to be performed today on two people, one of them a philadelphia police officer found dead in a port richmonde. friends say the off duty female officer did not show up to work yesterday. another officer made the discovery at the home in the 2900 block of mercer street. police say the 36-year-old officer and her 42-year-old male acquaintance had no obvious signs of trauma. >> happening today, some students at a south jersey high school planning to stage a walkout over a teacher's suspension. timothy locke was placed on leave last week. administrators say a student became upset when locke raised questions at the school following the deadly school shooting in parkland florida. many students and parents we spoke to are outraged over locke's suspension and are signing petitions to bring him back. >> if we don't have the right to talk about this controversial issue in our school system, then how are we ever going to move forward as a society let alone a school system? >> the 59-year-old locke was unavailable for comment. the school district superintendent declined to discuss the matter at a public

across philadelphia itself it's 29 at the airport, the only spots that are 30 is society hill and port richmond, 26 in west mount airy, elkins park are the cold spots. we did have some nice snow

in the suburbs. 52 in port richmond and 52 in bustletown and 50 in summerton, that's very comfortable. we should be around 47. we go to the shore. above average in stone harbor, 49. atlantic city at 50 and cape may point at 47 degrees. we didn't deal with any rain today. that stayed to the south of us. sprinkles move by to the east. you can see the cloud cover eroding already. lehigh valley with clearing and we will wake up to mid-30s, 35, 37 degrees in philadelphia. suburbs at 34, wake up to 32 in lehigh valley, right at the freezing mark. delaware, 35, new jersey, 35, along the shore, 38 degrees. it will be even nicer wednesday, but we have a lot to talk about and a big coastal storm. >>> we're getting a look at the loaded gun found inside a local high school. the police say the student had the lethal weapon in his book bag coming two weeks after the deadly shooting in florida that rattled the country. the school is in northeast philadelphia and it was placed on lockdown after the gun turned up this morning. >> reporter: miguel, this school has metal detectors. parents haven't alway

police say this police officer was discovered in this home here in port richmond along the 2900 blockf mercer just afternoon. she was found with a male acquaintance who was also dead. the 36-year-old officer and 42-year-old man both had no signs of obvious trauma. neighbors told "action news" that the 14 year veteran was working -- worked in the first districts and was well liked loved animals and was heavily involved in the community. investigators were looking for evidence and processing the scene while neighbors looked on. later on in the afternoon marked police cars and detectives followed the ambulance that transported the officer's body to the medical examiner's office. take a listen. >> don't usually have too much stuff going on around here so something like that is a bit of a shock. just want to know what happened. >> reporter: and police aren't saying much at this point. they did leave with bags full of evidence as well as towed away a car just across the street from this home. we know an autopsy will be performed including toxicologist testing. reporting live at police headq

a veteran police officer was that found dead inside of her port richmond home along with another man.s is video of the scene from yesterday. police say the off duty police officer was discovered inside of his house along the 2900 block of mercer just afternoon. she was found with a male acquaintance and he was also found sed. -- dead. they both had no signs of obvious trauma. neighbors and -- neighbors told "action news" that the 14 year veteran who worked in the first district was well liked, loved animals and was heavily involved in the community. we saw investigators combing through the home looking for evidence and processing the scene while neighbors looked on. later on in the afternoon marked police cruisers and detectives followed the ambulance that transported the officer's body to the medical examiner's office. take a listen. >> don't usually have too much stuff going on around here so something like that is just a bit of a shock. just want to know what happened. >> reporter: and police aren't saying much about this one but we do know that bags of evidence were carried away a

steve keeley's at the scene, steve. >> reporter: she lived in the mid of this port richmond neighborhood thaw can tell very supportive of the police department you can tell that because a lot of the house is here have blue lights on in every direction that you look including herr street mercer street where she lived across the street from a public park and a library here. boy, the neighbors just absolutely loved her as a person and neighbor in addition to having a safety feeling of having a police officer nearby. they were as stun as officers who broke down the door, learning that this 36 year-old female officer was dead inside with her 42 year-old long time boyfriend. no indication of foul play, no obvious cause of death. >> she was nice. friendly. relatively outing. she would talk to you. that is pretty much all i know i didn't spend a lot of time outside but when difficult see her, would i say hi, how are you she was concern about my wife when my wife was sick. >> police did tow a way a nissan versea with the insuring license plate, likely owned, rented by the 42 year-old boyfriend. a

. >>> philadelphia police officer found dead inside of a port richmond home and now her fellow officers are trying to figure out what happened here. steve keeley joining us from the scene this morning, steve? >> reporter: yeah, police officers left the scene before dinner time last night this was not called a crime scene this was not called suspicious , at all, in fact, in official statement from police at all, so far. she didn't show up for her shift yesterday and she didn't answer her phone, didn't answer any text and when she didn't answer any knocks on the door fellow officers sent over when collogues wonder when she was, drove down the door and she found her licensing with her 42 year-old long time companion. no signs of trauma, nothing to indicate a murder/suicide, accident or anything else. it will take autopsies to answer how this 36 year-old off-duty officer and her 42 year-old male friend died and when. neighbors say she was kind to them and even animals that had been abuse that had she took in. >> just awful, you know, it is terrible to hear anyone going, she's just a really

. >> ♪ >>> developing right now a mystery in philadelphia's port richmond neighborhood.police officer found dead inside a home and tonight fellow officers are working to determine how she died. i'm lucy noland. her body found right around noon. fox 29's dave kinchen life at philadelphia police headquarters. dave? >> reporter: lucy, this story still developing even at this late hour with investigators working this case trying to answer many questions tonight. >> she was nice. she was friendly. you know, relative outgoing. she would talk to you. >> reporter: richard you'll trying to process of said death of his neighbor a 36-year-old woman who served as philadelphia police officer. her body was found al with that a man inside this house on the 2900 block of mercer street in port richmond noon monday. neighbors say the two were close but the exact relationship is unnope. >> just awful. you know, it's terrible to hear anyone going. she was just really nice person to have connection with someone. just knowing them through the neighborhood. yeah it's shocking. >> pretty quiet

. >> and we are learning more about the deaths of two people in the port richmond section of philadelphia including an off duty female deliver. the bodies were discovered inside of a home yesterday. "action news" reporter sara bloomquist is live now at the 2900 block of mercer street. what have you learned about this today? >> reporter: well jim, the source familiar with the autopsy performed today says that that exam found no signs of trauma. the deaths are still considered suspicious but now investigators will have to wait for the results of toxicology testing to determine the cause of death. no answers how a 36-year-old philadelphia police officer and her 42-year-old boyfriend died here inside of a home along the 2900 block of mercer in port richmond. a source says that the autopsy turned up no signs of trauma. the body of the first district officer and her male companion was discovered yesterday afternoon officers were sent to the home after the 14 year veteran failed to show up for her shift. her body was found upright on a sofa in the living room area and the boyfriend was found fac

>>> developing right now mystery in philadelphia's port richmond neighborhood. a city police officer found dead inside a home and tonight fellow officers are trying to figure out how she died. thanks for joining us. i'm iain page. her body was found around noon. fox 29's dave kinchen is live tonight at philadelphia police headquarters with more. dave? >> reporter: iain, you can imagine how emotional this is for these fellow officers investigating this case. there are many questions they're trying to answer tonight. >> just awful. you know, it's terrible to hear anyone going just she was just a really nice a connection with someone knowing them through the neighborhood, yeah, it's shocking. >> reporter: sudden struggle for port richmond neighbors re really from the death 36 year old woman who protected philadelphia as a police offic officer. her body was found with at man s signed this home on the 2900 block of mercer street around noontime monday. >> she was nice. she was friendly. you know, relatively outgoing. she would talk to you. >> pretty quiet neighborhoo

expected to be performed on two people one a female philadelphia police officer found dead in a port richmond home. friends say the off duty officer did not show up to work yesterday. another officer looking for her made the discovery at the home in the 2900 block of mercer street. police say the 36-year-old officer and her 42-year-old male acquaintance had no obvious signs of trauma. >> time is now 5:34 and happening today, students at cherry hill east high school in camden county are planning to walk out of class. they are criticizing administrators for suspending a teacher who questioned the school's safety. >> students are holding rallies and signed petitions to demand the return of timothy locke. the school sent the history teacher home last week for suggesting that current security measures could leave cherry hill east vulnerable to an attack. >> we have four security guards, two of them are police officers, none of them have firearms on them. >> if we don't have the right to talk about this controversial issue in our school system, then how are we ever go together move forward as a soc

for now reporting live in port richmond, annie mccormick channel6 "action news." back to you. >> all right, annie, thank you. >>> now to a developing story. and a personal tragedy for bill cosby one of his three daughters ensa has died. the 44-year-old woman died from renal disease on friday. no other details were given n a statement cosby's attorney asked for prayers for the family ton give them peace at this time. bill cosby lost his son ennis to gun violence in 1997. ensa just seen in the photo with her other sisters erica and even was a staunch supporter of her father during his recent legal battles. there she is. a pretrial hearing is scheduled for next monday in norristown for cosby's upcoming retrial. cosby is not required to be there, though. >> a ninth grader at fels high school is facing gun charges tonight after officials allegedly found a loaded .40 caliber gun in his backpack this morning. it was discovered while the 15-year-old was walking through the metal detectors. the school was immediately locked down while police have responded. the boy told au

. >>> a driver is charged with dui after a car slammed into an ambulance in philadelphia's port richmond neighborhood. authorities tell us medics were about to load a patient into the ambulance at the intersection of frankfurt and caster avenues before the crash. one medic has a leg injury after jumping out of the way to avoid the collision. >>> be the first to know about breaking news with the free nbc10 app. you can sign up to get alerts sent to your smartphone and economic back for the very latest any time. >>> we're live in minnesota following everything leading up to the super bowl on sunday. >> the eagles will head to practice later today after the players and coach doug peterson hold another session with the media. here's a look at the birds' super bowl practice yesterday. the university of minnesota's indoor facility. the team trying to stay loose and focused. they halted practice for a half hour to simulate what it would be like to stop for halftime. >> and justin timberlake, the headliner, will talk to the media at the hilton in minneapolis. >>> and nbc10 caught up with injured

. >>> this is video of a collision involving a ambulance in the port richmond neighborhood. a vehicle slammed in the back as medics were loading a patient in on a stretcher. it happened at midnight on frankford avenue. one medic suffered a broken leg. the patient is in stable condition. the driver of the striking vehicle was treated at the scene. >>> eagles players are getting serious practice time in on the field in minnesota. security crews are kicking the operations into high gear. sharrie williams and brian taff have more on that from ballooning ton, minnesota. >> reporter: good morning from the mall of america as fans trickle into the twin city for super bowl. >> >> reporter: from u.s. bank stadium to the mall of america, federal, local and state officers are on duty on the ground. it's part of a plan they began working on two years ago. homeland security officials say while there is no specific threat law enforcement is taking every precaution. >> topics from active shooter or bombing or hazardous events that could occur. these trainings are powerful and mitigate risks

. >>> a philadelphia police officer found dead inside a port richmond home and now her fellow officers are desperately trying to figure out what happened here. steve keeley on the scene with the very late, steve? >> reporter: well, this is a, definition of a tight knit neighborhood you have to know your neighbors because most people park on the sidewalk a little touch of south philadelphia down here. so, when you need your neighbor to park the car you have to know what car they have and where they live and know them and be nice now have ask about. also, notice blue lights, in this direction, and then as we pan to the left a couple more in another direction and then even behind us, in that direction, what do blue lights signify? that the people here support the police and they knew this female police officer a i 14 year veteran real well. she lived across the street as we pan other way from the public library here and we are in the public park. so, a lot of people knew her just as a neighbor, also knew her as a police officer. fourteen years is a long time, still just 36 years old, and

break news we go to port richmond right now. someone has found an off duty philadelphia police officer dead inside of a home. sky fox over the scene of the 2900 block of mercer street. the officer is a woman. along with her, a man found dead as well inside that home. this happened right around noon. investigators will not say who discover the bodies or how they died. this is all breaking. we have a crew headed to the scene right now. skyfox over head. a crew on the ground. more as the details come into fox 29 newsroom. >> search is on for whoever opened fire on two men in norristown last night killing both of them. police found the two shot again and again inside a car just past midnight on the 700 block of chain street. one of the men died at the scene. medic rush the other to einstein where he died a short time later. a developing story now. bill cosby's saw ensa has died. the 44-year-old passed on friday night in massachusetts from kidney disease. ensa cosby has stood by her father during the sex assault allegations against h

. >> our alicia live inside in port richmond, with more on how they are preparing for the big weekend. alicia? >> reporter: well, ukee, nicole, the owner has said he had to have extra person work here every day since tuesday, just to take in all of the catering orders coming in. if you take a look over here, those papers, those are just some of the orders that have come in within the last couple of hours. the team here has been just so busy today, trying to prepare as much as possible to fill and this level of busy necessity business, or businesslike this, really is a trend all over the cit and the region this weekend. >> ever since the philadelphia eagles destroyed the minnesota vikings and the nfc championship game? >> i got 36 rolls behind you. >> it has been non-stop madness. restaurant and caterers in the greater philadelphia area. >> the night of the nfc championship, the phonecalls started coming in for reservations, for catering, everything, across the board. we literally had to man people to the phones just to work the phones. >> restaurant businesses like chickie's and pete'

. >>> developing right now mystery in philadelphia's port richmond neighborhood. a city police officer found dead inside a home and tonight fellow officers are trying to figure out how she died. thanks for joining us. i'm iain page. her body was found around noon. fox 29's dave kinchen is live tonight at philadelphia police headquarters with more. dave? >> reporter: iain, you can imagine how emotional this is for these

. >>> this is new video of a collision involving a ambulance in the port richmond neighborhood. a vehicle slammed into the back as medics were loading a patient on the stretcher. this happened at midnight on the 3600 block of frankford avenue. a medic suffered a broken leg. the patient is in stable condition. the driver of the striking vehicle was treated at the scene. >>> students head back to the school mayfair section that was a crime scene hours ago. a 32-year-old man was shot during a fight in the benjamin franklin parkway of lincoln high school yesterday afternoon. the victim died at the hospital. baseball games were going on in the gym at the time. the school was placed on lockdown. police continue to search for the gunman who they believe is another adult. >>> the eagles are putting in some serious practice now that super bowl 52 is days away. for officials around the stadium now is the time for the security operations to kick in for that we turn to sharrie williams and brian taff. >> reporter: good morning once again from mall of america, as fans trickle in. >> from u.s

feeling like 30 at port richmond. at the airport because there's a wind, it feels colder than it is. we're closer to the freezing mark. the chilly start out there this morning. we're still in winter. you see it's also a clear picture over us. you would not think we were thinking snow later tonight, especially with the feeling mild conditions. if you pull it wide, there's two things to watch. first, cold air sitting to the northwest of us. it's going to slope our direction. you can see snow action just to the north of omaha. you look south with a more obvious system starting to set up. the rain/snow mix. these are going to combine about the time they're over us. it will make for a rain/snow mix over our region. here's what we're expecting. again, it looks like our system is not updating some of the graphics. i'll get back to what we're expecting in a bit. let's talk temperatures. here are the highs for today. 39 in philadelphia. 28 in the pennsylvania suburbs. 39 in south jersey. a lot of the icons have rain/snow mix.

. ♪ >>> another party tonight in port richmond for the philadelphia argentine tango school, celebratingrformed as dancers of all levels showed off their skills. >>> next, the war of words heating up between democrats and republicans. and it's all over this memo. why the two parties are clashing over the fbi and just how much power it has. >>> sunday morning soaking. some of you will be waking up to heavy downpours. meanwhile, other spots not just a bad morning. i'll breakdown your neighborhood forecast and also looking out for the next ten days. >>> a top republican is dismissing a memo about the russia election probe that's been dough classified by democrats. devin nunes, chairman of the house intelligence committee, is reiterating his allegation that the fbi abused a secret surveillance process to spy on a trump campaign adviser, carter page. the democratic memo details allegations of russian attempts to abuyer page as a spy. page is calling the memo misinformation and the latest smear campaign by democratic party loyalists. >>> the president also responded to the memo with this tweet

this time in philadelphia's port richmond neighborhood. authorities there tell us medics were about to load a patient into an ambulance at the intersection of frankfurt and caster avenues when a car slammed right into the emergency vehicle. a medic jumped into the air literally to avoid the collision and now has a leg injury. our crew at the scene saw police take one person into custody. wire working to find out who it is -- we're working to find out who it is and if it's related to the crash. >>> 5:03. here at the mall of america at bloomington, minnesota. you can feel the excitement. >> later we'll hear from the eagles and head coach doug peterson as they talk to the media. the team will hold another practice as they get ready to face the patriots on sunday. here's a look at the birds' super bowl practice yesterday. the university of minnesota. the team is trying to stay focused. they took a 30-minute break in the middle of practice to simulate the halftime. >> the coach wanted them to have to -- stop for a full 30 minutes. >> smart. >>>

investigating the discovery of two bodies including an off duty philadelphia police officer inside a port richmond home. eyewitness news on the scene. the female officer and a man were found dead inside a home there. there's no word right now on the identities of the individuals or a cause of death. >> philadelphia police are asking for the public's help identifying two jewelry thieves in center city. the surveillance video taken early sunday morning shows one suspect slowing a large rock through the front window display on south 13th street. police say the sus pebts got away with about $5,000 worth of jewelry. if you recognize them call police. >>> ten animals are now in the care of the brandy wine valley spca. six dogs and four rabbits are now getting the care they need. their former owner is facing animal cruelty charges as well as drug and weapons charges. the spca says there are signs the dogs were used for dog fighting. >>> a spokesman for bill cosby says the comedian's 44-year-old daughter died friday in massachusetts. a spokesperson confirmed she suffered from renal disease. though she led

reporting live in port richmond, deanna durante, nbc10 news. >>> a 15-year-old philadelphia student is facing charges after he was caught with a loaded gun at school happened at samuel fels high school in northwest philadelphia. he set off the metal detectors when he tried to walk through and the school was put on lockdown. he admitted to stealing the gun but didn't know why he brought to it school. >> it makes me nervous and suspicious and makes me think of home schooling. >> ow pare >> our parents had no problem checking our bedrooms and bags. check your children's bags. >> he said he stole the car about a week ago. >>> dreamers and daca recipients are breathing a sigh of leaf today. >> the trump administration tried to go around the ninth circuit court of appeals in california but the supreme court handed him a setback that they won't touch it until the end of the appeals. it gave him a setback and gives a reprieve for daca now but some live in uncertainty. >> i studied and worked very hard ever since i got this country. just the uncertainty what my life might be tomorrow and my lif

we have feels like temperatures that are th feel like 7 granddaughter at the airport. 13 port richmondsummerton feeling like 13ll. toward new jersey feels like 14 in washington township. pem ber ton at 14. look at princeton. 8 degrees for that current reading. it is cold this morning. it is going to bedday. this is the next cold blast settling in on our saturday and we're going to stick with that forecast throughout. tellite, don't be u head out the tricked. it is clear right now. it's dark. once the sun comes up, you'll see it. it will look like theng to warm the case. we're going to barely pick up above freezing into the afternoon. here's the forecast highs for today. summerton at 34. we'll see scattered clouds into the afternoon. otherwise, it will be nice in terms of sky conditions. potstown at 32. easton at 32 degrees. just above freezing in our new jersey neighborhoods and right around freezing at the at dela. we're hoping to be up to 35 degrees. the numbers in blue, those are the windchills in the 20s today. this is why. because we're looking at winds that are mostly around 5 to

port richmond neighborhood last night philadelphia argentine tango school celebrated its 10th anniversary. a live band performed as dancers of all levels showed off their skills. just a few minutes before 6:00 on this sunday. a wet and dreary morning across area. krystal klei is tracking the rain and how long it will impact our sunday plans. krystal? >> the bad news is the morning is not looking good. by the afternoon, a lot of it will move out. i'm going to time it out neighborhood by neighborhood and what to expect in the workweek. there's a live view in center city. the flags whipping around. a little bit of a breeze today, too. >>> look for heavy rain across the area. you can see it here on first alert radar. we'll let you know how long you'll need that umbrella handy in the forecast. >>> deadly flooding, severe storms take a toll on states in the nation's midsection and claim lives in kentucky. >>> olympic finale. the flame will burn for only a few more hours over pyeongchang as the winter games wrap up with the closing ceremonies. you'll see them right here on nbc 10 tonight. >>> ha

penns port, port richmond, pretty uniform temperatures right now. partly because of the wind increase. we have had nothing but sunshine today. but we don't have to go too far to find that moisture. we're dry just to the west, but that's not going to last long because the area of moisture is increasing. it comes from the tropical pacific and that's been this way for a good bit of the winter. storm after storm after storm coming in that way. but that also brings in warmer air so that's why we have had so much rain and so little snow. by tomorrow, more southwest winds start off with sunshine. then the clouds increase. the rain comes in on thursday afternoon as the wind comes in from the ocean. the combination of that easterly wind, a full moon and the rain because some coastal flooding. some of the rain on the heavier side. on the cold side is the storm intensifies offshore. we have to change to snow certainly in the poconos and possibly in the higher elevations north and west of philadelphia. even could be even farther than that. but the temperatures

an off duty philadelphia police officer has been found dead inside of a home in port richmond. >> shealso found a man not a police officer dead in that home as well. "action news" reporter annie mccormick just arrived on the scene in the 2900 block of mercer street. annie, what can you tell us? >> reporter: monica and rick, for most of the afternoon there's been a heavy police presence out here since those discoveries were made. again, two people including an off duty philadelphia police officer were found dead in a home. you can see detectives officers and the crime scene unit still remain out here. now, police did confirm two people were found dead after noon today. the off duty female officer and also a male acquaintance. now, as police processed the scene here in the 2900 block of mercer friends and family members are watching outside. now, friends tell us the man found inside the home was a long time acquaintance of the officer's. friends say that the officer did not show up to work today and it was officers from her district who came and made the discoveries. now, back out here

learning more about two people, including a philadelphia police officer found dead in a home in port richmond. police responded to the home yesterday. after the officer didn't show up for her shift. police also found a man's body in her house. neighbors tell us they can't believe something like this happened on their block. >> it's all owful. she's just a really nice person. >> i wanted to know what happened. it's a bit of a shock. >> police say the officer was a 14-year veteran of the force. the department has not released the victims' names. >>> mayor pulaski with his defense wrapped up the cross-examination. the case will likely go to the jury tomorrow. >>> it's 4:04, u.s. attorney general jeff sessions is expected to deliver a new trade policy. and josh shapiro will be one of the state prosecutors joining him. you can tap our app when the live streaming when it starts at 1:30 this afternoon. >>> in delaware, the state fight against opioids. other portion of the money will replenish supplies of narcan at boys pand girl s and girls acr. >>> the ntsb expects to finish its investigation in th

and 36 in port richmond. 33 in elkins park. not terribly cold to start this morning either. but if you are north and west of the city, those are the areas where there's a higher accumulati accumulatio accumulation, temperatures are colder. you have to watch out for slick spots. here's a look at radar and satellite. clouds in place across the region. we're going to see a lot of sunshine by this afternoon. it's going to be a pretty nice sunday for you. here's the forecast high temperature. 48 in center city. 46 in summer ton. and 45 in landsdale. 44 for clips town. allentown. 46 in easton. remember, with these temperatures, we do have snow on the ground right now. it's going to be melting for today with the temperatures well above freezing. today is kind of a sunday melt day for us. in new jersey, 48 in ham on ton. 49 in smyrna and 47 for wilmington. most of us in the mid to upper 40s today. it's a huge rise from having snow last night. the warming trend continues into the workweek. right around 10, 15 mirps sustained winds. the winds from northwest. what we're looking at here

port richmond is 39. so really no cold temperatures to start with, but we will get the cold during the day. in fact by 8:00 all the rain, any snow is done, but the cold is moving in. 27 degrees in philadelphia and atlantic city will be just a degree about freezing. the wet weather right now, that's rain in delaware and new jersey. some snowflakes falling now in the upper montgomery and bucks counties western portions of those counties. but it's already quickly coming to an end. look at that. the rain and snow has ended now in northwestern chester county. there's a chance we'll see some flurries this afternoon, but i think the rest of the day is going to be dry. over the weekend,o though, there's another system coming our way, and it will bring some snowflakes, but it's mainly going to be a rainmaker. over the next couple of days we'll see this one come together, and it will give us a damp day for at least part of the day on sunday. you can see the snow early sunday morning, and there's the rain sunday aft

investigating the discovery of two bodies including an off duty philadelphia police officer inside a port richmond home. eyewitness news on the scene. the female officer and a man were found dead inside a home there. there's no word right now on the identities of the individuals or a cause of death. >> philadelphia police are asking for the public's help identifying two jewelry thieves in center city. the surveillance video taken early sunday morning shows one suspect slowing a large rock through the front window display on south 13th street. police say the sus pebts got away with about $5,000 worth of jewelry. if you recognize them call police. >>> ten animals are now in the care of the brandy wine valley spca. six dogs and four rabbits are now getting the care they need. their former owner is facing animal cruelty charges as well as drug and weapons charges. the spca says there are signs the dogs were used for dog fighting. >>> a spokesman for bill cosby says the comedian's 44-year-old daughter died friday in massachusetts. a spokesperson confirmed she suffered from renal disease. though she led

bostian eight peopled and more than 200 others were injured when the train went off the tracks in port richmond back in may of 2015. the train was going twice the speed limit topping out at more than 100 miles per hour at the time of the crash. >>> a turn around today on wall street after two days of massive nose dives. your 401(k) and retirement savings likely regained some ground late this afternoon after a roller coaster day. the dow jones average ended 567 points higher. george spencer is live in the breaking news center. a sigh of relief at least temporari temporarily. >> it really is. the first five weeks of this year saw huge gains for savers. people who are looking towards retirement or planning to send a kid to college, the recent drops erased all of those gains. that is until this afternoon. today's late afternoon closing bell on wall street was a sound of relief for investors for the first time since friday. the dow notching gains of more than 2%. the s&p up nearly 2% after a huge drop last week and the largest point drop for the dow yesterday. financial adviser rob wilson says painf

this is a very close neighborhood here in port richmond.ws everybody and everybody that knew her said nothing but great things about her since she loved, living her, since 2006, loved animals , took them in when they were abused, found them a new home, her home, sadly one thing we are in for sure this is not a natural death because two people dying inside that house. who knows, we will find out maybe as early as today but autopsies don't answer every question. we take toxicology tests and it takes a long time for those results to come in. >> i mean real quickly here, steve, you know, close relationship with the police if they had been shot, do you think you would know that. >> reporter: if they were shotty think you would. they would not hide that they would tell you if they thought it was a murder/suicide but they say no indication of trauma that means they didn't find any blood, no stabbing, no shooting, no nothing, so that is raising questions in everybody's mine, what could it have been. >> not carbon monoxide because they didn't opened

in the warmer neighborhoods and upper 40s for port richmond. nobody's cold this morning. summerton down to 41 degrees. that's still well above normal. and we'll warm from the 40s into the 50s. it's going to take some sunshine to get us there, but we will see that sunshine finally this afternoon. and it'll clear out nicely this evening. so it'll cool down into the 40s. and the temperatures will be warm but we'll get some cool nights. right now it's cloudy, dry. no rain here. trenton, philadelphia, wilmington starting off with some clouds. the showers just to the south are going to stay out of the picture for us today. the next system will come out the west coast and roll across the south and into our area for the end of the week. for thursday and friday those look like the most likely of days to see rainfall for philadelphia. dover, reading and atlantic city, too. which means, monday, tuesday and wednesday, the last three days of february are going to end on the warm and dry note. but as we go into march a rainy nor'easter is growing. this is 11:00 wednesday evening. here

. >>> engineer in the deadly 2015 amtrak derailment in port richmond will stand trial of involuntary manslaughter and charges. charge's gend brandon bostian were thrown out by a judge who found that the evidence pointed to an accident not negligence. eight people were killed and 200 were hurt. bostian is free, on bail. >>> time right now 5:37. in business news this morning the best states in the u.s., for singles. >>> plus a new clothing line and morning situation on wall street, money watch's dianne king hall joins us live from the insuring stock exchange, good morning, dianne. >> reporter: good morning, stocks in asia followed law street's lead, rebounding from a major sell off yesterday, it was ear ride before late day surge helped stocks regain half of their losses for monday's know dive, ultimately dow jones rallied 567 points, nasdaq jumped 148. macy's launching a with men's clothing line aimed at muslim shoppers. they are first major u.s. department store chain to sell hajobs. they sell modest but stylish dresses, tops, cardigans, it will launch on macy's web site february 15t

employees in port richmond have been slammed since the nf c champion championship game almost two weeks, hard to believe almost two weeks ago. we spoke with the owner, most popular item is hot wings. he's only excepting orders for super bowl sunday so he can close before the game and give his employees time to cheer on the birds. >> 2500 wings pre sold. probably have about 7,000 wings in the house. so pretty sure we'll sell them all. >> and he says this is the busiest super bowl season since the restaurant opened. good reason. >> 4:50, time for check on business news. >> money watch's diane king hall joins us from the new york stock exchange. good morning, last day of the trading week. wall street apparently on jobs watch. what's the he can expectation? >> that's right. good morning, rahel, jim, investors waiting for january 's jobs report is due out later this morning, economists predicting the economy grew by 175,000 jobs, the nation's unemployment rate held steady. stocks finished mixed yesterday. the dow roast 37-point, nasdaq dropped 25. and bit coin hit two month low during tradin

. >>> breaking news out of philadelphia's port richmond neighborhood. a medic is in the hospital after a car slammed into the back of an ambulance the intersection of frankfurt and caster avenues. the medic has a minor leg injury and is expected to be okay. police have one person in custody, possibly responsible for the crash. >>> download the free nbc10 app for updates on breaking stories, plus get news alerts sent straight to your phones. ♪ >>> here at the mall of america in bloomington, minnesota, the anticipation is growing with just three days until super bowl sunday. even though it's quiet now, yesterday it was abuzz. >> yeah, we'll hear from eagles' head coach doug peterson, and then they'll head to another practice session to get ready to face the patriots on sunday. here's a look at the birds' super bowl practice yesterday at the university of minnesota, their indoor facility. the team trying to stay focused and relaxed as they brace for tom brady and bill belichick. and eagles' defensive end chris long is one of five finalists for the nfl play

"eyewitness news" in the 2900 block of mercer street in port richmond, no word on the identities of the female officer or the male, police are investigating. >>> a 15 year-old fels high school freshman is facing charges for allegedly bringing a loaded handgun to school today. security measures already in place, at the school in lawncrest alerted school officials to the threat, district officials say school police spotted this 40 caliber gun in the backpack when he put it through a security scanner. the gun or school was placed on lock down, and the teen was taken into custody without incident. >> if you believe your child might be, you know, having some issues at school or being pick honor even if they are not it is never a bad idea to do a spot-check. >> authorities tell "eyewitness news" the student admitted to stealing the gun from a neighbor's car, police are investigating why he allegedly took tonight to the school. >>> park land flashings today one of the wounded students who survived the high school shooting shared her story, high school junior maddie will ford underwent three su

for now reporting live in port richmond, annie mccormick channel6 "action news." back to you jim. >> annie thank you so much. >>> it happened this morning at fels high school in the summerdale section of philadelphia. police say a ninth grade student was carrying a loaded gun in his backpack and the weapon was discovered as the student tried to go through metal detectors. live at the school tonight "action news" reporter bob brooks. bob, the student taken into custody. what are police saying about this? >> reporter: well, jim, still very much still a mystery. police don't know yet why he brought this gun to school but i can tell you up until this point this teen did not have a criminal record but moving forward he will be charged for bringing the gun to school and according to police he has admitted to stealing this gun. the police rush in in. the samuel fels high school placed on lockdown. a 15-year-old student puts his bag through the scanner an loaded gun is found inside. >> it was a .40 caliber smith and wesson loaded with 12 rounds. it was loaded to capacity.

. >> across town in port richmond a fire engine got stuck in a hole when a metal plate placed over constructionailed. epp gin seven call in reserve apparatus while the slightly damaged engine got fixed. >> my son could see this. see it's no good. >> wes works with general contractor and gave us his opinion. >> these are overlapping. everyone should be. either someone caught the hole two big or didn't have big enough metal plate and clearly not proper like it should be. >> reporter: we do have calls into the streets department of course it is a holiday today we hope to learn more about what they're findings might be tomorrow. back to you. >> all right. dave, thanks. >>> well scare row close call for a school in north philadelphia. after a gunman tried to get in. but thanks to some good security he didn't make it inside but the search for him continues tonight. fox 29's dave schratwieser joins us loo you have from philadelphia police with more on this story. dave? >> reporter: iain, police believe that young man is between the ages of 13 and 16. he walk up to the school. pulled a gun from his wai

. ♪ neighbors in philadelphia's port richmond section are calling it an absolute disgrace. dumping taken to new l low. mostly construction debris by fly by night remodelers has all but blocked off coral street near frankford avenue. the mess includes mounds of old tires, mattresses even a pile of broken doors. long-time homeowner virginia schultz say the short dumpers come by in pick up trucks when the sun goes down. >> they'll make a stop and push the gas, floor it and just let everything fall out the back of the truck. >> dump and go. >> dump and go. >> when contacted by fox 29, the city street department says coral street is it's on regular schedule for clean ups due to illegal dumping and that a crew would be out next week to remove the debris. >>> chaos in court when a father lunches at the former u.s. gymnastics doctor convicted of abusing dozens of young female athletes. >> i would ask you to as part of this sentencing to grant me five minutes in lock room with this demon. >> i have -- >> would you do that? >> that is not -- >> yes or no? >> no, sir, i can't. >> woul

. >>> philadelphia police are investigating the discovery of two bodies inside a port richmond home. one of the bodies was cents an off-duty philadelphia police officer. that female officer and a man were found dead inside after home on the 2900 block of mercer street. there is no word right now on their identities, or a cause of death. >> this here deadly flu season one for the record books in delaware. state health officials say they've confirmed more than 5700 cases every flu this season, that shatters record of almost 4600 cases set last year. so far 23 people in delaware have died from the flu this season, the the state began keeping records 14 years ago. >> philly apparently one of the hardest working cities in america. >> i did know that. by personal finance website wallet hub we're number 14 on the list. san francisco, california took the number one spot, freemont, california came in second, other cities cities in the top five, jersey city, washington dc and new york city. the study looked at the 116 most populated cities and evaluated them based on nine metrics. some of them

investigating the discovery of two bodies including a off duty philadelphia police officer, inside port richmonditness news" was on the scene 2900 block of mercer street. the female officer and a man found dead inside after home there. no words on the identity of the individuals, or cause every death. >> and police hope you can help them find two center city jewel thieves caught on camera surveillance, from sunday morning, shows one suspect throwing a large rock through a window. south 13 street. they say the suspect got away with about $5,000 worth every jewelry. if you recognize them, police want to hear from you. >> and police have released images of the vandals they say damage the famous nittany lions statue in the penn state main cam pulls. we showed you the statue missing it ear yesterday morning. police were called out saturday to the university alternative saint patty day party. the ear has been broken off four times in the statue's 75 year history. >> authority in wingate north carolina are looking for suspect who shot and killed a man as he was broadcasting on facebook live. we want to

the evidence pointed to an eight people were killed and more than 200 others were hurt in the in port richmond back in may of 2015, boston'sl. >>> facing accusations of sexual misconduct s casinps dows chairman an ceo of his company they say several woman accused wynn of harassment or assault. one case led to a 7.5 million-dollar settlement. wynn denies accusation and says it is part of a campaign led by his ex-wife, gambling regulators in two states are also investigating wynn. >>> nation's capitol now short term spending bill to prevent the governmental shut down is heading to the senate. house passed bill last night. meanwhile president trump said a shut down may not be a bad thing. weijia jiang reports from washington. >> on this vote yes are 245, no are 182. >> reporter: house lawmakers voted tuesday night to pass a short term spending bill keeping the government opened until march 23rd. >> i'd love to see a shut down >> reporter: move came hours after president trump welcomed the idea of another government shut down, should congressional democrats fail to crackdown on illegal immigration

pizza shop employee got a scare when a customer pulled a gun on him at the little caesar's in port richmond last el police want the public's help in people that caused property damage during the eagles super bowl parade a camera recorded men standing on top of a bus shelter causing the roof of o collapse. these guys. take a really good look. if you recognize any of the men, give the central detective difrgs a call. >>> because of the president's day holiday, philadelphia city offices will be closed today. trash and recycle bls will not be collected in the city today. residents should set those items out for collection tomorrow. garbage collection will remain a day behind for the remainder of the week. >>> and hoo ray for hip poes, adds ventura que aquarium, butt and jenny helping raise awareness about their species, guests can p designed paintings with a nose print with one of the hippos, all donations support hippos in the wis are trying to steal your money to keep your account safe. also, unlucky at the olympics. maybe it's a coincidence but team usa already has a eight fourth place finis

a collision is under involving a ambulance in the port richmond medics were loading a patient on thetretcher. one medic suffered a broken leg. the patient is in stable condition. the driver was treated at the scene. >>> students head back to school in the mayfair section that was a crime a 32-year-old man was shot in the parking lot yesterday afternoon. the victim died at the hospital. basketball games were going on in the gym at the time. the school was placed on lockdown. police are searching for the gunman who they believe is another adult. >>> eagles are putting in serious practice time now that super bowl lii is three games away. now is the time for security operations to kick into high gear. for that part of story we turn to sharrie williams and brian taff in ballooning >> from u.s. bank stadium from the mall of america, many points in between, hundreds of federal local and state officers are on duty on the ground. it's part of a plan they began working on two years ago. homeland security officials say while there is no specific threat law enforcement is taking every precaution

. >> mike glitch order of port richmond came with his son and a video camera attached to his head.? document the day. mass transit. >> market terminal it was not that bad. >> others drove or took car services then woman walked from new jersey. >> we parked underneath the bridge and walked across the ben franklin. >> how was that? >> not bad. >> this is what they came for fleeting glimpse of their eagles super bowl champions. >> how far away? >> about 30 yards or so. not bad but the cloud crowds so dense they couldn't actually see their birds. >> do it again? >> yes. >> what would you do differentlearly and all the way up front. >> all the way up front. that is gce. s massive crowd today that was the only way to see the birds. and you had to get here early. live in center city. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> by early it was like last night. >> 11:00 news last night there were peopleping out. >> you have more on the big parade now. >> certainly awesome to see. today feels as good as sunday did without the anxiety. the city threw the parade of parades. and began at the comp