flames ripped through new jerusalem missionary baptist church in wilmington. the fire broke out before 7:00 p.m. it was engulfed in flames and went to a second alarm. firefighters had to focus on keeping the flames from spreading to nearby homes. it ended up damaging 6 homes injuring one firefighter. church members like mary whose father built the church in the 60s said the congregation was excited that renovations were coming along after a fire damaged the church. >> these homes are all messed up, the church is gone, it's heartbreaking. it is, it is. , i trust in god and he knows all things. >> reporter: back out here live, you can see what is left of the church. now the december 2 fire they still don't have a cause for that blaze. we are told that the rent -- renovations are going to well, the firefighter that was injured is okay. she was treated and released from the hospital. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> hopefully the congregation gets answers soon. >>> an overnight fire damaged is building in center city philadelphia. it broke out on the 20

you can see the flames ripping through new jerusalem missionary baptist church at pine in wilmington. it was fully engulfed in flames and went to second alarm. firefighters had to focus on keeping the flames from spreading. it ended up damaging 6 homes adjacent to the building and injured a firefighter. a person whose father helped built the church in the 60s, said the congregation was excited that renovations were coming along. >> for them to come and see these people their homes are messed up, the church is gone, it's heartbreaking, it really is, but i trust in god and he knows all things. >> reporter: and back out here live you can see what remains of the church, fire crews have been out here all night keeping their eye on the building looking out for hot spots, they saw them putting water on the building. investigators will be back out here today working on figure out a cause. the firefighter was injured she suffered a back injury and was treated and released from the hospital. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, annie. >>> firefighters in philadelphia knocked d

a delaware mosque had offered to loan their building after the fire at new jerusalem wednesday night. despite losing their building, the pave or pastor says it's st good day for his congregation. >> even though we lost our church and the fire devastated us, we still have jesus as lord, and he has a way of bringing us together with faith and strength. >> federal agents are investigating whether an arsonist caused the fire and whether a hate crime was committed. >>> lawmakers in harrisburg are looking at their options after a budget deal fell apart yesterday. legislative leaders were working at the capitol today. yesterday the republican controlled house killed a pension reform bill that the senate wanted. now senate republicans are refusing to support a billion-dollar tax increase the governor wants. >>> a midair scare. what we're learning about the fourth bomb hoax against air france in just a matter of weeks? >>> plus this. home for the holidays. why this surprise homecoming was extra special for a local family. >>> a fake explosive forced a paris-bound flight to make an emergency la

sound of heavy machinery, a result into an investigation of what start aid fire that started the new jerusalem missionary baptist church in wilmington delaware. >> wilmington fire marshals office and atf agents are in the preliminary stages in determining the cause of the fire incident. >> reporter: wednesday evening, dozens of fire fighters worked to extinguish the the flames, the second fire this congregation has dealt with in as many weeks which has investigators asking whether this could have been set intentionally. >> why is the atf involved. >> because of the possible hate crime that may be associated with the incident. >> real difficult to see something go down that you love. really difficult. >> reporter: reverend c eugene brooks says despite the destruction, this congregation will band together and continue meeting for sunday services. >> we will meet this sunday in the community center. >> church goers at nearby congregations like charles sullivan. >> says that they are opening their arms to those in new jerusalem missionary baptist church touring this most difficult time. >> we are

flames and smoke consuming the new jerusalem baptist church.he blaze went to two-alarms but it looked worse than that. the police say they have work to do, the same church fell victim to another fire two weeks ago. wednesday night and the big story on "action news" news is the house of god coming under attack by fire. the blaze at pine street did injure one firefighter. life at the scene tonight is "action news" reporter dann cuellar. dann, what is the situation there now? >> jim, the f.b.i. and agents from the alcohol, tobacco and firearms have been brought in to assist city and state investigators to cause the cause of the fire, a devastating fire that finished what the first fire did not. fire officials say 7:00 the devastating fire engulfed the new jerusalem missionary baptist church on north pine. >> within several minutes the building was engulfed on the firefighter's arrival. >> there was little they could do to save the building of the focus was keeping it from spreading to nearby homes. six adjacent homes damaged. and one firefighter i

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this is the way it looked when flames assaulted the new jerusalem baptist church. church and several homes suffered damage. police are on the scene because there was north fire at the same church two weeks ago. katherine scott is live at the scene tonight. do police have any leads at all? >> reporter: investigator was not say if there are leads but they have been here throughout the day as crews moved away debris and rubble so they could access different points of the

annie mccormick is live at the new jury room baptist -- new jerusalem baptist church in wilmington. >> reporter: they have brought in another ladder truck, one ladder truck was spraying water on top of what was left of the church. they are worried about hot spots. this is the second fire this month at this church. flames ripped through the church in wilmington last night. fire broke out at 7:00 p.m. it was ungulfed in flames and went to a second alarm. it ended up damaging at least 6 homes injuring a firefighter. church members like mary whose father helped build the church in the 760s was happy about the renovations that were coming along. >> this is a great loss, there were people who loved the lord and put a lot of energy in it. we were talking to the men who cleaned it. i was so enthused with seeing the progress. >> reporter: there is no cause for the fire that broke out earlier this month and fire officials can't say if they are calling last night's blaze suspicious. >> reporter: was the fire suspicious? >> i can't comment on that right now? >> reporter: why are you calling the a

. >>> and now arson investigators are looking into a fire at the new jerusalem baptist church for the second fire in two weeks, on the corner of pine street and vandmere avenue. katherine scott is live on the scene with the very latest. >> reporter: i spoke with fire officials and they say that the fire investigation is well underway and they have to bring in heavy equipment to clear away the debris so they can continue to search for a cause and it's too early to know if the devastating fire is suspicious. the roof charred and collapsed and the bricks carefully laid by hand in the 60s tumble into the nearby streets, the second fire in the matter of weeks destroyed the jerusalem church investigators are back at the scene in wilmington today, long time church pastor dean brock got a call last night. >> someone called me and said the church is on fire. i said are you joking two weeks ago we had a fire. they said no it's on fire now. >> the fire broke out before 7:00 last evening and firefighters were met with heavy flames that ripped through the church and the last fire was mainly in the

the pastor of new jerusalem baptist church spoke with an atf agent.asked him if a fire was ruled suspicious or if a cause had been determined. >> they just investigated. >> reporter: one firefighter suffered a back injury while batting the two alarm blaze. she was treated and released. this was the second fire, the 50-year-old congregation has endured since december 2. and now a multiagency investigation is under way to determine if the church was, in fact, targeted or if the two blazes are accidental. we're going to stay on top of this investigation and have an update for you in our evening newscast. live for now in wilmingtowilmin monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> monique, thank you. >>> an investigation is under way into a deadly police shooting in california that was captured on camera. a warning, this video is graphic. deputies were responding to a disturbance call yesterday when they say a man with a knife charged at them. the driver passing by filmed this incident you're looking at. as the man lunged at one deputy, he fired his gun six times, ki

fire fighters were also injured, white battling that fire at new jerusalem missionary baptist church.t same church had a basement fire two weeks ago. >>> a star wars marathon is underway at select theaters across our area and across the the country. "eyewitness news" at amc 24 in neshaminy mall where fans came out to watch all six previous movies, yeah, all day they are doing this star wars force awakens premiere tonight at 7:00. in my case, the star wars the the force sleeps, yes. but enjoy it out there all have of you star wars fans. >> let's pick up traffic and weather one last time. >> good movie day today. >> yeah. >> just saying. if you are standing in line for star wars you want to have umbrella in hand. storm scan three showing us dry for now but not too much longer with that moisture up wind that will be building in the delaware valley. as we head in the second half of the morning ape continuing fairly steadily through the the day today. 59 degrees, much colder and dryer by the weekend. >> all right. >> thanks, lauren. good morning everyone. i-95 south at girard starting to h

this is the second fire to strike the new jerusalem baptist church in exactly two weeks. the atf on the case after firefighters got to the scene finding the church engulfed, just before 7:00 last night. a female firefighter did injury her back, and have other minor injuries battling the blaze. we're told by fire officials she will be okay. authorities tell us the cause of yesterday's fire, along with the one that started on december 2nd, are still both under investigation. investigators do say this is an important note, the atf is always called in when a church catches fire. no word on whether the two fires are related. we do know in this particular blaze that happened last night, firefighters actually spotted the flames last night and alert dollars other crews. >> there was an engine company pass that record the fire. immediately he called for additional companies that had heavy fire showing. within several minute the building was fully involved. >> we hope, with the blaze, neighbor knocking on the door get out, because they said it was on fire. that meant we had to get

take a look at the video from last night when films ripped through new -- flames ripped through new jerusalem baptist church. the fire broke out at 7:00 p.m. it was engulfed in flames and went to a second alarm. firefighters had to focus on keeping the flames from spreading. it ended up damaging 6 homes and injuring a firefighter. the congregation was excited that renovations were coming along after the december 2 fire that damaged the church, now it's destroyed. >> for them to come and see these people their homes all messed up, the church is gone, it is heartbreaking. it really is, i trust in god. he knows all things. >>> and back out here live looking at the extent of the damage, we saw firefighter walking around the frim at her of the -- perimeter with flashlights looking for hot spots. investigators are here, atf is assisting because there is a church fire. there's no cause of the blaze that happened on december 2. they cannot say if last night's fire was suspicious. the firefighter that was injured he had a back injury he has been treated and released from the hospital. reporting live i

this is all left of the new jerusalem missionary baptist church.rews spent the better part of the day sorting through all of the rubble. it's the second fire there in as many weeks and the atf is involved because the fire may have been a possible hate crime. >>> congress is still looking into how the san bernardino terror attack happened and how it could have been avoided. >> today's focus on the immigration vetting system asking if social media should be reviewed as part of the process. fox's shannon beam has the story from washington. >> reporter: song investigate the san bernardino shooting on thursday the house oversight committee looking at the vetting process for immigrants and refugees. a mid forsays limb mick militants could be attempting to enter the u.s. through those programs. for many entering the u.s. on a visa is not the complicated process that appears to be the case with san bernardino shooter tashfeen malik her event husband syed farook vouching her her. chaifetz claim if social media had been probe in the screening process it coul

atf investigators are trying to figure out what caused the fire that destroyed the new jerusalem missionary baptist church on wednesday night. >> much more to come on "action news" a bear attack in new jersey ends with four people injured and three of them are children. we have the latest. >>> and santa makes a special trip to the streets of atlantic city to spread holiday cheer for youngsters spending this christmas in the hospital. >>> and just a few hours the eagles take on one of the best teams in the ffl. jamie apody is at the linc with a preview. hey, jamie. >>> hey there, guys, the birds are back in black tonight to see if 11-2, arizona cardinals, now this game may be important, it may not. i'll explain a bit about that coming up a little bit later in sports. >>> all right. jamie, we'll have those story and much more when "action jamie, we'll have those story and much more when "action news" comes right >> starting tomorrow, new federal rules are set to go into effect for drones. operators will have to register machines with the government. they cost $5 to register and that informati

the fire broke out just before 7:00 last night, at the new jerusalem missionary church van defer evidence, reached two alarms before placed under control. firefighter suffered minor injuries, same churr hatch basement fire, just two weeks ago. >>> well, prosecutors in baltimore were back in court this morning, one day after a mistrial for one of the officers charged in the death of freddie gray. cbs news correspondent craig boswell shows us what a quick retrial would mean for the other officers charged. >> reporter: prosecuted headed back to court this morning day after mistrial was declared in the trial of police officer william porter. port is her one of six officers charged in the april death of freddie gray. gray suffered a severe spinal cord injury while in police custody. the jury in the case was dead-locked on manslaughter and other charges. >> while it may have ripple effect. >> maryland professor says immediate retrial could affect the other five cases. >> you can retry officers porter next and then that trial may induce a plea, or a negotiation. >> another possibility is a plea

this is a new jerusalem missionary booptist church. neighbors tell nbc 10 this is the second fire here that happened in the past couple of weeks. the pastor and members say they do not know where they will worship on sunday, days before christmas. >> >> i don't even know. >> i could just swear that in two weeks it's on fire again, they just started cleaning it up. >>. >> the cause of the fire still under investigation. one fire fighter was injured. she hurt her back. again you see the crews out here at the scene, hoses on the ground, just in case this flares up. because of that, the area traffic is still shut down here. live if womenington, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> a new response time of the philadelphia fire department. the national standard is five minutes and 20 seconds, according to city controller, the philadelphia fire department missed that mark one out of every four times last year. the controller plams cost cutting measures implemented by the fire department, but the fire commissioner insists the department is improving i

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this is the way it looked when flames assaulted the new jerusalem baptist church. the church and several homes suffered damage. police are on the scene because there was north fire at the same church two weeks ago. katherine scott is live at the scene tonight. do police have any leads at all? >> reporter: investigator was not say if there are leads but they have been here throughout the day as crews moved away debris and rubble so they could access different points of the site. >> whenever there is a church fire federal agents are brought in to make sure it's not a hate crime. heavy equipment tore through debris left by a devastating fire at this wilmington church, the roof charred and collapsed the bricks so carefully laid in the 60s tumbled in nearby streets. this is the second fire in as many weeks at the baptist church. eugene brock is pastor here for 31 years and got a call at 7:00 p.m. >> someone called me and said the church is on fire, i said you are joking, this was last week, two weeks ago we had a fire, no he said this is on fire now. >> the damage from

last wednesday, flames reduced new jerusalem baptist church to ashes.he congregation has found a temporary home at the ymca and will hole christmas services there. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> we want to turn now quickly to nicole, and katie. >> let's talk about this weather, forecast, kind of crazy out there. >> yes, it continues to be. >> i didn't even need a coat. >> the fact thaw hear bird chirping across the building in the middle of the december. >> yes. >> i think it is confusing everybody like bird are confused too like what is happening. where are we? is this the south. >> it is craze. >> yes, we have a very president is-like pattern that has continues to unfold. we will get a check and put holiday cheer in the forecast too check on christmas themes coming up here today. stay tuned for that. i want to start off by talking serious weather here, folks. we have been tracking this cold front a very substantial clash in the air mass with it. the it is a very well defined front that has come with this. looking at wider zoom you c

last night we showed you the video from an nbc 10 viewer's drone directly overhead as the roof of new jerusalem baptist church collapsed. today investigators and agents are sifting through the debris looking for clues and talking with neighbors. heavy equipment was brought in to clear the site. this is actually the second fire here in the last two weeks. >> this is the second one in two weeks, what's your gut tell you, did someone set this? >> i don't want to speculate on that, because my speculation could be wrong. >> once the site is safe, we're told arson dogs will be brought in to sniff for accelerants and tonight the pastor tells us a friend allowed him to hold sunday church services in his community center. >>> it could be one of the most important days for atlantic city in decades. new jersey lawmakers working on two measures that could change the gambling landscape in the state. they are expected to vote on a package to bailout atlantic city, still struggling from the closing of four casinos last year. lawmakers are considering two proposals to let voters decide whether to allow two new

this drone was directly overhead as the roof of new jerusalem missionary baptist church collapsed. today investigators sifted through the debris. as we told you last night, this was the second fire here in the last two weeks. once the site is safe, arson dogs will be brought in to sniff for anything suspicious. >>> parents and students in philadelphia public schools are being put on notice, if lawmakers don't pass a budget by the end of january, the district could run out of money. the state budget is already five months overdue with no clear indication of when lawmakers will reach a final agreement. nbc 10's andrea cline-thomas talked to them. >> i want only one thing this holiday season and that's for our state lawmakers to do their job. >> reporter: philadelphia public school parents are being asked to contact state lawmakers and urge them to pass a budget. what's the worst case scenario? >> is we run out of money. >> reporter: already schools have borrowed $1 billion to cover operating costs during the five-month stalemate. after january 29th, without a state budget, borrowing

. >> reporter: week later the cause of the fire at new jerusalem missionary baptist church is still under investigation, the scene easy to recall. drone footage captured the moment flames devoured the decade's old church and sent it crumbling to the ground. now, only church steps and ruble remains but for pastor brook there is a resolve to return specifically to van dever avenue. >> well, we can reach... unaudible. >> reporter: for now he has a temporary home a away from here for christmas services. >> we will be at the ymca, i hope, down on walker street for the next four or five weeks. >> reporter: after all, pastor brook says his church is not a build bug in his heart, a message he will emphasize the christmas story on friday for all those looking for hope. >> he was born in the hospital, he was born in the manger. it is a dark cloud but tomorrow, we will see sunlight. christmas services at the y at tenth and walnut here in wilmington. the pastor says that he wants to get his church goers, back together and says sunday services will be attended was down 50 percent. if you want to help

flames destroyed the new jerusalem missionary baptist church on pine street wednesday night. church members were in the process of rebuilding after fire hit there two weeks ago. state officials have shut down a north philadelphia day care after the suspicious death of an infant. a 10 month old girl was found unresponsive on wednesday at the sisters childcare center on the 3500 block of germantown avenue. investigators say a staff member tried to perform cpr on the way to the hospital but never called 911. the girl was pronounced dead at the hospital. we're still waiting for the results of an autopsy. >>> we are learning more about the arrest of a 19-year-old in harrisburg yesterday charged with trying to provide support to terrorists. "action news" reporter john rawlins was in harrisburg today and this is what he found. >> reporter: federal agents raided the suspect's family heme in harrisburg yesterday as they unveiled the case against jalil ibn ami ameer azi. he was acting as a recruiter for isis on social media. he alleged via tweets he urged others to kill infiddles. one

and yesterday the pastor of the new jerusalem missionary church led""ç worship at a nonprofit.here is how the fire looked from a viewer's drone. this is the second fire at that church in the last two weeks. still the pastor says the congregation is staying strong. >> even though we lost our church in that fire devastated us, we still have jesus as lord and he has a way of bringing us together with faith and strength. >> federal investigators are looking at whether the fire was arson or perhaps a hate crime. >> 4:06. it wasn't close. but last night's eagles loss makes things simple for the birds. win next week and stay alive for the playoffs. the eagles driving to tie the cardinals before the half but a fourth and 1 in the red zone went nowhere. chip kelly opted not to use demarco murray who has been perfect on fourth down conversions this season. the cardinals coasted to their eighth straight win, 40-17, and after kelly had this answer as to why he didn't use murray. >> nourt and 1 we have two tight ends in the game, and then pound it up and see if we can get the first down. >>

flames destroyed the new jerusalem baptist church on pine street.nd fire in two weeks. the feds are investigating. >>> a 73-year-old man was killed as he walked home in the city's somerton section around 7:00 p.m. on byberry road near proctor road. police say the driver pulled over. the victim was taken to the hospital where he died. >>> from our delaware police officer a white police officer seen on video kicking a black suspect in the head breaking his job. dover police chief said thomas webster will return on paid administrative leave. earlier this month he was acquitted of assault. he testified he didn't mean to kick the suspect in the head, and was aiming for his upper body instead. >>> a new jersey state trooper who was killed in a crash last week will be laid to rest on wednesday. eli mccarson funeral will be held at rowan university campus. he was killed when his car slammed into a utility pole responding to a call in salem county. he was 30 years old and recently married. >>> yesterday's shooting in a packed mall was not an act of terrorism

the drone was overhead as the roof of the new jerusalem missionary church collapsed.nvestigators sifted through the debris. this is the second fire at this church in the last two weeks. once the site is safe, officials say arson dogs will be brought in to sniff for suspicious -- anything suspicious. >>> the new year may not be off to a great start for rapper meek mill. a judge might send him back to prison because after steady stream of probation violations mostly traveling without letting anyone know where he was going. the judge told mill she heard it all from him. >> a scary moment at the cavaliers thunder game of it golfer jason day and his wife ellie, they were sitting courtside when lebron james save a ed a ball but took out ellie. she was conscious and alert. >>> good morning. a cold snap on tap as we head into the rest of today into the weekend, the temperatures dropping back in the 40s. our day time highs but not to worry, we warm things back up as we go into next week. a few dry days, then christmas warmth. we expect to break a few records. i'll go over the

flames devoured the new jerusalem missionary baptist church in wilmington last wednesday. the congregation found temporary home at a nearby ymca yes wrist christmas services will take place. church leaders are vowing to rebuild and the church church is not a building but in their heart. >> he was born in manger much it's a dark cloud but tomorrow we'll see sunlight. >> the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >>> christmas is now just two days away and many people still have maybe a few gifts they need to check off their list. but the crowds aren't just macinmackpacking the malls. vittoria is live along germantown avenue in chestnut hill where the rain is not shopping the shopping or holiday spirit. tori? >> reporter: right now actually pretty nice. keeping my hood on because the rain has been bit off and on. usually, you can't stop a woman from shopping. but tonight, you couldn't stop the men either take a look. ♪ >> reporter: there's no way a little rain could put a damper on the parade of last minute shoppers in this town. >> wednesday night is alive with al

>> crews using heavy equipment dig through what's left of the new jerusalem missionary baptist church. their hoping to find some clue as to what caused the wilmington house of worship to go up in flames last night. >> i've been here 31 years. the church means to me like one of my children. and like i lost a child. >> reporter: 8tf investigators are involved because the fire occurred in a church which means there is a possibility it could be a hate crime. a witness to the fire says he saw two men enter the church last night. about half hour to 45 minutes before the flames broke out. >> two white guys going in there. both of them had containers like milk containers. one had something red in it and one something clear. one had a brush. and they told me and my brother they was going in there to winterize. >> reporter: whether that is true or there's something more sinister involved, is still unclear right now. atf investigators interviewing this man and others in the neighborhood in an effort to get to the bottom of just what happened. >> i never heard lightning strike twice the same plac

flames devoured the new jerusalem missionary baptist church in wilmington last wednesday.he congregation found temporary home at a nearby ymca yes wrist christmas services will take place. church leaders are vowing to rebuild and the church church is not a building but in their heart. >> he was born in manger much it's a dark cloud but tomorrow we'll see sunlight. >> the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >>> christmas is now just two days away and many people still have maybe a few gifts they need to check off their list. but the crowds aren't just macinmackpacking the malls. vittoria is live along germantown avenue in chestnut hill where the rain is not shopping the shopping or holiday spirit. tori? >> reporter: right now actually pretty nice. keeping my hood on because the rain has been bit off and on. usually, you can't stop a woman from shopping. but tonight, you couldn't stop the men either take a look. ♪ >> reporter: there's no way a little rain could put a damper on the parade of last minute shoppers in this town. >> wednesday night is alive with all

connor powell, fox news, jerusalem. >>> former president jimmy carter announced today he no longer has signs of cancer. just last august, the 91-year- old carter said he had been diagnosed with cancer in the liver and the brain. this morning while teaching sunday school at his georgia church, he said he is cancer- free. he is taking a new drug, an autoimmune treatment to help his body seek cancer cells in his body. >>> the justice department this week is expected to announce an investigation into the chicago police department following the fatal shooting of a black teenager. the chicago police department has come under intense scrutiny since a video was released last month, showing last year's fatal shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. the officer is charged with first degree murder. the associated press reports that civil rights probe will be similar to those launched in baltimore and ferguson, missouri. >>> the us supreme court this week is set to consider a case that could have far-reaching effects on how people vote. tuesday, the high court is expected to hear arguments challen

that fire at the new jerusalem missionary baptist church reached two alarms before being placed underontrol just before 8:00 o'clock. no word on the injured firefighter's condition. this same church, though, had a basement fire just two weeks ago. both fires are now under investigation. >>> tonight parents are concerned after what police are calling the suspicious death of a child at a daycare center. it happened on the 3500 block of germantown avenue in north philly. natasha brown is at special vick testimony with the latest on the investigation right now. natasha? >> reporter: well, ukee, the cause of the baby's death is now under investigation by the special victims unit. but right now police are calling the death suspicious. >> they not telling me nothing. the staff not telling me nothing. they don't know what's going on. it's just an investigation. >> reporter: concern parents were met with more questions an answers as they arrived at sisters daycare in north philadelphia. frenzied parents rush to the child care center in the they've hundred block of germantown avenue after heari

that fire at the new jerusalem missionary baptist church reached two alarms before being placed under control just before 8:00 o'clock. no word on the injured firefighter's condition. this same church, though, had a basement fire just two weeks ago. both fires are now under investigation. >>> tonight parents are concerned after what police are calling the suspicious death of a child at a daycare center. it happened on the 3500 block of germantown avenue in north philly. natasha brown is at special vick testimony with the latest on the investigation right now. natasha? >> reporter: well, ukee, the cause of the baby's death is now under investigation by the special victims unit. but right now police are calling the death suspicious. >> they not telling me nothing. the staff not telling me nothing. they don't know what's going on. it's just an investigation. >> reporter: concern parents were met with more questions an answers as they arrived at sisters daycare in north philadelphia. frenzied parents rush to the child care center in the they've hundred block of germantown avenue after hea

over the new jerusalem missionary church neighbors say this is the second fire here in the past two weeks. they just started cleaning up from the last fire. now the pastor and members of the congregation say they don't tow where they will worship on sunday, just days before christmas. >> this church has given a lot of hope to this neighborhood, providing a lot of outreach to this program and donating the community's needs. >> reporter: as i mentioned the cause of the fire is still under investigation. that fire a couple weeks ago, a lot smaller. nothing really left of this church. retie much gutted entirely on the inside, no roof here. one fire fighter was injured. she hurt her back. she has since been treated and released. there is one fire truck out here. we see wilmington police as well. not much, if any traffic is getting through. they have this boom here on the fire truck. they have been spraying water on there, trying to prevent any ferrariups. again, this is very much under investigation. we will be following this one for you throughout the day. tore now, live in wilmington, matt d

the new jerusalem baptist church was destroyed on wednesday. atf is trying to determine what caused the fire. it was the second fire this month at the church. services will be held at the make a foundation, in wilmington, at 10:00. >>> a man was killed as he walked home in somerton section. a 20-year-old driver hit the man, the vehicle hit another car. the man was rushed to the hospital where he pronounced dead. both drivers stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. >>> from our delaware newsroom, a white police officer seen on video kicking a black suspect in the head breaking his jaw returns to the force. dover police chief said corporal thomas webster will return on paid administrative leave. earlier this month a jury acquitted him of assault. he testified that he didn't mean to kick the suspect in the head, he was aiming for his upper body instead. >>> funeral plans have been announced for the new jersey state trooper killed in a car crash last week. a funeral will be held for trooper eli mccarson on wednesday. mccarson was killed whe

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. >> it's sad, really sad, the new jerusalem baptist church is standing since the 1960s a staple of this wilmington community. but today heavy equipment was brought in to move debris brought in from a devastating fire last into to clear the way for investigators determine the cause. the church had already made strides to rebuild after a fire in the past weeks. >> it cleaned them out to get ready to renovate the whole church. yesterday i was here and it was look going. >> the fire broke out at 7:00 last night and firefighters were met with heavy flames that tore through the church damaging six nearby homes and the damage was confined to the basement and last night's damage was total. the pastors and church say that they must rebuild. the killing in this community need to be here. we want to come back bigger and better than ever before. operations are wrapping up here for the day because they are losing the light but we are told that investigators are will be back out here to continue their work trying to determine the cause of this fire and there is a crew here throughout the night to mak

in the christmas season, federal authorities have been called n the second fire to strike the new jerusalemissionary baptist church, in exactly two weeks, atf is on the case after firefighters got to the scene finding the church engulfed just before 7:00 last night. female firefighter injured her back while battling the blaze, but she will be okay. still under investigation, say the atf is always called in whether a church catches fire. no word whether the two are related, emotional pastor of the church tells us how he feels inside. >> hurt. just like a baby. i share, and i had never cried over nick in the past, not my mother, my farther, my birth mother, no one. this is the mother hurting thing i ever had. >> i don't understanded t we were excited about getting ready to rebuild, starting to re fish i shall it, had the crews out here, been working all week, cleaning up all of the debris. and now this. >> take the christmas spirit out of you. no joy. >> right now. >> just absolutely devastating words from the pastor there. meanwhile, six hours cents were also damaged, by this two alarm fire.

wein, just to remind us what are talking about, going back to the old testament and the new jerusalem, the professor will go into some at the churchhere of the holy sepulcher. about the sacred sites in jerusalem and the status of those sites. and of course, the wailing wall, the western wall, and the remnants of the temple. and then of course, the pilgrimage of pope francis in jerusalem. again, i think we have a big agenda. the question that i think we are going to discuss today, one of the factors that encourage violence and terrorism? trigger a third world war, as some people predict. diffuse some of the negative theological elements from a political conflict relating to israel, palestine, and so. conserve -- perhaps this can serve as a model for other conflicts around the world. >> thank you. good morning, everyone. it really is a pleasure for me to appear before the institute again. peace, that the key for if we want to avoid the continuation, the key is acceptance. it means acceptance of the other. i could speak here for a whole hour or a whole day regarding the connection betwee

the pastor of the new jerusalem church isn't ready to call the fire an accident, hate crime, or anything else. he does find it peculiar this was the second fire in the last two weeks. this is a picture from the first fire. >> all of a sudden we heard a boom. what's going on? >> reporter: the whole neighborhood is still talking about the fire we first showed you last night. this is a viewer's drone video directly over the church when the roof collapsed. it doesn't look like there's any way to save the church, the damage so extensive, investigators still trying to find out what or who started the fire. federal investigators determining if a hate crime was committed. the pastor and other neighbors tell me they don't know why anyone would have targeted this church. >> it's been a staple in the community, been here for so long, as long as i can remember, a pillar in the community, and, obviously, we want to get to a determination as to how it started. >> reporter: second one in two weeks, what's your gut tell you, did someone set this? >> i can't tell you, i can't speculate on that, because m

meantime a federal investigation is underway, pastor of new jerusalem missionary baptist church vowed to rebuild. he says he has received many offers from neighboring congregation toss hold services at the their church. crews using heavy equipment began tearing down the building on van dever avenue yesterday. atf has been called in but investigators have not released the cause of the fire. this was the second fire in two weeks, at that church. >>> we have breaking news for you out of the vatican. the pope francis has approved a miracle needed to make mother teresa a saint good news there. she has been credited with curing a man of a deadly brain disease. this within her second miracle which is required for canonization. she was beatified in 2003 by pope john paul the second for performing one miracle. >> italian media is reporting pope francis would hold canonization ceremony for her in september to coincide with the anniversary of her death. she died in 1997. >>> good news there. >> yes. >>> the the wait is finally over for star wars fans, episode seven finally here. >> for diehards

yesterday, the pastor of new jerusalem missionary baptist church led worship a non-profit in wilmington that agreed to host them for the day. nbc 10 viewer cement us this video of the fire from a drone, it is the second fire at this church in the past two weeks. still, the pastor tells us his congregation is staying strong. >> even though we have lost our church and fire devastated us, we still have the lord and he has a way of bringing us together with faith and strength. >> federal investigators are now looking into whether the fire was a case of arson or possibly a hate crime. >>> now to the growing feud between the front-runners, donald trump is firing back at hillary clinton after she focused her attacks on him during saturday's democratic presidential debate. nbc's halley jackson has the latest from theklx campaign tra. >> reporter: hillary clinton dismissing her democratic rivals for a competitor not even on the stage. >> donald trump. mr. trump has. donald trump. >> reporter: donald trump now hitting back. >> hillary's not strong. hillary's weak, frankly. her policies were a dis

there was a fire in the basement of new jerusalem ban chest church.t happened two weeks ago on wednesday december 2nd. the atf was called in for that fire as well. now, wanted to show you drone video given to us from the scene by a witness here it shows the church fully engulfed in flames and witnesses describe seeing an explosion followed by the total collapse of the church. now, firefighters say it happened just before 7:00 o'clock this evening. a female firefighter was injured. she was the only injury but we are told she is okay. authorities say she had minor back injury but she is already home from the hospital. now, authorities say this was a very fast-moving fire because of they have no idea writ started by the time they got here firefighters couldn't even enter into the building. they had to fight it from the outside. people here say this is a landmark church in the area. it was built in the late '60s into the early '70's. we did talk to the reverend he here. eugene brocks. he told us on the scene that because of the fire two weeks ago, he does

this is the second fire to start the new jerusalem missionary church in two weeks. the atf on the case after firefighters got to the scene around 7:00 last night, to find this church fully engulfed in flames. a female firefighter received back injuries, battling the blaze, but we're told she will be okay. authorities say that the cause of this fire and the one that happened december 2nd, still under investigation at this time. and we are told the atf is always typically called in when a church catches fire. no word on whether the two fires are related, turns out, firefighters actually spotted the flames last night, and alert dollars other crews. >> there was an engine company pass that reported the fire. immediately he called for additional companies that had heavy fire showing, and within several minute the building was fully involved. >> blaze, then the neighborhood knocking on the door to get out. they say it was on fire. that will meant we had to get out. they didn't know if the back of our house was going to burn down. that's why we will to come out. we came ou

the pastor of new jerusalem missionary baptist church vows to rebuild. he says he has received many offers from neighboring congregations to hold services at their church. crews using heavy equipment began tearing down a building on van dever avenue yesterday. atf has been called in but investigators have not released the cause of the fire. this was the second fire in just two weeks at that same church. >>> meek mill will face a judge for sentencing yesterday. judge found him in technical violation of his probation. the prosecution proved that he violated court, travel. on a bunch of occasions. twenty-eight year-old maintained poor communication between his probation officer and management team led to that decision. legendary kenney gamble of philadelphia international records is vowing to keep meek on track. >> we are all given choices but when you are young you need mentors you need people around you. >> the judge will decide if he gets jail time or continued probation. between now and sentencing, mill can only travel within the five area counties. he

this incredible video shows the moments part of the new jerusalem missionary baptist church's roof collapsed, yesterday. it is second fire in as many weeks and unfortunately this one, leaving the church in the pile of ruble. >> real difficult to see that go down. really difficult. >> reporter: reverend eugene brooks say despite the destruction his congregation will ban together and continue meeting for sunday services. >> they will meet this sunday in a community center. >> reporter: thursday workers collected pieces of the ruble looking for the point of origin. as federal alcohol tobacco and firearms agents interviewed neighbors about what they may have seen, standard protocol we're told whenever a church catches fire for an unknown reason. >> why is the atf involved. >> because of the possible hate crime that may be a associated with the incident. >> reporter: wilmington fire department battalion chief timothy perkins would not the say whether this fire was suspicious but he was quick to tell us what this means for the delaware community. >> it has been here so long, as long as i can remem

will in the ruin christmas prayer services there federal investigation is underway, pastor of new jerusalemsionary baptist church vows to rebuild, he says he has received many offers, to hold services at their churches. >> i have been here for 31 years. it is like i lost a child. >> crews using heavy equipment started tearing down building on van dever avenue. atf has been called in but investigators have not released the cause of the wednesday's fire. this was the second fire in two weeks at that church, mike and alex. >>> well, supporters and critics of the charter school expansion face off, at an src meeting last night. this got heated. >> so on the table so-called renaissance schools, they turnaround three- owe renaissance turnaround of three public elementary school. they vote next month whether to green light conversion of the struggling wistar, cook and hugh i elementary into charters. last night the packed room of parent and educators were deeply divided. >> i want my child to have a better education and to have the opportunity that we're not getting, at wistar. >> we have pr people