that murder happened behind me a at the doctor's home in hockessin delaware. police say the murderer is 21 year-old christopher frick, who they say has been planning this for the past three years. and early yesterday morning, he carried out that gruesome plan. five five-year old psychiatrist caroline ekong dead. >> family member called 911 reported that he discovered her mother deceased. >> reporter: police say her killer is 21 year-old christopher frick who had been stalking ekong and planning her death the for three years there were numerous documents recovered, from both residents that made that very clear. >> reporter: investigators say the the the murder happened around 4:00 yesterday morning at her home in hockessin delaware. frick broke in, confronted her and stabbed ekong multiple times. her body discovered by her daughter a short while later. >> he he had been planning this event for three years. >> reporter: after fleeing police say frick called police himself from his parent's home a few miles away. >> male subject called 911 and claimed to be respo

delaware. a family member found a woman dead inside a home in hockessin.county police call the death suspicious. and the woman was found around 4:00 this morning at the home on withers way. authorities are on the scene trying to figure out what exactly happened to this woman. stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for the very late of the on this and all breaking news. >>> and developing overnight a motorcycle rider has been killed in a crash in delaware county. this happened late last night at market and chestnut streets in boothwyn. the biker died at the scene. a car with significant damage to the front passenger side stopped on the side of the road. police are still investigating what they believe happened here. >> authorities in camden county continue to question a father about his son's death. however, there are no arrests or charges in the case. 100 neighbors and friends held a vigil for three-year-old brendan creato last night. the boy's body was found yesterday about a half mile from his father's home in a wooded area of haddon township. authorities

we are waiting for more information on the death of a'-year-old psychiatrist in hockessin, delaware, sara bloomquist is live at newcastle county police in minquadale. what is the latest there? >> reporter: jim, police here re main very tight-lipped about the details of this investgation as detectives do their work, they will only say they are not looking for additional suspects in connection with the death of this psychiatrist from hockessin, investigators spend the day at the home of the victim at the sanford ridge development, neighbors woke up to see the large police presence on it's block. >> it was surprising because sts quiet and calm, especially this area and her mother lived with her and we always said hi. >> police responded to a 911 call from a woman who reported she just discovered her mother dead inside of the home, the 55-year-old psychiatrist and mother of two was found right inside of the front door of the house where she lived for years, a half hour later police got a 911 call from a man who claimed to be responsible for the woman's death. >> got a call from the subje

that murder happened behind me a at the doctor's home in hockessin delaware.y the murderer is 21 year-old christopher frick, who they say has been planning this for the past three years. and early yesterday morning, he carried out that gruesome plan. five five-year old psychiatrist caroline ekong dead. >> family member called 911 reported that he discovered her mother deceased. >> reporter: police say her killer is 21 year-old christopher frick who had been stalking ekong and planning her death the for three years there were numerous documents recovered, from both residents that made that very clear. >> reporter: investigators say e

police say it was he or repeatedly and fatally stabbed 55-year-old psychiatrist caroline ekon in hockessin, delaware. until yesterday the 21-year-old frick was students at the university of delaware. now, he is an accused killer. it is thursday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest on a high profile murder arrest. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at newcastle. chad pradelli. >> jim, "action news" has learned that frick is a senior mathematics major university of delaware why he was obsessed with the psychiatrist has not been revealed but police say when he went to her home yesterday morning he was intent to kill. police say christopher frick broke into dr. caroline ekong's home wednesday fatally stabbing her hult pl times. dr. ekong's daughter found bod body. frick called police a half hour after butchering here 23r from his parents' home and admitted to crime. a detective search of his house and delaware apartment uncovered evidence he was planning the crime for three years. >> numerous documents were recovered and from both residences i will make that clearer.

. >>> an arrest in connection with the death of a 55-year-old psychiatrist in hockessin delaware. the victim liervegd on the he he -- the lived on the unit block of withers way. the victim's daughter discovered her body. less than an hour later a man called saying he was responsible. he was arrested and has not been charged. >>> new details on lamar lamar odom. and what left him unconscious at a nevada brothel. the owner of the brothel said he drank alcohol and 911 recording said the star used cocaine and ten herent pills. >> please hurry. >> reporter: the sheriff's office said they obtained a blood sample. his he estranged wife remains at his bed side. jesse jackson who visited the star said he had some responsiveness. "g.m.a." will have more on his fight for the life. "g.m.a." starts after "action news." >>> netflix believe a computer ship is the reason for its pause in its massive growth. maribel aber has more. netflix added 900,000 subscribers. they blame the switch to new computer chip credit cards. analysts were skeptical and shares sold sharonly in after hours trading. walm

. >>> wednesday night and police are investigating the death of a doctor in hockessin, delaware and friendsgathered to remember the life of jerry mondsire, but the word today is the retirement of commissioner ramsey, he will leave in january before the next mayor takes office. he is retiring, ramsey made at announcement at city hall and will leave on january 7th and will be the only police commissioner to serve under mayor michael nutter. david henry is live with more. ramsey's is a significant departure. >> after 47 years in this business, ramsey is the country's preeminent authority on hands on policing, he is now retiring again but he says he is not through with police work. >> i'm not tired or burnt out, actually i'm in my prime. >> over the years charles ramsey earned an international reputation of community policing last year after unrest over police shootings spread, president obama named

david 79 and martins creek 70, 72 and hockessin delaware 72.lay catchup at the shore with cloud cover that departed later than areas inland around 66 to 68. there's a cold front north syracuse, burlington, right on u.s. canadian border passing through overnight overall comes through dry. a couple clouds overnight and stars are really going to win out and comfortable. temperatures above normal this time of year at night. 49 suburbs to around 6 in center city with wind shifting out of another and high pressure anchored in new england tomorrow and that sends easterly wind. we have on shore wind here for thursday at the shore. partly sunny, still above norm at 7 degrees and then this next system comes through and has a little more energy with it and little more juice so to speak in afternoon showers develop with temperature very warm at 79 degrees. for tomorrow we start around 57 at 8:00 and again we see cloud cover at times and temperature climbing to 70 degrees and the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast warm on friday and maybe a touch humid ah

definitely need a few layers. 59 in cinnaminson, 60 in vineland, sea isle city 61 degrees and hockessin delawaret 59. as we look at satellite and radar high pressure is just to our north right on the u.s.-canadian border east of the great lakes and that is pushing that clear air all the way down along the east coast but to the west you start to see some precipitation kind of broken in nature, one batch near chicago, another over texas and a little bit of this will pass through with a front early on sunday morning. but for tonight, the winds are going to relax some but with the clear sky and winds easing between three and 6 miles an hour it will allow those temperatures to drop to just above freezing north and west, 39 in wilmington, 36 in millville, 42 philadelphia and right along the shore 46 degrees. future tracker at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, a few high clouds out there, so tomorrow not going to have that perfect blue sky and the afternoon clouds begin to thicken up as that front approaches from the west but any precipitation will hold off until the wee hours of sunday morning. at 6 o'cloc

. >>> and a relative found a woman's dead body end side a home in hockessin delaware this morning.re calling the death suspicious. new castle county detectives are on the scene right now investigating. we'll update in any way as soon as it comes in to us. right now we'll take a break and come back to more "action news." >> ♪ >> gorgeous. welcome back. you're taking a live look. sunrise above camden. let's go over to dave murphy. >> all right tam, we are off to a fairly sunny start. chilly 57 degrees. here's your exclusive accuweather 7-day. breezy and cooler than yesterday with a high of 69 but that's seasonable. partly sunny, winds running 10 to 20 miles per hour. 65 tomorrow. 66 with a shower on friday and then for the weekend highs in the 50's, lows overnight in the 30's. it's coming, tam. >> all right. get out the coat. thank you david. back now to "gma." >> ♪ >>> we welcome you back to "gma." you're looking live at los angeles international airport, l.a.x. we're following that developing story. a delta jet forced to abort takeoff when a car took a wrong turn onto the runway. t

mid to upper 40s between hockessin and dover, delaware.re running errands. 52 at 9:00. 59 at 3:00 p.m. high of 60 around 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. a little bit breezy, lots of sun. >> the clooney family is expanding, they have adopted another dog, a 4-year-old basset hound was picked up as a stray a few weeks ago. she was housed outside of la. they walked into the shelter because they had her in mind for another rescue a cocker panel named louie. ñÑ newspapers back christine donohue for supreme court. saying this daughter of a coal miner gets the highest rating from the bar association. they call donohue uniquely qualified. and cite her commitment to restoring integrity. both business and labor endorse donohue because she's independent and fair. prosecutors. firefighters. people who keep us safe - all back donohue. on tuesday - christine donohue. let's restore integrity to pennsylvania's supreme court >> good morning here the top stories, a gunman is on the loose after opening fire in pleasantville new jersey near a youth football field. a man nea

across the river in delaware, more of the same, low to mid 50s from cinnaminson and ewing and glassboro and 5 in hockessin52 in dover, delaware. 60 by 9:00 a.m. 68 by noon. this afternoon high of 75 degrees around 4:00 p.m. matt and tam. >> thank you, david. >>> time to check in with "g.m.a." let's get a preview from dan harris from the "g.m.a." studios live in new york city. >> reporter: hey guys great to be with you on thursday morning. coming up on "g.m.a.," the devastating floods in south carolina. the rain stopped, but the rivers continue to rise. 14 dams have been breached, 65 more at the breaking point. >>> from the white house, controversial comments from rupert murdoch saying ben carson would be a real black president. >>> hillary clinton making a break from president obama john carl discussing with george this morning. >>> the latest on bill cosby. the judge refusing to dismiss molestation lawsuit just as he faces a new lawsuit from the another woman. >>> is the cubs curse over? it could be the year this they erase one of the most famous curses since >> 1908 we had one in 2008. >> reporter: gloa

in the 40s in the northern and western suburbs. 50 in glassboro and avalon and hockessin and through the state of delaware degrees by 9:00 a.m. 60 by noon. this afternoon we're up to 64 with a high of 65 degrees at 4:00 p.m. it will be breezy, but not as bad as yesterday. a fair amount of sunshine in store, cooler than yesterday. >> new this morning, a woman thought she was looking at a halloween display, it turned out she discovered a dead body. a woman slung over a fence. at first she thought she was looking at a fake body. the victim turned out to be a murder victim. this is an isolated incident. there have been 6 unsolved murders involving young women in the area. >>> a young owl is on the attack along a running trail in maryland. runners along the capitol trail in bethesda say the owl has flown into them. >> all of a sudden a second later it flew at my neck again, i flipped out and sprinted away. >> park officials have posted signs warning of the aggressive owl, since they are nocturnal they warn people not to use the trail at night. >>> up next, a presidential candidate will be making a campaign sto

blowing, same story in south jersey, 55 in hammonton, 57 in woodbine and the mid 50s from hockessin to dover, delaware if you're out shopping or running for errands, looks like the afternoon might be easier to take, 54 by 9:00. 63 is the high. there might be a sunny break but on the cool side out there. as we take a look at the big board at the airport. running with delays in newark. if you're connecting through newark check with the airline to make sure there's no delay there due to strong winds. alicia. >> topping our people scene this morning, paul mccartney stole the show at peta's 37th annual event. he wowed the crowd with let it be and hey jude. he was a big hit for the event that honors people for their animal activism during the year. >>> since the amazing performance of the 14-year-old sensation, bobby hill appeared on national tv shows. he is talking about how he is handling his new found fame. >> reporter: with the choir from oslo, the keystone state boys choir appeared before a packed house, it's the first time bobby hill has taken to the stage since this. ♪ >> the 14-year-old boy from and

low 60s in delaware, upper 50s up north in hockessin.re running errands. #-- # p.m., 80 degrees. after 4:00 p.m. in the northern and western suburbs, 5:00 p.m., in philadelphia, rain will move in. it will feature strong gusty thunderstorms. be careful of that. saturday morning, it will be cool, bundle up, i'll be hosting the parkinsons walk. festivities at 8:00 a.m. the walk at 9:00 a.m. i hope to see you there. >> new this morning, a celebrity chef in new york city has been arrested on child pornography charges. matthew tivy has been charged with distributing explicit video and photos from teenagers from new jersey to ohio. he runs a restaurant on the upper west side and appeared on the food network. >>> california has approved the one million dollars of the orca tanks. sea world has said they have not captured wild orcas in more than 30 years. we'll be right back. ♪ hand-crafted...layer by layer. the new macchiato from dunkin' donuts. experience the flavor of fall with a new hot or iced pumpkin macchiato. dunkin' has a dark roast coffe

hockessin. mid-50's in dover delaware.uff done. 61 degrees with sun mixing with high clouds by 9 o'clock. by noon 70. and 75 by 3 o'clock. light winds i was the way. all the way. nice and warm this afternoon erin and matt. >> thanks so much. >>> time for a preview of "good morning america." >> amy robach joins us live with a preview of what is coming up. hey, amy. >> hey, good morning, matt and erin. great to be with you both. coming up next here on "good morning america" breaking overnight russian smugglers stuck. trying to sell nuclear material leading to a dramatic takedown overseas. they thought they were meeting with isis radicals. brian ross has all the details on that. then the race for president. gop hopeful ben carson making waves with his comments about last week's shooting in oregon and guns in the classroom. our team is tracking the pennsylvania nine iowa. plus the retrial of that california mother of three accused of killing her husban husband. her fate could be decide as early as today. dan abrams here to wei

. >>> suspicious death of the psychiatrist in delaware is prompting a police investigation. chopper three over the scene in hockessin new castle county in the sandford ridge community. five five-year old's daughter called 911 when she found her mother and shortly after that a man called 911 to claim responsibility for the death of the woman. that man was taken into custody and in other suspects are being sought at this time. >>> some breaking news now a 91 year-old woman is hit by a septa bus. chopper three over fifth and god fry in east oak lane. bus was turning left on to godfrey from fifth. victim was reportedly walking with her care giver at the time. that woman was rushed to einstein medical center and is in extremely critical condition. >>> after eight years as philadelphia's atop cop police commissioner charles ramsey announced his retirement today. ramsey's last day on the job will be january 7th, during a news conference at city hall mayor michael nutter praised ramsey saying he changed the culture of the police department for the the better. the six five-year old said he had a blessed career and talk about

police in delaware charged a man who confessed to the murder of a hockessin doctor, details in that investigation>> and a crossing guard and school board member faces child pornography charges. that and more coming up next at 6:00. for meteorologist adam joseph, cecily tynan, jeff skversky and monica malpass and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams have a good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> thursday night and two temple university students are robbed at gun point. but the big story on "action news" tonight, is the arrest of a 21-year-old man for the murder of a psychiatrist. christopher frick is behind bars charged with killing 55-year-old caroline ekong, her body was found yesterday morning at her hockessin residence, and later frick called them to say he was responsible. what do we know about frick and his alleged crime, we go to sara bloomquist in minquadale. >> reporter: jim, we have learned that up until his arrest yesterday, 21-year-old christopher frick was a senior at the unive

delaware. the body of the 56-year-old victim was found if her home by her daughter in hockessin. >> within a half hour later, received a call from the subject giving us information that he was responsible for this incident. >> while that suspect was taken into custody on spring brook lane in bear, so far no charges are filed. police have not identified the victim or told us how she died. >>> well, he called it philadelphia's worst kept secret but today he made it official. police commissioner ramsey made it official, after eight years on the job the commissioner will call it quits. >> reporter: hey brian, charles ramsey came in with mayor nutter in 2008 and will leave with him in january. he says it's a personal not a political decision. >> i think the new mayor needs to be able to pick his or her own team, and hit the ground running. >> over the past eight years, ramsey made major changes in the department, stepping on toes but also earning a lot of respect, he is focused on community policing and getting officers more involved in the areas they patrol and that led to a violent drop in crime. >>

delaware majoring in mathematics but for the last three years, he harbored a secret obsession with dr. caroline ekong and the psychiatrist had no idea of his fixation. and he showed up at her hockessin home planning on murder. >> he planned this for sometime. >> christopher frick is held without bail on a first degree murder charge, accused of stabbing to death dr. caroline ekong, who police say frick was obsessed with and intent on killing. >> obviously some is someone obsessed with another individual. >> frick worked at the medical center in newark, they say that three years ago something happened and the pair had a profession profession professional interaction. ekong had no idea frick was fixated on her. >> he confronted the victim and a physical altercation occurred where frick stabbed the victim several times and she succumbed to her injuries. >> her daughter found her inside of the door of her home, and he called police and confessed and was taken into custody. he complained about his treatment there, the person that impress onned me was caroline ekong whose ego was so large she would never admit she was wrong. >> just a person who believed in what she did. and never, ever ga

. >>> police in delaware are investigating the suspicious death of the five five-year old psychiatrist. chopper three over the scene in hockessin new castle county in the sand forward rigs community. doctor's daughter called 911. shortly after that a man called 911 to claim spent for the death of the woman, and was taken into custody. no other suspects are being sought at this time. >>> returning to weather, another pleasant day but get ready for a big cool day. by the the weekend temperatures could dip in the 30's. meet the role goodies lauren casey is in for kate bilo, break it down, lauren. >> feeling very pleasant right now, starting off with the sunshine but cloud did roll in the afternoon. we can see those cloud on storm scan three few showers across western pennsylvania but we will stay dry heading in the evening hours and as temperatures continue to will cool, the cloud deck will continue to decrease, and we're sitting at 67 degrees right now in philadelphia right at our average high but little bit cooler toward trenton. 64 degrees right now. temperatures in the middle 60's down the the shore. the little bit of the bree