parents are demanding answers after minete zeka's death. complained to the school before about that intersection. >> doug, what is the school district saying about student safety tonight? >> reporter: the bensalem school district says they are going to begin a review of bus stops. in the meantime, friends of minete zeka held a vigil to warn of the dangers of students crossing dark streets to get to a school bus. they don't want to talk about 16-year-old minete zeka in the past tense. >> she's kind of a leader more than a follower. she definitely didn't ever deserve this, ever. >> reporter: bensalem police say an suv driven by an 18-year-old man never stopped as minete crossed bensalem boulevard to board a school bus just before sunrise. >> disregarded the school bus activation lights and stop sign, and proceeded through the intersection, striking and dragging the child for some distance. >> reporter: parents say they complained to the school district about bensalem high school students having to cross bensalem boulevard in the dark. >> it's

it started with a handful of friend lighting candles honoring 16 year-old bensalem high sophomore minete zeka, it turned into this, dozens holding a vigil. >> he was atgreat person. she will be missed buy a lot of people. >> i want everybody to remember she was a free spirit and that she was, she was her own person. >> reporter: this morning investigators say minete was crossing bensalem boulevard at bridge water road to catch her waiting bus. the stop sign out, flashing red lights activated. but police say an 18 year-old bucks county technical high school student in the ford broncho failed to stop and slammed into the girl in the crosswalk. >> i talk to her every single morning at this bus stop and it is tragic to see something like this could ever happen. >> reporter: grieving family members were at this vigil as friend remember minete a cousin simply said this should not have happened. >> it is with great sadness. >> reporter: at wednesday night's school board meeting a moment of silence and word of possible changes. >> we will look at where kids cross streets, we will look at the tim

police say an suv driven been an 18-year-old man never stopped as minete crossed the road. continues. >>> and this, he's accused of killing his exgirlfriend, the former police officer now facing charges. we're looking into the couple's history, next. >>> a chance of showers as we gear up for the holidays, i'll let you know what to expect in my first alert seven-day forecast. >>> then coming up tonight on nbc 10 news at 5:00, less is more. how rutgers university saved hundreds of thousands of dollars simply by doing away with trays in their cafeterias. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> right now at 4:30, we're learning more about a former colwyn cop accused of murder this afternoon. just hours after telling the nbc 10 investigators she was afraid her exboyfriend might kill her, she was dead. >> valerie morrow's teenage daughter was shot and wounded. investigators say stephen rozniakowski skikilled her mond night and then the woman's husband shot him. harry hairston has talked to a city leader about police response in her city. >> live right now in colwyn. harry? >> reporter: as we

dozens remembered minete zeka who was hit by a truck that failed to stop for the bus. superintendent may have students wear reflective vests. an 18-year-old will be charged with hitting minete zeka. >>> a preliminary hearing in a murder case that the district attorney called a american horror story charged with torturing the 3-year-old son scottie mcmilan. the defendants whipped and beat the child inside the mobile home. they believe he was punished for not eating his breakfast. the district attorney announced he will seek the death penalty in the case. >>> happening today, student protesters will stage a die-in at philadelphia high school. over the past two weeks, students have staged die-ins in protest of two recent grand jury decisions in ferguson, missouri and new york city. >> we're gathering more news you didn't see last night. the accused boston marathon bomber is going before a judge. >> a home video from a vacation 16 years ago, who found the video and why there's a bitter-sweet ending to the story. >>> 44 is the average high for this date, keep the coat handy

dozens remember minete zeka who was hit by a truck that failed to stop for her bulls. the benefit -- foreher bus. the bensalem township school board is reviewing school bus stops. the driver will be charged in the death of s.e.c. >> minete zeka. >>> jillian tate and her boyfriend are charged with torturing and killing her son scott j mcmillian. investigator believe he was being punished for not eating his breakfast. the d.a. announced he will seek the death penalty in the case. >>> student protesters will stage a die-in in protest of violence of all forms. their actions will tail lights before the school reform commission meeting. >> president obama and cuban president raul castro have taken an monumental step reestablishing diplomat ties after a half century of not speaking. >> we are trying to starve cuba into submission. it's not working. >> his parents fled cuba and his father went back to negotiate with castro for the release of 3,000 political prisoners, his father succeeded, but was gunned down by an anticastro group. >> we have spots that were warm, that spot i

a roadside memorial marks the spot where minet died as she crossed the road yesterday morning she was hit boarding her bus, hit by a suv driven by an 18-year-old student. sources tell us the defroster doesn't work and the windshield may have been iced over and they say the driver may not have seen or ignored the lights on the school bus, and they have confiscated his cell phone to see if it was in use at the time of the accident. friends gathered last flight for a candle light memorial and they talked of a confident free spirited young lady. they observed a moment of silence before the city council meeting last night and district officials are meeting with police to review safety issues at the bus stop and residents describe it as a dangerous intersection where drivers often ignore the speed limit. >> investigators are give the suv augh investigation today. >>> the chester county couple accused of torturing a boy to death. jillian tate, and her boyfriend have a preliminary hearing today. they are accused of killing little scotty mcmillin. they believe that scotty was being punished fo

. >> reporter: family members, friends and classmates gathered at the spot where 16-year-old minete zeka lost her life. an 18-year-old driving this suv hit and killed her as she crossed bensalem boulevard to board her bus just before sunrise. >> i would definitely say this should not be a bus stop because it's not in a good place at all. >> reporter: the victim's best friend said minete saved her life at this busy intersection a couple of weeks ago. >> right before i was about to get hit, she pulled me back. >> reporter: parents tell us they've complained to the school district about students having to cross the boulevard in the dark. now the school district is looking into changes bus routes following today's crash. >> some of the things we're looking at is increasing bus routes, changing bus locations. we re-evaluate that with great regulator and we continue to work very closely with the local authorities. safety's our number one concern. >> they don't realize how serious it is until something like this happens. it's not right. >> just a few moments ago the girl's family released a sta

family friends and classmates gathered at the place where 16-year-old minete zeka lost her life. parents say they complained to the school district about students having to cross the boulevard in the early morning hours. now the district is looking to make changes. >> increasing bus routes, changing bus locations. >> i would definitely say this should not be a bus stop because it's not in a good place at all. >> how is this for a trip of faith, her girlfriend who you see right there said she was almost hit by a car there but minette pulled her out of the way. we have more about the victim and the accident on nbc10.com. >>> there are new questions about the death of a man who killed six people in montgomery county monday. the coroner released that brad stone did lut guy of stab wounds. we learned there was a machete, an ax and two pill bottles near his body. a toxicology test could reveal what killed stone but those results won't be back for four days. >>> a trial begins for the man charged with pushing his wife's corvette in the delaware river in northeast philadelphia. you'll re

after the tragic bus stop accident that killed 16-year-old minete zeka, parents and teachers claim thereany close calls with kids boarding buses in the dark at bensalem boulevard and bridgewater road. >> we're looking at the records for actual crashes at that intersection. i have no records of close calls. people don't -- nobody reports i was almost in an accident. these are unmeasurable numbers. >> reporter: minete's friends continue to add to a memorial where investigators say an 18-year-old tech student in an suv ignored or didn't see the stopped bus' lights and sign. >> we don't have cameras in the bus or videotape of this accident. there probably is no videotape i'm sure early in the morning nobody was taping anything. but we have nothing that actually shows the accident. >> reporter: police say a computer app is helping them illustrate where the school bus was as minete zeka was crossing bensalem boulevard as the sufficient was approaching from the opposite direction with a green light. parents feel the bus stop needs to be moved to a well lit intersection. neighbors say the street

. >>> mourning minete. as officials answer our questions on what some call a dangerous bus stop. >>> you're waking up to a brisk and breezy morning. we're tracking temperatures and the changes to the weekend forecast. it's 37 degrees but feels much colder with the wind out there. good morning, welcome to "nbc10 news." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. bundle up as we deal with the weather and meteorologist bill henley in the "first alert" forecast. bill. >> chris, the temperatures have dropped, running 10 degrees colder. but the wind makes it feel like the 20s. with one exception. the pocono mountains. that's a live view from camelback. falling from the sky, you'll see some scattered clouds but it feel like the teens. it's going to be a blustery day all day. 18 degrees in mt. pocono. 28 in trenton, 28 in wilmington. skies are clear but the wind is blowing through, a blustery start. 33 degrees at 7:00. not much warmer at 9:00. the winds will blow a few scattered clouds through the area like yesterda

. >> reporter: bensalem police say an suv driven by an 18-year-old man never stopped as minete crossed bensalem boulevard to board a school bus just before sunrise. >> disregarded the school bus activation lights and stop sign, and proceeded through the intersection, striking and dragging the child for some distance. >> reporter: parents say they complained to the school district about bensalem high school students having to cross bensalem boulevard in the dark. >> it's very unsafe. i talked to the school district several times. i've had three kids in the district who have almost gotten hit. >> reporter: bensalem school district says they only use crossing guards for elementary and middle school students. >> we are looking at changing bus routes and locations. we re-evaluate that with great regularity and continue to work closely with the local authorities. safety is our number one concern. >> reporter: for minete zeka's friends, all they have now is her memorial. >> everyone is really sad. i don't know what we can say to make sureselves feel better. at this point we knew her and she w

. >> any time there is a death we'll treat it as a homicide. 16-year-old minet zeka was killed crossing to her school bus, she was hit by this bronco, the driver either didn't see the flashing lights on the bus or ignored them. the defroster in the bronco was not working and it may have diminished the view of the road and they described the suv as a hot mesz. today the investigators are inspecting the bronco and sorting through other potential evidence. we'll look at the car and any evidence left behind and cell phones and forensic evident, we'll look at the cell phone to see if texting was a part of the accident. >> minet's classmates were in school today they met with counsel alreadies to process the tragedy. a roadside memorial has grown today. it's a block from her home. last night friends held a candle light vigil. she is described as independent and free spirited. the school board had a moment of silence before their meeting last night and the superintendant will review the safety procedures with police. >> this is paramount to us and the police, we want to do things to make it be

it's been 24 hours since minete zeka was hit and killed by a school bus.ook at the video from last night, our camera captured zeka's distraught classmates at the scene of the accident. they placed flowers and lit candles here at bensalem and bridgewater. this is where the 16-year-old was hit. we learned there are crossing guards at bus stops when elementary and middle school students head out but not when high school students go to school in the dark. >> they should at least have crossing guards here or have it more lit up in the morning because it's dark and people can't see. >> people blow the stop sign all the time like it's nothing. usually, nothing happens but they don't realize how serious it is until something like this happens. >> reporter: the 18-year-old driver that hit and killed zeka while her bus was stopped is being questioned by police. no charges have been filed. in just a few minutes, we're going to tell you how the school bus is responding to the parents. live from outside bensalem high, monique braxton, "nbc10 news." >>> it is 6:35. ther

family and friends gathered at the spot where 16-year-old minete zeka lost her life. parents say they complained about the boulevard. >>> a man is facing charges for allegedly pushing his wife's corvette into the delaware river. police had to pull that corvette out of the river earlier this morning. investigators say john kramer is involved in a bitter divorce. his wife told us that he broke her front door and damaged her other car earlier this year. she has filed an order of protection against kramer. >>> ten penndot workers including two former managers are facing charges in an alleged scheme to rip off taxpayers. the attorney general said this is just part of an ongoing investigation. ten people face criminal charge in connection with the scheme that lost taxpayers $1.2 million. the investigation dates back to march of last year. as to the two former penndot managers, the attorney general said they took kickbacks from inspectors in exchange for turning a blind eye to fraudulent time sheets. and some workers were unqualified for the job but got hired anyway. >> in e

. >>> school bus drivers in bensalem took time out to remember minet zeka, the 16-year-old girl struck and killed about to board her school bus wednesday morning, bus drivers placed an ornament on a christmas tree in your memory. the 18-year-old driver behind the wheel that hit zeka has not yet been charged. >>> police are looking for a woman that robbed a pharmacy by telling them she had a bomb. this happened at the rite-aid on north broad street in hatfield township. the woman approached the cashier a note and then showed a device taped to her body that she said was a bomb. anybody that knows anything is asked to call police. >>> a dog is found warninging the streets of chester county, max's owner believes someone picked him up but how he endsed there is anyone's guess. max's owner is hoping to have him back home by christmas. >>> it's a rare saturday afternoon game for the eagles tomorrow, they take on the red skins in washington and the birds need to win to keep their playoff chances alive. the eagles have not lost to the red skins in the past to years, and the skins are the worst

. >>> there is a growing roadside memorial for 16-year-old minet zeka in buck county, the 16 was strict by an suv and killed yesterday morning as she crossed the street to get on her school bus, they say that the bronco that hit her was in rough shape. the defrost was not working and may have diminished the 18-year-old's view of the road. >>> atlantic city's taj mahal casino may stay open past saturday thanks to a $20 million life line but talks of a permanent collusion has not gone well. >> john rawlins live. >> thing reese main murky here, the life line or apparent life line is on the stable and the billionaire says it could keep the taj open through a bankruptcy process, but the hope was for a global or permanent solution they don't have one. >> this morning both employees and fans of the ornate casino were up beat after the report that the union and carl icahn were close to inking a deal to preserve the benefits and keep the taj open. and the posted closing signs had disappeared. >> they took down the signs for the saturday closing, i figured this is a good sign. >> but by afternoon

. >> people that loved 16-year-old minet zeka -- >> i loved her and she was too young. >> "action news" was there when members of her family gathered at the very spot she was killed. it was here at 6:45 this morning when the bensalem high school sophomore was crossing when she was hit getting her bus, the man driving this suv hit the victim before coming to a stop. formal charges have not been filed at least not yet. >> don't know what he was thinking, disregarding a school bus there is no explanation or excuse for that, if charges are warranted, he will pay the price. >> the school superintendant says that the district will consider making changes to this bus stop in the wake of this tragedy. >> some things we are looking at is changing bus routes and we look at that regularly, safety is our number one concern danielle says it was zeka that likely saved her last year from this same location. >> i was here and almost got hit, i didn't see that the car didn't stop and i walked out and she literally pulled me back by my jacket, wait don't go, the car whizzed by, and i wish i was there to

an 18-year-old will be charge with hitting minete zeka. >> happening today a preliminary hearing in the murder case that the chester county district attorney called an american horror story. gillian tate and her boyfriend are charged with torturing and killing scottie mcmilan. they whipped and beat the child inside the mobile home. he was punished for not eating his breakfast. the district attorney announced he will seek the death penalty in the case. >>> student protesters will stage a die-in the action will takes place before a scheduled school reform commission meeting. over the past two weeks, students have staged die-ins in protests of grand jury decisions in ferguson and new york city. >> president obama and cuban president raul castro have taken monumental step reestablishing ties. many say the embargo for cuba has served to cause suffering for the innocent people of the carribean nation. >> we've been trying to starve cuba into submission. the only people starving are the people not the leaders, so the plan has not been working what you see today is a step in the right direction

friends continuing to mourn the loss of minete zeka who was hit while boarding a school bus. officials are checking cell phone records of the 18-year-old driver and doing bloods tests and using a computer act to recreate conditions and visibility at the time of the accident. >> this child it does not appear was doing anything wrong. she was crossing the street and assumed people would stop. good drivers stop and obey the rules. this guy for whatever reason did not. >> investigators are trying to determine if any charges are warranted against the suv driver. >>> president obama made it official that philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey will chair his task force on 21st century policing. the president signed an executive order creating the group and announcing its members. the mission? find ways to strengthen trust between local police and communities they protect. an initial report is due on the president's desk come march. >>> this was the scene less than an hour ago outside philadelphia school district headquarters in spring garden. students holding a die-in prote

. >> danielle is talking about her friend, 16-year-old minet zeke. she was killed when this suv ran her over when she crossed bensalem boulevard to get to her school bus. >> the bronco suv vehicle was traveling westbound on bensalem boulevard and disregarded the school bus and activation lights and stop sign and went through the intersection and hit the child and dragged the child for some distance. >> she was taken to the hospital and was pronounced dead a tie later. people in this neighborhood say this death is shocking but not surprising. >> people speed here and they are getting up to 50 miles per hour easy trying to make that green light. >> "action news" was there as members of her family gathered around the very spot where she was killed. meanwhile danielle says she l e likely saved her from a similar fate next year. >> didn't see the car and walked out and she literally pulled me back by my jacket and the car whizzed by and i wish i was there to help her like she was there to help me, and i wasn't. >> back out live on the scene here, the 18-y

. >> good morning, a vegetablele was -- vigil was held at a bensalem intersection where minete zeka was, you're jammed to 320 where we had an accident. in white marsh we had an accident on skippack pike. one in hatfield on 40-foot road and another in lansdale at green street. the roads are clear and dry, but a handful of accidents this morning. >> well, david it was chilly when we started out the morning today, what is it like now? >> reporter: still cool, we're up to 37 degrees in philadelphia, but the women's are in the ups in most case -- upper 20s in most cases. this afternoon, brisk and chilly, wind picking up a bit, 44 is the high windchills in the 30s staying cold tomorrow, 43. him the storm on the weekend will miss us to the south. high of 40 increasing clouds and cloudy sunday, 44. winter arrives sunday evening, tam. >> oh, my goodness it is that time. >>> coming up at noon a mystery in north philadelphia police search for a man who disappeared leaving his burned out car behind. >>> why shoppers at kmart won't be getting the gifts they paid for in time for christmas. "live" wit

friends and neighbors gathered last night where the bus killed minete zeka.an vuv ran over minette. charges have not been filed against the 18-year-old driver. we'll have another 81 date for you in 25 minutes. now back to the "today" show. >>. >>> it's 8:00 on "today" coming up, shine a light. >> you look at other kids in school and envy the likes they have? >> sometimes, yes. they get to have what they want and i can't have nothing. i got to struggle with what i have. >> willie creates a special place for some special kids. >>> plus, what a year it's been. we've celebrated in sochi, masterred the art of selfies and, of course, welcomed some few little additions to our family. this morning, a look back at the fun and games in 2014. ♪ my baby's got a smile on her face ♪ >> and crazy about craig, new "the voice" champ craig wayne intoid back for a live performance, today, thursday, december 18ing, 2014. >> good morning, kansas city. >> hey, new orleans, we're in new york city! >> good morning, seattle! go hawks! >> good morning, birmingham, alabama! whew! >> me