>>> a tragic fire in north philadelphia. this morning, three people are dead and two of them are children. we will have a live report from the scene. >>> you may be starting your day with sun now but clouds will creep in and rain is on the way tonight, and we will show you what is in store for the second full day of the holiday weekend. >>> remembering a philadelphia sports legend. we will show you how the phillies are marking the passing of jim bunning. >>> good morning, and welcome to "nbc10 news today." i am katy zachry, and it's 10:00 a.m. on the dot on this sunday. people heading out to the blue cross river rink summerfest will find a mix of sun and clouds today and fur out tonight, you may need the umbrella. let's get you straight over to meteorologist, krystal klei. >> temperatures are really bumping up nicely already. take a look at where we are. 73 degrees in philadelphia. the winds are now starting to shift the east flow we were expecting, you can see that, but it's a light wind. we are at 70 degrees in the suburbs

>>> we're following breaking news out of north philadelphia , one person is in the hospital with serious burns after a house fire, there. where this fire unfolded just a few hours ago. >>> a special memorial day concert takes place at america 's birthplace. who is on the program and special events taking place around our area. >>> president trump is back in washington after his first foreign trip we will look at where he is heading tomorrow. good good morning aim jan car bear owe. >>> sun today but rain is close this lets get to meteorologist matt peterson with the eyewitness weather forecast g sunday morning. rain will hold off until later in the day to get in those outdoor activities. >> we have been talking about that for the first hour. it looks like any afternoon plans you have, today, and during the daylight hours will not have any kind of problems. it will not affect your plan. now if you have anything going on later tonight or early in the day on memorial day, that is when you have to keep an eye on the sky but for right now taking a look at top of "eyewitness news" from sky scan

breaking news from north philadelphia. people died in a fire two of them children. >> intense flames ravaged two row homes on the 1700 block of north 6th street near montgomery avenue where "action news" reporter, bob brooks is gathering details this morning. good morning, bob. >> reporter: gray and in nydia,a horrible story and tragedy, the children 9 and 7 years, the woman who passed away, 52 years old. the smoke is thick in the area,

gunman who opened fire on a man in his car in north philadelphia. the 28-year-old victim is in the hospital with the bullet wound in the hip. he was shot while sitting in the passenger seat of a car in the 1400 block of west york street at 11:20 p.m. a bullet went into a home here, nobody was hurt. >>> philadelphia police are searching for the gunmen who opened fire on a group of people in strawberry mansion saturday night. nine people were hurt. >> we have report of a shooting multiple calls. >> 0 people were in the group singing and dancing. neighbors say they are streaming the getting together on facebook live. two victims are in critical condition. no arrests have been made. >>> a truck slammed into a building in delaware after it collided with another truck and then went partially into a wall on blue hen drive in newark. both drivers were taken to the hospital. the building stores chemicals, a horizon matt team was called -- a haz/mat team was called in to clean up something that spilled after the accident. >>> smoke bellowed from an office bui

this all played out at 23rd and hunt inning ton streets in north philadelphia. now the chaos from the scene reports indicate that there was a gathering or party outside when the shooter opened fire on that crowd. this was at 10:30 last night, at least eight people were shot, and taken to area hospitals. two are said to be listed in critical condition. >> at approximately 10:30 p.m., 22nd district officers responded to 911 call for report after shooting. they arrived on location, found several victims, and most of the victims were transported to area hospitals, of the victims, moles of the victims were placed in stable condition, two of the victims were placed in stable condition, two of the victims placed in critical condition. at this point we have no motive or suspects. >> reporter: but this morning, my sources are telling me this absolutely looks like a targeted attack, many victims raging in age from late teens to mid 20's, and at this point, police telling us that more than two dozen rounds were fired there, at 23rd and huntingdon streets, in north philadel

philadelphia in parts of south jersey. you can see it is on the move heading toward the northeast. the rain that you see north and west of philadelphia, not as intense, but enough to keep the roads wet. looks like we'll be in and out of that stuff as we go through the morning and into the first part of the afternoon. you can see additional rain well to the west of

a fast moving fire kills two children and a grandmother in north philadelphia. but how the fire started will come up next live report at 5:30. tracking down terrorists, a now round of rage today in the fight for justice in the deadly bombing at an ariana grande concert. >>> a special wreath laying ceremony at arlington cemetery in drexel hill, honorings men and women who died defending our country as well as the first mrp to be awarded the medal of honor. on the nbc 10 app we are paying tribute to local heroes who laid down their lives. you can read their story. >> president trump is also honoring our fallen heroes today. we laid a wreath at the tomb of unknown as the national arlington cemetery. he not aenl only paid tribute to those who gave lives but also the families they leave behind. >> on this memoryual day president trump honored those who serve and made the ultimate sacrifice for this country, laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. >> we pay tribute to the brave souls raised in gunfire, roared into battle and ran into hell to face down evil

smoke a fire from the north philadelphia row home and a child has died. >>> he has had two successful careers one on capitol hill but philly fans remember him on the pitchers mound this morning we will remember jim bunning and why he meant so much to philadelphia. >>> and america shows its true colors as it honors the fallen , this memorial day weekend. today is sunday may 28th, good morning everyone i'm jan carabao. lets get right over to meteorologist matt peterson with the eyewitness weather forecast, good sunday morning, matt, lot of sun on tap. >> especially in the morning we have seen plenty of it. we did have some fog in the area of the lehigh valley but never fun to wake up with the foggy weather but again we did have it. the good news it is already burning off, because of all that sunshine, and it makes things nicer here to begin the day. temperatures are slowly rising as well, just about an hour ago, i showed you our neighborhood network here from kutztown air there was at least a good amount of fog, at least a little bit of fog, i thought it was a good amount right along th

for now reporting live from north philadelphia annie mccormack for channel six "action news". walter and sarah, back to you. >>> now to the fire in the cities wynfield section where a couple and their adult son were killed this morning, we're told that couple was beloved by neighbors who say victim had been an active, positive part of the community for decade. "action news" reporter bob brooks has more. >> reporter: today we sadly watched as heart broken family and friend consoled each other and went inside this home trying to salvage anything they could. earlier this morning just before 5:00, it caught fire. it is located on diamond street in wynfield, police confirmed three of the four people inside were killed. >> beautiful, pillar of this community. i was going through my own stuff and she prayed. >> reporter: leslie washington says that woman who did went by miss annie, neighbors a victims are all family, a couple who have lived here for a very long time and their adult son. that couple was spending most of their lives to keep their neighborhood safe and to help others. >

breaking news from north philadelphia. three people died in a fire two of them children. >> intense flames ravaged two row homes on the 1700 block of north 6th street near montgomery avenue where "action news" reporter, bob brooks is gathering details this morning. good morning, bob. >> reporter: gray and in nydia,a horrible story and tragedy, the children 9 and 7 years, the woman who passed away, 52 years old. the smoke is thick in the area, it's hard for us to breathe where we are standings. i want to step out of the way i want to show everyone that's where the fatal fire happened contained in the two row homes which are destroyed. the problem with the fire, when crews got here, the flames were so intense and so big there's no way rescuers could get in there to save the victims. i want to bring up the video and show everyone this is north philadelphia, the 1700 block of north 6th street. this is what the fire is looking like at its peak. it was fully engulfed in its home. rescuers had to wait inside until they could get t

reporting live in north philadelphia, bob brooks channel 6 "action news." >> thank four that. >>> it was last sunday that three members of another philadelphia family were killed in a fire. the 5400 block of diamond street in the city's wynnfield section was the scene of that fatal fire. an 80-year-old man, his 70-year-old woman and their 30-year-old son died in the fire. we're told that home did not have working smoke detecters. >> 9:04 a.m. switching gears to the memorial day, mother nature did not dampen the fun for those of you down the shore, although it was chilly for folks who hit the sand yesterday. the action cam caught hardcore beachgoers snuggling up on their beach towels in ocean city. we found families enjoying ice cream cones along the boardwalk. there were others enjoying old fashioned video games. >>> a flag-draped coffin was carried down the street in wildwood yert as -- yesterday as part of the memorial day day -- memorial day parade. >> we have a great life because of of the sacrifice of all these young guys and women who did what they did so we could have what we h

more than a dozen bullets unloaded in a north philadelphia neighborhood.n the hospital, and that's where we are live following the investigation. >>> jury selection starts tomorrow in the bill crosby sex assault trial, and jurors will be chosen in pittsburgh and the trial set to begin next month in montgomery county. and the president will wrap up his visit to saudi arabia with a full day of meetings with muslim leaders and a much anticipated speech. >>> good morning. i apm rosemary connors. nine people were shot overnight and the crime scene stretched for a few blocks. and two of the victims are in critical can condition. >> you mentioned the two who are in critical condition a

. >>> also new from overnight, someone shot a man as he sat in a parked car in north philadelphia. here's a look at the crime scene along york street. police say a man walked up, fired several shots hitting the victim in the hip. bullets also hit a parked car and crashed through the window of a nearby home. no one else was hurt. police plan to look at nearby security footage for clues. >>> we're following several big stories happening today. >> jury selection begins in pittsburgh in bill cosby's sexual assault case. 12 jurors and six alternates will be chosen from a pool of several hundred people. pittsburgh was picked because cosby's defense team argued that they would have a difficult time finding an impartial jury in montgomery county. the trial is expected to begin in montgomery county once the jury is seated. la la ahead at 5:30, a closer look at the case and jury selection process. >>> also former county commissioner william spingler goes on trial for indecent assault. he's accused of attacking his mother-in-law who's 103 and lives in a nursing home. prosecutors said employee

>>> an early morning fire kills three in north philadelphia. fire officials are making to the community. >>> after a trip overseas, president trump is back in washington. just as the russian investigation heats up. chelsea? >> reporter: showers and storms move in. what does this mean >>> live from the cbs3 broadcast her center in philadelphia, this is cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> pouring out so much from the first floor >> on "eyewitness news" tragedy in north philadelphia. >> row home goes up in flames with a

the man was shot along the 1400 block every west york street in north philadelphia just before midnight last night. police now hope surveillance cameras can help them identify a suspect. >> staying in north philadelphia now, tazing incident involving philadelphia police have put a man in the hospital. investigators say, officers were responding to a domestic assault near 24th and clearfield around 6:00 last night. they say they used taser after the man became combative. they were unable to cuff him. police did revive him and rushed him to temple university hospital where he is now list in the critical condition. >>> and, lehigh county, police open fire killing suspect accused of robbing and shooting a pharmacy clerk in whitehall township. these are pictures from the intersection of 19th and green suspect reportedly rammed two police cars before they shot him. the incident started yesterday morning at the whitehall pharmacy on the 4,000 block every main street, pharmacy clerk is in critical condition. >> jury selection begins this morning, in the bill cosby sexual assault trial. because

three people are dead following a house fire in north philadelphia.e have a live look from burke street where that fire broke out shortly before 5:00 o'clock this morning along north sixth stre street. jennifer joyce is headed to the scene but she's had a chance to speak with authorities who were there investigating the fire. she joins us by phone with the very latest on what she found out. hi, jenn 92. >> reporter: good morning, lauren. we are hearing that this fire happened about two and a half hours ago around 4:30. we do know that by 4:45, firefighters were fully involved. there were reports of heavy fire shooting out of the home again this is north sixth street between burke and montgomery. what police are telling us right now is that it is a confirmed triple fatal, a nine-year-old boy was transported to hahnemann hospital where he died. firefighters once they got inside the home they did find a seven-year-old boy and a 52-year-old woman deceased inside the home. so we know fire crews are on scene. we have as you can see a live picture. we have a

. >>> and we're following more breaking news from north philadelphia.otal of nine people have been shot in a two block span of west huntington street. we're working to find out their conditions. we have a crew on the way to the scene and we'll bring you more details as we get them. next on nbc 10, a collision course on the tarmac. we'll tell you about the crash on an airport that sent eight people to the hospital. >>> president trump getting a royal reception on his first trip overseas. we'll tell you about a deal he just kwut a key ally. >>> and the union had a winning streak of their own to defend tonight. plus results of the preakness stake that was held this afternoon. find out if. i just saved a bunch of money on my car insurhuh. with geico. i should take a closer look at geico... geico can help with way more than car insurance. boats, homes, motorcycles... even umbrella coverage. this guy's gonna wish he brought his umbrella. fire at will! how'd you know the guy's name is will? yeah? it's an expression, ya know? fire at will? you never heard of th

philadelphia in parts of south jersey. you can see it is on the move heading toward the northeast. the rain that you see north and west of philadelphia, not as intense, but enough to keep the roads wet. looks like we'll be in and out of that stuff as we go through the morning and into the first part of the afternoon. you can see additional rain well to the west of washington. that's going to wrap through the region. philadelphia in a bit of a lull right now, roads damp, but steadier rain on the way in the morning. 56 in philadelphia. same thing in allentown. 5 in trenton. 57 in cape may. wind not all that strong adding to the moisture keep the clouds in place and helping the rain along. winds in the single digits. 55 degrees by 7:00 a.m. 60 by noon, 67 by 3:00 p.m., 68 around 4:00 p.m. sitting close to that at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. tonight. most of the rain tapering off in philadelphia during the early afternoon hours, but probably holding on in south jersey. may not end over by the shore until later this evening. guys when i step back we'll talk about milder temperatures coming a couple of opportunities fo

reporting from north philadelphia, i'm jennifer joyce, fox 29 news. >> fire department tells thaws they are planning a news conference on tuesday to discuss what happened with this fire. >>> let's talk politics james comey is expected to testify on capitol hill sometime this week. exact date has not yet been set but doug luzader reports from washington anticipation is running high. >> reporter: this may become he said, he said. we know that president trump and his now former fbi director james comey did have private meetings, even dinner together at the white house, and as early as this week, comey may come before the senate intelligence committee to say what he knows. >> we need to have director comey testify in full, open session before the u.s. senate so we can ask hard questions. this whole russia thing, there are a number of things we failed to get right in the way we handled them. >> reporter: did trump ask comey to drop investigation into possible collusion between the trump campaign and the kremlin? president says no, but if it happened, did comey refusal lead to his firing? rec

say man was trying at a high rate of speed when he hit those other vehicles. >>> now to the north philadelphia where police are investigating another shooting , this one happened just before 11:00 on the 1400 block of west york street, philadelphia police say that the victim a 28 year-old man was shot once in the hip, and he was taken to temple hospital and is expected to be okay. no word on an arrest this morning. >>> and how -- um-hmm, vice-president mike pence gives a commencement speech in his home state. >> you would think that he would have a great welcome. >> ceremony is already over? no. no, it is not over. it hasn't even begun. minute he gets up up to speak, many students walk out or turn their back on the vice-president. we will play part of his speech and how they reacted after the break. >> a small plane makes an emergency landing in west chester, the move the pilot made to avoid disaster. >> yeah. >>> he made an emergency landing in west chester. >> thankfully no one hurt and though call the landing perfect. pilot brought it down in the field after saying he was having problems wi

the ramps all come together here in the 295 north bound, crawling as you approaching the 42 freeway this will impact everybody coming in toward philadelphia, as well even if you are in the using the ramps to go north on 295 and then a truck fire on the new jersey turnpike just north of exit number three which is black horse pike. heavy rain in south jersey route 73 and cooper landing road, got your wipers working good watch for puddles and until we see daylight it is tough to see lane markers this morning. over in kingsessing 58th and wood land avenue an accident right on top of the trolley tracks here of the route 11 using shuttle buses between 58th and wood land over to the darby loop, karen and thomas, back to you. >>> we have another breaking story that we are following this morning out of lawn dale where a man rushed to the hospital after being shot in the head. police say shooting happened on the 600 block of singer street just after midnight. we do know victim a 29 year-old man is currently in critical condition at einstein , in arrests have been made so far. >>> new to north philadelphia where police are investigating another shoo

critical condition at einstein , no arrests have been made in this shooting. >>> also police from north philadelphia they are investigating a shooting, so this one happened just before 11:00 last evening on the 1400 block of west york street. philadelphia police say victim a 28 year-old man was shot once in the hip, and was taken to temple hospital and expect to be okay, no word on if there is a suspect in that shooting. >>> time right now 4:19. suspicious fire claims life of the pregnant woman it happened early sunday morning in north philadelphia. >> as our joyce evans reports investigators are trying to figure out how, and when, that victim died. >> reporter: crime scene unit and fire investigators went through the house searching for clues that might tell them exactly what set off the fire that burned out the second floor bedroom, where a pregnant woman was found, dead >> i smelled smoke. i'm like, i don't know but i looked that way, and i said not us. >> reporter: one of the renters here named reggie was finally allowed to go inside to get some personal items, including medications that he need

three people are dead following this house fire in north philadelphia. nbc10 news was on the scene, and flames broke out inside the three-story home before 5:00 this morning, at 4:45, and crews arrived and brought the fire under control but three pull did lose their lives in this fire. tap the nbc10 app for updates. >>> people down the shore today will be keeping a close eye on the weather as we enjoy the full second day of the holiday weekend. great shot behind you, randy. >> reporter: it's beautiful as the sun comes up over ocean city, new jersey, today. quick update, the memorial service for those who have fallen, tomorrow. it's a little chilly, too to actually go swimming but these beaches are expected to be quite crowded today. we have seen the heavy machinery going up and down the beaches grooming the sound. a lot of action already at 7:00 this morning on the pier, people going for a jog or bike ride. it's nice and crisp right now. the air is good to go out for a run if you are in this area. in the next hour or so we are expecting these businesses

reporting from north philadelphia, i'm jennifer joyce, fox 29 news. >> fire department tells us they are planning a news conference on tuesday in regard to this fire. >>> let's switch gears, to politics, president trump returning to washington d.c. after a nine day trip abroad taking to twit tore vent his frustration about recent leaks as well as his distrust in the media "fox news" correspondent kristin correspondent has a lot the week ahead. >> reporter: right now this white house is preparing to defend itself against a barrage of leaks and ongoing russia investigation to that end today president trump's private attorney, mark castle wittz responded here at the white house. he is a high powerednew york attorney known for being very aggressive and just been hired by president trum top represent him, in this investigation. behind the scenes, there is this building of a white house war room led by steve ban on but playing out in full view is president trump's ongoing war against leakers. he tweeted about it, four times today, here's one of them tweets whenever you see the word sources

reporting live at central detective's, jeanette reyes channel 6 "action news." >> a house fire in north philadelphia had firefighters hard at work overnight 1600 block of north 6th street. crews contain most of the damage to the upper floors. no report of injuries and no word on a cause. >>> philadelphia police say speed may have been a factor in the crash juniata section near i street at 8:30. a driver lost control and slammed into three other cars. the driver died at the scene. five other people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. >> time right now 5:38 a.m., jury selection begins today in pittsburgh for bill cosby's sexual assault trial. the judge in montgomery ordered the jury pool to come from allegheny county in an attempt to find a panel that was less composed to publicity. the jury will find whether cosby drugged and molested andrea constan back in 2004. cosby claims the contact was consensual. the trial is expected to start in norristown on june 5. >> another live picture from tel aviv, israel as we await the arriving of president trump. air force one is parked at airport. presi

the city was to move the department to a building it spent millions on in north philadelphia and now they said they reviewed the location and decided this one would be better. >> 400 north broad is will be headquarters for the philadelphia police, a reversal by the nutter administration to move it to 4601 market in west philadelphia into the former provident mutual insurance building. why north broad? officials say it makes more sense. >> we get 100,000 additional square feet in this building allowing us to corporate nor facilities. >> the sixth and ninth police districts will move here and fire and police districts will unify and the medical examiners office and toxicology lab will be housed here instead of various buildings around the city. >> the ability to have a central location -- >> the city already spent millions on the rehab of the other location. >> that needs to be done as the city did own the property to keep the property weather tight so it would not deteriorate or get water damage or anything like that. they will hold the current city headquarters including the county mo

police are still searching for the person who fired more than 25 shots into a group of people in north philadelphia last night. nine people were shot and one person was shot five times and tonight the community is confused as to why this happened. nbc 10's andrea cline-thomas is live in philadelphia where this took place and aundrea, you can still see the bullet holes. >> reporter: the group was just hanging had out here listening, dancing to music. they were even documenting it on social media and take a look at the back of this pickup truck. the victims told police that two men came up and started shooting. the scene was described as chaotic as people started running. at least 27 shots were fired according to police and some of the residents say they drove a few of the injured to the hospital before police arrived. in all nine people were shot. they ranged from 17 to 26 years old. a woman who we are not identifying says her cousin is one of the victims. she stopped by last night to say hello to the group just moments before the shooting happened. >> is there very much hate in the world that young

house fire in north philadelphia has sent one person to the hospital, fire fighters rushed to the househere on north sixth street in westmontmont avenue right around 4:45 this morning. the victims treated, rushed to hahnemann hospital, and no word yet on the extent of injuries, and "eyewitness news" crew is gathering information on this fire and we will have more for you in our next half an hour. >>> new this morning a man is dead after he was chased and gunned down in the cities wynfield section. the shooting happened at north wilton and heston street. the victim was rushed to the hospital. he was pronounced dead a short time later. investigators are searching for surveillance cameras in that area there is no word on a motive or no arrests. >>> an argument end in gunfire that send a man to the hospital. police say this shooting happened in the cities frankford section at torresdale avenue at bridge street. victim is expected to be okay, and at this time it is unclear what sparked that argument. >>> meanwhile new jersey authorities are investigating an accident after a pedestrian was hi

we're following developing news a pregnant woman was found dead after a suspicious fire in north philadelphia. >>> crews are trying to determine what caused a fire in wynnfield that killed three people. >>> those stories in a moment, but outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers. you're smiling. >> reporter: it's better this afternoon, gray, we have blue skies a couple of clouds approaching from the west, the high, thin clouds, generally speaking blue skies, very, very comfortable this afternoon. 70 in in philadelphia. allentown. 67 for reading and trenton. 68 in millville. 64 in dover. 66 in wilmington, cape may checking in at 60. that's the high for the day down at the jersey shore. you will start pulling back over the next couple of hours. temperatures will fall into the upper 50s by 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. as we push over to satellite and radar, you know what, guys if you can help me out here, i have problems with the clicker i can't advance this, we flip it over to satellite and radar you will notice clouds from the west, unfortunately this will not cooperate. there you go, all right

." >> pouring out so much from the first floor >> on "eyewitness news" tragedy in north philadelphia. >> row home goes up in flames with a family still inside. >>> i'm greg argos, natasha brown is off. tonight, we know that are a woman and two children were killed early this morning when that philadelphia home went up in flames. hours later, damage to the building is a somber reminder of what happened there. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh spoke with witnesses and neighbors who watched the fire burn. >> i look out the window and saw a big ball of fire. >> reporter: around 4:40, neighbors woke to had a home engulfed in flames in north philadelphia. >> like, an oil rig was burning or something. like huge flumes of smoke. >> two parents inside jumped to safety. >> fire officials have confirm three people have died in this blaze including one adult and two young children. >> sad. >> reporter: 30 philadelphia fire department vehicles and about 100 firefighters raced to the scene. >> when our companies arrived, there was fire coming out of every window. >> reporter: firefighters have be

. >> reporter: in 1994, shawn thomas was convicted of a murder of a north philadelphia man. he maintained his innocence in all the years and earlier walked out of prison a free man. now 43 years old. shawn thomas can't stop smiling. not only a free man, a super man according to the shirt worn for him by his nephew. >> you know, we just take stuff for granted >> thomas entered prison 24 years ago, serving at the state correctional facility where he was released late tuesday afternoon. >> how did you find a way to grow into man >> i studied, worked, kept my mind busy as far as my faith-wise. which is muslim. >> he wrote to those he felt could help him prove his innocence in the 1990 murder of a north philadelphia businessman, he was wrongly accused of. it took place while he and his mother were in court for an unrelated offense. >> i reached out >> when i saw shawn, i knew right away that it had merit because it just made sense. >> reporter: what he said made sense was the alibi and what didn't was that the log of that day was never presented in court >> they had to have some

. >>> shots ring out in north philadelphia, a man is wounded and home and cars are damaged. >> grab the umbrella it will be a soggy start to the workweek. >> let's find out how long you will need the umbrella david murphy has that and karen rogers a rainy commute not usually easy good morning. >> reporter: we're starting out wet on the terrace this morning, we have light misty drizzle. storm tracker 6 live double scan we have a line of heavy rain scooting off to the northeast going through burlington county and shifting out gloucester and camden county and affecting atlantic county. it's coming through cumberland county and cape may county. there's more on the other side of the baltimore, if you have drizzle or a lull in the rain there's more of that out to the west wrapping through washington and east of philadelphia this afternoon. 56 degrees in philadelphia, damp. 55 in wilmington. 56 in allentown. 58 degrees in cape may. roads still a little damp even in places where the active rain has shut off temporarily. the winds are not that strong, single digits off the ocean though adding mo

unloaded in a north philadelphia neighborhood. nine people in the hospital, and that's where we are live following the investigation. >>> jury selection starts tomorrow in the bill crosby sex assault trial, and jurors will be chosen in pittsburgh and the trial set to begin next month in montgomery county. and the president will wrap up his visit to saudi arabia with a full day of meetings with muslim leaders and a much anticipated speech. >>> good morning. i apm rosemary connors. nine people were shot overnight and the crime scene stretched for a few blocks. and two of the victims are in critical can condition. >> you mentioned the two who are in critical condition are being treated here at university hospital. police are not sure what the motive is. the shooting happened at 23rd and sergeant street, and this was a group of relatives that lived in the area and outside at the time and having a good time when the shots were fired at them. police think this could be one or two shooters that walked up to the victims and open fire. pol

shock and devastation in one north philadelphia community as neighbors light candles and remember the lives of three people a grandmother and two children killed in a weekend fire. the question remains tonight what started the deadly fire. thanks for joining us i'm iain page. >> i'm lucy noland. firefighters say it's just too early to tell but one family member says he has a theory. he's been talking with our own jeff cole live now in north philadelphia with this developing story. jeff? >> reporter: we hit him late morning as we arrived here today, lucy. now this three people died. this is the second deadly fire in as many weekends in philadelphia. and as we said, we met a relative mourning over the loss avenue loved one who wanted to us see this morning something that he found. late morning and 80-year-old paul gellery mourning deaths of his 52-year-old daughter and two young great-grandchildren says he has something he wants us to see. >> he walks us to what looks like a gas can pressed against the wall of the charred north sixth street three story. >> i never seen this can there be

. >> reporter: in 1994, shawn thomas was convicted of a murder of a north philadelphia man. he maintained his innocence in all the years and earlier walked out of prison a free man. now 43 years old. shawn thomas can't stop smiling. not only a free man, a super man according to the shirt worn for him by his nephew. >> you know, we just take stuff for granted >> thomas entered prison 24 years ago, serving at the state correctional facility where he was released late tuesday afternoon. >> how did you find a way to grow into man >> i studied, worked, kept my mind busy as far as my faith-wise. which is muslim. >> he wrote to those he felt could help him prove his innocence in the 1990 murder of a north philadelphia businessman, he was wrongly accused of. it took place while he and his mother were in court for an unrelated offense. >> i reached out >> when i saw shawn, i knew right away that it had merit because it just made sense. >> reporter: what he said made sense was the alibi and what didn't was that the log of that day was never presented in court >> they had to have some

we just learned a third person has died in a house fire in north philadelphia.ene at 6th street and montgomery avenue as it was breaking out. flames broke out inside the three-story home at 4:45 this morning and crews arrived and brought the fire under control, but, again, the new information is three people are dead as a result of the fire. the fire commissioner is about to give an update, and you can tap the nbc app and stay with us onair with updates concerning that. >>> and then facing myrrh charges in what appears to be a hate crime. police say it happened on friday when this man, jeremy crist chr, screams anti-muslim comments to girls, one was wearing a head scarf. two men were stabbed to death when they came to their aid, and another man was injured. >> two people lost their lives. two families now have an empty seat at the dinner table. >> i was so scared. >> he was saying something about america, and this is a free country. >> christian is being held without bail. he has an extensive criminal past and a history of hate speech. the deadly stabbings came

fox 29's sabina kuriakose joins us live at the scene in north philadelphia. sabina?porter: iain and lucy, behind me you can see the balloons and flowers that this family has left here they grieve the children and their grandmother and we pan over you can see the rubble of this charred out row home and i want to tell you in this rubble firefighters were able to find a little life that right now is bringing great comfort to this family. let's listen. >> rain sits heavy on the police tape the air is filled with the smell of ash. and everywhere there hangs a sense of loss and shock. >> this is the scene after an early morning fire gut add row home on the corner of north sixth and montgomery. killing nine-year-old prudence, seven-year-old dean, their 52-year-old grandmother monique. monday loved ones poured their broken hearts into a make shift memorial finding solace in what survived. a baby album, no cards from home school. >> note pictures she used to take to the zoo. taken him on nature walk. really sad to look at stuff like that. and know they're not here no more. >>

we're following new details in the death of a pregnant whoms body was found after a fire in north philadelphia. >> nbc 10 has spoken to the husband of the victim. kenneth love says his wife was in philadelphia testifying in the case against her ex-boyfriend. tavonia love once dated this man, anthony you eubanks. firefighters respond on sunday. >> everyone still in shock and disbelief about this. most of her friends that knew her recently knew that this could happen. they said stay away from him he'll kill you one day. >> detectives found eubanks by an apparent suicide. he was not charged before they found his body. >>> jury is set for bill cosby's sexual assault trial. of the 12 jurors chosen two are african-american. cosby's lawyers had accused the prosecution of trying to keep black people off the jury which is picked from a pool of people in allegheny county. the presiding judge disagreed. cosby talked about the jury picking process. >> i just want to be very specific about the wonderful people in allegheny county and i want to also thank the sheriff's department because they made everythin

witnesses who had tron lie and inspite of the fact that he couldn't have been involved in the north philadelphia killing because he was in a juvenile detention center at the time. >> they ain't want to believe it. the facts was there. they didn't want to see that. they want what they want. >> reporter: his attorney and the pennsylvania innocence project saw what other doctors not for eight years they worked the case until with the da' office now on board the conviction this morning was thrown out. >> he cep digging. kept writing, digging lookin log for missing pieces they didn't want to give us. >> the head of the pennsylvania innocence project says there are other innocent people locked up and the mix takes that led to sean's convict hold loss sense for the future. >> we find out how did the system go wrong? what happened in the system that was an error. >> what hurts the most serving twenty four years not being there when his grant parents passed way but his mother did see this day. >> i'm thankful that i'm here to really see him walk out that gate. >> that's all i wanted. >> reporter: pennsyl

. >> man is in critical condition after being shot in the back of the head in north philadelphia. >>e fate avenue new jersey father accused of killing his three-year-old son is now in the hands of the jury. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning, it's five 5:00 a.m. on this wednesday may 24th. >> a man is in critical condition after being shot execution style in north philadelphia. >> a jury could render a verdict today in the case of a new jersey father accused of killing his own young son. >> and new this morning, president trump is at the vatican and had a meeting with pope francis. >> first up let's find out about your weather and traffic. david and karen have that. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. starting out wet across most of the region. you can see storm tracker6 live double scan tracking rain coming from the west and there's a little bit of a lull in philadelphia but soon we'll start to get into this mostly light to moderate rain that

we'll have more tonight at 10:00 i'm joyce evans reporting live in north philadelphia, iain, back to you. >> thank you. >>> that was not not the only deadly fire in philadelphia. three people died in a house fire in philadelphia's wynnfield section. one of the victims is remembered as a woman who helped hold the community together. our jeffery joyce talked to devastated neighbors. >> she's a beautiful pillar of this community. >> reporter: neighborhood heart broken, people woke up to learn three long-time neighbors perished in an early morning house fire on the investigator00 block of diamond street. she lived next door and said she and others desperately tried to save them. >> i ran back in the house and i ran to the front and i hollering up and banging on the door and i'm hollering up to the window saying miss anne come out the window. >> police say the 70-year-old woman referred to by neighbors as anne and a 30-year-old man believed to be a grandson were found dead inside the home after the heavy smoke and fire cleared. the 84 husband was transported to a local hospital where he di

reporting from north philadelphia, bob brooks, channel six, "action news". >>> philadelphia police are investigating a double homicide, in the cities port richmond section. a man in his 50's and a woman inner 40's were killed. tonight investigators are trying to piece together exactly what happened. "action news" reporter christie ileto is live now at the scene, with the very latest details, christie? >> reporter: well, one of the victims was described as a generous god loving woman who was a foster mom who residents say was discovered dead in her home by one of her family members earlier this morning. >> it is just so sad to see that it was her. she was just really loved. it is a shame that this had to happen to her. >> reporter: this was not what residents were expecting to wake up to, this morning. >> we have two people found in the house. >> reporter: a flood of cop cars, yellow tape and flashing lights on the 1900 block of clear field street, residents learning a woman described as the most friendly of neighbors was executed, in her own home. >> if you are hungry, if you needed a

a pregnant woman's death in this north philadelphia neighborhood is hitting some hard. >> i'm shocked, like that is just awful. >> reporter: this woman lives on west susquehanna avenue a cross the street from the home on fire yesterday morning. she is still struggling to process after the fire was put out, authorities found the body of a 35 year-old woman here, who was five months pregnant. >> i have spoken to her, quite often. she seemed like a nice lady. she was very polite, all the of the time we have spoken, we always chat. >> reporter: fire marshall was trying to determine the cause of the fire that happened here while police investigate whether the woman was already dead before the fire started. the cloud of suspicion here coming after investigators say that the fire itself, seemed suspicious. >> somebody killed her because i thought that was really nice people i spoke to them all the time. >> reporter: and, while investigators say death of the pregnant woman is now suspicious her body found after the fire it is important to note that officials cannot call this a homicide quite

. >> and investigators are going through what's left of north philadelphia house to find out what started a fire that killed three people. the fire complained the lives of nine year old prudent figueroa, seven year old dean figueroa and their grandmother, 53 year old. roughly 100 firefighters returned to north sixth street and montgomery avenue, and fire commissioner adam teal now taking this opportunity to urge everyone to know more about fire safety. >> you know, our folks are making rescues, pro ticking property 24/7. it is the same time, we just, just cannot do this alone. i mean, we got to have help, and really, really are imploring everybody to take charge of your own buyer safety. >> and the red cross is helping the children's parent both of whom jump to safety. >> and tragedy during fleet week. elite navy sky diver killed during demonstration over the hudson river. happened in jersey city near liberty state park. elite team of four parachute jump terse called the leap frogs was performing a demonstration when one sky diver parachute failed to open. he landed in the water and he wa

a man was shot in the back of the head early this morning in north philadelphia.ts rang out on the 2700 block of north dover street around midnight. when investigators arrived they found the victim laying on the sidewalk. he was rushed to temple university hospital in that very critical condition. police continue their search for the shooter. >>> two people were stabbed in wilmington, delaware, this morning. it happened on the 1000 block of robin road at 4:00 a.m. police found a woman with a.m. self inflicted stab wound to the neck. then a man showed up at the elsmere fire station about a quarter of a mile away with multiple stab wounds. both victims were rushed to the hospital in serious condition. detectives are still trying piece together exactly what happened. >>> weeks of testimony in the case of of a south jersey dad charged with killing his three-year-old son has led to this. a jury of his peers will gather at camden county court to decide the fate of david creato. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live in camden to preview this first full day of del

and investigators trying to pinpoint what sparked a house fire that killed three people in north philadelphia. nine year old prudence figueroa, seven year old dean figueroa, and 54 year owned grantor grandmother died sunday morning, roughly 100 firefighters answered the call when flames swept through the home montgomery avenue. adam teal urging everyone to be vigilant about fire safety. >> our folks are making rescues, and protecting property 24/7. it is the same time, we just, just cannot do this alone. i mean, we got to have help. really, really are imploring everybody to take charge of your own fire safety. >> and the children's parent were able to jump top safe i the red cross is now assisting them. >>> and the red cross also helping another north philadelphia family after fire damaged their home, two story row home caught fire sunday afternoon on the 600 block of west annsbury street. firefighters had it under control in about three minute. no word on how the fire started. >> philadelphia police also trying to figure out what caused a car and dirt bike to crash in the city juniata park s

in north philadelphia, is a bone in a kuriakose, fox 29 news. >>> estimates are that one fifth of thefolks in philadelphia have served in the armed forces. and so on this memorial day chose zen 300 minute tree gathered on spring garden street in north philly for good food and fellowship. >> we have a wonderful church that come down to help out and provide the meal and give a worship service and lift them up to show them appreciation for what they've done for our country. >> chosen 300 ministries gives more than 150,000 meals to those in need in the philadelphia area every single year. >> all the memorial day is about honoring and respecting those who made the ultimate sacrifice it can be a difficult time for a lot of families. forced to remember lost loved ones today bill anderson talked to a man who after serving in world war ii is himself a living part of history. he's sharing it so we never forget the sacrifices that so many made for goodness sake. i can't remember where i put my toothbrush this morning. >> okay. >> but, you know, the things back really important to me, you know, t

also breaking, nine people were shot north philadelphia overnight.ice say a gunman opened fire on a crowd of 30 people who were hanging out listening to music and dancing. it happened in the 2200 block of huntington street around 10:45 last night. officers say a total of 27 bullets were fired. the victims are between the ages of 17 and 26. two are in critical condition. the others are stable. police are investigating the shooting. >>> now to our top stories. in south jersey, crews are getting the upper hand on a fire that's burning near the wharton state forest. it happened yesterday morning in shamong township, burlington county medford lakes fire department posted these images of the fire fight on facebook. flames have scorched roughly 30e threatened. investigators are looking into what caused that fire. >>> jury selection set to begin tomorrow in bill cosby' sexual assault trial. jury selection will happen in pittsburgh and once the jury is cedar, they will travel to montgomery county for the trial. the process is expected to take about two weeks.

no one was hurt in a fire that at this three-story house on north 6th street in north philadelphia. fire crews arrived around 2:00 this morning and everyone inside got out safely and we're working to find out how the fire started. >>> police are looking into a weekend shooting in north philadelphia that left nine people wounded, two of them critically. the gun fire broke out late saturday night on 23rd and sergeant street. family members were hanging out listening to music when two men walked up and opened fire and you can see where a spray of bullets shattered glass. neighbors drove the wounded to the hospital before police got there. >> by the time i got in my house the gun fire started and by the time i got back outside the police was already on the site. it makes me feel like we really have this evil lurking in the midst of us. >> the victim range from 16 to 26 years old. police hope they can track down those shooters. >>> the death of a pregnant woman at the scene of a fire upon her body was discovered on susquehanna avenue yesterday morning. fire officials are calling the fire