we're live in fern fern rock, katherine scott channel6 "action news. >> thanks katherine.this case. you can do that by going to 6abc.com and watch the surveillance video again and see other pieces of video released by police. we also have posted the plea from police and the victim's family as this search continues. it's all right there on 6abc.com. >> for the first time in modern pennsylvania history, voters voters voters have ousted the governor after one term. to this wolf is celebrateing a landslide victory over the incumbent, tom corbett. the democrat from york county won by double digits but the good times may soon hit a bit of a speed bump. when he takes officers next year wolf will face a serious budget problem and a republican controlled legislature. wolf says he needs everyone to come together and to be ready to go to work. >> let's make this the time. let's make this the place, pennsylvania. let's us be the people to actually create this bright future we deserve. let's make this the time. let's get started. thank you very much. (applause). >> corbett faced an uph

we're live at city hall, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." katherine. >>> the family of michael brown and president obama pleaded with those who were upset about the decision to be constructive in their protests not destructive. clearly not everyone was listening. abc's karen travers is lie in ferguson with more an what's happening now. >> reporter: violence erupting overnight in ferguson. a dam plait particular scene far worse than protest that is took place immediately after michael brown's shooting death in august. gun shots reported just steps from the police station here. police cars set on fire. tear gas launched into the angry crowd. >> when i look at our community torn apart. >> reporter: before the saint louis county prosecutor's announcement bought grand jury's decision state and local leaders made public pleas for calm. >> i would like to reiterate my calm for peace respect and restraint. >> reporter: president obama weighed in from the white house. >> the situation in ferguson speaks to broader challenge that is we still face as a

we're live at police headquarters, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> thanks for the update,herine. >>> and happening today kidnapping suspect delvin barnes will face a federal judge. barnes is the man accused of abducting a woman off a germantown sidewalk earlier this month. erin o'hearn joins us live in the satellite center with more on this. good morning, erinism good morning, matt. the 37-year-old was brought to philadelphia yesterday from virginia. that is where he is accused of abducting a 16-year-old girl. but first of course he will face a federal judge here in philadelphia this afternoon on kidnapping charges and perhaps be assigned a lawyer. now, barnes has been in custody since last week. of course authorities believe he is the man seen in this disturbing video abducting 22-year-old carleesha freeland-gaither after she had gotten off a bus. a witness said she kicked out the rear window as she fought with her attacker. federal investigators used a gps device placed in barnes car by a used car dealer to help locate the vehicle and rescue freeland-gaither three days l

we're live in fern rock, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> katherine, thank you for that. >ew here on "action news" one man is behind bars and another suspect is being sought in the shooting of a student at an off campus residence hall. police charged marshawn fortner with assault and possession of a deadly weapon. gunfire erupted in the parking lot of living and learning commons. the victim remains in the hospital but he is expected to be okay. >>> and bullet holes mark the scene of a deadly afternoon shooting in june yacht today. witnesses say a man ran down i street near erie avenue and opened fire on that white van you see there. the driver, 38-year-old hurley mccall of lawndale was killed. the passenger survived the shooting and was questioned by homicide detectives. there's been no arrests nonword about a motive. >> happening today, the philadelphia school district will resume hearings on whether to shut down a local charter school. an inquiry found that the walter palmer charter school under performed and violated its charter over the past six years and its problems h

we are live in south philadelphia, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> all right, thank you, nuing coverage of the eagles big win throughout the day on "action news" and then tonight after "action news" at 11:00 our sports team will have a special tuesday edition of eagles game day final. >> 6:34. new this morning and only on "action news," a man is in critical condition after a late night shooting in southwest philadelphia. it happened on passyunk avenue just after 11:00 last night. police say a man in his 30's was getting out of his car when he was shot. the car also has several bullet holes in it and there were more shell casing other groundly police have not told us the victim's name and they also haven't said who shot him or why. >>> police in northeast philadelphia are looking for the burglar who beat a homeowner with a tire iron. it happened last night on the 2300 block of emerson street. the 49-year-old homeowner came home to find someone ransacking his place. police say there was a struggle at first. then the burglar pulled out a tire iron, beating the man so badly he

we're live from police headquarters, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." m. >> okay, thank you, katherine. >>> and a 17-year-old radnor high school student is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. she's also facing charges of making terroristic threats after police found disturbing writeings in her school note books. police say the columbine-obsessed girl was arrested at school yesterday after administrators found out that she wrote about mass shootings in her note books will specific targets being several students and a teacher. she wrote that "i could be the first female school shooter. i want to trap them and pick them off one by one ." >> she did have a fascination with serial killers and she did a lot of reading about torture but the most disturbing factor is she had a fascination and a keen interon the columbine shooters. >> the school notified parents about the arrest and about a male student with autism who has been taken into custody for making threats. >> it is election day and the polls open in new jersey five minutes and 31 seconds ago. the actio

we are live at phl, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> good to have a live update as a lot ofo head over your way katherine. >>> we have our eyes on the roads today. mobile6 is driving on the schuylkill westbound. we've had them out all over the region. looks like he's coming into a wall of taillights. we've seen this volume really grow over the morning. and more than 46 million americans say they'll travel 50 miles or more this weekend. many of them will be like these people out on the roads and that could really cause a snarl and a mess as the day goes on. we'll be checking in with karen for the very latest on traffic in a few minutes. a live look from mobile6 looking at the schuylkill westbound. >>> if you're hitting the roads today or any time this weekend do yourself a favor and take "action news" with you. you can download that 6abc mobile app and get the very latest from accuweather as well as your updated travel conditions and, hey, got to love free and this is. >> 6:36 and the weather should clear out just in time for tomorrow's 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day pa

we are live at 69th street station, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> katherine thank you fort. >>> and we have more details on breaking news coming to us out of jerusalem this morning. israeli officials say terrorists have unleashed an attack on a synagogue killing four people and wounding six others. >>> police say the two attackers were palestinians from east jerusalem. they entered the synagogue armed with knives axes and guns. they were killed in a shootout with police. tensions have been high in the city for weeks and during that time palestinian attacks have killed at least six israelis. we'll get a live update on this breaking story coming up in our next half hour. >> three people are recovering from a fight at one of philadelphia's largest prisons. all three of them were jail employees trying to break up violence at the philadelphia industrial correctional center in the northeast. a single inmate is accused of stabbing the two corrections officers and a sergeant. the injured staffers were taken to aria torresdale hospital for treatment. the prison is still on lockdown

we're live at city hall, katherine scott, channel6 "action news" there thanks katherine. >>> the family of michael brown and president obama himself pleaded with those who were upset with the grand jury's decision to be constructive in their protests, any other destructive. clearly not everyone was listening. abc's karen travers is live in ferguson with more on what is happening there right now. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, matt. law enforcement officials say they did not see a the lot of peaceful protesting overnight here in ferguson. there were about a dozen buildings set on fire commissioner almost all of them at a complete loss. there were around 30 arrests made and 14 people were treated for injuries at local hospitals. violence erupting overnight in ferguson a dramatic scene far worse than the protest that is took place immediately after michael brown's shooting death in august. gun shots reported just steps from the police station here. police cars set on fire. tear gas launched into the angry crowd. >> when i looked at our community torn apart. >> reporter: be

we're live at police headquarters, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> katherine, thank you forhat. >>> and happening today, a man accused of murder and bank robbery is expected to be in court. dion jordan has a preliminary hearing scheduled in philadelphia court. police say jordan confessed to shooting and killing dallas long last month. but eats also facing bank robbery and other charges. police say he also wore a $1,500 mask and a wig while robbing banks in new britain and philadelphia. jordan was arrested last month after police say he kidnapped a man and held him for ransom. >>> she was pregnant. she had a child with her and she was asking for money to get back on her feet. but it's what she did next that caused a lot of people to be outraged. erin o'hearn is live at the big board and she's got details. good morning. >> yeah, and this involves a mercedes benz, tam, a mercedes benz or not this woman's behavior was certainly bizarre. here are pictures of this woman who looks pregnant. she's on the side of the street in a california parking lot asking for money. she's holding

we're live in frankford, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> katherine thank you for that. >>e polar cold is making for even bigger problems for people in upstate new york. a massive snowfall covered towns near buffalo and more than 4 feet of the white stuff is being blamed for at least four deaths. our erin o'hearn is live at the big board. erin you grew up in this region. people up there are used to snow but this is something different. >> not this kind of snow, tam. this is pretty incredible especially considering it's november. it is november, right? okay. so, look at these pictures 'cause they really say it all. i guess this as you could say this is old man winter knocking at the door. look at that snow. it just pushed right through there, knocked through that door, one of the doors collapsed there and if you take a look at this thruway, this is likely the new york state thruway people are still stuck. you're looking at probably they got up to 8 feet of snow and more is on the way. one more shot here. as you can see, the amount of snow, here's the bridge, you can see some

we're live at police headquarters, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> so sad. you, katherine. >>> an arrest warrant has been issued for the man who police say drove his red corvette into the delaware river. officials say 49-year-old john kramer of northeast philadelphia was engaged in a long running dispute with his estranged wife. that led him to driving the 1990 corvette into the river in tacony. >> happening today, blooming grove, the state police barracks in pike county where trooper bryon dixon was killed will reopen. we have also learned trooper alex douglas who was injured in the ambush back in september was brought to a new york city hospital on monday night for surgery. state police won't say why, only that it was not an emergency. now, douglas was shot in the pelvis and has been recovering from the injury. police captured accused gunman eric frein on a -- after a freight day manhunt. >>> preliminary hearing scheduled in philadelphia today for murder defendant dion jordan. police say jordan confessed to gunning down dallas long last month. jordan is als

in cherry hill, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> we can point to you some deals on this blackday. check out the black friday play book on 6abc.com. there you can find dozens of deals for local stores, many of the deals are exclusive to channel 6 viewers. the black friday play book is on the home page of 6abc.com. >>> of course it always helps to have good weather if you want do some good shopping. let's take a look at the weekend from cecily tynan at the "action news" big board. cecily. >> jim, it's a dry day today and it's kind of weather that makes you want to head into the mall and work up a good sweat doing some shopping because it was cold. allentown 33 degrees the high, pottstown 35, pareny trenton 37, philadelphia we hit 39 degrees for the high that's 12 degrees below the average high for this time of year and in dover it cracked 40 degrees and tonight the chill is on. philadelphia currently 34 degrees and millville it's 30 trenton dropped down to 29, reading 29 and wilmington 31 degrees. the winds are easing but there's enough of a breeze that the wind chill makes it f

we're live in fern rock, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> all right, katherine, thanks. >>nnsylvania voters toss their chief executive out of office. tom wolf a millionaire running for office for the first time soundly defeated incumbent governor tom corbett. erin o'hearn joins us live at the big board with more on this. >> pennsylvania being one of the few big victories for democrats last night. tom wolf won by a comfortable margin winning almost 55 percent of the vote and tom corbett made history but probably not in the way he had hoped. corbett has become the first governor to lose reelection in the state's modern history. wolf a businessman and first time candidate spent $10 million of his own money on an early tv ad campaign that endeared him to voters and last night he drove to his victory rally in his hometown of york in that trademark jeep. he promised supporters that public education will be his top agenda. >> our ancestors realized that education was the key to a strong citizenship, to a strong democracy, to a strong economy, to strong families and we needed to in

live at phl, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> very good advice katherine. >>> here's another look at the roads. looking down over penn's landing, i-95 near the ben franklin bridge. at this hour those roads are clear. they're dry and you can see traffic is moving along nicely but that could change as the morning goes on. so we'll check back in with karen for the latest in traffic in just a few minutes. >>> if you're hitting the roads today or any time this weekend make sure you take "action news" with you. download that 6abc mobile app. i uses it all the time. you can get the latest from accuweather as well as updated traffic conditions and you know what, it's free for both apple and android. >> the protests continued for a second night in ferguson, missouri and while these demonstrations were nowhere near as violent as the day before, they still brought huge crowds face to face with police on the streets. abc's karen travers is live in ferguson and has more on the exclusive interview with the police officer at the center of the controversy. good morning, karen. >> reporter: g

we're live in south philadelphia, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> thanks so much katherine> got some breaking news to get to right now. a fire broke out at a montgomery county ymca. the action cam is live at the scene of the abington ymca, old building, brick building. it's on the 1000 block of old york road in abington. it broke out at 4:00 a.m., a little more than an hour ago inside a single room in this three-story structure. doesn't even look like there was a fire but you just can't see where it actually is located. firefighters put it out not too long ago. unclear how much damage the abington ymca has sustained. that's something we'll follow for you any on "action news." >> four men were injured during a fight inside the physical industrial correctional center. chopper 6 was over the facility in holmesburg last night. investigators say the four inmates are in the hospital, all of them in stable condition. none of the security guards were injured and two weapons were recovered. >>> it's now 5:06 and police are looking for the man who drove a corvette purposely into the

we are live at city hall, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, katherine. >>> now, the 12 members of the saint louis county grand jury have been investigating this case for more than three months. they offered details of why they didn't see enough evidence to indict officer darren wilson. erin o'hearn is live at the big board with the details on what the grand jury said but also what it didn't say s erin. >> it's a lot of unexplained issues, matt. we wanted to break down some of the documents for you. first let's show you a few new pictures of officers wilson photographed after the shooting. these were presented as evidence as well to the grand jury and you can see that this here, it's a little difficult to see in this picture but that's the most visible injury and it's located on the side of his face. and if you take a look at this one, even with the ruler, it seems to take up the bottom half of his jaw. and this is a photograph that was never seen before of the gun that officer wilson used and during the testimony, ferguson -- during the testimony in ferguson he w

we're live at police headquarters, katherine scott, channel6 "action news". >> let's hope they find herank you katherine. >>> a gunman is on the loose this morning after opening fire on a delaware state university. student and in an off campus residence hall. the gunfire erupted just after 5:00 p.m. yesterday at the living and learning commons on route 13 in dover. the area was quickly locked down. the restrictions were lived at 8:00 p.m. the unidentified student was taken to kent general hospital to be treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. dell state is closed today but it's because of election day. >>> the chester county district attorney says a domestic dispute was at the root of last night's murder-suicide outside the brandywine ymca. authorities say the gunman shot his former girlfriend several times in the y parking lot of the coatesville location at 6:00 p.m. and then waited until police arrived before shooting himself. the victim had worked at the ymca. we spoke to former colleague. >> above the sweetest and most caring people you will ever meet in your whole life. >> the ma

we're live at police headquarters, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> okay, katherine thank you. >>> you can see that surveillance video again at 6abc.com. take another look at the suspect and the vehicle involved. if you think you have any information, we have posted contact information for philadelphia police. >> a student at delaware state university. is recovering from getting shot and the shooter is still on the loose. it happened near the college campus in dover yesterday afternoon. the school tells "action news" the student was shot outside the living and learning commons which is off campus. the victim is expected to be okay. >> it's election day across america. we're keeping an eye on the race for governor in pennsylvania. the other big story here is the u.s. senate. republicans have a chance to gain control of congress. our erin o'hearn is live at the big board. she's got more on that as well as two key couldn't tests that we're following in our area. exciting day, erin. >> reporter: it is. happy election day, tam. this will go down as the most expensive campaign i

we're live at city hall katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> katherine thanks. >>> we've been followings story all morning long on 6abc.com. stay with us for of the reaction of the grand jury's decision across the can't freezing rain let's take a live look on sky sky 6 at center city. look at the temperature in center city, another warm morning, 61 drones there's also that winter storm we have been forecasting for tomorrow. >> let's talk about what we can expect today and what's coming with that storm. let's go to dave murphy and karen will take a look at your morning traffic. good morning. >> the national weather service extended the winter weather watch and this goes from the poconos where it was yesterday all the way down to the i-95 corridor, the delaware river. it's basically southeastern pennsylvania and then mercer county in new jersey and points north, also to the west toward lancaster. this starts early tomorrow morning and continues until tomorrow night and it's during that period where we do expect rain, then eventually a changeover to snow. that is all tomorrow. for today, n

we are live in south philadelphia, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> wins another one for theles the next one is on me, that is a promise. mark sanchez played a crucial role in the eagles 45 to 21 drubbing of the carolina panthers but he's not the only bird who deserves a game ball. the offense, defense and special teams all scored touchdowns for the second time this season. the defense forced five turnovers including that pick by bradley fletcher in the second quarter. eagles sacked panthers qb cam newton nine times. connor barwin had a three and a half of them. >> all love playing for each other, you know what i mean? i don't know how you put that into words. nobody's really selfish up front. i think that's a big part of it and really tonight it was incredible. >> on special teams darren sproles ran back a punt for a td for the second time this year. that guy is so fast. he also scored a td during an offensive play. the eagles have only six days to get ready for the their next big test, a visit to green bay. to play the powerful packers. we'll have continuing coverage of the

live at 69th street station, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> polar bears thank it too. >>> from the overnight nearly 100 people were briefly evacuated from the rooms at a delaware county hotel because of a carbon monoxide leak. firefighters put everyone into the ballroom area of the best western on the 700 block of baltimore pike in concordeville. it is unclear what caused the co leak but this typically happens with malfunctioning heating systems. the best western is now back up and running. >> ♪ >> also breaking overnight a synagogue in jerusalem came under brutal attack. several people were killed and this morning details are emerging about who carried out that assault and the multiple weapons that they used. >>> "action news" reporter erin o'hearn is in our sat center, she's following the breaking developments. good morning, erin. >> good morning, tam. a about the at a attack in an orthodox neighborhood in jerusalem. two palestinian assailants stormed a synagogue there attacking worshipers with guns, axes and knives. the attackers killed four people before they were kill

live in frankford, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> katherine thank you for that. >>> residentsbuffalo new york are dealing with incredible amounts of snowfall. authorities are already blaming four deaths on this storm. according to one local official, a year's worth of snow is going to accumulate in three days in some areas. more than 60-inches have piled up in places with more to come. a live report coming up in the next half hour of "action news." >> brand new this morning, firefighters had to battle flames and freezing temperatures near the jersey shore. the fire started along route nine in middle township cape may county at 10:00 last night. crews tell us it started in the back of a single family home. police and the fire marshal remained on the scene to try to find a cause. they've not said whether anyone was hurt. >>> at least one person is dead from this fiery tractor-trailer crash on the new jersey turnpike that karen just mentioned. chopper 6 was over the wreck along the northbound lanes in cranbury township last night. police say three tractor-trailers were involved a

we're live in fern rock, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> thanks, katherine. >>> take another look at the person of interest we are showing you on 6abc.com. plus, you can watch that that surveillance video again and see other pieces of video released by police. we have also posted the plea from police and the victim's family as the search continues. it's all right there right now on 6abc.com. >> turn flog you to the other big story and of course that's politics. for the first time in modern pennsylvania history, the voters have ousted the governor after just one term. this morning tom wolf is celebrating a landslide victory over incumbent tom corbett. the polls showed wolf led this race comfortably the whole way and that's exactly how it played out. the democrat from york county won by double digits but the good times may soon hit a speed bump when he takes office next year wolf will face a serious budget problem an republican controlled legislature. wolf says he needs everyone to come together and get ready to go to work. >> let's make this the time. let's make this the place

we're live at phl, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> good luck to everybody who has a flight. >>> we have our eyes on the road right now mobile6 is making its way through new jersey, still on 295 now in gloucester county. you can see still we've got some raindrops but the traffic is looking pretty good. now more than 46 million americans say they will travel 50 miles or more this weekend and many of them will indeed be on the roads and that can get messy as the day goes on. we'll check back in with karen for the very latest on traffic in just a few minutes. >>> and if you're hitting the roads today or any time this weekend make sure you take "action news" with you. download the 6abc mobile app. you can get the latest from accuweather as well as your updated traffic conditions and you know something, it's free for your apple or android device. >> 5:35 and the weather should clear out just in time for tomorrow's 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade. >> ♪ >>> the action cam was on the steps of the art museum last night where some of the performers were performing, practic

we are live at phl, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> katherine thanks so much. >>> from thees to the roads let's take a live look at i-95. it is raining in some parts of the region including around here in this part of center city and could get that mix coming in later on today. the people that try and figure these things out tell us that 46 million americans will travel 50 miles or more this weekend. maybe that's you, maybe that's not. but it could be a mess if you are on the roads especially later on today. the rails. amtrak officials say the upcoming winter-like mix of weather will not slow down what they consider their superbowl of travel days. the rail agency has added dozens of trains to its schedule to respond to the high demand for train travel during the the long thanksgiving holiday weekend. >> this is the super bowl for us near terms of travel. over 72 extra trains on the northeast corridor, 39 will be acelas. in addition we're adding extra capacity aren't extra seats so additional coach, longer trains, that type of thing. the name of the game is to move as many p

live at 69th street station, katherine scott channel6 "action news. >> at least we don't have snow laterthat might come later. >>> nearly 100 people were briefly evacuated from a delaware county hotel overnight because of a carbon monoxide leak. firefighters cleared out the best western on the 700 block of baltimore pike in concordeville. it is unclear what caused the high levels of co. the best western is now back up and running. >> developing this morning, reflection and prayer gave way to screams and bloodshed at a jerusalem synagogue. an attack has left at least four worshipers dead and a number of other people wounded. erin o'hearn is following the latest developments. what's the latest. >> sad breaking news this morning, tam. a brutal attack in an orthodox neighborhood in jerusalem. two palestinian assailants stormed a synagogue and attacked worshipers with guns, knives and axes. now, the two attackers killed four people before they were killed in a shootout with police. israeli police describe the assault as a terrorist attack and said the two palestinian assailants were cousins f

we're live at phl, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> thanks katherine. >>> fasten your seatts here. taking a ride on mobile6. look at that roadway. no one -- this is i-95. wish it was like this every day. we're approaching concorde pike, 202, new castle county which is expected to get a little bit of snow, a lot of rain. most of delaware just seeing rain but there you go another car there. mobile6 safely traveling for us on this wednesday morning. >>> the action cam was at 30th street station yesterday where travelers were getting an early start. amtrak is bracing for big crowds ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. >> 72 extrains. 39 will be as sell has. we're adding extra capacity and extra seats, additional coaches, longer trains. really the name of the game is to move as many people as we can. >> karen will keep us posted on amtrak and you can head to 6abc.com/weather for the latest from accuweather. use storm tracker 6 live radar and the seven day and hourly forecasts. >> ♪ >> and in another news now unrest over the grand jury decision not to indict officer darren wilson f

live in frankford, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> katherine go get in the warm van. >>> andhe polar cold is making for even bigger problems in western new york. a massive snowfall covered towns near buffalo with more than 4 feet of the white stuff. it's being blamed for at least four deaths. erin o'hearn is lie at the big board with more on this wicked weather. erin some of these pictures are unbelievable. >> yeah, there's probably one word for this weather in buffalo, insane. let's take a look at some of these images coming out of this area and this isn't old man winter knocking on the today, he's literally kicking it down. this double door collapsed from the weight of the snow. this is the new york state thruway. this wasn't just a few hours that commuters were delay. some were stuck there for 24 hours and are actually still stuck. now here's a really cool video. maybe they wouldn't can consider it cool. but these are actually backhoes and dump trucks. that's how serious these conditions are. they can't even clear the white stuff without the help of some major construction

we're live at 69th street station, katherine scott channel6 "action news. >> we know you are. iefly evacuated from their rooms at a delaware county hotel overnighter because of a carbon monoxide leak. firefighters put everyone in the ballroom area of the best western on the 700 block of baltimore pike in concordeville. it's unclear what caused the high levels of co. the best western is now back up and running. >> ♪ >> and this has been breaking this morning. a small plane has crashed into a house on chicago's southwest side. we're now learning new details. let's go over to erin o'hearn live in the satellite center. she has been tracking this story. >> obviously the information coming out of chicago is still fluid at this point. officials are still on the scene. the investigation is still in its infancy but here's what we know. around 3:00 a.m., just before 3:00 a.m., a small cargo plane crashed into a home right near the midway airport and according to the chicago fire department, there were two elderly residents inside the home but fortunately a neighbor helped them escape fro