chopper 6 over north penn after the fire broke out. nearly 3,000 students and faculty quickly evacuated. >> everyone didn't know what was going on. like there are so many of us. >> a little crazy. >> yeah, very crazy. >> fire officials say it broke out on a banned storage area where band equipment are stored. >> our crews found fire above the dropped ceiling in the store among area. >> above where the lights are. >> yes. >> there three rooms, store among, choir and band and a classroom. >> and there are lockers in there are student instruments and other things. some trophies damaged. >> because heavy smoke lingered through much of the school complex students were ultimately sent home for the day. >> were you allowed to go back in to get your stuff. >> no, not allowed back in. >> my backpack was there and i had to call my mom to get my spare car key so i could get my car. >> students have finals in a few days, but it turns out that this will go on as planned. the cause of the fire is under investigation by the state fire marshal's offic

chopper 6 hd is back over the scene of north penn high school. where firefighters continue to fight a blaze that apparently ignited inside of a closet in the school and a second alarm was struck. the fire is not yet under control, and the entire student body evacuates are waiting and taken to the soccer field they are waiting while school officials try to find transportation to get the students home safely. so the school evacuated and fire crews are on the scene fighting a fire at north pen high school in montgomery county. no injuries but we'll follow this breaking news story for you and bring you the latest as we get more information. >>> the month of may is daisy days at the hospital of philadelphia. our own karen rogers shares the story of a local student getting the chance of a lifetime thanks to chop and the eagles. >> it all comes naturally to james -- >> oh man -- >> whether it's breaking down his favorite sport or meeting his favorite players. >> i love people. that is how i am. >> his optimistic outlook was a blessing when he was diagno

west chester and springfield area high are loaning instruments to north penn's band.last week, the montgomery county high school's bands' instruments were severely damaged in an arson. authorities say a student set the fire in the band storage area. that student was arrested and charged with multiple felonies. >>> and tap on the nbc 10 app for help making your memorial day plans. we'll tell you about changes or cancellations to local event. check out the first alert weather forecast and get traffic updates while you're there. >>> 5:07 this morning. an outpouring of support for a police officer who was hurt in a hit and run accident. it was the same time and place where a car struck officer gary miller last week. they then made the run to the hospital where miller's wife met them. >> we're all runners. we all sweat together. our muscles burn together. we're all -- we're a strong community. >> he's still in a lot of pain but thank god i still have him. >> philadelphia police recovered the car involved in the hit and run. they're still looking to make an arrest. >>> a ro

north penn canceled all after school and evening activities and building was evacuated. fire fighters controlled the fire quickly and there were no injuries. >>> wildcats are heading to the white house, president obama welcomed jay wright and national champion villanova mens basketball team on tuesday, who could forget the their buzzer beater victory last month. white house made special mention of the teams efforts to give back to their community. >>> coming up next on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" a close call for some fire fighters, see terrifying moments when they narrowly avoided a big explosion. >>> a big tweak from twitter, how you can squeeze a few more characters in your tweets. >>> and funny >>> new this morning killed in the hail of gunfire man is murdered in the parking lot, key item that is missing from the crime scene. >>> this is not good. >>> stunning video as tornadoes carve path of destruction through the midwest and threat of more severe wet ter day. we will show you damage left behind by several twisters. >>> and drinking water worries in some local neighbor

north penn officials say the school has been properly ventilated and is now safe for students. >> newction news" the tredyffrin township police department released surveillance pictures of a suspect in a strong arm robbery. it happened on thursday night. police say a blue car with two men inside pulled up to a woman in a parking lot 67891 of the men grabbed the victim's purse as the vehicle sped away. police say one of the men tried to use the victim's credit cards at a wegmans and target in malvern. >> mr. cosby do you have anything to say to your fans? do you have anything to say to those kids that loved you all those years. >> bill cosby left a norristown courtroom yesterday after learning he will stand trial for sexual assault. bill cosby is accused of drugging and molesting andrea constand. it's the only criminal case lodged against the 78-year-old comedian amid dozens of accusations that he molested women. no trial date has been set and lawyers are expected to spend months arguing over what evidence can be used at trial. >> happening today, president obama heads to japan for the

instruments are being loaned to the north penn's band.the montgomery county high school bands instruments were severely damaged in an arson. authorities say a student set the fire in the band storage area. that student was arrested and charged with multiple felonies. >>> a rodeo performer is dead after being thrown from his horse and trampled at a show in salem county. 19-year-old coy lutz of central pennsylvania was injured in front of thousands of spectate spectators. it happened saturday night at the cowtown rodeo in pilesgrove. you're looking at video moments before the horse threw him. he was rushed to the hospital where he later died from injuries. >>> support off and running for septa police officer who was hurt in a hit and run last week. a group of about two dozen runners gathered yesterday at roland avenue and chippendale street in northeast philadelphia. it was the same time and place where a car struck officer gary miller last week. they then made the run to the hospital where his wife met them. >> beer a strong community. >>

. >> 3,000 staff and students evacuated now police say it was a teenager who started a fire at north pennh school. the flames started in the band storage room. >> it damaged a loft musical instruments. fox 29's joanne pileggi spoke with members of the band she's life in the newsroom tonight. sad story, joanne. >> reporter: it is, chris, dawn, eighths case where hope community out reach hard work and goodwill prevail in a difficult situation. that fire at the high school this week called extensive damage in the music room and nearly all of the instruments were damaged. but somehow they pulled it together and the band will play at lansdowne memorial day para parade. ♪ >> reporter: working on borrowed time and putting together an assembly of borrowed instruments to try to prepare for the final performance of the school year, that's what they have to do at north penn high school. >> no matter how it sounds or looks, i think it will be great. it's about the heart we put night. >> reporter: it was tuesday, this week h a fire erupted at the sprawling 3,000 student high school in montgomery count

firefighters were called to north penn high school at 11:30 this morning. dispatchers say the flames started in a closet and the situation went to two alarms before being brought under control. students were evacuated to the soccer field before being senhome early. school officials are still assessing the extent of the damage. no one is allowed to go back inside until the building is aired out and inspected. an industrial accident in ardmore sent a worker to the hospital this afternoon. the incident happened at 3:00 at east county line road and bittle street. the man was working in a truck that lifts try wall into buildings. the worker was shocked when part of the truck came in contact with a high tension wire. there is no word yet on the victim's condition. the driver involved in a deadly hit and run in northeast philadelphia has turned himself in. it happened at cotman and bustleton, at 12:30 this morning. that is when they said the driver plowed into a bus stop killing 50-year-old molina, the driver ran away leaving his car behind. he is not yet charged

." >>> we are following breaking news in montgomery county where the students of north penn high school are sent home early for the day because of a fire on campus. the fire struck two alarms at noon time and onlies decided to send all the students home. the fire began in a closet that is reportedly under control and no reports of injuries but the cause of the blaze is still unknown. >>> turning to the forecast we have a nice day today, warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine and it looks like pop-up storms shouldn't be a problem. at least for now as we look outside at sky 6 hd showing you the ben franklin bridge, perhaps lunch outside. and get ready in the coming days it will feel a lot like summer as we get closer to a holiday weekend. david murphy joins us on the terrace with the details from accuweather. >> the terrace has nice tables and i have coworkers enjoying lunch out here right now. we have cloud cover building in over the last couple of hours, you can see how we are in and out and the sun broke out a half hour ago. of course the farther east you go the better chance of clou

north penn officials say the school has been properly ventilated and that it is safe for students. >> borough counsel enacted a ban on all rooftop activity except for maintenance and this ban comes a few days after a penn state student died after spending time with friends on a roof in state college. the coroner says she grabbed for a high voltage wire and was electrocuted before falling from that roof. the rooftop ban will go into effect in kutztown in the fall. if you're caught on a rooftop after there you could face fines of up to $600. >> 6:36. bill cosby will stand trial in montgomery county on charges he sexually assaulted a former temple university employee. this is the only criminal case that has been lodged at cosby amid the dozens of accusations that the comedian drugged and then molested women. andrea constand claims she was molested at cosby's home in 2004. parts of her police statements were read in court but constand did not appear. no trial date has been set. cosby has not entered a plea since his december 30th arrest in the case. he is free on $1 million bail. >> happe

. >>> a high school student now been charged in the aftermath of a fire here at north penn high school earlier in the week. a student is now in custody charged with several felonies. the fire damaged several classrooms tuesday, and 3,000 students e evacuated safely and sent home early because of the fire. >>> signed, sealed, and delivered, a done deal atlantic city does not run out of money. the governor signed a rescue bill into law. just yesterday, lawmakers approved the package to give atlantic city five months to get a plan to balance the budget. ac's mayor says this is great news for the resort town after more than six months of bickering. >>> to decision 2016 now. a donald trump says he wants marco rubio to run again for the senate. you may recall in the republican primary season, he called him little marco and said the people of florida couldn't stand him. rubio says he's unlikely to reconsider the plans to retire from the senate. meantime, trump was in fresno, california to speak to voters. many in the crowd were farmers saying they wanted to educate him on immigration labor an

we were over north penn high around noon today. students sent home early after the fire broke out in a maintenance room. no one was hurt here. >>> prosecutors are bringing the fattah family into the congressman' corruption trial in center city. today, an official from the university testified about fattah's son's unpaid debts to the university. fattah, jr. is serving time for a federal conviction on fraud charges. prosecutors say congressman fattah used campaign money to pay a consulting company, which then paid off his son's student loans. >>> if you live in one camden county town, police want you to be vigilant and watch your elderly neighbors because three women preyed on an older couple on pump branch road in winslow township. they talked their way inside saying they cared for them in a recent medical pointment. the women drove a white van with florida tags. >> we heard this before where there's one or two -- two or more people going into a house, and why they're distracted, somebody else goes through the house. >> police don't

chopper 3 is live over north penn high school where crews are battling a 2 alarm fire inside the building. student event been cleared from the building but we're told there are no injuries. the school district tells "eyewitness news", they haven't decided if they are closing for the day at this time. stay with "eyewitness news" for updates. >>> well, a new report finds out whether muscle cars are worthy of the name the insurance institute for high we safety tested 2016 models of the ford mustang, chevy camaro, dodge challenger, all three earned good rating for side impact and moderate overlap frontal crashes. the camaro was rated low for roof strength, while a challenger performed the worse. >> well, safety concerns over drones. police department in new york is experimenting with a very innovative way to keep illegal drones out of the skies. >> jonathan shows us the netherlands, using a bird, very familiar to americans. >> reporter: the dutch national police department's newest recruit have wings and an appetite for drones. hunter the bald eagle is the world's first bird trained to take d

. >>> a 17 year old student is facing several serious charges including arson for a fire in north penn high school on tuesday. students and staff were evacuated and school was dismissed for the day. the fire damaged a band storage area and several classrooms on the first floor. the cost for repairs is still being determined. >>> striking verizon workers could be back on the job by next week, they have a new contract, the company and its unions reached a tentative agreement on friday for a four year deal, about 39,000 verizon landline and cable employees have been on the picket line since april. sticking points including off shore call center jobs, job relocations and health care coverage. >>> this weekend is region celebrates those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, a major problem is holding up an effort to help veterans in philadelphia. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos helps to get that project moving. >> this is is what left of it. >> reporter: old adage in high school at seventh street and somerset in kensington could soon turn into this we are calling it edison 6

. >>> classes will start as usual today at north penn high school in montgomery county.dent, you have to be there by 7:21 a.m. chopper three was over the school just after a fire broke out yesterday morning. it started near school's ban room and fire fighters, controlled the situation quickly. never the less school was evacuated in after school activities canceled. there were no injuries. >>> heading to the shore, leave the smoke at home, new jersey senate and assembly are voting on a bill to restrict smoking on public beaches and ban them in parks. governor chris christie vetoed the bill two years ago, senate president steve sweeney a says measure will help keep beaches cleaner without cigarette butts in the sand. >>> we're expected to learn more about a horse adoption making national headlines. you may remember lily the lancaster county horse that was shot with dozens of paint balls and abandoned back in march? today comedian john stewart and his wife are officially a adopting her. tracie stewart is set to hold a news conference this afternoon and lily will live at ste

police say that fire started in the band storage room at north penn high school in towamencin township on tuesday. it forced 3,000 students and staff to evacuate and because the student charged is only 17, police are not releasing his identity. >>> a burglary is captured on surveillance video in south philadelphia. but the thieves didn't take cash or any type of valuables that you might expect. this happened early sunday morning. police say six men cut a lock on the back door at the e frank hopkins seafood market on the 3100 block of south third stre street. then they say they took several boxes of expensive seafood. that hall is worth $52,000 police say. so far no arrests or suspects. >>> philadelphia police are trying to track down the driver who hit and killed a man last night in the city's kensington section. that man identified by family and friends as 57-year-old elli leon. he had just dropped off patients to a drug and alcohol rehab center. that's when police say a car possibly a saab sedan hit him and just kept going. now, his community is devastated about the loss of their car

. >>> a 17-year-old student at north penn high school now faces arson related charges.n tuesday police say the juvenile started a fire in the high school band storage room. students and staff had to be evacuated and school was canceled. the building suffered sphere structural and smoke damage. the charges include multiple felonies and the student is being held at the montgomery county youth sent. >>> new at 11:00 supporting victims of child sex abuse and a law to help them get justice. they demonstrated outside saint charles borromeo seminary. they are urging catholic church leaders to support house bill 1947 it would extent the statute of limitations for child sex abe changes to the statute could bank rupp the archdiocese. >> striking verizon employees may be back on the job next week. the company and its unions reached an agreement in principle on a four-year contract. about 39,000 cable and land line employees in nine eastern states have been on strike since april. they had been working without a contract since last august and negotiating with the labor department fo

north penn officials say the school has been properly ventilated, that it is safe for students this morning>>> and new this morning, the kutztown borrow council enacted a ban on all rooftop activities except for maintenance and this ban comes just a few days after a penn state student died after spending time with friends on a roof in state college. the coroner says she grabbed for a high voltage wire and was electrocuted before she fell from the roof. the rooftop ban will go into effect in kutztown in the fall. if you're caught on a roof after then you could face fines up to $600. >> 5:36 and bill cosby will stand trial in montgomery county on charges he sexually assaulted a former temple university employee. this is the only criminal case that has been lodged at cosby amid the dozens of accusations that the comedian drugged and then molested women. andrea constand claims she was molested a the cosby's home in shelter nacheltenham in 2004. constand did not appear. cosby has not entered a plea since his december 30th arrest in the case. no trial date has been set. he is free on $1 million b

skyforce 10 was above the scene on north penn street in philadelphia's frankford neighborhood around 9:00 tonight. the child was not injured. police are calling it a domestic dispute. no word in anyone will face charges. >>> now to decision 2016 and victory for bernie sanders. he beat hillary clinton in tonight's democratic primary in west virginia. >> sanders' win isn't really improving the tough delegate math against him. still the vermont senator is vowing to fight on. tonight, he rallied voters in oregon ahead of their primary next tuesday. meanwhile, clinton needs just 17% of the delegates at stake in the remaining contests to win the nomination. she held a rally tonight here in kentucky. tomorrow, clinton will speak at camden county college and former president bill clinton will stump for his wife in mercer county thursday ahead of new jersey's primary on june 7th. >>> hillary clinton has a commanding lead in the delegate count but with bernie sanders still winning states in the primaries, some experts question whether the democrats could be headed for a contested convention. t

. >>> a 17-year-old student at north penn high school now faces arson related charges.n tuesday police say the juvenile started a fire in the high school band storage room. students and staff had to be evacuated and school was canceled. the building suffered sphere structural and smoke damage. the charges include multiple felonies and the student is being held at the montgomery county youth sent. >>> new at 11:00 supporting victims of child sex abuse and a law to help them get justice. they demonstrated outside saint charles borromeo seminary. they are urging catholic church leaders to support house bill 1947 it would extent the statute of limitations for child sex abuse cases. changes to the statute could bank rupp the archdiocese. >> striking verizon employees may be back on the job next week. the company and its unions reached an agreement in principle on a four-year contract. about 39,000 cable and land line employees in nine eastern states have been on strike since april. they had been working without a contract since last august and negotiating with the labor depa

. >>> a 17 year-old student is under arrest, charged with setting fire, to north penn high school earlier week. towamencin township police are not releasing his name since he is being held as a juvenile. the multi alarm fire broke out in the storage area the choir and band room and a theater classroom sustain significant damage. >>> a city council hearing called into question, whether the ppa is shortchanging the philadelphia a school district. a portion of the money from parking meters and red light camera tickets is supposed to go to the schools. those two revenue streams typically generate more than a hundred million-dollar a year but some council members are trying to figure out why ppa payments to the school district are going down, even after a parking rate height. state controlled ppa says those formulas are set by law. >>> pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane is losing another press secretary, her eighth, chuck ardo announce that had tuesday will be his final day on the job. he has been working since 2013, but he says he is leaving after handling what he calls an unfolding

a suspicion fire at north penn high school this week caused extensive damage in the music room and nearly awful the bands' 250 instruments were damaged. the band was schedule to play at the lansdale memorial day parade. news of the mishap spread quickly and another high school loan them more than 200 instruments. immediately after the fire happened i started to get texts from other teachers offering instruments. the community was overwhelming. this won't stop us. we will honor those who gave their lives for our country. they said it all. it won't stop them. the marching nights with their borrowed instruments will play at monday's he memorial day parade. police in tell minute son township have ammonsed the the 17 year old student was arrested and charged with the fire. it is 7:07. we also want to have a little bit of fun. it is a holiday weekend. so am people right now are going down the shore to enjoy it. brad satin is in atlantic city. brad, behind you looks good so far. how isette it down there? >>reporter: karen was saying a little bit of fun, i say a whole loft fun. yes, i is a big we

. >>> police are looking for a teenager accused of setting a fire at north penn high school. the 17-year-old student is charged with arson. the multi-alarm fire damaged a band room and theater classroom. students were sent home early because of the fire. >>> from our new jersey newsroom, the dies will continue to roll in atlantic city. new jersey governor, chris christie signed a package of bills that will keep the financially strapped city from running out of cash. atlantic city leaders have five months to balance the budget for the next five years. if they fail to do so, the state will be able to take over the city's finances. >>> verizon workers have put away the picket signs and preparing to head back to work. their 7 week strike has come to an end after the company and union reached a tentative deal for four year contract. 40,000 verizon employees in nine states and washington, d.c. could be back on the job as early as next week. >>> there's still more to you mean come on "action news" saturday morning, they are the iconic brands associated with sears. we'll tell you why

. >> flames, inside north penn high school sent kids home just afternoon.are hearing the fire started in a maintenance room. thankfully no one was hurt, the cause of the fire still under investigation. school officials say classes will give back to normal this morning. >> oh, they'll be back there. protest outside a donald trump rally in new mexico last night. it got violent. >> so demonstrators zink burning t-shirts, flags, even throwing them at police officer outside of the albuquerque convention center. also reports of battles and -- bottles and rocks being thrown. police responded by using pepper spray with the crowds, pushed down barricades, some officers hurt in the scuffle there. inside the rally, trump was interrupted repeatedly by shouting protesters. trump supporters responded with chants of builds that wall. >> man waiting for his bus, car crashes into him and kills him. we broke the story. we learned 50 year old alajo mal even a killed while at a bus stop. he work the overnight shift at warehouse and was on his way home when he was hit. >> we ha

a student is in custody in connection with that fire that happened at north penn high school. 3,000 students and staff had had to get out of the building on tuesday. fortunately, no one was hurt, but several classrooms were damaged. >>> new video into nbc 10 showing a deadly chain reaction crash in delaware. a driver heading south on route 1 captures this video here. look at this. wow. this happened just before 2:00 in the afternoon near route 42. you see several vehicles go flying in the crash. sky force 10 shows us the aftermath from the air. total of five vehicles involved here, one person died, and the accident prompted police to shutdown route 1 for hours. >>> new video of a man assaulted when he was just out walking his dog last weekend. police say ateen approached the man, asked him for the time, and he began punching him and knocked him to the ground before taking off. the victim was taken to the hospital with a broken nose. police say the suspect was with four other teenagers. if you recognize him, police do want to hear from you. >>> this just in late this afternoon, new jersey gov

. >>> north penn high school dismissed students early because of a fire on campus, the fire broke outear the school in the band room. officials tell "action news" they are assessing the damage and no one is allowed back inside of the building until it is inspected. >>> police in allentown says a man was found dead in his burning home. 47-year-old andrew dalrimple. the second floor of the house is badly damaged. they just ruled that the man took his own life. >> there is a new resource for crime victims in philadelphia. officials announced the details in kensington. the east division crime victim advocacy project will provide crisis counseling and legal services to spanish speaking residents, it's a partnership with the agency and the council of spanish speaking organizations. >> all right, i am keeping my eye on the little thing on the bottom of the screen. >> on the bug -- >> notching up 82 right now. >> it's funny i went out and you said upper 70s actually brian we hit 80 and then i look at the graphic and oh we hit 82. it's pretty warm out there. sky 6 hd taking a look at the cente

. >>> a north penn student is accused of setting a fire at that school earlier this week. they have now arrested a 17-year-old charged with arson. the fire broke out near the band room on tuesday. and student his to be sent home early because of it. staffers will be talking to the rest of the students about the seriousness of actions like that and they will ask parentses to do the same. >>> a late night stabbing at is the point breeze section left a man in critical condition. police say someone stabbed him in the neck on south 41st street. police are trying to figure out who attacked the man and why. >>> philadelphia police say they caught a man that they say was dealing heroin in newcastle county. they arrested the 27-year-old during a traffic stop on old capital trail in newcastle. they had been investigating him for two months and they searched his car and a building on the block and found more than 23 grams of heroin. they say they found 15 grams of crack. he is facing a long list of charges this afternoon when he could not post his bail. his car crashed right into the

. >> he's smiling, mike, again, he's 15 years old, sophomore at north penn high school and he's smiling has a smile right now. >> dom? >> who do we have coming up next? >> we we next have george, george is one of our sales associates back stage, we love him. george is representing what we would call our summer suit. so he's paired the khaki blazer back to a slack, highlighted by the oxford in brown, the huge trend for us this spring, into fall, so transition piece here, as well. then we love the pop of color that we're getting from george's tie. >> right. >> appropriate for any sort of event particularly a summer wedding. >> dom, what do you think about this look right here? >> that's a really really good look, the color blocking excellent, the printed tie is great, as always, and i got to say i love the shoes. i love the brown shoe on a man, looks so good. >> dom, what's color blocking? >> when you take large sections of solid colors in your garment, he is wearing tan jacket, navy blue panty believe. >> poppa color with the tie. >> exactly. >> george, george, here is a mold, he is actu

north penn will be able to march in the memborial day parade tomorrow. it suffered water and smoke damage after a student set a fire in the band storage area last tuesday. that student has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies. >>> a scare at an ohio zoo. a boy falls into the den of an adult male gorilla. the tough decision zoo workers made to save the young boy. >>> denied a diploma. why a high school class president was kept out of graduation ceremonies. >>> i'm tracking showers overnight downpours. i have more information on what to expect for your memorial day monday morning. details coming up on the other side of the break. you scratch my back, i'll scratch yours. you know what it means. so does pat toomey. toomey got rich working on wall street. then he got elected and kept working, for wall street. voting to let banks continue their risky practices. and supporting huge tax breaks for millionaires, but higher taxes on working families. no wonder he's gotten millions from wall street. pat toomey. right for wall street. wrong for pennsylva

thanks to a couple schools, north penn high school's marching ban will still get to play. t chester university and spring ford area high school are loaning instruments to penn's band. their instruments were severely damaged in an arson last week. authorities say a student set fire in the band storage area. that student was arrested and charged with multiple felonies. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a drenching rain overnight but now skies are starting to break a little bit. those clouds are thinning out. most of the day we'll be looking at cloudy skies. pretty good chance we'll see more showers in philadelphia. really likely at the shore and south jersey. there are heavy downpours overnight, moving to the northeast. moving through northern new jersey. scattered showers in the area. that's what we'll see during the day today. showers and a chance of a thunderstorm. at the shore, it's where we see steadier rainfall. light rain in cape may and sea isle city seeing light scattered showers. look at the steady rain along the

blamed for a fire at his high school earlier this week. 3,000 students and staff had to evacuate north penn high school on tuesday. nobody was hurt, but several classrooms were damaged. the student in custody will face criminal charges and discipline from the school district. >>> now to news from the delaware bureau. the spca shelter shuts down in weeks because of financial trouble. they are in debt. the news journal of women mington says they plan to sell the property and use the money from the sale to support its only other shelter in georgetown. officials say 20 employees will lose their jobs. >>> nbc 10 news at 5:00 helps you kick off the unofficial start of summer, and it's the third summer season since the sandy at the shore. what residents say about the dune replenishment piling up in prompt of their homes, plus, all new at 5:30, a good samaritan attacked while walking his dog. the ironic twist of the crime that has neighbors so concerned. hard to believe less than two months ago until the democratic national convention comes to philadelphia. fine out more about the people and busine

a fire inside north penn high school sent kids home early just afternoon today.e're hearing the fire started in a maintenance room. no one is hurt. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. school officials say classes will resume as normal tomorrow morning. ♪ >>> it was supposed to be 16 but he took it out for a joy ride racing downside streets even calling for take out food and it's all caught on camera. what did he the moment he realized the jig was. >> a local woman says she was kicked out of her kids class at the ymca. what she was doing that madame people so uncomfortable she says she was asked to leave. >> teenaged girl broke out in this huge brawl right in the middle of school. the boys jumped in. what happened next that landed nearly a dozen teens in handcuffs. >>> the joy and excitement for two parents to be quickly turns to fear for their unborn child. >> it was a big shock. >> i think both of us immediately shot to we're losing the baby. >> doctors find aware birth defect. the incredible efforts by chop that helped save their baby boy they

the triathlon is this saturday at north penn high school. >> wish him the best. >> all right.otball, hill basketball. >> okay. >> basketball kind of big. >> yes. if the ball today was big, too. >> sam bradford talked for the first time since he left camp and explains why he left and why he came back. and the sixers put the future of the three years of tanking in the tumble of ping-pong balls in the draft lottery and what pick they hav >> the fans they get excited with ping-pong balls these days. the sixers with the worst record this season had the best percentage of guesting the number one pick and it came down to the final two picks at one and two. >> the second pick will be made by the los angeles lakers. and that means that the number one pick in the 2016nba draft goes to the philadelphia 76ers. >> don't screw it up. hinkie is not here they won't screw it up. sixers would have gotten the lakers pick if that was out of the top three. but it wasn't. both the players will go one and two and they are forwards ben simmons one year at lsu and brandon engram out of duke also a one

this first grader finished all three legs of the competition at north penn high school, the swimming, biking, and the run, with a smile and dogged determination. shane has been training for this triathelon since march. he suffered a stroke at birth and has cerebral palsy, but his mom said he has never let that define who he is. and today was certainly proof of that. a big congratulations to shane , well done. >> it has been raining, skies have been gray across most of the area today. but these guys didn't let that keep them from taking up a game of crick net fairmount park. lots of activities going on today, a mid the rain, dave. >> rain mostly in the evening, so a lot of event in the morning were okay. >> yes. >> so we could pretty much divide the day in half. let's divide the seven day in half. first part dealing with what we have now, but you will like the end, big little change coming here, big change i should say. ultimate doppler, keeping an eye on the area, slowly filling in, becoming bit heavy at times, here specially right along 95 here, let's move through wilmington and work

flames inside north penn high school, sent kids home just afternoon. we're hearing a fire started in a maintenance room, thankfully, no one was hurt, the cause un investigation, school officials say classes will resume as normal this morning. >> confusion over grades in the central bucks school district. as parent really confused over how are kids doing in school? >> parent say the system in place right now deserves total f. dave kinchen live in doylestown with more on how parent are reacting, hi, dave? >> reporter: parent say that comings from the district to make some changes just doesn't go far enough. so they are not giving the ad minute straight ores an a in this case, because they say, this is not only confusing but it is just like other programs, grading systems across the philadelphia area that is confusing parents, this time, though, the confusion in the central bucks school district. parent say they used to know where their children stood with the traditional a, b, c letter grades, but they're gone now, in place, a standards-based system, for

. >> classes will start on time at north penn high school in lansdale montgomery county.s yesterday morning. chopper three over school just a after students made it outside, officials canceled all after school activities but everything is back to normal today. >>> protesters out of control outside a donald trump rally in new mexico they clashed with police while trump was campaigning in albuquerque. trump also had to deal demonstrators inn doors. >> reporter: this was a chaotic scene outside a trump rally in new mexico tuesday night. protesters went through barricade, some threw roxanne plastic bottles. others burn trump t-shirts. officers responded by firing pepper spray and smoke grenade. police lock down the albuquerque convention center, aftermath, shows smashed glass windows and doors. >> get them out of here, get them out. >> reporter: inside presumptive presidential nominee was interrupted repeatedly by demonstrators. >> this is so exciting, isn't it. >> reporter: it took several officers to drag this with man down steps and out of the arena trump said he expects t

. >>> also a tuesday fire brought crew toss north penn high school, we now know what started the flames. >>> calls from "eyewitness news" leads to a quick clean up in kensington, what was being hauled away and the project, that is going up in its place. >>> it is 6:00 o'clock and here's is what happening, the rush is on, the holiday weekend is here, and the roads are jammed, as people head down the shore, chopper three is live over the atlantic city expressway right at the entrance to the garden state parkway where you you can see, plenty of people, making their way, down the beach. it is a hot start to the holiday weekend, good evening, i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. we have team three coverage for you. we will check with kate bilo in a moment but first "eyewitness news" reporter cleve brian... >> reporter: jessica, i know at this hour there are thousands of people, sitting in their cars waiting to get where i am at the beach, today i was in sea isle and ocean city where people have been thrilled, about the start to the memorial day weekend. unofficial start to the summer w

students at north penn high school went home afternoon after a fire broke out inside aminess maintenance room. nobody is hurt. we don't know yet what started that fire. >>> developing story right now a man hit and killed in northeast philly. police say the victim was just waiting for a bus under septa canopy and suspect initially ran away from the scene. let's get right out to dawn timmeney who is live where the accident happened. dawn? >> reporter: well, iain, police say the driver did take off but turned himself in to police about seven hours or so after that deadly crash. they say they are not identifying him at this point until formal charges are filed. as for the victim, he was a family man who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> it's just a nightmare. i'm sorry. >> christie silva breaks down in tears outside her home on sauder street in north philadelphia. her husband 50-year-old was killed by a hit-and-run driver at 12:30 this morning as he waited under a canopy for a septa bus at cottman and bustleton avenues. >> it's just so difficult. i love you and i wish y

the triathlon is this saturday at north penn high school. >> wish him the best. >> all right.otball, hill basketball. >> okay. >> basketball kind of big. >> yes. if the ball today was big, too. >> sam bradford talked for the first time since he left camp and explains why he left and why he came back. and the sixers put the future of the three years of tanking in the tumble of ping-pong balls in the draft lottery and what pick they have. that will be coming up in sports. pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. flonase is the first and only nasal spray approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. more complete allergy relief. flonase. 6>1 changes everything. >> the fans they get excited with ping-pong balls these days. the sixers with the worst record thi

. >>> the triathlon this saturday at north penn high school. >> yeah hope he does well.ill. we're pulling for him. >> yup. >>> imagine a tractor trailer barreling towards you without a driver behind the wheel. >> that sounds frightening but that could be the future of commercial trucking if the california company gets its way. group of former google engineers who worked on the tech giant's self driving technology founded a new tech start yup called auto so these guys are serious. those designers say they can revolutionize the commercial trucking industry by safely auto mating big rigs they've released this video of what that might look like. they say this would eliminate the risks of driver exhaustion and the resulting mistakes that could happen during long halls but experts worry this idea could be right with problems. >> allowing the driver to sleep in the vehicle so you can just get a lot more out of that vehicle, but it's kind of like uber with i was ton muss vehicles. eventually we'll have a bunch of drivers out of work. >> auto has not said when the technology woul

. >>> no one was hurt in the fire a at north penn high school that forced district to cancel all afternoon and evening activities. chopper three over the campus in lansdale montgomery county. school was evacuated around 11:30 this morning due to a fire neared band room. fire fighters put out fire, student were dismissed for the day. district says an inspection will determine whether classes are canceled tomorrow. >>> a swat team was guns drawn searches a jet at los angeles international airport. take a closer look at the video now, law up force. swarmed this american eagle jet, which had just flown into lax from houston. nothing suspicious was found and threat made against that plane was deemed not credible. the passengers were then escorted off the plane. >>> person of interest is in custody in connection to a deadly hit and run crash in northeast philadelphia. it happened at a little after midnight at cottman and bustleton avenue. "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon is at the scene with the very latest on the investigation, rahel, good evening. >> reporter: ukee, good evening. phila

flames inside north penn high school sent kids home just after 12 p.m. now, we ' hearing the fire started in a maintenance room. thankfully no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is now under investigation. school officials say classes will resume as normal this morning. >> let's get to the top story. confusion over grades in the central bucks school district has parent really confused about their child's progress. >> first teaching them the new math, now figure out how they did the new math. what's in place currently deserves a f. what's a f mean? we'll go live to dave in doylestown. >> a, b, c, assisi as 123. apparently not. here in doylestown a complicated grading system much like the once popping up at school districts across the philadelphia region, this one here in central bucks, paren tell us that they used to know where their children stood when they had the traditional abc letter grades, but they're gone now, in their place, what's called standard space system, for example, parents say that their kids are getting a m for meeting standards, versu

. >> a 17 year old student at north penn high school now faces arson-related charges on tuesday, police say, the juvenile started a fire in high school's band storage room. students and staff were evacuated and the school day was canceled. the building suffered severe structural and smoke damage. the charges include multiple felonies and the student is being head at the montgomery county youth center. >> and historic moment at hero shima, coming up next on "eyewitness news". >> president obama honors the victims of the atomic bombing here in hiroshima. what the survivors say about the historic visit. i'm weijia jiang in japan with that story coming up. >> new study reignites the debate over the study of cell phones, i'm in los angeles with details coming up. >> and an amazing discovery, beneath a storm battered home in new jersey. what crews unearth when "eyewitness news" continues. we'll be right bacon supreme omelet breakfast sandwich, loaded with peppers, onions, and potatoes and topped with two slices of cherrywood-smoked bacon and cheese all on a freshly baked croissant. america ru

. >> reporter: police stood watch at the intersection of north and penn today after the verdict which was the epicenter of rioting in the wake of freddie gray's death. in 2015. >> are you anxious people may tear it up again? >> i'm praying they don't. i'm praying that they don't. you don't destroy your own. >> reporter: officer nero was acquitted on all charges, judge barry williams finding that on officers played a larger role in taking gray into custody. prosecutors argued nero participated in gray's arrest without asking colleagues for probable cause. prosecutors accused him of failing to seat belt gray into received fatal injuries during the ride. in the highly charged moments after the verdict, sheriff's deputies escorted nero's brother out of the courthouse. so not guilty for police officer edward nero. that is after a hung jury in the first trial in this case. it happened against officer william porter back in december. 0-2 for the prosecution in this case so far. reporting live from west baltimore, scott broom, wusa9. >> scott, thanks a lot for that. >>> next up is the driver

reporter: despite the anger at the courthouse, there was peace in the wake of the verdict at penn and north in west baltimore. the epicenter of the rioting, in the wake of gray's death. are you anxious things might get crazy again? >> i don't think so. i want peace. >> they ain't trying to change nothing. >> reporter: at nero's trial his defense lawyers bitterly complained the prosecution case amounted to try to criminalize wildly accepted every day police procedure. prosecutors argue nero chased gray without determining probable cause and failed to seat belt him in the transport van. billy murphy is the attorney for freddie gray's family. >> prosecuting, had the courage to go against public that nor should we ask for more than that. >> the whole darn system. >> reporter: and your message to the city then? >> reporter: so that is billy murphy, the attorney for the freddie gray family appealing for calm tonight and saying that family will respect this judge's decision. the president of baltimore's naacp says that the prosecutor here should continue forward with the other six prosecutions des

flames inside north penn high school sent kids home just afternoon, we're told, that the fire started in the maintenance room. >> classes will be back to normal this morning. >> scheduled for vote in the new jersey legislature, officials are expected to give final approval tomorrow, to a bill that was vetoed by governor chris christie in 2014. the bill would unable municipalities to set aside 15% of the beach, as a designated smoking area. but that would not apply to parks. supporters say the bill is a second -- way to keep secondhand smoke away from non-smokers and also children. >> really need to smoke at the beach? even though it looks like a giant ashtray. >> i never thought about it that way, a giant ashtray. >> 7 08. confusion over grades in a central bucks school district. >> why do we need the change a lot of par rent saying? parent say the system currently in place should i say this again? it is getting repetitive. >> you know how sometimes they do it the top left of the page, instead do over the entire page overall your work? >> well, now i'm just going going to throw it at