homicide detectives spent the evening searching for evidence at this overbrook home. and it didn't take long for them to find the murder weapon, a knife police say was used to kill the 82-year-old victim. >> suffered from two stab wounds, one above his eye and one to the back of his neck. >> reporter: in a tragic twist philadelphia police say the elderly man's own son is in custody. he was home when police arrived on scene and is now the only suspect. >> the 29-year-old son lives here with him. the two reside here. the 29-year-old son has been taken to our homicide division and is currently being investigated for this murder. >> very good people. it's a good family. it's a good family. it's just really sad, you know? >> reporter: neighbors can't believe the brutal murder happened to a family who lived on this block for as long as they can remember. they say the elderly man had recently become terminally ill. his family was caring for him. >> the doctors had given him five to six months to live. >> who has the audacity or who would do something like that to someone, i

on the 6700 block of lebanon avenue in overbrook. the victim was shot once and suffered injuries to arm and torso. he's in stable condition at presbyterian hospital. >> people living in west philadelphia were treated to a hot brunch this morning non profit group called young educated athletes served up all the breakfast staple for members of the community there and there were also giveaways and family activities at prime property management on 55 and chestnut. >> and much more to come on "action news" including ryan howard responding to report claiming he used performance enhancing drugs. and chip kelly addresses his job status. jeff skversky has that and more on sports when "action news" jeff skversky has that and more on sports when "action news" comes right sglvr i remember when baseball season entered we were hoping for good football season didn't pan out that way. >> let's go fliers. >> that's the next hope. >> eagles game against giants meaning meaningless. 7 years that's how long it's been sin the eagles lasts playoff win and

christie ileto is live in overbrook with more, christie. >> well, they used to play for the overbrook monarchs and one former coach told me he was soft spoken, full of joy and can't understand how his life was tragically cut short. >> sterp was shot in the head when his body was decision covered friday night by his family. violence of the 15-year-old are struggling to make sense of. >> gaveier was a great kid. it was so overwhelming to us. >> annie mccormick toes tone yos moore was a coach at the monarchs a recreational team. >> he was soft spoken, kind of tall tall and big for his age. >> family and friends are holding a vigil while they're working to piece together what happened from the time the teen left upper darby to the time his body was discovered inside this car two days after his family reported him missing. >> the father was on location prior to police arrival and sought boy in the backseat and identified him as his son and that's when 27 district police war called to the scene. >> upper darby police confirmed to "action news" stern was on probation stemming from assault in

she never even made it in the door at overbrook high school yesterday morning. the school climate manager flagged her for breaking the dress code. >> they said these were tights. which they're nowhere near tights. >> reporter: the girl was told to go home and change. she texted her mom and waited. >> when i got up there i banged on the door i said what's the problem? he said your daughter has on tights. i said she don't have on tights. there's pants. you can specifically see they're pants. you got zippers, you got pocke pockets. tights don't have pockets in them. >> reporter: her daughter has been wearing the pants all year long as part of her uniform. she was so upset her daughter got into trouble she reached out to us for help on our facebook page. when we contacted school officials they told us the dress code at overbrook actually bans all tight clothing a policy clearly not all parents know. selena says the focus should be on educating the kids not punishing them for what they are wearing. >> i was very upset. yes, i was, because if that was your child, how

no arrests. >>> then just minutes later another shooting close by also in the overbrook section. this wasn't one happened along the 6700 block of lebanon avenue just block away. a man shot in the ribs there. he is stable condition we don't know if they're related but may be invested as such >>> more gun violence whoever shot and killed a teenager in west philadelphia, it happened about 5:00 yesterday on the 800 block of north 44th street. according to every others the teen what is shot twice, medics rushed him to the hospital where he died. we don't know a motive or have a description of the charlotshoot. deadly tornados hit texas last evening. at least eight people were killed when heavy storms and tornados rip through the northern part of the state last night. the nash weather service says at least 11 tornados hit the dallas area alone last night. some people not affected by the storms are trying to band together to help people who can use it. >> came to help out. we heard they needed blankets, pillows some need place to stay, they got kids. >> you're just a block away. >> yes.

. >>> we could learn more on the brutal murder afternoon elderly man -- of an elderly man in the overbrook section of the city. the detectives are questioning the man's 29-year-old son who lived in the home on woodbine avenue. charges are pending. >>> rapper meek mill is due back in the courtroom for his latest parol hearing. violating parol in a 2009 gun case by changing his court-approval schedule. the judge is threatening to send him back to jail because he admitted a suspicious urine sample last week. niki minaj said she would make mill honor his parole requirement. >>> a catherine knott took the stand in her own defense, she said she never shouted slurs or threw a punch. several witnesses testified that is not true. if convicted she faces several years in prison. >>> the superintendent of the philadelphia school district said schools may be forced to shut down, because state lawmakers can't reach a budget daily. william hite sent a memo to staffers saying the schools could run out of money by the 29th. the state has been without a budget since june 30th. >>> philadelphia cab drivers w

she never even made it in the door at overbrook high school yesterday morning.imate manager flagged her for breaking the dress code. >> he said these were fights. which they're nowhere like tights. >> reporter: the girl was told to go home and change. she texted her mom and waited. >> when i got up there i banged on the door. i said, what's the problem? he said, your daughter has on tights. i said, she don't have on tights. they're pants. you can specifically see they're pants. you got zippers, you got pockets. tights don't have pockets in them. >> reporter: she says her daughter has been wearing the pants all year long as part of her uniform. she was so upset her daughter got into trouble, she reached out to us for help on our facebook page. when we cop tacked school officials, they told us the dress code at overbrook actually bans all tight clothing. a policy clearly not all parents know. selena says the focus should be on educating the kids not punishing them for what they're wearing. >> i was very upset. yes, i was, because if that was your when i would, how

that shooting someone shot a man on a front porch near 67th and lebanon in overbrook.far, there are no arrests in these or any of the four shootings in southwest philadelphia saturday night. including the killing of a teenager. >>> to south jersey now, a fire destroyed a vacant home in mt. laurel this morning. this picture sent to us by one of our viewers. you can see the heavy smoke as fire crews managed to get that fire on canterbury road under control. no word on what caused the fire. >>> a holy heist investigation in new jersey after a baby jesus statue was swiped from a nativity scene, the st. claire church in clifton passaic county. that statue is piestimated at a few hundred dollars but it's a crime that has the church talking. police are reviewing surveillance footage from surrounding businesses in the hopes of finding a suspect. >> people put

she never even made it in the door at overbrook high school yesterday morning.manager flagged her for for breaking the dress code. >> they said that these were tights, which they are no where near like tights. >> reporter: girl was told to go home and change. she texted her mom and waited. >> when i got there a banged on the door and said what is the problem. he said your daughter has on tights. i said they are pants. you can see they are pant. they have zippers, we have pockets. tights don't have pock nets them. >> reporter: she said her daughter has been wearing the pants all year long as part of her uniform. she was so upset her daughter got in trouble she reached out to us on our facebook page. when we contacted school officials they told us that the dress code at overbrook actually bans all tight clothing, a policy clearly not all parents no. salema it says focus should be on educating kid not punishing them for what they are wearing. >> i was very upset, yes, i was. if that was your child how would you feel? i send my daughter to school on time and here sh

. >> reporter: she says her daughter was told to go home and change from overbrook high where she's a sophomore because she was wearing tights. but she says her daughter has been wearing these pants all year long as part of her unifo uniform. >> i was very upset. yes, i was, because if that was your child, how would you feel? you know i send my daughter to school on time and here she go late and standing outside for two extra hours. >> reporter: her daughter missed class and got into trouble but what has her most angry is the person making that clothing just call was a man. >> why isn't a woman in the front that looking at these little girls? i feel like it shouldn't be no grown man looking at notice teenage girls to see if she has tights or pants on. that's the bottom line. >> reporter: school district officials say the rule there at overbrook is actuall actually nt clothes at all whether they are leggings or pants. that goes for both girls and boys. so no matter what you call them, maybe those would cross the line according to the school climate manager who does happen to be a man a

. >> family members and friends packed the park where stern played football for overbrook monday archs and posters and tee shirts are a snapshot of the person he once was. >> they called him mega tron. >> coach kennedy says he was one of the last to speak to him about making good decision before he disappeared he. >> when you talk to an individual and next thing you know he dies the things that went through your head like i could have done more. what didn't i do. >> and upper darby police confirmed to "action news" stern was on probation stemming from assault in march. city detectives say they have no motive or suspects and they have no idea what happened from the time he left the upper darby home until he was found in this car two days after they reported him missing. >> i pray we find who did this for my grandson he did not deserve this. ♪ now police are looking at surveillance isence footage from the area where xavier's body was discovered. anyone with information is asked to contact them. "channel 6 action news," sarah. >> thank you, christie. >> it's way a wild scene late last nig

nbc10 was on this scene on 67th street and lebanon avenue in overbrook. the victim in this case is listed in stable condition. we're working right now to find out if the two shootings are related. >>> we also have new information this morning on the shooting death of a teenager in west philadelphia. police tell us they have a good lead in solving this case. according to investigators, late yesterday a man got out of his car along 41st street and fired two shots. the teenage victim ran through an alley and collapsed and medics announced him dead at the hospital. the motive may have been a power struggle in the neighborhood. >> it's a horrible way of life for these young men to carry themselves the way they do, and a power struggle out here, what the allegations are, it's senseless. >> police did find surveillance video of the shooting and they tell us they are close to finding the gunman. >>> several high-profile athletes including peyton manning are denying allegations that they have been involved in a performance-enhancing drug ring. the film called "the

. >>> we could learn more today about the brutal murder of an elderly man in the overbrook section of philadelphia, the 82-year-old was founded inside of his home on woodbine avenue yesterday, police say he had stab wounds to his face and back of his head, and detectives are questioning the man's 29-year-old son who also lived in the house. >>> police are on the lookout for a female suspect that robbed the same gas station twice, this is surveillance photo of the woman, she an and unidentified man entered the shell trash inn and robbed the clerk at gun point and then the following night once again brandished as a gun and demands money, anybody that recognizes this woman is asked to call delaware state police. >>> in chester county, route 113 is closed after a nasty head-on crash here near web road in downingtown, chopper 6 hd was over the scene and one person was taken to the hospital and it's unclear how baddy they were hurt. >>> turning to politics now, most pundits did not declare donald trump the winner of this week's gop debate but that does not stop him from taking a victory lap

critical condition after he was struck in the neck, back and leg just before 11:00 along lead street in overbrook. and minutes after that shooting, someone shot a man on a front porch near 67th and lebanon in over brook. so far no arrests in these or any of the four shootings in southwest philadelphia last night, including the killing of a teenager. >>> fire engulfed a home in mt. laurel this morning. this picture was sent in by one of our nbc 10 viewers. and you could see the heavy smoke as fire crews manage to get the fire under control. no word on what caused the fire or if anyone was at home at the time. >>> well the schedule says there is one more game to play but for all intents and purposes the eagles' season is over. after running out to a 7-0 lead on the game's first possession, it was all downhill for the birds. like most of the season has gone. too many penalties and costly turnovered did them in. washington won the game and the division. and now they spoke about the head coach. >> why take a team and wear it down. but he got to go. >> sometimes i think you get a bad deal. i think he c

. >> new, philadelphia police are trying to figure out if two shootings in the city's overbrook section are connected. the first one happened after 11:00 p.m. on the 6700 block of lebanon avenue. police say a 24-year-old man was shot in the arm. he was taken to the hospital in stable condition. less than an hour later gunfire erupted on the 6700 block of lead street, police found a 15-year-old boy shot multiple times. he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. no arrests be have been made in either case. police are working to see if the shootings are related. >> crowds of people are hitting in the malls this weekend in search of the post christmas shopping deals. trish hartman spoke with the bargain hunters. >> reporter: for these sisters this is their christmas. >> my daughters didn't want anything until after christmas. >> reporter: customers flock to stores at the cherry hill mall including this buy one get one free sale. pandora was packed, too, people crammed into the store for the free charm give away or make exchangeses. for some the line was too much. >> i'll come back

. >>> police have arrested 29 year old victor in the victory of his murder in a overbrook home yesterday. officers responded to the 5700 block of woodbine avenue, wednesday afternoon, and found 82 year old solomon dead, after suffering multiple stab wound. police believe an argument led to the stabbing, and knife found inside the home, victor has been charged with murder. >>> still waiting for autopsy on ten month old child found dead in a philadelphia day care yesterday. baby girl found un response whiff her uncle arrived at the sister's childcare center on the 3500 block of germantown avenue. staff was performing cpr on the baby and the uncle rush her to the hospital where she died. according to state records, the facility has had more than 40 violations in the past two years. >> investigators are searching for the cause behind a fire that destroyed church in wilmington, and injured a firefighter. this is drone footage, from "eyewitness news" viewer. the fire broke out just before 7:00 last night, at the new jerusalem missionary church van defer evidence, reached two alarms before plac

that was just some of the sounds from the overbrook school for the blind winter star holiday concertight and performances given by encore singers and junior choir and soloists. definitely a picture worthy at a moment for loved ones tonight. >> the francis phil center was spreading cheer in north philadelphia. dozens of children were treated to a pizza party and short chat with you know who. at the end of event everybody with you know who. at the end of event everybody went home with a present the centers for medicare and medicaid services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3.500 hospitals. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com slash eastern. it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year

police are also working a case in the overbrook session of the city where an 82-year-old man was foundead inside of his home. they said the victim had stab wounds to his face and the back ever his head. detectives are questioning the man's 29-year-old son who also lives in the home on the 5700 block of woodbine avenue. >>> philadelphia police are probing the death of a 10-month-old girl at a daycare center today. detectives are interviewing workers at the sister's childcare center in the 3500 of germantown avenue in north philadelphia. parents came to pick up their children after hearing the news. one witness told "action news" she saw a mom emerge from the center holding what appeared to be a lifeless baby. the baby was pronounced dead at temple university hospital. >>> the authorities confirmed that the body found in a vacant home at the jersey shore monday was that of 15-year-old nicole angstadt. and that the teenager was a murder victim. cape may county prosecutors don't believe the killing was random. detectives uncovered other crimes against the victim and have arrested 32-year-o

that was jt some of the sounds from t overbrook school rhe blind winter star holiday concert tonight performances given by encore singers and nr choir and soloists. definitely a picture wthy at a moment for loved ones tonight. >> the francis phil center was spreadingheer in north philadelphia. dozens of children were treated to a pizza party and short chat with y know who. at the end of event everybody went home ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ with the card most accepted by top doctors and specialists, you have the compassion and security of blue cross. giving you the strength to drive forward. independence blue cross. live fearless. >> to say there are a few subnrots going into the ge would be. >> just a fe >> chip says look shade>> chip says look shady is not on the te. it was too pricey and agent didn't want to regotiate. mccoy does not want tshake chip kelly's hand we know th. and chip says he doesn't ple him. wow the gs' coach ct blames himself for fumbling trade. how about a very candid chip kelly tay. >> how hwas traded w not handled right and i said that before. i did not get an opportunity to t

both happened in overbrook saturday night. a 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was struck in the neck, back and leg. someone shot him along lead street near 67th street. a short time later someone shot a man on 67th street. so far no arrests. also, philadelphia police have not arrested anyone in the fourth shooting on saturday night. that included the deaths of a teenager. >> let's head to south jersey. investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that destroyed a vacant home in mount laurel yesterday morning. you saw that picture sent to us by one of our viewers, and here in the studio you can see the heavy smoke as crews got a handle on the smoke. >> searching for justice. this morning a philadelphia mother is asking for help to find the kids who attacked her 14-year-old son. nbc 10 spoke with jennifer and her son. simon tells us a group of about a dozen teens confronted her son and his cousin on saturday night. she says the teens asked the cousins if they knew another teen, when they told them no, two o

on the 6700 block of leeds street in philadelphia overbrook neighborhood when officers pulled up they found a 15-year-old shot three times. he's at the hospital in critical but stable condition. a half hour later a24-year-old man ended upshot at 67th street and leeds. the victim told police a silver suv drove by somebody called out a name. he said not him and drove off. when the victim came out of his home a little bit later, he says the same guy called out to him then shot him. he's in stable condition. no arrests as of yet in either shooting. >>> an ambulance on the side of the road surrounded by police. authorities say a woman stole it. what they say she did first that has paramedics on the run. >>> someone drove away with the trailer he kept outside his business inside something absolutely irreplaceable the last memories of his son who died for his country. the father's plea tonight to the thie thief. >> merry christmas. it's new year's >> three puffs for the homeless. what one group is hoping after it gives out thousands of joints >>> pile of bricks is now in front of this cam ho

29-year-old man is in custody tonight after police say he killed his elderly father inside their overbrookome. this happened on the 5700 block of woodbine avenue. police say the 82-year-old victim was found unresponsive with stab wounds to his face and neck. detectives arrested the vick tip's son after a brief investigation but no word tonight on what spark the violence. >> protesters take to the streets of baltimore following a mistrial for one of the six officers charged in the freddie gray case. tonight city officials are urging calm hoping to avoid repeat of last spring'sville length demonstrations. >> a couple dozen protesters marched through downtown baltimore after a judge declared a mistrial for william porter the first of six police officers facing charges for the death of freddie gray. demonstrations were mostly peaceful as hundreds of law enforcement officers brace for possible violence. at least two protesters were taken into custody despite the mayor's appeal for calm. >> we are prepared to respond. we will protect our residents. we will protect our neighborhoods. >> no justic

29-year-old man is in custody tonight after police say he killed his elderly father inside their overbrook home. this happened on the 5700 block of woodbine avenue. police say the 82-year-old victim was found unresponsive with stab wounds to his face and neck. detectives arrested the vick tip's son after a brief investigation but no word tonight on what spark the violence. >> protesters take to the streets of baltimore following a mistrial for one of the six officers charged in the freddie gray case. tonight city officials are urging calm hoping to avoid repeat of last spring'sville length demonstrations. >> a couple dozen protesters marched through downtown baltimore after a judge declared a mistrial for william porter the first of six police officers facing charges for the death of freddie gray. demonstrations were mostly peaceful as hundreds of law enforcement officers brace for possible violence. at least two protesters were taken into custody despite the mayor's appeal for calm. >> we are prepared to respond. we will protect our residents. we will protect our neighborhoods. >> no just

new in the overnight, philadelphia police are working two shooting scenes a half block apart in overbrook. a 15-year-old boy was shot on lead street. the 911 calls came in and he was rushed to penn presbyterian in critical condition. another boy was shot in the arm he is in stable condition. police have not made arrests and have not said if the shootings are connected. >> customers have until thursday to claim refunds for unauthorized messages. they have to pay $100 million for cramming and billing for texts likepes. >>> abc mary bruce is in washington with tips to save you on holiday deals. >> reporter: retailers are slashing prices eager to sell offry. >> 7 to shoppers will be hitting the stores. >> reporter: retailers will be selling winter clothes, like macy's winter coats are 350 to 60% off. designer clothes better average 49% off. it's a good time to stock up for next year. holiday swag steep discounts. gift cards reaching a 23450 peak a whopping $130 billion, now is a good time to cash in. >> we found gift cards are one of the most popular gifts. you don't have to pick a gift that'

more than 100 people came out to the monarch football field in overbrook carrying candles and balloonso honor 15-year-old xavier stern. someone found him inside a broken down will he couldn't town car on park avenue in north philadelphia on friday. and called police. officers say he had a gunshot wound to the head. detectives are still trying to figure out exactly what happened. >>> a scary situation at a pennsylvania wal*mart ended with one suspect dead. police say the man had two guns an machete when he walked into the wal*mart in east stroudsburg late last night. witnesses say he started threatening customers. police showed up and say they told him to drop the weapon. they say he refused even pointed the weapons at police. that's when they say they opened fire. he died at the hospital. no customers or officers are hurt. >>> 24-year-old man is recovering from injuries tonight after police say he was stabbed inside a popular manayunk bar. it happened around 1:00 this morning inside mad river on main street. according to investigators, two men punched the victim as he was walking in th

. >>> new overnight, philadelphia police are working two shooting scenes a half block apart in overbrook. a 15-year-old boy was shot on the 5700 block of leads street. the 911 calls came in around 11:50. he was rushed to penn presbyterian in critical condition. >>> a 24-year-old man was shot in the arm on the 6700 block of lebanon avenue. he is stable at penn presbyterian. police have not made an arrest or said the shootings are connected. >> time is running out for customers to get money back from verizon or sprinter to claim refunds for unauthorized third party messages. both companies agreed to pay $158 million for cramming for texts in sports scores and horoscopes. >> you don't want to leave that money on the table. >> tornados striking in the dallas area, there are deaths reported and damage is severe. >> new from the overnight a tractor trailer and car collide in montgomery county. and more new video, this one of a tour bus crash in san francisco. details coming in on what caused the wreck. >> reporter: eva we'll go from record highs this afternoon to the possibility of sleet for s

. >>> police are trying to figure out is the if two shootings blocks away in overbrook were elated affirm 15-year-old boy was shot and rushed to penn presbyterian in critical condition. 24-year-old man was shot in the arm. he is in stable condition. police have not made and you arrest or what sparked the shooting. >> police say an illegal turn led to a collision involving a fire truck. it happened at 11:30 in wilmington. the fire truck was returning from the call when it hit by an suv making the turn. nobody was hurt. >> a decision could come come tomorrow from pennsylvania governor tom wolf about the budget bill. he could sign it, or let it become law without his signature. he faces signing a budget that false short of everything he is seeking or risking more damage to schools and social services. some districts won't reopen if some state money doesn't come through. >> amtrak travel is up over this holiday weekend and a new safety system is in place. john rawlins went to wilmington to see how positive train control works. >> reporter: though we have a greenlight we are not moving we are

students from overbrook school for the blind were able to enjoy the holiday description with the help of audio description. the school's director says it helps students experience life in just ways. >> disability of mainstream light type activities is something that's very important to our students, so it's really wonderful to see things becoming accessible. >> for visitors who may be hard of hearing, comcast can provide closed captioning options so everyone can enjoy the holiday spectacular. >>> after some wig -- big wins, a lot of fans are back on the bandwag bandwagon. >> the sunday night football bus is in towns to help fans get hyped up. matt shows us the fun you can have inside. >> sunday night football this weekend on nbc and of course the sunday night football here in south philly where you can experience it. let's go on board and show you what they've got. pretty cool stuff. if you've been on the bus before, it's brand-new this year. the eagles gear is here. they're ready for philadelphia. alcouch, we've got a nice photo op here. we've got a mockup of a field on the floor as

students from the overbrook school from the blind got a narration of the show's visual elements. they toured comcast development lab a lot of fun for those kid. >>> what is quickest way to get off have of santa's naughty list. >> don't tell your parents you're jumping out of the airplane, as you do it while you skype them. that is coming up next, leslie. >>> cardinals offense the the best eagles will face this season? tell tell us. >>> plus a big scar in the stand, lebron james goes flying in the crowd and he crashes on to a top athlete's wife. those stories up next in sports. >>> australian man had a surprise with a simple skype call. >> take a look. >> unaudible. >> oh, no, the man called his parents just as he took the plunge, out of the plane, and his parents say it was all the way through the sky diving adventure. he landed fine. but look at mom's face. >> terrifying. >> they can't believe it. >> there he goes. >> merry christmas. >> thanks, mom and dad here's a heart attack. >> leslie joins us now with sports, eagles/cardinals. we have to get to him. >> we have to get to hi

detectives searched the overbrook home and found the knife used to murder the elderly man. the son was home when police arrived and took him into custody. neighbors say the victim had recently become terminally ill and his family was caring for him. a and philadelphia police are trying to determine how an infant died after being found unresponsive at her north philadelphia day care. police greeted parents who came to pick up their children at sisters child care center on germantown avenue. despite the director's attempts at cpr, the ten-month-old died at temple university hospital. detectives are calling the baby's death suspicious but haven't ruled out the possibility of a medical condition. >> they took spectacular care of my child so i don't know what happened. i'm not afraid to leave my son in their care at all. >> the day care had a provisional certificate of compliance after state inspectors found issues. sisters child care has since taken care of some of the problems and the state accepted the facility's plan to address lingering concerns. you can check your child's

detectives say they found the knife used to murder the elderly man inside his home in overbrook last night. neighbors say solomon was terminally ill and his family was caring for him. >>> lots of questions from the jury and a secret meeting in the courtroom. those are the two headlines today in the trial of a woman accused of assaulting a gay couple in center city, philadelphia. today is the second day of deliberations. kathryn knott facesing ing aggr assault and other charges. deanna durante is in the courtroom right now and sent us this report. >> reporter: the jury is deliberating for a second full day trying to determine if kathryn knott of bucks county was one of the people behind an assault on two men back in september 2014. the jury has come back with a number of questions. they've been read the crimes code when it pertains to conspiracy and recklessly endangering another person. they've also asked for statements that knott may have given to police back during the investigation. it was on september 11th, 2014, when two men were walking near 16th and chancellor and they were as

local teen shot to death in the car more than 100 people came out to the monarch football field in overbrookt night carrying candles and balloons to honor 15 year-old xavier stern some one found the teen inside a broken down lincoln town car in couple where land street in north philadelphia on friday and then called police. officers say he had a gunshot wound to the head. detective are still trying to figure out exactly what happened. >>> lauren, tait nor art hayward plans to announce new hand gun licensing legislation this morning. hayward will join community organizations and advocates the for a news conference around 10:00. they are expected to announce a proposal to require individual to obtain a firearms eligibility license prior to purchasing a handgun in pennsylvania. handgun license legislation is a direct response to the frequent gun violence across this state. >>> and the black bear hunt season has been extended, in new jersey. they can resume their hunts on wednesday. extended period last through saturday december 19th. the state's fish and wild life department made this decision

the first just before 11:00 saturday night on the 6700 block of leads street in philadelphia's overbrook neighborhood. when officers pulled up they found a 15 year-old shot three times. he is at the hospital in currently critical but stable condition. >>> and a half an hour later a 24 year-old man ended upshot at 67th street, and leads, also just right around the corner. victim told police a silver suv drove bias someone called out a name. he said he told them it wasn't him and then they drove off. when the victim came out later he said that the same guy called out to him and then shot him. he is in stable condition, no arrest as of yet, in either shooting. >>> it is 5:12 exactly. parts of the oklahoma they got to see severe weather, it is coming our way, when it will get here and what it will mean next. >>> wow, look at that, that is arkansas and that is a huge tornado, spotted right near the town of hampton. severe weather there ripping a across much of that southern part of that state yesterday. >> just about 30 minutes a away in beerden arkansas another witness, almost similar, pulle

more than 100 people gathered in overbrook last night to on nor 15-year-old xavier stern.ne found the teen inside a car on park avenue near comer land street on friday and called police. officers say he was shot in the head. he had been missing since november when he left his upper darby home after a family argument. >>> well north jersey state trooper gets a call he didn't expect and makes a surprised delivery on his way home from work. >> you probable knoll what we're talking about. two lakewood parents are rushing to the hospital on friday. they ended up pulling off to the side of the highway when they realized their baby girl wasn't going to wait any longer. the sergeant got the call jumped into action. >> usually it's tragedy out here and on the highways and we're lucky that this is a good one. it's good to bring life in. that's how i look at it. the baby being born and everybody is happy and healthy and to see the mother smiling with the baby. >> and that baby girl and her mom are doing just fine. so cute. look at that. >> we were just fine with the weather out there

both shootings happened in overbrook late saturday night. a 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was struck in the neck, back and leg. someone shot him along 67th street near meade street a short time later, someone shot a man on a front porch near lebanon avenue and 67th street. so far there are no arrests in these shootings. >>> also, police have not arrested anyone in the four shootings in southwest philly on saturday night that included the death of a teenager. >>> in south jersey, investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that destroyed vacant home in mount moral yesterday morning. take a look at this picture. it was sent to us by one of our viewers. you can see heavy smoke as crews got a handle on the flames on canterbury lane. >>> searching for justice, a philadelphia mother is asking for help to find the kids who attacked her 14-year-old son. nbc 10 spoke with jennifer simon and her son, whose identity we are not revealing. simon says her son and her cousin were confronted by a group of about a dozen teens in tac

police are trying to figure out if two shootings within an hour and on the same block in overbrook are related, the first, just before 11:00 saturday night on the 6700 block of leads street, when officers pulled up, they found a 15 year, and they found him shot three times. and, in stable condition. half an hour later, and, ended upshot, and same location, at lead street. the victim polled police a silver suv drove by and someone call out his name. owe said it wasn't him and then he drove off. when he drove off he said same guy called out to him and then shot him in stable condition. no arrest in either shooting. mike and karen. >> 6:07 on this monday morning. >>> well, aljazeera, a television network, under fire, questions now loom about its reporting linking, several top, well, high profile players including our own ryan howard, and several other big names including payton manning, for using ped's, performance enhancing drugs,. >> ped's. >> yes, latest on that scandal coming up. >>> plus also it was bad, it was ugly it was just so disappointing. here's the question who do you blame?

this is -- ♪ >> students from the overbrook school for the blind enjoyed the magic of the comcast holidayctacular. it was quite a show. special assist tiff technology provides audio description of the show's key visual elements. after the show the students visited comcast accessibility levels where it develops and tests new products for cut cuff mers with disabilities. >>> local students enjoy a holiday -- local students enjoy a... >> some philadelphia hospital workers, i'm sorry folks, philadelphia hospital workers -- >> let's go out to bob kelly. we've got a very kelly christmas going on out in ambler. bob what do you got out there, bob? >> reporter: hey, gang. good evening, everybody. we're coming to you live tonight from ambler off the butler pike and when i pulled up here and they turned the lights on, speechless. i'm just going to step aside and take a look at this here. let me my photographer brian do the work. 250,000 lights. i'm here with my man jay who helped put the whole light show up here. jay, when do you start putting the lights up? we put the first christmas lights up this

more than 100 people gathered in overbrook last night carrying balloons and candles to honor 15-year-old xavier stern. investigators say someone found the teen inside a broken down lincoln town car on park avenue near comer land street on frid friday. and called police. officers say he had a gunshot wound to the head. he had been missing since november when he left his upper darby home after a family argument. >>> bill cosby's firing back at accusors by suing some of them for defamation. attorneys for the comedian filed lawsuits against seven of his accusors today. the suits claim cosby did not drug or assault the defendants and say each of them maliciously and knowingly published false information. nearly 60 women have come forward to say that cosby assaulted them, cosby denies all the allegations and has not been criminally charged. >> happening right now u.s. led coalition making progress genesis ram lick state militants. that is according to president obama on missions in both iraq and syria. >> he's working to assure americans once again that we can win this fight. our joyce evans j

more than 100 people came out to the monarch football field in overbrook last night, carrying can also and balloons to honor 15 year-old xavier stern. someone found the teen inside of a broken down car, on park avenue, near cumberland street in north philadelphia a. this was on friday. and called police. officers say he had a gunshot wound to the head. detectives are still trying to piece together this one. >>> a new report this morning is revealing pretty disturbing details about labor. according to an investigation by the ap, human trafficking has turned thailand into one of the world's biggest had shrimp providers and that shrimp is being sold at wal-mart, whole food and olive garden and red lobster. many businesses tell the ap they are launching investigations of their own. meanwhile 2,000 trapped fisherman have been freed this year. >>> today marks the three years since the horrific shooting in sandy hook elementary school, in connecticut. three beers. >> now in the wake of the san bernardino massacre lawmakers want to stop these mass shooting from his happening. chris murphy has

. >>> police are trying to figure out if two shootings within an hour and on the same block in overbrook are related. but just before 11:00 on saturday night on the 6700 block of leads street. when officers pulled up they found a 15 year-old who was shot three times, he is at the hospital in critical but stable condition and then just about 30 minutes later a 24 year-old man ended upshot at the same location 67th and lead. a silver suv drove by and someone called out a name. he told them that it wasn't him and then they drove off but when victim came out later he said same guy called out to him and then shot him, he is also in stable condition, no arrests as of just yet, in either shooting, mike and karen, back to you. >>> bill. >> yes good thank you. >> absolutely. >>> 7:12. san diego a man falls to his death from a cliff, while taking picture. >> he was distract, and it turns out he was visiting california from indiana when he slipped and he fell 40 feet off of the rocks. it was his mom who said he fell while taking pictures and life guard say they saw this whole tragedy. they saw him

both shootings happened in overbrook late saturday night. someone shot him along lees street near 67th street. a short time later someone shot a man on a front porch near lebanon avenue and 67 street. so far, no arrest in these shootings. police have not arrested in the four shootings in southwest philadelphia on saturday night. i'm lauren mayk. now back to the "today" show. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> all right, everybody. it is funday monday, december 28th, and getting to the end of the year, and hope everybody had a merry christmas. >> and another one by conrad sewell. how about it. >> another one i have not heard of. and we will be counting down the top moments of 2015 >> and we will show you how the slim down and