the suspect is harry thomas, pastor of the come alive church in medford township. action news reporter wendy saltzman is live at that church. wendy, officials are saying thomas's crimes happened over a period of 16 years. >> reporter: that's right, jim. and pastor harry thomas is suspended indefinitelily that's according to church officials who took swift actions amid these sex abuse allegation. >> the elders and trustees of come alive new testament church have indefinitely suspended pastor harry thomas from all leadership position. >> there were few words said today by church elders who have been thrown into the headlines, their pastor locked up accused of sexually assaulting four minors over a period of 16 years. >> leadership has determined this to be the proper course of action at this time until there can be a full investigation. >> reporter: pastor harry thomas is the head of come alive church and the founder of the creation festival which was started in 1979. >> a burden for you and my burden for youth started to really come to the forefront. >> reporter: he

sex crimes involving four minors over the course of 16 years what pastor harry thomas has been charged with and with that he was us is spened indefinitely from his position within the comma live new testament church in medford. >> while the the allegations are unrelated to his roles in these ministries leadership determined this could be the proper course of action at this time until there's a full investigation. >> little children are helpless. this is just something has to be done. >> the 74-year-old pastor is charged with one count of aggravated assault, three counts of sexual assault and four counts of endangering welfare of child. >> it's an outrage. >> shockwaves were not only sent through the local community and hit nationally as well. pastor tom sas a cofounder of creation music festival largest by annual four day christian musikfest snral country. >> it's regeted all pray for the parties involved and refrain from speculation regarding circumstance. >> too toil go to jail authorities say thomas was type undisclosed medical facility to await a first court appearance scheduled fo

>> reporter: medford police arrested pastor harry thomas on wednesday morning. he is under guard at an unknown medical facility due to his failing health. meanwhile, these disturbing allegations have rattled this community. >> it is a complete outrage. >> reporter: shock and disgust in medford township following the arrest of long time pastor on child sex abuse charges against four victims. seventy-four year old harry thomas of queens lane is facing one count of aggravated sexual assault, three counts of sexual assault, and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child. burlington county prosecutor say the series every assaults happened from 1999 to 2015, in medford township. >> little children are helpless, just something has got to be done about this, and looked into. >> thomas was pastor at come alive new testament church on old marlton pike, church trustee gave short statement thursday, and now thomas has indefinite suspension it is for all parties involved, refrain from speculation regarding the circumstances. >> the news sending shock waves nationwide,

sex crimes involving four minors over the course of 16 years what pastor harry thomas has been charged with and with that he was us is spened indefinitely from his position within the comma live new testament church in medford. >> while the the allegations are unrelated to his roles in these ministries leadership determined this could be the proper course of action at this time until there's a full investigation. >> little children are helpless. this is just something has to be done. >> the 74-year-old pastor is charged with one count of aggravated assault, three counts of sexual assault and four counts of endangering welfare of child. >> it's an outrage. >> shockwaves were not only sent through the local community and hit nationally as well. pastor tom sas a cofounder of creation music festival largest by annual four day christian musikfest snral country. >> it's regeted all pray for the parties involved and refrain from speculation regarding circumstance. >> too toil go to jail authorities say thomas was type undisclosed medical facility to await a first court appearance scheduled fo

at the hand of the come live church pastor 74 year-old harry thomas. he is from medford. he was arrested on wednesday and charged with several sexual boost offences, charge is alleged thomas began assaulting children under the age of 13, at boost continued for more than 15 years ending in 2015. we went to thomas medford home yesterday but no one came to the door, he is in the hospital for chest pains according to the source who tells us he is under police watch. neighbors and others in the medford community say they are disgusted hearing these allegations. >> is what your reaction? >> outrage. my reaction is it is hideous. what can be done about it? it was a long time ago. >> it just seems to be prevalent these days. >> police say thomas founded come alive church in 1983 and also involved in the promotion of the christian based concerts, church leadership said accusations are unrelated to thomas's role at the church , however, police would not confirm that, they are asking anyone who may have been victimized by thomas to please come forward to the burlington county prosec

police say pastor harry thomas founded this come alive church in medford new jersey in 1983, victimsetail abuse dating back to 1999 but church claims the sexual assault allegations are unrelated his work here at the church. seventy-four year-old pastor harry thomas of come alive church was arrested wednesday and charged with several sexual boost offences, they alleged thomas began assaulting children when they were under 13, the abuse continued for as long as 15 years ending in 2015. we went to thomas medford home but no one came to the door. he is in the hospital for chest pains according to the source who tells us he is under watch. come live church trustee spoke out yesterday saying thomas has been suspended from the church. they are asking the community to pray for all involved, as police sort through this case. >> while allegations are unrelated to his rolls in these ministry leadership has determined this to be proper course of action at this time until there could be a full investigation. >> best that we could tell from 1999. >> i don't know what prompted them to come for i'm

pastor harry l. thomas looks like a friendly older gentleman in this photo.t alleges he's anything but. tonight thomas the pastor of the come alive church of medford is charged with sex assault of four minors. >> i believe at the time of the assaults they were all under the age of 13. >> reporter: police say, some of the alleged victims approached law enforcement on monday investigators claim the alleged abuse began in 1999 and kept going through 2015. there was no answer at thomas' medford home. the 74-year-old is an unnamed medical facility under guard being treated for what a source says are chest pains. one neighbor expressed shock at the claims of sex abuse a long-time medford resident is angrier. >> what is your reaction to this claim. >> outrage. my reaction is it's hideous. and what can be done about it it was a long time ago. >> reporter: the doors were locked at the come alive church founded by thomas late this afternoon, and come alive leadership said it

nbc10 was the only station there as 74-year-olds harry thomas used a -- 74-year-old harry thomas usedn mt. holly. he served at medford's come alive church. he is charged with numerous counts of molestation and exposure. >>> a local man is giving up his own money to find the person who punched his wife in the face. brian o'neal is offering up to to $1,000 for information. last week his wife and kids were driving into the providence town center in collegeville, montgomery county, when she was attacked. she says she accidentally cut the suspect off prior to the incident. >>> a new park in camden allows visitors to reconnect to the delaware river. phoenix park celebrated its official opening yesterday. this part of the delaware river had been cut off from the river because of industrial buildings. now the new, six-acre park will give people a chance to walk or bike on the banks of the delaware. >>> about 20 minutes before 7:00. bitter cold outside. take a look. the wind is picking up. flags blowing on brookline boulevard in havertown where one of the cameras is. >> yeah, 2:00 this morning

. >> rahel, jim, medford police arrested pastor harry thomas, on wednesday, anacine then, he has been under guard, at an unnamed medical facility due to his failing health. in the meantime, he's -- these disturbing allegations have rocked this church as well as surrounding communities. >> it is a complete outrage. >> slobbing and disgust in medford township following the the arrest of long time pastor on child sex abuse charges against four victims. seventy-four year old harry thomas, of queens lane, is facing one count of aggravated sexual assault, three counts of sexual assault, and four counts of endangering the welfare after child. burlington county prosecutor say the series of assault happened from 1999 to 2015 in medford township. >> little children are helpless. so something has got to be done about this, and look into >> thomas was pastor at come alive new testament church on old marlton pike, a church trustee gave short statement thursday, and announcing thomas' indefinite suspension. >> it is requested that for the parties involved and refrain from speculation regarding the

the burlington county prosecutor says 74-year-old harry thomas faces multiple sexual assault charges d charges for endangering the welfare of a child. thomas is the pastor of come alive church in medford township. the assaults occurred over a lengthy period of time. >> the shooting happened just after 7:00 last night on 52nd and master in west philadelphia. police say the 17-year-old victim was shot multiple times. he remains hospitalized in critical condition. a 19-year-old man was also treated at the local hospital for a graze wound to his leg and he was released. police have not released a motive. >> a crash involving three tractor-trailers in bensalem backed up traffic on the pennsylvania turnpike this morning. chopper3 over that scene in the westbound lanes just after 9:00 a.m. at least one passenger car was also involved. two people were transported to local hospitals. the road was closed for a few hours but has since reopened to afternoon traffic. >>> a tractor-trailer carrying vodka overturned on woodhaven road at the ramp to i-95 south early this morning. the road there was s

nbc10 was the only station there as 74-year-old tear -year-old-year-old harry thomas used a walker to enter court in mt. holly. thomas' public defender entered a not guilty plea on numerous counts of molestation and ex-ploesh.ex- exposure exposure. the judge granted a one-week delay for a detention hearing to allow attorneys to review lengthy files. >>> i'm meteorologist bill henley. a cold start this morning. 21 in philadelphia. but the wind is at 15 it feels like 8 degrees in the city right now. cold all day. the temperatures at 8 degrees at 8:00, 16 degrees at lunchtime. the temperature will peak this afternoon without the wind. with the wind blowing late this afternoon, it will feel like teens for philadelphia. the suburbs, 18 at this hour. staying in the 20s all day long. and the wind will be blowing all day long. a feels-like of 13 at lunch toimg. bundle up in the lehigh valley. 20 -- lunchtime. bundle up in the lehigh valley. 20 at lunchtime. staying dry during the day. sunshine but not a huge warmup. 26 at noontime. 28 degrees at 4:00. with the wind blowing, teens is what it w

mid these allegations the leadership at the come alive church in medford suspend the 7484 old harry thomas. police say victims came to employees on monday with claims of abuse. starting in 1999. they say they were younger than 13 years old when all of this began. right now thomas is at a medical facility for chest pains. with the department of corrections guarding him. police arrested him yesterday. neighbors, they can't believe it. >> what is your reaction though to this claim. >> outrage. my reaction it's hideous. what can be done about it? it was a long time ago. >> seems to be, um, coming rea really prevalent these days. >> prosecutors charged thomas with sexual assault and inn dangering the welfare of children. police are urging any other possible victims to come forwa forward. >>> christmas came early for 2,000 children in philadelphia. tonight they got surprise that may change their lives forever. our shawnette wilson joins us live from penn's landing. shawnette, these kids had no idea what was in store for them. >> reporter: no. they didn't. but once they found out, lucy, they got

harry thomas is head pastor at the come alive church in medford. he's accused of sexual assaulting four girls under 14. police arrested the 74-year-old wednesday after the alleged victims came forward. the church suspended him indefinitely. >> leadership has determined this to be the proper course of action at this time until there can be a full investigation. >> women can at least slap the guy. little children are helpless. >> thomas is in the hospital under guard for an underlying condition. authorities have not set a court date. >>> 5:05. now to an nbc10 exclusive. only we talked with rapper meek mill's attorney who is fighting to get him freed from prison. >> reading, thinking, contemplating. >> that's what the lawyer said the musician has been doing in the correctional facility in chester since being locked up on repeated probation violations on gun and drug charges. joe taccopina talked to us after visiting mill yesterday. he asked about a published report saying that mill backed out of helping fbi agents secretly record a conversation with t

nbc10 was the only station there as 74-year-old harry thomas used a walker to enter court in mt. holly. he served as the leader of medford's come alive church. thomas' public defender entered a not guilty pre-- guilty plea yesterday. the judge granted a one-week delay for a detention hearing to allow attorneys to review lengthy files. >>> don m-- donovan mcnabb won' be seen on espn after an accusation of sexual harassment. a former co-worker claimed he texted her explicit comments. he's one ar players including marshall faulk and rr worked as a stylist and not the harassment was part of several problems that created a hostile work environnt mcnabb h nnded a comme. >>> hiladphia's city leaders say malcolm jenkins deserves recognition for using his platform at a pro athlete to bring attention to social issues. he was commended for his work yesterday. jenkins has met with lawmakers in washington and with philadelphia police to advocate for criminal justice and reform. >>> and carson wentz is set to go under the knife in the next few days after injuring his knee sunday against the r

burlington county prosecutor's office say 74 year-old harry thomas was arrested on wednesday. investigators revealed series of sexual assaults span the course of 16 years, between 1999 and 2015. a trustee from the come alive new testament church announced that he has been suspended from his duties there. >> while the allegations are unrelated to his role in these ministries, leadership has determined this to be the proper course of action at this time until there can be a full investigation. >> investigators will not say if the children involve in the case attended thomas's church, police say he is being held at a undisclosed medical facility because he was too ill to go to jail. >>> minnesota senator al franken become latest high profile figure to lose his career over sexual misconduct allegations. this morning franken announced he will resign from congress in the coming weeks. the democrat was under pressure to step down after at least eight women accused him of unwanted sexual advances. franken said he hoped to clear his name during ethics investigation but now realize he c

reverend harry thomas is the head pastor at the come alive church in medford.e founder of a popular christian music festival. he's charged with sexually assaulting four girls under the age of 13. he's been suspended from the church, and from the festival. >>> a chester county woman claims she was assaulted by a man in a road rage incident that happened monday in upper providence township. her two kids were in the backseat of the car. the man got out of his car and punched her. the suspect was driving a dark gray or navy chrysler 300. >>> six massive wildfires are burning in southern california with no control in sight. the latest sparked up north of san diego. the lilac fire has grown to 4,000 akers. this is a live look right now at the fires burning, officials say more than 1,000 structures are now in its path. governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency for san diego county. >>> now, the largest wildfire continues to wreak havoc in venn tour a county. more than 400 structures have burned and thousands more are in jeopardy. >>> a government shutdown

harry thomas is accused of sexually attacking four children over 16 years. during that time, he led medford's come alive church. no victims or church members were in court when the 74-year-old appeared before a judge earlier this month. thomas' public defender entered a not guilty plea on numerous counts of molestation and exposur exposure. >>> facing sexual misconduct allegations, daylin leach says he will step back from his campaign for a congressional seat. leach was a top candidate in a crowded democratic primary to take on republican incumbent pat meehan. leach is facing accusations of acting inappropriately toward female employees and campaign aides. leach released this statement which reads in part, "it's heartbreaking to me that i have put someone in a position that made them uncomfortable or disrespected. in the future i will take more care in my words and my actions." we spoke to a leach supporter who says she is shocked by the allegations. >> it's hard. he's dedicated to his well to the people of pennsylvania, the district. for him -- for them to

harry thomas is accused of sexually attacking four children over the course of 16 years. during that time, he led medford's come alive church. no victims or church members were in court when the 74-year-old appeared before a judge this month. thomas' public defender entered a not guilty plea on numerous counts of molestation and exposure. >>> 4:05. a beer company in the lehigh valley will release a new brew today in honor of pennsylvania state trooper seth kelly. the beer is called trooper kelly sason. two rivers brewing says $1 for every beer sold today will go toward helping the trooper and his family. trooper kelly was injured in a shoot-out after a traffic stop in early november. he was just released from the hospital this month. >>> facing sexual misconduct allegations. senator dalen leach says he will step back from the campaign for a congressional seat. he was a top candidate in a crowded primary to take on incumbent pat meehan. leach is faces accusations of acting inappropriately toward female employees and campaign aides. leach released this statement which reads

harry thomas is the head pastor at the come alive church in medford. he's accused of sexual assaulting four girls under the age of 13. police arrested the 74-year-old on wednesday after the alleged victims came forward. the church suspended him indefinitely. >> leadership has determined this to be the proper course of action at this time until there can be a full investigation. >> all this stuff with women coming forward, women at least are grown up and can slap the guy. little children are helpless. >> thomas is now in the hospital under guard for an underlying condition. authorities have not set a court date. >>> now to an nbc10 exclusive. only we talked with rapper meek mill's attorney who's fighting to get the star freed from prison. >> reading, thinking, contemplating -- >> that's what the lawyer said the musician has been doing at the correctional facility in chester since being locked up on repeated probation violations on gun and drug charges. his attorney spoke with us, and we asked him about a report that said mill backed out of fbi agents se

harry thomas accused of sexually attacking four children over 16 years chls during that time he lead the come alive church. thom thomas's public defender entered a not guilty plea. >> a >>> and it doesn't quite feel like the end of december out there. you can see skiers are enjoying warmer than normal temperatures. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with your most accurate forecast. warmer than normal for all of us. >> absolutely. the skiers are not happy with above normal temperatures. got a lot of clouds around. it has not stopped this temperature from going up. don't really see anything on the radar. it was clouds blocking the sun but not producing any kind of rain. it is way down in texas. it's not coming this way. right now it's already up to 52 degrees in philadelphia. it is 56 in northeast philly. po potstown in the 50s. as we head through the afternoon we are in the 50s. we get some breaks of sunshine during the afternoon. certainly no threat of any kind of rain. as we go through the night tonight it's not all that chilly either. we do have colder air coming in for a couple o

happened inside these four walls. 74-year-old harry thomas, the head pastor at come alive church here is accused of first degree sexual assault and endangering four girls. police say abuse of the hands of thomas occurred in 1999 when he was 58 years old and ending two years ago. medford police say the victims came forward this past monday. no one answered the door at thomas' home. the pastor is hospitalized since his arrest wednesday and he's being guarded by corrections officers at an undies closed hospital. people who live near by to the congregation are outraged. >> how do we control these th g things? how do we look out for them? women are coming forward and saying this is not to be tolerated. children can't do that. >> it took place here in medford township. the actual location we're not going to disclose that because we want to protect the identity of the victims. >> reporter: we also know that pastor thomas did have tied that traveled the nation. his neighbors say he was married but tended to keep to himself. just within the last couple minutes, we did learn that the congregati

harry thomas is charged with aggravated sex assault and endangering the welfare of children. the 74-year-old thomas is the pastor of the come alive church in medford. >>> we expect to learn more about how the massive fire started at a senior home in west chester. four people were killed and dozens more injured when the fire tore through the barclay friends senior living community on november 16. volunteers continue to help many of the residents who are displaced. yesterday west chester honor college and the brandywine valley teamed up charging admission of adopted pets and animals, the profits go to the residents of the community. >>> yesterday's trading action may convince others to stay away from the digital currently of bitcoin at least for now. maribel aber is live with our market watch report. >> reporter: a lot of of has to do with regulation. bitcoin dropped 14%. bitcoin has been on this wild ride this year posting a rapid recovery after a drop of 20% last week. stocks closed higher yesterday with the s&p 500 snapping a 40 losing streak, looks like futures are pointing

harry thomas, he was arrested wednesday, 74 years old, charged with several sex abuse offences, charge is alleged that thomas began assaulting the children under the age of 13 and the abuse continued for more than 15 years, ending in 2015. we went to thomas's medford home yesterday but no one came to the door. he was apparently at the hospital with unrelated medical issues and under police watch. neighbors who didn't want to go on cameras and other in the medford community say they are disgusted. church leadership made a statement yesterday saying the accusations are unrelated to thomas's role at the church, however, police would not confirm that. all police are saying right now is that they are thinking about the victims and they want to necessity if there could possibly be more victims out there. if you have experienced any in a prep eighth contact with mr. o call burlington county prosecutor's office, mike and alex. >> thank you. >>> we have an answer now, fire that killed four people at that senior living center in west chester, it has been ruled accidental. investigators say last

nbc so was the only station there as harry thomas used a walker to go in to court. he had served as the leader of med ford's come alive church. thomas' public defender entered a not guilty plea on numerous counts. the judge granted a one week delay for detention hearing to allow attorneys to review length shall i fi democratic y files. >>> some high school students are in trouble with police after a social media post. some students got into a fight at southern lehigh high school and another posted about it on snapchat. this is what police are calling offensive and incensensitive comments. a parent showed police the snap. that student is facing charges ever disorderly conduct. >>> a judge overseeing the case of inmates in a fatal prison riot in delaware, one to stand trial in group s four. they are charged with first degree murder. steven employed was killed in tin -- steven floyd was killed. >>> and one of two is expected to change his plea in court today. james hickey pleaded not guilty in july. court records show he had a change of plea hearing in court this after

nbc 10 was the only station there as the 74-year-old harry thomas used a walker to enter court. he served as leader of medford's come alive church. thomas' public defender entered a not guilty plea today. the judge granted a one week delay for a hearing to allow attorneys to review lengthy files. >>> and now a look at some of the stories making headlines across our region. in new capacity sell, the governor met with employers from across the state to talk about expanding work based learning part of a round table at delaware technical community college in wilmington. the goal? to help prepare students for success by putting them to work and gaining valuable experience. >>> and east penn school district is moving to a full day kindergarten program. they voted to eliminate half day programs and replace them with a full day starting next year. supporters say students who attend longer kindergarten programs become better readers. most of pennsylvania offers full day kindergarten programs. >>> and spca that was on the verge evof closing will stay op. officials are working with the she

seventy-four year-old pastor harry l thomas of this church arrested wednesday and charged with severalual abuse offences, charges allege, thomas began assaulting the children when they were under age of 13, the abuse continues , for more than 15 years ending in 2015. we went to thomas's medford home yesterday but no one came to the door. he is in the hospital for chest pains according to the source who tells us he is under police watch. come alive church trustee spoke out yesterday saying that thomas has been suspended from the church. they are asking the community to pray for all involved as police sort through this case. >> while allegations are unrelated his rel in these ministry leadership has determined this to be the proper course of action at this time until there can be a full investigation. >> best that we can tell dating back to 1999. i don't know what prompted them to come forward. i'm not that familiar with that as peck of the investigation but they did come in on monday afternoon. >> police would not tell us where at boost ace ledge to have happened. they want to protect v

. >> reporter: burlington county prosecutor's office announced the 674 year-old harry thomas was arrested for series of sexual assaults against four minors that span 16 years. authorities won't give detail about the children or tell us if they attend thomas congregation the come live church in medford they say thomas sexually all the sad them while in medford township between 1999 and 2015. one counties aggravated sexual assault. police say he has undisclosed medical facility because he ties ill to go to jail. no one answered the door at tomorrow at's home on queens lane in medford, parker oners if the me too movement to expose sexual predators played a role in the alleged victims coming forward. >> it is empowering people to say that have been abused, this is not to be tolerated. >> reporter: late that have noon trustee from the church announced thomas has been suspended from his duties. >> while allegations are unrelated to his rolls in these ministry, leadership has determined this to be the proper course of action at this time, until there can be a full investigation. >> reporter: pol

prosecutors say harry thomas assaulted six children over 16 years all while leading a church in medford. i'm brian taff. >> i'm sharrie williams. the big story is the case from the pastor from the come alive church. wendy saltzman is live with more about the case and also reaction from people who know thomas, wendy? >> reporter: many in medford are shocked by the news that this man has been accused of sexual assault. the come alive church in medford appeared to be planning for the holidays ahead. but looked abandoned after their pastor was taken into custody charged with assaulting four minors over a period of 16 years. >> i've seen with children and with my children and just there's no way. >> reporter: medfothod diner ow says he has known the man for 40 years. >> he doesn't seem to fit that profile. he's such a nice man and. >> reporter: thomas was the founder of the creation festival started in 1979. >> had this very quick vision of thousands of kids on a hillside. >> reporter: in an interview posted on youtube, thomas talks about being drawn to teaching the young. >> my burden for y

harry thomas is accused of sexually attacking four children over 16 years. during that time, he led medford's come alive church. no victims or church members were in court when the 74-year-old appeared before a judge earlier this month. thomas' public defender entered a not guilty plea on numerous counts of molestation and exposure. >>> republicans in harrisburg are blasting governor tom wolf after he rejected a bill that would put stricter limits on abortions. wolf, a democrat, formally vetoed the measure at city hall yesterday. the republican-passed bill called for abortions to be limited to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. that's down from the current 24-week limit. the governor called the bill a vile attack on the right to choose. it is unlikely gop lawmakers can override wolf's veto. >>> in philadelphia today, mayor kenney will reprise one of his most popular roles for an event that's become a tradition in center city. he'll don green tights to become buddy the elf this evening. and he'll help lead the countdown to the franklin square electrical spectac

. >> harry thomas is the head pastor at the come alive church. he's facing charges of sexual assaulting four girls under 13. police arrested the 73-year-old on wednesday after the alleged victims came forward. the church suspended him indefinitely. >> all this stuff with women coming forward, women are at least grown up and can slap the guy. little children are helpless. >> thomas is in the hospital under guard for an underlying condition. there's not been a court date set. >>> and we spoke to meek mill's attorney who is trying to get his cline released from -- his client released from prison. >> his concern is for mentors and teens he helps take off the street. >> his attorney had just left the correctional facility in chester where mill is behind bars on repeated probation violations on gun and drug charges. the lawyer says he's never seen anything like this in his career. an endless probation period where someone is locked up for not committing a crime. he believes pennsylvania's superior court will straighten this out and let mill go home. >>

we wanted to talk about the pastor, pastor harry element thomas who tonight is charged with sexuallyfour minors. >> the offenses have been going on best we can tell dating back to 1999, haven't continued through roughly 22015. >> reporter: chief says thomas alleged victims came to police monday with their claims of years of abuse. he says they were under 13 when the alleged abuse began. >> there was no answer at thomas' medford home. arrested wednesday he's in unnamed medical facility being treated for chest papers says a source and being guard. neighbors unwilling to appear on camera expressed shock this man has lived across from thomas for decades. >> it's just seems to be, um, coming really pref len these days. >> reporter: thomas founded the come a alive church in 1983. he's also involved in the promotion of christian based concerts. come alive's mission truth, worship, community tonight this community is seething. >> what is your reaction mode of this claim. >> outrage. my reaction is it's hideous. what can be done about it? it was a long tim ago. >> reporter: he can be arrested

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christmas away from families battling the massive thomas wildfire the largest in california history. >> big moment with megan markel with prince harryous markel, last-minute words of advice before she curtsied for queen elizabeth. former american actress, just left christmas service at the queens country estate, prince harry and marco will be married on may 19th, she is trying to make a good impression. 2017 had its fair share of winners and losers. >> john conyers is an icon in the country. >> i will fight every day until he is impeached. impeach 45. rob: which lawmakers ended up with call in their stocking. the christmas morning miracle on the side of the highway, stay tuned. ♪ >> a crazy year in washington as 2017 comes to a close, nobody denies that from nancy pelosi to maxine waters to anthony scaramucci's short-lived career in the white house, who woke up with call in their stocking on christmas morning is gop communication specialist and speechwriter tj mccormick. we start with nancy pelosi, they were quite noticeable. >> all she has done, she just embarrassed herself left and right, defendant john conyers, creeping octogenar

. >> pastor harry charged with one count every aggravated sexual assault, three counts of sexual assault, four assaults of endangering children. pastor thomas is now under suspicion from his job at the come alive new testament church in medford. >> while the allegations are unrelated to his roles in these ministries, leadership has determined this to be the proper course of action at this time until that can be a full investigation. >> burlington county prosecutors asking anyone who may have had inapropriate contact contact local authorities, trang do will have more on the story coming up at 5:00. >> "eyewitness news" in bristol bucks county, as swat broke down door bringing an ends to an hour's long barricade situation. this happened last night near pond and durham streets. police found man and woman in the home, both taken into custody, he was being south by us marshals on parole violation. violations, and also a person in interest in monday's deadly hit-and-run in croyden. >> the first death has been reported in southern california in connection to these ongoing wild fires. yesterday a woman's burned body found next to her car. meanwhile

harris, led by six. beal gets the steal. wizards the lead. later wizards now up double digits. otto porter gets the circus shot. don't forget about thomas. finished his career high 17, he cleans up here. wizards dominate one of the eastern conferences best team, 109-91 the final. >> our defense created a lot of opportunities for us to get ten layups in that quarter. we are a good team when we defend and we create offense of our defense and then it just gives us that extra edge that we need. >>> maryland opening up big ten play this evening hosting purdue. boiler makers up for most of this one. isaac gets the hook shot. perdue's lead kended to anthony cowan hits the three. moments later to you wan again attacks and won. it's a three-point game. jared off the mark. perdue escapes with an 80-75 win. >>> grant hill was inducted in the high school hall of fame before the boys basketball game. and he caught up with nbc sports washington christy winter scott before the the first year when john oliver punches it in. 19-14 after a defense stop. it's oliver again scoring from 12 yards out. dominates the second half. wins their third straight state

thomas jefferson lived there, lincoln met in a small room that became one of my favorites, and i would study at night in what harryruman has used as his office. so i was filled with admiration for the history of my country and the history of the white house. kennedy jr.: ask not what your country can do for you. ask what you can do for your country.

harris and her husband returned to hire burned apartment building. >> we thought we were fine. we haven't had a fire here in 50 years. what a difference a day makes. >> firefighters are focussing on the thomas fire in ventura county but fire fighting conditions are about to get worse again, not better. >> we are expecting santa ana winds to pick back up a little bit. >> the governor telling residents a sense of their future. >> we are facing a new reality of the state where fires threaten people's lives, their property, neighborhoods. >> chuck receivseverson, abc new york. >> a con cord man is in jail morn than $2 million in bond. a person was actually shot in martinez. deputies found 58-year-old woman dead with gunshot wound. they arrested 57-year-old anthony shepard for murder and on the charge of being a felon in possession after firearm. >> new developments in the investigation into a body found off the sunnyvale shoreline. the woman is now identified as 23-year-old chu chu ma, a google software and where she is found on thursday and santa clara county medical examiner is working to figure out how she died. >> a kidnapping us spekt will appear in court to answer charges for the first ti

thomas. thank you for joining us. >> and i'm carolyn tyler. i'm in tonight for dion lim. a celebration for mayor ed lee ended at city hall. >> abc7 news reporter elissa harrislive tonight. elissa, the memorial venue couldn't contain all those who came out in honor of ed lee. >> reporter: that's right, people are starting to file out. there was a huge turnout for the celebration of light. earlier the line wrapped around the block. the event was full and even those overflow rooms at the san francisco public library were at capacity. long-time friends, other politicians and family members all gathered here at city hall today to say good-bye. >> ed lee was a real person. he was a person that communicated integrity, a love of life. >> in china, san francisco's first chinese american mayor, he was like a superstar, an icon. but to everyone we met and everywhere we went, mayor lee was like beyonce with the mustache. >> ed lee had the qualities of a person whom if you did an interview of all of the ones i just spoke about, he would be the only one would be rated appropriately by the headhunters as to who ought to be mayor. all the rest of us would be considered oka

thomas fire in california. >> we are truely fortunate to be standing here and thankful to be moving into the holiday seasonable bracing each other. >> well, the world can't stop talking about prince harry and fiancee meghan markle. >> kensington palace says that the company's new engage the photos on twitter yesterday. >> today's morning minute. is sponsored by pen medicine abramson cancer center the number one cancer center in the region. >> and i mentioned 4:30, the dress that she's wearing in that picture, $75,000. i don't think she is picking it up at kohl's with her kohl's cash. >> i'm curious who did design that dress. >> some some kind in the designer in the 2017 runway show. >> well, we send it out to chelsey ingram, beautiful dress, right? >> gorgeous dress for sure, yes. we will be watching her outfits, i'm sure, in the months to come. you guys, our outfits this morning, we're going to have to throw on the puffy coat once again, but it doesn't feel as chilly that is did yesterday morning, not dealing with the winds. let me show you a look at temperatures, 35 degrees right now in philadelphia. 30 degrees in millville. we are in the 20's down the shore. also, the 20's in the po

. >> save the date, thomas, because you like fancy events, the royal wedding has been announced it is may the 19th. kensington palace on announced this, right. harryher name is megan. >> her real name is rachel. may 19th. held at saint georges chapel at windsor chapel. they announced the big news. they met about a year and a half ago on a blind date, so, a year and a half later. >> some of the best dates are blind dates. >> yes. >> it will take two years from the blind date to be married. >> i think that is great, it is g they will be, they will have baby first and then the big wedding. this is a fun season and new era. >> is she pregnant. >> no, his brother's baby they had to wait until baby was born. >> they do. >> in april. >> they planned it. they will not allow them, you knew that. >> everything is coordinated with the royals. >> did you see yesterday, that megan has been invited to the christmas party and normally you don't get invited to the christmas party unless you are married to one of the royals. >> i don't know if you watched the crown but how much times have changed and the queen has been through where her uncle advocated and which i

thomas joseph ammerman. martin lewis apfelbaum. rachel maria. julius. william atkinson iii. nicole avoin. gerry dawn averett. claire bachiochi. anthony lacey hawkins. >> harryridge. stuart barkley. lawrence ray bennett. alistair david berkeley. michael stuart bernstein. stephen russell berrell. noelle berti. surinder bhatia. kenneth bissett. diane boatman-fuller. >> stephen boland. glenn bouckley and paula bouckley. nicole bradley's -- nicole in these boulanger francis boyer. nicholas bright. daniel browner. colleen brunner. timothy guy berman. michael buser. warren buser. stephen butler. william caman. >> fabiana caffarone hernan caffarone valerie canady. gregory capasso. timothy cardwell. brent carlson. richard crawley. frank ciulla. jason cocker. gary colasanti. bridget khan canon. sean concannon. thomas concannon. >> theodora:. tracy jane corner. willis corsi. patricia coyle. john comic. william allen daniels. gretchen dater. shannon davis. gabriel della-ripa. joyce dimauro. gianfranca dinardo. peter thomas stanley dix. >> scott marsh corey. om dixit. shanti dixit. david scott doran steamed. michael doyle. edgar howard eggleston iii siv engstrom charles

thomas fire is now the second largest in state history. >>> now at 5:00, two new royal engagement photos show the happy couple. the official pictures were released of prince harry and megan markle. one is this black and white portrait and the other shows the couple b holding hands. the royal wedding is set is for may 19th at windsor castle. >>> from wedding list to the birth of a by by, one mom is already multitasking. >> studied for her college finals while in the hospital in labor. her mom took a picture of her daughter on her laptop while in labor. the picture went viral. thomas text her professor from the labor room about her exam and how she would be able to make it in the end she passed everything with flying colors. a healthy child and high marks on the exam as well. >> i'm glad i made it clear you can get anything done. there's no excuses to anything. it's all about your mentality. >> such a great student and i know she's going to be a great mom. >> you can have no excuses. >> hard worker indeed. she works three jobs and goes to college. incredible focus right there. i've there. i could not have done that. >> and think about anything else besides how mu

harris and her husband returned to their burnt apartment building. >> we thought we fine. they haven't had a fire in 50 years. when what a difference a day makes. >> reporter: firefighters are focussed on the thomas contained, threatening 15,000 homes with 88,000 residents evacuated. but firefighting conditions are about to get worse again, not better. >> we're expecting the santa ana winds to pick back up a little bit. >> reporter: the governor confronting california residents with a sense of their future. >> we're facing a new reality in the state where fires threaten people's lives, their property, their neighborhoods. >> reporter: chuck sievertson, abc news, new york. >> and one of the homes belonged to the wongs. who now live in northern california. they rented out their home in ventura, thinking they might move back there someday. this is the second time they've been burned out this fall. their home in sonoma county was burned during the fires two months ago, and they were underinsured on both properties. >> the road to recovery is long, and maybe hard but we'll get there. >> the wongs are now deciding whether they can rebuild either house or if they want to. >> reporter: there have been ne