skyfox live over two alarm fire in overbrook, on the 6400 block of lansdowne avenue. injuries have been reported, that's the good news, of course, we will continue to keep you updated as more information becomes available. you can see there, it is burning out of control we'll bring updates as soon as we get them in. after 7:00 is here, and after 20 years, we've got new music coming to you. they'll perform their new single let me know live on good day, coming up next. >> but first, your winning lottery numbers. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. michael hayden: if he governs consistent with some of the things he said as a candidate, i would be very frightened. gillian turner: he's been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our western european allies. max boot: this is not somebody who should be handed the nuclear codes. charles krauthammer: you have to ask yourself, do i want a person of that temperament controlling the nuclear codes? and as of now, i'd have to say no. [bill o'reilly sighs] >> breaking news to tell you about, skyfox

let's get over to anita oh, joins us near the scene in overbrook where firefighters placed four alarm fire under control just about an hour ago. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, brooke and jim. officials tell us though this fire is now under control, flames are still smoldering inside, and will still take several days before it is safe enough for investigators to get inside. take a look at the scene now. you can see smoke still billowing out of this church, more than 120 firefighters and officials have been on the scene this morning, trying to put out this blaze, and they're expected to remain here for the rest of the day, the pastor of good shepherd presbyterian church appears the 100 year old church is total lost after this four alarm fire gutted it this morning, and also collapsed part of this roof, but thankfully several people inside and two cats made it out safely. officials say the fire appears to have started in the basement, where there is a boiler, and the blaze also gutted the sanctuary, richard said he was on third floor taking a shower at the time. >> i couldn

reporting live in overbrook, bob brooks, "channel 6 action news." rick?> bob, thank you. >>> it's not fire but water causing a problem in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood right now. four homes and a pizza parlor are without water after a six-inch main broke. happened at about 6:30 here in the 1300 block of american street when the water started to fill up a large construction hole. the water department hopes to restore service sometime tomorrow morning and is handing out bottled water to those impacted. >>> lawmakers and health officials withhe epa met with residents in horsham township tonight with concerns that chemicals were found in the water supply. the contamination is believed to have come from the firefighting foam that was used at the willow grove naval air station. residents are affected. >>> this is what it looks like from space. hurricane gaston churning in the atlantic, one of several tropical systems that's raising the risk for rip currents along the eastern seaboard. meteorologist adam joseph is keeping an eye on it all. and adam, at

reporting live in overbrook, jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." rick. >> jeanette thank you. >>> we have ongoing coverage of the church fire right now on our 6abc app. there you can find the latest photos and videos from the scene also updates from our "action news" team on social media. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >>> there is a risk for rip currents over the next few days at the jersey shore. taking a live look at the beach in atlantic city where many are opting to stay out of the ocean tonight. tropical systems churning in the atlantic are causing bigger waves and that increased risk for rip currents. "action news" meteorologist adam joseph is live at the "action news" big board with more details from accuweather. adam. >> yeah, it is a tropical trio. we have trouble not only in the atlantic but also in the gulf of mexico. we have tropical depression number nine, number eight off of the carolinas and hurricane gaston just to the east of bermuda. we're going to focus our attention for the next several days on the two

nbc 10's monique braxton is live in overbrook. we know this fire was placed under control about a half-hour ago. you brought us that news live here on nbc 10. but there's still a lot of activity where you are on landsdown avenue. >> reporter: that's right. it took them about two hours to bring the blaze under control. the deputy fire commissioner tells us even though the blaze has been marked under control, they expect to be here in this neighborhood monitoring hot spots for several days, and that's because of the type of structure they're dealing with. moments ago we were updated. we now know at least 120 firefighters are on the scene here at good shepherd presbyterian church. we've also learned more than 30 pieces of apparatus are being used to fight the blaze on the ground and from above, including the ladder trucks that you see. we grabbed reverend adams, the minister of the church. >> my brother was in the basement. when the lights went out, he knew something untoward had happened. so he went around looking for what had happe

heavy smoke and flames poured from the overbrook church this morning. investigators aren't sure just what caused it. >>> drama at the philadelphia d.a.'s office. the girlfriend of district attorney seth williams is charged with slashing the tires on two city-owned vehicles. the incident happened in front of his house back in november, and now many want to know why the charges were just now filed. today williams announced the case has been passed to the delaware county d.a. to avoid a conflict of interest. >> actor and comedian gene wilder has died. best known for his role in wonkia. his nephew says he died from complications of alzheimer's disease. he was 38. >>> to our weather now and -- >> he was 83. >>> to our weather now and the heat wave keeps on rolling. temperatures creep up into the low 90s today. worded is that 90-degree temperatures will be sticking around, too. >> nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena par convenient joining us now. certain times of the year when all eyes are on the weather. the upcoming labor day weekend one of those times,

fox 29's brad sattin joining us from overbrook and brad, this is such a huge loss for so many people. >> reporter: yeah, for this entire community for sure. this fire for the most part is out. i'm going to step out of the way. they are still putting out hot spots hoses going in here at 65th and lansdowne. this church is historical dawn. it was destroyed a landmark in this community after this fire started around 9:00 o'clock this morning. smoke you could see for miles this entire neighborhood covered in chic white smoke for hours today. also/power outages. the good news here, despite a close call, no one was hurt. cell phone video captured this mesmerizing scene. what started as a fire in the church basement moved too fast for the 120 firefighters personnel to save a landmark and staple in overbrook. the good shepherd presbyterian church over 100 years old destroyed. rick clem was taking a shower in the building's third floor bathroom when the power went out. >> couldn't see down the hallway at all. , um, felt my way down and somehow ended up in the middle room and ended up finding th

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt was in overbrook where many came together tonight in prayer. >> reporter: standing feet from the routines of this beautiful 104-year-old church, dozens of members came out to reflect tuesday. >> the church is not the structure. the church is each and every one of us. >> reporter: good shepherd presbyterian church a staple since 1912 saw its demise after a fire began in the basement tore through the building. luckily no one was hurt >> the church does not open itself to the community is not a church that deserves to stay. >> reporter: what makes this unlike others in philadelphia is that good shepherd may be the name but five different congregations met here. their members represented in the crowd that gathered. young, old, black, white, gay, straight, all were welcome inside this building. >> whoever you are and if you want the a relationship with god you are welcome. >> reporter: it's open to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members >> we felt comfortable, safe, we were welcome. >> reporter: it was this man, good shepherd reverend two made

. >>> a four alarm fire destroyed a church in philadelphia's overbrook neighborhood. no one was hurt but that inferno took with it a hundred years of history. "eyewitness news" reporter a neat a oh joins us live near 65th and land down with this story, anita. >> reporter: jessica, fire officials say that blaze appears to have started in the basement and within minutes quickly spread to the rest of the church. let me step out of the way and show you damage to the building. it is a shell of what it was, part of the roof collapsed in, windows are shattered out. hours after these flames erupted crews remain on the scene pouring water in the building to put out flames still smoldering inside but thankfully two people inside at the time with two cats made it out alive. from about 100 years. >> this is a historic place. >> reporter: this church marked 65th and land down avenue in west philadelphia. monday morning, that piece of history went up in flames. >> it was bad. it was blazing. i mean shooting out. >> sanctuary is totally destroyed. >> reporter: members of the good sh

"eyewitness news" reporter trang do in overbrook park where the focus was in protecting the community>> reporter: over book park national night out part picnic, part rally, to encourage people to tack active role in their community. >> the more neighbors get involved, we can improve the neighborhood. >> the first time an officer meets a citizen shouldn't be on a crisis situation. it should be at a picnic or gathering like this. >> city officials sending the message that safe neighborhoods start in the home. >> sheriff deputies cast out free gun locks to anyone who wanted one. >> at least lock them up. make your home safe for your children. >> over the weekend, police say, a five year old boy in germantown accidentally shot himself in the hand. >> most gun accidents happen in the house in a mistake. to prevent mistakes we should have gun locks. >> congressman bob brady said he is working hard with his fellow democrats to get gun laws passed. 170 lawmakers on the house floor. >> we got the attention, we'll keep it up, keep doing it until we get decent gun control legislation. >> nationa

. >> a massive fire gutted their century old church in the overbrook neighborhood. more than 100 firefighters fought flames for hours yesterday morning at the good shepherd presbyterian church lansdowne. the famous landmark has been in this neighborhood since 1912, serving five congregations, and hundreds of parishioners. >> i mean, it is horrible. i can't put into words right now. >> you can imagine, some of the craftsman ship or the carpentry that went into it, the stained glass windows were originally until. all busted out. >> now, we are told no one was hurt in this fire. officials say wiring was likely the cause of it all, and it started in the church basement. >> another historic church this one near pittsburgh, will likely be demolished after parts of it roof collapsed. it happened in duquesne yesterday. authority blame heavy rains over the weekends were causing the damage. seventeen people were being housed at the church. luckily no one was hurt. >> pennsylvania lawmakers scheduled to vote on governor tom wolf's nominee to replace state attorney general kath

tonight it is still an active scene in the overbrook section. nbc 10's cydney long is joining us from the church who say they are just devastated. >> reporter: they are. more than 300 parishioners worshipped here for many generations, both in the presbyterian and baptist communities. it's where they attended sunday school, went to church, got married or said good-bye to loved ones, so today's fire is a tremendous loss. >> it's just very hard to see. >> reporter: parishoners and neighbors of good shepherd united presbyterian watched in horror as nearly unstoppable flames tore through the church from the basement to the rooftop. giant black smoke could be seen for miles. josephine mack was inside with her mother and got out safely and couldn't believe their eyes. >> just blew my mind the way the smoke was twirling and coming through the floor. i panicked and helped my mom get out. >> reporter: four people in all including a groundskeeper were rescued and now the 300 parishioners who prayed here each week in knock. >> reporter: sherry prayed with o

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt was in overbrook where many came together tonight in prayer. >> reporter: standing feet from the routines of this beautiful 104-year-old church, dozens of members came out to reflect tuesday. >> the church is not the structure. the church is each and every one of us. >> reporter: good shepherd presbyterian church a staple since 1912 saw its demise after a fire began in the basement tore through the building. luckily no one was hurt >> the church does not open itself to the community is not a church that deserves to stay. >> reporter: what makes this unlike others in philadelphia is that good shepherd may be the name but five different congregations met here. their members represented in the crowd that gathered. young, old, black, white, gay, straight, all were welcome inside this building. >> whoever you are and if you want the a relationship with god you are welcome. >> reporter: it's open to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members >> we felt comfortable, safe, we were welcome. >> reporter: it was this man, good shepherd reverend two made

a century old church is gutted by fire in philadelphia's overbrook neighborhood.rch leaders say they plan to rebuild. more than 100 firefighters fought flames for hours yesterday morning, at the good shepherd presbyterian church in lansdowne. famous landmark has been in this neighborhood since 1912, serving five congregations and hundreds of parishioners. >> i mean, just horrible. you can't really -- i can't put into words right now. >> but you can imagine some of the carpentry, crafts that went into it, the stained glass windows were original, all busted out. >> now, no one was hurt in this fire. officials say wiring was likely the cause, and it started in the church's basement. >> this morning, learning more about what happened the moment before a car ended up in a southwest philadelphia auto part store. chopper three was over the scene of the crash yesterday evening, near 70th and elmwood. police say they were chasing the driver of the car before it crashed. one person was taken to the hospital, but it is not clear why they were chasing the car to begin with. p

here's a live look at that scene in overbrook.ee blocks of lansdowne avenue are still closed to traffic. the fire started around 9:00 yesterday morning at the good shepherd presbyterian church. the building known as the church on the hill stood here for a century. it was home to fiveç congregations. black smoke could be seen for miles. josephine mack and her mother were able to get out of the church safely. >> it just felt really fierce. it blew my mind the way the smoke was twirling and coming through the floor. i panicked and called for my mom to get out. >> fire crews were able to stop the flames from spreading to homes hentd church. the cause of the fire will not be determined until all the hot spots are out. >>> 4:43. decision 2016 returns to pennsylvania today. hillary clinton's running mate, tim kaine will make two campaign stops right here in the keystone state. the democratic virginia senator is scheduled to stop in erie and lancaster. tomorrow he'll be in bethlehem at the hanover community center. >>> a report says clin

. >> day after a four alarm fire destroyed a church in overbrook, many will gather for a vigil right outside the ruins. the inferno just burn out of control as more than 100 firefighters tried to save the landmark but unfortunately the fire moved too fast and the good shepherd presbyterian church which stood for more than 100 years was gone. coming up at 6:00 our chris o'connell will have live report as they community tries to move forward. >>> a dream of becoming a police officer comes true today for a very sick five-year-old in delaware. how police say this is a big honor for them. >> new revelations about a pilot who crashed through a mountainside killing everyone on his plane. the red flag lawyers say should have been spotted how it's connected to the us. >>> plus a young woman's warning for every parent and teenager going online. living a nightmare for years, her advice to keep you and your children from reliving her horror. >>> coming up at 6:00 she got you got a fit bit. tired of wearing it around your neighborhood. the company is unveiling a feature they hope will lead you to

. >> and, their church is now, gone, a century's old church in overbrook, what now, what now, for all of those who love this house of worship. good day everybody it is a show called "good day philadelphia", or what we like to call a program called "good day philadelphia". >> bob's still off, august 30th, my daughter jill's birthday. what should i get. >> what do you mean it ties late. >> hopefully you got it already. >> i am her present. i'm going out to see her on thursday. >> yes. >> she's going to get all this. >> she will come bearing gifts. >> like the wise men i will come bearing gifts. >> yes. >> hang in there what is the number today. >> ten. >> no. >> nine. >> and it will be warm but not too humid, today, it is pretty comfortable walking out the door right now. bus stop buddy is, with the dog at the pool side today, getting ready for the holiday weekend and temperatures are in the 60's and 70's a very pleasant start to the day, it is quiet here in olde city, philadelphia. 71 degrees with just 63 percent relative humidity. that is not bad for august at all. no rain to show you

. >>> historic church in overbrook goes up in flames. >> hundreds of the parishioners are searching for a new place right new to worship. blaze i go noted yesterday morning at good shepard presbyterian church raise to go four alarms, dozens of crews got the upper hannan this dave kinchen live from the scene where one church member was trapped inside that building, dave. >> reporter: trapped this is shower, there is apparently a lot of facilities including a day care. no one was hurt the but fire crews will be back out here looking for the cause of this massive church fire. it took more than 120 fire fighters and several dozens pieces of equipment, from the fire department to deal with this blaze, that went to four alarms at good shepherd presbyterian church on land down avenue in overbrook. no one was hurt, thankfully but there was a close call for a man on the third floor of the building and had to be rescued. >> i was in the shower and the power went out and water got real hot so i got hot, opened up the door, and could not see down the hallway at all. i felt my way down and somehow e

floral overbrook, jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." back inside to you. >> all right, that church planning to go forward no matter what. jeanette thank you. >>> we have ongoing coverage of the church fire on the 6abc. a you can find latest pictures and videos from the scene plus updates from our "action news" team on social media. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >>> meanwhile in new jersey, another church is also dealing with damage today after a pickup truck slammed right through the wall. chopper six shows the wreck match west windsor township mercer county. the truck crashed into the building on south mill road around 1 o'clock this afternoon. fortunately there are no reports of any injuries. >> it is time now for a check of the accuweather forecast and what's been another hot day and there's also a warning today for anyone swimming at the jersey shore. >> let's go over to meteorologist adam joseph. >> heat wave number six is rolling on. friday 93, saturday 93, yesterday 90. today so far 93 degrees. well abov

next sentence to say, you know wilt chamberlain also graduated from overbrook high school. my husband did, too. i just want to make a couple of statements and inwith a question if you can tell me whether my statements are correct. i think your question about iran and the relationship with the u.s.a. comes down to two words: kermit roosevelt. anyway, next point is, i don't understand why -- i'm a little confused about the supreme court because when i was taught in civics was they're neutral, not political, blah blah blah, there's not a partisan on the court. the last -- aside from elena kagan the last justice that had trial experience was thurgood marshall. if you can check me out. and i just don't understand why nine of the best and the brightest can't agree on a five-page document. >> guest: okay. let me just -- >> host: karen, thank you. >> guest: thank you for your question. let me explain the cryptic statement. kermit roosevelt was a cia official in the united states who helped initiate a coup d'etat in iran in the 1950s, which led to -- has led to betterness towards th

the fire quickly involved this century-old presbyterian church in overbrook. >> all this damage means five different congregations now have to find a new place to worship. this afternoon nbc 10's cydney long is live, and there's still some activity where you are. >> reporter: jim and jackie, that's correct. the bulk of this massive hot fire was knocked down about 11:00 this morning so it's been five hours, so still plenty of manpower out here and we're told it will be like this for several days. every few minutes as the smoke clears, you can see firefighters on the front steps of the church, and you can see that the interior is destroyed. there's still hot spots burning inside. of course, there's motional heartbreak and questions remain about the structural integrity of this historic landmark. a religion landmark for more than 100 years. good shepherd united presbyterian church burned fast and furious. the intense flames shot from doors and windows, and thick black plumes of smoke choked the area. >> i think it was in the basement, but they don't know. we have no idea. >> church fires

. >>> this is a big loss, historic century's old church in overbrook up in flames.estigators try to figure out what caused this fire as hundreds are now searching for a new place to worship. good shepherd presbyterian church on land down avenue now just charred ruins. >>> the blaze ignited yesterday morning around nine, raising to four alarms, it took more than 120 fire fighters to put this out? no one was hurt? there was a call for one church member who was trapped on the third floor in the shower? crews managed to get him out safely and they also rescued a cat. >>> the eagles play their final preseason game and a couple days on thursday, coach doug pederson shares if carson wentz will be on the field coming up in sports in one minute. eagle play their final preseason game this thursday night at the link. eagles will not play. dario green beck hans ham will play some, jordan matthews practiced yesterday but he will in the play until season opener september 11th. the player fans want to see, that is quarterback carson wentz but with one of his cracked ribs in the co

seth williams overbrook home. she's williams' exgirlfriend and a city employee.the case is being handled by the delaware county d.a. to avoid a conflict of interest. williams did not address questions on the matter but mayor jim kenney said the d.a. should speak up. >> lots of balls in the air that we're juggling relative to the condition of the city and the future of the city. while there is a distraction, it's not my distraction. something he's going to have to talk about. >> the city says it cost taxpayers almost 1,000 today's fix those slashed tires. the mayor said he's not certain if cummings will keep her city job. seth williams is also fighting the perception of his most recent financials. >>> a ruling by a federal appeals court could send a group of undocumented immigrants in berks county back to latin america. more than two dozen immigrants, mothers and children are being held at the county residential center in leesport. an appeals judge in philadelphia denied the families asigh lum, saying since they entered the u.s. secretly, they are not entitled to

well, church officials plan to rebuild after massive fire gutted their century old church in the overbrook neighborhood. more than 100 firefighters fought flames for hours yesterday morning at the good shepherd presbyterian church in lansdowne. landmark church has been in this neighborhood since 1912. serving five congregations, and hundreds of parishioners. >> i mean, it is horrible. you can't really, i can't put into words right now. >> but you can imagine some of the craftsmanship, the carpentry that went into it, the stained glass windows were original, that were all busted out. >> no one was hurt in the fire. officials say wiring was likely the cause of the fire, it started in the church basement. >>> hard to believe jim but now less than 07 days until election day. voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots in just more than two months. donald trump holds rally alan fs raise nerve washington state day before a major speech on immigration. yesterday he attacked hillary clinton, by using the latest sections scandal involving the husband of her closest aid. hena daniels with th

tonight's vigil in overbrook let neighbors lean on each other just a day after losing a landmark. flames tour through a 100-year-old church yesterday leaving nothing but a burnt shell. five different congregations used the building. fox 29's chris o'connell was at tonight's vigil neighbors wondering what's next? chris? >> reporter: well, iain, there's an old saying, a building does not make a church. it's the people that are inside that make up that church. well, there's no bigger evidence of that today after one day after fire destroyed this historic church. tonight prayers to rebuild this community landmark. >> amen! >> reporter: they came from different backgrounds from different parts of the city. but they had one thing in common. the loss of their beloved chur church. >> so many memories. >> reporter: member churches like cheryl ross and her daughter are still shaken up over yesterday's four alarm fire that wept through the good shepherd presbyterian church on the 6400 block of lansdowne avenue in overbrook. more than 100 years of history up in flames. home to countless bapti

. >>> this happened in the last hour a barricade situation in overbrook ended just before 4:00 in the morning. is a bean, thank you. >>> philadelphia police tell us that this all started as a domestic dispute on a home on north 63rd and west jefferson street right around 12:30 last night. this lasted for three and a half hours. two adults and two juvenile where is inside at the time. there was a weapon inside. one person has been taken in custody. we are following the story for you. >>> this story breaks your heart. man is accused of killing his girlfriend's two-year old son and today that allege killer will face the judge. >> authorities say zachary tricoche beat the toddler inside a pennsauken home over the weekend. dave, good morning to you you. >> reporter: good morning to you. halls of justice here in camden city will see 24 year-old zachary tricoche, as he is arraigned on murder charges this afternoon in the death of his girl friend's two-year old boy. a wrapper from a suctioned catheter was all that was left from the scene in the home in the 5900 block of mason boulevard, mansi

in overbrook, brad sattin, fox 29 news. >>> on your radar tonight this latest heat wave just keeps onolling. looking live at trenton our fourth day of at least 90 degrees comes to an end. kathy dorks we any more scorchers like this ahead. >> few more scorchers, iain, official heat wave yesterday and the heat rolls on, of course, the second heat wave of the month and today the 15th, 90-degree day of august we made it to 93 degrees. we are looking at temperatures that are slowly cooling down. 60s in the poconos in the lehigh valley. 83 still in philadelphia. in millville it is 81. you can see in atlantic city at the airport still 78 degrees. now as you plan your day tomorrow, breakfast time 7am temperatures will be in the 70s. by the noon hour, lunch time, 83. 87 in the afternoon and even by the evening at 7:00 p.m. temperatures will still be heading toward the mid 80s. now coming up we'll talk about the heat and the humidity. it will be a stormy end to that. the holiday weekend weather is coming up. already looking ahead and there will be a tropical impact down the shore especially ove

. >>> now a developing story in overbrook where a it the just ended moment before the beginning of the show. police tell fox 29 this started as a domestic dispute at the a home on north 63rd and west jefferson street around 12:30 last night. two a adults, two juveniles were inside the home at the time of the barricade. there was a weapon inside that home. the one person was taken in custody. >>> a south jersey man accused of killing his girlfriend's two-year old sonnies due in court. >> authorities say 24 year-old beat the toddler inside of a pennsauken home over the weekend. dave kinchen, outside the courthouse, dave, good morning to you. just a horrible story. this kid was just two. >> reporter: absolutely just two years old. so horrible. this arraignment will happen within eye sight of the hospital where this child died, jack tricoche will be arraigned on murder charges in camden after the death of his girlfriend's three-year old boy. rapper from a suction catheter was all that was left of the scene at a home on the 5900 block of mansion boulevard, in pennsauken. it is where first r

a century old church, up in flames, a famous church in overbrook.fire ripped through good shepherd presbyterian church while on the air here in good day. we're live outside. what remains we will talk to the pastor, and what will parishioners do now. huma has had enough, hillary clinton's top aid is splitting from her husband anthony weiner after another sexting scandal details that made this crime, different. >> do we have to look at this. >>> the stress and duct tape with the price tag nearly, $600 these sneakers are cause ago lot of controversy. where they are being sold and why people are upset. wait until you hear the name of the shoe. >> kindred the family soul is here. >> yes. >> ♪ >> their studio album drops today. they will take the stage light right here on good day to perform new music. >> staging area. the stage itself on the patio. it is really nice out. it will be a nine on a ten scale today. >> we took away humidity. >> for one day. >> it comes back tomorrow and then goes away again but let's just deal with today because it is a good o

the fire at the good shepherd presbyterian church on lansdowne avenue in overbrook broke out this morningeven late tonight crews still on the scene but earlier in the day, more than 120 firefighters and personnel struggled to containment no one was hurt but there was a close call for one man who was in the shower on the third floor of the building and had to be rescued. >> i cop see down the hallway at all. um, felt my way down and somehow ended up in the middle room and ended up finding that went dough there. it was really hard to breathe. >> he did make it to the roof where firefighters could get h him. historic church is over 100 years old and was home to several church congregatioions d community events. it appears the fire started in the basement but there's no word yet on what started it. >>> tonight residents in montgomery county pleading for answers after months of concern over their water quality. this meeting comes after officials found contamination in water near two naval air stations. fox 29's sean it i shawnette wit the meeting. you spoke to some of those residents. >> repor

. >> reporter: overbrook park's national night out was part picnic, part rally to enkurges people to take an active role in their community. >> the more neighbors get involved, the neighborhood gets better and we can improve the neighborhood. >> the first time an officer meets a citizen shouldn't be on a crisis situation, shouldby at a picnic or at a gathering like this. >> reporter: safe neighborhoods start in the home. sheriff deputies passed out free gun locks to anyone who wanted one. >> at least lock it up and make your home safe for your children. >> reporter: a five-year-old boy in germantown accidentally shot himself in the hand. >> most gun accidents happen in the house. >> reporter: congressman bob brady says he's working hard to get gun control laws passed. he recently joined a sit-in protest on the house floor. >> we got the attention and we're going to keep it up. we're going told keep doing it until we get decent gun control legislation. >> reporter: national night out events continue through tuesday and the city hopes to give out a thousand of these gun locks over the

the vigil in overbrook devastated neighbors lean on each other just a day after losing a hundred-year-oldhurch. fox 29's chris o'connell was at that vigil with neighbors wondering what's next. chris? >> reporter: well, iain, this 104-year-old burned out shell of a church is much more than just a historic building. it has become home to not one but five different church congregations tonight after a devastating fire gutted this building. tonight prayers to rebuild. five different pastors from five different congregations came to pray after suffering the same loss of the church they all called home. >> the church is the anchor that forms the community. so what does that tell you? if we don't have an anchor, then probably don't a community. >> reporter: four alarm fire swept through the church on 6400 block of lansdowne avenue monday morning taking with it more than 100 years of history. >> we still don't know what the cause is. they've just boarded up the church which makes it even more difficult to get. >> reporter: investigators are still looking into the cause but tonight wasn't about wh

. >>> happening right now, parishioners in overbrook are outside their church that was destroyed in a raging inferno yesterday. the good shepherd united press be ter yan church burned for hours. the exact cause is unknown. the reverend said the church houses five different congregations. this is a live picture right now. about 50 people gather outside that church to pray. about 300 people use this church each week. >>> new at 6:00, the wife of a retired new jersey police officer is now charged with killing him in a florida hospital room. florida police say jan sacowski suffocated her husband back in may. they arrested her last night. he was unresponsive after routine back surgery. he retired after serving 25 years as a trenton officer. >>> new jersey hourly workers will not make more money next year. today governor chris christie vetoed raising the minimum wage. christie said having it go up to $15 over the next five years would put too much of a burden on small businesses. democrats hope to put it on the november ballot. three years ago, voters approved raising the minimum wage to $8

. >>> church officials in overbrook, insist, they will rebuild, despite the huge fire that gutted the 100 year old landmark. the flames tore through the good shepherd presbyterian church for hours yesterday. the church stood on lansdowne avenue since 1912, serving five congregations, and hundreds of worshippers. they say they're heart broken over the loss. >> i mean, it is horrible, you can't really -- i can't put it into words right now. >> but you can imagine some of the craftmanship, the carpentry that went into it. all busted out. >> fortunately no injuries. the fire started in the basement. wiring issues likely played a role. >>> well, in other news, horsham residents say they haven't gotten the information they need to ease their water worries. government experts and state lawmakers attended public forum last night, water in parts of montgomery and bucks counties is contaminated by chemicals, and they were used at nearby naval air station cents. public and private wells have been pulled off line, the residents say, their health is at risk. >>> i just don't trust it, we're not go

members gathered to reflect and pray last night outside of good shepherd presbyterian church in overbrookfive different churches called good shepherd home including a church opened to lesbian gay bee sexual and transgender members. >> serving our community and one another and just to be a part of fellowship being with one another is and church is about it. >> immediate future will meet at different build to pray and worship. >>> well, young fan of law enforcement is now a member of that brave fraternity. >> he has the ear to prove it. willard, dropped off lunch for winslow police department to winslow department last week and yesterday they repaid his kindness. william is an honorary officer complete with the miniature replica of a police car that has working lights and a siren. >>> that is one happy kid right now. >> it sure looks like it, right. >> how about this a woman gets control of her computer to a scammer. >> the way that the conn artist was able to trick her into giving control and three things that you can keep that from happening to you, pat. >>> good morning, jim and brooke,

this is overbrook. firefighters tell us they plan to be on the scene there for a few more hours.ree blocks of lansdowne avenue are still closed to traffic while firefighters remain on scene. the fire started around 9:00 at the good shepard presbyterian church. the building known as the church on the hill stood here for a century. it was home to five congregations. black smoke could be seen for miles away. josephine mack and her mom were able to get out of the church safely. >> i just felt really fierce, it just blew my mind the way the smoke was twirling and coming through the floor. i just panicked. >>> fire crews were able to stop the flames from spreading the flames to homes behind the church. the cause of the fire will not be determined until the hot spots are all out. >>> election warning. the fbi is worried about your personal information. next, hear about a possible hack about voter registration and who could be behind it. >>> and there's this -- ♪ there is no life i know to compare with your imagination ♪ >> he gave life to some of the most memorable characters in comedy.

s overbrook home, paid for by a new jersey contractor, who is said to be a friend. williams wasn't home when we came knocking. >> i know him on a personal level. >> but neighbor patrick doherty wanted to talk with us about the questions, now swirling about the d.a. >> got a lot of stress. he has two daughters who are in private school, you know, he has a lot of work load and deal were being the district attorney in the fifth largest city. >> reporter: documents show vacations including one to pun to can a, airfare paid by friend, if adjudge gifted williams ticket to the phillies and trip to ac. >> trying to reach the judge is he around. >> reporter: the judge scott declaude ohio didn't get back to us. woman who answered said criticism was price williams and the price were paying for being life long friends. a spokesmen for williams campaign told us all of these gifts were from close family and friend. did he make mistake of not disclosing them and that is what that is at issue here. d.a. seth williams has not been around to answer to any of these questions. it is un

this is all that's left the good shepherd presbyterian here in overbrook built more than 100 years ago back in 1912. the fire broke out yesterday morning more than 100 firefighters battled the blaze on the 6400 block of lansdowne avenue. you see flames were shooting through the roof. luckily no one was injured in the fire. but the fire did cause obviously some major damage. there's still estimating the entire damage here and perhaps more importantly displaced hundreds of church members but most say this historic church in one way will rebuild. >> when you look at the structures around here or the buildings even the school, this church was here before all of that, and so the church is the anchor that forms the community. so what does that tell you? if we don't have an anchor then we probably don't have community. >> reporter: as church members gather here tonight the big question still remains how this fire started? fire investigators with the philadelphia fire department still investigating that. but a couple members here, they think that this fire started somehow electrical. that is n

. >> reporter: overbrook park's national night out was part picnic, part rally to enkurges people to take an active role in their community. >> the more neighbors get involved, the neighborhood gets better and we can improve the neighborhood. >> the first time an officer meets a citizen shouldn't be on a crisis situation, shouldby at a picnic or at a gathering like this. >> reporter: safe neighborhoods start in the home. sheriff deputies passed out free gun locks to anyone who wanted one. >> at least lock it up and make your home safe for your children. >> reporter: a five-year-old boy in germantown accidentally shot himself in the hand. >> most gun accidents happen in the house. >> reporter: congressman bob brady says he's working hard to get gun control laws passed. he recently joined a sit-in protest on the house floor. >> we got the attention and we're going to keep it up. we're going told keep doing it until we get decent gun control legislation. >> reporter: national night out events continue through tuesday and the city hopes to give out a thousand of these gun locks over the

a four alarm fire destroyed the good shepherd presbyterian church in the city's overbrook section yesterday where they all worship. cell phone video here captured the intense flames and thick smoke. church members say they are heartbroken but acknowledge they still have each other. >>> two workers who were doing inspections from a bucket beneath a rhode island bridge were left dangling when their boom truck rolled over. it happened along the river bridge yesterday afternoon. it took rescuers about a half an hour to transfer them to another bucket and move them to safety. the pair were put into ambulances but didn't show any obvious signs of injury. >>> owners of an apartment complex in south carolina are warning residents about a clown trying to lure children into the woods. donna arnold called police after her son and others around the complex say they saw people dressed as clowns behind a basketball court. >> my child was saying things. the next day i had about 30 kids come up to me and say did you see the clowns in the woods. >> however, greenville county deputies have not found any evid

they say last year, tires were slashed on two cars outside of seth williams overbrook home.stacey cummings surrendered to police and is facing charges including criminal mischief and possession of an instrument of crime. >>> the head of a west philadelphia funeral home is scheduled to go on trial today for abusing corporatione ining . investigators found rotting bodies under trash bags. family members were told their family members were cremated. >>> on saturday night, a woman was walking on bainbridge street in south philadelphia around 11:00 p.m. police say a man rode by on a bicycle and groped her. on august 13th, a man in this video reached out and touched say woman as he pedaled past her. it happened a total of four times throughout south philadelphia. if you recognize the man in this video, call philadelphia police. >>> today is the dead lien for chester city council to approve an economic recovery plan that could include layoffs for police and firefighters. an independent consulting firm recommended cutting first responder jobs through attrition and adding a 5% tax on

church members gathered to reflect and pray last night outside good shepherd presbyterian church in overbrook. fire started in the basement and tore through the building on monday. no one was hurt, five different churches call it home including a church open to lesbian gay by sexual and transgender members. >> serving our community and one another and just to be a part of fellowship being with one another is a part of what the church is all about. >> right now different groups will meet at different build to pray and worship. >>> in other news investigators want to know if sun glare led to the accident involving kay jobbings in new york city. the water taxi leaving manhattan peer slammed in the kyacker on sunset knocking several into the hudson river. five people were hurt including a employee of the manhattan kyack company who has a very serious arm injury. >> his arm was exposed. he had lost a lot of blood and he was lapsing in and out of consciousness. >> police say that the pilot of the boat passed a breathalizer test and all of the kyackers were wearing life jackets. >>> time is four wil

a small group gathered to pray last night outside what's left of the church in the city's overbrook neighborhoode building stood at the corner of lansdowne avenue and 56th street and housed five different congregations. the local faith community is banding together, as expected. >> various congregations here and have offered space for worship on sunday, which is more than we can expect. it's just been a wonderful outpouring. >> about 300 people use this church weekly. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the fire. >>> a federal judge says a township in the poconos cannot be held responsible for a shooting at a municipal building that left three people dead. in august of 2013, rockne newell opened fire at the ross township building in monroe county, injuring three people and killing others. monday a judge dismissed the lawsuit saying that the shooting was not the township's responsibility. newell pleaded guilty last year to murder and was sentenced to life in prison. >>> jeans with rips in them and vintage t-shirts are apparently what's in, in fashion. one high-end department

a four alarm fire destroyed the good shepherd presbyterian church in the city's overbrook section yesterday morning. that's where they all wore shipment cell phone video captured the intense flames and thick smoke. church members say they are heartbroken but acknowledge they still have each. >> the building can be rebuilt. the churches are members of the body of christ isn't just thank those people who have been of service to the church and whose prayers are with us. >> no one was hurt in the fire. it is unclear what started the blaze. >> happening today, pennsylvania could could be getting a new attorney general. the state senate is poised to vote today on bruce reamer's nomination to the job. it was left sake commander in the wake of kathleen kane's conviction. he will fill the remainingfive m until a successor picked by voters is sworn in in january. >> david joins us and for one thing we're dipping into more comfortable weather period. >> yeah, we are. lower humidity today, temperatures down a little bit. still have issues at the shore though. storm tracker6 live double scan shows you w

. >>> a devastating fire rips through an overbrook landmark. it's been standing fall tall for more than 100 years. now all that's left is a burned out shell. luckily though no one was hurt. >> firefighters did have to rush to the scene to get people out safely. our brad sattin live at the scene right now. brad, what a loss for this community. >> reporter: yeah arc big one for sure, iain. there is no cause known at this point but big loss. this community really is devastated. we're hear at the corner of 65th and lansdowne here. this fire broke ate out around 9:00 this morning. they are still as you see putting out hot spots here. the congregation point for this community is now suddenly just a shell of a building. you can see right through it. and this fire nearly cost one man his life. >> i was in the shower and the power went out and the water got real hot so i got out. opened up the door and couldn't see down the hallway at all. >> rick clemm had to feel his way through thick smoke on to a window then on to the roof where he was rescued by fi

. >> church officials hope to reveal after massive fire gutted their century old church in the overbrook neighborhood. >> the stained glass windows were original. all busted out. >> i'm with me and you'll be ♪ ♪ in a world of pure imagination ♪ >> funeral arrangements have not been announced yesterday for gene wilder who passed away sunday at the age of 83. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. pull me out. pull me out. i'm on fire. >> and that was stephen colbert spoofing beyonce red hot performance at the mtv, vma. >> listen, i know with him nobody is safe. but you don't mess with beyonce. that wasn't funny. but speaking of red hot, it wasn't fun. >> i okay, well, i'm not commenting. >> speaking of red hot, katie, will we be breaking 09 degrees today? >> i don't think we'll quite get there. we'll flirt with it for sure. but thankfully not terribly humid outside. actually real comfortable right now on the skydeck, really everywhere else, a lot of dew point currently even at most into the low 60s, so really comfortable. actually in the 50's on the dew point here in philly. but, this is certainly go

and last night they passed out free gun locks in overbrook park. meantime, congressman bob brady says he's working hard with his fellow democrats to get gun control laws passed. >> accidents happen in the house, so, prevent mistakes we should have gun locks. >> we got the attention, we'll keep it up, keep doing it, until we get decent gun control legislation. >> the city plans to give out a thousand gun locks over the next several days. >>> further north in abington township, residents also celebrated national night out. abington pre-night out is a 17 year tradition bringing 4,000 people together to strengthen the relationship between the community and the police department. first responders and public officials talk with people there. there was also plenty to do, including a writer -- rider doing tricks on bmx bike. >> energy a look at newspaper headlines from across the region. >> from the cover of the trentonian, eight year old with special needs sexually assaulted on a school bus. this allegedly happened last tuesday while the girl was headed h