anita oh is in upper merion tonight with more on what his former in-laws say they will do going forward now, anita. >> reporter: ukee, he was once a well men economist, he may now be better men as a convicted killer, in the past, rafael robb tried un successfully to secure an early release but after ten years behind bars, he is now a free hand. today victim's tamly held a press conference outside the ford red home that the couple once shared together. they say robb served an insane ly light sentence and they are not done fighting for justice. >> it was about ten years ago that i drove up here, and saw the police tape, and i saw her lifeless body in the ambulance >> reporter: surrounded by family and trend, gary gregory choked back cheers as he spoke about murder of his sister, ellen. in 2006 her husband rafael rob b was convicted of bludgeoning her to death with a met will bar as she wrapped christmas gifts. >> she was a loving mother who stayed in a abusive relationship, because she thought it was best for her daughter. >> reporter: after serving all ten years of his prison term for vo

also watching a crash out in lower merion. ending with mass transit here. 65, 95 running two cars short. might expect overcrowding on that particular train airport train. 403 running 20 minutes late. check before you go there. updates on new jersey roads as well when i come back. >>> developing this morning, new reports that allege that russia may have damaging information about president elect donald trump's personal and financial affairs. nbc news says the reports came from u.s. officials with direct knowledge of the situation, but none of the information has been verified by u.s. agencies including the fbi. russia denies the allegations and all this comes as mr. trump scheduled to hold first news conference today. his first since the summer. meantime a confirmation hearing begins today for rex tillerson. president elect trump's nominee for secretary of state. today is day two of confirmation proceedings for attorney general nominee. senator jeff sessions. new jersey senator cory book ser expected to testify against sessions

crash out this lower merion reported a couple of minutes ago. check in with more of majors when i come back in ten minutes. >>> 5:19. now let's talk about warm early temperatures and what's to come. >> i think might be flirting with the 60s. >> have you've been peeking at the 6 day forecast at the bottom of the screen. not today, but tomorrow we're on track for 60s. today pretty nice start compared to yesterday when we were in the teens or even lower in the single digits. now drying out. the rain overnight had ended in philadelphia. skies are already starting to clear out. the wind has kept us worm. the rain they came through was only rain for our area. the rain is out. wind is still kicking. 20 mile wind in dover. mild air surging into the area. that's keeping temperatures well above normal. and we're also watching the clouds move up. the rain overnight now offshore. steady rain is done for the day today. this evening, we've got more rain that's going to be moving in. mainly dry during the day today. clouds, they'll start increasing late this a

, $239,000 out of residents in new castle county and another home this lower merion was nailed for $237,000 police have linked a total of 15 burglaries in the case, that number is expect to rise. and shesod's lawyer did not get back for comment and now about getting all of this jewelry back to the rightful owners is this well, montgomery county advertise trick attorney's office is working on a process to handle that. live on jeweler's row, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> police this bensalem are looking for four individuals who robbed a 711. the four suspects believed to be male entered the store at park avenue and hulmeville road around 11:30 p.m. saturday. all four men were wearing mask which covered their taste. they demanded cash and cigarettes before fleeing. no one was hurt in the robbery if you have any information please contact the bensalem police. >>> just days into his presidency a busy daze for president trump, new command inner chief takes to work in washington and what he did today in the nation's capitol and why he may be coming to our area later this week. >>> bi

all bridges have speed restrictions down to 35 miles an hour because of the wind, in lower merion, roseapel hill road an accident, crash in plymouth conshohocken road and academy drive. as far as mass transit expect delays. we will leave it right there as for this morning. we have had the shut down of the northeast corridor last night, we had delays, and shut downs on septa's regional rail , and we also had delays on patco. we will start hit the reset button and we will see how this develops, but, expect is delays through the morning rush hour. we will go down the shore in a minute but portions of the white horse pike, black horse pike, route nine, from lbi all the way down to the tip of the cape may there are portions of red ways that are closed, flooded out, and do not the attempt to drive through that high water. in addition we also have have that close another of the turnpike bridge remaining here this morning. again same deal as yesterday we have three alternates, burlington bristol, trenton morrisville bridge or i-95 scudders falls and we have a lot of schools that are going to be

the family plans to gather tomorrow outside the upper merion house where the couple lived to advocate for the victims of the domestic violence. >>> dozens of people are looking for a place to stay after a three-alarm fire destroyed multiple apartments in gloucester township. the fire at the lake view apartment complex. this is on the 500 block of lower landing road. things went from bad to worse when a gas line ruptured and firefighters were excavating residents. >> oh, my god. [ bleep ] is he okay? one of the firefighters got knocked down. >> you can hear the panic and fear, the firefighter the person was concerned about turned out to be okay. everyone managed to get out of the buildings -- building safely. the investigators say the fire started in the third floor bedroom. red cross ask helping with find shelter for residence who need help. >>> four soldiers are dead after a palestinian man rammed his truck into a group of soldiers. the victims included three women soldiers and a man, 15 other individuals were hurt. the driver was shot and killed at the scene. israel's prime minister

we have a problem, a downed tree blocking the intersection just coming into us in lower merion at waverly road at morris avenue. the intersection blocked there. let's go outside one more time and check the blue route, conshohocken heading toward the schuylkill expressway no problems right there. 295 southbound, the ramp to 42 southbound look for a construction crew out there this morning, tam. >>> thank you, karen. >>> a high school teacher in dallas has been placed on administrative leave after she appeared to threaten the president with a toy gun, pointing a water gun at the image of president trump saying die. moti has not commented on the video. >>> time for a first look of business at the big board. tsa is adding 11 more airlines to the precheck program that includes virgin and atlantic. precheck means you don't have to he remove shoes, belts or liquids from the bags, a lot of business travelers like it. >>> food giant is giving salary ied employees the day after super bowl off. there's self promotional talking bottles ketchup and mustard. heinz is trying to get monday a national hol

and a crash newspaperer merion along madison ford road at 320. and upper moore land we have a crash along edge hill road in addition to the long-term construction that started yesterday at edge hill and abington township. the bottom line is susquehanna road would be a better bet. we'll check it again coming up in the 5:00 hour. >> all right sounds good. up next at 4:00 the full forecast from adam. sky 6 hd giving a live look at the clear skies over the philadelphia international airport, adam joseph is standing by with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. next. by peggy lee playing ] [ goat bleat ] [ crow caws, music continues ] this is gonna be awesome! when it comes to buying a house... trulia knows the house is only half of it. and with 34 map overlays like playgrounds, demographics, schools, and more... you can find the right house and the right neighborhood for you. trulia. the house is only half of it. >>> one more punch of cold air. before we warm things up. we are going to thaw things out here for a few days and then back in the

this zooming in, lower merion, belmont and city. traffic is still crawling by. it's not completely blocking out the entire road. now, we've been talking about presidential road closures. how can we get around it. let's take a look at this 13th street and market street. market between 11th and juniper. 12th will be closed between chestnut and arch street. the question is how can we bypass this mess for pedestrian safety, it's very important. to get around the 13th street closure between chestnut and market. and another one in place for, 12th street to chestnut to bypass the market street closure between 11th and juniper. so, i marked it on this graphic over here. when i come back, we'll take a look at the rest of the majors and more on the presidential road closures. >>> new this morning, a marathon runner is thankful for a nurse from christiristian that hospit saved his life. >> you may have seen it posted on facebook. >> i'd really like to get in touch with these people or this person. and really thank them and help them, you know, understand what they did and

he started painting three years ago as the former lower merion grad became a walk on for term. >> i am better basketball player when i am painting well. it's the whole mood. i'm going to kill it in the art world and the basketball court. >> reporter: robin eats sleeps and drinks basketball and painting. when he gets stuck on an idea here in his room, guess what he does to figure out to clear his mind? >> he shoots hoops. my teammates give me compliments telling me i should keep going with it. >> reporter: how can you score one of his pieces, he plans to start selling his work at local art shows after the season. jeff skeverski channel 6 "action news." >> glad you're waking up with us, 55:00, 42 degrees out there. sky6 live hd giving us a glimpse over camden there, chris sowers says as you plan for your weekend, plan for rain, no sunshine. an update coming up in just a bit. >>> pizza hut posted a help wanted time as they prepare for the biggest pizza day of the year, pizza powell -- pizza bowl sunday for the super bowl sunday. for those who rely on iglasses it is a necessary and he know

a crash on lower merion on montgomery avenue and winding way. over to new jersey in trenton, a water main break on route 29. exits closed in the area. caution traveling through there. a downed pole and wires in willingboro by copper street. you'll see detours there. the expressway, no problems or delays now. looking normal. 13 minutes for the blue and center city, back to you. >> all right, thank you, jess. >>> not clear if icy conditions caused this bus to topple in northeast philadelphia. the driver was able to escape climbing through the windshield after crashing around 4:00 this morning. he was a mechanic taking the shuttle for a test drive. he's expected to be okay. sky force 10 over the scene of a car that hit a house in the kens kensington section after 7:00 this morning. they were testing the driver to see if the person is under the influence. no one was hurt. >>> the justice complex in drenton is closed because of the water main break including court offices and courtrooms. working to find the damage, and the buildings around the street

year and he dedicated kobe bryant jim lower merion a few years ago i got the wave.recognized me. >> what's your best sport was it basketball. >> tennis actually which is why i chose to focus on tennis, i'm only 5' 5" so my lifetime was limitd in the basketball. >> do we have three future marathoners or tennis players. >> they're going to do what they do i want them to be physical and into athletics but it's taught me so much and us so much we melt playing ultimate frisbee actually. >> what? i feel so inadequate. >> yeah. >> i should. >> thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> thank you for having us. >> let us know when it becomes official. >> i can get a high five. >> right there. >> high five. >> all right. >> thank you. >> a movie is going to be shot in philadelphia. we'll tell what you it is and how it will affect the roads. we'll tell what you it is and how it will affect the roads. it might actually. take one of those pillows and take a big smell. they smell really fresh. what if we told you we washed these sheets 7 days ago. really no way downy? downy fabr

the only issue we have out there is this downed tree in lower merion, it's blocking the intersection at waverly road at morris avenue. area bridges look good, good morning, ben. westbound traffic very light volume heading into the city. not the case, delaware river bridge shut down, you'll see extra heavy traffic on all the alternates, you'll see that once again today. >>> a breaking this morning, a shooting on the streets in chester, sent bullets flying into a home. annie mccormick is on the treats in chester with the full story. >> reporter: matt, unfortunately we're not getting much information out of the chester police at this hour. all this happened on the 500 block of east 23rd street in chester where police are investigating an overnight shooting. it was after 1:00 a.m. when police did respond. you can see bullets homes in a home there and chalk circled shell casings on street. a woman approached "action news" said they are house was shot 6 times. she did leave to talk to officers at chester police headquarters. at this hour we're waiting to find out information that includes

the musical is on a 20 city national tour that makes its first stop at the merion theater. it's learning how to be a good friend. created for children 4 and up, it's part of the kimmel center's family discovery series, which introduces children to the art of theater. it's basically very similar to having a fun day of play and it's all about interaction and it's all about kids. elephant & piggie: we are in a play! is at the merriam theater january 21st with a special presentation for school students on the 20th. for tickets and showtimes go to arts in philly.org. or 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers. be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara® and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. some serious infections require hospitalization. before treatment, get tested for tuberculosis. before starting stelara® tell your doctor if you think you have an infection or have sy

she never new her grandfather, former lower merion police detective died before she was born. what did your father tell you about his father, your grandfather? >> so my grandfather always told my dad be nice because he doesn't like bullying and i don't think anybody does. >> no. >> his son, michael maloney, is anna's dad. >> i got that from him. and i passed it on in my way and i used to quiz her, always be nice to everyone. >> so one day i was like dad, why don't i just live nice. sohat's how i came up with the idea. >> with the help of her mom, anna designed these t-shirts in different colors, with the words live nice. >> oh, it is extra extra large watch are you trying to say, anna? >> her girl, raise money for and tying bullets effort so her parents had few printed for a yard sale this spring. they sold out. they printed more. those sold out, as well. so they kept selling the shirts, $20 each, at school, at festivals, and at local shops. >> and one of her goals is to have somebody wear that shirt in all 50 states. >> $400 has gone to an anti-bullying group. another 400 to

out of prison after serving ten years for the 2006 death of his wife ellen robb inside their upper merion home. raphael robb pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter back in 08. he was released just after 6:00 this morning from prison in northwestern pennsylvania. >> and former pennsylvania congressman, shank a fattah requesting more free time so can he continue to fight his legal battle. fattah, who is expected to start a ten year prison term this month, has petitioned us appeals court to allow him to remain free while he appeals his racketeering conviction. fattah expects to win a new trial based on perceived errors, he says, during his original trial. federal prosecutors oppose fattah's motion to remain free. >>> a hands full of lawmakers calling now for a review of safety measures in the wake of recent train crashes. new jersey senators cory booker and bob menendez are among five senators asking the national transportation board to conduct a comprehensive review on sleep apnea testing for railroad engineers. the group is hoping to prevent future accidents, like the train derailment in ho

>> lucy montgomery county fresco user tyler burke sending video of a house fire in upper merion townshipoke out on the five hadn't dread block of west blearer road. fire crews got it under control about an hour later. nobody was hurt. and we don't know yet what started the fire. now wilmington, delaware, where fire investigators are looking into the cause of a house fire. fresco user ronald romeo was there as first responders were on the 800 block of west street. they were able to contain the flames just before 5:00 tonight. no one was hurt. when you see news happening be sure to take out your phone and shoot it and make sure to use the fresco app to sent it to our newsroom. luce is a. >> make some cold hard cash. >>> in your health looks like indoor smoking bans are helping children breathe a little easier. researchers reviewed 14 years of date on emergency treatment of children with asthma at 20 hospitals across the nation. researchers found that those asthma related visits fell off more and more every single year after a local smoking ban took effect. now the team found no such declin

. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight an upper merion man convicted of murders his wife 10 years agoas been released from prison. tonight the victim's family is reacting. >>> plus, philadelphia police are trying to track the vandals who have targeted a synagogue now more than once. cecily. >> bundle up before you step out tonight. 22 degrees in philadelphia right now. temperatures dropping into the teens. i am tracking much warmer air on the way but it comes at a price. i'll let explain in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> and there's a change in the eagles coaching ranks. that and more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ >> the family of ellen robb had a lot to say today one day after rafael robb was released from prison. "action news" reporter vernon odom has that story tonight. >> we invited you here as hard as it is to relive it because we wanted to remember the unthinnable horror that occurred here. >> reporter: jerry gregory is talking about the killing of his sister ellen robb at the hands of her former husband rafael robb. a decade ago he was an economics professor at

he started painting three years ago as the former lower merion grad became a walk on at temple and heves these strokes helped him with his stroke on the court. >> i'm a better basketball player when i'm painting well. i don't know, it's the whole mood. it's like i'm killing it here, so i'm going kill it there. kill it in the art world i'm going to kill it in the basketball world. >> reporter: robbins eats, sleeps and drinks basketball and painting. in fact when he gets stuck on an idea in his room guess what he does to try to figure it out and clear his explained he goes over here and he shoots hoops. >> my teammates all support me a hundred percent. they all give me confidence and tell me i should keep going with it after the season. >> reporter: see how can you score one of his pieces. robbins plans to start selling his work after the season. >> paintbrushes in his sneakers. >> two canvass there, why not. thank you ducis. >> we have meteorologist cecily tynan with your weekend forecast from accuweather when we come right back. >> ♪ >> cecily is here with a somewhat soggy forecast fo

flames erupted just after 8:00 last night on the 500 block of west beidler road in u upper merion.ryone made it out but one person was treated for minor injuries. >> confirmation hearings will get going for donald trump's cabinet nominees. as senators question one of their own, alabama senator jeff sessions. abc's karen travers has more. >> reporter: donald trump's cabinet picks gearing up for a congressional grilling. on the hot seat retired marine general kelly tapped to be director of homeland security and alabama senator jeff sessions trump's choice for attorney general. sessions hearing could be confrontational. 31 years ago he was rejected for a federal judgeship over allegations he made racist remarks. charges he forcefully denies. >> i am not a race is. >> reporter: at least nine of trump's cabinet picks facing confirmation hearings this week and four still have outstanding issues in the vetting process. that involves handing over personal financial information an fbi background check and answering congressional committee questionnaires. republicans dismissing democrats' co

today in front of that house, in upper merion, ellen' brother neighbors and members of several domesticiolence organizations gathered to remember that horrific night. >> i drove up here and saw the police tape and i saw them put her lifeless body in the ambulance. ellen was a victim of domestic abuse and since that night more than 10 years ago, gary mass been fight to go turn his sister's tragedy into triumph. he wants to raise awareness about domestic violence and has star add foundation named in honor of his sister. >> he was a manipulative, abusive husband, a cowardly monster. he was um unremorseful. he can't simply go back into society unfeathered while the memory of my sister fades away. >> reporter: robb owns half the house and has the right to return but neighbors made it clear today robb is not welcomed in their community. >> don't think that we would not act. i'm not sure in what way we would do that. um, but we are around and we see everything that goes on at this house. >> this guy is like a stink bug in a house. he doesn't go away and when you smash him, he stinks. so raphae

, admitting he killed his wife during a aarpment as she wrapped christmas gift inside their upper merion home. >> well, from fried broccoli to pumpkin funnel take. >> sounds good to mement some of the flavor full dishes at this year's pennsylvania farm show. plus this. >> rounds two of severe weather is expected today after massive winter storm system slammed northern california and never add a. i'm hena daniels in new york, how parts of the country bracing for more rain and heavy snow. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> and, it is one of hollywood's most light hearted awards show. more on last night's golden globes when we come back. >> ♪ >> ♪ so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. >> biggest stars happen a in film and television hon orders during the annual goal end globe awards wards. lala took home awards including best actor and actress, moonlight earned the biggest honor of the night. meryl streep, awards, used her remarks to allow president-elect donald trump. chris martinez more highlights from last night's goal end

one in montgomery in lower merion. also an accident in cumberland county.5 northbound approaching route 40. we're hearing the accident itself is off to the side. so hopefully you're making it through there without any big problem. in ocean county garden state parkway southbound approaching the forked river service area we've got an accident involving an overturned vehicle. traffic can get by on the shoulder but you want to expect some delays with an overturned vehicle here in ocean county so app handful of early accidents, roads are a little wet so slow it down just a bit. let's look at the temperatures. it's 3119 mount pocono, 37 in allentown, 43 in philadelphia, 44 in cape may. the rain that you probably heard while you were sleeping already off the coast owe so we're not getting rain at this point so look at the temperature difference. compared to yesterday it's 28 degrees warmer than it was at this point yesterday in philadelphia, 44 degree degrees warmer in atlantic city. enjoy that, tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> happening today a federal judge in char

lets talk about what is happening in lower merion a downed tree and that is blocking rose glen road between youngsford road and old creek road. take mill creek as an alternate to get around that. and pottstown earlier construction that happened because of an accident on monday morning a tractor trailer hit the guardrail, between arm and hammer boulevard and san together agive yourself more time. >> thank you. >>> still ahead at 4:00, three employees forced to hit the floor while a robber demanded cash. >> plus the remarkable moment more than 5 months i the making, a philadelphia lieute cleared to go home. we have details on his recould having coming up. >>> and sitting on your front stoop is a right of passage in most neighborhoods, but we'll tell you about one neighborhood they are charging people to sit on their own front stoop. we'll tell you where in big talkers. >>> septa police tell "action news" they arrested a man in connection with the a murder. they handed him over to philadelphia police. an intruder broke into a home on east chestnut hille and allegedly force aid woman inside to

the paoli thorndale line, downed tree between haverford and meri merion.lso causing the same delays on the lansdale doylestown line of about 25 minutes. frustrating for folks that use the mass transit system. and they're stuck getting home. market street still blocked in area of city hall, all the way up to 11th. again the closures still out there as these protesters are on the move. the market frankford line, the 13th street station is closed. commuters in center city can use the 11th street station or the 15th street station. no problems on the market frankford line, and all of the septa bus routes still on a detour in center city and the trolley routes beginning ending at 15th street. lucy and iain back over to you >>> coverage continues online you can see president trump's full radio calls on the website, head to fox 29.com. >>> a warm and windy day, you, however, winter is coming back, which is actually a good thing, because we live in the northeast and it's january. >> i can use a few more warm days. let's check in with kathy orr >> how great is it t

. >> they have stolen two cars from two local dealerships one in lower merion and one in philadelphiay. >> reporter: they believe the gang is responsible for the robbery and shooting that left a cab driver in critical condition on january 15. now police want help catching the at large criminals who continue to strike. >> they have not stopped even though we have mr. carter in custody, we had another incident on the 23rd. >> reporter: police say when they arrested carter ated girlfriend's house, away owe at his girlfriends' house, he was armed with a revolver. >>> the delaware river bridge that connects the new jersey turnpike and the pennsylvania turnpike, they are planning to install 8, 80-foot towers to prop up the span. >> it is stable, without traffic on it. it's in good shape except for obviously this fracture point. hopefully once we get it repaired we'll put it back into service and have it in service for many years to come. >> turnpike workers hope to have a timetable for reopening the bridge in another week. >>> these gz -- good news for people living in the glenside section

. >> they have stolen two cars from two local dips one in lower merion and one in delaware county. >>ant john walker believe the gang is responsible for the shooting that left a cab driver in critical condition on january 15. now, police, want help capturing the at large criminals who continue to strike. >> they have not stopped. we had another incident on the 23rd. >> reporter: investigators say when they arrested carter at his girlfriend's house, he was armed with a revolver. chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >> a new castle county police officer and another driver survived a crash in stanton, delaware. the mangled control car ended up on the front your west newport pike around 7:00 p.m. authorities have not said how badly everybody was hurt. >>> a motorcycle was killed in a crash with a septa bus. it happened last night. philadelphia police say the 46-year-old biker ran a red light. the biker hit the route 26 bus westbound on olney avenue at rising sun. no injuries reported on the bus. >>> it is 9:35, president donald trump has had a busy first week in office, the 45th preside

starting off with a lot of problems right now, here is a look at the big picture, an accident in upper merion on gulf road at trinity. and slow speeds on the vine 8, and 17 on the schuylkill and 17 on the blue route. on the blue route an accident at the villanova exit and the right lane is blocked and something to keep in mind there for sure. northbound is fine but 1:41 minutes between 76 and 95. that is a slow go for you. also a slow go as well on the vine street expressway if you travel westbound approaching 76 you are delayed. so pretty much overall 95 to 76, that eastbound side is jammed and jammed no matter what direction you are traveling on the vine. don't forget if you travel out to cape may court, new jersey, all lanes of traffic are blocked in the black here on route 47 at bay shore road. again all lanes are blocked because of a serious accident. if you travel out in this area, take indian trail road. and then a couple of issue as well into the neighborhoods, right around doyled town, route 202 at burn house road expect a crash there. i'll send it right back over. >> thank you. >>>

sound effects, slow go on the westbound side of 202 on out to past oaks, not far off a crash in upper merion at gulf road and norristown one on dekalb street at schuylkill can avenue over the river. and farther up 202 on the doylestown road portion, a wreck at county line road at the pep boys and the normal fare 8 miles per hour on the schuylkill by south street and slow speeds along 95 many of them in the teens and looking at speeds in the low 20s on the garden state parkway as you head northbound, a wreck approaching the ac expressway causing restrictions in the work zone. so slow going in ocean city there on the parkway this evening. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> thanks matt. more ahead on "action news" at 5:00. a tense day on capitol hill as hearings begin for donald trump's top picks and protesters that caused disturbance after disturbance as senator jeff sessions defended himself before lawmakers. >> and the job that one utah couple posted an ad online for and got thousands of responses, some are calling it an opportunity of a lifetime. >>> and live to the academy of n

there's a crash in lower merion, nothing major, though, clearing probably soon, and west lancaster avenuend anderson avenue. >> thank you. >>> the mob boss little nikki died in prison. he was 87 years old, dying friday at the federal medical center in north carolina. he was serving a 55 year sentence for racketeering and murder. he was the kingpin of organized crime in philadelphia in the 1980s. >>> wrestling legend snuka is dead days after a judge found him not able to stand trial for a murder. he was 73 years old. doctors recently said he only had a little time to live. he was accused of killing his girlfriend, nancy, in lehigh county in 1983. charges came decades later. snuka was a member of the world wrestling hall of fame, long time competitor, the rock and hulk hogan tweeted rip superfly. >>> update on the wall sitting ban. a neighborhood association said it came up with the in no sitting rule because of the vandalism on the wall that led to drug use. over the week, the mayor said they could sit anywhere they wanted and will discuss the rule this week. facebook groups are organizing

today in front of that house, in upper merion, ellen's brother, neighbors and members of several domesticlence organizes gathered to remember that horrick night. >> i drove up here and saw the police tape and i saw them put her lifeless body in the ambulance. >> reporter: ellen was a victim of domestic abuse and since that night, more than 10 years ago, gary has been fighting to turn his sister's tragedy into triumph he wants to raise awareness about domestic violence and has started a foundation named in honor of his sister. >> he was manipulative, abusive husband, a cowardly monster. he was, um, unremorseful. he can't simply go back into society unfeathered while the memory of my sister fades away. >> reporter: robb owns half the house and has the right to return but neighbors made it clear today robb is not welcome in their community. >> don't think that we would not act. i'm not sure on in what way we would do that, um, but we are around and we see everything that goes on at this house. >> reporterhouse. this guy is like a stink bug in house. doesn't go away. when you smash him stinks

. >>> after six years of a four-day work week, staff at administrative offices in upper merion township are going back to a five-day work week. starting this week, township offices will be open monday through friday from 8:15 to 5:00 p.m. the township made a change to save money during a time when the economy wasn't doing so well. ironically enough since staffers were back to work today they're only working a four-day week this week. >>> a 2-year-old boy saves his twin blower after a dresser falls right on top of him. coming up at 5:00, a safety expert shows how easy it is to prevent a similar accident from happening in your home. >>> plus, are you guilty? doctors say it's time to stop cleaning your ears. >>> before you reach for a q-tip to clean your ears you might want to listen to these expert at the academy of otolaryngology say ear wax is beneficial to your health. it not only guards your inner ear against particles but has antibiotic properties that might help against infections. trying to rid your canal of ear wax could cause problems. >> quite easy to abrade or scratch the skin.

this wawa out on the mainline in lower merion was also robbed again by a suspect with a hammer in hand>> getting the videos and comparing videos at the open. >> reporter: detectives believe the other two connecto s robberies are connected. they may be selling the cigarettes as loose sees on the street for a sizeable return up to 20 bucks a pack. >> dollar a cigarette on the street. they'll eventually get caught. they're going to screw up somewhere. >> reporter: those cartons of cigarettes sell from 80 to $100 depend pending upon where the stores are located. detectives believe the suspects are from the philadelphia area. iain. >> dave, thanks. >>> on your radar now, that drenching rain finally moved out of here but we got some fog moving in. as we take live look at reading right now. some in our area saw those downpours today. but now we are tracking some winter weather. fox 29 meteorologist kathy orr is here with more on that. >> it is january after all. >> this is true. >> we toweled earlier, remember, back in november we talk about the winter forecast. we'd get off to slow start and

. >>> a broken water main causing problems in lower merion. you can see the water just flowing right up through the ground down the side of the road here. >>> a man accused of killing an 8-year-old girl during a shoot-out in camden last summer says he didn't do it. he pleaded not guilty today. he was captured in tennessee last september. he's accused of shooting and killing gabby hill carter back in august. the girl was caught in the crossfire while playing outside her home. brown's girlfriend and mother are accused of helping him hide. >>> last year's robbery of kim kardashian west in a paris hotel room, officials think it may have been an inside job. kardashian's driver and his younger brother were among those taken into custody this week. officials are not elaborating on how they believe that theft was planned. >>> a jury is now deciding the fate of the south carolina man who gunned down nine people inside a historic black church in charleston. this afternoon jurors began deliberating whether dillon roof should get the death penalty or life

. >>> a burst water main is causing some problems in lower merion. it happened on youngs ford road. the water department has service shut off for 12 customers. work to repair the water main is expected until late tonight. >>> back to your first alert weather. a scenic view along the brandywine river there. a little snow left on the ground in wilmington. but that snow is going to disappear very soon. temperatures in the 60s are not far off. >> from looking at that frozen water to 60s? you're kidding me. krystal klei has more on that and rain headed our way first. >> this is going to be a very impressive warm-up. we'll see a few periods of rain move through. but notice i'm saying rain instead of snow. check it out. temperatures, we just saw that live look outside. 35 degrees in wilmington. the temperatures right now we've boosted above freezing. greenville sitting right at freezing now. 32 degrees. newark at 33 degrees. so we're starting to see that temperature climb above that 32-degree line. we drop farther south. a little better even. we're at 38 degrees in lincoln and lewis beach

upper merion township. and also we're watching down poles and cables over in claymont, delaware. only expect it to get worse as the weather worsens later on in the afternoon and evening commute. that's where we see the stickiest spots. give yourself extra time today. tracy? >> thanks. you can download the app for the nor'easter hitting the area and the most accurate forecast for your neighborhood. >>> donald trump has already had a busy morning on the first full week as president and plans to meet with lawmakers, business and union leaders before the day is over. in just minutes, he is expected to sign executive orders on two trade agreements. president trump wants to renegotiate the free trade agreement of the u.s., canada and mexico known as nafta. it was a frequent campaign promise and signed an executive order to withdraw from the transpacific partnership. president trump wants to begin individual trade negotiations with the 11 pacific rim countries in the partnership. the president met with business leaders in a breakfast this morning and reiterated the goal to increase manu

admitting he killed his wife during argument as she wrapped christmas gifts inside their upper merionthe senate will be busy this week, with confirmation hearings for president-elect trump's cabinet picks. republican leaders say the president-elect trump, president-elect can net will be approved despite backgrounds paperwork delays. sessions and secretary of state, exxon mobile, ceo, are two of the seven cabinet mom nominees to face confirmation this week. >> we confirmed seven cabinet appoint the day president obama was sworn in. we didn't like most of them either. but he won the election. >> these are people who are billionaires, and have vast holdings, vast wealth, and the american people have a right to know if they're going to be entering into office was conflict of interest. >> and inauguration day by the way one week from friday. >>> once again, president-elect trump cast sized the media on twitter over reporting hon is paying for the wall on mexican border. he tweets: dishonest media says mexico won't be paying for the wall if they pay a little later so the wall can be built m

professor rafael rob now out of prison ten years after he killed his wife he will men their upper merion home. rob was released from a state correctional will facility sunday morning. ellen rob hired a divorce attorney and wanted to leave her husband but she was killed back in 2006. his wife's family won a 124 million-dollar civil judgment against him in the death, they believe, he has millions of dollars this retirement funds. >>> latest financial statement released by penn state, has given us a look at how much money jerry sandusky scandal has cost the university. it is five years after the former assistant coach was arrested on child molestation charges and school has spent about 237 million-dollar, which includes settlements with the alleged victims and ncaa fines, lawyer fees and most recently a 12 million-dollar verdict in the whistle blower case brought by former assistant coach mike mcqueary. penn state said donation, student tuitions and taxpayer fund are not used to pay the cost. >>> faa opened an investigation after they say that someone point aid green laser at a military tra

reduced speeds across all of our area bridges this morning and one accident in the neighborhood lower merion rose glenn at mapel hill road, karen, back over to you. >>> we have all of the problems on the roads lots of flooding down the shore and people treading as we hit high tide right thousand. we have team coverage of this our lauren johnson in cherry hill we have problems on one of the roads, closure there but we will start with steve keeley because we are it scroll at bottom of the screen of the school delays and mostly down in your neck of the woods. >> high tide that the weather puts out is for ocean trent, back bay high tide, always about two hearst later, so the worst of what we will show you is still to come and here we are we are right off the bay, this is texas avenue my old stumping ground where my radio station was. these people know what to do. look at how they parked up on the curb on the sidewalk. they don't get tickets. look at metal signs, suv, sue serio it is still windy down there. not as bad as yesterday but there is a wind chill and maybe you can make out light drizzle

we did have an accident involving a downed tree out here and that was lower merion, rose glen road atle road. one other issue i want to mention. look how these speeds have dropped significantly. this is 422 eastbound. they're doing emergency guardrail work and because of that after an earlier accident they've just created such a problem here with the crews out there and traffic just squeezing by now at 9 miles an hour between armand hammer boulevard and sanatoga, matt. >> thank you, karen. >>> now the remnants of the nor'easter continue to impact the jersey shore this morning. some school districts along the coast are opening late. that information on your screen and also on 6abc.com and with the storm moving out, people will be assessing the damage today. "action news" reporter katherine scott is spend, another day at the beach, lucky her, joining us live in that atlantic city. how we doing, katherine? >> reporter: well, matt, there's still some light rain here in atlantic city. the winds are nothing like they were yesterday, though still we feel it. it's still a windy day today. how

. >>> after six years of a four-day work week, staff at administrative offices in upper merion township are going back to a five-day work week. in 2010, the staff started working only four days. the add was to save money during a time when the economy wasn't doing so well. now that the economy is on the upswing, staff is back to working five days a week. >> really, it was just expanding our offerings, the cost savings was more than offset by the money coming into the town. we could afford to do this. it is really just about serving the residents. >> since staffers were back today, they're only working a four-day week this week. >>> in the transition to president-elect donald trump, house republicans have scrapped a plan to change the congressional ethics office. >> that was a quick turnaround. many had criticized the proposed changes including trump himself. gop leaders voted behind closed doors yesterday to give themselves ultimate control over the ethics office. it was created several years ago after prescribery and corruption scandals in congress. the move would have kept information

he also still owns half of the lower merion home where ellen was killed. but we don't yet know where he will be living. ellen's brother is back here with us again. gary, good to see you. >> nice to see you. thank you. >> i think last time you were in the studio was five years ago when there was a parole hearing. he was going to get out after just five years and he got that stopped. >> that is right, that is right. it was through the outcry from the community, law enforcement and grace from the media that for first time in history of pennsylvania we were able to rescind a parole and right fully so he served the maximum ten years which seems ridiculous that it is ten years. he should be in jail the rest of his life, that is my opinion. when you see him leave after ten years on sunday, how toss that make you feel. >> it is a tough, tough time for our family, for the community, and all victims of domestic violence and abuse. my sister is serving a life sentence in the grave and here he is free after an insanely light, pleaded manslaughter sentence of five to t

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a crash on lower merion, too, on lancaster avenue. >>> monsignor william lynn will head to court to fightainst a new trial after he served 33 months in prison. after the covering up of allergy sex abuse for children was overturned. a new trial is scheduled for may. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. you can stay updated with the news and weather moving in with the nbc10 app. the "today" show continues in just a couple minutes. i'm tracy davidson. thanks for watching. ♪ you're simply the best >>> hi, matt lauer. it's me, sandy bullock, who is wishing you 20 years of where in the world are you matt lauer? 20 years. that's amazing. for 20 years, i've been sitting opposite you in interviews, where i watch you drift off in the middle of me answering a question. and i, too, have wondered, where in the world are you, matt lauer? but i always come back. and i will come back to celebrate you. from beautiful new orleans, louisiana, congratulations on 20 years. and i hope you have 20, 30, 40 more, depending on if you can get the money you want in your account and you work out all your perks. a

and also, there is a crasht at lower merion and bala avenue. going to face a confirmation hearing for his nomination of housing and urban development. >> we will have another update for you in 25 minutes. k you can always get the latest news, weather and sports on the nbc 10 app. i'm katy zachry, and we will see you in about 30 minutes. quality was there. the quality of what we do is phenomenal. it's perfect. it's beautiful. there's nothing we would change about it. ♪ >>> 8:30. january 12th, thursday morning in new york city. welcome you all watching all around the country. not too bad a day here. a little gray. but mild. thus, the no winter coat look, except for hoda and meredith. >> they don't have jackets like we do. >> that is true. >>> coming up, jill martin is here, to make a morning person out of anyone. start today. >>> and natalie's going to catch up with khloe kardashian, about her sister's robbery, her new look and more. >>> we're going to find out once and for all, whose dog is the smartest? al's dog, meredith's dog and my blake. >>

around 24th street, a good drive here, and crash at lower merion around grays lane. >> thank you, jessica john neumann catholic school are where a boiler caused an explosion there leading to the gas leak. there was minor damage and the building lost the heat, and the school is closed for the day. >> in philadelphia today, pennsylvania governor will host a discussion on fighting the state's opioidp epidemic. there will be a talk at the louis katz school of medicine. >>> and today, the family of matt ryan will be in lexton for a rally before the super bowl. so if you have a flat tire, dead battery, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> good morning. on "today's take," good, good, good to be alive right now. andy gramme

and a crash out at lower merion and conshohocken road. >>> police are saying that a female and male diedto know who shot a man to death in his apartment in the holmesburg neighborhood. the man was found last night with a gunshot wound to the head. the police say that a separate bedroom appears to have been ransacked. >> a woman and 3-year-old child are being checked out following a carbon monoxide leak. the gas crews responded to their apartment at 2:00 this morning where the two were feeling ill. i'm vai sikahema and we will have another update in about 25 minutes. now,day" show and we will see you at the top of the hour. bda you at the top of the hour. adaye you at the top of the hour. cday see you at the top of the hour. see you at the top of the hour. l see you at the top of the hour. will see you at the top of the hour. tday" show and we will see you at the top of the hour. hday" show and we will see you at the top of the hour. eday" show and we will see you at the top of the hour. "day" show and we will see you at the top of the hour. tday" show and we will see you at the top of th