in the case of hawkins, it just doesn't fit.nd it doesn't, but so many other things fit, where do you draw the line. >> he never talks in first person about crimes he may have committed, he has no problem talking about how someone else may been a successful serial killer. >> if you think about that situation a person is in, what is he going to do with it? ideally, an incinerator in the basement and there wouldn't be a problem at all in that respect. >> he never wastes and opportunity to turn on the charm. telling him the author may have what it takes to be just like him. >> i think you could become a fairly effective mass murderer. anybody with that capacity, it takes skill and thought to do it. the nature of the crime is based on opportunity. it's a relatively easy kind of crime to get away with. >>> coming up, as the seattle area deals with another string of unsolved murders, police receive a letter from florida's death row. ted bundy says he knows how to catch the killer. ♪ go get help, boy. go get help. go get help! right no

blare hawkins runs hawkins funeral services in west philadelphia.ice found three unrefrigerated bodies inside the funeral home at 53rd and vine streets yesterday. it's the second time in a week police have made that kind of discovery in a city. >>> pope francis will make a new stop in new york before coming to philadelphia. today, we found out he will greet thousands of guests in an historic procession through central park. also for the first time ever, the world meeting of families here in philadelphia will feature an international mayors forum. it will debut later this month. >>> we have video of a disturbing hit and run out of new york. you can see a woman in an orange shirt get hit as the car backs up. the man then gets out, takes a look at the victim, appears to talk on his cell phone and then drives right off. it happened last month in the bronx. police are still looking for the driver of that car. >>> the eye in the sky doesn't lie. speed cameras may be controversial, even banned in some states, but a new study says they do save lives. >> rep

taken care of in there. >> but hawkins insisted several times police have it all wrong. >> there is a misunderstanding. one of the bodies is, um, we picked up from the home and apparently the doctor didn't sign so it's going back to the medical examiner. >> reporter: philadelphia police say there's much more to the story. "eyewitness news" learned two bodies were not end balmed and started decom posing several days ago. the temperature was much higher than the required 40 degrees. >> these conditions are deplorable. it's unacceptable behavior. >> reporter: funeral home has been in the neighborhood for years operating under several different names. hawkins came in a few months ago. >> people bring in familiar members here to be buried ungot people decomposed bodies in there. that's not right. that's unfair. >> that's disturbing. i don't know what's going on. i'm in shock. i'm in disbelief. high a cloned friend buried here. >> detectives told "eyewitness news" when they arrived a death certificate for one of the bodies was missing. >> families know what's going on and i assured them i

hawkins not understand that or know that? >> it's my understanding that he did know that. >> philadelphia police responded to an unlicensed funeral parlor in the strawberry mansion section of the city, they found three bodies rotting and police say they were operating without a license since 2012, and then another funeral parlor price funeral home, turns out they were also operating without a license since 2012. >> the state department says that hawkins has his funeral license and has had it since 1989 with no complaints and has renewed it every two years, now the funeral parlor owner, john gauger is not charged and he is get getting out of business. they are working to contact it's family members. annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> pope francis made a major announcement this morning less than a month away from his visit to philadelphia, is he giving all priests the ability to forgive abortion, during the holy year of mercy if the person has a contrite heart, this is the pope's latest move toward a mo

december is still months away but 12-year-old william daniel hawkins is already rehearsing christmas songs with new york city . >> william' mother has been home schooling her child for years, in new york, a state that monitors home schoolers, every year the hawkins have to register william, the family sort of fell into home schooling after she became ill and was forced to quit her job. >> i told my husband, this is first grade. how bad can this be, we'll give it a go, i'll probably go back to work, and we're all set. i fell in love with home schooling. i ask him do you want to go to school he says no i want to home school. >> the number taught at home more than doubled between 1999 and 2012. that makes it harder to detect cases of child abuse. rachel coleman is the executive director of the center for responsible education, her organization collected data and with that data they asked a question. >> what would be the proportional rate of fatalities, if the proportion was the same, and we found that the number of home school fatalities is higher. >> one case in new jersey made headlin

we tracked hawkins down on his way to meet with police. >> and i'm responsible for the bodies that are being taken care of in there. >> but hawkins insisted several times, police have it all wrong. >> there is a miss understanding. one of the bodies we picked up from the home. and apparently the doctor didn't sign, so it is going back to the medical examiner. >> philadelphia police say, there is much more to the story, "eyewitness news" learned, two bodies were not embalmed, and started de decomposing several days ago. detective also say the temperature was much higher than the required 40 degrees. >> deplorable, un accepted behavior. >> home has been in the neighborhood for years, operating un several different names, hawkins came in few month ago. >> they were bringing family members here to be burried, you understand what i am saying, then you have decomposed bodies in there. that's not right. that's unfair. >> that's disturbing. i don't know waist going on. but i'm in shock. i'm in disbelief. because i had a close friend burried here. >> detective also told "eyewitness news" when t

she said her family used hawkins funeral services when her mother passed away last winter. they were not at all pleased. lieutenant john walker says in this case two of the the three bodies found did not have signed death certificate. >> one is in a casket, and it looks like services were held and that body ace awaiting cream nation. the director is clearly using a building that he is not the supposed to be using. >> my mother, she was buried in february and i was not pleased, with this funeral home at on all. >> unacceptable behavior. these directors, need to understand you need to be licensed and your parlor needs to be licensed and you should not do this because you are collecting money to ensure the the proper burial takes place for anyone who dies. >> reporter: funeral home crackdown comes less than a week after three decomposing bodies were found in the garage which belonged to the powell funeral home in north philadelphia police say that this crackdown should send a message that this is not going to be tolerated. lauren and chris. >> thanks very much. >>> mystery boo

police say here at hawkins funeral home conditions are deplorable, bodies are supposed to be stored in 40-degree temperatures. well, one of several regulations not being met here mike and alex. >> my goodness. >> 6:06. how about this a montgomery county attorney is accused of raping one of his clients. vincent a cirillo junior was arraigned yesterday, and is charged with rape and other offences. victim reported the alleged rape early last month and has identified him as her attacker and a lawyer that she hired. sir rel owe is out on bail. he is son of the late superior court judge vincent a cirillo. >>> and pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane's legal team is mobilizing against a possible effort to force her out of office. because of her perjury charge, kane has retained a lawyer to look into disciplinary matters, with the attorney and court officials, and, it is note if it is kane's law license if she had has her license revoke. she cannot be attorney general. kane ace accused of leaking grand jury materials and lying bit, governor tom wolf has called for her to resign but kath

hawkins funeral service facility does not. does it need to be both? do you have to have both? >> yes. you do. >> reporter: blair hawkins may have a license but it's not enough. >> i really don't have an answer for someone that's gone through the professional licensing steps that need to be taken to become a licensed funeral director, and then your professionalism is where it is. i have a hard time understanding that. >> reporter: all of this really can make families wonder who they can trust to know for sure that their loved ones are in good hands. we are asking some of those questions for you. coming up at 5:00, i'm going to show you how you can research the funeral homes where you take your loved ones. i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >>> yesterday's discovery comes nearly a week after three bodies were found decomposing inside a garage. the garage belonged to a funeral home in philadelphia's strawberry mansion neighborhood. records show the funeral homeowner was licensed but her funeral home was not. we just checked. no charges have been filed as this investigation continues.

blair hawkins is faced with three charges of abuse of a corpse. annie mccormick is live with the details. >> reporter: investigators spend the day identifying the bodies and notifying the next of kin. saying this funeral director had enough experience to know what he was doing was wrong. >> he is charged with three counts of abuse of a corpse. they found three decomposing bodies. they found the body of 69-year-old body of harvey vaughn embalmed but not properly in a casket waiting to be embalmed and the other two decomposing and then the investigators found more. >> two separate set of organs found in this bag that belong to two different people, the medical examiner is trying to identify where those organs came from. >> the facility had no license but hawkin his a funeral director's license and an unblemished record since 1969. this woman had questions about the care at this facility. >> sole pro pry ter was away and was unaware of the situation. >> the whole situation is unacceptable. >> this is the second time in weeks that decomposing bodies h

in contrast new york state has much more regulation, and that's just fine with hawkins. it helpful personally to have some level of structure around what i'm expected to report back. she says the cases of gross abuse are harder to get away with while a child is attending school. >> abusive parents will always try to find a way to abuse. but home schooling offers them a powerful tool. >> reporter: hawkins says the research is disturbing but too much oversight may not be the answer. >> if there are these one-off situations how can we look at that systemically, that's a good conversation, but the conversation i'm hearing is how with question make sure these home schoolers are doing what they are supposed to be doing. >>> new video out today of an unexpected encountering on a california highway. this shows cars turning the corner, and finding a plane in the middle of the road. the engine failed. no one thankfully was hurt in the landing. >>> that's it for us. i'm randall pinkston. the news continues next live from london. and for the latest headlines go to our website, aljaz

blare hawkins is the director of the funeral home. john gaither is its sole owner. been in the area recently. at this point, no one is charged with a crime. >> new this morning, six high school football players in new jersey have been sentenced for sexually hazing four teammates. the players from sayreville war memorial high must complete 50 hours of community service and probation. they will not have to register as sex officer fenders. a family court judge handled down the sentence after the players pleaded guilty to child endangerment and hazing. the hazing happened in the locker room. a seventh player is awaiting trial in family court. >> ♪ 6:35 and new jersey governor chris christie hit the late night talk show circuit to talk about his approach for the next republican presidential debat debate. >> stay tuned on september 16th. we may be changing tactics. if i get to like 15 questions in a row, count them at home. if i get 15 in row you're going to go uh-oh he's going to go nuclear now. >> christie joked to host jimmy fallon that he would turn green like the hul

and that's just fine with hawkins. >> i do find it helpful personally, to have some level of structure around what i am expected to report back. >> she says the cases she has seen ovigerous abuse are harder to get away with while a child is aend thing school. >> yes, abusive parents try to find some way to abuse. but home schooling offering them a powerful tool that they wouldn't have had. >> hawkins says yell coleman research is disturbing, but she says too much oversight may not be the answer. >> if we say hey, if there are these sort of one situations how can we look at that, not just as one off, that is' great conversation. but i don't think that's a conversation we are having. i think the conversation you are hearing is more how can we make sure these home schoolers are doing what they need to be doing. >> ali velshi, al jazeera, new york. >> that is all of our time, thank you for joining us. waiting, waiting, the arrival of the pope. we h probably join you in about 5:00 p.m. eastern time when the pope arrives here in new york city. the news continues next live from london. >> ann

hawkins funeral services. it is the second time in a week that a discovery at a local funeral home shocked the community. we asked the president of the philadelphia funeral directors association what you can do to protect your loved ones when you're choosing a funeral home. >> the best way to ensure that you are going to be treated well is get advice from other family members and friends who have dealt with funeral homes, reputable funeral homes within the city and around the state. >> police say the man arrested blair hawkins, who tried to keep an inspector from looking inside their preparation room. >>> the iran nuclear deal is almost a done deal. two local senators gave their support to give president obama a foreign policy victory. the president is just one vote short. nbc 10's cydney long is live from the national constitution center where iran will be the key topic in a major address tomorrow. >> reporter: that's right. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been working tirelessly this summer with world

they say hawkins even tried to stop inspectors from examining the homes preparations room that funeral home remains closed tonight. >>> and war just over three weeks away from the pope's visit to philadelphia. comments they made today getting attention from around the globe. the pontiff will now allow priests to pour give women who have had abortions. latest move by the pope to make the church more inclusive. abortion is considered one of the most severe forms of sin in the catholic church and the pope' as announcement today has everybody talking as you can imagine. fox 29's brad sattin is live tonight in front of the basilica of saints peter and paul. brad? >> reporter: joyce, we talked to lot of people, and you're right, the theme here he's a pope who is all about inclusiv inclusiveness. we can tell that you he's offering forgiveness to women who have had abortions and are regretful about them. it is something here in philadelphia they've been doing for awhile now. >> i see this as a place that includes all. >> reporter: outside the basil lay today of saints peter and paul an unusual

is the director at hawkins funeral home at 53rd and vine street. authorities say that the funeral home is unlicensed and they found three decomposing bodies on monday. hawkins has been charged with three count of abuse of a corpse. >>> demonstrations are expect a at the first court hearing for six baltimore police office are charged in the death of freddie gray gets underway. gray suffered a fatal spinal cord injury in april. and, cbs news correspondent brooks, has the the details. >> reporter: there is stepped up security outside baltimore courthouse where later today a judge will decide what is next for six officers facing criminal charges in connection with the death of freddie gray. >> the residents, citizens of this city, expect their police department to be prepared. >> reporter: the officers won't be in attendance as attorneys argued whether they should be tried separately or if the charges should be dismissed. the defense is also seeking to have baltimore state's attorney marilyn mess bye removed from the case citing conflicts of interest.

hannah daniels can count the number of hours she's slept since her daughter, 16-year-old venetia hawkinssappeared. >> i don't know where my baby is. i haven't heard her voice since august 11th. ♪ oh i will revoice ♪ . >> as day goes by, it gets harder and harder. ♪ victory today is mine i got it i got it ♪ >> reporter: about 100 people showed up to this alexandria church tonight, some who knew venetia and her family, some who didn't, all to join together in the power of prayer. did he nearby a's mom says -- venetia's mom says that and hope is really all she is. this community has passed out flyers before. tonight at the harvest assembly baptist church it's about holding up the parents. that's venetia's dad cecil hawkins, and keeping the young girl's spirit alive. >> venetia is a very beautiful girl. i mean she was gorgeous, can dance, sing. she is a wonderful auntie. she has 10 nieces and nephews and we love her so much. she's our baby. >> reporter: one by one they lit candles to end the night. >> somebody holler in jesus name. >> we just miss her so much and we just want her to come hom

hawkins not know that or understand that?hey, it's my understanding that he did know that. >> reporter: and you may remember it was just a week ago that police responded to an unlicensed funeral parlor in strawberry mansion. there police found three bodies rotting in boxs in a garage next to powell mortuary services. police say they were operating without a license since 2012. then another funeral parlor price funeral offered to give a proper burial to those bodies but it turns out price was also operating without a license since 2012. as for the bodies found yesterday, the medical examiner's office has now taken charge of them. we're live in the satellite center, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." matt. >> thanks, katherine. >>> the man accused of killing a toddler in a hit and run accident back in april is waking up behind bars. miguel colon turned himself in yesterday. investigators say he was behind the wheel when he struck a 19-year-old mother and her two-year-old son as they crossed mascher street and lehigh avenu

. >> blair hawkins charged with three counts of abuse of a corpse. they found three decomposing bo bodies. southwest detectives are investigating and they were working out a license and one was embalmed but not properly and in a casket awaiting remation and one was waiting to be embalmed and another body in a body bag so decomposed they didn't know the gender. >> there are two separate set of organs found in this bag belonging to two different people. the medical examiners are working to find out who they are. >> he says he was out of town and unaware of the situation. he had this message for the families. >> they deserve an apology. >> just last week in strawberry mansion a foul odor led police to three decomposing bodies in powell mortuary services then were operating without a license. they say that hawkin has has a funeral license unblemished since 189. >> there is money he is not getting and not taking the steps he is taking because it costs money to do that and he is not receiving the money from the family, there is a requirement you have as a

late tonight the philadelphia police moved in to execute a search warrant at the hawkins funeral servicesline at the scene on vine street is dann cuellar with more. >> rick, investigators just finished removing all three bodies from the hawkins funeral home and also the man in the coffin. it turns out he was also decomposing as he was not embalmed properly. and they removed a bag of human organs they found on the premise. the police are questioning the funeral director and his business partner. it seems one is already trying to throw the other under thes bus. it all began with a tip call to the state investigators finding the deplorable witness at 53rd and vine. it was operating without a license. even worse, found three bodies. one embalmed in a casket and other bodies decomposing. >> the bodies under the state regulation have to be embalmed within 24 hours or refrigerated under 40 degrees. no refridge ration here. >> and the proprietor brought in a funeral districtor hoping to save the business, saying he was out ever town when it went on. >> the rules and regulations are clear about ho

blair hawkins, funeral director at hawkins funeral home has been charged with three counts of abuse of a corpse. decomposing bodies at funeral home at 53rd and vine. >>> a big a announcement at the vatican, today, pope francis says he will allow priest toss ab solve women who have had an abortion during the catholic church's holy year of mercy. until now women who have had an abortion as well as these who helped obtain a abortion were ex-communicate by catholic church and needed permission of the bishop in order to lift the ban. pope says he has met many women bearing the scar of their agonizing decisions. and church officials say the the pope's merciful approach in no way condones abortion or changes church teaching but promote a strong message of forgiveness. greg argos is live in center city with the story, greg. >> reporter: we have been talking about this for months. preparations for pope's arrival, in fact, here at basilica, this grotto being construct as we speak, those white streamers are actual prayers that the pope is expected to bless but today the focus is on his comments r

hawkins funeral services set up shop here recently and police say even though its director has a license, the home does not. you have a responsibility to care for the dead as you're supposed to. you shouldn't cut corners in situations like this and use a building that has been out of business for some time. >> reporter: what's going on with these bodies. >> i'm a licensed funeral director. >> reporter: director blare hawkins told us it was a misunderstanding. he says missing death certificates are paperwork delays and claims refrigeration is not a requirement in this case. >> the bodies we have paperwork, they're going to be created. they're authorized. >> reporter: why aren't they refrigerated? >> we don't refrigerate bodies being cremated. >> reporter: police say refrigeration is required and tell us one of the bodies found here may not even belong to this funeral home. neighbors think of the families impacted. can you assure people you are taking proper care of these bodies? >> oh, yes, yes. i have proper paperwork and authorization authorizations. >> the medical examiner has been rem

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they also found a bag full of human remains. 52-year-old funeral director blare hawkins has since been charged with three counts of abuse of a corpse. in the wake of today's news conference, "action news" reached out to the state department of professional and occupational affairs. they sent us a statement reading in part "we plan to undertake a careful review of the law that authorized the state board of funeral directors in 1968. then we will work with the board to bring about any needed updates and reforms ." meanwhile dupree came short of saying the state is not living up to its obligation to regulate his industry but he he did say. >> we're not accusing them of not doing their job, we're just simply saying that the current funeral service law should be enforced and funeral establishments to be inspected to ensure that they're properly licensed. >> reporter: meanwhile an upcoming hearing is scheduled in harrisburg for the manager of powell mortuary services to discuss the status of her licensing but as of right now, as of tonight no new criminal charges in either case. reporting li

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bodies at an unrunsed west philadelphia funeral home lead to charges to night. 52-year-old blair hawkins the funeral director at the hawkins funeral home has been charged with three counts of abuse of a corporation. yesterday authorities found those decomposing bodies at the funeral home at 53rd and 59. >> police in illinois are conducting a massive manhunt for three suspects wanted in the shooting death of a police officer. at least six federal agencies are on the hunt for the three men accused of gunning down fox lake police lieutenant charles glenn witch before he was shot his morning in fox lake which is north of chicago, the lieutenant radioed that he was chasing three suspects. glenn witch is the father of 44 sons. he was with the fox lake police department for more than three decades. >>> protesters from the group black lives matter interrupted an event with philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsay who was set to speak about policing tonight. >> black lives matter! >> black lives matter! >> several chants drowned out the commissioner including black lives matter and no raci

she said her family used hawkins funeral services when her mother passed away and they were not at all pleased. >> one is in the casket where services were held but it looks like there are some failure is here. directly using a building that he is not speaksed to be using. >> my mother, she was buried in february and i was not pleased with this funeral home at all. >> unacceptable behavior. they need to understand thaw need to be licensed and your parlor need to be licensed because you are in the doing this because you are collecting machine toy ensure a proper burial for anyone who ties. >> reporter: funeral home crackdown comes in the week after three decomposing bodies were found in the garage which belonged to the powell funeral home in north philadelphia police say that this crackdown should send a message that this type of behavior cannot happen. lauren and chris? >> jenny joyce, thank you so much. >>> 4:07 is the the time. a driver is facing a list of charges after hitting and killing an off-duty philadelphia officer riding his motorcycle. >> investigators confirmed lewis vogwel

right now police are executing a search warrant on the hawkins funeral services building. they also interviewed the funeral director here at southwest detectives. hawkins funeral service social security surrounded by police tape on the 5300 block of vine street after state investigators find three bodies inside including two that were composing. those state investigators say the parlor is not a licensed facility and called philadelphia police to the scene. >> one is actually in a casket. looks like services were held and that body is awaiting cremation. >> funeral director blair hawkins is licensed himself but picked up to have bodies which did not have signed death certificates. two started decomposing despite regulations that require bodies to be he will bammed within 24 hours. >> it's like there's failures here. the director failed using the building he's not supposed to be using. >> my mother, she was buried in february, and i was not pleased with this funeral home at all. >> reporter: this woman does not want her face shown but says she rushed over to the scene after

detective found the bodies in a garage at hawkins funeral services near 53rd and vine. they say one was in a coffin, two more were decomposing. the funeral director does have a license, but police say, the build something not supposed to have the funeral home. >> the conditions are deplorable, unacceptable behavior, these directors need to understand you need to be licensed and your parlor needs to be licensed and you should not be doing this because you are collecting monday up. >> i assured them i would follow through with them. >> "eyewitness news" has learned two bod wrist not embalmed. detective also say the temperature was much warmer than the required 40 degrees. >> in a separate case, three decomposing bodies found in a garage in strawberry mansion last week, that garage on west haggard street. police say the garage is own by nearby funeral home. the investigation continues. >> 4:37 right now. important note for parent. new jersey new child passenger safety law goes into effect today. the new rules are some of the most restrictive in the country when it come to

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blare hawkins is director of the funeral home, john gaither is its sole owner. he said he hadn't been in the area recently. at this point no one is charged with a crime. >> new this morning, six high school football players in new jersey have been sentenced for sexually hazing four teammates. the players from sayreville war memorial high must now complete 50 hours of community service and probation. they will not have to register as sex offenders. a family court judge handed down the sentence after the players pleaded guilty to child endangerment and hazing. the hazing happened in the locker room. a seventh player is awaiting trial in family court. >> ♪ >> 5:34 and new jersey governor chris christie hit the late night talk show circuit to talk about his approach for the next republican presidential debat debate. >> on september 16th may be changing tactics. if i get to like 15 questions in a row, count them at home, if i get 15 in a row you're going to go uh-oh he's going to go nuclear now. >> christie also joked to host jimmy fallon that he would turn green lik

tonight, owner blair hawkins, is facing three counts of abuse of a corpse. last week police made a similar discovery in the strawberry mansion garage owned by yet another funeral home, that was also, a allegedly operating illegally. >>> well, month of september got off to a sweltering start today. with the the mercury topping 90 degrees, again, today mark our area's fifth heat wave, and probably not our last one. that is why tonight, it was perfect for a scoop or two of the cold treat, or dining outside in the city. or even taking in an evening jog, when temperatures cooled down a bit. let's head outside to melissa magee for late word from accu weather, melissa. >> yeah rick, as you mentioned it was a scorcher today and hot air sticking around for middle half of the workweek. the this is heat wave number five of our summer season and in philadelphia, it started out on sunday with a high of 91. yesterday's high 90. today in philadelphia, we have climbed all the way up to 95 degrees, so, the hottest days so far, welshing one of the days was today up to 95 degr

at the park bound hawkins avenue is slow, looks like they are investigating something going on. delays are ready by hawkins avenue. eastbound side is fine. traffic by the bronx is moving slow. eastbound side is fine. >> ben: public transit is wrapping pope francis is wrapping up his visit to cuba. >> juliet: he will arrive for his six-day to her in the united states. teresa is at st. patrick's cathedral. >> reporter: yes this is my front door. good morning. the doors are opened this morning as they prepare for morning services. it is beautiful inside and see the preparations they have made. all in anticipation of the pope's visit. he leaves cuba today and will arrive in our nations capital where he will receive the honor of being greeted by president obama. he will spend two days in d.c. and will address congress. from d.c. he will come to new york city where we are awaiting his arrival. the message from the mayor is with the un general assembly, we as a city are ready despite the fact there is going to be traffic, detours, delays. we are ready. take a listen to the mayor and th

investigators arrived at hawkins funeral services in west philadelphia yesterday acting on a tip thathe business was unlicensed. police say they found three bodies inside. two of which were decomposing. the funeral home remains closed tonight. >>> just over three weeks away from the pope's visit to philadelphia and comments from the pope are making headlines. pontiff allowing priest to forgive women who have had abortions during upcoming year of mercy. the latest move by the pope to make the church more inclusive. abortion considered one of the most severe forms of sin in the catholic church and the pope' as announcement today has everybody talking. fox 29's brad sattin explains the local reaction is mixed. >> i see this as a place that includes all. >> reporter: outside the basilica of paints peter and paul unusual structure being built an art project right next to pope francis' favorite painting called mary undo err of the knots. >> everyone is welcome to come and share struggles to untie the knots of others, to put up their own knots. >> reporter: streamers or knots a someone is fa

on a tip, police inspected hawkins funeral home.hey found three bodies inside, two of them decomposing. the bodies should have within refrigerated. george spencer questioned the funeral home director. >> we have paperwork, they're going to be cremated. >> why aren't they refrigerated? >> we don't refrigerate bodies that are being cremated. >> police said they should have been refrigerated. while hawkins is licensed to are a funeral home, the actual building is not licensed to operate as one. police are waiting on a warn the to remove the bodies from the property. >>> this is new video of a crash in lakewood, ocean county that injured is a baby, a child and an adult. the baby was in a stroller when the driver slammed into the group on river çavenue. skyforce 10 was over the scene. the baby and another child suffered serious injuries. we're working to find out their conditions and if police filed any charges. meanwhile, this morning, a man is in police custody in connection with a hit and run that killed a 2-year-old boy. miguel colo

blair hawkins, the funeral director at hawkins funeral home has been charged with three counts of abuse of the corpse. yesterday authorities found the decomposing bodies at the funeral home located at 53rd and vine. manhunt is underway in northern illinois after a copies shot dead while investigating suspicious activity. one suspect is now in custody but police are using helicopters and dogs to search for other two men allegedly involved. officer who has not been publicly identified radio todd dispatchers that he was chasing the men, when back autopsy arrived, the officer had had been shot and stripped of his gun and other equipment. >>> family and friend gathered to say good bye to television news cameraman addard ward. ward anal son parker were shot on live television. hundreds attended adam ward's funeral this morning in roanoke, virginia. ward and parker were killed by a former co-worker last wednesday. funeral plans for allison parker have yet to be announce. >>> american red cross, philadelphia fire department, a and peco, are all teaming up to eliminate fire-related deaths within

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fifty-two year old blair hawkins faces three counts every abuse after corps.estigators arrived at hawkins' funeral services west philly monday acting on tip that the business was unlicensed. police say they found three bodies inside, two of which were decomposing badly. the funeral home remains closed this morning. >> and mural in philadelphia that represent a project for teens has been ordered to be painted over. >> yes, though this is right now painted on the side of gary peterson's home on north 27th street, where he runs an internet radio station produced and hosted by kids in the neighborhood. the mural bears the name of the station. but someone complains about the mural, and city officials told the group they have to paint over it. they say it is considered graffiti, and resident say they have to have a permit. >> i feel like it is not bothering anybody. it doesn't have guns it, doesn't have violence. so why should it be taken down? you. >> heard it, kids, not me. i'm still, i understand this, i'm not -- they are the ones that love it the most. >> the te

philadelphia funeral home, operating with an expired license, police confirm the funeral director hawkins is facing three counts of abuse of a corpse, authorities found one embalmed body in a casket and two others were decomposing. >>> pope francis announced a major shift in the way the catholic church treats women who have had an abortion. this comes before a trip to the united states. katherine scott has more. >> i am really surprised. >> surprise in our area from catholics and none catholics alike, a letter was established by the vatican, in it francis allows all popes to absolve women of abortion in the holy year of mercy. the vatican says that it comes from the newness of the pope's approach. >> he is going along with the trend of our culture, he is a follower. instead of leading. >> believe that, you know, god loves everybody and is just pretty much spreading the word of how god loves everybody. >> normally to be able to forgive abortion, a priest needs special permission from a bishop. but this broadens that and gives that ability to all priests, elizabeth hayes alvarez an assistan