jessica padgett disappeared last friday. alleged killer, her stepfather was charged with her murder five days later. >> he did admit that he intentionally and knowingly caused the death of the victim. >> reporter: gregory graf was at his northampton home when padgett arrived friday morning to send a fax. a confrontation began ending with graf shooting padgett in the back of the head. as to why. >> there's clearly some motive that involves a sexual assault. >> reporter: during his confession he also told investigators he buried her body behind a shed on his property. that's where police found her wednesday morning. >> it's just been -- you know, i really have a hard time putting words to it. >> reporter: jim wilkins lived across the street from padgett a woman he called kind hearted. he organized search parties in the days following his disappearance groups that he says included gregory graf. >> to keep up this facade, you know, is just -- it's unreal. >> reporter: thousands of people had joined the search joining a facebook

jessica padgett hats been missing since friday. her family is nothing short of terrified. >> i hope that she is found. that is all that we ask at this time. [crying] >>reporter:jeremy is padgett's brother. they are handing out flyers. they first gathered outside of the general dollar store in northampton borough. and christie davis says that her older sister was taken against her will. >> she would not leave her job or kids and not tell anybody. it is not who she is. >>reporter:the "duc duckduck goe daycare is when she left to run errands. they are holding onto hope that this case has a happy ending. >> she is excellent worker she was a close friend of all of ours. we are a very close family. we want her back. >>reporter:meanwhile, padgett's sister has a message for the public. >> please contact the police. we don't have any information at this point. any clue will be helpful. if you have her please let her go. we are her family and we lover e her and miss her. she needs to be with her kids an family. >>reporter:she was recently ma

that is where body of missing newlywed and mother jessica padgett was discovered this morning.s community has been searching for the three three-year old white hall town hip woman since she stepped away from work at a northampton day care on friday and never returned. she told co-workers she had to use the fax at her stepfather gregory graf's business distinctive fencing, it is next to the home he shares with padgett's mother or covered bridge road. that hoist us the place where graf confessed to shooting her stepdaughter of 20 years in the back of her head, burying her body behind the shed and moving her kara way from the scene. >> the motive here was a sexual assault motive. there is definitely a sex and toll this crime. that is still being developed. >> there is no indication that she had any type of relationship with him that was other than congenial or good. she worked for him at some point and had access to his house. >> reporter: five three-year old graf who joined a search party was a arraigned on a murder charge this evening. while padgett's family said in a statement.

. >> reporter: jessica padgett disappeared last friday. her alleged killer her stepfather was charged with her murder five days later. >> he did admit that he intentionally and knowingly caused the death of the victim. >> greg gary graph was at his northampton home when she arrived friday morning to sent a fax. a confrontation began ending with graph shooting padgett in the back of her head as to why -- >> there's clearly some motive that involves a sexual assault. >> reporter: during his confession, he also told investigators he buried her body behind a shed on his property. that's where police found her wednesday morning. >> it's just been -- i really have a hard time putting words to it. >> reporter: jim wilkins lived across the street from padgett a woman he called kind hearted he organized search parties in the days following her disappearance groups he says included gregory graph. >> keep up this facade, you know, is just -- it's unreal. >> reporter: thousands of people had joined the search joining a face bock page dedicated to find

jessica padgett was not seen since last friday. the women's car was found at the dollar store parking lot. >>reporter:the concerned friends and family look for the mother r of three. they are checking to see if any surveillance cameras may offer a clue in the disappears of jessica padgett. >> we just ask that she be found. that is all we ask at the time. >>reporter:they gathered to hand out flyers. they gathered in the dollar general parking lot where the investigators recovered her outback seen in the photo. she was in contact with her hours before jessica talked to her. >> he texted me when her niece is going to be born. she always checked in on me. >>reporter:she was running errands. he co-owner was saying that she was wearing a hoo hoody like th. >> we want her back safer. >>reporter:they have no doubt that padgett was taken against her will. >> she's a mother of three. she loves her children to death. she would not have walked away. >> she would not leave her kids or job or not return back to work. she would not tell anybody.

confrontation began police say ending with graf shooting padgett in the back of her head. a as to why. >> there is clearly some motive, that involves a sexual assault. >> reporter: during his confession he told investigators he buried her body behind a shed. that is where police found her wednesday morning. >> it has just been i really have a hard time putting word to it. >> reporter: jim wilkins lived across the street from padgett, a woman he called kind hearted. he organized search parties in the days following her disappearance, groups that he said including gregory graf. >> to keep up this fisod, you know, it is just unreal. >> reporter: thousands people joined the search, joining a facebook page dedicated to finding her, the comments on that page turned from hopeful to tearful, remembering jessica padgett. >> unfortunately now there is three children that are left without a mom, you know. >> reporter: district attorney says that this case could become a capitol murder case fit is discovered during the course of jessica padgett's autopsy that he was in fact sexually a

pictures of 33-year-old jessica padgett in happier times.e she vanished three days ago. >> i just want to thank of one that's helping. i just want her found. that's all we ask at this time. >> jessicass brother jeremy couldn't hold back a single tear as search crews gathered in this parking lot near a dollar general store where his sister's car was found friday. >> people are concerned. >> jim wilkins lives next door to padgett her husband 13 children. led a group in passing out flyers and combing the area. >> we want as many prayers as we can get the and the community gathered behind to us aid in our efforts in finding her. >> reporter: police say padgett was last seen friday afternoon by co-workers at the duck duck goose daycare center in northampton borough. she told them she was going to her other job nearby fencing company to fax paper work. she never made it. >> looking back now, i wish we would have just taken a couple extra moments to talk to her, and see if she was okay, and but it was just a regular day. >> police say padgett's cel

. >>> happening now, the search for missing daycare center worker. 33-year-old jessica padgett a mother of three has not been seen since leaving work on friday in northampton, pennsylvania. fox 29's dave schratwieser spoke to the woman's family, friends and volunteers searching for h her. >> we're hoping absolutely for the best. >> reporter: search team members gathered monday afternoon at the parking lot where jessica padgett's car was found friday at the state police helicopter circle the area looking for the missing 33-year-old. >> that's all we ask at this time, just everyone keep their eyes out that's it. >> we're just worried. we just want her back. >> earlier the chopper searched the area around the daycare center in northampton borough where she worked. this is where the 33-year-old mother and wife was last seen friday afternoon before she disappeared. >> i just saw the helicopter. my heart sank praying that it wasn't any bad news. >> reporter: co-workers say jessica left the daycare to run an errand just afternoon. she never came back. >> she was going to take care of personal

this is jessica padgett of white hall township. she was last seen leaving the north hampton day care where she works on friday afternoon. family members say she was going to drive had her mother's house five miles away to send a fax, she was supposed to returned to duck duck good news day care. the police found the car outside a dollar general a mile from her job. she is the mother of two children and one step child. her sister made a video pleading for her safe return. >> if you have her or know her whereabouts, please give her back get her home, we miss her so much. >> reporter: and her family suspects foul play, they say she would never leave without telling anybody, again, if you have any tips call state police, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that. him. >>> we've got breaking news, take a look at your screen, new jersey state police have issued an amber alert for this baby who's 3-month-old, taken from a home in green port new york, 21-year-old jonathan lawrence assaulted the baby's grmp before taking

jessica padgett vanished three days ago.lopment pains jessica's sister who we spoke to over the phone tonight. >> i just pray that somebody has her and she's okay, she's not hurt. >> reporter: christy davis says in her mind there is no question her older sister was taken against her will. >> yeah, i'm just anxious for wanting to hear any kind of updates and it's hard -- >> reporter: adding to her frustration, christy lives in maryland and cannot fly here because she's nine months pregnant. she feels helpless. >> i feel like i'm not doing enough. i feel like i can do more. >> reporter: earlier today concerned family members and friends scoured areas of northampton looking for clues. loved ones passed out fliers spreading the news about the disappearance. >> i'm going to do everything i can to find her. >> reporter: jessica left this daycare job at lunchtime to run errands. police found her car at a dollar general parking lot a mile away from the daycare center. the newlywed and mother of three was last seen wearing a black ho

. >> searchers found jessica padgett's body. police say she was murdered and tonight one of her own family members is under arrest. we have a live report. >> a woman hanging laundry when she swallowed up by the earth. she's okay tonight but she's got an amazing story to tell. >> and from old teammates to blood brothers they're true story of friendship will touch your heart. this is an mazing one. the decision that not only saved a life, create add life long bond. scott? >> lucy, right now still tracking latest information on this pre thanksgiving nor'easter. what it means for turkey day tomorrow next. >> scott. here's a live look outside at old city a storm that dropped everything from rain to snow is easing up but we're still facing the the problems it will leave behind. we got ♪ >> we've got you covered on the roads tonight. you're looking at i-9 i-95 at airport road in new castle county, delaware. today's storm is created dangerous conditions and we've got your traffic just ahead. >>> nasty accident in the west oak lane secti

jessica padgett was last seen on friday. state police say her stepfather gregory graph is facing charges to night much police say he admitted he shot and killed her. padgett's body was found in the backyard of his home. police believe she was also sexually assaulted an autopsy is now being done to determine an exact cause of death. we'll have the latest in a live report coming up tonight at 10:00. >> also out of northampton county a mother tried to higher hit map to kill her daughter's ex-boyfriend and two other people who were close to him. new jersey police say they foiled the 52-year-old denise mc gross ski's plan. the person in new jersey she tried to higher was actually an undercover police officer. investigators say she wanted the ex-boyfriend killed because she says he abused her daughter making her miss carry twins. she's in a new jersey jail tonight on $2 million cash bail. >> now a developing story out of the olney second of philadelphia. this man in the baseball cap was up to no good. he's accused of of taking pac

investigators are searching for surveillance video or anyone who may have come into contact with padgett>> the state police are treating this as a serious matter. we're treating it as a criminal investigation which means that a lot of work is being done. >> friends and family have posted flyers and conducted searches throughout the area. so far, police say there's no evidence she was abducted. >>> nbc 10 keeping you up to date on preparations for the pope. philadelphia's archbishop returned home from rome today. last week we learned about the pope's plans to visit our area. >> lu ann cahn spoke to the archbishop about his visit. >> reporter: he believes the pope will not only visit philadelphia but he will visit two other cities. it's not settled yet but the pope might be going to new york city and washington, d.c. what is settled is that the pope is coming here. >> it comes from the mouth of the pope himself. and so it was a great joy for hme to be with him when he made that announcement. >> reporter: he knew over six months ago the pope was coming to philadelphia. a delegation, includi

police say gregory graf killed jessica padgett a wife and mother of three. she disappeared on her lunch break. officials described what happened just ten minutes after she went missing. those investigators continue to look into a sexual mote any of this case, graf could face death penalty if evidence shows padgett was assaulted. >>> third child who was victim of the murder sue identify in burlington county has died. eleven year-old alexander harriman died at cooper university hospital. harriman's mother says 44 year-old jeaninne lepage shot and killed her three children in tabernacle before shooting herself. lepage died last week even. >>> trump taj mahal says it is seeking new financing to get through chapter 11 bankruptcy case. trump entertainment resort is asking a bankruptcy court to approve a five million-dollar loan from billion air karl eye can to keep the casino afloat during the case. taj mahal plans to close doors on december 12th unless its union drops an appeal of the court order that ended health care and pension plans for workers. >>> there is

the home along covered bridge road became a crime scene after police found jessica padgett's body. >> during an interview with investigators, he did admit that he intentionally and knowingly caused the death of the victim at his home. >> reporter: police in the northampton county d.a. say graf shot and killed his stepdaughter before burying her body in the yard behind the shed. >> it's really hard. she doesn't deserve what happened. >> reporter: her loved ones are having a difficult time processing the news, especially when they say graf helped them search for jessica countless times after she went missing on friday. >> the fact that this person was right under our noses and somebody that was that close to jess that could just betray the family. >> reporter: jessica was last seen leaving her job at this day care in northampton. her co-workers said she needed to go to her mom and stepfather's home to use a fax machine. a short time later police found her car outside of this dollar g general about a mile away but no sign of jessica. >> the theory was that mr. graf committed a crime, dro

. >>> 33-year-old jessica padgett was seen on friday afternoon. they handed out flyers. this is where the investigatorors recovered the white subaru out back. they spoke hours before jessica reported miss. >> she was asked when her niece of going to be born. not right now. she checked in on me. >>> it was around noon this past friday that padgett left the daycare. her co-workers have not been seen since. those that know her has no doubt that padgett was taken against her will. >>> they are asking anyone that has seen this man. herbert lacey was seen in the 2300 block of north cleveland on friday. he suffers seizures and in need of his medication. >>> robbie and ricky coats picked up 180,000 check from the police. they found it with their dad and turned it over to the police. no one claimed the cash that the kids got to keep it. they gave each child extra money from their own pockets. >>> it's a production to pull off one the country's the oldest traditions. and the thanksgiving parade goes off without a hitch. lots and lots of practice. that is what is dozen. lots and lo

> at this time i can tell you that unfortunately we have sad news to announce today, that jessica padgett is deceased, she is the victim of a homicide. >> and we apologize for those audio difficulties, again, we will get a summary for you of exactly what took place in that news conference. details of the missing mother from lehigh county. >> we transition now to the first alert weather team. they've been tracking this storm for days. >> sheena parveen and glenn hurricane schwartz have up to the minute snow totals and when the storm will move out. let's get right to glenn. >> we continue to see the snow, it's mostly in pennsylvania. and this is ski big bear. we've been showing you different parts of the poconos, and it keeps snowing, and keeps piling up some places, we'll have more than a foot by the time it's over. not much in central and south jersey or much of delaware, the rain/snow line has stayed pretty close to the same area, along i-95, there's still snow back to the west. and some of that is to come through. once in a while, we get a little burst of snow, and then we get it really

police say gregory graf killed jessica padgett a a wife and mother of three. she disappeared friday on her lunch break at a day care center. officials described what happened just ten minutes after she went in missing. >> he did admit that he intentionally and neglectly caused the death of the victim at his home. he related that he utilized a firearm to cause the victim's death and that he then took the victim's body and disposed of it on his property. >> reporter: investigators continue to look into a sexual mote any of this case. graf could face the death penalty if evidence shows padgett was a all thedded. >>> meanwhile a family tragedy claims another life in new jersey. last remaining victim of the murder/suicide in tabernacle died yesterday at cooper university hospital. investigators a say 11 year-old alexander harriman and two siblings were murdered by their mother 44 year-old jeaninne lepage before she shot and killed herself inside their home november 20th. >>> possible break through in the fight ofe bowl, promising signs and a search for a vaccine. >

jessica padgett was last seen on friday.er body was found today and padgett's stepfather gregory graph is under arrest. fox 29's sabina kuriakose is live in northampton. sabina, is the family saying anything tonight? >> reporter: iain, i did speak with family members and right now they say they are mourning jessica in private. she was a mother of three and her body was found stashed behind a fence here at her mother and stepfather's home. this is the man police say murdered jessica padgett. her stepfather since she was a little girl. 53 year old greg graph. >> it appears to me that the motive here was a sexual assault motive. there's definitely a sex angle to this crime. >> reporter: jessica disappeared last friday. she told co-workers duck duck goose daycare she had to fax something from her job and her mother and stepfather's fencing company. her car was found parked at this dollar general. police say the couple ran the fencing business together and her mother was in florida the day jessica vanish. >> there clearly was a t

padgett is 34 years old, 5'4" with a tattoo of a footprint on her shoulder. if you have any information as to her whereabouts, you could call pennsylvania state police in bethlehem. >>> funeral services will be held today for an army veteran killed in a deadly pile-up in burkes county. jeremy augustine died in the accident on allentown pike near reading on wednesday. a nurse from the area was also killed. police say a tractor-trailer smashed into one car, and then that caused a chain reaction with several other vehicles. nine other people were injured in the crash. police say the truck driver was asleep at the wheel and was also speeding. he is facing a list of charges, including homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter. he is now being held on half a million dollars bail. >>> next, a bizarre story we want to tell you about. a naked man falls through the ceiling of a women's bathroom at boston's logan airport and then goes on a rampage and attacks an elderly man. how witnesses and police are trying to make sense of it all. >>> this is "nbc 10 news." >

jessica padgett went out on her lunch break on friday and has not seen since.she is worked for a childcare business in north hampton. more on the search for padgett coming u up up at 5:00. >>> a student was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. katherine scott has the details in havertown. >>reporter:they arrived at the pre-school in havertown. a child that attends on tuesdays and thursdays has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. an e-mail went out to parents. some did not hear the news until school went out today. >> they are constantly wiping down even the handrails, you know, the school is very clean. so i mean, my concern is naturally for the child that is in the hospital. >>reporter:the school is being decleaned. the little boy was last in school on tuesday. his brother intends as well. he is not infected. the family is taking antibiotics. >>reporter:everybody should take medication. >> let's get you back to that developing news out the ferguson, missouri. late this afternoon, abc news confirmed that the grÜ grand juy has reached a decision. shethey a

at some point there was an attempted sexual assault and padgett was shot in the head.y was then buried under a shed. >>> today was a huge travel day, hindered, more than a little bit by snow out there. there were flight delays and cancellations all across the country as many people tried to get home for the holidays, driving was also dangerous in some parts because of slick roads. >> late into the night performers practiced for tomorrow's six abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving toews parade. thousands will hit the streets tomorrow, performing in this nine five-year old tradition. there will be balloons, floats, and marching bands from across the country. >>> the big question tonight though, will the the weather, cooperate with the parade. >> for the a answer we will turn to meteorologist melissa magee. >> that was a lot of pressure, big introduction, too, guys. hopefully you will be happy with what i deliver, brian and shirleen, we will show you good news i can share that our storm system early season holiday nor'easter is on its way out. storm tracker six live double scan

jessica padgett was last seen leaving her daycare job in north hampton on friday afternoon. police found her white subaru outback at a dollar general store about a mile away, but no trace of padgett. she is 34 years old, 5'4" with a tattoo of a footprint on her shoulder. if you have any information as to her whereabouts, you can call pennsylvania state police in bethlehem. >>> in philadelphia, convicted tire slasher david toledo may be at it again. that's according to police who arrested him yesterday after some cars were vandalized near his house. toledo is on probation for slashing tires in mayfair in 2012. you may remember that he was outspoken at that time about trying to track down the vandal, but police say he was behind it all along. now this latest arrest comes after several cars were damaged on preston street in oxford circle. police tell us that a witness told them that he saw a man placing an object near the tire of the vehicle. it turns out the object was a mouse trap with nails attached to it. detectives say that their investigation led them to toledo. >>> start

. >>> jessica padgett of white hall township was the first to find her, one of the first people to step in to find her was her stepfather, but he was the killer. gregory graff to the body yesterday. he shot her in the head and buried her body behind a she had in the property. >> the motive was a sexual assault motive. there's a sex angle to this crime. that is still being developed in terms of of the particular nature of it. based on what the investigators learned there's a motive that involves a sexual assault i would call it or attempted assault on this victim. >> the 33-year-old victim was the mother of 3 and recently gotten married. investigators expect the autopsy to give them more details on her death. >> police in south jersey are hoping you can help them find the people behind two cases of credit card fraud. the people committed the fraud at two walgreens stores one at choose landings and laurel road and the other at berlin and white horse road. they did not say how the fraud was committed. if you recognize them call lindenwald police. >>> the eagles are slight underdog in the c

padgett disappeared last friday.ice found her car with the keys and her cell phone about a mile away. mitch block is at the district attorney's office right now gathering new details on this. stay with us for a live report coming up. >>> slippery roads are a hallmark of today's holiday storm across the road in cumberland township berks county. >>> tease been messy in philadelphia, there's been very little accumulation. nbc10 is tracking this holiday storm for you. >> we have a team of meteorologists covering the wintery weather. we also have a team of reporters across the region. >> it's been snowing for about 12 hours. still snowing right now and very cold. we have three maybe four inches. go up in elevation, i'm hearing seven inches in lake harm on me. it really depends on what your elevation was, every single road, especially the backroads here have been very wet. we've seen a number of cars and ditches and even some accidents. >> i'm deanna durante. if you know this area, butler pike, you know that at rush hour,

padgett's car was found the same day with her purse and cell phone in the parking lot of a dollar general. >> former montgomery county gop chairman pleads no contest to a misdemeanor sexual assault charge. prosecutors accusing 67-year-old robert concerns of sexually assaulting an employee of his former law firm after a night of drinking. after a plea deal concerns will serve two years probation and also be required to register as sex offender for 15 years. concerns resigned as montgomery county republican chairman before he was charged last year. >> now back to the developing story in ferguson, missouri. the anxiety continues there after night of violent protests. missouri governor jay nixon ordered in more national guard men ready for anything that could erupt later tonight. garrett tenney is live in ferguson for us tonight much what's the feeling like right now? >> reporter: for business owners here in ferguson, it is just really depressing site to see them out there sweeping up the glass in front of their stores, going through their shelves to see what was left behind after last night'

this is where 33-year-old jessica padgett was last seen friday before she disappear. >> we hope she'sat this time. keep their eyes out. that's it. >> co-workers say jessica left the daycare to run an errand just afternoon. she never returned. >> she was going to take care of personal issue and she just -- that was it. looking back now i wish we would have just taken couple extra moments to talk to her and see what she was okay. >> we were going to expand on the area that we've already searched in. >> search crews were outlooking forgers today monday just as they had all weekend long. whitehall township mother of three's white subaru out back was found in this dollar general parking lot on main street a short distance away. state police say her cell phone and personal belongings were inside. >> you know there's a lot of, you know, unknown things that are perplexing everybody the way the vehicle was left and where it's at. >> friends say padgett was head to do her other job at a nearby fence company to fax a document. she never got there. >> we were all very close to h her. we're very c

gregory graf killed three three-year old yes, sir contact padgett a wife and mother on 36. she disappeared friday from a lunch break from her day care center job. officials describe what happened ten minutes after she went missing. >> he did admit that he intentionally and neglectly caused the death of the victim at his home, and, he utilized a firearm, to cause the victim's death and that then took the victim's body, and disposed of it on his property. >> we're being told that investigators continued to look into a sexual mote any of this case. graf could face the death penalty if evidence shows padgett was a all thed. >>> family tragedy claims another life in new jersey. the last remaining victim of the murder suicide in tabernacle died wednesday at cooper university hospital. investigators say 11 year-old alexander harriman and two siblings were murdered by their hot mother, 44 year-old jeaninne lepage before she shot and killed herself inside of their home on the 20th of november. >>> a time is now 8:10. katie says they are in for a more quiet chillier weather pattern,

jessica padgett disappeared last friday after she left her job at a daycare center. police say the case is being treated as a criminal matter. >>> in michigan final arguments set to begin in the case of a former high school tutor who's accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student. abigail simon took the stand in her own defense testifying that the alleged victim forced himself on her and that she was controlled by him. >>> and lawyers for ex-nfl player aaron hernandez due in court to talk about evidence sharing with prosecutors in the murder of two boston men in 2012. prosecutors say that they were killed after a chance encounter with hernandez earlier in the evening at a nightclub. the former patriots' player is also charged with the murder of an acquaintance last year. jon that. jon: back to that firestorm in ferguson, missouri, after the grand jury decision with the media caught in the middle of violent protests. take a look, a protester or breaking a fox news camera last night. we watched it live as demonstrators directed their rage at reporters on air. m

jessica padgett, seen here, was last seen leaving her daycare job in north hampton on friday afternoonoutback at a dollar general store just about a mile away, but no trace of padgett. she is 34 years old, 5'4", and has a tattoo of a footprint on her shoulder. if you have any information as to her whereabouts, you can call pennsylvania state police in bethlehem. >>> we are just days away from thanksgiving. i can't believe it. one local food bank is having a little bit of a hard time getting turkey to families in need. we'll let you know how you can help out this holiday. >>> a republican majority will soon control the u.s. congress. senator pat toomey discusses how the change will impact pennsylvania. >> we republicans now have an extraordinary opportunity. >>> plus, glen schwartz weighs in on what to expect weather-wise this winter. we'll tell you about the science behind his predictions. >> it's a totally different thing than predicting day-to-day. >> coming up this morning following "meet the press." >>> this is "nbc 10 news." >>> at 9:43, here is a live picture from the philadelphi

nobody has seen jessica padgett since she left for lunch friday afternoon. katherine scott has more on the search. >> reporter: that's right, matt, she went out for luncheon friday, and -- for lunch on friday and hadn't been seen since. she was seen leaving the north hampton day care on canal street where she works on friday. family members say she was going to drive to her mother's house which was five miles away to send a fax and return to duck, duck, good news child care a short time later. her car was found about a mile away from the job and hadn't been seen since. she is the mother of two children and one step child. her family said she would never leave without telling anyone. >> i know my daughter, there's no way she would leave her kids, they are her life. my heart is getting ripped out everyday, every minute i don't hear from her or hear something. >> reporter: the community is putting up flyers around the area, if you have any tips, state police want to hear from you. live from the satellite center, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> hopef

gregory graf killed three three-year old jessica padgett a wife and mother of three. she disappeared friday on her lunch break at a day care center. officials described what happened just ten minutes after she went missing. >> he did admit that he intentionally and knowingly caused the death of the victim at his home. he related he utilized a firearm to cause the victim's death and that he then took the victim's body and disposed of it on his property. >> investigators continued to look in the sexual mote any of this case, graf could face death penalty if evidence shows padgett was assaulted. >>> family tragedy claims another life in new jersey, last remaining victim of murder/suicide in tabernacle died wednesday at cooper university hospital. investigators say 11 year-old, and, and, mothers and, and, that is just before she shot and killed herself inside her home on november 20th. >>> it is 7:11. vaccine for deadly ebola virus could be on the way, we will have the latest in the morning's healthwatch. >>> also a ahead are you ready for on football, eagles/cowboys on t

jessica padgett was last seen leaving her job at the duck duck goose daycare in northampton.estigators say she left work to send a fax, but she never returned. volunteers have put up missing person's fliers on street signs and storefronts. the newlywed's car turned up in a dollar general parking lot about a mile from her job. her cell phone was in the vehicle along with some other personal items. we talked with one of padgett's friends about the disappearance. >> you know, this is not something that happened at night. this was in the smack dab in the middle of the day, you know. the community needs to be made aware because somebody out there knows something. somebody had to see something, whether they know it or not. somebody had to see something. >> family and friends have created a facebook page to help find jessica. if you have any information on her whereabouts, you're asked to call state police. >>> 6:35. happening today in delaware, a judge will hear closing arguments in the child porn case against the former headmaster of a new castle county prep school. christopher wh

no one has seen 33-year-old jessica padgett since friday afternoon. had left her job at duck duck goose child care in northampton for a lunch break. police located her car nearby but the mother of three has vanished. >> we'll have an update on our breaking story, the violence there in ferguson, missouri. >> protesters porched more than one dozen businesses. we are following the violent reaction tots grand jury's decision. >> also the rush to get everything except the philadelphia thanksgiving day parade. david. >> all right, guys, it's cool out there, not too uncomfortable, not as and winds as yesterday but cool enough for sweatshirts. we're rooting for widener university as our college of your day planner forecast and that airport call coming up next. >> ♪ now to receive your free dvd and booklet with no obligation. it answers questions like... how a reverse mortgage works, how much you qualify for, the ways to receive your money...and more. plus, when you call now, you'll get this magnifier with led light absolutely free! when you call the experts a

padgett was last seen leaving work at a day care. her car was found a mile away at dollar general. police have a theory how it got there. >> he committed the crime, drove his car there and then dropped the truck that he drove there early in the morning. >> please have not called the murder premeditated but they did sate motive was sexual assault. >>> one of the womens in baisher shop shooting in reading remains under investigation. police believe the same gunman fired shots into the salon on tuesday night as well. no one was wounded in that shooting. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >>> and take a look at this, people in maine are getting a white thanksgiving. when it's all said and done, a foot of snow could be on the ground in some parts of the state. right now, thousands of people are without power and whiteout conditions. and it made it tough for drivers. slippery conditions caused spinouts on the roads and crews had to deal with the power outages. we also had our share of power outages from snow yesterday in the lehigh valle

jessica padgett, 32 years old, was last seen leaving her job at the duck duck goose daycare in northampton. investigators say she left work to send a fax and never returned. volunteers have put up missing persons fliers on street signs and storefronts throughout the area. the newlywed's car was found in a dollar general parking lot a mile away from her job with her cell phone and personal items in the car. we talked with a friend about her disappearance. >> you know, this is not something that happened at night. this was in the smack dab in the middle of the day, you know. the community needs to be made aware because somebody out there knows something. somebody had to see something, whether they know it or not. somebody had to see something. >> it's quite a mystery. family and friends have created this facebook page to help find jessica. if you have any information on her whereabouts, call state police. >>> 4:07 now and a grand jury will continue deliberations today in the investigation of ferguson, missouri, police officer darren wilson. it's been three months now since officer wilson sho

jessica padgett was last seen leaving her job at the duck duck goose daycare in northampton. investigators say she left work to send a fax but never returned. the newlywed's car turned up in a dollar general parking lot about a mile from her home. her cell phone was in the car along with some other personal items. if you have any information on her whereabouts, call state police. >>> today, philadelphia archbishop charles chaput returns from rome after a trip that included the pope officially announcing he will visit philadelphia. last monday, pope francis laid out his plans to come to philadelphia during next year's world meeting of families. it's expected to be a three-day visit by the pope that will attract an estimated 2 million people to the city. the last time a pope was in philadelphia, 1979. this announcement of the latest trip has stirred up a lot of excitement. >> i'm so excited. i'm so excited. i'm trying to figure out how i could possibly meet him, because i really -- i love everything he's doing with the church. made me really proud to be catholic. >> now, the po

. >>> when jessica padgett of white hall township disappeared last friday one of the first people to jump into the effort to find her was her stepfather, but police say he was her killer. the suspect led him to her body's yesterday. he shot her in the back of the head in the house and buried her body behind a she had on -- shed on the property. >> it appears that the motive was a sexual assault motive. there was servantly a sex angle to the crime. that is still being developed in terms of of the particular nature of it. but based on on what the investigators have learned, there's clearly some motive that involves a sexual assault i would call it or an attempted assault on this victim. >> the 33-year-old victim was the mother of 3 and recently gotten married. investigators expect the autopsy to give them more details on her death. >> police in south jersey are hoping to find people behind two cases of credit card fraud. the people in these pictures committed the fraud at the two walgreens one at choose landing and laurel road and the other at berlin and white horse road. investigators

. >>> the search continues for a missing lehigh valley woman this noon, 33-year-old jessica padgett aeen missing for three days, she was last seen leaving a north hampton day care on friday afternoon. her subaru was found a mile from where she works, contact state police if you have any information. >> a digs could come at any time in ferguson, missouri where a grand jury is weighing whether to indict a white police officer for shooting an unarmed black teen. abc's karen travers joins us outside the saint louis county justice center in clayton, missouri where they are bracing for protests. >> reporter: good afternoon, sarah, the waiting game continues in saint louis, so do the demonstration. a top law enforcement official said his message is this, go about your daily routine and have confidence that the police have plans to keep the community safe. it was a normal monday morning for students heading to class in ferguson, missouri, but one nearby school district canceled classes today and tomorrow due to concerns about unrest. around the saint louis region anxious anticipation to reach

her name is jessica padgett.ent missing november 21st, last seen heading to her stepfather's business in pennsylvania where she worked part time. gregory graff confessed to shooting the 33-year-old mother and burying her behind his shed. he is now charged with murder. the motive is not yet known. >>> and the chapel at the flight 93 memorial in shanksville is closed after a fatal car crash. one vehicle hitting the chapel wall, severely damaging the outside. various september 11th mementos are stored inside. this accident is on the heels of a fire at that memorial last month, ruining some of the memorabilia and burning four buildings. >>> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg released from the hospital and back at home. the 81-year-old justice underwent a heart procedure earlier this week after doctors found a blockage in one of her arteries. she's expected to return to the bench on monday. >>> president obama expressing his gratitude to our men and women in uniform on thanksgiving. the commander in chief makin

authorities say gregory graf confessed to shooting jessica padgett at his home and burying the youngmother of three. her car was found about a mile away at dollar general. police have a theory on how it got there. >> graf committed a crime, drove the victim's car there then got in his own truck which he had dropped there early in the morning and drove back. >> in spite of that planning, police are not calling the murder premeditated. but they did say the motive was sexual assault. >>> ferguson, missouri, is coming off a night of calm in the wake of reaction in the michael brown case. cold rain and snow held down the number of protesters. the few demonstrations that did take place in front of police were peaceful. violence broke out monday night after that decision not to indict darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown who was unarmed. the philadelphia black clergy is calling for action in the investigation. it wants the federal government to speed up its investigation into possible civil rights violations by ferguson police by michael brown. the clergy also wants december

is calling the disappearance a criminal case. 33-year-old jessica padgett was last scene at the duckuck goose day care at northampton borough where she works. she went on break and didn't come back. police found her car and cell phone about a mile away. nbc 10's deanna durante spent the day talking to investigators as well as jessica's friends. deanna, any new clues? >> reporter: not that police are elaborating on at this point. they won't tell us how they think that jessica's car ended up in a parking lot halfway between the day care and the place she was going. her father, stepfather's place of business. the district attorney says right now investigators are on high alert. this is not a standard missing person case and what's leading them to have this concern is the length of time this wife and mother have been missing without contacting anyone. >> they're a wonderful family, a normal, all-around good family. again, just -- you just never think something like this would happen. >> co-workers are at a loss for words. she left for lunch on friday and never came back. police and her f

jessica padgett was last seen leaving her job at the duck duck goose day care.nd a fax at the distinctive fence company when she vanished. randy gyllenhaal tells us what is being done to find her. >> across the lehigh valley, these missing persons flyers are popping up on street signs and store fronts. a newlywed mother of three vanished suddenly. her family is searching for answers. the last place anybody saw jessica was on friday at the duck duck goose day care in north hampton. she worked her caring for children. the newlywed mother of three had her own kids at home. >> three young, beautiful children who, you know, she would never leave behind. >> that's why friends like jim wilkins think something bad may have happened. she took a break from work at noon, called her husband around 1:00 and never returned to work, never heard from again. her car found in this dollar general parking lot a mile or so away. >> her cell phone was in the vehicle and i think some other personal items left behind as well. >> within hours, sfrauns began a search looking insters, pos

and it's the job of ted padgett and the dallas hazardous materials team to determine the threat. >> ourcould based on ground level runoff and even the airborne particulates. we had three or four tests that we did initially. we checked the smoke. our testing on site indicated we had ammonium products, we had ketones, aldehydes. what you would typically see in any large industrial batching plant. >> while the team checks for toxins, local officials decide they can't afford to take any chances. hundreds of students from a school only a quarter mile away are taken by bus to safe locations. some residents are also ordered to leave, but chris dillinger must make the decision on his own. >> i didn't think about, you know, poisonous gases or anything until we came back and then turned on the tv because, you know, we didn't know it was an industrial fire. once we knew what it was, we started thinking maybe we should leave. eventually we didn't leave because we knew the smoke was blowing away from you. it did make me a little bit nervous. >> after enduring six hours of punishing heat and flames,

jessica padgett.e and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. >> announcer: this is an nbc news special report. here's matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >>> good morning everyone. we come on with surprising news out of the pentagon this morning. a shakeup at the top in the midst of the global crises these days. nbc news learned that defense secretary chuck hagel is stepping down under pressure from the white house. >> he was brought in to manage the troop withdrawal in afghanistan. nbc's jim miklaszewski is there. one chuck hagel initiated the discussions several weeks ago, another that the president asked him to resign and yet, we're hearing that chuck hagel is not being fired. what's behind all this? >> senior defense officials tell nbc news, matt, that secretary of defense chuck hagel is in fact being forced to resign. during his ten