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cath ron scott is live in mantua with a update on the case. good morning. >> reporter: gong, tam.police question that person of interest they're awaiting a search warrant still trying to locate that murder scene, find any evidence that will help in this investigation. you can see there's a police vehicle parked outside this apartment building. there's been a police vehicle here all night long as they await that warrant. twenty three year old laura araujo and the person of interest in her murder lived in the same apartment building at 40th and brown in mantua. she was a recent graduate of the art institute of philadelphia. she was born and raced in new york city. araujo was found monday morning in kensington beaten strangled and stuffed into a duffle bag. homicide detectives say her hands and feet had been bound she was placed a trash bag and wrapped in a blanket before being put in that duffle bag. she was dead four to eight hours before being discovered. she had moved out of a home on eighth and diamond where she lived with two roommates and had been looking for more permanent qu

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live in mantua. she's got an update on the case.ood morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and as police continue to question that person of interest, homicide detectives are waiting for a search warrant. they want to see if they can locate any evidence and they're continuing to look for the murder scene. you can see there are officers posted outside of this apartment building here in mantua as they await that warrant. 23-year-old laura araujo and the person of interest in her murder lived at this same apartment building at 40th and brown. a araujo was a recent graduate of the art institute of philadelphia. she was born and raised in new york city. araujo was found monday morning in kensington. she was beaten, strangled and stuffed into a duffle bag. homicide detectives say her hands and feet had been bound. she was placed in a trash bag, then wrapped in a blanket before being put in that duffle bag. she had been dead four to eight hours before slaw found according to investigators. a few weeks ago she had moved out of

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live in the mantua section of the city with more on what is next with this investigation. katherine. >> reporter: matt, police do have person of interest in custody but no charges have been filed yet. homicide detectives are waiting for a search warrant so they can go inside this address. they're continuing to search for a murder scene here. you can see that police have been posted outside this home as they await for the -- as they await the warrant. both the victim and the person of interest live in this apartment building. 23-year-old laura araujo and the person of interest in the murder lived at the same mantua apartment building at 40th and brown. she was a recent graduate of the art institute of philadelphia. she was born and raised in new york city. her parents have arrived to town and are searching for answers. >> she was a very special girl because her main goal in life was related to religion. >> reporter: araujo was found monday morning in kensington beaten strangled and stuffed into a duffle bag. homicide detectives say her hands an

"eyewitness news" at 33rd and mantua just after 7 o'clock tonight.an see a group of firefighters on the rooftop. it was not clear how this fire started. >>> turning to our weather now, day started off with some rain and clouds but it cleared out just in time for the evening. "eyewitness news" in rittenhouse square where folks were enjoying dinner alfresco. tomorrow night might be a different story though. might have to take the dinner insidely we don't know. let's check in with justin drabick tracking storms as we head into our sunday. hey, justin. >> that's right, natasha, one of those days tomorrow you got to keep your eyes to the sky. not a all day washout but just keep your heads up if you have outdoor plans. overnight storm scan3 quiet. notice a couple clusters of showers and storms well to the south and west, western pennsylvania. a lost that stays south and west. we can't rule out a few showers maybe even a thunderstorm towards day break sunday morning. then i think we see another chance late in the day and at night for some scattered strong t

>> jennifer joyce, liveor f us in mantua, tnk y. >>> buckty now bristol e inveatin how four year o boyh needs was left alone in the heat inside after school van. he was strapped into a carseat, for twond a half hours. staffers at the friendship circle center found him. he was rushed to the hospital then treated for dehonti. van driver now suspended. anwhile, an unusual discovery in a child's nursery bag. a day care worker leading to the arrest of 25 year old man. workers found a load handgun in a 11 month old girl's nursery bag. it happened at the el centso, the gun loaded when hollow point rounds, and was reported stolen in philadelphia. the girl's father facing charges. >> 5:35, israeli officials reporting the first death since the violence between hamas and israel began eight days ago. man reportedly killed when he was hit by hre along the israel gaza borderment said the killing of palestinian civilians on air rides by gaza does present more after dilema but he does not have a moral answer. >> mechanical failure at the arts academy at rush causing hazt situation last night. >> this

. >> the knife attack happened at 24th and chestnut streets, when police arrived they found a mantuatab wound to the chest. "action news" was on the scene as another man was led away in handcuffs, detectives have not identified that suspect. >>> the father accused of punching a delaware county wawa customer for oogling at his daughter is out of jail. the 47-year-old victim was treated for head wounds after the attack at the convenience store on 69 street in upper darby. >>> donald trump tried to by this buildings for 40 years. the developer, wanted to expand the trump plaza casino, and offered a million dollars for the property. the starting bid is $109,000. many people said she missed her chance to cash in. >> she should have sold it, when you have something worth a dollar and you get offered 20, it's stupid not to sell. years ago one of the properties next-door sold to trump for $2 million. >>> a lengthy visitor is vacationing in cape may county. residents of the villas section of cape may saw a snake eating a seagull on tuesday. police in animal control believe it's a pet someone

this one in mantua ended when two firefighters hurt. "eyewitness news" at 33rd and mantua just after 7:00 last night. you can see, a group of firefighters on the roof, and we're told it was a vacant apartment building. it is unclear right now how this fire started, and no word on the firefighters condition. >>> new information on friday, fire in south philadelphia, 46 year old christopher smith police say has been charged with attempted murder and arson, in connection with this fire. investigators say, he pushed in a window air conditioner, then lit a flame. minutes later, he allegedly returned to the 1700 block of ziegel street, with more accelerant, trapping woman, man, and child. lieutenant jonathan josey off duty and in the area and ran in to help them get out. you will remember, he was acquitted of assault charges, after this video surfaced, and he fought to get his job back. >>> new details this morning, about what police found inside the apartment of the suspect and the deadly medical center shooting. officials executed search wa

we are actually looking live at his apartment complex in west philadelphia in the mantua section of west philadelphia where police are on the scene waiting to survey warrant. they believe he may be connect to that heinous crime involving the young woman was found bound, and beaten. for the mother of laura araujo, there were in words, only pain as reporters asked about her 23 year-old daughter whose body was found early monday in the duffle bag in north philadelphia. >> the medical examiner's office conduct an autopsy and has ruled this a homicide, manner of death strangulation and blunt force trauma. >> reporter: police may be one step closer to solving that crime, araujo's parents arrived at homicide headquarters tuesday afternoon, the same day a person of interest was taken in custody and questioned by police. authorities believe that the 23 year-old man who lived in the victim's west philadelphia apartment complex may be connect to the grizzly crime which left the 23 year-old art institute grad strangled and beaten, her hand tied, car torched. police grew suspicious after that man was

. >>> police are questioning a mantua possible sexual assault in the spring garden section. the woman said she was attacked at 16th and cal low street saying the man pulled her behind a bush and touched her inappropriately. the woman was taken to had anman for valuation. >> rocket fire into israel continues for a 4th day. you're taking a look at brand new video what authorities are calling a direct hit on a gas station. a 50-year-old man was seriously injured. the continued clashes have family of local travelers on edge. "action news" reporter, katherine scott is live at 19th and jfk boulevard where a rally is scheduled for this afternoon. >> reporter: good morning, tam, an israel solidarity rally is scheduled outside the israeli consulate. for some families in our area, the violence is hitting particularly close to home. jarid returned from israel yesterday. >> there was a massive wave of people running towards us. there was a lot more people panicking and that was more intense and scarier, there's all these people rushing trying to cram into this little room. >> reporter:

institute of philadelphia and was about to start a new job at a hotel and moved to philadelphia from mantua. >> she was responding to ads about apartments in different sections of city. >> police are expected to hold a news conference later this after floob announcing the formal charges again the suspect. they were able to track him through his cell phone which he apparently left at the scene of the car fire and used at the scene where araujo's body was found. this will become clear when the police hold their press conference and we'll have more on "action news" at 4:00. >> david thank you. >>> our coverage of this developing story continues on the 6 abc news app, we'll have the latest on the investigation and will alert you to updates throughout the afternoon. >>> also, developing this hour, rescuers on the scene of a small plane crash in new jersey. this is the video from somerset county where the plane went down this morning. it was heading to central jersey regional airport when it crashed, one person is reportedly hurt and the faa is heading to the scene to investigate. >>> turning to

the victim's body was found in dufflebag in philadelphia's mantua neighborhood.onight that woman's roommate is under arrest and police are now confirming he has confessed to her killing. good evening, i'm lucy noland. >> i'm iain page. police just announced new information. let's get right out to fox 29's dave schratwieser whose live at police head quarter that is night. dave? >> reporter: iain, suspect jeremiah jackson aka jerry jackson is behind bars here at the round house facing murder, burglary, robbery and long assortment of charges much he's expected to be held without bail and tonight investigators tell me he gave them a video taped confession. homicide detectives in crime scene investigators spent the day combing through the apartments of murder victim laura and her neighbor 22 year old jeremiah jackson aka jerry jackson who police have now charged in her murder. >> we believe there's a struggle inside the residence. at what time she was killed. >> reporter: detectives say jackson allegedly confessed to beating and strangling the 23 year old art institut

a conrail freighter dumped around 20,000 gallons of vinyl chloride into mantua creek when it went off residents reported health problems in the weeks after that incident. >> turning now accuweather, spending bill people opened their windows overnight to enjoy the cool air might find eight bit too chilly. >> yeah, they'll wake up with like, whoa, ooh needed more dogs on the bed. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we're dry this morning and boy it's the dawn of a great day. take a look outside. the sun up over the horizon above the ben franklin bridge, very few clouds in play across the region right now and looks like we are in for a couple nice days before things change. taking a look at the highlights in the forecast we've got a couple beauties ahead and then it will get more humid ann little bumpier as we head towards the weekend. as we take a look at the conditions right now, not bad. 64 degrees in philadelphia. your dewpoint down at 55. well below what we would consider humid. and the winds northwest at seven. i'll tell you when the wind starts blowing even if it's a little

. >> two firefighters were injured battling a plays in philadelphia's mantua section tonight. it brom out on the 3200 black uaavenue. crews got the upper hand and two firefighters were taken to hahnemann for medical injuries. it's unclear what happened but the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >> after a wet start to the day it was mostly dry in the afternoon and evening. right now, sowers are making a come back and a region could see some severe weather tonight noem noyingt. meteorologist mill melissa magee was at the big board with a first look at your accuweather forecast. >> an eye to the sky tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night storms and showers refire across the region. high in philadelphia today climbeds up to 8 1. below where we should now. temperatures in middle 70s. up in trenton along the i-95 corridor, 69 ux poyk knows 62. beach haivrn to sea isle city 73 degrees. a lot to track as we talk to stormtracker 6 double scan radar it's queue eight cross the region but there's activity moving across werp pennsylvania and even showers and storms move ooing c

this one in mantua ended with two firefighters hurt.ewitness news" at 33rd and mantua just after 7:00 last night. as you can see, there was group of firefighters on the roof, we're told it was a vacant apartment building. it is unclear how this fire started, and no word yet on the firefighters condition. >>> we have new information on friday's fire in south philadelphia. forty-six year old christopher smith has been charged with attempted murder and arson, in connection with this fire. investigators say, he rushed or rather he pushed in a window air conditioner, then lit a flame. minutes later, he allegedly returned to the 1700 block every ziegel street with more accelerant, trapping a woman, man, and a child, lieutenant jonathan josey was off duty in the area at the time and ran into help them get out. you may remember he was acquitted of assault charges, after this video surfaced and he fault to get his job back. >>> new details now this morning about what police found inside the apartment of the suspect in the deadly medical center s

it started in a vacant buildings on mantua avenue at 7:30.irefighters were able to bring it under control in a half-hour. cause is under investigation. >>> a propane tank exploded and set an rv on fire in northeast philadelphia. an "action news" viewer sent us is this video of the flames as they engulfed the rv at the intersection of east cheltenham and oakland street. police say a 36-year-old woman was cooking inside the rv. she also in critical, but stable conditions with severe burns at temple university hospital. a 5-year-old boy was treated for escapes. two other people escaped unharmed. >>> two women were killed and the 6 others hurt if a crash while in a sedan that collided with a pick up yesterday afternoon. the accident happened on the southbound parkway in stafford township, ocean county. a boy and girl in the back seat of the car suffered serious injuries. four people in the truck suffered minor injuries. police are investigating what cause the the crash. >>> police in camden are investigating the city's latest murder, a man in his

they rescued two women from a burning homech the fire broingt out after 2 rooxt 30 inside a home in mantua section of the city and officers from 16 pbg districts saw the blaze and ran inside to help and were able to pull two women from the plays. two other adults were able to escape on their own and meantime a firefighter was injured we're told and we're told he's doing type tonight. no word on how the fire started. >> women in center city received a lesson on self-defense this morning. councilman kinyata hld aself defense class for women. it was organized in a wake of a sexual assault last month near 19 and spruce. they learned how to fight off attacker and get out safely from dangerous situations. >> an 11-year-old girl's birthday celebration was part of ongoing battle against serious condition and with that huge smile it's hard to tell that this patient is waiting for a double lung transplant she goes by nickname cocoa and she knows this was a fund razor for her medical expenses. she spepdz most of her time in the hospital and understands those new lungs are her only option. >> i think

. >>> and firefighters rescued two people from a house fire in philadelphia's mantua neighborhood early this morning. two other residents managed to escape the flames. "eyewitness news" on the 3900 block of aspen street just after 2:30. one firefighter suffered a minor hand injury. the cause of the fire is still under investigation at this hour. >>> also developing now, the united nations security council is calling for a ceasefire between israel and the palestinians. the un is expressing serious concern about the safety of civilians on both sides. cbs news correspondent alfonso van marsh is in israel and tells us the fighting shows no signs of letting up. >> reporter: these demonstrators in jaffa had their protest for peace interrupted by air raid sirens saturday night. the sirens wailed as hamas rockets sailed overhead only to be intercepted by israel's iron dome system as intense fighting entered a fifth day. >> israel to take responsibility and to stop its bombing to gaza. >> reporter: these protesters are in a minority here but 93 say they'll keep demonstrating until the israeli go

wednesday evening, homicide detectives are briefly back in the mantua boarding house where 23 year-old laura araujo was beaten and strangled. they came out with an item wrapped in the brown bag another piece of evidence against woman's neighbor in the building, 22-year old jeremiah jackson. >> just glad to be out of school, moved into a building and did some kind of freak kills her like that. >> reporter: jackson confessed the killing the art institute of philadelphia graduate sunday and dumping her body in the duffle wag in kensington monday morning. >> mr. jackson believed that she had some mob which her large amount of cash, based on the vehicle that she was driving. >> reporter: police say that toyota rav4 was used to transport the decease wood man before jackson set it on fire in south philadelphia, suffering burns and dropping his cell phone. fire investigators who interviewed jackson at the hospital heard the victim's last name on the news, and realized that it match the suv's registration and alerted homicide. >> we don't know when, in fact, he attack her. whether she interrupt

a conrail freighter dumped around 20,000 gallons of vinyl chloride into mantua creek.any residents reported health problems in the weeks after that incident. >> israel is stepping up its offensive in gaza once again. watch as explosions rattle a reporter. >> very quickly we've already taken the windows out of this side of the building. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is warning of a prolonged military campaign in gaza. he wants to destroy tunnels he believes hamas uses to funnel weapons. gaza's electricity company says two israeli tank shells hit a power station fuel tank overnight. israel is also attacking homes of hamas leaders. hamas says it has determination for a long fight. >>> the european union will impose new economic sanctions against russia this week. the penalties are over russia's military support of separatists in ukraine. the west says russia supplied rebels with the missile system that shot down a malaysia airlines flight in ukraine. the plane's black boxes indicate missile shrapnel destroyed the plane. the white house backs the new eu sanc

we are actually looking live at his apartment complex in west philadelphia in the mantua section of west philadelphia where police are on the scene waiting to survey warrant. they believe he may be connect to that heinous crime involving the young woman was found bound, and beaten. for the mother of laura araujo, there were in words, only pain as reporters asked about her 23 year-old daughter whose body was found early monday in the duffle bag in north philadelphia. >> the medical examiner's of

it happened about two hours ago going in philadelphia's mantua section in the 3800 block of brandywine streetch the 5-year-old child fell more than 10 feet to the ground. she is expected to recover. >>> the family of that victim in the deadly hospital shooting in delaware county is speaking exclusively to "action news" tonight. the brother of caseworker shot by a mental patient talked lovingly of the -- >> more. >> dennis hunt is trying to come to grips with sister's murder. he said she gave much of her life to helping others including the man accused of gunning her down. >> i'm kind of angry the gentleman did it i want to know why. >> dennis hunt's little sister, 49-year-old theresa hunt is gone, shot dead at the hantsz of richard plotts. he says his sister was one of the youngest of nine siblings and loomed large in the family. they called her mother teresa a. >> people remember my sister as someone strong and stands up for what she believes in. and good-hearted. >> these are crime scene photos of the bloody aftermath. a broken window scattered by one of ten shots fired in the small

. >> police say he broke into a home in mantua. he is currently being held on $125,000 bail. >>> well, there is reaction this morning to the supreme court's landmark ruling that allows corporations to opt out of providing contraceptives. >> the high court ruled certain for-profit companies cannot be forced to provide contraception coverage to employees in their healthcare plans there is case brought by the owners of the hobby lobby and lancaster based connestoga woods specialists, the affordable care act required them to provide coverage for birth control. the plaintiffs argued that would violate their religious beliefs. >> we are truly thankful for the decision that allowed us to continue operating our family business according to our prince. >> decisions about what casino of birth control to use, or a woman's decision, sometimes in consultation with her fast ition they are certainly not her boss' decision. >> the contraceptives at issue are the morning after pill and the iud's, white house says the court's decision creates health

. >>> and firefighters rescued two people from a house fire in philadelphia's mantua neighborhood earlyhis morning. two other residents managed to escape the flames. "eyewitness news" on the 3900 block of aspen street just after 2:30. one firefighter did suffer a minor hand injury. the cause of this blaze is also under investigation tonight. >>> and the mural arts program dedicates its latest masterpiece in philadelphia. tolerance is the subject of this piece of art at the smith recreation center in west philly. this is all part of the summer of peace campaign. the goal here is to reduce crime, also to educate kids about alternatives to violence in the city of philadelphia. >> ♪ >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" tonight, the words of a young hero. tonight we are hearing from the 15-year-old girl who survived a shooting rampage that left her entire family dead. her message of hope is coming up. >>> plus, a warning at a new jersey lake. we'll tell you what's lurking in the water that has a community very concerned. katie. >> and, natasha, we are looking ahead to the potential for not o

. >>> the ntsb announces today what caused this train to derail and leak chemicals in the mantua creek in paulsboro in 2012. one of the cars released about 20,000 gallons every vinyl chloride, which is toxic. >>> our time 5:43, traffic and weather together in just a moment. but first, check out this major flooding outside las vegas, torrential rain brought deluge of water turning highway into raging rapid area. check it out from the air now. officials are calling the damage in the rainbow canyon area catostrophic. >>> here's kate. >> i wow ukee, good morning everybody, thankfully we haven't been dealing with any kind of those extreme weather issues here. but we have had our fair share of some very strong storms as of late. that latest storm system that brought in the strongest storms from sunday night have long since cleared. so we have high pressure now taking the lead here. but if you look real closely not only see that residual rotation, but sort of thin vale of cloud cover. it is basically indicating some cool air that's aloft couple of spots maybe back through central and western

fire broke out just after 2:30 inside a home in the mantua section of the city.he officers from the 16th district saw the blaze and ran in, to help, in the burning home to help out. inside they found two women and brought them out to safety. two other adults were able to escape on their own. we're told a fire fighter was injured but expected to be just fine no word on how the fire started. >>> comedian tracie morgan has been released from a rehab facility about a month after he was nearly kill in the car crash. a spokesmen for morgan says the star will continue his recovery at home with an aggressive outpatient program. morgan suffered a broken leg and broken ribs in his limousine van when it was hit by a wal-mart truck on the new jersey turnpike back in june. that wreck killed six two-year old comedian james mcnair also known as jimmy mack. morgan's attorneys have already filed a negligence lawsuit begins wal-mart. >>> "action news" has confirmed that president obama will be visiting delaware next week. governor jack markell's office says mr. obama will be in th

happening today, ntsb will announce what caused this train to derail and leak chemicals into the mantua creek in paulsboro. you probably remember that stone from back in november of 2012. the train caring hazardous material derailed, sending several cars into the creek. one of those cars released about 20,000 gallons of vinyl chloride, that's toxic. we'll let you know when the ntsb announces later on today. >>> today wilmington council votes to make cuts to the city fire department. mayor vetoed the council's plan to slash more than half million dollars from the fire department's budget. that would eliminate eight vacant positions. council members plan to vote tonight to override that veto. >>> your time is 5:09. wilds shoot-out in new york city, why police opened fire on a man in a crowded neighbhborhood. >> wick weather on opposite side of the country. tornados and roads are washed out. we'll show you some of the worse damage. >> talk about bizarre excuse. do you have hear how that woman explains attacking her husband in the middle of the night. katie? >> well, ukee, today ends up bei

happening today, a preliminary hearing for the west philadelphia man accused of murdering a man outside a mantua day care center. twenty year old shane pain faces murder and weapons charges in the february shooting death of marquis williams. prosecutors say payne shot williams and another man outside h and h day care on 40th and popular streets. none of the children inside the day care center were hurt. >>> and, we could learn more about the woman whose body was found bound and stuffed inside a duffle bag in north philadelphia. the woman's body was discovered near a vacant home on north third street near susquehanna early yesterday morning. police located the victim's burned car a few hours earlier in grays ferry. she is described as hispanic female in her early 20's. >>> this morning, we now know what caused more than 100 people to be evacuated from their homes. but there is still one unanswered question. >> also this morning, unimaginable heart break. mother who lost two young children in this fast moving fire tells her emotional story only to "eyewitness news". >>> and, you have to see this.

a conrail freighter dumped around 20,000 gallons of vinyl chloride into mantua creek when it went off the tracks. many residents reported health problems in the weeks after that incident. >> 5:35 now. a popular dating site has come under fire for playing with its users heart strings. "action news" reporter erin o'hearn is at the big board with more on this market research which is racing some eyebrows. >> reporter: the site has been candid about this experiment. basically it altered compatibility scores of its users after they answered a series of questions on the site. >> we have to apologize for a moment. we're going to try and get a microphone that is working here. sorry, erin in a couple moments otherwise we'll just move on. >> reporter: so basically the users. >> there we go. >> reporter: who had a low compatibility, they were telling them their score was higher so they were actually more likely to engage in conversation than if they just thought that they had a low compatibility score. so, it says a lot about the power of suggestion. users had a high compatibility score and they

the 2012 accident over the mantua creek caused a rail care to leak vinyl chloride in the air. police first respond's alleged that their detection and monitoring equipment did not work at the scene. conrail, csx, norfolk southern and gloucester county are all named in that lawsuit. >>> the sale of philadelphia gas works is moving forward tonight, connecticut based uil earnings, is still acquiring the struggling gas utility. it has to fight a passage of the deadline that allows the company to pull out of the deal that is worth nearly $2 billion. the mayor says some of the sale money will be invested in the city pension fun. >>> nothing is saying vacation like long jeans at the pool but a community pool in montgomery county sits empty and in need of least pair. why some fear summer may slip away before it ever gets fixed, kate. >> finally some comfortable temperatures across the the area lots of unbehind for the rest of the weekend we will have your weekend out look coming up as well, the nice weather will hold on. >>> as you know our weather team is heading the road, we are livi

police believe he targeted her because she was staying on the same floor of a boarding house in mantuand he thought she had lot of money. >> the united methodist church is appealing the lee frocking of a minister who was ousted after had he preside over hess son's same sex wedding. reverend frank schaeffer shared that news. schaeffer a minister in lebanon pa also says that he's moving to a church in california. in a statement today, schaeffer says that he hopes the appeal will ultimately not be successful. >>> new at 11:00 o'clock tonight a man is roughing after two leaders of a mosque in overbrook allegedly tried to chop off his hand with a machete. that incident occurred early monday morning at this mosque on north 63rd street. according to police, the two suspects dragged that man to the back of their property and attempted to cut off his hand. they accused him of stealing jars of money from that mosque. one suspect merv mitchell is in custody. police tonight are searching for another. >> in north jersey today a rocky police officer had a was ambush outside a drugstore was laid to r

with so much promise killed by a man who lived in the same apartment building at 40th and brown in mantua? >> she was was a cool girl. like she had a lot going for herself. she was really respectful. never thought this would happen. >> reporter: police say she had just ren add room here last month and was about to start a new job when her life was snuffed out by 22 year old jerry jackson aka jeremiah jackson. who lived just down the hall from her in this three-story rooming house. >> we believe there was a struggle inside the residence at which time she was killed. >> who would have thought we in the company of murderer. >> investigators say jackson duck taped her hands and feet, wrapped her in a blanket and trash bag and stuffed her into a dufflebag. that bag and all her belongings were found monday morning at the at this lot on north third street. >> i feel so sorry for her and her family. you know her life is gone. she just graduated out of college. she had so much to live for. report roar police say jackson took her car to south philadelphia and set it on fire. evidence from the are a

legal name from baron goznel, faces burglary and assault charges, he broke into neighbor's home in mantua last month, and was shot after the residents woke up to the burglary. he's currently being held on $125,000 bail. >>> the suspect wanted for the cruel and brutal videotape beating of a mother is now hine bars. "eyewitness news", in salem, as will -- latia harris turned herself into police last night, harris is the woman right there in the orange shirt in the cell phone video attack ago woman in front of her two year old son. authorities charged harris with aggravated assault and making terroristic threats. >>> your time coming up on 5:08. tensions rice in the middle east after three israeli teens are found dead. now, israel is striking back. >> also, a decision that impacts millions of women. how president obama is responding to the supreme court's landmark ruling on birth control. >> and, the pressure is on for team usa win or go home today at the world cup. now the team is about to get a big addition, just in time for this must-win game. jd? >> all right, we are waking up to some wa

it happened on broken wine street in the city's mantua section of the five-year-old girl fell ten feet to the ground below. she was taken to children's hospital for non-life threatening injuries. >>> the family of the victim of the deadly shooting at the hospital spoke to "action news." chad perdelli sat down with the brother of the sister whose life was cut short. >> i am kind of angry at the man who did it. >> reporter: dennis hunt's sister, teresa hunt was shot dead at the hands of richard plotts. she loomed larnlg in the family -- large in the family she called her mother teresa. >> she stood up for what she believed in, and good hearted. these are crime scene photos of the bloody aftermath the broken window shattered by ten shots fired in the small psychiatric office at mercy fitzgerald. investigators say plotts was angry the hospital posted signs it was gun free. he shot hunt in the head and turned the gun on the psychiatrist dr. lee silver man, who quickly pulled his own gun and shot plots 3 times. >> when you're coming into the facility and you have bullets in your pocket and r

the suspects are two orderly woman and a mantua child in the car. the suspect -- woman and man with a child inside. they got inside and drove over after they robbed the place. police thing they are the same people who target disabled and elderly people in the area. >> a hospital is pushing to go paperless, but it could make fraud more likely. maribel abers is live with more on that. push to use erecords come even as they also it is vulnerable to fraud. they are working to validate the records and protect taxpayers from fraud. >>> index closed at 17,000 for the first time in the trading session. >>> a group of philadelphia eagles will play in a flag football game tonight to benefit wounded military members. the game will takes place against the orlando predators. the proceeds go to the wounded warriors amputee football team. >>> all you can eat appetizers at t.g. i.fridays. end atlantic city appetizer pay ten dollars and get one item and receive unlimited refills. the sharing of those chicken wings and potato skins should not be shared, but they will

on brandywine street in the city's mantua section. the five-year-old girl fell ten feet to the ground below. she was taken to children's hospital for non-life threatening injuries. >>> the family of the victim of the deadly hospital shooting in delaware county talked exclusively to "action news." "action news" reporter, chad perdelli sat down with the brother of the case worker, as he spoke lovingly about his sister whose life was cut short by the violence. >> i am kind of angry at the gentleman who did it. >> reporter: dennis hunt's little sister teresa hunt is gone, shot dead at the hands of richard plotts. he said his sister was the youngest of nine siblings, but she loomed large in the family. they called her mother teresa. >> someone who was strong and stands up for what she believed in. good hearted. >> reporter: these are crime scene photos of the bloody aftermath a broken window shattered by the ten shots fired in the small psychiatric office at mercy fitzgerald. he allegedly pulled his weapon and shot his case worker in the h

two people were rescued from a burning hom in the mantua section. to people were ain to get out on their on. the fire broke out on ashton street at 2:40 this morning. one firefighter suffered a minor hand injury during the call and everyone else is okay. >>> atlantic city's losing streak appears to continue. we are waiting for official word from trump plaza officials but a local state senator told "action news" that the casino will shut its doors by the end of summer. annie mccormick has the details. >> citing multiple sources, they say that trump plaza will send out pink sleeps tomorrow before it closes. >> we hear rumors but they can't be substantiated. >> trump's exit will make the fourth casino to announce closing this summer. the atlanticic club and revel, and caesar entertainment announced that show boat will close in august. at the time, caesar says there are too many casinos in the market. trump owns both trump plaza and the trump taj mahal. and if rumors are true, lives will change dramatically, and senator whalen says he can't be optimisti

. >> they ran into a burning home to save to people in the mantua section. district officers made the rescue while two other people were able to get out on their own, the fire broke out on the 8900 block of aston street at 2:00 this morning. the fire moved slow and made it hard to put out. a firefighter suffered a minor hand injury during the call and everybody else is okay. >>> the trump many plaza looks like it will become the fourth casino to shut its doors this year. no word from casino management, but jim walen is citing multiple sources saying that notices will go out next week and trump many plaza will close in september. the atlantic club closed in january and revel will close and show boat the end of august policing like frank says if rumors are true, his life would change dramatically, senator walen says he can't be optimistic about an 11th hour save. >> very to move nobody is hiring and they are closing down the show boat. >> i would love to stand here and tell people, particularly the employees, don't worry we'll fight and save your jobs, i'd be

. >>> new this morning, two people were rescued from a burning home from philadelphia's mantua section, a police sergeant says two district officers ran into the home and saved two people and others were edge to get out on their on. the fire broke out on the 3900 block of aston street, the debris in the home slowed firefighters making it hard toward put out the flames, the firefighter suffered a minor hand injury during the call and everyone else is okay. >>> atlantic city's losing streak appears to continue, we are awaiting for official word from trump plaza officials, we are told that the casino will shut its doors by the end of summer. annie mccormick has the details. >> back and form from being depressed and upset all day. >>le they say that the trump plaza will send out notices next week to announce the casino will close. long time employees like frank have not heard word. >> it's the fourth announcement of an atlantic city casino closure, the atlantic club closed in january and revel filed bankruptcy for the second time and caesar's show boat announced they were closing. sharp en

the art instutd of philadelphia, she was between homes and went to live in a boarding house in the mantua section of philadelphia, and had been there only a week and police tell us she had an uncomfortable encounter with the suspect a week ago and that made her decide to move on she also interrupted him sunday night going through her belongings and this happened during the course of a robbery, she was beaten and strangled and dumped in philadelphia. police did a good job in philadelphia putting it all together arriving at the name of a suspect. he arrived at crozier medical center and then here for questioning and we are told he has confessed and he is charged with murder and a bunch of associated crimes, and he will face the charges at a preliminary hearing down the road. the police did a quick job of wrapping this one up. live at police headquarters, david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> amazing how they put that together. thank you david, our coverage of this breaking news story continues on our 6 abc news app. >>> now, to a first check of the accuweather forecast, on a day that bro

mantua township last stop this morning, motorcycle accident glassboro road at blackwood bornsboro road. >> things have gotten so busy, thanks very much, kacie. >>> popular pain medication may not help when it comes to back pain, our doctor mike will be here to explain and tell you, what you should take instead. >>> unaudible. >> fashion advice from her. this toddler make up tips, straight ahead. >>> good morning, welcome back. 7:23 this friday morning. thanks for waking up, for good day philadelphia i'm chris murphy in for mike jerrick. a toddler has advice for beauty. kacie is in the social media center with some tips. >> good morning to you. she's only two years old but this little one is seem willly very understanding of the importance of looking your best. you have to hear her, and go to the tips for great eyes. >> mass car, very important, little one goes on to explain tips for lips, blush, and so on, and so on, in only one way, the toddler, who doesn't wear -- you know what chris, she does it in her own way. >> do you want to do it over again. >> no, i just do this as the star of

police say jackson rented a home next to her in a mantua boarding house. >>> straight ahead a car cut in half but driver walking away with minor cuts and scrapes, with was going through his mind as he saw, this terrifying collision, approaching. >>> and... >> i could not move. i was than the even thinking honestly. >>> a teenager waking up in the middle of the night, to find a naked intruder, standing in her doorway looking at her, what she said she did next without even in north central washington state. officials say this fire has burn nearly 35 homes. so far, no reports of any injuries. >>> and sue, as we have been reporting that whole area from washington, down to san diego has just been parch. >> tinder box and in relief in sight. that is really discouraging thing, for us, we had a decent amount of rain earlier in the week, but as we look ahead the next several days we will see that there is probably in rain in the forecast for the poconos, a sunday is our iffy day but it is looking better and better each time we get a computer model run. best weather day of the weekend is today

this is in fact sent to us by a fox 29 viewer, in mantua, new jersey. >>> a large home hit by lightening. this is in philadelphia's fox chase neighborhood. it caused a fire at this vacant home. this is on the 400 block of chandler street. >> wicked storms slamming in the area with whipping wind and pouring rain causing damage in a number of other spots. thousands are without power at this hour. >> in addition to those power outage as lot of people are dealing with the damage left behind from those storms. >> camden county especially hard hit. lets check with fox 29's jennifer joyce in voorhees with a look at the damage there, jen. >> reporter: good morning, kerry and dawn. now that the sunnies rising you can get a better sense of the damage left behind this tree was completely uprooted now covering both the front yard and the side yard of this home. it actually knocked in the side of this home, hence the blue tarp up will. >> overnight our crews caught video throughout voorhees township this was an area nailed by the storm. we have receive reports that the mayor was out assessing the dam

it happened outside a mantua day care center, but no children were injured. >> new jersey governor chris christie holds a town hall meeting in long branch monmouth county. he is talking about his new budget, and his plan to cut healthcare and benefit costs in the garden state. >>> and the shipwrecked costa concordia is afloat again and on its way to jen with a to be scrapped. thirty-two people were killed, when the ship renee grounds on the italian coast in 2012. >>> caught on camera, this morning, a man tries carjack a woman and her child. but he does not bargain for this group of good samaritans.s. see what happens next coming up. >>> also this morning, shoppers, start smashing the windows of this jeep. police do not care. find out why they're being hailed heroes instead of criminals. >> and not the only once dealing with severe werth. take a look at the conditions across the us. that's coming up next. >> ♪ >> importance every getting enough sleep. steps you can take to get a better night's rest. hope you slept well last night. glad you're with us, be right back, family, good morning.

police say jackson rent add room next to her, in a mantua boarding house. friends at the tabernacle of the holy spirit in northeast philadelphia remember a bright and happy 23 year old, starting to live on her own. >> very, very sweet person, very humble, very shy, she barely spoke, and it was heart. close friends with her, it was hard for us to even get a word out of her. >> police believe jackson may have been planning to rob her. memorial service will be held at her church tomorrow. funeral is planned in atlanta she will be burried in the dominican republic. >> israel military says three mortar shells after cease-fire went into effect. earlier today, israel and hamas agreed observe five-hour cease-fire after ten days of intense fighting. >> it is unclear if israel plans to re al tate. gunmen in afghanistan, during the pre-dawn hours today, millitant quickly surrounded by afghan forces, four of them killed. the attack comes as a recount is underway into disputed presidential elections. >> still ahead, all-out brawlment breaks out outside a courthouse, and