. >> the officer is a 24 year veteran of septa transit police. no arrests have been made. >> a former philadelphia traffic court judge has been charged with bribery for allegedly taking a 200 dollar brace nret lob yoingt was really informant. philadelphia da essential williams announced charges today and showed the tiffany bracelet that he says former judge thomasinetynes received to help a lobbyist. still to come on "action news" tonight a plane and helicopter dmrash midair. but a special parachute was able to save lives. >> and the reason why mayor netter was repelling down a center city building today, yes, that's the mayor. and something to remember. scientists figure out how many glasses of wine you should drink to boost your memory. cecily. >> did you forget, jim? >> stormtracker 6 live showing the system that brought us two days of dreary weather moving away. tracking return of sunshine and brief and pretty dramatic warm-up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> ducis rogers with eagles facing challenge on the ground against cardinals when

. >> maybe should have septa transit police on there, patrol the train, while it is moving, so those type of situations cents wouldn't happen again. >> schratwieser reporting for us. whole growing problem. >> it is, it is. it is the suburbs bees as well, a 18:00. new cents castle county police trying to find the person behind string of bb gun shooting. >> over the past two weeks, at least, ten homes and five cars and three separate neighborhoods have been damaged, no injuries have been reported at least police say someone is most likely driving around, and taking shots at random targets. neighbors of course are worried someone's going to get hurt. >> shot with a bb gun, standing in the win, standing outside, going to your car. >> right now, police do not have a description of suspect or a car for that matter, but they are looking into when the attacks were captured on surveillance cameras, and they want neighbors to be on the look-out for anything suspicious. >> looks like our rdd2 from star wars, named after neil armstrong. doctors say it is usually actually only ever seen inside ho

. >> septa should have a septa transit police maybe on there. just to patrol the train while it's moving so them type of situations wouldn't happen aga again. >> reporter: now that couple remains behind bars while police try to verify their identity. they're also being look at for other possible crimes. coming up at 6:00 passengers react to heroin, hypodermic needles and other drug paraphernalia on the rails. iain? >> all right. dave, thank you see again at 61:00 day after a montgomery county town learns six of their police officers got pink slips a threat to a school has shaken the community. a note forcing evacuation of penn u catholic school in franconia township. the school sent the children to the mennonite church. a search of the school came up empty and classes will resume tomorrow regarding the police officers layoffs the township is sight citing financial concerns. >> latest now on the fight against ebola. u.s. health officials say they are now going to monitor all travelers even americans who fly to the states from ebola stricken west

transit, great alternate. septa, in urge new jersey transit and dart all running on time. >> topping news breaks headlines this morning, police an armed man got a which with oxycontin pills from the rite aid pharmacy in ambler, montgomery county. they add the man fired a shot inside the store but no one injured. >>> also, breaking right now, two 7-eleven's robbed overnight, one near frankford and academy in holmesburg, the other in fishtown. robert goss away with less than a thousand dollars in both robberies combined. >> police in north philly searching for two arm men, who barged into a home shared by temple university students. one student was pistol whipped. we'll be right back. >> first though, check out this incredible video from california. you can see, the people standing around, outside of a house fire there. >> take closer look though. looking, you can see good samaritan has cents blue ball cap on. he pulls elderly man from the burning home in fresno, some people calling what happened a miracle. chris van cleve has more. >> with elderly man on the line, dramatic cell phone video catches a passerby with a blue baseba

septa is the nation's 6th largest transit, 60,000 public schools students use septa everyday. they will reassess progress tomorrow before calling a strike and the strike would happen next week at the earliest. >>> new this morning, two police departments in montgomery are teeming up to find an armed robber. this is the dollar general, a man threatened workers with a handgun and nobody was hurt. a black face mask and long robe discovered his features. >>> republicans in delaware say any caught a political dirt trick on camera saying this is democratic party activist stealing road signs in the early morning hours. police say he is the husband of a state senator and could be turning himself in today. >>man, what are you doing this for? >> don't stop me. these aren't your signs, bud. >> reporter: republican campaign workers confronted a man who was removing their signs 299. >> there are no names on these signs. >> yes. we got you brother, your license plate and face and everything. >> he has been identified as the husband of state senator. >> mr. long any comments on the charges filed against you, sir? >> i can't make any comments at this time. >> when were what were you doing in the video with the signs? >> reporter: the head

police. >>> engineers on septa's regional line just reached tentative contract with the transit agency. the brotherhood of locomotive engineers and train men announcing the deal a short time ago. the union says the agreement lasts through july and includes a raise of more than 13%. engineers have been working without a contract since 2010. no comment yet from septa. >> the pier shop at caesars is the latest atlantic city attraction to sell for a steel pennies on the dollars. philadelphia developer bart black steen is buying the multi level retail entertainment pier that sits over the ocean. he is reportedly paying almost $3 million for it. the shops cost 200 million to build. this comes on the heels of the former revel casino hotel selling for far less than it costs to build. >> we have got a very welcomed sight on your drive to and from work. >> gas prices they're dropping here and around the country. it looks like that trend will continue. we'll tell you why coming up. >> and at first glance this little girl looks like your average healthy baby but she's already been through so much i

up into lansdale, septa new jersey transit, running on time with no delays, currently over to you. >> shooting in washington state, policeay the shooter, sent self we gun to ex-girlfriend not long before the attack. apparently he texted them, inviting them to sit with him at lunch. killed two student before taking his own life. one girl, who says she received the text, but did not go to lunch, is speaking out. >> i honestly think he didn't want to go by himself. he wanted all his friends to go down with him. >> three student remain hospitalized, police are still trying to determine a motive. >>> updating breaking news, a tip leads the spca to a home near 22nd and mifflin to apparent dog fighting ring. authorities are still in the process of removing more than dozen pitbulls, plus equipment and dog fighting paraphernalia. >> board meeting tonight will address hazing allegations against the central bucks west football team. two coaches are suspended and the teams remaining games have been called off. the county d.a. says there could be more possible victims. >>> septa union leaders could decide before friday, to call a str

police taserd the suspect. "eyewitness news" has learned that the suspect also faces charges from a machine night abduction and assault. >>> also, septa and its transit workers union plan to meet today. trolley and subway operators and bus drivers could walk off the job tomorrow. main issue is pensions. >>> san francisco giants fans celebrated another world series victory with reckless behavior, in the streets. police say two people suffered gun shot wounds and officers made a handful of arrests. >>> right new 5:43. lets get traffic and weather together. katie, you are tracking whacky hurricane paths. >> i want to take you back here to a history lesson, some of the most strange hurricane paths that we have ever seen. since 1900 when we are going back here. you will love these names. they are hilarious. we will remember eye vin very well, took a little loop back in 2004, came through the gulf, sipped around a bit east of the mississippi and then came back into florida. it was a nutty system. then we had raining way lenny. we called him wrong way lenny because rather than moving from the opened waters of the atlantic he went out in the opened waters of

police say the investigation is not over yet. >>> an update on your morning headlines septa and transit workers union will continue talks aimed at reaching a contract deal. trolley and subway operators and bus drivers are ready to go on strike at soon as tomorrow. >>> also a suspect is in custody after a northeast philadelphia police chase. investigators say that the man tried to run over officers and they fired at his vehicle. he was wanted in connection with an assault and abduction on monday. >>> nurse casey hickox says she will fight any court orders designed to keep her inside her maine home. officials want hick ox in quarantine after her work with ebola patientness west africa but she says her civil rights are violated. sports coming up be riright back. >>> last night sixers season opener gave us our first regular season look at nerlens necessity he will. team looked good in the first half at both end. nerlens had six points and ten rebounds against the pacers in indiana. pacers ripped off 12 unanswered points at one point. nerlens had a few block shots as well, three total. sixers lose game one, despite tony wroten a's 22

philadelphia police fired on that suspect when allegedly tried to run them down, he faces charges from the chase and in connection with an a alleged abduction on monday. >>> septa and transit workers union meet for more talks today, union says they could call will a strike as early a as tomorrow impacting buses, subways and trolleys. regional rails will continue to run. main sticking point is pensions. >>> we are waiting for that if you go to lift in our area we shot this video near woodhaven road in the northeast. check that out. spooky out there. katie has your full forecast in five minutes. >>> time for your check on your business news. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us. jill, we are hearing that the federal reserve says the u.s. economy is strong enough to scale back stimulus programs from a couple years ago, what can you tell us. >> reporter: federal reirv says it will stop its long running bond buying program at the even of the month. that was put in place during the height of the great recession to boost the economy. that is when unemployment rate was 8.1 percent, it is now 5.9 percent. fed says it will keep short term interest rates at record low levels for a c

so expect some police activity on the scene, directing traffic around broad street and paterson avenue. mass transit great alternate today. septa jersey transit and dart all running on time, no delays, currently no delays at the philadelphia international airport. erika, back over to you. >> thank you, jess, one of the teenagers injured in friday's shooting at washington state high school passed away overnight. many families in the small town near seattle are grieving this morning. cbs news correspondent susan macinnis reports on devastated community now waiting word on other victims. >> grieving for the victims at the marysville pilchuck, gia soriano died this morning. colored an estimate from gia's family. >> we are devestated from the senseless tragedy. gia is our beautiful daughter and words cannot express how much we will miss her. >> sore ian i becomes the second teen killed by freshman jaylen fryberg, where he opened fire, fryberg then killed himself. three student remain hospitalized. days later, no one knows what motivated fryberg, a member of a prominent native american family, and recent homecoming prince, to commit

septa, new jersey transit and dart all on time with no delays. currently no delays at the philadelphia international airport. erika, back over to you. >> jess, thank you. breaking news top your headlines this morning. policere investigating a home invasion on the 1900 block of 18th street. they say two suspects barged into that home and robbed and terrorized temple students. one person was pistol whipped. the suspects remain at large. >> and the quarantine will be lifted today for friends and relatives expose today thomas duncan, lie beer ran man who died from ebola in dallas. friends and relatives were kept isolated for 21 days. the incubation period for that virus. >>> and, more breaking news right now. police are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a man in kensington. police say that the man was shot along the 1800 block of east ontario street around 2:45 this morning. >>> and coming up next on "eyewitness news", chilling news out of f the middle east. >> terror group known as isis they've done despite wave after wave of us air strikes. we'll be right back. with tom corbett, things keep getting worse. september 16th. budget deficits force pennsylvania to borrow $1.5 billion dollars just to ke

ab wear for local tea tours and police activity on the scene trying to get that cleared up and out of the way. otherwise septa, new jersey transit and dart are running on time with no delays and currently no delays at philadelphia international airport. jessica? >> thanks very much. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" jennifer lawrence breaks her silence about the new you photos that were hack, why she says it isn't a scandal but something much worse. >>> also ahead tonight you could be paying less to heat your home this winter. our consumer reporter jim donovan is on your side with what to expect as temperatures start to fall. >>> kate? >>> chris, speaking of falling temperatures we have one more nice day and then temperatures take a hit friday in the weekend we are also tracking threat for showers i'll have your forecast and more live from the franklin institute coming up when we come back. progresso! i can't believe i'm eating bacon and rich creamy cheese before my sister's wedding. well it's only 100 calories, so you'll be ready for that dress. uh-huh... you don't love the dress? i love my sister... 40 flavors. 100 calori

if you're taking mass transit, including the septa regional rail lines, everything is close to or on schedule. vai? >>> breaking news out of south philadelphia where police dogs from a home. you found dogs, but any people connected with these dogs? >> well, at this point, vai, the psca including the owner of this property behind me. on the 2200 block of miflin street. the investigators left within the past few minutes and this is what happened. what we know at this point. about 11:00 last night police got a call that something suspicious was going on inside this home. when police got here, they knocked on the door and there was no one home and they got a search warrant and went into the property. that's when they found five adult pit bulls and eight puppies. you're looking at video of those dogs as they were put into the vans by the pspca. some of the dogs appeared scarred and they appear to have been used for fighting. one dog we saw was missing an eye. now, the vets will examine the other dogs. i just spoke with the spokesperson for the pspca not long ago with some neighbors out here. they said that this is a big problem in the city, in terms of the do

police officer caught losing his cool on a teenager. at 5:00 we're looking into the investigation, plus, why the union says this isn't a big deal. >>> septa transitte to strike, impacting more than 900,000 riders. we're asking how soon they could uponly walk off the job. >>> and ten different brands of baby wipes made in pennsylvania recalled. which ones are carrying dangerous bacteria? couldn't the on nbc 10 news today at 5:00. >>> guess we should all be glad we didn't park next to this guy. aç clumsy driver hitting a neighboring car over and over while backing out of a parking spot. the surveillance camera was there to catch it all. the driver didn't stop after the first bump. he hit the car more than ten times in ten minutes. authorities say he's been punished by the traffic department. >>> some sweet medical news to tell you about, an ingredient in chocolate could help reverse aging related memory loss. scientists created a cocoa drink high in flavinols. researchers warn this does not mean it's okay to eat large amounts of chocolate because -- sorry -- because the amount of flavinals in candy is extremely low. >> you had to include that. my

police. douglas has been charged with ago saided assault, resisting arrest and criminal mischief. >>> what could have been another shut down of septa was just averted. engineers reached a tentative contract deal with the transit agency. the brotherhood of locomotive engineers and train man announced deal late yesterday. union says deal gives engineers a raise of more than 13 percent dating back to when their last contract ended which was in 2010. it ends, next july, which means the next round of contract negotiations will begin, almost immediately. bus drivers and subway trolley operators are in these ongoing negotiation was septa as we have been reporting here on fox 29. engineers and electricians staged a one day walk out in june before the white house got involved and sent them back to the bargaining table. >>> some new jersey high school football players now facing more consequences, in connection with the hazing allegation that is involved alleged sexual assault. >> at least one senior committed to penn state had his scholarship pulled, according to blue/white illustrated.com. seven players from sayreville war memorial have been arrested. we have told you before they could be charged as adults. school di

police had issued a warrant on a misdemeanor charge. >>> talks will resume today to try and avert a septa transit strike.metime tomorrow. >>> a full hour of news coming up in 30 minutes. you can always get the latest news and weather on nbc10.com. now back to "today." >>> we're back with more of "today" on this thirsty thursday, ready to reveal our "ambush makeovers." we have to show you what happened during the commercial break where two ladies waited out on the plaza. >> there is what happened a few minutes ago, they were trying to knock a pinata around. that didn't work so well. then person number two tried. that was paige. that didn't work either. who cares. let's get to kathie lee. kathie lee went postal on it and, go. no, get it. oh, no! i just -- come on. one more. the whole -- oh, wow. >> and then she dropped it. >> i feel so much better. >> don't you? >> that is cheaper than a psychiatrist, let me tell you. >> our master stylist treated two ladies to brand-new head to toe looks. they are "today" contributor and stylist to the stars, louis licari. and "today" contributor and author jill martin. >