seven members of the sayreville war memorial high school football team in middlesex county are facing sex charges. prosecutors say they forced sexual acts on freshmen members of the team. the board of education has already canceled the rest of the school's football season. community members at this vigil last night called for an end to the bullying. >> i want to praise the young men who did speak up. it takes a lot of guts and courage. >> hopefully, time will heal all wounds, and we can move on and go back to being the sayreville that i always knew it was and still is. >> now, there are reports this morning that the superintendent is considering canceling next football season as well for sayreville. the mayor says that's something he'll discuss with school officials as this investigation continues. >>> well, you can bet bill campbell was smiling down on lincoln financial field last night. the dean of philadelphia sportscasters will be remembered at a funeral mass later this morning. bill died on monday at the age of 91. family and friends attended a viewing yesterday at blake doyle fu

in sayreville, shawnette wilson, fox 29 news. >> day four in the search -- day 40 in the search for aan accused a state trooper. the manhunt has many residents just plane exhausted. fox 29 in the dense woods in the pocono mountains authorities try to root out eric frein. they have now shifted their focus to swiftwater monroe county. police say they're investigating two new reports of a 31 year old spotted somewhere in the area. the pocono mountains school district shut schools today as a precaution. but schools will open tomorrow. the early morning decision to close schools came after an officer spotted a man dressed in green in the woods near a post office. police say it's the second possible siting in the area since friday and it has been a long six weeks for residents in the area. >> my little guys in elementary they kept crying mommy, please don't send us, he's going to get. >> i hope they get this guy and none of them get hur. >> prosecutors say frein gunned downstate state police corporal brian dixon and shot a second trooper on september 12th. the search has cost nearly didn't

. >> reporter: the pride of sayreville high, an empty field of nightmares as local police round up highchool football stars charging them with sexual assault and more. the details of which are too graphic to report. >> i don't know what these kids were thinking. i mean, it sounds bad. hopefully it's not that bad but it just doesn't look good at all. >> reporter: four victims attacked separately by seniors inside the high school football locker room according to law enforcement during a 10 day period in late september. >> definitely not good news. >> reporter: because the seven suspects are juveniles ranging in age from 15 to 17 years old, officials aren't even saying where or if the high school football players are being held. >> we've all done pranks in school but nothing to this level. >> reporter: the entire football season at sayreville high canceled for the year by the school district superintendent earlier this week as a criminal investigation began to unfold leading to the friday night roundup of seven players by local police. >> it's terrible, but pray for both sides. >> reporte

. >>> in sayreville over the suspension of the high school football coaching staff.ayers have been charged with hazing and other crimes and the season canceled. marlie hall reports. >> reporter: the school board of sayreville, new jersey, suspended football coaches over the hazing of several players. >> these are suspensions consistent with an ongoing investigation. >> reporter: dozens of parents, residents, and former players attended the meeting to voice their support for head coach george najjar. >> not one person here is going to heal the wounds of this community. the man that's going to do that is sitting at home right now because he's not allowed here, and that's coach najjar. >> reporter: the scandal involves seven young men age 15/to 17 who are facing charges, including aggravated sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, conspiracy, and hazing. prosecutors say there were at least four incidents last month during which the accused held the freshmen victims against their will while others touched them in a sexual manner. the scandal prompted the scho

in central new jersey, the town of sayreville came together last night to show their support for thelleged hazing scandal. seven members of the sayreville war memorial high school football team in middlesex county are facing sex charges. prosecutors say they forced sex acts on freshmen players as part of a hazing routine. the board of education has already canceled the rest of the school's football season. community members at last night's vigil called for an end to the bullying. >> i want to praise the young men who did speak up. it takes a lot of guts and courage. >> hopefully, time will heal all wounds, and we can move on and go back to being the sayreville that i always knew it was and still is. >> and there are reports this morning that the superintendent is actually considering canceling the next football season as well. the mayor of sayreville says that's something he will discuss with school officials as this investigation continues. >>> eight minutes after 5:00 now. and the police manhunt for eric frein is entering its fifth week with officers hoping that the weather could h

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sayreville is a community of families.amily values, this is a community where everybody works hard for living, pays their taxes, most of the guys cut their lawn. >> vigil comes as seven sayr sayreville high school players have been charged with sexually assault are four freshmen reportedly pinning them down by their arms and legs in the dark then violating them. investigation into the football program will begin once the police investigation is conclu concluded. question the future of the coaching staff include the head coach responsible for supervision of players. no adults charged in connection with the hazing incidents. >> who is responsible in that type of situation. >> i think everybody is. i think -- i think that the team itself. i think the athletic director. i think the principal, the vice-principal. anyone who is affiliated with the school. >> much support here for the local school's superintendent who acted decisively once brave students came for canceling the football season. some students here knew better. >> h

the victims and their families. >> reporter: the allegations are disturbing and the head of the sayrevillechools is adamant the district's response was difficult but necessary. >> there were pervasive widespread and generally accepted and tolerated acts of harassment, intimidation and bullying going on within that program. >> reporter: seven players, 15 to 17-year-olds are now fighting various criminal charges, including aggravated sexual assault, conspiracy and criminal restraint. prosecutors allege that in september, four freshmen members of the team were held against their will in the locker room, then sexually assaulted. and again, the school board has decided the five coaches who are also teachers at the school, they will remain suspended with pay pending the outcome of the ongoing criminal investigation. reena and t.j., back to you. >> elizabeth, thank you. >>> we turn to a frightening scene in a middle school near dallas where more than 20 students were attacked by a swarm of bees. the sixth graders were playing a soccer match during an outdoor p.e. class when they accidentally dist

at sayreville high school diana massat o for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> philadelphia sports fans are remembering one of of the greats tonight, sportscaster known as bill campbell known as the dean was laid to rest today. family and friend gathered for his funeral in christ the king church in haddonfield. bill campbell passed away last week at the age of 91. today was a time to look back and remember his legendary voice. >> you know, i had so many great experiences with bill campbell because he was philly to the ninth power, and as i said, he was best commentator. >> bill campbell was survived by his daughter, two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. >>> another atlantic city a attraction is selling for a fraction on of the worth. here's a live look at pier shops at caesars. it was once a booming mall full of high even shops and now sparsely rented. reports say that philadelphia developer bart blatstein is buying it for pennies on the dollar. but he promises a major transformation of the pier shops, this comes just after the sale of the revel for 95 percent less, then what it c

outside of sayreville it's pretty much outrage. inside of sayreville it's a built different.have people who are loyal to the team, having rallies in support of the team and some of the players. so they're a little bit more cautious about the rush to judgment and kind of labeling everyone. but for the most part people are outraged and say it's got to stop. >> thanks for your insights on this one. whenever you get stories on new jersey, can you hook us up on the weekends? >> i got to. i'm always watching, tweeting, enjoying the show. >> thank you bill anderson. of course if you have any questions of anything going on, you can always use the hashtag #fox29weekend. >> you know we told you this before. karen is the twitter police. yesterday she was policing what's trending and found out something about keys song. you've got to hear her sing these. >>> as we do every week, some help for around the house. a home improvement question, post it on twitter, facebook, instagram where ever you want to go. just use the hashtag #fox29weekend. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good morning. i'm dr. mike. can this cu

. >>> the charges against a sayreville seven are now in the hands of family court in middlesex countyool football players accused of hazing had appearances there today. >> brian thompson has more from new brunswick. >> in family court, virtually no information is made public. the obvious intent, to protect juveniles. several of the sayreville seven were believed to have been transported back to juvenile incarceration in this sheriff's department van following court appearances midafternoon. absolutely no details were released of what happened inside this courthouse. one attorney offering a no comment and a wave as he headed to his car. all seven of those charged have been suspended from sayreville high school, though several have been released to the custody of their parents according to nj.com. sayreville superintendent has indicated his actions will depend on what happens in the prosecutor's investigation. while any decision on the future of head coach george najar who has not been charged with any crime, is still in limbo. both the county prosecutor andrew carrie as well as the she

>> reporter: tonight, students from football powerhouse sayreville high school, still trying to come to terms with the superintendent's controversial decision to cancel the rest of the football season. >> there were incidences of harassment, intimidation and bullying that took place on a pervasive level. >> reporter: this new jersey high school rocked by allegations of hazing, some sexual in nature. some students here, shocked by the repercussions. >> they work hard all summer, and then all of a sudden, they wake up one day and they're like, you can't even play football. it's just a shock to them. >> reporter: investigators are interviewing parents, players and school staff, not just looking into the conduct itself but whether it was known and ignored. when asked for comment from nj.com today -- >> george? are the rumors true, george, of hazing incidents involving your football team? >> reporter: the football coach remained tight-lipped. a fall from grace for sayreville, which has a proud football tradition, winning three state championships in the past four years. studies suggest ab

. >>> and in sayreville, new jersey, this was supposed to be homecoming weekend. instead, this small town rocked by a high school hazing scandal. the football season called off, seven players under arrest, accused of locker room attacks, some of them sexual in nature, on younger players. tonight, a vigil outside that school, parents, students, the whole town trying to make sense of it. abc's linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: tonight, seven players on the sayreville high school football team are facing criminal charges. aggravated sexual assault, aggravated assault and criminal restraint in an alleged hazing case that has rocked this new jersey town and prompted the school district to cancel the season. >> and we have not had enough respect. >> reporter: before charges were filed and the extent of the allegations revealed, angry students and parents confronted school board members. >> kids who didn't do anything are suffering. >> reporter: but the superintendent stood firm, saying the hazing allegations demanded a strong response. >> one or two courageous ki

sayreville, new jersey. that storied football team, and those gruesome allegations of hazing. tonight, the football season is canceled, and now, a much bigger question. will their entire football program be sacked for good? and is that too far? abc's linsey davis is there. >> reporter: the high school football season in sayreville, new jersey, canceled. now the powerhouse program suspended indefinitely amidst allegations of sexual hazing. >> in terms of the charges that've been filed, i will be making that very, very difficult but very, very important decision as to whether to continue to have a football program here in sayreville. >> reporter: over the weekend, police made individual arrests. seven players as young as 15, facing varying charges from aggravated sexual assault, to consipiracy and criminal restraint. >> there were pervasive, wide-spread, and generally accepted and tolerated acts of harrassment, intimidation and bullying going on within that program. >> reporter: the complaints charge that last month, four victims were held against their will in the locker room o

sayreville has won three state championships the past four years.ere you go in town you see cars with logos and pennants and stickers on back. >> reporter: on sunday hundreds of parents and friends came out to rally for the victims. >> kids were violated. and a football season is nothing compared to the pain and hurt that they probably will have to go through for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: tonight, the seven arrested students are suspended. and there are calls for the coach and his staff to be fired. the superintendent says the board has launched its own investigation into the entire athletic program. stephanie gosk, nbc news, sayreville, new jersey. >>> quick break for us. we're back in a moment with the story behind an incredible image captured right at the speed of sound. >>> it was a hot time on saturday night at charlotte motor speedway. as stock car racing fans know, on big tracks and small tempers flare just about every weekend. and as the nascar championship looms and the season winds down, the big boys are no different. kevin har

linsey davis, abc news, sayreville, new jersey. >> did you play any sports in high school? locker rooms are a unique place. there's so much scrutiny nowadays. you can't play with this stuff. is there any level of hazing or picking on the younger guys that doesn't cross the line to being dangerous? people say it should all be wiped out. it's tough for those kids. >> it's heartbreaking to hear that some of them told abc news they'd run quickly to change before the bigger kids showed up. i don't know. heartbreaking to hear. >> it's too bad. but some adults need to be held responsible. they know what's going on in those locker rooms. >> i think so. people who have joined the band team are a leg up. >>> we're coming up here in "the skinny," we've heard this a lot. a lot of this hacking, celebrities having these pictures taken. jennifer lawrence was at the center of one of the biggest scandals. she's speaking out for the first time and had some words for those who didn't just steal her pictures but was looking at them as well. >> find out which a-list movie star is about to star

the sayreville board of education voted unanimously last night to suspend five coaches of that team. seven sayreville high school football players have already been charged with crimes ranging from hazing to sexual assault in what witnesses describe as a locker room bonding process. last night, the team's head coach and four assistants were suspended with pay. the board released this statement, saying, "we took another wrenching, yet important and necessary step in demonstrating to members of this great community that the safety and welfare of our students is by far our top priority." the board says it will conduct a full investigation into the sayreville high school football program. >>> one man is in the hospital, another still on the loose after police say they robbed a delaware county pharmacy and then led officers on a chase. investigators say around 7:00 last night, the men robbed a pharmacy near baltimore pike in clifton. police began chasing the getaway vehicle, which eventually crashed in upper darby. the suspects ran off in different directions and an officer shot one of th

sheldon dutez has the story from sayreville, new jersey. >> reporter: students at sayreville high schoolclass this morning, several of their schoolmates were noticeably absent. seven members of the school's football team were suspended and facing serious criminal sex charges for allegedly hazing younger teammates. district superintendent richard labbe appeared on the "today" show, promising to find out if staff members were aware of wrongdoing. >> we have launched a holistic harassment intimidation, bullying investigation. we started it last monday on our entire athletic program, as well as all of our extracurricular activities. we're first and foremost focusing on the level of supervision. >> reporter: these bleachers will remain empty friday night. dr. labbe cancelled the remain of the 2014 football season, despite parents' vocal objection. the superintendent also addressed concerns on "today." >> we look at these events and the parent reaction. i understand the concern of the parents, because they're looking out for their children. but when you look at the sayreville community, that r

was made after an emototional board of education meeting at which most of the speakers supported sayrevillehead coach george najjar. he and four of his assistants will be paid during their suspension. one administrator called the move wrenching but necessary. >> there were pervasive widespread and generally accepted and tolerated acts of harassmentment, intimidation and bullying in that program. >> the coach's suspension will continue spending the outcome of criminal investigation into the hazing allegations. seven students have been charged in the case. >>> michael sam is once again without an nfl team. he's been released by the dallas cowboys. the openly gay sam spent seven weeks an the team's practice squad but was never placed an the active roster. he thanked the cowboys organization for the support he's received. he was let go because several previously injured cowboys are returning to action. sam is the first openly gay player ever drafted in the nfl. >>> the first game of the world series between the royals and giants didn't take long to spark to life. san francisco got right to work

last night we had a march for hope around the sayreville lake. we took a mile walk.ensibly, as you take that first step in a thousand mile walk. because it's going to take a lot of healing. and it's going to take a lot of compassion and understanding. but before that, there has to be a full investigation. >> yeah. look. these parents had enough to worry about in the possible brain damage of their sons on that team. this is just beyond -- i just can't conceive. >> i'm glad you bring up the victims, too. i think it's very important. >> thank you both very much for joining me tonight. >> thank you very much, sir. >>> coming up. where do you think this thing came from? the iphone? yeah. steve jobs had a lot to do with it, a lot. but it wasn't just him. the real story of innovation is going to be told to us tonight by the man who told us the real story of steve jobs. walter isaacson's going to join me. and later, the hacking and posting of thousands of snapchat photos. are you worried about those photos? there's a movie that's going to make you worry about those things ev

. >> reporter: the sayreville bombers, state champs three of four years the talk of the sports worldnd not for their achievements on the field. >> hazing in a high school football locker room in sayreville, new jersey. >> a storied football program is canceling the season because of bullying. >> at a packed school board meeting. football player, parents vented. >> i have been seeing more dedication out of my son. and i want him to play the rest of this season. >> players in shock and emotional. >> we are not going to have that closure of finishing our senior year going out look we wanted to go out. it just got taken from us. for something we didn't know was going on. i don't think -- >> the middlesex county prosecutor will only confirm a criminal investigation is under way. parents describe an atmosphere of uncertainty and fear. from the school hallways to the streets of this working class town. parents on both side considering or have begun hiring lawyers. what would normally be a season of touchdowns and defense, now turned into fear and the possibility of jail time. >> miguel marq

. >> all of this follows the cancellation of the football season at sayreville war memorial high schooln middlesex county, new jersey. seven sayreville football players were charged with crimes ranging from hazing to aggravated sexual assault on october 10. the team's head coach and four assistants were suspended indefinitely with pay. >> "eyewitness news" will stay on top of this story as it unfolds. you can find the very latest here on television and also online at cbsphilly.com. >> it was certainly a brisk night in center city. windy out there, too, but the rain has gone away. i think nicer days are on the horizonly kathy, is that right. >> that is true. can't get much worse, right? damp, dreary, windy. windy conditions are slowly subsiding and you can still see this counterclockwise flow around a broad area of low pressure moving off the coast of new england but it's still impacting our weather. a few sprinkles out there but skies are slowly breaking. tomorrow morning we'll wake up to temperatures in the 40's. in the poconos waking up to 43 degrees, upper 40's elsewhere. by the afte

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. >>> the board of education in sayreville will continue the indefinite fit suspensions of five membersf its football coaching staff. but as todd quinones tells us many who came to tonight's meeting spoke out in their defense. >> wewhat do you have to say. >> no comment. >> reporter: school officials said little beyond the basics. >> suspensions were approved tonight as part of our agenda for the coaches. >> reporter: five football coaches including head coach george nadir has been suspended indefinitely. seven players have been suspended several charged with sex crimes. at tuesday night's school boards meeting many in attendance including players spoke up in support of the head coach. >> i just thought it was like overshot, like over exaggerated 'cause it's just -- i know that it's never happened any of the way anybody ever said. >> knowing coach for four years i know he would never have a second tolerated any form of hazingly. >> reporter: the football season was canceled after allegations of hazing that allegedly took place inside the locker room on four separate occasions. some feel

developing news night high school hazing takes center stage at the board of education meeting in sayrevilleiddlesex county. the board of ed vote to do night to continue the indefinite suspension of the football team's coaches with pay. five members of the coaching star at sayreville war memorial high school were suspended last week including the head coach george nejar. school's football season was also canceled after the hazing allegations that purportedly involved sexual abuse. seven players face criminal charges tonight. we'll have more on these late breaking developments tonight on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 11:00 o'clock. >>> there's new information now on a story we first told you about friday night. a suspect is in custody in connection with the murder of a correctional officer in southwest philadelphia. relative found the body of frieda denny inside of her home on 63rd street on friday. police say the suspect is a friend of the victim and is now being held on oh probation violation. investigators are awaiting dna tests to determine if that person will be charged with murder. >>> wel

seven football players at sayreville war memorial high school in sayreville are now charged with sexually assaulting younger teammates. this behavior, allegedly occurred during a ten day period last month, all of a sudden students have been suspended and all are minors. last night the community came together to support the victims of the alleged a salt. >> just support for those four young boys who are so brave to come out and say what had happened. >> it is unclear if the teens coaches knew bat alleged abuse or suspected it was going on. the the school's football season was canceled last week. >>> tonight in bucks county authorities say that an arsonist is on the loose. investigators tell "eyewitness news" they found evidence that suggest a fire at the the bucks county dance center in bensalem, was intentionally set. it broke out around 4:30 this morning. fire fighters remained on the scene for several hours, making sure there were no flare-ups. fortunately no one was injured. >>> also this morning fire crews say home in millville, new jersey from being destroyed. chopper three on the sc

. >>> the board of education in sayreville voted unanimously to suspend five football coaches. >> now, this comes during the investigation into a hazing scandal there. seven sayreville high school football players have already been charged with crimes ranging from hazing to sexual assault in what witnesses describe as a locker room "bonding process." last night, the team's head coach and four assistants were suspended with pay. now, the board released a statement, saying "we took another wrenching, yet important and necessary step in demonstrating to the members of this great community that the safety and welfare of our students is by far our top priority." the board says it will conduct a full investigation into the football program. >>> well, today all lanes are open on the patco high speed line that goes across the ben franklin bridge after months of closures and reduced service that many of you have experienced. but this won't last long. additional work needs to be done on the track rehab project that will affect weekend service on saturdays and sundays. strains will be running at

superintendent in sayreville, saz, canceled the season for the sayreville bombers football te team. those hazing claims even involved sexual assaults. seven players on the varsity squad are criminally charged with hazing and incidents of sexual assault inside the locker room. five coaches are suspended. >> now to some breaking news we're following for you out of maryland tonight. police say three people are dead and two others hurt after an airplane and helicopter collided. the accident happened just after 3:30 at the frederick municipal airport. some of the aerial video shows debris from the accident stuck in trees. it's not clear what caused the crash. >> happening now, the search for a carjacker. a carjacker who apparently preys on the kindness of others. the crime was caught on camera. the victim was at a gas station when his attacker asked for ride and thing only got worse once the carjacker got inside the vehicle. fox 29's dave schratwieser live at philadelphia police headquarters with this story. dave? >> reporter: dawn, this happened in broad daylight at 3:15 yesterday after

. >>> there's breaking news tonight of sayreville, new jersey. where prosecutors have filed charges against seven students as part of an investigation into hazing on the sayreville high school football team. the middlesex county prosecutor has filed aggravated sexual assault and criminal restraint charges against three of those students. four others face charges of aggravated criminal sexual contact. you may remember the football season was canceled for this team when these allegations came to light earlier this week. >> well tonight, an emotional father talks about the sudden loss of his young son. 484ed eli waller was the first child to die from enterovirus d68. that is a respiratory virus sweeping the nation. today, his father said that eli a student at yardville elementary in hamilton township, mercer county, went to bed and the next day he was gone. >> he's like the little puppy dog who just looks -- you know, look at you and wants to make you happy. i kissed him on the forehead, gave him a big hug. gave him his night night. eli, let's have

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in sayreville, brian thompson, nbc 10 news. >>> here's some of the stories makr at 5:30. the hunt for the accused killer of a pennsylvania state trooper. federal, state and local agents are still searching for eric frein. he's accused of ambushing and killing state police corporal bryon dickson and wounding trooper alex douglass. he's been on the run since the september 12th shooting. >>> a montgomery county hospital is taking every opportunity to prepare in case someone with ebola should come into the community. health care workers at lankenau medical center in wynnewood are being trained on how to put on protective gear. >>> the ebola and enterovirus d68 can mimic that of a cold or flu but with flu season just beginning, health experts are concerned there will be an influx of patients. in both instances, the early symptoms of the virus are a fever, fatigue and abdominal discomfort. registered nurse helen dome says the warning sign is when the fatigue and body aches don't break and become much worse. >> it is causing chest pain, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing.

reporting from sayreville high school, todd quinones, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> and here's a look at today's headlines on cbs-3, a good samaritan that saw flames along park avenue in hunting park is called a hero after he banged on the doors. two people were injured and more than a dozen in the care of the red cross this morning. fire damaged five row homes. >>> also students in the pocono mountain school district are back in class today while authorities continued their hunt for eric frein. the schools were canceled yesterday after frein was spotted nearby. he has been on the run since a deadly ambush at a state police barracks last month. >>> cdc says an airline passenger is evaluated for ebola symptoms after arriving in newark. that airport is one of five in the united states permitted to allow flights from west africa where ebola out break began. >>> right now it is 5:43. katie, a lot going on there in storm scan three. >> we have our handful at least in some locations we have nasty thunderstorm rumbling through and you can see frequent lightening strikes that have come along

. >> by the hundreds, people carried signs, and candles, sunday night, in sayreville, new jersey. >>t to praise the young man who did speak up gathering, show of support for high school football players who police say were victims of hazing and sexual assault. >> we came here in support of victims, and also, the fact that we're against bullying in this town. >> the case has divided the community, home to sayreville war memorial high's storied football program. friday, seven players on the team, between the ages of 15 and 17, were arrested, investigators say, on four occasions, last month, the upper classmen held four freshman players down while others touched the victims in a sexual manner. >> hoping they'll feel strong enough to come back to school. like when they come back to school, a the love me and my friend, sit at the lunch table with them, no one really between. >> school district canceled sayreville season after hazing allegations surfaced. >> monitoring all of the students extremely closely. and in giving obviously particular attention to the children on the football team.

sayreville is an elite football program in new jersey. a lot of players' families are upset by this. the middlesex county prosecutor is also investigating the allegations. >>> a berks county school district is considering selling the naming rights to its football stadium. governor mifflin school district board members are considering selling naming rights to governor mifflin stadium. price tag $175,000. there is a company considering buying it, but a district official tells us that no official offer has been made. >>> bancroft says it's moving out of camden county. bancroft is the school for students with disabilities in haddonfield. it announced plans yesterday to sell its campus and move to mt. laurel. now, the town of haddonfield has been debating for years how the campus should be used if bancroft moved. two years ago, a plan was rej t rejected by the school board to buy the land that bancroft sits on. >>> the dreams of deserving children were unveiled last night in delaware county. they were given cameras and asked to capture their d

this year's season at sayreville war memorial high school has already been canceled. seven members of the team are facing charges after prosecutors say they forced sexual acts on freshmen players. last night, community members held a vigil to support victims. the superintendent is reportedly considering canceling next year's season. sayreville's mayor says that's something he'll discuss with school officials. >>> it's 4:36 now and there are some fresh concerns this morning for local catholic churches. >> the unwanted message the philadelphia archdiocese delivered that has many parishioners upset. >>> plus, up, up and away! a children's bounce house goes airborne at a fund-raiser. organizers say it wasn't their fault. >>> and hunger pains. a local food pantry's concerns reach a critical level. what they're doing to solve the problem. >>> happening today, a new panel of mediators will begin another round of negotiations between septa and its train engineers union. last week, president obama created this second emergency board to prevent a strike, which could have starte

this comes as seven football players at sayreville war memorial high face sexual assault charges. prosecutors alleges they held their teammates against their will and touched them in a sexual manner. now the staws of the entire football program is in limbo. >>> play football in high school. played football in college. i coached football for ten years. football is a game. no game including football will ever come before the safety and well-being of our students. >> sayreville has canceled the rest of this year's football season. superintendent also says he's also investigating every other athletic program in the school system. >>> a california high school football player's broken leg is being called a blessing in disguise. max owe rock is finished with the season after he suffered an injury while being tackled friday night. when doctors saw the x-ray, they also spotted a large tumor near max's hip. >> i didn't expect to be in this situation. but here i am, and you can either live with it or you can just be angry at the world. and i chose, you know, to live with it, and to be positi