nicholas wiley went before a judge to face charges of manslaughter. he was home alone with his son when the boy shot himself with his father's handgun. gray hall is live with more in perkasie. >> reporter: well jim the father turned himself in to police earlier today and we did not hear from him or his family nor his attorney. today the district attorney did all the talking. >> this is no accident. this was an unintentional death certainly

they announced the arrest of smith's father nicholas wiley arrested for involuntarily manslaughter and reckless endangerment. >> funeral plans are in place for former israeli president, perez. he died at able 93 weeks after suffering a massive stroke. perez was one of the last of israel's founding fathers and won the liberty medal in 1996. his trial will be held in jerusalem with dignitaries from around the world including possibly president obama. >> he worked tirelessly for israel, from the very first day to the last day of his life. >> katherine scott spoke with some representatives from the jewish federation of philadelphia about perez's legacy that comes up in our next half hour. >>> turning to the politics now, the race for the white house is running through philadelphia once again today. first lady, michelle obama, is in town, campaigning for hillary clinton at la salle university. you are looking live at the crowd waiting to hear mrs. obama speak. she is expected to lay out what is at stake and encourage voters to register before the october 11 and deadline. we'll stream the fi

nicholas wiley went before a judge to face charges of manslaughter. he was home alone with his son when the boy shot himself with his father's handgun. gray hall is live with more in perkasie. >> reporter: well jim the father turned himself in to police earlier today and we did not hear from him or his family nor his attorney. today the district attorney did all the talking. >> this is no accident. this was an unintentional death certainly, but if you leave a loaded gun out there for your 2-year-old son to grab and this is the result that is no accidents. >> strong words from the bucks county describe attorney as he described the criminal case against nick lag wiley charged in the death of his 2-year-old son benjamin. the toddler found the gun and pulled the trigger and died of his injuries. this happened at a home where wiley lived with relatives, the dad was alone with his son on the tragic day. wiley and benjamin was watching television in the living room and the 2-year-old went to watch a cartoon in his own room and then the dad heard a loud bang

state police tell us the only other person in the house with the toddler was which father, nicholas wiley. >> whether it was self-inflicted or not, that's for the investigation to determine. >> the boy's father was taken to the nearby state police barracks to be questioned. >>> now, to an update on the bus crash in delaware we brought you as breaking news at 5:00. sky force 10 over the scene on route 896 in bayer. eight people on the bus went to the hospital with minor injuries. a truck on a flatbed with the front end smashed in. no word on what caused the crash. >>> new at 6:00, a school controversy. a student got into the catholic school but the school does not want the student to attend. >> i didn't pinpoint that it was a gender dilemma until i cut my hair. >> reporter: until then, she, madeleine, or maddie her parents say, hid behind her hair. maddie figured out she felt more comfortable as a boy, a decision she shared with her parents in may. >> in the end, i couldn't not be myself anymore. >> reporter: the gender change came after being accepted for enrollment at camden catholic hig

. >> reporter: the little boy was home only with his father nicholas wiley late this morning when the gun went off. it's believed the child's mother lived here and work just across the street but abruptly moved out earlier this summer. also, living here the boy's grandparents who arrived home to get the tragic news. if the two-year-old did get a gun, neighbors want tongue why. >> there's no reason to have a gun anywhere that any child could get a hold of. we're not in, you know, the roughest area of philadelphia and even then you should not have gun at your bedside or anywhere that a child could get. >> reporter: now investigators are scheduled to be briefed at 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. they will then get some answers hopefully, lucy, this community will as well. >> all right, thank you very much, brad. just tragedy and. >>> also developing to night a lock down is now over at three local campuses after a student thought she heard gunshots. skyfox was over valley forge academy earlier tonight. you can see police cars parked in the lot. authorities locked down the academy cabrini

nicholas wiley of bucks county was charged with involuntary manslaughter. authorities say the little boy was playing way a gun belonging his father when it went off striking him in his chest. he's also been charged with reckless endangerment and end dangering the welfare of a. >>> police say a man killed by a septa train i was blind. it happened at the race and vine station. investigators tell "eyewitness news" the 53-year-old stumbled, hit a pole and fell on the southbound tracks. police have not released the victim's name. >>> executive director of the philadelphia parking authority steps downs amid sexual harassment allegations. vincent fenerty resigned today one day after he was suspended from his position. fenerty had been under fire since two sexual harassment claims surfaced. one in 2015, the other in 2006. he was suspended yesterday after the park authority board learned of the 2006 complaint. >>> for the first time since president obama took office, congress blocked one of his vetoes. law makers overturned the president's veto of a bill allowing fa

nicholas wiley of bucks county was charged with involuntary manslaughter. authorities say the little boy was playing way a gun belonging his father when it went off striking him in his chest. he's also been charged with reckless endangerment and end dangering the welfare of a. >>> police say a man killed by a septa train i was blind. it happened at the race and vine station. investigators tell "eyewitness news" the 53-year-old stumbled, hit a pole and fell on the southbound tracks. police have not released the victim's name. >>> executive director of the philadelphia parking authority steps downs amid sexual harassment allegations. vincent fenerty resigned today one day after he was suspended from his position. fenerty had been under fire since two sexual harassment claims surfaced. one in 2015, the other in 2006. he was suspended yesterday after the park authority board learned of the 2006 complaint. >>> for the first time since president obama took office, congress blocked one of his vetoes. law makers overturned the president's veto of a bill allowing fa

state police say the boy's father, nicholas wiley was the only other person in the house with the toddler at the time of the shooting. >> whether it was self-inflicted or not, that's a matter for an investigation to determine. >> the boy's father was taken to nearby state police barracks to be questioned. >>> bubble wrap is what likely triggered a lockdown at valley forge military academy. officials say an eastern university student in an apartment across the street from the academy reported hearing what she thought was the sound of gunshots yesterday even. police put valley forge military academy on lockdown. they didn't search victims or evidence of a shooting. they later determined the sound of popping bubble wrap is more than likely what the woman heard. >> we can laugh about it now. >> everything is now back to normal. >> it's good there was no imminent threat happening on the campus. >>> last week itt technical institute shut down its campuses across the country, claiming federal regulations put it out of business. the closure affected 35,000 students, including month than 4,000 in

nicholas wiley looked dazed as he left the district justice office in perkasie now criminally charged in the death of his two-year-old son benjam benjamin. bucks county diss trek attorney matthew weinstraub -- >> this is a terribly tragic death and the worst part about it, it was 11 head doctor% avoidable. >> reporter: state police and da's investigators say wiley and his young son were at his parents's home in milford township back on septembe september 12th when the toddler somehow got his hands on wiley's loaded handgun. the child apparently pulled the trigger and shot himself in the chest. benjamin was rushed to sane luke's hospital in quakertown where he died. >> there is some evidence that would suggest that little benjamin was at least comfortable with toy guns. perhaps if he saw this very real gun, this i policemen death available to him he would have known the difference. >> reporter: wiley stands charged with involuntary manslaughter endangering the welfare of a child and reckless endangerment some might describe as an accident. not so says the da. >> this was an unintention

. >> reporter: the toddler lived with his father nicholas wiley and paternal grandparents. the shooting occurred about 11 o'clock this morning and we're told the only other person inside the home at the time was his father. as of tonight though this case is being investigated as an accidental self inflicted shooting. but that raises the question, how did a two-year-old gain access to a loaded handgun. >> it's a question neighbors here are asking as well. >> loaded guns, you know what i mean, they should keep them locked up. children watch tv, you know, and they think it's a play gun or whatever and it happens. >> we're not, you know, in the roughest area of philadelphia and even then, you should not have a gun at your bedside or anywhere that a child could get but this area definitely not. >> reporter: to be clear the toddler's mother does not live here. she has been notified. the father nicholas while lee has been questioned but as of right now no charges have been filed. reporting live from milford township, bucks county, walter perez channel6 "action news." rick. >> walt

investigators say the boy's father nicholas wiley is cooperating with police. they've been combing the property for evidence. >> we'll go in and collect evidence in the house and crime scene examiners will process the scene and at that point determine what was in the house, what time of firearm it was. >> reporter: police say the two-year-old's grandparents own the home but weren't there at the time of the shooting. fox 29 cameras were rolling as they pulled up to the scene and learned the tragic news. >> it's he can treatmently difficult the fact the trooper on scene had a two-year-old and we all have children so something like this is that much more difficult. >> reporter: police say the two-year-old's mom lives out of state. managers here at this company nasg say she was actually living in that same house throughout the summer working for them full time. however, she left abruptly in july. reporting in milford township, i'm jennifer joyce fox 29 news. >>> investigators in bucks county are peacing together a double stabbing that left one man dead. it happened

he is silent as people bring nicholas wiley in to face a bucks county judge. it was on september 12 and nbc 10 was there as police investigated the shooting scene. nbc 10 was also there at the homeowners, when grand parents of wiley spoke with police. those grand parents said the 2-year-old liked to play with toy guns. >> there's ed to suggest that little benjamin was at least familiar with toy guns. history he had not had this symbol of death available to him, he would be alive. >> reporter: no buone commentedn the death of the 2-year-old boy. >> we told him, don't leave your guns out. >> that certainly would have contributed to the reckless behave error. >> and wiley turned himself in, he was released here without having to post any bail. investigators say they have seized the three gunsa he had possession of and he will be back in court in october. >>> the government's star witness in the bridgegate trial is still on the stand today. dade wild who's still on the stand in this case, said that governor christie wri -- christie's staff tried to purge democrat

. >> no comments from nicholas wiley and his family as he faces charges for the death of his son benjamin. he found a loaded gun and accidentally shot himself. >> this is a terribly tragic death and the worst part about of it is that it was 100% avoidable. wiley and benjamin were watching tv and the 2-year-old when to watch a cartoon in his own room and then the father heard a bang. the toddler never made it to his bedroom but stopped in his dad's room and found a loaded handgun and pulled the trigger. >> going to be serving a life sentence. regardless of what happens to him criminally. >> they warn people not to leave the guns out in the open. and 2-year-old benjamin loves toy guns, he had plenty of them and they looked real and they taught him how to properly use a pistol. young benjamin found the gun that he left in his nightstand, the toddler was pronounced dead at the hospital. >> there was an unintentional death certainly. but if you leave a gun out there for your 2-year-old son to grab and this is the result. that is no accident. >> back out live wiley facing a number of charges, i

. >> reporter: police say the toddler was home only with his father nicholas wiley late this morninghen the gun went off. it's believed the child's mother lived here and work across the street but abruptly moved out earlier this summer. also, living here the boy's grandparents who arrived home to get the tragic news. if the two-year-old did get a gun, neighbors want to know how. >> there's no reason to have a gun anywhere that any child could get a hold. we're not in, you know, the roughest area of philadelphia. even then, you should not have a gun at your bedside or anywhere that a child could get. >> loaded guns, you know what i mean, they should keep them locked up. children watch tv, you know, they think it's a play gun or whatever and it happens. >> reporter: neighbors tell fox 29 they weren't even aware two-year-old lived here. more questions than answers tonight. but as police continue to search for clues, their hearts are heavy no matter the circumstances. >> it's he can treatmently difficult in fact the trooper on scene, you know h a two-year-old and we all have children so

they say nicholas wiley's negligence led to the shooting death of benjamin austin smith earlier thispolice say wiley and his young son were at his pan's home in milford township when the toddler somehow got his hands on his father's loaded handgun. the child apparently pulled the trigger and shot himself in the chest. the district attorney says benjamin may have thought it was just a toy gun. >> this was an unintentional death certainly, but if you're going to leave a loaded gun out there for your little two-year-old son to grab and this is the result, that's no accident. >> authorities have charged wiley with involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child and reckless endangerment. he posted bail this afternoon. >> head of the ppa is out. spokesperson for the philadelphia parking authority tells fox 29 that vince fenerty the executive director of the ppa resigned. yesterday the authority's board suspended fenerty and the move came after claims of sexual harassment against him. the board planned to hold a vote to fire fenerty tomorrow but today they accepted his resi

state police say the boy's father, nicholas wiley was the only other person at the house at the timeshooting. the boy's father is being questioned by police. >>> bubble wrap is what likely triggered a lockdown at valley forge military academy. officials say an eastern university student in an apartment across the street from the valley forge military academy reported hearing what she thought was the sound of gun shots yesterday evening. police put valley forge military academy on lockdown as they searched the buildings, they didn't find victims or evidence of a shooting. they later determined the sound of popping bubble wrap is more than likely what the student heard. >>> 6:37. 64 degrees. right now septa slowdown, 18 repaired trains are pulled from service after a new defect is found. over the weekend, inspectors say they found a design problem with the newly designed cars. the rail cars will be repaired and put back in service sometime this week. 120 regional rail cars were pulled from service in july to fix a structural flaw that caused delays for commuters. septa says they'll hav