it turns out the man is mcnair, the exact person the police are looking for. smooth-talking criminal is able to fool the cop. the man tells the police officer that he has a brother who can back up his claims. >> call my little brother, man. >> all right. let me just verify. he says his brother is staying at the motel. let me verify that. if so, i'll just cut him loose. all right, thanks. >> but the officer never checks, and instead, seems to take a casual attitude. >> you know the bad thing about it? you're matching up to him. >> that sucks, doesn't it? >> yeah. >> the officer notices the man's legs are scraped. >> did you go through a briar patch or something? >> yeah, roofing. i always roof in shorts. got my scratches up on the roof. >> that's why your knees are all cut up? >> yeah. >> do you all wear pads? >> it's too hot. the pads rub the back of your legs. >> it seems mcnair has an answer for everything. but when the officer asks him his name a second time, mcnair gives a different response. >> what's your name again? >> jimmy jones. >> he says his name i

mcnair's wife and children spoke about him in upstate new york. >> our father uncle jimmy mack james mcnair as epitome of great man and he would give you clothes off his back on shoes off your feet if you needed. >> kevin ropier of george awas charged one count of death by auto. walmart says if the truck caused the accidents it will take full responsibility. >> saferty is our absolute highest priority we will do what is right fort family of the victim and survivors. >> another comic here was treated and released today and the limo driver and front seat passenger another employee were not injured. i can also tell you publicist says morgan's family is by his side, walter, reporting live, ken, "channel 6 action news."" >> all right. kenneth, thank you. >>> following news of morgan's accident fellow comedians flooded twitter to offer prayers and support. steve martin who appeared on ""30 rock"" tweeted best thoughts to tracey morgan and hilariously funny and fellow comedian joan rivers said her thoughts are with tracey and family tweeting i hope he pulls through this soon and gets back t

fellow comedian james mcnair was killed in the crash. hundreds gathered in new york to pay tribute to mcnair in a memorial service. mcnair, morgan and two others were returning from a stand-up performance when their limo was hit. kevin roper of georgia is the walmart tractor-trailer driver accused of causing the deadly crash. he pleaded not guilty in court wednesday but police say he admitted to them he had been up 24 hours straight without taking a break. >> the situation in iraq is falling apart. president obama is deciding whether the u.s. should go to the rescue. it's more than just a civil war. the concern is that outsiders trying to take over could lay the groundwork for the next 9/11. tracie potts reports from washington. >> iraq is collapsing as i speak. >> reporter: insurgents and islamic militants have taken two cities and moving toward the capital. >> 100 miles from baghdad. what's the president doing? taking a nam. >> reporter: president obama is considering u.s. airstrikes. >> there will be short-term immediate things that n

mcnair known as jimmy mack had performed with tracy mr. began in delaware friday night just hours before the crash. mcnair was 63 years old. >> a potential commuter headache is now on the horizon. septa's regional rails could grind to a halt in the event of a strike. two unions representing electrical workers and engineers have been working without a contract for the last for years. leaders of those unions say they're prepared to strike saturday morning at 12:00 sore one unless an agreement is reached on pension benefits and retroactive wage hike. >> it would be an inconvenience to say the least. >> it's unexpecexpected. i wasn't aware so probably can't get to the city or back without, you know, taking the train. >> hopefully they'll be able to work it out before they have a strike or maybe president obama will go be and doctor an injunction. >> president obama could intervene forcing workers back on the job if governor corbett asked the fed for assistance. they handle one township thousand riders every day. >> stay with "eyewitness news"

mcnair spoke of him. >> our father was the epitome of a great man. he would give you the clothes off his back and the shoes off his feet you in needed it. >> reporter: walmart said if the truck caused the accident it will take full responsibility. safety is our absolute highest priority we'll do what is right for the family of the victim and the survivors. the limo driver and front-seat passenger another employee were not injured. reporting from the satellite center, kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> you can find continuing coverage. accident on the 6abc news app, we've included photos from the scene as well as pictures. you can get "action news" and accuweather anytime with our 6abc news app. it's free at the apple and google app stores. in the next half-hour we'll show you celebrities taking to social media on morgan. >> a water main break turned a philadelphia street into a total mess last night. "action news" was there as water gushed from a ruptured main at 27th an master in strawberry mansion. the main was capped, but the intersection i

when it comes to james mcnair he had funeral arrangements set for tomorrow. we are live, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, stay with "eyewitness news", we will have continuing coverage of the tracie morgan crash, new developments, anytime, at cbs philly.com. >>> let's talk weather now, lots of clouds today and our meteorologist are tracking chance for thunderstorms tomorrow. meteorologist the kathy orr live on the sky deck to tell us what we can expect. >> a little cloudy and cool but things will change thomas our next storm is tell moves in the the delaware valley. on storm scan three we are tracking clouds across the region but to our south, where we had seen a good deal of sunshine today, in virginia, maryland, baltimore washington area. we are seeing some showers and thunderstorms, popping up, some even severe. there is a tornado watch in effect for d.c., hageers town and extending toward the north and west toward pittsburgh. we will not see anything in the way of severe weather, tonight or tomorrow, but we will be seeing an increase in thu

i am truely sad for the ross of james mcnair.omething i will be able to forget in my lifetime. gale suffered minor injuries during the crash. wal-mart spokesperson said yesterday that the driver has been put on administrative leave for now, and they said if officials do determine that their truck caused the crash, they're ready to take full responsibility for what happened here back at the hospital, again, tracey morgan in critical condition, this morning, and he's expected to stay here for several weeks. that's the latest from new brunswick, jen bernstein, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> jen, thank you. four alarm fire in monmouth county claimed the life after firefighter. intense flames shot out of hydraulics company in union beach last night. we're told the 54 year old volunteer firefighter collapsed outside the building. eyewitnesses said that fire was likely fueled by chemicals inside the building. it took more than two hours to get the flames under control. >>> right now, just past 6:33, we want to get traffic and weather toge

mcnair losing his life. what have you heard from his family, alex? >> mcnair's sister is speaking out. obviously, the family is still trying to process this loss. she says her brother was sitting in the back of that limo bus, that would be the area that the tractor-trailer had slammed into. he was the father of two children. she says he was a long time friend of tracy morgan. the two had been friendly and working to the at least the last 15 years. so a huge loss here. >> absolutely huge loss. appreciate the update. thank you, alex. >>> in the meantime, the army hospital in germany that is treating sergeant bowe bergdahl says no timetable for his release but they do say his health is improving daily. today, it marks one week since the taliban handed over bergdahl to u.s. forces in afghanistan in that tense exchange. they held him for nearly five years. he was freed after a prisoner swap that also set free five members of the taliban being held in guantanamo bay in cuba. a deal called too lopsided by politics and many from the political right but a for

in new york to pay tribute to mcna mcnair in peekskill. kevin roper of georgia is the walmart big rig driver accused of causing the deadly crash. he pleaded not guilty in court yesterday. earlier he admitted he had been up for 24 hours straight without taking a break. >>> tonight, president obama is weighing military options in iraq where islamic militants have captured two cities and are now threatening baghdad. 89 militants control large portions of the country and iraqi forces are losing control. but government officials say putting american troops back on the ground is not an option. iraq has seen growing violence since american troops withdrew three years ago. terrorism experts worry if al qaeda gets new bases in syria and iraq, the odds of another attack on the scale of 9/11 could go way up. >>> army sergeant bowe bergdahl will be back on american soil in just a few hours. he's on a flight from germany that will land here at lackman air force base in san antonio, texas, early tomorrow morning. he'll be taken to a nearby army medical

mcnair was also a comedian. 45-year-old tracy morgan and 37 year old jeffrey m a aleao were air liftedo robert roberd johnson. a fourth man was also injured in the crash and is in critical condition. fauqua opened up friday night. two others aboard were not injured. we're told the national transportation board will be joining state police in the crash investigation. an statement released this afternoon by a representative of tracy morgan reads in part "tracy remains in critical condition. his family is now with him and he is receiving excellent care. we don't anticipate much of a change in his condition today but will provide a further update once more information becomes available ." the truck driver charged in this crash had his bail set at $50,000 earlier today. he's expected to is your trend police. we're live in new brunswick, new jersey, matt rivers cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> matt thank you so much. wal-mart's president did release a statement just a short timing a. it says in part, "we are working quickly to understand what happened and are cooperating fully with law enforcement

mcnair's wife and children spoke of him in upstate new york. >> uncle jimmy mack james mcnair was the epitome of a great man. >> reporter: the middlesex county prosecutor charged the driver 35-year-old kevin roper of georgia with one count of death by auto. walmart said if it was their fault, they will take responsibility. another comic at stanton was treated and released yesterday. the limo drive and the front-seat passenger another employee were not injured. a public as iist said his famils by his side. >> you can see more with the 6abc news app. the 6abc news app is free for your apple and android devices. in the next half-hour we'll show you celebrities taking to social media about morgan. >>> new overnight, "action news" was there as water gushed from a ruptured main the break turned 27th an master philadelphia strawberry mansion into a river. water department crews capped the 36-inch main, but the intersection remains shut down. some water damaged a home and corner store. take a look at that how badly the water tore up the roadway. avoid 27th an master if you can, we are told no

mcnair died and morgan is in critical condition. >>> prompted a shelter in place alert. a few appliances at zim's metal management caught fire before 2:00 in the afternoon. crews got the one alarm fire under control before it would spread further. four baby herrings are now on their own weeks after being knocked out of their nest in downtown oakland. the birds were released yesterday during the oakland shoreline in early may. a tree trimmer knocked the endangered birds. yesterday was finally time for the young birds to fly free. >> it's pretty difficult to put harris back without disrupting the rest of the colony. so getting in there to put babies back doesn't work very well, the babies, when they fall. they need to be able to crawl back up on their own in order to go find their parents. it doesn't work for us to put it back. >> the tree trimmer apologized and paid for the herons. back to you at the big desk. >>> the contract drama is not over. the two sides, the city and the union were supposed to meet with an arbitrator to come up with a binding contract but that's now

i am truly sad for the loss of james mcnair this is not something i'll be able to forget in my lifetimews" was the first to roar the tracey morgan was involved in this deadly crash. so we will continue to stay on top of every angle of the on-going investigation. you'll find any updates on television and online at cbs phillcbsphilly.com. >>> turning to our weather. we had picture perfect weekend all good things must come to an end. tonight we'ring tracking storms as we head into the work week. meteorologist justin drabick is joining us now with his first forecast. >>> look like we'll have to break out the umbrellas fort entire work week the forecast returns unsettled and we are tracking some rain especially north and west of the city. heavy rain now moving through berks cun tee and lehigh county this hour. zoom in closer. you actually see lightning strike so still potential for thunderstorm in this area over the neck hour. heavy rain over reading indicated by the yellows, reds and oranges this is all heading off to the east and northeast eventually moving through the allentown area. here

especially to james mcnair's family. matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> there's more information about the crash, the victims and tracy morgan on our website. head to nbc 10.com for a gallery of photos and reaction from fans and celebrities. >>> we have new video this morning just released by philadelphia police of three different robberies in the city. this one is from thursday at the dollar village along chester avenue. the suspect pointed a gun at an employee and demanded money. the thief got away with about $150. this attempted robbery suspect had a metal pipe when he walked into the family dollar along tarsdale avenue tuesday night. the worker couldn't open the cash register so the would be robber hopped the counter and tried to do it himself. he didn't get the register open either and then took off empty hanlded. >>> philadelphia police are looking for three men in connection with a pharmacy robbery. this happened in penny pac. this was at the bluegrass pharmacy along welsh road. watch as the first suspect pretends to

as for james mcnair better known as jimmy mack, he will be laid to rest tomorrow. we are live from new brunswick cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you for the update. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the investigation in the tracie morgan crash, we will have updates here on television and on line at cbs philly.com. >>> it has been a dreary day all across our region but we did manage to stay relatively dry, tomorrow that will change, as we are's once again tracking storms. lets check with meteorologist kathy orr, she's keeping tabs on what sound like drenching rains, kathy. >> here we go again, this was our brief break, chris, we have had clouds, cooler temperatures, better than heavy storms. that is what they saw in baltimore, washington, virginia, where sun came out, torrential downpours. easterly wind will protect us at least through tonight and first half of the tomorrow, and then things will change, as we take a look to the south, we will see showers and thunderstorms, even tornado watches in effect and tornado warning in

mcnair was killed, the others remain in critical condition. the new jersey state police and the national transportation safety board are continuing to investigate. roper is expected to make a court appearance monday. >> glor: anne-marie green thank you. the day after the belmont stakes the harsh words from the co- owner of california chrome continue. here's don dahler. >> it's going to be very close. tonalist got there! >> reporter: tonalist was the first horse across the finish line saturday. the heavy favorite california chrome came in tied for fourth denying him a place in horse racing history as a triple-crown winner. his co-owner steve coburn was to say the least to the pleased. his co-owner steve coburn was to say the least to the pleased. >> because this is not fair to these horses that have been running their guts out for these people and for the people that believe in them to have somebody to come up-- this is the coward's way out in my opinion. this is the coward's way out. >> reporter: coburn was angry that tonalist had sat out the

sixty-three year old comedian, james mcnair, was killed, tracey morgan, his assistant, jeffrey mallet a, and comedian artery, all sustained severe injuries, returned to robert wood johnson hospital in critical condition. morgan's spokesperson said yesterday morgan suffered a broken leg, fumo, nose, and several rinse, but expected to survive. he did undergo surgery on his leg. today this wal-mart truck driver, 35 year old kevin roper, will face a judge. he is charged with one count of death by auto and four counts of assault by auto. officials say he cause the crash by not noticing traffic had slowed down along the new jersey turnpike near cran bury township, as a, are crashed into the back every morgan's limo causing chain reaction. the driver of morgan's limo bus, tyrone, wrote this message, he said, i can only say feeling helpless on the hard way was very hard to take. there was nothing i could do but screams at times. i am truly sad for the loss of james mcnair, this is noting i will be able to forget in my lifetime. now, he suffered minor injuries during that crash. wal-mart did p

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james mcnair losing his life in that accident.e will bring you more throughout the evening as we get it. >>> a senior u.s. official tells cnn beau bergdahl was physically abused during his years of captivity under the taliban and is suffering from psychological trauma. bergdahl remains at a hospital in germany one week into his freedom from taliban captors in afghanistan. the official tells cnn at one point bergdahl tried to escape and was caught and then made to stay in a small box or possibly even a cage. military doctors call his condition stable and improving but they will not give a timeline for his release. the people who live in bergdahl's small hometown saw their joy at his release turned to frustration this week when their plans for a big welcome-home celebration fell apart. ed lavandara is in bergdahl's hometown. >> reporter: it has been one week since beau bergdahl was rescued in afghanistan. while many people here in his hometown expected that there may be some controversy surrounding the way he disappeared five years

james mcnair one of his closest friends did not survive. a tractor-trailer ran into morgan's chaufferred limo bus setting off a chain-reaction pileup in cranberry new jersey. >> i heard tracy screaming for help, i couldn't reach him. >> roper was driving a walmart tractor-trailer and didn't see slow-moving traffic ahead of him. he is jailed on $50,000 fine. you can see coverage around the clock on the 6abc news app. we have photos from the scene, the latest on the investigation and pictures from tracy morgan's comedic and acting career. you can get "action news" and accuweather anytime with our 6abc news app. it's free at the apple and google app stores. >>> in camden, police are looking for the person who shot the driver of a car early this morning. the driver was hit by one bullet plowed into the wall of a building in the 700 block of sycamore avenue leaving a hole there. the people in the buildings were displaced saturday. the wounded man in is critical condition at the cooper university hospital. >>> drivers along i-95 can expect more c

this is a snapshot of morgan with fellow comedian james, jimmy mack, mcnair.illed on the new jersey turnpike saturday morning. morgan mcnair and several others were in a limo bus when the bus was rear ended by a semi truck in cranberry township. friends say the two were best friends. a truck driver kevin roper may have dosed off and failed to see the slowing moving traffic ahead. he has been charged with one count of death by auto and four counts of assault by auto. morgan is in critical condition. >>> celebrities and fellow comeendz are taking to -- comedians are taking to twitter to offer support. stephen martin tweeted best thoughts to tracy morgan, a -- looking ahead, the second largest construction project contract in penndot history is scheduled to begin tomorrow. construction work will expand on i-95 as penndot crews begin a $212 million project to rebuild 1.5 section of northbound interstate i-95 between girard and allegheny avenues. they will rebuild the ramps and put in new retaining walls. crews will work between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. upon dot is

fellow comedian james "jimmy mack" mcnair. also on the limo bus with morgan. was killed in the crash. morgan suffered several injuries. including broken ribs. a broken nose. and a broken leg. meantime morgan is expected to remain hospitalized for several weeks. a man was found dead outside of a new york city bar that appears in the t-v reality series. "mob wives." police found the body after responding to a 911 call early today at the drunken monkey bar and grill on staten island. angela raiola. who stars in "mob wives". works there as a bartender. sandra bullock's home is broken into and kanye is another year older. shelby lin has those stories and more in today's hollywood minute. sandra bullock had a rude awakening sunday! according to the los angeles police department, an intruder broke into her home sunday morning. while she was there! police arrested the suspect. it's unclear whether the man was trying to burglarize the home or whether this is a stalking incident. and kanye west celebrated his birthday this weekend! the rapper turned 37 on sunday. wife k

the impact killing his good friend and mentor james mac mcnair.s limo driver recalls the frightening moment of the crash saying in an interview he could hear morgan screaming from heor but couldn't reach him. morgan will remain hospitalized after under going surgery on a broken leg. he has other injuries several broken ribs and a broken nose. kevin roepert charged with death by auto and assault. he is chargin jail today he was on 50,000 dollars bail. the driver's now locked twitter account tweeted an apology after the crash that says quote my daddy is sorry for what happened please forgive him tracy morgan. they are examining this crash to determine if safety issues were involved. the appropriations committee passed an amendment that deals with driver fatigue indicating they would be able to drive longer. they are looking at examining it more now. morgan's family is tremendously overwhelmed at the outpouring of love and support through many fans. >> kelly wright, thank you. >>> a married couple yelling this is a revolution gunning down two police

his friend and mentor james mcnair was killed. a hospital spokesperson says that he remains in stable condition. he's showing signs of improvement. the doctors are optimistic about his recovery. earlier the week the driver pled not guilty including death by auto and assault. >>> an father's day it's sunday. many have traditions. >>> here is reporter and registered nurse, ali gorman more on that from the action big board. >> it's a tradition that we share. this is the 12th year for the event. it also marks five years since we lost gary. one of his missions was to educate everyone about prostate cancer. that is carried on by other men affected by the cancer. >> the days start early and end late by john bueler. six-yeasix years ago he never tt that prostate cancer would have a big role in his life. not been rising phl levels brought bad news. >> my cancer had spread outside of my prostate. >> to cheer him up bueler's sister gave him gifts and messages of encouragement. he could help fight prostate cancer by getting more men to talk a

james mcnair his comic writer, known as jimmy mack was killed. >> he was he he -- epitome of a great man. >> reporter: two other comedians were on the bulls and injured. -- on the bus and injured. morgan and his entourage just finished a show in delaware. this is what it looks like from the stage to see a standing ovation. then we traveled back to new york in style. road life is a good life. the walmart truck driver is a 35-year-old man from georgia. he has several charges including death by auto. wal-mart is investigating. if his driver caused the accident the company will take full responsibility. kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that report. >>> abc's "world news" with david muir will, of course, have much more on tracy morgan's conditions as well as accident. we alerted to the updates of the incident as it unfolded on the 6abc news app you can find continuing coverage. story, you can find photos and pictures from his star-studded career. the news app is free for your apple and android devices. >>> a port richmond man said he owes his life to his neighbors a

he was driving 65 in a 45-mile-per-hour zone seconds before the impact that killed comedian james mcnair and assault by auto. morgan remains hospitalized and in fair condition. >>> another world cup game in brazil while team usa gets ready for the match against portugal. they may be without their star player, but the american team is definitely missing one of its best. we have more from shasta darlington. >> reporter: this is one of the last before team usa heads to the amazon where they will face-off against portugal. we had a chance to talk to some of the players about how they are planning on playing against ronaldo but in the heat of the amazon where the temperature can be over 90 degrees and humidity 100%. >> have you been doing special preparation? >> two or three key players. if you play like a team, you will be stronger than three or two players. >> can you talk about how you are preparing for the heat and humidity? >> it's similar to houston, dallas, midwest, east coast in the summer. hopefully when we get there, it won't be as shocking as it has been to other teams. >> reporter

jimmy mcnair was killed. morgan had surgery, also suffered a broken femur, broken nose, several broken ribs. a spokesperson says that morgan also is now more responsive. his assistant and another comedian remain in critical condition. >> trial begins for a delaware sunday school teacher accused of having child pornography. steven almond was a deacon at the church. he also coached youth basketball. they traced 11 pornographic files to an account that was used by him. he didn't think it was illegal to download free pornography. >> students, parents and educators will join others at the state capitol to protest funding cuts to public charter schools. they are fighting for more money ahead of the state budget deadline set for the end of this month. >> happening today hundreds of protesters prepare to descend on part of a protest aimed at an appearance by governor tom corbett. jesse gary is live outside the union league where governor corbett and chris christie will make an appearance. what's the proses about? >>

it killed his friend and james mcnair. >>> aom said her n saved her life. th19-year-old shot twice in critical condition. his mother t. patricia buck was in th ground floor apartment and the neighbor, 41-year-old jason barged in and fed off shots. patricia said her son threw himself in front of her. the ct's friend said robert put his life on the line for his mother. >> he did what he had. he saved his mother's life. >> patricia was able to get past the gunman an th parkg to get help. he used his own gun toill >>> happening now, tom corbett andis challenger tom wolf are courting the environmental vote. both are speakont the pennsylvania environmental council in center city. protected the n environment. they are facing the issues of pennsylvania. wo endorsed a former opponent for a big position to be cha womaof the state democratic party. mcginty who ran against wolf said she is excited by the pros of leing the party. >> from our trenton bureau, new jersey's capitol city, eric jackson defeated paul perez and jackson getting 56% of the vote. nbc 10's bureau r

comedian james mcnair one of morgan's closest friends did not survive. his limo driver described what happened. >> it felt like an explosion. i remember the impact and the vehicle going by and i climbed around and i heard tracy screaming for help. >> reporter: roper is charged with one count of death by auto and four counts of assault. he was released after posting $50,000 bond. you can find more on the story 6abc app. you can get "action news" and accuweather anytime with our 6abc news app. it's free at the apple and google app stores. >> >> police are looking for a missing man, this is leroy hurley, he has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. if you have any information about this case, contact police. >>> philadelphia water department is working to repair a broken water main in brewy town tonight. thousands of gallons gushed creating a mess. amy buckman was there and has more. >> reporter: this was the scene at 27th and master streets around midnight last night. wawrmt rushing out -- water rushing out of a 36-inch mariner and running like a river. >>

the crash killed james mcnair and injured two other people in morgan's limo bus. >>> new this morning, what was supposed to be a routine reignment in -- arrangement -- reignment in court was anything about. christopher clone was facing charges of violating restraining orders and felony battery charge after multiple outbursts the judge gave him a chance to apologize. he did not. so the judge sentenced him to 364 days in jail for contempt of court. >>> happening today, hillary clinton will be in philadelphia to sign copies of her new book. the event is sold out. she also visiting philadelphia as partly of a book tour promoting her new book hard choices. >> chris christie. >> reporter: the new jersey governor appeared on the tonight show staring jimmy fallon. he asked whether he could beat hillary clinton hypothetically. >> today christie will visit facebook headquarters for a live chat and you can ask christie there on his official facebook page speaking of facebook if you want to see the whole funny video, head to my facebook page. i thought michelle obama killed it, but he did it quit

mcnair was a writer and mentor to tracy morgan. mcnair, morgan and several others were returning from doing stand-up at dover downs. tracy morgan suffered multiple broken bones and is still hospitalized in critical condition. kevin roper, the walmart truck driver accused of causing that crash, he pleaded not guilty in court yesterday. earlier he admitted he'd been up for 24 hours straight without taking a break. >>> a south jersey community will honor a fallen firefighter tomorrow night. robert meyer died sunday battling a business fire in union beach, monmouth county. a town hit hard by superstorm sandy. he lost everything he owned. he'd just moved into a rebuilt home last week. the fire department will memorialize the volunteer firefighter tomorrow night and he'll be laid to rest saturday. >>> fire chases customers and employees from a delaware county landmark. this is all that's left of the tollhouse tavern in norwood. the flames broke out just after midnight. the fire started as a grease fire in the kitchen and quickly spread.

he was in a crash that killed james mcnair.truck driver pled not guilty to vehicular homicide and assault by auto. >>> good news on the fire lines near bakersfield, california. evacuation orders have been lifted for hundreds of residents. the fire crews are making significant progress. it's only after it destroyed at least three homes. the fire burned through 26 acres in and around sequoisequoia. >>> it's about time we have a female president but maybe not her. the u.s. lags behind many governments with women leading. she will work to make sure a woman is in the white house. of course, you may have heard she has not publicly announced whether or not she will run for president in 2016. that's likely to be one of the big questions asked in tonight's cnn town hall with hillary clinton. this is a very exciting event. be sure to tune in tonight at 5:00 p.m. eastern and again at 9:00 p.m. on cnn. a chance for people to ask hillary anything she wants. very timely, very interesting. iraq could be a subject. the election could be a subj

one of the passengers james mcnair died at the scene.rty from "comedy central", is another in critical continue. this instagram picture was posted after opening for tracy morgan to say: >>> the pile up included two tractor trailers, a sports utility building. tracy morgan, a 45-year-old father of four started on "martin - with martin lawrence" over 20 years ago. he joined "saturday night live" in 1976 and was a regular until 2003. he started a long-running role on "30 rock" created by tina fey. >>> there has been an attack on a young woman in pakistan by her family. but this time a survivor. the 18-year-old survived an honour killing after being shot and thrown into a canal, retribution for marrying against the family's wishes. she made her way to a bank and sought help. she spoke to reporters on friday. >> reporter: my family members have been cruel. my father, brother and uncle tried to kill me. i do not want to go home >>> her husband visited his wife, asking for protection. a policeman stood guard. her father, uncle and brother are a

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it is believed that morgan's writer, friend, mentor 67 year-old jimmy mack mcnair who was kill in the crash was in the back corner where tractor trailer impact happened. at the hospital, good news, morgan had surgery yesterday on that thigh bone which was the worst of his injury. he has broken ribs. if you know them you know how awful that feels and broken nose as well. he should be in the hospital for several more weeks and should recover from this. >> all right, that is the good news, steve, thank you. >>> we now know the name of the man who was killed in what police are calling a road rage shooting in philadelphia's feltonville neighborhood. four three-year old todd riley was shot multiple times at fifth street and roosevelt boulevard around 11:00 saturday night. investigators say driver and motorcyclist got in a heated argument when one opened fire right in front of the several police officers, a 31 year-old woman was shot in stable condition. one suspect is in custody and no charges file. >>> police say a craigs list conn man is praying on young woman, offering him honest work an

another comedian, 62-year-old james mcnair died in the crash. was bringing them back from a show in delaware. big rig driver, kevin roper faces one count of death by auto and four counts of assault by auto. roper didn't see traffic slowing down in front of him when he plowed in the back of the limo. roper had been awake more than 24 hours before the crash. walmart says roper is one of its employees and has obtained a lawyer. he was unhurt in the crash. walmart says the company will take full responsibility if their truck was at fault. alexis christoforous, cbs news. >>> president obama signs off on a major initiative to help millions of americans pay back student loans. we'll have details in money watch. >>> lockdown on a paris bridge held dear by thousands of couples. so do tire swings! this is our ocean spray cran-lemonade. it's good, old-fashioned lemonade. only better! whoa! [ splash! ] ocean spray cran-lemonade. a bold twist on an old favorite. a bold twist on an old favorite. and now you get hit again.asis. this time by joint pain. it's a

he remains in the hop following the accident on june 7th that killed his friend and mentor, james mcnair. the driver of the truck, kevin roper was going 65 miles per hour in a 45 miles per hour zone, it was reduced because of construction, he pled not guilty to assault by auto and relick lar homicide charges. >>> that is the word from the new report from penn environment. it's second in the country for the direct release of toxic substances and the report did not include fracking chemicals that may be getting into the water upstream. >>> police detective mike braxton got a warm reception coming back to work. he lost his leg in a motorcycle crash. he put in a lot of work getting used to the prosthetic leg. >>> the wizard world of comic-convention or comic-con came to the contention hall in philadelphia. and amy buckman was there today. >> reporter: you never know who you will see at comic-con, from super heroes to children that dress up like their favorite characters. >> this is from final fantasy, adjuvant series. >> it's for the ones that are die hard comic fans and for him that loves t

. >>> happening now in new york, a funeral service for james "jimmy mack" mcnair, the comedian who was killed in the jersey turnpike accident that injured tracy morgan. the former star was returning from a gig in delaware last weekend when a tractor-trailer plowed into the back of his limo bus. two other passengers also had critical injuries. now, the driver of that walmart tractor-trailer pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide charges yesterday. you see him there, kevin roper is his name. he appeared in court in middlesex county. investigators say he may have dozed off behind the wheel and had not slept for more than 24 hours before the crash. >>> the man arrested in a sniper scare near new york's lincoln tunnel has ties to philadelphia. donald wallace has an arrest record in pennsylvania and his last known address is in west philadelphia. police say wallace called 911 tuesday night saying, quote, the d.c. sniper is here in your city. they say he claimed there was a gunman on the roof of a lumberyard in north jersey overlooking the lincoln tunnels. authorities swarmed the scene and

his friend james mcnair died in the wreckage. stanton says that he and his friends never saw it coming. >> i was conscience through the whole thing. oh, my god i am in an accident. >>reporter:we were trying to get comments from walmart. they have not got back to us. the company says that they believe that kevin roper was following all safety regulations. roper remains out on 50,000 bail. >>> thank you. and septa's regional rail riders have to find a new way to get around. two unions representing 430 electrical workers and engineers are working without a contract for four years. they are prepared to walk off of the job this weekend unless an agreement is reached on pension benefits and retro wage hikes. they are ready to raise the wages for workers. they rejected the offer without a complete deal. >> they are accepting applications for 96 police academy. you can apply thursday, july 3rd. you can find a link to the application or "action news" 6abc. the department is hosting a career day on saturday june 21st. you can apply to the

. >> and this is a from a of morgan with fellow comedian james jimmy mac mcnair who was killed. the two were inside the limo van with several other people. two other people seriously injured there. the truck driver did not see traffic slowing down until it was too late. he swerved to avoid but instead ran into it. well, it is time to tip the glass. it's the annual auction. wine enenthusist, they drink up for a good cause. >> temperatures tomorrow morning on the cool side. just in the 50s but a big-time warm up coming our way for the afternoonment our sunday forecast coming up. >>> fire officials are investigating a fire that burned a condo. this video was recorded. it was started on a second- story balcony then spread to the attic. fire officials its of knocked down before 3:00 p.m. he heard an splodges. >> when i heard the son, i thought something -- explosion. >> really? >> after that, the flame keep coming up and everything. from the patio and the whole flames coming up. >> cause of that fire is is under investigation. no injuries were reported. >> four people are is displace

the crash killed james mcnair and hurt several other people. this happened on the new jersey turnpike halfway between new york and philly. since then somebody claiming to be kevin roper tweeted about this case. several media organizations report it is in fact he, though i can't confirm that. one of the most recent tweets reads i thought in our country we had the right to be innocent until proven guilty. that doesn't sell newspapers and get website hits. of course he is innocent until proven guilty. for its part, walmart claims roper is not on social media and this is a bust and he was following federal safety regulations when the crash happened in the first place. we get more on this from our newsroom in new york city. >> you mentioned prosecutors claim he was awake for more than 24 hours and that's an important detail under new jersey law. if a driver has been awake for more than 24 hours, it can legally speak to whether he was driving recklessly. we've not been able to contact kevin roper or his attorney but that person who claims to be him o

mourners paid their respects to mcnair in new york. the truck driver charge in the deadly accident, kevin roper, has pled not guilty to assault and death by auto charges. >>> remains of the five american service members killed in a friendly fire attack in southern afghanistan are now back on u.s. soil. dignified transfer of remains for three of the soldiers took place at dover air force base in delaware today. they are identifies as justin clause of washington, justin hilton of ohio and aaron tomton of illinois. a coalition jet called into ward off a taliban attack in the province mistakenly bombed a u.s. special forces troops. >>> sunni militants are making their way toward baghdad after capturing two key cities in iraq. administering says u.s. forces will in the put boots on the ground to help control the situation. militant group is on a in mission to take over shiite led government in the capitol of baghdad. u.n. estimates that violence led to hundreds of thousands of iraq toys flee their homes. >>> army sergeant beaue bergdahl is

the crash killed his mentor 62 year old comedian james mcnair.hree others including morgan are still recovering at robert wood johnson medical center just two blocks away from where the court hearing took place. >> did you fall asleep at the wheel. >> reporter: the judge kept roper's $50,000 bail. outside roper and his attorney met by a crush of reporters denied any comment including whether roper was up for 24 hours prior to the crash. he also did not respond when i asked whether or not this twitter account that bears his name is really his. among many tweets talking about the crash it says "if my accident occurs with no media spotlight i'm issued a few traffic tickets. the excuse of me being up 24 hours is complete bs ". >> the funeral for james mcnair is set for thursday f convicted on the vehicular homicide charge roper could face a five to 10 year prison sentence. chris oh connell, fox 29 news. >> tonight we're getting a look at the man philadelphia police say has pulled off several burglaries. officers say francis, has targeted the washingt

this is mcnair's facebook page where you see morgan in several pictures. new jersey state police say that 35 year-old kevin roper of georgia, failed to slow down for traffic. the the 18 wheeler then smashed into morgan's chauffeured mercedes limo bus, morgan and his entourage were on their way back from a comedy show in delaware. also, injured in the crash morgan's assistant jeffery mallea and fellow comedian artiefoqa. now in a statement, morgan's publicist says his family is tremendously overwhelmed and appreciative of the outpouring of support of his pans the actor receiving messages of support on twitter tonight, here's one of them philly's kevin hart saying on this sunday i ask all of you to throw a special prayer up for the big fellow my friend, tracie morgan. he has been on my mind heavy. this one from actor samuel l jackson sending prayers out to trace i morgan. i hope for a full recovery from his accident. good vibes, for a good dude. that one coming from samuel l jackson. now morgan's publicist also says that she expects the comedian to be in the

. >> reporter: 63-year-old james mcnair was killed in the crash, four others injured, including comedian tracy morgan who is still in critical condition. his family at his hospital side. the truck belonged to walmart and said, we're prayering for the family and friends of those affected and walmart will take full responsibility. the first court appearance for roper, the man behind the wheel is scheduled for monday. jay gray, new york. >>> in seattle, the mayor plans to propose new legislation to deal with gun violence after last week's campus shooting. mayor ed murray will call a special meeting in the next few weeks. he wants to discuss how the city can move forward on public safety and gun violence after last thursday's shooting in seattle pacific university. aaron ybarra is accused of killing one and injuring two others. the 26-year-old has a long history of mental issues. >>> the redwood city police department and fire departments took part in a training exercise in redwood city. several streets in the city were shut down during the drill. the team practiced scenarios including havin

fellow comedian james mcnair died in the wreck.almart truck driver has been charged with one count of death by auto. the preliminary thinking is that the 35-year-old kevin roper doze off right before the crash. >>> authorities in canada have widened their search with the help of a helicopter. the three have been on the run since saturday night. authorities say a green helicopter briefly u touched down on one of the prison's courtyards and took off with the inmates. just over a year ago, two other inmates escaped with the use of a chopper but they were caught within hours. >>> a new reason for women to get up and exercise. a new american canc cancer ---exercise helps fight breast cancer, patients who work out cut their chance of dying from the disease by one-third. the bad news only about one-third of survivors meet currently physical activity guidelines after they're diagnosed. >>> a group of hayward firefighters is launching an attack against childhood cancers, more than 50 people had their heads shaved yesterday with the aim of r

. >>> funeral for james mcnair, man killed in the crash that injured comedian tracy morgan; set for later today. meanwhile, the driver charged with the crash had pleaded not guilty. >> you said you didn't sleep for 24 hours. is that true? >> kevin roper said nothing as he left new jersey superior court in middlesex county, the wall putter truck driver accused of falling asleep before crashing the 18 wheel near morgan's limo bus, caring his entourage last saturday. three people including morgan remain hospitalized, roper freon $50,000 bail. >> police in hamilton township new jersey would like to arrest that guy, they say he is 41 jerold david mcvati driving drunk when slammed into police officer's patrol vehicle on route 40 bark in late april. let's look at some of the damage done to that vehicle. the officer inside was seriously hurt, but did survive. the suspect is wanted for assault by auto, driving while under the influence, and wreckless driving. >>> dramatic video showing final moments of the two gunmen in las vegas, what police are now saying about how one of them got fifa world cup