sacred heart is one of them, which is fantastic work, you know, homelessness, safety net. but there's many organizations, big and small. so, like mari ellen said, "no gift is too small." damian: and i mean, because where we're kind of, i mean, we're several years removed from the recession. some people are still actually in the recession, but i mean the need keeps growing no matter how far we might dig out of it. manuel: the need keeps growing. in 2008, we saw the bottom, poncho guevara, who's the executive director of sacred heart, he actually has many stories of individuals still that were clients, were actually donors, and now they're clients. during the recession, and as it's gotten better, you still see the lines. you still see the need. it is very important to actually support these organizations every time of the year, not just cinco de mayo or svgives. damian: it just happens to fall on that date. manuel: exactly. damian: now, mari ellen, i mean, some people might think, "i only have $10 to give. i don't know what big a difference that's going to make." mari ellen:

> it is still so unreal. >> reporter: jill and other relatives turn out for a memorial mass at sacred heart catholic church. they are remembering them. yvonne was her cousin. >> heart break. shock, tragedy, something, it will take the family a long time to heal. >> reporter: the mass is meant to bring healing to the family. the co-pilot of a german wings air bus deliberately crashed the plane in the alps. 150 people lost their lives. elizabeth is also yvonne's cousin. >> my flower girl. i saw her often. i saw her daughter often. >> reporter: the church family says the family wanted to do something as the search for debris continues. yvonne selke was an active member of the church. >> to bring closure to our communal and especially to the family so they have something to so we can gather and pray. >> close to 700 people turned out for today's service. the family says a funeral service will be held but they have not yet set a date. >>> the man who shot president ronald reagan fight to leave a mental hospital for good. during a hearing, a lawyer for john hinckley jr. said that hinckley is clin

yvonne selke was an active member at sacred heart. her daughter emily grew up in the church. >> to bring closure to our parish community and more especially to the family so they have something we can gather and pray. >> reporter: we're told that 700 people have turned out here for the memorial service this morning, a funeral service is expected to be held at a later date. eun, back to you. >> darcy spencer, darcy, thank you. >>> a developing story we've been watching all morning. investigators are trying to figure out who landed a small drone on the roof of the prime minister of japan's office in tokyo. officials called the drone harmless but said it had trace amounts of radioactive material. they don't believe it's enough to pose any danger. japan says it's now reviewing its drone regulations. >>> president obama is on his way to the florida everglades for earth day. the press corps will be watching closely to see whether florida governor rick scott greets the president in person. the two are fighting on how to pay for the state's c

jeff: more than 700 friends and loved ones packed sacred heart catholic church in manassas today for a standing room only service to honor the mother and daughter both on board the germanwings flight that crashed in the french alps on march 24th. investigators believe co-pilot lubitz locked his co-pilot out of the cockpit and intentionally crashed the plane. >> whenever i think of the accident, i can't! jeff: but this ceremony, friends say, was not about their death but about their lives and like yvonne and emily, filled with love. >> just verifies how wonderful emily and yvonne were. how many lives they touched. >> they were always in life, they died together. jeff: we are told that the father and son in the selke family are doing as well as can be expected. but the family priest tells us that everyone is still struggling with the fact that the remains have not been found. in manassas, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. maureen: coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 police are calling it a crisis on the roadways. new steps officers are taking to stop destructive driving. >> oh, no! oh, my god! ma

the priest was accused of molesting an lp11-year-oldt( altar boy in 1997 att( sacred heart parish in )(u >>> travel will be tricky when the pope comes to philadelphia later on this year. mass transit will be the way to go. septa is alreadyñr making plans ahead of the crowds that will swarm center city. septa's buses will only get you so close to the pope because the secure perimeter mayxd extend well beyond the action. the trains will be the best bet. septa's deputy generalfá manage says the plan is a work qáj&háhp &hc progress progress. service will look very different from the day-to-day e1operations. >> we'll have policejf barricades and organizing people to the platforms. so you're talking about carrying a lot of people. you'ret( talking about security concerns and you're talking about safety.e1 >> he says septa will also be cycling trains around as fast as possible. as with each passing qweek you can count on nbc 10 to bring you new information about the i]ok upcoming papal visit. you can get those details fast and at your convenience using the nbc 10 use app for smartphovlt

friends and family gathered for a mass at the sacred heart catholic church in manassas. investigators believe the co- pilot was suicidal and deliberately locked the pilot out of the cockpit and threw the plane into a mountain. >>> tomorrow hearings are expected to resume on whether john hinckley, jr., the man who shot president reagan and three others, will building granted more freedom. his attorneys are arguing for full-time release. he's already allowed to visit his mom up to 17 days at a time, but opinions are divided whether hinckley ought to be granted more time away from that hospital. >> i don't think they should fear him because i don't think he's a danger to anyone. >> any time you know you have someone in the community that's done the types of crime ms. hinckley has committed it's a concern. >>we're seeing the actual photo of the boston marathon bomber giving the middle finger to the jail house camera. dzhokhar tsarnaev's lawyers fought to em could the jury from seeing this picture -- to keep the jury from seeing this picture. day two of the sentencing phase f

the two will be remembered at the sacred heart catholic church. the service begins at 11:00. >>> the justice department is launching a civil rights investigation into the death of freddie gray. he's the baltimore man who suffered a fatal spinal chord injury and gray's arrest was recorded on cell phone video. he can be heard yelling get off of me. on april 12th he was taken into custody just before 9:00 a.m. some time between that moment and paramedics being called less than an hour later, his spine was nearly severed. he died from his injuries on sunday. hundreds of demonstrators called for action during a march yesterday. >> very very concerned this is a pattern here in baltimore city. >> what we don't know and what we need to get to is how that injury occurred. >> six police officers involved in the arrest are on administrative leave as that investigation moves forward. >>> a prince george's county police officer will be tried today for assaulting a teenager who was handcuffed. officer jerry thomas is charged with two counts of misconduct in off

online safety was the hot topic at country day school in sacred heart in brynmawr. the girls were visited to talk about the dangers lurking on the internet. >> where they may be approached online by a user who says that they're a certain age from a certain demographic in a certain part of the world and they very well and easily through technology could be a pedophile sitting anywhere else. >> the discussion was part of the national cyber safety campaign called i guardian. >>> to the jersey shore now where atlantic city's oldest casino is embracing new technology. they opened an online gambling lounge yesterday. it allows gamblers to sign up for internet gambling accounts. staff members are there to help traditional gamblers to make that transition. >>> meantime workers at sugarhouse casino rallied last night. the workers have been trying to organize a union at sugarhouse. they claim union workers at other pennsylvania casinos make considerably more money than they do. >>> the future of solar energy is looking bright in delaware. solar city cut the ribbon on a new fa

the procession began outside of sacred heart church on south broad street. >> when phillies fans show up at the ballpark for opening day monday they'll see something new and we're not talking about the roster. walk through metal detectors will be used to screen spectators as they center citizens bank park. the fanatic was on hand to demonstrate the process. you never know what he's hiding up his sleeve. oh, he got in, okay. the addition was not just about enhanced security in philadelphia but a league wide requirement from -- maybe he won't get in. a league wide requirement from major league baseball. >>> ducis here now. phillies about to start their final preseason series tonight. >> some kinks to still work out. if you didn't get a chance to seat phillies in clearwater they're back home for a pair of exhibition games against the pirates. then the real fun begins monday with the scene season her. our own jeff skversky is live at the park with more on the phils. >> ducis expectations as low as they have been around here in a long time. and the way they finished spring training doesn't

at sacred heart in bryn mawr that is where they informed students about the i guardian program. it teaches students and teachers and parents about spotting the warning signs. >>> a new place to connect job seekers with employers mayor michael nutter and others were at the clear link center at jfk boulevard in center city. it provides job training and education and more. >>> now more to come on "action news" at 12:30 three dozen students headed to a technical school are involved in a school bus accident this morning. >>> and a huge ocean wave knocks a tourist from her perch and almost out to see. >>> 11 students were hurt in a school bus crash in gibbsboro new jersey it was making a left-hand turn when it sideswiped a vehicle, none of the injuries are serious and the crash remains under investigation. >>> an accident in buck county was also deadly, on the scene of the crash on route 413 in buckingham township shortly before 2 a.m., the driver lost control and slams into a poll and ended up in the woods the crash knocked out power to the area, the driver was pronounced dead at the

the priest was accused of molesting an 11-year-old altar boy in 1997 at sacred heart parish in bridesburg. in two different trials neither jury could reach a verdict. the priest has been suspended since 2011. >>> coming up when temperatures will get near 70 and how long we'll stay dry before our next chance for rain. >>> then we look into the local school district where whooping cough cases continue to rise. >>> plus the national guard warning delaware residents it's only an exercise. what some will wake up to tomorrow that might be alarming coming right up on nbc 10 news. ♪ there is no royal blood in this country. nothing is reserved for anyone. it's all just out there waiting for someone to reach out and take it. ♪ and the ones who do. these are the kings and queens of america. ♪ >>> to the race for philadelphia mayor tonight, some of the candidates faced off in a debate in the city's fox chase neighborhood. democrats anthony williams jim kenny, doug oliver and lynn abraham were all there along with republican melissa bailey. they answered questions submitted by audience members. voters

sara bloomquist is live outside of sacred heart with more tonight. >> reporter: monica lehigh county authorities are calling this a health emergency since the start of this month doctors here and across the county have treated dozens upon dozens of patients suffer from alarming side effects from synthetic marijuana, eight people died in this county just this week alone and that synthetic marijuana may be to blame. emergency room doctors have treated 30 patients suffering from the adverse effects of overdosing on synthetic marijuana there are 70 cases city wide all since last week. >> i am alarmed off the spike we are seeing and you know, the question is at what point does it stop? >> the synthetic marijuana surfacing in this county and others is similar to k2 it's packaged to look like potpourri and costs as little as $20 and people may think it's hafrmless to smoke but users from 16 to 60 have come to money rooms with extreme reactions like kidney failure and muscle break down. >> they come in acutely delirious and agitated and show remarkable strength that is requiring three four o

a memorial mass will be held for the mother and daughter right here at sacred heart catholic church later this morning. i can tell you that the selkes were active members of this church community, since 1993. the pastor has told news4 that losing yvonne and emily selke left a huge void here in the church family. the mother and daughter were among the 150 killed when the plane went down. the co-pilot took it down intentionally last month. the members of the church watched emily grow up here. she sang in the choir. her mom over the years was very active in the children's ministries and both mother and daughter were devoted and active members of the girl scouts. and this memorial service will be held here at 11:00 this morning. back to you. >> darcy spencer, live in manassas thank you. >>> two important questions need to be asked -- do you have a will and when is the last time that document was updated? a new survey found only 56% of american parents have a will and less than half of those people have made changes in the last five years. the survey also found more than half of adult children

the priest was accused of molesting an 11-year-old altar boy in 1997 at sacred heart parish in bridesburg. in two trials neither jury could reach a verdict. he's been suspended from service since 2011. >>> the new jersey teacher who assigned her class to write get well letters to a convicted cop killer is now suspended from work. the orange school superintendent in essex county in north jersey said he had no knowledge that the teacher asigned her third grade class to write the letters to mumia abu-jamal. schoolard mrter its say the teacher did not ask for school approval and parents were not notified of the assignment. the letters wfr delivered to abu-jamal who was recently hospitalized fromplications for diabetes. he's serving life in prison for the 1981 murder of police officer daniel faulkner. >>> it may be about six months away but transportation officials are already preparing for the pope's visit. next, hear from septa about what plans they have in the works. it's back! xfinity watchathon week. the biggest week in television history. it's your all-access binge-watching pass to tv's

sacred heart is reporting 30 cases since the start of the month. doctors say overdoses from k-2 or synthetic marijuana make people so combative they need to be knocked out for the safety of doctors and people trying to treat them. >> there are all these negative side effects and that's what we're seeing. we're not just getting euphoric high or the munchies you traditionally saw with marijuana. you get all these bad side effects. >> reporter: it can cause breathing problems and muscle loss. those who don't walk out of the hospital have been left on breathing tubes or worse, the morgue. eight people have died from suspected k-2 overdoses and hospitals not just in allentown are reporting those overdoses. >> the dea makes them illegal. they don't make the name k-2 illegal. they make the active drug in them illegal. the guys on the streets are taking the compound that was legal, change it to a new compound that's not illegal. >>> then what happens, according to doctors here is that that new compound can be purchased and can create even worse side effect

family and friends gathered for a mass at sacred heart catholic church in manassas. >> the memorial was beautiful. i think it was exactly what they could have wanted. described them perfectly, both great social conscious and givers to the community. emily was a very accomplished young lady. >> three americans were aboard the germanwings flight that crashed into the alps last month. authorities believe the co- pilot was suicidal and flew the airbus 320 into the mountain deliberately. >>> we've been telling you about hearings underway to determine whether the man who shot president reagan and three others will be given more freedom. attorneys for john hinckley jr. are arguing for his full-time release. he's already able to leave st. elizabeth's hospital to visit his mother up to 17 days at a time, but there is a decision whether hinckley should be granted more time from the hospital. >> i don't think they should fear him because i don't think that he's a danger to anyone. >> any time you know you have someone in your community that's committed the types of crimes that mr. hinckley committ

we are told that the selkes were long-time members here at sacred heart catholic church and this is where that memorial service is going to be held a little later this morning. now, the mother and daughter were on the doomed flight last month, a flight that the co-pilot took down intentionally. investigators still trying to figure out why that happened. the pastor here at the church has told news4 that the selkes have been members here of this church since 1993. he says that members of the church literally watched emily grow up into a beautiful young woman. she was very involved in the church sang in the choir. her mom also very involved in the church and active in the children's ministries over the years. the services will get underway here at 11:00 this morning. eun, back to you. >> darcy spencer thank you. >>> for families of all of the victims compensation talks with lufthansa are expected to talk soon. a lawyer is considering seeking 1 million euros or a little more than $1 million per victim and that he can seek damages in the u.s. if an agreement isn't reached in france. the site i

stoneridge school of the sacred heart in bethesda is partnering with bikes for the world. to donate 500 bikes to the philippines. if you have a bike you'd like to donate, stop by 1420 south eads street this morning. they'll be happy to take it from you. >>> was it real or a hoax? >> this is an incredible picture. you can understand why it went viral and caused people to take to social media and lose their mind. >> when we return, the story of a quad grouple rainbow. >> but first -- quadruple rainbow. >> but first, allyson with the forecast. >> it's cool out here but comfortable and we have showers headed your way. quick in, quick out. we should be dry for your drive home. sunshine and 63 degrees by 10:00. near 07 but not for areas -- 70 but not for areas to the discover brookside and discover an exciting combination of tastes. rich, dark chocolate covering soft centers. flavored with exotic fruit juices. it's chocolate and fruit flavors like you've never experienced before. discover brookside. we snap it. we stack it. we smoosh it. we love it. hershey's makes it a s'more..

. >> she's not a sacred heart girl, let's make that clear, cokie.l media today is capturing the wars -- >> and surveillance cameras. >> lesson learned is big brother is watching. be careful what you say. >> and you shouldn't talk like that. >>> coming up, five years since the deep horizon oil spill in the gulf, is the coast bouncing back? >>> we mark the fifth anniversary of the bp oil spill the accident that shook louisiana's gulf coast, so how is the region recovering, we sent matt gutman to find out. >> reporter: it was the worst environmental catastrophe. >> the race tonight to save the increasing numbers of birds and other animals threatened by the growing oil slick. >> reporter: the explosion, 11 people killed and for 87 days millions of barrels of oil spilt into the gulf. this is the bay, critical marshland that was heavily oiled in 2010. black ribbon of oil painted across these marshes. today, in this spot at least, no oil to be found. five years ago, i had sunk my hand in here, probably would have pulled up a fist full of oil. right now. so

ian: i am ian, and i go to sacred heart. there was something that major garrett said.t is not just the candidates. they are in office for a reason. the voters put them in office, so he was talking about cable news and all of the political commentary, and if you are a republican, you can just watch fox news, and you can reaffirm your bias, and if you're a democrat, you can watch msnbc and reaffirm your bias, and when we go to the voting polls, all we see are these extreme candidates, so while we have these low reflections on the government, the reelection rate is about 95%. so in actuality, we are all just blaming it on everybody else but not our own candidate, because we are imbued with their own biases and not looking at the other side of the issues. brian: what do you do to get your information? where do you go? ian: personally, i go to the bbc. because i don't think there's as much commentary and because it is from britain, i think it hasition towards the issues in america, as well as the magazine as one of my favorites. brian: not many people your age read the econ

this procession began outside sacred heart church on south broad street and ended in front of saint stanislaus >> a group of men break into a yard just to steal a pair of bicycles. now police are asking for your help to catch them. >> plus, who killed the ceo of cooper hospital and his wife? prosecutors say they know but the family is not satisfied with the answer. now they're telling their side of the story and you'll only see it right here on 6abc. >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> we're still working to learn the name avenue driver who died in a crash in abington township. the wreck happened around 11:30 last night at the intersection of fisher road and jenkintown road and you can see with the force of the impact did to the car. police aren't sure what caused the 45-year-old driver to lose control but the car ended up going off the road and into a pole. the man died at the scene. >> philadelphia police are looking for the suspects who stole a pair of dirt bikes in franklinville. the crime was caught on camera back on march 26th. police say three men cut the locks to a fence on the 700 block of west ontario st

by this, i mean these non-liturgical form of prayer, devotions to the sacred heart the stations of the cross pilgrimages, benediction devotion to particular saints and so forth. it is important to remember in this regard that euro american catholics wrought different types of catholicism to america, not unlike the way we can say latinos bring different types of catholicism to the american experience. there were some rather strauch -- rather start contrasts -- italian american catholicism many of the irish recoiled at what were taken by some of the pagan practices from southern and eastern europe. italian catholicism generally had a rather seated distrust of formal institutional religion, the church hierarchy, they were quite anti-clerical and their experience of the church in southern italy was a landlord that extracted high rent and retarded italian unification and so forth. in this latter regard, it is important to recognize these different ethnic groups brought different forms of devotional piety to the united states or what we refer to as popular religiosity. although this was root

say hi to the gang from sacred heart school up there in hill town, bucks county.t works like to see chris murphy after school today. >> sixteen hail mary's. >> sister stephanie there will be taking care of you. thanks to the mug, send us the mugs, keep them coming. we'll send you back one of our good day mugs in return. good day, to fill up the mug with some maybe iced coffee today? >> yes. >> good. i wonder if they'll have may procession tomorrow. >> may procession. >> at first my nephew just made his first holy communion. >> graduations. >> real quick, speaking of coffee, behind the scenes, here, mike jerek is here. >> yes. >> he's off today. feeling under the weather. he always buys coffee for the crew. so generous. >> daddy war bucks. >> true. good point. >> when mike is not here, and i'm filling in. bob kelly always buys for everyone. >> thanks,. >> i no problem. but i don't understand when mike is out the person that's replacing mike doesn't buy. >> true. you should be buying. >> all right. >> the negotiations continue. >> we take a look at your numbers by t

sacred anymore. how bureaucrats make sure no good deed goes. jack's heart attack didn't come with a warning.ay, his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before your begin an aspirin regimen. >>> and now fresh pickings from the political grapevine. the brief rein of a high king and queen from atop cordboard castle may be over. jeremy built this box fort for his children but the curb side chateau was not as pleasing to the city as the neighborhood kids. the city code prohibits people from leaving junk on the lawn. the family has 15 days to remove it or face a $125 penalty that if unpaid could lead to criminal charges and a lien against their real house. neighbors have built similar forts in solidarity. >>> a baby waits for no one, not even president obama. grid lock on interstate 65 in louisville this past week from the president's motorcade snarled one couple trying to get to the hospital to give birth. luckily a nurse was a few cars behind and tonya vetter jumped into action. aurally was

sacred traditions that live on today. laila: a few miles from the shores of west maui, the true heart of hawaii beats as strong as ever atific roots tattoo shop in wailuku. samson harp is a highly respected tattooist and one of the few remaining practitioners of the ancient polynesian art of tatau. through his work, samson gives a thousand-year-old tradition fresh life joining contemporary tattoo culture with the sacred ink of his ancestors. samson: tatau is the ancient method to bring a mark upon someone, and when you're putting that mark you're not just blasting a tattoo on them. you're putting a veil on them. it's more spiritual. it's one of the few things that we can actually do that walk in the footsteps of our ancestors, and these are one of the things that is very special to us, and we've reawakened to these traditions. it's slow. it's methodical. it's well-thought, and everything comes in unison to one direct focal point. i think we're basically just taking the best of both worlds and making them work to help us move forward today. laila: michael luatongi is a maui police officer and direct descendent of the tong

heart and soul. that compact with the almighty. any 200 people sitting in the same pew reading from the same sacred text, each have it's compact is different anyway. in articulabley different. >> why did jerry fallwell? >> away iwhat can i say about jerry fallwell? i didn't accept god his way, and because the shows i was doing dealt with subjects he felt should not be dealt with. like life. >> you're a history are buff you owned a copy of the declaration of independence. what do you think the founding fathers would say about the television you produced? >> i think founding fathers would have found it very interesting. the television shows i produced. as a matter of fact, fathers starting with my own, is a major theme of my life. looking for the father that, in a sense, deserted, or at nine years of age. but father has been a very big word in my life, and i think founding fathers and the declaration , that's a big glorious bouquet in my life. >> let's talk about your organization. you founded people for the american way 35 years ago. the mission statement says among other things that our america respects diversity, nurtures create ivity and

sacred symbol in christianity, the true cross. the cross on which jesus was crucified. ♪ >> the story of helena puts her at the heart of the story ofhristian faith. >> helena is said to have broken up the cross and sent it throughout the roman empire. but as the legend grew, so did the number of relics. there are now more than 1,000 scattered around the world. >> they're in trinkets, they are in necklace amulets, embedded underneath altars, and so there is a good bit of skepticism about relics such as these. >> one of the first people to question the authenticity was the 16th century protestant reformer john calvin. >> he says you can't walk into a church anywhere without seeing a piece of what's supposedly the true cross. >> calvin laughs and says you know, if you took all the pieces of the true cross and put them together, they would fill a ship. >> yet scripture says that just one man, jesus, was able to carry it on his shoulders. >> there were a lot of people who were speaking out about the devotion of relics as something which is absurd and disgusting. and that really thought that people had lost touch with the true faith. >>

sacred symbol in christianity, the true cross. the cross on which jesus was crucified. ♪ >> the story of helena puts her at the heart of the story of christian faith. >> helena is said to have broken up the cross and sent it throughout the roman empire. but as the legend grew, so did the number of relics. there are now more than 1,000 scattered around the world. >> they're in trinkets, they are in necklace amulets, embedded underneath altars, and so there is a good bit of skepticism about relics such as these. >> one of the first people to question the authenticity was the 16th century protestant reformer john calvin. >> he says you can't walk into a church anywhere without seeing a piece of what's supposedly the true cross. >> calvin laughs and says you know, if you took all the pieces of the true cross and put them together, they would fill a ship. >> yet scripture says that just one man, jesus, was able to carry it on his shoulders. >> there were a lot of people who were speaking out about the devotion of relics as something which is absurd and disgusting. and that really thought that people had lost touch with the true faith. >

hearts. this letter is not in any way intended as a threat but as a simple and sacred duty peremptory on a civil resister. and so the vice roy was warned but the viceroy blew him off and he led millions and the salt march did not lead directly to any immediate british climb-down on the stupid salt tax, but the march against it led ultimately to a new nation and the british being overthrown and they were warned. and the princeiple of warning them ahead of time who you are, what you plan to do why you plan to do it where to find you, when you'd be there, how you intend to achieve your goals, this radical openness and honesty about what you're doing, that was part of gandhi's theory of how to win without using any force other than moral force. a generation afghan di did that the warning went up again but here. this from the jfk library sent to j.k. simmons jfk. a friendly open heads-up to jfk, quote, my dear mr. president, we expect you will be interested in our freedom ride in 1961. it is designed to forward the completion of integrated bus service and accommodations in the deep south. about 15 of