in the meantime friends of the victim tara o'shea watson tell thus this woman endured years of abuse.> tara was such a sweet girl, um, outgoing, loved her kids. she lived for jeremiah and her daughter sarah. >> reporter: shelby shepherd says she has been friends with tara o'shea watson for the last several years. their children went to school together. after hearing that o'shea watson was found dead inside her comer land county home monday morning, shepherd says she immediately new her estranged husband was to blame. a devastating end to years of abuse. police have charged 32-year-old jeremiah monell with murder but he are mains on the run. earlier tonight investigators recovered a his pickup truck off of saw hill road in cedarville. friends like shepherd say they want the man caught. they want justice for a woman who they say would give anyone the shirt off her back. >> when you get to know someone, you can tell something not right, um, visible black and blue mark, um, she just bluntly come out and tell me that there was problems. >> reporter: and shepherd says that friends are organ

police say that he killed tara o'shea on monday night. o'shea watsonad been separated from monell. we're told she had applied for a restraining order. nbc10's cydney long is out there gathering new details. she'll have that for us coming up in a report at 6:00. >>> now to more breaking news, sky force 10 over the scene in center city. crews you can see on the scene of an accident at 19th and market. you can see right there in the cross walk, no word on injuries in all of this, but we'll continue to bring you updates throughout nbc10 news. creating a traffic situation there. >>> also tonight, this is a live look at the u.s. capitol. just one month from today, this is where donald trump will take the oath of office and become the president of the united states. security will of course be a top priority. >> officers from the jersey shore will be to help protect the president-elect. ted greenberg shows us why they were so eager to volunteer for the job. >> reporter: for middletownship police corporal james delonzo, it's assignment he couldn't pass up. >> o

monell is wanted for the murder of tara o'shea watson. >>> tonight a member of the armed services committee says the department of defense is now considering military options if they can find kaitlin coleman and her husband. the u.s. is looking into whether a prisoner swap could also happen. coleman and her husband were kidnapped in 2012, their hiking in the mountains of afghanistan at the time. both their children were born in captivity. they released this video of the family pleading with president obama to rescue them. >>> a warning for holiday shoppers tonight. dover police broke up a credit card ring. police say jonathan williams on the left got customer credit card numbers and bought gift cards. williams is still on the run, police say they arrested these two other men allegedly involved in the operation. officers want everyone to check their credit card statements if they shopped at the dover sears or best buy. >>> governor tom wolf came to town reveal new details on the investment. the investment will double the size of the container space at the port. there will be about 2,000 new

>> reporter: loved ones tell me that tara o'shea watson was not only scared for herself she was scared for her children. in recent months, she had filed for a restraining order. they described her soon to be ex-husband as someone who was controlling and threatened her numerous times. friends and loved ones are mourning the loss of 36-year-old tara o'shea. >> she told them flat out, he was going to kill her. >> reporter: killed they say by her estranged husband 32-year-old jeremiah monell in their cumberland home. o'shea collapsed in front of the couple's oldest child, a 12-year-old boy with knife wounds to her neck. >> this was pure evil coming out of one person. >> it happened overnight sunday into monday, monell vanishing in his blue pickup. the 12-year-old boy and a 4-year-old daughter are in state protective child custody days ahead of christmas. >> now they're left without mother, and if they catch the father, hopefully he stays in jail and they're without him too. >> as a state police chopper circled overhead on the hunt for monell late tuesday, friends gathered outside her home,

in the meantime friends of tara o'shea watson tell us that this woman endured years of domestic abuse before violently losing her life yesterday. >> i just want to get the word out. she so sweet. taken way before her time. >> reporter: small small community grieving the loss of 35-year-old tara o'shea watson a mother of three killed yesterday morning inside her home at the hands of her estranged husband according to new jersey state police. 32-year-old jeremiah monelle charged with murder. police say the man's pickup truck was recovered tonight off saw mill road in cedarville but he remains on the run. >> i knew from the moment one it was him. >> reporter: shelby shepherd said her school used to go to school with tara's children the pair became close friends. shepherd says oh hey watson shared intimate dark details of her marriage plagued by abuse. >> when you get to know someone, you can tell. something is not right. um, visible black and blue mark. she just bluntly come out and tell me that there was problems. >> reporter: shepherd says she and other friends did their best to suppor

he's wants for the murder of tara o'shea watson monday morning in her cumberland county home. >>> we have new details about a pennsylvania family being held captive by the taliban. >> the department of defense is now considering using military options if can it find caitlan coleman and her husband. coleman and her canadian husband were kidnapped in 2012. both of their children were born in captivity. the taliban released this video of the family pleading to president obama to rescue them. >>> eight minutes after 5:00. and we're watching a few scattered snow showers in the area this morning. just some very light snow showers moving through the suburbs. they're already starting to thin out in berks county, and now it's portions of chester county seeing the showers. they're on the move by 8:00. starting to transition, atmosphere will be warming up. and snow to a wintery mix or rain drops. i think most areas are going to be staying dry. look how quickly it moves out. by 11:00 this morning, we're seeing more sunshine and we're warming up, too. just isolated light showers to start with thi

motel is suspect in the murder of tara o'shea watson. was found dead in her cumberland county home last we week. >>> tonight as family and friends remember a 33-year-old man shot to death while he was driving police say they have a confession from his killer. philadelphia police say it all started with an argument between terrell bruce and 27-year-old martina west scott while they were driving yesterday. the victim's sister tells fox 29 she was bruce's ex girl friend. the suv they were driving in then crashed into another car on walnut lane. the victim's family tells fox 29 that they had been broken up for about a year and they're not sure why west scott was in the car. friends are remembering bruce as someone who enjoyed helping others. >> a great man. a great uncle, a great brother and he cared about people. he wanted the best for everybody. he wanted to see you win, even if it didn't mean anything beneficial for him. >> well employees say the suspect west scott graduated from penn and thomas jefferson university and worked in the fiel

mownel is wanted for the murder of his estranged wife tara o'shea watson of commercial township comer land county. the victim was found dead inside a home yesterday morning and since then, police have been searching for mownel he's been charged with murder. back out here live again we are seeing state troopers on foot in patrol cars cruising around and guarding this area. you're taking a live look at the chopper threes chopper in the air just moments ago we did see it shining a flashlight down on the ground down into this dark wooded area. again, off saw mill and factory roads in cedarville, new jersey. still searching for the suspect. if you have any information, any concerns, give police a call. lucy, iain. >> all right jennifer, thank y you. >>> took three days and dozens of philadelphia police officers but cops say it all paid off. investigators say they have snatched a whole lot of potentially deadly drugs off the street and only fox 29 was there during this massive bust. the crack down comes after a stripping of dea deadly overdoss through parts of the city. this wound up with w

motel is suspect in the murder of tara o'shea watson. was found dead in her cumberland county home last we week. >>> tonight as family and friends remember a 33-year-old man shot to death while he was driving police say they have a confession from his killer. philadelphia police say it all started with an argument between terrell bruce and 27-year-old martina west scott while they were driving yesterday. the victim's sister tells fox 29 she was bruce's ex girl friend. the suv they were driving in then crashed into another car on walnut lane. the victim's family tells fox 29 that they had been broken up for about a year and they're not sure why west scott was in the car. friends are remembering bruce as someone who enjoyed helping others. >> a great man. a great uncle, a great brother and he cared about people. he wanted the best for everybody. he wanted to see you win, even if it didn't mean anything beneficial for him. >> well employees say the suspect west scott graduated from penn and thomas jefferson university and worked in the fiel

he's wanted for the killing of his estranged wife tara o'shea watson.ound dead inside of her commercial township home last monday. >>> police in salem county, new jersey, are searching for a suspect they say tried to steal just $2 worth of gas. investigators say the man pulled out knife and demanded an attendant fill up his can in pennsville. when the worker said no, the guy ran away. police are now checking surveillance video to try to track down that man. >>> the white house could announce tomorrow sanctions against russia for hack attacks. the actions could mean economic sanctions in changes to diplomatic relationships. republican senators john mccain and lindsay graham have been among the congressional members calling for actions against russia. although president-elect donald trump has rejected claims of a russian hack. russia has denied the allegations still the cia has concluded that russia has interfered pre-election help to help trump win. >>> people around the world are prepared to ring in 2017, law enforcement officials are working hard to ma

mownel is wanted for the murder of his estranged wife tara o'shea watson of commercial township comerctim was found dead inside a home yesterday morning and since then, police have been searching for mownel he's been charged with murder. back out here live again we are seeing state troopers on foot in patrol cars cruising around and guarding this area. you're taking a live look at

he's wanted for the murder of tara o'shea watson monday morning in her cumberland county home. >>> we have new details about the pennsylvania family held captive by the taliban. >> a member of the armed services committee says the department of defense is now considering using military options, that is, if they can find kaitlin coleman and her husband. the u.s. is also looking into whether a prisoner swap could happen. coleman and her canadian husband were kidnapped in 2012 during a hike in the mountains of afghanistan. both their children were born in captivity. the taliban released this video monday of the york county family pleading with president obama to rescue them. >>> we know what that music means. we've got the birds tonight. you are definitely going to want to bundle up if you are heading to thelink for this evening's giants-eagles match-up. this is a live look from the nbc 10 eagles nest camera. the temperatures are expected to drop down into the 30s by kickoff at 8:25. right now fans are getting a taste of what will be into today's broadcast of the game. this is a live loo

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