this is the screen in springdale northwest arkansas. a large crowd is there to ask questions of senator tom cotton. some of the questions have been tough. let's bring in our experts as we watch all of this go on. >> gloria borger, give us the reaction to these angry town halls. >> look, i think this is democracy in action it's a dÉjÀ vu to me, wolf, because you remember what happened with the tea party when former president obama was doing healthcare reform and there were big rallies at town halls against democrats who were going to vote for this and who had voted for this. and this was the birth of the tea party, and i think what you're seeing here now is the reverse of that. i think that there are an awful lot of people who want to make sure that the things they like about obamacare, including coverage for preexisting conditions and for their adult children, will not get taken away. >> phil mudd, the president did respond to these boisterous town halls what have been popping up all along the country, when congress is in recess. these

to start off, 2,200 here at springdale high school. northwestern arkansas. during the pledge of allegiance, tom cotton led, it got to the point, where it said indivisible, everybody shouted it out loud. it was in unison. it was loud. it really was getting to the point these were people, a lot of them tapped in through social media. saw this up in iowa as well. yesterday when up with chuck grassley, rural, rural counties here, people coming together. finding out on line. coming together. sharing questions. sharing the conversation points. and when, you know, donald trump referred to them as liberal activists. if you want to call liberal activist, chris peterson, farmer from clear lake, drove an hour to be at the townhall, or susie who drove an hour from eureka to be here today for the event. runs a nonprofit health clinic. talking liberal activists, i guess up for interpretation exactly what that means. but inside of this place, there are 2,200. j who votefotrump. don't think donald trump would be wrong. one person among the group that, jeered, and did not, d

it was just after 10:30 monday morning when a phone call to the katz jewish community center on springdale road indicated there was a bomb in the facility. >> we got additional information from the witnesses the person who took the call and called in additional resources including bomb dogs. >> reporter: everyone in the building was quickly evacuated as police, k9 units and investigators from the county prosecutor's office arrived on scene. a full search of the building quickly followed. nothing was found and people were allowed back in just afternoon. >> very disheartening much there's no room for hatred and this type of ignorance in cherry hill at all. >> we would hope that, you know, through the assistance of some of our federal partners and as well as our county partners that we can be hopeful to find a resolution to this and bring the people that are doing it to justice. >> reporter.report our earlier y delaware the seagull jewish community center on garden of eden road received a telephone bomb there. the building was evacuated. police and k9 units did a full explosive sweep of the e

thousands showed up at that town hall in springdale.otton took questions for about an hour and a half. we have two reporters who are covering that. we're going to talk to that pastor who just asked that question of tom cotton yesterday with ron hilliard. first, we want to go to cal perry, who's in fargo, north dakota. cal, you are right now representative cramer's town hall. it's packed in there, i can see, but it doesn't quite look as rowdy as what we have been seeing so far this week. >> reporter: you might be surprised. i'm going to try to do that golf voice i learned from you on the campaign trail. you will hear the heckling. they just started talking. you can go ahead and pan up, show the crowd. they just started talking about the affordable care act. and that's when things got rowdy. the political engagement here is just incredible. it's a coffee shop that would normally hold about 100 people. there are 200 people here. representative kramer is an old hand at these town halls. he's given hundreds of town halls, hundreds more than

. >>> police are investigating a murder in springdale, a woman's body was found near arrested wick ardwoodoad. they're trying to figure out who is responsible. we don't know the woman's identity or what led up to the shooting. police are asking anyone with information about this case to give them a call. >>> prince george's county where police are looking for a gunman who shot and wounded two teenagers. the shooting happened around 2:00 yesterday morning. police tell us the teens were waiting for a bus at the metro place. teens were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. we're told that they're in stable condition, no word yet on what led up to the shooting. police trying to determine the motive. >>> to montgomery county now, where the owners of a car dealership are picking up the pieces this morning after two weeks crashed their own building. this happened yesterday afternoon on rockville pike. police tell us an employee was driving a chevy tahoe and suffered a medical emergency. he crashed into a parked car. the force of that crash forced the parked car in a into an suv. fortunately n

kimberly: delays in prince george's county want your help finding the shooter that killed a woman in springdale. her body was found near charles herbert harbour high school. around 2:30 a.m. there is no word on her identity. in northeast to see are looking for the man who shot two men. one victim was hit in the stomach, the other in the leg. police say the shooter was a black man with dreadlocks and tattoos on his face. the state of emergency coalition is trying to stop shootouts are shooting hoops. police officers and neighborhood commissioners hit the hardwood in a new event called "stop violence basketball classic." the games are held at anacostia high school. the event raised money and collected canned food. officers will hit the court three more times in the next months. from sunny and warm to storms and much cooler air. and that was just today. josh >> countdown to the red carpet, brought to you by dominion. depend on us for more than energy. kimberly: final preparations are underway tonight in hollywood for the 89th academy awards. red is a live week at the carpet outside of the dolby th

the jcc on springdale road in cherry hill is being searched as a precaution. >>> a threat came into jcc talleyville, delaware, new castle county police are responding there. this is the third threat made to the center on garden of eden road. >> these come on the heals of vandalism in the -- heels of vandalism in wissinoming section of philadelphia. >> jewish headstones were damaged, there's a reward that leads to the culprit. >> and is live at the cemetary annie. >> reporter: you can see what the vandals left behind. police say they must allow the investigation to take its course before they can determine a specific motive or label it as a particular crime. however, they say this is a crime that appears to target these particular headstones, toppled headstones remain at mount carmel cemetary, as many as 100 graves were vandalized, but those part of the cleanup effort say there were hundreds more. historic jewish cemetary sits among other cemetaries that don't have signs of vandalism. mayor kenny said this today. >> they are intersect with four cemetaries the only cemetary vandalized is

a woman is found dead near flower high school in springdale, maryland.y officers responding to a welfare check found the victim near ardmore road and yellowwood lanes just after 2:30 this morning. she'd been shot to death and they have not released that woman's identity yet. >>> two teenagers are shot while waiting at a metro bus stop in southeast washington. this happened just after 2:00 this morning near the metro station in hill crest heights. tonight a 15-year-old boy is hospitalized in critical condition. a 16-year-old girl suffered what police say are nonlife-threatening injuries. we talked with one parent who didn't want to show his face but he says no teen sd that late by his or herself. police are still searching for that gunman. >>> two dc police officers recovering this weekend after being shot thursday near holbrook and moore streets in the trinidad neighborhood in northeast dc. the suspect was shot and killed but it's not clear who pulled the trigger first. tonight it's up to mayor muriel bowser if and when she'll release the officer's body

breaking news, leaves "eyewitness news" this noon, you're looking live at the betsy cats milton, over springdale road cherry hill, have been moved from the center, across the street to temple emanuel, not the only jewish threat err under threat this noon. evacuation also underway at the jewish community center of garden of eaten road wilmington, chopper three over the police presence there, they say threat prompted evacuation just before 10:00 this morning. others targeting jewish community centers york and harrisburg right now as well. follow thee stories and bring you the latest developments as we learn them, beginning on line at cbsphilly.com. >> and also this noon, oscar's ending that no one will forget the the wrong winner announced as best picture, beside story behind this oscars oops. good afternoon, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. >> so how did it all happen? for the answers lets guess to los angeles, joining us live, guys, what a way to end the show. >> i mean, seriously, jim, rahel, owes cars usually about glitz, glamour, but last night, it was about one unforgettable gap. let's

people came to the katz jewish commune account center on springdale road in cherry hill monday night undaunted by a bomb threat there hours earlier. >> it's a shame that people feel the need to interrupt other people's lives like this. >> reporter: as darkness fell police patrol the jcc parking lot. everyone in the facility was evacuated monday morning after a telephone bomb threat. police, k9 units and county investigators conducted a full search. no explosives were found and people were allowed back in around 12:45. >> it's very disheartening much there's no room for hatred and this type of ignorance in cherry hill at all. >> i'm not angry. i'm not scared. i'm sad. >> reporter: an hour earlier the segal jewish community center in delaware also received a telephone bomb threat. the building was evacuated. police and k9 units did full explosive sweep and found nothing. police also responded to the jcc in wynnewood monday after the daycare received a bomb threat. threats at jcc's across the country are causing concern. >> this is now my third bomb square i've been through. you kind of

county police officers found the woman just after 2:30 this morning near flower high school in springdale, maryland. the victim had been shot to death near ardmore road and yellowwood lane. police haven't released her identity yet. >>> a 15-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl are shot while waiting at a metro bus stop. this happened just after 2:00 this morning road metro station in hill crest heights. tonight that boy is hospitalized in critical condition. the girl suffered what police say were nonlife-threatening injuries. we talked with one parent who didn't want to show his face but he says no teen should be out that late by his or herself. >> i would never have my kids out at 2:00 in the morning, especially at that young age. i don't care if it's across the street. i don't care about that. >> police are still searching for that gunman. >>> two dc police officers recovering this weekend after being shot thursday near holbrook and moore street in the trinidad neighborhood in northeast dc. the suspect was shot and killed. it's not clear who pulled the trigger first. tonight it's up to may

moores town blocking church street and cherry hill this broken down vehicle along 70 eastbound past springdale road. the left lane remains blocked. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on "action news" tonight. the perfect accompaniment to jelly and it happens to be ne nutritious how these youngsters sets out to collect peanut butter. >>> and ducis rogers and jaime apody as more coming up if sports. >> and rick we skyrocketed to the 70s, there were six record breaking ties and more record breakers tomorrow possibly and a change over the weekend. >>> a catholic relief services worker was in philadelphia sharing her story to improve the life in impoverished mexican communities. she hosted cecelia suarez, she hosts the programs in mexico and she talked about the school's participation in the program. it continues to make a significant difference combatting poverty and hunger around the world. >>> more than 1,000 jars of peanut butter will go a long way to feed people. they were at philabundance today. as spread the love campaign. it's often too expensive for many families. >>> time for sports and ducis

meanwhile, less than an hour later police were responding to a murder in springdale the body of a woman was found near ardmore road and yellow lane there. someone shot the woman. they are now trying to find the person responsible we don't know the woman's identity yet or what led to the shooting. police are asking any with information about this case to give them a call. >> he's coming he's coming. >> is anyone else in there? is anyone else? >> a maryland man is sending a very special thank you tonight to the d.c. police officers that pulled him from the burning car. 58-year-old michael smith hit a light pole own bladeensburg row and his rescue was captured on the officer's body worn cameras. reremains in intensive care where he is recovering from a fractured leg and pelvic. here is a message from smith and his wife. >> i w -- in my heart and i will be contacting you when i'm better to thank you in person an officer saw michael smith's wrecked car with flames and smoke coming from the hood. >> i believe there's one inside i'm going to break the window right now. >> smith was conscious b

officers were keeping a watchful eye just hours after someone called in a bomb threat at the springdale road facility. >> i'm not angry. i'm not scared. i'm sad. >> reporter: just after 10:30 monday morning, everyone in the facility was evacuated. police, k9 units and county investigators then conducted a full search of the building. nothing was found. people were allowed back in a little more than two hours lat later. >> very disheartening. there's no room for hatred and this type of ignorance in cherry hill at all. >> we need to stop being divided. we need to start coming together and realize jewish, christian, muslim, whatever your religion in we're all one. we're all american. >> reporter: an hour earlier the segal jewish community center in delaware also received a telephone bomb threat. the building was evacuated. k9 units did a full explosive sweep. and found nothing. police also responded to the jcc in wynnewood monday after a daycare there also received a threat. similar incidents at jcc's across the country are causing concern. >> the fbi and others are working on this diligen

senator tom cotton of arkansas drew more than 2,000 people with long lines waiting to get into his springdale event. what began as a cordial and filled with applause with people who filled from hours away meeting quickly drew contentious. >> i would like everyone who is affected by the affordable care acts and affected by health care to stand up. my family has been in the ozarks since the 1800s. we are historically a republican family, we're a farming family, we're an nra family, we're an army family. aside from inheriting their patriotism and their work ethic, i unfortunately inherited an incurable genetic connective tissue disorder. i qualify for medicare but unfortunately two of my doctors who are the only doctors in a 500 mile radius who are familiar with my condition accept medicare. without the coverage for pre-existing conditions i will die. will you commit to replacements in the same way that you have committed to the repeal? >> thank you, katie. let's take a couple more comments or questions about health care. >> answer the question. >> katie, while i'm committed to is making sure --

we just did a photo shoot here in springdale. we're going medicare my way, not your way. >> this is a familiar scene now across the country, at least a dozen town hall showdowns and each of them a familiar swipt script, voters asking questions like the ones you just heard, many very angry, booing, shouting down and battling lawmakers. and if you are looking right now you're seeing live pictures from branchburg new jersey they have been gathering for hours they are going to confront congressman leonard langs moments from now. he was first elected in 2008. democrats want to flip his seat and we're going to take there in a few minutes you can see that one going very inthens evening. the white house has taken notice of all of this too and we want to begin there first. jeff is there. these town halls and protests, president trump is now paying extremely close attention. >> they are of course monitoring all of these as they are happening just as we are and it's one thing we know that this president likes to watcha what is happening in

at the one yesterday in springdale, arkansas where 2200 filled up the high school theater, it was started -- the indivisible, a group that has been around the country started by exdemocrats congressional staffers and it penetrated the country, into rural areas, into the cities. and i was talking this morning with caitlyn moses, a 23-year-old who works at a furniture store down the road. there was a customer who came into her store, talked to her about indivisible, caitlyn turned around, created the facebook group and the northwest arkansas indivisible group. a of the will these people who were at the town hall yesterday said they heard about the town hall through indivisible, the group. indwi divisible worked directly with tom cotton. he said that the northwest arkansas indivisible group reached out their office, okay we will hold this town hall and we will find a venue. i saw no evidence of anybody. you pick anybody out of the crowd they will tell you they are educators, drove from an hour away. one woman runs a non-profit health clinic. a diverse group of people. none that told me they

with long lines waiting to get into springdale event. what began at cordial and filled with applause with people who drove in hours away, quickly grew raucous. >> i would like everyone who is affected by the affordable care act and affected by health care to stand up. my family has been in the ozarks since the 1800s. we are historically a republican family. we are a farming family. we are in our a-family, we are an army family. aside from inheriting their patriotism and their work ethic, i, unfortunately, inherited a incurab incurab incurab incurab incurab incurab incurable genetic condition. without the coverage for preexisting conditions, i will die. will you commit to replacements in the same way that you have committed to the repeal? >> thank you, katie. let's it a couple of more comments or questions about health care. >> can you answer the question? >> katie, what i'm committed to is making sure that -- making sure that people -- people with conditions as serious as yours or young healthy people all have access to affordable qualit

springdale, arkansas was rowdy and rauk us. >> and very red.rticular emotional sound byte got me. take a listen. >> i'm angry constituent. you work for us! [ applause ] you are going to stand there with him and expect us to be calm, cool, and collected? what kind of insurance do you have? >> wow. >> we heard that a lot. i heard that multiple times. what insurance do you have some. >> some of them are not even scheduling town halls because of this. >> can you blame them? they know what's coming. what we saw tonight were a number of what is referred to as empty seats. empty chair town halls. they don't show up. what they are trying to do is -- these are not organized by the congressman. the grass roots are putting together their own town hall and the congressman said he will not hold in a timely manner. they are having a town hall next to an empty chair. >> let's go to louisiana, my home state. this is bill cassidy's town hall. >> what we saw here was rage. it's something we have seen again and again. listen to this man. [inaudible] [ yelling ] >

here's a moment from senator tom cotton's town hall in springdale, arkansas. >> i can tell you three be dead and homeless if it was not for aca my husband had dementia. they stand there with human heart. expect us to be calm, cool and collective. while what kind of insurance do you have? >> more on the challenge on obamacare. let's bring in republican congressman tom cole. welcome, congressman. >> great to be with you. >> you see there the challenges. we have guests saying let's see how this gets done full stop. is there a plan, a way to repeal, replace, improve, whatever, obamacare? >> yes, there are. i think you begin with the frankly sad reality that obamacare is a failing system. look, in my home state we're down to a single provider now if you're on obamacare. if you're not getting a subsidy you're going to have a 69% rate increase. for us doing nothing is not an option. in the short term you want to protect the people that are already on obamacare and the president and the speaker have been absolutely clear that nobody's policy's being canceled this year. frankly, my guess woul