lakewood now occupies houston's former compaq center, once home to the rockets basketball team.ly sermons are filled with messages of encouragement, hope and the power of faith. even in those moments when you don't understand why your life is being tested. >> you've had a successful ministry for a long time now. it's grown tremendously. and i wanted to ask you, what have you come away with from this experience over these last many years? >> one lesson i've learned is to trust, to believe that gold's in control. because when i started doing this, i never dreamed i'd be a minister. i see, you know what, god directed my steps the whole way. >> were you surprised by how fast the message spread? >> i was shocked. when my dad died, i felt like i had to be with my dad. people would listen to him. at the church for 40 years. i said, you have to preach like him and lead like him. thought, i'm not my dad. i'm different. when i really stepped into who i was, that's when the church began to grow. it's a part of our message that god's cream fdream for your lif bigger than your own. i didn't

. >> january 15th, 2010, lakewood, colorado.s just before 1:30 early friday morning, last call at the cordial lounge. security cameras roll as behind the bar, 32-year-old owner t.j. is closing up shop. >> i was cleaning glasses, putting things away. it got to a point where i began counting and shuffling the money around in my drawer getting ready to close the restaurant down. >> t.j. waits on four remaining customers playing pool, patrons he's never seen before, two women and two men. as t.j. counts the money in the cash drawer, one of the women approached the bar. >> i thought she was going to ask for another round of drinks. >> but the woman is not thirsty. >> she grabbed me and sort of pulled me toward her. and to this day, it's the weirdest thing, but i thought she was going to try and give me a kiss. i thought she was coming onto me, to be honest. then i realized, of course, pretty quickly that she wasn't. she was attacking me. she was going for the drawer of money. >> she is not acting alone. >> another patron from the bar

it happened while the driver was backing out of the driver in lakewood. the girl was walking with her family at the time. prosecutors call it a tremendously tragic accident. >>> from the nbc 10 delaware bureau, this balloon release marks a decade since two unsolved murders. on december 26 back in 2004, jessica watson and mathew macerato were shot and killed during a robbery. their murders remain unsolved. the two worked at the casual male big and tall store in wilmington. >> 3, 2, 1. >> last night this crowd met outside the store to launch those balloons and hold a moment of silence. it's an annual gathering for the victims' families. >> i hope we don't have to stand out here again next year, but if we do, i want to be able to say the case has been solved. >> investigators hope there may be somebody out there with information who can help them crack the case 10 years later. >>> now to a developing story. north korea is resorting to threats and name-calling after the u.s. release of the controversial movie "the interview." north korea is blaming the u.s. f

new jersey you have to go closer to the shore to get below $2 a gallon prices, down route 07 in lakewood, in brick and toms river it is in the 1.80 if you have a costco member in brick township. two and a quarter here near bridges here in new jersey. we are at wawa. very busy. the mostly pennsylvania people come here. right off tacony palmyra bridge. triple a says not only sit low gas price that he is has everybody driving around today, busiest travel day of the year they predict but because christmas and new years are on thursday that is making them like four day thanksgiving holiday weekends so a lot of people getting a way for a big long holiday week if they don't have the whole week off. other busy thing today is busiest delivery day. i just talk to the ups driver who stopped in and told me he averages 120 to 150 package deliveries a day. yesterday 330, more than double his normal route, 13 hours, he has five kids at home. he will not see them until christmas morning because he will be so busy. if you see a delivery daze whether it is a flower guy, ups guy, fedex guy even that tastyk

present for drivers in new jersey, gas under $2 a gallon, it said gas for $1.99 at a station in lakewoodthere is much more to come on "action news" at noon, including a new recall that impacts millions of coffee drinkers and a crack down on caffeine powder. that and much more when "action news" at noon comes right back. >>> 7 million coffee machines made by keurig are causing a has discuss situation. model numbers k 10 can spray hot water and 90 people say they have been burned. the numbers start with 31 printed on the bottom. customers should contact keurig to set up a free repair. >>> and now the government is setting up a lawsuit against companies that sell caffeine powder, it is linked to two deaths including an ohio teenager, it's widely available on the internet. the fda does not have the ability to pull it from the parquet because it's considered a diet supplement. >>> well, the "action news" team is working on news stories beginning at 4:00. like this one, it includes details on extreme cases of road rage caught on camera. why one driver tried to ram two young women off the highw

com the sunoco lakewood also charging less than $2 for gallon of regular, so is cosco in brick.riple a reports pennsylvanians are paying 2.66 on average, new jersey drivers are fueling up roughly 2.40, while drivers in delaware are topping off their tanks for about 2.55, but under $2 a gallon some places? not bad. >> haven't seen it in years. >> the gift that keeps on giving. >> there you go. right now 6:36. five years after the financial crisis and the great recession, 2014 was turning point for the us economy. jill for a look at the year in review. good morning, jill. >> good morning. how many did the economy do in 2014? >> i like doing the segment, good year. started when some weakness, unusually coal weather but that blue through, and so after we contracted by 2.1% in the first three month of the year, we recovered. 4.6% gross know two quarter, 3.9% in the third, fourth quarter probably two and a half percent. that means for the year economy grew probably by about two and a quarter. better than the last cup many of years, but still below the long-term average 3.3%. but stead

the two holy family lakewood, and st. denis school in monmouth county. they confirmed that both schools will close the end of the school year. the diocese oversees catholic schools in a short area. and leaders say more parents are opting to send their kids to public schools. >> these children represent the future of the catholic church. and now we move that much closer, that step closer to putting our future into question. >> well, trenton diocese said a third school st. paul elementary will have to close its doors if it can't raise significant funds by january. >>> and an informational meeting on radon after record high levels of the gas turned up at a home there. the dep will hold a meeting at 4:00 to 8:00, and another one at upper saucon township municipal building in center valley. recently the dep said a home in center valley recorded the highest radon level after measured in the state of pennsylvania. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >>> good morning. we are going to see our conditions improving

the two are lakewood and stst. st. denis school. the diocese oversees catholic schools in the area. enrollment continues to drop with more parents opting to send their kids to public schools. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >>> good morning. we're going to see a mix of clouds for today. driving out but rain returns pushing into the weekend so just keep that in mind as you're making your weekend plans. as you head out of the door, 35 degrees. wind speeds 9 miles per hour. 34 in atlantic city. millville below freezing at 28 degrees. temperatures in dover at 35. as you take a look at our satellite radar. we are seeing cloudy skies wind speeds moving in from the northwest. tomorrow on friday, light rain moving into the area. if you're planning on having a late dinner, make sure you bring your umbrella. and another then round moves in saturday around 8:00 p.m. it looks like we'll see a lull and then another chance of rain on sunday. 38 degrees in philadelphia. 40 in atlantic city. 39 in toms river. pushing into the rest of the afterno

gas prices have fallen below two dollars a gallon in lakewood ocean county.nd hurley avenues is selling gas for $1.99 a gallon and nearby stations are matching that price. >>> turning to take a look at wall street. the dow is within striking distance of 18,000 after another positive day on monday. right now futures seem to be pointing to a higher open. >>> and boeing teaming up with blackberry to create a top-secret smartphone that would self destruct. the so-called black phone permanently erases all the software and data if it looks like somebody is trying to tamper with the phone and it's going to be used by government agencies. >> very james bond-esque. >> pope francis had choice words for the roman catholic church. it was all smiles and hand shakes before the speech. the pontiff accused them of using their vatican careers to build power and wealth and said they lived hypocritical double lives. pope francis said reform of church power structures must be accompanied by reform of >> wow. "action news" a delta baggage handler is accused in a plot. what he did

it happened yesterday afternoon along forest park circle in lakewood.t's too soon to know if the driver will face charges. >>> in atlantic county, more woman are claiming their urologist inappropriately touched them. only nbc 10 was there as authorities hauled the doctor out of his office in handcuffs on tuesday. police have charged him with criminal sexual contact involving three of his patients. after our story aired, police say more than ten women came forward with similar accusations. no charges yet filed in those. >>> in chester county, this log cabin never had a chance when fire broke out. one person was hurt when fire started at this home on old wilmington road. crews fought the fire for several hours before the cabin eventually collapsed. >>> 4:07 now. and this morning, workers at the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta will being examined after an employee there was possibly exposed to the ebola virus. a lab technician may have come into contact with a small amount of ebola during an experiment. that person is being monitored

the two are holy family in lakewood ocean county and st. denis in monmouth county.hey both will close at the end of this school year. the diocese oversees catholic schools in the shore area. parish leaders say enrollment continues to drop with more parents opting to send their children to public schools. >> these children represent the future of the catholic church. and now we move that much closer, that step closer to putting that future into question. >> the trenton diocese says a third school will have to close its doors this year if it can't raise significant funds by january. >>> a big grand opening for a familiar name in south philadelphia. representatives from the mayor's office were on hand at the market at magglio's. magglio's sausage company converted part of its building into a specialty italian food shop. magglio's has been a part of south philadelphia since 1947. >>> for some, 'tis the season to steal. thieves looking for ways to grab your holiday deliveries right off the front step. what you should do now to stop them. >>> and donation danger. you may

according to new jersey gas prices.com the costco in brick and sunoco and gulf stayings in lakewood are charges under $2 to are gallon of regular. aaa reports pennsylvanians are paying 2.66 on average. new jersey drivers are fueling up for roughly 2.39. while drivers in delaware are topping off their tanks for about 2.55. >>> shoppers looking for some last minute late night finds headed to haddonfield, new jersey t night. many shop shops along kings higy and nearby side streets will be open until midnight offering special deals in their first ever midnight monday event. an extra bonus downtown haddonfield shops and eat reece will be open until christmas eve with free parking. >> are you running out of time? maybe not sure where to turn? you can log on to cbsphilly.com and there you will find mall hours and everything else you need to get you through the holidays. >>> "eyewitness news" in department for, gloucester county, where the generosity of the community was on dull fiss play the mayor, council members and volunteers met at the recreation department to begin delivery of toys and fo

right now he is in new york and he is heading for lakewood, new york.ave of those good boys and girls need to be in bed and asleep with the cookies and milk waiting for santa for christmas day we are saying merry christmas. sunshine, wind gusting to 35. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. temperatures in the lower 50's and 40's at 5:00 o'clock tomorrow. here's the seven day forecast we are dry tomorrow but watch out for those gusty win in at 53. on friday sunny and nice up to 50. saturday sunshine and cloud, still mild 54 degrees. on sunday cloud and mild at 50. late sunday into monday we will get cooler with temperatures then, jim back down in the 40's so christmas day looking nice. >> have a great holiday. >> you too, thank you. >>> we want to let you know about a big update to our six abc storm tracker app. several new features were added and they are available to down load from the apple and google play stores. you can new report your weather just tap icon matching your current conditions and as you see them, all so share a digital post card using a photo from y

ten years later, i was working here at the church, at lakewood, in the television ministry. my parents were the pastors. after one service a man came up, said, "joel, my cousin has a construction permit for the last full power commercial television station in houston. he would like you to be a part of it." well, a tv station in a major market like houston is extremely valuable. i was young. i didn't know anything about negotiating a contract for a television station. then i thought, "i'll call my attorney friend, the one i met during the tax issue." three months later we had a contract. we put the station on the air. my father went to be with the lord. i became the pastor. four years later we acquired this place, the former compaq center. it was going to cost about $100 million dollars to renovate. we decided to sell the station. we sold it for a huge profit. those funds were instrumental in us being able to renovate this facility. but it all started with that tax issue. what i thought was a setback was really a setup for god to do something greater. (applause) for a season

it happened when a driver was backing out of a driveway in lakewood. the girl was walking with her family at the time. prosecutors call it a tremendously tragic accident. >>> it appears that bank robbers don't take a break during the holidays. police say two holdups in our area yesterday are the work of a serial robber. police sent us these photos of the suspect. the images are of the pnc bank is outunion road in glenside. according to police, the suspect told the tellers he had a gun, but he didn't show them he had a gun. police think this was the same person who tried to rob a wells fargo earlier in the day. >>> a food truck caused quite a stair in philadelphia. firefighters evacuated homes and made sure the area was safe for residents to return. they didn't want to take any chances. you may remember a food truck exploded in southern philadelphia. a mother and a daughter died after going up in flames from a leak in the propane tank. >>> from our south jersey bureau, this morning we are learning that a mayor in gloucester county. police arrested paulz

in lakewood, brian thompson, nbc 10 news. >>> good news to bad.oming up next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, holiday weather woes. if you are traveling tonight, the foggy conditions are expected to get worse from the road, the rails and the airport. nbc 10 has live team coverage to help you prepare ahead of christmas eve. glen? >> the visibility for travelers is going to get worse by the hour. heavy rain won't help the situation tomorrow. we are monitoring the change in conditions in the exclusive nbc 10 forecast. >> a jersey shore doctor taken out of his office in handcuffs in front of patients. >> i asked his wife about the appointment. >> reporter: i have the sex charge he's facing. >>> doing it today because you don't want to deal with tomorrow? >> exactly. the sooner the better. >> hurrying to hit the road for the holidays. travelers trying to get a jump start on plans before the weather woes. take a look at this fog at philadelphia international airport. such low visibility is causing delays just under two hours right now. hard to see anything right

the two are holy family in lakewood. and st. denis in monmouth county.nton diocese confirmed that both schools will close by the end of the school year. parish leaders say enrollment continues to drop with more parents opting to send their kids to public schools. the trenton diocese said a third school will have to close its doors if it can't raise significant funds by january. >>> well, there are 27 days until the 1st of the year that means you just have a month to make a donation to write it off for tax purposes. but we have a warning to make sure you're donating to a charity. goodwill industries said it's seeing an alarming trend of generic clothing bins popping up everywhere. donors think it's going to the needy in the area but that's not always the case. >> they're really sponsored by a for-profit entity selling goods and giving the charity a miniscule amount of the morning of the donation. >> goodwill said the best advice is to do your homework and give to charities you know and trust. >>> this is a live picture. let's listen. this is happening rig

it happened yesterday afternoon along forest park circle in lakewood.ty, a house fire had firefighters salvaging a family's christmas gifts. the fire broke out around 8:00 last night on hilton avenue. everyone made it out okay. investigators are trying to figure out the cause. >>> in philadelphia, the red cross is helping a family rescued from rubble after the front of their house collapsed. you're looking it at the scene on roosevelt boulevard. family members were pulled to safety. two were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >>> this christmas day will be a day of cleaning up down you south. some mississippi communities are trying to regroup after a deadly tornado outbreak swept through the southern part of that state on tuesday. at least four people were killed. dozens injured. homes and businesses were destroyed. >>> good morning and merry christmas. over the next hour or two, lingering showers. we're starting to se to see the clearing out near philadelphia. most of the rainfall will be offshore by 9:00 a.m.. we'll have windy co

rauf was shot while walking with his brother near albion and lakewood avenues, friday night. they were approached by two men and ordered to hand over their money. a gun went off in the scuffle. police are looking for the attackers. protests over eric garner's death in new york, continue to disrupt people's lives across the country. in berkeley, california, marchers once again spilled out onto interstate 80, blocking traffic, to protest a grand jury decision not to file criminal charges against the police officer who put garner into a forbidden chokehold. police arrested some protesters and chased away others. the overnight protest has *not been marked by the looting and property damage of the previous night. in boulder, colorado, part of interstate 36 was blocked because of a protest over eric garner's death, and also the death of michael brown in missouri. dozens of marchers gathered on a street corner late yesterday afternoon near the university of colorado, and marched to the expressway. there are no reports of violence in boulder. in new york, a big crowd gathered outside

the residents of lakewood were not going to stand for that.r in the middle of a crosswalk. >> it's your car. >> that's right, baby. >> that's right. the dads got together, bought mr. kent a brand-new car. >> we wouldn't trade mr. kent for the borworld. >> everything is good. >> you're welcome. >> and we love you buddy. >> and we love that community of lakewood for doing that for a tremendous man, a member of their community who needs a little love and support this holiday season. >> you did the good stuff really well. >> did i do okay? >> i need a tissue. >> that's the mark of a good stuff. thanks so much for watching us with all of the breaking news today. we appreciate it. we'll see you tomorrow. time now for "newsroom" with carol costello. >> thank you. have a great day. "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin with the massive cyber terror attack on sony officials. the u.s. is getting ready to announce that north korea was indeed behind that b rcrazen attack. also new this morn

in new jersey for now, you have to go 40 miles down route 70 closer to the shore to toms river in lakewood where it is in the 1.49, 1.99, 1.80 if you have a costco membership in brick township. here at wawa close to the tacony pennsylvania palmyra and betsy ross bridge at route 37 in pennsauken where philadelphians come over to fill up, $2.29 a gallon. you cannot beat that, people paying $50 are now filling up for $20. we all get a nice christmas bonus from the gas station here, and the company and the boss still are not handing them out anymore. because it is so much cheaper to drive a lot more people are expect to drive to visit relatives for the christmas holidays so even though bob kelly probably has christmas off it will be a busy who will take on the roads for sure and it will be a messy holiday with the rain you heard sue talk about. so a a lot of people will be driving. bob kelly will remind you since you can afford a lot of gas now you can afford to fill up the blue stuff that they sell at the gas stations during the winter because you'll have a lot of the mist on the windshield t

prosecutors say the driver struck the little girl while the driver was backing out of a driveway in lakewood. the girl was walking with her family at the time. prosecutors say it's a tremendously tragic accident. >>> this morning we're learning that the accused ringleader of the philadelphia dog fighting operation will stand trial. carlton lane is facing a series of charges involving cruelty to animals. the pennsylvania spca says their officers removed 13 dogs from lane's house in south philadelphia along with dog fighting equipment. as psych in the pictures, though, the dogs are doing just fine and they are now up for adoption. >>> this morning philadelphia police are trying to track down two serial robbers before they can strike again. police say the duo seen on this surveillance video have targeted at least nine convenience stores in philadelphia. this video is from their last known crime inside the b & r grocery store. this is on north 23rd street in north philly. this is from december 18. here is a map that shows the locations where police say these robbers have hit. according to invest

these are the finest people in all of houston, texas right here at lakewood.e would love to have you visit. (applause) but thanks for tuning in. thank you again for coming out today. i like to start with something funny. i heard about this college professor. he was going to prove to his class that there is no god. he said, "god, if you're real then knock me off this platform. i'm giving you fifteen minutes to do it." with every minute that went by he taunted god, "i'm still here god. i'm waiting." at the last minute a 300-pound football player walking down the hallway overheard him, came running toward him full force,

new jersey, finally, close to the shore, to get that 40 miles away down rude 07 in toms river and lakewood, seeing the first 1.90 something here. we are just above two bucks a gallon. with it falling just a dime in the past week a couple more dimes. we're at two bucks just over tacony palmyra and betsy ross bridge. busiest travel day of the year, be in busy yet here at wawa at the gas pumps because robert thought a lot of people were off this week but i guarantee through the morning you'll see big crowds here when we tell them how cheap gas is over here in new jersey and just a short drive maybe four minutes away. >> right over the bridge. >> steve, thank you sir. >>> 5:08 right now. listen to this. >> this is across the spec rum to put aside protests, put aside demonstrations until these funerals are passed let's focus just on these families and what they have lost. >> that is new york mayor bill deblast yes his message to the protesters following that ambush style killing of two police officers. >> marries asking for peace and protests be put on hold, at least until after the officer's f

one station in lakewood was selling for $1.97. another had gas for $1.95. >> it's great. perfect around the holiday season. >> perfect. saving money for presents and everything. i love it. >> when i saw the price i said wow, $1.95 time to go on a road tripped, unplanned one, too, gases prices so low. >> gas in new jersey is down nine cents in the last week, in philadelphia down 10 cents and nationally it's an even bigger drop. the avenue have much about 16 cents over the last week. >> time to plan that road trip. >>> holiday cheer being felt all day today at one popular south philadelphia bakery. >> ♪ >>> favorite holiday tune performed while people stood in line here at termini brothers bakery on south eighth street. many of the folks there were heading to pick up some of those famous cannolis. the bakery is a third generation 93-year-old philadelphia tradition. >> it just adds to all of the excitement and the joy and the family. it's just a wonderful thing. >> it's a pleasure to see the same people year after year, families, children. it's wonderful. >> and they are del

these are the finest people in all of houston, texas right here at lakewood.e would love to have you visit. (applause) but thanks for tuning in. thank you again for coming out today. i like to start with something funny. i heard about this college professor. he was going to prove to his class that there is no god. he said, "god, if you're real then knock me off this platform. i'm giving you fifteen minutes to do it." with every minute that went by he taunted god, "i'm still here god. i'm waiting." at the last minute a 300-p

the closest for now we will get to philadelphia 40 miles down route 07 in toms river and lakewood but right over the bridges and then low 2.20's and mostly because of our sports teams no surprise since the complaint capitol of the world that we had no trouble here in wawa, pennsauken, finding a humbug behind the wheel in the so happy and more bye the extra christmas cash in his pocket because gas is so much cheaper this year than last christmas. >> i think they are good but are they go to go stay. >> reporter: you are worried about them going backup. >> of course. >> reporter: can't enjoy christmas season and gift you got with cheap gas. >> what did they really give me, right? it has been high for two or three years. the it is good it is going down but it will not stay. >> i hepp they keep it up. there is a big savings. >> reporter: can you believe how they keep falling and falling. >> it is kind of weird but i love it. >> reporter: you are not complaining. >> it is le, gets me into work nice and cheap. >> reporter: use extra money on nice goods from wawa. >> yes. >> reporter: does th