as we're bringing forward up to the dais we're asking that regina dick-endrizzi the executive director of the san francisco office of small business join us here on the dais as well as jesse torres deputy director of small business advocate for the governor's office of business and economic development, go-biz . as we transition we recognize that to create this educational tool for our consumers we need to know what you're interested in, so we created a questionnaire and i'm just going to read a little bit as we transition because we want to know what type of financial incentives would be appealing to bring your business into compliance for california accessibility regulations? so we know and this is where we will begin in the discussion today because we have two -- what we call heavy hitters in this particular area of discussion, to answer those questions. we also want to know have you used a cass within your business and if you have used a cass what were some of the challenges? if you haven't used a cass why not? couldn't you not find one? did you know about the services? so we're go

the home in west oak lane with a laptop computer sources say belongs to 85-year-old murder victim regina holmes. the search came as police pressed their hunt for her killer. >> our detectives are working very hard. they are make something progress and hopefully we're able to bring it in. >> investigators also seized a 2.5-foot safe from the home along with credit cards and a identification. reportedly belonging to the murder victim who was beaten stabbed and had her throat slashed. >> to die so violent it's certainly something that ought to be of concern to everybody. >> reporter: police recovered the victim's stolen 2007 toyota corolla on tuesday on the 3100 love stillman street in north philadelphia. sources tell fox 29 police have searched that area for other evidence that might be connected to the murder. >> obviously whenever you have an older person killed all murders obviously are tragic, but there are some that kind of stand out amongst others and certainly this is one of those. >> reporter: now those persons of interest were picked up by the us marshals fugitive task force this

eight five-year old regina brunner holmes death was a 180 from the type of life she led. police discovered her monday with her throat slit, and she was badly beaten inside of her east mt. airy home. her car was gone and discovered a day later in north philadelphia. detectives believe that robbery was the motive. >> the people who murdered our mom, treated an eight five-year old, frail woman like she was a stack of beans. man handled her body like she was an in adamant object. >> for everything that she did in her life she did to help other people. that is who she was and very much was what she wanted to do with life. >> reporter: holmes two sons sat down with "action news" opening up because they want to find their mother a's killer and bring awareness of crimes against the elderly often targeted for being too trusting. surprisingly they forgave whoever is responsible. >> we feel sorry for the people. something awful must have happened to them to make their heart so cold but they need to be captured because they will do it to somebody else. >> reporter: in her 80's holmes

. >> and like regina said if we have issues. >> we have a lot of discussion maybe you have enough to come up with a revised one for us to look at it so that will speed up a little bit. >> maybe we should go home and study that i'm going to wait for the revised one. >> this is enough of the you don't like this direction so laura (laughter) so which is fine because really you know you'll be making the final decision i'm here to help you get to that place. >> okay. >> so if you can revise it and send it out before the next meeting so if we have additional comments by the next meeting we'll be ready for approval. >> perfect. >> and then one thing i did leave off that based on the fact it says that the business has operated in one location or wait businesses contributed to the identity of particular neighborhoods or communities there are as i'm looking through the business registration certain entities that are required to register with the city we require it property owners who have apartment buildings and things of that nature so i think i will need to have - we'll need some discussion

. >>> homicide detectives continue to solve the murder case of regina runner holmes. "action news" spoke to her children. they told annie mccormick they are ready to forgive the person who killed her earlier this week. >> reporter: 85-year-old regina holmes death was a 1980 from the type of life he had led. she was found with her throat slit and beaten to death. the car was discovered in north philadelphia. detectives believe robbery was the motive. >> the people who murdered our mom, treated an 85-year-old frail woman like she was a sack of beans and man handled her body like she was an object. everything she did in her life is what would she and what she wanted to do with life. >> reporter: holmes' two sons sat down and wanted to bring attention to the crimes against the elderly. >> we feel sorry for for the people something must have happened to make their hearts so cold. they need to be capture. >> reporter: her whole life she looked out for the underdog and participated in the civil rights movement. now her son is asking anyone who knows any information look out

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total sources say three people are now being questioned in connection with the murder. 85-year-old regina bruener was found severely beaten her throat slashed and debit card and car stolen from her mt. airy home. detectives have followed big leads. the victim's car was discovered tuesday, her debit card was tracked to local atm's and we learned three people are being questioned. >> it's sad, a woman living all these years, enjoying her house, and somebody does something like that. it is terrible. >> at this point police will not call those three people suspects, only saying they are being questioned. a $20,000 reward is being offered in this case. live at police headquarters, randy gyllenhaal nbc10 news. >>> the fbi confirms to nbc10 it had agents at allentown city hall this morning, it's not saying why, it's unclear how long the agents were in the building. the fbi was asking about contracts. nbc10 has reached out to allentown's mayor we are still waiting to hear back. >> it's not the fourth yet, but the fireworks are already going off. look at this beautiful display over penn's landing

he has been formally charged in the death of 85-year-old regina bruin brunner. officers ser officers officers served an arrest warrant yesterday for him in norristown. police recovered regina brunner's missing car and computer and they say dna evidence from those items led them to wilson. wilson was well known in the victim's neighborhood. he was handyman and had done work for several residents including brunner. >> we believe right now now he probably was stealing something from her. maybe she caught him in the act, with that he set up beat her and stabbed her. >> police say wilson has over 20 prior arrests in florida and philadelphia. >>> today philadelphia's first ever youth pride event will be held in center city. the day-long celebration is for lgbtq youth and friends under 24 years old. it features a series of workshop beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the william way community center on spruce street followed by an afternoon of outdoor festivities including music and games. that coincides with the last day of the lgbt 50th anniversary celebration in philadelphia

he has been formally charged in the death of 85-year-old regina brunner. officers served a warrant for wilson's arrest at his girlfriend's house in norristown montgomery county. that's where they took him into custody. regina brunner was found dead on monday. her son discovered her inside her east mt. airy home. police recovered regina brunner's missing car and computer and they say dna evidence from those items led them to wilson. authorities tell us that wilson was well known in the victim's neighborhood. he was handyman and had done work for several residents including brunner. >> we believe right now now he probably was stealing something from her. maybe she caught him in the act, with that he was set off, beat her, and stabbed her. >> police say wilson has over 20 prior arrests in florida and philadelphia. >> i'm going to come at the cops, like i said. whatever. i'm going go in a shootout. whatever. it is what it is. >> that's a 911 call shortly before police in camden shots and killed a man in an apparent suicide by cop. officers say that man made th

regina benjamin, united states surgeon general. go to cdc.gov. learn how to make our next generation tobacco-free. [female narrator] foods rich in folic acid like white bread and leafy greens can help prevent some birth defects before you even know you're pregnant. >> covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back at 4:42. cities across california have been looking for ways to crackdown on water wasters. officials have hired six officers to patrol neighborhoods with a private firm looking for those violating water regulations. the utility manager said that until now the city has relied on formal complaints but admitted that has not worked. the officers will start next week. >> actor tom sell ice reached an agreement with the water district in southern california a water district accused the star of illegally taking water from fire hydrants and having it trucked to his rap. the sheriff investigators determined thatting in illegal happened. the terms of the district's settlement are confident

regina benjamin, united states surgeon general. go to cdc.gov. learn how to make our next generation tobacco-free. >> coming up on 4:52. two-thirds in california believe that global warming is impacting the state's drought. the findings of the statewide poll were released yesterday. it show that four out of five polled believe that global warming is a serious or somewhat serious threat to their quality of life. it seems democrats are more likely than independents or republicans to call it "very serious." >> so close but so far away. a man abandoned the effort to be the first to go from the golden gate bridge to the farallon islands and we were this before he jumped into the water on tuesday night and we tracked his progress with you yesterday morning. he gave up late yesterday three miles from the farallon islands after his daughter spotted a shark. he swam the english channel and admitted this is a bigger challenge. he has not decided if he will make the swim again. >> feeding grounds for sharks. >> now a check with mike and the warm temperature

tries social media to find the mother who abandoned her >>> was monday bhorngt body of 85-year-old regina bruner holmes was found in east mt. airy home. virtually every moment since then philadelphia police have been trying to track down her killer. tonight, they may be moving closer. it is thursday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is a possible break in this philadelphia murder mystery. lawmen say they have found the victims' laptop computer. "action news" reporter sharee williams is live at police headquarters, sharee what are the details here. >> reporter: jim it's day four in this investigation and detectives are hot on the trail with this one. not only did they recover her stolen laptop built right now as we speak we're being told here at headquarters three people are being questioned. >> it's an on investigation and we're still continuing to work it very, very hard. >> philadelphia police are pushing hard to find out who killed 85-year-old regina prunner holmes. "action news" learned three people are being questioned by the homicide unit. holmes was found monday insi

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is he now charged in the death of 85-year-old regina brunner. according to investigators, wilson was a handyman in the neighborhood and did work for brunner and others. brunner was found dead inside of her home on monday. her son discovered her. she was beaten and her throat was slashed. neighbors tell us they're hoping police have their man. if >> if he's the one. i'm glad he's off the street. i pray the prosecution and all of the detectives evidence proves without a shadow of a doubt he's the one. >> police say wilson has a violent and lengthy criminal history with 20 arrests in florida and philadelphia. >>> today lgbtq youth and ally also gather in center city philadelphia. it's the first ever youth pride event. it features a series of workshop beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the william way community center on spruce street followed by an afternoon of outdoor festivities including music and games. today is also the last day of the lgbt 50th anniversary celebration in philadelphia. today there will be a street festival and parties in neighborhoods

regina benjamin, united states surgeon general. go to cdc.gov. learn how to make our next generation tobacco-free. ♪ we're all in this together. ♪ when you recognize something isn't right, make the call to the veterans crisis line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1. >>> 4:42. new video of a great white. look at the size of this. this is only a baby. it was seen monday and was not alone. at least a dozen more great whites were spotted the same day. this is video from last friday when even more shark were seen. experts believe either the warm current or the food supply is bringing the sharks to us. >>> this morning car owners in the east bay are being warned to be ware of thieves in search of a precious car part. there's been a spark on catalytic converter rip-offs. crooks went on a spree in the eastern section of walnut creek. abc7's cornell barnard with details. >>> it was awful. just rude. >> reporter: linda murphy got a big surprise monday when the family piled into their suv. >> we're heading out, started the car. and sounded like a jet engine expl

regina benjamin, united states surgeon general. go to cdc.gov. learn how to make our next generation tobacco-free. >>> well, the soaring number of birds around airports is prompting the federal government to consider safety changes. the most dramatic accident from a bird strike was the miracle on the hudson landing. no proposals yet. the faa just asking airlines, aircraft manufacturers and the public whether something needs to be done but any changes in aircraft protection would be expensive. >>> lawmakers on capitol hill trying to figure out how to prevent this from happening. a jeep cherokee that was hijacked remotely with a cell phone and laptop. two security experts documented this to show the risk of the current electronic system in most cars. they were able to change the radio volume, start the wipers and ultimately drive the car into a ditch. >>> apple's latest financial report reveals surging iphone sales but not enough to satisfy wall street. iphone sales were up 35% from a year ago. profits for that period reached nearly $11 billion. th

regina benjamin, united states surgeon general. go to cdc.gov.earn how to make our next generation tobacco-free. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good tuesday morning at 4:28. thank you for joining us. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas here with...your name? >> leyla gulen. >> leyla is back. >> meteorologist mike nicco has the weather. >> good morning, everyone. the marine layer is more would nouned although live doppler hd is not seeing much there is patchy fog. you can see along the coast and the peninsula it will be the best area for the wet weather. as we look from our roof camera to san francisco you can see the cloud cover out there with temperatures mild in the upper 50s to mid 60. as we head throughout the afternoon it will feel like yesterday and maybe warmer since we will not have the high clouds. temperature is in the middle 60s at the coast at 4:00 and middle 70s an the bay and middle 80s inland. we have warmer weather in the seven-day forecast. >> leyla you are back how is the babe looking? >> the p

i just -- mike, paul and regina, you should be applauded. you've been on this, these events and these type of issues since you came on the job. we know you're not the only one but you've brought this thing so far forward that you should be proud of the work that you've done. [applause] and i have a question for the author but paul, i'm surprised you had to use such rough language in a firehouse. i never heard -- [laughter] ginger what got you interested in the fire department, and particularly this issue and what's your next project? >> um, retiring. [laughter] but -- from writing. but i don't have a firefighter pension, so i'll be working for a long time on other things. but i was assigned to cover the fire department when i was working for the chief leader which was my first print job really like i wanted to get on a newspaper not knowing that was going the way of the dodo bird. and i thought i would get a great education there. it covers city hall really well, and i did. one of the very first press conferences that i was told to go and co

he is charged with the murder of regina brunner-holmes. wilson was known around the neighborhood as leroy the handyman and had done work for the woman in the past. >> we believe he came to her door that night. she knew him from previous times and let him him. we believe he was stealing something from her she caught him in the act of doing that. and it set him off and he beat her and stabbed her. >> captain clark commended the detectives handling the case, they remained on the case until an arrest was made. >> police have recovered a body near where a teenager disappeared. police believe the body matches the description of the 16-year-old boy who was seen struggling in the water on june 30th. official confirmation has not been made. >> the holiday weekend turned deadly for man who was swimming at the jersey shore. officials at ocean county are investigating the cause of death of the man who died. he was swimming at the beach when he went under and never surfaced. the man's body was found by lifeguards in bay head, new jersey. an autopsy is

. >> regina what do you make of this, certain traits that rebellious kids that, they carry with themts it is with them as well. >> it bodes well for my 13-year-old as well, they will either run a country, a company or be in jail. charles: these days they can do all 3 at one point. >> because key thing is tenacity, that down road, helps you make it at thick skin, and wrestle work to ground, but you can't burn bridges. so, there is a fine line, i am sure dr. robby can speak to this? something to be said for people with a chip on their shoulder. i know that there is fine lines to be drawn, but it is pretty interesting back to old saying nice guys finish last. >> well, i think when you are rebellious with purpose, it can help, these are people who don't like the status quo. who don't like to be told no. and you know -- >> being a brat? >> it could be. but, i think it development alley normal during adolescents, which is what this study looked at, this is healthy rebelliou rebelliousness and unhealthy rebelliousness. for a kids that are self destructive that is dangerous, no parent wants

." >> memorial services are being held for regina brunner-holmes, the victim of the grizzly killing in east mount airy. yesterday, philadelphia police made an arrest in connection with the 85-year-old murder. the suspect is leroy where i will son formally charged with the stab be death and being held without bail. police say wilson was known in the neighborhood as a handyman and had done work for the victim. officer say regina brunner-holmes let wilson into her home and apparently confronted him after stealing something, he beat her and slashed her float. >> the action cam was on the scene of the 5100 block of north front street in olney. officers found 33 bullet casings in the area and 2015 car riddled with bullet holes. police found a 21-year-old man in the back seat shot in the head. the 21-year-old driving the car was shot in the leg and foot while jumping out and making a run for it. he is in the hospital in stable condition. so far there are no arrests. >>> firefighters had to rescue 6 people after a rental home in ocean city caught fire. the action cam was on the scene in the 90

>> regina you had mentioned that you have a wait list of 74 for the loan program so there is clearly a need for the services. i am curious to know the types of diversity and types of clients or small businesses that have taken advantage? do you have any statistics on that? >> i wasn't able to get that from the non-profit provider, so the 74 businesses that are waiting are waiting -- are on the wait list for subsidized cass inspection and as i said initially when the program first launched we were targeting doing outreach in the chinese business community so business districts that had a high number of chinese owned businesses, latino owned businesses, and we began doing workshops and outreach to businesses in the tenderloin where there is a lot of vietnamese and tag log business owners so that's some of the primary business communities before we were able to go city wide with the additional money so i am happy to follow up and get you those statistics. >> we know that is a particular area of interest to our commission to find out more about the desire for financial support, and if th

he's now charged with the heinous murder of 85-year-old regina holmes.derly woman was found in a first floor bedroom of her east mt. airy home. her body beaten her throat slashed. captain james clark says wilson has several prior violent arrests out of florida and philadelphia. but his reputation locally was as the neighborhood handyman. he was doing some work for the victim at the time she was killed. >> we believe right now he probably was stealing something from her. maybe she caught him in the act of doing that. and with that he was set off beat her and stabbed her and ultimately killed her. >> reporter: clark says detectives have been working around the clock to piece together clues. on thursday, fox 29 was there as investigators recovered a laptop from a west oak lane home. earlier in the week, they recovered the victim's stolen 2007 toyota corolla from north philadelphia. all of the evidence pointed to wilson as the killer. >> the laptop which prints came back to him the vehicle which inside prints came back to him but also the credit card was use

he has been formally charged in the death of 85-year-old regina brunner. officers served a warrant for wilson's arrest at his girlfriend's house in norristown montgomery county. that's where they took him into custody. wilson did work for brunner and others in the east mt. airy neighborhood. regina brunner was found dead on monday, her son found her dead inside her east mt. airy home. neighbors tell us they hope the man in custody is the one they're looking for. >> if he's the one. i'm glad he's off the street. i pray the prosecution and all of the detectives evidence proves without a shadow of a doubt he's the one. >> police say wilson has a violent and lengthy criminal history with 20 arrests in florida and philadelphia. >>> it all comes down to this. team usa will face japan in the championship match in vancouver today. it's a rematch of the last women's world cup title in 2011 which japan won on penalty kicks. something the u.s. players remember very well. >> it's always there. there's what happens in heartbreak. heartbreak never goes away. now we have

he's charged in the death of 85-year-old regina brunner. she was found dead inside her home.tigators say she was beaten and stabbed. neighbors tell us they are hoping police have their man. >> i'm glad he's off the street. i pray that prosecution and all the detectives evidence prove without a shadow of a doubt that he's the one. >> police say wilson has a violent and lengthy criminal history with more than 20 arrests in florida and philadelphia. >>> a 13-year-old girl is dead after the atv she was driving collided with another. police say two other people were taken to the hospital including a child. a fourth person was not hurt. that victim's name has not yet been released. >>> this independence day philadelphia is marking another milestone. 50 years ago today gay and lesbian activists laid the foundation for the lgbt civil rights movement by demonstrating. they gathered to mark the anniversary. it comes a week after gays and lesbians were granted the constitutional right to marry. many are celebrating that milestone, others acknowledge there's still more work to be done li

. >>> police say they have recovered the stolen laptop of regina brunner-holmes who was brutally killed in her home in what police believe was a robbery. three people are being questioned by detectives. >>> property on the 2400 block of north 18th street is on the verge of collapse. trees have been growing underneath it. the owner of the abandoned property died almost 20 years ago. 91-year-old lives next-door and is afraid that the home will eventually cave in on hers. >> we had the police out here, we had peco. >> l l&i. >> l l&i they have not been bark. >> monk called "action news" and l expivment -- and i came out. >>> action cam found several people starting their fourth a few days early in seaside heights new jersey. this is first time route 35 is leading to the shore since the road was damaged during super-storm sandy in 2012. before you head out for the holiday fest fifties check out the forecast -- festivities check out the forecast at 6abc.com, if you dproa -- grow wary of not seeing david you can see everywhere else. >> reporter: two-thirds of the weekend including today becau

. >> we're at the birkd big board with an "action news" exclusive it involves regina brunner-holmes murder. the homicide detectives do not have a suspect but they believe robbery was the motive. the 85-year-old was found dead in her home on monday, she was badly beaten with a slit throat. police recovered her stolen car the next day, she was active in other community and advocate for several civic causes. >> everything she did in her life she did to help others. that was what she was and who she was. >> the people who murdered our mom treated the 85-year-old frail woman like she was a sack of beans and man handled her body like she was was ant. >> >> three teen girls are getting over a car crash in delaware. a driver struck the girls after the two cars collided. the crash sent a vehicle up on the sidewalk where the girls were standing. one of the drivers an 88-year-old was taken tots hospital. >>> episcopal church will allow weddings for same-sex couples. many diocese had already allowed priests to perform civil same sex weddings. under the new rule episcopal clergy can decline to perform

regina brunner was found dead on monday. her throat was slashed in an apparent robbery. police went to this row home with a search warrant. sources tell nbc 10 they found crucial evidence including a laptop possibly belonging to the elderly victim. neighbors say the woman has lived there for years. >> a calm woman, you know. if she was involved i'm definitely surprised. >> reporter: nbc 10 hads learned that a woman is one of the three people being questioned by detectives. police continue to collect evidence including the victim's car which was discovered on tuesday. it had been stolen the day she was killed. also investigators have tracked her stolen debit card to local atms. >>> and this morning there is a report that allentown's mayor could make a statement today on an fbi investigation that brought agents to city hall yesterday. the fbi does confirm that there were agents at allentown city hall yesterday. but they haven't said why. the fbi executed a warrant for city records in connection with a grand jury investigation. nbc 10 has reached out to the mayor but we're

police have recovered the stolen laptop that belongs to regina brunner-holmes. she was beaten and slashed and left to die in her home on monday morning in what detectives believe was a robbery. no charges have been filed. >>> an abandoned home is causing a concern in one north philadelphia neighborhood now it appears the city has agreed to step in after a resident called "action news" for help. the report in the 2400 block of north 18th street is on the verge of chance. trees have been growing underneath it and rodents call it home. the homeowner died in 1996. 90-year-old fanny is frayed the home will clams into her. >> we had the police out here and peco and l&i. >> after monk called "action news" an inspector did come out. l&i blames the delay on the number of properties that need to be demolished. >>> police were called to the home of the 1200 block of weymouth road of mullica township. they preserved the scene late into the evening. the prosecutor's office confirmed that a death investigation was underway and nothing else. >>> a philadelphia police officer i

police officers found regina bruner's stolen car on stillman street in north philadelphia. the 85 year old was found murdered in her home on monday. her toyota corolla was missing. >> we'll take it in, they'll go through it with a fine tooth comb. hopefully get some prints from it, will lead us in the right direction of the killers. >> sources tell fox 29, investigators also found what they believe is the murder weapon. it is a 10-inch butcher knife in a alley behind the church on the 6900 block of stenton avenue. that's about a half mile from the murder scene in east mt. airy. there is a $20,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. >> now, to politics, new jersey governor chris christie will spends the rest of the week in new hampshire building support for his presidential campaign. yesterday, the governor returned to his high school in livingston, to make formal announcement that he is seeking the gop nomination. christie now the 14th republican in the race, but political analysts say christy has a tough road ahead of him. christy promises his tough talking ap

. >> starla's mother regina night believes her son-in-law. >> even talked with his mother.e were pretty much his parents and me was both in the dark with all this stuff that went on. it's like, you know, it's like something you'd see in a movie is the way i look at it. it just seems like it's not him in that video. >> [ bleep ], man. i would rather she didn't be found. >> the family liked him, thought he was a good man. but there are so many defendants who come before a court who have convinced everybody that they don't have an evil bone in their body. >> even so, patrick opts not to go to trial. >> he pled guilty for murder for hire. he got nine and a half years. we knew we had the defendant himself on camera talking about the murder of his wife. we knew we were bargaining from a position of strength. >> still patrick says they're not considering the subtleties of the story. in his version, his marriage falls apart when starla begins acting erratic, violent, and in his words a danger to herself and others. >> she's a disgrace. she's disgraced everything. herself, her famil

officers found regina holmes inside her east mt. airy home on monday.nvestigators have been there all week recovering dna fingerprints and other evidence. they're also monitoring activity on mrs. holmes stolen atm and credit cards and running tests on a knife they recovered only a few blocks from the murder scene scene. >>> well, the milwaukee museum has a new display that's definitely turning heads and for many stomachs. it's a pore interest pope benedict xvi made entirely out of condoms. >> as you can imagine certainly turned into a covering piece with mixed reaction across the board. here's fox's jonathan greg. >> all artwork is made to generate conversation. >> reporter: portrait in question is titled eggs benedict and is woven together with 17,000 latex condoms. >> the peace investigators the role of world leaders and their responsibility to public health. >> reporter: nicky johnson finish the work in 2013. her inspiration remark made by pope benedict xvi insisting the use of contraception in africa would increase the spread of hiv. >> i understand

regina brenner's body found monday inside her home.fficers found brunn err's stolen car on stillman street in north philadelphia. police found eight a year old on monday after being called to check on her. her toyota corolla was missing. >> we'll take it in, go through it with a fine tooth comb. hopefully get print from it or that will lead us in us in the right direction of the killers. >> sources tell fox 29, that investigators also found what they believe is the murder weapon. it is a 10-inch butcher knife in a alley behind this church on the 6900 block of stenton avenue, half mile from the murder scene in east mount air. $20,000 reward for information leading to arrest. >> 6:38 the time. new details about hillary clinton's use after private e-mail server, turns out the top obama aids now about that server as early as 2009. the state department released about 3,000 pages of clinton's emails, among them, age request for her e-mail address to give to chief of staff, rom emanuel. showed clinton center received at least 12 message on 20

he's now charged with the heinous murder of 85-year-old regina home also.oman was found in a first floor bedroom of her east mt. airy home. her body beaten her throat slashed. captain james clark says wilson has several prior violent arrests out of florida and philadelphia. but his reputation locally was as the neighborhood handyman. he was doing some work for the victim at the time she was killed. >>> we believe right now he probably was stealing something from her. maybe she caught him in the act of doing that. and with that he was set off batterer and stabbed her and ultimately killed her. >> clark says detectives have been working around the clock to piece together clues. on thursday, fox 29 was there as investigators recovered a laptop from a west oak lane home. earlier in the week, they recovered the victim's stolen 2007 toyota corolla from north philadelphia. all of the evidence point to do wilson as the killer. >> the laptop which prints came back to him the vehicle which inside prints came back to him but also the credit card -- her credit card was

. >>> philadelphia police say they have recovered of a stolen laptop that was taken from regina brunner-holmes' home in what police believe was a robbery. three people are being questioned, no charges have been filed. >>> a police officer accused of assaulting his girlfriend has turned himself in. michael alice has been suspended with the intent to dismiss. his girlfriend said they had a fight which turned physical. he is a 20 year veteran. force. >>> property of a 2400 block of north 18th street is on the verge of collapse. trees have been growing underneath i tell and rodents are living there. the homeowner of the abandoned property died in 1996. 91-year-old fanny lives next-door and afraid the home will cave in on her. >> we had the police out here and peco and l&i and they haven't been back. >> well, inspectors with l&i posted a demolition notice more than a month ago nothing happened. fanny called "action news," an inspector came out. the city blames a backlog of demo jobs for the delay. >> be alert military has canceled the 4th of july celebration at the u.s. air base in england. police

regina brunner was found dead on monday. police say she was beaten and her throat slashed in an apparent robbery. yesterday homicide detectives went to this row home in west oak lane with a search warn the. sources tell nbc 10 they found crucial evidence including a laptop, possibly belonging to the elderly victim. neighbors say a woman has lived there for years. >> calm woman, you know. >> be surprised then? >> if she was involved i'd definitely be surprised. >> nbc 10 was learned that a woman is one of the three people being questioned by detectives. police continue to collect evidence including the victim's car which was discovered tuesday. it had been stolen the day she was killed. also investigators have tracked her stolen debit cards to local atms. >>> the july fourth holiday weekend is under way all across the region. those who got an early start down the shore had to dodge the rain in north wildwood. some took in a movie as you see the line. a lot of shoretowns have concerts fireworks and more plan for this weekend.

regina brunner holmes was discovered dead in her house on rumsford road week ago.ey roy wilson is under arrest charged with that murder. "action news" reporter annie mccormick live in east mount airy. >> reporter: monica even though homicide detectives are confident wilson is their man they say there are still two people out there using the victim's credit did it cards. many are reporting they believe they were victims of robbery at the hands of the same man who killed their neighbor. saturday police arrested 37-year-old leroy wilson for the brutal murder of 85-year-old regina brunner holmes. police say the local handyman has a lengthy rap sheet in florida with a few arrests here. they believe the 85-year-old victim caught him stealing before he beat her and slit her vote. sunday at a memorial service the popular mother and grandmother was eulogized news of the arrest days before the services relieved the family. >> it was

. >> we are at the big board with more on the murder of regina brunner-holmes in her east mount airy home three days ago. her son talked about their elderly mother and the manhunt for her killer. homicide detectives do not have a suspect but they believe robbery was the motive. the 85-year-old was found dead in her home, badly beaten with a slit throat. police recovered her stolen car the next day. she was active in the community and advocate for civic causes. her sons want to bring awareness for crimes against the elderly and their tendency to trust others. >> she did everything to help others. the people who murdered our mom treated an 85-year-old frail woman like she was a sack of beans and man handled her body like she was an object. >> homicide detectives continue to search for her killer. >> reporter: three teenage girls are recovering from a car crash in delaware. drivers truck the teens in newark after two cars collided at kirkwood highway at darwin drive. the crash shoved a vehicle up on the sidewalk where they were standing. one of the drivers an 88-year-old was taken to th

. >> yes, stress balls where regina jackson felt a lot less stress today because her organization just received a $1 million donation to expand this building and mission. >> that's the fruit of all label. if we can have people make better decisions we'll resolve a lot of problems in the world. >> that would be one happy story in oakland filled with happy stories today. 17 organizations received $34 million from one anonymous donor who gave the money to the san francisco foundation to invest in oakland. >> they wanted to go to oakland and be transformative. >> $34 million is going to make a difference, particularly in the right hands. >> $3 million would help renovate a clinic servicing patients who don't speak english. along international boulevard, hack the hood will turn at-risk kids to tech producers. it's already influenced ashton's life. >> i use twitter and facebook. and it just opened my eyes to get behind the scenes of those things i like to use. >> $34 million. can they cure the ilils of a city? they might start. wayne freedman abc 7. >>> nine years and billions of miles later

five year old regina -- eight a year old regina bruner found dead inside her home, police recovered her stolen silver toyota corolla found on stillman street in north philadelphia. so far no arrest have been made. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf will sit down with republican leaders monday to talk about the state budget stalemate. meanwhile the governor has vetoed two republican backed bills. rejected bills that would have eliminated state liquor stores and changed the way schools are funded. earlier this week, the governor vetoed the entire state budget which hadn't happened in pennsylvania in more than 40 years. now, one democrat voted for any of those bills. >> well still ahead this morning, south jersey community comes together to mourn local student who drowned in a popular swimming spot. >> also ahead officials now believe they know the cause of this church fire that sparked a federal investigation. >> and katie is updating the holiday forecast for you. >> and it looks guys, like we will ends up with wet weather at least for part of the holiday weekend. so i'll pinpoint the timi

. >> and they found a laptop that belonged to a murder victim dgs believe that the murder of regina bruhner holmes was a robbery, no charges have been filed. >>> a philadelphia police officer is under arrest, accused of assaulting his girlfriend, michael alice is charged with simple assault false imprisonment and contempt. she says that they had a fight and it turned physical alice is a veteran of the department and is he suspended for 30 days with the intent to dismiss. >>> one person is dead after an suv crash nood the back of a tractor trailer in chester. on the southbound lanes of 95 near 322, police say the big rig was stopped at the time with his hazard lights on when the kia suddenly slammed into it. one person died at the scene and state police are investigating. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, supplies are on the way to the international space station. and a mob of teenagers take over a wal-mart store causing thousands in damage and the whole thing was caught on camera are and a burglary suspect breaks down in court when he comes face-to-face with a former classmate tha

could not keep 30 neighbors from lighting candles and sharing stories about their neighbor and friend regina bruener. >> it's amazing how many people showed up in the rain that shows what kind of person she was. >> neighbors came together hours after her missing corolla was recovered this morning. she spotted the car matching the description and contacted police. >> what goes through my mind that's somebody's mother somebody's grandmother. and why? >> investigators also found a wiped down knife in the rear playground of a church not far from the crime scene. detectives have not determined whether it's the knife used to kill bruener in her east mt. airy home. like her car, it provides them with other potential clues. bruno's son discovered herb body in her bedroom yesterday. her throat slashed. investigators say whoever killed her stole items from her home cars were used in several locations by more than one person person. police are trying to track down video surveillance from various businesses. >>> just hours after announcing -- >> i'll tell you what i think, if you like it great, if you d

regina bruener's car was returned to her drive way today.found the car in north philadelphia tuesday. it's covered in fingerprint dust and was stolen after her throat was slashed in her home on monday. officers found her computer in the home in west oak lane. >>> allentown officials say they are cooperating fully with the fbi after a raid on city hall there. they seized several documents from the building yesterday. the fbi is looking into allentown's contracting process. city issued a statement today saying leaders have acted properly at all times. we knocked on the mayor's door today, but no one answered. >>> there is some reassuring news tonight for atlantic city in a quest to keep a strong hold on gambling in the state. there is almost no chance voters will be asked to allow casinos in north jersey this fall. the state constitution would have to be amended to allow casinos outside atlantic city. state lawmakers say they're 98% sure the question won't be on the november ballot. >>> new developments in the corruption case against new jerse