monique braxton will have more in moments. welcome back to nbc 10 news today. thank you for being with us. i'm rosemary connors. today is a first alert weather day, and that means we're watching severe condition that's are moving in later on. karen has the neighborhood forecast. >> yes, talk about first alert forecast, that's where we are today. it is the weekend and we know a lot of folks want to be outside, the golf course, the beach, where ever you may be. there is potential for severe weather later on. right now all is calm. just a few peeks of sunshine and 67 psychiatries. cloudy just about everywhere else. delaware is 71 degrees at the jersey shore. looking dry down here on the board walk. . if you are thinking a jog or a stroll, not a bad picture down there, just gray skies and isolated storms. we have heavy cover here in philadelphia. watching radar we can see where the isolated showers are at this point. parts of wild wood. getting showertivity moving through as well as southern delaware getting spotty isolated showers. heavier rain just pushed off of

nbc10's monique braxton is live outside that house in feasterville. monique, police say one teenaged girl was given to the man by a couple from lancaster county. >> reporter: since we arrived at 5:00 this morning there has been absolutely no activity here at the home. you can see that the crime scene tape is still up. also, the drive way has been blocked. a lot of weeds, a lot of overgrown brush here at the house. and police remain on guard from lower southampton township. investigators removed 12 girls from inside the house. we've learned their ages are 6 months to 18 years old. 51-year-old lee kaplan admitted sexually assaulting the oldest. police have arrested an amish couple from lancaster county and they have been charged with gifting their teenaged daughter, the now 18-year-old, to cap rka. that was in exchange for kaplan's health with the family's financial problems. >> i just hope the girls are okay. the children that are there that are born into the situation are okay. this is going to last them for years. >> anytime people would come along an

nbc10's monique braxton is live in center city where the trail watch will be launched. e. >> reporter: just over my shoulder in the park the city parks and rec department is setting up for the official launching of the schuylkill river trail watch program. it gets under way in about an hour, and it's all about being my brother's keeper in aert pa a part of the city hit by crime. last month police were called to the trail for two separate incidents. each time someone saw a man performing a lewd act. one person was arrested but another suspect got away. emergency mile markers are now posted. should something happen, victims would then be able to let police know exactly where they are. today cyclists and runners are joining those who live along the trail in an effort to make it more safe. we've already learned that 76 uniform volunteers have just completed a training program, and they tell us, as soon as they get those uniforms, they're then going to take to the trails hopefully in two weeks. we'll have the program for you later on the evening news cast. live for now in cen

nbc10's monique braxton is live in feasterville outside that man's home. onique, what are you learning this morning? >> reporter: it appears to have all started to save the family's farm in lancaster county. money seems to be at the root of it. according to investigators. we arrived here about 5:00 this morning, and this is what we found. you can see that police remain on the scene. lower southampton police. you can also see that the home, the driveway, blocked off by crime tape. now, this is the scene as details of the alleged crime came to light yesterday. the girls found inside range in age from six months to 18 years old. according to the affidavit, 51-year-old lee kaplan admitted to sexually assaulting the eldest girl. she had two children resulting from those alleged attacks. police also arrested a couple from lancaster county and charged them with giving their teenaged daughter to kaplan in exchange for his help with their money problems. now, those parents claim the other children in kaplan's house in his possession were also their children. this in

monique braxton is following breaking news involving the murder of a local singer. >> reporter: we're following the developments in orlando regarding the murder of nbc's "voice" finalist christina grimmie. details after the break. >>> we're tracking the potential for strong storms later on this afternoon. closer to the evening hours. right now all is quiet, though. cool, temperatures mainly in the 50s and 60. looking pretty here. we'll have your full forecast coming up. warm today and windy on sunday. that's all straight ahead. >>> nbc10 breaking news. >>> that breaking news this morning, a burlington county native and former contestant on "the voice" has been shot and killed. details on the overnight developments. it happened after a concert in florida. >>> plus, a historic journey continues. a solar plane on a trip around the world has left the lehigh valley. we'll tell you where it is off to next. >>> a different kind of football at the link. here is a live look at the stadium from our eagle's nest camera where today the u.s. soccer team looks to move on in the c

this morning nbc10's monique braxton is live in feasterville where those girls were found. monique. >> reporter: investigators tell us it appears to have been all about money, saving a family farm out in lancaster county. we have been here for an hour and this is what we've seen. crime scene tape blocking the driveway. you see overgrown brush there, trees that have not been trimmed. this was the scene yesterday as details of the alleged crime came to light. the girls found inside, according to investigators, are 6 months to 18 years of age. according to the affidavit, 51-year-old lee kaplan admitted to sexually assaulting the eldest girl. she had two children resulting from those alleged attacks. police also arrested a couple from lancaster county and charged them with giving their teenaged daughter to kaplan in exchange for help with the family's money woes. those parents claim the other children found here inside kaplan's house are theirs as well. we spoke to kaplan's neighbor, who called child protective services. >> i don't know the situation. i don't know if, you know,

monique braxton is live. >> it has been raining slightly off and on. the website for the race says it will continue rain or shine. you see over my shoulder some of the organizers have arrived to set up. this will be the start and finish point for this year's race. what an exciting day. the best cyclists have peddled through for 30 years now. and the starting and finishing point, the men and women will race what is called a 12.3 million circuit loop. and 20 of the 30 top teams in the world will be competing in the event. women will take to the course at 12:30. hopefully it won't rain too hard on them. they usually say when the is rain it is usually better. we'll have it all for you coming up in the next half hour. i'm at the wall, monique braxton. >> thank you, monique. >>> people around the world are continuing to react to the death of muhammad ali. he dies from septic shock. he battled parkinson's disease the last 30 years of his life. many consider him the greatest of all time. >> growing in louisville, kentucky. >> flags there have been lowered to h

we will check in with monique braxton.ore sunshine and warm temperatures today for your summer sunday activities. we're also looking ahead at your first alert neighborhood forecast. good morning, everyone. welcome back to nbc 10 news today. thank you for being with us. it is now 6:31 on this sunday morning, and already feeling more humid today, but lots of sunshine. erika martin is here with the forecast. >> yeah, we had lower dew point rallies. notice clouds and conditions right now are ideal. we're seeing a break in the clouds already. make sure you look at the bottom of your screen for your neighborhood forecast. current temperatures are very mild as well. a little southerly follow. something to enjoy because we have changes on the approach by monday and tuesday. 65 degrees and look at how mild the winds are right now. 3 miles per hour. the next 12 hours trending nicely into the 80s. reading will see 83 degrees by 2:00 p.m. and trenton seeing temperatures into the mid 80s. as far as that 80s trend goes, i don't think th

nbc10's monique braxton is live in the digital operations center with more on the death of this youngque. >> reporter: while our viewers were sleeping we've been monitoring the situation from orlando. at this point there is no clear motive as to why someone who shoot and kill the 22-year-old singer. ♪ >> reporter: on "the voice," the 2014 finalist was known as "the real grimmie." fans were gathering to meet her and other singers when the gunman approached and opened fire. witnesses tell police he had two guns. cellphone video captured the chaos downtown orlando. police are crediting grimmie's brother with preventing more injuries. he tackled the suspect. >> who would do that in their right mind. >> this is a very tragic event. this should have been something that was fun and exciting, and for something like this to happen is just a tragedy. >> reporter: now, police say they don't know if the gunman, who committed suicide, knew grimmie. "the voice" tweeted out a response. there are no words. we lost a beautiful soul with an amazing voice. our hearts go out to the friends, fans and fami

. >>> nbc 10 monique braxton has coverage and reaction from the people that the congressman served. >> what are they saying tonight, monique? >> reporter: yeah. we've been listening to callers for a few hours here, and urban talk radio station, and we've spoke with constituents of the congressman and reactions across the board. >> he was always, you know, helping the people, do things to help. i don't, you know, i never imagined him trying to steal any money. >> i think there's some truth to it. i don't trust politicians. >> that's what federal investigators portrayed, a long time congressman who was part of a racketeering conspiracy. the goal, according to the feds, was to further fattah's political and financial interest by misappropriating federal, charitable, and campaign funds. most callers favor fattah. >> it's a sad day in philadelphia. my prayers with the congressman and his family. >> reporter: we canvassed communities to find constituents. have you always voted for him? >> i have. you know, because of this, i changed to republican. >> i think he's not been representing the p

from remembering the victims in orlando to back here in west philadelphia, nbc 10's monique braxton is live with a story of a high school star killed in yesterday's shooting. monique, this day is becoming more difficult as names and faces are put to these victims. >> reporter: that's right, jaqueline. i can tell you that the basketball teammates of akyra murray just left this high school wearing their jerseys proudly on their way to center city to the city's vigil for those folks who died yesterday morning. now i should also tell you why we have been here at west catholic high, we have hear murray was outstanding in athletics and academics. >> as a teammate, she was always a hustler. she was the hungryiest out of all of us. >> reporter: that's how camilla harris remembers her teammate akyra murray. how long did you play with her? >> this is my first year playing with her, so it was a hell of a year. >> reporter: akyra murray graduated last week. she was named female scholar athlete of the year. on the school's website you find a picture of murray signing a letter of intent to play bask

monique braxton is live at the scene this morning gathering new information. monique? >> reporter: there are about a dozen firefighters still here on the scene. they have pulled up their hoses and seen them take this ladder truck six up and down. looks like they are watching, monitoring all the hotq4;, spo going inside nether land apartments as well. this was the scene early this morning. flames and smoke shooting into the sky. the fire shut down several blocks in west philadelphia. more than 100 people fled for their lives. the fire commissioner says part of the roof over the fourth floor collapsed and luckily no one was injured. >> i've been to a number of fires. i've been all over the country. this was one of the most incredible fire stops i've ever seen. so far, no injuries. no fatalities. no injuries to our firefighters. >> reporter: the fire marshal is on scene leading the investigation along with the office of emergency management, alcohol, tobacco firearm and licenses and inspections. as soon as we know what caused this blaze, no doubt we'll have that for you.

as monique braxton reports, this follows several attacks on that trail. >> ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. this is what these volunteers have stepped up to the plate today have decided to do. >> reporter: quoting president john f. kennedy launches the schuylkill river trail watch. 20-watch tom veteran has taught what it means to be on guard. >> like a two-hour training. you teach people observation skills and how to make a good description. when she arrived to pick up her official badge, we asked her, what knowledge she's taking with her on the trail. >> how to identify height. tanotice the color. someone's wearing and notice all the features. >> reporter: the addition of these volunteers follows a series of attacks on the trail that winds more than 60 miles along the waterway. recently, mile markers were installed. counsecil person johnson says trail lighting has improved and his county is working on surveillance cameras. philadelphia police on bike patrol are urging vigilance. >> if you see something out there, please say something to

monique braxton is live in wilmington where we're hearing from family and community members. monique? >> reporter: that's right. two of these young people you spoke it are at a.i. dupont in stable condition. another two are at christiana, another in critical condition. a grandmother saying her community is in a daze. >> i jumped out of bed, and i ran down because i saw -- i realized that my grandson was outside. >> reporter: darlene van ryper says the gunfire woke her up. her worst fears imagined. her 12-year-old grandson, christian williams, was shot on his right hip and in his foot. >> he was outside with his friends, and they were on their way home. they had just gone to the store. and they were -- they were on their way home. they just got -- mixed up in the crossfire. >> reporter: police tell us this is the fourth shooting in hedgeville since june 10th. we counted more than 15 casing markings left by detectives last night. a doorframe was bent, glass shattered. ralph johnson showed us the blood stains on his boots. he rushed to help the 15-year-old male shot at least thre

nbc 10's monique braxton is live at the home where we've been digging for information since the story broke. >> monique, what did police take from the house today and how do they hope that will help? >> reporter: about three hours ago musical instruments were removed from this home. investigators say the young amish girls have been asking for those instruments. police hope it will make the children feel more at ease to talk. here is video you saw first on nbc 10. the lead investigator led his team back inside 428 old street road this afternoon. a short time later we captured this video of police bringing instruments and easels out of the home. a detective told us the children police believe were home schooled asked for their violins and flutes. when i asked why, investigators say they picked them up because they want to make the girls at the center of this multicounty investigation as comfortable as possible as investigator question them and try to learn more about what was going on inside this house. last week police arrested 51-year-old lee kaplan. when they searched his house they

nbc10's monique braxton has been following the investigation overnight. ive in north philadelphia. monique, what have you learned? >> reporter: ted, two teens are waking up in local hospitals after being shot. according to police, near a graduation party. we understand a 17-year-old is here at temple in critical but stable condition. another teen, not sure of his age, is over at einstein medical center in stable condition. look at our video now which was taken from the scene. detectives say a 17-year-old was shot twice in the back while heading to a graduation party. police found him near germantown and rowan just after 12:30 this morning. now, in the past hour and a half, we've learned a second teen, either 17 or 18 years of age, was also shot. he was taken by a private car to einstein medical center about 1:30 this morning with a wound in his hand. police tell us he simply showed up at the hospital. he did say that he was shot near the same graduation party. now, the motives for both shootings is still unclear this morning. i asked police if they're look

monique braxton found this is the latest attack against drivers this year. how is that driver doing, first and foremost, monique? >> reporter: hey, jim. the driver is in stable condition. just moving out of trauma to his own roop at cooper hospital. we've also talked to witnesses, and one of them told us she will share what happened, but does not want her face shown. >> all we heard was a big bang. when we looked, the cab driver had crashed into my friend's van. >> reporter: this is what the witness saw when she looked outside just after midnight. a five-star cab driven by juan fertuna crashed into a parked van. >> we seen the guy getting out of the cab. and the cab driver was like gushing all this blood. >> reporter: the guy jumped out of the window or opened the door? >> no, through the window. >> reporter: surveillance cameras captured of the cabby going across the parking lot and crashing. investigators also say the cabby's intuition kicked in when he was asked to be taken to a remote area in north camden. >> the taxi driver did not have a good feeling ab

nbc10's monique braxton is live at temple university hospital in north philadelphia with the latest on his condition and the investigation. good morning, monique. >> reporter: hi, ted. i just got off the phone with detectives. i have learned that at this point two teens have been shot in the same situation. the motive is still unknown. we can tell you that one 17-year-old is here at temple in the emergency room. he is in critical but stable condition. we're going to take you to the scene now. look at this video. detectives say a 17-year-old was shot twice in the back while heading to a graduation party. we've just learned from police that both men were in this situation at germantown and rowan just after 12:30 this morning. a second person, another 17-year-old, was found shot once in the finger. he was taken by a private vehicle to einstein medical center. police say he just appeared at the hospital about 1:30 this morning. police tell us a manhunt is under way for the person who shot both teenagers. live outside temple, monique braxton, nbc10 news. >> thank you. >>> a police officer i

monique braxton has more on the murder. >> reporter: investigators say at this point this morning theotive still is not clear. but christina grimmie was shot in an area packed with young people. >> it was like five or ten minutes we were standing there. then you hear two like shots. >> reporter: fans were gathering to meet performers after a family-friendly concert. nbc's "voice" finalist christina grimmie was signing autographs when the gunman approached and opened fire. witness's cellphone video caught the blast. then he turned the gun on himself. police say what was fun and exciting turned tragic. >> the suspect walked up and shot christina. at that point we know that her brother tackled the suspect. that's when the suspect shot himself. >> it's extremely scary because i am in love with her, you know what i mean? i literally am so obsessed with her. >> reporter: orlando police say they don't know the gunman and don't know if the singer or the gunman know each other. "the voice" tweeted out this response. there are no words. we lost a beautiful soul with an amazing voice. our hearts

monique braxton is live on the scene with new information for us.l us in. >> reporter: hey, rosemary. it's been about three hours since the fire here on chestnut street was brought under control. firefighters remain on the scene. they're up on top of the roof, kind of in the middle where you see what looks like a tent up on top the roof. the ladder truck just came down. no doubt that means firefighters are still checking into the hot spots throughout this building. now, this is what our camera captured overnight. flames from the three-alarm blaze shooting into the sky. billowing smoke could be seen for several blocks here in west philadelphia. more than 100 people fled their apartments we understand. and the fire commissioner says part of the roof over the fourth floor collapsed. >> if you went inside that fourth floor right now, you would see the ceiling is partly in on the floor, there's wires hanging everywhere. >> reporter: and here live on the scene, about a dozen firefighters remain. the fire commissioner also told us 100 firefighters responde

nbc10's monique braxton is live in north philadelphia where the boy was taken. >> reporter: as you can see, temple police are posted here at the emergency entrance, and they're keeping us across the street. but we have learned the teen is in critical but stable condition. here is some video from the scene of the shooting. detectives say the 17-year-old was shot in the back while heading to a graduation party. police found him near germantown and rowan about 12:30 this morning. a manhunt is under way at this hour for the gunman. because of hipaa, temple cannot release any information about the juvenile. we're reaching out to public affairs to find out anything that we can. live in north plhiladelphia monique braxton. >>> a police officer in delaware county is expected to make a full recovery after he was shot several times during a drug investigation. >> i'm shot! i'm not! >> that's rookie officer chris dorman at the scene. officers say donte island, a career criminal, opened fire at an apartment complex. authorities say officers dorman, wearing a bullet proof vest, survived a barrage o

nbc10's monique braxton is live in the digital operations center. en following this all morning long. i know you have new information from police. >> reporter: that's right, rosemary. a short time ago the chief of police in orlando posted a tweet that he will be providing information about the singer's death and an update on the case at 11:00 this morning. ♪ >> reporter: on anybo"the voice the 2014 finalist was known as "the real grimmie." witnesses tell police the gunman had two guns, cellphone video captured the chaos here in downtown orlando. police are crediting grimmie's brother with preventer more injuries because he tackled the suspect. as you know, the suspect committed suicide. we've been watching tweets from everybody this morning. and let's hear from some of the folks had to say who were at the scene. >> this is very tragic. this should have been something that was fun and exciting. and for something like this to happen is just a tragedy. >> reporter: here are some of tweets we have been monitoring this morning from fans to professional si

live outside police headquarters, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> monique, thank you. >>> we know the identity of a man shot and killed by a pharmacist during an attempted robbery last week. 33-year-old willie bozarth of sewell gloucester county was shot and killed friday at the pennsbury pharmacy in bucks county. he walked into the pharmacy wearing a halloween mask and carrying a shotgun. he allegedly went behind the counter before the farm spharma shot and killed him. a second man was arrested. >>> opening statements tomorrow in the trial of a montgomery county man accused of killing a co-worker. jury selected today in the trial of 33-year-old peter aeta, charging with killing 25-year-old danny vazquez at a meat packing plant last year. it happened the day after vazquez yanked a chair out from under him as a prank. >>> turning to this, concerns about safe drinking water in montgomery county are getting national attention. state congressman boyle called for a hearing on the matter. he wants to investigate groundwater contamination at 600 department of defense instillations across the

our team coverage continues with monique braxton lye at west catholic prep in west philadelphia. teammates are mourning the loss of their friend there, monique? >> reporter: it was tough for most of them to talk to us, but according to the principal, she was a basketball standout and a scholar. take a look at the recent pictures of her. the 17-year-old graduated from west catholic preparatory high school just one week ago. on the school's website, you see her signing a letter of intent to play basketball at mercyhurst. when we arrived at west catholic, her grieving teammates just wrapped up a meeting with their coach. we spoke to one of the teammates as well as the principal. >> as a teammate, she was always a hustler. >> from the first time i met her in the hallways, she just made sure i felt welcomed here. >> reporter: akyra gave 100%. and it is no surprise they added her name to the list of the player who is scored 1,000 points. coming up this evening, we'll talk more about her accomplishments and why no one is surprised at how well she did in such a short life. live now from w

live in feasterville, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> still on this story, a big scary looking guy who came to the front door with no shirt on. that's how a fedex worker remembers lee kaplan who ran an ebay business out of his home. the delivery man has other jarring revelations as well. you can read the exclusive story on nbc10.com. >>> now to decision 2016, and a big shakeup for donald trump's campaign with the republican national convention just a month away. trump's campaign manager, cory lewandowski has been ousted. he made headlines in march after grabbing a reporter at a trump event. he clashed with other top trump advisers who want the republican to have a more polished image. lewandowski talked about the shakeup today. >> it's been such a privilege to be part of the team. i have the privilege of going back and spending time with my family which is important. i'll continue to support donald trump in any endeavor he has. >> the change comes at a time when polls show trump losing ground to hillary clinton in recent weeks. here is a look at that time latest monmouth university

nbc 10's monique braxton is live at police headquarters with the new developments. monique? >> reporter: hi, denise. police tell us the suspect is from southwest philadelphia. he knew the victim. and he was also known by police. >> we actually found his van up in the northeast. as a result of that, we saw some video of one of the doers. >> reporter: homicide detecters knew joseph daley's missing blue van would lead hem to his k killer. this is the man they want, 18-year-old clark. >> he was seen getting out of the victim's van. we had a couple people come forward and put him inside the house at the time of the murder. >> reporter: police also say 78-year-old daley was found dead in a pool of blood last tuesday when officers responded to a wellbeing check. he'd been beaten and strangled here inside his theodore street home. tonight a warrant has been issued for the suspect's arrest. >> he should be considered armed and dangerous. he is known to police. he does have some priors in his background. i believe burglary and some more violent things in his past. so we really want to

nbc 10's monique braxton is there this morning and it is a tough course. >> we're awaiting the arrival of the athletes now. in a few moments they will be coming here. you see this path that has been made for them to get to the water. it will be athletes entering the water from the dock here. they will swim down stream, staying to the left of the island, and heading under the second opening of the columbian bridge. and they be walking half a mile to the location. the cycling begins about 7:00 or so after exiting the transition area. they will quinn the two loop bike course. it will include martin luther king and kelly drive. and when the run begins after they exit the transition area there. they will be heading north on mlk. we will be here for all of the excitement showing you step by step of the trirock along martin luther king drive. >> okay, great, we will check on you soon. >>> federal help is on the way to flood ravaged west virginia. coming up, the backlash over brexit. why some are having second thoughts over britain leaving the european union. >>> good morning, i'm erika martin

live for now, monique braxton nbc 10 news. >> 10:08 right now.today is your last chance to check out the manayunk arts festival. more than 300 local and national artists set up shop along main street to display their work. >> a wild fire ravages an area. >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist erika martin. doppler radar picking up on not much. we have high pressure system covering new england. everything is high and dry for now. the big story as far as i'm concerned is this boundary. the low pressure system is well in canada. i mention that often because i do think this will come in two rounds. high and dry today, by tomorrow we will see the clouds develop welco, thick and soupy. a live look outside, ideal right now but keep in mind get outside and enjoy the day today. you see your local neighborhood forecast. here is your outlook. still keeping it really warm. overnight lows mainly in the mid to upper 70. coming up i have my extended ten-day outlook because we may see showers for the holiday weekend. >> today first lady michelle obama and her daugh

monique braxton is following the newest developments in the case.oins you live from feasterville bucks county. help us with some context to this story. >> reporter: hi, vai. for the fourth straight day crime scene tape surrounds the home here. you can see the tape is up. you can also see a police officer remains on guard in the driveway. investigators tell us the children removed from this home are now in the custody of child protective services and they will be interviewed later today. this is all in preparation for a preliminary hearing where the evidence against kaplan and two other adults will be presented later this month. now the 12 girls removed from this home last week ranged in age from 6 months to 18 years. youngest two are his children by the 18-year-old who was gifted to him by her parents because they were having financial difficulties and he was helping to alleviate that. now on saturday police found evidence of homework, suggesting the children had been home schooled. they also found instruments inside the home in the basement. author

monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> have you heard about this?crew is inspecting a philadelphia-bound plane that caught fire at the seattle airport today. investigators for the american airlines plane was on the taxiway and headed for the runway when smoke started pouring from the back of the plane. an airport spokesperson said a spark in a power unit started the small fire. crews quickly put it out. no one was hurt. the 151 passengers were put on another flight to philly. >>> an accident involving a trash truck sent three philadelphia employees to the hospital. sky 4's 10 over the scene this morning. police say the truck swerved to avoid hitting another car at l street. it hit a traffic pole and a mailbox and fence. >>> the case that made national headlines. three residents arrested at the hol dand tunnel last week with a number of guns, pleading not guilty to the weapons charges today. they told police they were going to rescue a 16-year-old girl whose friend had just overdosed on heroin. they found shotguns, handguns, high capacity magazines a

. >> let's get right to nbc10's monique braxton. she's live in center city with the latest. fill us in, monique. >> reporter: hi, rosemary. investigators tell us that joseph daly was beaten as well as strangled. tonight they're looking for his van. they think the van is with the killers. homicide detectives want you to take a good look at these pictures. this is joseph daly's missing 2003 ford-150 fan with tag number pd5338z. notice the two rear doors are painted white. they believe the van is with the people who killed daly. >> the suspects broke a rear window and entered the property, killed the longtime home owner, and stole his vehicle. >> police were called to his home at 6349 theodore street yesterday for a well-being check. the 78-year-old man was deceased and lying on the living room floor. police say daly, a neighborhood handy man, had been in this neighborhood for at least# years. now police are also checking into another violent encounter as recent as last week. >> he was assaulted and possibly robbed about a week prior, but he was -- it was not reported to the pol

monique braxton talked to her classmates late this afternoon. >> she is joining us from the high school in university city. monique, they must be in shock. >> reporter: oh, the accolades are numerous for akyra murray who is being called a scholar, a leader and a fierce basketball player. >> she was the head that we used to follow in line after her. >> reporter: how long did you play with her? >> oh, this was my first year playing with her. it was a hell of a year, it really was. >> reporter: that's how al alexandra members akyra murray. >> she was the hungry inside of all of us. >> reporter: she graduated from west preparatory high school one week ago and was vacationing in orlando with family and friends when shot and killed at pulse nightclub. her father albert murray posted this frantic message on facebook requesting prayers searching for his daughter. she said, come get me, i've been shot and losing a lot of blood. west catholic's principal said unfortunately the coroner notified akyra's dad. this morning jim gallagher got a call no parent or principal wants to receive. >> you just

nbc 10s monique braxton is live and has been following the action all morning long. >> we could v been watching about 12,000 athletes compete in the triathlon. the first leg, starts just after 6:30. they handed off to a teammate, or dried off and started the cycling competition. this two loop track takes them through fairmont park along mlk and kelly drive. after they wrap up cycling, they return to the transition area which is what you're looking at now to begin the third leg, also known as the 10k run. you see them there in front of you. we were told this is an area you don't want to be in because you might be hit by a bike. >> you see a lot of spectators along the route of the cycling competition. in the next half hour, we're working to bring you more about the run course and we're working to grab an athlete or two. >>> deadly flooding grips west virginia in what is being called a once in 1,000 year event. now god's pit crew is answering the call for relief. and brexit backlash. the new push to stop britain from leaving the european union. one american park is larger than yellowston

monique braxton is live this morning. the athletes are moving around a lot this morning and you are as well. >> it has been amazing to watch, ted. they have just concluded the 1.5 k swimming part of the competition and now the cycling competition is getting under way. they return to this area why i am called the transition area. they dry off a little bit. hop on their bikes, and they're on to compete. the two-loop, 40 k cycling part of the triathlon taken them there fairmont part and also up and down lemon hill. so after they wrap up cycling, they return to the transition area again. the last leg, or the running portion, goes north on mlk. tlen is a turnaround roughly one mile from the run start. then they go south on mlk drive and back to the origination point. not everyone is doing the 10 k run into if you're not you're called an aqua bike competitor. so they're going up a small incline, getting on their bikes, and participating in part two of the triathlon. at 8:00 we'll have more on the running part of this race. >>>

monique braxton is live in fed ford this morning at the church where grimmie and her family attended.eporter: soon parishioners will begin arriving here for the 9:00 a.m. service. fellowship alliance is where grimmie and her family attended sunday services. the pastor tells us that they will continue saying prayers for the grimmie family. the 2014 "voice" finalist was cherished by many in south jersey. people dropped off flowers outside her school. at fellowship alliance, members witnessed a video tribute to the singer saturday evening. it's an emotional time for the church family. >> talented, nice, happy person. you don't think something would happen to a person like that. >> her brother had to see that, it's horrifying. >> reporter: grimmie's brother witnessed then tackled the suspect, kevin loibl, after he shot christina. police say loibl had two guns and a knife. loibl committed suicide. the grimmie family relocated to los angeles a couple of years ago. pastors here at the church tell us, when the family returned for visits, christina was always humble, always taking time to chat

monique braxton is live in medford. >> reporter: i'm outside of the church where christina grimmie attendedshioners remember her after the break. >>> we have sunny skies starting off our sunday, but we do have changes in the forecast. changes that might actually make things feel a bit more comfortable. that's coming later on today. so stay tuned. your full forecast after the break. >>> that breaking news, a nightclub shooting in orlando, florida, with reports of many people injured. police say the gun mapp is dead inside the club and they are situation. >>> also out of orlando, planned attack. police in florida release new information into the killing of "voice" finalist and south jersey singer christina grimmie. >>> let's take a live look outside right now over? city. we're getting a little bit of a breezy start to the day. the winds will pick up around the region as the day goes on and bring some big changes in our temperatures after yesterday's hot and muggy weather. good morning, this is nbc10 news i'm rosemary conners. it's just before 6:30 on this sunday. let's get to meteorologist ka

monique braxton spoke with store owners and customers about the changes. what they're saying about the impact on sales coming up at 5:00. >>> sky force 10 over camden county where this crash left one homeowner with some big repair work to do. this was the scene in gloucester township around 10:00 this morning. not clear what caused the driver to crash in to this home, but no one was seriously hurt. >>> police in norristown are looking to your help as they investigate a murder outside a mcdonald's. officers found a body of a 24-year-old man in the drive-thru lane of this ma mcdonald's. the victim was shot about ten times. witnesses say two men were chasing him and opened fire. investigators want anyone with any information to contact them. >>> now new information in the chaka fattah trial. in the past 30 minute, all parties rested their cases. earlier this morning, ed rendell took the stand, but not to testify for the congressman. in fact he had strong words about the case after. >> it's a serious offense. he should be convicted and should spend time in jai

nbc 10's monique braxton is live at the home where we've been digging for information since the storye. >> monique, what did police take from the house today and how do they hope that will help? >> reporter: about three hours ago musical instruments were removed from this home. investigators say the young amish girls have been asking for those instruments. police hope it will make the children feel more at ease to talk. here is video you saw first on nbc 10. the lead investigator led his team back inside 428 old street road this afternoon. a short time later we captured this video of police bringing instruments and easels out of the home. a detective told us the children police believe were home schooled asked for their violins and flutes. when i asked why, investigators say they picked them up because they want to make the girls at the center of this multicounty investigation as comfortable as ib

kn moniq monique braxton, nbc 10. >> the fight over whether philadelphia should tax so da i getting loud. take a listen. people on both sides shouting before today's meeting even started. mayor kenney wants to add a 3 cents an ounce tax to drinks paid by beverage distributors. distribute informations say the plan would be bad for business. the money would be used to help pay for universal pre-k and other programs. and this is what unfolded outside city hall. another demonstration, it's not clear when city council may vote on the tax proposal, but both sides are very vocal about their arguments. >> investing in kids, giving them activities is the right thing to do. >> of course i'm all about pre-k, but i think that another tax as a homeowner, a as business owner, i don't want to see anymore taxes in the city. >> council is still meeting right now. we have crews in city hall, we'll have a live update for you on nbc 10 news at 6:00. >>> police in norristown are asking to your help as they investigate a murder outside a mcdonald's. officers found the body of a 24-year-old man in a drive thro

monique braxton, nbc 10. >> thank you. despite the strong following, he lost that april primary. today, the man who beat him is also reacting to the verdict. state representative dwight evans says, quote, it is a sad day for our area. the congressman and all of the people and families that have been involved in this, and i'm committed to move us forward and be the best congressman that i can be. dwight will be on the november ballot to replace fattah. he was on trail with four co-defendants. >> there was a mixed verdict for some of them. lobbyist peterman was shocked he left the courthouse this afternoon, he found guilty on all counts including bribery and bank fraud. >> robert brand guilty on all charges convicting him of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. >> his aid, karen nicholas, found guilty on some counts including wire fraud and falsification of records. >> the jury returned a split verdict for bonny, his former chief of staff, found guilty on five of 25 counts she faced. howard bruce cline was on the phone in the breaking news coverage. >> a former prosecutor, white collar

and you have monique braxton coming back. >> 16 years she has been walking our runway, and we're goingxt year. >> promise. very cool. thank you for coming to be with us. >> every child deserves to have a supportive and caring family. this week's wednesday's child is no exception. christian was thriving in special education classes and touches the lives of everyone he meets, including me. let's go see the museum. the first thing you need to know about christian is he's active and bursting with energy. you have to be on your toes to keep up with him. there's no better place to do that than the please touch museum in fairmount park. it's an 8-year-old's dream, even one with autism. >> he loves to light up the room. his smile brightens up the room. he loves to hug. he loves a lot of hugs, a lot of kisses, a lot of touches and just that warm feeling that a family may need. >> the thing about children with autism is they love unconditionally. and christian is no different. as his case worker said, christian is a touchy-feely little boy whose sense of security is heightened by just touching f