. >> meet tyler and rocco. doctors thought they would never walk or even talk, but they are thriving. innovative treatment helping them and how it could help millions of other children. hey, howard. >> hello, hello. hey, i can't ever get enough of chip kelly. even with a bye week. more from chip today, some chipper comments, and if you were a sixers fan and i don't know how many are, it's not good news. that's coming up in sports. this is ceo tom macarthur's world. in macarthur's world, he opposes new laws to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to choose. aimee belgard's on our side. i'm aimee belgard and i approve this message. ♪ >> philadelphia police are on the hunt for two men who shot a 24 year old man 35 times. north philadelphia's uber street and 2100 block are the scene. the sp

. >> and meet tyler and rocco.tors thought they'd never walk, nor even talk, but they are thriving. the innovative treatment helping them and how it could help millions of other children. scott? >> lucy, get ready for summer temperatures in mid october plus we're tim >> right now on fox 29 a nurse who took care of an ebola patient in dallas has. bowl la herself. nina familiar the first known ebola case transmitted here in the united states. she was one of 70 staff members who treated thomas duncan who died last week. tonight familiar getting a transfusion of blood plasma from a doctor who survived ebola. emergency crews in protective gear messing five passengers from a plane at boston's logan airport today. officials say the passenger flight 237 came down with flu-like symptoms. none of them had eventually been to west africa. spokesman says crews wore protective suits to be extra cautious. >>> los angeles police say man wearing a surgical mask was about to get off a bus when he told the driver quote you better not

. >> and meet tyler and rocco.tors thought they'd never walk, nor even talk, but they are thriving. the innovative treatment helping them and how it could help millions of other children. scott? >> lucy, get ready for summer temperatures in mid october plus we're t this is ceo tom macarthur's world. in macarthur's world, he opposes new laws to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to choose. aimee belgard's on our side. i'm aimee belgard and i approve this message. >> right now on fox 29 a nurse who took care of an ebola patient in dallas has. bowl la herself. nina familiar the first known ebola case transmitted here in the united states. she was one of 70 staff members who treated thomas duncan who died last week. tonight familiar getting a transfusion of blood plasma from a doctor who surv

the >>> up next, rocco josks the puppy killed in in cases of rape and incest, just >>> up next, rocco josks the puppy killed in like the right-wing republicans in congress. they want to overturn roe v. wade. so does she. "i think roe v. wade should be overturned." barbara comstock even voted with right-wing republicans to require women seeking an abortion to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds. that's all i need to know. i'm john foust and i approve this messge. >>> right now at 5:30, it was a terrifying call to 911. >> hello. >> teens begging for help after a brazen abduction. police found out they made the whole thing up. gas prices are taking a dive. we found a pump in our area under three bucks a gallon. the deadly difference. ebola treatment was very different for the patient who died in texas. breaking down the changes that could have made all the difference. >>> first at 5:30 he helped protect the streets of baltimore for half a decade. tonight, he's headed to jail. >> alex taylor was sentenced for the death of a 7-month-old puppy named rocco. some people question whether this sen

. >>> one year is how long a police officer will face for killing his 7-month-old puppy, rocco. the judge suspended him from the baltimore police force without pay and later resigned after pleading guilty back in august. he was suspended from the baltimore police force without pay. phone calls and text messages with his then girlfriend revealed taylor was angry the dog went to the bathroom inside. >> now, to a developing story for a young woman at the university of maryland. reminding all students to lock their doors and windows at night. a young woman woke up early sunday to find someone peering into her bedroom just off campus on knox road. when she questioned what the person was doing, he or she ran off. >>> now, to a story you will see only on news4. several police officers believe they were targeted by a gunman after reporting shots being fired near the police station. this happened behind the shift change here at oxen hill last wednesday. officers reported shots seemed to be coming their way just after midnight. there were six to seven officers behind the police station af

he texted his girlfriend i almost killed rocco, well i wanted to. paraphrasing the text he made a me all over the carpet after i let him outside. at today's sentencing, stold th judge he was not just a dog, a member of my family. >> i think it's important. >> reporter: the parents say he put the dog out of his pain after being injured by someone else. >> we're not saying he wasn't culpable and not responsible for what he did but the dog had been injured. >> the reality he snapped, killed the dog and lost his career and liberty. >> reporter: the defense for officer taylor plans to come back and ask the one year sentence be modified and criminal conviction be expunged so he can apply for a better job when he is released from jail but it is unlikely he will ever be a police officer again. chris gordon, news4. >>> take a look at the damage done by a fire in annapolis, the loss at $1.5 million. investigators believe the house on sharps point road was hit by lightning at midnight. three people were inside but all got out safely. >>> would you believe we a

good evening, i'm diana rocco. natasha has tonight off. she's the only u.s.atient to receive the diagnosis without ever traveling to africa. officials were at the dallas home of the unidentified nurse to calm neighbors' fears. she has been in isolation since reporting a fever on friday. the test came back positive late last night. the cdc says there was a breach of protocol but they aren't sure how since the worker wore full protective gear. they've recommended texas health presbyterian hospital designate a full-time infection control supervisor. >>> and president barack obama wants answers and has asked the cdc to fast track their investigation. cbs news correspondent brian webb has more. >> reporter: a hospital worker helping to treat ebola patient thomas duncan was infected with the virus while wearing a mask, gown, gloves and other protective clothing. >> how disturbing it is that even after those precautions this person still contracted the disease. >> we're very concerned. >> reporter: officials at texas health presbyterian hospital are not releasing th

"eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco checks it out tonight. >> reporter: philadelphia's two dollars pack tax on cigarettes has smokers leaving the city. >> i think they're picking on the weak. >> i think it's ridiculous. >> reporter: while philly stores say they're seeing less of their regulars, just over the city line store owners liken mandalia says business has been booming since october 1st when the tax took effect. he owns ace news and tobacco on the bensalem pike n3 weeks business has tripled. >> it is very good business pick up. before business very slow. >> can you order me a carton of the e menthol 120. >> reporter: he has hundreds of new customers, all looking for one thing. >> four packs, okay. one, two, three and four. >> reporter: he went from selling 100 packs a day to 40 cartons. at nearly $80 each that adds up. >> i buy a carton 'cause i'm traveling all the way up here. >> reporter: down the street at wawa the parking lot is full and the line wraps around the counter. smokers say they're saving hundreds a month by crossing the city lines. >> it's a lot cheaper. i get

diana rocco was there.his meeting was as loud as it was brief. >> reporter: yeah, chris, in a rather short and unorganized meeting many parents seemed to leave without the information they came for. while the high school here is now closed, its doors will remain opened to help kids find another place to go. what was supposed to be an information mal meeting for parents of walter palmer charter high school quickly not heated. >> i'm talking to you. i'm talking to you. >> you're not going to yell at me. hundreds showed up for answers after getting a voicemail sunday the high school was closed. >> high school students should not report to school on monday october 27th. >> reporter: within minutes organizers lost control and many left not knowing where their kids will end up. >> we paid for uniforms. that's outrageous. five pair of pants, five shirts, two pair of shoes, two sweaters like come on. is he going to reimburse me. >> reporter: michael maddox's son is a freshman. he showed up to school monday like doz

"eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco is live at special victims units with these late breaking detailsdiana. >> reporter: jessica, that suspect was picked up at a homeless shelter this afternoon and brought here to special victims unit where he was questioned for several hours. tonight police have charged 29-year-old brandon menley with rape, robbery attempted murder and a slew of other charges. a rape and robbery suspect now in police custody. 36 hours after police say his vicious attack on a business owner was caught on tape. >> she was attacked. she was sexually assaulted and robbed, also struck over the head and sustained some injuries as a result of an unknown instrument or a metal object. >> reporter: the as salt so brought at a it's hard to watch but p the video is so detailed it led police to make a quick arrest. their suspect 29-year-old brandon menley. he was charged monday night after police spent the afternoon questioning him. sources say menley was picked up at a homeless shelter on the 900 block of hamilton street after he was identified from this video. police say he wal

live from the sat center, i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> wow, thank you very much. >>> troubling news for a family hoping for answers, after an autopsy, and nearly eight months of testing, officials cannot determine the cause of death for a woman found dead in a car near 30th street station. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live at 30th and market with this exclusive information, walt? >> reporter: well, chris, sadly this mystery is deepening, tonight, it was about eight months ago to the day that nadya mallic was found in the car right here at 30th and market. but after an autopsy and months of testing officials revealed to me the cause of her death is undetermine. nearly eight months after body of nadya mallic a 22 year old mother was found near 30th street station the sad mystery deepens. police now revealing an autopsy by the medical examiner, along with numerous tests performed since last february cannot determine what caused her death. >> after extensive testing and review of the case medical examiner has come back cause of manner to be undetermined. >>

in tuckerton beach i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> also this morning an investigation is underway to figure out how this happened, a rocket on the way to the international space station explodes just seconds after launching in eastern virginia. unmanned rocket crashed and burn at the launch complex in virginia. it was carrying a cargo ship pack with hardware supplies and space walk tools for six crew members aboard the international space station. >> what we do from this is we learn what happened. we can diagnosis this problem. figure on the what the problem was and fix the problem. >> the rocket failure now leaves space x as the only american company that can supply supplies to the international space station. >>> 5:33. here's traffic and weather together, katie. >> today will be a transition day for our area as we see the next cold front moving in and what it will do is trigger nothing more than just a late day shower. some could see a shower sooner then others for example the western most edge of berks county getting clipped by a hint of wet weather here. thinks jus

diana rocco is live there for us tonight with the latest breaking details. diana?> reporter: chris, at this hour that shooting is still under investigation. but what i can tell you that 26 year old trooper david kedra was pronounced dead shotly after his arrival here at temple university hospital. and win the last hour, there were some very somber moments as his family and comrades saluted him as he was taken to the medical examiner' office he is cored by police motorcade. not a word was spoken as the body of 26 year old pennsylvania state trooper david kedra taken from temple university hospital before his distraught family and motorcade and under the salute of his physical low comrades and loaded into awaiting hearse. he was shot in the chest during a training exercise tuesday at the montgomery county public safety training campus in conshohocken. the incident happened around 4:45 in the afternoon. chopper three overhead as he was removed from the facility and airlifted to temple where he was pronounced dead. police investigators guard the scene in the back of th

. >>> good evening everyone, i'm diana rocco. natasha brown is off tonight.he ebola scare has officials on high alert at airports across the country. a united flight from j.f.k. was diverted to lax after a passenger vomited and explained of flu like symptoms. she was isolated and a hazmat team was called in. it was learned she had not been exposed to ebola. hazmat teams spent the day at the home of the nurse who tested positive for ebola. she has been in isolation since friday. there was a breach in protocol that the cdc isn't clear how she was infected since she was wearing full protective gear. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers tells us the nurse is the first person in the u.s. to be diagnosed without ever traveling to africa. >> reporter: the preventive measures were supposedly all there, the hospital worker was wearing a mask gown gloves and other protective clothing while she helped treat ebola patient thomas duncan and yet she was still infected by the virus. >> how disturbing is it that even after those precautions this person still contracted the

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tonight he spoke exclusively with "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco. >> i have a fractured jaw.> reporter: 24 year old shane kerry has difficulty talking and can't eat. thursday a vicious attack left his jaw wired shut. >> we're just taking it a day at a time. >> reporter: cell phone video shows shane unconscious in the street after a group of teens on bikes threw water in his face and hit him from behind. it happened last thursday on the corner of 19th and fairmount. >> saw a bunch of kids on bikes and they were beating in side view mirrors on parked cars. >> reporter: shane confronted the group and told them to stop when they began to follow him and call him names. >> they started threatening me, all the kids on the street corner, pointing at me. >> reporter: and within seconds he was hit without ever seeing his attacker. the teens scattered but a couple living nearby ran to help. that's the next thing shane remembers. >> my head was being cradled by this woman and i couldn't really understand what was going on but she was putting gauze to my head so i wandered to thank her fo

"eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco went to check the out. >> reporter: philadelphia's $2 a pack taxn cigarettes has smokers leaving the city. >> i think they're picking on the weak. >> i think it's ridiculous. >> reporter: while philly stores say they're seeing less of their regulars just over the city line store owners like ken say business that is a been booming since october 1st when the tax took effect. >> i'm happy. >> he owes a tobacco store on the bensalem pike. in three weeks business tripled. >> business pick up. before business very slow. >> reporter: he has hundreds of new customers. all looking for one thing. >> he went from selling 100 packs a day to 40 carton. at nearly $80 each, that another up. >> i buy a carton because i'm traveling all the way up here. >> reporter: down the street at wawa the parking lot is full and the line wraps around the counter. smokers say they're saving hundreds a month by crossing the city line. >> it's a lot cheaper. i get them for my friends. >> while i'm up here i grab cigarettes. no brainer. roar report the city does anticipate that cig

"eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco live at the national couldn't stewing center now. diana?> reporter: chris, 17 year old malala is experiences and words are well beyond her years. tonight she was given one of the city's highest honors for a fight that nearly killed her. >> 2014 lib dee medal. >> reporter: touching tribute to freedom and education, 17 year old malala the youngest nobel prize winner received this year's liberty medal for her fight for children's rights to education. >> i speak for those without voice. i spoke for every child whose right to education has been neglected. >> reporter: at 11 she began writing published journal entries living under the taliban rule in pakistan. and against keeping women out of school. >> i had two options. one was not to speak and the second was to speak and then be killed. and i chose the second one, because i did not want to live in that situation of oppression. >> reporter: six years ago, three taliban gunmen boarded her schoolbus and shot her in the head. >> i realized that liberty comes at a high price and the taliban they ta

new at 11:00 dye qana rocco takes a look at what's behind this drop in price at the pump. >> reporteras is the lowest it's been since any driver what was asked can remember. >> probably about two years since it's been this low. >> it's been a long time. >> reporter: aaa says it's the lowest since january 2011, more than 20 states will go below the three dollars mark this week. >> it's great. it's exciting. >> reporter: the price here at this gulf station in washington township reads $2.73 but just about anywhere you look along the black horse pike the prices are just as low and dropping. we found $2.72 if you're willing to pay cash. why the drop. >> i'm not asking questions. >> reporter: aaa says inexpensive crude oil prices healthy supplies low demand and no hurricanes have reduced the barrel cost and all that trickles down to the consumer. >> my car is like a gas guzzler. it's good for me. >> i love it. i love spending less than $50 to fill my tapping and i have premium so that's awesome. >> reporter: aaa expects price to drop another 10 to 20 cents by the end of the year. in washin

"eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco is live at the national constitution center with morton -- moren tonight's moving event. >> reporter: her words and experiences are well i don't understand her year, she was given philadelphia's highest honor one she accepted gladly. >> 2014 liberty medal. >> reporter: in a touching tribute to freedom and education, 17-year-old malala use use the youngest nobel prize winner received this year's liberty medal for her right to children's right for education. >> i speak for those without voice. i speak for every child whose right to education has been neglected. >> reporter: at 11, malala began writing published journal entries about living under the taliban rule in pakistan and against keeping women out of school. >> i had two option. one was not to speak and wait to be killed and the second was to speak and then be killed and i chose the second one because i did not want to live in that situation of oppression. >> reporter: six years ago three taliban gunmen boarded her school bus and shot her in the head. >> i realized that liberty comes at a high

how you hear from the victim in his exclusive interview with "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco. >> i have fractured jaw. >> reporter: 24 cereal shane kerry has difficulty talking and can't eat. thursday a vicious attack left his jaw wired shut. >> you feel violated really. but these are children and why? >> reporter: cell phone video shows shaken unconscious in the street after a group of teens on bikes through water in his face and hit him from behind. it happened last thursday on the corner of 19th and fairmount. >> saw a bunch of kids on bikes and they were beating inside view mirrors on park cars. >> shane confronted the group and told them to stop when they began to follow him and call him names. >> they started threatening me. all the kids on the street corner pointing at me and starting to shout at me. >> within seconds he was hit without ever seeing his attackers. the teen scattered but a couple living nearby ran to help. that's the neck thing shane remembers. >> my head was being cradled by this mother and i couldn't really wands was going on, but she was putting gauze

diana rocco is live in the sat center with these late developments. diana? >> reporter: today before a congressional sub committee officials from dallas presbyterian hospital apologized for the mistakes made in treating ebola. but tonight, some local nurses aren't so sure things would have happened much differently here. >> the infection of a second nurse with the ebola virus has left many on the front lines of the fight feeling vulnerable. >> in liberia, ebola is now called the nurse killer disease. so that gives me great cause for concern. >> reporter: on couldn't friend call with more than 11 thus san health care workers, the largest union of registered nurses is demanding higher standards from hospitals. crozer-chester nurse kathy toomey was on that call. protocol at host hospitals is sub par or non existent. >> we're the front line. we're the people that are going to be going in and if you don't have the proper protocols in place, one mistake is all it takes. what i am afraid of is being try trying to short cut your protection and ending up like dallas.

"eyewitness news" reporter diane in rocco was at tonight's heated meeting. >> reporter: what was supposed to be an informational meeting for parents of walter palmer high school quickly got heated. >> i'm talking to you. >> you understand they're not -- >> i'm talking to you. >> you're not going to yell at me. >> reporter: hundreds showed up for answers after getting a voicemail sunday the high school is closed. >> high school students should not report to monday october 27th. >> organizers lost control and many left not knowing where their kids will end up. >> we paid for uniforms that's outrageous. five pair of pants, five shirts, two pair of shoes, two sweaters like come on. he's going to reimburse me. >> michael maddux's show is a freshman. he showed up to school monday and was turned away. >> i want to know what about my son's education. it's not right. these kids work hard. >> reporter: walter palmer charter is only allowed 675 kids by the district grades k through eight but they have 1300 on their roles threw 12t 12th grade in two locations. a court order palmer to drop 600 student

at the state police barracks in philadelphia, i'm diana rocco for "eyewitness news" on the cw phillyere are troubling new developments tonight in the ebola out break. >> their questions about why the man diagnosed with the first case of ebola in the united states was not admitted to the hospital earlier. the patient first visited the hospital in dallas on september 26th with a fever and abdominal pains. a nurse using a checklist asked whether he'd traveled from africa. he answered yes but he was still released. the cdc says the patient flew from liberia to the u.s. on september 19th. >> regretfully that information was not fully communicated throughout the full team and as a result, the full import that of information wasn't factored into the clinical decision making. >> health officials in north texas are monitoring as many as 18 people who might have had direct contact with that that patient and that includes five children. they have not shown any symptoms of ebola. >> well, the pediatric case of enterovirus has showed up in camden county. officials have not provided details about

tonight victims talked exclusi exclusively with diana rocco. >> reporter: while they slept someone wasatching. >> robberies while people are home puts an uneasiness with yourself, your wife, your children. pretty scary. >> reporter: it has neighbors in lower gwynned township out to talk about how to protect themselves. burglars hit four homes last week. stealing rolex watch worth more than 20,000 and tens of thousands in diamond jewelry. >> i woke up to my husband calling to me in a way that like i could just tell something was wrong. and he said we were robbed. >> reporter: amy found her purse and its contents scattered across their yard. the thieves also took two laptops, a kindle and her hub's phone which he tracked back to philadelphia. >> it got off at the temple university station. rf live report roar it appears the burglars went from home to home during the early morning hours while they were sleeping trying door handles and cutting screens but when they found an alarm system, they would move on. >> we believe side door was open and they were able to open it up and walk through

in lower gwynedd township, diana rocco, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> tonight a chester county priest isnder arrest on child pornography charges. mark haines is assigned to saint simon and jude parish in westtown township. prosecutors say that he used instagram to possess and distribute child pornography. haines allegedly posed as a 16-year-old girl on the social media site and exchanged graphic e-mails with a 14-year-old girl. >> you now need to identify the girl and follow up on that investigation. we are looking to see if there are any other victims out there. we would like them to call the chester county detectives and let us know. >> well, the philadelphia archdiocese says it's cooperating with law enforcement and remains committed to preventing abuse and protecting young people entrusted to its care. >>> it's unclear tonight if charges will be filed in connection with the football hazing allegations at central bucks west high school in doylestown. some new team members were reportedly forced to grab the private parts of other players. so the remainder of the jv and varsity football

a former penn ridge high school student is facing charges to night, and is our diane in rocco tells us alert parents tipped off police. >> reporter: 19 year old eric wood the latest to be charged with making ferris threats over a social media site caught called yik yak. >> are you home? we just want tosca few questions. >> he didn't answer outside his sell verseville home tuesday but police say he claims he was just answering a dare when he posted threats against the penn ridge school district. the post read "hi, guys i'm not at school any more, ha i'm bringing a gun through tomorrow so watch out" follow up message read "or how about a bomb?" parents saw the chatter and began contacting authorities and the school who added security woods mother contacted police when he told her about the fire storm he describe. yik yak is a cross between snap chat and twitter posts can be seen by users within a 5-mile radius and can remain anonymous. >> kids, teens, people in high school, middle school, even lower school, they don't realize the what had happen. it's not anonymous. >> tuesday widener un

"eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco joins us live from the constitution center with the latest, diana a. >> reporter: as you mentioned at just 17 years old malala's message is a very simple one, children deserve an education. it is something that she believed glowing up in pakistan and something she feels so strongly about that not only an attack has stopped her. one child, one teacher, one book one pen can change the world. words of malala yousafzai as she accepted 204 mobile peace prize. she was youngest recipient ever. in a few hours she will accept philadelphia's liberty medal of honor at the national constitution center. six years ago she was shot in the head in her home country of pakistan targeted by the taliban for saying that she wanted an education and writing about life under taliban rule. she was 11 years old and riding a school bus when she was shot. speaking at the convention center tuesday, at 309 under 30 summit she talk about what an honor the liberty medal is. >> it is a good feeling after doing good work and relief you get in your heart. you cannot find it anywhere.

. >>> let's get right to diana rocco who is live at the police special victims unit tonight. die nan? >> reporter: chris and jessic jessica, that suspect was picked up this afternoon and taken here to special victims unit where he was questioned for several hou hours. tonight 29 year old brandon menially has been charged with rape, robbery, attempted murder and a slew of other related charges. a rape and robbery suspect now in police custody. 36 hours after police say his vicious attack was caught on tape. >> she was attacked, um, she was sexually assaulted, and robbed. also was struck over the head and sustained some injuries as a result of unknown instrument or metal object. >> reporter: the assault so brutal it's hard to watch. but the video so detailed it led police to make quick arrest. their suspect 29 year old brandon menially. he was charged monday night after police spent the afternoon questioning him. sources say menially was picked up at a homeless shelter on the 900 block of hamilton street after he was identified from this video. police say he walked into an art

"eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco is live at darby police headquarters and you talked with one ofhe victims. >> reporter: that's right, chris and jessica. the latest attempt came yesterday here in darby. the man showed up at an elderly woman's home and he said he was from the water company. but tonight police say they come with all kinds of stories and they think they are part of a much larger ring targeting elderly across several states. police are looking for this man, part of a burglary ring targeting elderly in several states you. >> feel invaded. that's one thing. >> reporter: bob manual says before lunch a man knocked on his door saying he was from the lek particular company. >> and he says he want to walk around i'll show you what we're going to document while bob was in the house police say the suspect radioed to two men in awaiting car. the first stalled bob while the other two ran into his apartment. >> he had papers in his hand and everything, he was writing some stuff down on papers and all, you know. >> reporter: did you believe this guy's story that he actually works

alex and rocco very rare, he severe, right. there are other kids that have a little thing missing and parents have looked at ad. hd and autism and it is just not that. so she says she meets people on the train, plane i just want to sianni get check. the that is who she wants to talk to. >> jen, are boys abe the doctors that we saw in the study, are they all from the delaware valley. >> reporter: so the two boys are board fourth graders and they are based in lower merion. the doctor is based in baltimore but she's kind of one of these people. she has a big foundation and she treats people all over the country. moms and dads, you know, who are struggling. she puts them in the right direction. where they should be going. who they should be talking to. >> hopefully this will help a lot more families. >> yes. >> we will get out to that fundraiser. i may go to that. great story. thank you. 7:26. all right. check out these uniforms here. this is what doctors are wearing to prevent the spread ofe bowl, so how does a nurse in texas end

i diana rocco has the individual you'll only see on "eyewitness news". diana? >> reporter: jessica, police say this man was confronting a group of kids on bikes when one of them attacked him from behind. tonight it is believed that this may be the same group that has been causing some instances of harassment and vandalism in the city over the last couple of weeks. as witnesses tell me tonight this video is hard to watch. the eyewitness individual is chilling. a 24 year old man is attacked from behind and left unconscious lying in an intersection after he confronts a group of kids on bikes. by the time i got to him it was about maybe 32nd later so we had regained continues very disoriented. pretty clear he had a concussion and pretty large injury on his face. >> i didn't see think that it would get to the point with all the cars around that there actually would be an altercation in the street. >> reporter: couple who asked not to be identified watching from their apartment wip dough was able to rush to the man's aid while calling police and shooting this cell ph

our diana rocco is live at central detectives with more on the investigation.iana. >> reporter: and, chris, it appears that this man was confronting a group of kids on bicycles when one of them attacked him from behind. it is believed that it is the same bike group responsible for other instances of harassment and vandalism around the city over the last couple weeks. as you will see from this video, witnesses say the attack was brutal and hard to watch. the "eyewitness news" video is chilling. a 24-year-old man is attacked from behind and left unconscious lying in an intersection after he confronts a group of kids on bikes. >> by the time they got to him 30 seconds later he had regained consciousness. it's very clear a concussion, a lamp injury on his face. >> i didn't think that it would get to the point with all the cars around that there actually would be an altercation in the street. a couple who asked not to be identified watching from their apartment window was able to rush to the man's aid while calling police and shooting this cell phone video. it happe

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diana rocco for "eyewitness news" at cw philly. >>> someone else believes they may have seen eric frein on the run for allegedly killing a pennsylvania state trooper. state police focused their efforts near 390 in barrett township monroe county where a man reportedly spotted frein yesterday afternoon. it is a possible lead on the manhunt now in the forty-seventh day. man who reported the possible sighting described what he saw. >> the pine tree down there, i seen a figure pop up and down. basically thought a that was suspicious good frein is accused of opening fire outside blooming grove state police barracks september 12th killing byron dickson and wounding trooper alex douglass. our nicole brewer has very latest coming up at 7:30. >>> meanwhile philadelphia police searched the the schuylkill river for a weapon as part of their investigation of dion jordan. police believe that jordan, who is behind bars this morning, may have killed as many as six people. most recent victim was 50 year-old dallas long who was gunned down october 17th. his body was dumped at eighty-second and lionness s

diane in rocco has his inspirational story. >> the truman hi tigers may be down on the scoreboard but player stands out for the way he's always building them up. >> let's go, defense! >> truman high school senior xavier thomas as asberger's syndrome. the timid sophomore was asked to join the football team two years ago without ever stepping on field. and in just two seasons, he's quickly become one of their side lines super stars. >> his energy perm me yates our team. he's always encouraging everybody. wants to see everyone do well. he'll go out on a play, knock somebody down and help them back up. >> he's the third string guard and tackle. football has become his passion. >> it's pretty mazing to wear all this gear and show my school spirit out there. >> reporter: he spent the off season in the weight room with his teammates and he's seen a big improve many in his academic performance much his coach calls him an inspiration. >> we've had tough practices. he become the levity sometimes. sometimes that cheer from him or something from him, come on guys, has -- gets all the kids saying

tonight diana rocco has a look at how they operate and who they're trying to find. >> reporter: police this man, part of a burglary rink targeting elderly in several states. >> you feel invaded. >> reporter: bob manual says before lunch last week a money knocked on his door saying he was from the electric company. >> he said, take a walk around i'll show was we're going to do. >> reporter: while bob was in the back, police say the suspect radioed to two men in awaiting car. the first stalled bob while the other two ran into his apartme apartment. >> he had papers in his hand and everything, and he was writing some stuff down on papers and all, you know. >> did you believe this guy's story, that he actually worked for the electric company? >> yeah, because the way he was and the way he talked. >> reporter: police were alerted by a witness while basketball was still in the backyard. they pulled the two men out of his apartment. >> when cops got there they got the gun on the other guy. >> reporter: larry mitt mitchell, robert mitchell and ricky parker wanted in two states for burglary wer

"eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco has his inspirational story >> let's go defense! high school senior, stave year thomas, has asperger syndrome. two years ago, the tim it sophomore was asked to join the football team, without ever stepping on a field. and, in just two seasons, he's quickly become one of their side line superstars. >> health ' scrimmage, knock somebody done, hen them back up. >> shows my school spirit. >> he spent the off season in the weight room with teammates n and seen billing improvement in his academic performance. his coach calls him an inspiration. >> had tough practices cents, he becomes the levity sometimes. sometimes seeing that little cheer from him, something from him, come on, guys, gets all of the kids saying hey this is fine. >> don't let all of the negative stuff. >> he says it is his team that's lifted him up. >> make sure nothing comes between you and your dreams. >> my dream to be on the truman football team for my friends and team and coaches out here. >> whether he's in the game or on the side lines, xavier says not ball has tau