"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us from the somerset station in kensington with more on that good morning. >> reporter: erika and ukee good morning. septa is focused on distracted commuting this morning. if you find yourself engrossed in your cell phone, texting, e-mails, you may have a conversation with a septa office tore day who wants to let you no he about the importance of staying aware of your surroundings. in london, the the phrase is mind the gap, here in philadelphia today you may hear septa remind to you stay back from the edge. the it is septa's recent safety blitz aimed at riders who get distracted and fine themselves too close to the yellow line. >> let's go, guys. >> reporter: this campaign comes as septa steps up police patrol due to recent violence. during peak hours after school when students flood the system septa doubled the number of officers hoping to prevent brawls like this one recently caught on cell phone video involving teenagers. >> kid being kid but we want to keep them going. because you let three or four stay, three or four turn into zero or

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us from the market frankford line somerset station in what riders can expect, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. septa is stepping up those patrols here, calling it a safety blitz aimed at distract driving. a distract commuting rather. they are reminding riders not to be so engrossed in reading, social media, phones that they cross yellow line and step off a platform and on to the the track. the this is called stay back from the edge. police officers and safety officers will be out here at somerset station which serves septa's market frank for line reminding folks to be aware of their surroundings. meantime septa a a police stepped up patrols in light of the violence during peak hour when students flood the system septa doubled number of office are on patrol hoping to prevent brawls like this one recently caught on a cell phone. >> we have about an extra hundred officers on duty throughout our is tell and various locations. usually where we have a lot of schools feeding into the system that is where those officers will be. >> re

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us from the somerset station in kensington with more on the safety blitz, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ukee. for three hours this morning septa is stepping up what it is called a safety blitz aimed at distract commuters. so what that means is that some officers may come up and have a little bit of the conversation with you this morning. they are reminding riders not to be so engrossedded in music, reading, social media and phone that if you step off the yellow line and on to the tracks. this is call stay back from the edge. police officers and safety officers will be out here at the somerset station which serves septa's market frankford line reminding folks to be aware of their surroundings. meanwhile septa police have stepped up patrolses in light of recent violence during peak hours after school when students flood the system. septa has double the number of office are on patrol hoping to prevent brawls like this one involving teens recently caught on cell phone video. on any given day septa transports a million commuters, and

western pennsylvania -- the wreck happened on a partially snow covered road in jefferson township, somerset county several students were on the bus and they were taken to the hospital and so were the drivers the injuries were not life-threatening. >>> in the city's may fair section, a man in his 60s was taken to the hospital after he hit a pole on frankford avenue it's unclear if the slippery roads were to blame for this crash. >>> use the 6 abc storm tracker app, use the report the weather feature or submit a photo of any snow or ice you see. the storm tracker app is a free download for your mobile device and he want to see what are you doing with today's snow, if you dug out or are taking the day off at home. use the #~ 6 abc snow. in massachusetts heavy snow caused the roof of the garage to cave in on top of two vehicles and the woman was inside of the two cars, jennifer ellers got into the car and turned on the ignition and heard a crack and the roof caved in. >> you could hear the ladder moving with the crack and then bang just this loud bang. and you could hear the car move on i physi

mark phillips, cbs news, somerset county, england. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morninge latest on the frigid winter weather freezing the south and east coast. >>> we'll talk with jamie dimon of jpmorgan chase who's making a million dollar bet on redesigning the scenes of detroit. >>> and who could win this year's oscar. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday, thanks for watching. i'm alison harmelin. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning. it is wednesday, february 18. i'm michelle griego. >> we made it. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is nearly 4:30. how about a little traffic and weather? something a little different out of the gate. >> all right. >> i'll be the first to say that forecast yesterday went south. >> boy did it. >> it was the first time in a long time computer models totally missed it. it is a tricky forecast to say when the clouds will burn off. one thing is certain, it is another day with the king tides peaking. today it will be around 10:38 th

breaking news tonight in the kensington section of philadelphia chopper 6 hd is live over a and somerset where there has been a shooting involving police at that intersection, lawmen have apprehended a man but there is no confirmation that he was involved in the shooting police are still looking for a with so this situation continues to unfold in the kensington section of philadelphia fortunately nobody has been hurt. officials are searching the cause of a four alarm fire. it took one life and injured three people including a firefighter it happened at the norris apartments at the 600 block of swede street we go live to the scene and "action news" reporter sara bloomquist, they lost one life but saved many more. >> there was dramatic rescues here overnight and building specters are on the scene throughout the afternoon trying to figure out how much of building will need to be demolished. the back of the building the back has been compromised so many people lost their home here today, it's amazing within when you see the smoke and flames that more people didn't lose their lives. flame and

police say pair was in the gold colored altima near somerset and raretan on january 30th. one got out pointed a gun at the victim and both drove off with cash. this was taken inside luk oil there on admiral wilson boulevard. anyone with any information about this case is asked to call camden county police. >>> tomorrow is the final day to sign up for health insurance under president obama's affordable care act but once again the web site experienced technical difficulties. some people who logged on got hung up when they tried to get their income information verified electronically. that is important because amount of financial assistance available is based on income. people that experience problems will be offered a expanded own role. period. >>> cease-fire took effect in ukraine. both ukraine and russian officials agreed to hold their fire under a deal reached during peace talks last week. russian officials also said that they would pull back their heavy weapons from the border, but just hours into this agreement both side are trading accusations, of fresh a a attacks aft

chopper 6 flew over a and somerset streets in kensington section.t a mantua a gun. they pulled up and saw the man and he shot at them, they shot back, but didn't hit him. he is under arrest. >> police say two teens broke into a las vegas home and discovered there was marijuana and cocaine and ecstasy packed every inch of the home. the teens were arrested, but the police are looking for the homeowner. police believe it's being used at a drug storage site. >>> police are not happy with these two fans from ireland who managed to sneak into the super bowl on sunday. they followed the first aid workers into the stadium. they made friends with the people who were leaving at half-time who had corporate seats valued at $25,000. they sat in the seats and watched the entire second half of the game without being discovered. >> 5:57. the recent surge of frigid air claims the life of an he would would -- elderly woman in berks county. >> a snowball fight sparked a brawl. details when "action news" comes right back. we live in a pick and choose world. choose, cho

mark phillips cbs news somerset county, england. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morninge latest on the frigid weather freezing the south and east coast. >>> we'll talk with jamie dimon who's making a million dollar bet on designing the scenes of detroit. >>> and what could win this year's os skar. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday, thanks for watching. i'm alison harmelin. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning, everyone. a live look at outside as this morning wait until you feel the cold that is coming our way wye the the even of the week. the first though we have to deal with a little more snow heading our way this evening. live look at storm scan three, i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm quarter von tiehl. lets get a look at our forecast with meteorologist katie fehlinger. that winter weather isn't letting up. >> it really isn't. i do see some milder air but it will come with the trade off of a new storm it looks like. we have that to discuss down the road but for here and new looking live in atlantic city it looks like t

officers say these men held up a victim on january 30th at the corner of somerset and raritan streetsthey allegedly pointed a gun at the man who was on his bicycle and took cash. this surveillance video was recorded at the luk-oil gas station on the admiral wilson boulevard shortly before the crime actually took place. >> ♪ >>> we do continue to track snow that's expected to fall throughout the evening followed by another bitter blast. justin. >> that's right after the snow squalls we'll deal with strong possibly damaging winds and dangerous wind chills. details in the eyewitness weather forecast. >> it could certainly be a lot worse. right now new england is bracing for yet another major snowstorm. how much is expected to fall this time. >>> and embracing the cold. these folks aren't letting freezing temperatures keep them away from the beach. straight ahead in sports, mo'ne davis a huge night at the nba's all-star weekend. lesley van arsdale has that story and more when we come >> well, people living in new england are saying here we go again. a blizzard warning is in effect for coa

police tell "eyewitness news" that officers were chase ago this suspect near, somerset extremity, and, we're told suspect is not shot but we're taken in custody there were no industries here and on the air and on line at cbs philly.com. >>> well, beginning today penn medicine level one regional trauma center is moving. it is at penn presbyterian medical center within the new pennsylvaniaville john for advanced care. transition marks end of the multi year effort to expand and enhance the care that is offered by penn medicine. patients currently receiving trauma care were transferred to the new facility today. >>> this is something worth celebrating, a bucks county woman turns 108 years young. >> pretty impressive. birthday cake belongs to rosa lee esposito, "eyewitness news" at buck hotel in feasterville where close friend and family gathered to celebrate that milestone achievement. she took the opportunity to offer up add add a vice to a young are generation. >> only advice is to love one another. and, families should do, and then your friend too. they should be loved and cared for. >

the officer was running after the suspect along somerset street because he believed he had a gun.he suspect fired several shots at the officer. the officer fired back. no one was hit and police took the man into custody. >>> new at 11:00, we're hearing the first police calls after a man killed a would-be robber in delaware county. >> nbc 10's nefertiti is live in upper darby. what did you learn about the man who opened fire? >> reporter: the 67-year-old man was rushed to the hospital after suffering chest pains, this after police say he struggled and fought with that suspect before shooting him. an upper darby police officer moments after he arrived on the scene of a deadly shooting police are calling self-defense. detectives say a 67-year-old man took on a robber and things turned deadly. >> you saw somebody laying in trail. >> reporter: saul lives across from the park where the shooting took place. he had just gotten home when he noticed a man's body sprawled out on the ground. >> i called the r.a. he's not saying anything. so i called the police right away. >> reporter: it all

the officers stopped rivera who was ride ago scooter on north seventh and somerset streets. rivera telling a grand jury he initially took off because the officers had their batons drawn and he was scared. but he says the two chased him down and beat him with those batons. >> he didn't resist. he didn't lunch at them. didn't have weapon. they hit him in the head. he fell off his scooter. he was in pain. they began beating him. >> reporter: investigators say mc knight and robinson said that rivera resisted arrest but his girlfriend went back to the scene of his arrest on the 2700 block of north sixth street and found surveillance video yo that the da says shows the officers lied. >> none of it was true. except for the blows inflicted on najee rivera. >> reporter: the attorney for officer mc knight says the two cops were just doing their job. >> when people flee and they try to keep themselves from getting arrested sometimes officers in using force create injuries. the al interpret in a tiff would be that they simply close their eyes and allow the guilty to go free. >> reporter

chopper three over gerney and somerset just after 6:00. police tell us they were chasing the suspect when he fired at one of those officers. that officer return fire but did not hit the suspect. he was taken in custody, no injuries were reported. >>> police say no charges are expect to be filed against a 67 year-old man who shot and killed a would be robber in the delaware county park. >> it happened yesterday after afternoon in cobbs creek park in upper darby township. suspect pointed what turned out to be a toy gun at the victim and men start fighting. that is when victim pulled his own gun and fired at the suspect striking him in the head. >> you know, it is a shake somebody had to die guy at the end of the day bad guy that pulled a stick up lost. >> people getting fed up. you have to protect yourself these days. >> police say a victim did have a concealed carry permit. he was taken the two hospital have after complaining have of chest pains but we're told he is expect to be okay. >>> one week have after lower merion township police det

near somerset in north philadelphia. police officers kevin robinson and sean mc knight were making rounds and pulled over najee rivera on his motor scooter for a traffic violation. rivera left the scene. the two officers chased him. and you're about to see what happened next. look closely. police say the two officers through rivera against a wall before punching him several times while he was on the ground ground. >> it was wrong. even if he had been the devil himself they cannot have done what they did to him when they stopped. >> reporter: philadelphia da seth williams and police commissioner charles ramsay were blunt. they do in the support the two officers. >> what they did was totally inappropriate, tollly improper, totally in violation of any p.m. see, any training anything. ramsay said the two officers broke police protocol by not following rivera with their lights and sirens on before they knocked rivera off his scooter. but officer robin son' defense attorney fortunato per roo says his client did nothing wrong.

officers say these men here held up a victim on january 30th at the corner of somerset and raritan streets. they allegedly pointed a gun at the man who was on his bike and took cash. this surveillance video was recorded at the luk-oil gas station on admiral wilson boulevard shortly before the crime took place. >> now, we are bracing for wicked wind chills, some of the coldest weather this winter is heading our way. meteorologist justin drabick he's tracking just how cold it's going get. justin. >> that's right, natasha the snow has come to an end. now we're talking about dangerous cold and wind chills along with those destructive winds possibly. details coming up. >> plus who says it's not beach weather. we're going to tell you why these brave souls went running right into the atlantic ocean. >>> and love not food was the focus today at philadelphia's reading terminal market. how couples made this valentine's day one to remember. >>> also, straight ahead in sports villanova way huge win today against butler. lesley van arsdale has highlights from the fantastic >> got a story you would like

chopper three over gurney and somerset just after 6:00 o'clock tonight. police tell us they were chasing a suspect when he fired at one of the officers. that officer then return fire. now the suspect was not shot but he was taken into custody. we're told no 91 was injured. >>> follow up now on story that really sparked debate about race and police relations in lower merion township. a week after police detained snow shovelers and set off a storm of controversy officials are revealing the findings of that are investigation. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco was the only local tv reporter there to learn the new details. >> reporter: two groups of men shoveling snow in the penn wynne section of lorimer your stopped by police much this picture has gone viral drawing strong charges of racial profiling but police now say the officers acted pope itly. >> the investigateing officer had reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop of these five adult males for violation of a township code. >> reporter: police say after reviewing video from the office

in franklin park up in somerset county route 27 is blocked both ways here because of an accident involvingue to investigate. so, route 1 would be your alternate if you're headed up in that direction. with mass transit new jersey transit is cross honoring tickets because of the cold dave. >> raw numbers out there this morning, karen in the northern and western suburbs a lot of teens, 17 in pottstown right now, just 15 degrees the coatesville. 12 in fleetwood. 19 in chester and we go searching for better numbers in south jersey. we don't really find them. 19 degrees in glassboro right now, 819 hammonton 20 in woodbine an bunch of 20's or low 20's up and down the state of delaware. if you're running errands today bundle up from start to finish. 20 degrees by 9 o'clock under mainly sunny skies. 24 by noon and then 29 by 3 o'clock. that's going to be your high. there's a breeze blowing that will give you wind chill in the teens and low 20's throughout the day. tam. >> i'll take it if here thanks, david. >>> philadelphia police need your help finding a missing teen with a form of autism. 16-year

it happened near a and somerset a at 5:45. officers say that they were chasing the suspect and he began firing at them. they shot back. neither officer nor the the suspect were hit. the man was taken into custody. >>> dozens of people marched street the streets of camden to promote peace, they rallied around yolanda price brisco lost her husband and son to violence. tonight the the one year anniversary of her son allen's murder. >>> a charred gutted home is what remains tonight after a fire in sewell, gloucester county. chopper 6hd was over unit black of longbow drive where flames broke out a at 8:00 o'clock tonight. residents did did get out safely. fire fighters extinguish the blaze in a little over an hour. >>> it was traffic tragedy in south philadelphia a tonight as a 70 year-old man was struck and killed by an suv. the vehicle struck the the victim in the westbound left lane of oregon avenue near 23rd, just before 8:00 o'clock. there is no word yet from investigators if charges will be filed. >>> the death toll now stand

one in somerset. somerset is pretty close. that is over in new jersey. stuart: thank you.news from the world of college sports. michigan, ohio state, and stayed among them. athletes ineligible to play sports. brian is here. >> i think it is an interesting proposal. through the big ten wait a second, what if we just tell these guys and women, with the amount of pressure to take 12 credits, you will never graduate on time. take your 12 credits. get acclimated. they understand this is education first. maybe i want to stay. stuart: you think it is good? >> i think it is interesting. i think in the big picture it is interesting. big-time players aren't going to the big time. unless everybody is up for it, it will not work. >> rudy giuliani is standing by his comments that president obama does not love congress. an update on that the tarp. it is called a black beauty. it sold, for what i am told, for a bargain. listen. ♪ the real question that needs to be asked is "what is it that we can do that is impactful?" what the cloud enables is computing to empower cancer researchers. it

mark phillips, cbs news, somerset county, england. >> pelley: beautiful planet.s evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. >>> a new confirmed case of measles in our area, the actions health officials have already taken. >> all this snow in d.c. is costing some drivers their cold hard cash. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson, big props to the city for getting most of the snow up, but if you were ticketed and towed during the snow emergency, you owe the city a lot school is closed, kids are sledding, but with the weather coming up a lot of kids are wondering if they'll get to do this again later in the week. >> and it's not just kids home from school enjoying the snow. good evening. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm derek mcginty. >>> we've already gotten the old one-two punch in the weather department, so what the heck is one more? now round 3 is on the way. >> first alert chief meteorologist topper shutt is tracking some fresh arctic air. how cold is it going to get, top? >> round 3 is on the way. look ahead, snow showers first

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us from the somerset station in kensington with more oning. >> reporter: erika and ukee good morning. septa is focused on distracted commuting this morning. if you find yourself engrossed in your cell phone, texting, e-mails, you may have a conversation with a septa office tore day who wants to let you no he about the importance of staying aware of your surroundings. in london, the the phrase is mind the gap, here in philadelphia today you may hear septa remind to you stay back from the edge. the it is septa's recent safety blitz aimed at riders who get distracted and fine themselves too close to the yellow line. >> let's go, guys. >> reporter: this campaign comes as septa steps up police patrol due to recent violence. during peak hours after school when students flood the system septa doubled the number of officers hoping to prevent brawls like this one recently caught on cell phone

now, firefighters found the sheridans inside the master bedroom of their burning house in somerset county. so far there are no arrests or identified suspects in the case. >>> 5:18. happening today, a judge will hear arguments over the future of the pier shops at caesar's. this afternoon attorneys for a philadelphia developer and caesar's atlantic city will hold a teleconference with a judge. now, blatstein wants to redevelop the mall, but caesar's says that it owns the pier where the mall sits. the company says blatstein's is has no right to move forward with plans. >>> another casino has the go-ahead to offer online gambling. yesterday state gaming officials ruled that resorts can move forward with internet betting. the casino just finished a five-day testing period. you can now play online slots and table games and bet with real money. resorts is the sixth atlantic city casino to offer internet gambling. >>> there are more lane closures scheduled next week for a stretch of i-495 in delaware. the bridge over the christina river was found last year to be dangerously unstable. so on monday

mark phillips, cbs news, somerset county, england. >> pelley: beautiful planet.s evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. >>> lady gaga gets engaged as an oscar nominee honeymoons on kimmel. >> we have a bunch of star couples on the move after taking the next step. >> congratulations. >> gaga jetting off after her new fiance gave her this huge heart-shaped diamond. >> and clooney takes amal on a post-valentine's day date. >> and why did cumberbatch and his fiance rush back from their surprise wedding? >> we go inside tonight's westminster dog show. guess who owns this prize-winning shih tzu. >> who? >> patty hearst. >> she was thrilled. >> and this ncis star, we tracked her down. >> they're like, we missed you on ncis

now, firefighters found the couple inside the master bedroom of their home in somerset county after a fire broke out there. so far there are no arrests or identified suspects in the case. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> cloudy skies and temperatures just below freezing in philadelphia right now. 31 degrees at philadelphia international. look at those winds. they're out of the northeast at 12 miles an hour. those winds are going to bring our temperatures down a little bit. right now allentown is 22 degrees. could see light snow in allentown, northeast philadelphia 30. but it's atlantic city that's going to see more accumulating snowfall. and still waiting for the first snowflakes to arrive in cape may this morning. they're not that far away. you can see the storm system producing lots of snow in virginia into north carolina and moving to the northeast. so glancing blow is what we'll see from this storm system. by far the heaviest snow is destined for southern delaware. you can see the reach of this storm. even producing some light snowflakes i

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he had built and designed somerset house, the building a few blocks from where i was talking. and he had designed this chair. and it says the president's chair, comma, 1759. and i got kind of excited for reasons. one, 1759 was the first year that the theory of world sentiments was published. second i'd been told before my talk that adam smith had been a member hoff the royal society of arts. so it was possible that adam smith had sat in this very chair in 1759 when his book came out. the book that i was writing about. and i was so excited that wouldn't it be fun to sit in this chair, the same chair my bottom could sit in the same place that adam smith's bottom had also been. but there was a sign that says, do not sit in the chair. but there was no one in the room. so what did i do? i want to suggest two things. first, that adam smith has a deep understanding of why i wanted to sit in the chair. which is fundamentally a little peculiar. let's be honest. and secondly, whether i sat in the chair or not -- i want you to think about whether you would have sat in the chair and -- i'

john and joyce sheridan were found dead after a fire in their hom in somerset county that is where we find david henry with more on the story. >> reporter: this is where it happened. the bodies of john and joyce sheridan were found in their bedroom, the bedroom had been set on fire and ever since the flames of controversy and conspiracy have lapped around the edges of this investigation. 72-year-old john sheridan was ceo of cooper university health system and politically connected, a former new jersey transportation commissioner and joyce sheridan was a retired school teacher, we now know that joyce sheridan was murdered. the medical examiner says she died of a stab wound to the chest that stabbed her an or the a. the m.e. has not ruled on the cause of john sheridan's death he was also found stabbed in the bedroom that was set on fire, the unusually prolonged investigation has led to speculation but no answers. could it have been a murder-suicide or were both killed by someone else. investigators have questioned the sheridan's four sons and say they played no roles in the deaths. but

philadelphia police have fired at least one shot at a suspect all happening near "a" and somerset street. no officers have been hurt here and no word on what led to that gunfire. >> we also understand they have just taken that suspect into custody. >>> the peak of drive time rush hour and a major problem on the schuylkill. sky force 10 over i-76 in montgomery county where crews are working to clear a toppled tractor-trailer near exit 442 in upper merion township. a busy time of course, during the evening rush hour. let's take a look at the scene from sky force 10 a short time ago. the accident has been causing big problems in the westbound lane since 1:30 this afternoon. some traffic still getting by but delays can be expected until crews can clear that wreck. we'll continue to monitor goments here let you know if anything changes on the schuylkill. >>> delaware county upper darby police say a man shot one of two thieves who tried to rob him. the other suspect got away. it happened on short lane cobbs creek park. police say the 68-year-old victim has a concealed weapons permit. paramedic

investigators ruled her death a homicide late last year but the somerset county prosecutor's office still has not released cause and manner of death for her husband. john. he was ceo of the cooper university house system. firefighters found them inside the burning master bedroom of their home in september. no arrests have been made and no sus pes have been named. officials will not say when they will release more information about the death of john sherr din sheridan. >>> take a look the this new video of michael trotto held a picture of his daughter and cried during arraignment in massachusetts. he face ace long list of charges. he assaulted the girl's mother and then took eleanor. the girl is safe and back with her mother. >>> we're following developing news in south philadelphia. a gunman shot a 17-year-old here on south fourth street. the bullet grazed the teen in the face. he's in stable afternoon right now. the gunman is on the run. >>> more news in manhattan. part of a building collapsed on the west side about an hour ago. several billing buildings under construction. at least one

rivera riding a scooter near north seventh and somerset streets in north philadelphia when officers sean mc knight and kevin robinson pulled him over. rivera telling the grand jury he got frightened because the officers had their batons out. he took off toward north sixth street with the officers chasing after him. >> one of them actually reached out of the window and clubbed rivera in the head. the car bumped the scooter and rivera fell to the ground. >> reporter: investigators say the two officers said that rivera was resisting arrest and he was charged with aggravated assault. but rivera's girlfriend went back to the scene and found surveillance video from a store on the 2700 block of north sixth. the district attorney says the video and audio from the tape tell quite a different story. >> they just came up to him they struck him. you hear the crash. you hear him screaming. you hear and you see them standing over him and just beating him. what they did was totally inn proper yet, totally improper. totally in violation of any policy, any training, anything. period. >> reporter: fred pe

riveria was riding a scooter near north seventh and somerset streets in north philadelphia, on may 29th, this is in 2013, when the officer pulled him over. officers claim that he resisted arrest but a surveillance video, from a nearby store tells a completely different story. >> he didn't resist, he didn't lung at them, he didn't have have a weapon. they hit him in the head and he fell off his scooter. he was in pain. then they began beating him. >> so, the charges against riveria, of course, were dropped, the the officers have been suspended and face possible firing. >>> 6:11. measles may have reached new jersey, where health officials are looking at a possible case. >>> hi bob-o. >> good morning, everybody. act a you'll i 95 is a problem right now as we head northbound on i-95. we have a disable vehicle right near the the stadium area on the north bound side of i-95, there you go and the cameras rocking that is an idea how windy it is this morning. we will check the rest of the road. sue has the you tell us what you want to pay and we help find options to fit your budget. nah, nah, in

he was ride ago scooter near north seventh and somerset streets in north philadelphia when officers seanc knight and kevin ribbon son pulled over. rivera telling the grand jury he got frightened because the officers had their batons out so he took off toward north sixth street with the officers chasing after him. >> one of them actually reached out of the window and clubbed rivera in the head. the car bumped the scooter and rivera fell to the ground. >> reporter: investigators say the two officers said he was resisting arrest and he was charged with aggravated assault. but his girlfriend went back to the scene and sound surveillance video from a store on the 2700 block of north sixth. the district attorney says the video and audio from the tape tell quite a different story. >> they came up to him. they struck him. you can hear the crash. you hear him screaming. you hear and you see them standing over him and just beating him. what they did was totally inappropriate totally improper, total until violation of any policy, any training, anything period. >> reporter: fred perry is representin

we captured this video outside their somerset county new jersey, home in september. both were found unresponsive during a fire. the couple's four children other relatives, and associates have all been questioned. but right now, no suspect has been named. and just moments ago, the hospital told us they declined comment on this development in the case. sheraton then cooper's ceo, was also very active in new jersey politics. his wife had been a teacher. we're going to continue to monitor developments and have any new information for you on nbc10.com and as well as the nbc 10 news app. live for now in camden monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. >>> skyforce10 was flying over news throughout philadelphia this morning. it was there as emergency crews responded to a school bus accident at route 1 boulevard and ridge avenue in east falls. this is around 8:45 this morning. we're told there are no injuries. >>> there are no reports of anyone hurt at this house fire in the city's bridesburg section. flames broke out just after 8:00 this morning inside the home on haworth

riveria was riding a scooter near north seventh and somerset street on may 29th of 2013 when the officer pulled him over. now the officers claim that riveria was resisting arrest. surveillance video however from a their by store tells an entirely different story. >> he didn't resist, he didn't lung at them, he didn't have a weapon. they hit him in the head they fell off his scooter, he was in pain and they began beating him. >> the charges against riveria were dropped, the officers have been suspended and new face possible termination. >>> lets get back to that tractor trailer accident on 495 in delaware. >> steve keeley made it to the scene live in wilmington with more on what happened, hi steve. >> reporter: little progress, bob told you about the truck part front part of the truck getting towed backward off 495 philly bound and here is the sound bound progress. a big flatbed and people down here can thank our fox 29 photographer greg gill roy for lighting the keen in the just letting viewers at home see the situation before they leave the house to avoid this but you can see strong lig

through his detroit neighborhood to bus stop on woodward to the ddot transit center to bus stop at the somerset then he walks several miles to walk at shane mold in rochester hills. >> i just can't imagine. >> the trip home involves more walking because there aren't as many buses running at night. james figures he walks about 20 miles day monday through friday. >> doesn't usually set in about wednesday night or thursday morning, you know, it takes -- it takes a very toll on you. >> this has been james' routine for the past five or sick years since his car died. but a chance meeting with blake pollock is about to change all of that. >> i noticed james walking up and down crooks road quite a bit for months. >> reporter: one day about year ago the banker reached out to the factory worker. >> aren't you the guy i see walking up and down crooks road? >> one day maybe i'll give you a ride. i meant the but not really. >> sometime later blake saw james on a snow bang. >> this guy a black cadillac came up to me and said if i wanted ride. i was like, why not? that was the start of it all. >> they've been

this happened in may of 2013 near north seventh and somerset streets in north philadelphia.trict attorney and the police commissioners say the two officers lied about what happened. they say rivera tried to assault the officers. but in reality, camera -- surveillance cameras showed the two officers knocked him off his motor scooter and then proceeded to beat him with their fists as well as a baton. and so the district attorney as well as the police commissioner say there is no room for police brutality. >> same rules should apply to everyone, rich or poor black or white, or sworn officer with a badge. >> reporter: now the charges against rivera have been dropped. as for the two officers they were suspended for 30 days with the intent to dismiss from the force. we'll stay on top of this story and bring you the latest here. you can see back out here live police commissioner ramsey just getting ready to leave after updating us with these charges against two of its own. reporting live in center city christine maddela, nbc 10 news. >>> eight people remain hospitalized this mornin

najee riveria was riding a execute he near north seventh and somerset street in north philadelphia a on may 29th 2013. the the overs claims riveria was resisting arrest. surveillance video from a nearby store tells a very different story. >> he didn't resist. he didn't lung at them. he didn't have a weapon. they hit him in the head. they full after his scooter. then they he again beating him. >> charges against riveria were dropped. officers have been suspendedded and they face possible termination. >>> happening today philadelphia's fire fighters union is expect to speak more about the investigation in the an alleged sex scandal. local will 22 officials will address allegation that is a dozen fire fighters had sex with a female paramedic inside fire stations across the the city while on the job. today's press conference is expected to include more details about the inspector general's current investigation in, to the the fire department. >>> federal authorities are looking into new claims against new jersey governor chris christie and his administration. former hunterdon county assi

born in the village of eddington, somerset, in the southwest of england, sir peter has helped of theosts across the globe. please welcome him. [applause] >> thank you for that kind introduction. lieutenant governor mr. mayor, mr. landrieu, friends from america's wonderful national park service, thank you for making this possible. thank you for braving the cold on this nice english morning. a reminder of what the temperature is normally like in new orleans. i was lucky enough to be here a year ago, when the wonderful jimmy coleman, the honorary british consul for almost 40 years, came here and looked at the possibilities, and learned about the great plans for creating the unity bridge, alliance garden, and it hitting memorial to the last rattle of the last war, where the brits and americans were not on the same side. here we are, one year on. it is happening. our friends from at&t -- randall stephenson made a contribution. even the british government is making a substantial contribution. i contain you that is pretty rare, especially at times of fiscal constraint. it is an indication o

"eyewitness news" at somerset station in kensington this morning. more safety officers were on hand reminding riders to be vigilant while waiting for public transportation. they called this campaign stay back from the edge and septa is concerned that too often riders were distracted and come dangerously close to falling off the train platform. >>> school bus collide sending within person to the hospital in delaware county. that crash happened at second and lloyd streets in chester. in word yet on the the severity of the injuries but the man's driver, who was trapped and had to be rescued police say there were no students on the bus. the the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> well, power ball jackpot continues to sore, it is now at 500 million-dollar, the fifth largest prize in u.s. history. the odd of a win are quite long, but that is not stopping ticket sales. our pat ciarrocchi has a case of power ball fever and she is trying to quench that thirst in wynnewood, montgomery county pat how is it looking out there. >> it truly is amazing.

now, firefighters found the sheridans inside the master bedroom of their burning house in somerset county. so far there are no arrests or identified suspects in the case. >>> happening today, the southeast delco school district will hold its first board meeting since two lawsuits were filed saying administers did not protect their kids. it involved former darby elementary schoolteacher paul hoshwender. he's pleading no contest to charges he abused at least nine students. well, the families of two 8-year-old victims say the district did not check hoshwender's background that would have shown similar abuse complaints in his past. >>> recreational marijuana is now legal in washington d.c. adults 21 and over can now use the drug possess up to two ounces and even grow up to six plants in their homes. selling marijuana is still illegal, but leaders in d.c. are considering a bill that would regulate and tax marijuana sales similar to the laws in colorado and washington state. one republican congressman is now threatening the mayor with arrest saying the district is in violation of federal law. >

walking into this gas station this pair robbed a man at gunpoint on a bike at the intersection of somersetnd rariton streets. if you recognize the men you're under to call camden county police. >>> a bank robber may be on the run, but police say he was caught on camera. gloucester township police are hoping you can help them track him down. investigators say this surveillance video shows michael taggart robbing a bank on tuesday, if you know his whereabouts call 911 immediately. >> a popular center city restaurant was forced to close it's doors leaving lovers with reservations out in the cold and the restaurants and employees without big tips and profits. the pipe burst forcing it to shut down fortnight. >> curbing your carbon foot footprint to zero. the new extreme effort. >> there's blindings snow in the midwest. >> reporter: they say definitely not a beach day. meteorologist chris sowers has the very cold explosive accuweather forecast when we come right back. >> the winter weather led to massive pileup in india in a. this is route 30 -- in indiana. a semi was slowing down and created a

officers a that these men, held up a victim on january 30th at the corner of somerset and raretan streets. they allegedly pointed a gun at the man on his bike and took cash. this surveillance video was recorded at the luk oil gas station on admiral wilson boulevard shortly before that crime took place. >>> a private memorial services is being planned to remember 60 minutes correspondent bob simon. cbs news says the services will take place tuesday at new york's in metropolitan opera house. a public service is planned for a later date. the seven three-year old was a music lover and reported on several opera stories on his career. simon was killed wednesday night after finishing what was now his final 60 minutes report. now simon worked on that report alongside his daughter tanya, a producer for the broadcast. you can see bob simon's final work about searching for an ebola cure tonight on 60 minutes at 7:00 right here on cbs-3. >>> well, new york times media columnist david carr died of complication from his metastatic lung cancer that is according to autopsy results just released. the medi

officers say that these men held up a victim january 30th at somerset and raretan streets. they allegedly pointed a gun at this man who was on his bike and then took some cash. surveillance video was recorded a at luk oil gas station on the admiral wilson boulevard shortly before that crime took place. >>> 6:07. coming up next on "eyewitness news" spending hours with your head down, looking and texting on your phone can actually be pretty tough on you body. alarming new research about the the effects are and what you can do to stop text neck that is what they are calling it. plus this. >> reporter: another winter snowstorm pound the midwest and the northeast i'm jericka duncan in boston with that story, coming up. >>> carol is tracking the latest on our weather here at home, some of the coldest this winter is heading our way we will be right back. [ female announcer ] knows her way around a miniskirt. can run in high heels. must be a supermodel, right? you don't know "aarp." because aarp is making finding the career you love no matter what your age, a real possibility. go t

a van spun out of control in somerset county and crossed into the path of a school bus carrying 13 students. both drivers and five of the students were taken to the hospital to be checked out. the children's injuries fortunately were not serious. >> all right, time to get a look at the traffic out there on this monday evening. it's a holiday which helps a little. >> sure, not as much volume but still kind of dicey in some spots. >> on this president's day i hope yu grant me the opportunity. >> oh, boy. >> to polk around and see in what spots we've amassed a collection of fords or lincolns or other cars stopped up. one is on 95, disabled vehicle knocking out the right lane. but if you're headed southbound on 95 towards washington avenue no problems. on the roosevelt boulevard clear skies no haze this evening. traffic outbluffed is moving fine. we don't want to feel more of the roadway. to the left on the lincoln drive there are no issues to report. same with adams avenue in northeast philadelphia and jefferson street through north philadelphia things are moving just fine at this point but i