howard baker yesterday. investigators saying he was lying on the floor naked with a belt around his neck. we've gotten new details in the past 90 minutes. are they calling this a murder, andrea? >> reporter: jim, police have stopped short of calling this murder. they're saying that dr. howard baker died of strangulation and that he was robbed for a person they are now looking for. he checked into the rodeway in around 3 pm on sunday. he had two separate male visitors. the second visitor is the person of interest. he was seen on surveillance leaving the doctor's room 12:30 monday morning with the psychiatrist's backpack. hours later employees found him dead. he was on the floor with a belt tied tightly around his neck. his wallet was also missing. police say they don't know if prostitution is involved or if dr. baker knew this person of interest. >> we talked to the wife. she did not know that he was even there, so we're trying to sort of backtrack his life-style and whereabouts and get an answer to those que

they identified the person as howard baker, police say he was strangled and robbed. police tell "action news" that they do have a person of interesting and are waiting to question him tonight. with more on that chad pradelli is live at philadelphia police headquarters. >> reporter: that is right rick, a source tells me that person of interest is in custody, he was picked up yesterday on a parole violation but homicide detectives here in philadelphia are awaiting his arrival to question him and learn more about what happened in that hotel room. >> investigators say that howard baker was strangled inside of his room at the roadway inn at 12th and walnut. >> was on the floor and naked with a leather belt wrapped around his neck and he was pronounced on the scene and the cause of death is strangulation. >> surveillance cameras show baker checking into his room at 3:00 p.m., later he and another man are seen entering the hotel and then baker returns later that night with another man and the second man leaves the hotel at 12:30 yesterday and baker never emerges from the ro

howard baker checked in at 3:00 p.m. sunday, surveillance cameras show baker brought two men into his room at separate times throughout the day, the next morning the housekeeper found baker's body naked with a leather belt around his neck. chad pradelli is following the investigation today license have the latest coming up at 6:00. >>> the gunman that shot and killed a man while walking his dog last night remains on the loose, it happened just before 7:30, on it's 300 block of horton street in west philadelphia, the 20-year-old victim was shot once in the head and died at the scene. that person has not been identified. >> a one-on-one aid at a gloucester township middle school is arrested on charges she sexually assaulted a student, he she is accused of sexually engaging in sex acts with a male student for two years. >> reporter: rick that aide no longer works at the middle school behind me, but prosecutors say she did during the alleged sexual misconduct, the parents i talked to are outraged and disappointed. >> an ulti

howard baker inside the room at the rodeway inn?ow police are looking for a person of interest in his death. fox 29's karen hepp is live outside that hotel tonight. karen? >> reporter: all right. we do know that this doctor did not tell his own family according to investigators the truth about where he was going. certainly not that he was coming to this hotel at the very small hotel. you can even be on this block as we are and it's difficult to see where that hotel is right there. they do have a significant lead in this case right now. that is they have figured out that they have a person of interest. investigators say dr. howard baker toll his wife he was going to a bar to watch the eagles game. instead the 75-year-old came here to room 504 at the rodeway inn right near center city office. >> between the hours of 5:00 and 11:00 p.m. on sunday he had two separate male visitors. >> reporter: the second one is a person of interest. detectives have video of a light complexioned man in his 20s wearing a red puffy vest leaving this hotel

he's homeless and now charged with killing howard baker, a psychiatrist with offices in center city and wind wood. housekeepers found the body monday in the floor of his room at 12th and walnut. he was naked, with a belt tied around his neck. backpack and wallet were missing. an autopsy determined baker was strangled. again, a homeless man is under arrest for the murder of dr. howard baker. >>> new information about the owners of the north philadelphia day care where a child died last week. the department of health and human services has ordered a second location owned by the same people closed. sister's child care was shut down after a 10-month-old girl died. the second location operated under the same name and also in germantown has an expired license and isn't suitable for child care. >>> right now at 5:00, any hope that pennsylvania would have a state budget before the new year, it's over. today members of the house refused to vote on a spending plan, and they also left harrisburg. deanna durante joins us live from the state capitol. the senate just voted but that doesn't -- that sp

howard baker checked in at 3:00 p.m. on sunday, surveillance cameras show he left his room and returned with a man and after some time they left and baker returned to the hotel the follow evening with another man and the follow morning he was found dead. he was on the floor and naked with a leather belt wrapped around his neck, he was pronounced on the scene, the cause of death is strangulation, police are looking for the second man, captain james clark says investigators are close to identifying him. >> the second person, a person of interest, a light complexion male wearing a red puffy vest is seen leaving the decedents room at 12:30 a.m. carrying the victim's backpack and his wallet. >> sources say it's unclear if the death is caused by a sex act or a robbery gone wrong, the 76-year-old was a psychiatrist with practices in wynnewood and center city. he told his wife hes with going to the bar to watch the eagles game. >> the wife did not even know he was there, we are backtracking his lifestyle and whereabouts to get an

howard baker. >>> this just in, police released video of a series of propane tank thefts. two of the incidents took place at fax air 2300 church street, in both cases suspects either cut the security fence or climbed over it. the thieves hit the james morrissey construct company in the 4700 block of penny packer street. in all, 43 tanks were stolen, ranging from 20 to 100 pounds each. the suspects used what appeared to be a dodge caravan and a ford escape dur the heists. >>> time is running out for pennsylvania lawmakers to pass a budget this year that would get money flowing to schools and social service agencies again. nbc 10's deanna durante live in harrisburg where some lawmakers already left and there's no spending plan. >> reporter: yeah, the senate passed a stopgap budget, one that they are saying themselves they don't consider to be a real budget, they expect the governor to veto it. without members of the house of representatives here, there is not much more they can do. >> it's embarrassing to stand here on december 23, and to be leaving and to not have a product

howard baker, a local psychiatrist. nbc 10's andrea cline thomas has been following the investigation since it broke yesterday afternoon. police say the doctor died of strangulation, but i understand they are not calling it a murder just yet. >> reporter: not yet, keith. they have to release it down and talk to the person of interest. they're saying dr. baker was robbed of his backpack and his wallet. dr. howard baker was found dead by employees at the roadway inn around 11:00 yesterday morning, he was on the floor with a belt tied tightly around his neck. detectives say he checked into the hotel around 3:00 sunday afternoon and had two separate male visitors that night. police do not know if prostitution is involved or if the visitors new dknew dr. bake. police explain what surveillance video show. >> he comes back with the first visitor. an hour or so after that you see the first visitor leave. then about an hour after that the doctor leaves out again. he comes back with a second totally different male visitor. >> rep

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hotel employees found the body of doctor howard baker inside room at the rodeway inn. died of strangulation. sunday he told his wife he was headed out to watch the eagles game at a local bar. but investigate earth say he went to the hotel at 12th and walnut. authority say he checked in, and had a male visitor, both men left the hotel, but police say the doctor returned with someone else. >> he comes back, to face second totally different male visitor. then afterward that second visitor leaves, he has his back packed, and he has his wallet. >> hotel staff found his body the neglect morning,ly say the guy they are looking for is in his mid 20's, was wearing red vest. it could be good day for pennsylvania lawmakers after possible break through, in the state's six month budget stalemate. the house decided republican majority and sent spending bill over key procedural hurdle yesterday t could end up on governor wolf's desk today. he said he supports the bill. there are other elements of the bipartisan budget deal that remain in limbo including legislation, restructuring, pe

howard baker and investigators say that the 75-year-old was strangled in his tote elroom, he was found naked with a belt around his neck and grlice dina not give a pos ceb motive but that baker was robbed before his body was found. and police are investilinting a news" dfferent type of theft to. multiple suspects stole 40 tanks of industra two facilities in the city and caught the attention of homeland security. chad eaadelli has the latest. >> reporter: this is surveillance of the first theft on december 15th, a suspect organizes the tanks and then a dodge or chrysler min see van pullsn'tp and ieps tera suspect load the vehicles, a lookout vehicle, this light colored ford ight,scape thislls into the pa lot and then pull as way and a suspect emerges and hops the arrirecore and later cuts a hol the fence so the men evan can pull in. >> you talk about quantity taken, b some tanks taken, that is a lot of propane that could last a long time. >> the industra likely for money but with so many stolen homeland security is likely for money but with so many stolen homeland security is wolved as

howard baker was robbed of his wallet and backpack, chad pradelli is following the investigation into how he died and will bring us a live report coming up on "action news" at 12:30. >>> the u.s. department of justice is commending the philadelphia police department for efforts to address officer-involved shootings and the use of deadly force. they issued a six month report, saying the department is making strides including training and emphasis on recognizing bias and the use of deescalation techniques, commissioner ramsey ordered the investigation last year. >>> a texas grand jury decided not to indict sheriff officials or jailers in connection with the death of sandra bland, she was found hanging in her jail cell from her neck by a plastic bag, police arrested the woman three days before that saying she assaulted an officer at a traffic stop. the grand jury will turn in january considering dating the trooper who made the arrest. >> to politics now and the controversy ignited by donald trump. today he is under fire for insults against hillary clinton while on the campaign trail. we

the victim is 75-year-old howard baker of lower merion county. his body was discovered at the roadway inn at 12th and walnut streets. chad pradelli is live with the details. >> reporter: rick, sources tell me that the autopsy on baker is almost complete and at this point, all signs point to this being a homicide and i am learning from sources that the victim was robbed. >> sources say the dead psychiatrist was discovered by a housekeeper yesterday, he was naked, faceup with what appears to be a rope wrapped tightly around his neck, surveillance cameras show one man entering and later leaving the doctor's hotel room and returns later. sources say the doctor's wallet and backpack were stolen, police commissioner charles ramsey gave few details this morning. >> we don't know cause of death or manner, we'll wait for the medical examiner and see if he can make the determination the psychiatrist's office is just two blocks from the hotel, and sources tell "action news" that the psychiatrist frequently used the hotel, yesterday there was a slew of activ

charged with killing howard baker after hiring him for sex. housekeeping found baker's body monday on the floor of his room at roadway inn, he was naked with a belt tied around his neck. backpack and wallet were missing. an autopsy determined baker was strangled. >>> a gand jrand jury charged k roper with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and aggravated assault for the crash on the turnpike. morgan and several friends were injured. morgan's friend james mcnair was killed. roper's attorney tried to have some charges thrown out yesterday. he argued that morgan's settlement with walmart did not give roper a chance for a fair trial. >>> massive show of support to remember fallen state police trooper eli mccarson. he lost his life last week. his viewing and funeral drew more than 1,000 police and law enforcement across the country. he was 30 years old, oldest of five boys and newly married this past september. loved ones say they loved life. he loved to surf, snowboard and listen to music. >> wanted to show support for one of our police b

howard baker was found yesterday morning on the floor of his room at the roadway in. he was naked with a belt tied around his neck. his backpack and his wallet were missing. an autopsy determined baker was strangled. surveillance video shows two men visited baker's room at different times sunday evening. police say they are zeroing in on the second man who was seen leaving with dr. baker's backpack. >>> tonight, we are hearing from the family of a montgomery county airman who was among six u.s. troops killed in a suicide bombing in afghanistan. staff sergeant peter taub was 30 years old. he had been in the air force for eight years. he was a graduate of sheltonham high school and was expecting his second child with his wife next summer. his father says he adored his family and loved what he did. >> he loved his family. he loved his daughter. she was the apple of his eye. >> taub's father and stepmother say they didn't know he was in afghanistan. he told them he was somewhere else so they wouldn't worry. he and five others died when a lone suicide bomber on a motorcycl

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. >> police sources identified the deceased as psychiatrist doctor howard baker, who keeps an office a few blocks west about broad and walnut. "eyewitness news" has learned baker was found with something wrapped tightly around his neck, perhaps a belt or a clot. at first he was thought to have been involved in erotic affixation, sex act which one purposely lit their own air supply, but as the police probe continued, homicide detective were called in on the investigation. >> as part of their investigation police spent hours here at the inn speaking with staff, reviewing records, looking at surveillance video. >> i knew the news cameras at the rodeway inn, it wasn't going to be for something good. >> justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> police in delaware county make arrest in connection to a series of recent bomb threats against local businesses. dennis beck is facing charges for terrorist i can threats, harrassment, and related offenses. for allegedly making bomb threats against wal-mart, right aid, and family dollar store in upper chichester, 50 year old is held in delaware co

police say 75 year old howard baker was strangled inside the rodeway inn on walnut st. monday. he was found naked on the floor with a belt tide around his neck. investigators say surveillance video shows baker had two separate male guesses and one left with his back pack. police believe that man may have committed the crime. >> lawyer for the woman accused of intentionally hitting dozens every pedestrians on the las vegas strip says she plans to plead not guilty. twenty-four year old lakeisha holloway set to face murder charges. they say holloway killed a woman and her 35 others when she drove onto crowded sidewalk on sunday with her three year old daughter in the back seat. us military spokesperson says the battle to re-take the iraqi city, is going to be tough fight, and could take a long time. today iraqi troops shelled more of the city and report their most significant advances since ramadi fell to isis forces in may. but, military expert say there are hundreds of islamic state fighters still in the city, and hundreds more on the northern and western parameters. >>> well, s

doctor howard baker's body was found inside the rodeway inn on walnut street on monday. investigators say that the seven five-year old was name with a belt tied around his neck. >>> a new jersey grand jury has indicted the truck driver who crashed into a limo carrying tracie morgan. attorneys for kevin roper tried unsuccessfully to have charges of vehicular homicide and assault by auto thrown out, and investigators say roper had not slept for 28 hearst before that crash. it is something his lawyers dispute. the crash on the new jersey turnpike last year, severe liz injured morgan, and killed one of his friends. >>> fire ripped through a home in west pottsgrove, montgomery county today, flames were shooting out of the two story home and when fire fighters arrived, just before noon time. the fire crew to two alarms and before fire fighters brought it under control. everyone got out of the home safely including a family pet. >> when we first got here, i know the dog was out on its own the whole time. >> the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> uncertainty looms lar

psychiatrist howard baker strangled in his room on walnut late saturday night. and cameras showed him checking in bringing a man back to his room. the man is spotted later leaving with a backpack and wallet. and the 75-year-old doctor was found naked and choked together with a belt aren't his neck. the investigators say they don't know if it started as a sex act or as a robbery. >>> and following a developing story from center city where the police are investigating the report of a major diamond heist to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars. and what are the police telling but this? >> well brian, detectives say reported $340,000 worth of diamonds stolen off of a victim. now the police say there is no surveillance footage and no witnesses. "action news" cameras were there when the victim was explaining the major theft to detectives moments earlier. he tellses police he was just leaving jewelers row when two men made off with his bag. inside, $340,000 worth of diamond, describing the suspect as wearing a red jacket and the other in a black jacket and brow

howard baker is his name. he was found yesterday morning on the floor of his room at the roadway inn. he was naked with a belt tied around his neck. his backpack and wallet were missing. an autopsy determined baker was strangled. surveillance video shows two men visiting his room at different times sunday evening. police are looking for the second man who was seen leaving with his backpack. >> we don't really know what his routine is yet. we talked to the wife. she did not know that he was even there. >> police say they don't know if prostitution is involved and they're not calling this case murder. detectives are back out checking cameras in the area for more information. >>> this just in. a new jersey grand jury will decide whether to indict a walmart truck driver for a deadly crash involving comedian tracy morgan. the new information revealed today in a hearing for kevin roper. his attorney was trying to get the case against him thrown out. he is charged in last year's crash on the new jersey turnpike that

doctor howard baker's body was found inside rodeway inn on monday. >>> leaders of the wilmington churchs promised to go rebuild what a fire destroyed. last wednesday, flames reduced new jerusalem baptist church to ashes. the congregation has found a temporary home at the ymca and will hole christmas services there. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> we want to turn now quickly to nicole, and katie. >> let's talk about this weather, forecast, kind of crazy out there. >> yes, it continues to be. >> i didn't even need a coat. >> the fact thaw hear bird chirping across the building in the middle of the december. >> yes. >> i think it is confusing everybody like bird are confused too like what is happening. where are we? is this the south. >> it is craze. >> yes, we have a very president is-like pattern that has continues to unfold. we will get a check and put holiday cheer in the forecast too check on christmas themes coming up here today. stay tuned for that. i want to start off by talking serious weather here, folks. we have been tracking this cold front a very substantial

investigators allege 27-year-old manuel baez strangled 75-year-old howard baker sunday at the rodewaynn at 12th and walnut. baker was found the police say naked with a belt around his neck. surveillance video shows a suspect leaving the hotel with baker's backpack and wallet indicating robbery may have been among the motives. >>> the remains of six american service members killed in afghanistan this week are back on u.s. soil tonight. the airmen, including a montgomery county native, all died in a suicide attack on monday "action news" reporter dann cuellar was there as their service and sacrifice was honored. >> a damp and rainy night, a fallen servicemen's final journey tomorrow what they call the dignified transfer. from afghanistan to the base in delaware. on hand were the secretary of defense ashton carter, debra james, the chairman of the joints chief of staff and others. only hours earlier the five men and woman were remembered in a moving tribute at bagham air force base in afghanistan. foot, helmets and pictures on display. third from the left the servicemen from our area, pe

howard baker was found monday morning on the floor of his room at the roadway inn. he was naked with a belt around his neck. an autopsy determined baker was strangled. surveillance video shows two men visited his room at different times sunday evening. police say the second man was seen leaving with dr. baker's back pack. >> monsignor lynn waiting word whether he can walk out of prison after an appeals court ordered a new trial. the court overturned his conviction for covering up child sex abuse by priests. prosecutors have two weeks to tee side whether to appeal. plif a superior court overlearn turned his conviction of endangering a boy who said he was assault bid two priests and a teacher but the state supreme court reinstated that conviction. lynn was the first u.s. catholic church official charged with mishandling of sex abuse complaints. >> a firefighter and life guard could now lose both jobs after he was found guilty of stealing less than $8 of merchandise from a wawa. a judge found ashton funk guilty. now the prosecutor is arguing that funk must be fired fro

he is now charged with the murder of 75-year-old howard baker. the doctor was found dead inside the rodeway inn in center city on monday. he died of strangulation. police say on sunday baker told his wife he was heading out to watch the eagles game at a bar. but investigators say instead he went to the hotel, check in and had two male visitors. >>> in southwest philadelphia, a stolen car crash noose a trolley injuring more than two dozen people. the crash happened just before 9:30 on 49th street. philadelphia police say two men driving a stolen vehicle were trying to make turn when it collided with the trolley. one of the men inside the car was trapped and had to be rescued. both men right now are in critical condition at hahnemann hospital. 26 passengers were also taken to the hospital with minor injuri injuries. >>> philadelphia police are after two men they say robbed a clothing store. surveillance cameras were rolling three days ago inside this city blue outlet store in juniata park. investigators say one of the masked men pull out a gun dema

. >> according to on line professional profiles doctor howard baker practiced psychiatry for more than 30 years. his life came to a sudden end in room 504 at roadway inn. >> he was on the floor, he was naked with the leather belt around his neck. >> fifty-seven year-old baker had been strangles. he discover the victim monday morning, when he check out of his room. surveillance shows baker had two male guests sunday night. after the first leaves, baker reportedly brings a second man in where he stays for an hour. police believe this man may be their guy. >> we do know that after the decedent was dead, that the potential suspect did take his backpack abe did take his wallet the and was seen fleeing from the hotel. >> reporter: police did not say how well this person of interest and baker knew one another or the nature of their visit. the the victim told his wife he was somewhere else. >> he was out of the bar watching the eagles game. >> reporter: police sources tell me that the person of interest was detained after having outstanding warrants, on a unrelated incident, again he is expect

howard baker on monday morning on the floor of his room at the roadway inl. he was naked with a belt around his neck. his wallet and back pack were missing. he was strangled. video shows two men visited baker's room dafrnt times sunday night. police say the second man was seen leaving with dr. baker's back pack. it's 5:07. if william lynn is waiting word whether he can walk out of prison. now that a state appeals court ordered him a new trial. the court overturned lynn's 2012 conviction for covering up child sex abuse by priests. his lawyers argued the trial judge allow today many victims not closely related to the case to testify. prosecutors have two weeks to decide whether or not to appeal. previously a superior court overturned lynn's conviction of endangering a boy who said he was assault bid two priests and a teacher, but the state supreme court reinstated that conviction, lynn was the first u.s. catholic church official to be charged for mishandling of sex abuse complaints. >>> atlanta county firefighter and life guard could lose both of his jobs now t

howard baker's body was found inside the rodeway inn on walnut street monday. investigators say the 75-year-old was naked and had a belt tied around his neck. >>> tonight we are hearing exclusively from the husband of one of the three women killed in a fiery crash in holmesburg. a man me barton and two others died sunday when police say the speeding chevy camaro she was driving crashed into a parked tractor trailer on torresdale avenue. barton's family has hired an attorney who is preparing a lawsuit. he questions the city ordinance that allows tractor trailers to park along the road. barton leaves behind her husband and two children. >>> it's going to be hard. it's going to be rough to get through but i got two kids to be strong for. that tractor trailer isn't the there. imani maybe has a vehicle accident and medical care today she's still with us and not burnt in a fiery grave. >> earlier this year, councilman bobby, introduced bill to ban trucks parking along torresdale avenue. >>> a new jersey grand jury has indicted the truck driver who crashed into a limo

howard baker a prominent local psychiatrist was found strangled inside his room at the road way inn at2th and walnut streets late sunday night. surveillance cameras captured him checking in and bringing man back to his room. that assemblyman later spotted leaving the doctor's backpack and wallet. the 75-year-old doctor was discovered naked and choked to death by a belt around his neck. >> it is 5:07 and a grand jury could decide today whether to indict the truck driver who slammed into a limo carrying comedian tracy morgan. an attorney for kevin roper says he wants the charges of vehicular homicide and assault by auto dropped. the georgia plan is charged in the crash that killed comedian james mcnair and seriously injured morgan and others. roper was driving a wal-mart truck when he crashed into morgan's limo van last year. >>> all phoenixville air schools will be opened today after a bomb scare at the middle school yesterday afternoon. police made quick work of the case identifying and apprehending the suspect. district officials say it started over the weekend with inappropriate text

howard baker's body was found inside the rodeway inn on walnut street monday.nvestigators say the 75-year-old was naked and had a belt tied around his neck. >>> tonight we are hearing exclusively from the husband of one of the three women killed in a fiery crash in holmesburg. a man me barton and two others died sunday when police say the speeding chevy camaro she was driving crashed into a parked tractor trailer on torresdale avenue. barton's family has hired an attorney who is preparing a lawsuit. he questions the city ordinance that allows tractor trailers to park along the road. barton leaves behind her husband and two children. >>> it's going to be hard. it's going to be rough to get through but i got two kids to be strong for. that tractor trailer isn't the there. imani maybe has a vehicle accident and medical care today she's still with us and not burnt in a fiery grave. >> earlier this year, councilman bobby, introduced bill to ban trucks parking along torresdale avenue. >>> a new jersey grand jury has indicted the truck driver who crashed into a limo c

police say seven five-year old howard baker was strangled inside roadway inn on walnut street monday. the he was found name on the floor with the belt tied around his neck. surveillance video shows baker had two separate male guests and one left with his backpack. police believe that man may have committed that crime. >> we don't really necessity what his routine is just yet. we talk to the wife, she did not know he was even there. so we are trying to backtrack, his lifestyle and where his whereabouts, and try to get answers to those questions but right new we just don't know. >> police say baker check into that hotel sunday after telling his wife he was headed to watch the eagles game. >>> in burlington county, kyle crosby pleaded guilty in court to killing his wife, last new years eve. crosby admitted to strangling erika crippen inside their mount laurel home and dumping her body in maryland. crosby will be sentenced to 31 years in prison. >>> police are investigating the theft of the $350,000 in diamond in center city. they say thieves struck around 6:00 in the 1100 block of sansom

this is the world they live in and worked in. ,ou take a family, howard baker wonderful senator and so forth. .is father was a congressman when his father died, his mother took the seat, which is often the case, widow succession. somebody wrote a book that was called, "over his dead body." so he had a mother and father in into theand he married family of the leader of the party and they had children. one child ran for office and did not make it. and she died and he married griffith. a sender from kansas -- senator from kansas, his father -- whose father ran for president. look at that collection of people, not because they were seeking power, it was just how they lived. it was you you went to dinner with -- who you went to dinner with, who they enjoyed. i see that constantly in these dynasties, this sort of intermarriage. so that is the best i can do for you. by the way, these are nice questions. i hope i am doing justice to them. [applause] [applause] >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our

howard baker on the floor of his room at the roadway inn. he was naked with a belt around his neck. his back pack and wallet were missing. an autopsy determined that he was strangled. video shows that two men visited his room sunday night. the second man was seen leaving with dr. baker's back pack. >> this morning pennsylvania's budget stalemate could finally be headed toward resolution. a bipartisan spending bill cleared a procedural hurdle in the state house yesterday, which raises the possibility that a spending package could land on governor wolf's desk today. but lawmakers still have to approve other elements. today ties the record for the longest pennsylvania has been without a budget. >> it's 6:05. philadelphia's district attorney says his office is vindicated after a state lawmaker retracted her claims of a prosecution. representative bishop announced that she'd resign and plead no contest to bribery related charges. she was one of six state leaders investigated. attorney general kathleen kane refused to prosecute the cases saying they were racist. the d.a. seth williams who

. >> this guy, 27 year old manuel vies, charged in the murder of 75 year old howard baker, baker was found dead inside the rodeway inn on monday, police say he strangled him, and left with baker's back pack and wallet. investigators say baker checked into that hotel sunday and had two male visitors at two separate times. >> another major company is reporting it may have experienced a data breach. and it couldn't come at a worse time of year. we'll explain more on this. >> ♪ >> wait, santa he left the north pole, all of the gifts are on his slay, he has the reindeer, but now looking down at polar bears. >> looking down at to you see if you're still being naught. >> i no, the elf as got to tell him all about. that will i'm fine. nay good grace. >> in a song by the way released in 1970. wow. >> jackson five. ♪ i saw mommy cresting santa claus ♪ >> so good weather tonight? >> better than other part n country. show you what's going on in nef add a we have winter storm warnings in effect, northern california, as women. snow there. >> we have winter weather advisory in nef add a then winter

psychiatrist in center city hotel room, 27 year old manual base is charged in the murder of 75 year old howard bakerment baker found dead inside the rodeway inn monday. police say he strangled him, and left with baker's back pack and wallet. investigators say baker checked into the hotel sunday and had two male visitors. >> 4:11 on this christmas eve. and christmas will even be brighter for some local families. >> it is all thanks to big name retail giant and local police district. members of the 24th police district teamed up with tarring tote get some port richmond through end buy christmas gift for their families, all part of the heroes and helpers program. program pairs public safety officials within need use to shop for their families during the holidays. more than 50 children took part in the shopping event at target last night. >> seven year old in new jersey calls 911 because of her elf on a shelf. >> oh, oh,. >> what she told police when they came knocking on her door. >> i should have walk away from that, it was a miracle. >> a local woman survives a crash, thanks to the kindness of strangers

howard baker inside a room at the rodeway inn.olice say on sunday he toll his wife he was heading out to watch the eagles game at a bar. but investigators say instead, he went to the hotel at 12th and walnut. authorities say, he checked in and had a male visitor. then they both left. the hotel but police say the doctor returned. he comes back with a second totally different male visitor. then afterwards, that second visitor leaves. he has his backpack and he has his wallet. >> hotel staff found his naked body the neck morning. police say the guy they're looking for is in his mid 20s and was wearing a red vest. >>> a story you'll see only on fox tonight. more trouble for the owners of a north philadelphia daycare just days after it was forced to close after the death of a 10 month old baby girl. the doors of its second location now shut as well. fox 29's chris o'connell joins us live tonight from special vick testimony unit in hunting park. chris? >> reporter: that's right, iain, the state department of human services tells me toni

philadelphia police charged 27-year-old manuel baez with the murder of 75-year-old howard baker.otel staff found the doctor named naked and dead inside the roadway nine center city on monday. they say baez strangled him. police say on sunday baker told his wife he was heading out to watch the eagles game at a bar. investigators say he instead went to the hotel, checked in and had two male visitors. >>> scary moments on trolley this morning after a stolen car crashed into it head on. the crash happened just before 9:30 on 49th street in southwest philadelphia. philadelphia police say two men driving a stolen white hyundai tucson were trying to make a turn when it collided with the trolley. one of the men inside the car was trapped had to be rescued. right now both men are in critical condition at hahnemann hospital. 26 passengers on the trolley were also taken to the hospital with minor injuries. >>> family, friends and fellow troopers said their final goodbyes to a new jersey stature's police trooper killed in the line of duty. they gathered to pay their respects to 30-year-old a

hotel employees found the body of doctor howard baker inside a room at the rodeway inn. police say on sunday he told his wife he was headed out to watch the eagles game at a bar. investigators say instead he went to the hotel at 12th and walnut. authorities say he checked in, and had a male visitor, then they both left the hotel, but police say the doctor came back. >> came back with second totally different male visitor. then the male visitor leaves. he has business back pack and he has his alert. >> the next morning hotel staff found his make body, police say, the guy they're looking for is in his mid 20's, and was wearing a red vest. that's a look at what's developing now, chris, over to you. >> lauren, thank you. 5:08 the time. guilty flea burlington county man charged with killing his wife on new years eve. twenty-nine year old kyle's plea deal calls for him to serve 28 years in prison, in court he admitted he fatally choked his wife erica crippin inside their mt. laurel home last year. crosby then moved her body to maryland. >> crosby's mother originally face charg

hotel employees found the body of doctor howard baker inside a room at the rodeway inn. police say on sunday he told his wife he was heading out to watch the eagles game at a bar. but investigators say instead he actually went to the hotel at 12th and walnut. authority say he checked in, and then had a male visitor. then they both left the hotel, the police say the doctor returned. >> he comes back with a second totally different male visitor. then afterward that second visitor leaves. he has his back pack, and he has his wallet. >> hotel staff found his naked body the next morning. police say the guy there looking for right now is in his 20's and was wearing a red vest. and that's a look at what's developing for us on this wednesday morning. lauren, we send it back to you. >> 4:09. guilty plea from burlington county man charged with killing his wife new years eve. twenty-nine year old kyle crosby's plea deal called for him to serve 28 years in prison. in court he admitted he fatally choked his wife erika crippin inside their mt. laurel home. he then moved her body to ma

it's just as bad about the question about howard baker, what did you know, mr.resident, and when did you know snit >> so you think he should resign? >> i think the demonstrators have an excellent point in asking for his resignation. >> you are stopping short, i will duley note that. >> well, he's best guided by what should serve his best interest. he would be better served by letting the people of chicago know that if his actions led to what did take place, his conscience should direct him to do the right thing. >> let me move to your book. you refer to president obama as a bit tone deaf and said -- >> expand upon that further. is there a specific example where this became most pronounced? >> first of all, i think he'll go down in history as a great president, a good president. and i think to the contrary of the criticism that i recommender, i was one of the first persons recognized by the party to come to his aid and support when everybody else was supporting hillary. i talked to you many times relative to supporting obama. yesterday, chuck, when i listened and

at that time reagan's new chief of staff howard baker ordered a top aide james cannon to investigatenside the white house. iran contra was raging and baker had just replaced donald reeg who resigned under pressure. cannon's report ronald reagan was sometimes disengaged but baker believed that was overstated by the critics. baker even addressed the issue with the press. that's on the record. why we even order investigation of the issues not in play. come on. martin dugard and i accurately report the situation in killing reagan as well as baker's conclusion that the president was basically in command. dugard and i then go on to chronicle how mr. reagan fought through the difficulties brought on by the attempted assassination to eventually triumph in foreign policy. it suspect an amazing story story -- it is an amazing story of courage. struggles after he was shot were confirmed by scores of on the scene. his son ron and a number of political reporters with years of political experience. with all that on the record the dissent is misguided to say the least. what is really going on here?

philadelphia police have champed 27-year-old manuel baez with the murder of 75-year-old howard baker. the doctor was found dead inside the rodeway inn in center city on monday. he died of strangulation. police say on sunday baker told his wife he was heading out to watch the eagles game at a bar. investigators say instead he went to the hotel checked in and had two male visitors. >>> to your fox 29 weather authority now. rain and dense fog on this christmas eve eve. looking live through the eye of our camera in wilmington. hard to tell because it's such a beautiful shot but there is some fog here and there. fox 29 meteorologist kathy orr is here. kathy, dreary, warm, though. >> dreary and warm that's for sure. with plenty of rain to go around. i want to draw attention to south jersey where we're seeing pockets of heavy rain here right along the garden stat parkway, middle township, upper township in cape may county and some thunderstorms moving into cape may as we speak. so very heavy rain if you're going down the shore perhaps for the holidays, maybe going down for christmas eve you

philadelphia police now say that the death of prominent philadelphia a psychiatrist, doctor howard baker, may have been caused by one of his own hotel room visitors. >> he checked in at 3:00 p.m. between that time, and about 11:00 o'clock he had two separate male visitors. >> reporter: rode way in-house keeper discover baker monday morning around 11:00. baker had been strangled. >> he was on the floor, he was naked, with a leather belt wrapped around his neck. >> reporter: officials say surveillance film shows baker bringing second man to his room where they stayed for about an hour. man is reportedly seen leaving the room with baker's backpack and wallet. >> we don't really know what his routine is yet. we talked to his wife. she did not know he was there. so we are trying to backtrack his lifestyle, and whereabouts, and try to get an answer to these questions but right now we don't know. >> reporter: those who work near 12th and walnut hotel say center city death was a shock. >> to be a murder, it is a little surprising especially in this neighborhood but i would say it is not necessar

city philadelphia a police sources a say 27 year-old emmanuel byes confessed to killing doctor howard baker, the seven five-year old's body was found than side rodeway inn on walnut street monday. police say he was name and had a belt tied around his neck. the investigators have not released the motive. >>> this bucks county man is accused of molesting a girl who used to go to a day care center owned by his wife, and police think there could be more victims. falls township police say harry lawrence, the third, touched the girl more than a decade ago when she was nine or ten years old and went to the little joys day care center. detectives want any other possible victims, to give them a call. >>> in harrisburg a vote to pass a long overdue pennsylvania budget was expected today but efforts to end the stalemate have collapsed again. the house republican leaders are still struggling to work out details on pension reform and the tax package needed to pay for governor tom wolf's $30.8 billion spending plan. lawmakers say today's development came as a surprise. they are going home for christmas h

i worked with howard baker. yes. i'm still a republican. in virginia you don't have to declare a party where i live, but i'm still a reasonable because i believe in the strong defense. i believe in the entrepreneurial spirit that is so typical of the republican party in past. but i'm having difficulty with the party now. i think the party has shifted much further right than the country is. and it should be obvious to the party leaders that they cannot keep saying the things that they are saying and doing the things they are doing and hope to be successful at national-level elections in the future. not just 2016 but in the future. so, i want to continue to be a republican because it annoys them. >> general powell, thank you very much. >> and now david rubenstein founder and ceo of the carlyle group here with "the atlantic's" margaret carlson. ♪ >> good morning. david, since we were last on stage together you've become a new father. and that child has gotten 218 million visitors according to youtube. tell me -- >> you're referring to the baby

we ought to go back and honestly do what ronald reagan, tip o'neill and howard baker did. they had a commission, similar to what mr. delaney and i have. any recommendation in that committee would have to be bipartisan. then the congress would have to vote on it up or down. i can assure you there will be things in reform package that both sides don't like. but congress has ignored these things. on medicare and medicaid, two big drivers. i'm proud we've at least we put proposals on the table in the ryan and now the price budgets, proposals i know my friends probably don't agree with but i think are real efforts to actually reform those things. what we don't have is a democratic proposal on medicare, a democratic proposal on medicaid. and frankly neither side has been willing to put something out on social security. i think that's something we ought to do. that's something that mr. delaney and i in a bipartisan way have tried to do and i hope other members will work with us next year. i know the speaker is committed to trying to reform these programs so we can save them. the

and howard baker did a wonderful thing. he put me on the select commission of immigration and refugee policy. i said i don't know nick about it. he said -- and you're a freshman. so you're going on. and along came father ted esburg who feels the chairman and miller damon, he was over on the other side. and there was ted. you can see a great grup. >> so he said, al, this is so important, why don't you get to be the chairman of the subcommittee on immigration refugee policy and i'll give you all the help in the world. jerry tinker, you rebel that wonderful staff guy, bless his soul. so i said, well, okay. he said and i'll be the ranking member and i can feed you 17 years worth of stuff on this issue. and you're going to learn it and i'll help you. i said great. we worked. i had a guy named dick dei, i don't want to take anymore on each annals,but let me tell you, he, when we got the bill done, he said, ael, i tried to help. and boy, he did. sometimings he'd say this is going to be a hot a e amendment today. he said i'll tell