says she has given authorities a detailed statement and willing to testify in the trial against lee kaplan. >> she is going to if called upon testify truthfully in compliance with the state. and explained to police what happened in the household. >> he pled not guilty to a charge of endangerment. the examish couple initially accused of gifting their daughter to kaplan after he gave them money to keep their lancaster farm. they said that he fathered a child with the then underage girl and abused some of her siblings and kaplan convinced the parents he spoke with divine authority. >> he convinces two parents it was right and not only right but godly to give him her children. >> he says his client was also gifted. while being married. daniel gifted her to mr. kaplan as another wife. >> she remains in jail. how is she? she has gotten a ged degree and leaning heavily on her faith, and she prays all the time. >> reporter: a complicated and unsettling story to be sure. the kaplan trial to begin on may 30th. >> thank you. >>> the trial of accused cop killer, eric frein was delayed for about five h

in this home and were accused of gifting their 14-year-old daughter to a bucks county man named, lee kaplan and then lee fathered a child with the underage girl. and they lived with kaplan in his feasterville home. he's attorney says that kaplan was able to convince the couple he spoke with divine authority. >> he convinced the parents it was not just right, but godly to give him their children in any manner that he wished. >> to use any way he wished. >> yes, i have never heard of manipulation on that scale before. >> he says that civila will testify to the truth of what happened if she is called in the kaplan trial. the trial is due to begin on may 30th. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> okay, thank you. >>> well, a north philadelphia community is pleading for answers, following monday's deadly gun battle on west styles street. three men died in a hail of gun fire in broad daylight and the shooters are still on the loose. today concerned residents and leaders and police gathered to call on anyone that knows anything to come forward. gray hall will have more from the community meet

lee kaplan's attorneys argued that it was hard to find an impartial jury. the judge denied the request. kap happen is set to go -- kap happen is set to go trial may 30th. the teen whose parents gifted them to him will face charges this week. >>> and there's a plan to close milford middle school. a public hearing will be held tonight to get input. the district is fighting to close a $4.7 million budget deficit so the superintendent wants to close milford and merge the students to stayer middle school. up to 50 students and other staff would be furloughed. a final decision won't be made until summer. >>> growing concern in delaware as police continue to search for a child sex predator there. yesterday a 911 call caused panic. neighbors in a pine creek neighborhood called police after they heard a child screaming for help. it turned out to be a false alarm. a 4-year-old girl was abducted from right in front of her pine creek home last week. police say a man took the girl, sexually assaulted her, and then left her in banning park. >> it's cautious. people don't

. >>> pretrial hearing today for lee kaplan, the man who was accused of sexually assaulting six sisters. prosecutors say that the feasterville bucks county man fathered two children with a then 14 year-old girl who had been gifted to him, for helping her parents financially. the girls parents also face charges, kaplan's trial is set to begin next month. >>> man accused offsetting off bombs in new york and new jersey wants his trial moved to vermont. lawyers born for ahead rahami said he will get a fair trial in vermont because of the new york media coverage. he is charged with death mating a pipe bomb in ocean county and planting pressure cooker bombs in manhattan last september. thirty people were injured in those bombings. >>> emotions run high in the courthouse where eric frein's death penalty trial is unfolding. yesterday pennsylvania state troopers told jurors how they responded to the deadly ambush at the blooming grove barracks in berks county. two troopers testified about the horrifying moment in september 2014 when they first heard gunshots in the building emergency responders

the pair got financial help from lee kaplan after they broke with the amish faith.ouple, nine daughters and two grandchildren were living with him. six of the couples daughters were sexual assaulted by kaplan and one daughter had two children with him. kaplan's trial is set to begin next month in bucks county. >>> the murder trial of eric frein will continue tomorrow. it was briefly delayed after he was hospitalized. officials say he fell and hit his head while brushing his teeth, he has pleaded not guilty in the 2014 shooting death of state trooper corporal brian dixon also accused of wounding alex doug list. he was captured after a seven-week put manhunt. >>> student were rushed to the hospital with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. a boiler exhaust fan failed at glassboro school. they were taken to the hospital, none were admitted. other students at that school were taken to another nearby school until the situation was under control. school will be back in session tomorrow. >>> baseball is back in south philly, the phillies will take the field tomorrow for

. >>> the child sex assault trial of lee kaplan will be in bucks county with a local jury. a bucks county judge dam denied kaplan's effort to move the trial or bring in an outside jury. he's due to be tried next month on charges he raped or assaulted six girls all from the family of daniel and savilla stolfutz. >> radnor township police trying to track down this bank robbery suspect. they say he held up a bank of america branch on lancaster avenue in wayne on friday. a bank employee says the robber walked in around 12:30 handed over a note and took cash. police say he was driving a stolen vehicle with pennsylvania license plates. >>> drone6 over the art museum tonight looking at the construction of the massive structure on the famed steps of the philadelphia museum of art. this will be the headquarters of the nfl draft on april 27th. but drivers face the first lane restrictions in the area today. "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is covering that story for us. you can see her live from drone6 above, there she is, sarah how is the work impacting the commute this evenin

the pair got financial help from lee kaplan after they broke with the amish faith.ouple, nine daughters and two grandchildren were living with him. six of the couples daughters were sexual assaulted by kaplan and one daughter had two children with him. kaplan's trial is set to begin next month in bucks county. >>> the murder trial of eric frein will continue tomorrow. it was briefly delayed after he was hospitalized. officials say he fell and hit his head while brushing his teeth, he has pleaded not guilty in the 2014 shooting death of state trooper corporal brian dixon also accused of wounding alex doug list. he was captured after a seven-week put manhunt. >>> student were rushed to the hospital with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. a boiler exhaust fan failed at glassboro school. they were taken to the hospital, none were admitted. other students at that school were taken to another nearby school until the situation was under control. school will be back in session tomorrow. >>> baseball is back in south philly, the phillies will take the field tomorrow for

times after breaking off from the amish final and they said they handed over their children to lee kaplan in exchange for financial help. kaplan's trial is expect to begin next month. >>> a sudden about face on capitol hill. deaf devon nunez is stepping aside after weeks of refusing to recuse himself. >> reporter: good evening. house speaker paul ryan, says the current ethics probe for nunez is a distraction into the investigation into russia. but believes that nunez should stay in his position as commit echairman. >> sent out a statement and my statement will stand. >> devon nunez, the house committee chairman today leaving the capital soon after bowing out. this comes weeks afternoon -- nunez refused to recuse himself from the investigation into the 2016 election. and blaming politically motivated accusations from left wing groups saying that the charges are false. >> devon nunez earned my trust over the years for his work that the intelligence community does to keep americans safe. >> and questions of impartiality. he said he received information showing the trump team was incidentally

. >> lee kaplan, man facing felony charges for keeping 12 girls in his home will be tried in bucks county. his attorney tried for change in venue, because he said too much media coverage, too many people new about that one, people were bust as dollars. the judge said no, denied the motion. he is charged with sexually abusing six of the girls and fathering two children with the oldest of them, prosecutors say there was a lancaster county couple who gifted their daughters to him in exchange for help with their financial troubles. his trial is set to begin may 30th. >>> developing, meter up, has gone down. ppa says it is all out of here. that app that makes it easier to feed your meterment let's get out to lauren johnson to explain what happened. hey, lauren? >> hi, karen. so the signs are coming down today, the city says, why, because the relationship is over. and it could take few days to get them all down. but let the story serve as a warning. no more, if you are a user or abuser like i was you should try to delete your personal information, then delete the app. because the partnership be

. >>> lee kaplan, the feasterville man facing felony sex charges for keeping 12 girls in his home will be tried in bucks county. his attorney requested change of venue and asked that he be tried by out of town jury, saying that extensive media coverage about the case makes people in that area bias dollars. a judge denied those motions. he is charged with sexually abusing six of the girls and fathering two children with the oldest, prosecutors say, couple in lancaster county gifted their daughter to kaplan for helping them with financial troubles. his trial is set to begin may 30. >> philadelphia of philadelphia parking authority says the app is out of here, back to feeding the meter once again by hand. let's get to lauren johnson in center city with what we know. good morning, lauren. >> good morning, karen, the city says the signs will come down at some point today. but it could take a few days to get them all down. you can she one here at 20th and market, the sticker still on the kiosk, as you said, the meter is up. if you are a regular you probably got the text at some point yesterd

prosecutors say that four three-year old savilla stoltzfus and her husband daniel got financial help from lee kaplanniel entered no contest plea, police found 12 girls, age six to 10, living with that suspect in feasterville in june. police say one girl had two children with kaplan, kaplan's trial is set for may and he faces rape and sexual assault charge as well. >>> now we will get a lot at man facing charges for pointing a powerful gun out of the van in north philadelphia, he told police that the gun was for a rap video. according to investigators kyr ie saunders was pointing an ar15 assault rifle outside a window of the van and had more ammunition alongside of him. he works at philadelphia international airport and he is facing firearms violations, charges. >>> against a man accused of ambushing two pennsylvania state troopers continues today , after he need aid trip to the hospital, and that delayed the trial. eric frein's parents say that he fell while he was brushing his teeth, those are victims of that attack according to investigators accused of, opening fire outside blooming grove barracks

scheduled foreman facing more than dozen felony sex charges, 51 year old lee kaplan accused every holdingirls in his feasterville home. detective say he sexually assault add five girls over several years. one victim told investigators he viewed the girls as his wives and that he thought it was all part of devine plan. >> north philadelphia community is calling for an end to the violence in the wake of a triple homicide. grieving family, friends and neighbors gathered last night at a vigil to remember the three shooting victims. tie ear, ronald, and marcella, killed monday at harrison plaza at west style street. $70,000 reward is being offered for information leading to arrest. relatives say something needs to be done before more people lose their lives. >> nothing you can really say about these boys, because you really don't know their heart. they were sweet boys. >> this has got to stop. it is not about snitching, not about anything like that. all the gentlemen in the neighborhood and the community, step up. >> a fourth man shot on monday remains hospitalized, in critical condition. we'l

prosecutors say the mother and her husband daniel got financial help from man named lee kaplan. daniel enter add no contest pl plea. police found 11 girls from ages six to ten living with kaplan in feasterville back in june. police say one girl had two children with kaplan. kaplan toss' trial is say for may in buck county he's facing a string of rape and sexual assault charges. >>> president trump just released a taped statement from florida on that air strike in syria. >> here's what the president had to say. >> my fellow americans, on tuesday syrian dictator al-assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent as sad choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children. it was a slow and brutal death for so many. even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack. no child of god should ever suffer such horror. tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. it is in this vital national security interest of the united states to prevent a

prosecutors say four three-year old savilla stoltzfus and her husband daniel received financial help from lee kaplan. they entered a in contest plea , wife did, police found 12 girls age six to 10, living with kaplan in his home in feasterville back in june. one of the girls actually had two children with children. and we are looking at the man facing charges for pointing a powerful gun out of the van in north philadelphia. and, he was trying to tape a rap video. according to investigators kyr ie saunders was pointing an ar15 assault rifle outside a van and that got people concerned, and they called police. they found the gun. they found some ammunition alongside of him and he works over at airport. he is facing firearms violation charges. >>> in the trial against man accused of ambushing two pennsylvania state troopers will continue, today, they had to stop yesterday because he needed to go to the hospital. eric frein's parents say he fell when he was brushing his teeth in jail and hit his head he ace accused of opening fire outside blooming grove barracks killing corporal brian dickson on the left

child endangerment prosecutors say 43-year-old and her husband danielle got financial help from lee kaplan1 girls from ages six to ten living with kaplan in feasterville, bucks county n june. police say one girl had two children with kaplan. the woman awaits sentencing while her husband and kaplan are set to trial in may. >>> state leaders are calling for an end to the violence after three men were gunned down in north philadelphia. state representative w curtis thomas joined city officials to denounce the shooting. jabar, ronald fenwick and marcello robertson killed monday at harrison plaza on west style street. a fourth person was critically injured. the killers are still on the loose. thomas told a crowd today that neighbors need to take a stand to bring a stop to the bloodshed. >> our best allies in this battle for peace and survival is one another and we're in the best position to bring about the change that we need. >> a $70,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in this case. >>> happening now philadelphia opening its arms to one of its own. fresh off a nat

lee kaplan's attorneys e attorney argued publicity made it hard to find an impartial jury. denied the request. kaplan is set to go on trial may 30th for allegedly assaulting the girls, some of whom had been gifted to him. the teens' parents pled guilty to child endangerment charges last week. >>> two former aides to governor chris christie are appealing their convictions in the bridgegate scandal. bill baroni and bridget kelly filed official appeal notices yesterday. the two were convicted in november of wire spraud, c-- f wire fraud and misusing the bridge for political revenge. they were sentenced to prison time. both are free as they wait to hear about the repeal request. >>> 6:34. we're learning more about the man who shot and killed his wife and an 8-year-old student before killing himself in a california school. 53-year-old cedric anderson was only nerd karen smith -- only married to karen smith for a few months before they separated. he went to the school in san bernardino with the intention of killing the special ed teacher. he accidentally hit two students before t

. >>> pretrial hearing for lee kaplan was held today, kaplan is accused of sexually assaulting six sisters gifted to him and fathering two children by a 14 year-old girl in feasterville bucks county. today he asked to have his two million-dollar bail, reduced, and mother of those girls also pleaded guilty to endangerment charges today but her sentence will be deferred until kaplan 's case is resolved. kaplan's trial is set to begin next month. >>> political analyst say this is the most important diplomatic encounter of his presidency, president trump hostings his chinese counterpart during a two day summit at his resort in florida. natasha brownies here with the tough topic that is will be on the table, natasha. >> reporter: we can tell you that the steaks are high, two world leaders are meeting face-to-face with the very first time right now and it all comes down at a very critical time. growing threats from north korea and trade are expected to dominate these talks. president trump boarded air force one, thursday afternoon, trading on washington for florida sunshine and starting a two da

prosecutors say that lee kaplan fathered two children with a then 14 year-old girl who had been giftedancially. the girls parents also face charges kaplan's trial is set to begin may 30th. >>> let's send it over to lauren for the forecast, hi there lauren. >> keep an eye to the sky for potential of strong to severe, thunderstorms quiet right now but still miserable dealing with fog, and some drizzle out there but as far as showers, storm scan three showing us we had a run moving through over last couple hours and now mainly dry but off to the south and west is developing area of thunderstorm activity over virginia, we will continue to move north east, arrival time late morning into the afternoon so showers and storms in the forecast today, windy conditions as well especially along the coast where wind advisory is in effect until 5:00 p.m. >>> thanks very much, lauren, still causing problems for us out there accident new castle county, delaware route four becker avenue westbound is closed one ease bone lane is block. use route to kirk wood highway is your best bet. we have university av

lee cap plane plan is facing charges. he's in court for a pretrial hearing today. kaplan'srial is set to begin next month. >> $1,000 reward being offered. berks county officials are calling it one of the worst cases of handle abuse they've seen. two sanitation workers found the kitten in reading. the workers from harold adams refuse removal had started crashing the trash in the back of the truck. they rushed the kitten to the humane society. >> she was in shock very dehydrated under weight and her temperature was extremely low life-threatening. >> poor thing. they named the kitten miracle macy. for the next few weeks she'll continue treatment and eventually she'll be up for adoption. >> the world is paying its final respects to astronaut and american icon john glenn. glenn is being laid to rest at arlington national ceremony this afternoon. glenn was 95 when he passed away in december. his body laid in repose at the ohio statehouse. he was the first american to orbit the earth in 1962. he became the oldest human in space scherffing on the discovery in 1988. >> commemoration