about it for now on the turnpike. >> breaking overnight gunfire erupts outside a home in south philadelphia. police are investigating if it is somehow connected to the murder of two teenagers in the same neighborhood. jeanette reyes is live at the south philadelphia home with the latest developments. good morning, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, matt, the shots rang out around 2:00 a.m. this morning and police swarmed the area. i'm going to step out of the way for a little bit. the tape has been taken down. this is the 1600 block of south juniper street. there were ten evidence markers for the shell casings that were found along the street. again we're hearing it was aimed at a home here. there is some questions surrounding the latest shooting. there were no injuries reported. police are looking into whether this was connected to the double murder it would have teens earlier this week. that happened on wednesday, two teenagers both 16 years old salvadore dinubile and caleer miller. police say they were involved in an argument that escalated and the gunshots rang out. two teens were found lying

philadelphia police say they've now hit 7elevens in newtown and upper moreland and committed another upper darby. we showed you this surveillance video last week. police had already been looking for them. for seven robberies mainly in northeast philadelphia and bucks county. authorities have now assembled a team specifically for this investigation. >>> well put down the guns much that's the message in point breeze tonight and police are using basketball to drive home their message. councilman johnson hosting the annual piece not guns memorial basketball game. members of the philadelphia police department and the point breeze youth development basketball league taking to the court in an effort to improve community relations. the event concluded with a slam dunk contest and a three-point judges. >>> check this out. more than 5,000 hand carved jack o lanterns light up a trail in fairmount park. this is all part of the glow event that runs thursday that was sunday evenings until october29th. great fall night to be outdoors. look at all those scary jack o lantern g stuff. halloween on the

again, yesterday, four citations were issued by the city of philadelphia police department, and two arrests assault on police during the protests. few blocks from here, surrounding the iacp on saturday. again, more protests are scheduled today, we believe they will begin some time around the noontime hour here in center city. live in center city, john rollins. >>> a philadelphia police officer who had been working the protest was hurt on his way home. the officer lost control of his motorcycle as he turned ton roosevelt boulevard in the city's mayfair section about 1:00 this morning, he was rushed to aria torresdale to be treated for a broken leg. >>> new information on the shooting of a 3-year-old boy in his north philadelphia home. the boy's father has now been charged with endangering the welfare of a child. police say the gun belongs to the father's brother who lives in the house. investigators say the little victim, 6-year-old brother somehow got ahold of the gun and fired the shot. officers say the only other person in the house at the time was the boy's 12-year-old brother. neighbors

katy zachry has more on what philadelphia police are doing to protect outdoor events. we begin with matt delucia, live at the las vegas strip. tell us what the mood is like in the early morning hours. >> reporter: it is still somber here as it has been for over 24 hours on the strip. right behind me is where the concert was held on sunday night. folks were having a good time, enjoying the show when the shooter began firing from above. in darkness much like this, 22,000 fans started running away. some did not make it. we got in to vegas yesterday and tried to find people who were there, who experienced this firsthand. we have seen the stories on the news, but hearing it firsthand and witnessing the trauma through their eyes is something else. tourists come here to have fun, to have a good time to time one woman who was here over the weekend said it was an entirely different mood yesterday. listen to marti who came in from los angeles to watch the concert when the bullets started coming toward the crowd. >> it became like a war zone. >> reporter: what did you do when you

twenty-fifth district philadelphia police officer derek sa raj is their teacher.his morning the class started from scratch. surprised with new drums, they learned to wear them, put them together, even wear a drumstick. >> a drum line is one unit. one unit. there is no individual players. >> on this beat, officer d. is teaching life lessons too. >> look good and take pride in this. be proud of this. clap it up. >> the program is part of the police youth alliance, an initiative launched by the children's foundation placing police officers with the talent in a classroom to teach enrichment programs. many kids come from disadvantaged neighborhoods. this is a positive way t to geto know the police. >> i'm able to give back in that way to me is unbelievable. >> good job! >> philadelphia police officers from across the city will participate in the program with independence schools, helping 5,000 students. annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> a bucks county principle is following through on his promise spending this night on the roof. tim long is the principle at n

that is potential break in the case as philadelphia police ida person of interest. we're live. >> and more than 50 years after the assassination of president kennedy, thousands of secret files are no long area secret. what they reveal and what remains a mystery. >> and gambling in pennsylvania may not just be for casinos any more. we will tell you about the plans for the expansion, and whether it is a sure bet. well today is friday, october 27th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. tgif. let's get a look at today's forecast and the roads with meisha. >> tgif indeed. jim came dancing into the make up room this morning. and everybody's excited. we're looking outside right now, everything looking really good. just lots of con vukovich shore of course. >> anticipation of the weekends, eagles game, more rain. >> no. >> ya, sorry, but not sorry. not today. today looks like gorgeous day. it is chilly though at the onset. i would say winter coats is a smart idea to walk out today. storm scan, nice and quiet this morning, virtually clear overhead, but, you k

some of the performers at that festival, as well as other, celebrities. >>> at 6:00 o'clock philadelphia police commissioner richard ross will join us here on the set to talk about police preparedness , for a mass shooting event. >>> we also have other news we are covering today. coming up on "eyewitness news" , yeah our philadelphia eagles. >> after another big win we will hear from the coach and talk to the fans in los angeles who played a big part in that victory, kate? >>> in weather, it is another beautiful day out there so how long can we keep this stretch going? i'll tell you when heat, humidity and showers creep back into the forecast, that >>> we ran and everybody is hiding every where, they are hiding underneath the bleachers and anywhere they could and everyone is telling to us run, run as fast as you can. >> countless stories described the kay uses of unfolded when gunman opened fire on a concert goers last night in las vegas. as our coverage continues we know at least 58 people were killed and more than 500 others were injured. >>> joining us now talk about the mass shooting in las

philadelphia police arriving to honaman hospital today to show support for three of their own this isicture captured by the police chief after a highway patrol drill team performance went array on sunday afternoon and three officers were rushed to the hospital. >> precision motorcycle riding at that point you have to stop and make sure everybody is okay but then they went back out and performed some specialty stunts. >> reporter: the philadelphia police department's highway patrols drill team is known for daring performances like the annual hero thrill ride today at 12 and market they were wowing hundreds of spectators including police officers from across the world attending the international association of chiefs of police conference. police commissioner richard ross was in the crowd. >> i was watching. >> reporter: what went through your mind? . >> your first reaction is you are concerned about their well-being and so fortunately everybody rallies around them and makes sure they are okay but these are tough folks. >> reporter: the officers released tonight were greeted by their bro

>>> searching for a killer, hundreds gathered to remember two teenager murdered in south philadelphia as police turn to the community for help. >> breaking overnight, police in two states are investigating a shooting, a man and woman are shot in camden and end up across the river in philadelphia. >> grab the jacket this morning there's a fall chill in the air. >> in fact, david and karen people might be grabbing for the blanky and got getting out of bed. >> reporter: is it too late for us to do that. >> reporter: for you, but tomorrow it will be a repeat. we have clouds and rain off the coast and more clouds to the west. we'll start out with sun and draw in more clouds during the a portion of the day. the big order of the day is the drop in temperatures. 48 in philadelphia. 42 in allentown. are 45 in reading. 57 in trenton. 46 in millville. as we go through the day it will be cooler. we'll start out with sunshine. 5 degrees -- 55 degrees there. 3:00 p.m., 59 degrees and high of 60 around 3:30 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. 58 degrees by 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m., 53 degrees down in the 40s and 0s in spots overnig

>>> philadelphia police tonight on the hunt for the person responsible for a murder that stunned the local music industry. >>> new fallout in hollywood. tonight the academy tosses out a movie mogul involved in a scandal. >>> and girl power, leah still made national headlines. tonight she's in our area with a message to other girls. >>> that prompted philadelphia police to go from studio to studio searching for clues. good evening, everyone. i'm ted greenberg. the crime happened this morning inside the superior sound studio in northern liberty. drew smith is live there tonight. drew, police have been at that scene all day. >> reporter: yeah, they spent more than eight hours searching for physical clues here. the focus, though, on the basement of this building. that's where the recording studios are. sessions canceled today as they hunt for a killer. 444 building on north third street is usually busy, even on the weekend as recording artists show up to make music, but today only the crime scene unit and medical examiner were at work. >> i get here and seeing everything taped off and i'

back to you in philly. >> all right, lester. >>> a man hunt is in its second day in north philadelphia. polices they're looking for a teenager who escaped from the back of a police car. lauren mayk is live. >> reporter: down there at the end of the block is where all of this happened. some neighbors stayed in their houses and others peeked out to see what was going on. it wasn't until today that a lot of them learned the details of what happened and that the guy police are looking for is still on the loose. a quiet weekday. fall decorations down this block. a working on the next block doing his job. you would never know just hours before it looked like this. police scouring the area by air and on foot, looking for a man who had escaped from a police car in handcuffs. encountering a surprise trove of heroin during the search. this man heard the helicopters but didn't know what was going on until today. you didn't realize that was all going on. police are still looker for he is a suspected getaway driver in a shooting. >> i have been around here when we were raided for drugs years ago. this was

arrested r suspicion of dui. >>> happening right now, eight months after a beloved philadelphia woman was murdered police say they have her killer. authorities finally have the person in custody for winnie harris' murder. fox 29's shawnette wilson live at philadelphia meeks with more. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, tonight police have not released mug shot of the suspect but they do tell us he is 39 years old and has 15 prior arrests. >> i want to know what precipitated this act. >> reporter: sandra full wood is relieved to hear police have suspect in cut charged with killing her friend 65-year-old winnie harris. >> we know we have a suspect but still want to know why. >> roar aft of 39-year-old nelson giddings comes eight months after harris was found shot to death inside her home on the 300 block of north holly street in west philly. police believe the suspect may have broken into the wrong house. family, friends and neighbors held a vigil for harris immediately after. full wood posted flyers everywhere pleading for information. >> she was my friend. i couldn't understand. she wouldn't hurt anybody. >>

philadelphia. >>> the big story is the arrest of man who police say tried to run down a sheriff's deputy in south philadelphia last night. >> and he did so with a missing 14-year-old inside his car. action news reporter bob brooks has the story. >> reporter: we tell neighbors what happened here and their south philadelphia neighborhood they're stunned. >> i don't even know hows at the word. i'm in shock. >> i don't understand that to be total honest with you. >> reporter: police say it's where a 32-year-old man was found in his car with him a missing 14-year-old girl. >> i believe he should be locked up. >> reporter: police also say that same man attacked a philadelphia sheriff's deputy the weapon he used his car. it happened last night around 11:30 at the intersection of seventh and bigler, according to the police report, two sheriff's deputies were working on a task force to locate a runway 14-year-old girl. they spotted her with the suspect the at the intersection in his car. the deputies tried to get him to cooperate. instead they say he hit the gas and one of them. police say after harley hi

stick to wrangleboro road. >>> gunfire erupted outside a home in south philadelphia. police are investigating if it is connected to the murders of two teenagers in the same neighborhood. jeanette reyes is live at the south philadelphia home with the latest developments. good morning, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, matt, police descend on the area very quickly shortly after 2:00 a.m. when the shots rang out. the question does this have any connection to the double murder of two teen boys we reported earlier on this week. i'll step out of the way briefly so you can see the street where it happened, 1600 block of south june -- juniper street. they cleared the scene about an hour ago. they had ten evidence markers of shell casings on the ground. you can see one of the windows on the home that was targeted riddled with bullet holes. they believe the gunshots were aimed at the home. no injuries were reported. this is believed, it is possible this might be connected to the shooting that happened earlier this week. the two boys caleer miller and salvadore dinubile were killed

police tell us it happened around 8:30 at 12th and ritner streets in south philadelphia. teen boys were shot in the chest and died at the hospital. right now it's not exactly clear what happened. police say words were exchanged there may have been an argument but there are no arrests. we of course are work to go learn more information be sure to look for any updates on fox29.com and on "good day philadelphia" starting at 4:00 a.m. >>> two septa employees walking to work robbed just days apart. it all could be the same gunman. >> septa workers tell us they're scared. all right dave schratwieser spoke with drivers who say they want protect. just walks up on you, whips out a gun, tells to you get on the ground. >> reporter: for septa bus operators who work out of the comley district in the northea northeast, these are scary times. twice in the last few weeks operators have been robbed at gun point on their way to work here. >> got to scan the area. you see avenger, could be an innocent person walking your w way, but because of recent activities and the robberies, you skeptic

philadelphia police are still searching for the suspect right now. episode began along the 4000 block of l street in juniata. a 19-year-old man was shot in the chest. he's in critical condition. police arrested lamic conde. someone let conde out of the back of the cruiser. police dogs tracked conde's scent to a warehouse on russell street. investigators say inside was a heroin packaging location loaded with guns and illegal weapons. >> the superintendent announced smoke damage from the fire will take three days to clean. >>> the burlington city school district will be pushing back the start time for middle school and high schoolers come next september. the district says it will delay opening until 8:00 a.m., 20 minutes later than the current start time. school officials are responding to studies showing later start times improve student performance because teenagers tend to stay up later and get up later. burlington city plans to trim lunch and class time by a few minutes to make up the time. >> two political consultants connected to philadelphia cong

police tell us it happened around 8:30 at 12th and ritner streets in south philadelphia. th teen boys were shot in the chest and died at the hospital. right now it's not exactly clear what happened. police say words were exchanged there may have been an argument but there are no arrests. we of course are work to go learn more information be sure to look for any updates on fox29.com and on "good day philadelphia" starting at 4:00 a.m. >>> two septa employees walking to work robbed just days apart. it all could be the same gunman. >> septa workers tell us they're scared. all right dave schratwieser spoke with drivers who say they want protect. just walks up on you, whips out a gun, tells to you get on the ground. >> reporter: for septa bus operators who work out of the comley district in the northea northeast, these are scary times. twice in the last few weeks operators have been robbed at gun point on their way to work here. >> got to scan the area. you see avenger, could be an innocent person walking your w way, but because of recent activities and the robberies, you skept

two face charges of assault on police officers inside near jim kenney and philadelphia police commissioner the crowd of several thousands. >> it's way of coming together and learning from one another to stay current on what's happening in policing around the country and at iecb, around the world >> that conference overlapse with the major city chiefs association fall meeting that takes place here, jeff sessions spoke at that meeting and is expected to return to it tomorrow. >>> a fallen hero was laid to rest yesterday, 1200 mourners paid respects to a soldier killed in an ambush attack in the african nation. >> his death is the subject of an fbi investigation and part of a bitter twitter war between president trump and a congress woman, linda lopez with the detail >> we love our troop and the country. >> reporter: mourners lining the streets in cooper city in florida holding american flag. the hearse heading toward a funeral mass attended by more than 1,000 people >> he laid down his life not just for himself but for a country. ♪ . >> reporter: the warrior now at peace. sergeant johnson re

>> reporter: for just one day each year philadelphia police department is red, white, blue , all over celebrate show your stripes day. >> i'm ready for work. >> reporter: officers and recruits are raising awareness and funds for ronald mcdonald house. >> show your stripes. >> reporter: this house was founded in philadelphia 43 years ago. >> it is really our mission to make sure families have everything that they need so that their children can be the focus. >> it is a holiday. >> reporter: officer ross tally head the campaign. for her the causes deeply personal. >> i have a daughter with special need and they really took care of me when she was in her younger years way bring was a police officer. i'm hoping if i ever had the opportunity to give back that i would give back. >> reporter: her car bursting with red, white striped items to sell, over three years the department has raised $75,000 for it, it has raised $60,000 so far this year. when instructor at the police academy tally has gotten hundreds of recruits involved who are more than happy to be able to jazz up their uniforms for

fox 29's dave kinchen is live at philadelphia police headquarters with more on this story. dave? >> reporter: iain, hearts are breaking because neighbors will never see this man walking the streets. he always walked again and they're also angry because they can't believe people who may have seen something have not come forward with information to get that driver off the street. >> somebody knows something. >> reporter: somebody snows something. >> somebody knows something. >> reporter: somebody knows who was driving this gray van philly police say hit a 57 southwest philadelphia neighbor known as u nc heartbreaking death taking place this past sunday night. accident investigators say the dodge caravan or chrysler town and country was speeding and hit unc while crossing the street. >> he's a nice guy. why would somebody run him down and keep on going. >> reporter: neighbors say there's a big problem. >> people around here scared to say something. >> reporter: people are scared to say something. >> scared to say something because this is a messed up neighborhood, man. you got all k

dave kinchen at philadelphia police headquarters with the very latest. >> reporter: it is likely been very emotional day for all partiesparties involved in thisy but for the investigators, their work continues. any comment at all to the families? anything you want to say? >> no word from 16-year-old brandon oliveri he is a surrendered to physical police. investigators now calling him a suspect in the murders of 16-year-old salvador dinubile of st. joseph's preparatory school and 16-year-old mastery charter school student caleer miller. >> it's disheartening to see young people resort to this type of violence over what was probably nothing but a disagreement that just popped up. >> reporter: issuing of arrest warrant and surrender of oliveri came after wild 24 hours that began witness suspect's south philadelphia house getting shot up more than a dozen times according to sources. >> he was more like a quiet to himself kind of kid. >> reporter: jay sore cook a class with him at roman catholic isil which was placed on lock down following reports that the suss spec was head to do that loc

philadelphia we are no strangers to gun violence. shootings are shaking up neighborhoods. >> our dave schratwieser explains how police are working to put gunmen behind bars. ♪ that was scary. >> reporter: gun violent on the streets of philadelphia clearly has lots of people scared these days. >> all of a sudden i heard pow pow pow. then one loud one. that's when i jumped to the floor. >> reporter: whether it's a drive by shooting in hunting park, a gunman with an assault weapon firing into a home, or a gunman wildly firing a gun into a house in southwest philadelphia. >> i heard boom boom boom bomb boom. it was crazy. i dropped. >> reporter: gunfire can terrify an entire neighborhood and leave its intended targets an innocent victims wounded or even dead. >> bullets have no names non locations especially when you're firing walking down the step you have no gun control. >> reporter: police say even though those shootings are currently down 7% this year, they've now put in place a comprehensive new gun violence program aimed at reducing those numbers even more. and putting the gunmen behind bars. >> our top priority is to drive down viol

a vigil is planned at the scene in south philadelphia tonight at 7:30. live outside police headquarters. denise nakano. nbc10 news. >>> we checked on how violent a year it has been in philadelphia. today philadelphia police released a statistic. 253 people have been killed so far this year. up 10% from the same time last year. more than 1,000 people have been shot. >>> it's been slow going on route 38 in burlington county after this accident. a fedex tractor-trailer toppled near the mount holly bypass in haynesport. route 38 was shut down because the trucks took down some wires. we just checked and the westbound lanes are still closed. the driver was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. >>> now to our first alert weather. a cool fall afternoon. a live look right now at broad street from the kimmel center campus camera. the roller coaster temperatures will continue into the weekend. it's only wednesday, but never too early to start thinking about the weekend. >> not at all. tammie souza has the most accurate forecast for your neighborhood. it's going to go down

the 18th police district in west philadelphia will be the first to install them. in the past two years, two officers from the district have been shot inside their patrol cars. officer jesse hartnett and sergeant sylvia young. both officers, as you see, survived the shootings. >>> we warned you ned that today's ride to work could be rough. it could be wet. let's check and see how it's going. >> jessica boyington keeping an eye on it for us. >> so far it looks typical. starting on 422, we're seeing delays on the eastbound side at 29. also watching a disabled vehicle into the shoulder. two vehicles involved here. and we're losing that right-hand shoulder. the lanes are still open. again, starting to see eastbound delay moving toward the schuylkill expressway right now. pottstown, watch for a crash on high street around beach street. mass transit starting to see significant delays. now up to 20 minutes late for septa's doylestown train 514. right now, amtrak, septa, new jersey transit, and patco on or close to schedule. on dennis township, a downed tree. something we'

our dave schratwieser live at philadelphia police headquarters with the latest. dave?> reporter: chris, philadelphia police believe this is a one-man crime spree they're trying to connect this guy to as many as seven knife point robberies in some cases he's jumping over the in take out restaurants and threatening terrified employees. >> and he jump over the counter and he has a big knife. >> reporter: at texas chick can't and burger restaurant on kensington avenue workers are still in fear after this masked robber vaulted over the counter with a big 95 and demanded mon money. >> he just tell us like, um, open the register and give me all the money. >> he's not in there very long. maybe 20 to 30 seconds and he's out. >> reporter: mid afternoon robbery is just one of 795-point stick ups police believe are died tied to the same suspect. three in the kensington port richmond area. three more in northeast philly and possibly one in cheltenham. >> it's an urgency in catching this guy before he escalates or before somebody gets hurt. >> came around the counter and he put his

philadelphia police say they are confident in how they secure large crowds in the city, particularlylong the parkway. they go through every hotel and work with the buildings on security measures. earlier tonight jessica and i spoke to commissioner richard ross on eyewitness news. >> you think about the fact that it could happen anywhere. and despite your best efforts to plan, it's virtually nothing that las vegas could have done to prevent this. >> the commissioner went on to say that philadelphia police always take crowd protection very seriously. >> saving lives in a large-scale incident like what happened in las vegas depends on quick treatment and an experienced trauma team. in philadelphia we have five level 1 trauma centers ready for emergencies and a system in place to coordinate where patients go. penn presbyterian medical center is one of them and it has one of the newest and most sophisticated trauma centers in the area. >> a tragedy of this scale would overwhelm every sinl hospital. they would activate their own disaster plans. >> he says there is a well-established protoc

attorney general is back in philadelphia for a police conference there may be more street protests. >> taking a live look from sky6 live hd. temple university camera facing center city you see nothing but foggy lights. >> and that is dangerous, because you could come upon something and go bump in the night. karen rogers doesn't want that in traffic. and david murphy is taking a look at accuweather. >> reporter: it's foggy, this morning, but mild. >> reporter: a little bit of fog that will burn off after 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. we have a decent amount of cloud cover that has begun to form form. there's rain out by chicago that's marching in our direction, it will be here in the overnight hours tonight. 61 degrees currently in philadelphia. a little cool out there, but not too bad overall, really. 59 in allentown. 59 in trenton. with the fog of course that indicates very little wind so you don't have to deal with that. 62 in wilmington, 66 in cape may. as we roll through the day we're expecting it to be mild and overcast, 76 degrees by noon. mild, 74 by 5:00 p.m. in a little bit we'll give

philadelphia police say they are confident in how they secure large crowds in the city, particularlylong the parkway. they go through every hotel and work with the buildings on security measures. earlier tonight jessica and i spoke to commissioner richard ross on eyewitness news. >> you think about the fact that it could happen anywhere. and despite your best efforts to plan, it's virtually nothing that las vegas could have done to prevent this. >> the commissioner went on to say that philadelphia police always take crowd protection very seriously. >> saving lives in a large-scale incident like what happened in las vegas depends on quick treatment and an experienced trauma team. in philadelphia we have five level 1 trauma centers ready for emergencies and a system in place to coordinate where patients go. penn presbyterian medical center is one of them and it has one of the newest and most sophisticated trauma centers in the area. >> a tragedy of this scale would overwhelm every sinl hospital. they would activate their own disaster plans. >> he says there is a well-established protoc

new this evening philadelphia police are investigating the attack of a 26-year-old woman. skyfox over the scene tonight in olney. it happened right around 8:00 on lance diss street. a robber establish the woman in the arm and hand obviously that' not skyfox. that's just graphic. she's at the hospital expecte ed to be okay. police have not made any arres arrests. >>> all right. so the van you see right here, philadelphia police are hoping it's going lead them to the driver in a deadly hit-and-run. they say the van in this just released photo is connected to a crash that killed a 31-year-old man in port richmond. investigators are hoping someone comes forward tow sew the victim's familiar confidential get some closure finally. fox 29's dave kinchen live at the accident investigation division in north philly. dave? >> reporter: well, lucy i spoke with the friend of the victim online who said that the victim was a good man with a good heart. a lot of people very shocked by all of this, and the fact especially that the suspect is still out there. >> fining this van will bring p

year-old friday night standing outside his house with his father and brother near 24th in north philadelphia. police say the boy was not intend td target. he is recovering in the hospital tonight. again, police has made arrest. we'll bring you new details as soon as we get them. >>> now at 6:00 devastation, it has been 11 days since hurricane maria ripped across the caribbean and tonight federal officials say progress is being made to delivery leaf supplies. but residents say they cannot get the items fast enough. we are staying on top of the latest developments. we have learned 45% of the island has access to drinking water. the governor says 714 gas stations are up and running. that is more than half the stations on the island. president trump is expected to visit the island on tuesday. and that isn't the only island recovering from the devastation. at any moment task force is headed to u.s. virgin islands to help there. now joining us with fort lake hurst. lauren? >> reporter: we were just on the plane with them as they loaded things up here. about 30 people heading to the u.s. virgin islands whe

emergency. >> >> we have wide gates that we can open to let people out. >> reporter: while philadelphia policean't know how many officers were deployed in vegas, prior to the shooting once the investigation there is complete, they say they'll be in talks with police there to learn what practices are in place and what can be learned in the aftermath to be able to determine if any that is needed in philadelphia. >> in the meantime, police talked about how important tips are. it's best to let them know and check it out. dean dean deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> well, it was a spectacular fall day. we're headed into a crisp night that started chilly this morning. 51 in philadelphia. we topped out at 75. 73 with light winds out of the south to about 3 miles an hour. look at the humidity. 33%. it's going to be a much drier week ahead. you're going to feel it, very low humidity out there. 45 for all of you in allentown. atlantic city, prepare for 52. 50 in trenton and 46 in mt. holy and 55 in dover with an overnight low expected right here in philadelphia. look at the temperature trend. today, 75. t

two face charges of assault on police officers inside mayor's jim kenney and philadelphia police commissioner spoke to the crowd >> it's way of coming together and learning from one another to stay current in what's happening in police around the country around the world. >> the conference overlapped with the mayor city chief's association fall meeting located here. attorney general jeff sessions spoke at that meeting and is expected to return tomorrow. >>> a fallen hero was laid to rest-1200 mourners paid their last respects to a soldier killed in an ambush attack in the african nation of niger >> his death is the subject of a fbi investigation and a bitter raleigh between donald trump and a congress woman. >> we love our troops, we love our country. >> reporter: mourners lining the streets of cooper city in florida. >> off and on soldier and his family. >> reporter: the heading toward a funeral >> he laid down his life not just for himself but for a countr country. >> reporter: the warrior, now at peace. sergeant johnson remembered as a hero. >> he is a real hero. anybody that goes into the

. >> philadelphia police are trying to piece together what led up to a shooting in strawberry mansionmultiple bullets struck a man as he left a chinese takeout restaurant near 29th and dauphin about midnight. when police first arrived the victim got in the car and drove off. they stopped him a block or two away. the victim is in stable condition at temple university hospital. no one has been arrested. >>> a fire caused concern. residents were evacuated at 3:30 this morning. flames were seen in the basement where firefighters quickly got the situation under control. fortunately no one was injured. folks were allowed to return to their rooms when the smoke cleared. >> ♪ >> well, it is a huge night ahead as monday night football comes to south philadelphia. >> that's right. the eagles of course taking on the redskins in an nfc east showdown. jaime apody and ducis rodgers with an exclusive interview with carson wentz. hi, guys. >> reporter: hey, there, monica and brian. what a big game tonight, national tv audience watching the game between the eagles and the redskins tonight at 8:30. the

we'll have the latest when the road may open >> philadelphia police search for three armed men who broke into a home thursday and making off with cash and cell phones. >>> a storm is bringing plenty of rain and winds to the delaware and lehigh valleys. chris sowers is outside tracking your accu-weather forecast. poncho on, umbrella up. >> reporter: i have my poncho on, ready for the eagles. this is how you need to dress if you're heading out to do tailgating. let's go over to the flash flood watch. it's for all areas highlighted in green. in particular, we're worried about the small creeks and streams. areas of poor drainage. low lying areas, they could flood as some of the heavier bands of rain start pushing in. let's take a quick look at the radar, the first batch of rain is in the process of pushing through now, it is raining quite heavily across sussex and kent counties. it should be into south jersey shortly and into philadelphia the next hour or so followed by another round of rain later on. philadelphia west heavy rains along 322. heading into chester county. all the way down to o

at philadelphia police headquarters with the very latest. dave? >> reporter: dawn, investigators say they've been after this organization for 20 years and they say during that time period, ringleader gary cray accumulated millions of dollars which he used to buy expensive homes and high-end cars. investigators say for 66-year-old gary cray, it was truly a family business. his son, daughter, brother and cousin were all allegedly parter of a huge citywide gambling operation. >> the operation run by gary c creagh, sr., generated millions of illicit profits. >> this criminal enterprise was thorn in advice's side. >> citywide number scheme operated out of 40 locations like this corner property with the gate at 17th and wharton in south philly. >> anybody could come and go? >> no. anybody couldn't come and go. >> the operations were highly organized and located unmarked buildings throughout the city typically in low income neighborhoods. >> reporter: according to investigators cray and his relatives ran numbers out of the his location on ridge avenue an

it's a federal offense. >>> a prisoner is on the run from philadelphia police, alex aldarato slipped away from police yesterday afternoon he was arrested on gun charges. >>> local animal shelter took 60 cats from a chester county home. the cats mostly persian mixes suffered matting and needed attention. rose -- rescuers groomed and treated the cats they are now up for adoption. >>> it's going to be breezy today? >> reporter: it will be breezy, but not as blustery as yesterday. it's dry, but if you have drizzle on the windshield, it's generally a dry morning. the camera is not bouncing as much, there's a breeze out there, but as matt mentioned it's not as strong. the winds 9 miles per hour. the ocean temperature, 67 degrees. continuing to slip. future tracker 6 shows you if we have any sun up north it will cloudy up as we go through the morning and afternoon. as we go through the day, particularly in the afternoon there's a chance of a spotty light sprinkle or shower. that continues on and off into 10:00 p.m. and beyond tonight. obviously if you do see rain you're in the minority it's

if you know something, give philadelphia police a call. ould really use your help cracking this case. back to you. >> all right, dave, let's hope so. thank you. >>> new tonight, former philadelphia da seth williams is disbarred. the supreme court of pennsylvania tweeted that news tonight. williams plead guilty to federal corruption charges back in june and is facing five years in prison. he is scheduled to be sentenced next tuesday. >> what set off gunman that's the big question after a deadly shooting spree in maryland and delaware. three people died and two others were hurt in edgewood after prosecutors say radee prince opened fire on his co-workers yesterday. police say he also tried to kill a man at a used car lot in wilmington and that's where he faces attempted murder charge tonight. fox 29's jeff cole spoke to witnesses and people who knew the victim. >> radee prince's view of wilmington came to the window of a police vehicle thursday morning on his way to a state prison. while near a used car lot where prince is alleged to have trie

surely someone knows who was driving this gray van, philadelphia police say hit a 57 year-old southwest philadelphia neighbor, known as unc, heart breaking death taking place on the 2300 block of 67th street, last sunday night. accident investigators say that the dodge caravan or chrysler town and country was speeding, and hit unc while crossing the street, the problem, a code of silence, on the streets is now standing in the way of justice. >> people around here are scared to say something. >> reporter: people are scared to say something. >> scared to say something because this is a messed up neighborhood. it could have been a accident, you know, i mean hey did you something wrong so come on, tell us. >> reporter: two of you know something, really anything about this case, give philadelphia police a call, they remind you that you could be anonymous when you call in, with the tip. at philadelphia police headquarters, dave kinchen, fox 29 news. >> thanks very much, dave. >>> this morning investigators are searching for clues into what set the alleged gunma

generated millions of dollars of elicit profits. >> this criminal enterprise was really a thorn in philadelphia policeepartment' citywide advice's side. >> creagh was released on $250,000 bail. his attorney says he will fight these charges. >>> this man behind bars in chester county tonight accused of shooting at his own brother. police in west white land township say 59-year-old jesse pet tis punched his brother and said he'd have him killed. this was last sunday. he was arrested and freed on bail but two days later, police say, he return to his brother's house and shot at him and missed. he face as long list of charges. >>> tonight the philadelphia 76ers are honoring young girl who was the victim of a terrible tragedy. see nanny ward had her right leg amputated after it was severed by a train back in june. she later lost her left leg to an if he can. but rather than let it get her down she faced the challenges head on. and tonight to honor her fighting spirit the 76ers gave siena a very special honor tonight during their game again the boston celtics. fox 29's shawnette wilson was there when it all

philadelphia police are on the hunt for a murderer tonight. the suspect shot and killed a 17-year-old boy on the 6700 block of north 16th street at 7:30. detectives haven't revealed a motivate. a 47-year-old was killed in bear delaware when she ran off the road and struck several trees at 6:30. both speeding and drunk driving were factors in the crash. the driver was not wear ago seatbelt. >> philadelphia police are trying to track down the bandit responsible for the recent rash of armed robberies in fairmont. annie mccormick has more. >> police are still working this case at this point, jim. it was in this area at this block that one of the armed robberies happened earlier this week. police believe there is a pattern. they believe that the description is the same and the way the gunman approaches the victims is similar too. >> police are investigating four armed robberies in this fairmont neighborhood this week, the first 8:00 p.m. sunday on brown street. 40 minutes later the same assailant struck again on the 2500 block of popular. tuesday,

philadelphia police say as many as 15 gunshots were fired into the south philly row home of oliver row amazingly sources say no one was hurt. parents at the school where that possible sighting happened expressed their shock. >> panic. sheer panic. but you want to make sure you're calm of keep it calm for the children. that's the most important thing. >> mostly talking to my son back and forth. he's texting me. he's pretty freaked out. he's a freshman here. this is our first year here. >> the important thing to underscore that the individual or individuals that we need to speak to really behooves them to come down and have a talk with us before this gets out of hand. >> reporter: philadelphia police commissioner ross indicating how important it is for his investigators to speak to the person of interest here as they piece together this very emotional and difficult case again here at philadelphia police headquarters looking out for any possible sign of that person of interest coming in to speak with investigators. back to you. >> all right, dave, thank you. >>> so who is going around def

. >>> only on "action news" members of appear elite philadelphia police drill team are injured while performing on motorcycle in in -- motor sierkles -- motorcycles in front of a large crowd. >>> eagles are looking for a win against redskins, carson wentz has a message lg for you, the fans. >> david and karen have accuweather and traffic. good morning. >> reporter: go eagles they get ready for the event. >> reporter: we have clear skies, but some of you are dealing with fog. we have rain out to the west due in the overnight hours. 51 in philadelphia. 59 in allentown. 52 in reading, 62 in ac. 66 in cape may. again not much wind which aids and abets the fog. it's going to be warm, noon, 72. we're going for a high of 76 degrees by 3:00 p.m. there could be a sunny break here or there, but obviously you can see the model showing mostly cloudy skies. 74 by 5:00 p.m., as late as 7:00, 72. if you're dressing the kids for the bus stop, you don't have to go overboard on the gear, 61 in center city. we have cloud skies with fog, so i would caution the kids to be careful when they are crossing t

new technology helping safeguard philadelphia police officers while they're on the job.he department announcing today it's get 150 new patrol vehicles starting in december. they will have ballistic shields that will protect them in case of an armed ambush and technology so they can change a útraffic signal to green when their emergency lights are on. ♪ >>> we're on top of breaking news. teenager shot. our cameras were at children's hospital of philadelphia when police race to do 15-year-old to the hospital. we're toll the teen had been shot in the hand and knee. the university of pennsylvania police saw speeding van. they pull it over and the teen was inside. police then escorted them to the hospital. officers are are still trying to piece together exactly what happened. we'll stay on top of this and bring you more details as we get them. >>> mom hurt her teenage daughter in serious condition after someone behind the wheel hit them both and now police are trying to find whomever put them in the hospital. the terrible crash happened in chester county while the two were ou

philadelphia police called to this home along north 18th street at 3:00 in the afternoon. en they arrived they found a three-year-old shot in the head. police rushed the young boy to temple hospital. authorities believe the three-year-old, his six-year-old brother along with their 12-year-old brother were all home alone. they somehow got access to a handgun in the home and on the second floor in the bedroom, the gun went off. authorities say the six-year-old may have been the one who pulled the trigger. people in this community aren't just praying for the three-year-old shot but for his six-year-old brother, too. >> a six-year-old who has shot the little three-year-old he don't know no better. he probably thought it was a toy. he's six. >> reporter: this shooting saddens those here in the tioga section of the city but it also frustrates some. >> they shouldn't have had access, no way. if they -- when they left, they should have took it with them. no, it's unbelievable and it's unacceptable. >> reporter: and again, the three-year-old little boy is here at temple hospital. he

missing 14-year-old girl. >> i believe he should be locked up. >> reporter: police also say that same man attacked a philadelphiaff's deputy the weapon he used his car. it happened last night around 11:30 at the intersection of seventh and bigler, according to the police report, two sheriff's deputies were