climate surrounding law enforcement, it is very difficult, to find new recruits for the philadelphia police department. we're live here at police headquarters, i'm greg argos for cbs-3 eye bitterness news. >> thanks, greg. >>> mothers against drunk driving also known as madd is celebrating 30 years of its tie one for safety campaign. it enlists people to tie red ribbons to their cars as a reminder to think before drinking and driving. philadelphia's police and fire kept and nationwide insurance, joined madd members today in the syringe garden section of the city. the reminder to drive safely, comes before one of the most dangerous driving times of the year, for thanksgiving, to new years eve. >>> eagles and most likely their fans out there, both want to forget about yesterday's game, as seahawks remain unbeaten at home winning 26-15. >> sports director don bell, the talk after the game was about nelson agholor, his post game comments. >> it was a forgettable performance during the game and after the game as well. honesty may not be the best policy for nelson agholor, 20,151st round pick had a horrible

appears that this time officer dorion young's career is quickly coming to an end, with the philadelphia police department. putting it very plainly district attorney seth williams says you cannot use a gun to try and end an argument. this is philadelphia police officer dorion young's mug shot, the 25 year-old veteran of the department, an officer with the 15th district, is accused of shooting his own son, divine young, in the back. the shooting followed an argument between father and son over a car, on labor day. the fight would only intensify. >> young started to wave his pistol in the air yelling quote you are my son and you you are not going to keep disrespecting me. >> reporter: prosecutors say officer young left his son to call 911, tensions were about to boil over, in his son's bedroom. the prosecutors say that officer young broke down the door, drew his personal weapon a 40 caliber pistol and fired two shots, we're told one bullet pierced his own shoe, second one hit his son. >> his son was shot in the back at the time, being shot in the back he lost his spleen as a result of that injury and part o

- good, my name is officer novak, i'm with the philadelphia police department, i'm going to conduct some tests on you, okay? ay. - ok - [nicole] the first test is called the walk and turn. - when i tell you to begin, what you're going to do, is you're going to take nine heel--toe stepsto ne heel-to-toe stepsni back down the line. while you're doing this test, i want you to watch your feet, count your steps out loud, keep your arms by your side, and do not stop this test til the test is complete. do you understand those directions? - yes. - okay, you may begin. - one, two, three, four, five... - she did not do very well at all. - it was awful. it was so bad. (laughs) ine. she was not able to connect her heel-to-toe steps. she was also off balance while she made her turn, and she was raising her arms to maintain that balance as well. - i think while i was doing it, i thought i was on the line, and then aer the fact,ft when i took the goggles off, i was like 10 feet away from the line, so, yeah, i could have done better. - [nicole] next was the one-leg stand, which alyssa would have to hold

but philadelphia police department is closing the streets as they pass each block. at this point, this march again started at the municipal services building. we have been hear for about 20 or so minutes before this started that they were about to take to the streets, it started as a vigil, it involved speakers and now has involved a full march. we'll keep an eye on it from sky force 10. >> reporter: back here in washington, as for the meeting today at the white house, donald trump saying his top three priorities are jobs, immigration and health care, he met with president obama in the oval office. after the meeting, the two said they an excellent conversation. the transition to trump started today at the white house. president-elect met with president obama for the first time. >> mr. president, it was a great honor being with you and i look forward to being with you many, many more times. >> reporter: the meeting was supposed to last 10 or 15 minutes but went 90. >> explain some of the difficulties, some of the high flying assets some of the really great things tha

. >>> mothers against drunk driving are marking 30 years and the philadelphia police departments and fire compartments -- departments are showing their support. the ribbons remind everybody to have a designated driver ready. more people are on the roads between thanksgiving and new year's. >>> eagles fans are disoint -- disappointed after yesterday's loss. the birds at are at the bottom f the nfc east. coach peterson talked about his wide receivers who many say are not doing the job. >> we still have the four, we'll interject paul turner and just keep like we did last week, we kind of got everybody equal opportunity in there, you know, so nelson will be a part of that. again i'll evaluate it. >> the eagles have an extra day to prepare for the next game. they face the green bay packers next monday night at the linc. you can see it here on 6abc. >>> congratulations to the field hockey team at the university of delaware, the 8th ranked lady blue hens won their first ever championship. it was the second division one championship in school history. i'm sure matt o'donnell was happy. >> bl

- good, my name is officer novak, i'm with the philadelphia police department, i'm going to conduct some tests on you, okay? - okay. - [nicole] the first test is called the walk and turn. - when i tell you to begin, what you're going to do, is you're going to take nine heel-to-toe steps down this line, you're going to slowly turn around, and you're going to take nine heel-to-toe steps back down the line. while you're doing this test, i want you this test til the test is complete. do you understand those directions? - yes. - okay, you may begin. - one, two, three, four, five... - she did not do very well at all. - it was awful. it was so bad. (laughs) - she was stepping off of the line. she was not able to connect her heel-to-toe steps. she was also off balance while she made her turn, to maintain that balance as well. - i think while i was doing it, i thought i was on the line, and then after the fact, when i took the goggles off, i was like 10 feet away from the line, so, yeah, i could have done better. - [nicole] next was the one-leg stand, which alyssa would have to hold for 30 second

philadelphia police headquarters with the story. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, you are exactly right. riding dirt bikes and atv's on city streets is against the law, but the philadelphia police department also has a policy that prohibits police pursuits during traffic violations. this video is posted on youtube with message make it go viral. it was recorded by someone on a bike wearing a camera and shows other dirt bike riders breaking traffic laws while flying along torresdale avenue in wissonomi wissonoming. but the person who posted it also points out what they say is also dangerous. a police suv apparently pursuing the bikers just before one of them collided with a cop car. skyfox flew over the scene at torresdale and how well street where it happened yesterday afternoon. justin came outside just after the crash. >> laws are in place for reason. if you're going to break them and you get hit, that's not their fault. i mean, but then again a cop shouldn't be chasing them in a car. call a bike unit. i mean, there's a problem either way on both halves. on the people's half and on the law enforcement half. >> police say 18-year-old speeding on dirt bike collided police cruiser as police

- good, my name is officer novak, i'm with the philadelphia police department, i'm going to conduct sometests on you, okay? - okay. - [nicole] the first test is called the walk and turn. - when i tell you to begin, what you're going to do, is you're going to take nine heel-to-toe steps down this line, you're going to slowly turn around, and you're going to take nine heel-to-toe steps back down the line. while you're doing this test, i want you to watch your feet, count your steps out loud, keep your arms by your side, and do not stop this test til the test is complete. do you understand those directions? - yes. - okay, you may begin. - one, two, three, four, five...

philadelphia's police department joined with special olympics for a charity walk. one portion of the noncompetitive marathon through south philadelphia and center city. the run has become a popular fundraiser for special olympics. nice day to go out for a little bit a run. >> yes, it is and windy. >> i'll just bundle up. >> yeah, you'll do that -- stormtracker 6 live double scan you can see it's dry right now, no issues with precipitation on our friday we are dry after that cold front that moved through yesterday. it wasn't a lot of precipitation but bringing in cooler winds on the backside. outside sky 6 hd looking at penn's landing on this friday afternoon, we have a bright blue sky and calm conditions outs side but make sure you layer up because it's on the cool side in comparison to yesterday, the city 59 and 56 in allentown and 59 in dover and 60 in millville and at the coast in atlantic city, numbers now are holding at 60 degrees, you look at the wind gusts across the region and they came up, gusting as high as 26 miles per hour in philadelphia and 20 miles pe

philadelphia police department received a dispatch call to respond to a possible explosive incidents at 1808 pine street here in philadelphia. upon their arrival they came upon an individual that appeared to have sustained some significant injuries. response from the philadelphia bomb squad as well as the folks from atf and fbi and postal inspection service out to the scene to conduct a preliminary assessment of what we had at the scene. the preliminary indications are is there was a suspected explosive device that detonated inside of the house at 1808. i'm not going to get in particulars in terms of the identity or the subject himself. the victim of the explosive incident. that information is circulating out there, and we have calls on that but we are not confirming the identity of the victim as this time. the victim was transported to thomas jefferson hospital and underwent surgery for injures sustained during the incident. as far as i know he is in stable condition that the point. there was an additional occupant inside of the residence that appears to be uninjured at this time. th

philadelphia police and the fire department on scene. right now we know one person is hurt and is being treated at jefferson hospital. you see the police and fire on scene. count on nbc10 and the nbc nbc10 app for updates as soon as we get new information. >>> 5:05. in bers berks -- in berks county, a forest fire continuing to burn on mt. penn it broke out in reading. the fast-moving fire is being fueled by high winds and the dry conditions. it has reportedly burned more than 50 acres of woods. so far there have been no evacuations, no injuries. officials are still looking into what caused the fire. >>> in the lehigh valley, bethlehem's sands casino resort is getting fined more than $20,000 for mixing cards from different decks. the morning call is reporting that the state's gaming control board penalized the casino after dealers mixed red and blue decks together on two separate occasions. the casino notice the mistakes and reported the incidents which happened in june of 2015 and february of this year. officials say hundreds of hands wer

to 5,000 turkeys, also the first year the councilman joined in their tradition by the philadelphia police department>> as we all sit down for the big thanksgiving meal, there are some things you can do to prevent indigestion. coming up: doctor rob will be here, with some pointers, so you feel good after eating all of your favorite food. >> good to know. after all of that eating, of course, comes the shopping. live with some holiday shopping strategist so you can get the best deals available. stay with us. >> update g break news, explosion rocks center city injuring one person, still active scene, will disrupt traffic in the area. live with information that you need as you get out the door. >> and another busy night for philly firefighters, who rescued a fire of six from this fire in frankford. live with the biggest obstacles those firefighters faced overnight. >> more breaking news overnight, police arrest school bus driver following yesterday's horrific crash that killed six children. this morning, the charges that school bus driver is now facing. >>> well, today is tuesday, november 22, good morni

investigation led by bureau of the alcohol tobacco and firearms with help from the fbi, the philadelphia police department and u.s. postal service. >> we are going to look at every possible motive, that comes across our radar. >> reporter: aldennis recovering investigators will process remnants of the bomb at a atf lab in virginia. >>> trump transition team is taking time off for thanksgiving. president-elect is spending holiday at his palm beaches state. as hena daniels reports the next president is close to naming at least one more member have of his cabinet. >> reporter: president the elect donald trump landed in florida tuesday night with several key rolls in his administration yet to be filled among them job of the housing and urban development secretary, a position ben carson says he is up for. >> i would say that was one of the offers on the table. it is certainly that has been a long term interests of mine. >> reporter: earlier this is day president-elect heat behind closed doors with reporters and editors at new york times, and seemed to back away from his most controversial campaign rhetoric. >>

. >> please take good look at this surround vale epp video, philadelphia police department is searchingwo suspect in a series of robberies targeting businesses in the 19 district. the spree grab october 23rd, 2 hit along with family dollar store and convenience store. in each the suspect were armed. if you have any information, please, contact the police. >>> we have new information tonight, about bill cosby and what he thinks his future holds, in the filing of defemation suit in massachusetts, cosby's lawyers say the comedian expect to be cleared of criminal sexual assault charge in montgomery county and restart his career in show business. he has pleaded not guilty in assaulting former temple employee andrea constand, approximately 50 women have claimed cosby forced unwanted sexual contact on them decades ago. >> campgrounds in south jersey being being transformed to help veterans back on their feet. "eyewitness news", in franklinville, where deserving veteran will soon call this micro house home. the first of 60 new homes constructed on that property. we've been following this story

explosives is lead agency investigating and coupled with the fbi the postal service and philadelphia police department investigators are trying to figure out if the package was hand delivered, or mailed to the victim. >> until we know definitively we have to operate under the recommendation is that it is a possibility that it went through the hail but we do in the know that right now. >> reporter: investigators not releasing the victim's name but sources say he is 60 year-old jim alden who works for brulet catering. company releasing a statement saying they are cooperating with the investigation. >> there has been no connection to suggest it is related to any group or idealology, right now, and that is what we are talking about. the right now target specific in that it was sent to this individual. >> reporter: with no arrest and no motive, investigators asking for help in tracking down whoever is responsible. >> we would say to the people in the the community, please come forward. >> reporter: as for that victim investigators say he did undergo surgery, this afternoon. he is still at jefferson hospita

the philadelphia police department says there was a device that is being investigated as a possible hate crime. a 62-year-old male was injured and is now in the hospital. to nantes at noon for the latest developments on this story. >>> millions of americans are expected to hit the road over the next few days. right now here is a live look tomorrow if it's a be the worst day to at the role because of the amount of cars. the best day to travel is actually on thanksgiving day. the traffic traffic app also says the worst day to return home is on sunday. >> speaking of, that is what the roadways look like right you can see everything seems to be moving fine this morning. let's get into the numbers. 37 this morning, maybe some light scattered showers. a high of 43. there is the satellite and the radar. we are looking at clouds and scattered showers on their. ? >>> good morning. if is tuesday, november 22nd, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." a tennessee school bus smashes into trees, killing five children, injuring more than 20 others. the driver faces multiple charges. >>> more than three f

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philadelphia's digital dive was laid out by charles ramsey who upon international office noticed several alarming trends. >> tell me about the state of affairs when you inherited the philly police department crime was on the rise in philadelphia. it was dropping in many other cities. the year before i came, it came close to 400 murders. there were areas that we were a little behind the curve or quite a bit behind the curve. >> ramsey's administration got to work. they upgraded to the 21st century and 2012 the rtcc went live. >> how is the reception from the community about deploying thousands of cameras throughout the city? >> we haven't gotten a lot of push back around cameras. if anything, people want us to have more cameras including body cameras. i think that's appropriate. everyone needs to be held accountable. the police officers as well as members of the public. >> the camera program is an outcry for transparency and accountability. fuelled by a wave of violent encounters caught on video and gone viral for the world to see. >> i will shoot you! >> with successful prosecutions of officers few and far between, public outrage has only grown, demanding answers from a force that is mean

work for philadelphia digital was laid out by charles ramsey who upon entering officer 2008 noticed several alarming trends. >> tell me about the state of affairs when you inherited police departmentime was on the rise and philadelphia while it was dropping in many cities, the year before i came, it became close to 400 murders. there were areas where we were behind the curve of technology, quite a bit behind the curve. >> ramsey administration got to work. upgrading his force to the 21st century and in 2012, the rtcc went live. >> how is the reception from the community about deploying thousand of cameras throughout the city? >> we have not gotten a lot of push back and around cameras and fact of anything that people want us to have more cameras out there and including valuable cameras. i think that's appropriate. everyone is held accountable for their actions, police officers as well as the public. the body warn camera program is a response to a nationwide public out cry for transparency and accountability. >> fuel by a wave of violent police officers caught on video and gone viral for the world toll see. >> i am going to shoot you. >> i will shoot you. >> oh! >> with successful

. ♪ >>> the philadelphia police department along with the fraternal order of police are teaming up witht cell phones in the hands of women who need them. the phones came from collection boxes in each police district across the. the hope line refurbished phones -- >> find things like housing, child care, anything those survivors need to do to get back on their feet. >> the program is in partnership with the organization women against abuse. >>> president-elect donald trump is making his first stop on a thank you tour tomorrow. mr. trump is heading to indiana and ohio. >> today he revealed more about his new hires and a post on twitter. >> in his latest twitter blast, president-elect trump said he will hold a news con in two weeks. he'll announce plans on getting owl of his business and getting ready to do business. number one, can he actually do it? and number two, does he have it in him to do it? this is a guy who's getting at 3:00 a.m. >> he hasn't held a news conference since early july and all of his cabinet announcements have been revealed onlike. and former goldman-sacgoldman-s mnu

. >> philadelphia's police department is allowing us an inside look. >> can you notify the real-time crime centers? we'll see if they can pull anything up on their cameras. >> to see how technology is changing the way cops do their job. >> no, no. that's a gun. >> in a time of intense public scrutiny. >> you can't deny the role that video plays. they're real. they're ugly. you can't ignore them. >> on your face! >> what does law and order look like when everyone is under the lens? >> everyone needs to be held accountable for their actions. the police officers as well as members of the public. ♪ ♪ >>> this is philadelphia. on january 7th a security camera on the streets captured a gruesome crime that splashed across the news. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> coming to us from philadelphia, where someone pulled the trigger 13 times. >> allegedly tried to kill a police officer. >> the entire thing was caught on crystal clear surveillance video. >> because a camera witnessed it all, the nation got a front-row seat to the horror and a sneak peek into a wired philly. you should know when y

. >> philadelphia police department is allowing us an inside look. >> can you notify the crime center to see if they can pull anything on cameras. >> in a time of intense public scrutiny. >> you cannot deny the role that the video plays. they're real, they're ugly and you cannot ignore them. what does law and order looked like when everyone is under the lens? >> everyone needs to be held accountable for their actions. police officers as well as members of the public. ♪ >> this is philadelphia. on january 7th, the security camera on the street captures a gruesome crime that splashed akroosz t across the news. >> this is cnn breaking news, someone pulled the trigger 13 times. >> allegedly tried to kill the police officer. the entire thing bus caught on crystal clear surveillance video. >> the camera witnessed it all. the nation got the front row seat to the horror and a sneak peek into the wild philly. >> you should know when you come to philadelphia that you could be watched. there are over 4,000 cameras here that the city has access to. they are everywhere. it seems that in the city o

department said in a statement. to my knowledge mr. lloyd all right contacted philadelphia police and we'll decide on a course of action once we obtain more information about the investigation. we do not condone this type of behavior from our employees. police don't know the identity of the man in the hood or if the two men knew each other other prior. it's unclear if lloyd will keep his job. >> that is not a focal point for us, the focal point is to find the person responsible for the incident. >> lloyd has worked for the city department since 2011, they put the damage to the grocery store at 3,000 to $10,000. i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> camden county police want your help in a case they call a brutal sexual assault. police say this man approached a woman in a white van and forced her into a nearby lot next to an abandoned building where he sexually assaulted her and found in the 900 block of south third street and the man in the crime was caught by surveillance video. >>> the fbi says the student that attacked several people at ohio state univ

. >>> the philadelphia police department and fop lodge 5 held a run and walk yesterday. the 7th annual survivors 5k anticipate one mile fun run took place in northeast philadelphia. proceeds go to families of officers who were killed or died in the line of duty. >>> time to turn to the "action news" troubleshooters, a father mourning the loss of his son reached out for help. plus the saga of the steps. >> reporter: tell me what happened. >> yes. >> reporter: nina sherman lives with her 88-year-old mother. the step is cracked. she hired a contractor to fix it. she called the cement cracker back to repair it. he said i'm with a customer, i'll call you back. he didn't call back, i called again, he didn't answer. i called again. >> reporter: then sherman dialed the "action news" troubleshooter. all call or action volunteers called the cracker and stayed on top of the situation until the repair was cemented. the top step fixed once and for all. >> he was so faithful and so good, everybody couldn't believe how wonderful he was. >> reporter: william thinks about his son michael

his family with funeral expenses, if you know anything about this, immediately call the philadelphia police department. reporting live in may fair, bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. >>> septa and philadelphia police are looking into what cause aid deadly crash in center city. a bus driven by a 32-year-old hit and killed 64-year-old lydia folktino. the bus hit her in the crosswalk trying to make a left-hand turn at 11:00 last night. vernon odom just spoke with police and will have a live update coming up at 4:30 today. >>> a homeless man is under arrest accused of sexually assaulting a woman in bucks county. police say that 21-year-older ecanderson broke into a bensalem home and attacked the woman inside and identified him from a sunoco surveillance video. he is facing burglary and indecent assault. >>> just yesterday 8-year-old gianna powell was laid to rest. her family and friends saying a final good-bye. a brand new push to find the hit and run driver who hit and killed her. gianna was crossing overbrook with her three siblings on the way home from school when she was hit

. >> our investigations will be parallel to that of the philadelphia police department and our investigations and their findings will be transparent. in all investigations the ultimate decision to indict or not indict ultimately will be mine. >> now williams says that the new protocol is about two thing, the evidence and the law. he says that engaging it's public will gain trust and it's about timing and transparency. >> thank you alicia. >>> the camden county police department is expanding their force. chief thompson sworn in new officers, reminding them about the creed, service before self. they will be patrolling the neighborhood streets of camden city. that brings the number of officers up to 410. >>> the marine corps is celebrating their 241st birthday. the corps was founded in 1775 here in philadelphia. it was originally known as the continental marines. tomorrow is veterans day and some local vets were recognized here in philadelphia. peters gave them honorary medals and we join him in thanking they will for their service. >> we do thank you so much. >>> still to come in our next half

it puts a strain on the philadelphia police department. we had flash mob saturday night during the protest time while the philly police were making sure the protests were peaceful. a lot of people were asking were they not at the most post they normally would be to prevent that group from causing a flash mob and attacking people. head of philly naacp these protesters have a right to protest. some didn't even vote. 40,000 less voted. that could have turned the tide in pennsylvania to hillary clinton. >> people have the right to protest and i hope it's not something vie lnt and people getting hurt. the wold is watching. and if this whole argument of america offering leadership to the world then the world is looking at what the leadership will look like. if we're hearing tearing each other apart i don't think it serves personal interest of america or the world. >> i felt betrayed when the electoral challenge called trump president? i think what he'll do to country is awful and i won't stand for it. >> rudy giuliani former mayor of new york ci

philadelphia police headquarters. this video is raising a lot of questions. >> reporter: the philadelphia police department lucy and iain, they have a policy that prohibits police pursuits during traffic violations. so this video that was posted on youtube as you mentioned is raising concerns because of a police department vehicle that was involved in an accident that critically injured a teen who was riding a dirt bike. >> this video is posted on youtube with message make it go viral. it was recorded by someone on a bike wearing a camera and shows other dirt bike riders breaking traffic laws while flying along torresdale avenue in wissonomi wissonoming. but the person who posted it also points out what they say is also dangerous. a police suv apparently pursuing the bikers just before one of them collided with the cop car. skyfox flew over the scene at torresdale and how well street where it happened yesterday afternoon. justin mcmonagle came outside just after the crash. >> be ready for the consequences no matter what they are if you're going to break them. >> 18-year-old speeding on a dirt bike collided with the poli

. >> the secret service and homelands security are working with the philadelphia police department tonightafter somebody stole a laptop belonging to hillary clinton's staff workers. happened last night in northern lib earth ers, brown street, police say four men park their car to get a bite to eat. and when they got back to the car their window was broken and the three laptops missing. the computers may have contained scheduling information, for the clinton campaign. and tonight detectives are looking at surveillance video in that area for more clues. >> the chief of police in st. paul minnesota apologizes after brutal beating after unarmed man, that is caught on tape. now, police say, they had the wrong man in custody. fox's murray glover has that story. >> the dash cam video begins with a squad car pulling up, just as k9 officer brian six his dog on frank baker taking him to the grounds. >> baker matched description after man believed to have a gun, who is involved in a fight in a nearby apartment building. >> officer says baker wouldn't obey commands to get out of his car and put both h

. >> this morning, from philadelphia police department, from the state police, from radnor, from so manys all over this area. >> banded together in blue, were special olympics athletes, and members of law enforcement. including those injured, while on duty, like officer dean paralyzed ways down in a accident. and officer davies shot in the line of duty in 2013. >> when they call and asked if i could be a part of it, i didn't even have to -- absolutely, yes, yes. >> as these athletes and officers came to the last leg of 26 miles to the nova pavilion for the opening ceremony, it was clear the distance meant so little when support meant so much. >> what do you think is going to be the best feeling when you're competeing? >> the best i can do. >> vittoria woodill, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> let me win but if i cannot win let me be brave in the attempt. special olympics. that's "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >> breaking next at 6:00, a massive water main break. millions of gallons of water flooding a neighborhood. crews brought out boats to rescue stranded shoppers and drivers. who and what is

philadelphia police headquarters with the very latest, greg. >> reporter: jessica, good evening. still many unanswered questions right the new but spokesperson with the philadelphia police department me that this case has been handed over to the department's homicide division and right now those investigators are questioning the boy's mother and the boy's, the mother's boyfriend. crime keen investigators looking for evidence inside of this kensington home, trying to figure out what led to this two-year old boy's death. >> right now our homicide unit is currently investigating the incident waiting on the report to come back the from the me's office. >> reporter: police were called to the 600 block of clementine street shortly before midnight, young boy rushed to saint christopher's hospital and pronounced dead two hours later. sources tell cbs-3 "eyewitness news" that the boy had obvious signs of trauma on his body including broken ribs and a injured liver. >> he always told everybody that he loved them and he would dance and just happy little baby. >> that was it. >> reporter: tasha, was the boy's god mother says she's devastated by death of her god son and hope police are quickly

people all over social media are trying to solve this one even the philadelphia police department sentsaying they don't have the answer but, "it should be a crime to haphazardly stack such lovely table wear." social media climbing in with solutions sump as tilt the cupboard backwards and then open it. that might have worked. break a pane of glass and get them out that way, right, so instead of trying to open the door just kind of go in through one of the side ones. one of the other comments, leave it for your grandchildren to deal with or save it as a future do your refor -- dowr for your daughter. and then this throw the cupboard into the pool and the dishes will float. guess what, they did get these dishes out and here's how. they opened one door just a little bit and then used another hand to catch all of the plates, all of them were safe. not a broken one. pretty impressive. >> that was my first thought just crack it a bit get down there way pillow. >> not so hard after all. >> they should have called you sharrie. >> next time people. >> always there with a solution. >>> alicia tha

. >> young has been a philadelphia police officer since 1991. the police department suspended him for 30 days and plans to fire him. >>> now to the transition to president-elect donald trump. today the soon to be commander in chief met with the newspaper he's criticized for months. he abruptly cancelled the meeting early this morning, accusing the paper of changing the agreed-upon terms of that meeting. but later on in the day, the president-elect did sit down with the publishers and journalists as well. he said that prosecuting hillary clinton for her e-mails would be, quote, very divisive. and earlier in the day the president-elect announced on twitter that he's seriously considering dr. ben carson as the head of housing and urban development. but just last week, carson's business manager said that he had opted out for any decision. now trump has put the transition planning on hold as he heads to florida for thanksgiving. >>> new fallout in philadelphia following a controversial appointment by president-elect donald trump. this is the scene in center city around 4:

the cbs news report says high ranking person in the philadelphia police department says it was a victimice that came in a manila end veep develop open. now we check on the forecast with katie fehlinger. >> good morning, rahel, looking at today ahead to day that's very sim floor what we saw yesterday. you will see mix every sunday and clouds, still going to notice the breeze, it is still chilly, but it is a little less harsh. right now at 36 degrees outside kutztown area middle school, clearly mixture of clouds and little blue skies, high eventually hits 48. it is not as colds as yesterday. but again, still warranter g winter coat. see showers building in as early as overnight hours wednesday into thanksgiving. meisha? >> katie, thank you so much. looking outside right now, it is looking very busy, the scrub westbound at the boulevard, you can see, coming up the boulevard southbound, jumping on the schuylkill, bumper to bumper almost completely stopped. plus we do have accident, limerick twp. line road route 422, then as rahel pointed out explosion in center city at 18th and pine, and it

we have been talking with scott small, philadelphia police department. he has been saying it could be an inhaler that could have exploded. here, people have been tweeting, inhalers explode. >> the guy's roommate apparently said his inhaler was delivered yesterday afternoon and then blows up, this morning, apparently. doctor mike, have you ever heard anything like that. >> i can't say that i have. if you put an inhaler, and i think we have a picture, a inhaler if you put it in the fire it the is aerosolized rod you can and it will blow up. it is under pressure. >> let me explain this. this is from francis alfonso. this is my daughter's daily inhaler and instructions for storage is clearly printed on the box. it says exposure to temperatures above 120 degrees fahrenheit hey cause bursting. never throw canister in fire or incinerator. >> so the temperature was what 40 degrees last night. i don't buy it. it doesn't make sense. >> he opened it over the stove. >> if he opened it over the stove and the stove was lit then you have a problem but it it does than t

today mother's against drunk driving joined with the philadelphia police and fire departments at theadministration building on spring garden street. they are celebrating the 30th year of the read ribbon tie one on for safety campaign. here's what the group is asking you to do. display a red ribbon on your car as a reminder to plan ahead for designatdesignated not grinningg driver before holiday celebrations begin. >> let's get back to your fox 29 weather authority now. it was a windy day out there today. >> as i like to say a blustery day in the 100-acre wood. winnie the pooh thing. >> it is. it's sweet. not too sweet outside though. let me tell you. >> once upon a time. >> you know, once upon time, it was warm and 72 degrees. like saturday, right? >> take a look outside we do partly cloudy sky we still have whipping winds and temperatures that are falling fast. 40 degrees the current temperature the high 45. winds sustain at 24 gusting over 30 in many locations. so here's a look at the temperatures we'll take look at those feels like readings coming up temperatures in the poconos is

. >> young has been a philadelphia police officer since 1995. the police department suspended him for 30 days with plans to fire him. >> well, it's the pornographic e-mail scandal that rocked pennsylvania politics. >> 13 state judges and senior government officials were among those sharing e-mails in question. that was just one of the findings announced in a new report by pennsylvania attorney general bruce beamer. the report flags 38 public employees who sent inappropriate office e-mail for years. now it doesn't name the send efforts or describe the contents of the e-mails. the report offers no evidence that the administration of justice was compromised. >> the report provided no evidence to support the idea that there were relationships between prosecutors and judges that may have resulted in inappropriate exparte communications that might have affected the administration of justice in pennsylvania. >> former attorney general kathleen kane discovered the inappropriate e-mails and she appointed a special prosecutor before she was convicted and sentenced on perjury c

. >> young has been a philadelphia police officer since 1991. the police department suspended him for 30 days and plans to fire him. >>> it's 4:46. there's a new effort to bring attention to one of south jersey's biggest cold cases. friday will mark 25 years since mark himebaugh disappeared. he was 11. a look at the mystery which is among the 1% of missing children cases where there are no clear answers. his mother says she thinks of him every day. >> i just want -- i really hope that this year brings closure for myself, my family and the community. >> do you have any new leads? >> we don't have any leads at this time. >> very frustrating. i think 25 years is way too long for any family to have to deal with this. >> the community will come together for a vigil on friday afternoon at the camden county park where the child was last seen. >> 20,000 drunk driving convictions in new jersey are in jeopardy and a former state police officer is facing criminal charges. investigators say he falsified records while recalibrating blood-alcohol level testing machines which means

philadelphia police and the fire department on the scene, as well as the postal police. one person, a 62-year-old, of the hurt, being treated at jefferson hospital. ten people were evacuated from the area. that area is no longer a threat. those ten people are being returned to their homes. but that area as you see from the crime tape, there is a crime scene. we'll continue to follow the news, breaking news for you, and stay with nbc10 and the nbc10 app for new details. >>> next, hanging on for dear life. this man was rescued by the coast guard in delaware. hear why he and his dog unexpectedly ran into trouble. this year, i want the best bird for my family and my wallet. nature's promise fresh turkey is only 99 cents per pound with no antibiotics ever. everything for thanksgiving. that's my giant. >>> > >>> in mercer county, you can get a free cup of with a cup. the public are invited to meet with local police officers. the departments the talk about neighborhood needs. anyone who comes between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. gets a free cup of coffee in the process. >>> four minutes

philadelphia police and the fire department are on the scene. postal inspectors are on the scene as well so again this all remains under investigation. we do know one person a-62-year-old man was injured. we do know there was some sort of small explosion but at this point they don't know if it was a chemical reaction from some of those medication that is they believe were sent to him or if this was something intentional. again it remains under investigation. we're live in center city, katherine scott channel6 "action news. >> a lot of questions katherine. thank you. >>> new overnight crews gained control of a fire burning along a bucks county mountainside right behind reading high school this is what it looked like over mount penn late last night. again, the fire is now under control. one firefighter has suffered minor injuries. an estimated 50 to 60 acres of wooded area have been burned. reading high school will be opened today. >>> a 14-year-old girl who was visiting her great grandmother has been shot in the leg with a stray bullet. and detec

university of pennsylvania honored two police officers tonight who were injured during a shooting rampage in west philadelphia in september. the school's department of public safety paid tribute to philadelphia police sergeant sylvia young and police officer ed miller. the gunman, nicolas glenn, was shot and killed by police but not before killing a woman and leaving three others injured. >>> time now for the action news troubleshooters. father mourning the loss of his son reached out for help. plus the saga of the steps. nydia to explain. >> if you have an older parent living with you you know how important it is. every area of your home is as safe as possible. especially the steps to parentheses falls. so tell me what happened here. this is the step that needed corrected. >> yes this top step. >> nina sherman lives with her 88-year-old mother. she says the middle step pleading up to their house was cracked so she hired a contractor to fix it. >> when they redid, when you walked, you pitched forward. to me, it's not safe. >> so she called the cement contractor back to repair it. >> he blew me off. i'm with a customer, i'll call you back. he didn

. >>> now, in philadelphia, the police commissioner says his department is taking things day by day a mid the on-going protests we're seeing. even tonight we're seeing one. philadelphia is among the cities where critics of president -- of the president-elect have held demonstrations and this is happened since really the night of the election. commit commissioner ross says police are ready any too many a crowd gathers. >> we're not nay eve to believe we will not have more clearly we believe we will. try to balance it all out with those who are exercising their rights as well those who are trying to get away -- get out of center city for the day because they've come in to either visit and/or go home. they have a right not to be inconvenienced as well. >> you heard him talk about balancing things out right. he says that is quote a difficult task. but one that officers are prepared to handle. >>> local gop leaders are condemning the racist attacks on social media that have hit close to home. joe defelice philadelphia's republican party chairman. he issued a statement today focusing partic

philadelphia police and the fire department are on the scene.ow that one person is hurt. we're trying to get more information on that. you can count on nbc10 and the app for updates as we get new information. >>> and new details in a story we first told you about yesterday. new jersey transit says it has changed its policy when it comes to engineers with sleep app anyway. the engineer in the deadly september crash in hoboken was diagnosed with a condition. new jersey transit announced it changed its policy back in october so that engineers with the condition must be treated and cleared by a doctor before being allowed to work. previously, njt allowed engineers to work while they were being treated. regulators are calling for all railroads to screen for sleep apnea. >>> dominican leaders in philadelphia are asking people to donate canned goods to help out tens of thousands of families in the dominican republic which was ravaged by flooding last week. tens of thousands were forced to leave their homes after flooding hit the country last week. more