 about their ongoing marital dispute. she tells us a fight over their 1990 corvette led her husband to make good on what he had threatened to do, send her car plunging into the river. >> i saw breaking news come across the news, and it showed that a car just went down the tacony. so, i was on the phone, i hung up and i called 911 and i asked them if that was my car. >> that woman tells us she had a protection from abuse order filed against kramer over the summer, and in october a judge ordered him to undergo anger management therapy. >>> new this morning, city officials in philadelphia are looking to see if food recycling would be beneficial

. >> reporter: the mother, jillian tait and her boyfriend gary fellenbaum both face charges of firstegree murder. there is a preliminary hearing scheduled for this friday. we're live in chester county, i'm steve patterson, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> steve, thank you so much. >>> well, turning to our weather now, prepare yourself for a bit of a rollercoaster ride of temperatures. it's going to get unseasonably warm before the bottom falls out. it was hard for me to get that out. meteorologist justin drabick joining us to talk about the ups and counts week. i think that's why it was so hard justin. i'm thinking about the downs already. >> i understand. it is a tough forecast. it's so typical around this area this time of year and today actually ditch that heavier coat this afternoon if you were outside. it wasn't bad in the sunshine. look at that. temperatures, these were our highs, mid and upper 50's. that's pretty much where we should be for this time of year. we're going to warm it up over the next few days. wait until you see tuesday's temperature. right now somewhat comfortable, 5

police say his mother, jillian tait and her boy ffriend gary fellenbaum for -- tortured and murdered the child. and people plan to light candles in their honor. >> we believe were posting things about having a candlelighting. it was for people to do that in their own homes. and we wanted a place where people in the community could come together to honor and remember. >> the gateway church pastor wanted to give those here a chance to feel and see a sense of community as they mourn this loss. >> there's something -- it sounds bad there is something comfortable about being able to mourn together and realizing we are not alone in the midst of our sadness and questioning about how can something like this happen. >> a question those in chester county asked a lot this week. not only mourning scottie but miller shot by her boyfriend as she arrived for work at the brandywine ymca on sunday. >> seeing our church as the living room. a chance for families to come together and sit and really just be. >> now this vigil starts at 7:00, in just under an hour it will be a time to remember both scotti

police say his mother, jillian tait and her boy ffriend gary fellenbaum for -- tortured and murderedhild. and people plan to light candles in their honor. >> we believe were posting things about having a candlelighting. it was for people tdo

prosecutors charged gary fellenbaum and jillian tait with first degree murder today. they are pursuing the death penalty. >>> man accusedded of kidnapping carlesha freeland gaither faced a a judge in philadelphia today but did not enter a plea. thirty-seven year-old delvin barnes uttered two word during his short arraignment in federal court. those words, court appointed. indicating his preference for an attorney. prosecutors say that the investigation is ongoing and that barnes may eventually be charged with other crimes. >>> on the political front tonight, a shake up in harrisburg today has cost dominic pillegi his job as majority leader. delaware county legislator had been the top republican in the state senate since 2006, and it is the first time that the party had has reject their floor leader in nearly 40 years. he was seen by many as a moderate voice, the go p elected more conservative senator jake korman to take over caucus. >>> paint eagles paint is rallying cry of the birds tonight, in their partnership with the philadelphia's mural arts program. the team in

and beatings scotty mcmillan en p durd allegedly at the hand of his mother jillian tait and gary fellenbaum. >> i don't know what to think. sick. >> sunday strangers from the bike club infamous riders of chester county focused on jot i's 6-year-old brother ryan. ryan is now in the custody of family. >> we're asking for gifts for him and cleaning for school. winners items such as hat, jacket, gloves to keep him warm and put a spil on his face. we'll take them directly to ryan today and hopefully meet him and see the smile on his face. >> what they're doing is a great cause. beautiful. he needs us. >> in the parking lot of downingtown police station stranger came many thank foul for a way to help. already hundreds lit cappedlees during a friday night vijel and facebook page has thousands of mostings for a little boy. members of chester county community are still looking for outlets to help. since the save am crime continues to haunt them. >> just to see that this child was through so much tragedy is just nice to bring something that helped him lift his spirits. this is something he'll have to

gary fellenbaum and jillian tait are behind bars, the police say she used homemade weapons to torture and kill tait's little son scott mcmillan at their home. vernon odom will have more on this disturbing case coming up on "action news" at 6:00. >>> turning now to the forecast, a severe thunderstorm warning is issued for parts of south jersey. lets go out to cecily tynan for details from accuweather. >> most of our region is dealing with showers and fog and we have a severe cell that is dropping some hail and the potential for wind gusts at 30 miles per hour. in parts of atlantic and cumberland and all of cape may county until 5:30 tonight. this is the cell really just over fortescue right now, you can see the bowing, when you get that bowing it indicates rushing winds and it's moving quickly towards the east at 50 miles per hour. so it's movie quickly, bell plain and goshen and woodbine, if you live in these communities and you hear the rumble of thunder, take shelter. wider view showing again this is the only area of severe weather, what is going on is low pressure is forming off th

jillian tait and gary fellenbaum charged with murder, accused of killing tate's 3-year-old son, scotty mcmillian. the couple l used a knotted rope, aluminum strips and a curtain rods to torture the boy inside their home in west caln township. the boy died tuesday night. >> jillian tate and gary fellenbauh tied the two boys up by their feet over a door and beat them. while they were doing that, they were laughing. >> someone to do something like that to a child, they have to be possessed or they're just evil. >> a 6-year-old and an infant were also living in the home. both are in protective custody at this hour. >>> today, a soldier who served our country during the civil war received the medal of honor more than 150 years after he died. >> today the nation that lived pauses to pay tribute to one of those who died there. >> president obama awarded the medal of honor posthumously to army first lieutenant alonzo cushing for conspicuous gallantry. the first lieutenant's two cousins and their families joined the president at the white house to commemorate his service and sacrifice. cushing

. >> reporter: the mother jillian tait and her boyfriend gary fellenbaum both face charges of first degreeurder. there's a preliminary hearing scheduled for friday. reporting from chester county, i'm steve patterson, "eyewitness news" on the cw philly. >> also in chester county police say a family dispute ended with gunfire. it happened late last night in paoli. police found the victim at a house on summit avenue. he told officers that he was shot by a family member, john richard berry. they eventually tracked down berry to a house right down the street and one neighbor that we spoke to say they saw the whole thing from their window. >> that was the first time i heard the pow, pow, pow. i saw a gentleman walking up the street in the process of this shooting incident and i thought that was kind of weird, so i got back on the phone and i called 911 again because i saw the gentleman standing on the porch and that freaked me out. >> well, as officers approached berry, he turned the gun on himself. he and the victim were rushed to paoli hospital. >>> meantime no charges are expected to be filed

. >> reporter: the mother jillian tate and her boyfriend gary fellenbaum face charges of first degreeurder. there's a preliminary maryland scheduled for friday. i'm steve patterson cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> well the suspect meantime in the abduction of carlesha fre freeland gaither could be in philadelphia as early as tomorrow to face charges. authorities say delvin barnes snatched 22 year old woman off ager money town street last sunday night. atf agents found them in jess cup maryland in wednesday. he's currently on bars in virginia where he's facing attempted murder charges in another case. officials say he's currently on suicide watch. >>> a philadelphia police officer is recovering tonight after his cruiser collides with a pickup truck and then bursts into flames. this was the fiery scene last night at 28th and tasker in south philly. an eyewitness had to pull the 17th diss track police officer from the police car just moments before it erupt flood flames. now, investigators say there was only one person in the other vehicle. the driver. he suffered head trauma and is in stable

thirty-one year-old jill can tait and 23 year-old gary fellenbaum are a accused of killing scottie mcmilan inside a trailer in west caln township. police say that woman's other son who is six was also badly beaten but survived. little scottie had been punched in the face and stomach, but the d.a. says that abuse was just the beginning. >> he was scourge with a homemade whip, what hes lashed with a metal rod, he was tied to a chair and beaten. he was tied upside down by his feet and beaten. >> well, the man's wife, also lived in that trailer with her baby, she is facing child endangerment charges tonight. she reportedly found scottie's body and called 911. police believe that she could have intervened, earlier. >>> a contractor working with the circular saw accidentally hit a gas line in olde city and that spark started a small fire at fourth and race in olde city. that prompted evacuations. pgw rush to put a cap on the 1 inch line that had been abandon years ago but still had gas inside. nobody was hurt. >>> there will soon be one less discount grocer in the region. bottom dollar food is s

jillian tait and gary fellenbaum are accused of systemically torturing her two sons. scotty mcmillan died from his injuries and his 6-year-old brother is in protective custody. according to the "daily news," police say the 6-year-old was absent from school up to two weeks before his 3-year-old brother's death. the school district would not confirm that but says it's conducting an internal investigation. >>> this morning, new video of a fire in arizona that claimed the lives of 19 firefighters. these flames are from the yarnell hill wildfire from last year. it shows what crews were up against. forestry officials just released this video, which shows the moments before and after those firefighters were killed. >>> and take a look at this video out of texas. a fireball lighting up the sky there over the weekend in san antonio. that's dash cam video. the head of nasa's meteoroid environment office estimates it was 4 feet wide and weighed about 1,000 pounds. now they're trying to determine if it came from the north torrid meteor shower, which is known for producing big fir

gary fellenbaum and jillian tait are accused of systemically torturing her two sons at their home. 3-year-old scotty mcmillan died from that alleged torture. his 6-year-old brother is in protective custody. according to "the daily local news," police say that 6-year-old was absent from school for about two weeks leading up to his brother's death. the school district has not confirmed that, but it did say that it is conducting an internal investigation. >>> later this week, the man accused of abducting carlesha freeland-gaither in philadelphia will be arraigned in a separate case in virginia. devlin barnes is scheduled to be in court on wednesday on charges of rape and attempted murder. that's in connection with the abduction of a 16-year-old richland girl who authorities say was brutally beaten, raped and doused with bleach and gas. barnes, you'll remember, what captured in maryland when gaither was rescued three days after she was grabbed off a germantown street. >>> 5:06 now. and happening later today, deliberations are expected to begin in the assault trial of a former decorated ph

. >> reporter: gary fellenbaum's mother defended her son saying she is shocked by the charges and her son always liked children. scottie's little brother is in the custody of the family. the miller funeral is set for saturday her two sons are in the custody of family, as well. reporting from parksburg, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> more than one thousand people posted pictures of candles lit for scottie. >>> andrew fryburg passed away last night. he is the fourth student to die of gunshot wounds to die at the hands of his cousin jaylen. a teen shot in the jaw has been released from the hospital. >>> british police have reportedly foiled a plot to assassinate queen elizabeth. the queen is planning a number of public appearances this weekend for armistice day the annual celebration of the end of the world war i. >>> an 18-year-old cooled -- accused of trying to rape a 14-year-old girl this is was icd knocked don the door, the victim ran into his arm and hill fled. the victim's family said she is traumatized. >> she had to be poked poked and prodded pictures taken of her, i

fellenbaum's estranged wife is charged with child endangerment in the case. >>> a rally will be held following the third assault of a teacher in the past month. cell phone video shows a substitute teacher lying in the hallway on his back last week. police say he was knocked out by a student. the teacher is recovering from a concussion. parents, teachers and students will hold a rally calling for an end to the violence at 3:00 this afternoon outside of the school. >>> los angeles laker and philadelphia native wayne ellington junior is on a leave of absence after his father was murdered here over the weekend. investigators say 57-year-old wayne ellington senior was found shot in the head. his son is in his first year with the lakers. he went to high school at episcopal academy and played ball at the university of north carolina. >>> a convicted former philadelphia police inspector is in custody after he was released from prison by mistake. he was rearrested after being free for two weeks and landing a job. in 2011, he was sentenced to five years in prison for using stro strong-arm tact

gary fellenbaum's mother said she is shocked by the charges and her son loved children. him scotty's little brother is in the custody of family. miller's funeral is set for saturday and her two sons are in the custody of family, as well. reporting from parksburg, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> more than 1,000 people posted pictures on our facebook page of candles lit for scottie. go to 6abc.com to see them or add a picture of your own. >>> a teen shooting rampage inside a washington high school has claimed another life. 15-year-old andrew fryburg is the 4th student to die of gun shot wounds suffered at the hands of his cousin jaylen. a teen shot in the jaw has been released from the hospital. >>> delvin barns the man accused of kidnapping carlesha freeland-gaither in germantown is on suicide watch in his jail cell in prince george,s virginia. he was charged with attempted murder and attempted rape and kidnapping. these charges are in connection with another incident in richmond. carlesha freeland-gaither is back in philadelphia with her family. >>> meanwhile

mcmillan endured before his death at the hands of his mother jillian tait and her boyfriend gary fellenbaum. >> i don't know what to think, sick. >> bikers from the rider of chester county focused on his 6-year-old brother ryan who shared the trailer home where his brother died. ryan is in the custody of family. >> we're asking for gifts for him and clothing for school and winter items such as coats, jackets, gloves, things to keep him warm fort winter and put a smile on his face. we'll take him to ryan hopefully today and tote ll a get to meet him and see the smile on his face. >> what they're doing is great cause. i mean, it's beautiful. we need this. he needs this. >> and in the parking lot of downingtown police station strangers came. many thankful for a way to help. already hundreds lit candles during friday night vinl until scotty's hon other and facebook page of thousands of postings for the little boy. thousands from the community are looking for outlets to help since the savage crime continues to haunt them. >> just to see that this child had been in so much tragedy it's nice to br