also a couple is found dead in montgomery county, and pennsylvania state police are trying to determine how both of them died. >>> and new this morning fire fighters battled flames as they tear through, three homes, in camden, lots to talk about this morning. we will get right to it but lets start with your forecast. it feels nice outside. >> i'm loving these temperatures, katie. >> it is beautiful. it is that perfect combination of low humidity we expect more sunshine today and it is warm but not oppressive at all. >> it is just warm. >> yes, it is nice. >> i like it. >> i think a lot of people will like this. >> we have not had a nice stretch of days, like what we are going to find here in the days ahead. we have had a lot of very nice days, we will tell thaw but they have in the come with this longevity like we will find. high pressure settling n cold front yesterday. we had such a minor issue. brought in a few clouds and showers. now that is gone. we will just see high pressure take back the lead. really nice wet tore who forward to. we will break the details down for you coming up,

latest from drexel hill, syma chowdhry for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> also developing pennsylvania state policenvestigating two suspicious deaths in montgomery county. police arrived at a home on the one hundred block of linfield road in trap. it happened around ten last night. investigators say they found bodies of the elderly couple during a welfare check. circumstances around their deaths are not yet known at this time. >>> anyone heading down the shore, be warned tropical storm berta is bringing dangerous rupp currents to our coast. life guards rescued almost 80 swimmers in atlantic city, cape may and wildwood. this week water rescues have almost doubled because of the dangerous conditions in the atlantic. life guards say instead of trying to swim out of the current remain calm and swim parallel to the shoreline. >> totally had to hold on to me and pull because i was going. i was swimming but i was than the moving i was just staying in place. >> reporter: even stronger rip currents are expect today if you are going to be there so please be careful. good news for weekend though, currents sho

. >> reporter: good morning, tam, that's right, pennsylvania state police did issue an amber alert, state police in new york, new jersey and delaware have been notified. a woman in her 30s was killed by her husband and he took off with two young boys. police have been holding the scene in drexel hill as they continue to investigate the case on abbey terrace. police have released the picture of 31-year-old keith belajonas. 6 feet tall, got into a path find with a license plate, jdh74477. the woman's body was in the second floor apartment with multiple stab wounds and shot in the head. one of the occupants heard the struggle, he saw belajonas come down the stairs with the kids and one of the children asked is mommy dead. >> we have state police involved there's an amber alert for the automobile. there's a lot of connections to long island or staten island, new york which parentally this guy is originally from. >> and again, i want to give you that description of the vehicle, a gray nissan path finder with pennsylvania license jdh7477. police are still here on the scene they are ray waiting

police impercent nation case. this one in monroe county, pennsylvania. pennsylvania state police tell us this happened around 3:00 a.m. yesterday in hamilton township. a dark gray sedan with flashing lights tried to pull the victims over on route 33. the driver got out of the car and started screaming obscenities at the victims. a passenger got out and threatened to shoot them. the men drove away whether they saw the victims on their cell phone. >>> the little girl thought her attacker was a man. prosecutors insist the woman on trial is the lone person responsible for kidnapping a kindergartner. prosecutors say she is the woman seen here disguised here. we are hearing disturbing new details about what happened next. lu ann cahn was inside the courtroom. she's live at center city. >> reporter: in opening said that the victim in this case was brutalized and that shouldn't happen to anybody. but then he pointed to his own that lady sitting there, she was raped. throughout the day's first testimony and graphic opening arguments, the woman did not react. in a black sweater, she

. >>> pennsylvania state police are preparing to step up their presence on the roads this labor day weekend. they were joined by the mothers against drunk driving today. all part of the drive sober or get pulled over effort. police plan to increase efforts on friday through mon's holiday, they are on the lookout for impaired drivers as well as folks texting and driving. >> the city of philadelphia's backpack challenge wrapped up with quite a flourish. this brought various groups together and they distributed backpacks to groups throughout the city, scores of local companies provided the money and resources, many collection sites are stayling up and running through next week. >> still ahead on "action news," >>> atlantic city showboat casino is moving forward with plans to close this weekend. a representative says that the casino will close on sunday at 4:00 p.m.ntative says that the the closure plans will happen despite recent interest from purchasers. they will consider them after sunday's closure. >> spiders have sparked suzuki to recall thousands of cars. they say it could cause holes in

pennsylvania state police say that half the school buss in our area have failed inspections in recent days, state police continue the inspections today in east oak lane and troopers are at the bus depots for emergency exits and much more. many buss have been fixed and reinspected and they are ready to go for the first day. >> all right time now to check the traffic situation. and matt pellman is standing by, we'll give him a few minutes to get in place and there is matt pellman with the "action news" traffic report for a thursday evening. we are monitoring a whole bunch of traffic, slow speeds and plenty of them around the region 95 around the betsy ross bridge just 15 miles per hour, and the same on the schuylkill expressway just 12 as you come in eastbound by girard avenue headed towards south philadelphia, for the 7:00 preseason game. there is one accident in london grove, blocking a stretch of 41, a crash and downed pole shutting it down from the route 1 oxford bypass and newark road. that works instead of 41, newport gap pike. still a crash on 295, southbound side, approaching 56

. >>> pennsylvania state police are warning about a phone scam where the calling claims to work for pecowoman got a call from a man claiming that peco would shut off her power unless she paid within the hour. if you get a similar call, contact peco to verify the information. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> storms and humidity return. i'll have your full seven-day forecast coming up. jillian? >>> good morning, britteny. traffic moving along just fine on 95. this is a live look in the midst of that construction zone. no delays, no accidents to report on 95. comingç up, new information to pass along from septa. >>> she's accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old philadelphia girl taking her right out of her school. >> the case made national headlines. nbc 10's jesse gary is live in center city right now to explain what's happening today. jesse? >> reporter: jury selection begins in the case of christina regusters. coming up, katy zachry, i will push to you because you're talking about baseball. >> i am. hi, jesse. i accept your pitch. we are talking about philadelphia's little league

. >>> pennsylvania state police say that half of the school buss in our area failed inspections in recent days, the inspections continue today in east oak lane and troopers are at bus depots with signals and turn signs before the children go back to school. many buss that have failed have been fixed and reexpected and are ready to go now for the first day. >>> sports, the eagles take on the jets ton in their final preseason game. ducis rogers and jaime apody are live at the linc. michael vick is back in philadelphia tonight? >> yes, he will be back but wearing a different shade of green, he is the jets backup quarterback but will get the start. >> we arrived here at the stadium, and it's weird to see him coming here as a visitor, and will play for the jets, not much says rex ryan and had a chance to meet his former teammates like nick foles, the eagles starters will not be playing. >> he played five seasons here with the philadelphia eagles, he lost his starting job to nick foles. and coming up roseman will join us live. >>> ahead on "action news" tonight. the made in america concert prep

pennsylvania state police child abduction alert for the upper darby township police department delaware county on august seventh two thousand and fourteen at approximately three am two small children believed to be ages four and six described as white males were abducted from abbey terrace and direct. they were abducted by jonas a white male thirty two years of age. with the children and a nissan pathfinder gray in color very pennsylvania registration. seventy four seventy seven the abduction occurred after a homicide at the above location anyone with information is asked to call nine one one. the pennsylvania state has issued an amber child abduction all or for the upper darby township police department delaware county on august seventh two thousand and fourteen at approximately three am two small children ages four and six both described as white males duckett from abbey terrace and directional hill. dr. a white male thirty two years of age jonas fled the scene with the children pathfinder. very pennsylvania registration. seven four seven seven docs in occurred after a homicide. anyon

also a couple is found dead in montgomery county, and pennsylvania state police are trying to determines morning fire fighters battled flames as they tear through, three homes, in camden, lots to talk about this morning. we will get right to it but lets start with your forecast. it feels nice outside. >> i'm loving these temperatures, katie. >> it is beautiful. it is that perfect combination of low humidity we expect more sunshine today and it is warm but not oppressive at all. >> it is just warm. >> yes, it is nice. >> i like it.

pennsylvania state police confiscated inspection logs. they're investigating inspection violations. nbc10 sources say fraud and forgery may be among some of those violations. two other state agencies have taken dozens of the company's ambulances out of service and drivers off the road. keystone has told us they've done nothing wrong. >>> new at 11:00, tom wolf is disputing claims from tom corbett that wolf has not completed his campaigns. tom wolf has been open and transparent throughout this race, releasing thousands of pages of personal financial information. the wolf organization has previously released financial information. the statement continues tom corbett in an attempt to distract from the multitude of scandals engulfing his administration continues to make things up as he goes along. >>> a lot day today, temperatures were right around 90 degrees again, if we go into tomorrow, along the shore, it's not going to be as holt and we still have the high surf around, the increased risk because of hurricane cristobal in the atlantic. also, a less humid day tomorrow, we'll be dryer

. >>> well, the pennsylvania state police need your help tonight as they search for driver who hit and killed a tourist. sixty-one year old wilfred fleischman killed near the airport back in april. he had just flown to philadelphia from germany, and was supposed to board a flight to north carolina. where he was to visit his daughter and his family. >> i was talking to him being able to call home, being able to talk to him. >> and any vehicle involved would have ex ten i have damage to its front ends, including bumper, windshield. >> fleischman's daughter set up this facebook page hoping to generate some leads that would catch that driver. there is a 1,500-dollar reward being offered for any information that leads to arrest. >>> israeli forces are moving deep near gaza. is her clinic for sold here was reportedly captured during clash with mamas militants there is following the collapse of cease-fire less than two hours after it began. it kill two israeli soldiers led to the abduction of another. president obama is calling for the release of the israeli soldiers. more than 06 palestinian

. >>> pennsylvania state police are searching for clues following two suspicious deaths in montgomery county. investigators say bodies of an elderly couple were found during a welfare check last night at a home on the 100 block of linfield road in trap. authorities say more details will be released this morning. stay with "eyewitness news" for latest developments. >>> new this morning one man was sent to the hospital after a shooting in hunting park. "eyewitness news" on the scene of the 4500 block of north fourth street. police say a 28 year-old man was shot once in the stomach around 11:00 last night and taken to temple hospital in critical condition. there is in word on a suspect or motive for that shooting. >>> in the cobbs creek section of the west philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that injured a teenager overnight. a 19 year-old man was shot once in each thigh on the 5800 block of hatfield street. he was rush to the hospital and is listed in stable condition. no word on what sparked the the gun fire or any description of the suspects. >>> no injuries were reported

more than 330 police agencies and pennsylvania state police will focus on red light running, tailgatinging. the upcoming holiday weekend means roads may be congested. nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jillian has information on how delaware plans to ease congestion. >> delaware department of transportation officials want to aleleviate holiday traffic. planned lane closures will be suspended thursday afternoon through tuesday morning. that on some roads like route 1, 95 and route 202. 495 has been reopened in both directions. it was closed both ways between exits 2 and 3 for the summer on july 31st, the southbound side reopened but this weekend the northbound side reopened. you can use 495 for your labor day xhucommute. as you can see, about 400,000 people traveled 95 at the new arc toll pl newark. >> you could pay the lowest gas prices for a holiday weekend in four years. the national average is down to $3.44 a gallon. in philadelphia, you can expect to pay $3.48. in delaware, an average of $3.32. as always, the lowest prices are in south jersey where you can expect to pay about $3.18

. >>> pennsylvania state police are warning about a phone scam.e owner of the gravel pike inn in perkiomen township was scammed out of $1,500. she got a call claiming that peco would shut off her power unless they were paid within the hour. anyone who gets a similar call should call peco first. >>> the collision caused two cars to catch fire yesterday morning. one was carrying diesel fuel, the other alcoholic beverages. it took seven hours to put out the fire. hundreds of people had to leave their homes but this he have been allowed to return. >>> an experienced skydiver died during a jump in mass mis. police say the man hit the ground hard yesterday morning. authorities say his parachute was open during landing but they're working to see if it opened too late.,5"yrr project the look of the philadelphia skyline is on hold. yesterday workers took down 3 of the 12 pnb letters which stood atop one of the tallest buildings for 60 years. the 16-foot tall letters which weigh more than 3,000 pounds each were detached and lowered to the ground by helicopt

. >>> new this morning pennsylvania state police are asking for your help in finding this missing man. 46-year-old frank levin was last seen wednesday morning. police say he needs special care and he stays with a care provider in middletown township delaware county. if you've seen this man or if you know anything about his whereabouts call state police. >>> playable. right field. pierce jones, game over! >> and with that play, the magical ride in williamsport came to an end. they lost by just one run last night. they were down by four runs at one point, but fought back. they had the tying run at third with two outs in the final at-bat and couldn't come up with it. >> so the dragons' season is now over, but the kids can definitely keep their heads high. they are an amazing group. nbc 10's matt delucia had some of the thoughts that monet davis shared after the game. >> the dragons had an impressive run this season especially if you consider the fact that in just a couple of weeks this team captured the world's attention. >> they've had a wonderful run. >> none of us expected to be here.

. >> members of the chester and wilmington police kept are joining this pennsylvania state police, to educate the the community on proper protocol during a police encounter, and i think vice versa. >> absolutely. 6:19. >>> chopper pilot forced to make a crash landing this cape may county. the the pilot was in the hurt. the passenger was injured but not life threatening injuries. it happened near schoolhouse road and boyd street in middletown ship, new jersey. chop her was checking for mosquitoes. pilot was able to crash land in the opened field but not before hitting the back fence of one of the homes there home owner was not injured. that is good news. faa is investigate using that pilot was forced to land in the first place. >> glad everybody turned out okay. >> how do you check for mosquitoes from a chopper. >> that is a good question mike jerrick. >> looking for standing water is my guess. >> maybe some heat sensing radar. >> really. >> they were spraying. >> they weren't spraying, they they were checking for probably standing water, you are probably right. >> the show we call "go

. >> yeah, members of the chester and wilmington's police department are joining the pennsylvania state police, the community, and the proper protocol during a police encounter and, of course, vice versa as well. >> yes. >>> also this morning at 7:12 the earthquake in california's napa valley is causing at least a billion dollars, a billion in damage but officials say the the area is far from devastated. >> no, in fact, they did a little survey and 80 percent of the valley's wineries were unaffect. >> that is good news. >> worst damage was in the napa's downtown area, very historic, with more than a hundred homes, and buildings have been deemed too dangerous to go back into. the although the power is back on in much of the area, officials are still searching for possible gas leaks. meanwhile, there are new calls this morning to develop some kind of a early warning system for earthquakes, if that is even possible. supporters say such a system would give system to take trouble. it makes sense, but it is hard to do. >> how would you do that. >> they have four seconds of warning. >> forty-second a

. >>> new this morning pennsylvania state police are asking for your help to find a missing man 46-year-oldd you can always get the local news and weather on our website at nbc10.com. thanks for watching, have a great day. ♪ >>> they love hunter hayes out here. he's coming back in a few more minutes for another song. welcome back to "today." i'm willie along with al and tamron. natalie has the day off. and hunter hayes is back with us. dreams coming true today? >> this is kind of a big deal. this is my big break. >> guest anchor/meteorologist. >> ready to do the weather? >> show him how it's done. >> we walk just across here to the big monitor. just kind of saunter. you just walk jolly. >> kind of cool. i can't whistle. >> you can't whistle? >> no. >> you can play 31 instruments. >> there's a lot of important things here. >> we're looking to people's weekend. so we're starting off with saturday. are you doing any travel this weekend? >> we are doing a good bit of travel. all up in this area. just around the corner actually tomorrow. >> up here we've got some strong storms. >> very bad storm

. >> reporter: the newest crime fighting tool in pennsylvania brought police and state politicians together today in phoenixville. their focus -- cracking down on child predators, especially those on the internet, sorting through hard drives and other computer evidence used to take investigators up to nine months in the lab with a backlog of cases. but with this truck, it can be a matter of hours. >> they can download everything right here, do it right in the truck. >> what the truck has the capability of doing is be able to do a full examination of all computers, cell phones, electronic media within a residence or a business. >> reporter: when this truck does pull up onto a crime scene, the agents are also equipped with protected gear like this police shield in the event that they get a warrant and have to get into somebody's home. the police chief in phoenixville considers child predator cases to be the most serious. >> years ago in investigations i remember dealing with a case in which the perpetrator had -- made such an impact where we were getting victims contacting us from, you know,

state and local funding. also trees were removed mere the runway and lighting and pavement striping was added. this makes it possible for larger planes to land at the airport. >>> police in pennsylvania now have a new tool to help them put child predators behind bars. it's a mobile computer forensic unit. police and state politicians took a look at the new unit yesterday in phoenixville. computer evidence and lab work that took the unit nine months to sort out now can be done in hours using the truck. >> what the truck is able to do roll up on the scene and do a full examination of cell phones, computers or media within a home or business. >> agents are equipped with protective gear just in case they get a warrant and have to conduct a raid. >>> well, it looks like atlantic city got a much needed shot in the arm from the free beach concerts that were held. blake shelton, lady antebellum. those concerts were huge hits. one example, the casino investment community has been granted a grant for the triathlon. and $27,000 was approved for more summer concerts on the board walk. livenation says it will bring ten big-name shows to the board walk. livenation was behind blake shelton and lady

. >> state police say two pennsylvania turnpike workers have died on the job in the last year and a half>>> happening now, one of the most popular free beaches in new jersey may not be free for much longer. wildwood is considering charging a fee to use its beach. the topic is being discussed now at a board of commissioners meeting. the idea of charging isn't a new one. it's been discussed and rejected several times in the past, most recently last year. >>> retirement is supposed to be a time to kick back and relax. >> for two local men it turned into a time of fear and worry. >> hateful words, swastika in the yard all from a neighbor they don't know. >>> from politics to punch lines, the two candidates for pennsylvania governor are about to show their silly side. >>> look at this. a floating restaurant in philadelphia was hit by a burglar. this was broken into early sunday morning. this is the suspect police are looking for. police say he took a number of items valued at about $5,000. >>> people who live in philadelphia woke up to find someone slashed tires. most were parked in the rear

state police say set h stillfox was killed on the pennsylvania turnpike near cumberland county. now the investigators say his bike crashed after swerving on to shoulder and hitting a guardrail and then the officer fell on the roadway below. investigators say excessive speed and wet road may have contributed to the crash. >>> a search is underway for person who opened fire on a gloucester county police station. talk about brazen. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce is live where this drive by happened and it is crazy, is there bullet holes all in that doorway at the police station. >> reporter: very easy to see. the five bullet holes still in the door here, the side security door, west deptford police department, a seventh bullet flew in the deputy police chief's office window. no one was hurt. lets take a look at that surveillance video released by the department. it shows a tark colored vehicle driving through the the parking lot. police are trying to determine the make and model of have that car. they are making good progress. people in the area say it is our police department a target

police detective. >>> a pennsylvania state lawmaker admits he smoked pot during a recent trip to colora colorado.ch who represents montgomery county senhor during a recent appearance on "good day philadelphia" said he took two hits from a vape pe inform similar to an e-cigarette. leach wanted to use the drug because people have told him it's more potent than it was 25 years ago when he last smoked. leach is one of the state's leading proponents for legalized marijuana. >> video games may be pure fantasy but a violent action adventure game called watch dogs has ignite add real debate in one south injuries community. the mack kerr of the games are hipting their new release may use cam as back drop as fox 29's bruce gordon tells us it's not sitting well with the city. >> reporter: watch dogs twitter page gives you a sense of what's in store. players adopt the role of a macho computer hacker killing maiming and blowing things up while trying to catch an evil mastermind. in camden's up and coming cooper plaza neighborhood, newly greened up and better cleaned up than before, folks are not thrilled at t

passalong, off duty philadelphia police officer killed in a motorcycle crash along the pennsylvania turnpike, crash happened in upper muff lynn township, cumberland county. state police say the officer swerved on to the shoulder hit a guardrail and fell on to the roadway below. the officer was pronounced dead at the scene, investigators say excessive speed and wet road played a role in this. the officer ' name not being released until his family is notified. >> person open-fired on police station. jennifer joyce outside the police station where this drive by happened. pretty brazen, suspect shoots at police station. >> very brazen and very scary. $25,000 reward for anyone who can provide any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for. >> this take a look. you can clearly see the five bullet holes that left their mark on the side security door of the west deposition forwards police department. none penetrated and a sixth hit a rain spout, seventh bullet flew into the deputy police chief office window. no one was hurt. let's take a lock at the surveillance video released it, shows dark colored vehicle driving thro

police officer. >>> a state run university in pennsylvania is being criticized for allowing student coupons for legalounsel to be offered on campus. a lawyer is offering 10% percent off for drug and alcohol offenses. the officials at iup say the coupon clippers are independly pu (vo) ours is a world of passengers. the red-eyes. (daughter) i'm really tired. (vo) the transfers. well, that's kid number three. (vo) the co-pilots. all sitting... ...trusting... ...waiting... ...for a safe arrival. introducing the all-new subaru legacy. designed to help the driver in you... ...care for the passenger in them. the subaru legacy. it's not just a sedan. it's a subaru. >> 6:50, ten minutes away from "good morning america." >> let's check in with our friends there, amy robach giving us a sense of how you're going to wrap up the week. we know it's going to include brad paisley later on. >> reporter: that's the fun part of the show. we'll start out talking about president obama yesterday he told the nation the u.s. has not developed a strategy to defeat isis. whalings -- so what is the plan to take down terrorists

. >> well police and prosecutors in pennsylvania now have a new tool that hope to use to catch child predators online. this is the state's newest mobile forensics lab. it can process digital evidence on the spot. police say that this will allow them to interview suspects in the back wool analy cell phones, computers and other electronics can simply be plugged in and immediately reviewed by investigators. evidence that can then be sent wirelessly to wherever it needs to go. >> the s10 err rec holder is in ferguson missouri to note getting a first hand look at the federal investigation into the deadly police shooting of an unarmed teenager there. holder's first stop today was community college where he told students that quote change is coming. meanwhile protesters gathered outside of the prosecutor' office there as a grand jury began hearing evidence in the shooting death of michael brown. prosecutors expect it will take the grand jury until mid october to decide whether officer derr rin wilson should be --, darrin wilson should be indicted. >> you are looking live at love park where people have gathered once again in sup

police say it belongs to suspect, nathaniel greenly and they found him and the hyundai at his job in concord township, pennsylvania, last week. that same day, greenly's father allegedly shot a delaware state trooper when police came to search the family's house. the trooper survived. investigator says they have recovered $150,000 in stolen cash, marijuana and merchandise purchased with the money. >> they spent a lot on high-end jewelry, clothing, sneakers. >> reporter: we are told several of the suspects are related and most had no criminal record before the heist. authorities say more arrests are possible and they can't rule out the chance that employees who were working in caesar's at the time also assisted in the robbery. live in atlantic city, i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> we are following this developing story tonight. we are learning more about the mental state of robin williams at the time of his suicide. just a few hours ago, williams wife revealed the actor was in the early stages of parkinson's disease and was struggling with depression. susan schneider said her husband, who has battled addiction for decades, was sober at the time of his suicide. she says the actor and com

pennsylvania turnpike yesterday on the turnpike. police say the officer was off duty at the time and the crash remains under investigation by state police. >>> rescuers were called to this block in burlington, ocean county, the first floor collapsed into the basement. they heard a noise during storm but couldn't figure out what it was, when they looked this morning, they saw the foundation in the front of their home gave way, and they are shoring up the home to prevent further collapse. >>> a woman crashed her car into a business in newcastle county, and it shows the damage to the music and art store in mill vehicle. police are trying to figure out why the driver lost control, she was rescued from her vehicle and taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. >>> police are investigating the home of connie murray, she was found dead in pennypack park last week. her husband christopher confessed to strangling her during an argument. both suspects were taken into custody as they were leaving the property. >>> several people woke up to find their tires slashed into northeast philadelphia, about 10 cars were damaged on the 5800 bl

he was killed last tuesday riding his motorcycle along the pennsylvania turnpike and on his way home from a cross country ride. state police say speed and wet roads probably contributed to that crash. >>> it is 6:20 this morning. hospital networks computers are hacked. this is a huge breach, data on more than 4 million people stolen, some local patients could ab monk them. >> a hospital here. >> yes. >> yes. >> good day starts as you know in 40 minutes or so. coming up, we will talk about the breach and what can be done and how you can protect yourself, if you visited one of the affect hospitals, and like kerry said, one of them is very close, so where we are talking right now. >> birthday, social security numbers, names, addresses, they have a lot of information. >>> lets get back to the protests, they turned ugly again in ferguson missouri a sight that unfortunately we're used to seeing night after night. what will it take for peace to prevail? we will take you their life with the latest on what happens, over the last couple of hours in ferguson. but first there is sue. >> all right. we've got the a beautiful start to th

pennsylvania turnpike. stillfox was on his way home from a cross country ride. state police say speed and wet roads contributed to the crash. >>> president obama hailing the recapture of mosul dam by iraqi and kurdish forces bolstered by u.s. air strikes. the the president says if that span spanning the river had been breached the consequences would have been catastrophic. it is a major source of water and electricity for a lot of that country. the president also urging iraq's fractured government to form a united front and pope frances showing his support in the mission to work towards peace. on his flight home from south korea he said he approves of the u.s. air strikes on militants to protect minorities. now the pope also talking about his desire to come to the united states, next year. he said wow like to attend the world meeting of families right here in philadelphia in september. the vatican has told philadelphia officials that the pope will make a definitive decision about visiting here most likely in march. >>> this is a very bad month to be a gator in alabama. it is

pennsylvania turnpike. he was on his way home from a cross country ride. state policeay speed and wet roads contribute to do the cra crash. >> tonight philadelphia police say they have got their man. this video shows the beating of a park ranger and police say they've now arrested the guy who threw the punches. passerby recorded it a you will in love park and you see a group of young men watching and taunting another punch, spits at it and kick the ranger. the ranger told 19 year old curtis tanner of beau pottstown and a group of six to eight others to stop skateboarding in love park. authorities say that's when tanner attacked. police arrested tanner overnig overnight. they also brought in second person of interest. detectives are now in the process of tracking down everyone else involved. >> hopefully go to the penetentiary and if it was me and they better be glad i'm not a judge all the guys standing around would be in the joint, too. when you're told to stop and stop, stop and leave. >> tanner is no stranger to trouble. he's been arrested twice before. >> philadelp

states is mommy dead, and out the door they go. >> reporter: more information on the vehicle, belajonsa. pennsylvania taggings, 7477 # police have not gotten any hits on it yet. he is considered armed and dangerous with ties to new york. there's no word if they have been called to this address in the past. they say he has no record in delaware, but they are investigating. arena this is early in the investigation. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for all those details. >> we'll check back in with you shortly. >>> now to another developing story, a two-alarm fire consumed three homes in south jersey last night. the fire broke out at spruce and douglas street in camden. the fire crews tell us two of the homes were occupied, nobody was hurt, it took two hours to get the fire under control and there's no word on exactly what sparked the fire. >>> new this morning, gunfire erupted in the hunting park section of the city overnight. the action cam was at the 4500 block of north 4th street after 11:00 p.m. someone opened fire hitting one man in the stomach. a number of cars in the area were riddled with bullets.

pennsylvania turnpike before crossing over into the westbound side. that's according to witnesses who saw the collision at the delaware river bridge inner change in bristol yesterday evening. state police driver is in the hospital now with head injuries. >>> ocean county detectives are looking for a man accused of pulling a fast one to get his hands on an expensive watch. authorities say he bought an $8,700 rolex from gold fever on arnold avenue in point pleasant beach back in june. the man gave the clerk a fake i.t. and credit card to finish out the purchase but the credit card company reversed the charges after the card was reported stolen. contact ocean county police if you recognize the man. >> 5:53 now and up next breaking new developments on that deadly ebola outbreak overseas. >> also more news that you didn't see last night including a happy ending for the lehigh valley man after somebody stole the scooter that he relies on to get around. at 6:00 a.m. [prof.burke]why is it smart to talk to farmers for your auto insurance? because we believe that doing things right is more important than just doing them fast. and...because we don't want you to miss out on things like accident fo

police department in ferguson township is receiving angry tweets on twitter. but people have the wrong state. some people are confusing ferguson township in center county, pennsylvania, with ferguson, missouri. the chief says her department has tweeted out who to contact. >>> now, to the philadelphia school budget crisis. tomorrow morning, there is a lot at stake for thousands of parents, students and teachers in a school district of philadelphia. at 10:00 a.m., superintendent dr. william hite will stus whether schools will open on time and whether or not there will be teacher layoffs. the state house of representatives did not pass the cigarette tax yet which school leaders said was essential to start sochool on time. concerned parents and activists attended a meeting in south philadelphia. many of these people have signed petitions demanding local control of public schools. organizers say they collected 40,000 signatures. they want to abolish the school reform commission and are asking for a valid question to do it. >> you're the ones who are with the children every day. parents and teachers and community members are with the children every day and we know what th

state police. >>> governor tom corbett put his signature on a law encouraging more lessons about the holocaust in pennsylvaniachools, the signing took place at the jewish federation of greater philadelphia in center city. the law pushes for curriculum for schools across the state. >> 14 young heroes from across the region are being honored for making a difference, the awards at the liberty museum that champion freedom and help for others. the $1,000 grand prize, when to emily, she raised more than $10,000 for bayard taylor elementary. when she heard about the school's impending budget cuts. >>> melissa magee is joining us now and we start out humid and damp. >> things are improving as we go through the afternoon, we have a nice shot to share with you, sky 6 live in hd, you can see the clouds are starting to break and pockets of sunshine there are philadelphia, the temperature is not bad 77 degrees and the dew point 65 and the heat index not terrible, 79 degrees, an indication that less humid air will be arriving for the rest of tonight. we see spotty showers and they are mainly south and east of the i-95 corr

. >> state police say seth stillfox was killed on pennsylvania turnpike near newville cumberland county. investigators say his bike crashed after swerving on the shoulder and hitting a guardrail. the the officer fell then on to the roadway below. up investigators say excessive speed and a wet road contributed to the deadly accident. >>> the search is underway for the person who opened fire on a gloucester county police station. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce live outside west deptford police station where the drive by happened yesterday. there is evidence of the drive by right behind you on the door of the police station, jen. >> reporter: there is, chris and police are trying to figure out whether somebody had a personal van debt a against him. he used a high caliber gun. the side door of the building and main door where officer enter and exit. none of the bullets penetrated but a sixth bullet was fired at the the rain spout and a seventh flew through a deputy chief's office. thankfully no one was hurt. police released surveillance video of the car that committed this drive by shooting. in

police say that girl was abused before she was found in the playground a day later. the the young victim is expected to testify. >>> also today, pennsylvania state senator is calling for an investigation, now into the conditions at philadelphia public schools. state senator vincent hughes has discussed school funding, live with us before. now this have afternoon hughes is releasing a report on how state funding cuts have impacted the city schools. he has a detail on how parents can file formal complaints with the state department of education. >>> also some new developments this morning in the crisis in the middle east. hamas officials say three senior military leaders were just killed in an israeli air strike in the gaza strip. dozens of people were also trapped in the ruble of a building targeted bias rail. >>> it was a more peaceful night in ferguson, missouri after two weeks of violent protests there. six people were taken in custody last night but police did not fire any tear gas. u.s. attorney general eric holder met with community members and fbi investigators yesterday. a grand jury also began hearing evidence in the shooting death of mi

pennsylvania, the fourth circuit, that area, they say no. --so, states are saying states and legislation are saying that it is not legal unless the police consent lot of them have not addressed the issue in the absence of law. saying you have a right is usually not a right. in new york are second circuit does not address this issue and therefore debra's case could be important, maybe historic, maybe it winds up eventually in the supreme court. there is that division between the circuits and usually the supreme court gets this area people say that the supreme court is conservative. i think that everyone support the right of people to record the police when they are interacting with people. >> i want to turn to the two mothers of victims of police violence in new york. iris, your son, anthony, it was december 21, 1994. describe what happened to anthony in the bronx. >> i was in florida. my husband was in the house. that night they were going to go to florida. they had all the suitcases in the front of the house. they found a foot all. the four brothers decided to play -- >> your four kids. >> for boys. >> they went downstairs and started playing.

state. the richest person in pennsylvania, the granddaughter of campbell soup. that's mmm good for her. >> indeed it is, maribel. have a great week. >>> a bail hearing is set for the police officer who were charged with corruption on the job. federal prosecutors charged the 6 philadelphia narcotics officers last week with using force and threats to rob, kidnap and abuse drug dealers. charles ramsey said this is one of the worst corruption cases he has ever seen. most fails a mandatory 7 year prison sentence if they are convicted. >>> crime prevent efforts tames in neighborhood all over the county. the program helps neighborhoods promote safety and strengthen relationships with local law enforcement. >> the easily play their first preseason game in four days. the team held its second public training camp yesterday at lincoln financial field. they face the bears on friday. you can watch the action on 6abc. we'll air a pregame special at 7:30. >> reporter: the bears. >> let's hope they take them down. >> reporter: i have a good feeling about the eagles this year. >> do you have a good feeling about the weather. >> reporter: i do, we'>>r: dehnngow.loyskylinoueng mumsours ove

pennsylvania's governor was here to underscore the importance of fracking to his state's economy. jenna? >> david lee, thank you. >>> we're now just minutes away from a news conference in california. policexpected to release new information on the death of robin williams. this as jenna reminded us is one of the most poignant moments of all as fans mourn his passing. listen to this moment that was so dramatic. >> i want to thank my father up there. the man who when i said i wanted to be an actor he said wonderful. have a backup profession like welding. thank you. god bless you. ugh. heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. >> we asked what your favorite myths or facts were about pregnancy. we had interesting responses. one said a lady i worked with had six boys a year apart and insisted i would have a boy. we were planning for a girl although we didn't know. she said with all six pregnancies she only put on weight in the stomach area and not anywhere else. i did have a boy. i won't ask yo

state police formakering an unsafe lane change. she voluntarily told the officers she had the weapon in her purse. she also had her firearms license issued in her home state of pennsylvaniare she purchased the gun. what she didn't know was that her pistol permit had no validity in new jersey and that she had broken the law. >> this is not a heinous crime that i did. i didn't wave it, i didn't point it, i didn't shoot it. i didn't harm anyone and i told the truth. >> the prosecutor's office turned down her request to take part in a program for non-violent offenders that could have kept her out of prison. gun control advocates say out of state gun owners traveling out of new jersey have an obligation to know the law. >> this is to make sure the public is safe from go up violence. >> reporter: this case has national implications. her attorneys hope that it paves the way for state to state reciprocity of gun permits. much in the same way that states honor driver's licenses from other states. top priority for her attorneys right now though is keeping her from going to prison. >> david lee, thank you. >>> we just heard that advocate for the strict sentencing saying overwhelmin

states tomorrow. that's according to a hospital official there. last week police arrested the woman's daughter and that daughter's boyfriend. each now faces murder charges. >> in pennsylvania, middle school teacher's husband took the stand in court and described the moment of five pound rock smashed through his car windshield and hit his wife in the face. he says she will survive but the doctors will have to remove her right eye. four teenagers now face criminal charges for throwing those rocks off an overpass northwest of philly. and construction of new homes jumped almost 16% in july. to its fastest pace in eight months. that's according to the commerce department. anallies say it's a clear sign the united states housing market is now picking up steam. >>> more on the situation now in ferguson, missouri, where officials are gearing up once again for that they believe could be another night of violence. fires, looting and vandalism over the last ten days have destroyed parts of ferguson but with school out for the rest of the week, some teachers, along with church groups and others, are vowing to clean up and move forward. mike tobin witnessed this first hand last night a

police a call. >>> well, some call it the great green experiment. the legalization of marijuana in some form has now spread to more than 20 states. new jersey is one of them, and pennsylvania that way. legal pot, however, may not look at all like you think. and not everyone agrees that it's a good thing. fox 29's chris o'connell traveled to colorado to see what this is all about. ♪ >> reporter: you macon fuse this place with an art gallery. john mccoy originally from upper darby thought he wander flood an apple store. look a little closer you'll see they're not selling smart phon phones. >> wow! never thought i'd see the day. >> reporter: that day was january 1st when recreational marijuana in colorado became legal for anyone 21 and over. since then, the pot industry has been smoking. >> i'm about to take you into one of the first recreational pot shops in denver. this is the 3d cannibus center one of more than 340 marijuana dispensary that is have popped up in denver alone. after flashing my id, i was welcomed by billy a bud tender. a pot connoisseur, if you will. >> there's effect, there's smells, there's flavors. >> he's not talking wine but weed. >> it's all full bud.

pennsylvania universities thanks to a million dollar state grant. tom corbett was there. they are working with two universities developing innovative new materials and manufacturing ideas. 13 projukts are already under way. >>> recapping our top story. policen ferguson, missouri, identified the officer involved in the shooting death of an unarmed teen as a six-year member of the force with no previous complaints against him. they also released surveillance video alleging 18-year-old michael brown was suspected of stealing cigars hours before the shooting. >>> there's a new waterfront park in philadelphia. the next perment nant park opened up along penn's landing. it celebrates the history of the area as well as the ecology within it. the former peer 53 was once the site of the immigration station and the nation's first navy yard. >>> a mystery over memories. a man buys a used camera for a couple bucks and finds something priceless inside. the former owner's home videos, how he managed to track down the owner next at 4:00. >>> right now at 4:30, outrage over the shooting death of a missouri teenager is sweeping the country. we learn new information about the officer who pulled the trigger and the events leading up to the shooting. darren wi

state of delaware -- >>> right now at 5:00, the plot thickens in the high-stakes casino heist. at the jersey shore, police rounded up more suspects. the investigation now stretches from new jersey into pennsylvaniaelaware and today, we learned that there are now eight people charged in the robbery at caesar's, including a recently fired security officer. >> we learned that the entire heist took just four minutes. nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter, ted greenberg, has been covering that story since the crime happened on july 21st. and ted, today, you talked to the investigatorsing they describe how the whole heist went down and what those suspects allegedly did with all that money. >> reporter: chris and jackie, new jersey state police say the ronners came here to caesar's with very intimate knowledge of casino operations, but that didn't prevent them from getting caught. >> i don't think these were, you know, master criminals here. >> reporter: investigators say they were in and out of caesar's in four minutes, but within hours, authorities had at least one of the suspects on their radar. >> it just collapsed when everybody involved very shortly involved afterwards. >> reporter: speaking public