. >> one-time local bas ket ball stand out wayne elington has taken a leave from the los angeles lakers after his father's murder in philadelphia. the senior was shot to death. investigators haven't released a motive and no one is in custody. his son is in the first year with the lakers. he played at the university of north carolina. after finishing off his high school career at episcopal academy in merion. >> the man accused of grabbing a local man on the street and kidnapping her is expected to be in a philadelphia courtroom tomorrow. keith jones joins us from a digital operations center. >> the family tells us they have no idea barns was coming back into the area today. in fact, her grandmother tells us they don't plan to attend his hear i hearing expecting tomorrow afternoon. and trying to get her life back to normal. meanwhile, u.s. marshals left virginia with a 37-year-old alleged captor in custody and arrived at the federal detention center at 7th and arch streets shortly after noon today, according to sources. court documents filed last thursday night revealed barns already conf

scoring 41 point against the los angeles lakers. a career high for thompson.n deal. >>> president obama has personally invited the giants to the white house. this is video here of the giants visiting the president after winning the 2012 world series. well, yesterday from air force one president obama called the manager and the president congratulated the team and said he was looking forward to seeing the 2014 world series champions whenever they visit the white house. >> well the utah national guard as decided on -- the video was shot in may and featured british women fired high power weapons and riding in tanks wearing bikinis. the inappropriate gave permission has been forced into early retirement. the three other soldiers are receiving lesser punishments. >> dozens of people arrested during a halloween cellarages in santa cruz. the costumes that were the reason behind some people ending up in jail. >>> a funeral will be held for a sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty. friends and family held a memorial workout in his honor. they were both killed last

he was wayne ellington sr., the father of a los angeles lakers star and this morning we are hearing fromhe player about what is still an unsolved murder. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at police headquarters with the full story. katherine. >> reporter: matt, detectives here at the homicide division have been investigating but so far there have been no arrests in this case. the victim's son plays for the l.a. lakers. he's on leave from the team while he grieves with his family. >> to hear this news as soon as i get out the locker room is just devastating for me. >> reporter: on sunday night, l.a. lakers guard wayne ellington had just been part of the team's first win this season. right after the game, he heard the news. his father, wayne ellington sr. had been shot and killed back in philadelphia. >> i went from a very high feeling of excitement and joy to the lowest i've ever felt in my lifism philadelphia police say ellington sr. was found inside his car on the 5200 block of marion street. he had been shot in the head. ellington's wife of 34 years got the news over the p

. >>> los angeles laker and philadelphia native wayne ellington jr. is on a leave of absence now from the nba after his father was murdered here over the weekend. investigators say 57-year-old wayne ellington sr. was found shot in the head in the driver's seat of a car on marion street in germantown. his son is in his first year with the lakers. he played at the university of north carolina after finishing an all-star high school career at episcopal academy in marion. >>> this morning, police have a man in custody, charged with vandalizing the graves of veterans at two local cemeteries. bensalem police arrested anthony carter yesterday after connecting him with five arsons that happened over the summer. police say those fires destroyed american flags and veterans' grave markers at rosedale memorial park and roosevelt memorial. investigators say carter voluntarily gave them a dna swab when an officer noticed him acting suspiciously in a cemetery late at night. >> they matched to the stems of the flags when he was pulling the flags out of the ground. he

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he is a player for the los angeles lakers. he is on leave to grieve with his family. >>> a woman was killed trying to cross a busy highway in bensalem, the victim is maria fayer. she was hit by a chevy pickup truck crossing route 1, she was not using a designated crosswalk and may have been using her cell phone, the driver did stop and is cooperating with the investigation. >>> the state police barracks in blooming grove, pennsylvania is reopening today two months after a sniper attack. one state trooper was killed and another wounded allegedly at the hands of eric frein. >>> today a chester woman is the first person sentenced under the new brad fox law. the law was named for brad fox shot to death in the line of duty, by someone that obtained a gun in an illegal straw purchase. prosecutors say she brought two guns for her boyfriend a convicted felon. >>> the president reached a deal with china, they agreed to lower gas emissions in a news conference today. they are trying to reach goals not to pump as much carbon monoxide in

. >>> los angeles laker and philadelphia native wayne ellington junior is on a leave of absence after his father was murdered here over the weekend. investigators say 57-year-old wayne ellington senior was found shot in the head. his son is in his first year with the lakers. he went to high school at episcopal academy and played ball at the university of north carolina. >>> a convicted former philadelphia police inspector is in custody after he was released from prison by mistake. he was rearrested after being free for two weeks and landing a job. in 2011, he was sentenced to five years in prison for using stro strong-arm tactics to collect a debt. his lawyers said a clerical error led to his premature release. >>> now to our coverage of decision '14. the winner of the congressional race will be sworn in later today. donald norcross will take the oath of office in washington. norcross fills the seat of former congressman rob andrews who took a job with a philadelphia law firm. >>> up next, getting back on track from ebola to isis to immigration. issues congress will be tackling as law

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then, los angeles lakers player, mourning the loss of his fathered who was killed here in philadelphia. when the player found out that makes this even more heart breaking. >> also, following breaking news right now of an accident in northeast philadelphia. bob? >> yes, chris. an accident turned fatal here, shutting down cottman avenue, right in front of one of the popular high schools in the area. we'll have more detail, new van on the scene, and we'll get another update coming up in just a couple every minute. chris, kerrey, good morning. >> good morning. >> sad way to start the day with the fatal crash. >> it is. a 01:00, it is wednesday, november 12th, 2014. a lot of news to cover this morning, lawyer send on the story about the basketball players father who died of course steve keeley covering the latest with the abduction, but we want to get back to the accident. moving into of course the heart of the rush hour, as the morning progresses, so what's up now, bob? >> here's what we're hearing of the faith al accident in northeast philadelphia, this along cottman avenue, cottman avenu

. >>> los angeles laker and philadelphia native wayne ellington jr.he nba after his father was murdered here over the weekend. investigators say 57-year-old wayne ellington sr. was found shot in the head in the driver's seat of a car on marion street in german nan town. his son is in his first year with the lakers. he played ball at the university of north carolina after finishing his high school career at persiepiscopal academy. >>> a school in massachusetts now has an automated system that can detect and track a gunman on campus. the active shooter detection system was installed in response to the school shooting in newtown, connecticut, back in december of 2012, when 26 children and adults were killed. the system's sensors can detect the sound of a gunshot and alert authorities. they also allow police to track the shooter before entering a building. >>> pennsylvania governor-elect tom wolf will take the oath of office january 20th, and he's asking members of his transition team to make a pledge of their own. wolf is requiring team members to sign a

has been a power shift in the nba's pacific division for the first time since they moved to los angeles, the lakersmes. that distinction came tonight courtesy of the warriors who opened their home season with klay thompson sporting a brand- new contract. barness with the pass to curry for the basket and foul, l.a. by 6 after 1. in the 2nd quarter the warriors on the 25- 4 run, thompson with the long pass to curry, who leaves the ball for andre iguodala. warriors up by 6 at halftime. kobe bryant had a big 3rd quarter, he gets the shot to fall for two of his 28. with you the warriors have too much fire power from too many directions. barnes with the sweet move to turn the 3-point lead to 5. and then the warriors stepped on the gas. thompson gets an easy 2 after the turnover. and thenly drain a 3 as the warriors outscored l.a. by 16 in the 4th quarter. the warriors make it a smashing home debut. curry had 31 31, 127-104 win. >> in recent years stanford has been one of the few years that can get oregon and their high-flying offense identity of sorts. this is the

. >>> the golden state warriors play their openers against the los angeles lakers.n. he signed a new $70 million deal with the team. >>> giant fans have another chance to celebrate the world series title. second baseman joe pin may one of the most critical plays. he will greet shoppers at the macy's store in san francisco's union square and is going to autograph world series apparel for the first 250 customers who buy $25 worth of merchandise. >>> a private company is issuing its own parking tickets at a bay area shopping center. coming up at 8:30, how the city is responding, and what drivers should know before they pay up. >>> and a trick or treat costume with an inspirational message. one boy's efforts to honor a hero he owes his life to. >>> wet weather through the bay area this morning. i'm trac >>> homes in vein tour accountty -- ventura county, one person trapped inside his house and had to be rescued. some of the mud waist high. a geologist is assessing damage to the neighborhood. >>> an investigation is underway into the virgin galactic test flight that kill

. ♪ >>> in the nb-battle in los angeles late night the lakers were still in a third quarter huddle whenick inbound pass and blake griffith was able to dunk with nobody in his way. >> that's a little bit embarrassing hchl when onto to have a game with 39 points and the clippers won the first meeting of the season. >> that's the kind of thing i used to do in basketball grimes. >> blake griffin isn't the guy. >> exactly. >>> fewer than two-thirds of americans are homeowners. >> that's a 20-year low and jim axelrod looks into why. it turns out age has to do with it. >> reporter: what he doesn't have is a house. which is just how he likes it. >> i never have to deal with maintenance, broken pipes, cleaning the gutters, mowing the lawn. >> but this isn't just a question of convenience. perdue had his eyes opened the last half dozen years. >> in my lifetime we've had four or five periods where home sales have just plummeted, home values have just plummeted. so maybe americans are starting to finally get the sense that a home isn't necessarily an asset. e can be a liability. >> reporter: homeow

gerald green, phoenix slamming the lakers who are now 0-5 their worse start ever in los angeles. 0-5. attention by any means but when you're a world series mvp,agelation and attention are going to land in your lap. you have to make the night round. baumgartner with jimmy fallon. >> how is it just to come to the mound. you're about to step up. what song is playing in your head? >> at that time, we were in kansas city obviously. and the gates open. booing me and hating on me. so i really wanted to start crying, turn around and head back. >> can't imagine him crying. >> me either. >> he can say anything he wants, do anything he wants those days. >> he sure can. mark thank you. >>> some final election results that are coming in. we've been monitoring the returns all night. many of those returns are coming in very slowly. one race was decided early. jerry brown won reelection as california governor. brown 58%, kashkari42%. >>> and u.s. representative race has not been decided. honda with 54%, khanna with 46%. >>> and it is almost 11:00 and we're only seeing very preliminary returns right n