police at that wawa -- people at the wawa could not believe what they were witnessing. >> he pushed thefficer to get a little distance maybe pushed him and then started running. started running he started shooting. started shooting like probably like 7 feet after he started running from the officer. >> bystanders were performing cpr and stuff. he was not moving. i was just standing there like shaking. >> i'm petrified. i'm petrified. just like i said there's no respect for police officer any more. >> corporal ballard police radio and possible al stun gun were both on the ground not too far from where the gunman fatally shot him. as you well know this is not over. as news breaks stay with fox 29 and fox29.com. and we have breaking news out of pike county. a jury sentenced eric frein to death. jurors deliberated for several hours tonight arrived at their verdict within the past hour. last week the same jurors convicted the 33-year-old of killing pennsylvania state police trooper corporal brian dixon. and seriously hurting another trooper. frein's lawyers argued for life sentence without p

natasha brownies at the scene of the incident at wawa convenient store. david spunt is in the community where second suspect is held upright now. our joe holden was at christiana hospital, and now he too awaits as we all do, as the officer's body is about to be removed at medical examiner 's office. it went from christiana hospital to here, the medical examiner's office, we will continue, our coverage of this solemn afternoon, after a short break. are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? hey allergy muddlers try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. >>> welcome back, family. we will continue to follow our breaking news today. a solemn procession with solute as long the way for a delaware state trooper. you are looking at the video tape of the left side of your screen, and the live picture from the medical examiner's office in that area on the right side of the screen. trooper was shot and killed during confrontation in the parkin

a state trooper shot and killed in a wawa parking lot.at christiana hospital emotional show of support for the trooper's service a procession underway now for the fallen hero tonight his brothers in blue mourning the death of their fallen comrade. thanks for joining us at 6:00 i'm iain page. >> i'm lucy noland. >>> the details of the shooting continue to come into the fox 29 newsroom. here's what we know right now. this started during lunch time around 12:10 this afternoon. someone shot at a delaware state trooper at the wawa in the 1600 block of pulaski highway in bear. police say they tracked the man to the 500 block of saint michael's drive in middletown's brick him farm development where he is barricaded. various police agencies are involved with state troopers saying the man is still firing off shots at them. so they're telling neighbors to stay inside and lock their doo doors. >>> our dave schratwieser is in middletown but let's begin tonight with dawn timmeney live in bear. dawn, witnesses say it was chaotic in that parking lot. >>

>> andrea is live at that wawa. >> yeah. you know, state police confirmed what witnesses have been telling us all afternoon. just take a look at the scene here. witnesses told us there was some sort of confrontation with the treerp and the suspect. around that red dodge charger that you see right there. state police say that the trooper found that the people in the car looked suspicious. he went to check it out .that's when the confrontation ensued. witnesses said the suspect walked away and then turned around and began firing those fatal shots. now, this all happened around lunchtime when many chose to stop by for coffee or a kwit quick bite to eat at wawa. so you can imagine the shock from area residents. >> you see all the shell casings out there. you're looking at it, are we in beirut? you know? i mean, you wonder. it's sad. >> it's important to acknowledge right now just how difficult it is for law enforcement, especially those that are out here investigating it at the scene. we are told that we're still in the very ear

a state trooper has been shot and killed outside this wawa. right now, the search is on for one of the killers. sky 4's 10 has been over a neighborhood in new castle county where that search is centered. you're still looking at the wawa scene right there. here is that video of the neighborhood. along a line of trees, there is a heavy police presence in the area where we understand from authorities that suspect is barricaded inside his home. the trooper was on duty when he was shot in the wawa parking lot shortly after noon today. we have team coverage from the scene of the shooting to the search for that suspect. >> andrea is live at that wawa. >> yeah. you know, state police confirmed what witnesses have been telling us all afternoon. just take a look at the scene here. witnesses told us there was some sort of confrontation with the treerp and the suspect. around that red dodge charger that you see right there. state police say that the trooper found that the people in the car looked suspicious. he went to check it out .that's when the confro

lunch time at this wawa turned to sheer terror. customers are scared beyond belief as this is all unfolding and witnesses are left stunned and deeply saddened. >> i seen performing cpr he was not moving just like i was just standing there like shaking like just crazy. >> reporter: brady couldn't believe what she was seeing. a state trooper being shot in cold blood. it was lunch time. she had just walked out of the wawa on pulaski highway in bear delaware noon the but tee supply store across the parking where she work. that's when she heard gunshots and seen the trooper go down. >> i seen the officer fall and just laying there. i seen two guys run off. so just crazy. i never seen nothing like that before in my life just very shocking. >> reporter: kevin lerner was outside the hair salon where he works. he says he saw the state trooper pull in and approach two guys in this red charger. that's when he says things turned bad. very bad. >> he pushed the officer to get a little distance but pushed him and started running. started running

and this is video from the wawa where it happened in bear, delaware.ce are in an armed shootout with the suspect who is hold up in a neighborhood in middletown. we are keeping an eye on what is happening in middletown but also awaiting a press conference to happen. that expected to be held from christiana hospital with more on the officer and his condition. >>> a toddler run over by not one but two cars in china. may be okay for now but her parents wanted people to see the video as a warning. the 2-year-old was at the edge of a busy road and her grandmother was standing off screen and seconds later the girl darted into traffic and disappeared beneath the two white suvs and emerges from the other side and the toddler had the good sense to duck down and miss the tires. and the grandmother ran over and scooped her up and other than a bruise on her head. her parented hope this served an a reminder if you take your eyes off a child for a split second. >>> a police officer in connecticut is hailed a hero for saving an elderly man attempting to jump off a six

>> wawa. it's right down the street. there's a wawa on every corner. we'll go get some. >>> speaking of breakfast. let's talk about lunch. >> well, lunch breaks, today is national make a lunch county day. it is designed to empowers to break away for lunch. you see tgi fridays came up was the idea. shows 70% of workers eat lunch at desk twice a week. which you and i do maybe all five days because they just had too much to do. right? they want you to get away and enjoy lunch someplace else. >> i get that. >> almost always eat lunch at desk. >> we do. what does that say about us? i don't know. we get and you happen walk around a little bit. >>> out of control crash. a car goes off the road and smash into a woman's house. what police say saved that homeowners life. >> second in command is offering a public apology. who was on the receiving end of what he calls stress induced outburst. >> family saved. a first grader springs into action when he wakes up to smoke and flames in his bedroom. >>> good morning. this is nbc 10 today. i'm tracey davidson. >> i'm v

this wawa will be closed until saturday. respect but that did not stop a woman from coming here to lay candles, balloons and banners in honor of the fallen trooper. she says her father was a police officer and she always worried about his safety. so there's a perm connection there on top of that she says she came to this wawa just two days ago and lives close to here. hear her heartbreak tonight. >> every night my father went on duty and we worried. so to see an officer killed in broad daylight, upping, in a wawa parking lot is outrageous. it's just crazy. i don't understand this at all. and just makes me so sad. >> reporter: this follows a very emotional procession with brothers and sisters in blue escorting the body of the fallen trooper from christiana hospital this afternoon. of course, such a very difficult time for so many people remembering corporal ballard. back to you. >> just such a tragic day. you know the details surround wagon led to this deadly trooper shooting are just starting to come in now. stay with fox 29

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it's wawa day. company is celebrating the anniversary of the opening of their very first convenience store in 1964 by giving away free coffee. by the end of today wawa will have given away 2 million cups of coffee. the company announced today that more wawas are coming to center city. >> two knew what whats, 22nd and south street 13th and chestnut street. those locations will begin construction in a little bit. they'll be opened in early 2018. >> now, those won't be the only new stores opening in the next year. the company is that expected to announce more philadelphia area locations in the coming months. wawa announced donations to support community service projects and the special olympics. >> you can never have too many wawas. >> no. >> today marks holy thursday on the christian calendar. pope francis he will celebrated mass at saint peter's basilica at the vatican. he told. this will be pope francis' third holy thursday at the detention center. >> well, getting ready for easter sunday and the me

outside a wawa convenient store in bear new castle county delaware. chopper three is over christiana hospital right now where that officer's body will soon be taken out of the hospital, you can see the officer's lined up outside as procession will begin, shortly delaware state police delivering very difficult news , about 15 minutes ago, that the trooper had died from his injuries. the trooper's name has not been released. we will continue to stay on top of this breaking story, throughout our newscast. >>> right now though jessica dean, of course, would usually be right here on our set but instead she's in los angeles. >> yes, jessica was a guest host on the talk, many saw it right here today at two. jessica joined ladies on the very popular and emmy award winning talk show and among guests, actor hank azaria, jessica asked him about a unique movie character. >> your break out role was as robin williams and nathan lane 's over the top. >> yeah. >> applause. >> yes. >> that is what you call, over the top. i was right in the mid. >> where did you get th

i drink a lot of wawa coffee.e the case. >>> we're about ten, 15 minutes before the top of the hour and beginning of today show. >> let's find out what's coming up with savannah and matt joining us live from new york. >>> just admiring all your wawas. >> happy wawa day. >> anyway, good to see you. coming up on thursday in the wake of secretary tillerson's meeting. where does it go from here. what's behind the reversal on key statements he made in the campaign. >>> doctor apple. secret initiative at the company that could revolutionize life for millions of americans. >> we've got those stories and a couple of hollywood legends live in the studio. richard gear will be here live to talk about movie and danny da see to talk about broadway debut. >>> i know they happen every day, but i love looking at them. >> i'm pleased they do happen every day. when that stops, we have real trouble. beautiful view from easton. no rain clouds. a lot of sunshine in the lehigh valley. this nicely illuminated with the sun coming up. tem

today is also wawa day. >> popular chain is celebrating the day wawa opened first door in 1964. this morning, wawa will hold oo ceremony. the store at 19th and market street. wawa plans to give away 2 million cups of free coffee today. just today. >> that's a lot. >> also make an announcement about the wawa welcome america celebration. nbc 10 and telemundo exclusive television partners welcome wawa. >> which we love. >> >>> philadelphia man taking up a legal fight after a violent confrontation with security. >> how a drink order left him bloodied and scarred. gambling booth. break down new numbers that show what's behind a big jump in business for atlantic city casinos. >> and honoring a young hero. explain how atlantic county first grader sr. credited with saving lives during a house fire. >>> clear skies right now and a cooler morning. 54 degrees. live view of philadelphia international. going to be in for a lot of sunshine. like a nice flying day. there are changes. go through them neighborhood by neighborhood just ahead. xÑósoÑ?Ñ?@ñ?ñ?ñ? >>> check of the roads. watching a p

their continued investment in wawa welcome america. the extension is through year 2019 will mark tenth year of wawa title sponsorship of philadelphia's free july 4th celebration, that festival runs from thursday, june 29th through tuesday july 4th. >> wawa way. >> there you go. >> but first up on the calendar of course easter holiday from freshly bake bread, sweet pastries local bakeries are busy breaker. >> at termini brothers in south philadelphia that includes making traditional favorites like easter bread, braided bread this time of the year. our pat gallen was rolling the dough, rolling in the dough, earlier this morning, in addition to easter bread, customers are usually busy buying italian sweet treats. >> um-hmm. >> yes, everybody looking ahead to this weekend wondering how will we do weather-wise. >> it will be a little divergence between saturday and sunday. it will be easter bunnies. >> wow. >> yes. >> i don't know. >> yes. we're too hot. temperatures will really warm up as we head in the holiday but today temperatures are c

on the wawa stage. ♪ the philly pops will mark the 25th anniversary of wawa welcome america with tops of the past 25 years. they'll have help from mandy gonzalez of "hamilton." and "wicked" singer/songwriter tony desayer. this is part of the lineup. the concert honors philadelphia's own boys to men. ♪ superstars in their own right, boys to men remains the best-selling r&b group of all time. 60 million albums sold, and a collection of awards to commemorate their more than 20-year long career. the boys will perform during the celebration of freedom ceremony early in the day at independence hall. they'll be honored at the nighttime concert, as well. of course you can see it live here on nbc10. there are some changes that you need to know about. first the concert on the parkway starts at 7:00 p.m. as always, it's free and open to the public. that will be followed by one of the biggest fireworks displays at 9:30 p.m., by the way, a little bit earlier than last year. remember, nbc10 will broadcast the july 4th concert and fireworks from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. ment and we're not stopping there

every wednesday we'll broadcast live from a different wawa in our area.e're starting in chadds ford, delaware county, next wednesday. >> that's your wawa. >> yeah, come see us. we'd love it. we'll be at the wawa at naaman's creek. we'll be pouring coffee, handing out freebies. we'd love to meet you. that's next wednesday from 5:00 to 9:00 a.m. >>> next, marching for science. we'll tell you the message thousands will be supporting on the streets of philadelphia. >>> unique proposal. how a local man combined yoga and the beach to pop the question. >>> coming up all new at 6:00, match for mutts. the new website for finding a canine companion. >>> good morning, everyone. jessica boyington with you right now with breaking news. 95 still shut down out in bristol. if you're moving down the northbound side of 95, you're going to pass this accident investigation scene. the traffic that you see moving there is being diverted off of the off ramp at route 413. i'll help you get around that when i come back at 6:00. >>> now we'll take you state by state and county by

wawa welcome america. the convenience store chain announced it's on board for another two years. >> this is our hometown. the ceo, we talked about america's upcoming birthday on wawa's birthday. today marks 53 years. it start ed back in 1964 right here in pennsylvania. born out of a dairy business. what we try to do is have that sing is l customer, single store feel. it's not about being a a big company. >> it is about giving back. donations to local charities ask also on this wawa day. 2 million cups of coffee free for every single customer. >> wawa is doing a great job. they are going to be around and that's why they are growing. >> the chain just opened two stores today it announced two more are coming. one at 13th and chestnut. the other at 22nd and0i south. >> as a 53-year-old customer, we're still really young and a lot more to grow in front of us. >> nbc 10 is also a proud sponsor. you can expect big announce mmes very soon about who the performers will be at the concert on the parkway. and watch th

state police say a trooper approached a suspicious car in the wawa parking lot. now two people were inside of that car. state police say there was a struggle. one suspect ran away. . the other fired multiple shots at the officer. kevin learner was outside and watched everything unfold. >> i guess the guy pushed the officer and then he ran. he tried to run, i guess, but when he ran, he turned around and started shooting. >> now that.trooer's name has not been released. they later died at the hospital. now while activity here is rapping up, the investigation is just beginning. reporting live in bear, aundrea cline-thomas. >> and the man suspected of killing the trooper is now barricaded inside a neighborhood in middletown. s.w.a.t. teams are outside that home where he is holed up. nbc 10's brandon hudson is near that home right now. brandon, you've been there for about two hours thou. what is happening with this standoff? >> jim, we just saw about a line of paramedics leave this area, about 15 minutes ago. they were parked all the way down there.. we'll zoom in, gi

>> we've been talking all morning long this is busy wawa, as most wawa stores are, we've been watchingwatt with a is closed, as steve mentioned, out of respect for the delaware state police corporal who lost his life yesterday. you can see all of the yellow tape here, surrounding the wawa, surrounding the gas station, and back behind the yellow tape here, we have a growing memorial for the delaware state police corporal stephen ballard again who lost his life here. >> also video of the mourn he's they watch the body of the fallon off the err -- officer h escorted by brothers and sisters in blue. people stopped by and watched, hats off, hands over their heavy hearts after losing 32 year old man, police say corporal ballad shot at wawa on pulaski highway in bear after checking suspicious vehicle. that suspect still impacting the safety of this community. >> wawa again back here in bear, stopped by to pay their respects, and add to the growing memorial. >> i know officers who attend my church, and the new castle county police department, and it is a human thing, it is not this or that, ju

. >>> wawa celebrating wawa day with free coffee today.n this day in 1964 wawa opened its first convenience store in delaware county. you can stop in at anyone wawa store and get any size coffee for free. we'll be taking advantage of that. >> we'll need that cup of coffee i'm sure. >> new on "action news," bullets fly into a barber shop narrowly missing a little girl details behind the close call coming up. >> two children born two weeks a part, their incredible story next. vanessa: i got hurt and was given painkillers. by the time the drugs ran out, i was addicted. it happened so fast. i ended up on the streets, where the drugs are cheaper and easier to get. i was a full blown heroin addict, selling my soul to get high. when i realized i needed help i didn't know where to go. but i got help and you can too. you're not alone. help is within reach. this is governor chris christie. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >> philadelphia police have two men in custody this morning, but looking for a woman involved in a home invasion that targ

every wednesday for the next five weeks, we'll broadcast live from a different wawa in the area. we're starting in chads ford delaware county. we'll be at the wawa from 5:00 to 9:00 that morning. we'll be making hoagies -- who's doing that? i'll pour coffee, handing out freebies. be sure to join us -- what? >> i'll hand out the freebies. >> wednesday, april 26th, from 5:00 to 9:00 a.m. bill will join us in the later wednesdays -- >> that's going to be awesome. fun. >>> now there's a push in pennsylvania toali alitlow offi to carry guns in public schools. >> we'll explain why the bill has little chance if it makes it to the governor's desk. >>> also, "sesame street's" new character is living with autism. we'll tell you where you can meet her this weekend. >>> 4:45. our county-by-county coverage begins in camden. >> a father's on trial for the murder of his 3-year-old son. in court, the boy's mother called david creato's theory that a spirit drew the child into the woods where he was found dead in 2015 odd and unexplainable. the mother secretly recorded creato at the request of inv

and it happened in the parking lot of the wawa parking lot. the trooper lost his life and now the alleged gunman is fighting to preserve him by fiving salvos at lawmen outside of his home. it's an intense situation now outside of the house of a gunman that allegedly shot and killed a trooper this afternoon. this was the scene as the trooper's body was put in a vehicle for a procession to the medical examiner in wilmington. the body was accompanied by four motorcycle officers and a dignified but somber convoy. >> "action news" reporter annie mccormick is near the house in middletown and chad pradelli is live at the original shooting scene in bear. lets start with you chad. what have you learned about

he was shot and killed, investigating suspicious vehicle at a wawa in bear, new castle county. one of the two men was arrested at the scene. other ran away and bar kateed himself inside a home. >>> we have team three coverage of the, trooper killed, frank does live in the cbs-3 news center with more on how the community is responding. >> lets begin with "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao live in middletown delaware where authorities continue their standoff with one of the suspects. what is the very latest here. >> reporter: we are coming to you live from the stage airing use, it is removed from the scene but swat has been there all night long working to bring this standoff situation to a peaceful resolution, so far, no luck with that, this morning, but we have heard from neighbors live in this general area who say they have heard a number of loud booms this morning, sometimes they are electricity flickers a bit , so it does seem like swat , tactical team are trying to make some movement. you will ren around 8:30 we last had confirmed reports that they were using explosives

11:00, in cold blood, a delaware state trooper shot and killed in the middle of the day outside a wawa convenience store. >> it's so sad. it's just so very, very tragic. >> a community comes to together in grief to pay the speaks to a fallen hero. this as a standoff continues outside the home of a suspect wanted in the deadly shooting. >> good evening i'm ukee washington >> i'm nicole brewer in for jessica dean. a short time ago. they identified him as corporal steven ballard. he was an eight and a half year veteran. he was gunned down in the parking lot of a wawa on pulaski highway in bear delaware around 12:10. he was responding to a suspicious vehicle when one of the two men inside shot him multiple times. authorities tracked the gunman to a home in middle town delaware. i remains barricaded inside and firing at the swat team. the other man in that vehicle was arrested at the convenience store. >> corporal ballard died at christiana. a long line escorted his body in wilmington. motorists pulled over and paid tribute as salutes as the procession made it's r way along i95. corporate b

at wawa at 19th and market mayor jim kenney and wawa officials will announce plans for the welcome americaelphia. >>> time is 6:49. we have a lot coming up on cbs this morning. >> charlie rose joins us live with the preview, good morning , charlie. >> good morning. president trump flip-flops on russia, nato and on china so we will look at his change in opinion and try to see dancing plus ben tracie inside north korea kim jong untried to show sanctions are not working, he stayed, at an elaborate spectacle. >>> world's fastest car to more dog friendly features what to expect from the new york auto show. >>> mixing bible with beyonce, james brown at virginia church , where a pastor figured out how to appeal to a new generation of workers. we will see you in 10 minutes. >> bet it does, thank you. we will be watching. >>> from freshly baked bread to sweet pastries many local bakeries are preparing for the busy easter holiday. >> terminis brothers in south philadelphia it includes making traditional holiday favorites. "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen is live there now with the details, good

overnight--- a delaware state trooper gunned down in a wawa parking lot... now the suspect involved is barricadded in a house and firing at police. sam sweene h latest from the live desk. this suspect has been barricaded in this middlletown delaware house since early yesterday. overnighht police blew off the front door, but werent able to go in. here's what we know. around noon yesterday a 32 year old delaware state trooper approched a suspicious car in a bear delaware wawa parking lot. 2 people were inside. one exited the car and shot the trooper multiple times then took off. the trooper died shortly later. police moved in and took one suspect into custody, but the man got away. he made it 15 miles. police found him in a house in middletown delware where he has been barricaded since. reports say hes been firing at officers. delware state police tell us no one has been injured. this is a developing a story. as we get new information, well let you know. it's the airline seen. a passenger violently pulled off a united flight. now -the airline is taking action,

. >> it started at a wawa in delaware. the trooper was shot after approaching two people inside a car as the suspected killer took off, total strangers rushed into help. >> heart wrenching you can't even go to work and try to protect people without somebody else trying to shoot you for no reason. >> nbc 10 learned that fallen trooper is corporal steven ballard. >> we have live team coverage tonight. >> first colleagues and total strangers are mourning trooper ballard's death. drew smith has more from the wawa where he was killed. >> there is crime scene tape all over this parking lot and the store will be closed until saturday after respect for the fallen trooper. people have been dropping off candles and flowers. they say they are horrified by the way this trooper lost his life. >> it only took seconds for this busy wawa parking lot to turn into a major crime scene. investigators using a dog to find evidence and photographing the spot where trooper steven ballard was shot at multiple times. >> i thought it was two kids st

and it happened in the parking lot of the wawa parking lot. the trooper lost his life and now the alleged gunman is fighting to preserve him by fiving salvos at lawmen outside of his home. it's an intense situation now outside of the house of a gunman that allegedly shot and killed a trooper this afternoon. this was the scene as the trooper's body was put in a vehicle for a procession to the medical examiner in wilmington. the body was accompanied by four motorcycle officers and a dignified but somber convoy. >> "action news" reporter annie mccormick is near the house in middletown and chad pradelli is live at the original shooting scene in bear. lets start with you chad. what have you learned about what happened there today? >> reporter: jim, delaware state police say that it happened near noon and the trooper whose name is not released pulls up in the wawa parking lot and he got out and approached the vehicle with two suspicious individuals and there was some sort of confrontation and one suspect got out of the vehicle and put him down where

the standoff ends one day after a deadly confrontation at a bear delaware wawa.ne suspect was arrested the other barricaded himself in middletown. we have live team three coverage. natasha brown is in glasgow where a news conference will be held. let's go to joe where he's live in middletown where the standoff has just come to an end. joe. >> reporter: rahel, jim, good afternoon. all of this getting off the ground exactly 24 hours ago and after a dramatic series of events. it is over. the suspect is dead. and police and a very large spectrum of law enforcement standing down as residents begin to come back to their homes, some with tears in their eyes other shaken about a very long night. some family members even separated as this standoff continued hour after hour. first we want to go ahead and show you the mug shot of bergen steely. he's the intern "eyewitness news" sources say took the life of corporal ballard after an encounter at that wawa in bear. he then allegedly took off from the scene to his brick mills development where he lives in middletown. i want yo

11:00, in cold blood, a delaware state trooper shot and killed in the middle of the day outside a wawavenience store. >> it's so sad. it's just so very, very tragic. >> a community comes to together in grief to pay the speaks to a fallen hero. this as a standoff continues outside the home of a suspect wanted in the deadly shooting. >> good evening i'm ukee washington >> i'm nicole brewer in for jessica dean. a short time ago. they identified him as corporal steven ballard. he was an eight and a half year veteran. he was gunned down in the parking lot of a wawa on pulaski highway in bear delaware around 12:10. he was responding to a suspicious vehicle when one of the two men inside shot him multiple times. authorities tracked the gunman to a home in middle town delaware. i remains barricaded inside and firing at the swat team. the other man in that vehicle was arrested at the convenience store. >> corporal ballard died at christiana. a long line escorted his body in wilmington. motorists pulled over and paid tribute as salutes as the procession made it's r way along i95. corporate balla

. >> do have team coverage, jenny joyce at the wawa in bear, that's where police arrested one of thet even more sad news for you, i can tell that you a teenage girl, shot and killed last night, three murders in two days down here in delaware, we talked about, how a violent year has been, already, for wilmington in addition to the trooper being killed. so just terrible news coming here that's 16 murders for wilmington this year, compare that to camden, little bit bigger than wilmington in terms of population, three murders. >> they're waiting to get back in some who came here from work yesterday, daniel, turn, show them the school bus, i'll stop talking, a lot of the resident fear there is a public school right behind us, and they're figuring the school will have to announce sooner areolate their they can't open today. you can see the road to get into the school is closed but we just saw bus leaving. maybe that's a sign that they're going to try to have school near this where they had the schools in lockdown yesterday. nothing changed. we learned from state police, that this gunman wa

what he is shot investigating what is describe as a, suspicious vehicle at a wawa in bear, new castle county. one of the two men was arrested at the scene. other ran away and barricaded inside that home. >> we have team three coverage of the trooper killed, trang do is live in the cbs-3 news center with more on how the community is responding. >> but lets begin with "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao live, where we heard you got an update from authorities, what are they saying. >> reporter: rahel and jim, good morning, state police new say that right around 4:00 o'clock this morning the suspect who was barricaded inside of his middletown home started firing on police yet again so tactical team members used explosives to breach that home's window but they did not go inside. at this hour this is still an ongoing standoff situation and police have been working here all night, overnight to bring this to a peaceful outcome. so lets take a look at the video. you can see what cops have been doing here all night long what happened here around 4:00 e action here late last night. it was aro

. >> corporal steven ballard was shot and killed in the wawa parking lot yesterday afternoon in bear. responding troopers took one suspect in custody as soon as they got to the scene but second fled. eventually barricading himself inside his home on saint michaels drive-in middletown. we spoke with woman who lives just two doors down from the suspect. >> scary you would live that close to somebody and not know what they are capable of. >> we have established a perimeter on the house. he is contained to the one house. but continues not to surrender , as we wish. we will be on the scene until we get a peaceful resolution. >> negotiators continue to work on convincing that armed suspect to surrender, we are told gunman has been firing at the swat team from inside the home. >>> it all began at a wawa in bear, delaware where trooper spotted as a suspicious vehicle. there were many people going in and out of the store along pull as ski highway. they saw trooper approaching the car when one of the two men got out and pushed the trooper. >> he pushed him to take off but when he took off, he t

some favorites will be back on the wawa stage. this is just the start of the super powered line up. this year's concert honors philly's own, boys 2 men. it remains the best selling r and b group of all time. 60 million albums sold and collection of awards this commemorate the career. the boys will perform during the celebration of freedom at independence hall. they will be honored as well. of course you can see it all live on nbc 10. there are changes that you need to know about. first it starts at 7:00 p.m. it is free and open to the public. that is followed by one of the biggest fireworks displays in the country. that is at 9:30 p.m. remember, nbc 10 will broadcast the wawa welcome america concert. fireworks at 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. we'll live stream it so you can watch from any device no matter where you are. >> very excited about that. >>> and sesame street's newest character in l make her appearance. she is the first character with autism. she will visit with kids as part of variety day. >>> moms, you don't have to live life as

wawa welcome america. yesterday its wawa day celebration.he company announced it's on board for another two years of wawa welcome america. the convenience store chain marked its 53rd year in business. we're a proud sponsor. expect big announcements about who the performers will be at the july 4th concert at the parkway. you can watch live on nbc10 starting at 7:00 on july 4th. >> our friends from wawa dropped by with coffee yesterday and doughnuts. >> they did. terrific. >>> the clock is ticking for last-minute tax filers. >> this year, procrastinators have a few extra days to take care of returns. coming up, we'll help you get to the finish line in the tax filing season. >>> also, honoring sixers icons. we'll take a closer look at philadelphia's newest mural inspired by a fifth grader's artwork. ÑÑyÑÑÑçwçwñwñwñww?qoówvoó >>> a quarter to 5:00 on this friday morning. our county-by-county coverage begins in wilmington. >> a judge handed down a split verdict in the case of a student's death following at attack. three teenagers were on trial f

he was shot and killed at this wawa on wednesday. lives in the neighborhood. >> this man did not deserve to lose his life and his family is left behind to pick up the pieces. it's just very very sad and heartbreaking. >> reporter: colleagues in uniform brought flowers to honor the eight and a half year veteran of the first state's police force. a sign to troop two. a 32-year-old and father of a young girl married just over a year also remembered by those who did not even know him while others remember corporal ballard in passing. >> it's, um, amaze to go see the different people who have come out young, old, all walks of life, just coming to share. >> reporter: it's personal for jennifer hawkins who started a foundation after her state trooper brother died in a crash several years ago. >> it's what we can do, and even if it's all we can do it's something. because we're all police family. >> reporter: while the sadness is still raw for many here, there's another feeling. fear. >> it's so scary. i have grandchildren that i bring to thi

mayor jim kenney was here at this wawa. tonight was 1964 that wawa opened its first door in folsom county. one store in chestnut and one at 22nd and south. >>> coming up on "action news" at 4:00 today. spring adventures are back. adam joseph will be at ashers chocolates as they kick it into high gear for easter. and we'll take you inside of the museum of the american revolution before it opens for visitors. >>> and david murphy has your seven-day forecast when "action news"s comes right back. >>> meteorologist, david murphy, is here now with a look at your afternoon. >> it's cooler than the last couple of days. people may not like it. stormtracker 6 live double scan we have no rain out there. taking a look outside. sky 6 hd nice and bright with the battleship new jersey along the camden waterfront from the penn's landing camera. and bright conditions and a sweep of clouds that came through is now pushing off the coast and another one is on the way later on. and what you see is what you get for the next several hours. temper

you can get a free coffee any size, any size at wawa all day to day. there will be celebrations at several wawa stores including one at 19th and market, that will feature special announcements about wawa's welcome home america festivities this summer. >> any size. >> any size. >> love it. free coffee any size. >> always a good thing in the morning. >> yes. >> sixers partner with philadelphia's mural arts program and the end result is unveiled today. >> surprising person who inspired the artwork coming up next plus a pennsylvania man playing slots with his girlfriend puts money down and they hit the jackpot but get this, he is in the getting a dime of that money, oh, no, how he says he missed out on a hundred thousand dollars. >> um-hmm. >> katie's dancing over there. >> of course. >> we are catching up with a member of the new kid on the block, we will chat with joey macintyre about a brand new tv show. simmer down, katie, simmer down. that is next. famous pennsylvania, our path galleys here. >> young kid getting involved in the community with this awe

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the convenience store is celebrating wawa day. the first store on this day back in 1964. >> you and sharrie will need it after this double. no major problems at the moment. we see southbound traffic jammed on i-95. we have an accident at wycomb avenue partially blocking the roadway. >> reporter: we have thicker cloud cover out by pittsburgh that will sweep through, but generally speaking we're looking at a mostly sunny day and occasional clouds. 67 is the high, it's below yesterday's high, it's a pleasant afternoon with breezes on the light side. get out there and enjoy it. it could be 40 and raining. >> thanks for having us, we made it. that will do it for now, visit 6abc.com for updates, for all of us at "action news" we'll see you next time. are allergies holding you back? break through your allergies. try new flonase sensimist instead of allergy pills. it's more complete allergy relief in a gentle mist you may not even notice. using unique mistpro technology, new flonase sensimist delivers a gentle mist to help block six key i

the standoff unfolded after corporal ballard was shot outside a wawa. it happened as he went to investigate two men in a suspicious car. he got out of the car, then fired at him. police say he got in his own car and drove off. the other man in the car has not been charged. nbc 10's drew smith is live where he's been talking to investigators. >> those investigators released a lot of new information today. >> they told us this investigation is far from over. the driver was arrested but released without charges. so police here want to figure out what those two were doing in the car when the trooper approached. and maybe that could shed some light on why this trooper had to lose his life. police say customers at a wawa noticed this it red dodge was parked in the lot for a long time. trooper steven ballard checked it out. >> he had reason to stop that vehicle. for what he determined to be something suspicious. >> reporter: the trooper asked the passenger to step out. witnesses noticed something was wrong. >> the cop was just wrus l ling with him. >> he pulle

did you know, wawa's first store opened in april of 1964? >> it was this date in 64. and that was in delaware county, as i remember. right? sue? the first store no longer available. well, i was -- >> i stopped this morning. >> yes? >> great surprise. >> free. >> it is a free coffee day, off to good start. >> wawa looking good for its advanced age. we have number to tell but today. and here it is. we're going going double digits. even though cooler than the last time we were a ten, it will be seasonable today. feeling like spring for national scrabble day. yes, bus stop buddy celebrating with his tiles, i guess they're all blood together. four's, 50's out there walking out the door, little cooler than yesterday. temperature right now 49 degrees in philadelphia. 10-mile per hour breezes, but we are getting close to sunrise time at 6:26 this morning. other temperatures, 45, up in allentown, 46 in lancaster, 50 in millville. and to the north of us, we have 44 degrees in bethlehem, 49 in chester. so, no precipitation, let's get right to the forecast, going to be beautiful

police believe they shot at corporeal steven ballard outside a wawa in bear. new overnight, united airlines plans to offer to pea out for customers that give up their seats. >> the new limit payouts will be $10,000. the airline is making changes, including working to cut down on overbooking seats on its flight. united employees are getting additional charges, following the removal of a passenger earlier this month. yesterday, united airlines announced it was using law enforcement officers on planes and would work on creative ways of dealing with passengers who are denied boarding. lester hold talked with united airlines ceo for an exclusive interview. you can see that later this morning. >> let's check back in. >> on 295. we are watching that. fortunately, we have this viewpoint. either way, i can show you what's going on, just fine. the northbound ramp is actually moving from it. we can see that a little better. it's diverted away. so all of the traffic trying to get to 295 northbound can't get to afternoon area. everybody that's originally trying to get to f

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. >> yesterday afternoon, at the wawa located on pulaski highway in bear. >> reporter: police say the man moo murdered the corporal, burgon sealy jr., was the man inside the middletown house this morning firing at police. >> at 9:17 a.m., the armed suspect exited the residence and engaged police. >> reporter: police say the incident started yesterday at this wawa in bear. corporal ballard asked sealy, a passenger in a parked car, goat out. there was an altercation. sealy pulled a gun and started shooting. >> corporal ballard immediately went to the ground. the suspect fired multiple rounds. >> reporter: the police are still looking for many answers including a possible motive. the superintendent was asked about unverified reports that sealy may have been radicalized online in some way. >> none that we will disclose at this time. we'll continue to investigate and we'll make that information available if it becomes available. >> reporter: kim oding and her daughter faith drove up from maryland to place balloons and fires at the barracks. >> to honor him. he's a hero. he's a hero. >> rep

>> reporter: lucy, still so much sadness here at this wawa where this shooting happened. there are more candles at this hour. there are more teddy bears. but the heartbreak remains the same. peace by peace, a memorial grows at the bear, delaware, wawa. >> this man did not deserve to lose his life and his family is left behind to pick up the pieces. it's just very very sad and heartbreaking. >> reporter: delaware state trooper corporal stephen ballard viciously shot and killed here wednesday. >> i used to see him coming over here sometimes just in passing. >> reporter: mourners like fred reflect while still in shock. >> see this happen in broad daylight, you know, all these people around, it's just, um, makes you feel like there's monsters, you know. amongst us and you don't even know. >> reporter: colleagues in uniform brought flowers to honor the eight and a half year veteran of the first state's police force. assigned to troop two. 32-year-old and father avenue young girl married just over a year also remembered by those who did not even know him while others remember c

. >>> it is wawa day. you agree that means. kelly already got his free coffee, and you can get yours, but, that's not all. >> good day, karen hepp has the morning off, thomas drayton will be on tonight. i was telling crystal my floor greg or going to my mom's for easter and set two rules, diamond can't come in looking shaggy and needs to be dressed for the occasion. >> oh, your dog? >> so i have to get letter an easter dress. >> get diamond a little easter outfit. >> i picked it out yesterday. >> does it have spark unless. >> , no no, i'll bring it in tomorrow. >> do you have bring it in. >> bring diamond in. >> yes, bring diamonds in. >> okay, i'll bring her, cute and grouped. >> she is 4 pounds, and she doesn't make any noise. >> plenty of room to run around here in our spacious studios. >> she was here for superbowl sunday. like it is like a bring grounds. >> it was great. all right, well, we are kind of in that holiday feel already. >> yes. >> i think with the weekend so close, and for a lot of folks, maybe they'll be playi

we're taking the morning show on the road visiting local wawas. we could be coming to your neighborhood. where should we go? let us know. tomorrow, vai sikahema, jessica boyington and i will be at the wawa in naaman's creek road. making hoagies, pouring coffee. we'd love to meet you from 5:00 to 9:00 a.m. >> if that's your wawa, go a little bit early. >> spend some time with us. >>> are you following the nbc10 morning team on social media? you should be. if not, here's what you're missing -- ♪ >> sing it. that's vai playing the piano. who knew? i posted this yesterday. one of the ways we're working to keep you informed and entertained. make sure you follow us on facebook, twitter, and on instagram. >> by the way, your piano needed a little tuning. >> i know. i told you that when you sat down. >> full disclosure, i don't read music. i'm not a musician. i just know which keys to push and a couple of songs. that's all. fun at a party. >> that was nice. >> good time. >>> channeling gaga to make a dream come true. take a look. ♪ we'll tell you why nurs