. >>> grand jury issues a report on hazing and fraternity culture at penn state university. it is in response to the alcohol fueled death of pledge timothy piazza. center county district attorney stacy parks million's announced find to day, back in may, grand jury recommended criminal charges after a drug piazza fell and died inside beta theta pi house. it criticized the fact that fraternities are not over seen the by the university but students through a fraternal counsel. >> what we learn, the self regulation was a joke and catastrophe. >> the grand jury frankly was appalled to the extent of the boldness of the haze ago this happened in that house. >> since piazza's death penn state permanently banned fraternities, and the university says it will not forget piazzas it continues efforts to change greek life culture. >>> an investigation is underway after a sanitation worker was caught on camera appearing to steel someone's package. woman posted this surveillance video to facebook last night after her neighbor asked about a package he was expecting, and this happened on the

a culture at penn state university is back in the spotlight. the prosecutors released a report in the wake of a pledge's drinking death. and backlash continues to grow at fraternities across the country over hazing concerns. elizabeth herr has the details. >> reporter: the alleged hazing death of tim piazza prompted a grand jury investigation on hazing and excessive alcohol conassumption at the university's fraternities and it's now completed. >> prosecutors revealing the panels recommendations. >> sure the currently deficient hazing law. hazing is only a misdemeanor and that is not sufficient. >> piazza died in february as he pledged, and 26 of his former fraternity brothers have now been charged and many facing alligations from reckless endangerment to manslaughter and the students led the investigators to believe that the security camera in the basement was not working but instead the members of the fraternity deleted the video and the now recovered video shows the brothers giving piazza 18 drinks in less than 90 minutes. >> talk to your chi

. >>> and the grand jury investigating the fraternity culture at penn state university is expected toelease its report today. the grand jury investigation was triggered by timothy piazza about ten years ago. he was served 18 drinks within 82 minutes at a pledge party. he fell down the steps, was knocked out due to injuries and the fraternity didn't call for help for nearly ten hours. >>> russell simmons denies the claims against him. he defends himself and says says #notme. >> two women claim he raped them, a another said he forced acts on her. simmons said it was consensual. >>> a firefighter died in the fire in los angeles. the so-called thomas fire covered a thousand miles. he leaves behind a wife and two daughters. towns to the west and along the coast remain at particular risk. some schools remain closed, and roads shut. >>> the force has returned to the box office. "star wars: the last jedi" opened in north american theaters last night. diehard "star wars" fans lined up for hours from coast to coast. screenings of the eighth installment of the "star wars" saga sold out weeks ago

university of houston. this new pennsylvania report calls on the state to pass stronger laws to protect the practice. marquis bram killed himself in 2014 after hazing at penn state altoona. >> those boys who died, my son who died, their lives weren't misdemeanors to their families. >> reporter: penn state strongly disagrees with parts of the report saying it misunderstands or entirely disregards the university's tangible commitment to improving safety. the university also says its efforts are limited by the unwillingness of national fraternities to challenge behavior that's been accepted for years. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >>> one of president trump's nominees to be a federal judge had a tough time at his confirmation hearing. unable to answer even basic questions for someone up for that position. it's a video that's gone viral, but the president has been unusually successful in getting his judicial nominees confirmed. here's nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. >> raise your right hand. >> reporter: it was not a good day for matthew peterson, a trump nominee for a lifetime appointment as a federal judge. senator john kennedy, a louisiana republi

shocking apathy that's how a grandeur described penn state university's culture of underaged drinkingnd hazing. this comes all after the february death of 19-year-old fraternity pledge timothy piaz piazza. fox 29's jeff cole live from studios with this story. jeff row. >> reporter: chris, penn state offers an aggressive response tonight to the grand jury report but it's likely unlikely to beat back the sting of this document that the school simply did not control its animal house like frats. the grand jury report is thick with detail but the message is clear. penn state dropped the ball when it came to governing its fraternities it's oversight so weak it let red to aiding, violations of alcohol policy and finally the loss of life. >> reporter: the sent county da called for the grand jury probe after the death in february of penn state sophomore timothy piazza of lebanon, new jersey. prosecutors 11 piazza was forced to drink heavily while pledgin the now banned beta theta pi fraternity drunk he fell downstairs shake striking his head but frat brothers wait 12 hours to call for help. ph

, mike and karen back over to you. >>> we have a couple hours away if you send your kid to penn state universityey want, and they want to join the university and it is long way grand jury report about hazing and compose i have alcohol consumption by fraternities at penn state university, it is expected to be released in 90 minutes to two hours. center county, and, and, this morning, grand jury started looking at, broader safety issues, with fraternities at state college about 10 months ago, you know what happened then. it was a death of timothy piazza. and police officers, in the hospital, right now after this crash that happened in the olney section of the, and, officer collided, and that intersection is ogontz and west olney. white car was the officer's unmarked patrol car. it had side air bags that is there protecting me. and, they both have minor injuries. we don't know what led to the crash. >>> students are on a alert this morning trying to find out what creep left these flyers, they found around campus at temple. flyers are so offensive. you cannot she it to you. in a statement university

. >> penn state is still fighting two lawsuits tied to the jerry sandusky case. the universitydy paid more settle other claims. one of the lawsuits has been scheduled to go to trial in philadelphia in february. in court filings penn state university has said was not responsible for supervising the former coach or warning anyone about him after he retired. >> disney's coco making a killing. the pixar film took in $26 million this weekend breaking the $100 million mark. "justice league" reneighborhood second place. family film wonder rounds out the top three. >> the countdown to demolish the super dome in michigan went as planned but the demolition it wasn't as successful. blast after blast and then nothing but dust. and the stadium is still standing. it's been -- hasn't been used in years. the demo crew says a second run at the implosion is in the works. >> do you know what i heard that fans have taken up a go fund me page to try to save the stadium. >> for what. >> if it's still standing let it stand. >> please. >> that's what you do in motor city. >> there's enough big empty b

today authorities will release a grand jury report on the fraternity culture at penn state university. this comes just months after the hazing death of a pledge from new jersey. >> nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live in our digital operations center looking ahead to what we may learn today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are awaiting that grand jury report. it will be announced by the district attorney announcing the hazing culture at penn state. all this after the death of the fraternity brother earlier this year. timothy piazza was a pledge at the beta pi theta fraternity, beta theta pi fraternity at penn state. he died after drinking large amounts of alcohol and hitting his head. his frat brothers are charged in his death. the grand jury report will dive into the frat culture at penn state. the piazza family has pushed for sweeping reforms of greek life saying they want to prevent other hazing deaths and injuries on american college campuses. >> tim was a happy and caring human being and a wonderful son who just wanted to join an organization to find friendships and camar

roy's son, braden, announced over the weekend that he's committed to playing baseball at penn state university. braden's dad, of course, died last month after crashing his plane off of florida's gulf coast. the ntsb is still investigating that crash. halladay pitched four seasons with the phils. there was a playoff no hitter and one of his two cy young awards in fophilly. >>> and a viral video seen across the globe. a boy who says he's a victim of bullying is reacting to worldwide support. >>> plus, rushed into surgery. doctors help an elf on the shelf. he's down on his luck this holiday season. >>> and coming up at 6:00, a security scare convinces a woman that she needs to do more to keep herself safe in her home. her plan fails when the product she bought stopped working. her story and how the nbc10 responds team stepped in to help. ♪ ♪ think of your fellow man, ♪ lend him a helping hand, ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ you'll see it's getting late, oh please don't hesitate...♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart.

happening today, a grand jury that has spent months looking into the culture of fraternities at penn state university is expected to release its findings. >> this follows the death of a pledge from new jersey. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live in the digital operations center to preview the report that's due out later today. >> reporter: yeah, the district attorney in center county is expected to publicly announce the findings of this long-await grand jury report that will shine a spotlight on greek life and the frat culture at penn state. it was all sparked by the death of timothy piazza, a pledge at the beta theta pi fraternity. he died after drinking large amounts of alcohol, falling and hitting his head during what prosecutors say was a hazing ritual. now his own frat brothers are charged in his death. today's grand jury report will dive into the frat culture at penn state, going into issues like hazing, excessive drinking. the piazza family has long pushed for sweeping reforms of greek life saying they want to prevent other hazing deaths and injuries on college campuses. >> what happened througho

roy's son is committed to playing baseball at penn state university.raden's dad died last month after crashing his plane off florida's gulf coast. the ntsb still investigating the crash. halladay pitched four seasons with the phills. he got a playoff no hitter and one of his two cy young awards in philly. >>> fans will remember this year's army/navy game for its dramatic finish. off the cifield, the city is a winner. the convention and visitors bureau estimates the army/navy weekend, chock full of events, brought in more than $30 million for the city. the final numbers are still being tallied. the city and fans can look forward to the linc hosting the iconic game in five of the next six years. >>> a temple student's recipe reviews made him famous on the web. now he's about to be on " ellel" >> kalen allen became an internet sensation because of his brutally honest reviews like this. listen -- >> hold on! mayonnaise? huh-uh. i know y'all are not -- no, you're not about to mix this all together. [ laughter ] look at that mess. that is the ugly of the con

ofly piazza have to say about their hazing after their son died after pledging fraternity at penn state university. center county district attorney stacey parks mill is her expected to hold a press conference this morning, to announce the grand jury report and recommendations regarding fraternity life at the school. prosecutors say piazza died after taking part in the gauntlet, an alcohol fueled haze willing event at the beta theta pi fraternity house. authorities initially charged 18 brother who they say took 12 hours to call for help, even after piazza fell down a flight of stairs and was knocked unconscious. they add surveillance video shows some of the brothers pick him up, and carried him to a couch, where they slapped his face, poured biron him, and one even punch of the him in the abdomen. this when they finally called 911 they did not mention the fall the night before. instead officials say a cover up began, leading group messages and even surveillance video, in november, prosecutors charged more brothers after investigators recovered that video from the home. however, attorneys for the de

a grand jury report about hazing at penn state university will be released. ter, penn state pledge, elizabeth pyeongchang. elizabeth: the alleged hazing death prompted a grand jury investigation on hayes and and excessive alcohol consumption at the fraternity. the investigation now completed. >> there was no system. elizabeth: prosecutors revealing the panels recommendations. >> hazing right is only a misdemeanor. that is not sufficient. february. he died in in all, 26 of his former fraternity brothers have been charged, many facing allegations of reckless endangerment to manslaughter. the students lead investigators to believe a security camera in the fraternity basement was not working, but members of the fraternity allegedly deleted the video. recovered video shows the brothers giving piazza 18 drinks in less than 90 minutes. >> talk this nonsense. elizabeth: a crackdown on college greek life growing. an alleged hazing incident at the university of houston led to a criminal indictment. last month, texas state university suspended all fraternity and sorority

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. >> roy holiday's son said he's committed to pitch at penn state university.his dad died last month after crashing his plane off the gulf coast. the ntsb is still investigating that crash. halladay won four seasons with the phils. he's also a two-time winner of the cy young award. ♪ >>> i like that version right there. the philadelphia orchestra congratulating the eagles for winning a division and posted this video to their instagram account it's their performance of the eagles fight song. a video include as caption that also included carson wentz a speedy recovery. >>> the delaware 87ers are hoping to promote students of the state in newcastle today and as we wa much them right here, this is the second year of the team's read 87 program. >> all right. energy. >>> all new at 5:00, a viewer got scared as she said someone tried to get into her home. >> the product she bought didn't put her mind at ease. her story is coming up. >>> and baby benefits. why you really love locking eyes with little ones. what new research reveals next on nbc 10 news at 5:00. michael:

penn state gets hit again. the grand jury report delivers yet another crushing blow to penn state. it's battle to green up frats in detail the do you mean says the university left monitoring of the frats to a weak student run council. the result was tragedy. the inch thick report is scolding indictment of penn state foss' oversight of fraternities disciplined so weak finds the grand jury it led to life-threatening conditions and widespread violations of campus alcohol policies. center county da stacey parks miller released the scathing finding friday. >> if it takes eliminate these -- >> she called fort grand jury probe after the death last february of timothy piazza a engineering major pledging the now banned beta theta pi fraternity. prosecutors 11 piazza a sophomore was forced to drink to excess. he later fell and struck his head but frat members failed to call for help for 12 hours. philadelphia attorney tom kline represents the piazza family. >> we don't have college spirit and college joy on our college campuses. what we really have is a wholesale dose of sexual assau assault, dough batch row and hazing and that's what we need to change. >> reporter:

now his son braden has agreed to play baseball at penn state university.is dad died last month after crashing a small plane off florida's gulf coast. the ntsb is still investigating the crash. halladay pitched four seasons with the phillies. doc chocked up a perfect game, playoff no hitter, up and one of his two cy young awards here. >>> 6:48. researchers at the children's hospital of philadelphia want to learn whether medical marijuana could help kids with autism. the study will be the first major effort of its kind in the u.s. c.h.o.p. will not provide marijuana to children. instead, they'll collect data from kids who currently are medical marijuana patients. the research is expected to begin next year, and preliminary results are anticipated about six months after that. >>> speaking of studies, there's a new study we're talking about. it may dispel the idea that men are wimpier than women when it comes to being sick. >> canadian scientists wanted to see if the so-called man flu was real meaning do men get sicker than women when they have the flu? here's

next on american history t.v., penn state university history professor matthew restall talks about how the experience of the -- how visitors to the capital experience the art and architecture, including the statue of freedom atop capitol dome. he also discusses how christopher columbus, native americans, and females are

awaited grand jury report about hazing and excessive alcohol consumption by fraternities at penn state university is expect to be released this morning. the center county d.a. will announce the grand jury's report and recommendations during the press conference, later this morning, the grand jury started to look at broad safety issues with fraternities at state college about 10 month ago after the death of timothy piazza. >>> well, happening right new a police officer is in the hospital after being hurt in a car crash, the driver was also hurt this accident was in olney. >>> you can see it here, lets get out to steve keeley with the very latest on all of this , steve. >> reporter: it happened just past midnight and even after -- so just past midnight , at ogontz anal olney avenue just in front of the central high school and you can see at intersection there we are right in front of the central high. in our video white unmarked ford air bags all deploying on both side showing that police officers don't just face every day dangers that come with fighting crime but they face every man, woman daily d

fox 29 in philadelphia as a grand jury report in a wake of a pledges drinking death says penn state university officials displayed a shocking apathy to dangers from excessive drinking. and it's an action along criminal acts to a curb in the report recommends a series of changes that the school should undertake following the death of a 19-year-old student in february. fox 11 in los angeles where the huge wildfire burning for nearly two weeks northwest of los angeles claims the life of a firefighter from san diego. officials are not saying how 32-year-old iverson was killed. authorities say the blaze has scorched more than 394 square miles. and this is alive look at new york from our affiliate fox 5. one of the big stories there tonight and all over the country, the premier of the new "star wars" movie. the lines will be long in many places for the weekend showings of "the last jedi." disney says thursday night preview screenings brought in $45 million. that's tonight's alive look outside the beltway for "special report." we will be right back. uncertain. but you can feel confident in our invest

. >>> in the meantime, a grand jury has a new scathing review of penn state university after the hazing of a student earlier this year. the report calls for major changes to the campus greek system. something being considered at schools across the country. here's nbc's jay gray. >> reporter: the grand jury report says officials to excessive drinking by fraternity members, allowing a student-run fraternity council to oversee greek life which created a dangerous and ultimately deadly environment on campus. >> the ioc self-regulation was a joke and a catastrophe. >> reporter: the report released today is the latest in the ongoing investigation into the death of 19-year-old tim piazza who died after a fall during a night of heavy drinking during a pledge bid party. >> we are shaken by the penn state long-time knowledge of dangerous hazing. >> reporter: an attorney for the family spoke after the findings were made public. >> the piazza's believe unquestionably and undoubtedly that penn state is complicit and has a direct causal role in the death of their son. >> reporter: rich bram blames th

. >> penn state is still fighting two lawsuits tied to the jerry sandusky case. the university claims one of the lawsuits has been scheduled to go to trial in philadelphia in february. now in court filings penn state university has said it was not responsible for supervising the former coach or warning anyone about him after he retired. holly. >> 10 minutes before the hour right now and back here at home police in fairfax county are searching for suspects in the stabbing death of a 24-year-old man. officers discovered lewis bonilla's body near the meadow woods apartment complex in alexandria. bonilla's family says he has no known enemies. >>> the city of baltimore is getting $5 million to help fight crime. the donation comes from a foundation run by new york billionaire baltimore's mayor says it will use the money to add more surveillance cameras mobile license plate reader and more gunshot protection coverage. the rollout of new equipment is expected to occur early next year. >>> nine minutes before 6 o'clock right now. let's take a look at the stories you're engaging the most

son, timothy, died after night of heavy drinking while pledging a from a earn it at this at penn state university. center county district attorney, stacey parks mill is her expected to hold a press conference this morning. to announce the grand jury report and recommendations regarding fraternity life at the school. prosecutors say piazza died after taking part in the gauntlet, alcohol fueled hazing event, at the beta theta pi fraternity house. authorities initially charged 18 brothers, who they say, took 12 hours to call for help even after piazza fell down a flight of stairs. surveillance video shows some of the brothers pick him up, carried him to a couch, where they slapped his face, poured biron him, one even pun -67d him in the abdomen. they finally called 911 they did not mention the fall the night before. instead, officials say, a cover up began. deleting group messages and even surveillance video, in november, prosecutors charged more brother after investigators recovered that video from the home. however, attorneys for the defendant claim their clients did not force piazza to drink the

next on american history t.v., penn state university history professor matthew restall talks about how the experience of the -- how visitors to the capital experience the art and architecture, including the statue of freedom atop capitol dome. he also discusses how christopher columbus, native americans, and females are depicted. he is a fellow with but the library of congress and the u.s. capital historical society. this is about an hour. william: welcome to the u.s. capital historical society lunchtime lecture series. my name is william digiacomantonio i'm the chief of , stories here at the society. it is great to see everyone here. our speaker today is a guy named matthew restall. i want to read his title, because it is ponderous. not like matthew. i do know what to leave anything out. he is the edwin earl sparks professor of latin american history and director of latin american studies at penn state. oxford, ucla,d at and has published numerous books on the spanish conquest. some of you might recognize his name and some of the themes he will be touching on from our last dome, where

penn state letterhead. and that's what the grand jury is trying to point the same broken. it is not aggressive enough t won't save lives. >so far no comment today from penn state. the university did ban fata data pi in march. >> new jersey march -- man, police say christopher coon caused multi vehicle crash while running from police after stealing from walmart in tullytown bucks county. authorities say his son was in the vehicle and died from his injuries. they say coon abandoned his son and fled from the scene. coon is set to be arraigned today in bucks county. >> dozens of toyota tundra's rumble through philadelphia with one mission in mind, delivering meal to the hungry. now in it 11th year the toyota tundra food drive, 170 tons of food, our greg argos live at citizens bank park where the convoy including 2cbs trucks arrived with food in tow. hi, greg. >> reporter: hey, rahel, exactly right. i just arrived here, see all of the guys unloading the tons and tons of food, this is the 11th year, so far, of this project. real incredible, really helping out many of those in need here throughout philadelphia. now, i'm joined here live by paul mueller, you own three dealerships her

. >>> today authorities will release a grand jury report on the fraternity culture at penn state universityhouse. that profpted the report. we'll have details later today. back to the "today" show. >>> we're back at 7:30. it's friday morning, december 15th 2017. friendly reminder ten days until christmas. you've still got time to get out there and get some stuff for your loved ones. >> we're going to begin this half hour with a check of the headlines, including the speed bump facing president trump. >> hitting a snag. president trump's key tax bill hangs in the balance as senator marco rubio pulls his support, threatening to vote no unless the child tax credit is expanded. >> unless they can figure out a way to add to the 1,100 figure i won't support the bill. >> the president insisting the republicans will rally. >> senator rubio will be there for sure. we're doing very well on the tax front. >> north korean mystery. the rogue nation's second most powerful official vanishes amid fears he's been executed. >>> upping the charges. the white nationalist accused of ramming his car into counterp

well, that's not true. >> penn state says it is committed to promoting safety and accountability in fraternities. the university permanently banned beta theta pi in march. the piazza family attorney says penn state isn't doing enough. >> they are wholeheartedly committed, wholeheartedly with every ounce of their energy, into seeing that another son or daughter doesn't come home in a coffin. >> jim and evelyn piazza also say they are hopeful the grand jury's recommendation of criminal charges against pledges will be heard by a jury. 17 people face charges in connection with piazza's death. >>> 9:05 right now on this saturday. delaware will pay more than $7.5 million to the victims of a deadly prison riot earlier this year. 11 people will share that settlement. they include the six prison workers taken hostage as well as the relatives of murdered officer steven floyd. the standoff with prisoners happened in february at the jaimgs t. vaughan correctional center in smyrna. the department of corrections is not acknowledging any wrongdoing with this settlement. >>> happening today the sheriff's office in philadelphia

penn state. why parents say the university should share the blame for their son's death. >> and if you're like me and you've yet to start your holiday gift buying, you're not alone. susan hogan has a >>> more fallout on capitol hill tonight over allegations of sexual misconduct. this time a former legislative aide has come forward and identified a virginia congressman as the man she says destroyed her career. during a press conference today, m. reese ever son said congressman bobby scott touched her inappropriately back in 2013 and she claims he flirted with her constantly. ever son, who is also an attorney, says after she terminated. >> i was black balled, or blacklisted, whatever the appropriate term is. i was prevented from moving forward in my career because i attempted to run from a situation that was sexually inappropriate where i had been propositioned to have a sexual relationship with my boss that i did not want. >> congressman scott immediately released a statement denying the allegations. meanwhile, another lawmaker is facing increased scrutiny. today the house ethics committee says it

well, that's not true. >> penn state says it is committed to promoting safety and accountability in fraternities. the university permanently banned beta theta pi in march. the family says penn state is not doing enough. >> they are wholeheartedly committed, wholeheartedly with every ounce of their energy into seeing that another son or daughter doesn't come home in a coffin. >> jim and evelyn piazza also say they're hopeful the grand jury's recommendation of criminal charges against pledges will be heard by a jury. 17 people face charges in connection with piazza's death. >>> this morning a delaware state trooper who shot and killed a man while being dragged by the man's car is recovering from his injuries. it all happened during a traffic stop in wilmington yesterday afternoon. police say the driver took off dragging the trooper. that's when investigators say the officer shot the driver, who died at the hospital. state police are continuing to investigate this incident. let's head now to delaware county where investigators there say a candle sparked a fire at a retirement community that forced residents out in

penn state's beaver campus. the campus is west of pittsburgh. and the university posted on its website that the campus is currently closed. what we know is a man shot and killed his wife inside the cafeteria. he then killed himself in the parking lot. she worked at the school. it happened just before 4:00. no students were hurt. the university says the situation has been contained and there is no active threat to students. >>> right now at 6:00, a deadly hit-and-run caught on camera. the video shows a violent crash. a driver appears to run a stop sign and plow into a passing car. a passenger in the passing car was thrown from the back seat. he later died. two people in the car which caused the collision ran away but not before witnesses got a good look at them. >> the woman from this car, she was dragging herself across the ground. >> her whole left side of her face was just gushing blood all the way down. >> neighbors told nbc10 crashes like this one happen often. they want to see changes made to the intersection to make it safer. >>> tonight on capitol hill, pre

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penn state happening today. a grand jury will release a report and recommendation on greek life and its culture at the university just months after the hazing death of a pledge from north jersey. the lawyer for timothy piazza's family will comment on the report in philadelphia today. >> nbc10's randy gyllenhaal joins us live from our digital operations center. he is following these new developments expected later on. >> reporter: we are waiting on the grand jury report which is expected to shine a spotlight on greek life at penn state including hazing and excessive alcohol consumption. all of it sparked by the death of a fraternity brother earlier this year. timothy piazza was a pledge at the fraternity. he died after drinking large amounts of alcohol, falling and hitting head during what prosecutors call a hazing ritual. his frat brothers are charged in his death. the grand jury report will dive into the frat culture at penn state. the piazza family has been pushing for sweeping rerchlform greek life saying they want to prevent other hazing deaths and injuries on college campuses. >> tim was a happy and caring

. >>> penn state still fighting two lawsuits tied to accusations of abuse by jerry sandusky. universityhas paid more than a hundred million-dollar to settle other claims, and a judge recently scheduled one case for trial, in philadelphia in february, both of those pending cases, men say that the assistant football coach sexually abused them when they were teens in the mid 2,000's. penn state is not commenting n court filings it says it is not responsible for supervising the former coach. >>> camden county prosecutors than are are investigating a shooting. officer were near lewis and chestnut street around 3:30 when they heard gunshots. they found 37 year-old lawrence ross near sycamore street. ross and the officers had got in the shoot-out. ross's at the hospital this morning. no officers were injured. >>> lawmakers are weighing in on former national security advisor michael flynn's plea deal, huge news that was break all weekend long and they have president trump has had a lot to say. >> garrett 10ey has that reaction from the right house heart report reaction toss michael flynn's plea

. >> the panel also suggested penn state regulate drinking instead of leaving that responsibility to the fraternity counsel. the university says it's committed to promoting safety at all fraternities. the it banned back in march. >> one person was taken away in an ambulance shortly afternoon. so far no word on the severity of the injuries or what caused the crash in the first place. >> now to a story you first saw right here on "action news" a woman in mayfair was caught stealing christmas decorations and police say this is not the first time she's done something like that. in fact they say it appears she has an affinity for all holiday decor. "action news" reporter katherine scott spoke to several victims in the neighborhood. >> took that big snowman. >> reporter: this mayfair neighborhood had been decked with christmas cheer but the ornaments were stripped and ended up right here. >> the right deer are directly across the street from my house. the red bows are from the lady. they went up with wire cutters and cut the bows off her railing. >> reporter: snowman polar bear. decorations snatched from his front lawn that he