. >>> tight security in patterson, new jersey, tonight. the performance that's drawing a huge crowd. but not all fans are allowed here. we'll have the details next. >>> and coming up at 6:00, a $2 million bust. >> this was an extremely sophisticated crew of burglars. >> new surveillance video reveals what gave away the feed to the high station robbery. leave early go roam sleep in sleep out star gaze dream big wander more care less beat sunrise chase sunset do it all. on us. p get your first month' s payment r plus five years wearr and tear coverage. p make the most of summer... t with volvo. >>> well, if you don't recognite the .ame, ask your teenage children, they'll know the rapper. >> it is a show specifically for patterson high school students. news 4 is there with the security concerns tonight. ida? >> yeah, shiba and chuck, the concert started a couple of hours ago. but the main event has not hit the stage yet. check out the stage i'ehind me her . there are hundreds upon hundreds of kids who have come out to see budding rap star fet

is about to find out. >> anthony patterson has been placed in seg for rule violation number 38. go back there and have a talk with him and see what's going on and what happened and what led to this incident. >> patterson is asked to explain his behavior to the officers and our producer. the object of his alleged indiscretion. >> what happened? >> dude, somehow weed in my pocket, joint in my pocket. did you ever see me masturbate? >> i didn't see anything. >> it's not what she saw. >> so basically accused me of rule 38. that's indecent exposure. if that was indecent exposure, that means you saw me. >> no. that means he saw it. >> he didn't see it. he saw it. >> he locked me up. >> you had your penis out indecently exposed. come on, man, you've been in prison too long. now, take him on up there. all right. >>> next on "lockup: extended stay." >> all of a sudden, all hell breaks loose. >> for inmate anthony patterson, the nightmare of ad seg is just beginning. >> they have me in this cell. it's so hot in here, right. i don't know how long i'm going to be in here. >>> plus -- >> my

just today james patterson announced that he's launching a book called jimmy patterson. we needed to cover it. we're looking for information on what publishers are doing, authors are doing. very broad spectrum. >> give me a brought understanding of what bookexpo america is? >> an annual trade show held in the left side of manhattan. it's once a year. people in the book trade, all over the worldcom together and find out and to meet and have cultural exchanges. if you were walking today, a very extensive booth from china because they are a special guest of honor. that has proven to be controversial. so that's also become news worthy. certainly something that has been interesting to keep track of. >> so being where book is coming out in the fall, twice a year, so you have online? >> yes, you can. >> you'll be able to download. it's free. you don't have to pay a single can he cent. you can prefer it on your online retailers, amazon, editions available. for convenience you might be able to see. the one we're looking at is the adult trade edition. we do for adult and childrens

for today james patterson announced he is launching a children's book called jimmy patterson, so once i heard that, i knew that was immediately newsworthy and we had to cover it. were looking for information on what publishers are doing, what authors are doing, and anything that falls in that broad-spectrum. >> give me a broad understanding of what eea or book expo is. >> book expo america is the annual trade show for the books industry. it is held at the jacob job is center on the west side of manhattan. it is once a year, it's a it's a place for people in the book trade, not just based in the united states but all of the world to come together and find out what the hottest new titles are for the fall, the winter, and beyond. to meet and have cultural exchanges. if you're walking today you would have seen an extensive booth from china because they are special guest of honor. that in itself has been a little controversy because pan-american center has held counterprogramming protesting china's presence here. that is also become a newsworthy story that has been interesting to keep trac

patterson was among 74 katrina evacees who enrolled at cal state east bay. in fact the campus in hayward took the in the biggest number of evacuees in the system. they took in 300. patterson remembers how a semester's worth of housing-tuition and meals were covered. >> a greet relief, because we weren't sure, are we still paying and this or what's happening? and no one could answer that because no one was sure, are you going back? is it forgiven? cal state had counselors to talk to in case we needed just counseling. >> reporter: patterson is one of 14 katrina students at cal state east bay who chose not to go back to the gulf coast. she graduated from cal state east bay in 2008 and now works as a mental health specialist. we'll have more on the story tonight at 11:00. live in fairfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. tonight abc news anchor robin property and other guests return to new orleans to remember the devastating aftermath of hurricane katrina and give us a progress report on the rebuilding effort. tonight at 10:00. >>> let's take a live look outside from

patterson was among 74 katrina evacees who enrolled at cal state east bay. in fact the campus in hayward took the in the biggest number of evacuees in the system. they took in 300. patterson remembers how a semester's worth of housing-tuition and meals were covered. >> a greet relief, because we weren't sure, are we still paying and this or what's happening? and no one could answer that because no one was sure, are you going back? is it forgiven? cal state had counselors to talk to in case we needed just counseling. >> reporter: patterson is one of 14 katrina students at cal state east bay who chose not to go back to the gulf coast. she graduated from cal state east bay in 2008 and now works as a mental health specialist. we'll have more on the story tonight at 11:00. live in fairfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. tonight abc news anchor robin property and other guests return to new orleans to remember the devastating aftermath of hurricane katrina and give us a progress report on the rebuilding effort. tonight at 10:00. >>> let's take a live look outside from

news 4's michael george raced to the scene in patterson as soon as we got word this happened. michael, what do we know? >> reporter: well, david, this is not an easy fire to fight. take a look at the damage it did to those homes here. fighters were fighting this one and then they were able to save a dog trapped in one of the burning buildings, and our cameras were there when the dog was reunited with his family. battling two fires at once. firefighters were in a perilous position, trying to save seven homes while dealing with heat and humidity. thankfully, no civilians hurt. one family's dog was trapped inside a burning home, scared to come out. firefighters put their own lives in danger to bring the dog to safety and back to his anxious family's arms. >> the dog was inside the house. the fire took 30 minutes. and when they found him, thank god he's safe. >> reporter: it started with four homes burning on this patterson street. as firefighters fought that fire, another fire started a block away, consuming three more homes. when it was all over, 31 residents were displaced. >>

jena patterson. they arrested her alleged kidnapper walter lewis.olice say lewis tried to run from officers and dropped a weapon on the ground in the process. he's behind bars on a lengthy list of charges. >>> the process to extradite an american dentist who shot cecil the lion is under way and now there are conflicting reports that cecil's companion jericho was also shot by poachers. zimbabwe's government says jericho was killed today during an illegal hunting operation but that has not yet been confirmed. jericho was protecting cecil's lion cubs keeping them safe from rival males. meantime zimbabwean wildlife officials have suspended hunting in that area where the lyons were killed. >>> a piece of airplane wreckage that could belong to the missing malaysian airlines flight has arrived at a french military base for further analysis. investigators are hoping it will shed light onto what happened to flight 370 after it went missing 17 months ago. jonathan gigliotti has more. >> reporter: the fractured piece of wing arrived at a french military facili

they believe patterson was taken around 11:00 last night outside her wilkes-barre home. this man waited for the 16-year-old to get home and then pointed a gun at her and dragged her out of a car. he even fired a shot in the air to stop anyone from following them. patterson's mother says she just wants her daughter back alive. >> she was calling mommy, mommy they're taking me. i said don't worry, janaement i'm going to get you. he had a gun and shot up in the air and told me to get -- >> patterson and lewis were romantically involved and the teen had a protective order against him. >>> the other side of the state. released outside pittsburgh. the escaped inmate suspected of killing a woman while on the run. he was taken into custody one day after escaping from a work release program. investigators say he strangled a woman he knew about a mile from the jail. they say he stole a gun and then led police on a chase before he was captured. >>> back here at home, a message for you. no more smoking. at least in public housing complexes. that starts wednesday in philadelphia. tha

separate from patterson. high crime, tough area. that made maybe a little sense, but now you have boudin in boone township, there almost identical, it's a quaint little downtown,. >> and the township is much more rule. >> i have one question for you what the hell hack is a boudin? >> that's a great question. >> sale four times and it becomes the type of meditation. >> i'm losing my mind. >> here at governor andrew, sandra lee was rushed to the hospital late last night. allegedly having complications for her double vasectomy. new york news is saying that she's having complications from a fluid buildup it's hard to understand what she's going through without talking to an expert. >> more and more working, there going to surgery and taking some time we off, they're working around their schedule and still going to their meetings. >> one important thing he noted was in a perfect world that we would love it if surgeries did not have complications but in these cases of breast cancer surgery, that's really, really th

"eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson joins us live at southwest detectives tonight with the veryatest. good evening, steve. >> reporter: diana, obviously the good news here is that that two-year-old little boy was found safe. but the man you're describing, the man that police say did the things you just described was not found, still on the loose and that's concerning for the philadelphia police department. so, the first thing i want to do is throw up a picture of 25-year-old jonathan elliott. take a look here. police say they were called to a home in the 5500 block of walnut street at about 3:00 this morning. when they arrived, the mother of that two-year-old jayden elliott, jayden's mother told officers that jayden's dad broke in, punched jayden's mother several times and then kidnapped the young boy. now, police did announce the boy was safe and being reunited with his mom at about 3:00 this afternoon. police are not saying, though, when, where or how the boy was located, just that they are looking again for jonathan elliott. if you know anything about this case or anything ab

steve patterson has more on the robot's untimely demise. >> reporter: this is the way family wants toemember hitchbot. the robot now famous for hitch hiking to cras canada germany and the merge lands was just starting his venture in the eastern united states and then he came to philadelphia. >> we're disappointed. >> reporter: hitch hitchbot survived by his parents. >> i didn't expect. i believe that image has been circulated now on social media quite upsetting hitchbot was designed as a social experiment. going from one social interaction to another dependant on the care of humans and the kindness of strangers to get across the country. >> we picked up a hitch hiking robot. sdwraushgs supposed to test the to human spirit. at some point late friday night along the oldist street in philadelphia, we failed the test. image of a dismembered robot slain in philly has now gone viral. video from a popular utube personality. the creators say this is not an indictment on the city of brotherly love. >> this could have happened anywhere. absolutely. we don't think it has anything to do with phil

an amber alert was i should for jene patterson. she was taken in wilkes-barre by walter lewis. they say she was found in the area but they have not given any specifics. family members tell us patterson and lewis were romantically involved and the teen had a protective order against him. >>> nearly 40,000 union workers at verizon are hours away from striking if they fail to reach a contract agreement with the company by midnight. verizon employees in nine states pennsylvania new jersey and delaware have voted to go on strike if necessary. the communications workers of america union is rejecting demands that workers increase their health care contribution and make concessions on pensions. a verizon spokesperson said the company has made a solid proposal and offered a path toward success. negotiations do not involve verizon wireless employees in our region. >>> it is a new era for phillies fans. here is a live look at citizens bank park where the team had the first home game since the cole hammel trade became officials. in a single we'll traded pappelbaum hamels and revere. safe t

steve patterson has the latest from the 39th police district. >> reporter: brothers and sisters in mourningtrict is crushed. >> blinking back tears, lieutenant jeff describe add deep sadness after losing a man the brightest and best. >> sergeant ali was knowledgeable shall, very friendly supervisor here, studying for lieutenant, bright future. >> reporter: sergeant raphael ali died shortly after midnight sunday morning. saturday night, investigators is stay ali was off duty. driving along the 600 block of henry avenue in roxboro. at 11:45, police say he lost control of his dodge ram and struck a tree. pronounced dead after being rushed to the hospital. >> we can speculate why. we don't know. >> reporter: accident investigators little to go on, no witnesses near the scene, no surveillance video, no timeline for where ali was coming from or going to. police say they don't believe alcohol was a factor but that ali was clearly well above the posted 35 miles an hour speed alignment. >> we're at a loss to understand what happened in the couple seconds. we probably won't know ever. >> reporter: in

"eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson has been tracking the very latest from the 39th district wherehe 10 year veteran officer was stationed. steve. >> reporter: and, natasha, philadelphia police say we may never get a complete picture of what happened saturday night to cause that accident. there were no witnesses so far, no surveillance video and police have yet to track a time line of where the sergeant was coming from or headed to, what is known is that by all accounts he was a considerate father of two and a respected philadelphia police officer. it remains largely a mystery. >> speculate why. we just don't know. but we know it's a sad event. >> reporter: so far just speculation thoughts and theories from accident investigators. the question what caused 32-year-old philadelphia police sergeant rafael ali to lose control of his vehicle. >> we're at a loss to understand really what happened in them couple seconds. we don't know. >> reporter: police i was ali was off duty driving on henry avenue around 1145 police say he lost control of his dodge ram and struck a tree. a short time

jena patterson was taken from her home by gunpoint from walter lewis. they found patterson and lewis in a parking garage wilkes-barre he general hospital. patterson was not hurt and lewis was under arrest. >> a woman sexually assaulted near princeton university. >> simply walking going through town. right on the main drag there nassau street when she says she was followed and grabbed and sexually assaulted. this attack happened sometime between 10:00 thursday and 3:00 friday morning. >> i always feel very safe her here. so yes uncomfortable. >> right now police don't have a physical description of the attacker. but they're warning students, anybody that lives in that area to please be on high alert. travel in pairs and be aware of your surroundings. >> an 18-year-old was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to a group of very young children. delaware state trooper say brandon tucker there's a suspect exposed himself several times hartly daycare learning center and at the elementary school. he is facing several charges including two counts of indecent

steve patterson of our philadelphia station kyw spoke with its creator. >> reporter: this is the waychbot. the robot now famous for hitchhiking across canada, germany, and the netherlands, was just starting his adventure in the eastern united states and then he came to philadelphia. >> we're very disappointed. >> reporter: hitchbot is survived by his parents. >> i'm surprised how upset we actually are. i didn't expect that. i think that image that's been circulated now on social media is quite upsetting. >> reporter: hitchbot was designed as a social experiment to appear child like and defenseless going from one social interaction to another dependent on the care of humans and the kindness of strangers to get across the country. >> we just picked up a hitchhiking robot. this is so weird. >> it was supposed to test the human spirit. along the oldest street in philadelphia we failed that test. the image of a dismembered robot slain in philly has gone viral. >> we have to leave him. >> reporter: video from a popular youtube personality captures hitchbot's final hours. the creators say t

steve patterson has more on the robot's untimely demise. >> reporter: this is the way family wants to remember hitchbot. the robot now famous for hitch hiking to cras canada germany and the merge lands was just starting his venture in the eastern united states and then he came to philadelphia. >> we're disappointed. >> reporter: hitch hitchbot survived by his parents. >> i didn't expect. i believe that image has been circulated now on social media quite upsetting hitchbot was designed as a social experiment. going from one social interaction to another dependant on the care of humans and the kindness of strangers to get across the country. >> we picked up a hitch hiking robot. sdwraushgs supposed to test the to human spirit. at some point late friday night along the oldist street in philadelphia, we failed the test. image of a dismembered robot slain in philly has now gone viral. video from a popular utube personality. the creators say this is not an indictment on the city of brotherly love. >> this could have happened anywhere. absolutely. we don't think it has anything to do with ph

steve patterson cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> i like that super bowl predict.eve. >>> let's get to weather now. it's been a beautiful stretch but it look like we've got another heat wave on the way before summer ends. meteorologist justin drabick is tracking this from the cbs3 weather center. he's got look at the first forecast. hi justin. >> deanna, that's right. temperatures warm up as we finish off august and head into september. looking at a dry forecast for the rest of the weekend. warm day. above the average high of 94, 87 degrees. record high is 98 degrees. 90-degree temperatures will return especially next week. here we are still pretty comfortable low humidity levels. 75 current temperature in philadelphia at the airport. 71 in allentown. low 70s south jersey and the shore points. check it out. storm scanstorm scan3 we have fr clouds passing by tonight still you can see that full moon in effect right now and we're keeping things dry another great day tomorrow to be outside if you have outdoor plans. little bit of a milder start to our morning. sunday'

"eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson is live in bridgeton cumberland county with the latest.teve. >> reporter: natasha, this was a mission statement from the people who were sitting over my right shoulder, people who are friends, family and now advocates for jerome read who say justice has not been served in this case then will not rest until it has been. want to take you back to december when this all started. we can show you video from december 31st, 2014. it was there that two bridgeton police officers pull over jerome read at a routine traffic stop. soon then the situation escalates. one of the officers pulls his service weapon and tells read to put his hands up and to stay state. his partner recovers a weapon from read's car while this is happening but police are again still trying to keep him calm telling him to stay still and keeping his hands up. then police fire at least eight shots and those shots are shots that end up killing read during this incident. so, wednesday a cumberland county grand jury decided not to indict those two bridgeton police officers raheem days

"eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson has more. >> small town, it is a hush-hush town. if nobody don't stands up, nothing going to be done. >> that's how they feel that it is hush-hush in cumberland county. days after a grand jury decided not to indict the officers involved in the shooting death of 36 year old jerome reid, saturday, reid's family says they're not done fighting. >> we do not except the cumberland county prosecutor areas decision. >> you went through the stop right back there. >> video of the incident december 31, 2014, reid in the passion edge err seat, pulled over by bridgeton police officers, daze, and roger whirly. see the situation escalating, officers finds and remove gun from the car, they order reid to freeze, keep his hands up, but he moves to exit the vehicle. >> no, don't move. >> police fire more than eight shots, including the handful that kills reid. >> what do we want? just tis. >> protests erupt, both in outrage to the shooting and to spur the state's attorney general to take over the investigation. an effort that failed. report from the s

. >> kelly patterson is a full time working mom in fairfield but 10 years ago a katrina refugee. i felt we didn't belong, just refugees. the terminology was the least of her worries. hurricane katrina inundated new orleans and her school was one of 30 gulf coast hems forced to shut down. she remembers retrieving belongings months later. >> you could still see the writing from emergency personnel saying how many people, how many animals, dead or alive, still seeing that months later it was traumatic. >> cal east bay helped her move on and they took in the most number of students dismissed by the hurricane, 74 out of the 300. housing, tuition, budgets and meals all covered. >> to have your college underwater, damaged and in some cases damage that was never returned it was important to have a stable environment allow them to regain their footing with higher education. >> patterson could have gone back to new orleans next summer step but she and 13 others decided to stay at cal state east bay and graduated in 2008 and now works in mental health in concord. >> they are supportive. eve

"eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson is live at the scene tonight with the very latest on this.teve. >> reporter: and, diana, that scene is directly behind me. first thing i want to you do is get you eyes on. police have just loaded that officer's motorcycle onto a flatbed and have taken it away but you can see where they've power washed the scene and then some of the car parts that were strewn about after that fatal crash and the point of impact, you can see some of that still on the roadway, police appear to be breaking down the scene as accident investigators continue to do their work here. so, here's what we know. philadelphia police have recently confirmed that they have a person of interest in custody that they are questioning from this fatal hit and run. police say the crash happened shortly after about 4:00 this afternoon right here on the boulevard at devereaux avenue. police telling us the suspect vehicle struck the officer on that officer's bike and then fled the scene. then a short time later police located the striking vehicle and had a person of interest in custody

patterson fought in the battle of the bulge. he was discharged after the war without receiving the medals he earned. his daughter-in-law lobbied senator pat toomey who in turn lobbied the army and the bronze star is the military's fifth highest combat decoration. >>> schools are already getting ready to welcome back their students later this month. and a number of programs are helping kids get ready, too. he have have a pilgrim has that story. >> reporter: kids lined up in hunting park to celebrate all things back to school. >> i'm looking forward to most the games. >> you can play. i like being here. >> reporter: the special needs program at saint christopher's hospital for children hosted its fifth annual back to school carnival across street from the hospital at lighthouse field. the fun was for the entire community. there were games to play, things to learn and both fun foods like cotton candy and healthy food like watermelon. >> the kids there we serve and have the privilege of working with. it's one of the highlights of th

reporting tonight from bustleton, i'm steve patterson, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> a 10-year-old boy is hospitalized tonight after police say he was shot by a 17-year-old in delaware county. it happened about 1 o'clock this afternoon at the corner of west ninth and ingall streets in chester. police say the boy is in stable condition and the 17-year-old is now in custody. it's still not clear what led to the shooting. >> officials in zimbabwe meantime have suspended hunting of lions leopards and elephants in certain areas after the killing of cecil the lion. as cbs correspondent wendy gillette tells us the american dentist who killed cecil remains in hiding. >> reporter: the killing of the majestic cecil outside a wildlife preserve in zimbabwe outraged animal activists and lit up social media. cecil was hit with an arrow then shot to death allegedly by minneapolis area dentist walter palmer. researchers had studied the lion for nine years and it was wearing a gps tracking collar. on saturday the zimbabwe parks and wildlife management authorities suspended bow hunting and tightened all hu

. >> now on to "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson over at citizens bank park and steve as younow cole was more than a ball player in this area. he was definitely a celebrity. >> reporter: ukee, this is a guy whose been so good for so long but from almost moment one many have called in to question his character. many wonder the if this california kid was tough enough to represent philly. it turns out his legacy had not only be going to bat for his teammates but for the city of philadelphia. >> the arm of an ace -- >> he was work horse. >> the grace of a diplomat. >> city will miss a good guy. >> and of course, the looks of a movie star. >> he's hot. i think he's really hot. >> i know he's got a wife but -- >> phillies fans lamenting. so much to miss about the lock down style of cole hamels. he wouldn't games helped bring the city a championship and went out with a no hitter. perfect ending for the man they call hollywood. >> sad to see him go. >> reporter: but what may get lot of somewhere in the praise about ability phillies sports talk doubts about toughness is what hamels me

"eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson picks up the story. >> reporter: swept away. >> we thoughte effort became a recovery effort. >> reporter: rescue crews responding in manayunk saturday night. the call shortly after 6:00 a man goes in the schuylkill river and is reported missing. an hour later search crews makes the discovery. >> we deployed our members into the river and we were able to recover the body at that time. unfortunatelunfortunately this d expired. >> reporter: emergency officials say the man believed to be in his 50s was last spotted in the water near the hidden river blues festival at venice island park. how he ended up in the river is the focus of a police investigation but emergency workers cautioned care in respecting the river. >> it's very dangerous to swim in the schuylkill because of the currents, um, we do not recommend it at all. >> reporter: and at this point police not releasing the identity of the victim. of course, the cause now under police investigation. reporting from the news center, i'm steve patterson cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> this just in to

steve patterson, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> steve, thank you. food and drug administration is expected to decided to whether to approve a drug to help boost women's low beat owe. as core upon dent wijajang reports, they argue the pill is not worth the risk. >> are you going to have some cheese? >> sherrie mike is happily married with children. but the 34 year old says she has no desire to be sexually intimate with her husband. >> i have no low beat owe, and it has been like that since i was 17. >> kerry is eager to try a drug called probansirin. originally tested as anti-depressant, to treat lobiondo bete, expected to decide whether to approve the medication. >> unlike viagra there is drug does not treat physical symptoms of sexual dysfunction. instead it affect the minds. critics say the benefits do not outweigh potential side effects. >> this drug can cause sudden unconsciousness. it can cause nausea, and sedation, and excessive sleepiness. >> cherry has tried sex counselling, hip mow therapy, and supplement, says her sex drive remains stagnan

"eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson joins us live from the accident investigation division inn with the very latest on this. steve? >> reporter: show two things die a and in a. first of all philadelphia police identified the officer killed in this hit and run as 42-year-old lamar pool, 18 year veteran on the force and neighbors we spoke to today say a husband and a father. secondly, philadelphia police are crediting a good share tan tow truck driver for the capture of the suspect. the writ hit-and-run driver in this case. at that press conference, they broke down how it happened. >> hit-and-run. >> it was awful. it was devastating. >> reporter: eyewitnesses seeing the worse. the victim a police officer. 42-year-old lamar pool 18-year-old veteran on the force dies in an off duty crash. second driver at the scene. pool the second philadelphia police officer to die on the road in one week. >> this is two in one week we lost of our own. of course is heart broken about it. >> reporter: investigators say about 4:00 sunday afternoon, pool was traveling west on devereaux avenue on thi

"eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson picks up the story. >> reporter: ♪ ♪ this is the way familyts to remember hitchbot. ♪ ♪ the robot now famous for hitchhiking across canada, germany, and the netherlands was just starting his adventure in the eastern united states, and then he came to philadelphia. >> we're very disappointed. >> reporter: hitchbot survived by his parent, canadian's. >> i didn't expect t now on social media -- >> reporter: hitchbot designed as social per spent to appear child like, defenseless going from one social interaction to another, dependent on the care of humans and the kindness of strange tears get across the country. >> we just pick up a hitchhiking robot. so weird. >> it was supposed to test the human spirit. at some point late friday night, along the oldest street in philadelphia, we failed that test. the image after dismembered robot slain in philly has now gone viral. >> i think we'll just leave him. >> video captures hitchbot's final hours but the creators say this is not an indictment on the city of brotherly love. >> this could have happened any

. >> steve patterson shows i was local tech groups wants to make amends by helping create a new robo. >> i think it's really important that people rise to the challenge. >> in other words to the rescue. >> it's a pride issue man. there's no way i love philly much this is my hometown. >> one day after the world freak out beaver over the philadelphia fate of the child like globe trotting robo celebrity hitch bot, a collective of phillies brightest tech keys say their committed to the come back story. >> immediately i was like let's put it back together. that can't be too hard good for this team, it's not. georgia is the guth tree a the director of the philadelphia non-profit the advancement of all things tech. >> we want to hopefully tribute something valuable to the world. >> donation started rolling in immediately. 24 hours after the story broke, they nearly collected $400 to save hitch bot and philly's reputation much the team now toy wig the idea of being a new hitch bot or philadelphia version as homage. they say they have the tools. >> so the code for hitch bot is open source whic

today for example, james patterson announced he is launching a children's book. once i heard that i knew it was newsworthy and we need to cover. we are looking for information on what publishers are doing. what authors are doing and getting a false within the very broad spectrum. >> so those who are new, give me a broad understanding of what bea or book expo america is spent book expo america is the annual tradeshow for the book industry and it is help at the jacoheld at thejacob javits cent side of manhattan. it's once a year and it's a place for people in the book trade not just in the united states but all the world to come together and find out what the hottest new titles are for the fall and winter and beyond, intimate and cultural exchanges. if you're walking afford to do you would have seen a very extensive booth from china because they are the special guest of honor. that in itself has proven to be controversial because an american center has held counterprogramming protesting china's presence here. that's also become speak of newsworthy stories, somethin

my name is eric patterson. i serve as the dean of the robertson school of government here and i'm delighted that you chose to join us. i'd like to introduce to you one ever our senior lead toers greet you at this time and to kick off this conference. he's a scholar and academic. he's the author, editor of five books and he currently serves as the executive vice president for academic affairs here at the university. please help me in welcoming to the podium dr. gerson moreno-riano. >> good morning. thank you. on behalf of chancellor robinson, i want to welcome you to the 10th an aul ronald reagan symposium. this symposium brings leaders to discussion themes of ronald reagan's a political career. this year's theme connects to the university's mission and the distinctives of the robertson school of government, individual liberty and constitutional government. more importantly, this symposium should lead us to think about the grander theme of statesman ship as embodied one of america's great presidents, ronald reag

what's your cost basis for patterson?asis is right in here, probably 16, 17. >> mark, thanks. appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> thanks for watching in the morning, mark. do appreciate it. >>> on deck -- can interim twitter ceo jack dorsey and a big-time new partnership turn that stock around for now? it's higher but we look at it longer term. >>> let's take another look at the energy sector. energy is up today. you heard mark travis going with one name -- patterson-uti. you're watching cnbc, first in business worldwide. >> announcer: and now the latest from tradingnation.cnbc.com and a word from our sponsor. no sixth grader's ever sat with the eighth grade girls. but your jansport backpack is permission to park it wherever you please. hey. that's that new gear feeling. this week, filler paper and folders just one cent. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear up for great. . >>> twitter attempting to make some sort of comeback today after falling to new lows at $26.87 in friday's session. the stock is hig

. >> kelly patterson is a full time working mom. a decade ago she was a katrina refugee. a term she hated. >> i felt like we didn't belong and was a refugee. >> her school, xavier you have university, was one of those expulse who had to shutdown. >> you can still see the writing from the emergency personnel. how many people and how many animals and how many people are dead and 8 live? we are seeing that months later. it was traumatic. >> among the cal state university campuses, cal state east bay took in the most number of students displaced by the hurricanes. 74 out of 300. housing, few -- tuition, books and meals all covered. >> to have your college underwater or damaged and in some cases damaged so they are never able to return, it really was important to have a stable environment that allowed them to regain their footing. >> patterson could have gone back. she graduated in 2008 and now works in mental health in concord. >> they are supportive. the teachers knew we were, quote, unquote, katrina students. >> it helped shape the person she is today and helped put katrina

. >>> firefighters fight a fire on patterson lane and the adobe creek. there are no evacuations in place just yet. the t serks la fire burning between tracy and -- the tesla fire burning between tracy and livermore has burned 20,000 acres and is just 10% contained. crews are hoping to have it fully contained by monday. one building was destroyed, but no injuries have been reported. the jerusalem fire that's burned over 25,000 acres is now 98 percent contained. it's destroyed 26 home and 21 other buildings. its cause is still under investigation. all road closures and evacuations have been lifted. more than 250 wildfires are burning nationwide, and nearly 400,000 acres are being burned in washington state right now. it's become so severe that president obama has approved an emergency declaration to get more in federal resources. more than 3,000 firefighters are battling the flames in washington alone to save home and evacuate residents. >> they're committed. they're tired. they're working long hours. they're not getting sleep. they're getting chased from

an amber alert was issued for jena patterson. according to police she was taken from outside of her house in wilkes-barre by lewis, who you see here. he's currently in custody. investigators say jena was found in the area but they are not giving any specifics as to exactly where she was located. family members tell us patterson and lewis were romantically involved and a teen had a protective order against him. >>> today the american red cross and the philadelphia fire department are joining together to help save lives. nbc 10's jesse gary live in gray's ferry where firefighters and volunteers are going door to door to hand out free smoke alarms. jesse, tell us about it. >> reporter: renee, sorry, just starting with judge renee caldwell hughes, just taken to the podium. this the formal portion of the program where officials give their remark. you see judge hughes and on the right fire commissioner and deputy mayor. behind them you see boxes of smoke detectors they will be handing out. what they are going to do work both sides of 6

. >> pam:19-year-old robert patterson. an american canyon resident.was arrested for human sex trafficking and pimping. a human sex trafficking investigation led to his arrest the victim has been placed into protective custody. officials say, there was enough evidence to suggest she was sexually exploited throughout california. patterson was booked into the solano county jail. >> pam:a multiple vehicle collision in south san francisco resulted in a fire hydrant being hit. take a look at this video the hydrant. the incident happened around 6- 40 this evening on el camino real across from costco. south san francisco fire department arrived at the scene shortly after and shut off the hydrant. no damage to property or >> pam:ahead at eight. teacher shortages impacting schools around the bay area. we check to see if schools are closer to fill spots. the serious charges caitlyn jenner could soon face stemming to a deadly crash in malibu. and next. swarms of creepy crawling bugs invade a popular festival. we find out where they are coming from. >> diane: clou

an amber alert was issued for jena patterson. she was taken in wilkes-barre by walter lewis. they say she was found in the area but they have not given any specifics. family members tell us patterson and lewis were romantically involved and the teen had a protective order against him. >>> nearly 40,000 union workers at verizon are hours away from striking if they fail to reach a contract agreement with the company by midnight. verizon employees in nine states, pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware have voted to go on strike if necessary. the communications workers of america union is rejecting demands that workers increase their health care contribution and make concessions on pensions. a verizon spokesperson said the company has made a solid proposal and offered a path toward success. negotiations do not involve verizon wireless employees in our region. >>> happening tonight at 7:05 the phillies will take on the braves right here on nbc 10. here is a live look at citizens bank park. it's already a new era for phillies fans. in a single week the phillies traded jonathan pappe