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. >> the man hired by penn state to examine the handling of the jerry sandusky scandal was hospitalizeda serious crash. >> it was a nerve racking day for parents after their little ones were more than three hours late coming home from their first day of school. >> good morning, it is 4:30. so nice to see you. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> it's been awhile. we'll catch up later. first we'll get the accuweather forecast with mr. david murphy. >> hi, tam. >> hi, david. >> saw matt yesterday. we've got cloud cover overnight that could not hold it together in the low humidity air mass that's still in place this morning. it's warm. 70 degrees but clear skies, lots of stars out right now and the promise of plenty of sunshine just like yesterday morning. 61 degrees in allentown, 64 in reading, 62 trenton, 61 in millville and a little bit warmer down the shore. upper 60's right now in both sea isle city and up the coast in atlantic city. as you head outside, 68 by 6 o'clock, about 71 by 8:00 a.m. mainly clear and fairly comfortable early today and as we roll through the day it's going

in 2012 freeh penned the scathing report on penn state's handling of the jerry sandusky child sex scandal. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> and happening today, several top lawmakers of an ocean county town will give us an update this morning about the efforts to bring back a student from israel who some fear has been kidnapped. 23-year-old aaron sofer of lakewood new jersey was last seen on friday heading for a hike in jerusalem with his friends. the pair were separated. israeli police have confirmed they've launched an extensive for sofer. he's an ultra orthodox student at yeshiva. >>> a flying bullet missed a crib where a toddler was sleeping much it happened on sunday night on sixth and walnut streets in darby borough. a bullet crashed through a window and landd in a wall inchs from a child. we'll have a live report coming up in our next half hour. >> upper darby police dubbed one suspect a drunk uncle after he put a nephew behind the wheel. clarence hairston is charged with dui after police spotted his car driving erratically on saturday. officers followed him back

in 2012 free penned the scathing report against the jerry sandusky sex scandal at penn state. >>> heavy rain over the weekend caused a small pennsylvania road to wash away. it happened in perry township north of pittsburgh, you can see the massive hole left behind after flash flooding. a 79-year-old man died after his car plummeted 27 feet into the culvert. people are now stranded there until crews can repair the roadway. >>> a west virginia man says he has his dog to thank after saving him from a black bear. it happened in george washington, national forest, the man says he was out for a hike with his dogs when he spotted two cubs playing and that is when the protective mama bear came out charging. >> she charged down the bank and bit my thigh and knocked me to the ground. >> and luckily that man's dog was also protective and he came charging, he suffered claw wounds to his legs and arms and torso, expert say that black bear attacks are extremely rare. welcome home! woah, this kitchen is beautiful! give him the tour. let me show you! soft-close drawers, farm sink! where's my room? we h

recall he was hired by penn state to investigate the handling of child sex complaints involving jerry sandusky. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what went wrong when a mortar round exploded killing two people. the investigation will focus on whether proper procedures were handled. >>> officials call it the first crocodile attack in the u.s. a nine-foot crock bit a man and woman swimming in a canal on sunday. the man suffered multiple cuts and the woman was bitten on the shoulder. officials say there are clear signs in the area warning swimmers to avoid swimming because of crocodiles. >>> a massachusetts beach was closed for several hours yesterday after a police helicopter spotted a great white shark nearby. you see video there. the shark could not be seen from the shore but lifeguards told everyone to stay out of the water for two hours as a precaution. some swimmers rode a sign on the beach that said you're going to need a bigger boat. famous line from the movie "jaws" which was shot in massachusetts. >>> a nebraska man is cooling off in prison this morning all because of his ice b

trustees, voted to day to support a settlement with the ncaa over the school's handling of the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. that settlement, calls for all 60 million-dollar at penn state will pay in fines to be spent, in pennsylvania, and, go through assist victims of child sexual abuse. >>> ban on bowl games, scholarship reductions and other penalty will remain in effect. sandusky a former football coach is serving a prison term for sexually abusing, ten boys. >>> philadelphia's own taney dragons are making some history in williamsport. >> they made it to the little league world series and before they get down to work playing on friday there is a celebration to be had. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is live with the dragons in williamsport where party is in full swing, jen. >> reporter: that is right, jessica, it is all fun and games tonight. competition does not the start until tomorrow and our dragons do not take the field until friday. but all 16 teams from across the country and across the world are right here, mingling, you can see our taney dragons there in the blue

they say they have questions over the handling of the jerry sandusky scandal. >> yesterday a judge gavell parties federal lawsuit over a $60 million fine issued to penn state a month to possibly settle that case. >> well the dream team keeps its dream alive. philadelphia's taken know dragons will be playing for a spot in the little league world series. >> they won today to advance to sunday's mid atlantic region fondle. now fox 29's bruce gordon has been following the dragons who are now one win from a trip to william port, pennsylvania. hey, bruce. >> reporter: hello, ladies. philadelphia does to have winning baseball team. who cares if they're just kids taney dragons beat suburban albany new york this morning in regional semi final in bristol connecticut. i watched the game with fans back home. it was a white knuckle affair. >> it feels so great. >> reporter: the calf calf photograph wasn't officia officy open yet when the first pitch was thrown. the owner has been sponsoring taney youth baseball for the avenue four years. making this the unofficial watch party headquarters. >> i'm no

you might remember his name not only from the fbi but the high-profile jerry sandusky case.n 2011, penn state hired him to investigate the complaints. >>> for more on that trip, we're joined by mark murray, senior political editor. two days in a row now. what are you expecting out of this visit in charlotte today? >> all centered around the va. veterans affairs, it a mont agohas on the g scandals after inspector general report and other watchdogs found that a lot of veterans weren't getting good care at va hospitals across the country. that led to eric shinseki, head of the va and the obama administration to resign his post. president obama appointed a new person instead. congress passed a law to give more money to va hospitals and president obama will be announcing new executive actions he will be taking to ensure better care at veterans hospitals. >> and allowing that money that congress gave to receive private care as well is this. >> veterans who don't live close to a va hospital will be able to get access to private care. that's what republicans wanted. democrats wanted

he led independent investigation in the the jerry sandusky penn state abuse case. >>> well, if you have got outside today we have finally felt that august heat that 90-degree mark on the thermometer. we will hit it today. meteorologist kathy orr is here to let us know if the heat will be here for a while, kathy. >> here we go that sultry summer heat, and it will try to hold on for a little while. in philadelphia down to 85, already after peeking at 90 trenton 84. eighty-four in allentown. seventy-eight in the poconos. ocean water temperature sitting at 77. with the sea breeze it has cooled down to 77 down the shore. so temperatures at warm side dew points inching up, when we have a dew point temperature between 61 and 64, not bad just yet but 67 gets a little muggy and those dew point temperatures on the rise, that means it will be increasingly humid tonight and during day tomorrow. nothing on storm scan three locally but pulling out here is hurricane cristobal who will stay hundreds of miles away from the mainland u.s. but impacting our weather with dangerous rip currents. more on that

you may remember that freeh was hired by penn state to examine how the school handled the jerry sandusky case. >>> the national transportation safety board wants to know what caused mosquito helicopter crash in cape may county. chopper owned by the county's mosquito control department made a hard landing yesterday morning in cape may courthouse. they were doing weekly observations, in the salt marsh when the chopper went down, nearly missed an house and a soccer field. >> it is all the sudden we heard this noise, like the rotors hitting the trees it, sounded like somebody was cutting brush with a big brush cutter. and then all the sudden it went down, the noise stopped. >>> both the pilot and passenger suffered minor injuries. >>> well, as you know, drinking and driving is a dangerous beginning. delaware county man apparently with too much to drink had his nephew take the wheel. the problem, his never ooh is only eight years old. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole mcclaren picks up the story. >> reporter: police say 58 year old clarence hairston chose his eight year old nephew to be hess

. >> the man hired by penn state to examine the handling of the jerry sandusky scandal was hospitalizednerve racking day for parents after their little ones were more than three hours late coming home from their first day of school. >> good morning, it is 4:30. so nice to see you. good to see you. >> g

free was herd by penn state to examine how the school handle the the jerry sandusky case. >> a warningrom police tonight for women who live and work in north philadelphia. a 19 year old told police she was indecently assaulted while walking to the bus stop in the 100 block of west dauphin street. now that happened last thursday afternoon. then yesterday about a mile away 26 year old woman reported a man tried to force her into an alley north what's streets and tried to get her to have sex with him. he did run away when she started screaming. police do not believe the same man is responsible but they do say women need to take extra precautions. >>> new tonight two people were rushed to the hospital after a fire at a row home in philadelphia's spring garden neighborhood. "eyewitness news" at 12th and mount vernon as firefighters tried to fight the smoke pour out of the second floor l the two people injured were taken to hahnemann university hospital. no word tonight on their conditions and the cause of that fire is now under investigation. >> it is an incredible story of survival. two pe

still operating under ncaa sanctions not to mention the cloud from the jerry sandusky scandal, franklin's job is much more than just figuring out how to stop ohio state's running attack. penn state's athletic revenues, football attendance and alumni athletic contributions are all down from four years ago. franklin has to reenergize the bow people it that is penn state's sports, but he has to do it the penn state way. is there anything more important then winning? >> yeah, that is a very small part of it. i know a lot of coaches say that. i believe that. making sure that these guys are prepared for life. winning to me is a biproduct of all of those other things. i know a lot of coaches say. that i truly believe that. that is why i got in the business. >> reporter: hoist james franklin? penn state is his 12th job since 1995, such is the life of a young coach climbing the ladder. he was a four year starter at quarterback at east stroudsburg university and before that a player at neshaminy high school. while he has a master's degree in psychology he acknowledges having been consume by sports

first year as the nittany lions head coach, the program is still working under the cloud of the jerry sanduskycandal and the ncaa sanctions that followed. they talk about returning the program to prominence and then tune in for the full report tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >> i look forward to those interviews. >> up next cecily is back with the full accuweather forecast. >> be later a new way to save money if you are willing to be >> be later a new way to save money if you are willing to be adventurous. you need blinds. you know it. your neighbours know it. complete strangers passing by your house know it. don't be that house. do something about it. during blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale going on now. buy one, get a second at half price. blinds to go blinds for life. your windows don't need a facelift. just a new wardrobe. take them shopping during blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale going on now. buy one get second at half price. blinds to go is 60. boy, time goes fast. and so will this sale. blinds to go blinds for life. >>> the philadelphia zoo made a slash for una today, the fe

penn state university football coach james franklin leading the nittany lions in the wake of the jerry sandusky. >> reporter: we travel to state college to meet the man with the start of his first training camp holds the penn state football fortunes in his hands. still operating under the ncaa sanctions, his job is more than stopping ohio state's run be attack. contributions are down from four years ago, franklin has to reenergy the behemeth that is penn state's sports. >> i believe make be sure these guys are prepared for life. winning to me is a bye product to all the other things. i know a lot of coaches say that, i truly believe that. >> reporter: who is james franklin. penn state is his 1th job since 1995. such is the life of a young coach. he was a four year starter at east stroudsburg university. a player at in neshaminy high school. he acknowledges being consumed by sports and i am mature student in high school. he has no problem with his current players knowing that. >> i was similar to them, i don't think i was so far removed that i can't relate. >> in 2013, four of his recruits in va

examine the handling of child sex abuse complaints involving former assistant football coach jerry sandusky>>> the family of the two amish sisters allegedly abducted by this couple will hold a garage raising for many family who found the girls. the sisters knocked on a door after their cab tors released them. the family took the girls in, fed them and drove them home. the little girls, their siblings, parents and grandparents plan to build them a garage as a show of thanks. >>> how about this? a house cat is terror icing people in texas. one resident was left with significant scratches. he doesn't want to be identified. the cat went after him while he was walking his dogs. >> cat jumped off a fence and ran towards the dogs and myself. i got in the way of the dogs to try and protect the dogs. the cat latched on my leg and scratched it. >> the owner of this cat says he doesn't attack people but has ran after dogs before. she says she wasn't home during the most recent incident. >>> fear over foot wear. >> the new jersey teenagers targeted for their sneakers. >>> tackling travel troubles. a fo

he was hired to handle child sex abuse involving former football coach jerry sandusky. >>> florida fish and wildlife officials calling is the first crocodile attack in the u.s. a nine foot croc bit a man and woman swimming in a canal. the man suffered multiple cuts to shoulders, back. the woman bit on the shoulder but managed to get away. officials say there are clear warnings posted in that area to avoid swimming because of those crocodiles. >> announcer: now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> who would swim in those canals in florida? that's just crazy. now, our weather continues to heat up. it's already warm, and it's going to get a little bit hotter. we continue to track cristobal. that is barely a hurricane. sure doesn't look like it on the satellite picture. and we continue to update the holiday weekend forecast. right now we're still seeing a lot of sunshine out there. the temperatures 82 degrees. the feels like temperature 83, humidity up just a touch. no wind. 3 degrees warmer than it was this time yesterday. of course by thi

>> and brush off the jerry sandusky scandal. how they'll handle the kick off of a >>> good morning, eagles play their final pre-season game thursday night, but without their starters, but the game is important for many of the backups, 22 eagle players will be cut on saturday to get down to the roster at 53. now, you listen to chip ellie. he does feel for the players, he tells them they will not be on the team. >> haven't changed, i mean, obviously when every guy that is here that's part of the roster, you know, nfl football player, and then to be the one that has to tell them it won't happen here, difficult. it is part of the job. but it is not a fun part of the job. >> all right, the phillies, better last night without two of their starters, that's freddie playing for chase utley. he hits a homerun. but not done there. you want to see darren rough play? you got him last night. darren rough plays first base, hits the homerun, phillies up three-nothing, cole hamels the lead, but phillies come back with unearned run in the eighth.

his name was in the high-profile jerry sandusky case. in 2011 penn state was hired to handle the child sex abuse complaints involving the former assistant football coach. the crash is under investigation. >>> and listen up, gmail users, your e-mail could be at risk. experts identify a new weakness. hackers access accounts with a 92% success rate and their method works on windows, ios and android operating systems. the attack relies on downloading a malicious app. >>> added security. the feature now required in one state that could help to keep thieves away from your cell phones. >>> and your kids may need a jacket heading out to catch the bus. we'll check in with meteorologist chuck bell live in prince george's county with your bus stop and school day forecast at 6:41. >>> and the growing lack of leg room can try anyone's patience these days. we'll tell you about the we'll tell you about the in-flight battle that after seeing everything, but let me take one last look. sure. take your time. built-in nav, heated seats for mom, dvd with wir

he's the man who oversaw the investigation into penn state's handling of the jerry sandusky scandal. the crash happened monday afternoon in barnard vermont. his car flew off the road, hit a mailbox and some scrubs. cops say he was wearing his seat belt no word on his condition or why he crash. free is a former federal judge who led the fbi from 1993 to 2001. >> check out those little cute guys. we have good news for our four legged friends and all who love them on this national dog day. did you know it's national dog day. >> i did learn that earlier today. >> we've been talk bowing it all day. two pet store chains in our area no longer retail bet stores now only donning out rescues and shelter dogs. >> the change means older dogs and those set to be euthanized now have a new leash and life. our karen hepp with the paw inspiring story. >> reporter: me, me, take me. check out these happy wagging tails. these pet stores now offer only dogs from rescue or shelters. no more pets from puppy mills. this was a charm they felt the time had come. >> the outcry from our customers saying, you kn

he also led the independent investigation in the jerry sandusky penn state abuse case. >>> a veteran longport police officer dies in a tragic accident, police say sergeant charles adams was off-duty when his motorcycle struck the side of the suv in franklin township last night. adams was a 21 year veteran of the force and that accident remains under investigation. >>> philadelphia police are looking for three men who attempted to rob a parking lot attendant this happened sunday evening at park america, located at 1900 commerce street in logan circle. police say one of the men showed a gun demanded money and cell phone from that attendant. he refused and the man or men ran a away, if you recognize them call the police. >>> temperatures continue to rise they are creeping to close to 90. meteorologist kathy orr is live on the sky deck with a first look at your forecast, kathy. >> noticeably warmer and more humid today, jessica and we see a few clouds rolling in but humidity and temperatures will max out during the day tomorrow. right now across the region you can see these numbers, impr

examine the handling of the child sex abuse complaint involving former assistant football coach jerry sandusky>>> now from our south jersey shore reporter, the bureau there, cape may county mosquito control helicopter crashes just feet away from homes. sky force 10 was over south boyd street and cape may courthouse yesterday morning. the pilot and the county employee onboard were not seriously hurt. federal investigators are looking into what caused that accident. >>> a man accused of a crash that killed a philadelphia girl has pleaded guilty. according to court documents he admitted he was under the influence when his car slammed into an suv two years ago. that suv then plowed into a group of people walking along eighth and washington in south philadelphia. an 11-year-old girl was killed. three people injured. he pleaded guilty to charges including assault and driving under the influence. >>> it's 6:18, new information about a deadly crash in montgomery county that we first brought you as breaking news yesterday morning. police now say the car was going more than 80 miles an hour just before

the law finds penn state, 60 million-dollar over jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal.hat monday would i go to programs to prevent child sex abuse and to abuse victims. >>> for some young athletes, the the taney dragons from philadelphia are gearing up for the little league world series semi finals in connecticut f they win today, and then on sunday they will advance to the big game. >>> three day pennsylvania dutch festival comes back in full swing, from 8:00 to 5:00 p.m. at reading terminal market until tomorrow. the festival will feature foods, craft and live entertainment. tomorrow the festival moves outdoors on the arch street between 11th and 12th for a county fair, complete with first time, power drives, a petting zoo and live. >>> scrapple. >> right. >> fox 29 is getting results of neighbor tired have of living in the makeshift campground. fed up viewers in juniata called fox 29 about a man that they say has turned his important inch to a camp ground. one home owner sent us this photo the owe. she said that is her next door neighbor fast asleep and surrounded by

. >> the jerry sandusky scandal continues. an important vote today by the penn state board of trustees on the ncaa fine. the board voted to support a possible legal settlement that would keep the $60 million from that type in pennsylvania. the vote comes in response to a lawsuit filed over the youth of -- use of that money. board also vowed to remain in full compliance with other sanctions including a multi year bowl ban. scholarship reductions and other penalties. penn state has five years to pay that fine. >> with classes opening in less than month school officials and police in new jersey are looking to get a jump on fighting drug abuse. prosecutors offices from seven south jersey counties sponsored their annual school safety and security conference today. speakers addressed heroin, prescription drug abuse among students. they also spoke about practical methods for identifying threats to schools. >> what we're trying to do is to ensure police, educators are working together in order to ensure the safety of our children. thi

he is the man who oversaw the investigation into the penn state's handling of the jerry sandusky scandal. police say the crash happened monday afternoon in barnard, vermont. they say his car flew off the road and hit a mailbox and some shrubs. cops say he was wearing a seat belt. no word, though, on his condition or why he crashed. free is former federal judge who led the fbi from 1993 to 2001. >> parents, you'll want to listen up who are. most marijuana users start smoking at the age of 16, and smoking pot just once a week if you're younger than 25 is lead damaging -- lasting damage to your brain. >> fox's alex has results of the latest research. >> reporter: brain power, it varies from person to person. some recent research suggests those under the age of 25 who spoke marijuana at least once a week are putting themselves at a disadvantage. >> the brain continues to develop till someone is at least 18 years of age. and so knowing that, that the brain is not formed, that's a particularly bad time to be taking substance that is we don't know enough about. >> reporter: dr. zebb bra peel is

the law fines penn state $60 million over the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scand scandal.t money would go to programs to prevent child sex abuse and to abuse victims. >>> state investigators have busted a big exam targeting grandparents. three people accused of duping elderly victims are behind bars this evening. the attorney general's office announcing the arrest today. spencer compass, winston and johan west charged with criminal conspiracy, theft by deception identity theft. the scammers are a cued of stealing over $162,000 from their victims. the arrests come after a nine month long investigation. >> based in pennsylvania, their illegal activities targeted senior citizens in at least eight states. this window creates falls fears among our senior citizens that their loved ones are in some kind of serious trouble and urgently need their help. >> the suspects are being jailed on $1 million bail. they're all scheduled for a preliminary hearing on augus august 21st. investigators say there's one other person believed to be involved and that person is still on the loose toni

something along the way your career led you to this position now after working on the jerry sandusky scandal, or the aftermath of it. you mentioned at the beginning of your testimony that the world is a different place, and you immediately transitioned to the internet. did the internet cause this? did the internet enable this? is this world a different place because of a deterioration of society in general, or were these people, struggling for my christianity here, these people -- have these people always been here and with us in our society? i want your personal opinion. >> the internet has opened up opportunities that did not exist that facilitates the commission of these traditional crimes. i mean there were always predators. the month did you say operandi has changed online because when you think about it now the internet provides a global platform. it provides the ability for a predator to so-called groom a potential victim because through all the information that is imparted in different social media sites, a predator will glean that information and then turn that around and ta