early on, most newtown families just sort of wanted to ignore it and hope it went away.t didn't go away, and lenny posner was one among several, but the main person among the family members who said i'm going to fight back and has sort of started punching back in certain ways by filing charges, getting content taken off of the internet and trying to push back because these people aren't just going to go away if you leave them alone. >> kim snyder and reeves, thank you both for joining us. >> thank you for having us. >>> up next, fake news and conspiracy theories are the reasons that former general baron mccaffrey is uneasy about donald trump's choice of general michael flynn. he joins us next. with advil, you'll ask what bad knee? what throbbing head? advil makes pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain? advil. >>> general baron mccaffrey first endorsed michael flynn as donald trump's national security adviser, but now he's got and look at michael flynn's twitter account and describes what he saw in that twitter account as quote, bordering

early on, most newtown families just sort of wanted to ignore it and hope it went away. it didn't go away, and lenny posner was one among several, but the main person among the family members who said i'm going to fight back and has sort of started punching back in certain ways by filing charges, getting content taken off of the internet and trying to push back because these people aren't just going to go away if you leave them alone. >> kim snyder and reeves, thank you both for joining us. >> thank you for having us. >>> up next, fake news and conspiracy theories are the reasons that former general baron mccaffrey is uneasy about donald trump's choice of general michael flynn. he joins us next. constipated? trust number one doctor recommended dulcolax use dulcolax tablets for gentle overnight relief suppositories for relief in minutes and stool softeners for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax, designed for dependable relief because it knew an ordinary wastissue was near.ar. the fiery tissue left her nose sore and red. so dad slayed the problem with puffs plus l

joining us now is the director and producer of the documentary, "newtown," kim snyder.ave dr. william beg, the vice chair of emergency medicine. and we want to mention that chris cuomo's sister also helped produce the film. great to have both of you here today. in the world of fake news, fake stories, conspiracy theories, i can't imagine a more sickening one than the people online who claim that newtown, this event that crushed all of us, that it never happened. kim, why do they do this? what is behind this conspiracy theory. who are these people? >> you know, early on, we didn't even really want to address this. we took the lead of the town, that we didn't want to address our attention. now 3 1/2 days later, days before this anniversary, it's just become contextualized in such a larger, more dangerous problem. and i think that it's not as fringe -- you know, it's frightening because it just seems to be larger numbers than i think we understood. >> hillary clinton just called it an epidemic. other people feel that way, too. we saw violence at the d.c. pizzeria over a di

we have a number of overnight accidents, in newtown, bucks county, one closing 332 newtown richboro way near rockaway. in king of prussia there's a crash at south gulph road at kicker road. vine street expressway is open this morning, they are not doing construction in construction like this, but it's wet. >> most of us didn't get snow like this north of philadelphia, we did get heavy rain. it could affect people expecting a plane going out or coming in. michigan may get ten inches of snow before today is over. flight delays and cancellations are reported out of detroit. snow has scratched many flights off the board at chicago o'hare out of philadelphia. that has frustrated some people heading to chicago. >> i received a notice that my 1 4:00 was canceled, i'm rebooked to 5:50. >> icy conditions are causing flight problems in the midwest. let's go over to sky6 live hd looking at philadelphia international airport. the car -- tarmac is slick, check on the status of flights coming in or going out, 1-800-phl-gate is the number. >>> a teenager was shot on a west philadelphia street. katheri

we have a crash in newtown, bugs county blocking 332 by tyler state park.lland road a possible there. northbound come the headlights from an earlier accident scene by 295. that that has cleared out. there's one on 42 off the ac expressway. there's one off to the side and one in monroe township on the black horse pike southbound. >>> 100 worshipers were killed when the roof of their church in nigeria collapsed. officials say the bible church was under construction and workers had been rushing to finish it. hundreds were inside when the metal girders fell and the iron roof caved in. >> today is national day of mourning in turkey after two bombings killed 38 people and injured 150 others. surveillance video captured the first explosion outside a football stadium on sunday. the match had just finished and fans were flooding into the streets. a second blast by a suicide bomber exploded less than a mile away. a kurdish militant group said they were not targeting civilians only police. >>> another loss for the eagles, penalties cost the team a victory over the was

the newtown center for support services, which handles counseling related to the tragedy mans to extend their hours to the days leading up to the somber anniversary. >>> well now to the trump transition. the president elect raised some eyebrows today after dismissing the need to attend intelligence briefings. trump talked about that and the cia findings of russia interfering with the presidential election during a televised interview today. brian guinness has more now from new york. >> and what i'm doing is so important, it's a calling. since the election, sitting down with chris wallace on fox news sunday. his pick for the secretary of state, exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson is on the short list. >> he does massive deals in russia and for the company and for the company, not himself. but i have a tremendous amount of respect for him. >> reporter: mr. trump dismussing the -- dismissing the cia's report on influencing the election for him to win. >> i don't believe it, i don't know why. they talked about all sorts of things. every week it's another excuse. >> that's in star contrast to membe

harold schwartz co-authored a 2013 report on the newtown shooter. >> risk signs appear in many people who never perpetrate violence, so what we can do that will be most effective will be to create prevention programs. >> reporter: research shows school shooters have often communicated their plans beforehand to social media, texting or conversations. report. for school children, we need to try to end the code of silence. >> reporter: avery marquis spoke up after seeing another student bullied. snitching on somebody?ht be >> no, because in the schl we make it such a big thing that it's not snitching. it's saying something for everybody's safety. >> reporter: i asked some of the students if their role in trying the prevent violence was placing too much pressure on them, but they told feel empowered by the program, appreciating what a difference they can make by focusing on somebody they might normally not even see. >> pelley: if you see something, say something. jon, thank you. coming up on the "cbs evening news," temperatures fall as quickly as the snow, and later hollywood hits chosen

then another one clears, accident, 332, newtown richboro road closed between fir drive and rocky way. another one, route 42 north bound at 295 pulled off to the shoulder. but make note. even when pulled off to the shoulder it can slow you down and start to get gaper delays even at this early hour. accident a.c. expressway eastbound, just past route 42, that one also pulled all the way off to the shoulder, so heads up on some of the accident. plus, we have a lot of construction we are talking about all of this coming up in the next 15 minutes or so. rahel, busy morning, back to you. >> busy indeed. see you soon. thank you. "eyewitness news" in washington crossing for the dress rehearsal of george washington annual crossing of the delaware river. soldiers were suited up in colonial military uniforms, as they practiced the annual christmas day performance. george washington famously crossed the delaware river during the revolutionary war on christmas night 1776. >> well, still ahead, we will tell you how coca-cola is hoping to appeal to millennials. also ahead hollywood award season, cri

low teens for bed minister, 15 right now in new hope and newtown. everybody is feeling the cold. if you factor in the wind that feels even colder, that's a 12 mile an hour wind blowing in philadelphia so it feels like 3 degrees. we will see improvement throughout the day. sunshine, a few scattered clouds, the temperature will make it into the 20s starting at 10:00 but it stays below freezing all day, the windchill 21 at 2:00 this afternoon. the suburbs 12 right now, into the teens and through the teens this morning, by lunchtime 24 degrees but the wind will still be blowing. we will see wind chills in the teens right on through this afternoon in the suburbs. for the lehigh valley we have some sunshine on the way, 14 degrees right now, it will be colder at 8:00, down to 12 degrees, the windchill 2 degrees at that hour. look at the improvement this afternoon. by lunchtime 22 degrees, 24 degrees at 2:00, still a bit of a breeze but not as strong as it was yesterday in the lehigh valley. sunshine is on the way also for new jersey. 16 degrees right now, there's the wind at 10 miles an

then another accident here newtown 332 newtown richboro road, that's closed right now. slow between fir drive and rocky way. you have to use an alternate. lower holland road is your best bet again. that's five accidents, and they seem to keep coming. also, new schedule started sunday for septa so be sure to check the schedules on line. busy morning, rahel. >> meisha, thank you. president-elect donald trump holds more meetings at trump tower today as he continues to fill key posts in his administration. meantime, there are calls from a bipartisan group of senators for congress to investigate the cia assessment that russia helped mr. trump get elected. here's hena daniels. >> hours after president-elect donald trump publicly lashed out at the cia assessment that russia intervened in the 2016 election -- >> they have no identify fee it is russia, or china, or somebody, it could be somebody sitting in a bed someplace. >> former us ambassador john bolton possible candidate for trump's deputy secretary every state, also, cast out on the claim. >> until we know more about how

, route 332 which is newtown richboro road in that stretch, right at rocky way, all lanes are blocked, because of an accident. again, hydroplaning this morning, possibility of all situations. major roadways even your on and off ramps we have a new e-z pass on ramp opening up and septa has a new schedule this morning for regional rail lines. so make sure you grab that new timetable and expect weather delays, not only on the rails, but also down at philly international. karen and thomas, back over to you. >>> thanks, bob. >>> 4:32. barrage of bull nets cobbs creek this morning and a teenager is dead. >> right now is there a search for one mask gunman who opened fire in the streets. the lets get out to sabina kuriakose at the police headquarters with what we know at at this early hour, sabina. >> reporter: last moments must have been absolutely terrifying. police say he was show the in the the face at close range, by a mask gunman. here's video that we got from the scene, just after it happened, around 60th and market in the cobbs creek section of the city. it happened around 12:30 emerg

route 332, which is newtown richboro road at rocky waste watch for a crash, and then here's an example of the poconos this morning, so again , rain, the further north and west you go, we have got snow on the grass surfaces, but it is not sticking to the road surface. that is good thanks to the road crews out there on the overnight. and then putting down that salt, and ant tony in northeast philadelphia got everything all decorated with the manger scene, santa blowing what do you have on your front lawn. snap a picture and post it to facebook, twitter, instagram and use that #fox 29 lights contest, so that we can show the pictures, all day, every day here on tv and then, pick a house to go visit, one night this week and go broadcast live and have a good old kelly christmas party on your trent lawn. we will do it one night this week. all of the details are on our web site at fox 29.com. karen, back over to you. >>> it is guilty verdict foreman accused of fatally shooting a retired new orleans saints player, his name is cardel heyes and he learn his fate in the shooting of will smith. he

starting off with a look at this accident, happened in newtown township, newtown street road, 252, andoshen road, there is an injury involved there. that's in the newtown square area. so avoid that if you can. an accident in upper merion, at forge springs lane valley forge road. and the septa broad street line, southbound service on the broad street line, operating with residual delays, and that's because of earlier equipment problems at all stations this morning. thomas and karen? >> 7:33. man died in fishtown, happened about 3:00 at frank forwards and girard. firefighters had flames out in just about a half hour. two firefighters did suffer minor injuries. >>> and developing overnight, man was shot at a bar, cops say the reason, a pool game. they had a fight. this happened at the lounge 62 bar and grill just before midnight. and they call it lounge 62 because right there on the 6200 block of woodland avenue. we know a man, the victim, in his 30's, hit in the torso. he is in critical condition. but they do think he'll live. police say they have a camera inside that captured the whole

shootings in u-s history. 20-students and six-adults were gunned down at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut in 20-12. connecticut flying flags at half-staff today to honor the victims.newtown marked the anniversary with 15-minutes of reflective silence this a minnesota be alive after driving her car into a frozen pond.she was trapped in the car as it started to sink.that's when some good samaritans came to the rescue.mn-dot cameras caught them rushing to the scene to help. "i said eyes' because a lot of glass and we pushed the rest of the glass out of the way and pulled her out of the vehicle.""they are fantastic. good samaritans willing to get involved to take action and help somebody in need."the driver will be okay. a mail carrier and a good samaritan performed a christmas miracle for some people in north carolina ... as they rushed to pull packages from a burning delivery truck. firefighters arrived quickly to extinguish the blaze.many of the rescued parcels were amazon deliveries. amazon was so impressed that they're donating some money to the local fire department. amazon

four years ago today a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at sandy hook elementary school in newtown connecticut. jeremy richman is the father of one of those students. he is a neuroscientist who started a foundation to help prevent violence through brain research and community education that he recently spoke about his work at the university of arkansas. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> good evening. dr. richman has extensive research experience ranging from neuroscience to cardiovascular a obesity and kidney disease previous worked in the research and drug discovery arena for over two decades and is passionate about helping people that live happier and healthier lives. dr. richman is dedicated to reaching out in educating youth and police are future relies on their imaginations. this is manifest through his teaching martial arts biology neuroscience and rockclimbing to children and teens for the past 25 years. most importantly he believes it is critical to empower youth to advocate for themselves and their peers when it comes to brain health and brain illnesses. towards the sense

is >>> this morning in newtown, connecticut, they paused for 15 minutes, exactly four years after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. 26 people were killed then, 20 of them, first graders. this month sandy hook promise, started by family members, posted a video to turn attention toward the warning signs of a tragedy. here's dr. jon lapook. ♪ got some news today from the radio man ♪ ♪ he spoke the word somber >> reporter: it seems to be a charming story of young love. >> have a good summer. >> you too. >> reporter: two teens flirting. >> hey, you must be bored. >> reporter: but then... >> do you like to write on desks? >> yes, that's what i do. >> reporter: then terror. as the scenes are replayed, we realize what we've missed, a troubled student, getting bullied, posting a disturbing selfie, gesturing violently, but as the ad points out, no one noticed. >> after sitting alone then all the warning signs happened. >> reporter: students at broadview middle school in danbury, connecticut, watched the video online. declan jakobson is an eighth grader. >> it was saying that i shoul

today newtown, connecticut marked the 4th anniversary of the sandy hook massacre 15-minutes of silence.people living in the community stopped at work and school from 9:30 to 9:45 this morning to remember the 26 people killed inside sandy hook elementary school on december 14th, 20-12. many of the leaders of silicon valley questioned donald trump's fitness to be president ... but now that he's won... they want his ear. and he says they have it.today the president-elect met with the c-e-o-s from amazon, google, apple and tesla.trump help the companies he will do. the ceo's worry trump will cut back work visas for the tech- savvy immigrants silicon valley counts on. today president obama signed the 21st century cures act into law --- a measure many believe will saves millions of lives.the bill provides 6.3- billion dollars for a variety of health initiativesmoney will go towards mental health treatment... cancer research... and the fight against opioid abuse. "i believe that the united states of america should be the country that ends cancer once and for all. we're already closer than a lot of f

>> the newtown school, the sandy hook school, i think there is someone shooting in here.ting. >> five minutes, that's how long it took for a deranged man with an assault rifle to end the lives of 20 first graders and six adults inside sandy hook elementary school. >> it was a horrific scene. we have never seen anything like this. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of five and ten years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them, birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. >> barack obama was haunted by the gun violence that pervades america, but gun control was the big bet he did not make. >> if you ask me where has been the one area where i feel that most stymied, it is the fact that the united states of america is the one advanced nation on earth in which we do not have sufficient common sense gun safety laws. >> he failed to pass any firearms legislation. by the time it became a priority, he simply did not have the political capital. >> i think a president has to figure out what priorities he's goi

in newtown, connecticut, the day will be marked with 15 minutes of reflective silence. town officials ask employee to stop work from 9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. to remember the 26 people killed inside sandy hook el mintry school back in 2012. the newtown superintendent says the schools will have queets reflection and age appropriate messages for the students. before class begins a private prayer session will be held for staff. >>> eiffel tower was closed yesterday because of a strike. about 40 workers walk off the job. this marks the third strike at the eiffel tow never the last six months. >> high tech executives, we've been talking about this, are going to gather at trump tower to talk business. >> they're already promising 20,000 new american jobs which is surprising because ibm is getting smaller, not bigger. trump will meet with members from apple, google, facebook, and elon musk as well. twitter is not a big company. it only employs about 4,000 people and it's influential. it's our understanding dorsey was not on the list. >>> the fed concludes its two-day interest mee

they presented their living nativity in newtown this morning, for nor than a decade children have participated portraying the blessed mother and inn keepers and an infant is chosen to play the live baby jesus and they sing traditional christmas hymns. >>> a scary situation on the slopes, a child is stuck dangling from the chair-lift how rescuers finally got him down and police arrested two women involved in a robbery that turned deadly in income. >>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams and sara bloomquist. >> sara is off and here are the stories we are following for you now at 12:30. >>> police are searching for the woman from a home invasion robbery. and a tweet is serving up controversy for donald trump. and santa brings a truck load of toys to a local elementary school and we'll show you the delivery in north philadelphia. >>> but first holiday weekend arrived for many of us and the weather is anything but frightful. sky 6 hd is looking live at the rothman skating rink at dillworth park, we see peeks of sunshine and mild conditions once again and another day where

newtown, connecticut is remembering those with 15 minutes of reflective silence. the town official is asking newtown residents to reframe from work duties between 9:30 and 9:45 on wednesday morning. that is when the shooting took place. he says the town is committed to remembering the 20 children and 6 educators killed by the gunman four years ago. town flags will be lowered to half-staff. >>> still ahead, one uber driver wanted to spread his holiday cheer to some of his riders. find out the popular song who has passengers singing. >>> your christmas tree may look beautiful but it can be a dangerous fire hazard. what you need to know to prevent your tree from catching on fire after the break ♪ ♪ when you find something worth waiting for, we'll help you invest to protect it for the future. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase, so you can. >>> have you considered fire safety? it is something to keep in mind during the christmas season. it is location. the most pleasing place for a tree might not be the best. keeping your trees away from stair w

today marks since one of the deadliest mass shootings in u-s gunned down at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut in 2012. connecticut is flying flags at half-staff today to honor the victims. the town typically does not hold an official memorial event on the anniversary -- but prayer services were held and a counseling center is open for extended hours. toss to weather weather arctic air settling into southern wisconsin is causing bitterly cold temperatures. temperatures will dip into the single digits below west winds will bring dangerously cold wind chill values of -15 to -25 to the area tonight into thursday morning. a wind chill advisory is in effect for that time. then we turn our attention to friday and saturday where we are forecasting 6 to 9 inches of snow. up with the latest forecasts as we pin down the timing and amounts.arctic air settling into southern wisconsin is causing bitterly cold temperatures. temperatures will dip into the single digits below zero. these temps combined with brisk west winds will bring dangerously cold wind chill values of -15 to -25 to chill advi

christian subio in newtown square. he hosted the fundraiser for spinal muscular atrophy. the kids got a surprise from santa claus. ♪ ♪ sure, you could sit around all night waiting for a pizza to be delivered. but wouldn't making it yourself be a lot more fun? it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. >> flyers on their longest winning streak since ducis rodgers was 15? that's what you said at 6:00. >> i might have been 22. you were trying to help me out. >> i was curious. >> i was a math major. there's a reason i didn't get the degree. nine wins in a row, the flyer's longest winning streeng since 1995. if they win, it will be the best in years. flyers take the 1-0 lead. right now, 1-0. we are in the second period still. to basketball, the sixers ended the night on a winning streak of their own. 2-0. you have to start somewhere. a man of the people. okafor, hooking newspaper the third quarter,

harold schwartz co-authored a 2014 report on the newtown shooter. >> risk signs appear in many peopleill never perpetrate violence, so what we can do that will be most effective will be to create prevention programs. >> reporter: research shows school shooters have often communicated their plans beforehand, through social media, texting or conversations. >> we definitely need to destigmatize what it means to report. for schoolchildren, we need to try to end the code of silence. >> reporter: avery marquis spoke up after seeing another student bullied. do you ever have any fear that you might be snitching on somebody? >> no, because in this school we make it such a big thing that it's not snitching. it's saying something for everybody's safety. >> if you see something, say something. jon, thank you. >>> coming up, temperatures fall as quickly as the snow. and later, hollywood hits chosen for immortality. it too. but that annoying hard skin and always way, way, way too soon. no matter what you do. amopé presents pedi perfect... a new level of hard