. >>> a lingering mystery in somerset set county app% to be solved now. his wife joyce and they are took his own life. but as "eyewitness news" reporter diana rock companies tell us tonight those closest to the couple believe that is not what happened. >> reporter: six months after the ceo of cooper health system and his wife died their montgomery township home remains boarded. the cars still park in the driveway. the somerset prosecutor now says john sheridan stabbed his wife joyce to death and set the house on fire in the early morning of september 28th. and what has now been ruled a murder/suicide. the official autopsy reveals joyce was found with eight stab wounds to her head and one to her chest in the upstairs bedroom. she died before the fire start started. smoke inhalation and shark force injuries killed john. firefighters found him in the burning house with five broken ribs and cuts to his neck and body. he was lying underneath a heavy dresser. two knives and a gasoline can with his fingerprints were found in the bedroom. all their possessions we

. >> somerset county >> somerset count lawmen say the deaths of john and joyce sheridan were schrouded in mystery since september 28. he was ceo of cooper university state system and former state transportation commissioner and leader in the effort to revitalize camden. report today by the prosecutor is being emphatically challenged by shar i dan's four grown sons. in a statement today they said, quote, we will not allow our father to be convicted based on guesswork. resulting from an inadequate and incomplete investigation simply because he is not here to defend himself. >> philadelphia police arrested 19-year-old zachary pitchard for stabbing death of mother. his grandmother was city being his grandmother was city beingly third in the attack. officials state home and 2800 block of reynolds street in bridesburg was in deplorable condition with fee feces all over the floor. >> two more women accusing bill cosby of sexual assault. margie shapiro and suxt ny wells say they were drugged and assaulted by the comedian in the 19 70s when teenagers. more than 30 women made similar claims agai

month later the somerset prosecutor ruled joyce sheridan's death a murder with stab wounds to her chest. now today the prosecutor's office says it was a murder/suicide. nbc10 reporter cydney long is at cooper hospital. you just received a statement from the sheridan's sons. what are they saying? >> reporter: the couple's four adult sons are not buying it. in fact, they call this investigative report, quote, incomplete guesswork. they say their father is now being convicted after his death of a crime he could have never committed. loved ones say there's no motive no forensic evidence and no knife ever recovered tied to the stab wounds of john sheridan. the sons of john and joyce sheridan tell nbc10 the somerset prosecutor's ruling that their parents' death are a murder/suicide, quote, speculative, and they plan to file a lawsuit. the report after six months of investigation with 813 interviews and backed by the medical examiner painted a gruesome picture of the master bedroom doused with gasoline that last sunday in september perform joyce suffered eight stab wounds to the head a fatal s

the thinks the report today released from the somerset county prosecutor's office and the prosecutor takes exception with the the son's exception. right here in the second paragraph saying that this was a very lengthy, and comprehensive investigation, so clearly they are defending the quality of their work. we have much more information on this story, including this report, we have posted it for you on line you can find that and much more on cbs philly.com. let's go back to jessica now, jessica. >>> more breaking news a body reportedly found floating in the schuylkill river. chopper three over the the scene of kelly drive and south ferry row road in east falls. crews are work ago this scene and we are working to get you more information. we will bring you any new developments as we get them. >>> we have new developments tonight the in the the brutal attack of a young woman walking home from the gym in port richmond. tonight we are learning that young woman's cell phone conversation with the friend may have saved her life. the violent assault happened last night along the 3900 block o

. >>> right now a lingering mystery in somerset count a appears to be solved. officials now say that cooper health systems ceo john sheridan kill his wife joyce and then took his own life but as "eyewitness news" reporter diana rock he believes those closest to the couple believes that is not what happened. >> reporter: six months after the ceo of cooper health system and his wife died their montgomery township home remains boarded. the the cars still park in the driveway. the somerset prosecutor now says that john sheridan stabbed his wife joyce to death and set the house on fire in the early morning of september 28th, and what has now been ruled a murder/suicide. the official autopsy reveals joyce was found with stab wound to her head and chest in the upstairs bedroom. she died before the fire started. smoke inhalation and sharp force injuries killed john. fire fighters found him in the burning house with five broken ribs and cuts to his neck and body. he was lying underneath a heavy dresser. two knives and a gasoline can with his fingerprints were found in t

. >>> right now, a lingering mystery in somerset the count appears to be solved. officials say cooper health systems ceo john sheridan killed his wife joyce and then took his own life. but as "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco tells us those closest to the couple believe that is not what happened. >> reporter: six months after the the ceo of cooper health system and his wife died, their montgomery township home remains boarded. the cars still park in the driveway, the somerset prosecutor now says that john sheridan stabbed his wife joyce to death and set the house on fire in the early morning of september 28th and what has new been ruled a murder/suicide. the official autopsy reveals joyce was stabbed with eight stab wound to her head and within to her chest in the upstairs bedroom. she died before the the fire started, smoke inhalation and sharp force injuries killed john. fire fighters found him in the burning house with five broken ribs and cuts to his neck and body. he was lying underneath a heavy dresser. two knives and a gasoline can with his fingerprint

john and joyce sheridans are calling the report by the somerset county prosecutor's off speculative and plan to file a lawsuit. the report comes after a six-month investigation which found that cooper hospital ceo john sheridan killed his wife, set their north jersey house on fire and killed himself last september. >>> a former day care owner has been charged with after police say a 15-month-old child drown while under her care. the cumberland county prosecutor's office announced that rockiesen lacy is charged with operating a child care center without a license. investigators say she was caring for six kids at sunshine day care in millville last november. a child accidentally drown in a gold fish upon. prosecutors claim lacy needed a line because she was caring for more than five children. >>> police in voorhees want you to take a good look at these pictures. they say the two men you see here are persons of interest in a robbery that injured an elderly man. the 83-year-old man was robbed near the robin hill apartments on preston avenue. he had to be treated at the hospital for injuries

we are joined by his former handler and the somerset county sheriff. welcome. >> thank you. a champion of all things new jersey. >> i serve. bill: there you go. here to honor not only the sheriff department but the dog. >> a joint senate and assembly resolution honoring he and his partner. animals are great. this one in particular was great for one person a family. teesix a lot of loose dogs, what was special about him? >> had a drug dealer threatened to kill him and it became something that separated him. after we get threatened to give us permission to seek legislation that led me to the assembly and senate taking five and a half years bill: how important is this? >> very important to have one in any county in the state of new jersey or the entire country. crime fighting dogs explosive detector dogs trackers, something that we can do as police officers. bill: going in the new jersey hall of fame. >> that's right. bill: is he the 1st dog? >> i don't know much but i know there is another one. bill: so important to honor a dog why? >> it is the service out there putting their

less than a month later the somerset prosecutor ruled joyce sheridan's death a murder with stab woundsto her chest. now today the prosecutor's office says it was a murder/suicide. nbc10 reporter cydney long is at cooper hospital. you just received a statement from the sheridan's sons. what are they saying? >> reporter: the couple's four adult sons are not buying it. in fact, they call this investigative report, quote, incomplete guesswork. they say their father is now being convicted after his death of a crime he could have never committed. loved ones say there's no motive no forensic evidence and no knife ever recovered tied to the stab wounds of john sheridan. the sons of john and joyce sheridan tell nbc10 the somerset prosecutor's ruling that their parents' death are a murder/suicide, quote, speculative, and they plan to file a l

he was from basking ridge in somerset county in north jersey. salvage operations began at the sight today. the chopper when down in fog. >>> all clear tonight after officials found two suspicious packages at the base exchange and commissary. the authorities determined there was no threat and they let everyone back inside. >>> and a man who helped usher students off of this bus. the driver acquaint aware how bad the situation was. >> it was like it is sinking into the hole and then when he came out i helped him take all of the kids out. >> no one was hurt. >>> a new effort to get philadelphia kids to start school earlier. michael nutter signed the ordinance of putting universal free kindergarten access on the budget. they would come up with a fanding formula. it could cost an estimated $53 million a year. >>> education expected to be front and center for the next race for mayor in philadelphia. the democratic candidates will chair off april 7th at 7:00 p.m. you can watch here on nbc 10 and telemundo. what would you want to ask the candidate? here

they say they are not pleased with the findings of the somerset county prosecutor's office. they say there is an absence of a motive for suicide. also an absence of any forensic evidence, they say, that investigators cannot explain why there was never a knife discovered in relation to the stab wounds that killed their father and that their findings the somerset county prosecutor's findings is at odds with the forensic pathologist that they hired. they say they'll have more to say in coming days. of course, we'll be in touch with them with any brand new information just as soon as we have it. so will you. live outside cooper hospital in camden, cydney long, "nbc10 news." >>> nbc10 first broke this story on our "nbc10 news" app. right now you can read the entire police report on the deaths of john and joyce sheridan using the free nbc10 app for smartphones and tablets. >>> our friday got too far a soggy start. here's a live look at cape may from our live sky cam network down the jersey shore. >> things are drive drying out in the philadelphia area in time for the afternoon rus

"action news" in the 1200 block of west somerset street. the blaze broke out at 7:00 a.m. the man was able to make it out of the home, but taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. no word on what sparked the fire. >>> the family of a missing delaware county teen is making an urgent plea for help. they called for more volunteers to help in the search for cayman naig. he left the home and has not been seen since. fbi has joined several local law enforcement agencies. he is 5'7" and 110 pounds. he was last seen wearing a gray ski jacket and black ski pants and hiking boots. if you have seen him call police. >>> another local teen who disappeared has been found. the 13-year-old was last seen on wednesday leaving her home on the 1500 block of south 53rd street. she had recently diagnosed with clinical depression. police say she has been in found and in good physical condition. >>> much more to come on "action news" this noon, including "shelter me rescue of the week." i'm matt o'donnell. we have teddy bear, he has a big story to tell. that's coming up on "action news." >>> t

after six month investigation somerset county prosecutor jeffrey soriano released his report today stating "john sheridan fatally stabbed joyce cher tan -- sheridan set the fire. soriano said john sheridan died of sharp force injuries and smoke inhalation. coming up at 6:00 new jersey correspondent nora muchanic tells us why the sheridans four sons believe their parents were both murdered. >> recovery officials on the scene of a germanwings flight that crashed in the french alps say they haven't found a single body intact. police say jewelry and other objects found at the site could help in the dent fiction process. new today german prosecutors say they found a torn up sick note that indicates the co-pilot accused of bringing down the plane intentionally was hiding some type of illness. they say the note indicated that a medical doctor declared the co-pilot as unfit to work and had excused him from work on the day of the flight. >>> the injury toll from yesterday's explosion in manhattan has now reached 22. and at least two people are unaccounted for. investigators are looking into whether

this is 12th and somerset. we're told three men ran from that scene. we don't know yet on the victim's condition. stay with "nbc10 news" as we learn more about this double shooting in north philadelphia. >>> one year after the mysterious disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370 a new report is offering more clues in the investigation. >> turns out the battery on one of the underwater pingers may not have been working. nbc10 national correspondent tom co- costello reports finding the airport may have been impossible. >> reporter: the last words from malaysia 370, now a full year since it disappeared from kuala lumpur to beijing. teams who scoured the ocean may have faced a bigger challenge than first thought. the battery that was supposed to power one of two underwater pingers for 30 days to help search teams hone in on the black boxes had actually expired in december of 2012 more than a year before mh-370 disappeared. but because of a record keeping glitch, it was never replaced. the question no one can answer was the battery dead or still working

one of those marines was some somerset county, new jersey.military officials say there was thick fog at the time but they have not said exactly what caused the crash. hundreds of people gathered in ireland to remember an irish born marine killed in that crash. he was honored for his dedication to the marines. he was currently living in queens new york with his wife and baby girl. >>> we're learning more this morning about the man charged with last week's shooting outside the ferguson police department. prosecutors say 20-year-old jeffrey williams has admitted to firing the shots but tells investigators he was actually aiming at someone else because of a dispute. williams was arrested over the weekend after a three-day man hunt. prosecutors say, quote, we're not sure we completely buy williams' story. >> he is a demonstrator. he was out there earlier that evening. >> authorities say williams was on probation at the time for receiving stolen property. both officers survived the shooting. >>> philadelphia still councilwoman brown is original nie

one of those marines was some somerset county, new jersey. they say the black hawk helicopter went down in thick fog. >>> overseas hundreds of people gathered in ireland to remember an irish born marine killed in that crash. he was currently living in queens with a wife and baby girl. >>> starting today, the u.s. treasury department will begin taking quote, extraordinary measures to keep the government from defaulting on its debt. overnight, the temporary suspension of the debt ceiling law expired. they estimate the measures could work through at least october. but they are urging congress to take action now. >>> mitch mcconnell says he may stall the confirmation vote for lynch as the attorney general until the senate completes work on a human trafficking bill. >>> talks resume today in geneva over iran's nuclear program. we explain why lawmakers are anxious to get involved. >> a sunday meeting between john kerry and iran's foreign minister was postponed until today. they're discussing whether to lift united nations sanctions opening oil ship

captain sandford shaw the third is native of basking ridge, somerset county. he died march 10th conducting a training exercise off the coast of florida. six other marines and four lou san national guard men also died when that helicopter crashed in dense fog. >>> for the second time in a month police are investigating air bag thefts the in a northeast philadelphia neighborhood. the latest happened overnight near hartel avenue and front knack street in rhawnhurst. thieves smashed windows of five cars there all late model hondas, and they got away with three air bags. our jan carabao spoke to one eye witt no, sir whose husband sounded the alarm. >> he ran down the steps and hit panic button. by the time he came down they were gone. >> it is a sad situation thaw cannot leave your car parked out front and be safe. >> back on march 1st air bags were stolen from nine hondas in that same neighborhood, and those air bags are a hot commodity on the black market. the national insurance crime bureau says they can cost a thousand dollars from legitimate retailers. thieves

. >>> well, eight horses escape from their pasture take off down route 219 somerset pennsylvania.ok at the scene. drivers had to slow down and stay back while the animal owners rounded them up, got them back in in the pasture. no horses were injured. thankfully. no drivers either. >> now, south jersey welcomes home a world war ii hero this weekend. >> dozen every veterans and first responders rolled into westmont camden county. they celebrated the career of 91 year old john, the marine recently returned home from visit hiro jima, first time on the japanese island since he landed on it, with thousands of other marines back in 1945. >> i had high emotions, low emotions, it caused me to well up several times and you just couldn't help it. in fact, i still do. i'll probably be doing that for the next week or so. because so many memories therefore me although seven years, still as fetch as it happened yesterday. >> the group warriors watch riders organized today's big homecoming event. >> and it is training day for new coaches in the archdioces of philadelphia catholic youth organizati

share the road with other drivers and bicyclists and sometimes even pedestrians, but drivers in somerset county, pennsylvania had to share the road with eight horses. the horses escaped from the pasture and took off down a busy two-lane highway on friday. while it looked a bit like the wild west in central pennsylvania, the horses were eventually rounded up and taken back to pasture. fortunately, none of the horses was hurt. >>> coming up on wusa 9 this saturday. >> i need a penguin because i have a sled! and i like penguins! >> oh, yeah? >> who doesn't? >> he's so cute! [ laughter ] >> who doesn't like to build a kite, then take it out for a flight? we'll head down to the mall for the kite festival today. . >> and the weather cooperated with a really good breeze. what about tonight and heading out sunday morning? back . >>> today was the fifth annual kite festival. people came from all over the u.s. and from as far away as india to participate. >> i did a cheri blossom with butterfly and wrote "spring" on it. >> i made some flowers for summer. >> how long are you guys going to stay out

adult sons are calling the somerset county prosecutor's report speculative and they plan to file a lawsuit. the report comes after a six-month investigation. the report says that cooper hospital's ceo john sheridan killed his wife set their north jersey house on fire and then killed himself last september. >>> philadelphia police are investigating a burglary in port richmond where one of the suspects got in through a hole cut in the building's roof. according to police two men and a woman broke into the public storage facility on caster avenue on wednesday night. the thieves got away with 35 guitars, 10 amps, electronics an other items. >>> another setback for a south jersey teenager with special needs. two weeks ago, 15-year-old guzman testified against the drunk driver who put him in a wheelchair and killed his best friend. on thursday, a thief stole a medical transport van his mother uses. it was found crashed in the tacony area. >> he is my strength. that boy keeps me going. that's why i have to be positive. i have to stay positive. >> the family set up a go fund me site and hopes that

the shooting what reported at 12th and somerset. two victims were shot and rushed to the hospital. no word yet on those folks' conditions or any arrests. at least one gun was recovered at the scene. >>> a police officer was hurt after his patrol car hit a utility pole, then skidded into a house in camden county this afternoon. the winslow township officer crashed in the 500 block of terrace avenue about 1 o'clock. police say the officer was responding to a crash on berlin cross keys road when he lost control. that officer suffered minor injuries but rescuers did have to cut the roof off the cruiser to help the officer. >>> a family is asking for your help finding a missing montgomery county woman tonight. 20-year-old deidre magalon has not been seen since she left her upper providence home friday. she took her sister's car which was found abandoned on route 4 22 in upper merion. police have now following leads that deidre may have hitch-hiked after experiencing car trouble. she does not have a cell phone. anyone with information on deidre's whereabouts is asked to call 911. >>> the

captain stafford henry shaw the third was from bass king ridge somerset county. he and 10 other armed service members died when their chopper went down during a night training mission. salvage for the scattered continues this evening. heavy fog likely played a role in the crash. >> width dove a man killed by a bridgeton police officer late last year files a federal civil rights lawsuit. dash cam video shows the deadly incident. two officers surround a car 36-year-old jeremy reid was a passenger in the car. he was told not to move but stepped out with his hand up and was shot and killed by police. his wife is asking for $1 million in damages in her suit. the officers involved in that shooting are on administrative leave. >>> montgomery county man behind bars accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a tanning salon. marshall gibson walked into a tanning salon two weeks ago and asked to use the bathroom but instead investigators say he pulled out a knife on the woman he's facing sexual assault rape and other charges. gibson is being held in jail on $25,000 bail. pr

he was from somerset county 31 years old one of the 11 men on board the national guardsman killed in a black hawk helicopter crash last week. seven marines and four national guardsmen were killed. thep chopper went down in the waters off florida's gulf coast during a training mission. >>> pennsylvania's acting top cop is acting. wolf's nominee to head the state police removed two road signs that slammed his decision to wear a trooper uniform when he did not come from the ranks. he said the signs were posted close to his children's bus stop. he said he acted as a father by taking them down. authorities are looking at possible misdemeanor theft charges. >>> a philadelphia family is suing the tropicana casino in atlantic city for $30 million after what prosecutors call a deadly drunk driving crash. >> get help for my mom. >> they were recorded on a cell phone after an accident on the ac expressway two people died including a 4-year-old boy. the family says they were escorted out of the casino hotel for no reason. yesterday an attorney filed a lawsuit against tropicana for denying the gr

he's been identified as apartment stanford henry shaw of bass king ridge somerset county. seven special forces marines and four louisiana guardsmen were on board that chopper. it was hoisted from the bay today. investigators say the chopper went down in dense fog during a training mission on tuesday night. what caused that crash is not yet known. >>> widow of a man who was fatally shot by bridgeton police during a traffic stop is suing the city now for more than a million dollars. the death of jerome read was captured on police dash cam back on december 30th. this federal lawsuit names the two police officers involved. read's widow claims the officers violated her husband's rights to be free from an unreasonable seizure and excessive use of force that. shooting continues to be under investigation. >>> there's now a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the gunman who shot two police in ferguson, missouri missouri. the manhunt is on as protesters continue to gather in the city torn by racial tension. they want the mayor to resign. the two police officers w

. >>> developing now at 6:00 o'clock it has taken six months in all but now the the somerset county prosecutor's office say cooper health ceo john sheridan did, in fact, kill his wife joyce before stabbing himself and setting the couple's bedroom on fire. the the sons of that couple were not accepting these conclusions and they are filing a lawsuit. the sheridans were found unresponsive inside of their skillman home back on september 28th. prosecutors say that john sheridan was distraught about his work in the days leading up to their deaths. the couple's four sons released a statement today questioning the finding and saying that some key evidence is missing. they say that the conclusion it is nothing more than a expedient way for the the prosecutors's of to close its file, and put an end to the embarrassing bugling of the murder investigation in the hopes that our familiar establishing citizens of somer is set the county and the press will stop inquiring about what actually happened. >>> just minutes ago cooper health released this statement. they say our hearts are with the the sheridan famil

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it happened around 4. 30 this morning at frankford avenue and east somerset street. we do know that one person was inside the three story home at the time. he was taken to temple hospital. so far the cause of the collapse is still under investigation. also you in from overnight, one person is recovering from a fire in hunt hinge ton. the victim was taken to einstein for treatment for burns and the cause of this fire is under investigation. and unfortunately another fire, h this was the scene overnight in fair hill. this firebreak out just after midnight in the 3,000 block of rose hill street. thankfully and fortunately no one was hurt. it is 8:07 we know that at least six people have died in the island nation of night what after it was struck by a tropical cyclone. many more fatalities are expected. that storm left deviation in its wake. it brought winds up to 70 miles per hour, making it most powerful sigh clones since the one that struck the philippines back in 2013. > there's some controversy coming to septa. you in ads that some are calling hateful can seen be pl

one of those marines was from somerset county, new jersey. they say there were thick fog at the time but they've not said exactly what caused the crash. hundreds of people gathered in ireland to remember an irish born marine born in the crash. he was currently living kweenss new york with his wife and baby girl. >>> supplies have been sent to the pacific island nation of vanuatu after a powerful cyclone destroyed 90% of the buildings on the main island. at least eight people are confirmed dead but that number is expected to rise. communications have been cut off in many areas so officials aren't sure just how widespread the damage is. >>> talks resume today over iran's nuclear program. secretary of state john kerry is meeting with iran's foreign minister to talk about whether to lift sanctions and open financial markets for cushing the nuclear program. congressional republicans could derail those efforts. the framework for a deal is supposed to be completed by march 31st. >> and flee british teens suspected of joining isis are out on bail aft

captain stafford henry shaw iii from bassing rid new jersey somerset county. he was among the seven marines and four national guard soul so much injuries killed when their helicopter went down during a training mission on tuesday night. recovery crews are working to salvage all of the wreckage from the crash. the investigation into why the chopper went down continues. >>> police in missouri are tracking down leads tonight to find the person who shot two officers earlier this week. that as dozens gather nothing sing and pray last night calling for peace. the officers were shot right outside the ferguson police station. they were standing guard over a protest. tensions remain high in ferguson in the wake of the scathing justice department report on racial bias in the law enforcement practices. something police officials say they are working on. >> really the number one priority on the police department right now is to make sure that we continue a tempo of service and protection and relationships in the ferguson area. >> one officer was shot in the shoulder. the

john and joyce sheridan's four adult sons say that the somerset county prosecutor's report is speculative and plan to file a lawsuit. the report comes after a six-month investigation which found that cooper hospital's ceo john sheridan killed his wife, set their north jersey house on fire and killed himself last september. >>> a former cumberland county day care owner is facing charges after a 15-month-old boy drown while she was watching him. prosecutors office says that roxanne lacy was caring for six kids at sunshine day care in millville last november. according to investigators, lacy was inside with one of the other children when the boy drown in a gold fish pond. she was charged with operating a child care center without a license. lacy would have needed a license to care for more than five kids. >>> this morning, police in voorhees want you to take a good look at these pictures. the two men you see right here are persons of interest in a robbery that injured an elderly man. 83-year-old man was robbed near the robin hill apartments on preston avenue. police say he was treated at the

captain stanford henry shah iii, a marine was from basking ridge, somerset, north jersey.a black hawk helicoptered crashed on tuesday night. the chopper went down in fog during a training mission. >>> today in philadelphia it's the first steps toward construction of a memorial to pay tribute to the victims of a major building collapse. take a look. this was the scene of that center city collapse in june 2013. six people were killed more than a dozen others were injured when a building came crashing down on to the salvation army. today, crews will place a replica of the soon to be memorial xl -- sculpture. families of the victims are expected to be there. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> we're seeing rain falling all across the area live view from our cape may camera showing the wet roadways. we'll have wet roadways everywhere. need the umbrellas today. also you may need them later on tonight as well. right now, the steady rain is falling. that will be over the next few hours before we see it taper off to showers and scattered showers. also drizzle. patchy fog an

this was the scene near 12th and somerset in north philadelphia earlier tonight.e telling us a 25-year-old man was shot several times and died at the hospital. the second man was hit and is now in critical condition. >>> sergeantssergeantsville new jersey residents are helping a hitter 86 building can rise from the ashes. the sergeantsville inn went up in flames early this morning. fire and ems crews shared these photos with us. that inn once hosted george washington. folks in the area say it's always been a great place to go for all kinds of celebrations. >> it's a tremendous loss for the building. i mean it truly is. to us here at the crossroads you're at the world here. the people from new york would come travel all the way out here to have dinner. i know senators, congressmen assembly men have been here it's a favorite destination spot for many people. >> volunteer firefighters from across the area helped put tout fire and as investigators look into what starter it the mayor and the building's owner say they know for, one thing for sure that it is getting rebu

a mean from basking ridge in somerset county. six other marines and four national guard members were also killed when their chopper went down during a night training mission. salvage efforts for this scattered aircraft continue this evening. officials say heavy fog like the played a role in that crash. >>> arrest is made in connection with a sexual assault at a montgomery county tanning salon. police say marshall gibson got into the salon by asking to use the restroom. and then they say once inside, he showed the victim a knife threatened her and demanded she perform a sex act. this happening last month at montgomery township business. gibson is facing numerous charges including rape. he's behind bars this evening on $25,000 bond. >>> a former septa police officer will spend time in jail for committing a lewd act on a subway car. 44-year-old kevin fa inform t was found guilty yesterday of indecent exposure and open lewdness. it was back in august fan was caught on camera touching himself on a broad street subway car. he was off d

captain stanford henry shaw the third of somerset county was on board when that aircraft slammed into the water during a routine training mission early tuesday. seven marines and four members of the louisiana national guard were killed. salvaging the helicopter was expected to begin this afternoon. officials say there was dense fog when the chopper went down. >>> meanwhile a helicopter crashed in eastern oklahoma claimed the life of the pilot and injured two others. the faa says the medical chopper went down in a remote wooded area last night. crews located the wreckage this morning. no patients were on board. a nurse and a paramedic suffered known life-threatening injuries. >> still no arrests in the shootings of two police officers in ferguson missouri. several people were taken in for questioning but were later released. the two officers were released from the hospital yesterday. they were shot in front of the city's police department where protesters had gathered after the resignation of the city's police chief. >>> and there will be more on the investigation of ferguson coming up

he hosted his 130th town hall event today in summerville, somerset county. for next fiscal year include a much smaller contribution to the state's public employees pension system. governor christie argued the $1.3 billion payout is all the state can afford. more than a dozen unions now plan to sue. >>> may be miles away from center city but hotels even in the suburbs are filling up fast ahead of pope francis' visit to philadelphia in september. nbc10's deanna durante reports from bucks county where there's a big effort to not only lure visitors but pope francis himself. >> we have open arms, open doors. >> reporter: a shrine to a saint. her uncle founded drexel university, an heiress who dedicated her life to helping others. >> sure, we hope the holy father would come visit. >> reporter: she says it would be her dream come true but realistically she isn't expecting the pope to make a visit to the bensalem shrine though pope john paul did visit the national shrine back in 1979. >> more rumors than the nfl draft, so we're vk having a meeting tomorrow in philad

until last september when investigators responding to a fire in their montgomery township somerset countyome found them dead inside. now several months later a shocking conclusion to the investigation. prosecutors say sheridan, the prominent former ceo of cooper university health systems, stabbed his wife to death before setting a fire and killing himself. the medical examiner says john died of sharp force injuries and smoke inhalation. they say it was a murder/suicide murder/suicide. the report states knives the accelerant and matches found at the scene all belong to the sheridans. there was no evidence of forced and tree or disturbance by intruder. no one seen leaving the home the morning of the murder. also the report details family and colleagues describing john sheridan as out of character very upset withdrawn and with an attitude resignation in the days before. sheridan four sons also released a statement today saying the conclusion failed to answer their questions about what really happened to their parents. "they cannot explain that the weapon used to stab our father was never rec

governor christie hosting his 130th town hall event in somerset county. this is video of christie's town hall event last month. christie's budget plans for next fiscal year include a far smaller contribution to the state's public employee pension system. governor christie argued the $1.3 billion payout is all the state can afford. more than a dozen unions now plan to sue. >>> a legal setback for the christie administration. the state's top court ruled judges will take over the enforcement of the state affordable housing policy because christie's administration failed to do so. in a series of rulings over the past 40 years, the court has found towns should have housing for lower income residents. and one last chance for a local environmentalist to try to save 300 acres of land. tonight a board of supervisors in concord township will make a final decision whether to allow development of the vineyard common. tonight's meeting is at 6:00 at garnet valley high school. >>> several u.s. senators are trying to get rid of federal roadblocks to medical marijuana in

the 31-year-old from bass king ridge somerset county served two tours of duty in iraq. the cause of the crash still unknown. >>> going door to door to sasave lives. tonight people who live on the 4800 block of polaski avenue in philadelphia's germantown neighborhood have new smoke detectors. firefighters and the red cross teamed up to spread the word about fire safety. now they did this hours after a woman in the apartment died in an apartment fire right there in the neighborhood. firefighters found her in a third floor bedroom yesterday. they say another tenant and a child did make it out safely. the building did not have any working fire alarms. fire itself is under investigation. >>> mess after mess impacting one northeast philadelphia neighborhood. first a water main break. now the massive hole left behind. residents tell us this has been blocking their street for weeks. even worse they say kids play right nearby. fox 29's dave kinchen explains. >> reporter: it's more than just a 3-foot deep dip on the 1700 block of dan forth street in northeast philadelphia. it's p

shaw was from somerset county and 31. he was one of the 11 national guardsmen killed in a black hawk helicopter crash last week. the chopper went down in fog off the -- in the waters off of florida's gulf coast during a training mission. >>> there's a heated debate in wilmingtons the school decides to change its long-time mascot. the mascot of the conrad school of sciences has always been the redskins but a group of students and staff is pushing to retire the logo and nickname over concerns they're offensive to native americans. the change moving forward even as some alumni leaders say they've been blindsided by it. >> i don't know where it really stops because that word doesn't mean the same to us. that word means love that word means honor, it means tradition, it means community. >> some alumni are looking for a middle ground solution retiring the redskins name but keeping the native american headdress logo. supporters of the change hope to have it complete in time for the next academic year. >>> as predicted the snow i

he has been identified as captain stanford henry shaw, of basking ridge somerset county. seven special forces marines and four louisiana guardmen were on board that chopper. it went down in dense fog during a training mission on tuesday night. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. >>> a doylestown man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman inside a montgomery township tanning salon. marshall gibson is under arrest and charged with rape and other crimes, authorities released surveillance video of gibson inside the salon, february 25th. the victim says gibson kissed and grabbed her in the tanning room when she resisted, she said gibson pulled out a knife, held to it her throat and sexually assaulted her. the prosecutors say gibson confessed. >>> a bankruptcy judge blocked florida developer glenn straub from buying atlantic city's revel casino. judge gloria burbs says she does not have the the jurisdiction to approve the 82 million-dollar sale, a loop hole in the deal would have a allowed revel's current owners to accept a higher bid if someone put up the mo

the scene is the intersection of 12th and somerset and you can see philadelphia police are on the scene crime scene right now we will continue to follow details we will update you as soon as we can. >>> well camden family makes an narrow escape when part of their home comes down crashing around them. when "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao tells us they knew this home had structural issues but they didn't have money to fix it. >> reporter: this collapse in camden came close to catastrophe. on the second floor next to a wall that has since disappeared set the father. >> that is my dad's room. he was sitting there. he heard a noise and then he sees the street like wow, he could have died. >> reporter: surprisingly there were no injuries when front wall of the home on the 400 block of line street came crashing down around 11:30 sunday night. ali's mom dad, sister and two-year old niece were inside. ali should have been inside too with his two kid but decided to go out for something to eat. >> if i came directly here i would have been underneath of that ruble. >> reporter: now the the f

the 31-year-old from bass king ridge somerset county serve two tours of duty in iraq. still unknown. >>> meanwhile a local korean war vet who spent his life serving the country he loves now needs a little help himself. >> after more than three decades in the same home it was time for some repair. so queue the calf gallon rear. fox's sabina kuriakose picks up the story from here. report. >> appreciate it. really appreciate it. these people are great to give their time and evident to someone that can't. >> reporter: for most of his life robert shepherd was somebody who could. korean war veteran and member of three barges of the military. the air force the national guard and -- >> when i got out same day i joined the navy. >> reporter: but after four kids nine grandkids and over three decades in the same oxford circle row home, years have caught up with robert and pearl his wife of over 50 years. >> just the painting and stuff you know that we can't do any more. >> reporter: their home in need of thousands of dollars of repairs. chipped walls, worn windows years of wear a

looking after the constituents of north somerset. many of us know dr. fox as being the former secretary of state for defense, named by prime minister cameron from 2010 to 2011. csis claims dr. fox as one of our own. for coming last year for a conference we held in f for genia. i assure you, dr. fox gave us a very lively and spirited debate about what the future of europe will look like. i'm sure some of that will be reprised for us this morning. prior to former secretary of state for defense, dr. fox served for many shadow secretaries for health, as well as foreign secretary and secretary of defense. also a general practitioner, dr. fox can give us his perspective on health issues as they relate to england. we are delighted to have our other guests with us. dr. fox, i think i give you a sense of the importance that we subscribe to this conversation. we look forward to your remarks. dr. fox will give his introductory remarks and then we will transition into a discussion. we welcome our audience for a lively debate on the future of the u.s.-u.k. relations

shaw was from basking ridge in somerset county. shaw was 31 years old. captain shaw was one of 11 national guardsmen killed in a blackhawk helicopter crash that happened last week. the chopper went down in the waters off of florida's gulf coast during a training mission. >>> and today, first lady michelle obama is wrapping up a three-day visit to japan. she visited a popular tourist spot there. a temple in the country's ancient capital of kyoto where she watched a traditional theater performance, the first lady's first trip to japan. she heads to cambodia next. >>> a makeover for monopoly. this fall 20 american cities will have spots in the u.s. edition of monopoly here and now. those cities will replace the names and original 1935 game which were names of street in atlantic city. hasbro held a contest where fans got to vote for the city they wanted to see in the game. get this pier south dakota received the most votes to win the top space, the boardwalk spot. >>> up next beauty redefined. meet twin sisters who don't just have their genes in common i'll