tioga county's kirk martin. he made the same arguments as the previous d.a.idence pointed to cal harris killing his wife. the trial went on for three months. at the end of april, it finally went to the jury. and four kids and their father suddenly had nothing left to do but wait. >> we said what we want to do when it's all said and done and over with and the good end turns up. >> reporter: want to talk about that at all? >> vacation. suddenly had nothing left to do but wait. >> we said what we want to do when it's all said and done and over with and the good end turns up. >> reporter: want to talk about that at all? >> vacation. >> yeah. >> we said what we want to do when it's all said and done and over with and the good end turns up. >> reporter: want to talk about that at all? >> vacation. >> yeah. >> somewhere cool. >> reporter: maybe. maybe not. >>> coming up -- >> i know we're tough enough that we'll get through it. >> you have to be as positive as possible. >> what would happen this time? >> breaking news out of the east schoharie courthouse. >> reporte

the mayor joined represefrom other corporations for the ribbon cutting of the tioga family center a 24 unit affordable housing development for low income single parents and single head of household recovering from addiction. >>> this past tuesday i attended a funeral of 28 young man that i coached in ice hockey. he is the same age as my son. multiple opportunities for him to rehab went to florida back and forth but finally succumbed to his a dixon. i am to be here today because i know existence of this tion this building will save lives. >> the tioga family center offers on site meetings adult eds aid individual in their recovery. >>> taking it to lincoln financial field bird gothe bubble, practices field in preparation for saturday's home playoff game. >> sports director don bell here >> i f it is like slowed down over last five days. >> yes. >> until they finally play. >> oh, yeah. >> we're ready. >> we have talked about the quarterback enough too haven't we. >> nick foles is obviously no famer but better thenhe is better then he has played, saturday eagles try to channel his inner p

>> tioga many if ally center run by officially opened an apartment for low income individuals to liveervices while they walk the path of recovery. >> this institution is building -- this building will save lives. >> reporter: supporters downstairs showed the significance. but upstairs where i found the real stories. >> i started my inhalants at the age of seven i'm been in three drug habits, nine mental institutions. >> betty is 23. with 15 years of struggles like many it took a rock bottom situation to drive her to get help. >> last year 2016 my lungs collapsed. so basically i was on live support. that's from me inhaling for so long my lungs gave out. >> reporter: she's on the path to recovery and now lives at tioga family center. not only lives around support, but is an environment to share her experiences and help other. >> i'm going on 20 months clean. so it took a year an couple months to get to where i'm at. >> reporter: if betty represents the young face of recovery, then christine represents a more mature one. >> heroin, pills, refer. >> with only 30 years clean her battles wi

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>> a three two-year old man is recovering this morning after jumping from a second floor window in tioga police say he was escaping a fire that broke out yesterday, at a group home, this is on the 3300 block of north 15th street, six people in total were injured, they ranged in age from their 20's to 60's. investigators say fire has been ruled arson and a arrest the identity of the suspect has not been released that the time. >>> new jersey transit is firing one of its bus drivers after a video of him texts while driving made its way around social media this weekend. passenger record that had video right there of the driver on his route through atlantic and cumberland counties. at one point he doesn't even have a single hand on the wheel at all he is texting, new jersey transit quickly responded with a statement saying they have identified the driver and immediately removed him from services. they say the driver had been with them for 24 years. >>> it is only january but we're already talking about november's election could shape up, meet michael star hopkins right there just filed paper

two-year old man is recovering this morning after jumping from a second floor window yesterday, in tiogaolice say he was escaping a fire that broke out at a group home on the 3300 block of north 15th street. six people in total were injured, patients range in age from 20's to 60's. investigators say fire has been ruled an arson and that an arrest has been made. the identity of the suspect has in the been released a this is time. >>> the chase for champion ship at an all time high this morning as the eagles inch ever so closer to the super bowl, of course, on sunday, steve keeley in ardmore, things picking up, steve. >> reporter: well, they are picking up a bit, still quiet out here and i'm just thinking thomas a week from today if they win be in will have slept and people will still be going crazy, and the headlines will be quite different and newspaper will surely sellout no matter how much they print but here's today's and eagles with a week to go before a super bowl super bowl wisely putting eagles on the front page, super landing is head line on this morning's inquirer. the paper jus

vernon odom is live for us now at the police station in tioga-nicetown with the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon alicia. that person a 17-year-old male is being questioned here in the 35th police district by detectives at this hour. they are looking for a second gunman still on the loose and in the meantime the heroic person, the victim, is battling for his life. officers canvassed the block at 27th looking for video that could lead them to the gunman that shot a good samaritan customer. the 27-year-old victim remains in extremely critical condition after surgery. police say that two gunman entered the establishment at 9:00 and a mother was there with her two children. they were getting haircuts and the gunman announced a robbery and the victim tried to stop them and the victim was shot in the leg and chest. >> at one point the victim of the shooting and one of the perpetrators were involved in a struggle inside of the barbershop. at least one shot fired. and the struggle spilled out on to the sidewalk and there were several other shots fired and that is when our 27-year-old victi

. >>> love this, comedian and actor, kevin hart is from the tioga section of philadelphia. and always expressing his pride for the city and now the eagles are going to the super bowl he cannot contain his excitement. he is pumped. >> shout out to the city of brotherly love. philadelphia we going to super bowl and i predicted it and i said we'd beat the vikings. eagle! >> okay. what is your prediction for next week kevin? i want to find out on twitter i'll tweet him. he postd this pumped up video on facebook. with the caption standup philadelphia let make history. he recorded it on the road for his tour. >>> and tight end billy brown took a break from super bowl preps and they were in cherry hill new jersey, talking about the important of living a healthy lifestyle. they recorded in celebrity fitness trainer. and as we get closer to the super bowl you know we love it. post your photos and videos on social media, use #6abcaction we use them here on the air. >> keep them coming. >>> meantime the navy is looking to fill civilian jobs in philadelphia. they are looking for techni

a fire in tioga this evening. people are injured and investigators are calling this the work of an arsonist. this broke out at a group home on the 3300 block of north 15th street right around 6:30. one man had to jump from that second floor window. four people they were treated for smoke inhalation. another man has burns. the patients range in age from their 20s through their 60s. all are at different hospitals. philadelphia police say they have made an arrest. of course, as i said it's developing. continues to come in.as it- >>> so it's only january. this we know. but already we're talking about november's election could shape up and they have to go through primaries of course. stow meet michael stapp hopkins he filed paper work to run in the june democratic primary for the new jersey senate seat held by bob menendez. he's been a public defender in new york city and a political comment on fox news and other major network. menendez face a retrial on federal corruption charges after his first trial last fall ended

. >> a person is in custody in connection with to a shooting in tioga nicetown section. the shots were fired at 24th and allegheny. one house was hit. septa police heard the gunfire and chased the suspects to 21st anticipate west moreland where they caught up to you one of them. no injuries were reported. >> police arrested a high school friend in connection with the death of a 19-year-old university of pennsylvania student. blaze burnstein was found dead in a california park on tuesday after missing for a week. samuel woodward told investigators he and burnstein went to the park on january 2. he said at some points burnstein met with an unknown third person. investigators say they have no evidence that there was a third person. woodward was questioned and put under surveillance until dna evidence came back linking him to the crime. they believe woodward acted alone, but they have not revealed a possible motive. >>high school we don't know. they had a communication to meet up. why they were there, we do not know. it's part of the investigation. >> authorities areti autop

and leupold bx-2 tioga hd binoculars for under $250.ass pro shops. >>> president trump prepares to deliver thinks ferguson state of the union address -- differ his first state of the union address. >> the number two official in the fbi is stepping down. >> tomorrow is president trump's first official state of the union address. a senior administration official says the president will try to strike a bipartisan tone and, for the most part, look ahead, but overshadowing that today is fbi deputy director andrew mccabe. sources tell fox news he has been removed. >> thank you. thank you. >> reporter: fbi deputy director andrew mccabe is out at the fbi. a source familiar with the situation tells fox news mccabe was told to begin to leave, in other words, take what's left of his scrags t time -- his vacation time. member cake became the acting fbi director after president trump fired joe biden. republicans have accused him of a political bias. the president has attacked him. last week "the washington post" reported attorney general jeff sessio

. >> twenty-four year old man is shot dead in the tioga section, now people are trying to find his killer. shots rang out after 4:00 in the 3300 block of smedley, man shot seven times, he was taken to temple university hospital where he later died and nobody has been arrested yet. >> we're following a developing story for you tonight. a warning from police about a group of people breaking into cars, and stealing purses. it is happening all around the country, now investigators say those thieves are hitting our area. our jeff cole in marple township delaware county with more. >> they strike in mall parking lots outside gyms, even schools, their favorite targets, women who have left their purses behind. >> if you're just running in for a second you don't want to gather everything, oh, i will ' just tuck it somewhere, and, no, that's probably not the best. >> they're the felony lane gang. group of thieves out of the deep south who set up in communities smash car windows, grabbed pocketbooks and run. they try to cash stolen checks in the far lane after bank drive-thru, believing security came

that's in the tioga section. police say a man in his 20's was shot in the head. to the hospital where he is in critical condition. so far no arrests, noon word on possible motive or suspect at this time. >>> a huge turn out today in philadelphia for the women's march. thousands and thousands of people hitting the streets to show their support for women's rights. our jennifer joyce has more. >> a united front every tens of thousands of women and men, marching along the ben franklin parkway, each step, they hope, will bring our country closer to universal equality. >> my -- to feed the environment, preserve healthcare. >> that's time that people understands that we're in control of our own bodies, our genitalia don't define us, our bodies don't define us, we define us. >> the anniversary event of last year's women march on philadelphia. organizers with the non-profit philly women rally say it won't necessarily be an annual event, but with so much support, this year's march, was a must. >> the the momentum really high. and we're very, very excited. it will be histor

a treatment facility opened the doors in the tioga family sentner philadelphia this morning. the center has 24 affordable housing units to help former addicts get back on their feet. the grand opening comes one day after governor wolf declared the opioid epidemic a statewide emergency. >>> the salons helped to create two dozen high end wigs for the fight like a girl foundation and they were donated at the sydney kimmel cancer center today. there are cuts and colors and all lengths. >> we want our patients to feel good and look good and provide and participate in any activities that they want. >> and the generous work isn't over yet. the salons set their sights on creating and donating hundred of the hand made wigs. >>> some high school students are helping their counterparts. teams from mastery charter assembled a play out that they themselves designed and built. the high schoolers from the thomas campus created the structures in the engineering classes and delivered one yesterday to a school if camden. >>> les mis is a broadway smash hit for 38 years and counting and the sho

mayor kenney dropped by the tioga family center today for the dedication it has room for 24 low incomeilies. families have a parent battling addiction it will have on sight meetings, adult e indication prone vied all kinds of resources. >> providing safe, affordable housing help single parents remain living in sobriety and breaks the generational cycle of addiction and poverty for their children. >> today's dedication comes just one day after pennsylvania governor tom wolf declared the opioid epidemic a statewide emergency. >>> cars swept away. lives lost and rescuers are right now frantically searching for survivors after walls of mud bury entire neighborhoods out west. the flu is going around but we're not the only ones who are vulnerable. your four legged friend is at risk, too. kathy, i know you have a pup. i wonder if you ever thought about that. >> we're looking at a big storm moving our way. we stay on the warm side of this storm. that means rain and wind and near record warmth. we'll talk about that and the deep freeze that comes with the eagles game coming up. ♪ remember our s