they want some answers from the philadelphia housing authority but said sheathe couldn't get anywhered fox 29 news. >> we sent our chris o'connell to south philly to investigate. chris is here now with what he found. >> reporter: guys, if you get creeped out by rats especially big ones, you might want to cover your eyes for thiss one. a south philly rat problem getting worse by the day a family says a house opened by the philadelphia housing authority is so infested with giant rats, they want to move out. >> i'm terrified. i'm scared. sometimes i don't want to sleep here. >> reporter: instead of taking videos of her one and 10-year-old boys -- >> i put the phone like this. >> reporter: john taya johnson has been busy shooting these new members of her household. >> these rats are, will bite you and hurt you. >> reporter: video taken almost every day for weeks now. show rats literally coming through the wood work eating right through the walls of the family's doran street home. it started two months ago inside the property opened owned by the philadelphia housing authority. >> we scared

it started few months ago by this property owned by the philadelphia a housing authority. so how big and bad are these rats? well, big enough to steel an entire dinner. >> the whole plate, macaroni cheese was smeared. >> reporter: the rat ate the stake off the plate. >> i called him and said my god his food is gone. >> reporter: neighbors think the house next door may be the the cause of the recent infestation. although in one was home when we were there we have learn that the cities department of the licenses and inspections has taken that neighbor to court for long list of code violations but for now, the rats rule this house. >> you know, it is like they don't care. they got the house. >> reporter: family says they cannot afford $500 an exterminate or says will fix the the problem and they say they have contacted pha at least five times and can't get anyone to show up. they want the problem fix or a new home. >> i don't feel safe in this house not the with no rats. i never lived with rats before and i don't want to. >> reporter: chris o'connell for fox 29 news. >> yuck,

. >>> ten years, that's how long the average family waits for a home with the philadelphia housing authority >> the nbc 10 investigators found while low income and homeless families wait, some families are allowed to live in these properties while earning more than $100,000 a year. we had a lot of questions about this, so investigative reporter mitch blacher took them straight to the housing authority. >> reporter: if you and your son got a home, what would that mean? >> oh -- so much. >> reporter: she is like so many working mothers trying to keep a roof over her son's head. >> first i want to try to do it on my own, bills were too crazy. i couldn't afford it. >> reporter: together they live between friends' homes and shelters, hoping the philadelphia housing authority has a place for them soon. how long have you been on the waiting list? >> for five years now, going on six. >> reporter: families wait an average of ten years for a spot to open. as they wait, we sorted through lists through the department of housing and urban development. in philadelphia, at least 181 families living in publ

. >>> and off duty philadelphia housing authority officer shot and killed a robbery suspect. police say two men tried to rob the off duty officer on 400 block of west schoolhouse lane germantown last night. one suspect had a weaponch the officer fired 7 shots striking one man several times and the suspect died and the other one ran awaych the officer was not physically hurt. >> local world war two veterans honored family of fallen conra conrad. triple nickel association offers relatives of melvin brown zion baptist church in ardmore. brown died in august of 1945 during operation fire fly and there was a secret army mission. brown was a member of the 555 parachute infinitery association and that was army's first black paratrooper unit. >> 5:56 we continue to follow breaking news and gunfire erupts during a police chase in philadelphia with a live report. >> coming up brand new explosion forces overnight evacuations in the lehigh valley. >> good morning, it's 6 a.m. here thop november 16 and happening now. >> paris remains on edge and silent. amid this last official day of mour

police are investigating deadly shooting of robbery suspect buying off duty philadelphia housing authorityfficer. the shooting happened at about 6:45 tonight on 400 block of west schoolhouse lane in germantown. investigators say two men tried to rob the off duty officer and one of the suspects reportedly had a weapon. the officer fired 7 shots striking one suspect several times. and that suspect died and the other ran away. and the officer was not injure injured. >> and east mt. airy four men were rounded in a hail of gunfire. shots rang out 8:00 tonight on 1100 block of east woodlawn street and most seriously injured is 33-year-old than critical condition tonight. the others ages 34 and 21 and 15 are all in stable condition no arrests have been sglaid and an 18-year-old was shot to death this navrp south philadelphia it happened just before:00 on the 2200 block of mifflin street and investigators say the man was shot once in the back and pronounced dead penn presbyterian hospital. investigators don't know who shot him or why. >> and family and friends gathered tonight in north philadelphi

this morning one man is dead and another on the run after police say they tried to rob a philadelphia housing authority officer. police tell nbc 10 the men walked up to the off-duty officer and tried to rob him on west school house lane just before 7:00 last night when the officer shot one of the suspects several times. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. the second suspect took off. the officer was not hurt. >> thrown away like trash, that's how a neighbor described a pair of newborn babies found dead in a lot over the weekend. two children found the babies in a pile of trash in the kensington section. the babies were cut open, one had a clamp attached to an umbilical cord. they say it appears someone performed an autopsy. they spoke to one of the children that made the discovery and his father who called police. >> that's what we seen. we seen two babies, one of them still had the umbilical cord. >> wondering -- wouldn't be here now. >> they have not determine who had the parents are or who may have performed the autopsy on the babies. they are looking for a black pickup truck

the pair approached the philadelphia housing authority officer in germantown last night. police say they had gun and tried to rob him. the officer pulled out his weapon and the two sides ex changed gunfire. one suspect was shot several times during the exchange. the other got away. >>> police in winslow township, new jersey, are warning the local food delivery drivers to be aware of armed robbers. investigators say there have been -- there's been increase of robberies of those drivers in sicklerville. there's been over 15 incidents in recent weeks and police have already arrested five juveniles. but they're looking for others who may have been involved. >>> pretty mild monday comes to an end in your fox 29 weather authority. live look at the ben franklin parkway from the united way building tonight. temperatures hit 70 today. and things could stay warm for few days. let's check in with meteorologist kathy orr. is this going to last? >> unfortunately it's not going to last that long but we will have another warmup in the seven day. so don't despair if you like the mild tem

they live in a home provided by the philadelphia housing authority. they were fed up with their rat problem and couldn't seem to get any help so they reach out to us fox 29. the family showed us video of rats on their kitchen counters. holes all over their homemade by the rodents. the family tells us pha officials were out at their home today to patch up all those holes and bait the rats with poison. the johnsons say the health department was supposed to show up earlier today to see if the house was even safe enough to live in. but the family says officials rescheduled that visit for them tomorrow. the largest cable provider in the country has a problem, and needs you to know about it. comcast got hacked and your information was for sale on the black mark. 200,000 customers have to reset their pass poured. comcast itself was not breached. they targeted other companies that use the same software as comcast and sold that information on the black-market for a thousand bucks for a list of contained all those customers information. comcast locked their acc

. >>> off duty philadelphia housing authority officer shoots and kills a would-be robber in germantown. police say two men tried to rob the pha officer at 400 west school lane last night. the off duty officer exchanged gunfire, killing one of those suspects. the other got away. that officer was not hurt. >>> philadelphia police are investigating how the bodies of two infants wounds up in a lot in kensington. medical examiner says the babe his undergone an autopsy before they were found. investigators say a couple of children were walking near a field at pail authority and berk street sunday morning, that's when they found the bodies of a baby girl and boy next to pile of trash. >> they notified their parent. their parent took a pro-active approach, came back to the scene to verify things, make sure that the kids were not lying. >> police are checking surveillance video to see if they can offer clues how those babies bodies wound up there. >>> meanwhile france is fighting back following the deadly attacks that killed 129 people. the french military launched air strikes on the islamic st

. >>> new tonight, an off-duty philadelphia housing authority officer shoots's kills a would be robber tried to rob the pha officer on 400 west school lane tonight. the off-duty officer exchanged gunfire killing one of the

they are shaken up of course they are relieved fort officer this was an off duty philadelphia housing authority officer involved in this. you can see over my shoulder the scene is now clear. let's take a look at video earlier as detective were comb mink the crime scene of the the officer was walking along the 400 block of school house lane. two men approached him they had a weapon. they tried to rob the officer according to police. that's when the off duty housing authority officer pulled out his weapon the two sides exchanged gunfire. one suspect was shot several times later pronounced dead at temple hospital. the other suspected escaped. and he is on the loose. we spoke with neighbors who heard the gunfire and they ran out to see what happened. they are in shock. they are relieved that the officer is all right. here's i say one neighbor speaking to us. >> you live in a peaceful quiet neighborhood one the neighbors he used to live on this block 21 years and there's never been gunshots never. never. i mean you live your life on a day-to-day basis mind your own business and somebody want to come

. >>> new tonight, an off-duty philadelphia housing authority officer shoots's kills a would be robber00 west school lane tonight. the off-duty officer exchanged gunfire killing one of the suspects. the other got away. that officer was not injured. >>> now, after a chilly and blustery weekend, looks like warmer temperatures are on

we have serious questions for the head of the philadelphia housing authority after the nbc 10 investigators found families living over the limit in public housing. >> there are 13 people who make over $100,000 in public housing. should they be in public housing? >> i think we offer a host of programs for them. >> facing a 10-year rating list and limited options. families end up hopeless. >> i tried it only my own. the bills was too crazy. i couldn't afford it. >> today the nbc 10 investigators question why pha allows over 100 over the limit families live in public housing, those on the waiting list wonder where they are going to sleep. >> it will break your heart. seriously. it will crush you. >> i'm mitch blacher, "nbc 10 news." >> let's get you to work on this tuesday morning. >> jessica boying on the has got a look at 95. >> 95 right now. we have a disabled vehicle over into the work zone. this is right around cottman avenue. i wanted to show you, there, in the work zone. in the shoulder not a huge delay by the scene now but watch out for that. it's the time we start to back up on 95 so

. >> one man is dead and another is on the run after police say they tried to rob a philadelphia housing authorityfficer. the men approached the off-duty officer, in germantown and tried to rob him on west school house lane last night. that's when the officer shot one of the suspects several times. the suspect was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. the second suspect took off. the officer was not hurt. >> and new jersey lawmakers will consider legalizing recreational marijuana at a hearing. the committee will hear testimony from health professionals, law enforcement officials and clergy members about the prospect of making recreational marijuana legal. governor christie said he would block attempts to legalize it. medical marijuana is legal but the rules are some of the strictest in the nation. >> two zebras are back at the circus after escaping yesterday and running through west philadelphia. the circus says it's ves gacing how they got loose yesterday afternoon. the video posted showed them trotting down the city streets before police corralled them. animal activists protesting

the the philadelphia housing authority officer was walk ago long 4900 block of west schoolhouse lanelice say they had a gun and they tried to rob that officer. that is when the officer pulled out his weapon and the two sides exchanged gunfire. neighbors say things like this rarely happen in their neighborhood. >> we live in the the peaceful, quiet neighborhood. there is a guy feels one of the names that lives in this block for 21 year and there has never been a gunshot, never. >> one suspect was shot several times abe then later pronounced dead at temple hospital. mike and alex, back to you. >>> new jersey lawmakers will hear testimony, today, about legalizing, recreational marijuana in new jersey. judiciary committee will hear from health professionals and law enforcement authorities about the issue. new jersey medical marijuana laws air monk the most strict in the nation. the patients a and doctors are both required to register with the state and each has to pay a 200 dollars fee. the current liz there are five medical marijuana dispensariness new jersey. >> this is recreation aal

the johnson family says this is what they had been living with in their philadelphia housing authority home. it is rats, everywhere. they were fed up with their problem, couldn't seem to get any help. so, they reached out to fox 29. last night. the family showed us video of rats on their kitchen counter, and holes all over their home, made by the rodents. our cameras were back today while pha staff were at the johnson home, patching up all of the homes, bathing the rats with poison. the family says the health department was supposed to show up earlier today to see if the house was even safe enough to live in, but the family says, it rescheduled for tomorrow. >> update now to a fox 29 investigation. a local gray stone company now the target of lawsuit by the pennsylvania attorney general's office. >> it says this is on behalf of 50 customers, fox 29's jeff cole explains. >> the suit accuses upper darby company of violation of pennsylvania consumer proking it sean laws. the attorney general. >> basil, the chief deputy attorney general. >> reprehensible behavior, taking advantage of consu

she's call the philadelphia housing authority. called her local city council representative and she says all her cries for help have fallen on deaf ears. so we reach out to police on her behalf. >> this commander will work with housing police to look at that. this is a housing development perhaps we have to come way strategy with housing police and address that. >> somebody has drop the ball and somebody need to pick it back up. >> reporter: at her were the its end this woman wants pha to find her different housing much it's unclear if that will happen and police say no everyone can move. that's why they're trying to place foot patrols and increase police presence in high-crime neighborhoods. >> that fear is legitimate. i mean when you're living in a neighborhood and you have these individuals that are out there are you know, shooting at one another, and they don't care about anyone else. >> reporter: police say they need the public's help if they're ever going to get a leg up on the bad guys. >> we have to look at some of the law

she's call the philadelphia housing authority. she's called her local city council representative.s all her cries for help have fallen on deaf ears. so we reach out to police on her behalf. >> this commander will work with housing police to look at this. this is a housing development perhaps we have to come up with strategy with housing police and address that. >> somebody has dropped the ball and somebody needs to pick it back up. >> reporter: at her wits end this woman wants pha to find her different housing it's unclear if that will happen. police say not everyone can move. that's why they're trying to place foot patrols and increased police presence in high-crime neighborhoods. >> that fear is legitimate. i mean when you're living in a neighborhood and you have these individuals that are out there, you know, shooting at one another and they don't care about anyone else. >> reporter: police say they need the public's help if they're ever going to get a leg up on the bad guys. >> we have to look at some of the laws that are created. why some people are back out on the street each

the philadelphia housing authority officer was walk ago long the the 400 block of west schoolhouse lanehen two men approached him. police say they had a gun and they tried to rob that officer. that is when the officer pulled out his weapon and the two sides shot at each other. neighbors say things like this rarely happen in their neighborhood. >> live in the peaceful quiet neighborhood. one of the files used to live in this block for 21 years and never been gunshots, never. never. just live your life on a day to day basis minding your own business and somebody want to come up and rob you and take what little bit that you have. >> one suspect was shot several times, during that exchange and was later pronounced dead at temple hospital. other suspect got the away and police are still looking for him this morning. >>> following deadly attacks in paris on friday, republican presidential candidates are focusing their attacks on president obama and the democrats. marco rubio lashed out at hillary clinton for her refusal to -- for u.s. to say it is at war with radical islam. there are multiple

they lived in a home actually live in the home provided by the philadelphia housing authority.hey were fed up with their rat problem and could not seem to get any help. so they reached out to fox 29. the family showed us video of rats on their kitchen counter and all the holes made across their home by the rodents. the family tells us pha officials were out at their today to patch up the holes and bait the rats with poison. the family is waiting for the health department to come this evening to see whether it's safe for them to stay in the home. >>> school and city officials in camden say it will soon be easier than ever for parents to enroll children in school. today the city's public school leaders announced major changes for the school's current system. they say the program camden enrollment stream line the process through a new website. it will also allow families to learn about and apply to the best public school for their child. school officials and educators say it will replace the old enrollment system which often overwhelmed some families. >> 17 different applications

that will meanwhile police also investigating deadly shooting involving off duty philadelphia housing authority officer. it happened last night, on the 400 block of west school lane in germantown. police say two men tried to rob the pha officer, that officer exchanged gunfire killing one of the suspect. one neighbors say the violence does not surprise her. >> somebody getting shot, one whether it is adult, kids, seniors, these guns just got out of hand. just going crazy. >> the other suspect got away and remains on the loose. the officer was not hurt. >> authorities carry out overnight raids in the wake of friday's terror attack. here is the latest information we have right now. authorities say, they raid add total of 168 locations overnight. they seized rocket launcher, rifles, and bullet proof vests. meantime, french officials have identified the mask minds of the attacks asbell jump man, who also is linked to thwart train and church attacks. during news conference this morning, french prime mir ten manuel warned of more potential attacks saying quote we are at war. >> reporter: a wave of pan

the philadelphia housing authority officer was walk ago long 4900 block of west schoolhouse lane when two men approached. police say they had a gun and then they tried to rob that officer. that is when the the the officer pulled out his weapon and the two sides exchanged gunfire. >> we live in the peaceful, quiet neighborhood, and there is a a guy, that one of the names that used to live on this block for 21 years and this there has never been gunshot, ever. >> reporter: one suspect was shot several times and pronounced dead at temple hospital. >>> new jersey lawmakers will hear testimony about legal easing recreational marijuana committee will hear from health professionals and law enforcement about this issue. new jersey medical marijuana laws air monk the most strict in the nation. patients and doctors are both required to register with the state, and each has to pay a 200-dollar fee to do that. currently there are five medical marijuana dispensaries in the whole state of new jersey, mike and will alex, just five. >> okay. the lets get over to brut also. this is a live shot of brus

family said this is what they've been living with in their philadelphia housing authority home: rats all over caught on camera. they were fed up with the problem, couldn't seem to get any help. they reached out to fox 29. the family showed us video of the rats walking around on their kitchen counters, there is holes all over their homemade by the rodent. our cameras went back yesterday afternoon, while pha staff were at the johnson's home, patching up all of the holes, bathing the rats with poison. the family says the health department was supposed to show to up see if the house was even safe enough to live n but the family says it, rescheduled for later today. so we have to go back and check out again. >> we will do, that you know we're on. that will 7:07. bed bugs again. >> this time at the library, snuggling into the pages of delaware's library books. can you believe this? so, few months ago, downtown wilmington's main back, they started in the g the bugs in becomes returned to the librariment the problem was taken care of but in the last week the pests have come back. so now this

they a say this started two months ago inside the property owned by the philadelphia housing authority. how big and bad are these rats? big enough to steel an entire dinner, right off the kitchen counter. >> the whole stake was off his plate, macaroni and cheese. >> reporter: rat ate the stake off the plate. >> i called him i said my god, his food is gone. >> neighbors think the house next door may be the cause of the recent infestation and we have learned that neighbor was taken to court for a long list of code violations. the the family tells us that the department of health the has agreed to pay a visit to the home at some point today, mike and alex. >> we will take a camera crew and follow them into that home. >> my goodness. >> wow. >> 7:33. hey, sue. >> all i got is rain drops but there is little weather drama with it. bus stop buddy, his umbrella a is on ready to blow inside out because wind are starting to pick up. rainy, milder temperatures in the 50's and 60's to start your take, lot warmer then yesterday at this time. is there your trade off. we have rain, three out of ten.

meanwhile, police are investigating a deadly shooting involving an off-duty philadelphia police officer. a housing authority officer. it happened last night on the 400 block of west school lane in germantown. police say two men tried to rob the pha officer. that will officer exchanged gunfire, killing one of the suspects. >>> one neighbor says the violence does not surprise her. >> every day it is like somebody's getting shot, whether it is an adult, kids, seniors, these guns, just got out of hands. just going crazy. >> the other suspect got away and remains on the loose. the officer was not hurt. >>> 5:06 right now. just minutes ago, french authorities identified two more suicide bombers involved in the deadly paris attack. and they say the masterminds is a man from belgium. meanwhile, france launched massive air strikes on isis targets in syria destroying a jihadi training camp and munitions dump in the city of rocka. also an international manhunt continues for a suspect believed to be involved in the attacks that killed 129 people. we have the latest flu cbs news correspondent jonathan. >> reporter: a wa

. >>> philadelphia police looking for one of two men it who tried to rob an off duty philadelphia housing authority minutes. see you then. >>> taking a look at headlines. french police raided more than 165 targets overnight as they searched for suspects after the friday night terror spree in aries that killed at least 129 people. about two dozen suspects were arrested and weapons were recovered. belgian police also conducted a major terror sweep in brussels. officials believe the mastermind behind the paris bomb and gun attacks is a 27-year-old belgian thought to be in syria. facebook says it will use its safety check feature more widely after the paris attacks. it sends users in a crisis zone a message asking if they are safe and it lets users keep tabs on other connections in the area. it was developed after the japan earthquake in 2011 but has only been activated five times since launching last year. facebook says more than 4 million people use the feature within 24 hours just this past weekend. >>> a warning today from the country's leading pediatricians are the overuse of antibiotics in food p

we've seen housing authorities, such as in albany and buffalo, and even our neighbors down in philadelphia, that so far have implemented smoke-free policies. and, so, currently, we are seeing that nycha, which is the largest public-housing authority in the country -- so, we're lagging behind a little bit. >> is this sort of a fait accompli, though? i mean, isn't it -- it's a done deal almost? is there a chance that this won't happen after public comment? >> well, i think there's a lot of people who are paying very close attention to this issue, because what we've seen at nyc smoke-free is that we helped about 3,000 units in new york city to go smoke-free last year. a vast majority of those units are luxury and market-rate buildings. and we're seeing that, you know, people who are in low- and moderate-income housing, whether they be affordable housing or public housing, the smoke-free protections have not reached new yorkers who are on the lower economic, you know, rungs of society. and we're really seeing that this is a tenant-protection measure that will help a lot of these people who are

. >>> a philadelphia family says their home has been invaded by rats. they are not getting any answers from the housing authority. p ha owns this home in south philadelphia. for two months now the family says rats has stolen food and eaten through their walls. >> they like playing a game on us, they see us, they hide, you know, they don't care. it is lick they took away the house. >> family set up that camera in the kitchen, to see what they found. the the family cannot afford an exterminate or and pha has not shown up five times. spokesperson for the a agency tells fox 29 they are looking in this case and they say the department of health is expect to come out to their home today, mike and alex. >> we will have a camera there to make sure that happens. >>> 6:07. an unexpected shake up, at sea world. this is one killer story. >> and a college campus, just wrecked by racial tensions, the the big changes this morning at the university of missouri. >>> and bob kelly, what is very latest. >> we are looking live at i-95 where all southbound lanes are closed, at cottman avenue because of two separate jackknife tractor

house. the bill will not force the philadelphia parking authority to license uber and lift, it set safety standards insurance retirements. legislation also requires backgrounds checks on all driver applicants, and then bars drivers with criminal convictions. aoun err and lift have been running in some cities under temporary state license. regulators still considering record $50 million fine against uber, for operating without that approval. >> eagles versus the lions, in a turkey day match up. who is going to quarterback this? will it be sam? will it be mark? who in the world will take us to a win neighbor. >> donovan mcnabb is 38 year old today, maybe he can come out of retirement. >> howards has more in sports that's next. >> eagles not only the ones dealing with injuries. marshawn lynch is on the bench with the seahawks, how long he'll be out with injuries. >>> eagles need a win, fans are going craze any this town after two brutal losses, tomorrow, they're in detroit, thanksgiving could be a lot, and would be a lot better for the fans if the eagles could win. lots of questions about the team rig

the cause of the huge house fire, that fire broke out overnight in the 6100 block of west columbia avenue in overbrook. no one was injured. >>> the philadelphia parking authority is now allowing to you pay, by phone. there is a new app called meter up, drivers can set up on their smart phone using their license plate and credit card number. app will notify you when you have seven minutes left on the meter. you can add more time without having to run back, to your car, find change, all of that. pp thea is testing out the app and if successful it the will go city wide in six months. the there is just nothing not to like about that. >> that is always me running, at the last possible second to avoid that ticket. >> can i get change, can i get change, crazy. >> 4:50. time for a check of business news. >> henna daniels joins us from the insuring stock exchange. we are hearing one airline saying that one airline will not allow traveling with your fury companions, what change what are we talking about. >> reporter: planning on taking fido on the next delta flight airlines just announced it will no longer accept pets and checked baggage. exceptions include military mem