. >>> now, to an nbc 10 exclusive, we have new insight into the life of grace packer, the missing montgomery foster child found murdered last year. >> we hear from a former foster child who said she reported abuse concerns within grace's home. 14-year-old grace was found dead in october months after her adopted mother reported her missing. packer and her boyfriend allegedly dismembered the teen. nbc 10's deanna durante with a story of one woman who says there were clear warning signs. >> i know the plan was to adopt her. i tried my hardest to try to stop that from happening. >> reporter: at 16, jessica knew grace packer. she was a foster child just like grace. in 2006, grace was three and the foster parents, david and sarah packer. >> they were verbally abusive. her chore around the house was to pick up the chihuahua's poop. >> reporter: her case workers were here i. the packers would let grace cry for hours. she said she told her case workers about that and other concerns. >> the foster father was asleep and the baby was in the kitchen by himself with a knife. i reported that. >> reporter:

prosecutors say he strangled 14-year-old grace packer last july. the day after they say he raped and beat her while her adoptive mother, sarah packer, watched. the teen's remains were found in northeastern pennsylvania two months later. at the hearing, prosecutors will announce that they'll be seeking the death penalty in this case. >>> in north jersey, state police say a man who tried to run down a trooper with his pickup truck was shot and killed by the officer. it happened after a police investigation at the rest stop in cranberry, middlesex county. the trooper was not hurt. >>> 5:36. police are connecting two big stories that we tyo yesterday morning. the police shooting in delaware that left a 28-year-old man dead is directly connected to a confrontation wednesday in southeast philadelphia. here's how it started -- philly police called to a domestic dispu dispute. when officers arrived, the driver sped away in his van, hitting and dragging an officer several feet. up and fire off one shot before the driver got away. here's leroy b away to new c

inside, prosecutors said the cold-blooded killing of grace packer may, may justify the death penalty fort woman charg charged. in laying out the aggravating circumstances it would justify a death sentence. they claim that packer was killed in the perpetration of a felony and was committed by means of torture. >> if there are certain aggravating factors that exist in a case we have an obligation to file notice to preserve that right should we decide to seek it at trial. >> is this the kind of case that screams death penalty. >> obviously the facts are terrible but we're obligated to look at this with a legal perspective. >> reporter: sarah packer is charged with murder in this case specifically prosecutors say she watched her boyfriend jacob sullivan rape and kill the 14-year-old girl helped hide her daughter's body, bought the saw used to dismember that body. then lied to investigators probe what was thought at the time to be a missing person's case. grace packer's death story of abuse and neglect shown a spotlight on gaping holes in pennsylvania's foster care and adoptions oversight.

since the killing of grace packer came during the commission of a felony and was committed by means oforture. >> is this the kind of case that dreams death penalty. >> obviously the facts are terrible. but we are obligated to look at this with a legal perspective. >> prosecutors say sara packer conspired with her boyfriend jacob sullivan to kill her 14-year-old adopted daughter watched sullivan beat and rape the teen, helped hide her daughter's body. bought the saw used to dismember that body. then lied to investigators looking no what they thought was a missing person's case. grace packer's death story abuse and neglect shown a harsh spotlight on the inn adequacy of pennsylvania's foster care and adoptions oversight. in january, sympathetic strangers organized a memorial service designed to show grace the dignity in death she had never received in life. the girl's biological mother there was for the tribute. >> what would you like people to know about your daughter. >> that her memory and her smile will never fade away. >> reporter: court documents state jacob sullivan confessed to sq

grace packer' adoptive mother is charged with murder in the case. osecutors say they want to try sullivan and packer together. >>> we now know the cause of death of the twin baby girls who died last week in lindenwold, camden county. medical examiner now says the two died of natural causes. their mother found the seven month old girls unconscious in their crib in their home last wednesday. their funeral will be tomorrow at the worcester funeral home in clementon. >>> now a story you first saw on fox. the fallout continues tonight from that controversial tweet made by a drexel university professor who is no stranger to roughly link fell feathers. professor george ciccariello maher suggested his safety has been threatened in the wake of his tweet about a uniformed servicemen and drexel student is now actively trying to get professor fired. bruce gordon joins us in studio. bruce, twitter is going nuts on this. >> report roar oh yeah, absolutely, dawn. this is a tiny bit representative sample our military fights for his freedom to be disrespectful. he ne

they went public with the disappearance around grace packer's murder. she was raped and murdered in a home. her body was dismembered and left in a field. it was discovered in the fall. when prosecutors went public in december they had them add persons of interest and charged them both with the rape and murder. they are both awaiting that trial. we are told the trial will be held together next year, march of next year they say. prosecutors saying they are making it official. they want the death penalty for both of those defendants. we'll have more for you coming up tonight on nbc 10 news. >>> investigations heating up with reports that the white house was involved in sharing classified information. wants to tell congress what he knows. tracie potts has the latest. >> reporter: mike flynn now wants to testify in exchange for immunity. >> we don't want people taking immunity so we don't get -- so that justice department cannot make the case they may want to make against them. >> president trump says flynn should seek immunity. this is details about the ru

this morning, in doylestown bucks county, for jacob sullivan accused in the murder of 14 year old grace packer, prosecutors say sullivan and grace's mother sarah packer beat, raped, murdered her daughter, last year, and disposed her body in luzerne county. both suspect running held without bail. >> well the missing federal judge we told but yesterday has been found safe and sound. ninety-one year old former judge edwin cost i can was found yesterday just few miles from his home. two teenagers spotted his gray acura behind a hotel in dunmore, that's in lackawanna county. the judge was found about 100 yards from the car. authorities say he was consideration, alert, but was taken to the hospital to be checked out. >> well, they haven't lost their sense of humor down under. despite days of rain from a cyclone. >> now, folks in australia are battling rising flood waters. we have an update for you just ahead. >>> and new this morning, a cirque du soleil show comes to a halt after a worker is getting hurt in a fall. more information on her injuries. >> part of major highway collapse in flames. we'll

. >>> and jacob arraignment in the grace packer murder case. authorities say he strangled the girl last july, the day after high raped and beat her while her adoptive mother watched. at the hearing, prosecutors may announce that they'll be seeking the death penalty. >>> in the russia investigation, nbc news confirms former national security adviser michael flynn is willing to testify before congress if he's granted immunities. -- granted immunity. >>> and reports that devin nunes was helped to examine classfied information. >>> in our area, a south jersey police officer faces charges for allegedly exposing himself to young boys in a restaurant restroom. the 1 boys told their mother th mingez fondled himself while laughing at them at the pennsville lamgby's wednesday. their mother says the boys are still upset. >> every time he close his eyes, he see the man laughing and shaking his genitals at him. >> police said mingez was visibly intoxicated. he's charged with lewdness and misconduct. there is also an internal affairs investigation. >>> in no

can always make a decision or revisit that but that's where the case stands at this point. >> grace packer' as adopt tiff mother sarah packer is also charged with murder in the case. prosecutors say they want to try sullivan and packer together. >>> philadelphia district attorney seth williams is giving up his law license temporarily but he's not stepping down. the da left federal court this afternoon with his new attorney in his bribery and extortion case. williams former colleague thomas burke plans to represent him. the previous attorney asked to be taken off the case. williams is accused of taking more than $160,000 in gifts in exchange for favors. his attorney says he will voluntarily suspend his law license while he fights these charges. >> the indictment does not contain a single allegation that the out come of a single case prosecuted by my client's office was effective. we look forward to refuting the allegations and to the day mr. williams is cleared of this behavior. >> now william says he got into financial problems after his divorce. his city salary $175,000 a year for the cit

judge told her she didn't have to be the person who killed grace packer to be charged with her murdercording to prosecutors packer's boyfriend jacob sullivan strangled grace packer in july, one day after he raped beat her while sara watched. here's what lawyers on both sides of the case have to say about it. >> when we present the case it will be presented the good, the bad, the ugly and the terrible. >> she's kwhargd a lot of things we allege she did not do. >>> jacob sullivan is set to appear in court at the end of the month. >>> work will continue today in old city philadelphia to remove dozens of coffins found during a construction project here. the snow yesterday delayed the excavation project on arch street between 2nd and 3rd. the coffins were part of first baptist church burial ground. bodies should have been moved to a cemetery in southwest philadelphia around 1860. but that did not happen. we will keep you posted on this developing story. >>> the weather may be wintry but we'll get a taste of spring. another taste of spring at the pennsylvania convention center. i'm sure you

hunters found 14-year-old grace packer dead in the woods in pennsylvania in october. mother reported her missing months earlier. police cesar ra packer and her boyfriend raped and killed grace then dumped remains. investigator believe the couple planned the murder for more than a year. >>> today in chester county, jury selection continue in trial of eric frein, deadly ambush including strait troopers. frein is charged with shootding and illing corporal brian dickson and wounding alex douglas in the poconos in 2014. captured frein after a 48 day manhunt. jurors are being chosen in chester county due to widespread media coverage in the poconos. >>> and we're still tracking the snow this morning. we are under that first alert because. not because this is a major storm. because this is a nuisance snow that hits right during your morning commute. you may see some accumulation. otherwise looking at low amounts. we'll get to that in a while. let's look now at where the snow is. fallen other the poconos. started to move into lehigh valley burks county. that where pam osborne i

sarah packer went on to adopt grace packer and her brother and continue to foster children until 2010 when david was arrested and charged for sexually abusing one foster child, and grace. nbc 10 has learned sarah was required to have a waiver to the state that demonstrated there was no conflict of interest in fostering children. the spokesperson says there's no evidence that the impact project filed the waivers. a separate investigation is taking a closer look at the impact project and its past cases. >> our goal is was and always will be to seek justice for grace. >> reporter: in bucks county today, sarah packer pleaded not guilty. defense lawyers appear to be laying the blame at the hands of her boyfriend, who will appear in court later this month. >> she's charged with a lot of things we allege she did not do. >> reporter: the district attorney is looking for evidence in this case athe state department of health and human service gicis is investigating impact project agency. >>> deanna has been uncovering facets of the story that no one else has. see more of her exclusive reporting

prosecutors who have now notified the court they may seek the death penalty since the killing of grace packerduring the commission of a felony and was committed by means of torture. >> is this the kind of case that screams death penalty. >> obviously, the facts are terrible. but we are obligated to look at this with a legal perspective. >> reporter: prosecutors say sara packer conspired with her boyfriend jacob sullivan to kill her 14-year-old adopted daughter watched sullivan beat and rape the teen, helped hide her daughter's body, bought the saw used to dismember that body. then lied to investigators looking into what they thought was missing person case. grace packer's death story avenue abuse and neglect shown a harsh spotlight on the inn adequacy of pennsylvania foster care and adoption oversight. >> in january strangers organized a memorial service designed to show grace the dignity in death she never received in life. the girl's biological mother was there for the tribute. what would you like people to know about your daughter. >> that her memory and her smile will never fade away. >>

accused of murdering adopted daughter. 14-year-old grace packer found dead in the woods back in october. mother reported her missing months earlier. sara packer and her boyfriend jacob sullivan raped and killed grace and dumped her remains. investigators believe the couple planned the murder for more than a year. >>> today in chester county, jury selection continue in the trial of eric frooen. accused of deadly ambush involving pennsylvania state troopers. prosecutors and defense attorney started questioning potential jurors yesterday. police captured him after a 48 day manhunt. jurors are being chosen in chester county due to widespread media coverage in the poconos. >>> let's take another look at first alert radar. see the snow line as we were talking about. just starting to keep along here from north to south. as we continue through the morning hours, edge a little further along to the east. going to spread across the entire board. currently really not issues to speak of because most of us have not yet seen the snow move through. in fact, a lot of us are still too warm at this point,

she's the bucks county woman accused of murdering her adopted daughter last year. 14-year-old grace packer was found dead last october. it was months after sara packer reported her missing. police say the elder packer and her boyfriend raped and murdered grace in july and then dumped her body in the woods. investigators believe the couple planned the murder for more than a year. >>> a man accused in a deadly ambush that triggered a massive man hunt. lawyers started questioning potential jurors today in the eric frein trial. he's charged with shooting and killing corporal brian dixon and wounding trooper alex douglas in pike county in 2014. that attack led to a 48-day manhunt. jurors are being chosen here due to widespread media coverage in the poconos. more than two-thirds said they heard about the case on the news. >>> new details now into the investigation of jewish community center threats across the country. the head of new york city's police intelligence says he believes one person is behind a large number of the threats nationwide. investigators say a man is using a voice changer to

they are accused of raping and strangling grace packer. she was reported missing by her mother in july. grace's dismembered remains were found in bear creek township in october. investigators say that sullivan and packer confessed to the crime after attempting to commit suicide. a pretrial is set for november and the trial is set for next march. >> a man hit by two vehicles walking across the road in mill creek delaware has died. the 53-year-old victim is not identified. this happened on kirkwood highway at 9:00 last night and police say that the first driver fled the scene and the second driver did stop. officials say that the man was dressed in dark clothing and not walking in a crosswalk. if you have information you are asked to call police. >> septa officials are finding out what caused rail trains to fill with smoke during the morning commute today. a view sent in this video from inside of the north broad street station. everyone on board was evacuated and put on another train. nobody was hurt. >>> four decades after it was stolen in

sarah packer pleaded not guilty to the murder and dismemberment of 14-year-old grace packer. packer watched as her boyfriend acted out a rape murder fantasy they shared. packer is charged with illegally collecting $4,000 in government benefits after grace died. >>> family and friends gathered in morrisville, bucks county to remember a little boy who was hit and killed by a pickup truck. the 5-year-old was hit wednesday afternoon his mother called him a free spirit. >> he was all the time if you were ever down, he would wipe your tears away. he was a good boy, he did not deserve this at all. >> our thoughts and prayers go out to the family, the driver of the truck stopped and called police, so far no charges have been filed. >>> this morning the white house admits it knew that michael flynn lobbied for a turkish businessman before he became national security advisor. that suggests that president trump's transition lawyers did not see the lobbying as a liabilitier -- liability or that plan was not fully vetted. just this week flynn filed as a foreign agent. president trump fired

grace packer's dismembered body was found in a wooded area of lucerne county last october. prosecutors think grace's adoptive mother watched sullivan act out a rape murder fantasy they shared. deanna durante was in the courtroom. she'll have more on this story all new on nbc10 news at 5:00. >>> a weekend gift for thousands of drivers in our area. the easy pass express lanes opened ahead of school at the mid county plaza in monlt gomry county. they closed last week and are expected to remain that way until april 10th for upgrade work. but all express lanes for easy pass users are open once again this afternoon. >>> take a look at this video of the aftermath of a crash. one car almost completely on top of another. this all happened earlier this morning along broad street. police say there were actually three cars involved. one car hit a light pole, sending the second car on top of the third. one woman went to the hospital. >>> the philadelphia housing authority broke ground today on a new development to revitalize a local community. governor tom wolf joined local leaders for

court that they may seek the death penalty in the rape, murder and dismemberment of 14-year-old grace packerher adoptive mother sarah packer and sarah's boyfriend jacob sullivan charged in the heinous killing. sarah pleaded not guilty at a formal rain many in doylestown today. the bucks county district attorney filed notice that since the murder happened during commission of a felony and involved torture they reserve their right to seek the death penalty should sarah packer be convicted of murder. >> there are certain aggravating factors that exist in a case. we have an obligation to file notice to preserve that right should we decide to seek it at trial. >> is this the kind of case that screams death penalty. >> obviously the facts are terrible. but we are obligated to look at this with a legal perspective. >> certainly the allegations in this case are very serious and horrific, but i would point out that what was said from the beginning, we don't believe they'll will ever be any evidence that my client killed any body. >> sarah packer's boyfriend jacob sullivan faces his formal rain many o

plea this morning. 42-year-old sara packer is charged with rape and kidnapping in the death of grace packer. grace's boyfriend jacob sullivan will be arraigned last month. they are accused of dismembering her in july. >>> tens of thousands of drivers are once again able to use the bridge that connects the pennsylvania and new jersey turnpikes the i-1276 bridge reopened last late night after being closed since january. crews were able to fix a fractured support beam and reopen the bridge ahead of schedule. they made the call after they tested the bridge this week. and that section of interstate carries 42,000 vehicles a day. >>> from the nation's capital. the fbi directo summoned to top lawmakers on capitol hill concerning issues of national security. including russian and allegatresident obama ordered wiretaps. >> those wiretap claims by president trump are still unsubstantiated and they come as wikileaks releases thousands of documents revealing top cia secrets. >>ames comey called to capitol hill to m with congressional lead evers. the top secret briefings on national s on the list is rus

sarah packer pleaded not guilty to the murder and dis dismemorandummer meant of grace packer. er is charged with illegal collecting $4,000 in government benefits after grace died. >>> family and friends gathered in northfield bucks county to remember a lot boy who was hit and killed by a pickup truck earlier this week. five-year-old james lee was hit by a truck wednesday afternoon. his mother called him a free spirit. >> was all smiles, if you were down he would wipe your tears away, he was a good boy he did not deserve this at all. >> our hearts go out to that family. >> the driver of the truck stopped and called police, so far no charges have been filed. >> marple township family home that be vandalized twice in 8 months. now the family hopes someone can identify the suspects you see here. the vandals spray painted numerous object seen images -- obscene images on the home's exterior and the garage and steps. the family asleep inside. >> it is a nightmare we're grateful that it snowed that means someone is not coming because they would leave footprints. >> the vandalism cost $

. >>> prosecutors want the death penalty for the two people accused of killing 14-year-old grace packer. the teenager's adoptive mother, sara packer, and the mom's boyfriend, jacob sullivan, are charged with murder. prosecutors made it official today. they will fight for the death penalty. grace was raped, beaten, and strangled in quakertown last summer. her body then dumped in a field near scranton. >>> philadelphia's district attorney now has his law license suspended. today seth williams accepted a temporary suspension of his license as he fights the bribery and corruption charges against him. but he will remain in office. williams came to court today to get permission to switch attorneys. now, a new lawyer will defend him against 23 counts. williams is accused of accepting bribes in exchange for favors. >>> the former national security adviser's request for immunity in exchange for testimony has been denied by the senate intelligence committee. house and senate committees and the fbi are investigating russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. that includes former adviser m

a judge told her she did not have to be the person who killed grace packer to be accused of murder. her boyfriend strangled grace in july one day after he raped and beat her while sara watched. here what lawyers on both sides of the case say about it. >> when we present the case it will be presented the good, bad, ugly and terrible. >> she's charged with a lot of things that we allege she did not do. >> jacob sullivan is set to appear in court later on this month. >>> work will continue today in old city to remove dozens of coffins discovered during a construction project. the snow yesterday delayed the excavation on arch street. the coffins were part of the first baptist church burial ground established in 1707. records show the bodies should have been moved to a cemetery in west philadelphia in the 1860s but that did not happen. >>> now back to our weather. feels like winter out there. winter is not letting go of its grip. but you can start to think spring, feel spring. get a look at spring at the pennsylvania convention center. the philadelphia flower show opens its door in a few

grace packer's disremembered body was found in luzerne county last july, her adoptive mother, sarah packer and jake on sullivan are accused of killing teen in what prosecutors have described as a rape/murder fantasy. they are scheduled to go on trial next year. >>> we now know the cause of death for pair of twin infants found unresponsive last week in south jersey. camden county medical examiner says that the seven month-old girls died of natural causes. on march 22nd their mother made the heart breaking 911 call for help from the families apartments in lindenwald, the babies were rushed to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead. >>> gloucester township police arrested a man in connection with an apparent snipper shooting outside delilah's gentlemen's club. we first told but this story in northern liberties on monday night, and investigators say lawrence mitchell fired a gun from the fifth floor of the vacant building near front street and we are told that woman leaving delilahs was narrowly missed by bullets. investigators are trying to determine if that woman was targeted, and if

sarah packer was in court today. her adopted daughter, grace was raped and killed last year. charged. >>> a dump truck slam into a school bus heading to the school for the death in wilmington this morning. witnesses say the driver of the dump truck ran a red light. the kids on the bus were not hurt but were taken to the hospital to be checked out. both drivers, an aide and a passenger in the dump truck suffered injuries but are expected to be okay. >>> one person was killed when a fire broke out inside this house in chester county this morning. we're told other people were in the house when the fire started, but they made it out safely. investigators are working to figure out what sparked this fire. >>> here's a look at some of the stories making headlines county by county across our region today. delaware county, teachers in chester upland finally have a new contract after negotiating for more than three years. the three year deal includes a raise, but educators will now have to pay a portion of their healthcare cost. the contract still needs a vote but it is expect today pa

she and her boyfriend, 44 year old jacob sullivan, conspired and killed her 14 year old daughter grace packer back in july. officials describe the disturbing murder as a sick fantasy thought up by the two. if convicted both could face the death penalty. >> meanwhile jury selection continues in the eric frein murder trial. he appeared in a chester county court yesterday. frein accused every killing one pennsylvania state trooper and wounding another at the bloom inning grove barracks in pike county knack 2014. due to all of the media coverage, the case received, just or are being picked from chester county but the trial expected to last more than a month. >> two people are recovering this morning, after a rash of paint ball attacks in northwest philadelphia. spanned 24 hour period, tuesday into wednesday, four people were shot in roxborough, another in germantown, teen boy shot in the stomach and one man needed to have six stitches to the eye, i "eyewitness news" spoke with some resident concerned about the attacks. >> gigantic bruce on you shall specially if you get hit in the eye or the face

she and her boyfriend jacob sullivan are accused in the death of 14-year-old grace packer. court records show sullivan confessed to raping and killing grace and dumping her body in the woods in luzerne county. police say the pair reported grace missing in july claiming she was a run away. grace's body was found in october. >>> pennsylvania state police are trying to track down a man who confronted a woman outside her apartment in many chester heights delaware county. if that sounds familiar, it should. it has happened three times in northern delaware and police on both sides are comparing notes investigating if it is the same man. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live at the madison glen mills apartments in that chester heights. john. >> reporter: hi, jim. well, there's certainly some similarities as far as the description of the armed assailant on both sides of the state line here as far as the clothing they were wearing, use of masks, that sort of thing. enough so that as you say detectives from the psp have been in conference with detectives with new castle county

he strangled grace packer in july, a h raped and beat her while her adoptive mother watched. the teen's remains were found in northeastern pennsylvania two months later. at the hearing, prosecutors may announce they will be seeking the death penalty in the case. >>> a judge will sentence a philadelphia mother today in the death of her 4-year-old daughter. shakia holmes involuntary manslaughter. investigators say her daughter shot herself with a gun found in the closet of their north philadelphia home last summer. >>> today a memorial service will be held for trail blazing . he died this month at the age of 82. lewis was the first person. column to write a column for a major paper. atvilat villanova university. >>> and today breaking grounds for the strawberry mansion apartments. the etainable methods were used to build and power th the wells fargo center in philadelphia where jon bon jovi will hit the stage tonit. will perform as part of their "this house is not for sale" tour. the show begins at 7:15. nbc10 gets an exclusive firsthand look at septa's efforts to prevent viole

with her boyfriend, 44 year old jacob sullivan conspired to kidnap, rape, murder, 14 year old grace packer back in july in what officials call a sick fantasy. both could face the death penalty if convicted. >> reminding residents to know non-emergency numbers in their county after nationwide outage prevented at&t wireless customers from calling 911. wednesday night you may recall customers bucks, chester, delaware, montgomery counties were just getting busy signal or the line just kept ringing. noticed the issue around 7:45, fixed by 10:30. now the fcc is investigating. at&t is not saying what caused that 911 outage. >> president trump agenda facing opposition on multible crimes. several states are challenging his revamp travel ban, and while the republican healthcare bill cleared a house committee, it to its legislative future is uncertain. the president also says cia needs upgrade after recent wikileaks -- >> the republican healthcare overall cleared key health committee along party lines thursday after more than 27 hours of debate. >> broader support is a bigger battle. house speaker pa

for the adoptive mother of grace, sarah packer. rmer social worker and foster mom and is accused of not only plotting a rape/murder fantasy but standing by and watching it take place. her boyfriend confeszed he beat grace and left her for dead in a hot closet on a july day. when the pair returned the next day to find grace conscious and alive, it was jacob who strangled her. prosecutors say the pair left her body packed in kitty litter for months until sara went and bought a knife big enough to dismember the girl's body. she was then dumped in a field near scranton. prosecutors say this is a first-degree murder case and one worthy of the death penalty. >> it will be up to a judge or jury to decide whether they should live or they should die. >> reporter: packer has already pled not guilty. sullivan was set to appear before a judge friday morning. at the last minute he waived that court hearing keeping him out of public view. a sheriff's van left the courthouse just as the hearing ended. no word if sullivan was quickly transported ba

packer when she was 16. also in the house a 3-year-old named z-uzy. grace's baby brother and a teenager also lived there and last month we introduced you to ann row dak. she lived in the packer house in 2010. ann and jessica never met but they were both kids under the care of the impact project and both tell nbc10 news they reported abusive conditions to their case worker at the hands of the packer. >> reporter: for weeks we've been trying to get information, how big of a provider it is in this state. those answers have been hard to come by. we know that some counties use it for foster care. others use it for foster care and court ordered services. she worked here and she fostered kids while working here. after our report aired on friday one county official in north hampton said an e-mail asking for a full review and suspension of services here until all children can be acted for and their safety is verified. we learned that north hampton is suspending referrals to the impact project. bucks county is one of those counties. it's unclear how much more money was

in court for her arraignment on charges she murdered her adopted daught daughter. 14-year-old grace packer was found dead in the woods in october. her mother reported her missing months earlier. sara packer and her boyfriend jacob solomon raped and killed grace, then dumped her remains. investigators believe the couple planned the murder for more than a year. >>> right now in chester county jury selection continues in the trial of eric frein. he's accused of a deadly ambush involving pennsylvania state troopers. frein is charged with shooting and killing corporal brian dickson and wounding trooper alex douglas in the poconos in 2015. they captured him after a 48-day manhunt. jurors are being chosen in chester county because of widespread coverage in the poconos. >>> deadly protests followed the impeachment of a prime minister. two of her supporters were killed in a clash with officers. >>> two states are suing to block president donald trump's revised travel plan. washington state's attorney general says the revised ban has what we called the same illegal motivations as the original. the w

. >>> new details today in the grace packer murder case. montgomery county is cutting ties with the private foster care agency the impact project. they're the third county to do so this week. sarah packer once worked at the project and she's accused of murdering her adoptive daughter grace last year. the impact project released a reading in part the impact project stringent pli edly adheh law's requirement that any instance of succespected child abuse is promptly reported. >>> members from a community rallied in a show of support for a local immigrants. leaders from several faith organizations held the gathering. they are asking the trump administration for immigration reform. people we spoke to say they are afraid that families will be split apart if they don't take a stand now. >> there are children who are afraid that when they come home from school that their parents won't be there. >> i am a little bit of afraid of my parents, not so much of myself. >> today's rallies featured members of christian, jewish and muslim faiths. >>> pennsyl

hunters found 14-year-old grace packer dead in the woods of north eastern pennsylvania. in october. her mother reported her missing months earlier. police cesar ra packer and her boyfriend jacob sullivan raped and killed grace then dumped her remains. investigator believe the couple planned the murder for more than a year. >> jury selection continue in the trial of eric frein. he's accused of deadly ambush involving pennsylvania state troopers. lawyers began questions potential jurors yesterday. judge asked about knowledge of the case and views on the death penalty. frein is charged with shooting and killing one trooper and injures another in 2014. police captured frein after a 48 day manhunt. jurors are being chosen in chester county due to widespread media coverage in poconos mountains. >>> 6:36. coffins containing remains from colonial times. surprising find construction crews made yesterday. crews uncovered bones last fall when they broke ground for new apartment building along arch street. it was the site of first baptist cemetery established back in 1700. local archaeologist b

. >> reporter: a judge told sarah packer she didn't have to actually be the person who killed grace packer. prosecutors say it was packer's boyfriend who strangled the girl in a hot attic in july a day after he raped and beat her while sarah watched. prosecutors say she helped plan the crime. >> we're not here to say how she's involved at all. there's a lot to go. the investigation is still ongoing. and we'll determine what her role was or wasn't. >> reporter: prosecutors say despite the arrest and charges against packer and sullivan, the case is not finished and continues to hunt for evidence. >> when we present the case it will be presented the good, the bad the ugly and the terrible. >> reporter: packer was a social worker until her husband at the time was convict of raping a foster child. she worked for a private foster care agency called the impact project. since nbc 10 introduced you to two young women who claim they told workers at the impact project about abuse they saw in the packer home. they have refused to speak to us. jacob sullivan will be back here in doylestown at the end o

sara packer and boyfriend charged in the rape and murder of grace packer. north hampton county department of human certifies says they will no longer refer children to impact project. allegations there was abuse told more than a decade ago. did not act on information. impact project is not commenting. >>> in northeast philadelphia, the owner of tv aquatic fitness center is vowing to rebuild after a destructive fire sent two people to the hospital. sky force ten over the scene yesterday morning. crews were working really hard to douse the flames at the club on grant avenue. witness told us he saw contracts using a blow torch on the roof of the building. a member who was working out in basement at the time said she shouted warnings to others. >> by the time i got to the top of the steps, i could see people running out in bathing suits, screamed to him, turn around and scream to everybody to get out. >>> hear from the public today about controversial new tobacco regulations. many rules force them to close up shop. the regulations ordered by the board of health

grace. he eventually dumped her body in woods in luzerne county where it was found in late october. packer's lawyer entered a not guilty plea on her behalf today and started to reveal the defense strategy. >> certainly the allegations in this case are very serious and horrific but i would point out at what we've said from the beginning we don't believe that there will ever be evidence that my client killed anybody. >> reporter: sara packer is now off suicide watch but she remains in isolation from the general population at the bucks county prison. >> i can only say that she's holding up as good as one could expect under these horrible circumstances. >> reporter: packer's lawyer says tonight he may try to have this trial taken out of bucks county or he may try to have a out of town jury brought in. live in doylestown, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> okay, vern, thank you. >>> a house fire this morning claimed the life of one person. an "action news" viewer sent us this video as he drove by the scene on valley forge road. as you see here, flames were shooting from a third

authorities say packer and her boyfriend, jacob sullivan, killed 14 year old grace packer back in july. her body was found months later in luzerne county. jacob sullivan will be arraigned on march 31, if convicted the couple could face the death penalty. >>> and jury selection resumes next week in the eric frein murder trial. frein is accused every killing a pennsylvania straight trooper, and wounding another, as bloom inning grove barracks in pike county back in 2014. due to all of the media coverage the case, jury selection gannon thursday, the trial expected to last for a month. >> new technology in south jersey helping paramedics responds to medical emergencies faster. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos shows us what the new technology could mean for the entire region. >>> if you've her to call 911 for a medical emergency, in all likelihood the paramedics were dispatched from a central location. but virtua is changing,. >> definitely saving lives. >> using historical data from past 911 calls, fact org the time of day, even considering current weather and traffic issues, virtua c

. >>> the two suspects accused of killing 14-year-old grace packer will be tried together about a year from now. both jacob sullivan and sara packer will face the death penalty. she's pleaded not guilty to charges she watched sullivan act out a rape-murder fantasy much the couple allegedly shared. bucks county prosecutors say the couple then stored grace's body for months dismembering it and dumping it into a wooded area. >> a 53-year-old man died after he was hit by two different cars in mill creek delaware. police are looking for the first car which kept going after it struck the man last night on kirkwood highway. he was hit by a second vehicle. that driver did stop and waited for police but the victim died at the hospital. "action news" reporter john rawlins will update the search for the first driver who fled. his story coming up in the next half hour. >>> the camden county medical examiner says the seven month old twins who died last week passed away from natural causes. the mom found them unresponsive in their cribs at their lindenwold apartment. the sisters funerals will take p

sullivan accused in the murder of 14 year old grace packer, prosecutors say he and packer's mother czarand strangled the teenager last year, grace's body was found in luzerne county last summer. sullivan and packer are being hold without bail. >> also, checking for the cast with katie fehlinger. kind of mess out there. >> oh, very much so. you know what, rahel, actual tylene worse before it gets better, at least we had little lull between the rain rounds early from this morning, and then, through the better part at least of the morning drive, now see the radar filling back in, we don't even have a flood watch in effect yet. but does go into effect for most of us at noontime for heavier downpours into the afternoon and evening. we could see at least one and a half to two and a half inches locally to up three some of you 4 inches of rainout of this. avoid it if it looks flooded out. only takes 6 inches to lose control of your vehicle. moving forward in the forecast, promising news for the weaken even though know bright and sunny saturday, at least clearing, sunday nice day, new storm adyo

the state says of the 30 children in packer's care, one being grace, 16 have been found. the whereabouts of the other 13 are unknown. we reached out to every county that placed children in the packer's care. some found the foster kids and others declined to comment. despite a request by pennsylvania dhs to check on the person, it has a policy against contacting children who age out of the system. dhs did not respond to a comment when we relaid this information to them. in reading, deanna durante, "nbc 10 news." >>> and chuck barris, the high-energy host of "the gong show" has died. he was 87 and grew up in montgomery county. he graduated from lower marion university. in addition to "the gong show," he created "the dating game" and "the newlywed game" and once claimed to be a cia hitman. barris died of natural causes. >>> and turning to the weather and a noticeable difference out there today. and going to be into tonight. >> you can really feel it. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with us. what has happened to spring, glenn? >>> it's taking a couple da

. >>> today in bucks county, jacob sullivan will be arraigned in the grace packer murder case. the 14-year-old last july the day after allegedly raping her while grace's adoptive mother, sarah packer, watched. we could also learn if prosecutors will seek the death penalty. >>> we'll have another update in 25 minutes. see us every week day morning from 4:30 to 7:00. >>> 7:30 now, it's a friday morning, march 31st, 2017, and check out oswego, new york, al is there, it is the final day of roper con iii. al, take it away. >> reporter: we're on the beautiful shores of lake ontario, at oswego, it's my alma mater, i have come home to the land of oz, as they like to call it. i am here, back in oswego, and we are going to set the world record, the guinness world record for the longest conga line on ice. the old record about 350 people in london, we have got over 600 folks who are going to take part in this attempt. it is going to be awesome, savannah, a big finish for rockerthon iii. starting the madness. >> i think you set another record this week, most college students up before 7:30 a

grace is among 30 foster children who have been in sarah packer's care. nbc10 has confirmed all of those foster children were sent to packer by her former employer a private foster care agency. the children came from 11 pennsylvania counties and from the state of delaware, because she was still working to track down some of those children. >>> 5:06 right now. in camden county, a medical examiner will determine what killed twin 7-month-old babies who were found dead inside the lindenwold apartment where they lived. the mother called 911 saying the children were unresponsive. they had been sleeping in their crib. the baby girls were born three months' premature. and also tells you the infant deaths do not appear to be suspicious and does not appear to be a homicide. >>> police ins with swris a suspect in custody following shootings that left an officer and three other people dead. officers responded to a domestic deputy at a bank yesterday afternoon. and they found two people who have been shot. and discovered more victims at a law firm and an apartment com

grace's dismembered body was discovered in last july in luzerne county. sullivan and packer are being head without bail. >> a man behind bars attacks on women in delaware moe victims.th ring and robbing nine women over the happened in secluded a investigators lee wore mask andri break in the case when one of theer attacker, saw her he any informn county hope the public cance. help them with the unsolved murder of a second ann woman. $5,000 reward being offered for information in the death of marquis a benson. the 36 year old was found dead inside her apartment one year ago. she had been beaten. police say the killer whom is believed new benson scrawled messages on the wall before leaving her in a bathtub of scalding water. benson's family spoke out asking anyone who knows anything, to speak up. >> do the right thing. do the right thing. comeyou know, express your sidef it, if there is a side. >> now, detective would not discuss a possible dna found at the scene, nor the writings, they say, the killer left on the wall. >> a drexel university profess is her back in the headlin

seeking the death penalty against h 2-year-old sarah packer who is accused of murdering and dismembering the body of her 14-year-old daughter grace. she and her boyfriend tortured her before killing her as part of a rape murder fantasy. >> it happened in the heights of delaware county. a man confronted a woman before she entered her apartment. this is strikingly similar to what happened three times in delaware. bob brooks is at the apartments in delaware. what is the latest on all of this? >> jim, this is very real and getting very scary. four women now in this general area have been attacked the same similar way. we are learning that they have taken action to try to prevent this from happening here again. >> you can't get in at all now. >> to get inside the apartmes in pike creek, you have to punch in a code. it wasn't always like that but after a resident was ambushed with a gun sexual assaulted and kidnapped last month, residents welcome the change. >> a lot safer. >> it's a crime new castle county police say was made by the same man. residents in chester heights got this letter a few days ago alerting them of a similar attack

grace's remains were discovered by hunters last summer. sullivan and packer are being held without bail. >> set to appear in federal court, williams' current attorney wants off the case over kearns that williams can't afford him. has pleaded not guilty to charges taking more than $100,000 in cash and gift. >> president trump's former national security advisor, michael flynn, is reportedly offering to testify before the fbi and other about the trump campaign potential ties to russia. but as hena daniels reports, flynn wants immunity from possible prosecution before he talks. >> president trump ousted national security advisor lieutenant general michael flynn is engage in the negotiations, with the house and senate, about testifying in their ongoing probes into russia. the bombshell confirmed thursday by flynn's attorney, robert kelner issued a statement saying his client certainly has a story to tell. but his first speaking assurances against unfair prosecution. >> you don't ask for immunity of course unless you feel like you're in legal jeopardy. so we have t

packer and her boyfriend are awaiting trial in the rape, killing and dismemberment of her 14-year-old adopted daughter, grace>> house republicans have finally released a detailed plan to repeal and replace the affordable care act. the proposed legislation would create a new tax credit tied to an individual's age and income. two popular provisions of the aca would stay in place. the provision that coverage cannot be denied based on preexisting conditions and the other that young people can stay on their parents' plans until the age of 26. it is unclear how much the gop plan will cost or how many people could potentially lose health insurance under the charges and of course the senate has to do its work. nor details posted on 6abc.com. >> time now for accuweather. a little wet in parts of our area this morning. >> it is. storm tracker6 live double scan shows us that. we have one batch that went through earlier aren't that's now up over by new york city and another batch of rain coming in from the west and the two dimensional view shows you it is pushing into western chester county. that initial rain is very li

packer watched as her boyfriend acted out a rape murder fantasy they shared. she is charged with illegally collecting $4,000 in government benefits after grace died. >>> this morning the white house admits that it knew that michael flynn lobbied for a turkish businessman before he became national security advisor that suggests the transition lawyers did not see the lobbying as a liability for the plan was fully vetted. flynn officially filed as a foreign agent, the white house said only then did president trump learn of flynn's turkish connection. president trump fired snrin last month. >>> -- flynn last month. >>> president trump in his weekly address said americans need to know that actions on the affordable care act is an urgent necessity. he applauded the new proposal from house republicans, but some will oppose it if changes are not made in medicaid. >>> the economy continues to show signs of strength. it's been nearly 8 years since the great recession ended. yellen hinted that slow and steady increases are coming this year. the feds last raised rates a quarter percent in december. >>> when you think of a muffler you do not think of a printer. we'll tell you