. >> police release a knife wielding suspect in kensington philadelphia this happened dollar general100 block frankford avenue 10:00 last night the employees approached man as stuffing pockets and he allegedly pulled out a knife and ran behind counter and grabbed cash register drawer. security guard pepper sprayed suspect and shot him in the leg. officers showed up and ordered suspect to drop his knife. >> the male refused. philadelphia officers tasered the suspect and it had no affect. philadelphia police pepper have aed him also and had no affect. >> officers had to wrestle the knife away from suspect. officials believed he was under the influence of narcotics. he's in stable condition. no one else fortunately was hurt. >> i aman is dead after a drive by shooting in morm it philadelphia this happened before 12:30 this morning 00 block of north twelfth street. the victim suffered from multiple gun shot wounds to khexingt witnesses told police the gunman fireded in a dark colored car and drove off. police are checkingner by surveillance for clues. >> time now it 5:36 and business new

a teenager was shot in philadelphia's kensington section in philadelphia and the search continues forman. if you plan to watch the state of the union you may see lawmakers wearing black and in why. and a big surprise for a 75-year-old eagles fan that leaves him speechless. the react getting super these tickets. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph jaime apody and rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" tuesday night. the investigators are releasing video of the man they say raped a drexel university student at her off campus apartment. and a teachers aide that was n for assaulting a student has been found dead. and eagles fans in minnesota are rushing to get their official super bowl gear in time for sunday's big game. now the details, terrifying moments for a woman in her home that woke up and discovered a stranger and the woman was sexually assaulted before the unknown man escaped. walter per is live now with the details on who police are searching for. >> reporter: the attack occurs during the early morning

hundreds of the homeless on to kensington street to an area call the emerald city among piles of trash you would see feces and used needles but residents of philadelphia'smerald city, camp spread out under three bridgeness kensington, shares nothing with the famous fantasy land in oz but a name. this is harsh reality of life asiana dick on philadelphia's street. >> it is really bad. it is not like back in the day where we used to get down to the track. you didn't have to worry about getting robbed or dying. >> when track where is clean up, cleared out late last year melissa and other drug users had no where else to go. >> i never in my entire life would think i would be living under a tunnel. >> but this is what the 34 year-old former delaware county resident calls home. >> here's my little house. we like make a little for the, tenth. >> this is at corner of emerald and lehigh street. >> black hole. >> place where dreams for a future and countless addicts die. >> tell me about your crimes. >> i can't. >> this user who asked to us call her kelly just got high but doesn't stop pain of what the former college student, athlete, said that she has lost. >> st

a highway patrol officer shot a man in the stomach following a traffic stop in the kensington section of philadelphia. >>> and eagles show what they are made of from the atlanta falcons recapping last night's big game and what is a head forbidder. >>> plus why those players were on the field, fans were on the edge of their seat. >> and then, jumping with joy we will tell what you they have to say about the big win. >> indeed we will, more in a moment but first outside we will go for check of the exclusive forecast and meteorologist chris sowers, it is cold again. >> it feels better out here right now then it did this morning when we were on the air. temperatures still in the teens and 20's, wind chills in the single digits and teens and i must be catching a break here, is there not much wind on city avenue. 17 degrees in slatington, 17 in kutztown, 17 in quakertown, pottstown 18, malvern 19, center city 21, media 18, glassboro 20, fortecoup 21, tuckahoe 22, cinnamon sin 21. ewing, 21 degrees. wind chill values still showing single digits out there. we will see a couple of teens popping up but most of

. >>> and one person is saved from a fire in the kensington section of philadelphia. crews arrived to find one person stuck on the roof. they were able to rescue that person and brought the blaze under control. >>> it is a car lovers dream at the pennsylvania convention center and the annual philadelphia auto show opens to the public tomorrow and with more than 700 vehicles on display there is something for everyone. "action news" reporter gray hall is live in center city to give you a sneak peek. gray did you find your vehicle? >> i'm still looking for it rick. if you can't find a car here really you can't find a car anywhere. we showed you mercedes and lexus and now jaguar. this is what they call an attainable vehicle. the suv, $42,000. not that much money but one thing cool about the auto should. you can look inside and get the auto should experience. >> it's a car lovers dream. the 2018 auto show is revving up excitement across the area and throughout the next week if you are looking for a new car or want to check out the latest technology and models. the philadel

. >>> new this morning in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood police tell us they are proud of officers who helped stop an armed robbery without using lethal force. investigators say a security guard shot a man suspected of robbing the store at knife point. when police got their they used pepper spray and a taser which seemed to have no effect. the officers wrestled the man and got the knife away. >>> the 13 brothers and sisters locked in a southern california home were so malnourished that officers first thought they were all children even though several were as old as 29. police arrested them on sunday after their teenage daughter escaped from their home outside los angeles. she said she and her siblings were being held captive by their parents. and when police got there they found children as young as 2 chained to their beds. the parents could face torture and child endangerment charges. >>> police now say the driver who plunged into the icy delaware river ran from the scene and left his girlfriend there to die. police say jacob garret was behind the wheel when his car hit a parked v

> residents in parts of philadelphia say they're tired of coming home to garbage left on the streets by trash crews running behind schedule. nbc 10 found these piles in kensington and north philadelphia. the city tells us with the recent snow and ice it's tough for crews to do their jobs on time. the city streets department has issued an apology on its facebook page for the delays. we're also told crews do plan on hitting areas of kensington sometime today. >>> 6:38 right now. let's take a live look outside and find out what's to come today and tomorrow as we track that slow moving snow, bill? >> yeah, it is taking its time, but it is making progress moving into the poconos mountains. seeing very light snowfall along with the man made snowfall right now. that snowfall i'm tracking also made it into burkes county and the lee high valley. there will be some rain drops rather than snowflakes, and the temperatures will by climbing. but that all changes tonight. any rain showers to start with will then change to steady snow overnight tonight and accumulating snow making for a messy commute tomorrow morning. this is an issue as no is falling and accumulating. it is c

. >>> meantime an attempted theft turned into a shooting in kensington section of philadelphia. a 32-year-old man managed to grab cash from the family dollar store last night. when a security guard confronted him. the suspect pulled a knife and went after the guard. the guard hit the man in the leg and police arrived on the scene and started to go after him too and they used their taser. the suspect is hospitalized and the security guard is cooperating with the investigation. investigators looking into a stabbing in north philadelphia hope someone can identify this man. that he went into the doe mincal beauty store on north 5th street and announced a robbery on december 23rd. a good samaritan tried to intervene and was stabbed in the process. are you asked to call police if you recognize him. >>> it is time forever a first check of the "action news" traffic report. >> lets go live to gina gannon in the traffic center. >> the first look showing an accident out there. if you are a roosevelt boulevard commuter and coming from the northeast. an accident on the southbound side of the

. >> in other news today, crews are working to fill a giant sinkhole in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood. take a look at this. this street fair caved in 2200 block of taggart street friday afternoon forcing the evacuation of six home. the sinkhole measures 30 feet by 30 feet. fortunately, no one was injured. but it is not yet clear just how long it will take to repair. >>> federal prosecutors will re-try senator bob menendez, the original corruption trial for the new jersey democrat. and ended in a hung jury back in november. now, menendez and florida eye doctor, salmon melgin charged in a bribery scheme, prosecutors accuse menendez of trading political favors and gifts and campaign donations. menendez says he expect to be vindicated again. >> still ahead right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this saturday morning: a teenager dead after he went hiking in south carolina. coming up: hear why the cold weather may be to blame and what officials are calling a freak accident. >> and sport fans are known to be superstitious. hear what some people are doing to make sure the eagles come out on to

. >>> happening right now in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood, septa's broad street line is moving after a woman fell on to the train tracks just as a train was headed her way and she survived. not a scratch from the train itself. which is amazing. because listen to this. somehow she ended up between those northbound tracks so the train rolled over her on top of her at the allegheny station around 4:00 this afternoon. septa shut down power and service while firefighters pulled her out from underneath that train. she was conscious, and it was the fall that hurt her but she's going to be okay. just staying at the hospital for a little bit. >>> can youing edge technology is breathing new life into a five-month old case. in august montgomery county authorities say a man sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman in a park. she never saw his face. but now police believe they may finally have a break through. fox 29's jeff cole has it. >> reporter: it was 10:30 on the morning of august 1st when the 19-year-old woman was atta attacked from behind in norristown farm park. a gun pressed to her

philadelphia, and with the idea it would be first u.s. city to do so. we have spoke to several people in the neighborhood in kensingtonargely considered the center of the philadelphia 's opioid crisis. >> there really noise safe injection sites because there will be negative things. >> yes. >> it has to be american then just letting people go somewhere there has to be some kind of a stepping stone. >> district attorney larry krasner has spoken out in favor of the idea. mayor kenney expects to make a decision sometime soon. >>> authorities are urging amazon customers in chester county to change their pass word after a ring of thieves hack into several accounts and placed pretty pricey order. west whiteland township police say thieves ordered mack book pro computers and had them shipped. officials say they presented fake drivers licenses when they went to pick up the packages. >> while there we discovered there were two more order there that needed to be pick up and they were later determined to be fraud through amazon. >> very scary because they why in my e-mails, comcast, amazon account. >> now police tell us there ha

. >>> a highway patrol officer shot a man in the kensington section of philadelphia after police saye an officer's gun. an officer pulled over a vehicle for driving the wrong way. the officer asked the man to get out of the vehicle and discovered he had a gun. that man began to struggle with the officer and tried to grab the gun. when he couldn't, investigators say he reached for the officer's gun. that officer fired one shot but missed. a second officer who arrived on the scene also fired his gun. this time shooting the man in the stomach. that man was taken to temple hospital where he is now in critical condition. the driver was taken into custody for questioning. no officers were injured here. >> it is now 9:35 this morning federal and state officials in hawaii are apologizing after a mistake caused mass panic that gripped the island for nearly 40 minutes this weekend. hawaiians and tourists received a text alert around 8:00 a.m. informing them that a ballistic missile was headed their way. the message stated this was not a drill and everyone should seek shelter immediately. >> we

philadelphia. >> i can't be in philly. i can't be near kensington. there's something about this place that just -- it -- it's sucks you in. >> in the neighborhood at the center of philadelphia's opioid crisis, a community brainstorm is taking place. >> this group is open about their own struggles with her wynn addiction. they're also to open solutions. because like city officials, they're discussing the potential for philadelphia to become the first u.s. city to open a supervised safe injection site. something that the city's new district attorney larry krasner spoken out in favor of >> he's open to the idea but wants to be clear that he wants to work closely with many different holders to make it happen in the most safe and effective way. >> reporter: the idea is these sites would provide a supervised location to use her win free of risk of prosecution. >> there is they don't safe injection sites, because overdoses there will be negative things. >> reporter: the feedback from the self proclaimed users was diverse and most told i guess so it would onl

philadelphia. >> i can't be in philly. i can't be near kensington. there's something about this place that just -- it -- it's sucks you in. >> in the neighborhood at the center of philadelphia's opioid crisis, a community brainstorm is taking place. >> this group is open about their own struggles with her wynn addiction. they're also to open solutions. because like city officials, they're discussing the potential for philadelphia to become the first u.s. city to open a supervised safe injection site. something that the city's new district attorney larry krasner spoken out in favor of >> he's open to the idea but wants to be clear that he wants to work closely with many different holders to make it happen in the most safe and effective way. >> reporter: the idea is these sites would provide a supervised location to use her win free of risk of prosecution. >> there is they don't safe injection sites, because overdoses there will be negative things. >> reporter: the feedback from the self proclaimed users was diverse and most told i guess so it would onl

. >>> and in other news today, crews are working to fill a giant sinkhole in philadelphia 's kensington neighborhood. the street caved in along the 2200 block of taggart street, friday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of six homes there. the sinkhole measures 30 feet by 30 feet. fortunately no one was injured but it is not yet clear just how long it will take for repairs. >>> federal prosecutors will retry senator bob menendez, the original corruption trial for the new jersey democrat, ended in a hung jury back in november. menendez and florida eye doctor, salmon melgin charged in a bribery screen. accused menendez of trading political favors for gifts and campaign donations, menendez says i expect to be vindicated again. >> still ahead right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this saturday morning, a investigation is underway after a hiker's death in south carolina. hear why officials there say the cold weather may have played a role in what they are calling a freak accident. >>> and new jersey is among a few states considering a new tool to fight distracted driving. we'll show you how t

our computer model generally going between 4 and 5 inches, 4 in philadelphia, 4.5 in kensington, 4 inmyra. again a little less as you head to the north and west. we will continue to update this throughout the evening depending on the track of the storm. >> glenn, thank you. wake up with nbc 10 news today starting at 4:00 a.m. for complete coverage of the snowstorm and the impact it has on our region overnight. >>> right here in philadelphia, 40,000 tons of salt is on hand to prepare the roads for any snowfall. nbc 10's aundrea cline-thomas is live with how the city is preparing for this winter storm. how are they getting ready? >> reporter: well, they are getting ready by loading up their trucks with salt. the drivers really need to be careful for those higher elevations. we're talking about areas in philadelphia like chestnut hill. the city says don't worry, it has plenty of salt for all of those trouble spots. crews with the philadelphia streets department loaded their trucks with salt hours early. they'll wait for the snow to start overnight before they begin treating the roads. >>

philadelphia. maybe one to 2 inches. places like kensington one to two. the big numbers le high valley. >> chris helps worth is my guest t t sweeping the city. >>> you know, i don't think we have heard john clark's version yet. >> definitely not. >> later in the week. >> good anticipation. >> we will tell you rough start for the fliers in new york and the eagles. lane johnson tells us what winning a super bowl would mean to this city. . >> announcer: this is sports desk brought to you by xfinity. will change the way you experience tv. >>> i am john clark. five days away. we all know the eagles have embraced the under dog role. lane johnson has the underdog mask there. lane knows how long it has been since the eagles won. lane knows what this would mean for the city. >> i want to give the city what it has been missing. super bowl since 1960s. the fans have been here through thick and thin. if we can get them what we want it is cool. >> reporter: veteran jj redick hurt his leg in the fourth quarter. an mri shows he has a crack in the fibla. >> this is the l

know as our viewers know as well we have aggressively covered the opioid crisis in kensington and other parts of philadelphiahere people continue to overdose and die. so we came to harrisburg today to watch governor wolf sign this declaration. all this while still more people overdose and die in 2017. in the reception room governor wolf takes what he says is the next step in the war on opioid abuse long running brutal battle pennsylvania is losing. >> pennsylvania now has the fourth highest overdose rate in the country. in 2016, we lost over 4,600 pennsylvanians to this disease. >> reporter: there were more deaths in 2017, so wolf signed a statewide disaster declaration to increase access to treatment he says and save lives. used mostly for natural disasters, wolf argues the declaration will wipe away rules hampering efforts to fight the epidemic. now, first responders will leave behind the overdose combating drug in a locks son for addict likely to use again. >> we know that naloxone is absolutely search. it's absolutely search. you cannot access treatment and get into recovery if you're dead. >> reporter:

. >> up next what led philadelphia police to open fire on a man in kensington. >> and what led toe deadly accident in south jersey. >> and there's a he said she said debate about president trump controversial comment. i'm wendy gilette in new york and what the president i your daughter wants youfrom artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 1,300 items. eat well for less. only at my giant. >> welcome back. president trump responded again after reports that he supposedly made controversial and profane comments about several other counties. >> comments were allegedly made during immigration discussion last week. cbs news correspondent wendy gilette has the full story. >> did you see what various senators said in the room about my comment they were not made. >> president trump is denying he used sxlis sxlitive to describe haiti and at the fep fepding himself. >> i am least racist person you ever interviewed. >> and there

. >> reporter: kensington in the grips of the most severe opioid epidemic in philadelphia. philadelphia leaders believe this nightmare has been forced on them by big pharma the companies who make opioids and falsely marketed them as pain relief without at diction. >> the city currently in the grips of what can be termed as a public health nightmare. >> reporter: nightmare that's cost millions for police, first responders and treatment of the addicted. so the city has turn to the courts to get its money back. filing wednesday a 160 page lawsuit to match the size of the problem. >> today we're asking the companies that sell these drugs to stop pushing these drugs in philadelphia. and to start helping us clean up the problems they have caused. >> reporter: named are ten big drug makers like johnson & johnson, perdue pharma and endo health solutions and janson pharmaceuticals. they're accused of deceptive marketing and sale of prescription opioids. the city has linked with private law firms to do the heavy legal lifting in return for one third of any payout. >> i sell syringes

philadelphia. we talked to both advocates and opponents here in kensington, the epicenter of the opioid and heroin epidemic. the fight to keep people from dying in the worst public health crisis the city has ever seen gained momentum. >> it's going to save lives. >> reporter: the task force recommended a supervised safe injection site in philadelphia. it would be the first in the nation. >> we want people someplace safe, someplace someone can help them when they're ready. >> reporter: it can help people struggling like francis conner. >> i don't want to we taken into custody. my daughter cries every night why can't you stop getting high. >> reporter: they'll push for injection sites that can provide trained staff that can immediately respond to an overdose, reduce the spread of disease. >> we're not just going to take this. >> reporter: council woman maria sanchez. >> we're going to meet people that are sensitive to the treatment plans they need. we have a lot of work to do before we get to this, which may save lives. >> reporter: the city is looking for a provider and has yet to decide where it w

. >> a philadelphia police officer was injured during a traffic stop in kensington. eyewitness news on the 2900 block of north american street. police have not said how the officer was hurt but we're told he is in stable condition and should be released soon. other officers arrested the man about a mile away. >>> new information about a deadly fire in north philadelphia that claimed the life of a firefighter and a 61-year-old man. 42-year-old lieutenant matthew letourneau was caught inside the burning home. the home's resident was also killed. his daughter said her father had a big heart. >> my grandmother fell ill in 2015 and he was just there. he was living and he cared. >> governor wolf has ordered flags fly in half staff in honor of lieutenant lieutenant letourneau. he was an 11-year veteran of the fire department. there will be two public viewings, one on thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. the other at 9:00 a.m. on friday. a funeral mass will follow the viewing friday morning. >> a successful atm thief is on the run and now police are working to track the susp

. >> a philadelphia police officer was injured during a traffic stop in kensington. eyewitness news on the 2900 block of north american street. police have not said how the officer was hurt but we're told he is in stable condition and should be released soon. other officers arrested the man about a mile away. >>> new information about a deadly fire in north philadelphia that claimed the life of a firefighter and a 61-year-old man. 42-year-old lieutenant matthew letourneau was caught inside the burning home. the home's resident was also killed. his daughter said her father had a big heart. >> my grandmother fell ill in 2015 and he was just there. he was living and he cared. >> governor wolf has ordered flags fly in half staff in honor of lieutenant lieutenant letourneau. he was an 11-year veteran of the fire department. there will be two public viewings, one on thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. the other at 9:00 a.m. on friday. a funeral mass will follow the viewing friday morning. >> a successful atm thief is on the run and now police are working to track the susp

. >>> a philadelphia police officer shot a man in kensington kensington avenue.he man hit is in critical condition this morning at temple university hospital. it's still not clear what led up to the shooting. no one else was hurt. >>> an update on a murder in burlington county we told you about yesterday morning. authorities have now charged two people in connection with that case. 20-year-old shane davis faces a first-degree murder charge and 19-year-old jada face as charge of aggravated assault. police say they hit a man with a shovel and shot and killed him. police say he got into an argument with the couple before he was killed. the couple lives in the same apartment complex. >>> 6:07 now. investigators are trying to determine how a 3-month-old baby died in west philadelphia. early yesterday, according to the child's mother, the baby was sleeping in bed with her foster mother and the foster mother's boyfriend. that's when the foster mother called 911 to say the baby was unresponsive. medics rushed the child from the house where she was pronounced dead. no wor

. >>> new this morning an investigation is under way after a philadelphia police officer shot a man in the kensingtonborhood. it happened shortly before midnight on kensington avenue. the man is in critical condition at temple university hospital. it's still not clear what led up to this police involved shooting. no one else is hurt. 7:06 now on this sunday. how a 3-month-old baby girl died in philadelphia. the baby girl was sleeping in bed with her foster mother and boyfriend. that's when the foster mother called 911 say the baby was unresponsive. medics rushed the child from the house. the child was pronounced dead. no word on possible charges. >>> hawaii is recovering from a mistake that led to quite the scare for residents and visitors. a false emergency alert of an incoming ballistic missile. the message sent to cell phones warned of an inbound missile and said, quote, this is not a drill. it took more than a half hour for the emergency management agency to send a second message. it sent panic on the island and concerns across social media. hawaiian officials have apologized blaming human error

. >> reporter: kensington has the worse opioid abuse problem in philadelphia. a city with the most severe opioid crisis of the nation's big city. wednesday not far from the gritty streets where the opioid epidemic is raging, philadelphia leaders opened a legal battle with the makers of the opioids. >> the city currently in the grips what can be term as public health nightmare. >> reporter: a nightmare that killed 1200 people from overdoses and 2017 says the health commissioner. more than the peak of the aids crisis. nightmare that's cost the city millions for first responders to treat the addicted to jail the sellers. so wednesday they filed a big lawsuit to match the size of the problem. >> today we're asking the companies that sell these drugs to stop pushing these drugs in philadelphia. and to start helping us clean up the problems they have caused. >> reporter: named are ten drug makers like johnson & johnson, purdue pharma and endo health solutions. they're accused of deceptive marking and sale of prescription opioids. the city has partnered with private l

. >> the city of philadelphia has opened a temporary warming center in kensington.t's at the recreation center opened in cione. they have hot drinks and blankets. and remember, you can track the forecast with your first alert weather team, the free nbc 10 app is available to download. you can have the same tools that our meteorologists have in the palm of your hand. sign up to get alerts sent to your phone. >>> police in allentown are investigating their first homicide of the year. a double shooting killed one person and left another in critical condition. nbc 10 steven fisher is live. steven? >> reporter: this shooting happened not long after midnight. it took place inside a house during a new year's eve party. police are still searching for that shooter. >> a group of people were gathered and after the ball dropped, two people were shot, leaving one dead. >> you have two people starting off the year 40 minutes into the new year. >> reporter: a source claims they were here at the party and heard seven shots and then everyone started to run. a neighbor says this is

. >> reporter: kensington has the worst opioid and heroin abuse problem in philadelphia.t severe opioid crisis of the nation's big cities. wednesday not far from the gritty streets where the opioid epidemic is raging, philadelphia leaders opened a legal battle with the makers of the opioids. >> the cities current until the grips of what can be termed as public health nightmare. >> reporter: a nightmare that killed 1200 people from overdo overdoses and 2017 says the health commissioner. more than the peak of the aids crisis. a nightmare that's cost the city millions for first responders to treat the addicted to jail the sellers. so wednesday, they filed a big lawsuit to match the size of the problem. >> today we're asking the companies that sell these drugs to stop pushing these drugs in philadelphia. and to start helping us clean up the problems they have caused. >> reporter: named are ten drug makers like johnson & johnson, perdue pharma and endo health solutions. they're accused of deceptive marketing and sale of prescription opioids. the city has partnered with private

philadelphia. it happened just before 11:00 last night. police stopped a car driving the wrong way on kensington avenue while one officer spoke with the driver, a second officer was talking with the passenger. police say the officer noticed the passenger had a gun and attempted to take him into custody. when the suspect went for the gun. the suspect was shot multiple times. he was taken to temple hospital in critical condition. police did recover a loaded 9 milammeter pistol from the scene. >>> the federal communications commission is now investigating the false alert that went out yesterday about a missile scare in hawaii. >> all personnel, take shelter immediately. >> that message was broadcast over loud speakers across the islands. a similar alert was sent out to cell phones that read, ballistic missile threat inbound to hawaii, seek shelter. this is not a drill. the alert set off a wave of hysteria that lasted about 40 minutes. and nbc10's reporter is in hawaii right now. >> i'm telling you, for 50 to 20 minutes when you think that life is going to be over because there is really -- they sai

kensington p, we watch the epidemic firsthand. we have seen the lives saved thanks to narcan at the right place at the right time. philadelphia has the highest drug overdose rate of any big city. more people died here last year than did in the worst year of the aids crisis. today city leaders said their controversial safe injection site plan responds to drug users unprecedented crisis with an ub precedented step. >> meet them where they are. the safe injection sites take a practical approach. if you can't get people to stop using drugs right away, at least help them stay safe as they do it. users administer drugs like heroin with sterile needles only steps from medical personnel trained to treat overdoses. in philly the sites will also attempt to connect drug users to recovery options and even leaders who were initially skeptical like the police commissioner say they have arrive d at an open mind. >> we certainly cannot just throw our hands up. >> there are many questions like how his officers would police the spaces. officials still have to determine where the sites would be located, what outside agency or organization will

philadelphia police. the action cam at this scene last last night in the kensington section of the city. no officers were injured but the man who was shot was taken to the hospital. we're not sure about his condition this morning but investigators are not saying what led to the shooting. >> people went running for cover in hawaii. panic set off by a terrible mistake. the public alert system warned residents of an incoming missile threat but it turns out it was a false alarm. abc's brian clark has the story. >> reporter: 7 minutes after 8:00 in the morning, watching tv. >> this is not a drill, take medicine actions. the u.s. pacific command has detected a missile threat to hawaii. >> it pushed hawaiians into full-blown panic fearing an attack from possibly north korean missiles that can easily reach the hawaiian islands. people reportedly running from beaches and seeking shelter. grocery stores closing. >> people crying and nobody really knew what to do. >> we were actually grocery shopping and received an emergency alert message that stated ballistic missile threat in bound to hawaii, se

philadelphia police officer during a traffic stop. the incident happened last night on the 2900 block of north american street in kensington. police haven't said how the officer was hurt. but we're told he's in stable condition. >>> a pre-trial conference is scheduled for this morning, for the alleged killer of a temple university student. twenty-nine year old joshua hoopertore charged with the murder every 22 year old jenny belly. investigators say he called her in august in his apartment in north philadelphia. police say hoopertore then took her body to his grandmother's property in wayne count. >> i president trump meeting with bipartisan group of senators to discuss immigration reform, comes a talks after the president traveled to atlanta to see the ncaa football game, also stressed advantage to the tax overhaul during farmers convention in nashville. >> and, north korea sending delegation to the winter olympics in south korea next month. officials for the communist country reportedly said so during talks with the south, north korean officials say it delegation will include officials, athletes, journalists, tensions bet

philadelphia police. the action cam also at that scene late last night in the kensington section of the city. that man was shot was taken to the hospital. we are not sure about his condition. and so far investigators are not saying what led up to the shooting. >> police went running for cover in hawaii. panic set off by a terrible mistake. the public alert system warned residents of an incoming missile threat. but as it turns out, it was a false alarm. abc's brian clark has the story. >> reporter: 7 minutes after 8:00 in the morning, watching tv in hawaii. >> this is not a drill. take immediate measures. repeat detected a missile thread to hawaii. >> reporter: that alert pushing hawaiians into full-blown panic. people reportedly running from beaches and seeking shelter. grocery stores closing. >> people crying and nobody really knew what to do. >> reporter: we were actually grocery shopping and we received an emergency alert message that stated ballistic missile thread inbound to hawaii, seek immediate shelter. this is not a drill. >> reporter: john aaron reported from a station on his honeym

philadelphia police officer during a traffic stop. the incident happened last night on the 2900 block of north american street. in kensington. police haven't said how the officer was hurt. but we're told that he is in stable condition. >>> in other news, local woman speaks with cbs-3 after a fire claimed the life of her father in the philadelphia firefighter. sixty-one year old del dray lane died saturday morning after his north philadelphia caught fire. forty-two year old lou hen and the matthew letourneau, 11 year veteran of the fire department also died when he was trapped in the home. we talked with lane's daughter yesterday. she said her father had a big heart. >> he was my first love. that was the first man that i loved. that was the first -- we were close, you know, he was a hands-on dad when was little. >> lane grew up in the neighborhood and was a star basketball player at germantown high school. >>> meanwhile, funeral a rang ments for lieutenant letourneau have been announced there will be two public vehicles at the basilica of saints peter and paul 14:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., the other friday morning, 9:00 a.m. funer

philadelphia employees say a little before 10:00 p.m. a man in the kensington whipped out 95, grab a cash register drawer and ran outside. security guard pepper sprayed him hit no effect which has police thinking the guy was high on some type of drug. what he did do police say was lunch at the guard who then stott of shot him in the leg. employees say they got there before the robber could get away much he's now stable at temple university hospital facing a number of charges. >>> philly police need your help finding these two guys. they say the men tried to rob a barbershop in strawberry mansion on thursday and shot a man in the process. we told you about this rob before he last week and now surveillance footage shows the two walking up to the harris hairstyling barbershop at 9:00 at night. someone inside the shop tried to stop them. you see what's going on here. they tumble out of the store. police say the robbers ended up shooting that man in his leg and his chest then took off. the victims at temple hospital in critical condition. >>> and now we know how bla

. >> philadelphia police tell nbc tell they will have beefed-up security including officers on foot, on horses on buildings. targeted areas include frankfurt and cotman, kensington and allegheny in kensington, north broad street in north philly, stadium area in south philly. >> we don't want anyone hurt, and we don't want any damage to property. we want people to have fun. >> reporter: move anything from the front of the house that can be thrown. as for the moores, they will join the fun from a distance. >> if eagles win will you be out here celebrating? >> yes, right on our steps. >> reporter: we're also told that police are looking at using more barriers in certain areas, in certain neighborhoods, to control crowds. we could learn more about that during a security briefing tomorrow morning. >>> traffic and public transit will also be big issues for sunday's game. there's a concert that night at the wells fargo center, so fans are being told to prepare for even more cars on the road and in the parking lots. >> septa is trying to help fans get in and out of the stadium quickly as possible, offering a special round trip pass on the broad street line. buy those st

. >>> philadelphia police have arrest add driver who allegedly injured an officer during a traffic stop. the incident happened lt block h american street in kensington. now police have not said how the officer was hurt but we're told he is in stable condition. >>> president trump is meeting with lawmakers today to discuss immigration reform. thants congres an $18 billion wg the mexican border. however, democrats refuse to support that plan. instead they are focused on protecting so-call dreamers those are people brought to the us illegally as children. the president says he is willing to protect the dreamers if congress agrees to pay for the wall. >>> well the eagles p push starts this saturday at the linc. >> press conference this morning head coach doug pederson admitted they are up against a good team the atlanta falcon but says his guys just have to stay focused. >> when you boil it down it's football at the end of the day. just go do your job. do what you've been coached to all week long, and give it your best effort on saturday. if it's good enough, great. if it's not, you know, then we focus on next season. >> pederson pointed that many of th

philadelphia. neighbors tell us they have been sitting there for days. nbc10's brandon hudson has been looking into this problem, he joins us now live in kensington.is all haso with the weather. >> reporter: that's right, erin, when snow and ice make it too dangerous for the sanitation on, you see piles of trash like this form all over the neighborhood. neighbors say sights like thisr rainshower, but they're also an eyesore. this isn't what some neighbors near 5th and jefferson want to see on their block. >> around this neighborhood, everything is going up. >> reporter: a pile of trash which wasn't picked up on its scheduled day. add in the city holiday at lea waiting. across the street is more trash, which neighbors told nbc10, also was not picked up on time. one father told us it doesn't look good sitting close to the children, and down the street from a school. >> make the community look good. >> the streets department issued an apology on its facebook page about the delayed trash and city pickup citywide. it said the winter weather and holiday schedule are to blame. sanitation crews are expected to pick up trash in this part of kensington. >>

philadelphia as well. so let's take to you the neighborhoods where we are seeing freezing rain. it is being reported in places like felonville, along route 1, nicetown, germantown, kensingt kensingtonfrankford, east falls and even in to bridesburg. if you look to the north and west, right along 95 and along the river on the pennsylvania side bensalem in the freezing rain and tacony palmyra on the jersey side delanco, edgewater park and delran seeing the freezing rain. it goes right down into camden and also burlington counties and moorestown along 38, 295, the turnpike, route 70 through greentree ellis burg circle near 41 and 70 and even into cherry hill, mt. laurel and medford seeing that icy mix and freezing rain. you're going to walk outside lit feel like rain. you can see what ice? but when it hits that subfreezing surface, like a railing or a sidewalk, that's untreated or your car windshield, that's when it freezes on contact. it's pretty tricky precipitati precipitation. lift wood wilmington mill side seeing freeze rain along 95. corny's point in salem county and as we head down the shore in dennis it's freezing rain and he will dora the same and reads beach freezing rain you

kensington p, we watch the epidemic firsthand. we have seen the lives saved thanks to narcan at the right place at the right time. philadelphia has the highest drug overdose rate of any big city. more people died here last year than did in the worst year of the aids crisis. today city leaders said their controversial safe injection site plan responds to drug users unprecedented crisis with an ub precedented step. >> meet them where they are.

philadelphia police officer. during a traffic stop. the incident happened last night on the 2900 block of north american street in kensington. police haven't said how the officer was hurt. but we're told that he's in stable condition. >>> happening today: pretrial conference for the man accused of killing a temple university student. joshua is charged with murdering 22 year old jena burley. police say it happened in his north philadelphia apartment in august. investigators say, he then transported burley's body in a lyft car to his grandmother's house in the poconos where police eventually found it. >> there is word overnight of a potential relations between north and south korea reportedly sending delegation to the olympics which south korea is hosting next month. south korea proposed both country pull joint mars during opening and closing ceremonies , now in recent years tensions between both nations have escalated over north korea nuclear programs. >> bipartisan group scheduled to meet with president trump today to talk immigration. but as john loyer ends reports , talks about the deferred action for childhood arriving pr

philadelphia. we first reported this story as breaking news on saturday. we know more information now. officers stopped the car for driving the wrong way on kensington avenue. police say one officer noticed the passenger had a gun, tried to arrest him. the suspect then went for his gun. the officer shot him several times. he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. the driver was not charged. >>> a delaware man allegedly uses a toy gun to pull off a string of robberies. they say they found a black oozy style fake gun in his car. police say johnson's crime spree lasted for about two weeks from late december until this past friday. until that time he aedge ladlle robbed at least nine businesses in delaware. >>> you can see the passengers jumping into the gulf north of tampa yesterday. the captain says he saw the flames from the engine room and turned the boat closer to shore so passengers could get to safety. all 50 people onboard were able to get off the boat. 15 taken to the hospital. one remains in critical condition. >>> sheer panic on a plane as it skids off the runway. a passenger captured the chaos as the plane finally came to stop. her

shooting involving philadelphia highway patrol officers, last night, it started with a traffic stop when officers say they saw a vehicle traveling the wrong way on heart lane in kensingtonr talk to the driver , the other officer spoke to the passengers and noticed a gun concealed in the 22-year old man's clothing. the suspect was asked to get out of the vehicle and accused of trying to pull a weapon from the waste way ban before running out of the car. one patrolman and third responding officer shot at the suspect and now is in critical condition after being hit. a weapon was recover from the scene, the driver in the incident was not charged in any offense. >>> dozens of organizationness philadelphia are celebrating the life and legacy of doctor martin luther king, junior the day before the actual holiday among them chosen 300 ministries in west philadelphia. the organization hosted a morning worth of service and lunch for those in need. ministry is located on the 3900 block of lancaster avenue in the exact location, where 10,000 people, gathered, where doctor king visited back in 1965. it was all part of the historic freedom tour. >>> for more information on service pr

philadelphia schools at the same time. >> well, you can because of a local business, pretty clever, get your morning started re animator coffee roasters do a nice job based in kensingtonnd has created a special digs blend in honor of nick foles, it is called folesgers, get it blend notes include brown sugar, almond, victory, all of the money raise i had will go to help our philadelphia school employees. they put it out there on friday and they had no idea how fast it would catch on, we released it on friday, been a big success, crazy and more then we expected. we sold about 200 of them. >> they have sold three times that already, and, coffee will be available through sunday, game day, both in the store and on line. >> extra cup dealing with that morning commute, patco riders expecting delays, jenny. >> yeah, patco problems, yesterday there were disruptions which could be lingering delays here we have been live at collinswood patco station with what you can expect we will be right back. psst, we are the new light & fit with zero artificial sweeteners. zeroooooo!! ooh eye contact. ♪ ♪ yeah girl, 13 grams of protein. yaaassss! we're the new light & fit greek nonfat yogur

philadelphia stoops. our hank flynn reports. ♪ >> there you go. blue light goes on. >> bam! >> they see that that means we don't want nobody here. >> reporter: it's hank. i'm in kensingtonelendez who screwed one of these blue light bulbs in over his stoop to keep users from using on his porch. i was skeptical. carlos seems to think it will work. >> i wept shopping for blue light bulbs in kensington to examine city hall's blue light program which goes something like this. >> thank you very much. >> heroin users apparently can't find veins to inject under a blue light. so installing one on your stoop they won't shoot up there any more. carlos says he'll give eight go. he's got curious nieces and nephews. >> what's this? what's this for? they poke themselves you never know they might have aids. any kind of disease that's out there running. >> reporter: he says he clears the stoop of drug paraphernalia in the mornings, maybe with the blue bulb he won't have to any more. you think it works? >> i think it will work. >> reporter: okay. if everybody gets together it will work. >> reporter: program mainly for kensington and fair hill providing blue light bulbs mainly through a n

kensington. four years ago i wrote to city politicians and certified letters >> that just lets you know you're a one woman show starting this seminar and what's your hope four people in philadelphia know, some of the struggles what's your hope >> that people can become educated and become powerful, because they've got to advocate for themselves, nobody is coming to saves us, nobody is coming to bring us programs and house us. we got to house ourselves, educate ourselves. >> you say this has to ha say t get themselves out of situations they sometimes feel stuck in >> yes. of i leawas a young lady in the who was a single parent of to , she said when she got well, she gave b safety net, because she felt that it was going to limit she had already taken her real estate the test and has a three-year plan how she that's g that out for yourself. you're a m just fall on hard ti in the beginning or was it just? what was your struggle specifically in the beginning >> it's not having somebody to help you. nobody should be alone with children. people have to help each other. and people regular people want to help each other. >> was it a decision for you? was it something that happened and sai