it was not just those gathered at the church in parksburg that burned candles for scotty tonight. throughout the area paused at 7:00 tonight and shared their sorrow and their sympathy. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live at the gateway church in parksburg, chester county. any, so much he motion there tonight in response to utterly horrific crime. >> reporter: jim, so many people were touched by that little boy. in fact this community suffered two tragedies this week. and they mourned both of those tragedies tonight. one for the little boy who police say was killed at the hands of the very people who were supposed to care for them and also for a popular mother police say was killed in a murder-suicide. ♪ >> with candles in hand this chester county community wept, prayed, and sang and held their children close, remembering 3-year-old scotty mcmillan savagely tortured and killed allegedly at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend. >> he was beaut bull, beautiful boy. >> scotty's mother jillian tait and her boyfriend gary fillen baum were charged with first degree murder

parksburg been seeing a little bit of light snow for a while. west caln seeing the light snow as well. if we zoom in, you can see where the light snow is falling shown by the blue coloring. the pink shows where we could be seeing a little rain/snow mix. now, this is falling fairly lightly. this is about .08 of an inch per hour. so less than a tenth of an inch. and that gives you an idea of the rate of the snow falling across this area in chester county. west caln seeing light snow. we'll take sample of this from the radar. this is lighter snow than what i showed you a little farther south. honey brook continuing to see light snow. so what's happening here is we're seeing the light rain changing over to light snow. so now we are starting to move into parts of lehigh valley, across the major interstates. 176 and 766. what we're seeing here is the temperature is dropping and that light rain is changing over to the light snow which we really only expect to accumulate on grassy surfaces. so near reading, we're seeing about .04 an inch. again, this is

"eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is in parksburg tonight where it was very emotional. >> a veryngry, scary man. >> reporter: that's how people who know gary fellenbaum the accused killer of scotty mcmillan describe the 23-year-old. rachel walton's step mom works at the hospital where scotty was taken. >> all you could see was this lifeless body. i'm a mom. what she told me -- it's rough. >> reporter: at a prayer vigil friday night at the gateway chump there was a search for peace and sanity. this chester county community has been rocked. the death of scotty inside his home authorities came at the hands of fellenbaum and his own mother 31-year-old jillian tait. >> in this case the defendants intentionally avoided anything that would have raise add red flag. neighbors tell us they didn't let the kids play outside so nobody would see the bruise. >> reporter: the couple lived inside this trailer with fellenbaum's wife. people who work with wal-mart say there were signs of trouble in the home but didn't go into detail. >> i should have done something, you know, i have a teaching degr

nbc10 was at gateway church in parksburg last night for a candlelight vigil.st month miller a mother of two was murdered outside a ymca. his funeral will be held later today. on tuesday, 3-year-old scottie mcmillan was beaten to death allege i'dly by his mother and boyfriend. as if teachers don't have enough on their plates these days now they may need to learn self-defense after a high schoolteacher says he was knocked unconscious by a student. johnson says that he was attacked by a student thursday at bartram high school in southwest philadelphia. this video captures this english teacher lying motionless in the hallway seconds after the attack. johnson suffered a concussion. this by the way is a third attack on a teacher at bartram in the last month. johnson tells nbc10 that this week his incident started when a girl sat on a boy's lap. >> said this is against school regulation. he told me -- for my face. grabbed me, turn me over and knocked me down on my back. on the floor, just hit the floor so bad. >> the school district says it's working with bartram hig

an emotional vigil was held in parksburg chester county. >> reporter: with candle in handle, the chester county community sang, prayed and held their children first remembering scottie mcmillan savagely killed at the hands of his mother and boyfriend. authorities charged his mother and her live-in boyfriend with first degree murder. they will seek the death penalty. >> he was lashed with a metal rod and tied to a chair and beaten. he was tied upside down by his feet and beaten. his head was smashed through a wall. >> reporter: the accused couple lived with tat. he's two children. tracey nagle worked with the three adults at a nearby walmart. >> he was an angry scary man. >> reporter: they not only mourned scottie, but christy miller who shot his former boyfriend. >> pastor dan will preside over the funeral and telling families to pray for both families. >> when we need help we should seek it. >> reporter: gary fellenbaum's mother defended her son saying she is shocked by the charges and her son always liked children. scottie's little brother is in the custody of the family. the miller fu

lu ann cahn is live tonight in parksburg, pennsylvania with more. >> reporter: the candlelight vigil will begin in just about an hour. the pastor of gateway church says he is not sure how many people will show up but he felt like he just had to do something because of the disturbing veal lent nature of the crimes in the community this week. >> we've been praying for these families through the week. some of our church family are involved, law enforcement. they have the challenge of being first responders at first events. >> reporter: some of those first respond eers saw the brutally beaten body of scotty mcmillan. prosecutors say the couple used a knotted rope, a curtain rod, and aluminum strips to torture the boy in their west caln mobile home. fellenbaum said he felt the boy disrespected him. a night before scotty died, jacinda miller was shot and killed outside the brandy wi wine ymca. terrified parents and children heard the gunshots from inside the y. >> we want to provide a living room setting so they can come and mourn together. seek that kind of hope and healing. >>> the vigil

. >> we are at the gateway church in parksburg, they are holding a candlelight vigil tonight at 7:00.e pastor said he felt it necessary because this community experienced two horrific violent crimes this past week. 3-year-old scotty mcmillan died tuesday night after police say he was tortured to death. the boy's mother, jillian tait and her boyfriend, gary fellenbaum used a knotted rope, a curtain rod, and aluminum strips to torture the boy in their west caln mobile home. in a different incident monday night, jacinda miller, the mother of two, was shot and killed outside the brandy wine ymca. her ex-boyfriend then turned the gun on himself. terrified children and parents heard the gunshots from inside the y. >> we've been praying for these families throughout the week. some of our church family are involved in law enforcement and they had the challenge of being first responders to both events. we knew there was a need in our own church family but also knew the community had a great need, to find a place to seek hope. >> the pastor says he has no idea how many people will show up at th

"eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones, who is in parksburg, for the emotional night. >> very angry, scary man. >> that's how people who know gary, the accused killer of little scotty mcmillan, describe the 23 year old. rachael walton's step mom works at the hospital where scotty was take glenn all you could see is just this lifeless body, and, like i said, i am a mom, so what she told me, it is rough. >> at a prayer vigil friday night at the gateway church there was a search for peace and sanity, this chester county community has been rocked, the three day long tortured death of scotty inside his home, authorities say, came at the hands of fallenbomb and his own mother, 31 year old jillian tate. >> in this case, the defendants intentionally avoided anything that would have raised a red flag. the neighbors tell us they didn't let the kids play outside so nobody would see the bruce. >> kim lived inside this trailer with fallen bomb's wife, amber, people who work at the local wal-mart say there were signs of trouble at the home. >> should have done something but i never did. >> people

"action news" reporter annie mccormick live in parksburg with tonight's big story, annie. >> brian, so much tragedy in such a short period of time for this community. many community members telling us they needed an outlet after a popular mother was killed and defensive young boy who police say was killed at the hands of the people who were supposed to care for him. >> with candles in hand the chester county community wept, prayed, sang and held children close remembering 3-year-old scotty mcmillan. savagely tortured and killed allegedly at the hand of his mother and boyfriend. >> authorities charged jillian tait and live in boy from fellenbaum with first degree murder the district attorney saying yesterday he will seek the death penalty. >> he was lashed with a metal rod. he was die tied to a chair and beaten. he was tied upside down by his feet and beaten. his head was smashed through a wall. >> the couple lived with tate's two children and fellenbaum's estranged wife amber in this trailer. tracey nagle worked with the three adults at a nearby walmart and saw signs but did not see sc

live in parksburg, nbc 10 news. >> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> temperatures are already dropping across the area. a cold start to your weekend, a cold morning. more cold air that is really moving into the area. look how far it stretches down into the carolinas. this will keep on moving south and our numbers keep on dropping. 42 degrees in philadelphia, the entire weekend will be on the chilly side both saturday and sunday, even through the afternoon. the good news is we will be dry. allen town, potstown, west chester, reading, 37 degrees. low 40s in philadelphia. 30 degrees for mt.pocono. we expected to beblow e low freezing in many of you are e our suburbs. a cold saturday morning is on tap for everybody. and through the lehigh valley, these are going to be your morning temperatures. 25 for allen town, 27 in reading under clear skies. the winds will lighten up, too, a lot. 29 for the morning low in mt. holly. upper 20s for norristown. closer to the shore, mid to low 30s. we could be at 27 degrees tomorrow morning in vine land. around philade

reporting in parksburg, chester county, todd quinones, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> such a horrible story. by the way, we are not alone, in remembering this little boy, people across the country pausing to remember scotty. many lit candles, for him, and posted them on twitter and instagram with the hashtag remember scotty. there is also a facebook page called light up the night for scott that i has nearly 30,000 friends. there are also some resources to help you spot and report child abuse, if you ever see anything, just head to our website, cbsphilly.com. >>> well, members of the transport workers union local 234 approve a two year contract with septa. workers will get a 5% raise for the duration of that contract. union leaders encourage members to vote yes last night after they received attentive agreement one week ago. the deal avoids a strike that would a have affected buses, subways, and trolleys. >> well, we have learned the suspect in the abduction of carlesha gator could be in philadelphia as early as monday to face charges. "eyewitness news" anchor chris may addition deep n

reporting from passion beggar, - parksburg, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> go to 6abc.com/"action news" to see them or add a picture of your own. >>> 15-year-old andrew fryburg died last night. he was the 4th student to die at the hands of his cousin, jaylen friew burger. a -- fryburg. >>> a institute teacher is recovering after being attacked by a student. the violent video shows the teacher being attacked by the student at bartram high school in south philadelphia. the student is suspended and facingxpulsion. >>> kassim hill is facing charges after luring a 14-year-old girl into his home. his parents surrendered him to authorities yesterday, the victim's family said she is traumatized. >> yesterday we found her hiding under the bed. she had to be poked prodded, pictures taken of her, it was embarrassing and humiliating. she had to take medication to make sure she wasn't given anything by this perpetrator. >> i saw him in there crying, i'm looking at him, when my niece was screaming and crying for him to stop for what he was doing to her, what was the sympathy for that. >

nbc10 was at gateway church in parksburg last night for a candlelight vigil. on monday miller, a mother of two kids was murdered outside a ymca by her estranged boyfriend who prosecutors say killed himself. on tuesday, 3-year-old scottie mcmillan was beaten to death by his mother and her boyfriend. >> to see a child hurt by his parents and to see -- to see a mother killed and her son without a parent, it just hits you right in the middle of the heart. >> no word on scottie's funeral but we know that miller's funeral will be held a little bit later today. >>> drivers in new jersey this next one is for you. the end may be near for the red light cameras. after five years the pilot program is set to end on december 16th. so far none of the state's legislative leaders have stepped up to extend it. supporters of red light cameras argue the program improves safety. they say over time drivers are more cautious at monitored intersections and accidents decrease. but it seems the cameras never really caught on with south jersey's driving public. >> i think it's all for m

nbc10 was at gateway church in parksburg last night for a candlelight vigil for the victims.t month miller, a mother of two, was murdered outside of a ymca. her funeral will be held today. and then last tuesday 3-year-old scottie mcmillan seen here was beaten to death allegedly by his mother and her boyfriend. >>> from our south jersey bureau. camden county officials are responding to allegations that police officers used excessive force when they arrested a man in june. yesterday a lawyer for xavier ingram called on authorities to release additional video from the arrest in june. ingram says that officers stepped on his back and neck leaving him paralyzed. he's suing the county police force. according to authorities ingam slipped on wet pavement while running away from officers. a spokesperson for the county says the lawyers' actions are theatricallies. the truters officers are investigating the case but previously said there was no evidence of executive force. >>> joey merlino, the mob boss is fighting his return to prison. merlino's lawyers are asking for a sentence to be

reporting from parksburg, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> more than 1,000 people posted pictures on our facebook page of candles lit for scottie. go to 6abc.com to see them or add a picture of your own. >>> a teen shooting rampage inside a washington high school has claimed another life. 15-year-old andrew fryburg is the 4th student to die of gun shot wounds suffered at the hands of his cousin jaylen. a teen shot in the jaw has been released from the hospital. >>> delvin barns the man accused of kidnapping carlesha freeland-gaither in germantown is on suicide watch in his jail cell in prince george,s virginia. he was charged with attempted murder and attempted rape and kidnapping. these charges are in connection with another incident in richmond. carlesha freeland-gaither is back in philadelphia with her family. >>> meanwhile, attorney general eric holder sent a letter thanking the numerous agencies involved in the rescue of carlesha freeland-gaither. holder recognized the local and federal officials who investigated the kidnapping and event arrest saying it was quote law enforce

and eva pilgrim live in parksburg outside of a church quarter one of the vigils will be held. eva? >> shirleen, there have about two tragic murders in chester county just this week and it hit this community very hard. tonight a local church is opening up its doors so people can mourn together. thousands of people will be lighting candles tonight to honor 3-year-old scott mcmillan his mother, jillian tait and his boy trend, gary fellenbaum tortured and murdered the child. 19,000 people are planning to light candles tonight. >> i saw people were posting things about having a candlelighting, and it was all for ople to be able to do that in their own homes. we wanted to provide a place where families and the community could come together to be able to honor and remember. >> saying it is a tough week in the community with the death of mcmillan, but also that of 41 year old miller shot by her former boyfriend arriving at work at the ymca sunday night. tonight the pastor decided to open thes doors of gateway church so people could grieve together. >> the church is a living room, a chance

chestnut hill, up there, in allentown, we see the change-over zoom into chester county, coatesville, parksburguekland, west chester, all seeing the change-over to snow. tinicum, hill town, new britain, buckingham, up to the north in bucks county, wet snow falling in downingtown, thank you, to fox mom for that one. >> i can tell it is getting bad. >> all right, get over there. >> because our news director just said he's bringing in caitlin roth. >> and scott williams. >> oh, look. >> double weather. >> there she is. >> team coverage. >> we love caitlin. >> we love you. >> yes. >> teen coverage throughout the afternoon, i real dow think the afternoon coverage will be dice year, morning rush kind of on the down side that far for folks who have to work and go to school. but we've got the snow starting in allentown. >> so you've been doing live weather throughout the afternoon? >> we are here for you. here for you. >> look, berks county, like winter wonderland. >> that's it. >> we're here with you, all day long. >> love it. >> all right, i'll be watching at a because i am trying to fly out of here

nbc10 was at gateway church in parksburg last night for a candlelight vigil. last month miller, a mother of two, was murdered outside of of ymca. then on tuesday, 3-year-old scottie mcmillan seen here was beaten to death allegedly by his mother and boyfriend. >> to see a child hurt by his parents and to see a mother killed and her sons without a parent, it just hits you right in the middle of the heart. >> no word yet on scottie's funeral but we have learned that miller's funeral will be held later today. >>> we have good news for septa riders. the deal is done. there will be no strike. members of the transport workers union 234 voted last night to ratify that new contract with septa. nearly 70% of the voting supported the deal. this means that city buses, trolley, and subway trains will stay up and running. the agreement is good for two years and it includes wage increases for workers. >>> today thousands will be pounding the pavement for the philadelphia heart walk benefiting the american heart association. here's a live look at citizens bank park in south p

we have one area through the higher elevations in chester county right around west caln, parksburg seeing and west of philadelphia, just seeing some very cold rainfall. and that snow falling up in the poconos right around