. >> new details in the case involving wrestling legend jimmy "superfly" snuka in lehigh valley. today a judge dropped a homicide charge against snuka. prosecutors say snuka killed his girlfriend at a motel back in 1983. his attorneys now say the wrestler is in hospice care and has six months to live. the judge dropped the charges today after reviewing snuka's medical records. >>> many of us returned to work today. so did lawmakers on capitol hill. the 115th congress got to work by first re-electing republican paul ryan as speaker of the house. all but one republican voted for ryan. he'll lead with an ambitious agenda. replacing the affordable carable. pat toomey was sworn into the senate this afternoon by vice president biden. his wife chris held the bible there. >> we'll be working hard. we'll hit the ground running. it starts tomorrow. we'll be working long days, long weeks because there's a lot of work to be done. i think we'll accomplish a lot. >> toomey's been a senator since 2011 as a sign of bipartisan. democratic senator bob casey was toomey's escort. >>> donald trump bl

jimmy "superfly" snuka was 73. >>> we remember the impact of civil rights leader martin luther king jrcades after his iconic speeches fighting for racial justice dr. king's words continue to live on and according to twitter there's been over 1 million tweets with his quotes over the past year. you probably recognize some of these. the popular ones the time is always right to do what is right. "darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that." "injustice anywhere is a justice to threat everywhere." >>> some of us can barely bear the coldest swimmer, look at these 30 swimmers racing in frosty waters with the air temperature nearly freezing. part of a german competition to be crowned the ice queen. in between races they can sip on hot tea or hot saunas to warm up. one competitor says even though it requires a bit of willpower people participate to overcome their quote weaker self. >> what would it take for you to jump into those waters? >> i'm in touch with my weaker self. saying good-bye for now. >> thanks for watching "early t

hear what we're learning about the death of jimmy super fly snuka. >>> i tackers posing as police try to attack someone. >>> live as volunteers expected to mark martin luther king today and events at our region. >>> preparing for history. now just a few days left before the inauguration of president elect trump. tell you how the nation's capital is getting ready. nbc 10 news. starts now. >>> 5:30 on the nose. good morning and welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm tra tracey davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. >>> temperatures plum etting overnight. >>>

michael riley who represents scarfo's son has asked for privacy on behalf of the family and jimmy super fly snuka was in the hall of fame. he was charged with the death of his girlfriend who was found in a whitehall township hotel. the charges were dropped because of his terminal condition. he was 73. >> and plans to replace the nation's healthcare will include everyone. he declined details. he expects coming gross add drets the issue in the coming weeks. >> north philadelphia, protesters defended affordable care act. hundreds gathered outside temple university hospital to speak against plans to repeal the healthcare law. they have the speaker's voice their frustration over this political fight. >> we had to have a man that is getting ready to become president that said he wants to make america great again. how do you make america great again if you take my medical coverage and 20 million folks coverage and make america great again? >> mayor jim kenney and senator bob casey were among elected officials at the ral limit. >> president obama is defending united states decision to abstain from united

. >> if so far there's no information on funeral services for former pro wrestler jimmy "superfly" snukand wrestled in parts of four ta decadesment earlier this month with snuka was charged with the death of his girlfriend he lived in north cam ton county and did pass away in florida. >> the philadelphia orchestra is celebrating life and legacy of dr. martin luther king. and the 90 minute tribute concert is expected to draw a large crowd from diverse neighborhoods performances situate r situated at the conclusion. >> and also honor of the day of service penn vet is giving back by making sure these little guys get their vaccination and free wellness clinic sin tended for dog and cat owners that otherwise would not have access to vet services and 200 animals are expected to vaccinated and they're offering low cost microchiping. >> a dog in denver, colorado got himself to a bit of cold water yesterday beagle named theo theo i like that name chased geese on the forzen lake and became stranded because of thinning ice. the geese taunting theo who was smart enough not to wait for the melting ic

jimmy super fly snuka has died after losing his battle to stomach cans. he wrestled for 40 years and inducted wwe hall of fame in 1996. he was charged in connection to the death of a former girlfriend a judge dropped those charges due his terminal condition. >>> also tonight a family attorney confirms notorious former philadelphia mob bosnick deena scarfo died at the age of 87. we're told scarfo passed away in federal prison medical facility in north carolina. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh has more. >> it's not unexpected. he was never going to be a factor again. he was never going to come home. i think some people who said good riddance. on the people say rip, rest in peace. >> george an stay isn't covered the philadelphia mob for more than a decade for the inquirer. he learned much about the man heading the mob. >> a lot of people say he's a psycho. he was terribly volatile. short tempered. very violent. >> reporter: scarfo took over the philadelphia crime in 1981 after the murders of then boss angelo bruno and his successor philip testa anastasia

a lehigh county judge has dismissed the murder case against former pro wrestling star jimmy super fly snukad his girlfriend's 1983 death, prosecutors allege nancy argintina was beaten and snuka said she died from a fall. the judge who dismissed the charges today said the 73-year-old is not competent to stand trial. last month snuka's lawyer revealed that his client suffers from dementia and only has six months to live. elsewhere on the crime front the city of chester is operating with 34 fewer police officers than its budget would allow that is probably bad news for citizens and good news for criminals. action news reporting christie aletto is live at chester police headquarters christie what are authorities saying about that tonight? >> well, the mayor's office tells us the police department is not short stapled with 72 police officers and top brass says they are a little thin and they are investigating the first homicide of the year some residents say this is cause for concern. 20 second and howard brought ch chester it's first murder of 2017 and the highest per capita murder rates in the

. >>> retired wwwe star jimmy super fly snuka is no longer facing murder charges a judge dismissed the case saying that snuka is not competent to stand trial. 73-year-old faced charges of killing his girlfriend nancy argentina. she died in their white house township hotel room if 1993. prosecutorprosecutors will now o the drawing board. >> police are trying to track down this man. he walk into a wfs bank along delaware avenue this morning walked up to the counter and demanded a teller hand over some cash. once the worker did, he took off. going west on delaware avenue. nobody was hurt. >>> search is on for the person who robbed a citizen bank in northeast philadelphia right around 12:30 on christmas eve. we're just now seeing these images though. the bank is on the 2500 block of welsh road. police say a man walked in, showed a teller a note demanding money, got cash and took off clearly they're looking for the person. >>> now police in two burlington county towns banding together as they continue their search for a man who has been driving around naked. evesham last friday two teen gir

the daughter of professional wrestling legend jimmy "superfly" snuka confirms on social media that herfather died at the age of 73, one week after murder charges were dropped against him when the court deemed him unfit to stand trial for the death of his girlfriend due to dementia. he was known by his fans for his high-flying moves in the ring. the wwe is releasing a statement saying they are saddened and extending its condolences. >> agree or disagree to this statement. my health care cost also rise if obamacare is repealed. let me get you details here. overall we're seeing 93% agree that health care cost also rise if obamacare is repealed. let's look at age for you. all ages generally do agree. but a quick point here. what we saw here under 35 less so. in fact, during the discussion we had with representative ruiz, older voters believed more strongly than younger voters that their health care cost also rise if obamacare is repealed. let me take a look at the breakdown here by gender. men and men. you can see here that when it cometo men, more disagree with that statement than women o

. >>> wwe hall of fame wrestler jimmy "superfly" snuka died at the age of 73. his daughter announced the passing on her facebook page a short time ago. wwe released a statement, giving their condolences to the family. >>> the women's march on washington, which started out as a rallying cry for women to show their solidarity against trump, has exploded across social media, attracting thousands of participants, including many celebrities. about three times more parking permits for buses have been issued for the women's march than trump's inauguration. 1200 bus permits compared to 393 for trump's inauguration. those not traveling to washington, dozens of sister marches are being organized in cities across the country. and national co-chair of the women's march on washington joins us now. what do the numbers look like and what does the energy look like, linda? >> the energy is excited, coming from 42 states around the country, sister marches across the united states of america and 30 happening globally. this has become just an amazing grassroots effort, more than i

wrestling legend jimmy superfly snuka is dead. doctors raently said he only had months to live. member of the world wrestling entertainment hall of fame. >>> today loved ones will attend a service for murdered teenager grace packer. family said the public invited to pay respects. police say was abused before she was killed. the memorial will be held this afternoon at new life paris by attorney church. also today, social workers hold a community forum to talk about the signs of child abuse. grace's adopted mother are both charged in the teens death. two are accused of murdering grace. then dismembering and dumping body in the woods of north eastern pennsylvania. >> have an update on wall sitting ban in philadelphia's written house square. neighborhood association said it came up was a no sitting rule because of vandalism to the wall that led to drug use. over the weekend, mayor gym kenny tweeted citizens can sit anywhere they want. plans to discuss the rule this week. facebook group is organizing a sit in at the wall tomorrow. >> happening today, top cop will meet with the speake

. >>> a lehigh county judge has dropped murder charges against former wwe wrestler jimmy super fly snuka. the seven three-year old was charged last year with murder and involuntary manslaughter, in the 1983 death of his girlfriend nancy argentino. judge site had snuka's mental record as a reason why those charges were dropped. last month snuka's lawyers said his client was suffering from dementia and had six months to live. prosecutors argued that snuka 's brain shows normal signs of aging. >>> taking a look at weather now it is damp, dreary tuesday >> i will keep umbrella around a little while longer, what do you think, kate. >> you will need it in the in the first part of the overnight hours but tomorrow morning we should see this clear out. storm scan three shows heavy rain pushing away. we have a few more showers in central pennsylvania, and they could drift in overnight. scattered showers and also dealing with areas of fog, current visability not terrible but you can see a to spots atlantic city airport down to .3 miles. visibility are lower than average but not any dense fog right

new details in the case involving wrestling legend jimmy "superfly" snuka and a lehigh county judge dropped the homicide charge against snuka. prosecutors say snuka killed his girlfriend at a motel in north whitehall township back in 1983. but attorneys say he's in hospice care and has three months to live. the judge dropped the charges after looking at his medical records. >>> a student is now facing charges for cyber bullying. that student made a racist video about one of his classmates then put it on social media. randy gyllenhaal spoke to parents who say this is part of a much larger problem. >> reporter: for the past year or so reports of racism at saucon valley high school started bubbling to the surface. families say the verbal attacks got more and more aggressive. >> he had been going through some stuff for some years. some students threw a confederate flag at him. others slurs. >> reporter: al rivers is the family friend of a 16-year-old black teenager at this school who is routinely harassed. the racism reached a boiling point in october when a 14-year-old white student posted a r

. >>> also this morning, wwe legend jimmy super fly snuka has died, less than two weeks, after a why dismissed his murder charges. the seven three-year old was battling stomach cancer, jimmy had been wrestling since 70's n2015 prosecutors charged him with the 1938 death of his then girlfriend nancy argentino but recently judge decided snuka's dementia diagnosis made him mentally incompetent to stand trial. >>> there is finally some good news this morning on boston street, gas has been restored to the homes there following a water main break and sinkhole. so crews they have been working hard for a week, the gas has been restored but the water department, well, they now need to get to work to replace an 80-foot waterline. crews are hoping to have water back on by wednesday, or thursday. >>> time right now 5:11. a philadelphia cabdriver shot 13 times, on the job, and still ahead on "good day philadelphia" what happened in the minutes before the gun fire, rang out. >>> and kidnaped at birth, an 18 year-old reunite with her biological parents have after learning that she was snatched from

. >>> just 12 days after a judge dismissed his murder charges, wwe legend jimmy super fly snuka has passed away. the seven three-year old lost his battle to stomach cancer yesterday. jimmy wrestled since the 70's and joined wwe hall have of fame in 1996, and in 2015 he was charged in the death of his then girlfriend nancy argentino but two weeks ago a judge decided his dementia diagnosis made him mentally incompetent to stand trial. >> i have a dream., that all men are created equal. >> today is the nation, pausing the legacy of doctor martin luther king junior. >> for many around the nation, that meaning of a day of service, it is what that is all about. some of the largest service events happening right here in philadelphia, and, in fact, the largest, day of service event is here in philadelphia. girard college. >> that is where lauren johnson is right thousand because volunteers already starting to pile in. >> that is right, alex, i will show you what is happening here. they are piling in and they are meeting up to talk about what will happen here, today, and throughout the day as we ho

. >>> jimmy super fly snuka no longer faces murder charges. a judge dismissed the charges. ruled he is not competent to stand trial in 1983 death of girlfriend. she was found unconscious at lehigh valley motel. eu snuk snuka. >>> today celebrate first day of phl pre-k. universal prekindergarten initiative. funded by the new soda tax to make early childhood education more affordable for families. plans to add 6,000 over the next five years. most in high need areas. >>> 6:35. president obama heads toll capitol hill today to meet with democrats about strategies to protect obamacare. planning to quickly pass legislation to dismantle the president's signature health care law. working to save at least parts of the affordable health care act. wants republicans to detail how they will replace obamacare before they repeal the law. >>> president elect plans to hold first news conference since winning the white house a week from today. tweeted last night an intelligence briefing on russian hacking was delayed until friday. intelligence official says that briefing was always scheduled

. >> retired wwe star jimmy super fly snuka no longer facing murder charges, lehigh county judge dismissed the case saying he's not competent to stand trial. the 73 year old faced charges of killing his girlfriends, nancy argentina. she died in their white house township hotel room in 1983. prosecutors say they're evaluating their options. >> in northampton county 14 year old faces criminal charges for offensive social media post involving student at the high school. white student faces charges of ethnic intimidation, last fall the district attorney says the boy taped videotaped a 16 year old black student eating chicken wings and narrarated video using offensive stereotypes, also racial slurs. d.a. says the boy then posted the video on snap chat. will already charged the black student attacking the white student as a result of the video. both are now facing charges in juvenile court. >> today big day for some children in philadelphia. that's right, drunk up, helping the kids. that's what they're saying. >> i'm helping the kids. when is the last time you saw santa -- pant a? fanta? >> ♪ >>

retired wwe star, jimmy super fly snuka, no longer facing murder charges. lehigh county judge dismissed the case yesterday, saying, he's not cuff of competent to stand trial. the 73 year old faced charges of killing his girlfriend, she died in their whitehall township hotel room back in 1983. prosecutors say they are evaluating their options. >> pretty strange warning from one of the local police departments. it is about a game that people can play on their phone. what officials worried could happen to you, while you are playing. hey, bob? >> game going, good morning, everybody, hello to wilmington, 495 northbound, we got some construction out along the dupont highway, and let's go to the parkway. looking live downtown, a cool shot. there you go. postcard style. fox 29 style. we will check the forecast and the rest of the jam cams when we come right back. with the xfinity tv app, anything with a screen is a tv. stream 130 live channels. plus 40,000 on demand tv shows and movies, all on the go. you can even download from your x1 dvr and watch it offline. onl

. >>> retired wwe star jimmy super fly snuka no longer facing murder charges.igh county judge dismissed the case today saying he's not competent to stand trial. the 73-year-old faced charges of killing his girlfriend nancy. she died in their whitehall township hotel room in 1983. prosecutors say they're now evaluating the options before them. >>> weird souvenirs for sale if you're history, wax figures of american presidents and first ladies are up for grabs. how you can take one home. >> it's a house that dates back to the american revolution and it could soon face the wrecking ball. what officials in bellmawr want to put in its place and the group dead set on making sure that doesn't happen. ♪ ♪ >>> tonight we know the name of a female pedestrian killed in montgomery county last night. the victim is now been identified as 51-year-old known in a roads jubilee of philadelphia. employees say she was hit by driver along the 9200 block of ridge pike in springfield township around 7:30 p.m. the driver told police that he noticed the woman standing in the road while

. >>> we are also learning that wwe legend jimmy super fly snuka has died, less than two weeks after judge dismissed his murder charges. the the seven three-year old was battling stomach cancer, he had been wrestling since 1970's n2015, prosecutors charged him with the 1983 death the of his then girlfriend nancy argentino, but a judge recently ruled that snuka's dementia diagnosis made him mentally incompetent to stand trial. >>> 4:19. taxi driver is fighting for his life this morning after being shot more than a dozen times on sunday. the shooter now remains at large. the as fox 29's jenny joyce reports the attack is another reminder of just how dangerous a taxi driver's job can be. >> unaudible. >> reporter: bad news spread quickly among cab community, hearing a fellow driver was shot multiple times overnight while on the job in southwest philadelphia. according to police. several cabdrivers, including mohammad to stopped by penn presbyterian medical center to see their friend. he was transported in critical condition. >> he was a nice guy. always working. i always talk to him. i s

. >>> and, you remember wwe star jimmy super fly snuka, from our area. women, he's off the hook for murder, why a judge decided to dismiss his murder trial. >> all that straight ahead. good morning, great to have you with us on this wednesday. we're getting through it, january 4th, i'm thomas drayton. >> i'm karen hepp, good morning to you, thomas, good morning to everybody out there. >> everybody's here, the whole gang is back. >> two gloomy days in a row, but getting some sunshine today, eventually, event lip, it is foggy out there right now, very damp it, looks just like it did yesterday. things will be changing. there is your pal bus stop budd which his umbrella for now. is it still little drizzly out there. and it is cloudy. it is foggy and damp. at least the sixers won last night, yeah. first victory of the new year. 35 degrees in mount pocono. everybody else in the four's this morning, which is pretty decent for january. and we don't have any heavy rain, or anything else to show you on radar right now. little western part of the state, in advance

former wrestler jimmy snukasnuka died sunday. sunay. his attorney said snuka complications from hisomc ongoing medical problems butatir did noobt sletmsate what they we specifically. he was 73.as >> and finally the curtain will finally close on theon the ringling and barnum and baileyby brother circus after 146ter 6 years. it will perform its last so in may. the show is closing for various reasons waningwanng popularity and difficulties with animal rightsrity amal rigs organizations. >> that is an end of an eraan for sure.ure. >> it really is.>> >> 4:41 right now.:41 right coming up on fox5 news morning n a local school employee is fired for replying to a greet g a down. >> we are at 39 degrees a degrsa little chilly on mlk day. we're back right after this. >> ♪♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> today on fox5 news morning, preparing for everyis foxn foiny possibility. the secret service and local loa lane torment along with several national guardverationag soldiers have spent weeksnt we getting ready to secure there th trump inauguration.auguration. >> live lo

now, just two weeks ago snuka was cleared of murder charges in connection with 1983 death of his girlfriend. jimmys final four is set. the packers get a thrilling win over the cowboys. did you see this? aaron roger passes to cook for incredible catch on the sidelines. crosby kicks the game winning field going to. packers win 34 to 31. steelers hold on late to beat kansas city. the chiefs can't make the 2-point conversion. just can't do it to tie it steelers win 18-16. and pittsburgh will play the patriots for the afc championship. the packers face the falcons for the nfc title. and that game, by the way is on fox. so you have got to watch did. those are a look at your headlines. ainsley: both of those games are on sunday; is that right? and we will find out who goes to the super bowl? steve: that's right. we will all be there. brian: 18 minutes before the top of the hour. another celebrity turning their back on the future president of the united states. refusing to perform at the inauguration. because she read an article on the internet that says he is a bad man. steve: what? ♪ i'm telling you ♪ b

formers wrestler jimmy soak awas accused of killing his girlfriend 4 years ago. pennsylvania judge ruled snuka was not competent to stand trial. there's been reports he has dementia. >> new a texas teenager pushed to the ground by tem text police officer and grabbed by hair and arrested is suing mckin any police department for $5 million. the incident happened when they were called to texas pool party for noise complaint. she was 15 and said she suffered psychological and physical damage and eric casebolt shovtd teen to the ground and pulled out his incidence. the officer resigned after this the incident. >> new york is taking a stab at free college tuition. governor cuomo and bernie sanders announce the move will happen under new proposal nearly $1 million new york families would qualify for free college education at all public university in the state. current tuition at four year schools come in over $6400. >> good news it toll you about if you're redskins fan joe jacoby was chosen for hall of fame finalists. he played 1 years with redskins and was a member of all three superbowl teams. one