that's jennette cooper her 33-year-old daughter latoya cooper a mother of 5 young children. >> i need help burying my daughter, if anybody can help me, i appreciate it, she has five kids i'm going to need help. >> cooper is devastated and stunned. she doesn't understand how this could happen. at this point police are investigating why the 33-year-old lost control. appears is she was coming down 7th street and over south street and crashed into the spca. >> we have animals in cars and homes and first responders put animals in ambulances. a lot of big hearted people stepped up. >> reporter: that's the head of the spca. she wants to thank first responders and neighbors. >> i got out of bed and wanted to help the animals. >> reporter: three cats died, but so many are safe. now they want the community to open their hearts again. we have an everyday adoption center at pet smart in dover and george town campus in delaware. all will be open for adoptions. >> other shelters open their doors at 10:00 a.m., if you want to take home a displaced dog or cat, do so now. bob brooks, chm channel 6 "ac

get up and running as quickly as we can. >> reporter: and there has been a lot of support for latoya cooper's family as they remember her down here. they're preparing for a vigil, actually, at this hour, and you can see all the balloons that have been left. we asked her mother did she know what cooper was doing out here last night? she did not know where she was going or why she was out. we're live in newcastle. i'm drew smith, nbc 10 news. >>> a car crashed into this montgomery county dunkin' donuts overnight. fortunately, the store on eastern providence was closed at the time. t he tried to direct the driver to swerve from hitting something and that's when they crashed. no one was hurt. >>> new details about a deadly hope invasion and stabbing in burlington county's most desirable neighborhoods. the homeowner stabbed two guys who broke into his morristownhome overnight. one of the men died from the stabbing and the other one is recovering. they said this is an isolated incident. >>> officers were called to west lafayette street around 3 3:30 find a person dead. police say that suspect was a

candles, mroonz and teddy bears were all placed at the site of the crash in honor of latoya cooper. family members say cooper left behind five children. >> she worked hard. she is still employed everybody has trials. i see her off and on i checkup on her and everything. she's a good woman. >> dozens of animals at the brandywine valley spc. are now displaced and many are up for adoption. pet smart every day adoption center in dupont highway dover is taking on some of the animals. georgetown shelter and animal health center is also taking in animals as well. and finally, pets can be adopted at the west chester shelter on feepismville pike, also. >> a man is wanted in dover, delaware, in connection with a stabbing of 24-year-old woman. 21-year-old jaquan crump is wanted on charges after salt and possession of a deadly weapon after police say he stabbed a woman four times it followed a verbal altercation with several people. the woman was treated for non life-threatening injuries. anyone with information on crump whereabouts is asked to contact police right away. >> and iraqi forces rais

that's where police i was latoya cooper lot of control and slammed into the building. she leaves behind five children. fox 29's shawnette wilson was at that that vigil and joins us loo you have from new castle tonig tonight. shawnette. >> reporter: iain, a memorial sits outside here of the crash site behind me you can see where people who attend the vigil put down flowers and balloons. the victim's family was also here thanking the community for their support. >> a grieving mother stands before the community brandywine spca staff and first responders. her voice hearse she says from crying. >> i just wanted to thank ya'll so much. and i love everybody. and god bless ya'll. >> reporter: 36-year-old latoya cooper was killed early sunday morning. dozens gathered outside the brandywine valley spca in new castle county for vigil that her memory. police say latoya lost control of the vehicle she was driving along south street and crashed into the animal shelter. three cats inside also died. >> we can't bring her back. we can't bring those animals back. but we can stay strong

latoya cooper passed away.poke to her mother about an hour ago, let's take a listen. >> she went through the stop sign and must have kept going through, it caught fire, i got the phone call at 5:00 a.m. this morning, i was like bawling. >> reporter: again a tragedy here, her mother was bawling when i was speaking to her, tears streaming down her eyes. there are 100 animals displaced they are in temporary housing. they say at 10:00 a.m., other shelters they have in the area, they are going to put the animals up for adoption and hope that some people will have big hearts and take the dogs and cats home. bob brooks channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> thank you for the report. >>> a young man was gunned down on a norristown street. the action cam was at the scene at dekalb street. shots rang out at 4 m a.m., when officers arrived they found a man lying on the ground with gunshot wounds. he was pronounced at the hospital. police are looking for motive or suspects. >>> two men and women are in a philadelphia hos

wanted to thank ya'll so much and i love everybody and god bless ya'll. >> reporter: 36-year-old latoya cooper killed early sunday morning. dozens gathered outside the brandy wipe valley spca in new castle county for a vigil in her memory. police say latoya lost control of the vehicle she was driving along south street and crashed into the animal shelter. three cats inside also died. eli martinez works there and rushed over when he got the call about the crash. >> i was praying for latoya the whole time i was in there. and, um, and for the animals that were in there that passed away. >> reporter: those gathered held a moment of silence and put down carnations at the site. >> we can't bring her back. we can't bring those animals back. but we can stay strong and stay a family. >> reporter: it's unclear what caused latoya to go off the road and family members say they don't know why she was on that side of town. she leaves behind five children between the ages of two and 16 years old. her mother vowing to take care of them. >> i'm from the old school. family is first and i'm going to keep my fami

she is 33-year-old latoya cooper. i'll put her on the screen.w up in the wilmington area, she is leaving behind five younger children. also, some scene video when this initially happened quarter after 1:00 a.m. exclusive video you will see the victim's car lodged into the spca and also some of the more than 100 animals trapped inside being rushed out by first responders. officials say the first responders did a tremendous job of getting the animals out. unfortunately they cats have died. they want to thank all the neighbors around here who are putting the animals in their cars and homes while they were fighting the flames here. back to the mother of the victim, tell tells us she is 33s old and they are absolutely devastated. >> they was a people person, she loved her kids, loved them to death, loved life, i just don't know what happened last night that took her life, i don't know. only god know that. again, that was not an easy conversation to have she fighting tears while she told us about her daughter. that's the spca now where the suv came ba

we're still trying to learn why a driver plowed into an spca that took the live of latoya cooper andilling a number of animals. cooper's mother is concerned about her own future. >> i need help burying my own daughter. anyone who can help, i appreciate it. she has five kids. >> the crash left part of the buildings a total loss, three cats dieing in that. 100 or more animals pulled out alive, brandywine valley spca is looking for donations to rebuild and offer a home for all the animals. >>> the parents of a terminally i will infant charlie guard will return to court today. he suffers from a rare genetic disorder. the hospital said the treatment will prolong his suffering. >> he is our son and our flesh and blood we feel it should be our right as parents to give him a chance life. he deserves a chance. >> now unless today's hearings produce a change, previous court decision bar the hospital from allowing the infant from going elsewhere. >> 4:48 a.m., amazon prime is rolling out its biggest deals in hours. tesla model three is rolling off the assembly line. those stories are ahead in b

spca officials tell "action news" that the cat died this morning, investigators say that latoya cooper lost control of her vehicle and crashed into the spca just after midnight on sunday and the crash sparked a fire and cooper and three cats died at the scene and more than 100 animals were rescued. what caused the crash remains unclear. >>> well, it's a rainy end of the work week and the weekend is looking better as we take a live look from sky 6 hd at the ben franklin bridge in the deariness. and rain clouds are overhead and muggy at the same time but the weekend is an improvement. as we get the latest from meteorologist, melissa magee. >> reporter: hi there rick. we are tracking showers and storms and we had moisture earlier this morning in philadelphia. and the immediate suburbs to the north and west. they are lifting north of the city pressing in trenton in mercer county and moisture off to the north and west in berks and lehigh counties. stormtracker 6 live double scan street level show you the showers and no lightning strikes in the past 15 minutes but heavy rain for kutztown and

latoya cooper died after her car slammed into the buildings touching off the fire and causing a fire.er mother was stunned by the news. >> i need help burying my daughter, anybody who can help me, i appreciate it. she got five kids i'm going to do some help. the animals were temporarily taken to spca locations in west chester, and georgetown. many have been adopted i. >> -- adopted. it's one of the busiest shopping days of the year get the deals you want on amazon prime day. >> if you want to slim your waistline or improve your mood go for a walk. ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ any any any any ♪ did you know trading in your car at a dealer could cost you money? a recent study found consumers who trade in their car pay an average of $990 dollars more. so don't trade in... sell it.... to we buy any car. learn more and get your free online valuation now at we buy any car dot com ♪ find out how much your car is worth at webuyanycar.com ♪ it's go time at dunkin' with two egg and cheese wake-up wraps for $2. enjoy two freshly made oven-toa

candles balloons and teddy bears were placed at the site northern of latoya cooper. >> she was a very good woman, worked hard. i go checkup on her and everything. a good woman. >> dozen of animals to brandywine valley are without a facility an home but many are up for adoption. we do have information on that. you can take a look at the pets available at the pet smart every day adoption center on dupont highway in dover. also the georgetown shelter and animal health center has animals as well and finally pets can also be adopt to do the west chester shelter on phoenixville pike. >>> a man in dover delaware is wanted in connection to the stabbing of a 24-year-old woman. 21-year-old faces charges of assault and possession with a deadly weapon after police say he stabbed a woman four times at irish mike's. investigators say the incident followed an argument with several people. the woman was treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact police. >>> a pregnant woman shot and lost her baby after gunmen opened fire on her gender r

a vigil was held for latoya cooper tonight in newcastle county.boards are still covering the hole that her van left in the side of the spca building sunday morning. tonight they said a room inside will be dedicated to cooper when they rebuild. investigators are still trying to figure out how cooper crashed through the side of the spca that morning. three cats were killed and about 11 were relocated. >>> watch as this postal truck rams into that tree there in center city and then that tree falls just inches from that man on the sidewalk. brandon is where this happened on locust street. you spoke to the postal service tonight. they said they are investigating this incident. >> reporter: that's right, jim, they're looking into this case. the tree was right here. the post office truck was on this side when it hit it going in reverse. all of this unfolded on a busy center city street with multiple million-dollar properties where people exercise, walk their dogs and park their cars. talk about a close call. in this surveillance video, it looks like the

place white flowers on ashes where latoya cooper died.n new castle for the memorial vigil outside the scene spca says it will dedicate a room to cooper when it rebuilds. investigators are trying to find out what caused the van to crash. three cats were also killed. 100 animals had to be moved. >>> to chester county. want sunoco to stop a pipe there. against the ongoing construction. residents are concerned about the pipeline and possible water contaminati contamination. petition claim s sunoco breache terms of settlement. tells nbc 10 it's in compliance be the requirement. >>> focus on changing the world starleting here in our area. more than 150 high school students from across the country in norristown for community service projects. students will paint, landscape, work to rehab properties as part of an annual summer program. >>> disgusted, angry, and outraged. that's how people in new jersey described chris christie lounging on a closed beach after shutdown. >> new opinion. the governor's approval rating remains at all-time low in firs

they placed candles, balloons and teddy bears in member of latoya cooper at the crash site. family members say survive by five children. >> she is agree good woman, she worked hard, she working for everything in her life, but i would see her off and on. i would go checkup on her and everything. >> cooper crashed into the brandywine valley spca early sunday morning, the building caught fire, killing three cats inside. fire crews evacuated nearly 100 animals, the builds something closed indefinately. the brandywine valley spca is now working to get homes for those animals. >> new this morning, car slams into a pedestrian in camden county there is happened on the 2,000 block of egg harbor road in lindenwald. we're told the driver of the vehicle did stay at the scene last check there is no word on how either person is doing. >>> fire officials say no one was hurt after tractor-trailer caught fire in south philadelphia. this happened around 10:30 last night, the 3300 block every columbus boulevard. firefighters controlled the flames before midnight. no word yet on what led to the

latoya cooper, people who knew cooper say she was hard-working woman. >> very god woman. she worked hard. she work for everything in her live. i don't see her off and on, and i go checkup on her and everything, good woman. >> cooper leaves hine five children. >>> and the brandywine valley spca now closed indefinately. staff members say the vet clinic and the shelter were both severely injured in saturday's crash. almost 100 animals were moved safely to other locations, the spca says community members stepped up and responded after the incident by adopting 50 pets. still trying to figure out what caused that crash. >> well, coming up: lawmakers returning to capitol hill today. >> we'll tell you the perhaps surprisingly pessimistic outlook senator john mccain has for the republican healthcare bill. >> why this fire knocked out power, leaving more than 100,000 people in the dark. "eyewitness news" is coming right back. journey into the adirondacks where campers carve through stone. and to the thousand islands, where kids can be kings. if you like big adventure, you'll love n

thirty-three year old latoya cooper mother of five died after her suv plowed into the brandywine valley spca early sunday morning, three cats died, nearly 100 animals displaced. cooper's mother thanked first responders during emotional public statement. >> we want to thank you so much. me and my daughter was good friends. now i have to take on her five kids. god is going to give me the strength to do it and i'm going to do it. >> the spca will name a room in cooper's honor after rebuilding the new castle branch. they've not determined the cause of the crash. >> public utility chris makes a ruling whether or not to stop work on sunday owe co-natural gas liquid, controversy is stirring up in west goshen over the above grounds pipeline station, just last week neighbors in west white lands blamed the company for brown water, in some cases, no water at all. west goshen township's attorney filed an emergency injunction, to stop sunoco from doing any more work. >> there wasn't going to be any above grounds facility, except that they're station, their station on the other side of 202, and we're

latoya cooper died after driving her minivan into the spca. the crash sparked a fire. a memorial service will be held tonight at 5:30. >>> the clock is ticking for the governor tom wolf as the pennsylvania budget battle continues. wolf has until midnight to decide whether to sign, veto or allow a state spending bill to lapse into law. the house and senate working to find a way. they hope to raise more than $2 million in new revenue. >>> chris christie's approval rating remains at an all time low. a poll found 80% of voters disapprove of the job and approval rating is at 15%. numbers virtually the same as the poll last month. of the 800 people surveyed 86% say they saw photos of christie on the beach and when asked for a word to describe how they felt residents said they were disgusted, angry, outraged. >>> to the new controversy surrounding president trump's oldest son. >> the health care battle is heating up again. nbc 10's keith jones is following it all. >> nbc news learned donald trump jr. hired a lawyer to represent him in connection to the russian probe. this jus

police say latoya cooper crashed into the spca building yesterday.hat area to pay tribute to cooper. the crash sparked a fire at the building. it spread quickly throughout the shelter. three cats were killed. nearly 100 animals relocated. investigators are trying to figure out what caused cooper to crash. >>> tonight one man is dead after a shipping container crushed his pickup truck. sky force 10 flew over the accident. that container fell on the white truck at the packer marine terminal. the 52-year-old man died at the scene. >>> a staggering amount of illegal drugs off the streets thanks to pennsylvania state police. in the last three months troopers have confiscated more than $5 million in cocaine, heroin and other substances. so far this year troopers have seized more than $19 million in illegal drugs including 47 pounds of heroin. >>> here is a look at stories making headlines county by county across our region. a philadelphia man is wanted for sexually assaulting two kids with autism. there is an arrest warrant out for this man. police in gree

police say latoya cooper lost control of her vehicle that she was driving along south street. >>> there of vacations but a growing number of people aren't exactly focused on the destination per se. >> that's right. instead they've got their eyes on the food. fox's kelly ring shows us how to let your taste buds lead the w way. >> reporter: for some, vacation means heading to the beach. maybe a theme park. as the travel product manager for triple a -- >> norris and venice. >> julio so tow is mixing the love of food with travel creating packages for culinary vacations. he says the interest in these types of tiffs is being driven by millennials and social media. >> they are moving the trending toward culinary more so than any other ages because they want to take the picture of the steak or lobster want have you and they want to share it immediately. while they're doing it. and i think that in itself has revolution knifed the way that we think of travel as it relates to culinary experiences. >> sean. >> winner of season seven of fox's master chef, sean o'neill is on board with the idea. lite

family, friends, of latoya cooper gathered in front of the brandywine valley spca yesterday in new castleople who knew cooper said she was a hard-working woman. >> she is a very good woman, work hard, sh i would see her of and on, i go checkup on her and everything. she is a good woman, though, good woman. >> very sad. cooper was the mother to five children. investigators are still trying to determine what caused cooper to crash into the brandywine valley spca, it is now closed indefinately, and staff members say the vet clinic and shelter has severe damage after saturday's crash. three cats were killed, one needed emergency care, however, almost 100 animals were evacuated, the spca says community members have adopted over 50 of the pets since the incident. >> lifeguards at the beach in north wildwood aren't busy saving people, apparently busy saving boats. this was sent in by a viewer. see the sailboat? apparently drifted little too close to shore sunday afternoon near second street beach. so, using little manpower, nearby lifeguards worked together to steak eyes the boat which began to

police say latoya cooper lost control of her vehicle while she was driving along south street. >>> well's an area that regularly in the news as an example of philadelphia's growing heroin epidemic. whether or not it's fair, open air drug dealing and using define kensington but residents tell us there's so much more to their neighbor. >> bill anderson was there as volunteers were changing the perception of their community for goodness sake. >> this morning got up, got dressed, get myself together, get dressed, take my grandkids to school, and once we opened the door, i see the guy sitting on the step then i noticed a needle hanging out of his arm. >> reporter: here's little brutal honesty. if you wanted to, you could do a story about the heroin epidemic in some neighborhoods just about every day. >> they sell lot of drugs and they can kill us because of the needles. >> reporter: but honestly what's truly inspiring to me this is the second time in a week i'm in the kensington nair hill area talking about neighbor who's have said, no more! >> i just want to do volunteer to try to make the

tribute today for latoya cooper. police say the 36-year-old lost control of her vehicle and slammed into the brandywine valley shelter on south street yesterday. cooper and three cats died in this crash that also ensued with a fire but 98 other animals were rescued and many of them still need new homes. >> still have a a lot of dogs moving through from the temporary facilities into our shelters. we've had a great response from the community. here in west chester alone we had 56 adoptions of cats and dogs yesterday but we still have a lot of animals that need homes. >> the brandywine spca is requesting financial donations to help cover the building damage and to pay for the animal's medical care. >> fresh off what it calls a successful g20 summit the white house is once again embroiled in a controversy of its own creation. donald trump is admitting he met last summer with a russia linked lawyer with the promise she would reveal damaging information about hillary clinton. he says that when she failed to provide that, h