timothy piazza found at the foot of a staircase 12 hours after he was thought to have fallen. abc's eva pilgrim in pennsylvania tonight. >> reporter: tonight police are investigating the death of a penn state student at a campus fraternity house. ems responding to a 911 call from the beta theta pi just before 11:00 friday morning. 19-year-old timothy piazza found unconscious, he was rushed to the hospital but died a day later. fraternity members told police the sophomore fell down the basement steps almost 12 hours earlier around 11pm during a party. an autopsy today revealing multiple traumatic injuries due to a fall. alcohol in piazza's system. the death appearing accidental. >> i was notified by the dauphin county coroner on saturday morning that mr. piazza was pronounced dead. >> reporter: what's not clear is why no one called for help until the following morning. tonight, piazza's family is remembering a vibrant young man. his brother mike, writing on facebook that tim's "sole mission in life was to make other people smile --" they have suspended the fraternity, and they

timothy piazza recently joined the ranks of the men of principal fraternity.told police and the teen plunged down the basement stairs the previous night and their call for help came about 12 hours after his fall. 19-year-old timothy piazza, a sophomore 59 penn state university, partied inside the fraternity house thursday night. >> burrows road. >> 19-year-old male, unconscious, is breathing. possible alcohol overdos. >> at 10:49, state college mris responded to a call for help where fraternity members reported that piazza, while intoxicated, had fallen down a stairs around 11:00 p.m. on thursday. police say he was lying unconscious on a couch on the main level of the home. >> we're in the mros process of obtaining video from inside the fraternity and we are working closely with pennsylvania office of student affairs. >> in a statement to "cbs this morning," jim piazza says investigators were looking into this fraternity pledge hazing event and said tim was an amazing son, an amazing person and someone who we are going to miss dearly. bet had i theta pi's chap

according to police. 19-year-old timothy piazza was injured when he fell down the stairs at the fraternity house friday night and first responders were not note anied until the next morning. the fraternity members are cooperating. he was an engineering major. >>> new on "action news" a lehigh valley woman found a man hiding in the backseat of her car when she began driving, 25-year-old reagan says she noticed a police officer walking near her home a few weeks ago, she thought nothing of it and jumped in her car and landis said a few miles into the drive a man started to talking to her from the rear of the vehicle. >> is trying to make everything okay by telling me a story, like i was chased by the thugs and had to hide here. he ran from officers during a traffic stop and hid in landis's car. she convinced him to let her drop him off at the knights anyone-. anyone with type 2 diabetes knows how it feels to see your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could love your numbers? discover once-daily invokana®. it's the #1 prescribed sgl

new rule come aft the dem avenue student last week. 19-year-old timothy piazza fell down a stairwell at a party at a fraternity that. where is he stayed for 12 hours before anyone call for help. the university says it's also concerned about growing allegations of hazing and sexual assault. penn state says the ban is indefinite. >>> in burlington county, new jersey, a contagious virus shut down a pet store. the parvo virus is more often than not deadly even with treatment. big concern. to, twine's shawnette wilson joins us now springfield township. shawnette. >> reporter: county officials say the store owner sent them letter saying they would close january 30th. that letter also said they would not reopen. >> the lights are out and cones with no trespassing line the entrance to the puppy barn in springfield township tonight. the marquis reads, the store is closed. burlington county freeholder director said in news release "unfortunately recent inspections by the county health department and the burlington county sp ca have determined that canine parvo virus highly contagious and poten

national fraternity at penn state has been suspended after the police found 19 year old timothy piazza unconscious inside the beta fata pi frat house friday morning. he later died at a hospital. authorities say they found intoxicated piazza fell downstairs during a party the night before. the new jersey native says they'll meet his good natured personality. >> he was really good at that, i know it sounds cliche to say, but jen inchly, what he did, really, making people happy. >> now, police now hope surveillance video from inside the frat house will help see what happened. >> new jersey boy becomes the first openly trans jenner boy scout, after the policy changed their political i he put on his cub scout uniform yesterday, joined pack 20 in essex county, while he was born a girl, was asked to leave the boyscouts last year, they changed their policy, allow enrollingment based on gender identity listed on the application. >>> several chester high school students sworn in this morning in chester city as junior city council members. each nominee delivered a speech to the student body that

investigators say timothy piazza fell down basement stairs inside the beta theta pi fraternity the 19-year-old sophomore died saturday. paramedics say they weren't called until 12 hours after the fall. the fraternity has temporarily suspended operations on campus. >>> the easement for the dakota access pipeline to cross the missouri river in north dakota is expected to be issued today. the news comes after the army yesterday announced it will not prepare an environmental impact statement to address concerns about the project saying it already has enough evidence to support the easement. attorneys for the standing rock sioux tribe believe it cannot be legally granted at this time. >>> and two determined burglars in florida, they walked away with not very much. maybe a few bruises after picking this gas station convenience store in the middle of the night. they probably figured it would be easy to smash the glass door panel. no dice. hammer, shattered the window, didn't break it. then tried running at it. that didn't work. another crook tried to hammer and a body slam. eventually they g

timothy piazza of remember bon in a, new jersey, was injured during an incident at beta fate at a phi fraternity house friday night. he died yesterday afternoon. piazza was reported al sophomore studying engineering. the investigation is on-going. >>> funeral plans are set for the delaware corrections officer killed during last week's hostage situation in smyrna. there actually be two viewing ceremonies for lieutenant steven floyd. the first will be on friday evening. another on saturday morning. both will be held at delaware state university. there also be a funeral service on saturday and then lieutenant floyd will be laid to rest in cemetery in freed rei today. >> two very historical documents once belonging to the rich chest man in america are now back where they belong thanks to the help of the fbi. "eyewitness news" was the only camera crew there as fbi agents returned two documents both more than 200 years old to girard college. they belonged to steven girard a philanthropist and once the rich chest man in america. girard kept pristine records and historians say without these t

allowed at parties indefinitely it comes after the death of a student last weekend. 19-year-old timothy piazza fell down a stairwell during a party at a frat house. he stayed there for 12 hours before anyone called for help. the university says it's concerned about growing allegations of hazing and sexual assaults. >> fire officials say squatters might started a fire that gutted a vacant building in the fair hill section of philadelphia. it started just before 10:00 this morning on the 300 block of west indiana avenue. firefighters did not find anyone inside and amazing the house next door, it is not damaged. >>> northern pennsylvania interstate 81 is open again. this morning three tractor trailers and an suv got caught up in a chain reaction crash near lenoxville. several lanes were closed for hours as crews worked to clean that all up. the crash did not seriously injure anyone. ♪ >>> our hank flynn can have just as much fun as the kids. you knew that probably most kids across the delaware valley enjoyed snow day off today sledding and making snowmen. snow angels all that stuff. >> you know o

before the beta phi chapter could regain status as a recognized fraternity. 19-year-old pledge timothy piazzaied after he fell down a flight of stairs earlier this mom investigators say no one called for help until the next morning. >>> diagrams, models and examples they're all part of a very extensive and specific prom dress code that has students from archbishop ryan upset. it requires girls to get administration approval of the dress they want to wear to the dance. fox 29's dave kinchen has the story for us from northeast philadelphia every girl loves her dress, and once you send the picture you have to wait for, um, wait for approval and that dress could be gone. >> reporter: it's just one of many reasons why senior gabrielle la does not like the prom dress approval system at archbishop ryan high school in northeast philadelphia. administrators are asking girls to e-mail in pictures of their dresses so they can could be okayed for the big dance. >> you shouldn't have to send pictures in. it's kind of weird. >> reporter: this is her dress. she says it was approved but calls the system unfa

this comes after 19 year-old timothy piazza fell down a stairwell during a party at beta pi fraternitythe police say it took two hours before someone called for help, piazza later died at the hospital. >>> his brother mike posted a moving message on facebook writing on saturday morning i lost my other half, tim, i will miss you eternally. i'm utterly devastated my brother was my best friend. >>> police are still investigating piazza's death and fraternity has been tell rarely suspended. also the university says it is very concerned about the growing allegations of hazing and sexual assaults. the this is far from over, and that aggressive changes are on the way, mike and alex. >> just tragic, most egregious part of that whole thing they waited 12 hours to call for an ambulance. unreal. >>> 6:19. >>> one worker missing and two others injured after a pipeline explosion in louisiana. it happened last night on the 66 pipeline. six workers were cleaning at the time and fire crews say they will let fire burn which could heene days before it gets out. sixteen homes evacuated, cause remains und

state college police say it was 12 hours before someone called paramedics to help sophomore timothy piazzas at the fraternity house during a party last thursday and someone found him unconscious at the bottom of the steps in the basement friday morning. he died a day later. the cause and circumstances surrounding his death still under investigation. penn state has suspended the fraternity. >> a new record in delaware done out more people are picking the first date as a vacation spot than any ever. you're looking at a live picture of wilmington. according to delaware's tourism office, 8.5 million visitors traveled to the state in 2015. officials say tourism helped the state's economy bringing in more than $3 billion for the state's domestic gross product. they also say it's responsible for 42,000 jobs. >>> the president's travel ban face as huge test in about half hour when a panel of federal judges begins to hear arguments about it. the court will consider whether the president had the right to issue that ban in the first place. whether a lower court had the right to put a stop to it last

sophomore timothy piazza was injured try night after falling. he tied saturday afternoon. according to a school spokesperson the penn state fraternity council cancelled all events saturday to show respect after his death. >>> and family and friend of the little boy who was killed in a fire, loved football, they decided to gather on that super bowl sunday last evening to honor his life and remember him. they had a candle light vigil this norristown to celebrate the life of sanford harling, the third, the scene the day he lost his life. that 12 year only went back into find his dad, and everyone used to call him man/ man while the dad, sanford harling, senior did make it out okay but that boy did not. he is forever remembered for his selfless act of surgeon. >> it is tough on everyone but we have each other. that is best part about it. >> i want his memory to go on and on. i want everyone to remember sanford as a hero. >> members of the norristown fire department, may show their support for that vigil. so many people came out. that little boy touched so many lives. >>> in te

state college police say it was 12 hours before anyone called paramedics to help sophomore timothy piazza. piazza fell down some steps at the frat house during a party last thursday and someone found him unconscious at the bottom of the basement steps. friday morning he died a day later. the cause and circumstance surrounding piazza's death remain under investigation. penn state has suspended the fraternity. >> a woman at a daycare center caught on surveillance camera rah breast feeding a baby. one big problem. the baby isn't hers. and mom, mom is not happy. >> baby couldn't say no, don't do that. he couldn't defend hisself. >> what she says happened to her baby and what she plans to do about it. >>> our chris o'connell is out talking to people preparing for that winter weather. chris? >> reporter: iain, the snow is coming. the road salt is stacked and the kids are hoping for a day off of school. will they get that first snow day? do not turn the channel. kathy orr will answer that question coming up. >>> all right, chris, it's not quiet year since the gorilla harambe was killed but his m

it's putting the new rule into effect following the death of a student last weekend. 19-year-old timothy piazza fell down a stairwell during a party at the fraternity house. and police say that's where he stayed for 12 hours before anyone called for help. the university says it's also concerned about growing allegations of hazing and sexual assault. >>> three weeks commander as chief and another three executive orders. president trump and also staying business welcoming another one his controversial nominees to his administration. fox's joel waldman with more now from washington. >> new era of justice begins and it begins right now. >> reporter: president trump welling his new general attorney general long time alabama senator jeff sessions at a white house ceremony the attorney general talking about his resolve to fight crime. >> we will deploy the talents and abilities of the department of justice in the most effective way possible to confront this rising crime and to protect the people of our country. >> reporter: late in the day, sessions arriving at the justice department for the very firs

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the school says beta fata pi is banned from campus for at least five years, timothy piazza died after falling downstairs at party at the frat house. penn state also banned alcohol related activities at all of the schools fraternities and sororities for the rest of the semester. >>> the records university business school has apologized for address code debockle. as tony iello from sister station in new york reports, number of student were turned away from career fair after very specific dress code was enforced at the door. >> every day campus sheik at rutgers runs toward jeans, uggs, sneak. but when the business school recent lid sponsored an event at this new brunswick hotel, very specific dress code was enforced at the door. >> so my suit wasn't gray enough. >> your suit was not gray enough? >> that's right. >> this is ryan doyle, and this is the suit he wore when he was turned away. gray, but not dark gray. as spelled out on these flyers. which also specified solid white shirt, muted tie, and dark dress footwear. according to that dress code, my black shoes are okay, but my pattern

timothy piazza died after falling down the stairs during a party at the frat house.enn state has also banned alcohol related activities at all of the schools fraternities and sororities for the rest of the semester. >>> police in delaware are searching for an unusual item taken from a home worth $65,000. this is what they're looking for. a 6-foot mounted elk head. it disappeared a week ago friday from a home on swallow hill road in wilmington. police say the daughter of the homeowner held a party and in addition to the theft, the house was also damaged. if you have any information on the whereabouts of the elk head, contact new castle county police. >> police are searching for the thieves who went to extreme measures to burglarize a popular south philly sandwich shop this week. the owner of the john's roast pork say burglars broke into his snyder avenue business through the exhaust system in the roof. >> this happened overnight thursday into friday. the owner tells "eyewitness news," thieves took thousands of dollars in cash, and money earmark for charity. >> they al

nineteen year-old timothy piazza fell down a stairwell during a party at beta pi fraternity.e say he was there for 12 hearst before anybody called for help. university is concerned about growing allegations of hazing and sexual assaults. >>> 4:39. inside addition investigation that aired last night on fox 29 found a personal cars of more than 100 officers the with the philadelphia and new york city police departments had their license plates concealed with plastic covers. those covers can obscure vision of the traffic control cameras, so they inside addition team went out and found cars, trucks, suv parked outside the new york and philadelphia courthousees. on the dashboard of everyone of them a plaquard showing they are member of the law enforcement. here's what happened when a reporter confronted one of the new york city officers about the covers. >> i just noticed you have plastic covers on your license plate, does that allow to be able to skip paying tolls. >> no, it does not. >> are you a cop. >> yes, i am in a statement to inside addition the philadelphia police departm

police are trying to led up to a student's death at a penn state fraternity house, sophomore timothy piazza injured friday night after falling and he died saturday afternoon. according to a school spokesperson penn state fraternity council cancelled social events sat the day to show respect for his death. >>> one of the family's first affected by this ban, is from our area. talking about the ban on immigration, travel ban, there are syria christians who were sent home after landing right here at philadelphia international but now, they are about to reunite with relatives that are already here and have have been for some time. so later this morning the assali family is expect to return home from philly international on that saturday when that ban went in effect. the family has legal immigration visas, they have work for a decade to join their family right here in the lehigh valley. >>> family and friend of the little boy who was killed in a fire, and loved football he was a player, they gathered on super bowl sunday to honor his life and remember him. it was an emotional candle light vigil h

according to police, 19-year-old timothy piazza was injured when he fell down the stairs at the betata pi fraternity house overnight. first responder were not notified until the next morning. piazza died on saturday. police say fraternity members are cooperating. piazza of hunterdon count was an engineering major. >> maribel aber live at the nasdaq with times square. why leave your house at all, maribel? >> reporter: why indeed, matt. let's talk stocks first. modest losses for stocks yesterday as investors took a breathe after the recent rally. futures pointing to a you here open. reports on consumer credit job openings and foreign trade deficit due out today. new jersey residents will be able to play the other lottery from the comfort of their homes. governor chris christie has allowed lottery tickets to be sent by courier. courier services will be able to charge a fee but cannot collect a portion of a prize from a redeemed ticket. matt and tam, i value lottery ticket to go with an extra set of winnings please. >> you got it maribel. anything you want. >> that's an for she gets it.

responding to a 911 call from the beta theta pi house just before 11:00 friday morning. 19-year-old timothy piazzat died a day later. fraternity members told police the sophomore fell down the basement steps almost 12 hours earlier, around 11:00 p.m., during a party. an autopsy revealing multiple traumatic injuries due to a fall, alcohol in piazza's system. the coroner says the death appears accidental. >> certified by the dawn county coroner saturday morning that mr. piazza was pronounced dead. >> reporter: what's not clear is why no one called for help until the following morning. piazza's family is remembering a vibrant young man. his brother mike writing on facebook that tim's sole mission in life was to make other people smile. penn state has suspended the fraternity. the fraternity says they are cooperating with police and are hopeful that surveillance cameras inside the house will shed light on how this tragedy unfolded. eva pilgrim, abc news, state college, pennsylvania. >> our thanks to eva. >>> and moving on now, a dallas teacher says her past with pornography cost her job. >> resa woodw

investigating the death of the penn state student from new jersey, school officials say that 19 year-old timothy piazzabanon was injured friday after a fall from the beta phi fraternity house. his older brother is also a student at penn state. fraternity released a statement saying that both the university and general fraternity have tell rarely suspended chapter operations during this period of investigation. >>> well, here we go another showdown is playing out on capitol hill, it went on all night. today at noon the senate will vote on education secretary nominee betsy devos. democrats were up all night trying to block her confirm haitian. now the democrats have gathered exactly, 50 votes, they are still talking this morning. they have gathered 50 votes against her. they need one more, to find one more republican, to vote against her. >> we're told this is a live look right now because they are still going. >> so, it is a tie. this always happens. it is up to the vice-president then to break the tie. if it is tied you know for sure vice-president pence will vote her in. >> yes. >> yes. >> we will see

. >> university will not recognize the fraternity after 19 year-old timothy piazza of lebanon, a pledgen steps at fraternity house earlier this month. >> timothy's brother hike posted this photo with his brother, police say excessive alcohol consumption and hazing may have played a role in the student's death. >>> and just days after resigning as first assistant district attorney in philadelphia, tariy el shabazz is launching his bid for d.a. he will make a formal announcement. before joining city's d.a. office he was a defense attorney. current d.a. seth williams announced he will not seek re election following financial and ethical mistakes while he made in office. >>> 8:06. if you are looking to stay healthy in philadelphia it may not be the city for you. >> i don't think we have a problem with that. we could this survey. we say we're not a healthy city. we don't make any changes. >> we have good food here. >> according to a new study published by wallet hub, well, let's just say we ranked near the bottom. >> number 90. that is where we are on the list, philadelphia is. web site lied

they find 19-year-old timothy piazza unconscious, injured but alive.m to the hospital where he dies a day later. fraternity members tell police the sophomore fell down the basement steps around 11:00 p.m. during 12 hours earlier during a party. an autopsy revealing he had multiple traumatic injuries that the coroner believes were caused by the fall, noting he had alcohol in his system. while the coroner believes the death was accidental, what's not clear is why no one called for help until the following morning. >> fraternity members are cooperating and we're in the process of obtaining video from inside the fraternity and we are working closely with pennsylvania office of student affairs. >> reporter: this morning, piazza's family is remembering the engineering major and his brother mike writing on facebook, his sole mission in life was to make other people smile. this latest death at penn state eerily similar to another in 2009, 18-year-old joe dotto, found dead at the bottom of a campus stairwell of a night of drinking. his death was ruled accidenta

timothy pea as fell down a stairwell in the party at his fraternity. police say it took about 12 hearst before someone called for help. piazzaied at the hospital. now timothy's brot they are morning mike posted a moving facebook message, and he wrote in part on sat the day morning i lost my other half, tim, and i will miss you eternally, i'm utterly devastated, my brother was my best friend. >>> and we should point out police are still investigating piazza's death, the fraternity has been temporarily suspended , also the university , penn state, says it is concerned about growing allegations of hazing, and sexual assault, and that aggressive changes will be made. mike and alex. >> let's hepp so, all right, thanks, thomas. >> 8:05. >>> warrior storm steph curry is not known for being political usually but statement by ceo of under arm or has changed. that kevin planning is facing backlash after calling president trump a real asset to american businesses. curry who is a multi million-dollar deal with the clothing company, says quote, i agree with that description if you remove et from the word asset. other celebrities distanci