because i stand here as joyce craig's friend, you know but i also had the opportunity to work with her. >> realize we're always here, we'll never forget, and help heal them, also, and helps the fire services heal. >> lieutenant craig's family was present wad special memorial plaque, the cause of the fire is at this point still unknown a year later. >> car chase ends with us is expected murders caught by police, a wild ride, coming up. >> sorry, just seems like it isn't going to cut t the continued backlash chicago's mayor now facing, despite apologizing publicly.

department gathered to remember joyce craig. and they lit candles where she served. she died fighting a fire in a home. she was the first women firefighter in philadelphia to die in the line of duty. >>> the pennsylvania state police identified the couple killed in last night's crash in bucks county. saying jane and ian mcneil died when an s.u.v. crossed the center line crashing head-on into their vehicle. and it was at 7:00 last night. the friends of the mcneil's say the couple was very involved at the wildflower preserve and other organizations. >>> the jerry sandusky scandal led to penn state agreeing to endow a $48 million fund to combat child sex abuse. today the first round of penn state grants awarded to 44 entities. $3.4 million for child advocacy

she was just 36 years old. >> it just chokes me up talking about her, because i stand here as joyce craig'sriend, you know, um, but i also had the opportunity to work with her. >> reporter: emotion filled crowd stood solemn as a minister led them in song and prayer for lieutenant craig and others in the philadelphia fire departme department. >> i think of them as domestic warriors, you know what i mean? they're there fighting to keep us safe here on home front. >> reporter: bruce harvey leaves nearby and came to pay his respects. his brother lieutenant derrick harvey was a philadelphia firefighter who died in the line duty nearly 12 years ago. >> i was real concerned that night especially when i found out that a firefighter had died the same way in fact that my brother had died. >> reporter: the night ended with a prayer service outside engine 64. lieutenant craig's station. the department gave the family a special remembrance of lieutenant craig accepted by her son who attended along with fire commissioner sawyer. >> whenever we lose one of our own we have a sense of failure. we didn't rea

judge people gathered outside for lieutenant joyce craig, of engine 64, the day marking one year since she lost her life battling a fire at two story row home in west oaklane. fellow firefighters, marching, coming together in song and prayer to honor her memory. >> just choke me up, talking about her, because i stand here as joyce craig's friend, you know, but i also had the opportunity to work with her. >> not only does it help the family realize that we always are going to be here, but help to heal them, also, it helps the fire service, with their healing. >> so, lieutenant craig's family prep with the special memorial plaque, the cause of the fire that killed her is still to this day unknown. probably never know. >> apparently her son expect that honor. >> the plaque, yes. >> well, he's not time magazine's person of the year. >> absolutely not. of course, donald trump has something to say about that. his message, and some behind the scenes videos, up next. >> he probably thinks he should be. >> he does. >> right, bob? >> fixing his hair there, the eagle, fluff things up little bit.

dozens gathering in memory of firefighter lieutenant joyce craig of engine 64, the day marking one year since she lost her life battling a fire at a two story row home in west oaklane. fellow firefighters, friends, members of the community marching, coming together in song and prayer, to honor her memory. >> it just choke me up talking about her, because i stand here as joyce craig's friend, you know, but i also had the opportunity to work with her. >> not only does it help the family realize that we always are going to be here, we'll never forget, but helps to heal them, also, it helps the fire service. >> lieutenant craig's family present wad special memorial plaque it, the cause of the fire that killed her is still unknown. >> 4:11 this morning, sorry just seems like it isn't going to cut t continued backlash chicago's mayor facing despite his public apology. >> accused of opening fire inside planned parenthood. >> this guy goes off in court, rant after rant. he even says did he it. what he called himself as he confessed his guilt. coughing disrupts everyone's life. that's why there'

. >> philadelphia marked a solemn anniversary, there was a vigil to remember the passing of joyce craig was the first female firefighter to die on the job. she lost her life battling a fire one year ago. lieutenant craig was an 11-year veteran of the philadelphia fire department. >> pennsylvania lawmakers are moving ahead with a process that could see attorney general kathleen cain removed from the office. there will be a january 12th hearing for her. that will focus on whether she can perform their duties with a suspended law license. the senate could vote to have her removed. her license was suspended awaiting trial on charges she leaked secret grand jury information and lied about it. >> still, no deal in harrisburg. tonight, the governor said he remains committed to a budget deal negotiated. they passed a significantly smaller budget. i+wó)kcno carrier0 wine. beer distributors are not included. it's unclear if the plan could pass the house. >> a medical procedure that is the first of its kind in the country. how a transplant could change the lives on of wou-- lives of d warriors and

because i stand here as joyce craig's friend, you know but i also had the opportunity to work with her. >> realize we're always here, we'll never forget, and help heal them, also, and helps the fire services heal. >> lieutenant craig's family was present wad special memorial plaque, the cause of the fire is at this point still unknown a year later. >> car chase ends with us is expected murders caught by police, a wild ride, coming up. >> sorry, just seems like it isn't going to cut t the continued backlash chicago's mayor now facing, despite apologizing publicly. downtown for a sales call. west side for a presentation. meeting after meeting. that's why gordon stops at exxon and mobil. for fuels that help his engine run cleaner, smoother, and with better fuel economy. so he can make it to the meeting that matters most. gordon is energy. exxon and mobil. energy lives here. exxon and mobil are proud plenti partners. lots of points. lots of places. one rewards program. >> rain moving through the area, not big in any fashion, but it is wetting the roadways a little bit and you may have to s

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lieutenant joyce craig died wile working a house fire in west oak lane. she's the first female firefighter to die on the job in the city's history. the fire department will honor craig and engine company 64 in lawn crest,ed and at 6:30. >>> a philadelphia man is charged with stealing benefits from his mother for 20 years. after she died, the philadelphia u.s. attorney says anthony cooper took nearly $70,000 from the government over that time. if convicted, he faces up to ten years in prison. >>> a woman was assaulted while walking in center city monday morning. the special victims unit tells us the woman says a man stopped her and asked her for directions at south penn square around 10:30. he then touched her. she screamed and he ran away. >>> penn state is paying out millions of dollars to organizations battling child sex abuse. 44 organizations, in fact, will benefit from the first round of grants. the money is coming from a fund that penn state agreed to pay because of its handling of the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. the money will stay in p

lieutenant joyce craig died one year ago today. she was killed while battling a house fire in west oaklane. tonight at 6:30, a vigil will be held in her honor athen gin 64 lawncrest. that is the firehouse where craig was stationed. she was the city's first female firefighter killed in the line of duty. >> also, today, marks the 34th anniversary of the murder of philadelphia police officer, danny faulkner. he was shot and kill on december 9th, 1981. mumia abu-jamal was convicted for the killing and is currently serving a life sentence. >>> president obama is marking the anniversary of the u.s. constitution's 13th amendment abolishing slavery. the president joined by senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and other republican and democratic leaders within the hour in washington. president obama said giving freedom to the slaves guaranteed our own freedom. the event ratified by the states in 1865 in the aftermath of the civil war. >>> also, today, the supreme court is hearing oral arguments in a texas woman's challenge to the use of r

lieutenant joyce craig passed away after fighting a house fire in west oak lane, she's the first female firefighter to die on the job in the city's history. the fire department will honor craig at engine company 64 in lawn crest tonight at 6:30. >> two philadelphia drug suspects are in jail this morning but not before investigators say the pair led police on a chase that banged up patrol cars and caused chaos in one neighborhood. sky force 10 was over torresdale avenue. they tell us that the black mercury took off striking a parked car, narrowly missing police officers, and rolling through a play ground. according to investigators the driver then stopped as if to surrender but pulled away again. >> in his desperation to get away the operator of this vehicle struck two police cars, striking one of those police cars two separate times at two separate locations. >> the front tires were off and sparking. he was speeding down. i don't understand how he could be speeding down. >> the officers tell us they arrested the driver and the passenger when they tried to run away. both are facing drug

lieutenant joyce craig passed away after fighting a house fire in west oak lane, she is the first female firefighter to die on the job in the city's history. the fire department will honor craig at engine company 64 in the long crest neighborhood tonight at 6:30. >> two philadelphia drug suspects are in jail but not before investigators say they led police on a chase that banged up patrol cars and caused a neighborhood uproar. sky force 10 was over tarsdale avenue in may fair where the chase began after officers witnessed a drug deal and tried to make an arrest. a black mercury took off rolling through a play ground. according to investigators the driver then stopped as if to surrender but pulled away again. >> in his haste to get away the vehicle struck two vehicles, striking one two separate times at two separate locations. >> the front tires were like sparking. he was speeding down. i don't understand how he could be speeding. >> officers arrested the driver and passenger when they tried to run away. both are facing drug charges. the driver also faces aggravated assault charges for tr

philadelphia fire department and lawn crest community fired lieutenant joyce craig with a service atngine 64. candles were lit and stories shared in remembrance of craig who died one year ago battling a fire in west oak lane. she was philadelphia's first female firefighter to die in the line of duty. >>> rider university's women's basketball team made a special draft pick tonight. >> and they lowered their height standards for this brave athle athlete. rider university had a formal draft party for 11-year-old savannah. she's battling a kidney disease. savannah paired up with the rider's women's basketball team three a non-profit called team impact. >> she's one of us, like, regardless of her age she's just like us. >> great to see how she can still smile even though she's going through all of that stuff. so it really just makes you want to smile and do so much more for everyone else. >> savannah said she was totally surprised by the draft and is overjoyed to be a rider university prong. how about that. >> another mild december day but you haven't seen anything yet. >> by this weekend

lieutenant joyce craig passed away after fighting a house fire in west oak lane.'s the first female firefighter to die on the job in the city's history. the fire department will honor craig at engine company 64 in lawn crest tonight at 6:30. >>> the philadelphia police officer is honoring daniel faulkner who was gunned down. his killer is serving a life sentence. >>> we want to show you new surveillance video. philadelphia police are now looking for this man who they say walked into a laundromat, pointed a gun at the attendant, and demanded money. you can see them struggle. it happened in philadelphia's cobb creek neighborhood last week. the attendant was injured but is expected to be okay. >>> ocean county authorities are looking for this man who held up a woman at this atm in toms river. she said he made her withdraw money, then took the cash. call toms river police if you recognize him. >>> one thing's for sure, it certainly doesn't feel like snow season around our area, right now at least this scene is central pennsylvania, not close to here. that's snow on th

lieutenant joyce craig passed away after fighting a fire in west oak lane. she's the first female firefighter to die on the job in the city's history. the fire department will honor craig at engine 64 in lawn crest at 6:30. >>> our area will get new citizens later today. 51 delaware county residents are scheduled to be sworn in at a naturalization ceremony at the courthouse in media. the new citizens are from more than a dozen different countries and four different continents. >>> also happening, supports illustrates kids will honor philadelphia student athlete swimmer and olympic hopeful re,ce whitley. they're naming him the 2015 sports kid of the year. it will happen during a ceremony at lincoln financial field later this afternoon. whitley's fellow classmates and swimming teammates from penn charter high school where he is a sophomore will be on hand for the celebration. >>> happening today from our delaware bureau, the state's department of transportation will unveil a new snowplow tracking feature being added to the dell dot app. you can use it on your

. >> reporter: in the basement that the firefighter joyce craig became trapped and died. her death influenced the city c controller to audit the response time. craig's crew got lost on their way. >> that raised questions how there was an allegation they were 18 minutes late, how could this happen? and that prompted a review of all statistics. >> reporter: according to the audit compliance with the national fire protection association standard of a 5:20 response time has decreased in the past four years. for some fires, it's taken over eight minutes for the first engine to arrive, that was the case february 2014 in south frazier street. an earl dlderly couple died in flames. they blamed it on rotating crews to different houses. rolling brown-outs and rotations implemented by the city in 2010 and 2013, respectively. is that concerning to you? is that troubling to you? as a commissioner? >> it's not trouble, it's always concerning. it's a matter how we report it. >> reporter: derek sawyer, on the job since last year, insists the department is improving its policy. he points

the fire department is marking one year sin the death of joyce craig. she died while battling a fire in a home in west oak lane. craig was just 36 years old and left behind two children. >>> the police department marking the 34th anniversary of officer daniel faulkner's murder. he was shot and killed in center city back 1981. mumia abu jamal currently serv serving a live sentence for the murder. he was originally sentenced to death but was resentenced in 2012 to life in prison. >>> a bench meant to honor little boy who died in a hit-and-run ended up removed from north carolina park. >> the boy's family says it was taken because of a bible verse engraved on it. tonight they're looking for answers. fox's kim win has the story. >> i just could not believe that, you know, that they would take something away from my precious little baby like that. >> reporter: heather wrote 10 cried tears of joy when she first saw this memorial bench dedicated to her 16 month old son nathan. >> it was a joyful little boy. >> reporter: it sat near the play ground at elkin mun

. >>> today philadelphia firefighters and their family also honor fallen firefighter joyce craig who e fire department will honor craig at engine company 64 in lawncrest. >>> 50 delaware county residents will be sworn in as new u.s. citizens today at a naturalization ceremony. this will take place in media, from more than a dozen different countries. now back to the "today" show. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. you have made it. it is winesdaywednesday, december 9th, and that is one of my kids' new favorite artists, a guy named thomas repp and it is called "crash and burn." >> all right. anyway, hed a bunch of great songs. and great show. guess who is here? >> our friend andy cohen. >> andy cohen. >> and he is

craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. ((kirsten joyce)) at least four other sanders staffers also saw the clinton data - but they have not yet faced disciplinary action. the sanders campaign also says it never downloaded or saved any of the clinton campaign's files. 8 news now is your neighborhood election headquarters... to keep up to date on the presidential campaign, go to las vegas now dot com.. and tune in every sunday at 5-30 for politics now./// ((kirsten joyce)) > the u-s sentate has appoved a spending bill that will fund government through september 30th next year. the omnibus bill now heads to the president for his signature. the one point one trillion also includes 622 billion dollars in tax breaks. the tax package permanently extends the enhanced child tax credit and earned income tax credit. the passage of the bill ends all legislative business for the year./// ((kirsten joyce)) > new information today in the san bernardino attack that left 14 people dead... court records say a friend of the gunman.... helped him plan other

((kirsten joyce)) and the injuries can be severe. as kenneth craig reports.. the national safety council is stepping in to address what has apparently become a very real issue. it's a familiar site on streets across america.. people walking with their eyes on their phone instead of the road. the urban dictionary even has a word for it - pedtextrian. (oscar moran/texts while walking) "10 years ago i would walk on the street and there would be rare to see people on their phones and now almost everybody that i see is on their phones." we spotted jordan benston video chatting while crossing the street. (jordan benston/uses phone while walking) "i know i shouldn't but i still do it." the internet is full of videos of people on their phones having accidents. but some can be more serious like this woman walking into a fountain. or this man - accidently falling on the train tracks... no train was approaching at the time. distracted walking injuries are becoming so common the national safety council or n-s-c is including them in its annual injury report for the first t

kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. ((kirsten joyce)) > most children know.. you don't touch the elf on the shelf. ((patrick walker)) so one little girl.. didn't..... when he fell from his spot. that had the police.. knocking on her door./// ((kirsten joyce)) > and it's time for today's facebook contest. register to win on our facebook and the biden's are getting into the holiday spirit.. putting together christmas- themed playlists. you can find the playlists on the white house's spotify page. they launched their page back in august... the christmas tracks feature everything from frank sinatra to destiny's child.. on the obama's playlist. and for the biden's.. music from neil diamond to coldplay. /// ((demetria obilor)) > this morning.. a little girl is trending.. thanks to her elf on the shelf. many kids will tell you, don't touch the elf.. or he'll lose his magic! but the little girl from new jersey mistakenly did that... and as meg baker reports, she then called 9-1-1 for help. it's a christmas tradition in many households... an elf to watch over all girls

((kirsten joyce)) companies are offering a new camera that gives users a unique perspective. kenneth craig reports. whether it's traveling through the streets of new york.. or exploring the sea below. the world can now be viewed in 360 degrees. videos like these are all over the internet and recording them used to require professional rigs like this one - which contain several go pro cameras. but now companies are offering consumers a cheaper and easier alternative. (sot-jim malcolm/ricoh imaging america) "it's basically two cameras" jim malcolm with ricoh recently showed off the company's new theta s camera at a trade show in new york. a lens on each side of the device records an all around view. (sot-ken and jim) (ken) "and so now we're recording and this is capturing everything around us." (jim) "absolutely including my hand, our feet everything around us is being captured." other companies including 360 fly are offering similar cameras. viewed online since you tube and facebook recently adapted the technology. users click on the screen to move the image in any direction. (bridge: kenne

craig and nellis. police say a suicidal woman walked out of her house... tried to shoot herself, and then pointed the gun at officers. they opened fire. she was pronounced dead on scene./// kirsten joyce > now let's get a look at your forecast. brian loftus sherry... how's the weather looking today? < sherry swensk the only reason we're not freezing this morning is because of the winds stirring things around. they are still blowing out of the north- northwest. ........... they will calm down by tonight and the cold will really settle in. it's cold out there right now and for people who have to work outdoors today... or be outdoors ... you should really insulate with layers and expect the cold to stick around. ............ let's check those chilly winds... not all neighborhoods and not consistently. they will be with us off and on today. ............ temps in the upper 30s and low 40s. but tonight will be colder. high today will make it to just the mid 40s in summerlin... barely above 50 in green valley. upper 40s elsewhere./// > < let's send it over to demetria./// > accident on southbound i-15 ramp to westbound 215 (south beltway) is clear. accident on sunset and eastern, which is a

/ ((kirsten joyce)) > we'll also learn more about the incident where authorities say brenda kimberling pointed a gun at officers after an hours long stand off at a home near nellis and craig. they were forced to open fire and shoot her./// ((kirsten joyce)) > metro will also discuss another officer involved shooting which occured during a robbery investigation in front of a home near walnut and alexander. police say roberto sanchez walked outside while police were detaining suspects and pointed a gun at an officer. officers opened fire. sanchez was taken to the hospital where he died./// ((kirsten joyce)) > the woman who took off after hitting and kiling a grandfather... will be sentenced this morning. galina kilova is due in court in just a few minutes at nine. last month, she was found guilty of driving into and killing pushing his young granddaughter in a stoller last year. she could serve the maximum sentence for leaving the scene of an accident... that's 15 years. ./// ((kirsten joyce)) > a man is fighting for his life this morning... after he was hit by a car. it happened last night on desert inn near maryland parkway. police say josbany borrego was walking on the s