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they believe that jeaninne lepage, the two children, nicolas and nadiaa harriman. she used an older weapon a revolver. it was from a family member. we'll keep updated on that. we'll be right back. >>> now, a developing story a sinkhole is continuing to grow this afternoon. a water main break is responsible for the crater in the township. >>> it claimed two trucks and residents have been evacuated. eva pilgrim is live at the scene with the latest. eva? >>reporter:it started as a water pressure issue. soon you see it opened up into a massive sinkhole that the crews are working tonight to fill. many families are still not being allowed in their homes. >> i am thinking about the sinkhole and wondering how long it is traveling. >>reporter:they were evacuated from a bethlehem neighborhood after a giant sinkhole opened up in the street. 88 homes are without gas. that means no heat. they can't go back home until the repairs are finished. >> further down they were going to leave. >>reporter:it opened up on the 1800 block of hampton road and shutting down the streets. the ho

that 44-year-old jeaninne lepage shot her three children found in an upstairs bedroom. she may have shot the children while they slept between 5:00 and 9:00 thursday morning. >> a pillow was used to muffle the gunshot sounds which we believe for accounts for the reason why the other residents of the house did not hear the gunshots. >>reporter:her son alexander harriman survived. nicolas and nadia died at the scene. >> i knew some of the kids pretty well. i am having a hard time dealing with this. >> it's very sad and a tragic thing that happened. you know, my prayers go out to family. >>reporter:today the crisis councillors were available at the tabernacle elementary where the two deceased attended school. >> it was sad. there are some people crying. there were counselors. >>reporter:they were living with her brother and family on holly drive. they described the mother as an unemployed nurse with financial troubles who told her if things got worse she would end it this way. >> motive is something that we can't talk about today. nobody knows what the motive was. >>report

. >> reporter: we may never know why, before you state police say jeaninne lepage did it, if she recovers she will be charged with shooting her three children killing two of them apparently while they slept. >> jeaninne lepage shot her three children and turned the gun on herself. >> reporter: police confirmed what they suspected all along, 44-year-old jeaninne lepage shot her three children. for the first time relatives were allowed to return with church volunteers to clean up the mess in the aftermath of the tragedy. police say lepage used a family-owned revolver purchased long before and shot the children while they slept between 5:00 en9:00 thursday morning. >> the pillow was used to muffle the gunshot sounds which account for why the other residents of the house did not hear the gunshots. >> reporter: 8-year-old nadia harriman died at the scene along with her brother nicholas. their brother alexander and their mother is in critical condition at cooper university hospital. >> my prayers go out to the family. >> reporter: crisis counselors were available where the two deceased children

we may never know with certainty. >> reporter: it all depends on if jeaninne lepage survives.f she does she'll be charged with murdering at least two of her children. it's something the children's father is dealing with. he lives in maryland but his girlfriend described the moment police broke the news. >> he broke down, broke down horribly. it was a horrific shock. >> reporter: a shock felt throughout this small community especially on the street where it happened. this woman's granddaughter played willet year old nadia all the time. >> it's hard for me right now because when i sit on my sun porch and look out the window i can picture her running by and waving at me. >> reporter: and we know there will be another vigil held to pray for this family, that vigil set for sunday night at 6:30 p.m. outside of the tabernacle township town hall. we're live outside of the red line state police barracks, matt rivers, "eyewitness news" at 10:00 on the cw philly. >> another chilly night out there but there is warmer news on the horizon. meteorologist kathy orr has more your first forecas

nick and his mother jeaninne lepage. authorities are not willing to say if this was an attempted murder/suicide. >> her kids are like my own kids and i just can't believe this happened. >> the suspect, that's something that we're going to wait to see where the evidence takes us. >> investigators recovered a dwgun and they're treating this as a homicide. a friend of jeaninne lepage says she was a nurse who had not worked for a long time. they lived in the same house with her sister's family and five people who lived in the home that were not harmed in the shooting. they are treating this as a murder/suicide. we'll continue to monitor this story. live in the digital operation center tracy davidson nbc news. >>> a federal judge may decide if new jersey can have legalized sports betting. the judge heard arguments at a hearing in trenton yesterday. on one side chris christie and state lawmakers who want sports betting legalized for casinos and horse racing tracks. it would help the economy. on the other side, the ncaa who say

the state police held a press conference a short time ago. 44-year-old jeaninne lepage shot her two children and then turned the gun on herself. >>> a patient at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania tested negative for the ebola virus. the person recently returned to thtou.s. from west africa. they announced that the test results were negative for ebola. the hospital says that it started to prepare for the possibility of caring for an ebola patient several municipalities ago. >>> it's less than a week that the vatican confirmed that pope francis will attend in philadelphia for the meeting of families. still months away the law enforcement officials are already making extensive preparations. and david henry has the story. >>reporter:the city of philadelphia hosted huge events on the parkway, welcome america, made in america. but the pope in america will dwarf them all. the organizers are expecting a million people and likely more when he will be on the stage at the foot of the art museum. a security challenge like none other. >> it will be a test to see how well we are prepared. >>r

. >> reporter: monique said jeaninne lepage has been her best friend for 33 years. >> i can't believe it, i'm in to that shock, her kids were like my own kids, i can't believe it happened. >> reporter: she said lepage was a unemployed nurse who was having financial difficults. while authorities have not called this an attempted murder suicide, curry said if things got bad this is how she would end it. >> my heart is broken, this is awful. >> reporter: meanwhile, classmates of nadia were dealing with the harsh reality of losing a friend of such a young age. >> nadia was in my class and she was my friend, i'm sad. >> reporter: in closing, pastor george reminds us in this season of thanksgiving there are others going through tough times and we should all try to reach out to them. in tabernacle, new jersey, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> only chopper 6 was there as medics rushed a critically wounded robbery suspect into einstein medical center. police say that man pulled out a knife to hold up the rite aid on stenton avenue in west oak lane last night and then a store security g

forty-four year-old jeaninne lepage died, three days after self inflict gunshot wound. police say lepage shot three of her children in her tabernacle home before turning the gun on herself, two died, another in extremely critical condition. the last night hundreds of people in tabernacle came out for a candle light vigil to ray for that family. >> it makes me feel like jeaninne knew all these people were here and cared maybe she wouldn't have done what she did. >> police have not yet announced a motive in the shooting but friend say jeaninne lepage recently lost her job and was dealing with financial trouble. >>> philadelphia police officer is recovering after being run over by a suspect trying to get away. it happened saturday afternoon on the 2300 block of north fair hill. police arrived to find that 25 year-old suspect shot several times. cops say that he then managed to take off, he ran that officer over. he was eventually caught and arrested. he and the officer are both in the hospital. no word what sparked all of this. >>> police are looking for a woman in northam

"action news" spoke to a long time friend of the mother identified always jeaninne lepage. >> i can't believe it, i'm in to that shock, her kids are like my own kids. i just can't believe it's happening. >> police say they are not looking for any suspects in the homicide, but they will not say who they think pulled the trigger and why, nine people lived in the home on holy drive all are related. >>> our coverage of the tragic story in tabernacle continues online. we have the most up-to-date information at 6abc.com, including video reports an pictures from the scene. >> a man tried to pull off a robbery with a knife in west oak lane, but ran into a security guard with a gun. the thief tried to hold up a rite aid around 8:30 last night. but the guard shot him multiple times. medics rushed the suspect to einstein medical center. else in critical condition. >> 5:35, yet another woman has come forward to accuse bill cosby of sexual assault. she is a florida nurse. she said cosby drugged her with pills and assaulted her in las vegas in 1976 after cosby performed there. cosby has yet to comm

it was on thursday when investigators say jeaninne lepage shot three of her kids before with she triedeir house in tabernacle burlington county. there were other relatives inside the house who did not hear the gunfire because lepage used a pillow muffle the sounds. 89-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy are dead. lepage and her 11-year-old son remain in critical condition. >>> it's an invisib threat that can kill your family. that's why state officials are warning people in the lehigh valley to test foray don. the department of environmental protection in pennsylvania says the problem is in the center of -- is in the center valley area of lehigh county. recent tests by state have revealed that several houses there have record high levels of radon. radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that can enter your house through cracks in the foundation. it's the second leading cause of lung cancer in pennsylvania and it causes 20,000 lung cancer deaths every year nationwide. >>> in new jersey, a spokesperson for governor chris christie says the state is appealing the july's decision to b

jeaninne lepage died yesterday. she shot her three children in her home on thursday and shot herself. two children died and the other son, alexander is in critical condition. >>> brook field asset management from toronto agreed to buy revel for $110 million. but sources say the deal is off because of the problem with the power plant that provides energy to the revel. >>> a preliminary hearing is scheduled tomorrow for the tractor-trailer driver behind a deadly pileup, stephen bernardito plowed into two cars and two people were killed. >>> the 6abc 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade marchs down the parkway thursday morning. you can start to watch it at 8:30. >> there's a threat it is raining in buffalo and temperatures have climbed to 54 degrees, resident it is preparing for possible evacuations. erin o'hern is live with this story. >> reporter: go to work, matt, this is round two, even a third round for buffalo, new york one week after the epic snowstorm, several counties from western new york are under flo

police tell us thursday morning they found two children dead, 44-year-old jeaninne lepage and her son were shot. they are in critical condition. >> it's gut wrenching and it makes me sick to my stomach. >> she was always nice to me. and she was a very, very good friend. >> investigators tell us nine relatives lived in the home. one of them called police. now, police won't tell us who killed the children and shot the survivors inside, but they do say they have a weapon in their possession. in the next hour, we're going to tell you what the school system is going to do for this family, as well as the children who were friends of those who passed away and the connection between the nine people inside this home. live in tabernacle township, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> monique, thanks. >>> other people's thoughts are turning to the holidays and it is beginning to look like christmas in some parts of the area. >>> high bidders are snapping up trees and wreaths. they could wind up in your home for the holidays. >>> snow in the pocono mountains. they're making it. meantime, skies are cle

say 11 year-old alexander harriman and two siblings were murdered by their mother 44 year-old jeaninne lepage before she shot and killed herself inside their home november 20th. >>> possible break through in the fight ofe bowl, promising signs and a search for a vaccine. >>> more trouble for bill cosby, find out yes cut a deal with the tabloid telling them about some of his abused accusations. >>> also, it is a holiday tradition, big macy's parade in new york city, we will show you some new floats, debuting this year. >>> we will check in with the experts at butter ball line for some last minute turkey advice. are you going to talk to the turkey people. >> i will talk to them, i got it covered. lots of great advice. no melt down's today. we have you covered. >> we will be right back good morning. cash a. this is jim. a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation an irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with o

harriman's mother says 44 year-old jeaninne lepage shot and killed her three children in tabernacle before shooting herself. lepage died last week even. >>> trump taj mahal says it is seeking new financing to get through chapter 11 bankruptcy case. trump entertainment resort is asking a bankruptcy court to approve a five million-dollar loan from billion air karl eye can to keep the casino afloat during the case. taj mahal plans to close doors on december 12th unless its union drops an appeal of the court order that ended health care and pension plans for workers. >>> there is much more to cover here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", the president makes an executive decision, this one involving a pardon. >>> and as most of us roast a tuturkey eagles hope to carve up the cowboys in the battle for nfc east, it is game day family. we are back in two minutes. >>> well, another thanksgiving tradition, lives on, president obama has spared two turkies from becoming a center piece on the table. the the president, pardoned the lucky birds at the white house, both mack and cheese, mack and cheese, were bor

. >> reporter: we may never know why, but state police say jeaninne lepage did it, if she recovers she'll be charged with shooting her three children, killing two of them. >> reporter: new jersey state police confirm what sources suspected all along based on on the evidence found on holly park drive. tonight for the first time, relatives were allowed to return with church volunteers to clean up the horrific mess in the aftermath of the tragedy. police say lepage used a family owned revolver purchased long ago and may have shot the children while they slept between 5:00 and 9:00 thursday morning. >> a pillow was used to muffle the gun shot sounds which we believe accounts for the reasons why the other residents of the house did not hear the gunshots. >> 8-year-old nadia nadia harriman and her brother nicholas died. alexander and his mother are at cooper university hospital. >> i think it's a tragic thing that happened. >> reporter: crisis counselors were available at the school where the twoeceased children went to school. the mother was described as an unemployed nurse with financial trou

. >> reporter: we may never know why, but state police say jeaninne lepage did it, if she recovers she'll be charged with shooting her three children killing two of them. new jersey state police confirmed what sauerss suspected all along based on on the physical -- source also suspected all along based on on the physical evidence found in the resident. tonight for the first time, relatives were allowed to return with church volunteers to clean up the horrific mess in the aftermath of the tragedy. police say lepage used a family-owned revolver long ago and may have shot the children while they sleft -- slept between 5:00 and 9:00 a.m. >> the pillow was used to muffle the gun shot sounds. 8-year-old nadia harriman and her brother nicholas died at the scene. alexander and the mother survived and are in critical condition at cooper university medical center. >> i know the kids, i'm having a hard time dealing with it. >> it's a very tragic thing that happened. >> reporter: my prayers go out to the family, crisis counselors were at the hospital where the two deceased children attended school. >

"action news" spoke to the long time friend a friend of the mother identified as jeaninne lepage. >>my own kids. i can't believe it's happened. >> now, police say they are not looking for any suspects in the homicide, but they will not say who they think pulled the trigger and why. nine people lived in the home on holy drive all are related. >>> our coverage of the tragic story in tabernacle continues online, we have the most up-to-date information including video reports and pictures from the scene. >> a man pulled off a robbery in west oak lane, but ran into a security guard with run. the thief tried to hold up the rite aid on stenton avenue. but the guard shot him multiple times. the suspect is in critical condition. >>> president obama explained to the nation how and why he will take executive action to stop almost 5 million illegal immigrants from being deported. immigration activists waived american flags outside the white house while the president made a televised addressed inside. if people register with the government, pass a background check and pay taxes they can get work

their mother, jeaninne lepage died days after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound. police say they may never know her motive. >>> philadelphia police after rested a man for impersonating an officer and it appears he is a repeat offender. on november 24th and 25th police say 28 year-old christopher keiter approached a person saying he was a police officer. each time a victim was handcuffed inside a corner store, keiter has three additional arrests including two for impersonating an officer and one for impersonating a a fireman. >>> still ahead on this full hour of "action news" at ten, newly released video gives new perspective into what happened before a policeman killed a 12 year-old child, carrying a toy gun. >>> also a happy ending for a pooch in the montgomery county family that went on a desperate search to find her. >>> what keeps the nation's oldest thanksgiving day parade going, lots of hard work, see for yourself when we come right back. paneling it. page it. >>> family of a 12 year-old boy shot and killed by police in cleveland wanted this surveillance vid

investigators believe jeaninne lepage shot three of her children killing two of them. police believe the shooting was likely an attempted murder suicide, lepage now dead. >>> much more to come on "action news" sunday afternoon, the town of ferguson, missouri along with the rest of the nation braces for the decision on the shooting of michael brown. >> the university takes drastic action against it's fraternities in the wake of a disturbing magazine article. >> reporter: nydia, get ready for a warmup, some of us could see 70 degrees, but some of us may need a snow shovel later this week, i'll have to details from accuweather when we come right back. snorvel. >> former washington, d.c. mayor and civil rights activist marion barry has died. tremendous popular with voters, barry serve four terms as mayor. he was ring elected in 20 -- re-elected in 2012. he was sent to jail for drug arrest for 6 months. >>> the grand jury is off for the weekend as the city waits to hear if darren wilson who shot the unarmed teenager will be charged. karen travers is in clayton, missouri wit

it was on thursday when investigators say jeaninne lepage shot three of her kids before she tried to kill herself i side their house in tabernacle, burrington county. there were other relatives inside the house who did not hear the con fire because lepage allegedly used a pillow to muffle the sounds. two of her children are dead, an 8-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy. lepage and her 11-year-old son remain in critical condition. a friend of the mother tells us that she's disturbed by the incident but she's not surprised. she said that lepage threatened murder/suicide three years ago. >> it was because of the financial problems. and i was helping them out. they were completely broke. and she said that it would be easier for her and her kids to be gone. i'm so heartbroken. i just can't believe it at all. it's just the most selfish thing anybody could ever do. >> last night first responders and counselors were at the house to help family member there's cope with the aftermath. >>> a homeless man is behind bars this morning in connection with the shooting of a temple university student t

afternoon when we first learn the details, thursday morning after 5:00 but before 9:00, 44 year old jeaninne lepage grabbed a revolver and pillow. she shot each of her children, using pillow to muffle the noise. then she shot her early is. >> all four victims were found in the same bed. >> reporter: that is where another relative found them and called 911. fourteen year-old nick harriman and his eight year old sister nadia were killed. their 11 year old brother alex is in critical condition with their mother jeaninne both in cooper hospital in camden. >> motive is not what we can talk about today. we may never know with certainty. >> reporter: it depends if jeaninne le page survives f she does she will be charged with murdering at least two of her children. it is something that the children's father is dealing w he lives in maryland but his girlfriend tribe the moment police broke the news. >> he just broke down. he broke down who arably. it was a horrific shock. >> reporter: shock felt throughout this small community especially on the street where it all happen this woman's granddaughter played wi

when we first learned the details, thursday morning, after 5:00 but before 9:00, 44 year-old jeaninne lepage grabbed a revolver and pillow. she shot each of her children using a pillow to muffle the noise. then she shot herself. >> all four victims were found in the same bed. >> reporter: that is where another relative found them and called 911. fourteen year-old nick harriman and his sister nadia were killed. their were ther alex is in critical condition with his mother jeaninne both in cooper hospital in camden. >> motive is in the one of those things we will be able to talk about today. we may never know with certainty. >> reporter: it depend if jeaninne le page survives f she does she will be charged with murdering at least two of her children. it is something that the children's father is dealing w he lives in maryland but his girlfriend described the moment police broke the news. >> he just broke down, broke down who arably. it was a horrific shock. >> reporter: shock felt throughout this small community especially on the street where it all happened this woman's granddaughter played w

one identified by her friend as nadia. 44-year-old jeaninne lepage and her 14-year-old son were shot.gators tell us nine relatives lived here in the house and one of the five survivors called police for help on thursday morning. >> her kids were like my own kids and i just can't believe this happened. >> it's terrible. you have to expose your kids to this. >> friends also say lepage, a nurse, was living here with her sister's family. now, police won't tell us who killed the children and shot the mother and son inside the home. but they do say they have a handgun. they also tell us at this point they are not looking for a killer. burlington county superintendent has activated a crisis team and we have learned that counselors will be joining children at both the high school and elementary school. live for now from tabernacle township, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> die by lethal injection. the judge sentenced vandamuri to death yesterday. the murders that happened during a botched kidnapping two years ago in the king of prussia. >>> finalize an executive order on his immigration plan

11 year-old alexander harriman and two siblings were murdered by their hot mother, 44 year-old jeaninne lepage before she shot and killed herself inside of their home on the 20th of november. >>> a time is now 8:10. katie says they are in for a more quiet chillier weather pattern, her holiday forecast when we come back. more trouble for comedian bill cosby why he is cutting a deal with the major super market tabloid, plus this. >>> some say thanksgiving is the new cyber monday for deals, i'm jill wagner in new york with that story coming up. >> ♪ >>> yes, indeed. pennsylvania, new jersey, delaware, everybody watching around this great country of ours and around the world on line, we are family and wishing your family so much more and best wishes, thanksgiving day 2014. we will be right back. merry christmas! thanks but this gift, it's kind of half-fast. what's wrong? we still have cable internet , so our uploads are half the speed of our downloads. so i'll be half-fast when i share my photos. and i'll do a half-fast job updating my blog. wait, is everything under this tree half-fast? who wants

say 11 year-old alexander harriman and two siblings were murdered by their mother 44 year-old jeaninne lepage before she shot and killed herself inside their home on november 20th. >>> it is 6:10. more trouble this morning for bill cosby why he cut a deal with a tabloid telling them about some of his abuse allegations. >>> also it is not just turkey day but it is game day for the birds, eagles set for thanksgiving day showdown in dallas with more than just bragging rights on the line. i will be watching. >>> also it is a holiday tradition big macy's day parade in new york city, we have live with the new floats debuting this year. >>> we want to know what you are thankful for, reach out on twitter, fist book, instagram, and you might see your pictures, your comments, right here on "eyewitness news", good morning. a secure retirement. a new home. earning your diploma. providing for your family. real associates, using walmart's benefits to build better lives for their families. opportunity. that's the real walmart. by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said, "tha

forty-four year-old jeaninne lepage died three days after a self inflict gunshot wound. police say le page shot three of her children in their tabernacle home before turning the gun on herself. two died, another remains in extremely critical condition. sunday night hundreds of people in tabernacle came out for candle light vigil to pray for that are family. >> it makes me feel like if jeaninne knew all these people were here and cared, maybe she wouldn't have done what she did. >> police have not announced a motive in the shooting but friends say jeaninne le page recently lost her job and was dealing with financial problems. >>> we're following breaking news involving a deadly accident on i-95. >> lets get out to steve keeley for very latest, steve. >> reporter: we're right at the accident scene we will see state troopers there that have i-95 northbound shut down at 291 exit ramp and panning over to the right and you'll see markings where a suv was and just taken out of here by a flatbed truck. right before that is other vehicle involved and that is an bread truck where

investigators say 44 year-old jeaninne lepage shot her children are and then turn that gun on herself. >>> well, still to come here on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 our winter storm coverage will continue kathy will have your updated forecast. >>> then never mind cold and snow holiday shopper is already camped out in cherry hill and preparations for thanksgiving day and the black friday sales. what would it take for to you camp out. beasley. >>> eagles defense with several high priority target to control tomorrow in dallas, we will talk about running back dimarco murray yesterday, today the eagles with the report on the receiver, dez bryant that is topic coming up in sports. >>> all right. our eye has been on the storm, since early this morning, what is it looking like right now. >> you know, precipitation is slowly relaxing, dying out a little bit, our storm is just to the east, of delaware. it will rapidly move towards the north east and we will see this coming to an end this evening. that is good news. if you have to travel, the best time will be about after 8:00 o'clock tonight. take

new jersey state police say jeaninne lepage shot her three children and then turn the gun on her son, nadia harriman and her brother nicholas harriman died. le page and another child are listed in critical condition. >>> will well, strong show of support for president obama's plan to fix the immigration system. philadelphia community leaders gathered in center city to praise the president's decision to use an executive order to implement his plan. it will allow 5 million undocumented parents of u.s. citizens or legal permanent residence to stay in the country and work. republican leaders say that the president is over stepping his authority by by passing congress. >>> meantime the new york times is reporting that president obama has signed a secret order involving our troops in afghanistan. it reportedly authorize a more expansive mission next year. the reported move would ensure american troops have a direct role in carrying out missions against militant group. previously the president says u.s. troops would have no combat role in afghanistan, in 2015. >>> bodies of the 28 people are

forty-four year-old jeaninne lepage died three days after a self inflict gunshot wound. police say she shot three of her children in their tabernacle home before she turn the gun on herself. two died, another remains in extremely critical condition. sunday night, hundreds of people in tabernacle came out for a candle light vigil to pray for the family. police have not announced a motive but friends say jeaninne le page recently lost her job and she was dealing with financial issues. >>> according to a philly magazine story, pennsylvania governor tom corbett has signed the execution warrant for the man convicted of killing a female philadelphia police officer. christopher roney, also known as rapper cool c, was convicted in 1996 of killing office are loretha vaird during a bank robbery. she was the first philadelphia female office tore die in the line of duty. roney is scheduled to be executed january 8th. >>> grand jury investigating the police shooting death of michael brown in ferguson, new jersey is expected to reconvene later today. >> lets go to jennifer joyce in th