since timothe piazza's death, the school has bands his fraternity. cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >>> delaware officials have agreed pay more than seven and a half million dollars to settle a lawsuit over a prison stand-off that left a guard there dead. six inmates were charged with first degree murder and assault in the death of steven floyd, the stand-off as you may remember happened at the james t vaughn correctional, 11 plaintiffs, including six department of correction employees, and floyd's relatives, will share the money. >>> and an investigation is now underway, after stand sayings worker was caught on camera appearing to steel someone's package. a woman posted this surveillance video to facebook thursday night. after her neighbor asked about a package he was expecting. this happened 2100 block of oklahoma dale street in the kensington neighborhood. now the video reportedly shows sanitation worker taking a package off someone's stoop, then throwing it into the back of the the gang ban truck, but before it can be crushed the driver appears to remov

in connection with piazza's death klein was asked if piazza should have simply refused to drink so muchooze on pledge night. >> this idea and concept that he quote voluntarily drank doesn't make it under the law, doesn't make it under the test of common sense. >> reporter: the report makes recommendation including stiffening the penalties for hazing, strengthening the laws for furnishing alcohol to minors and expulsion being kicked out for any student who takes part in hazing or plans it. it does not call for the banning of frats at psu an idea the da seemed to endorse friday. >>> penn state says it's disappointed with the conclusions of the report it says its efforts to improve frats have didn't diss are ad argue new initiatives of a break from the greek system broken self governance model prone individuals a pathway to students safety here and nationwide. i'm jeff cole fox 29 news. >>> all right. jeff, thank you. happening now you have got to see this to believe it. a city of philadelphia worker on a recycling truck appose to steal a package right off a homeowner's front steps. packag

it is in response to the alcohol fueled death of pledge timothy piazza.enter county district attorney, stacey sparks miller announced findings yesterday. in may, the grand jury recommended criminal charges after an intoxicated piazza fell and died inside of the beta theta pi house. the report criticized the fact that fraternities there are not overseen by the university but by students through an inter fraternal council. >> what did we learn? the ifc self-regulation was a joke, and a catastrophe. >> the grand jury frankly was appalled to the extent of the bolds necessary of the haze that happened in that house. >> since piazza's death, penn state has permanently banned his fraternity. the university says it will not forget piazza as it continues efforts to change the greek life culture. >>> a bucks county judge has ordered a man charged in the death of his two year old son to stand trial. in october, police say, christopher coon caused a crash while running from police after stealing from a walmart in tullytown. authorities say coon's son was in that vehi

england jury report is expected to be released today after the death of penn state student, timothe piazza, i'm anita oh, this is the cbs-3 news center, what could change on campus. >> today is friday, december 15, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. right to katie with a check on your friday forecast, katie, good morning, i feel like we've already had so much snow , winter chill has been around, now talking about as if it hasn't been enough, now talking about even more, katie >> indeed we are. actually will end up being total flip from where you ended up with the heaviest totals over the span of the last 24 hours, now to up southern counties where you had the heaviest snow in the pocono, lehigh area, now from philadelphia county on south and east. so for now, storm scan is quiet. basically empty, devoid of much more than just couple of clouds that are still out there. there isn't a lot to track with this next storm, just yet , because it hasn't quite blossom on the radar, but give it time, it will. it will really show it hands over the mid-atlantic. we do get in on the, a

it is all in response to the drinking death of timothy piazza. "eyewitness news" charter chan te lens is live with the new recommendations, chante. >> family attorney of tim piazza said findings in the grand jury report are exactly what piazza's parents wanted to see. they hope that their son tim can be a catalyst for change not only at penn state but throughout the nation. the grand jury frankly was appalled as to the fullness of the haze ago this happened in that house. >> reporter: center county district attorney stacy parks- miller was talking about the release of the grand jury report on the fraternity culture at penn state university. 144 page document outlines grand jury's conclusions and recommendations since deadly hazing of 19 year-old timothy piazza. sophomore die may fifth avenue a night of heavy drinking while pledging at the fraternity house of beta theta pi. thomas kline the attorney for the parents, packed the grand jury report. >> they are whole heartly committed, with every ounce of their energy, into seeing that another son or

the piazza family says more needs to be done.thomas cline, will be speaking this morning after the release of that report to give reaction from piazza's family. that's happening here in philadelphia at 10:00. for now, live in the digital operations center, randy gyllenhaal, nbc10 news. >> thank you. >>> we have an update from investigators about what may have sparked the flames of a deadly fire in schbanksville that killed brothers. they are blaming a faulty extension cord that was plugged into a space heater. their father is a deputy. at a fundraiser, several children wrote cards hoping their thoughts will help the family cope with the pain of losing their two little boys. some of the children themselves are still trying to make sense of what happened. >> i know sometimes stuff happens, and sometimes it can happen in school. i know that it can be important to help them. >> the fundraiser to support the lukens family continues tonight. first responders at the schwanksville company will host the event from 6:00 to 9:00 this evenin

it is in response to the alcohol fueled death of pledge timothy piazza. center county district attorney stacy parks million's announced find to day, back in may, grand jury recommended criminal charges after a drug piazza fell and died inside beta theta pi house. it criticized the fact that fraternities are not over seen the by the university but students through a fraternal counsel. >> what we learn, the self regulation was a joke and catastrophe. >> the grand jury frankly was appalled to the extent of the boldness of the haze ago this happened in that house. >> since piazza's death penn state permanently banned fraternities, and the university says it will not forget piazzas it continues efforts to change greek life culture. >>> an investigation is underway after a sanitation worker was caught on camera appearing to steel someone's package. woman posted this surveillance video to facebook last night after her neighbor asked about a package he was expecting, and this happened on the 2100 block of oakdale street in connection continue on and shows that sa

prosecutors 11 piazza a sophomore was forced to drink to excess. he later fell and struck his head but frat members failed to call for help for 12 hours. philadelphia attorney tom kline represents the piazza family. >> we don't have college spirit and college joy on our college campuses. what we really have is a wholesale dose of sexual assau assault, debouchure and hazing and that's what we need to change. >>> 14 members of the frat now face criminal charges in connection to piazzas death. the grand jury report makes a series of recommendations including stiffening the penalties for hazing, strengthening the laws for furnishing alcohol to minors, and expulsion being kick out for any student who takes part in hazng or plans it. >> in this case, alcohol consumption and hazing were blood brothers i'm sorry to say in the case of tim piazza. >> reporter: penn state says it's disappointed with the conclusions of the report. it says its efforts to improve frats have been diss are ad. it argues it's new initiatives of a break from the greek system broken

it was ordered in response to the death of timothy piazza. katherine scott is live at the satellite center to tell us more. >> reporter: matt, that's right, the grand jury report deals with the penn state fraternity light after a ten month investigation in light of the death of penn state sophomore timothy piazza staysy parks miller is holding a press conference in bellefonte to release the report involving hazing and excessive alcohol consumption. espn state sophomore timothy piazza from lob none, new jersey -- lebanon, new jersey died in february after being given 18 drinks in less than a 90 minute time period and died of a fracture skull and other injuries two days later after falling down the stairs of a frat house. more than two dozen fraternity brothers were charged in connection with the case including knew charges filed after deleted video from inside the frat house about the same time was recovered by the fbi. since piazza's death, penn state has taken measures to change the way greek life on campus is run. that press conference is s

prosecutors 11 piazza a sophomore was forced to drink to excess. he later fell and struck his head but frat members failed to call for help for 12 hours. philadelphia attorney tom kline represents the piazza family. >> we don't have college spirit and college joy on our college campuses. what we really have is a wholesale dose of sexual assau assault, dough batch row and hazing and that's what we need to change. >> reporter: 14 members of the frat now face criminal charges in connection to piazza's death the grand jury report makes a series of recommendations including stiffening the penalties for hazing, strengthening the laws for furnishing alcohol to minors and expulsion being kick out for any student who takes part in hazing or plans it. >> in this case, alcohol consumption and hazing were blood brothers. i'm sorry to say. in the case of tim piazza. >> reporter: in response, penn state writes it is disappointed with the conclusions of the report claiming it diss regards psu's commitment improving safety of the university adds it is committing t

hazing is only a misdemeanor and that is not sufficient. >> piazza died in february as he pledged, and 26 of his former fraternity brothers have now been charged and many facing alligations from reckless endangerment to manslaughter and the students led the investigators to believe that the security camera in the basement was not working but instead the members of the fraternity deleted the video and the now recovered video shows the brothers giving piazza 18 drinks in less than 90 minutes. >> talk to your children and tell them not to get involved in this nonsense and the crack down growing across the country and an alleged hazing incident at the university of houston led to the indictment of an entire fraternity. and suspending all fraternity events. anding a branch. and a report called on the university to regulate drinking rather than hold a fraternity council responsible. abc news new york. >>> and our coverage of the penn state hazing investigation continues on 6abc.com. there you can read the the grand jury's entire report and videos and a timeline and much more about the case a

timothy piazza was a pledge at the fraternity. he died after drinking large amounts of alcohol, falling and hitting head during what prosecutors call a hazing ritual. his frat brothers are charged in his death. the grand jury report will dive into the frat culture at penn state. the piazza family has been pushing for sweeping rerchlform greek life saying they want to prevent other hazing deaths and injuries on college campuses. >> tim was a happy and caring human being and wonderful son who just wanted to join an organization to find friendships and camaraderie. instead he was killed at the hands of those he was seeking friendship from. >> reporter: the family attorney, thomas cline, will be speaking today at 10:00 in philadelphia. react could to the grand jury's report -- reacting to the grand jury's report and giving the family's reaction to the news, as well. live in the digital operations center, randy gyllenhaal, nbc10 news. >> thanks. >>> 5:03 on this friday. two cousins charged in a killing spree in bucks counties are now d

timothy piazza was a pledge at the beta pi theta fraternity, beta theta pi fraternity at penn state. he died after drinking large amounts of alcohol and hitting his head. his frat brothers are charged in his death. the grand jury report will dive into the frat culture at penn state. the piazza family has pushed for sweeping reforms of greek life saying they want to prevent other hazing deaths and injuries on american college campuses. >> tim was a happy and caring human being and a wonderful son who just wanted to join an organization to find friendships and camaraderie. instead he was killed at the hands of those he was seeking friendship from. >> reporter: his attorney, thomas cline, will speak after the announcement of the grand jury report in philadelphia, reacting, giving reaction from the piazza family. that's expected this morning at 10:00. live in the digital operations center, randy gyllenhaal, nbc10 news. >>> two cousins are denying they murdered anyone. cosmo didn'tard oh and sean prats denied the killings in july. pratz is accused in three of the killings. the disappearan

evelyn and jim piazza lost their son timmy last february. a beta thetapi pledge, timothy was at a fraternity ant where he allegedly participated in a drinking challenge called the gauntlet. >> they bring the pledges and make them drink copious amounts of alcohol quickly. >> reporter: prosecutors say he consumed at least 18 drinks of beer, wine, and vodka, all in just an hour and 22 minutes. >> it's awful how much of a coordinated effort that this crew kind of took upon themselves to get him and these other pledges so drunk. >> reporter: piazza eventually suffering a catastrophic fall, tumbling 15 feet down a flight of stairs. but according to a grand jury report, no one immediately called for help. and when someone finally did call 911, 12 hours after the fall -- >> what's going on today? >> uh, we have -- we have a friend who's unconscious. he hasn't moved. probably going to need an ambulance. >> reporter: it was too late. >> he was covered with warming blankets. we were trying to find a spot of skin to touch. the nurse told me to kiss him

the piazzas say more needs to be done. today the family attorney, thomas cline, will speak publicly in philadelphia, reacting to the findings of the report and will giving the family's reaction. we expect that to happen at 10:00 this morning. live in the digital operations center, nbc10 news. >>> 4:34 on this friday. now to an update on a developing story we've been following since wednesday evening. a man is now charged with hitting a st. joseph's university student with his car. mel giddings was drunk when he hit the student in front of the campus on city avenue. medics rushed her to the hospital where she remains in critical condition. police arrested giddings on aggravated assault and dui charges. >>> we'll head to the lehigh valley. authorities say a body found stuffed in a basement bin is a woman who's been missing for more than two years. the north hampton coroner confirmed jamie metzger's body was discovered in this house in williams township last week. police are still investigating. >>> police in philadelphia are

. >> this comes after the death of 19 year old, timothy piazza , in february, a mid what the grand jury has cents described as a culture every hazing annex he is i have alcohol consumption at the university. >>> senate republicans have worked outcome pro mice tax bill, but do they still have the votes to pass it? >> the slim margin republicans seem to have in getting their tax bill through, may be vanishing. >> feeling the force. >> star wars fans line up for the latest installment in the hill film series. >> so we act out a clips can you believe who my parent turned out to be? wasn't it shocking? >> no, i have to go to the bathroom. >> today's morning minute is sponsored by pen medicine's abramson cancer center, number one cancer center in the region. >> that was adam acting south scene in the lasts jedi with stephen colbert. >> we we send it out to you, katie, another chance of snow we'll get. i will say it is a little shocking, now talking about what, three times in a week. >> yep. tills the season. if you have the cold air, that's the key ingredient would you need despite that activ

. >> cull minute aches after the death of sophomore timothe piazza in february. and while beta theta pi the fraternity at the center of the case has been permanently banned from campus. we expect to learn more this morning, about the future of the penn state greek life as a whole. >> we need to put a stop to it >> it has no place in greek life. >> what jim and evelyn have to say about hazing, after their 19 year old son, timothy, died after night of heavy drinking while pledging a from a earn it at this at penn state university. center county district attorney, stacey parks mill is her expected to hold a press conference this morning. to announce the grand jury report and recommendations regarding fraternity life at the school. prosecutors say piazza died after taking part in the gauntlet, alcohol fueled hazing event, at the beta theta pi fraternity house. authorities initially charged 18 brothers, who they say, took 12 hours to call for help even after piazza fell down a flight of stairs. surveillance video shows some of the brothers pick him up, carried him to

the piazza family attorney says penn state isn't doing enough. >> they are wholeheartedly committed, wholeheartedly with every ounce of their energy, into seeing that another son or daughter doesn't come home in a coffin. >> jim and evelyn piazza also say they are hopeful the grand jury's recommendation of criminal charges against pledges will be heard by a jury. 17 people face charges in connection with piazza's death. >>> 9:05 right now on this saturday. delaware will pay more than $7.5 million to the victims of a deadly prison riot earlier this year. 11 people will share that settlement. they include the six prison workers taken hostage as well as the relatives of murdered officer steven floyd. the standoff with prisoners happened in february at the jaimgs t. vaughan correctional center in smyrna. the department of corrections is not acknowledging any wrongdoing with this settlement. >>> happening today the sheriff's office in philadelphia will hold another gunlock giveaway to help stop children from being accidentally shot by unsecured weapons. starting at 10:00 this morning depu

during fraternity pledge party t shows piazza was served 18 drinks in less than an hour and half, then fell do you know flight of stairs. >> only on "eyewitness news" this morning, authorities are investigating three suspicious fires at a cabrini university dorm. this is exclusive video of radnor township police and delaware county detective working the case yesterday. someone started a small fire inside two bathrooms. police say they were initially delayed with their investigation because the fires were not reported. >> seeing things like this happen really catches me off guard. because i would never expect something like this to happen since our campus is such a big community for all of the students? investigators are examining if the fires are connected to racist graph eat that i was written in the same cabrini dorm in september. no one was hurt by the way in these fires. >> cabrini university issued this statement to "eyewitness news" t says we are working with radnor police department to investigate. as authorities conduct the interviews and collect evidence, we have posted a cabr

energy into seeing that another son or daughter doesn't come home in a coffin. >> jim and evelyn piazza also say they're hopeful the grand jury's recommendation of criminal charges against pledges will be heard by a jury. 17 people face charges in connection with piazza's death. >>> this morning a delaware state trooper who shot and killed a man while being dragged by the man's car is recovering from his injuries. it all happened during a traffic stop in wilmington yesterday afternoon. police say the driver took off dragging the trooper. that's when investigators say the officer shot the driver, who died at the hospital. state police are continuing to investigate this incident. let's head now to delaware county where investigators there say a candle sparked a fire at a retirement community that forced residents out into the cold last night. crews responded to dunwoody village in newtown square to douse the flames. nobody was hurt and residents are back inside in an undamaged part of the complex. >>> a philadelphia trash collector could lose his job for taking a package right off a homeo

it was in response to the death of tim piazza. the student died back in february after taking part in an alcohol-fueled hazing incident while pledging the fraternity. in its report, the grand jury says there should have been a zero tolerance for hazing. and recommended that hazing be reclassified from a misdemeanor to a felony. >> penalties do count. and the piazzas have believed steadfastly for those responsible for the death of their son that it not to punish for vengeance but punish for deterrence. >> penn state university had no immediate comment. 18 fraternity members are charged in the death. the fraternity was suspended in march after the university found a persistent pattern of excessive and forced drinking, hazing and drugs. >> shame on all of you. thank you. >> the victims of dr. larry nassar are dog for the resignation of the president tonight. he is the former gymnastic team doctor who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing seven patients. he was accused of molesting dozens more. the victims who attended the board of trust

after the february death of 19-year-old fraternity pledge timothy piazza.as the story. >> reporter: the report is a kathy, indictment of the discipline so weak it led to life-threatening conditions in widespread violations of campus alcohol policies. center county da stassi parks merely released the findings >> if it takes limiting, that won't comply, do it. grand jury probe after the death last february of timothy piazza who was pledging the now banned beta apparent. that was forced to drink to excess, he later fell and struck his head but frat members failed to call for help for 12 hours, tom kline recommendation the piazza family >> we don't have college spirit and joy on the campuses. what we really have is a wholesale dose of sexual assault, deback reand raising. that's what we need to change. >> reporter: 14 members face criminal charges in connection to piazza death, the grand jury report makes a series of recommendations including stiffening penalties for hazing, strengthening the laws for furnishing alcohol to minors and expulsion being kicked out

in response to the alcohol noodle death timothy piazza. stassi parks announced it today. back in may, the g jcommded cri after piazza fell and died inside the house, reportizedhe s are not overseen by the university but by students. >> what did we learn? the ifc self regulation was a joke and a catastrophe. the grand jury frankly was appalled to the extent of the boldness of the hazing that happened >> penn state permanently banned the fraternity. it continues efforts to change culture. >>> investigation is underway after a sanitation was caught on camera appearing to steal someone and package. after her neighbor asked about a package he was expecting. this happened on the 2100 block of oakdale street in kensington. it showed the sanitation worker taking a package off someone's stoop, throwing it into the garbage truck but before it could be crushed. the driver appears to remove it. the city is investigating the incident. >>> temple police have a person of interest after several racist flyers were posted around the school's campus. the flyer seen here appeared to blame af

piazza's parents issued a statement today saying they are "shaken and appalled by the findings of penntate's long time knowledge of dangerous hazing and the university's preference to ignore and/or condone such behavior. ." penn state says it is committed to promoting safety and accountability in fraternities but it objects to the report's characterization that the school has done little to combat drinking and hazing. the report does contain several recommendations for change at the university including tougher hazing laws. you can read the entire document on our web site at 6abc.com. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, a convoy of toyota trucks makes its way to south philadelphia with much needed cargo on board that will help neighbors need this holiday. >>> and freddy galvis is now gone. a former philly. jaime apody with details of the big trade. cecily. >> with the clouds and the snow our high today only hit 29 degrees. that's 16 degrees below normal. but i'm tracking a big temperature turn around. i'll have all the details in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> those stories and

in response to the alcohol noodle death timothy piazza. stassi parks announced it today. back in may, the grand jury recommended criminal charges after piazza fell and died inside the house, report criticized the fact fraternities are not overseen by the university but by students. >> what did we learn? the ifc self regulation was a joke and a catastrophe. the grand jury frankly was appalled to the extent of the boldness of the hazing that happened >> penn state permanently banned the fraternity. it continues efforts to change culture. >>> investigation is underway after a sanitation was caught on camera appearing to steal someone and package. after her neighbor asked about a package he was expecting. this happened on the 2100 block of oakdale street in kensington. it showed the sanitation worker taking a package off someone's stoop, throwing it into the garbage truck but before it could be crushed. the driver appears to remove it. the city is investigating the incident. >>> temple police have a person of interest after several racist flyers were posted around the school'

it was sparked by the death of timothy piazza, a pledge at the beta theta pi fraternity at penn state. he died after drinking large amounts of alcohol and fall, hitting his head during what prosecutors say was a hazing ritual. his frat brothers are charged in his death. the grand jury report will dive into that frat culture at penn state going into issues like hazing and excessive drinking. the piazza family has been pushing for sweeping rerchlform greek life saying they want to prevent something similar from happening in the future. >> what happened throughout the night was careless disregard for human life. they basically treated our son as roadkill and a rag doll. >> reporter: there have been some reforms. penn state has since banned the fraternity. they've begun more education into hazing and drinking, but the passes as say more needs to be done. the family's attorney, thomas cline, will be speaking this morning reacting to news of the report that's supposed to happen at 10:00 a.m. live in the digital operations center, randy gyllenhaal, nbc10 news. >> thank you. >>> the swanksvil

. >> reporter: after a ten-month investigation following the death of pledge tim piazza, the grand jury report finds that penn state officials displayed a shocking apathy to the dangers of excessive drinking and blasts the student-run interfraternity council. >> the ifc self-regulation was a joke and catastrophe. penn state allowed these students to police themselves, and the results were absolutely predictable. >> reporter: 26 people face criminal charges in piazza's death. the report finds hazing is rampant and pervasive and includes sadistic rituals including not just underage drinking but requiring pledges to kill and skin animals and exercise on floors covered with broken glass. >> if universities own fix the problem. >> reporter: on the same week a grand jury in texas indicted a fraternity for a 2016 hazing incident at the university of houston. this new pennsylvania report calls on the state to pass stronger laws to deter the practice. the grand jury also considered the case of marquisebrahah who killed himself in 2014 after hazing at penn state altoona. >> those boys who died, m

joy piazza has more. >> the draft resolution is adopted unanimously. >> reporter: the u.n.ecurity council passed another round of economic sanctions against north korea. all 15 members backing the resolution drafted by the trump administration. >> it sends the unambiguous message to pyongyang that further defiance will invite further punishment and isolation. >> reporter: the nation has launched 20 ballistic missiles this year most recently on november 29th and it was the most powerful yet, one that could reach any target in the u.s. >> we are showing the regime that our will is strong and that these provocative actions have severe consequences. >> reporter: the sanctions are aimed at cutting off the country's access to key revenue sources. north koreans can no longer work outside the country and now must return home. it is estimated pyongyang hauls in half billion dollars a year on foreign work permits and there will be a steep decline in imports and exports. >> today's resolution achieves an 89% total reduction of the kim regimes to import gas, diesel and other refined pr

to release the grand jury's fiength in light of the -- findings in light of the death of timothy piazza. all of the cases are pending. >>> two cousins of accused of killing four young men in bucks county have pled not guilty. cosmo his cousin are charged with the grizzly murders of four people on his farm. >>> the gop tax reform bill is on shaky ground as another republican senator declares he is a no vote. >> reporter: president trump sounding optimistic that republicans will deliver on a tax plan by christmas. >> i think we'll get there it will be in a short period of time. it will be the greatest christmas present that a lot of people have ever received. >> reporter: but on capitol hill there are signs of trouble. senator marko rubio is a no unless they expand the child tax credit. >> unless they can figure out how to raise the 1,100-dollar figure i will vote no. >> reporter: bob corker is a no, as well. two more are undecided. senate republicans can only afford two votes. >> have you seen the republican bill yet? >> reporter: i have not. for the wealthy, the plan lowers the top tax

efforts to combat hazing and drinking. 26 fraternity members have been charged in the death of tim piazza who died in february. >>> state of delaware will have to pay for a lawsuit for the death of a officer floyd who was killed at a february 1 riot in a maximum security lockup. >>> 170 tons of food were delivered to philabundance. this was the scene in south philadelphia as dozens of pickup trucks, 75 in all lined up to deliver palates of non-perishable food. 6abc was proud to be a part of the annual event. >>> 5:10 a.m., more to come on saturday morning edition of "action news." a suspect leads police on a high-speed chase through the streets of baltimore. >>> with the last installment of star wars in the theater, hear what the cast has to say. chris. >> reporter: i'm so excited to see it. watch out for lots of patchy ice out there. temperature-wise we're climbing above the freezing mark this afternoon, a lot of snow will start to melt, we'll have a warmup later next week. details coming up right after this. >> form high school soccer coach accused of running away with a tean girl is ba

alcohol consumption at a greek fraternities will be released in response to the death of timothy piazza katherine scott has more. >> reporter: the grand jury report deals with the penn state fraternity system altogether, it comes after a 10 month investigation in light of the death of timothy pizza. the centre county district attorney will be releasing the grand jury report and investigation regarding hazing and excessive alcohol consumption fueled by fraternity life at penn state. penn state sophomore 19 tim tee pizza from lebanon, new jersey died in february after he pledges. he was given 18 drinks in less than a 90 minute time period and died of a fracture skull and other injuries two days after falling down the stairs. nobody called 911 dml -- until the next morning. two dozen fraternity brothers were charged after deleted video was obtained by the fbi. penn state has changed the way greek life on campus is run. that press conference is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in bellefonte. we'll bring you all the latest. >>> pennsylvania state police fire marshal said a faculitiy extension cord pl

aggravated assault charges against eight defendant, in the february death of 19 year old timothy piazzaities say piazza suffered a fractured skull, and other injuries, after consuming a dangerous amount of alcohol. the night after pledge ceremony. >> student at public schools in pennsylvania will take fewer standardized tests. >> okay. >> the tests known as the pennsylvania system of school assessment, or the pssa, will also be given later in the school year. state officials say it is to give student more weeks every actual learning. the tests will also last two weeks, instead of three. >> what do you think that far? get on twitter. 6:38. >> people look forward to their quirky pictures with santa at the oxford valley mall. i don't know if you want to call them quirky. but festive. depends what you want to make t warrant it quirky, quick i, keep it serious? they were surprise today finds out that only traditional pictures are allowed, thomas. >> well, what is a traditional picture? >> that just smiling? >> that's where the kid just kind of goes on the lap, spike, picture, move on. not th

the report follows a ten-month investigation set off by the death of a pledge named timothy piazza during a frat party. >> penn state allowed these students to police themselves and the results were absolutely predictable. >> more than two dozen students are charged in piazza's death. this report recommends penn state regulate drinking rather than allow a fraternity council do it. and it calls for expelling students for hazing. they have yet to comment on the report. >> 15 students are among those charged for a hazing incident at radulov for the university. a student was forced to drink until he passed out, then he was branded. the 15 students are involved with a fraternity that lost its year. the university calls the branding reprehensible and promises to hold students accountable, including suspension or dismissal. >> time is running out if you're still looking for that perfect gift for the holidays. >> our susan hogan working for you. some help for shopping procrastinators. that's coming up. >> a holiday operation in progress. law enforcement in prince george's county and volunteers pa

the grand jury started looking at safety issues following the death of pledge timothy piazza last february. >>> two cousins have pleaded not guilty to a killing spree over the summer. they are charged with murder and abuse of a corpse in the grizzly murders of four men in solbury. they may face the death penalty. family members say they are split whether they support cap actual punishment in the case. >>> the republican national committee has launched a website to push the president's tax plan. there are new concerns about its passage. republican senator marko rubio said he is a new vote unless the bill is changed to include a larger expansion of the children's tax credit. mike lee is worried for the same reason. bob corker opposes the plan. the republican can lose only four votes in total that moves to 3 when doug jobs is sworn in sometime early next year. >>> get out your light sabers and princess leia buns lines wrapped around the city streets to see the last showing of the last jedi all across the countries. the stars wars picked up where the story left off in 2014. the fans in plymout

alcohol use by brothers as far back as 2011 and looking at safety issues following the death of timothy piazza back in february. and the report continues several recommendations for the university including tougher hazing laws, you can read the document on our website at 6abc.com. >>> now, to a story you see here on "action news." a philadelphia woman is under arrest accused of stealing dozens of holiday decorations from other residents in may fair. katherine scott is in front of her home where police discovered the massive stash. >> i am told that the inside of this home is parked with decorations and more on the front lawn, christmas decorations and halloween decorations and even saw an effort wreath inside. people have showed up here to reclaim their stuff. the woman confessed and remains in police custody. >> this may fair neighborhood was decked with christmas cheer but the ornaments were stripped and ended upright here. >> the white deer are directly across the street from the house. the red bows -- they went up with wire cutters and cut the bows from her railing. >> and jim's home was h

report released today is the latest in the ongoing investigation into the death of 19-year-old tim piazzaied after a fall during a night of heavy drinking during a pledge bid party. >> we are shaken by the penn state long-time knowledge of dangerous hazing. >> reporter: an attorney for the family spoke after the findings were made public. >> the piazza's believe unquestionably and undoubtedly that penn state is complicit and has a direct causal role in the death of their son. >> reporter: rich bram blames the university in part for the death of his son marqise who repeated hazing. >> no one should die just because they want to join a fraternity. that shouldn't be okay. >> reporter: still, it continues to happen at universities across the country. at least five students have died in hazing incidents this year. dozens more have been rushed to hospitals leading to renewed calls for strict university supervision of greek organizations, stronger laws, and punishment for individuals and organizations involved in hazing. jay gray, nbc news. >> right now at 5:00, storm team4 in weather alert mode

joy piazza , fox news. >>> linda macdonald, captioner vitac corporation >>> developing news. christmas day terror plot targeting san francisco's pier 39 thwarted by the fbi. tonight, a former marine linked to isis is under arrest. >> i know that my son wouldn't harm nobody and he -- he wouldn't do that to innocent people. >> federal documents show the suspect told an undercover fbi agent that christmas day would be, quote, the perfect day to commit the attack. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. authorities today identified the suspect as 26-year-old everitt jameson from modesto. this afternoon, he was charged in fresno federal court with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. >> we have live team coverage on this developing story. brooks jarosz with what we have uncovered about the suspect. but we begin with our crime reporter henry lee live at pier 39. this is an area that's packed with tourists especially this time of year. >> reporter: yes. people from all over the world have converged here to pier 39. that's w

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

. >> it's going into a grand piazza for all to enjoy.can see they have a couple articulated cranes. first they have to stand it up as they get closer to the square, but one crane isn't enough. you need two to get it up and off the flat bed and then delicately guide it into the tree stand. you can see them working underneath, around the tree to get it planted firmly into the base so the thing doesn't go toppling over. they get it situated and tightened down. we don't see it decorated and lit up, but use your imagination. i'm sure it's beautiful. >>> it's the lego star wars super star destroyer. >> absolutely enormous. >> isn't it? >> a 50-inch, 3,152-piece, eight-pound super star destroyer. >> see what they are about to do with it. >> w (barber) their outfield needs serious work. ya think? -yo! -hey, guys. -what's up? -you're early! have a seat. vince cancelled. (male #1) wow, i just realized i haven't seen you two since his wife's funeral. how's vince holdin' up? eh, he's still in shock. did you know they didn't have life insurance? as i

when it comes to drinking and hazing, the report released follows the death of 19 year old timothy piazza during pledge party in february it, calls on pennsylvania law makers to toughen laws to prevent hazing and under age drinking it, also calls on penn state to regulate drinking. the district attorney says penn state's new rules don't seem effective. >> don't seem truly different from the old one, just seem like re package system like the old system, just put on penn state letterhead. and that's what the grand jury is trying to point the same broken. it is not aggressive enough t won't save lives. >so far no comment today from penn state. the university did ban fata data pi in march. >> new jersey march -- man, police say christopher coon caused multi vehicle crash while running from police after stealing from walmart in tullytown bucks county. authorities say his son was in the vehicle and died from his injuries. they say coon abandoned his son and fled from the scene. coon is set to be arraigned today in bucks county. >> dozens of toyota tundra's rumble through philadelphia with one m

timothy piazza.t criticizes the university's culture which they say led to the life-threatening conditions and widespread violations of campus alcohol policies. the grand jury report also makes a series of recommendations including stiffening the penalties for hazing and strengthening the laws for furnishing alcohol to minors. >> we don't have college spirit and college joy on our college campuses. what we really have is a wholesale dose of sexual assau assault, debauchery and hazing. and that's what we need to change. >> 14 members of the now banned beta heta pi fraternity are facing criminal charges in connect with timothy peaces is that sos death. >> over 125 children attending a holiday party held by the philadelphia police department. the second and 15th police districts holding their yearly holiday festive occasion for under privileged children in lawnside. six children selected from each element will he school in the district. they enjoyed food, dancing and some even got a brand new bicycle. >

want a new judge appointed as they pursue real inn stated criminal charges in the death of timothy piazza. miller says the judge did not allow her in court today for a hearing on the fate of those dismissed charges against former frat members. >> time to check in with your fox wine weather authority. live look at old city. we were just tacking about this on this thursday night. isn't that pretty looking down mc street right that. definitely feeling the chill. so question is, how low will it go? checking in with meteorologist kathy orr doing the weather limbo out in, ukee not out in old city. thank goodness you're inn sigh. it is colder out had. >> that was last night. >> i know. >> thanks for keeping me in tonight, lucy. >> i made a special request just for you. [ laughter ] >> temperature right now 43 degrees. it's not bad out there. we do have that southwesterly wind the high today 47 degrees. that is it. and it's going get colder. 43 in the city. 35 already in wrightstown. clear in lancaster and 39. 32 in the poconos and 37 in allentown. so let's look ahead. overnight tonight 30s from

timothy piazza died. members waiting 12 hours to get help. 26 of those members facing charges. the grand jury report accuses penn state add straiters of a shocking apathy to the dangers of excessive drinking. the university responding the report doesn't recognize the reform initiatives they are already putting in place. >>> much more ahead on "world news tonight" this friday. the massive pileup. major crash covering a quarter mile of the highway. >>> plus the warnings for a record two billion packages delivered this holiday season. and the delivery person accused of stealing the very packages he delivered. >>> plus, we have got a date. prince harry, meghan markle. wait for that invite. it's in the mail. david. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. ♪ everybody two seconds! ♪ "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance..." through the tuition assistance program, every day mcdonald's helps more people go to college. it's part of our commitment to being america's best first jo

twenty-six people faced charges in the death of tim piazza. he died after a night of heavy drinking at beta theta pi fraternity house in february. the judge did not indicate when she will decide. she will respond to sharp chriss cyst many of her by the prosecutor. station i parks miller is out of town and claims the judge isn't handling the case fairly and wouldn't let her participate in the hearing by phone. >>> well to day's pennsylvania auditor general, released his audit of the miss management, harassment and discrimination at philadelphia parking authority. it is blaming the boardes lack of oversight over former executive director vincent fin nerty. >> my audit shows that the school district of philadelphia potentially missed out from miss management, at the philadelphia parking authority of approximately 77.9 million in revenue over the past five years a loan. that could have been 1,322 teachers. >> audit has been turned over to prosecutors, for possible further action. >>> we're following breaking news out of bristol bucks county tonigh