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joe holden joins us live with the breaking details. od afternoon joe. >> reporter: jim, rahel the scene is significant. things came to an abbunt halt 10 o'clock this morning, road closures all over the place. this was closed until just about 10 minutes ago. several hundred people have been evacuated after officials say a leak was discovered in the head of a rail tanker here in logan township gloucester county. i want to take you right up and close here as our photographer got relatively close on the scene. he was a short distance away and able to capture this video. now, this complex is a mix of a variety of commercial and light industrial buildings. as you have reported, two people were taken to the hospital for treatment of nonlife-threatening injuries. now, the call for the initial 911 reports went out of three os spree court logan, new jersey. the scope of evacuation takes in a half mile radius including numerous businesses in the area and a day care. we watched as dozens of children and adults walked down the street here away from

has an annual memorial day parade for crowds gathered to honor or country brave service members, joe holdenive in media at the parade, good afternoon, joe. >> reporter: good afternoon. very somber day here in media. fitting for the occasion as couple of hundred turned out to watch the parade go by, of course many remembering the sacrifices of those in our armed services, the parade stepped off at about 10:00 this morning. check it out. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> symbol crash to start thing off here, the snare drums along state street, couple of hundred participating in this annual delaware county tradition. featuring the pen crest high school marching band and color guard, numerous fire companies, veterans, from all military branches, area little league teams all joining in the festivities. parents watch along the parade route. they tell me this is an important civic lesson for their children. >> i just think we have kids now, i think it is important to bring them out and see the community and people that have fought hard for our freedom and the great fun day. >> what it symbolizes, obviously, suppo

"eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live in west chester with more on this, joe. >> good evening. this unprovoked attack unfolded at 2:30 in the morning on may tenth in the parking lot behind me here, police are not identifying the victim, out of, concern for his safety. veteran police officers and detectives say even for them, video was hard to watch. unprovoked punch on a disabled man. >> the defendant just turned, sucker punches him right across the face. >> victim with cerebral palsy walk in the west chester 7-eleven night of may tenth. there on your screen is barry baker, baker, a 29 year-old man, mocks and ridicules that victim. >> the defendant starts to make fun of the victim about how he walks and how he moves and then when victim comes back out the defendant does it again. >> reporter: baker does his routine imitating victim at least three times before throwing that sucker punch. police say now stunned victim got in his car and called police. >> victim showed a lot of dignity, i cannot say same thing for the defendant here. >> it is sad. >> reporter: we played video for

"eyewitness news" reporter joe holden has the story now from logan township gloucester county. >> a cloud of flammable gas rice frost a rail tanker, as result hundredses in logan township had to be evacuated. the power was cut to the area, and people waited. >> trying to see whatever, whatever time they're going to open up, and all be still going to work. >> basically you don't want to go home and then have to come back again. >> emergency officials say the 30,000-gallon tanker was full of pro poe lean. told local company in the industrial park received it by rail and transfers and ships it out by truck. >> it was leaking from the valve. whether that val malfunctioned or not, the hazmat team is assessing it now. >> hundreds of workers were dismissed earl fry their jobs, no nearby homes were affected. children at a day care in the industrial park were safely busted, to nearby hotel. the cool temperatures and morning showers were described to be best kate scenarios as the gas release played out. >> we could contract, if the leak becomes less, but it could go on for quite a while. >> joe hol

. >>> good evening, natasha's off, i'm joe holden. jim bunting achieved much through his life, but known in our area as a central figure in philly east history. "eyewitness news" reporter alicia is live at citizens bank park with the details. alicia, good evening of the. >> good evening, joe, minutes before the game here the entire stadium paused for a moment of silence honoring the former phillies player, pitcher, who passed yesterday, we're told he passed yesterday evening, news of his passing, though, broke earlier today. many here remembering him as a pitcher or as a pitcher that was a hall of famer but beyond baseball, in all areas of his life. >> the worlds every baseball introduce today jim bunting in 1955, side arm pitcher placed 17 to the major least, phillies pittsburgh pirates, los angeles dodgers, when he retired and was eventually inducted into the baseball hall of fame, bunting chose to honor the team he last played for, wearing a phillies plaque, phillies hall of famer and later successful politician who has now passed,

. >> joe holden shows us what he got back after more than four decade and how a narcotics officer from missouri helped make the connection. >> reporter: michael move tanoh, grandfather to six, who his dog tags and as he puts it somewhere in the jungle. >> spent a lot of time in the jungle. i didn't know if i got caught. i didn't know what or how i lost it. >> reporter: out of the blue there was an on line message from some guy. >> he is a world war two collector. he said he had this, dog tag. >> reporter: man found michael on facebook, admitly mike was suspicious, at first. >> he said well look i will send it to you, send me your address. i was a little skeptical about that. >> reporter: the former haverford and football coach was 101st airborne sergeant and served for i year in vietnam in 1969. >> when i got this i felt like it was a great present. >> reporter: he only remembers vague details about losing the tags, military reissued him new won, immediately but there is something special about this piece of metal. >> when i received this, it was nice, you know. it brought back some me

. >> journey for father bill atkinson takes a critical step "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden hasetails. >> great, great, great, wonderful person. >> reporter: story and memories of father bill atkinson go on in his monsignor bonner high school. >> i saw him every day. he came in the office first, said father, how are you today never had a bad day. that is what he would say to me. >> reporter: school now merged with archbishop pender grass was father atkinson's home, he roamed the hallways of this drexel hill building for 30 years. he was left a quadriplegic after a sledding accident in 1964. his ordination required a special difficulties 10 says from the pope. he died in 2006 after inspiring lives of more than 100,000 students. and now, the long road to possible saintroad moves along >> he is considered a server of god, which means that they have at least begun to look at his life and see at that point if there is a reason that they could, diocese, archdiocese of philadelphia could move that cause forward. >> reporter: push for saint hood has taken formal steps and now challenge

good evening, i'm joe holden. he's best known in our area as a central figure in phillies history. yewitness news" reporter alycia nieves is live at citizens bank park with the details. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, joe. moments before the game earlier today, the entire stadium here paused for a moment of silence. friends and fans taking the time to honor the former phillies player jim bunking. across the county country known for being a popular politician. jim bunking has passed. >> bunking was one of my favorite heroes. >> reporter: he was introduced to the world of baseball in the 1950's but phillies fans took notice and fell for the side arm pitcher from kentucky after this moment on father's day 1964. >> a perfect game. >> we've discussed that perfect game many times with other fans, what you were doing, everybody knows where they were that day. >> i was 13 years old and i wanted to go someplace, my mother wouldn't let me go. he said you might never see another perfect game again. >> reporter: he cemented his legacy with many more memorable moments during his 17 seas

"eyewitness news" reporter joe holden joins us from the scene where he has been tracking this story all day, joe, good evening. >> i just check with gloucester county emergency management and they have confirmed to cbs-3 that officials have been able to contain that leaking, tanker truck, six and a half hours into all of this. i'm told they put a secondary valve on top to make sure it stays secure, right now, officials are sweeping through the many buildings that make up, this industrial complex, and to make sure that the air is safe. pro powe lean a highly flammable gas used out of a rail tanker. cbs-3 captured the emergency incident before being pushed back. >> it is in liquid form but valve failed and once that hits temperature it is a vapor vapor is explosive. >> reporter: valve ruptured at 9:53 thursday morning touching off evacuations of several hundred people, who work in the pure land industrial park in logan township. if inhaled gas is said to cause irritation. those within a half mile radius like kathy tinder were told to get out. >> i have a restaurant over here and they evac

"eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live near the scene on diamond street. e, you have been talking to neighbors who knew this family watch are they saying? >> well, first they're painting picture about how instrumental this family was, in rescuing this block from the grips of crime. and drugs, they say, that they were on the front lines with philadelphia police, really called instrumental on the "war on drugs" and crime here. >> this family now really deaf skated, as three members, according to the philadelphia fire department, died in this fire here at 5454 diamond street. now, neighbors also telling us that it was a fight to try and make them aware to alert them that their house was on fire. one neighbor said she saw the flames. she was banking on windows. one manna parentally tried to break windows. also, broke through a door. they could not get into the house because of the amount of smoke. we spoke to one of the neighbors a short time ago, she describes her own effort in trying to make it safe. >> like a glass pump. i ran through the back, through the f

as we await a briefing from police momentarily our joe holden has been working on this story all day and he is live with what we know right now, joe. >> reporter: jessica, we are awaiting special victims unit officers and captain here to give us some insight on the type of investigation, they are working. very early on this was described to be really a toss up, was this a crime, was this perhaps an accident? that remains to be seen. however, right now we know according to our sources in sv u that this seven year-old has suffer, significant brain damage. what began as a call for stolen car escalated to overs frantically trying to save the life of the seven year-old child. >> the cops were giving little girl cpr. >> reporter: after the girl was located by her mother in the basement of this olney home, plastic bag had been covering her head. >> our main focus, is, on the seven year-old, investigation, into, how this seven year-old had a plastic bag, over her head. >> reporter: we know this morning call went out to 911, mother of the seven year-old reported her car, had been taken by her

"eyewitness news" reporter joe holden was also there. >> ♪ >> reporter: never mind a few sprinkles onhis memorial day >> great community spirit. >> reporter: crowd came lines long state treat to see pomp and circumstance of the delaware count tray digs. >> nothing better than a media parade. >> reporter: parade with penn crest marching band and color guard, was a prelewd to more somber ceremony at nearby courthouse, appropriately named veterans square. >> how can we not give our all each day. >> reporter: ralph, held captive was main spiething. he recalls the demand to keep focused while a prisoner of war. >> our job is to follow the code of conduct and resist to the best of your built and come home with your honor and dignity intact report report fight for freedom, and countless sacrifices. >> ♪ >> reporter: weigh heavy on the mind. >> tried to react aspect of your life toys try your mind, body, your soul. >> it is in the a question of being a hero, it is question of doing wharf to do. >> reporter: joe grassano at 93 was private first class during world war two. his unit headed to th

coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 our joe holden explains how, police were able to make an arrest in this case >> week is getting off to a soggy start and hang on that umbrella, rain was falling in hand much of the day causing ponding on the road, and it isn't the only wet day we will this have week. meteorologist lauren casey's tracking rain from our weather center, lauren. >> thanks, what a soggy, dreary start to the workweek, good news is heaviest rain is now off shore, we're starting to dry things out across the delaware valley. over last couple of hours majority of the rain now over the atlantic where we have light to moderate rain falling along the immediate coastline in the shore points from cape may, sea isle, atlantic city, rain continuing to fall. rainfall across south jersey and down the shore today, significant, vineland picking up well over 3 inches of rain, just today mays landing at two and a half, inches. smyrna delaware 2 inches. medford lakes close to two. in philadelphia a half inch that evening's commute, and especially of ponding, and lingering from the rain w

to talk about the story, so the intrigue goes on in springfield township outside cardinal o'hara joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> do i love a good mystery though. >>> we are continuing to follow breaking news out of north philadelphia this morning, a fire send at least one person to the hospital, and what we're hearing from neighbors, next up. >>> pennsylvania state police have a warning this morning they want the way they say scammers are trying to use their name to take money out of your wallet, matt. >>> no mystery that we like to have nice weather for a holiday weekend and we luck out so far, we do have a few showers in the mix, for maybe the end of our memorial day weekend and i will give you those shower chance's the break. >>> good morning everyone i'm jan carabao, let get right to the forecast with meteorologist matt peterson on the cbs-3 sky deck, hi there, matt. >> reporter: we're waking up this morning mild temperatures , a muggy feel though out here on the sky deck so be prepared for that as we step out earlier this morning. temperatures 60's for the most part and mov

joe holden spoke with friends and family who say their loved ones never made it out. >> reporter: rawgod. >> reporter: a neighbor collapses after word a third person was killed in an early morning fire. no words to console her. firefighters raced to the hometown in the 5400 block of diamond. there were no working smoke detectors. some neighbors >> i heard a glass pop. >> reporter: already tried to get the family out. >> hollering up to the windows saying ms. anne come out the window your house on fire. >> reporter: karen said she tried to convince them to break the windows and escape. they even attempted to go in. >> we tried to get low and go in. but the smoke was so powerful, it pushed us back out. >> reporter: were they able to respond as you were yelling >> i heard ms. anne waking up her husband saying cameron said the house on fire. we got to get out. >> reporter: four people were home when the fire started. one survived and taken to the hospital. neighbors said for a broken leg. they say the family was guided by faith >> she prayed for all of us, never said a cross word. her fav

for now, live in wynnefield, joe holden, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> such sad news this morning, joe, okay, thank you. keep us up-to-date. >> this morning, police are looking for the gunman who shot nine people in north philadelphia. the shooting unfolded at 23rd and hunting around 10:30 last night. the group was reportedly at a gathering or party outside when the shooter opened fire. two of the victims are now in critical condition. police are also trying to figure out the shooter's motive. >> at approximately 10:30 p.m., when the officers responded to 911 call for report of shooting, they arrived on location, found several victims. most of the victims were transported to area hospitals. of the victims it, most of the victims were place in the stable condition, two of the victims placed in critical condition. at this point, we have no motive or suspects. >> police say the victims are in their late teens, to mid 20's. >>> philadelphia is l and i department; investigate a deck collapse, in roxborough, injured 11 people. police say 16 people were on that rear deck, on the 8800 block ev

we're live in olney section of philadelphia, i'm joe holden, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> jim. >> lots r to come, thank you joe. opening statements have begun in the trial of 53-year-old lee kaplan. he's the feasterville man accused of sexually assaulting six sisters. eight men and four women were selected to sit on the jury in bucks county court yesterday. investigators found 11 girls in kaplan's home last summer. they included a 17-year-old girl allegedly gifted to kaplan by her parents. the parents face sentencing on endangerment charges. >>> police in washington, d.c. arrested a pennsylvania man from erie county this morning trump international hotel. authorities say they found him with a handgun and assault style rifle and ammunition in his car. >> 43-year-old brian moles of edinboro, pennsylvania, was located in the hotel and he was arrested and arch charge with carrying a pistol without license and possession of unregistered ammunition. >> now washington authorities say they were made known of moles whereabouts thanks to pennsylvania state police. agency reached a tip that moles

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turf say, difficult go to prendie, difficult not have father atkinson but i can tell you, joe holden did and any students hoff met and have had him so he did have an impact, yes. it is great to hear. that. >> speaking of an impact, here she comes, katie, how are you doing. >> i'm not the impact, mother nature is. i would like you to always credit me when it is nice weather. >> i do, i tip you, occasionally. >> okay, yes, exactly. when it is like this, yes. >> rain. >> exactly. you know, anytime we get rain during month of may it will be beneficial for pollen, certainly, right, exactly. so we have allergy sufferers who know where we are coming from with that but damp road this morning and some of this rain will be lingering throughout the course of our morning drive. this is outside hotel bethlehem, these flags are not waving at all in the breeze because it is virtually none. we will be stuck in the cloud and with this batch of moisture still working its way through. we still need time to get this on out of here, and so sluggish batch of moisture but is there a back edge to it and wou

i'm joe holden what you who in vietnam 47 years ago is now back in his hand. >>> and now at 6:00 o'clockp, dreary, once again, the umbrellas out, rain gear still needed. our unofficial start of summer , continuing with this cool, start and more wet weather could be on the way. good evening i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. meteorologist lauren casey's in the weather center what spot has the best chance for storms tonight. >> reporter: west of the city but of course in the city we have been dealing with the fog , mist, same case in portions of south jersey, shore as well, storm scan three showing us line of showers and embedded thunderstorms pushing in the berks county and lehigh valley but they are not doing a great job of that. we have a severe thunderstorm watch until 8:00 for central pennsylvania, back this loop up three hours and see just how moton those cells were, continuing lightening but as cells move east, dramatic weakening but they are running into this more stable air mass that we have in place over the delaware valley, with much cooler temperatures, but the cloud, i

. >> i'm joe holden, "eyewitness news." >> keep us to up date, thank you. >>> new this morning: one person in the hospital after early morning fire. fire broke out about 4:40 a.m. in the home in the 5400 block every dialed street. that's the overbrook section. no words on the cause of this fire. >>> a deck clams in the rocks borough the deck came crashing down in the 8800 block of ridge avenue, right around 8:30 last night. investigators say, 16 people were on it at the time. l & i is now investigating the cause of the collapse. >> this morning, police are still looking for the gunman who shot a two year old little boy and his dad as they were just sitting on their poor in kensington. now the boy's mother is asking neighbors to come forward with information. "eyewitness news" reporter alicia has her emotional plea. >> bullet holes riddled the outside of this home in malta street in kensington, where friday night a father and son were shot, his mother identifying him as her only child, price johnson. >> if anyone seen until at malta street yesterday at 9:00, please come forward. did he not