>> the long time lobbiest knew john sheridan and his wife, joyce, for decades. sheridan the c.e.o. of the health system in camden and his wife a retired school teacher. >> the sheridans pronounced dead after a fire in the second-story bedroom in their home. and the task force is vec vecht -- investigating. they will not talk about how the fire started and saying autopsy results not available it will tomorrow. >> john as much of a mentor from a lobbying standpoint as i had. i looked up to him and what he represented. honest straight forward guy. >> he transcended politics. >> they described sheridan has a quiet behind-the-scenes guy seeing the expansion of cooper health. >> his compassion and commitment to that city and the work around health care was just so overwhelming. it is a tragic loss. >> the probe into the deaths continues, the house remains sealed off and under police guard. sheridan was state transportation governor under cain. and he built a tremendous reputation in health care. >> everybody in the hospital. >> and flags at half staff at cooper in honor of john sheridan.

. >> reporter: we talked with neighbors who say cooper health systems ceo john sheridan and his wifeoyce were just about the nicest people you can know and in camden county, john sheridan is being ribbed as a leader who touched countless lives. the burned out somerset county home of cooper health systems ceo john sheridan is surrounded by police tape under the watch of officers. an early morning fire ripped through the second floor. the bodies of he and his wife found inside. >> it's a shock. terrible tragedy. you know something that you never think is going to happen on your block. >> reporter: investigators say the fire was contained to the upstairs bedroom where the victims were found. neighbors say cooper university hospital and health system lost a true leader dedicated to camden county. >> really had a heart for camden and the people of camden and brought in the anderson cancer center under his leadership. >> sheridan is credited for expanding the hospital and joined the organization as a senior executive vice-president in 2005. board chairman george norcross said "it's hard to

and joyce sheridan. johnas an outstanding public servant, a leader in the health care industry and a true new jersey treasurer. joyce was an outstanding teacher, wife and mother. so the crime scene tape remains in place here as does this police officer holding the scene. in the meantime, the somerset county prosecutor's office is asking anyone out there in the public if they know anything at all about this fire to please contact their major crimes unit. live in skillman, somerset county, cydney long, nbc 10 news. >>> now to efforts to stop isis, the latest air strikes in syria have targeted towns controlled by the islamic state group in the northern and eastern areas of that country. meanwhile, syria's foreign minister says u.s. actions in his country will lead to more terrorism. he told the u.n. general assembly that the policy of striking at one group of militants while arming others creates, quote, fertile ground for extremists. as the coalition air war against the islamic state intensifies, so is the crit

i know the sheridans' deaths is shocking the community. >> john sheridan was president and ceo of cooper university health care in camden. firefighters responded to the sheridans' home in montgomery township, somerset county, just before 6:15 sunday morning. the fire was contained to an upstairs bedroom where the couple was found. investigators say john sheridan died at the scene. his wife was rushed to a nearby hospital where she died a short time later. governor chris christie released this statement -- "john was an outstanding public servant, a leader in the health care industry, a true new jersey treasure." "joyce was an outstanding teacher, wife and mother." in a statement to nbc 10, cooper's board of trustees, george norcross, said "it is hard to overstate how great a loss john's death is to his family, friends, co-workers and coop cooper. there is no one else who has had as big an impact on me as john did, except my father." now, the next step in the investigation will be to perform an autopsy on the sheridans to determine exactly how they died. we'll keep you updated. live in the

investigators say john sheridan died at the scene. his wife was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she died a short time later. nbc 10 and nbc10.com will continue to follow developments surrounding the deaths of john and joyce sheridan, and we will update you as soon as the investigation moves forward. >>> today the trial will begin for former philadelphia sportscaster don collison. he's accused of stealing more than $100,000 through a sports-related charity scam. tollison was arrested in february after police say he tricked people into buying tickets to sporting events, telling them the money would go to charity, but instead, investigators say he kept the cash and the buyers never got the packages they paid for. his trial is being held in doylestown. >>> also today, leaders from wilmington and camden will be in washington to take part in an anticrime summit put on by the justice department. it's called the violence reduction network, and it's all about making the streets safer. federal law enforcement authorities will be brought in t

i have personally known john sheridan since 2001.ohn's leadership and friendship is a loss for so many include myself ." >>> also more than a thousand people, they marched in the puerto rican day parade this sunday under the watchful eyes of philadelphia police determined to keep participants and party goers alike all safe. "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson is live in north philadelphia, that's where post parade festivities i see are still under way there. steve, good evening. >> reporter: yeah, good evening to you, natasha. absolutely. you know this is my first puerto rican day festival here in philadelphia. and so far i have to say it is rowdy, it is noisy but so far it has been completely peaceful and that's because of what crowd goers say is a increased police presence from years previous. >> ♪ >> reporter: anyone who knows what puerto rican day is like in philly knows there are 2000 very different festivals. >> ♪ >> reporter: the family friendly traditional parade on the parkway and this a boisterous sometimes rowdy flo

john sheridan, jr., his wife, joyce, were found dead in their bedroom. this shows the investigation. health system released a statement calling sheridan a true gentleman, and an out standing leader. >>> 5:03, traffic and weather together on the 3's, katie is outside. >> hey monday. actually do you have to pretty quiet start. little hint of breeze just kicking up as you toss out here on cb is three -- cbs-3 skydeck. not terribly chilly outside. other course of the weekends you probably noticed when you woke up each morning it got milder and milder and this morning even milder. so we start things off very quickly here with quick check on storm scan3, also is showing that sign of the cloud cover rolling through, i mean, those clouds are rolling through, but they're very much persistent. we will see very limited sunshine as a result here today. so, yes, the weekends, you couldn't beat it basically, very, very difficult to, you know, look ahead to forecast that might possibly be even nicer than what saturday and sunday provide, right? but what we're going to

mayor redd said she has known sheridan since 2001 we worked closely as cooper enhanced campus. john's leadership and friendship is a loss for so many including myself. autopsies are scheduled for sheridan and his wife. again the cause of that deadly house fire is still under investigation. reporting outside cooper university hospital, in camden, kenneth moton, "action news" at 10 on phl17. >> a blaze in the port richmond section of city sent one person to the hospital. the fire started in warehouse on the 4500 block of aramingo avenue and crews were able to contain the flames to one building and cause remains under investigation. >>> and investigators are referring to a fire in mt. airy that places dozens of people at suspicion. the flames broke out on the first and third floors. and investigators reported a strong smell of gasoline. in fact, they believe a specific tenant was target. neighbors hearsay there's been suspicious activity at the complex over the past few weeks. >> a fire alarm wept off again 4:30, we smelled smoke. we ran out. and someone's car had been fire bombed. >> ve

now, governor chris christie released this statement to nbc 10 on the deaths of john and joyce sheridan. he said "john was an outstanding public servant, a leader in the health care industry, a true new jersey treasure." "joyce was an outstanding teacher, wife and mother." in a statement to nbc 10, cooper's chairman of the board of trustees, george norcross, said "it is hard to overstate how great a loss john's death is to his family, friends, co-workers and cooper. there is no one else who has had as big an impact on me as john did, except my father." >>> it is 5:07. the search for the suspect in the murder of a pennsylvania state trooper has now shifted. a state police spokesperson says the focus of the search has moved slightly to the southeast. they would not say why. eric frein is charged with ambushing two state troopers, as you know, outside the barracks in blooming grove on september 12th, killing one officer and wounding another. authorities believe they do have him contained within a 5-square-mile perimeter around his parents' home in monroe county, but the area could be booby

john sheridan was pronounced at the scene, his wife was taken to the hospital where she died a short time later. we'll have new reaction from chris christie in the next half-hour on "action news." >>> all new this morning, fire destroyed this home in dresher, montgomery county overnight. the action cam on the scene the 700 block of east wind circle. it took crews about an hour to beat back the flames. everybody made it out alive. >> we have new video from the scene of a robbery that took place a little over an hour ago in the east oak lane section of philadelphia. some guy was walking down the street along second street near 66th avenue. two men approached announced a robbery and shot him. the victim who was 20 years old was shot in the back, investigators are trying to to see if there are any surveillance cameras at the scene as doctors try to save the robbery victim's life. >> 6:06. a car bombing and gun battle were reported as afghanistan swore in its new president who replaced karzai. he was chosen in the first democratic transfer of power. his chief executive is his opponent in

>>reporter:they have known john sheridan and wife for decades. he was the c.e.o. in camden. his wife, a retired schoolteacher. the sheridans were pronounced dead after a fire in their montgomery township home. the task force is investigating. the prosecutors office will not release information how the fire started. autopsy will not be available until tomorrow. >> john was a mentor from a lobbying standpoint. i looked up to him and what he represented. an honest and straightforward guy. >>reporter:lou greenwald describes him as a quiet behind-the-scenes guy. he saw the expansion of cooper health. >> his compassion and commitment to that city and to the work around healthcare was so overwhelming. it's a tremendous loss. it's a tragic, tragic, loss. >>reporter:the probe into the deaths continues. the house is sealed off and under police guard. he was transportation minister and a fixture in trenton for decades. he built an impressive reputation. >> everyone is in total disbelief. >>reporter:the flags are flying at half-staff in honour for john sheridan. >>> a delaware county mo

john and joyce sheridan died sunday morning, when a fire broke out at their somerset county home. >>> our time now 4:50. let's get a check on business news. >> jill wagner joins us from the stock exchange, jill, wall street opens on high note after pretty rough week of trading. what do you think invest remembers watching today? >> reporter: that's right, good morning, ukee, erika. it is all about jobs, on friday the government's september jobs report comes out. economists cents are predicting that companies step up hiring after a weaker august report. the unemployment rate, will likely stay at 6.1%. investors also watching owns overseas, asian stock markets were mixed as pro-democracy have escalate in the hong kong, raised concern business could be, and hong kong is a central spender. >> nothing like a good cup of coffee to get you going. turns out today there are a the love places giving out free cups. details, please? >> yes, that's right. today's national coffee day. who knew, right? this is pretty much one big marketing event. but, really, who cares. it means we can all get our ha

. >> what caused the death of cooper ceo john sheridan and his wife. neighbors called 9-1-1 to report the fire. sheridan was a prominent figure in nj nrew jersey's health care industry. >> charges dropped tonight. a former philadelphia police officer dropped charges tonight. prosecutors say there wasn't enough evidence. earlier this year, he pleaded guilty simplify assault, promoting prostitution and drug possession. he withdrew his plea in april. >>> in 2007, he was hailed as a hero when he was shot in the face. >> tonight, a warning about a phone scam where someone pretends to be a representative of peco. they tell the victim that their account is past due and to pay. >> the eagles are putting sunday's loss behind them and focusing on children tonight. young football player ins our area got some hands-on skills training from the philadelphia eagles. nbc 10 at lincoln fortune field for the get-the-ball rolling youth football clinic. dozens of athletes teaming up with members to learn football the goal is to encourage kids to stay active and healthy al

seventy-two year old john sheridan, jr., and his wife, were found dead in their bedroom the. this photo shows an investigation, as the investigation seen, health system released a statement calling sheridan true gentleman, and an out standing leader. >>> it is 6:03, let's get your traffic and weather together. katy? >> good morning, everybody, our monday will be much like what we saw on the weekend, in terms of warmth. but you're going to notice there is a lot more cloud cover out there today. that said, you don't have to worry about wet weather, which is good news, do you not need the umbrella today, and you may be able to get away without a jacket depending on location this morning, too. we're off to a pretty mild start. first storm scan3, we won't find too much in the way of wet weather issues at this point, we do have little bit of moisture starting to pop few showers down through virginia, but none that far will survive as it tries to reach us. so, expect again, nothing more than this. just kind of cloudy view on storm scan and certainly overhead. as you walk out the doo

john sheridan was a prominent figure in new jersey health care industry. the fire was contained to their bedroom. detectives in the somerset county prosecution office and arson task force are looking into the case. >>> a man and woman who say robbed people at two different area gun ranges and shot one of their victims expected in court today. jeffrey chandler and samia puteet are having today. they accused of shooting and they stole a number of guns in both incidents. >>> a philadelphia police officer is accused of attacking his partner and sources tell us the two were having an affair. it happened on friday not far from the 18th district headquarters in philly where both officers work. an argument between the officers turn under to a fight and the officer had facial injuries including fractures and bruising. >> any time you have any situation like this is something very serious and the department looked at it in a very serious way. it's not going foto be somethin that was taken lightly. >> internal affairs is taken and the officer is on desk duty until th

john sheridan was ceo and fire broke out early this morning. no word how it started. before going to cooper share dan was looep leading political figured and served under tom kane. george e. nor cross called him a true gentleman saying "it's harded to overstate how great a loss john's death is to his family, friends, coborkers and cooper and he was a friend and role model and mentor." >>. >>> police are looking for a shooter. four help were wounded 6 a.m. 2800 block hope street. they were taken to temple university hospital for treatment. police have made no arrests in this case. >> a man was killed by a septa train this morning as he walked along the tracks. the train was heading the direction of the airport with 70 passengers on board. the victim was rushed to einstein hospital where he was pronounced dead. no word who he is or why he was walking on the tracks. >> a truck burst into flames on i-95 this afternoon blocking traffic in northeast philadelphia. a voir captured images of the tractor-trailer on fire near woodhaven avenue. nobody was hurt. all northbound lan

crews found the bodies of john sheridan and his 69-year-old wife joyce in their north jersey home yesterday. sheridan led the cooper university health system since 2008. officials made the deadly discovery while responsing to a fire at the home in somerset county. authorities are waiting autopsy results before determining the couple's exact cause of death. sheridan worked on governor chris christie's transition team. christy issued a statement saying. now, the chairman of cooper's board of trustees, george e. norcroft iii said -- the investigation into the sheridan deaths is in its early stages we hope to learning more from the occupies -- autopsy later this week. >> a child was among the three killed when a monster truck crashed into a stand in the netherlands. it rolled over a group of cars and plowed into a group of onlookers. there are dozens injuries in addition to the three deaths. the show organizer think the gas pedal got struck or the brakes failed. >>> the manhunt for eric frein entered its third week. police believe the survivalist might have booby trapped the dense woods. author

john sheridan and his wife, joyce, found dead in a burned-out bedroom in the township home he remember yesterday morning. autopsy results are expected tomorrow. sheridan led cooper health for the last ten years much his wife was a retired school teacher. >>> fire gutted a montgomery county home in pennsylvania early this morning. firefighters called to the 700 block of eastland circle after 3:00 a.m. flames were shooting through the roof when crews arrived. fortunately nobody was hurt. investigators have yet to determine a cause. >>> leaders from delaware have tapped federal resources for information and strategy on how to reduce violence. senator chris coons and williams said they were collected to take part in the violence redunction network. and they hope to have a safety plan and camden was also selected for the program. >>> tonight at 11:00, continuing our one-on-one series, this time with one of the most extraordinary people i have met in a long time. the music director of the philadelphia orchestra. ♪ >> he began his third season of the orchestra, three years after the orchestra

colleagues say john sheridan was a humble leader who brought a wealth of knowledge to the cooper healthystem where he was vice president and then ceo. >> he was a real gentleman. he was smart, sometimes the smartest person in the room but he wouldn't come across that way. he just was very good at building coalitions and at putting forth good ideas and making sure they got down. he was an outstanding leader. >> the somerset prosecutors office says it could have more information on those deaths tomorrow. >> in weather we're look tag few lingering sprinkles especially through south jersey and delaware where the front that is slowly pushing off shore during the overnight hours do expect these showers to come to an end and skies will slowly clear. you can see, though, through burlington county and heading towards ocean county some heavier rain and also through atlantic city to the north some consistent showers but to the north and west it is dry. in allentown, reading and lancaster temperatures in the 60's with dry weather. philadelphia 67. millville 65 and a few sprinkles in wildwood at 66

colleagues say the john sheridan was a humble leader who brought wealth of knowledge to the cooper healthystem. somerset county's prosecutors office says it could have more information on their deaths as soon as tomorrow. >> showers today but meteorologist kath kathy orr is looking for our neck chance for rain. >> we are watching these showers moving up the eastern see bore. slowly moving offshore overnight tonight, but we will have more showers in the seven day and a big cool down as objection begins. we'll take look at that coming up with the seven day. >> plus an alert for parents bold new recommendations for teens and birth control that require a surgical procedure. >> a break in the case. we'll tell you why a missing college student could provide clues to what happened to yet another missing student. >> this woman loves the way her body looks thanks to temporary beauty fix. the trend that allows you to test dry plastic surgery before going under the knife. >> new developments in the case of a missing university of virginia student. 18 year old hannah graham was last seen september 13

john sheridan and his wife joyce were found dead in a burned out bedroom at their somerset county homely sunday morning. sheridan was the long time ceo of the cooper university health system. his wife was a retired schoolteacher. an arson task force is now investigating the fatal fire at the home in montgomery township. >> the search continues for a person of interest in the pregnant woman's murder. martin is wanted for the killing of jasmine williams. she was inside a car with her fiancÉe in philadelphia when bullets blasted the vehicle last wednesday. police believe martin was trying to kill williams' fiancÉe because he was martin's accomplice in a deadly robbery. a $40,000 reward is being offered in this case. >>> two more schools have reopened as hundreds of law enforcement officers continue their search for eric frein. students near his hometown in monroe county missed more than a week of class. frein has been on the run for 17 days after allegedly ambushing two state troopers killing one of them. >> happening today the secret service's handling of the white house security will be

john sheridan was a prominent figure in new jersey health care injury. the fire was detained to the coup couple's bedroom. the arson task force are looking into the case. >>> there is a court hearing today for the three people charged in the beating of a gay couple in philadelphia. kevin harrigan, williams and catherine knot are charged with conspiracy of that attack in center city on september 11th. the three are on this surveillance video taken moments before the assault and accused of asking the victims of their sexual orientation and then punching and beating them and leaving one man with a broken jaw. defense attorneys say the fight was mutual and not motivated by sexual orientation. >>> a rally is set in support of lgbt rights. the three suspects are all from bucks county. the love over hate rally will happen at the county courthouse in doylestown tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. >>> happening later today, the option for revel casino is scheduled to resume at 10:00 a.m. at a new york city law office. it started last week with a million dollar cash bid. revel

could learn more today about the death of the ceo of cooper university health system and his wife, john sheridan, jr. and his wife joyce both fawn dead sunday after a fire in their hospital in somerset county. we know the fire start in the their bedroom. but investigate verse not released many of the other details. the somerset county prosecutor's offers is waiting on autopsy results before releasing any more information. >>> right now it is 5:10. pointing fingers after a deadly accident on the new jersey turnpike, tracy morgan lawyer responds after wallmark blames the comedian for the crash that seriously injured him. >> also, possible break in the case of not one but two missing college students who vanished almost five years apart. how their disappearance cents could be connected. >> also, some wild video here, when a stunt on the road goes horribly wrong. see what happens next during this dangerous drive. >> and there could be few slick spots out there this morning before you walk out the door. we're checking traffic and weather together. we of course do it on the 3's. don't forget, when you

that's in somerset county, new jersey. 72-year-old john sheridan, jr.nd his wife joyce died at the scene. this photo taken this morning shows the investigation scene. funeral arrangements have not been set just yet. >>> and authorities in philadelphia meantime, they're investigating a possible case of arson after two fires broke out inside the same apartment building. it all started early this morning at the chestnut terrace apartments on stenton avenue in mount airy. "eyewitness news" was on the scene as rescue crews evacuated everyone. investigators believe both fires were started in the hallways of the first and third floors and they also think gasoline was used. we spoke do one resident who got out just in the nick of time. >> i saw black smoke and within a minute it was just dark and everybody just started screaming, this is real, this is a fire, get out. >> reporter: well, two people were taken to the hospital. one of them was treated for second degree burns. some other residents were unable to return home and are getting some help right now from

. >>> autopsies planned for today should shed some light on the death of cooper hospital ceo john sheridan and his wife, joyce. the couple was found inside the bedroom after a fire at their home in somerset, new jersey. the fire was contained to that bedroom. you can see it on the second floor there. detectives from the somerset prosecutors office and arson task force are assigned to the case. >>> 4:36. a court hearing today for three people in connection with the beating of a gay couple in philadelphia. kevin harrigan, philip williams and catherine knot are charged for assault with the attack on center city on september 11th. they are accused of using gay slurs and punching the victim. attorneys for the suspects say the fight was mutual and not motivated by sexual orientation. a rally is set for tomorrow in bucks county in support of lgbt rights. it is in response to that gay couple attack and the love over hate rally will happen in doylestown from 5:00 to 6:00 tomorrow night at the county courthouse. all three suspects are from bucks county. >>> scheduled to resume this morning inside a

that's in somerset cun tee, new jersey. 72 year old john sheridan, jr.nd his wife joyce died at the scene. this photo taken this morning shows the investigation scene. now the health system released a statement calling sheridan a true gentleman and an outstanding leader. >> two fires break out in the same apartment building and tonight authorities say it does not appear to be accidental. firefighters rushed to the chestnut terrace apartments on stenton avenue in mt. airy. our cameras were there as crews evacuated the building. now they later found evidence indicating someone used gasoline to start fires on the first and third floors. most residents were sleeping at the time that the fires broke out. >> we didn't know if we really should be going. something said open the door to check. when i opened, i saw black smoke and win a minute it was just dark. >> two people were taken to the hospital. one was treated for second degree burns. some residents are getting help right now from the red cross. >>> well he guess fans were hoping that the birds could end t

john sheridan, jr., and his wife, joyce, found dead after a fire at their home in montgomery township sunday. the couple was found in their bedroom. >> right now 4:38. much more to cover here on "eyewitness news", the head of the secret service is in the hot seat. we learn new information on how far an intruder got into the white house. >>> and in sports, help is on the way for the eagles offensive line. back in a couple of minutes. good morning. >>> security breach focus of congressional hearing today. this follows word inch truth here ran through the front doors made it farther into the building than previously reported. on september 19th, 42 year old omar gonzalez enter erred the white house. he then made it all the way through the entrance, and across hallways, past the staircase, leading to the first family's residence, and then into the east room. the breach happened after the president and his daughters left for camp david. >>> last week's fire at chicago area air traffic facility prompted federal aviation administration to review its security practices. the fire allegedly set

autopsies are planned for today to determine what caused the deaths of cooper hospital ceo john sheridan and his wife, joyce. the couple could not escape a fire at their somerset county home. he was a prominent figure and the fire was contained to sheridan's bedroom and its arson task force are assigned the case. >>> there is a court hearing later today for the three people charged in the beating of a gay couple in philadelphia. kevin harrigan, philip williams and catherine knot are charged with aggravated assault and conspiracy for the attack in center city on september 11th. police say the three are on this surveillance video that was taken just moments from the assault. they are accused of asking the victims of their sexual orientation and then punching them and beating them leaving one man with a broken jaw. the fight was mutual and not motivated by sexual orientation. a rally is set in bucks county in response to that attack of the gay couple in center city. the three suspects are all from bucks county. the love over hate rally will happen at the county courthouse in doylestown tomo

john sheridan was pronounced at the scene.as taken to the hospital where she died a short time later. >> hundreds of emergency workers are trying to recover bodies of victims after a volcanic eruption in japan. gas is still spewing from mount ontake. authorities do not know how the victims died. it cover from toxic gas or falling rocks. >> the weather from the weekend has spilled over to today. we'll be close to 80 degrees, go out and enjoy it. >> reporter: two more days before temperatures start to get back closer where you would expect them to be heading into october. we have a cold front out to the west of us, so this instability shower activity is falling apart as it pushes toward us, i suppose it's possible to get a sprinkle in the southern tier of the region later on. what is happening southwesterly flow coming up ahead of that front and that is what is keeping us warm. in fact fit wasn't for the thicker cloud cover we would be going into the low 80s like yesterday. 76 degrees if pilots, the northern and western -- potts

investigators say john sheridan died at the scene.aken to the hospital where she died a short time later. >>> well, late tonight, governor chris christie released this statement to nbc 10 on the sheidan's desk. >> a true new jersey treasure. joyce was an outstanding teacher, wife and mother. in a statement to nbc 10, cooper's chairman of the board of trustees, george norcross says it is hard to overstate how great a loss john's death is to his family, friends, co-workers and cooper. there is no one else who has had as big an impact on me as john did except my father. >>> and before joining cooper, sheridan had a long career in state government. he was new jersey transportation's commissioner under governor tom cane and held roles for chris christien and christine todd whitman. count on nbc 10 and nbc10.com to follow the developments surrounding the deaths of john and joy shreridan. >> there's no suspect ins the philadelphia woman shot while walking her dog. the victim's son identifies her as 42-year-old catherine berry. nbc 10's doug

the bodies of john and joyce sheridan were found in an upstairs bedroom of their home. prosecutors say the circumstances surrounding the fire are still being investigated. the fire started just before 6:15 sunday morning inside the sheridans' home in montgomery township, somerset county. the next step in the investigation will be to perform autopsies on the couple to figure out exactly what caused their deaths. > now, governor chris christie released a statement saying "john was an outstanding public servant, a leader in the health care system, a true new jersey treasure. joyce was an outstanding teacher, wife and mother." in a statement to nbc 10, cooper's chairman of the board of trustees, george norcross, said "it is hard to overstate how great a loss john's death is to his family, friends, co-workers and cooper. there is no one else who has had as big an impact on me as john did, except my father." >>> a court hearing is scheduled today for a former philadelphia police officer accused of kidnapping and rape. richard decoatsworth is accused of forcing two women to ta

communities of new jersey will wait at least one more day to learn how and why cooper hospital's ceo john sheridan his wife, died suddenly sunday morning. somehow trapped in the second bedroom of their skillman, somerset county home. >> we have heavy smoke coming out of the room of the attic's second story. >> reporter: it's been nearly 36 hours since fire personnel respond, reporting thick white smoke but few flames. no one went into or out of the home today. the somerset county prosecutor's office tells nbc 10 they cannot say if the fire is suspicious or tell us the cause but that preliminary autopsy results are due back from the state medical examiner's office tuesday. sheridan was a prominent figure in new jersey health care and a former deputy attorney general. this doctor didn't know sheridan but news of the heartbreaking tragedy is spreading quickly to hospitals across the region. >> everyone at the hospital is in absoluteç and total disbeli. we have the newspapers for the patients. they're in total disbelief. i saw the headlines. everyone is talking about that. >> reporter: now, fire inve

>> autopsies are planned for today that should shed light on the deaths of cooper hospital ceo john sheridan and his wife. they were found dead inside their bedroom after a fire at ho their home sunday morning. he was a prominent figure in new jersey's healthcare industry. the fire was contained to their bedroom. detectives and the arson task force are looking into the case. >>> mumia abu-jamal will give a commencement speech to students in vermont. he was convicted in the murder of police officer daniel faulkner. the remarks will be played to the students this sunday. the students selected him as their commencement speaker as he is a graduate from the college. >>> delaware lawmakers are hosting a job fair at a mall. this is video from the previous job fair. more than 35 stores in the mall are looking to hire hundreds of seasonal and full-time workers. >> a great opportunity for hundreds of folks to augment their income by getting an additional part-time job or seasonal job, for young people to get their first foot on the bottom rung or just looking for extra income at holiday time. >> the j

john sheridan, jr. and his wife joyce found dead after fire at their north jersey home over the weekends, couple was discovered in their bedroom where authorities believe the fire started. >>> and an auction scheduled to resume today for the now closed revel casino hotel. >> offering $90 million, he's not the only bitter, though, revel closed september 2nd after failing to turn a profit in two years every business, cost $2.4 billion to build. >> wu now know the intrude here ran through the front doors of the white house made it much farther into the building than first reported. existing say 42 year old omar gonzalez was cents not tackled after entering north port i can owe. made it past the first staircase, into the east room. the breach occurred on september 19th, just minutes after the president and his daughters departed for camp david. >> looking at 6:09 in the morning. more protests overnight in ferguson, missouri. we have the video for when you we come back. >> also ahead, frustrations are mounti

john sheridan, jr., his wife, joyce, found dead after fire at north jersey home over the weaken. the couple was discovered in their bedroom. that's where authorities believe the fire started. >>> and, auction scheduled to resume today for the now closed revel casino hotel. florida developer glenn straub is offering $90 million, he's not the only bitter, though, revel closed september 2nd after failing to turn a profit in two years of business, it cost $2.4 billion to build. >>> erika? >> angry parent at school in hamilton township, new jersey, say they're keeping their children home until they know what killed one free schooler and second another. fear it was enter at the owe virus d68. terrible tensions hyatt last night's meeting at yards ville elementary school. four year old boy was sick, yet, wednesday, he died at home the following day. the preschooler's symptoms were reportedly consistent with d68. his sample was sent to cdc for testing yesterday, but the results could take days. officials say the school is safe but questions remain. >> why did four year old toddler pass? f

seventy-two year old john sheridan junior and his wife joyce found dead in their bedroom. this photo taken sunday morning shows the investigation area. the health system released a statement calling sheridan a true gentleman, and an out standing leader. >>> well, happening today, former sports cast or done doll tollefson scheduled to go on trial on fraud charges. say toll end solve sole more than quarter million dollars from charities and individuals. he allegedly sold them bogus packages for sports tickets. they say he took their money but never delivered the the -- deliver the tickle. his lawyer said he has been battling an addiction problem. >> latest on the middle east and crisis there. president obama says us intelligence agencies had under estimated the slobodan milosevic at any time group isis. said this in a interview with 60 minutes. cbs news correspondent susan macinnis takes a closer look. >> president obama admits us intelligence underestimated the threat from isis. >> during the chaos of the syrian civil war, where essentially you have huge slots of the countr

seventy-two year old john sheridan, jr. and his wife joyce found dead in their bedroom. the health system called sheridan a true gentleman and out standing leader. >> well, happening today, trial begins for former spots cast or don tollefson, charges he sole people and charity's bogus packages to supporting events. sixty-one year old accused of stealing more than quarter million dollars, from over 150 victims, checking money but never delivering the tickets. tollefson's lawyer says his client has addiction problem. >> officials missed the blacker it assessed the threat. he made the announcement in a exclusive interview, that aired on 60 minutes. cbs news correspondent susan macinnis with more. >> president obama admits, us intelligence under estimated the threat from isis. >> during the chaos of the syrian civil washing, essentially you have huge slots of the country completely un governed. they were table reconstitute themselves and take advantage that far chaos. and attract for infighters. >> in a exclusive interview with 60 minutes, the president also said the us over

authorities hope autopsy will she had light on the deaths of john and patricia sheridan. they were called for a reported fire in the bedroom. investigators found the couple unresponse issue in the bedroom. john was unresponsive at the scene and his wife was taken to the hospital where she died a short time later. >> in the week ahead, former sports caster don tollefson is charged with stealing $250,000. his lawyer said the former sports caster suffers from addiction and working on recovery. prosecutors in montgomery county will continue to present their case tomorrow against a man being tried in a botched kidnapping that ended in a double murder, raghu yandamuri is charged with killing saanvi venna and her grandmother. >>> tom corbett is behind tom wolf in the polls they will likely clash over spending on education and taxing gas drilling in the state. >> i want to my daughter's soccer game on saturday, when is it over it's too hot. >> reporter: it was warm sunday, saturday, a nice weekend. today your daughter will not want to play soccer again. storm tracker 6 live double

an arson task force has also been assigned to the case of john and joyce sheridan.hantins found the coul6e's bodies in a burned out bedroom in their montgomery ttonnship home on smansday morning. sheridan led cooper health for the last 10 years. his wnt we was a rettaled be hoolteacher. >>> new this morning, the pennsy itania game commission nill allton hmansters to, 5nter the search area now occupied by police who are looking for ac tised conumkiller, 5ric frei. investigators believe the surgical lift has been hiding out in a wooded area of monroe coin for the past two weeks. it also happens to be a popular spot during deer season. officials are asking hunters toe yese, 5xtreme cloc tion ton wear bright colors but it's best to avoid the area altogether. >> better off gist stae vng out of there and going somewhere else if possible. >> i do thireo there is a risur you now, i mean, my love of hunting is going the take me and i'm gly wng to do what i got to do. >> hunting season starts on saturday. roes inn has been on the rmans sis ie a dead gy ambush on two state tro

officials say the fire was contained to an upstairs bedroom in the home of john and joyce sheridan. autopsies will now be performed on the couple to figure out exactly how they died. >>> and today the trial will begin for former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson. tollefson is accused of stealing more than $100,000 through an alleged charity scam. investigators say he tricked people into buying tickets to sporting events, but he kept the cash for himself and the buyers never got the tickets they paid for. >>> president obama says u.s. intelligence agencies underestimated the threat from islamic state militants. despite the coalition air war against isis forces in syria, the islamic insurgents are still in a battle for control of a town on the border with turkey. kurdish fighters are battling isis, but the heavily armed sunni militants appear to be gradually forcing the kurdish fighters back. appearing on "60 minutes," the president says america is the country others turn to for help. >> america leads. we are the indispensable nation. we have capacity no one else has. our milita

governor chris christie released this statement on the sheridans' deaths. quote, john was an outstanding public servant, a leader in the health care industry, a true new jersey treasure. joyce was an outstanding teacher, wife axer and mother. in a statement to nbc 10 george norcross said it is hard to overstate how great a loss john's death is to his family, friends, co-workers and cooper. there is no one else who has had as big an impact on me as john did except my father. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> and not much sunshine in our area today. we'll see mostly clouds. however, we're not going to be seeing any rain. this is a live look at the philadelphia museum of art. temperatures reached the 80s this weekend, but how long will the warm weather stick around? nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with the forecast. >> hi, vai. it looks kind of threatening out there, but we don't have any kind of rain on the way. the temperature held down by these clouds that we're seeing at the moment, but otherwise the atmosphere is f

john and joyce sheridan were founded in their burned out home sun morning. the former ceo was pronounced dead at the scene and his 69-year-old wife died at the hospital sometime later. an arson task force is assigned. >>> two more local iron workers have pleaded guilty to union violence at a quaker meeting house near philadelphia. edward sweeney admitted to a role in two fires and extortion attempts. he plead guilty to the extogs -- extortion of a none union character. >>> the king of prussia mall was evacuate after fire broke out there just after 3:00 this afternoon. that is where a construction crew accidentally sparked a small fire on the upper level, the king of prussia fire department quickly put it out. sears and five other stores were evacuated and mall officials say they are expecting to reopen very soon. here is meteorologist, adam joseph, not a day to be in the mall. >> with that sunshine as we take a look now on sky 6 live overlooking the walt whitman bridge, and the cumulous clouds upstairs, 77, and dew point 55 and winds south at 5 miles per hou

an arson task force is assigned to john and joyce sheridan. they found their bodies in a burned out bedroom in their home sunday morning. >>> in chinatown, a homeowner stabbed an intruder multiple times as he tried to escape from a first floor apartment. police believe he was trying to steal electronics, the man was trying to squeeze through an open window to get away. the intruder still was able to flee. >>> and now a reward is offered for the person that executed a philadelphia woman in front of her own daughter. katherine berry was gunned down in strawberry mansion on saturday night. she was walking with her 13-year-old and her dog, police have surveillance video but they are not releasing it at this point. barry recently plead guilty to federal gun charges. >>> in washington, the director of the secret service is being grilled on capital hill this morning after several security breaches of the white house. accused intruder omar gonzales was armed with a knife when he jumped a fence and across the north lawn and made it into the white house

john and joyce sheridan died in fire at their somerset county, new jersey, home sunday morning.ws arrived to the home and say the fire was confined to the couple's upstairs bedroom. the cause remains under investigation. >> family and friends come out tonight to remember the victim of a deadly septa bus accident. a vigil was held tonight to celebrate the life and memory of sheena white. the 29 year old mother was killed by a septa bus while crossing the street with her young son and another pedestrian on friday. sheena's mommed dressing the crowd tonight. >> i'm trying to be because i'm got baby to be strong for. once again, everybody, thank you, thank you so much from the bottom of your hearts, my daughter thanks you. my grandson thanks you. the rest of my family thanks y you. >> that vigil was hell at 15th and washington in south philadelphia where the accident occurred. the septa bus driver was off duty when they were hit. family members believe they were in the driver's blind spot. >>> happening now, the manhunt for a cop killer. the search for the suspect in the deadly ambu

an arson task force has also been assigned to the case of john and joyce sheridan who found the couple'st bedroom in their montgomery township home sunday morning. sheridan led cooper health for the last 10 years. his wife was a retired schoolteacher. >> accuweather now. what's up, karen? >> what's up? we've got showers out there, also some fog so watch for that as you're headed out early this morning. here's your best view of the rain you'll get in the area with our live radar, storm tracker 6 live double scan showing that that steadier stuff from yesterday is off the coastline but we still have some showers through the region. let's go in a little bit closer, i think you'll get a better look with our street level view here. it's raining in new castle county in new jersey, along route 40, in new jersey on the new jersey turnpike and salem route 49. you can see that it's starting to hit route 55 am i told you it would and you're about to see it once again this morning in glassboro near rowan university. in cape may it's particularly heavy right there. you can see areas of yellow which is

. >>> autopsies planned for later today for the ceo john sheridan and his wife joyce.nvestigating. they removed several pieces of evidence during a search of the home. >>> i am chris cato. another update in 25 minutes. get the latest news and weather at nbc10.com. now we go back to the "today" show. have a great tuesday. september 30g9. the last day of september. >> wow, already. >> i'm willie. this is natalie, tamron. you all know that. al is on his way to the middle east for his shine a light project with our troops and the uso. can't wait to see it. >> can't wait! >> jay leno, craig robinson, great group of comedians. we'll check in with al as he makes his way. >>> so many of us grew up watching saturday morning cartoons, smurfs, a tradition that may be over. the cw became the last broadcast television network to cut saturday morning cartoons. cw is replacing cartoons with a five-hour block of tv geared toward teens and families. it's just at the network level. if you want cartoons, you can get cartoons. >> cartoon network. >> all night. >> nick, nick jr. it's kind

sheridan transformed cooper and was committed to revitalizing camden. mayor dana readd said she had known him for several years and john's leadership and friendship is a loss for so many including myself. >>> president obama said he underestimated isis. >> reporter: u.s. fighter jets in the persian gulf ready to takeoff. u.s. war planes are bombing isis targets considered safe havens for the group while airstrikes against isis are on going in iraq. the campaign is intensifying on the ground with kurdish and iraqi fighters. they continue to spread terror over iraq and syria prompting this question to president obama on the cbs news program 60 minutes. >> how did they end where they are in control of so much territory it was that a complete surprise to you? >> well, i think our head of the intelligence community jim clapper i think they underestimated what had taken place in syria. >> he didn't just say we underestimated isil. he said we overestimated the will of the iraqi ally to fight. >> reporter: that's true. >> reporter: president obama said isis is a cancer. >> at some point somebody's boots have to be on the ground.

john sareden and his wife, joyce. the couple was found after a fire at their home sunday morning. that fire was contained to the sheridan's bedroom. an arson task force is investigating the fire, though prosecutors have not said if foul play is expected. >>> happening today, the auction for revel casino is scheduled to resume this morning. it started last week, you remember, with that $90 million cash bid from florida developer glen sturob. >>> parents are looking for some answers in the death of a preschooler. doctors have ruled out the flu, but now they're wait tog find out if the virus or if the death was caused by another virus that's hitting this area. >>> and a danger on the roads unique to this time of year. triple a says it can be deadly. we'll explain how the direction in which you're driving could impact your safety. >>> fog is getting thicker in much of the area, but you won't find it in camden this morning. live view from the adventure aquarium. 65 degrees at 5:37. with temperatures still falling and fog getting thicker for much of the area. the latest when we come right back. the usual? not tonight. introduci