and released a statement reading in part "we you were members of the muhlenberg community to rememberthoughts and prayers the many who perished were injured or suffered other losses in this disaster. and suggest that we support relief efforts when they are announced ". >> philadelphia is home to more than a thousand refugees who spent two decades living in nepal. today some of them opened a new community garden in northeast philadelphia. they say the garden helps them take their mind off the situation in nepal and focus on building a new arrive in philadelphia. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage aftermath in nepal on television and any time online. cbsphilly.com. >> it has certainly been a cooler than normal stretch for late april but finally some warmer temperatures are waiting for us as we start another work week. meteorologist kate bilo in your justin and tracking changes ahead for us. kate. >> changing for the better natasha which is good news. pretty nice weather on the way this week. we do have one colder cooler than normal day and that day is tomorrow. let'

that will four student from allentown muhlenberg column reg studding in kneepan this semites err. the school confirmed they are safe and released a statement which reads in part we urge members of the muhlenberg community to remember in their thoughts and prayers the many who perished, were injured or suffered other losses, in this disaster, and suggest that we support relief efforts when they are announced. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the aftermath in nepal. we'll bring you the very latest developments on television and on line at cbsphilly.com. >>> right now 5:33, we want traffic and weather together on the 3's. katie, what kind of impact is the weather having on the rescue effort in nepal? >> quite a bit it looks like, because we are expecting unsettled pat ever out over-the-hill lay ands and awe long the spine of the mountain range consideration set off bunch of different impacts. we walk you back in time, briefly again talk about what happened saturday. that earthquake hit as justin reported at magnitude 7.8 with a depth of 9.3 miles. so the aft

they're safe, and reading in part, we urge members of the muhlenberg community to remember in their thoughts and prayers the many who perish, were injured or suffered other losts in this disaster, and suggest that we support relief efforts when they are announced. >>> new this morning child being treated for smoke inhalation after a fire starts in one home and threads to two others. 2600 block of north 18th street. , fire crews had to deal with heavy smoke before finding the source of the fire. the child inside one of those homes was transport today st. christopher's, no word right now on their condition. >>> philadelphia police may charge mother who allegedly lock her four children in the basement. >> one of those children called 911 from their home on east atlantic street in kensington, "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us outside the special victims unit with the latest information on this story. jan? >> reporter: erika, and ukee, police have yet to identify the mother involved. police here at the special victims aoun rid handling this case they say she lock her four k

four students from allentown's muhlenberg college are studying in nepal this semester.he school has confirmed they are safe and released a statement reading in part "we urge members of the muhlenberg community to remember in their thoughts and prayers the many who perished, were injured or suffered other losses in this disaster and suggest that we support relief efforts when they are announced. >>> also philadelphia is home to more than a thousand refugees who spent two decades living in nepal and as their former home deals with the devastation many can simply just hope for the best. today they opened a new community garden in northeast philadelphia. kyw reporter cherri gregg was there. >> our heart goes out to all those people. >> reporter: this group of refugees have lived in philadelphia for more than half a decade but hearing the plight of loved ones on the outskirts of devastation in nepal raises concerns. >> there's only one ambulance in the entire village. there's only three policemen. >> reporter: that's because the 7.8 magnitude quake that rocked nepal leveled

four students from muhlenberg college including alley elliot and allison hill are safe. hill posted that his path to cat moon due was blocked. >>> this is your chance to volunteer for the world meeting of families that is expected to attract a million people to the city of philadelphia. vernon odem joins us live from the convention center with all the details. hey vern. >> reporter: hi there, on friday i reported that homeland security officials are expecting somewhere between 2 and 3 million pilgrims coming to philadelphia for the world meeting of families. the event sponsor are counting on thousands of volunteers 18 and over. >> today it is my honor to announce the volunteer registration for the world meeting of family, philadelphia 2015 is now open. [applause] >>> pope francis' visit to philadelphia is five months away. you can register to be an official volunteer for the weekend of celebration for the world meeting of families. they are seeking ten thousand volunteers for all sorts of work including greeting the millions expected to come to philadelphia in late septe

four students from muhlenberg college from the lehigh valley studying in nepal are safe. >> a philadelphia mother is facing charges authorities she punished four children by locking them in time basement. katherine scott is live outside the special victims units with more on the story. good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam police say this was a punishment that the woman locked her four children in the basement with no access to a bathroom or food for more than 12 hours over the weekend. she was taken to the special victims unit for questioning her children were taken to saint christophers for evaluation. the detectives at the home on the 1900 block of east atlantic street on sunday investigating. the siblings are between 9 and 13 years old. one of the trapped children was able to call 911 around 1:30 sunday afternoon. firefighters climbed through the second floor bedroom and opened the door for police who were able to get into the basement. a friend of the victim said she saw the mother and daughter arguing saturday afternoon neighbors were stunned. >> it's a shame. i love

. >> four stud abroad students from allentown muhlenberg college survived the quake. you'll hear from a montgomery county resident who has relatives in nepal. that's coming up. >> storms bring high winds hail and tornados in texas. this is cell phone video from storm chasers there. baseball size hail was reported west of fort worth. there are in concerns this morning of rain and flooding. >>> authorities say a local mother went to have punishing her -- too far punishing her children locking them in a basement for hours. katherine scott has the story. >> reporter: police say the woman locked the four children in the basement with no food or access to a bathroom for over 12 hours. she was taken to the special victims unit for questioning. the four children were taken to st. christopher's hospital for valuation. the detectives from the special victims unit were investigating. one of the trapped children was able to call 911 around 1:30. firefighters climbed through a second floor bedroom and opened the door for police who got into the basement. a friend of the victim sai

. >> it's tough to see the devastation and -- >> four study abroad students from muhlenberg college are there, but okay. local money is raising money, 40 natives at nepal at nine locations in philadelphia and south jersey, you probably have been to one of the popular restaurants. they will be donating 5% of all fooled sales through next sunday. and the benefit reception will be held on friday at tashan. >>> tech giants are stepping in to help. facebook safety check and google are checking on the status for loved ones. apple is making it easy for itunes to donate to the american red cross. >> chopper 6 is live over a bad accident that matt pellman has been talking about, we are live over lower providence montgomery county this is the aftermath of a truck accident two trucks ran into each other the location is south park avenue and crawford road. one truck was carrying a load of ink. the other truck was carrying sewer waste and both of those materials sewer waste and ink is leaking on roads. there's an intense fire going on right now. you can see all the wreckage spilled all over the plac

allentown muhlenberg college has three students in nepal one in india. she is studying anthony -- an -- anthropol. ogy. she said she wanted to go back to katmandu. she heard the lodge where she stayed near the national park and the village was destroyed. she got out just in time. her mom telling us from scars daily, new york her daughter was a guardian angel watching over her. the college has been in touch with the students and the parents making sure sure the students are somewhere where they have clean water and place to stay. the ambassador to nepal is expected to address the americans that are there within several hours, annie mccormick. >> reporter: . >> the red cross is mowngt mounting an international response to the earthquake. if you would like to donate don nate at red cross red cross.org and donate now. >>> four young children were locked if a basement in kenneling ton. they were saved because they have access to a cell phone. kenneth moten joins us live in kensington with the disturbing story. >> reporter: walter we've learned in the past hou

. >> four students from if muhlenberg college were in cat katmandu and the india. they are studying with the program of the school of international straining to study tibetan and himalayan cultures. >> we were in contact with one of the representatives on stateside we were able to to have conversation over the phone and one of the mothers face timed with her son. >> there's no word when they will return home. >>> police were called to bradford court in middletown at 2:30 for an unconscious person. witnesses were trying to save the 20-year-old. he was rushed to christiana hospital where he died. it is not clear how he died. >>> family and friends are gathering at the historic african episcopal church in overbrook to remember james patrick tillman who was walking his dog back in march when he was gunned down during a botched robbery. three teenagers face charges in the murder. >> police in bucks county are investigating a crash that has left a pedestrian seriously hurt. "action news" on the scene in bensalem. they also the pedestrian was struck at 1:30 on the on-ramp

four students ray -- abroad from allentown's muhlenberg college are safe. >> a camden family is pleading for justice in the shooting death of a star student athlete. 18-year-old jameer bullard was walking with a friend along mechanic street early saturday morning when somebody opened fire. he pushed his friend to safety and realized he was shot. he died at the cooper university hospital. his family said he had dozens of college offers including one from temple university. >> 6:07. ford is recalling hundreds of thousands of cars for a potentially deadly problem. maribel aber has more on why they are taking this move. >> reporter: good morning, tam ford is recalling 400,000 cars because of the doors could fly open while the car is being driven. the problem is with a faulty door last month on some models, force fiesta and fusions and lincoln mkd distance. there's been complaints where doors have flown open while the car was being driven. >>> u.s. education department has forced correspond rintian to -- close. futures are pointing to a mixed open. chipoltle is the first national chain to go

. >>> four students from muhlenberg college in allentown were in the quake, they are all okay. they are studying a spring semester in asia, studying asian and tibetan cultures. >> we were able to to which a conversation over the phone, of course, wruft mothers face timed with her son in india. no word on when the students plan to come home. "good morning america" weekend will have more coming up at 8 after "action news." >>> developing overnight a double shooting in chester this morning, police are searching for the gunman. "action news" was there as an army of investigators and k-9 dogs looked for clues. the shooting on west third street at 10:30. police are working to figure out exactly what happened there is no motive for the shooting. >>> more news you did not see last night. police are talking to the driver of a car that hit a person overnight a pedestrian was hit on street road at 1:30, that person was taken to the hospital in serious condition. the driver has not been arrested. police are still investigating. >>> developing news now from alabama, the search is on for fou

. >>> students from muhlenberg college in allentown felt the quake. they are spending the spring semester in asia. studying tibetan and himalayan cultures. >> we were in contact not only by e-mail, but with one of the representatives on stateside we were able to to have a conversation over the phone and one of the mothers face timed with her son in india. >> reporter: no word on when they plan to come home. "good morning america" weekend will have more on the earthquake coming up at 8:00 after "action news." >> a double shooting in chester this morning police are searching for the gunman. "action news" was there sanl army of investigators -- as an army of investigators and k-9 dogs looked for clues. two people were rushed to crozer-chester medical center. police are working to figure out exactly what happened. no word on a motive for that shooting. >>> more news you did not see last night. police are talking to the driver of a car that hit a person in bensalem bucks county. a pedestrian was hit on street road at 1:30, that person was taken to the hosp

officials from muhlenberg college in allentown tell us that four students have been studying in nepal. they are safe this morning. after aftershocks are rocking the area right now. the strongest is a 6.7 magnitude, but there are no reports of any death or injuries related to the aftershocks. >> the devastating injuries overseas is being felt back here in our area. a northeast philadelphia man called nepal for two decades and was moved to tears when he heard the news of the earthquake. the government of nepal took sharma in along with other jeff yee refugees. >> i cried, literally, when i saw the news when i heard and saw people. there are many people who i knew personally. one of my colleagues was teaching in a college together. his house completely collapsed. luckily, the family was out at the time. >> sharma's local group plans to collect money to send to nepal. he says they are thankful for what the country did for them and they want to help out in any way they can. you can learn more about how to help with the disaster relief by going to the nbc 10 news app. there we have some mor

four student from muhlenberg college in allentown are studding in nepal this semites err.l confirm they are safe released a statement we urge members of the community to remember the thoughts and prays zero prayers many who perishing or suffered other losses and support relief efforts when announced. >> weather is expected to hamper the rescue effort. >> that's right, we are dealing right now at least here locally with some quiet weather. i want to gave you a sense what's happening across the world here. let's just go back into time quickly see what happened here. as justin had just reported, it came in on saturday, that strong earthquake, with a 9.3-mile depth to t so numerous after shocks are expected with this. and unfortunately that combined with the poor weather conditions is not going to be helping those rescue crews very much out there. because we continue to see here is your satellite coverage that unfortunate up lift that takes place over the him lay a's so you have variety of weather issues here including high elevation snow up in the him lay's including mount ev

. >> we have an update from four students from muhlenberg college in allentown. they are in nepal.hey are part of a program with the school of international training. 8:27 i'm nydia han. let's go outside to chris sowers with the latest from accuweather. >> reporter: nydia, feeling good out here now. temperatures have jumped 8 or 9 degrees in the last hour and a half promises to be a nice afternoon. 64 degrees combination of sun and clouds. if you're heading to citizens bank park weather will cooperate. bring along the sunscreen. clouds breaking for sun monday, afternoon showers 60 degrees,. >> we'll be back in a half-hour, stay tuned for more "good morning america"! >>> i couldn't come out earlier and be honest because of my children. i had to get my kids out of the house because this is certainly not about money, but, you know, you got to be able to pay the bills. financially i was much better off. i just want to know that my kids are safe and they're secure and they're going to be okay. >> and that is a new excerpt never heard before from diane sawyer's exclusive interview with b

. >> four students from muhlenberg college who were studying in nepal escaped injury. 4th was in india on assignment they are studying tibetan and himalayan culture also. college got information about the students quickly. >> we were in direct contact not only by e-mail, but with ruft -- one of the representatives stateside. of course, one of the mothers face timed with her son in india. >> no word when the students plan to return home. >> two drivers are in the hospital after their vehicles slammed into each other on a west philadelphia street. the cheviy van and car collided this morning. the car bounced into a dumpster and knocked it on its side. no word on the conditions of the drivers. >>> police are investigating a crash that left a pedestrian seriously hurt. police say a pedestrian was struck at 1:30 on the on-ramp to interstate 95. the victim was rushed to the hospital in serious condition. the driver stopped after the crash and talking with police. >> police in delaware county are searching forment gunman involved in a double shooting. k-9 units search for clu