marshals captured frein earlier tonight. good evening. >> i want to show you new video of eric frein when he arrived at the police barracks at the station, the same spot where he's accused of ambushing the troopers seven weeks ago. >> frein was taken into custody at the pocono air park. it's an abandoned airfield in tannersville 30 miles southwest of the blooming grove barracks. we have live team coverage from the poconos. >> we begin with doug to tell us how this all went down tonight. doug? >> reporter: well, this is welcome relief to a manhunt that has been brutal and devastating for law enforcement and an entire community. in fact, across the street from the blooming grove barracks, where seven weeks ago shot s rag out. a small contingent of well-wishers is here to cheer on police as they come and go. there were very few people in this community and with law enforcement who thought this manhunt would end this way. fellow troopers of slain corporal bryon dickson lifted a wobbly eric frein from a patrol car. he was walked

state police say they were determined to find frein, no matter how long it took. >> eric frein had a mission and that was to attack law enforcement. if he got out of those woods, we were very concerned that he would then kill other law enforcement and if not them, civilians. that is why we had to keep the pressure on him. we weren't going to stop until this fugitive was arrested. i'm glad that it ended, without any other loss of life, including his. >> now our steve keeley is heading to pike county right now. he will have have a live report, coming up later this morning. >>> all right. 4:06. breaking news right now early morning fire rips through a west philadelphia a apartment building sending residents and fire fighter to the hospital and leaving several families homeless. >> fox 29's lauren johnson in west philadelphia with this story for us, lauren, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. fire crews are out here on the scene and peco crews out here as well, still very active at this hour. red cross worker said at last check there are 66 people at the the shelter this morn

frein was taken into custody last night.r police caught up with him, he was taken out of the police, state police barracks in blooming grove and then taken to the pike county police facility where he is located this morning. >>> fire swept through an apartment building forcing residents out of their homes. sky force ten was over the scene at 62nd and chestnut street shortly after the fire started, this happened around 11:30 last night. three people were hurt, including a firefighter. this morning the red cross is helping those people left homeless by this fire. they're staying at a shelter set up at a nearby school. >>> and this morning, the clock is ticking toward a possible septa strike. the transport workers union and septa head back into talks at noon today after they could not reach an agreement yesterday. a decision on a walkout could come later today and workers could be on strike for the monday morning rush hour. nbc 10 also talked to the vice president of the union representing bus and rail operators that service de

look at eric frein from this documentary.he was filmed as part of a war re-enactment and in it, he discussed how difficult it was to find someone hiding in the forest of the pocono mountains. it all came to an end last night around 6:00 when u.s. marshals caught frein outside this abandoned air park hangar. state police say agents caught him by surprise, his weapons inside. in addition to this hangar which skyforce 10 flew over today, frein also hid out in cabins for food and shelter. >>> this is eric frein, the moment he was taken into custody, just as darkness set, in the poconos. >>> frein's capture comes as a big relief to residents and business owners in the poconos. >> christine madella has talked to some of them who were paralyzed with fear while frein was on the run.ç christine, tell us what people are saying now. >> reporter: well, everyone is talking about this. take a look at the front page of the the "pocono record." the head line reads "got him." the parents and children we talked to say they are excited it's ju

frein was captured after 48 days on the run. we have live team coverage of his capture and what is next for the community in the center of that manhunt. >>> also breaking this morning, an apartment fire forces people from their homes. three people are hurt, including a firefighter. >>> a drop in temperatures while you were sleeping. a live look this morning at center city. we are seeing 42 degrees in philadelphia, much chillier in the suburbs and we're going to see a warm up today, but this weekend, oh, boy. on saturday, it's going to feel like november 1st. good morning, welcome to nbc news today i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson. bill henley in the first alert weather center. bill? >> we are looking at clear skies this morning, which means it is a colder morning for our area with less wind, dry air and clear skies and that's when the temperatures plummet and they've done that this morning. clear in center city, 42 degrees here at nbc 10. but most of the area is running colder. 30s, in fact, right at the freezing mark for

>>> at 5:00 o'clock this morning, frein is captured. eric frein in custody a after nearly two months have a massive manhunt. we have new photos in this morning of him in custody, we will have that coming up. >>> and lauren johnson is live from the scene of the ferocious fire that kicked more than 60 people out of their homes overnight, lauren. >> reporter: that is right, kerry, 69 people to be exact at a red cross shelter this morning. we will tell you exactly what happened coming up with a live report. >>> if you are feeling tired all the time, doctors is a there could be a are big reason behind that and new is there a sure fire way to detect it. what you need to know if you are a affect by chronic fat teeing. >> it is really our hours don't you think. >> you get up at 2:00 in the morning, you are fatigue, that is no shocker. i don't need some story, read a tell prompt tore tell me. that 5:01. lets go to sue serio. happy halloween. >> we have eight out of ten for your number of the day. we have a nice day. temperatures are below averag

frein gave up without a fight.d at blooming grove tonight wearing handcuffs that belonged to free's alleged victim corporal brian dickson. "action news" reporters annie mccormick and sharee williams are covering different angles of the story to. let's go to any live in northeastern pennsylvania where frein is in custody, annie. >> that's right, jim, it was u.s. marshals special operation group. they were brought in to find him after a 49 day manhunt. he is one of pennsylvania's most wanted and fbi most wanted and tonight this community can timely feel safe again. >> surrounded by state troopers eric frein arrived to blooming grove state police barracks wearing handcuffs of slain corporal brian dixon. these are pictures of the fugitive taken shortly after his arrest today. sources say the u.s. marshals discovered the 31-year-old at the former birchwood resorts airport in the pocono moun taps and spotted him near an abandoned hangar. they say he was armed and surrendered without incident. he's charged with opening fi

the visible cuts on frein's face.at brings up the question whether there was a struggle when he was arrested. frein surrendered without a fight. there is conflicting reports on where the injuries came from. the u.s. marshal said frein got the scrapes on his face when he was taken down on the as fault. . >> there was no struggle with law enforcement. he has talked to us about things that occurred to him while he made his way through the woods and so forth over that 40 plus day period. but that was an injury that occurred to him at some point in his flight. >> u.s. marshals also say frein had a defeated look on his face when they snuck up on him and took him into custody by surprise. frein facing several charges for the shooting death of bryon dickson, douglass was critically injured in the ambush. he continues to recover at a rehab center. >>> skyforce 10 flew over the hangar where frein was capturedç it's seven miles from the camelback resort. >> police estimate the cost of $10 million. the search involved hundreds of

saying fugitive eric frein was in police custody. i heard once he was caught he surrendered without even putting up a fight. we got word that pennsylvania governor tom corbett will be holding a press conference at 11:00 o'clock tonight, we are also awaiting arraignment details for eric frein, now many people were tweeting us, telling us they wanted proof that eric frein was captured, here it is, this picture sent to me by a police source frein in the back of the cruiser wearing handcuffs belonging to the tate police corporal he is accusedded of killing. brian dickson shot and kill in the ambush outside a blooming grove state police barracks, seven weeks ago, tomorrow. trooper alex douglass was also wounded in the attack. it has been a long seven weeks of searching, high and low, only to find eric frein near a hanger at former birchwood resort. frein was walking up to the hanger when a approached by members of the u.s. marshals service. he surrendered peacefully. pennsylvania state police was then rushing to the scene to thoroughly se

frein's love of guns and the military continued into adulthood. he is well known for walking around the small community of can canadesis in full military gear. elaine says she has known the family for ten years. >> i was devastated. and it didn't surprise me, i guess. >> why didn't it surprise you? >> i guess because my children are so outgoing. you know what i mean? when my kids meet you, hello, how are you? they shake your hand, they're very outgoing. this young man was not. and i do think that -- but the mother is very sweet. i don't know the father. >> when you say he was not outgoing, was he withdrawn -- >> i think he was very quiet and he did not speak when he came in. >> jason carroll, cnn, blooming grove, pennsylvania. >>> fascinating stuff. u.s. marshals caught up to eric frein in a part of pennsylvania that even most people there may be hard pressed to find on a map, surrounding it, hundreds of thousands of acres in which to hide and keep from being kept from authorities. if you're just joining us, that is the first picture, we believe o

marshals arrested frein around 6:00 p.m. last night at birchwood pocono airpark and that's about 30 miles from those barracks where the shooting occurred. here we see the video, again, shot by our jim friedman. troopers taking eric frein out of the patrol car and walking him into the barrack. this is after they surrounded the hangar and after someone saw a man going in and out of the hangar, it turns out it was frein. he surrendered without resisting. after 48 days on the run, he looked healthier than expected. >> eric frein had a mission and that was to attack law enforcement. if he got out of those woods, we were very concerned that he would then kill other law enforcement, and if not them, civilians. that's why we had to keep the pressure on him. >> and they say inside that hangar he did have a .308 hunting rifle believed to be the weapon that the trooper was killed and also shot. his arraignment scheduled for 9:00 this morning at the pike county courthouse. here's a aerial virtual. the airpark was added in the 1960s and

residents congregated state police upon frein's arrival. at the height of the search it cost taxpayers $1 million per week, tam. >> thank you, matt. >>> let's go over to our other breaking story, fire has forced dozens out of the west philadelphia apartment buildings two people were hurt including a firefighter. let's go over to katherine scott at south 62nd street. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, that's right, one firefighter and one resident was hurt they were both taken to the hospital and are in stable condition. 69 people have checked into the red cross shelter. they have been displaced from the building in west philadelphia, chestnut park apartments. you can see firefighter have wrapped up after a long night here. several police vehicles remain on the scene in the 100 block of south 62nd street. the fire marshal is investigating the cause. the fire broke out around -- no audio. >> we noticed that the fire alarm kept going off. we didn't pay it no mind until it kept going off and going off. we heard people exca

about a thousand law enforcement operation ers had been searching for eric frein since frein allegedly ambushed two pennsylvania state troopers at the blooming grove barracks september 12. survival list captured at the birch wood airport in tankers ville. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones, live at the municipal building with new information on frein's capture tonight. todd? >> reporter: jessica, golf for for tom corbett, pennsylvania state police, expected to hold a press conference here in a matter every minute to release some of the details. one thing clear tonight, the manhunt for eric frein is over. sources tell us when he was captured, he was armed but he gave up without a fight. when eric frein was captured and put into a state police car the handicuffs, slain trooper brian dixon, were placed on him. us marshals captured him today in abandoned airplane hangar in the poconos, did not release details of the arrest, but law enforcement told cbs news 391 year old was caring a handgun, a n sniper rival at the time. i accused of ambushing two pennsylvania state troopers outside

frein expected to be arraigned this morning. authorities say the charges against him include first-degree murder, two counts of possessing weapons of mass destruction. that's a reference to two pipe bombs found in frein's hiding place. we get more details this morning from susan candiotti. >> reporter: christine, after escaping capture just shy of seven weeks, suspect the cop killer eric frein runs out of luck and time. without one shot fired, he is taken down by u.s. marshals who spot frein before he even knew eyes were on him. sources say helped by intelligence, a special ops team clearing a previously searched area, spots him walking across an airstrip at an abandoned airport in henriville, pennsylvania. his latest hiding place, 40 miles from the pennsylvania state police barracks where frein's accused of shooting two troopers, killing one of them. marshals getting him on the ground and recovering two weapons. a rifle and pistol. the self styled survivalist is put in a car and nose seems to be injured. he is booked into jail

frein was very tired out there.actly that particular team was doing in that particular place is not clear. there is some indication they had an intelligence source, whether somebody telling them they had seen frein there, human intelligence or drone or night vision technology allowed them to see him. it is not clear. it is some indication they had that. officials say frein spoke to them as he was taken into custody. we expect we may here that at the arraignment today which will take place at the courthouse at 9:00 a.m. john. >> miguel, emotions have to be running high among the law enforcement community. this man is accused of taking one of their own. >> the emotions at the press conference were palpable. you see the big, burly cops hugging each other and say congratulations. the sense of relief comes over their faces. enormous amount of relief and the law enforcement community and community. it is a beautiful area. people can rest easy. for this, this felt like a war zone over the last seven weeks. john. >> finally

accused cop killer eric frein finally taken alive.hotos of him in custody. bloody nosed and somehow clean-shaven. >> we have stated early on that we would not rest until this capture was made and i am so pleased to be able to say that tonight, we have made that major step that has to be taken down the path of justice. >> reporter: the desperate search for the fugitive came to an end tonight when frein was discovered hiding near an airport hangar at birchwood-pocono air park. captured would a shot fired. >> they saw an individual that they thought was eric frein and they ordered him to surrender, to get down on his knees and raise his hands, which is what he did. >> reporter: it is a hard-won victory for pennsylvania police. >> you never know where you're going to find someone like this or how. many were thinking they were going to find him deep in the woods. and there he is, right near an airport, clean-shaven. maybe that was the disguise. >> reporter: eric frein is a self-described survivalist and a war re-enactor. >> it's not vietna

the capture of eric frein. we ehave learned that frein has been moved to pike county ecorrecti correctional facility. that's scheduled for 9:00 this morning. we have crews on the scene and prosecutors say they will ask for the death penalty. the fbi, you'll remember, put frein on the ten most wanted list. this morning you can see the word captured added in red and our coverage of the capture continues online at nbc10 and right now crews are on the scene. jesse gary, katy zachary moni r monitoring this morning's developments. >>> there is word of a criminal investigation of the formal navy s.e.a.l. who wrote a best seller about the raid that killed osama bin laden. former seal team 6 member is being investigated for allegedly disclosing classifying information in that book. "no "no easy day." he blames his first attorney for advising him that he didn't need to submit his manuscript for review and he apologized not having the book vetted by the pentagon. >>> at least four people are dead following a plane crash i

, police caught up with him what used to be hangar. >> frein awaiting his first court appearance this morning. >> photo from the scranton times tribune shows frein now wearing an orange jumpsuit escorted from the pennsylvania state police barracks in blooming grove. marlie hall joins us now in milford, where frein appears before a judge and in just a few hours, marly? >> reporter: one of the most wanted fugitives in america is now in police custody. eric frein was captured thursday, after being on the run for 48 days. >> let my assure you from everybody here justice will be served. >> the take-down every frein ended weeks every tension and anxiety in the area. >> he can no longer hide behind his rifle. can he no longer hide in the woods. he is no longer on the run. now he will have to answer for his violent actions. >> several thousand members of law enforcement from at least five different states had been searching for frein since september 12th. when he allegedly opened fire outside the blooming grove police barracks, killing trooper brian dixon, and seriously wounding trooper alex

frein into custody alive. i also want to thank governor corbett whose support during the search and this phase of the investigation has been invaluable. now it becomes time to find answers on behalf of the fallen officers, families, and the truth on behalf of justice. based on the facts and evidence we already have, mr. frein has been charged with murderen the first degree, homicide of a law enforcement officer, attempted murder, in the first degree, possession of weapons of mass destruction, discharging of firearm, into an occupied structure, and reckless endangerment. among the charges being murder in the first degree and homicide of a law enforcement officer are capital offenses. it is my intention to file notice to seek the death penalty for airing frein in this case. i know that this arrest is a relief off to all residents of northeastern pennsylvania. and i want to personally thank the brave, tireless efforts of all the law enforcement officers involved in the investigation in manhunt to bring peace now

they didn't want them outside with frein on the loose. now they can celebrate that holiday tradition. that's the latest live here. i'm jay gray, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. people are thinking of the victims. many are remembering the trooper who died in the attack, corporal bryon dickson. he was killed as he walked out of the barracks september 12. the barracks where you saw jay a minute ago. he leaves behind a wife and two young sons. he used in work in philadelphia. last night when officers cuffed frein, they used corporal bryon dickson's handcuffs. alex douglass spent more than a month in the hospital. he is still recovering. stay with nbc 10 for coverage of frein's capture and what's next for him in the legal process. live updates on the air and online at nbc10.com. >>> here is a beautiful shot of the fall foliage this halloween day. live at the french manor in the poconos. a little chilly out there. glenn "hurricane" schwartz here now with the halloween forecast. >> definitely a lot colder than it was earlier in the week. not as cold

eric frein has been captured.in the poconos with new video, and a look at what happens next. >> live on the scene of massive apartment fire, sent a firefighter to the hospital, forced dozens of people out of their homes. >> and vittoria and katie return with your traffic and weather together. we of course do it on the 3's. we're back at the bottom of the hour. >>> he he will leud dollars the law for seven weeks, police finally caught up with eric frein. new video following his capture yesterday evening. >> now the next phase is justice. this morning, frein awaits his day in court. >> good morning, everyone, "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo outside the pike county courthouse in milford to tell you more. jan, good morning. >> erika, ukee, good morning there is has been very long, and very stressful time in the lives of people living in northeast pennsylvania. but happening today, eric frein will face a judge for the first time, arraignment set for 9:00 this morning, he's facing many charges, including, murder,

hears what we learned, frein will be arraigned at 9:00. >> frein was the fbi's most wanted man.the very handcuffs of bryon dickson the state trooper frein was accused of killing seven weeks ago. >> let's go live to chad perdelli in the poconos where the manhunt ended. >> reporter: state police say eric frein was caught off guard he was wary and tired from the unrelenting pressure law enforcement put on him over the past 48 days. he was caught outside an abandoned hangar. we're a block away from the hangar. a blockade has been set up because investigators are conducting a search warrant look are to evidence in this case. one of the fbi's most wanted is in custody. a bloodied eric frein was taken into custody and placed in bryon dickson state police cruiser, he was handcuffed with the murdered trooper's cuffs. it alleged 48 days after he allegedly shot bryon dickson and alex douglass at the blooming grove barracks. >> when this day did come which was talked about from the day of the shooting. he was placed under arrest with the handcuffs of corporal bryon dickson, which is appropr

and vernon odom live in frein's hometown. and david, you were the only local reporter to have spoken with the federal marshals who captured frein. >> that's right, jim. they have quite a story to tell. it took ten days -- i'm say 48 days, $10 million but they finally got their man. speechers tightening the circle for days. and late yesterday eric frein spotted by a u.s. marshal. >> i caught movement in this area. it was high grass, weeds. >> scott milkowski and his team with searching an abandon airstrip and he spotted frein by chance. >> i turned towards me. i identified myself as law enforcement and i told him to get on the ground. he proposed out. and he was about 5 feet away. i said who are you, what is your name? he said eric frein. >> the end of a manhunt that gripped the nation. arraigned in the court this morning charged with killing the state trooper bryon dickson and wounding alex douglass september 12. the seven-week manhunt that followed kept the community on edge and tested the resolve of multiple law enforcement

picture from the scranton times, frein shows in that orange jumpsuit being escorted from state police barracks in blooming grove. cbs news correspondent marlie hall in milford where frein appears before a judge coming up later this morning. >> one of the most wanted fugitives in america is now in police custody. eric frein, was captured thursday, after being on the run for 48 days. >> let me assure you, from everybody here, justice will be served. >> the take-down of frein, ended weeks of tension and anxiety in the area. >> he can no longer hide behind his rifle, can he no longer hide in the woods, and he's no longer on the run. and now he will have to answer for his violent actions. >> several thousand members of law enforcement, from at least five different state, had been searching for frein since september 12th. when he allegedly opened fire outside the blooming grove police barracks, killing trooper brian dixon, and seriously wounding trooper alex douglas. he evaded capture by hiding in the woods where officials say they found pipe bombs, ammunition, and even handwritten note des

and frein went before a judge read along with charges. and responded only with shout answers when asked questions. and accused of murdering bryon dickson and wounding alex douglass. captured last night after a team of u.s. marshals helping in the search spotted him in a field near the birchwood pocono airpark in tannersville. and today sources revealed that after the capture he confessed to being the lone gunman responsible for the sniper attack outside of the police barics september 12. he was arraigned on numerous charges including murder of a law enforcement officer. when asked why frein may have submitted these acts, the deputy commissioner of say the police had a very direct answer. >> i characterized his actions in the past as pure evil and i would stand by that. >> the family in this matter of corporal bryon dickson and trooper alex douglass and the pennsylvania state police have suffered an unimaginable loss of unspeakable proportions. they will never be the same. but today we find some comfort as a community that we are taking th

eric frein was captured. and our coverage of his capture continues online at nbc10.com and a lot of different angles for this story and right now jesse gary and katy zachary are monitoring this morning's developments. we'll hear from them in the next 20 minutes. >>> while we're monitoring news in our area, checking developments across the country thanks to our network of reporters and photographers. vai sikahema is checking out the feeds in our digital operation center and one thing you're following is the plane crash at the kansas airport. tell us more about that. >> that plane crash happened at 10:00 yesterday morning and i was on the air at 11:00 and broke into it. officials are saying four people are dead as a result of that accident and five others have been hurt. one witness said it looked like a giant fireball as a small plane hit a building at the airport in wichita yesterday morning. the plane had lost power after takeoff and was trying to return back to the airport when it crashed. meanwhile, on haw

. >> we're following breaks news, the capture of the suspected cop killer eric frein. u.s. marshals took frein into custody yesterday evening near a vacant airplane hangar in monroe county. 45 miles southwest of blooming grove where frein is accused of killing one trooper and wounding another on september 12. chad perdelli has more live from the capture scene in monroe county. >> reporter: we're down the road from where frein was captured at 6:30. right now they are conducting a search warrant looking for more evidence against him. according to state police he was outside in a field from that hangar. he was unarmed, but had weapons nearby. he was tired and weary from a an unrelenting pursuit by law enforcement. state police say it was a quiet take down, but ended a 48 day had an hunt for fbi's most wanted. >> the marshall's service had a team out at an abandoned airport. when they approached they saw an individual that they thought was eric frein and they ordered him to surrender and get down on his knees and raise his hands. once they approached him. he admitted his identi

frein is a skilled marksman and experienced survivalist. weeks ago, police found his first hideout in the woods, a campsite containing two booby trapped pipe bombs and a journal. >> i took a follow up shot on his head-neck area, he was still and quiet after that. >> state trooper corporal brian dixon was killed that night. on this night when police arrested the accused cop killer, they used the corps rem's own handcuffs to bring him in. >> he was placed in corporal dixon's handcuffs and placed in corporal dixon's car. >> he's charged with possession of weapons of mass destruction. after the seven week manhunt, the pennsylvania governor commended everyone involved. >> you demonstrate the very best of pennsylvania. >> now behind bars, this suspected killer is no longer a threat to the public or law enforcement. >> the reason this was so important was because eric frein of dedicated that killing law enforcement members. >> police have said frein was unarmed when they caught him. there are reports they found a rifle and ammunition inside the ha

we certainly hope you >> after 48 days on the run, the law catches up with eric frein.ure of the cop killer in police custody. >> good morning, frein scheduled to appear at the pike county courthouse in go an hour and a half. that's where "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo is standing by for you, right now, with more. jan? >> scheduled to be here for arraignment, facing number of charges, including murder, now, the district attorney wants to pursue the death penalty. if this is the beginning of the end for very long and very instruments fest chapter for northeast pennsylvania, after 48 day manhunt, eric frein captured last night by us marshals near an abandoned airplane hangar, in pocono township. officials say, he meekly gave himself up around 6:00 when law enforcement approached, kneeling, putting his hands in a the air. officials say he waist un armed. during arrest we're told frein was cuffed with brian dixon's cuffs, taken away this his cruiser. they say he shot and injured dixon and seriously injured outside of the blooming grove barracks early september durin

frein did not resist and followed orders. this photo shows him slumped over the hood of a car shortly after captured near an abandoned hanger. the police searched that hanger today and found the alleged murder weapon and over evidence including a journal. frein was taken to court arraigned on numerous charges and hecklers in the crowd shout the insults and told him he was lucky to be caught before hunting season. >> we are now starting to find the answers that the community desired in this case. >> this all began when frein allegedly shot and killed state trooper, bryon dickson and injured alex douglass. and it consumed millions of dollar. and frein was apparently preparing for it for the past two years. thes police say he was reforceful the last seven weeks. >> he was able to get into cabins and other unoccupied structures. over cases he had things hidden, but he got shelter and out of the weather, much as we expected was occurring. >> frein now housed instead by the state at the county prison where he is isolated from the r

frein wrote about the night of his attack and how i escaped. he ran back to the jeep, he wrote, i hit a road block. i didn't expect one too soon. i missed a trail around a runoff pool and drove straight into it. disaster. this was the first and critical clue, frein's car submerged in a pond using evidence from inside, police were able to identify eric frein and 48 days later, capture him, cuff him, charge him with murder and take him to jail. >> he was able to get into cabins, into other unoccupied structures, find food. in other cases he had things hidden. >> reporter: at a news conference this morning,ç poli said the weeks of relentless searching paid off. at a $10 million price tag, it was a massive effort to find a skills marksman who knew his bay around the back woods. >> we find some comfort as a community that we are taking these next steps towards justice. >> eric, are you sorry? >> reporter: as he left court, frein had to face the public and locals in pike conte had a few choice words for this accused cop killer. >> did you feel bad,

have you spoke on it the frein ph spoken to the frein family? been in contact with the family but i'm not prepared to discuss anything that may have been said there. >> reporter: did yhe have arms n him at the time of at rest? >> no. >> reporter: any idea why he didn't have guns physically on his person? >> no, i wouldn't want to speculate. >> reporter: have you any idea how he was surviving out there in. >> we've gained some insight, without going into a lot of specific detail, i would characterize it much as we had said all along that he was able to get into cabins, into other unoccupied structure, find food, in other cases he had things hidden, but he was able to get shelter and get in out of the weather much as we had suspected was occurring. >> reporter: can you comment specifically any kind of remorse? >> no, we're not going to characterize or comment on anything he said. [ inaudible question ]. >> reporter: can you walk us how that went zmoun. >> my understanding he was outside the hangar and did not go back into the hangar. team was swee

cop-killer eric frein was captured. cop-killer eric frein was captured. we have live details after the >> breaking news, long-awaited capture this man, one of fbi's ten most wanted fugitives suspected cop-killer eric frein. he, of course, is accused of ambushing two pennsylvania state troopers 7 weeks ago. one trooper brian dickson died. as frein was taken into custody it was in dickson's handcuffs he was place his wrists were put in those to subdue him. he was captured this afternoon abandoned airplane hangar in tanersville. he did not put up any kind of fight with marshalls. his arrest took place 40 miles south of bloominggrovr where he's accused of ambushing troopers on september 1 2. frein is self described survivallist that eluded policep mep for 49 days. there were recent sightings but it was not until this afternoon he was caught. trick or treating was cancelled and now it is back on. there is a press conference set for 11:00 tonight. we hope to learn more in the way of detail how all this went down today. of cou

now everything during the arrest, we're told, frein was handcuffed, with corporal brian dixon's cuffs, and taken away in his cruiser, and investigators say frein shot and killed dixon, and seriously injured another pennsylvania state police trooper outside of the blooming grove barracks in early september during late night shift change. since making his escape, hundreds in law enforcement have searched for frein, at times, closing area schools, cancelling outdoor event, and blocking roads, his capture bridges relief to a community that has been on edge for seven weeks. >> we weren't going to stop until this fugitive was arrested. and i'm glad that it ended, without any other loss of life, including his. >> and coming up in our next half hour, hear from members of this community, who are finally relieved, and happy to be getting back to a normal life. that will starts tonight. kids now allowed to go trick-or-treating this halloween. reporting live outside of pike county court, jan carabeo, "eyewitness news". >> january, we will get back to you, stay with "eyewitness news" as we stay on

from the had an car where frein was captured. as you can see behind me there is a road block set up. according to investigators, u.s. marshals were on a routine sweep of the area last night when they spotted frein in a field outside the hangar. they took him down and surrendered without incident and was unarmed and now one of the most wanted in custody. a blood idea eric frein was taken into custody anticipate placed in bryon dickson's cruiser, he was handcuffed with the slain cop's handcuffs. >> when this day did come always was talked about from the day of the shooting, the day after the shooting, he was placed under arrest and handcuffed with the hustles ever corporal dixon check is appropriate. what she would be noted, while everybody was out there, nobody else got shot after that day. the reason this was so important is because eric frein was dedicated to killing law enforcement members. he had at least one sniper rifle that we knew of, we knew he had a handgun, we knew at the beginning he had explosive charges with him. yan

federal marshals took eric frein in custody last night following a lengthy manhunt. this is the first picture of that 31 year-old survivor list overnight escorted from the blooming grove state police barracks, authorities placed him in handcuffs, in the hand cuss, of the state trooper he is a accused of killing. >> eric frein evaded police for seven weeks before being caught. he will make his first court a appearance later this morning. fox 29's steve keeley live in pike county with the courthouse on he details on frein's arrest, steve, good morning. >> reporter: remember the the old adams family show or move thinks courthouse looks like the family house, and you can really see it in the middle of the night here because it is lit up courtesy of another big family a familiar use of satellite trucks on every street urn ising this place. allal these crews have been covering this story as we have for seven straight weeks now and this was the biggest manhunt and maybe within of the biggest stories in pennsylvania history here. it wasn't the the bloody shoot-out everybody

frein. frein is expected to make his first court appearance any minute. you see him in the orange jump suit. last night, a team of u.s. marshals found the 31-year-old survivalist outside the hangar of an abandoned airfield during a routine search of buildings. police have been searching for frein since september when he was accused of ambushing two pennsylvania state troopers outside of their barracks. that attack killing one. and seriously wounding another. during a press conference last night, state officials promised that justice would, in fact, be served. >> he has been stripped of his guns, his bombs and now his freedom. >> let me assure you from everybody here just will be served. >> frein is expected to be charged with multiple counts, including first degree murder. prosecutors say they plan to seek the death penalty. nbc's sarah dahllof is live in pennsylvania. sarah what do we know about how frein was captured and what's the process moving forward now legally? >> well, good morning,

so this made the search for frein a high risk situation because the people who are looking for eric frein felt hunted themselves. but now we can report that eric frein is in custody, bringing to a close this manhunt after 48 days. scott? >> pelley: jim acts with the breaking news. jim axelrod, thanks very much. there is a new weapon against domestic violence, a simple checklist that can save lives when the "cbs evening news" continues. especially when it's miralax. it hydrates, eases, and softens, to unblock your system naturally. so you have peace of mind from start to finish. love your laxative. miralax. ♪ hi. i'm new ensure active clear protein drink. >>clear huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got 8 grams of protein. new ensure active clear protein. 8 grams protein. zero fat. ensure. take life in. i have a cold. i took nyquil but i'm still stuffed up. nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. really? alka-seltzer plus night rushes relief to eight symptoms of a full blown cold including your stuffy nose. (breath of relief) oh, what a relief it is. thanks. anytime. >>

eric frein has been captured. >> frein gave himself up surrounded by u.s. marshals.e's eric frein, clean shaven and described as healthy, besides a visible scratch on his nose. on the run for the past 48 days. now exactly where pennsylvania state police want him, in a jail cell. >> the reason this was so important is because eric frein was dedicated to killing law enforcement members. >> reporter: a group of marshals took frein into custody near an abandoned airport in an open field. frein was taken by surprise, unable to reach the hangar where he had a long gun and knives. >> i can't think of a more dangerous occupation than going into the woods after this individual. >> reporter: frein is accused of murdering trooper bryon dickson and wounding trooper alex douglas back on september 12th. outside the police barracks he's being processed in this morning. after his arrest, frein was put in trooper dickson's handcuffs and driven to the barracks in the trooper's squad car. >> we have been in contact with trooper douglas and his family, as well as corporal dickson's fami

he said at times frein took his role seriously.said he wasn't surprised the officers had been shot and frein was the suspect. >> when we interviewed him, he spoke about events where he had gone into the forest for days at a time. so we really thought that he was living his fantasy. it was no longer a re-enactment. there were real bullets, gone from obscurity, living in his parent's basement, to being a real fugitive who had shot someone and had people shooting at him. so he was definitely living a fantasy. >> a fantasy gone wrong. >> very bizarre. >> my goodness, yes. eric frein doesn't even actually have a military background. no word if he has an attorney and prosecutors are saying they're going to seek the death penalty. >> very bizarre. but thankfully he's been captured. >>> another story we're tracking for you. ukrainians will not be out in the cold this winter thanks to a deal with russia and the european union. russia has agreed to resume natural gas supplies to ukraine but only after the eu agreed to help pay russian debts.

this morning, cop killer eric frein is sitting in a state police jail. he was found in an aban donned aircraft hag hangar last night. he was placed in handcuff s of the state troopers is accused of killing. now prosecutors are making plans. >> it is my intention to file notice to seek the death penalty for eric frein in this case. >> nbc's jay gray brings us the details. >> reporter: after 48 days on the run, one of the fbi's most wanted criminals, alleged cop killer eric frein, was captured by u.s. marshals near an abandoned airport in the pocono mountains. >> they saw an individual that they thought was eric frein and they ordered him to surrender to, to get down on his knees and raise his hands, which is what he did. corporal dickson's handcuffs were put on him and he was placed in corporal dickson's car. >> reporter: they searched for the suspect they described as a survivalist and skilled marksman who allegely killed dickson and seriously injured trooper alex douglass in what they called an ambush. now he's behind bars in the same place he allegedly

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there is word of a confession from eric frein. the accused cop killer was paraded in front of the media this morning after his suspected murder of a pennsylvania police strooper. sources tell us that he admitted to the crime that sparked a 48 day manhunt in the poconos. chad pradelli is live now where frein made his first appearance this morning. >> he is charged with first degree murder and attempted murder and a slew of other charges. he looked like a broken man inside of the courtroom and gave many one word answers before the judge and there were more than a dozen pennsylvania state troopers it in the courtroom and each one of them stared at frein and you can sense their fury and then there was a spectacle on the courthouse steps. >> they brought out frein in front of a throng of people and cameras. and then paraded him around the courthouse while people yelled, why? he is accused of killing troop er and wounding another trooper. >> a team was sweeping through the area and surprised him as he was outs side of the hangar, gave h

marshals captured frein.e old airport hanger on pocono township near -- in pocono township near tannersville. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is live in milford with the developments, cleve. >> yeah. >> reporter: for almost seven weeks people rarely caught a glimpse of eric frein but friday he was in full public view at an arraignment for murder charges. >> eric, did you kill that trooper? >> reporter: frein's captured was best case scenario for law enforcement, squad of u.s. marshals on routine patrol surprised him at an abandoned airport near tannersville. he didn't resist and was unarmed but authorities say weapons were stashed nearby. >> this individual has shown himself to be are dangerous, both with the rifles that he carried, hand guns and the explosives that he had built. there was always a lot of concern for safety of law enforcement. >> reporter: police say frein managed to avoid arrest because he is a self-taught expert in survival and very familiar with the rugged terrain in thepo

as officials released new images of what eric frein may look like now, they gave us a glimpse of what the fugitive allegedly wrote in it. >> friday, september 12th, got a shot around 11:00 p.m. and took it. he dropped. i was surprised at how quick. >> investigators believe that that excerpt refers to the murder of corporal bryan dixon. lieutenant colonel gibson says this gives people a clear picture of the kind of person they are dealing with. >> after reading this chilling account i can only describe the actions as pure evil and "action news" has obtained the copy from frein's home, the items taken there is breathtaking, dozens of guns to high powered rifles, ammunition and bomb making material and equipment for making bullets. and it's safe to say that the two pipe bombs recently recovered in the woods are not the only ones that frein constructed. >> this leads us to believe that frein built and provides explosive bombs, we believe that he had the materials necessary to build additional and perhaps more lethal bombs causing worse injury. >> and this could include additional charges