why is that different from porch?, what homeowners really want, we found, when you make a decision about letting somebody inside your home as this higher bar of trust and porch has really gone and got this information that no one else has so we can provide the trust for you. >> it's a great question. so because we have the project history, you not only can see which neighbors use that professional and who is most popular but we can provide verified reviews. we know the actual homeowners that live in the home that really review that professional. you know it's not being gamed or fake reviews. we have gone through the effort of getting verified licenses across all 50 states. we've done that hard work to verify this information and give you the highest level of confidence when you let people in your home where your family is. >> i got to ask you this because we had someone on we had when they were private and they came public and were thankful because a lot of people found out about their business by watching the show. d

the front door and porch are burned. we have some video of what it looked like just within the past couple of hours. a family member tells me eight people, including two young children, were inside at the time. the fire chief tells me a man inside was able to put out the fire, and everyone was able to get out unharmed. but firefighters have been at this hour before. as we take another live look out here, the fire department has left the scene, but the investigation is ongoing. live in germantown this morning, i'm matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> i'm jesse gary live in middletown, delaware, inside the amazon fulfillment center. managers here tell me they plan to hire 80,000 seasonal workers globally, thousands here in delaware. those workers will move, place and pick up merchandise inside this expansive facility. gm says they've already revisited their distribution plans following last winter's unending snowfall. thousands of pieces of products moved here, although they're on break right now. they say they expect this cyber

the neighbors going for the porch pirate. the decoy box and the moment the alleged thief was caught red handed. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday evening. i'm tom llamas. as we come on the air tonight, an accused killer is on the loose. after a daring jailbreak. cities and towns for hundreds of miles around the alabama jail on edge this weekend. as investigators hunt down the three inmates who overpowered their gashd in the middle of night. abc's gio benitez has the details. >> reporter: tonight, they are after he and two others escaped from an alabama jail. >> they are extremely dangerous. >> reporter: over 100 investigators on the ground, combing through videos, piecing together where inmates went. police using dogs to sniff out the trail. but only a quarter of a mile later, it went cold. >> we feel they had a vehicle or someone picked them up. >> reporter: police said the elaborate plat to escape began with one on of the men ill. >> justin was vomiting profusely. >> reporter: the illness prompting a gu

a candle on the front porch is the only light coming from bradley stone's house. >> we're really numbm what we've had to go over through over the past two days. >> reporter: montgomery county district risa vetri ferman laid out the and tire killing spree a few hours after police found stone's body in these woods. ferman says he stabbed himself to death a little over half a mile from his home. >> to have an event like this really shattered the peace and tranquility of the community is very disturbing. report roar after searching on foot in pennsburg for most of the morning, police quickly taped off the wooded area off schoolhouse road. neighbors watched from their front porches. >> now people can kind of relax a little bit more knowing they're not as in dane very any more. >> reporter: just before sick the coroner left with stone's body and police cleared the scene. we spoke to stone's neck door neighbor who says he had many encounters with the former marine. >> he said he had some issues that with his ex and the children were here for awhile and i guess she took them back. >> reporter

the neighbors going for the porch pirate. the decoy box and the moment the alleged thief was caught red handed. >>> and good evening. i'm tom yam mas. we begin with news from sydney, australia, where one or more attackers have taken over a cafe in the center of the city. nearby buildings have been evacuated and police responded to an incident at the sydney opera house a mile away. gloria rivera with the details. >> reporter: these pictures from downtown sydney. in a soef shop in the busy business district of the capital city. police are closing down busy streets and evacuating nearby buildings. australian tv airing this image. people, patrons, inside the kaf fay holding a black flag with arabic writing. others holding their hands up against the window. >> there are policemen at the edge of the foy ya, and he yelled at me to get out. and he grabbed me and i beat him quickly around the corner. >> one of the gunmen, the gunman. wearing a white shirt and a black headline with white writing on it. >> reporter: new south wales poli

white car pulls up at the same time man walks up the the porch. take the package then just takes off. i hope the package a christmas gift for the man's daughter. >> tell big emotional valley. if don't steal other people package or joy. >> they plan to file a complaint with the u.s. postal service because the video show the carrier tossing the package on the porch and it's roped to the ground. >> 2 people arrested on suspicion of stealing packages from porches. police called to the area of lexington way and trinity hills lane after receiving calls from neighbors concerned. they found jose ruiz and kristen a rodriguez hiding in the bushes. police located the vehicle parked not far away full of stolen gifts from livermore pleasanton brent wad lafayette and orinda. authorities say they were out and about stealing the gifts. >> still ahead. on 7 news at 11:00 this christmas night. thousands of toys handed out to deserving children on christmas day. organizers say it's about more than just giving a child something to play with. >> oh, my god. had. >> ba

investigators think that the fire started on that porch. they are still looking for the exact cause. >>> this wasus the scene yestery as sky force 10 flew over the 3 mile procession where joyce craig received a hiero is he s d sendoff. thousands paid their final respects. her friends and colleagues reflected on her bravery and dedication. >> walking around with this black band for my wrist for the past seven years. do you know what this is? everyone goes home. reality is, joyce is home. >> craig was killed tuesday. she's the first female firefighter to die while on the job at the end of yesterday's ceremony, michael nutter positive hugh plthumously promo the range ok of lieutenant. >>> catoday supporters will hon vehicle itips of newtown with a candlelight vigil. the event begins at 4:00. two years ago, adam lanza killed 20 children and six educators at the sandy hook school. connecticut governor dannel malloy has requested that flags be lowered from sunrise to sun set. city officials there say the day will be marked through personal reflec

. >> in livermore, two people are in custody on suspicion of stealing packages from porches. on christmas eve, police were called to the area of lexington way and trinity hills lane after receiving calls from concerned neighborhoods. they found a couple hiding in a bush. police located their vehicle parked near full of stolen gifts. investigators thing they stole packages from homes in livermore, pleasanton, lafayette and orrin did. >> fire officials are lacking for the cause of a fire that destroyed two homes in portrero hill neighborhood on christmas morning. the family living on the upper level get out. a couple with two young children living on the lower level were not at home. it took crews four hours to knock down the three-alarm fire. >> it was occupied. it is a terrible way to spend christmas. this veto two young children and we have two young childrens and it is tough to explain. >> both of the badly damaged homes have been red tagged. no one, including the pets belonging to the families were injured. >> in oakland a man is recovering from injuries he suffered to esc

. >> there i was, kind of stuck on the front porch and soon the mud was flowing around both sides of the house going into the street and i few i was if trouble. but the good lord put me on that front porch. >> the homes were red tagged and residents in in this area are facing mandatory evacuations after the hills were weakened by the fire last january. the hillside could break loose from the heavy amount rain. >> the bay area took a pounding but there is a side benefit from the storm. look at the before and after lexington reservoir in santa clara county. the storm put more water in the depleted reservoir but it still has a long way do go and is only at 26 percent of capacity right new. >> if the skies do clear, and they will, you may want to lock to the stars. >> we will tell you about a meteor shore you don't want to miss. >> a soccer player survives a brush with death after lightning struck during a match. >> a look at traffic on san mateo bridge, there is still and rain here. you can see drops on the camera lens and meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast after this. ♪ ♪ [instr

you see a white car pull up, a man walk up to the pomp, take -- to the porch and take off.the homer will file a case with the united states poet office because the mail person tossed it on the porch. >> high wind gusts toppled a power pole and lines along a portion of lucas valley road, an east-west artery that conducts san rafael with marin. pg&e has fixed its part and are waiting for at&t to come and fix a cable. >>> four people were kill after a head-on collision between to cars in a suburb that happened at 1:30 this morning in the community of fair oaks of the highway patrol says one of the vehicles involved in the wreck caught fire. three occupants burned to death much the driver of the car also died. both occupants of the other vehicle were taken to the hospital. one is a woman listed in critical condition. authorities are investigating whether drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash. >> now more on profits in oakland last night. the groups were small because of the holiday but small did not noon quiet. again, a few of them broke away and vandalized businesses. am

a candle on the front porch is the only light coming from bradley stone's house. >> we're really numbm what we've had to go through over the past two days. montgomery county district attorney risa vetri furman laid out the entire killing spree just a few hours after police found stone's body in these woods. furman says he stabbed himself to death a little over half a mile from his home. >> to have an event like this to really shatter the peace and tranquility of the community is very disturbing. >> reporter: after searching on foot in pennsburg for most of the morning, police quickly taped off the wooded area of schoolhouse road. neighbors watched from their front porches. >> now people can kind of relax a little more knowing they're not in danger anymore. >> reporter: just before 6 o'clock the coroner left with stone's body and police cleared the scene. we spoke to stone's next door neighbor who said he had many encounters with the former marine. >> he said he had some issues with his ex and the children were here for awhile and then i guess she took 'em back. >> reporter: now those

please in the bay area able to track down to the is accused of grabbing packages of the people for porches will stay with city and the target. >>george: of your handout on a modified schedule on of this work bay like that was the running trains less frequently because they are few writers no delays on caltrans with today is another holiday as far as a strain is concerned that means no service. if you really like to get that tree at a very immediately >>darya: the christmas tree recycling today is such a little walk this morning the christmas tree collection program designed to help the city mexico the xxx is a place in january 2nd to j ray 16th on a regular service they a professor at cal state in 1966 as a nonreligious celebration of family and social value is a dedicated to a printable unities self-determination, collective responsibility crop of economic purpose creativity of is that a candle is lit. if you're planning a ski trip there is a lot of fresh powder will be right back. eh, a, aualli doone. it's minexast-x nit ti anit'sot aasal dengesnt. ishat ally thi? itoundmadep. i can't ee

white car pulls up at the same time man walks up the lawn to the porch.ake the package then just takes off. i hope the package a christmas gift for the man's daughter. >> tell big emotional if don't steal other people package or joy. >> they plan to file a complaint with the u.s. postal service because the video show the carrier tossing the package on the porch and it's roped to the ground. >> 2 people arrested on suspicion of stealing packages from porches. police called to the area of lexington way and trinity hills lane after receiving calls from neighbors concerned. they found jose ruiz and kristen a rodriguez hiding in the bushes. police located the vehicle parked not far away full of stolen gifts from livermore pleasanton brent wad lafayette and orinda. authorities say they were out and about stealing the gifts. >> still ahead. on 7 news at 11:00 this christmas night. thousands of toys handed out to deserving children on christmas day. organizers say it's about more than just giving a child something to play with. >> oh, my god. had. >> bay area wom

cameron beckford's mother claims she left the tower on the front porch last night. she abandoned the boy from columbus ohio. police were alerted to the case after the children's father asked him to check on the children's welfare. more on that story coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> dozens of elite military divers are planning to join the search for wreckage of air asia flight 8501. the search will resume in relatively shallow water after debris and some bodies were found floating nearby. >> the grief is heart wrenching. 162 souls on board, 17 children one infant. search and recovery team say there is no hope they will find any survivors. >> it was a horrible experience but we would do our best to help them right now. >> the debris, undeniable remnants of flight 8501. the chief of indonesia search-and-rescue said the team had retreat -- retrieve pieces of the plane along with a blue suitcase. several bodies have also been re the pilot reported problems with bad weather, but it's still a mystery on the plane went down. investigators are piecing together what happen

officials believe that the fire started on the front porch and then spread to the first floor. the fire department quickly placed it under control. no injuries were reported. >>> it is wednesday, december 17th, good morning, i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm erika von tiehl. also manhunt for brad stonies now over. the suspect in the killing of his ex-wife and five relatives is found, dead. now the the attention shifts to burying the the victims. >> in laughing matter a comedy about an assassination attempt about north korea's leader becomes target of hacker threats. those stories and much more in a little will bit. lets start our forecast on our hump day. >> kick things off with katie in the weather center. it is going to be another chance to warm up nicely to above average standards. i can finally report sunshine for a longer of a stretch. it is not a one day event and then out of here. we are looking ahead to quiet weather, overall. now with that said we are still tracking a cold front passage here. we are not technically still sitting between a warm and coal front today. once tha

white car pulls up at the same time man walks up the lawn to the porch. take the package then just takes off. i hope the package a christmas gift for the man's daughter. >> tell big emotional if don't steal other people package or joy. >> they plan to file a complaint with the u.s. postal service because the video show the carrier tossing the package on the porch and it's roped to the ground. >> 2 people arrested on suspicion of stealing packages from porches. police called to the area of lexington way and trinity hills lane after receiving calls from neighbors concerned. they found jose ruiz and kristen a rodriguez hiding in the bushes. police located the vehicle parked not far away full of stolen gifts from livermore pleasanton brent wad lafayette and orinda. authorities say they were out and about stealing the gifts. >> still ahead. on 7 news at 11:00 this christmas night. thousands of toys handed out to deserving children on christmas day. organizers say it's about more than just giving a child something to play with. >> oh, my god. had. >> bay area w

the fire quickly engulfed the front porch.eo recorded by a neighbor before firefighters arrived early yesterday morning. and state police say it's just a few minutes after neighbor donna krupp intentionally set the fire. >> who would have thought that, you know, somebody living that close to you could do something that drastic and that is just horrible, despicable. >> it's tragic.

there were holiday decorations on the porch on a timer that switched they off and on at night. they are looking for a short circuit but have not located anything yet. meanwhile the community is reaching out to detective morris and his family. >> they are active in the community and the local high school and there is a tremendous outpouring for them. i think they will weather this. >> a devastating loss for a dedicated police officer and his family during the holiday season but as the chief said, they have a lot of support as the investigation continues. live in pottsgrove township, david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> in other news, a fast moving fire damaged two homes in southwest philadelphia overnight. crews were called to the 1600 block of pascal avenue, they arrived to stop smoke and heavy flames at the home. >>> no reports of injuries. "action news" has learn that philadelphia police have made an arrest in the murder of wayne ellington, father of nba player, wayne ellington jr., the senior ellington was shot as he sat in his car in german town, carl whi

they think it may have started on the back porch of the house.here the grandmother was sleeping. the lower chichester volunteer fire company is now accepting donations to help that family. >>> more than 1,000 firefighters from all across the country came together yesterday to pay their final respects to fallen philadelphia firefighter joyce craig. sky force 10 flew over the procession. her casket draped in an american flag and carried by engine 64. before craig was laid to rest, her friends, family and fellow firefighters reflected on her bravery and resilience. >> first time she got hurt on the job -- this will be the last time. i was mad at god that day. >> tragedy for everybody involved. craig was killed tuesday fighting a fire in west oak lane. at the end of yesterday's service, mayor nutter positi po musly proceed noted her to the rank of lieutenant. >>> a spending bill is its way to president obama foris signature the bill funds most of the government operations until september, but homeland security is only funded through february. that se

. >> reporter: the homeowner said is bad enough to have packages taken from their porch but he says is interaction between the driver and the fees that is really disappointing he is expected to crest is to be delivered last week when it did not arrive instead of the tech the surveillance system as we saw this man walking down his driveway right before ups truck pulled up is disturbing because he seems to know where the cameras are he is hiding his face. he waited for the driver would happen next they're shocked everyone the driver talk to the thief. he said is hard to give a conversation he regretted video several times the driver leaves the packages and a few minutes later the crooks take off with the package his wife was at home when all this happened he called to complain and he got this response the driver was basically following company policy which i don't think finos i ever tell a lot of the the risk to lick this time of the year the giants should have used better judgment in driver in that position i would have done something different. we restock to ups to get a comment but ha

run up to the porch, grab the package..nds. >> reporter: and this year's been busier than ever for his department because of this stolen bicycle. police tracked it to this house and got a big surprise. >> they found many, many items that they believed to be stolen packages. >> reporter: over 100 packages in all. >> many of the items that were still in the actual shipping box had addresses and names that didn't belong to that address or anyone associated to that address. >> reporter: and now, just in time for christmas, detective bennett is taking on a new role, one that usually comes with a red suit and a beard. >> hello, how are you? so one of my favorite things to do is to return property to people that have had it stolen from them. especially this time of year, i feel a little bit like santa. >> it's seriously -- it's like an early christmas gift and our kids really need these. so, yeah, thank you. >> that's great. >> reporter: he's just one of the people fighting back against pesky package pilferers. back in west virgin

though sifted through the area especially the porch area and collected tin cans and bags. the fire marshall says this could be a lesson for everyone decorating their homes. if you leave your home on vacation don't leave your lights on with a timer or no timer. >> good news for drivers, gas prices continue to fall. in the five county philadelphia area, a gallon of gas was $2.93, and delaware, $2.78 a gallon and south jersey is even less, at 2.63 a gallon. >> good news, now any good news in the traffic report? >> matt pellman is in the traffic center. >> travel times are down compared to the last two half noons, a little bit better but as we head near broomall upper darby, adding 7 minutes to the travel time. one accident on 295 southbound near 73, we are dealing with slow speeds from 38 the whole wait to 32, a crash in voorhees right by wine world outlet, it's after 5:00 now, at evesham road is the intersection to avoid. a crash and vehicle fire, at red lion road, a fedex truck that tripped over in warwick township. >> not a lot to wine about. >> much more to come on thursd

watch as the white car pulls up and at the same time a man walked up to the porch, takes the packagees off. inside the package, a christmas gift to the home owner's daughter. the home owner plans to file a complaint with the postal service because the video shows the carrier tossing the package on to the porch. >> if livermore two people are in custody on discussion suspicion of stealing packages from porches called to the area at trinity hills lane after receiving call from concerned neighbors they found the couple hiding in a bush. police located their vehicle parked full of stolen differents. it is believed they stole packages from hopes in livermore, pleasanton, brentwood, lafayette and orinda. >> fire investigators are looking for the cause after fire that destroyed two homes in portrero hill neighbor, christmas morning on mississippi near 18th street yesterday. the family living on the upper level got off sowf. the couple with two young childrens were not home. it took crews four hours to income down three-alarm fires. >> its with occupied and it got a good head start. a terrib

we have added the fourth floor, opened up the porches and created a design. that's the entirety of the site. the building elevations i can go through quickly. the main difference here is we have taken the windows and opened them up. these are all very beautiful units with great views looking out over the bay. we wanted people to be able to sit down in the rooms and not have the view of the bay marred. we have them with more contemporary windows. the materiality of the buildings, the exterior of the materials are very similar to those that you previously approved and what we have done is blend the colors to get them a little bit lighter so we don't have the dark heavy red brick. we are trying to lighten it up a little. adding the fourth floor to buildings 3 and 4 introducing the new material which is a metal rib siding like a material that helps the building reduce it's scale next to the park and so you see a 3 story facade with a roof material above that. okay. thank you very much. i will be happy to answer any questions. i apologize for the color. it doesn't

police discovered what they believed to be marijuana on the front porch. they have to test that substance to find out what it was but right new they are unsure if the victim knew these attackers or fit was completely random. >> still some more questions, thank you. >> big questions. >> 6:07. a viewing will be held today for joyce craig, died tuesday after being trapped in the row home on middleton street. she will be laid to rest following a funeral service tomorrow. investigators are still trying to determine how she got trapped inside that home. >>> still ahead philly's own kevin hart dissed by sony executives in the massive e-mail leak, the comment that has him so fired up. >>> but first, new accusations against bill cosby, it is a name you'll recognize super model beverly johnson speaking out for the the first time, the >>> the plan was approved by the the house late last night with the temporary extension to avoid a governmental shut down. democrats are not happy that the licensing term bill eases bank regulations imposed by the economic turmoil of 20

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>> we take a lot of reports of items missing, whether from the mailbox or from a, from the porch. in this situation here, you know it was pretty brazen. it was 11:30 a.m., broad daylight. obviously they figured we'll follow this guy around and make a killing today. gerri: well, i have to tell you, i'm not surprised. i worry about this all the time because a lot of homeowners have things delivered. do you have suggestions that people are concerned their christmas presents, they will never see them. >> what we recommend, is with most of the major carriers, fedex, ups there is tracking. so if you're expecting a package, follow that package and see when delivery is going to be made. if it gives you that window of several hours, then you know you're not going to be home, contact a neighbor, somebody that you can trust, ask them if they would keep eye out for the delivery and once the package comes, take it to put it in the house until you get home. gerri: all about the neighbors, right? i understand there are special services some of the big delivery companies offer that help you make

we see a mailman walking up to the porch of this home, including gifts for christmas, right? walks away. minutes later you see a woman walking up to the driveway onto the porch. >> i hate these people. >> so many of them. >> yeah. >> so many people that seem to have no problem walking up and stealing mail. >> where are you seeing ones that have cameras as well. think of the 95% of other ones happening now. >> fortunately, this woman was identified because menlo park police were called about some solicitors. turns out this 36-year-old woman, terra mckenzie, was in town selling magazine subscriptions but decided to take this opportunity to steal this package. she was arrested and charged with mail theft. >>> this army paratrooper practicing maneuvers, as you can see. they're all on the static line and they're about to drop. so he gives us thumbs up, everything's going okay, it's beautiful. just what a relaxing kind of moment this is for him. until things start to go awry. >> oh my god, i'm going to hit a tree! >> exactly where he lands. >> oh, ah, oh! >> dangling there. >> as y

they think it started on the back porch where the grandmother who died was sleeping. the lower chichester volunteer fire company is now accepting donations to help the family. >>> this weekend more than 1,000 firefighters from all over the country came together to pay their respects to fallen philadelphia firefighter joyce craig. yesterday sky force 10 flew over the 3 mile procession to sif have i hill cemetery in west oak lane where craig received a hero's sendoff. her casket draped in an american flag was brought there by engine 64. before craig was laid to rest, her friend, family and fellow bravery and dedication to the department. >> first time she got hurt on the job -- wasn't the last time. i was mad at god that day. >> very yeeemotional day. craig was killed tuesday fighting a fire in west oak lane. she's the first female firefighter in philadelphia to lose her life while on the job. at the end of yesterday's service, philadelphia mayor nutter posthumously proce lly pg to the rank of lieutenant. >>> this morning new video of a robbery at rite aid. he threatene

we're five minutes away from your back porch. >> reporter: accessing somebody's back porch that looksprobably frying up some chicken and making some sweet tea. are you nervous? >> i'm a little nervous. >> that's good. >> can you tell i'm a little nervous? he tells you he often unwinds on tour bow hunting and offers to give me a lesson. ladies, it's a tough job. >> are you ready? >> i'm ready. okay, i'm ready, i'm ready, i'm ready. >> nice! i feel like i'm, you know, relating to people in a big city, but also relating to people in the country. i can have fans in brooklyn and hollywood and i can have fans right here in a cow pasture in gainesville, florida. >> reporter: has there been a moment where you thought, whoa. this is happening, and it's happening now. >> gosh, i mean, ten times a day. i'm walking in downtown new york city and see my face on top of a new york city cab. >> reporter: you take a selfie? >> i did. >> luke bryan! >> reporter: just last month, luke took home the cma entertainer of the year award. ♪ we've been listening to the radio all night long ♪ >> thank you, thank

packages plucked right off people's porches. how one homeowner set out to catch a thief. ,,,,,,,, overnight in san jose. poli say: it may be the work of an arsonist. firefighters f ly >> three cars torched in two hours. it may very well be the work of an arsonist. firefighters found the first two cars fully engulfed near del mar high school around midnight. another set if on fire near yerba buina avenue. >>> one bay area homeowner got so fed up with people stealing his packages, he tells our christin ayers he decided to teach them a lesson. >> i opened it from the back. >> reporter: the first package disappeared from brian's doorstep back in october. >> it never showed up. >> reporter: he thought it was just a mixup until it happened again with some christmas presents last week. >> two days after it was supposed to show up, just an empty cardboard box with the shipping addresses on there. we figured someone had stolen the stuff and left the box behind. >> reporter: brian feels violated. >> it is a personal thing. i don't like be

. >> reporter: we are going to keep an eye on the porch. with some upgraded security and higher definition cameras. >> reporter: there have been no arrests so far and brian said he doesn't think he was specifically targeted. he thinks these guys were just opportunists. >> maybe we should all do that. take a lesson right? [ laughter ] >> reporter: well, i would say with the dog stuff, yeah. yeah. i'm going to think that guy learned his lesson. >> i would hope so. thanks christin. >>> mountain view police nabbed a package thief. this is what they said he had on him. police are looking to get the detour deliveries back to the people who ordered them and one holiday package thief developed the strategy, beat the delivery guy to the door and pretend he lived there. one person says the person sat on the front porch of his home waiting for the driver to walk up. the driver leaves the packages and the crook takes off with the goods. >> i wish that the driver had rung the doorbell or knocked on the door or something instead of taking this stranger's

family members say a month ago someone tried to set the back porch on fire, but they were unsuccessful. fire marshalls are on scene and they are looking for surveillance cameras in the area to see if there is any footage that would help in the investigation. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> let's move on to a developing story, police are looking for the person who may have been trying to shoot at a police officer in chester township. police in nearby municipalities blocked streets in the area, plus philadelphia tactical air helicopter unit has joined the search. so far police have not found the person who fired the shots. there are no reports of injuries. >> 6:05, now, the fbi has joined the search for a missing air college student last seen leaving a bar in manayunk four days ago. police scoured the waters of the canal yesterday. shane montgomery was escorted out of the bar early wednesday morning. he has not been seen since. a 15,000-dollar reward is being offered in the search. >> new this morning, students at springfield high school in springfield delaware county have an

investigators think the fire started on the porch.hey are still looking for an exact cause. >>> yesterday sky force 10 flew over the 3 mile procession to ivy hill cemetery in west oak lane where fallen philadelphia firefighter joyce craig received a m hero's sendoff. she was brought there by engine 64. before craig was laid to rest, her friends, family and fellow firefighters reflected on her bravery and her dedication to the department. >> walk away with the black bands on my wrist for the past seven years. do you know what this is? everyone goes home. reality is, joyce is home. >> craig was killed tuesday fighting a fire in west oak lane. she's the first female firefighter to die while on the job in philadelphia. at the end of yesterday's service, mayor nutter posthumously promoted craig to the rank of lieutenant. >>> from our south jersey bureau, we have an update on the landfill odor controversy. a group of residents who live in florence township have filed a class action lawsuit against the landful in bucks county. they have been

. >>> coming up, a christmas gift snatched right off their porch. we'll tell you what was inside and show you the video a bay area family hopes will lead to an arrest. >> a home for the homeless. christmas day incident dinner incident -- dinner for these teens with nowhere else to go. >> get ready for much cooler weather. coming up, the neighborhoods that will be in the lower 30s first thing tomorrow morning. >> take a look at this. there was a special send-off this week for mr. christmas. bruce has been decorating his home in holiday nights for more than 30 years in the east bay. he can't stand very well anymore. this is his last year decorating. this week the community gathered outside his home to thank him for the decades of holiday cheer. >>> a san jose family had one less gift under the christmas tree today after they say a thief stole a package under their front porch. it happened in the evergreen neighborhood in san jose. home cameras captured the mailman dropping off the package, which was a gift for his 12-year-old daughter. 35 minutes late

or off of the back porch, either one, figure it out. we're going to track more of the timeline of this system and our top concerns in just a few minutes. >>> san francisco's tenderloin district welcomed the return of what they say they've been missing for a while. . >> reporter: every neighborhood no matter how gritty, needs a place for people to gather, that's especially true in san francisco's tenderloin. >> a lot of people in this area live in very small units and they don't have any accessible means of coming outside. >> although it's known for it's rough edges, it's a neighborhood of families and children. >> it's really fun at times and it's really scary, just like people yelling at shooting. >> at the center of the early 1900s, residential hotels and apartments in bow decker park, is a place where kids can escape the area's tough veneer, that is until construction work started. >> there's nothing here, there's nothing. >> reporter: two years ago thanks to a nearly $4 million grant from the trust for city public land, the hotel un

i could feel the heat from it from my porch. >> reporter: investigators searched carefully to determinehe cause of the fire which sources say was considered potentially suspicious. >> still being investigated. there's no answer to what happened. >> it was shocking when i saw their house and even around the back, it's really bad. if they were in there, they wouldn't be around anymore. >> reporter: the detective and his family were vacationing in florida when the fire broke out. decorations still on a light post in the front yard are a reminder of a holiday season now darkened by fiery devastation. >> they were having a grand old time on vacation with their family and then they get this kind of call haven't to cut it short and see this before the holidays. it's devastating. there's no words to describe it. >> reporter: if the fire is ruled to be an arson, officials aren't yet saying how or why the fire was set. in lower pottsgrove township, pocket county, i'm walt hunter, "eyewitness news" on the cw philly. >> well, tonight an 86-year-old woman is dead after an explosion and fire destroye

the porch is engulfed and investigators say neighbor donna krupp is a woman who intentionally set the house on fire and state police say it was all caught on surveillance video. >> longstanding grille lighters, lights a christmas ornaments on fire then flees the scene. >> reporter: state police say krupp believed detective morris was responsible for the ongoing incarceration of her son who has a history of drug abuse and run ins with the law. this past november someone put carmel in the gas tank of morris' suv causing $3,000 in damage. he suspected the krupps so when he left his pottstown home to go to disney world for the thanksgiving holiday, he installed the surveillance system. >> ernie is a hard working cop. he's basically on duty 24/7. he's always going out there and there were some situations, he helped the state police in some investigations which is probably retaliation for that. >> they lost a pet. they had a cat they lost which is horrible. >> reporter: right. >> and other personal belongings, everything is gone. everything is gone. it's sad. and this close to christmas it'

. >>> police search for a maryland toddler after his mother admits she left him on the front porch of an stranger's home in ohio. >>> a maryland bishop allegedly involved in a deadly hit and run. in the control center, that story is next. >>> looking for more victims of air asia flight 8501 after finding debris and bodies not far from the plane's last known location. >>> the flu claims the life of a young northern virginia boy. good evening i'm jan jeffcoat. >> and i'm derek mcginty. he was a fifth-grader at creighton's corner elementary and he died last friday of complications from the flu after spending several days in the hospital. >> reporter: the fifth-grader attended creighton's corner in loudoun county, died the day after christmas of complications from the flu. the mother of another student told us in her son's class of 30 students, 12 had come down with something. it's flu season and this season is a particularly bad one. virginia is fighting the flu. >> we're not alone, so we're at widespread activity and there are many, many states that are at that level of activity as well

they were arrested after reports of people stealing packages off of porches.icers were able to identify them from video surveillance. when police searched their car, they found it was full of stolen mail and packages from orinda, lafayette, and livermore. >>> a gran it bay couples gift to each other will be featured on a network television show today. >> and as brian hickey reports their over the top tree house started as a childhood dream and led to the home in the tree tops. >> reporter: climb into the tree tops and into luxury. >> we wanted a nice sitting area inside. watch and have company and great decks so we could enjoy the view of our vineyard. >> reporter: what started as childhood reminiscing ended as a home away from home. >> as we were watching tv one night, pat is watching tree house masters and i was reminiscing guy, wouldn't it be great to have a tree house? that is where it all started. >> i a tear came to his eye. >> reporter: animal planet tree house masters and builder pete nelson took on the plan. >> he came up with this plan. >> reporter:

but thieves also love this time of year because it's so easy to make off with packages left on the porchnbc 10's keith jones is live in university city tonight. you spoke to a couple who was targeted? >> reporter: that's right, jim. it happened, they left the delivery on this doorstep just like this one and it took four minutes, just four, for a suspect to walk by, grab that package right there and go away with it. lucky for these homeowners, well, it was capture on surveillance video. and they showed us the real danger and real threat to everyone in the neighborhood. >> what a scumbag, i guess that was my first thought. >> reporter: she has watched this surveillance video over and over and over. >> the way he kind of walks back and forth in front of the house, he's looking to see if anybody is out and about. >> reporter: no one physically there, but cameras capture the crime. the culprit getting away with a fedex box containing a child's sit and spin bought an amazon for a 1-year-old, the boss' daughter. she and her boyfriend ian scott showed us every camera angle of the crime. >> we ha

the fire quickly engulfed the front porch. this is video recorded by a neighbor before firefighters arrived early yesterday morning. and state police say it's just a few minutes after neighbor donna krupp intentionally set the fire. >> who would have thought that, you know, somebody living that close to you could do something that drastic and that is just horrible, despicable. >> it's tragic. i can believe that she was involved in it. >> reporter: that's because the owner of the now gutted home is limerick police detective ernie morris. investigators say krupp believed morris was responsible for the ongoing incarceration of her son who has a history of drug abuse and run ins with the law. >> found video surveillance equipment that the victim actually installed recently that led us to a neighbor. >> reporter: detective morris shown here in the shorts tells me he installed the system just before going to disney world last week. he did so because last month, someone vandalized his suv, the result $3,000 in damage. and he suspecte