reporting live from temple university hospital, i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". back to you, liz. >> thank for that, steve. >>> within more time here's a recap about the victims, what we know a 45 year-old real estate agent is in critical but stable condition. would the man who was with the children at six five-year old neighbor is also stable, and once again you heard steve mention it and here it is again a reward in this case is new at $110,000 but of that, $10,000 will expire today, if no arrests are made by noon time. >>> an update now on the medical, the medical center shooting in darby. we have learn the suspect arrived at the hospital on thursday with lots of ammunition, with the intent to pull the trigger on a mass killing. richard plots now faces murder and attempted murder charges and our diana rocco has the the story of some brave employees jumped into action to stop the shooter from doing even more harm. >> reporter: investigators say he was planning a mass killing and his doctor was the first on his list. loaded with 39 round and a revolver richard pl

it is latees from southwest philadelphia, i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> steve, thank you. >>> today l and i inspectors told us an aging foundation caused two homes to collapse near 60th and spruce in cobbs creek. they came crumbling down monday morning, chopper three over key brings today. no one was injured but six people displaced. inspectors checked foundationness every home in the 1600 block to make sure they are stable. >>> this just into "eyewitness news" a serious accident at fourth and spring garden streets in philadelphia, several vehicles, were involved, one of them on its side. the extent of the injuries here on the scene, it is unclear. >>> well, new at 6:00 o'clock tonight, saving atlantic city. >> as "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter cleve bryan tells us one lawmakers says he has a plan to reverse the shore town's losing hand. >> reporter: over 18 years waitressing at show show both melony gillespy missed plenty of holidays to keep her job. now casino is closing and 2100 workers received layoff notices. >> it is devastate to go think, i don't

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson is live from the scene where that investigation continues tonight, steve. >> reporter: chris and jessica lets give you another look. take a look we are getting our first look at contractors who won the bid to tear down the home. what they are doing right now is kind of opening up that home up and they have gathered several items that are precious to the homeowners inside, but most precious cargo came out earlier. >> somebody help me find my dog. >> reporter: early on after two homes collapsed in cobbs creek police told us everyone was accounted for. everyone didn't include chris chapman's two missing dogs. >> i need to know where my dogs are and what their condition is. >> reporter: dogs were in the house on the 6017 spruce monday, shortly before noon time. >> you heard a crash, you know, and it was coming down everything was coming down. >> reporter: that is when inspectors say a wall between that unit and neighboring 6015 collapsed destroying the row homes, damaging the at least one other. >> just seemed so shocking because this is a good,

in fishtown, i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, keeping philadelphia clean and green. still to come here on "eyewitness news" credit this may look like a regular parking lot and could impact our environment. >>> also ahead you cannot go to the boardwalk without getting boardwalk food. i'm syma chowdhry. i'm telling but a list that ranked boardwalk food across the nation. i'll tell you which ones in our area make the cut. >>> in weather we are talking about a few clouds out there today but it will be warmer and more humid tomorrow making it feel like the triple digits in some locations, we will track summertime storms coming up, hi beasley. >>> phillies an their fans watching trade rumors, another lost last night and general manager says everyone on the team is up for grabs, make meehan offer, hear from ruben when i join you later >>> on the healthwatch tonight a warning from the health department in delaware about the new mosquito born virus called chicken gunea, while there are no reported cases in delaware itself there are 20 cases of chicken gunea in new jers

. >>> "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson tells us that there is support for both sides of this conflict, in philadelphia. >> reporter: as rockets scream abroad, tensions build at home. friday, two philadelphia rallies, on either side of the debate of the israeli palestinian conflict. >> unaudible. >> reporter: spark with the murders of three israeli teens, ignited with revenge killings, and now rocket barrages, air strikes. >> this is not an israeli issue but a humanitarian issue. >> reporter: several people, at pro israeli rallies have family in the conflict area where the constant fear of bombard. is now upon us. >> every single time i hear there is a rocket my heart stops, my heart stops. i don't know what happened to my sisters. >> those responsible for their pain, hamas, have taken them hostage, using them as human shields. they are the ones responsible for their pain. >> reporter: both sides represented later in the afternoon in pro palestinian rally broke out much of the same energy, much of the same rhetoric. >> just genocide and in the a war. >> reporter: supporters sa

collapse happened on spruce street in the cobbs creek neighborhood, "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson is there with the closer look now, steve? >> reporter: and jessica lets go give thaw closer look immediately, right away, eyes on the scene, take a look back here in the 6,000 block of spruce street, and just look at that damage. but despite, what you are looking at right now, no injuries were reported, in fact, police say early on, everybody was accounted for, but everybody didn't include the family pets. from normal to this, in seconds. >> my childhood. you know, i grew up here. >> reporter: two neighborhood homes collapsed including dan chapman's childhood in what witnesses saywas a low sickening sound. >> you heard it like, a crash, you know, it was coming down everything was coming down. >> reporter: it happened before noon monday in the 6,000 block of spruce, officials with the cities licenses and inspections department, say at a glance, a wall between 6015 and 6017 collapsed giving way to the row homes. >> i just think it is so shocking because this is a i good stable block. >>

"eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson is live at police headquarters with more on these suspects, steve, what have you learned. >> reporter: chris, we're learning he was more than just a family friend, chris, 26 year-old terry ballard was something like a second grandson, let into that home, dozens of times over the course of his life time. now police say he was the ring leader in a burglary gone wrong, burglary that led to murder. >> angry, hurt, confused, all of the above. >> reporter: on top of theft, on top of assault, on top have of murder, at the the heart of this crime, betrayal. >> what makes it so hardies it is someone that you knew and someone they trusted. >> reporter: charges monday for 26 year-old terry ballard and 19 year-old justin smith. >> they both admitted to their involvement in this brutal, senseless double murder. >> reporter: police say a retired couple, 79 year-old roofus and 66 year-old gladys perry hired ballard and smith to help with home cleaning. the pair had other plans. >> their game plan was to get in there and rob them. >> reporter: police say caug

our steve paterson is live at police headquarters with the very latest, steve, what can you tell us. >> this case started as something strange, traj being if in the bizarre and mysterious and now it has shifted as this investigation has shifted in to something that could be criminal. we will show you why when i take to you video from yesterday. police and investigators combing through the home, crime scene investigate thors entering that home on friday, in strawberry mansion, collecting evidence. the elderly couple that was found dead inside of their home 66 year-old el gladys and 79 year-old roofus perry, their young daughter 39 year-old daughter, found them dead in the living room in the early morning hearst of thursday. that is the the 2500 block of spangler street. now at the original, beginning of the case origins of this case there were no signs of trauma, no forced injury signs or carbon monoxide and as the case progressed it appeared there were no initial signs of foul play but all that has change. the entire nature of the case has changed because sources are telling cbs-3 th

reporting live from the temple university hospital i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news", backo you, liz. >>> steve, also topping our news a university of delaware graduate student is accused of putting cameras in campus bathrooms. investigators say 38 year-old javier soto hid the video cameras in various rest rooms between 2012 and this year. now officers, confiscated video evidence from soto but so far there is in evidence that the the videos were shared on line. >>> also merck is cutting 600 jobs in north wales and lansdale by the end of next month. the reorganization will save the company they say two and a half billion dollars, 8500 employees will be losing their jobs. that is 10 percent of the company's total work force. now most of those positions are fieldworkers who visit family doctors and medical facilities. the cuts we are told will take effect august 26th. >>> we have new information, on a story we brought you last year. the pennsylvania attorney general's office reached a settlement with a wedding videographer who received 83 consumer complaints. now the the settl

"eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson joins us live, from police headquarters with the very latest, steve. >> reporter: in just preparing and getting up to speed on this story, i know that you were initially on the scene for this and looking back at the former video you did an interview with one of the family members who told you the absolute worst thing that can happen, the thing that they did in the want to hear is this may turn into a criminal investigation and this may now be the case. the sources telling cbs-3 that homicide detectives are now involved in this case. i want to take you to the scene though, police there in the block yesterday afternoon, late yesterday afternoon, crime scene investigators full protective gear entering the home there on strawberry mansion and they were taking out evidence. the elderly couple, 66 year-old el gladys and 79 year-old roofus perry found dead in their home in the 2500 block of spangler street. the couple's 39 year-old daughter found them dead in the living room early in the morning hours of thursday. there were no obvious signs of trauma

reporting live from new castle county police headquarters, steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news" >> steve, thanks very much. >>> gas leak in a germantown neighborhood is now under control, a contractor, working in the 200 block of west horter street apparently damaged a gas line this morning. as a precaution a house nearby was evacuated but two people who have lived here of have since returned home. >>> pennsylvania governor, tom corbett says he will in the sign newly passed state budget because it does not include pension reform, that budget does in the include a $2 per pack sales tax on cigarettes, to help fund philadelphia schools. republicans who controlled the legislature said they would support that tax if democrats would support pension reform. governor corbett has ten days to sign or veto the bill or it becomes law, without his signature. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" at 5:00, vowing that hamas will pay, israel steps up air strikes on gaza after three missing teenage boys are found murdered in the west bank. >>> then you do not want to miss this a trucker, turns

it is latest from the the sugar house casino in fishtown i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> steve, thank you. >>> one person is rush to the hospital after a serious accident on i-95 in lawrenceville. police say a tow truck carrying a backhoe struck the princeton pike overpass. that caused backhoe to fall off tow truck and hit the car behind it. several lanes were shut down, drivers should expect delays in that area we do know engineers are inspecting the bridge and the truck driver was not hurt. >>> well, a boy is rush to the hospital after a falling through a manhole in philadelphia, this happened around 2:00 o'clock this afternoon in the 2900 block of phillips street in fair hill. witnesses say that manhole was covered by cardboard, and the boy then fell as he walked on top of it. his injuries are not known at this time. >>> well, if you bought fruit at your local store lately you will want to listen to this there is a big recall that going on that involves several types of fruits. still to come we will tell what you fruits are involved and what stores and why you sho

our team coverage continues now with steve paterson live on gesner street, as steve what are you hearing today. >> reporter: jessica, we still have those large crowds last night during that volatile protest, today large crowds but mostly peaceful. behind me though precaution is a matter here that police barricades are backup and you can see a memorial and large crowd gathered around, the local church. we spoke to a liberian governmental official earlier who wants to resolve the issue and calm the community down. >> it is inappropriate, wrong, dead wrong and we are not going to support that. >> reporter: that is message from the liberian government after a heated clash between angry protesters and police, message directly from the lips of least beer yan deputy information minister robert potter. >> but, the volatile is moving forward. >> reporter: monday protesters furious about what many here believe was a sluggish response from the philadelphia fire department, in saturday morning's fast moving fire, that killed four children. we heard the same, in the neighborhood on tuesday. >> how ca

steve paterson joins us from police headquarters with late word from the police, steve? >> reporter: ukee and yes, sir cars, we have learn late this afternoon that not only did three children lose their lives in this fatal hit and run, but these were three siblings and their mother is clinging to life in critical condition. police say whoever these two suspects are destroyed a family and now they are calling on the entire city of philadelphia, to help track them down. late this afternoon the announcement no one wanted to hear, three children, killed. >> i have been in the homicide unit six years and this is one of the most sadest cases i have ever come across. you have three innocent children, to has the rest of their lives in front of them that were taken in this fashion and it is very sad. >> reporter: family torn apart, victims a 15 year-old girl, a ten year-old boy and a seven year-old boy, all siblings, all killed. their 34 year-old mother clinging to life in critical condition. >> i know them kids. for somebody to hit them kids like that and just keep going doesn't

that annual event includes music and speeches and "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson reports toe day's theme recognizes civil rights act and ending of school segregation. >> reporter: gray skies, damp leather, today's little match for a celebration that is fit for independence day at independence hall. >> no berth place. this is like an epic century right here. >> reporter: epic, vibrant, joyous evening but not without serious message. in the about ignoring serious flaws. >> i believe education is, the civil rights issue, of the 21st century. >> reporter: on the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act the 60th anniversary of brown verse board of education ending school segregation, michael nutter, the mayor of a city with a 93 million-dollar school budget gap, spent a large part of his allotted team railing begins the disparity of public school funding. >> across our commonwealth school districts are struggling under burden of inadequate unfair funding unable to properly prepare our young people. >> reporter: theme of equality continued when mayor nutter stepped aside and introd

the reporting live, from philadelphia police headquarters, i'm steve paterson, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> steve, thank you. >>> search continues down the shore tonight for a missing boater. crews are looking for a man in the waters off of longport near 11th street. "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter, cleve bryan is live at the search scene with more, cleve? >> reporter: well, that is right, this search has been continuous since 11:30 last night looking for andrew biddle. it started right behind me this these waters, inter coastal waterway behind longport. we understand that the water was coming in with the the tides and heading north and the searches continued through longport , margate and vent for and still no signs of andrew biddle. >> tom murphy says first he heard a loud noise out of the bay behind longport. and then the cries of an over board boater looking for his friend. >> he was just so upset, and screaming for his friend the whole time. he almost tried to swim back out to the boat but the boat hit the jetty and started to go back out that way. >> reporter: state police

reporting live from police headquarters i'm steve paterson cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, steve. >>> we will continue to follow that story. as we move to new revelationness yesterday's deadly medical center shooting. team coverage on this still unfolding story begins with "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers at the scene in darby right now with new information we have learn this afternoon, matt. >> reporter: ukee, the 49 year-old suspect in this case richard plots is expected to face charges of first degree murder, attempted murder and a slew of other charges and official did his not minutes words earl tore take when speaking to reporters telling thaws what happened here at mercy wellness center here yesterday could have been far worse were it not for actions of several brave individuals. >> he intended to kill doctor silverman, when he showed up for that apintment and that is why he brought the gun. >> reporter: when richard plots walk in the mercy wellness center thursday around 2:00pn30 no one realized he had a revolver in his waist band. he was in a psychiatric appointment

"eyewitness news" spoke with the local woman in the middle of the conflict, our steve paterson has the latest details. >> reporter: nicole air strikes have have killed more than a hundred palestinians, many of of them women and children while in israel sirens have shattered all sense of a normal life. all sparking a series of heated protests here in philadelphia from both sides the attacks are relentless, fear palpable. >> unaudible. >> reporter: cbs-3 with the story on the ground, any amy addler head of the jewish federation in philadelphia describing how every day life has sized in tel aviv. she join us via skype between sirens. >> everything stops for ten minutes while you wait to see if iron dome takes care of that rocket. you can imagine what it is like in the middle of the night to be woken up time after time it gets to you. >> reporter: latest flare up between palestine and israel spark with the murders of three israeli teens ignited with revenge killings now spiraling to rocket barrages air strikes and the looming threat of an invasion. friday back home two philadelphia rallies

"eyewitness news" spoke with the local will woman in the mid of that conflict and our steve paterson has the story. >> reporter: the attacks are relentless, fear is palpable. >> unaudible. >> reporter: cbs-3 with the story on the ground, any amy addler head of the jewish federation in philadelphia describing how every day life has seized in tel aviv. she joined us via skype between silence. >> everything stops while you wait to see if iron dome takes care of that rocket. you can imagine what it is like at night to be woken up time after time after time. it gets to you. >> reporter: latest flare up between palestine and israel spark with the murders of three israeli teens. ignited with revenge killings, now spiraling into rocket barrages, air strikes and looming threat of an invasion. friday back home, two philadelphia rallies pushing support for both sides, echoed in center city outside the the israeli consulate. >> this is not an israeli issue but a humanitarian issue. >> what they are doggies genocide and not a war. >> reporter: both side cited human rights violations, both sides c