in germantown a somber start to summer wednesday afternoon. a philadelphia police crime scene team investigating on east walnut lane where just after 5:00 p.m. police report a group of kid were playing with the gun in the backyard. that weapon fired, striking a teenage boy in the face. >> i got a young child myself. i got a son that plays too. >> my heart dropped three, summertime just starting, just starting. he didn't even get a chance to start to realize his dreams. >> reporter: teen was taken to einstein medical center where he was pronounced dead at 6:00 . on the scene police recovered a gun, colwyn williams of the anti gun group seized fire approaches keeping streets safe as a public health crisis. >> like any other disease it need to be eradicated. >> reporter: and back live we do know cease-fire is planning to hold a anti gun rally at 5:00 o'clock on east walnut lane in germantown where that shooting took place. we know police are talking to adults who may be connected to those children but no word on any charges. we are live at police

. >> investigators are trying to piece together what led to a gun going off in the germantown section leaving a 13-year-old boy dead. annie mccormick is live at police headquarters with what we know about the deadly shooting. >> reporter: matt, homicide detectives are saying this is under investigation appears a group of kids were playing with a weapon before it went off tragically killing a 1-year-old. we're hearing reports that a teen turned himself in with a family member yesterday, but we're waiting to hear more information about that from police. just before 5:30 p.m. yesterday, police responded to the backyard of a property on east walnut lane, there sly huntly found his 13-year-old son shot in the face barely alive. >> it was gore, very graphic. words was unexplainable. he was too young to die, he don't deserve it. >> reporter: the teen died at the hospital, "action news" was there as family processed the news, detective crime scene and investigators focused their attention on the backyard where the young man was found. it is believed he was with several friends. they may have

that vigil is about to start here on east walnut street in germantown. you can see the crowd is gathering, many young people hoff come out to honor the memory of the 13 year-old victim, also cease-fire philadelphia, not only holding a vigil in honor of this victim but also calling for an end to gun violence on the streets of philadelphia. a 15 year-old is in police custody charged with involuntary manslaughter, in the shooting death of a 13 year-old boy wednesday evening. the 13 year-old was with other kids at the time of the shooting that took place behind a house, on east walnut the street in germantown. police believe that they were playing with the loaded gun when it went off. the teenage victim died at einstein medical center after being rushed to the hospital a gun was recovered from the scene. meantime all of to this has set somber and passionate stage for this rally led by philadelphia cease-fire and an anti gun violence group. they are hoping to bring home message of keeping guns off the streets and out of the hand of children. >> what goes in t

. >>> search for answers when a 13 year old boy shot dead in germantown, police believe the gun involved was stolen. steve keeley is at police headquarters with more on this story, hi, steve. >> reporter: these homicide detective can't believe 2016, here we go, a third philadelphia child now shot in the face and killed by people playing, since april, talking over the past two month, a second four year old girl you will recall we reported just last week, after the first one in april. so, two, four year old girls, now this 13 year old boy, a gun stashed behind this abandoned home, found in germantown, with jewelry, so likely stashed thereafter a previous either holdup or burglary. the homicide team here talked to all of the kids who were there when the gun was found and fired after 5:00 p.m. a 17 year old turned himself here with his parent believed to be the one who fired the gun, and detective preliminarilly think that the shooting like the case with the two, four year old girls, another intentional accident. >> it is tragic. >> this child didn't even get a chance to realize his dreams.

reporting live from germantown, christie ileto for channel six "action news". >> thanks, christie. >>> the mayor of the los angeles eric garseti says police may have thwarted a attack on that cities gay pride parade. the mayor says that a man, in possession of guns and explosives was arrested in santa monica earlier today. he said to investigators that he was on his way to the pride parade in l.a. it came after a tip from one of the suspect neighbors. officials do the not think that incident is related to the orlando massacre. >>> six abc.com has been updating this story all day, through can seed the latest information, see photos from the scene and check out first hand accounts from witnesses of this horrific event. meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of "action news" followers have been keeping up with the story on our social media pages too. like us at facebook.com/6 abc "action news", and follow us on twitter at six abc. we will keep you up to dayton inportant details as we learn them. >>> be sure to tune into a special addition of 2020 tonight starting at 10:00 o'clock right here on

man is recovering after he was rescued from a burning home in germantown.ire started at 5:00 o'clock tonight along 1500 block of tacoma street. when fire fighters arrived there were reports that someone was trapped inside that home. they were able to pull that man out. he is being treated for second degree burns and smoke inhalation. fire fighters got the blaze under control in 20 minutes and fire commissioner adam thiel even tweeted saying it was a great rescue. >>> and an elderly man is dead after being hit by a train this afternoon in cherry hill, new jersey. it happened just before 4:30 atwood crest station on the 200 block of tindale street. investigators say the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. patco temporarily suspended service at that station for three hours while police investigated. >>> two people are dead and at least five injured following a shooting at a dance studio in texas. police say it started when an argument broke out at a private party at the club after midnight. fight then spilled outside where one person pulled out a gun and

. >> thirteen year-old boy shot and killed playing with friend in the germantown neighborhood. >> detectives have the gun they are trying to figure out who it belongs to. >>> police are interviewing victim of the hit and run in the point breeze section of philadelphia. >> kind of unnerving. >> police in delaware hope public can identify a man in connection with the sexual assault. the attack happened in broad day lied in brandywine park. >> i'm not particularly thrilled to have sign this one. >> plan to raise new jersey gas taxis heading to the state senate. >> the gas taxings up by 23 cents a gallon. >> he was stranded on a desert island what homeless person would you want. >> whichever celebrity most shaped like a boat. i have always wanted to ask you this, what is in your wallet. >> a whole lot of money. >> good for him. >> yes. >> katie, is your forecast money. >> yes, i would say, for the most part we are looking good here. there are a couple spots where we may not be so exited to hear what i have to tell you but overall coming up on the holiday weekend here things are looking very, ver

just after 5:00 o'clock wednesday afternoon the crack of gunfire on the germantown block. then word of a child being gravely injured. >> i got to be home with a young child. i got a son that plays in this neighborhood too. >> reporter: crime scene investigators fanned out on east walnut lane late in the evening. their focus a backyard on block where police report a group of children were playing with the gun and somehow that weapon fired striking a boy in the face. >> we could just ride your bike around and have fun when we were growing up. now you have to be afraid for your life. >> my heart dropped. summertime just starting. i mean he didn't even get a chance to start to realize his dreams. >> reporter: teen was taken to einstein medical center where he was pronounced dead at 6:00 . on the scene police recovered a gun. colwyn williams of the cease-fire approached keeping streets safe as a public health crisis. >> it is a disease. lake any other disease it needs to be eradicated. >> reporter: another deadly case, involving a child with access to a gun. last thursday, in n

. >>> plus, a germantown family startled, oh, boy, did they wake up to something that was really unusual? how about a car into the house? what happened that caused this? straight ahead. >> and, tonight is the night! for the second year in a row, the cavaliers will take on the goal end state warriors. why cleveland may have a better chance at the championships this time around. >>> average toys trans into super wheel, the lucky group who gets to speed off in these little hot rides. how cool is that? >> very cool. good day, it is thursday, june 2nd, 2016. good morning! >> i'm just looking for make up. >> you need some tips? >> sale going on, avenue cue pope here. >> oh, that's for me. >> i just saw it sitting here and going through it. >> but i have to tell you, we can talk shop little later if you wantment the hello flawless, i highly recommend it. >> and cue pope for three-point ooh on the back there. >> oh, good. i need it. >> i've been here for four hours. >> somebody has to take control here, give you the number of the day. >> thank you, sue. >> because it is much anticipated polo shi

i'm on brink road in germantown, which sustained some of the worst damage this afternoon. around 4:15, some type of micro-burst touched down in the area. as you might be able to see, it brought down a whole bunch of trees right here on brink road, and power lines. the montgomery county fire department picks up the story from there. >> apparently during the storm, several large tree branches came down along brink road here. i don't know if that is some sudden storm surge event or something. it was odd, that they would all come down at the same time. but it wiped out power lines from six poles here. matt: apparently, t wires sparked some kind of short in a well pump in the basement on brink road, and briefly filled up that home with smoke. fortunately, no one was injured and there was no report of any damage or injury on brink road or anywhere else in the area. pepco is on the scene trying to repair downed lines and restore power to the area. essen as they do, and as soon as their -- as soon as they do, and as soon as there is progress, we will let you know. jonathan: we kin

and whether teens playing with a gun leads to tragedy in germantown. a 13-year-old is dead. >>> we're learning about the terrorists allegedly involved in the attack of istanbul as america tightens up it's own security. >> jersey is the cheapest place to buy gas in the area by tomorrow. >> let's go over to dave and karen with weather and traffic. >> reporter: it's going to be a beautiful day, we have sunshine up over the hydrogens. the neck batch of clouds out in ohio and not looking all that impressive. 70 degrees in philadelphia. 60 in allentown. 61 in reading. 63 in wilmington, 70 in cape may. dewpoints are in the 50s in almost all of our area which means the humidity is pretty much gone not an issue, it is more of an issue down south in dover and cape may, but not too bad overall. as we roll through the day, it's going to be warm, but the humidity behaving itself. 10:00 a.m., 78, not too shabby. noon, 83 at 3:00 p.m. 83 at 6:00 p.m. later in the evening and in the overnight hours we'll feel the humidity pop up and tomorrow it could koby with spotty

fox 29's shawnette wilson is in germantown where mourners are gathering. right now behind me the crowd is saying a prayer. i can tell you it has been a very emotional afternoon at philadelphia cease fire set up out here to talk to the community about gun violence. family members of the victim sitting on the porch next to the crowd tonight. they're asking for privacy. 13-year-old chris mackey is the victim's name that was told to us by a relative. police say that chris was shot in the face in the yard of a home on east walnut lane last night. police say the teens were playing with a gun when chris was shot and killed. police say they found a revolver and what they believe stolen jewelry in another yard near where this happened. the vick tip's uncle eddie mackey spoke about the toll this is taking on the family. >> my 13-year-old nephew is go gone. my brother is going through it. my sister-in-law

happened around 1:00 this morning, when the car slammed into the home, along the 1300 block of germantown pike, here in plymouth meeting. now we are told this is a home, a residents, as well as a business for chiropractor there, actually a business sign outside of the home, as well. we do know that at least one person, maybe more, were inside of the home, when all of this happened. it was a black sedan, that crashed into the house. we are told it went all the way into the home. it actually completely entered the living room of this home through the picture window, again, no injuries incredibly we are told, that the driver of the car was taken to einstein for evaluation. but, again, really incredible that despite all of this damage, that nobody was hurt, actually, i walked around the home, just little bit before, it was boarded up, and you could really see just rubble inside of the living room. really some intense moments for these people inside this home tonight. guys, back to you. >> scary moments, sabina, thank you so much. teenager was taking a walk when the driver after stolen car ran

tonight in germantown. now reporting live outside of police head quarters, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> thank you, annie. >> new this morning, a 30-year-old man was hit by gunfire in camden, shots rang out on moore street at 2:30 a.m. the victim was shot in the stomach, he is in serious, but stable condition. >>> 35:05, a judge has dismissed charges against a reading police officer accused of punching a woman and lying about why he pulled her over. the video shows him punching her in the face and smashing his cell phone. he was charged with evidence tampering among other charges, but after a four hour hearing, the judge dismissed the charges and withdrawn by the district attorney's office. we'll have more coming up in a live report at 5:30. the death toll stands at 42, from the suicide bombings at the istanbul airports. >> we're getting a look at one of the three attackers. he is the man in the baseball hat wearing a winter jacket on a summer's day. we learned that the three atta

on 27, between damascus and germantown, we had a paving project, south of morningstar drive, puttingnorth of brink road, traffic is alternating one direction at a time. they should be wrapping up as well. on the rock creek traffic will alternate one direction at a time. it's a long-term project. back to you. >>> a mom-to-be not allowed to use the restroom, where she was recently refused service. >>> it is the last day ever for a small virginia to.wn ♪ they go ooh ooh. ♪ hey! ♪ they go oh-ooh-ooooh. ♪ sitting, watching, waiting, wishing. ♪ ♪ i tell you one thing, you never knew it. ♪ ♪ at the back of the bus ♪ there is so much to give, so dream big. ♪ ♪ and when they screaming get out, get out. ♪ ♪ all i wanna hear is get down, get down. ♪ ♪ yeah. ♪ and when they screaming get out, get out. ♪ ♪ all i wanna hear is get down, get down. ♪ ♪ get down, get down. >>> welcome back at 4:57. a former montgomery county court commissioner is out on aft

and whether teens playing with a gun leads to tragedy in germantown.3-year-old is dead. >>> we're learning about the terrorists allegedly involved in the attack of istanbul as america tightens up it's own security. >> jersey is the cheapest place to buy gas in the area by tomorrow. >> let's go over to dave and karen with weather and traffic. >> reporter: it's going to be a beautiful

skyfox over the scene 4:30 at the intersection of germantown avenue and gravers lane.rdon is live at the scene. bruce arc lost people were around when this happen. >> reporter: yeah, that's absolutely right. we've gotten a sense of what took place here from some of the witnesses. this is the intersection of germantown and grabers lane it happened about 4:25 this afternoon. when a route el septa bus was apparently making a turn from germantown on to grabers and struck two pedestrians. let me step out of the way. we'll push in to the scene itself. witnesses tell me this was an elderly woman who apparently walked with a cane. they've actually just moment ago moved her shoes from the middle of the street where they were over to the side there. we've kind of zoomed in on that area. at any rate the elderly woman was crossing grabers lane, the bus made the turn and apparently struck the woman. she was there with her daughter. the daughter apparently was -- had minor injuries at most. but was obviously horrified to see this play out in front of her. the elderly woman we're tol

th weeks ago here at germantown road and father hurley boulevard. the muslim mom and her daughter, 17-year-old daughter were in the car. the mom was driving. the light turned green but the car in front of them did not go immediately. so she honked her horn and that set off this whole thing. you are seeing a picked of their car after they say the suspect in the car doused their car and them with an oily substance. they are saying they were followed to a nearby business and that's where there was this confrontati confrontation. she says again the suspect doused her with the i will oil all over the car as well as the daughter and the mom. and they believe this may have been some sort of massage oil but they are not sure. they say the woman also used answered muslim slurs and told them to go back to their own country before grifing away. the victims were wearing muslim head scarves called hi jabs. situation you should bring something be like that with religion, race, sexuality, anything like that should be brought up because it's personal. so it was hur

in about 45 minutes, there is an open public meeting at the unitarian society of germantown. >>> the dogs that work to keep philadelphia safe will soon be safer themselves. today the nonprofit philadelphia police foundation announced a $22,000 donation to purchase k-9 body armor. that's enough to outfit the entire police dog force in the philly police k-9 unit. 23 patrol dogs. armor is bulletproof and puncture proof. >>> if your supermarket sells beer, don't be surprised if you see wine the on the shelves, too. today governor wolf signed a measure that allows about 14,000 holders of takeout bheer licenses to sell up to four boolgts boogtss of wine to a u.s. the union says the reform will lead to less foot traffic at state stores. >>> next ones in 10 news at 6:00, putting on the brakes. why it's getting tough to get a driver's license in pennsylvania and what could help speed things up. >>> plus an eagles defensive star may not have the contract he wants, but today he talked about what he is excited about. >>> colder air moving in. how low is it going to go? i'll have your neighborhoo

andrea mccarren has tonight's salute to service report from germantown. >> reporter: as much as dogs can help vets recover wounds of war. build trust and mutual understanding. >> i love this program because it directly affects veterans. >> reporter: retired corporal reedy understands the healing power of dogs. he has trained them for fellow veterans and has one of his own. >> she keeps me distracted from my own demons. she will make me play with her. >> reporter: reedy and others are giving back again. helping to build warrior canine connections new healing quarters in germantown. >> how does that look? >> reporter: soon more veterans that struggle to reconnect with family and friends after tough deployments will have access to a service dog. >> there is something amazing, the dog and warrior that just removes that wall almost instantly. >> reporter: fitting steel is a symbol of strength and resilience just like the warriors, the new facility will serve. in germantown, andrea mccarren, wusa9. >>> if you have an idea for a salute to the military, police or firefighters, you can send t

philadelphia police joined forces with the xhuvecommunity serve in germantown.they joined about a dozen community members for a prayer walk last night. the group walked along germantown avenue, calling for an end to violence in the city. ♪ >>> a south jersey church has its first black female priest. lorraine harris was ordained last night in camden. harris was born and raised in the city. from our jersey shore bureau, the new owner of atlantic city's former rebel casino says he will not reopen the business because he get a casino license. he told the "associated press" he shouldn't have to go through the long process of getting a license because he will simply act as a landlord and an outside company would run the casino. he says he plans to appeal the matter. >>> a controversial beach music festival in cape may county can go forward as planned. the state superior court judge ruled wildwood can host beach glow despite objections. the morey organization filed lawsuits to try to block the two-day electronic dance music festival pointing to problems at the concert

no problems headed toward ger n germanto germantown. everything is available. back into you. >>> they found the black boxes. now search crews have to pull them up and hear what they recorded. egypt err flight 804 crashed about two weeks ago. officials have said they can't rule out terrorism. but right now we really don't know what caused that crash. but they have dedegted ttected k boxes. >>> if texas, the rising. runs of people have been rescued, nine have died. now emergency responders are worrying about the new rainfall on the way. another 8 inches could fall today, tomorrow and saturday. rescuers say the water has nowhere to go. they warning people to come up with an evacuation plan. some parts of the state have been destroyed by the floods with hundreds of homes under water. other areas can only be accessed by boat right now. >>> a d.c. toddler's death in january has now been ruled a homicide. police say jaf i don't know drayton died because of complications from a shaking incident in june of 2012. a man was charged with aggravate assault. no other charges

. >>> prayers for peace tonight in germantown.embers of the 14th police district joined about a dozen community members for a prayer walk this evening. the group walked along germantown avenue calling for an end to violence in the city. >>> a history-making night at a south jersey church. lorraine harris was ordained a priest during a ceremony tonight at st. paul's episcopal church in camden, making her the first black female priest in the church's history. harris was born and raised in camden and graduated from rutgers university camden. >>> new at 11:00 from the nbc 10 jersey shore bureau, a big beach music festival in cape may county can go forward as planned. the state superior judge ruled that wildwood can host beach glow next month despite objections from maurice pier and other businesses. they have filed a lawsuit to block two-day electronic dance music festival pointing to reported problems at the constaconcert two years ago including drugs and drinking. but beach glow's producers say they'll help raise money to bring scho

this is the intersection of germantown and grabers lane it happened about 4:25 this afternoon. when a route el septa bus was apparently making a turn from germantown on to grabers and struck two pedestrians. let me step out of the way. we'll push in to the scene itself. witnesses tell me this was an elderly woman who apparently walked with a cane. they've actually just moment ago moved her shoes from the middle of the street where they were over to the side there. we've kind of zoomed in on that area. at any rate the elderly woman was crossing grabers lane, the bus made the turn and apparently struck the woman. she was there with her daughter. the daughter apparently was -- had minor injuries at most. but was obviously horrified to see this play out in front of her. the elderly woman we're told was at least for time trapped somewhat be 19 the front of that route l bus. now ultimately, both the victims the elderly woman and her daughter, were transported to einstein medical center where they are under going treatment at this hour. as you may be able to see as we'll pull out just

this is 270 from germantown continuing closer to clarksburg. three-mile backup. you can see here accident activity moved to the shoulder but still causing a backup. right now some spots in the 30's. then you drop in the 20's past the accident you are okay, continuing closer to 70. not a bad ride heading through rockville northbound to gaithersburg. of course, we see that inner loop heavy traffic at 12 miles per hour. hearing about a crash reported on the beltway and 295. we're checking on that. and another a park on the g.b. parkway near the reagan national airport. 66 heading outbound, sluggish ride. the issue is an earlier accident there near nutley street. deal with the backup now. once you get through fairfax just a little bit better for you. that is a look at traffic. back to you. michelle: good to hear. thank you so much. parental involvement at a child's school has been shown to have a positive effect on in today's "spotlight on education" kellye lynn sits down with a volunteer in charles county whose engagement is attracting attention around the state. ke

. >> we have new video this morning, a car crashes into a doctor's office along germantown pike in montgomery county. look at the damage left behind. >>> a boardwalk brawl gone viral. a fight breaks out between several teenagers at the jersey shore, and it's all caught on camera. we'll tell you what police in that area are doing now. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> and i'm tracy davidson. let's begin with meteorologist bill henley in the weather center. >> not much fog this morning. we're getting a break from it. the winds has picked up at the shore. seeing temperatures in the 60s. just a few clouds in the suburbs. this is kick of prussia. the skies are starting to brighten. we're about a half an hour away from sunrise. we will see sunshine. in fact, more sunshine in the suburbs and the lehigh valley than at the shore. delaware and south jersey, at least to start with. 66 degrees at 8:00. by 11:00, 73 degrees. we'll see a nice warmup in philadelphia too, but it's not going to be as hot as yesterday. 64 degrees at 7:00. we'll be close to 70 degrees at 10:0

right now we're batching the blue route around the germantown pike on ramp. big problems or delays in either direction. we're watching construction over the admiral wilson boulevard. heading into new jersey from the ben franklin bridge area eastbound between the boulevard and airport circle, some lanes lost there. still on the way back down from that earlier opening on the tacony palmyra that was scheduled for 4:15. expect small residual delays there. take the betsy ross as your alternate. you should be fine once you get out the door. no problems on the walt or the ben. mt. laurel, route 73 around the new jersey turnpike, one lane getting by if you're headed southbound towards the berlin area for ongoing construction. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> here it is, the first morning of summer and we're already tracking some summer storms. they're not in north wildwood just yet. it won't be long. we'll see rain and likely lightning, too. these thunderstorms are moving to the southeast at 20 miles an hour. it

let's get straight to fox 29's chris o'connell in germantown. chris? >> reporter: iain, four fires in two months all of them intentionally set inside this germantown apartment complex. now as you said as federal agents have now joined in the investigation, residents as you see many of them using a wheelchair to get around say they are wondering when the next fire may break out. >> just can't say anything else more than scared. >> reporter: the residents are disabled and elderly and these days they are scared an entire apartment complex is on edge. someone is starting fires in their building. >> i really want to leave here. and i can't sleep at night. and you never know when the alarms are going to go off again. >> reporter: two of the fires happening in the common areas of the hamil apartment apartments yesterday alone. one in the elevator, the other in the lobby. the latest dozens were forced to evacuate in the mill of the night. the fire department now forced to put an additional fire hose on stand by. agents with the burr rove alcohol, tobacco and f

police say group of teenagers was playing with a gun in east germantown when it went off and hit the 13-year-old in the head. >>> right now, in turkey, the death toll is still rising following a terror attack in one of the world's busiest airports. 44 people are dead from the attack after an airport worker died in the hospital. dozens are still recovering. we're also learning more about the people responsible. turkish officials say the three suicide bombers are from russia, uzbekistan and kyrgyzstan. police have arrested 13 people in connection with the attack. investigators are still raiding neighborhoods throughout istanbul looking for anyone linked to isis. >>> here at home, philadelphia archbishop is responding to the attacks saying in part, istanbul now suffers as orlando, san bernardino, brussels and paris have done in recent months. i ask the clergy and the people of the archdiocese of philadelphia to pray in a special way in the coming days for all those affected by the tragedy in turkey. >>> transgender people can now serve openly in the united states military. defense secre

now, police found him near germantown and rowan just after 12:30. in the past hour we have also learned a second teen who is either 17 or 18, there is some variation there, discrepancy with police reports -- that person was also shot. he was taken by a private vehicle, though, to einstein. police say he appeared at the hospital at 1:30 this morning and told police he was shot near the same graduation party. now, the motives for the shootings is unclear this morning. i asked police if the two teen males knew each other, and detectives say they don't know that at this point, but a manhunt is under way for the gunman. no doubt we'll stay on top of this investigation. live now from outside temple, monique braxton, nbc10 news. >> thank you, monique. >>> a police officer in delaware county is expected to make a full recovery after he was shot seven times during a drug investigation. >> i'm shot! i'm shot! >> that's rookie folcroft officer chris dorman at the scene. authorities say donte island, a career criminal, opened fire on the officer at an apartment

reporting live in germantown, christie ileto, "channel 6 action news." jim? >> thank you, christie. >>> it appears the final death toll in turkey was 42. 148 people were injured, 100 of whom are still in the hospital. authorities are convinced this was the work the isclamic state. authorities are describing how three gunmen who arrived in a taxi improvised their plan when they couldn't get past the security perimeter of the international terminal. they took out their weapons and just started firing. two of the terrorists then went inside. this is a picture of one of them. despite the warm summer temperatures, he was wearing a jacket apparently to hide his explosive vest. the two terrorists set off explosives as panicked travelers ran to the outside. the third terrorist waitingout there, blew himself up and took dozens of victims with him. remarkably, it took only three hours to get the airport up and running again. when a similar attack happened in brussels this past march, the airport remained closed for 12 days. president obama was at a north america summit

. >>> and shocking grief in germantown after a three-year old boy was shot and killed. this morning authorities are working to figure out exactly what happened, we will have an update on their investigation. >>> this is man police say is wanted for brazen broad daylight attack in a wilmington park what the victim says happened just before the a assault. >>> today is thursday, june 30th good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm brooke thomas. we're getting your day start i with a check of weather and traffic with katie and meisha. >> how are roads looking. >> we have a ton of construction, you guys this will hang up around you. around 5:00 it clears but some hanging around until six or 7:00. >> ton of people out trying to get a jump on their holiday travel too so we will see how that perhaps out, but weather will not mess up your travel but other than sun glare. that is a nice trade off. storm scan three is totally empty. we will keep high pressure on our side throughout the day w that high hang ordinary overhead it means low or relatively comfortable humidity continues to b

this time, a 13 year old boy is shot dead in germantown. >> oh, my gosh, here we go again.ther teenagers, surround earned heard to police in connection with the shooting, steve has the story from the round house. >> mike, 17 year old showed up here with his parents last night, the shooter, kids playing with guns, so here we go. four year old shot in the face and killed when her father was playing with a gun in april. a four year old a week ago today shoots herself in the face and killed, find gun in the house, new these kinds finds the gun behind an abandoned home, stashed there, and not hidden too well with some jewelry by another criminal who either held up somebody and ripped off the jewelry, or ripped off the gun and the jewelry from a home. either way, the neighbors there just can't believe this happened. >> this is a tragedy. this child didn't even get a chance to realize his dreams. >> it hurts, his home, you know, because i got children living around here, you know, and just to hear things like this really, you know, makes you think what's really going on. >> everyb

. >>> but first, neighbors are stunned 13-year-old boy is shot and killed outside a germantown home.hat police say was happening right before the shooting. >>> hello, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. >>> right now investigators say there are still a lot of unanswered questions. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live outside police headquarters with what we do know tonight. david? >> reporter: jessica this is such a sad story you can really feel for this boy's family 13-year-old we don't know his name. we're told he was playing in the backyard with friends when one gunshot went off. tonight police are investigating but at 13-year-old lost his li life. philadelphia police were on scene minutes after neighbors heard a gunshot come from behind this home on east walnut street off germantown avenue. >> this hits home. i got young child myself. i got a son that plays in this neighborhood too. >> reporter: this man who asked us not to use his name lives a few doors down he saw police arrive on scene. >> not like when i grew up. you can just ride your bike around and have fun

. >>> but first, neighbors are stunned 13-year-old boy is shot and killed outside a germantown home.hat police say was happening right before the shooting. >>> hello, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. >>> right now investigators say there are still a lot of unanswered questions. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live outside police headquarters with what we do know tonight. david? >> reporter: jessica this is such a sad story you can really feel for this boy's family 13-year-old we don't know his name. we're told he was playing in the backyard with friends when one gunshot went off. tonight police are investigating but at 13-year-old lost his li life. philadelphia police were on scene minutes after neighbors heard a gunshot come from behind this home on east walnut street off germantown avenue. >> this hits home. i got young child myself. i got a son that plays in this neighborhood too. >> reporter: this man who asked us not to use his name lives a few doors down he saw police arrive on scene. >> not like when i grew up. you can just ride your bike around and have fun

>>> a short video captures a philadelphia police officer playing football with some children in germantownand while it is only a minute and a half, it has been viewed more than 300,000 times. >> "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon spoke with the woman who recorded that moment and explained why it spread so quickly. >> i'm like, ahh, it just caught me off guard. >> reporter: when germantown neighbor melony wright looked outside her window and saw her nephew, and her friend playing football, she thought nothing out of the ordinary but when she looked closer a and saw a blue shirt, a fully uniformed philadelphia police officer from the 14th district taking part, well, she was stunned. >> it was just very heart warming to me. i really just appreciated the time he took, because like i said i'm sure he could have been anywhere else doing something else and here he was with my nephews playing football. >> reporter: the block is part of the officer shawn's patrol but playing football on a hot memorial day not exactly a job requirement. >> i was kind of surprised, kind of shock and we just bro

. >> stay on it, almost 6:04, breaking news one person is in the hospital, fire in germantown, happened on 2900 block of sirailed owe street, the victim taken to temple hospital. fire under control light now. in fact, they got it under control about 20 minute. nice work there. of course they're working on a cause. >> 6:04. turkish thoughts say at least 36 people are dead, more than 140 hurt. authorities believe that three attackers arrived at the airport and attacks i, two dead on ate dollars explosives right before the security check. they reportedly blew themselves up when police started firing at them. a third blew himself up in a parking lot. all indications suggest the islamic state group is behind the attack, although they haven't officially came out and claimed responsible. >> i know secure your at this last night, newark airport, jfk, leg guards ya real high. police officers with ak-47's on their chess. day before this attack, warning was issued for us citizens about increased terror threats, tune stay away from large crowds. now, what do you do about that? sources tell fox, tha

around 12:45 this morning, they say, a car slammed into the home, here along the 1300 block of germantown pike, and plymouth meeting. we're told this is home as well as a business for a chiropractor, call was black sedan, police say it went all the way into the home, full lip into the home, picture window here being took out some bricks as well as entire window. we're told though happily no injuries to anybody inside or the driver. though we do know that the driver was taken to einstein for evaluation. back here live again, you can see, crews have finished boarding up this home. you can see the police around the perimeter here. we do know the home was occupied at the time that all of this happened. coming up in just a half hour, much more on exactly what police say happened, back to you. >> sabina, thank you so much. now, to developing story in hunting park where authorities are trying to find the driver behind a deadly hit-and-run there. >> this one killed a teenager as he was walking along old york road. dave kinchen live at the scene of this story. dave, good morning. >> reporter: good

. >>> a fire in the the germantown home, and then find a woman's body in the basement. >>> disaster declaration president obama clears way for federal aid after floods devastate west virginia. >>> well to day is sunday june u i'm rahel solomon. let's turn it over to just continue drabick. we have just launched our pet project. justin for all of the dog lovers good day to take a nice walk and run. >> it will get hot this afternoon. >> fido can handle it. >> plenty of water. >> later in the day but anytime to be outside. humidity stays low. that will change tomorrow. we're lucky with nice, dry weekend. that is good news there outdoor plans a go today. if you missed out on yesterday you'll get your shot. different story over next 24 to 48 hours but we woke up to 50's and 60's, close to 70 at the airport in philadelphia south breeze coming in at 3 miles an hour and across region starting to see lower 70's. seventy-one in wilmington. seventy in berks county, reading, shore temperatures in the 60's, palmyra, new jersey in the lower 70's. we have a strong late june sunshine in place so wrapped warm up

it happened, shortly after 1:00 in the 1300 block of germantown pike.o one inside the home was hurt. the family cannot stay there until engineers say it is safe. front wall and window were boarded up overnight. the home is also a chiropractor's office. >>> a reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the murder of the southwest philadelphia man. seventy-eight year-old joseph daily was found dead in his theodore street home on thus. police say daily was beaten and strangled likely by a group of kid who had previously targeted him friday night. the suspects, stole daily a's blood ford van. >>> police hope someone will spot that van. it has a pennsylvania license plate of pd5338z, again... >> and anyone with any information is asked to call police. >>> classes resumed today at ucla after an apparent murder suicide, but no engineering classes will be held for rest of the week. cbs news that is learned that a professor died yesterday in the shooting at an engineering building. sources say it appears that a male student shot and killed e

. >>> and fire fighters battled a fire in the germantown home, then they find a woman's body in the basement, and disaster declaration, president obama clears way for federal aid after floods devastate west virginia. >>> today is sunday june 26th good morning i'm's rahel solomon. let's start off with justin drabick with eyewitness weather. yesterday i saw you at manayunk arts festival but it was hot. it is summer. >> it is summertime. when you are out identify in the a whole lot of breeze to deal with as well. it gets hot. >> yes, still nice. >> it will stay low but does get hot this afternoon. like a repeat of yesterday. can't complain. it is the weekend. we're dry. we are not talking about any rainfall. comfortable for now but that will change, take advantage of it if you can. this morning it is nice outside and a lot of the suburbs were down in the 50's in many locations. the nice sunrise a few high cloud, that is about it. sixty-five at the airport. south breeze at 3 miles an hour here in philadelphia. but around the region 54 in mount pocono. sixty in the allentown area. upper 50's in w

in germantown. share you pictures with us by sending them to pics@wjla.com. what was supposed to be a weekend of fun at delaware music festival ends with a deadly crash. now friends mourn a young man set to be a junior at syracuse this coming fall. northern virginia bureau chef jeff goldberg explains what happened. >> he was my best friend. the sweetest guy. so much respect for every person he met. >> debbie had known hunter since they were in se grade. sometimes they wouldn't speak for months, they would pick right back up like no time had passed. >> he will always have a special place in my heart. he knows i was there for him. jeff: hunter a friend attended the fire fly music festival in dover, delaware. on saturday near the festival, hunter was in the passenger seat of the friend's jeep grand cherokee according to the delaware state police the drive of the jeep ran a stop sign and slammed into an oncoming pickup truck. hunter was killed on the scene and the drive suffered serious injuries. >> i want him to know i love him. jeff: hunter just finished his so

raised to that home before 9:00 on the 200 block of east price street in germantown. 50 firefightersattled the flame about an hour. they found the man's body in the basement. >> as they were continuing to search the property, it's a fairly extensive dwelling, they found an obviously deceased individual. and immediately isolated that area. >> medics took another person to the hospital. investigators are looking into what started the fire. >>> it's a sad morning for the family of 76ers top draft pick ben simmons his cousin was killed in a hit-and-run accident. he posted this picture on twitter with his cousin at the draft on thursday just two days before the tweet saying. rip i'm glad i could share this moment in my life with you. 21-year-old died when he was hit by a car crossing a street in hoboken early saturday. police are searching for the vehicle that hit him. >>> we now know the identities of two men who were killed in a crash along at garden state parkway. it happened saturday morning near mile marker 48 in atlantic county. police say it driver, 27-year-old darryl thomas left c

still no word on what started the fire. >>> in germantown a man is rushed to the hospital after a rowames. the fire broke out on the 5,000 block of tacoma street about 5:00 tonight. a 59-year-old man inside that home was rushed to temple university hospital. fire officials say he suffered smoke inhalation and second degree burns. the cause of that fire also remains under investigation tonight. >>> okay. take a quick break to bring you your life powerball drawing.

it is only 65 in germantown right now.or the afternoon sunshine, windy, temperatures in the low 70s. it 70s. it is going to be nice for june. i want to remind you please download the wusa 9 app. we have a shower coming from our on the weekend and we want to keep you up-to-date. when we come back we will talk about the forecast and when the heat will return. >>> >>> vsomeideo caught on video in florida. a suspected child lester tries to run out of a store with a 13- year-old. the girl's mother fought to rescue her, luckily off-duty deputy jonathan behnen was able to jump in. customers were shocked. >> that is a child molester. that is someone that deserves to be put away. spew in craig bonello -- >>> they say craig bonello has been hanging around the store. >>> free tickets to attend muhammad ali's funeral are gone. they were given out after thousand starting lining up last night. kenneth cricket spoke to some of those who waited in line for hours. >> reporter: for them the funeral is not just any event. it is the moment in

germantown 74. centerville 77. on the bay, low to mid 70s. this is a glorious stretch of weather. enjoy it. thing this is time of year are going to change. heat is coming back. this afternoon, 80 for a high. 6:00 p.m., 77. i hope you have the wusa 9 app with you to track weather when stormings later saturday may be on the strong side. i'll have more of your weekend forecast coming up in minutes. >> thanks howard. >>> a man with a knife grabbed a woman and threatened to kill her. find out what happened when the suspect came face to face with police. >>> this is a live look inside louisville freedom hall where thousands are paying respects . >>> we're getting first numbers in the northern part of virginia where trains are single tracking continuously between the church and stations. riders took to that orange and silver line down 27% this week. people find it slow going on metro. more slowdowns wherever possible. you can check for traffic problems any time. >>> the drone is about four feet tall. small people may have to forget it. it can carry 220-pounds and hit top speed of just ov

. >>> philadelphia police joined forces with the community they serve in germantown. members of the 14th police district joined a dozen community members for a prayer walk last night. the group walked along germantown avenue calling for an end to violence in the city. >>> happening this weekend, new septa regional rail schedules start tomorrow. there will be some time changes for the trains to try to improve on-time performance. check the nbc10 app for the new schedules. >>> and we have a heads up for drivers who use route 70 in cherry hill. monday construction crews will be resurfacing the road, and you can expect lane closures but not during the morning or evening rush. crews will do most of the work between 9:00 and 3:00. >>> well, tomorrow is june-teenth. today a celebration commemora commemorating the end of slav y slavery. they'll host a june-teenth parade and festival including bands, drummers, floats and dancers representing african cultures. mayor jim kenney will put a wreath at the landmark president's house at fifth and market at noon and the parade will en

in germantown, the washington pride.laccid that half-staff all week about bring those who lost their lives in the tragic shooting. the game. we spoke to players earlier this week. >> it was heartbreaking for our country. is with that.port it allows you to forget your we are -- your worries. we are all united in that cause, and hopefully we can come together and love the sport and each other. robert: d.c. united taking on the houston dynamo tonight at 9:00. 8:30.ge starts at the o's are playing the blue jays. kimberly: >> it is hot outside, so here i go. kimberly: she went right and in the party dress. a reporter in grand junction, colorado was so eager to cool off -- i guess the photographer forgot to pan the camera over. she jumped into a pool during her live shot. the anchors encourage her to do it until finally she gave in. we just checked the weather. the next 10 days in grand junction, temperatures over 100 degrees. alex: day, looks just about perfect. highs in the upper 80's. approaching 91 degrees for the summer s

in philadelphia, a man suffered severe burns when a house in germantown caught fire. medics took a man to the hospital with second and third degree burns. >>> in the meantime outwest, burning through tens of thousands of acres. they believe they found possible human remains inside one of the homes. about 150 houses have burned. police say checking on family and friends have been difficult es -- especially elderly. >> no word yet on what starts the fire. and president obama approved federal aide after the flood killed 24 people and left many more homeless or without power. chris palone has the latest. >> the rain has ended for now, and clean up is under way in west virginia. 400 members of the national guard lending a hand for what is being called a 1,000 year flood. >> everything is going. we're up here on third avenue right here watching everything under water. >> one victim only 34 years old. thousands left without homes. >> this town has never faced anything like this. this is the worst. >> one resident lost everything, but considers himself one of the lucky ones.

last night to home along the 200 block of east price street in germantown. they were put out in about an hour. while extinguishing the fire officials say they found a woman's body in the basement. >> as they were continuing to search the property, it's a fair ex tense tiff dwelling, they found obviously deceased individual and immediately isolated that area. >> officials say also say another person was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. investigators are still looking into the cause of the fire. >>> about two minutes after 8:00 o'clock. police in montgomery county are investigating after a body was pulled from a creek. it was discovered in norristown around 8:30 last night near the intersection of west aires street and markly street. police are not releasing any further details at this time. >>> 8:03. a big rally of support for that delaware county officer who was shot seven times on friday. police say the officer christopher dorman was responding to a routine call on friday morning at an apartment building involving drug involvement and that's whe