reporting live tonight from middletown, david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> and body of that state trooper, killed today, is now being transported. our joe holden is live at christiana hospital, continuing our breaking news coverage, joe. >> nicole good evening, think about the time it took to prepare this not much at all, state police trooper here in delaware left for work this morning, he does not return home tonight, and there were about 100 people out here, along this lawn, just to get a glimpse of the fallen state police trooper's body as it left christiana hospital in a very long motorcade, again we don't know his name, his body right now in route to the medical examiner's office in wilmington. an escort by his brother and sisters across the emergency services taking place now in the first state. few details are also known about this fallen trooper. police officials say they are work to go reach his family. meanwhile we watched those who came out to pay their respects , and, and, new jersey man and why he came out. >> i just think a battle of the cops, in general, being

dave schratwieser life there in middletown. law enforcement family and those who did not even know the fallen trooper wiped away tears as corporal ballard's brothers and sisters in blew he is cored his body to the medical examiner's office in wilmington. a flag draped casket you saw it right there. fox 29's dave kinchen life at the wawa in bear where the gunman fatally shot the trooper. dave, people have already said set up a memorial honoring corporal ballard. >> reporter: that's right. war seeing that right here at the scene. it's all quiet at this wawa. the police tape is still up. but you can see those candles burning there. so many hearts aching tonight. >> this is sad day for our state and for the delaware state police family. >> heart broken brothers seives in blue escort the body of corporal stephen ballard from christiana hospital in newark, delaware. on each side of the highway, civilians showed their respect with their hands over their hearts and tears in they are eyes. >> i was down the road and heart comely to show

swat teams and police rushed to a subdivision in middletown , following reports that the suspect who allegedly shot a state trooper is inside of his home. >> the suspect has been firing shots at police officers, from the residents that he lives in , and is currently held up in the house. >> reporter: nearby brick mill elementary school was on lock down, parents pick up their children to keep them away from the dangerous scene. >> i was terrified, still had my daughter in reading middle school so i'm trying to get to her myself. it was very terrifying. i didn't know all of the details until i started reading it on line. >> reporter: neighbors cannot get into their homes, many are nervously watching, and waiting. >> i tried to get home from work because my exterminate or was coming and then my exterminate or called me and said i can't get in your neighborhood. i said i cannot even get in my neighborhood. >> reporter: brick mill elementary school lock down has been lifted. that is closest scene to the school. that lock down has been lifted , parents want to get their kid, authority say

they say he's barricaded right now. >> police are on the scene in middletown right now. let's get out to fox 29's dave schratwieser live at the scene. dave? >> reporter: iain as you can see police still have this area locked down. this is a barricade right off the main road near the brick mill farms development. nobody allowed in or out except for police latest update from the state police in the last 15 minutes is that the suspect believed to be involved in the fatal shooting of that state trooper is hold up barricaded inside a home inside that development. he has fired off multiple shots at police. we do not know if police exchanged fire with him. some ground video here. lots of police presence in the area swat teams, police officers state troopers all here. some of the schools in the area were locked down. residents we're told to stay inside shelter inside their homes inside that development. about two hours ago, students were allowed to leave the schools under heavy police guard. they were bussed out of the schools here in the area. we did talk to several people who

reporting live here in middletown, christie ileto, "channel 6 action news." jim? >> thank you, christie. >>> there is a growing memorial outside the wawa store in bear where corporal stephen ballard lost his life yesterday. people began leaving flowers, stuffed animals and balloons last night. and residents continued to pay their respects at the scene at 1605 pulaski highway today. >>> our coverage continues on the 6abc news app. we will alert to you any new updates on the investigation. you can also watch more than a dozen videos from "action news" and from chopper 6. the 6abc news app is a free download for your mobile device. >>> a tractor-trailer driver is suffering an asthma attack, crashed into a warehouse in new castle delaware this afternoon. police responded to 600 ships landing way at 12:25. the 40-year-old driver refused treatment at the scene. you can see the truck entered the building. fortunately nobody was hurt. >>> we are looking live up the ben franklin parkway in philadelphia where the nfl draft experience is now underway. they opened the gates a

. >> a standoff continues in middletown, delaware, hours after a state trooper in delaware was shot and killed. >> sentenced to death, a jury reaches a decision on punishment for ache irfor thefor the-- fore man convicted of killing a pennsylvania state trooper. the nfl draft is here, thousands are expected on the benjamin franklin parkway. >> an accident is causing big problems in south jersey right now. >> we'll go over to karen rogers with the traffic followed up by david murphy. >> reporter: we're starting with breaking news in new jersey, camden county, belmawr which would be busy anyway. look at the mess on 42 and 295. this accident happened involving a tractor-trailer at 1:11:30 p.m. shutting 295 northbound down on 42. an accident with a tracker trairkt -- tractor-trailer spilled orange juice mixing with fuel. >>> we have an accident involving a motorcycle. a busy area involving a motorcycle. we see the police on the 295 ramp with the ambulance, on 42 blocking all but two lanes as they continue to clean up debris from the accident scene. two big accidents, two major highways caus

the suspect jumped into the car driving 15 miles to a neighborhood in middletown. and s.w.a.t. teams converged on brick middle circle. annie mccormick is near the neighborhood but we begin with chad pradelli outside of that wawa in bear. >> reporter: yes, a still fluid situation and investigators remain on the scene here where the trooper was shot. they are collecting evidence, you see just behind me is where the trooper went down. we won't push in too much it's graphic and bloody, where you see the flashing lights, the soup behind it, we are told that the suv of the trooper who was shot. he pulled up and there was some sort of interaction with the suspect and then shots were fired. somewitied with whom we spoke saw the shooting and othered heard it. here are the witnesses. >> he went over and pushed him and when he pushed the officer he had room to run and he pushed hip and ran and he ran for like seven or eight feet and then turned around and started shooting. just instantly started shooting. >> i jumped out the car to see if i could help and the other people, the witnesses w

one 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 you top to -- to listen what some some homeowners sent it overnight a

in his middletown delaware home sealy was killed by police on his front lawn. tonight, friend, collogues of corporal ballard look for the word to express their grief. >> actions yesterday, exem reply filed the dedication: that he brought to the citizens of delaware. >> and good evening, everyone i'm jessica dean. >>> i'm ukee washington. tonight we will start with the death of delaware police corporal stephen ballard. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is in middletown delaware where standoff ended earlier today but lets begin with natasha brown in glasgow, delaware with the very latest from delaware state police. natasha. >> reporter: well, ukee, good evening, to both of you, back there, we can tell you it has been a emotional day at corporal stephen ballard's home barracks in glasgow, delaware, fellow troopers, trying to come to grips, and trying to understand his murder. a somber show of solidarity began an emotional press conference addressing the loss of corporal stephen ballard. >> this briefing today is to provide information, into the tragic events,

troopers took one suspect into custody, the other suspect fled to middletown and that he is where he is holed up right now. jeanette reyes has more from middletown. >> reporter: the intense barricade situation continues this morning, it's been going on for 15 hours. the police have been trying to persuade him to surround. he has been uncooperative, multiple shots fired at police, nobody was hit. we're blocks away from the scene which remained active throughout the night. this is happening along saint michael's drive in bicker mills development. there were explosions that occurred that knocked the power out at the staging area where we are located. it would not be unusual about 8:00 a.m., yesterday evening delaware state police used an explosion breaching charge on the home knocking the door down, they have yet to be able to enter the residents. dozens of neighbors and residents were a not allowed in and out of their homes at first, families were separated for several hours, they have since reunited and staying at a shelter. nearby schools were impacted, they were briefly placed on lo

dave, in you middletown township? >> reporter: we are, dawn. we're right off middletown township odessa road here. let me step out of the way. still barricaded. still tense at this hour. that's a school back there that was on lock down for several hours this afternoon. children have now been removed from that school by bus but, again, the other suspect is supposedly held up in a house in the brick mill farms development. still firing on state troopers. there are swat teams all kinds of different special operations people on scene there. that is about half mile down the road. some of the residents are here with us but again the schools were locked down in the area. people were told to stay inside their homes inside the brick mills farms development. stay there. shelter there until police came. police did evacuate several people from that area but at this hour, the suspect still hold up in that house and still firing on police. we did manage to speak to several residents from the brick mills farm development. one of them had a daughter 18-year-ol

we will keep you up to date but for now live, middletown delaware, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do continues our team coverage. >> she's live from the news center with more on how the community is responding to the trooper's death good morning, trang do. >> reporter: good morning. from the governor, community members, and we spoke to several of the hundreds of the people line up to pay their respects on wednesday to say corporal ballard senseless death feels like a loss to their own families. >> he gave house life for us, that is all i need to know. >> reporter: solemn procession for a fallen hero, time seemed to stop, crowd silent still as motorcade carrying corporal stephen ballard's body left christiana hospital. >> my father is a philadelphia cop, and it is a bad day for everybody. >> reporter: cars stopped on the highway, people standing in solute, line the route from the hospital, to the medical examiner's office. >> i just felt compelled to honor him. it is so sad, very, very tragic day. >> reporter: faces full of emotion for ei

>> a lot of families separated right now, dave schratwieser live in middletown. thank you much, dave. >>> tonight corporal ballard's family, friends and his brothers and sisters in blue are grappling link with what happened in that parking lot. emotion welled as trooper after trooper, officer after officer, gathered at christiana hospital then he is cored ballard's body to the medical examiner in wilmington. >>> fox 29's dave kinchen is live at that wawa in bear where that gunfire broke out. dave, what did people tell you after they watched the procession for the fallen officer? >> reporter: well, they told us they simply had to be there and watch. this is a small state and a way everyone knows everyone here at the scene at the wawa it is closed. it will be closed until saturday but there's a small memorial for corporal ballard. >> what do you call it, murder some punk murdered him. >> reporter: mourners watched the body of a fallen delaware state trooper escorted from christiana hospital in newark, delaware, by brothers and sisters in blue. every day citizens wi

middletown and he is still shooting at police. we want to begin our live team coverage where this entire incident began at the wawa. >> and far fewer officers remain here at the scene. within just a few minutes, they arrived. they're cleaning up this scene right here. let's take you to what happened just a few hours ago. it's lunchtime at this wawa that's located at the end of a very busy strip mall. 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

live in middletown, brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. >>> i want to show you a somber scene now. sky 4's 10 overhead as you see officers lining up here as they prepare to see the officer's body be brought out for an escort i presume to the medical examiner's office. this is a sad day for delaware state police. as you heard state police say when they announced the officer had died, a sad day for the state of delaware in general. we'll continue to watch this development for you, bring you any updates as soon as we get it. we are waiting to hear the officer's name. that has not been released as his relatives are notified. st officer was treated here but he could knot be saved. one suspect is in custody right now. another suspect barricaded in that home, in that neighborhood where brandon just was, still firing shots at police, according to officials. so keep it right here on nbc 10. as soon as we learn anything new, we will bring it to you live. >>> in the meantime, we want to get to another big story we are on top of tonight. the countdown to the nfl draft. >> we have a live look a

the gunman was tracked to his home in middletown where is barricaded right now. he fired multiple shots at officers from inside the house. >> let's turn to karen rogers with a look at the roads. >> reporter: we're looking live at the schuylkill expressway past university avenue. we're seeing extra volume on the schuylkill expressway with the closures related to the nfl draft. today starts the penn relays, well see this area really congested. we'll see the delays at 7:30 or so for the penn relays. expect volume on local roads. we have a handful of accidents yesterday it made sense because of the wet roads. today the roads are dry and still a handful of accidents. sharon lane at harleysville pike that's new it brought down wires. long meadow road and killington court. a major accident in new jersey, on 295 that was carrying loads of orange juice and had a diesel fuel spill. if you're on 295 heading to 42. you can't get on 42 you have to use exit 26 and work around that. if that's still out there, that will be a big problem when the morning commute kicks in. police

one of the suspects is barricaded florida home in middletown. investigators say ballard went to approach a suspicious vanna wawa parking lot in bear. one suspect got out and shot the corporal hitting him three times. the other suspect took off. that suspect is in the five hundred block of saint michael's farm in the brick mill development. jeanette reyes is live at the scene where the standoff has been going on for 15 hours, good morning, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, tam. this barricade now going on the 15th hour, as you mentioned. here, police trying to negotiate with the suspect so he can surrender, we are told he's been anything but cooperative firing multiple shots at police at one point. take a look at what's going on behind me, dozens of cars here, residents spending the night as they wait for the barricade swigs to end. i'm told a lot of nearby hotels have been booked because so many residents have not been able to return home. this is a strip mall not too far from the scene the 500 block of saint michael's drive in the brick mill

the man has fired shots at police from his home in middletown this morning. police have a second suspect in custody, they arrested at the shooting scene. we have live team coverage. the barricade situation is still happening right now katy, bring us up to speed there. >> you can sigh behind me, there is a road block here. the road, we are a mile away from the suspect's home. police have blocked the road. we know from delaware state police about two hours ago, police say the suspect fired shots from inside his home and police also used force, they say, by exploding some windows. at this hour, though the suspect remains barricaded inside his home. investigators say they are trying to get him to surrender. take a look at video we got from a neighbor close to a scene. this is from the brick mills farm neighborhood. this is the suspect's home. a neighbor took this video of police rushing towards it yesterday afternoon, investigators tracked him here after witnesses saw corporeal steven ballard stopped multiple times in a wawa parking lot. no one has been allowed i

the second suspect fled to the brick mill farms neighborhood of middletown, delaware. he is holed up in a home and is firing on police. >> at this time the male suspect has refused tonder and continues to fire on police officers. >> the schools were on lockdown in that area and now he is holed up in a house. we'll bring you live team coverage in the half hour and again on "action news" at 6:00. >>> in other news tonight. today president trump unveiled what his administration is calling the biggest tax reform plan in history. abc karen travers has the details from washington. president trump is trying to do something that has not been done in more than 30 years. substantial tax reform. he says he will deliver the biggest tax cut in history. this is one of president trump's key campaign promise. he is setting the bar high. >> we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to do something big. >> the white house boiled down the principles to one page of bullet points. slashing corporate taxes from 35% to 15% and a tax break for child care and cutting individual tax rates and th

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 to try to breach the door but at that pint last night they had in the gained entry and latest update is this standoff is on going situation. take a look, you can see what tactical teams have been doing for hours now negotiations on going since yesterday. this is all happening on the 500 block of saint michaels drive i

nbc10's katy zachry is live in middletown. what can you tell us? >> reporter: for the better part of the last two days, this town in middletown, delaware, has been the scene of a massive police presence. things have quieted, but investigators are still in the neighborhood, still focused on the home where the suspect lived and barricaded himself with weapons. [ inaudible ] armed with weapons according to police, he was shot dead. in the light, you can get a good idea of how intense the standoff was. the tactical team used explosive devices on all sides of the home trying to get sealy to surrender. early on they learned from his family that he shot and killed state police corporal steven ballard at a wawa parking lot wednesday. the reason why is still being investigated. corporal steven ballard spent more than eight years with dwash state police. he was married -- delaware state police. he was married and leaves behind a wife and 5-year-old stepdaughter. colleagues said he loved his job, but he adored his family. >> steve first and foremost is fame g

he arrives at the family home in suburban middletown. his family alerts police who spend the night using explosives to gain entry. sealy fires at police military style copters arrive as do men in military gear. just after 9:00 this morning sealy with a criminal history in florida emerges from the house weapon in hand. >> at 9:17am the armed suspect exited the residence engaged police. he was then shot by law enforcement. >> reporter: thursday morning, in the middletown neighborhood looks like a military end camp while neighbors have returned home. >> to simply put it, it was a nightmare and with the families that were involved especially the officer that lost his life. he wanted to be the governor some day. and he had the type of personality and the drive that he could have accomplished that goal. >> reporter: while police remember their dedicated colleague with a mega what the smile. now in a press conference this afternoon police provided very little information asked if seay had military style weapons they said he was well armed. aske

. >>> more on the tense police standoff in middletown delaware with the man suspect of killing a state trooper. >> earlier neighbors say they heard loud explosions coming from the house where man is held up inside. slain trooper has been identified as three two-year old corporal stephen ballard. he was shot while investigat ing what has been described as a suspicious vehicle at wawa in wear. new castle county. one of the two men was arrested at the scene. other ran away and then barricaded himself inside a home in middletown. >> negotiators have been trying to convince that man to come out, surrender for hours now. >> residents have been evacuated, loud boom have been reported and gunman continues to fire at police from inside his home. eyewitness nice reporter jan carabao is live from middletown delaware at the staging area set up by police. so jan, what is the latest. >> reporter: rahel and jim, good morning. latest here on the scene it is an active, ongoing standoff situation as you mentioned, swat, tactical teams are working all night to bring this to a peaceful ending. at this poi

now that suspect is believed to be holed up in middletown. katie, anyupdates right now? >>. >> reporter: we know the suspect is barricaded inside his home. where i'm standing right now is about a pile from st. michael's drive, where that home is located. you can see we are just in front of a barricade preventing traffic from getting anywhere close to that neighborhood. as you can imagine at this hour, there is a heavy police presence, officers from all over the state of delaware are on that street. focused on this home. we are showing you video we got from a neighbor that says police rushed into the suspect's home yesterday after trooper steven ballard was shot and killed in the wawa parking lot. no neighbors have been allowed in or out. those who remain in their homes, we are hearing from family members, they are afraid. we know that yesterday the suspect fired shots at police from his home throughout the night, negotiators have tried to make contact with him. at one point, they sent in an explosive device, last words, police tell us, they have not gone inside, coming u

suspected cop killer is barricaded inside a home in middletown, delaware this morning. we will take you back live to the scene. >> and we have another big story. the draft, it is here, 200,000 people flock to see the future stars of the nfl. live this morning with mike analling. >> like the united states the draft started right here in our city. we will look back at their shared history. >> good day, also take your kids to work day, a lot of people are excited about that, getting them dressed around want to get in a good mood. >> see one popping up here and there, you know why. let's go taught mike anal text kicks things off for the big nfl draft day. hey, guys? >> that explains so much. i was wondering why there were kids in the news room at like 4:00 in the morning, now i get. >> i thought they were taking our jobs. >> not as bad as espn now for sure. >> you keep making the espn jokes. >> i feel bad tore them. a lot of them are friends of ours. the giant theater here blocking the art museum, all happening tonight when the draft starts. >> exactly. that's where as you

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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, by making changes suzanne kennedy is live at dulles airport with what's being done to make sure this doesn't happen again.. taking action in response to the united incident. a pair of senators have introduced a bill to stop airlines from removing a passenger once he or she has boarded. that's provided they don't pose a threat. the bill also allows unlimited compensation for airlines to offer because of overbooking. marc train service is reported to be back to normalthis morning.. after a major problem. overheated brakes triggered a small fi evacuation. it happened on train 883 on the brunswick line. the train left union station around 7:25 last night, headed to brunswick. when the train reached silver spring, a

reporting live here in middletown, christie ileto, "channel 6 action news." monica? >> thank you, christie. >>> our coverage of this story continues for you on the 6abc news app. we'll alert you of any new updates and bring you continuing coverage as this story unfolds. >>> also in delaware, a tractor-trailer plowed into this building in the twins landing industrial park in new castle. the driver said he suffered an asthma attack while he was trying to park and simply lost control of the truck. he did refuse medical treatment. no one else was hurt. >>> now to the ben franklin parkway and the event putting philadelphia in the national spotlight again. the nfl draft is still a few hours away but the excitement for fans has already begun. rick williams is in the middle of all the action. hey, rick. >> all right, monica. that's right. we are standing on a set built just for this event tonight getting you closer to the draft and anyone else. the draft begins in less than three hours from now but the fun on the parkway is already underway. in fact, it's been going on since

now that suspect is believed to be holed up in middletown. katie, anyupdates right now? >>. >> reporter: we know the suspect is barricaded inside his home. where i'm standing right now is about a pile from st. michael's drive, where that home is located. you can see we are just in front of a barricade preventing traffic from getting anywhere

. >> reporter: a live picture of the sealy house here in middletown. investigate remembers still on the scene here. it's not entirely clear we should say why the corporal focused on sealy to begin with. so this is among some of the questions that investigate remembers going to have to answer here. he had been -- sealy that is -- arrested in florida three or four years ago, but as far as we can tell, he was not known to the state police here in delaware. it's also not clear what motivated this very violent outburst. we are told, however, sealy's family is cooperating with investors so hopefully, they can give some idea of what triggered this deadly event. live in middletown, john rawlins, "channel 6 action news." >> so many more questions to be answered and our coverage continues on the 6abc news app with new updates on the investigation as it continues. you can also watch more than a dozen videos from "action news," chopper 6 and the action cam. the 6abc news app is a free download for your mobile device. >> all right. turning now to the story playing

., right at middletown and calistoga, areas of wet weather, pushing down here at santa rosa by 11:30. we'll let you know the full forecast tonight. >>> and you can track the incoming rain with our free nbc bay area app, it's a very youthful tool. you can also access our live doppler radar. >>> while the earth continues to slide away very close to a retirement home this is the bay park retirement home off interstate 80 and pinole, the landslide has opened up rains here, there is no threat to public safety, cal says, it is unknown how long crews can stabilize the area. >>> a bridge connecting part of contra costa county to alameda county is in danger because it could collapse. the video shows the connection there with the redwood canyon area, and it's also a short cut for many to oakland. the bring was closed last night after engineers determined it had too much structural damage from a landslide, no word on when it will be completed. >>> and today, fox news dumped bill o'reilly. he was a ratings bonanza for decades, but his future was in doubt as it was determined that he and fox news

nbc10's katy zachry is live in middletown. what can you tell us? >> reporter: for the better part of the last two days, this town in middletown, delaware, has been the scene

followed a lengthy standoff at a home in middletown registered to the suspect of the father. sealy was arrested on gun and drug charges. what is unclear is what led to shoolting of ballard in the parking lot. >> in delaware, many are remembering the fallen state trooper, craig. >> ukee, this is the wawa in bear, delaware. yesterday the scene of such a tragedy. this is where corporal stephen ballard was gunned down yesterday afternoon. you can see this lot a place for the community to come together, pray and pay their respects. thursday, as this middletown delaware neighborhood recovers. >> it's a strong neighborhood. >> the truth of what happened here still all too visible. this delaware state police suv carted off as evidence riddled with bullets and removed from near the home own st. michael drive standing in sham blings. state police say from a fire fight and explosive breaching devices meant to remove a dangerous suspect. >> it was just noisy and it was just stressful. stressful. >> that man identified by tell dell state police as 26 26-year-old burgon sealy was dead. he

chopper 6 hd was over the scene in middletown delaware where the suspect who was not been identified engaged police in a standoff that lasted 20 hours. the windows of the home blown out with explosives used by police. john rawlins is live at the delaware state police barracks in glasgow with the latest. >> reporter: sarah hopefully we'll get a briefing at trooper 2 where flags are already at half staff. police will release additional details. police say the standoff ended at 9:17 the suspect run out of the house in the five hundred block of saint michael as drive in middletown at that time engaged police and shot by officers. he was pronounced dead 12 minutes later. the suspect was wanted for the fatal shooting of copper actual stephen ballard outside this wawa in bear, delaware. this morning the corporal's flag-draped casket was move from the medical examiner's office to a funeral home. the house belonged to the suspect's family it was heavily damaged during the siege. shortly before 8:30 p.m. police report they used an explosive charge to blow open the front door. overnight gunfire

middletown, you're looking at some showers, and dover, you're looking at showers. there is more to come. the radar shows a whole lot of activity. it's lined up along a frontal boundary and we have several areas of low pressure. there's one you don't even see that's further off to the south and the west. they all kind of have to trek in our direction. and we're going to pick up some of the shower activity as they pass by, periodically, today. a little bit of a break tomorrow, and tomorrow night, monday, and tuesday, we will see more rain before we really start to kind of dry out. so our winds today, you can see that they're out of the north and the east. it's a little bit cooler regime, but not as cool as it is when we get the east winds. temperatures starting off in the low to mid-50s. let's watch our hour-by-hour. here comes some of those showers roaring through. heaviest rain over the next three to four days is actually going to be in south jersey and delaware, just to the south of philly. we'll all get some rain, but that's where the heaviest will be. by this af

followed a lengthy standoff at a home in middletown registered to the suspect of the father. sealy was arrested on gun and drug charges. what is unclear is what led to shoolting of ballard in the parking lot. >> in delaware, many are remembering the fallen state trooper, craig. >> ukee, this is the wawa in bear, delaware. yesterday the scene of such a tragedy. this is where corporal stephen ballard was gunned down yesterday afternoon. you can see this lot a place for the community to come together, pray and pay their respects. thursday, as this middletown delaware neighborhood recovers. >> it's a strong neighborhood. >> the truth of what happened here still all too visible. this delaware state police suv carted off as evidence riddled with bullets and removed from near the home own st. michael drive standing in sham blings. state police say from a fire fight and explosive breaching devices meant to remove a dangerous suspect. >> it was just noisy and it was just stressful. stressful. >> that man identified by tell dell state police as 26 26-year-old burgon sealy was dead. he

died in a fire fight with law enforcement this morning outside his family's home in middle l middletown. jeff cole is live at the delaware state trooper barrack in glasgow. jeff. >> reporter: lucy what's amazing here actually we're now hearing the sound of a bagpipe being played obviously in preparation unfortunately for trooper barrel lard's funeral. state troopers are a tough bunch. they are very much down to business but tonight there's deep mourning for a personable young trooper. >> corporal stephen ballard work his cruiser alone with just his training and courage to guide him it's how he died alone battling to live. >> while i'm sad i am also eternally grateful and proud of the women and men who serve every day to protect us. >> reporter: it was just afternoon wednesday when a approached a red dodge charger in a bear delaware wawaing lot. he asked 26-year-old burgon seal toll get out. did he pulling a handgun and firing. >> corporal ballard immediately went to the ground. the suspect then fired multiple rounds at close range again striking him in the upper body. >> sealy with a cr

sam: the barricade suspect's firing of police from the home in middletown, delaware. late last night, police blew off the front door but could not enter the home. the situation started yesterday about 15 miles from the barricade situation. police say the suspect killed a delaware state trooper in a wawa parking lot. the trooper was there to investigate a suspicious car with two people inside. the shooter exited the car and killed the officer. the trooper was at a hospital later. so far, no one on the barricade scene has been injured. this is an ongoing situation. according to the trooper's facebook page, he's originally from buoy, maryland. we are working to get updates for you. back to you. death: late last night, a sentence for the sniper who targeted pennsylvania state troopers in 2014. eric frein killed one trooper in the sniper attack and wounded another. the defense had asked for life in prison without parole, but a jury supported the death penalty. larry: lawmakers laying out a plan to avoid a friday night government shutdown. introducing a short-term spending

in middletown, 301 southbound is reopened. that crash has cleared. >> thanks, matt. >>> a smash and grab thief hit 7 businesses in one night in southern california. surveillance cameras captured the man kicking in a glass door at the pizzeria in studio city. he slams the cash register on the ground several times breaking it open and taking over with the money. detectives say the same man stole 4,000 to that from all the businesses. >> secretary of state rex tillerson said the white house will review the nuclear weapons agreement with iran despite announcing it is holding up its end of the 2015 agreement. trump criticized the agreement when he was a candidate. trump administration is under fire for providing misleading information about an aircraft carrier's movement. it said the u.s.s. carl vinson was heading north to the korean peninsula. it was heading south to participate in a military exercise with the australian navy. >>> hours after the new england patriots were at the house to celebrate there super bowl win they had to

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clouds and sun, pleasant, middletown, delaware, 67. dover, 68. millville, 64. for the jersey shore, cooler, partly sunny skies, winds over the water that's why the temperatures are staying in the upper 50s. surf city, 57. atlantic city, 58. 50 minutes inland all of a sudden you're in the mid to upper 60s along the water it's cooler today. heading down to washington, d.c. phillies taking on the nationals in the navy yard neighborhood. 105, clouds and sun, 73 degrees by the first pitch by the 9th inning 77. that sets up easter sunday, look at this forecast, mostly sunny skies, warm and breezy, 78 degrees by noon. by 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon there's the 85. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, the week as a whole is nice, it turns a little unsettled starting wednesday. the next three our four days looks good. 67 degrees today. 85 tomorrow. that would not be a record, the record high is close to 90 actually. monday, sun an clouds, 75. tuesday, partly sunny, 67. wednesday, 67 showers, thursday and friday, a couple of showers temperatures in the 70s. we're

., santa rosa, calistoga, middletown, getting moderate rain, maybe even an isolated thunderstorm. pushing to the south near san francisco, east bay at 1:30 a.m. this really falls apart as we head to 4:00 a.m., in downtown san jose, trace amounts, 2/10 of an inch. clear skies, drying out as we head throughout thursday setting us up with some awesome weather. check it out. 70 in concord, 70 in livermore. a cool 60 in san francisco. on the extended forecast we stay with these sunny, dry conditions on friday, up to 79, by earth day on saturday, 72, wondering about some earth day activities. well, we've scoured all of the events, this is a favorite, earth day at the marine science institute. check it out. maybe it's not earth day related but you want to help support a great cause. we have the autism speaks walk on saturday, starting at 9:00. dry weather and also sunshine. you want more on the seven-day forecast. don't worry, we'll have a longer look at this coming up at 6:48 p.m. >>> okay, thank you very much jeff. bill o'reilly out at fox news, the stunning spinout for a tv power hous

a suspect in the killing is hold up in a house in middletown right now. one of two suspects is barricaded in this home. police are surrounding it right now. the other suspect was taken into custody. trooper ballard was a maryland trooper but grew up in bowie. he was 32 years old. >>> a man convicted of killing troopers in pennsylvania is now facing the death penalty. eric frein was sentenced to death by lethal injection. prosecutors said he ambushed them in their barracks. you might remember, it took be caught. >>> a man is now facing charges for fires inside a trump hotel. erika gonzalez is at the live desk with details. >> right. facing charges of burglary and arson after two separate fires at the trump international hotel in vegas. they say the fires were started in piles of totes or other items that had the president's name on it. one of them was in the bathroom, the other on the 17th floor. we know that one person is hurt, we just don't know how badly. again, one personal taken into custody. >> it's 5:15 thousand. president trump says his tax plan wi

the barricade is in middletown. 15 miles them is in custody. these are images where you can see s.w.a.t. teams have surrounded the house. the suspect accused of firing at officers as well. another sad thing about this, trooper ballard was originally from bowie and was recently married. flags flown at half staff in his honor. back over to you. >> erika, thank you. 6:33. here's a look at other top stories. fire crews still putting out a few hot spots. it was a five alarm fire monday of a building under construction. they're expected to be able to leave later today. >>> economists criticizing president trump's tax plan saying it will add trillions of dollars to the deficit. it reduces the number of tax brackets and doubles deductions for individuals and couples. it cuts the corporate tax rate by more than 50%. >> and wizards fans are waking up in a good mood. the team is back on top in they beat the hawks 103-99. >> what a win. expect to see some customer service changes the next time you fly united. the company is changing its policies after a pa

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and dover could get involved and middletown perhaps on the cusp of it. and we'll see whether that storm can cross the delaware bay and into salem and cumberland counties. and within the last 15 minutes or so, the national weather service extended to the northern and western suburbs. pottstown reading and kutztown and perhaps areas east of pottstown. and as we go down to the south, you see west bradford and east nottingham involved here in chester county and then over into elkton, maryland and havre de grace to get the brunt of the flooding there. what is happening in this area is flooded roads for the most part. 47 degrees and cool and winds from the northeast at 15 miles per hour. we are look agent temperatures staying cool today. look how the warm air is trying to push up from the south and has not made it to here and there looks like a chance to get up to 60 to 64 degrees for a high today. the seven day from accuweather, 64 degrees and heavy rain at times especially in the western suburbs, there is still an outside chance of a severe storm mainly supp

i want to pull in the waze app a pothole on one in middletown township stay left in the area as you come north of the turnpike, the right lane is very rough. a little heads up from you there and the waze app and our friends using. overnight crash in schwenksville main street 29 walnut that cleared out of the way. crash in berks county in hamburg, the lanes are open there. right lane both directions in lawrence township lawrenceville road by the inn at glen kearn. >>> a recent police academy graduate came face-to-face with two burglars in his long island home. they used a crow bar to break into the home. the homeowners an nycp officer. he heard the burglars and arrested one and the second intruder was arrested nearby. >>> president trump said he is intent on reviving the republican healthcare bill. he welcomed the italian prime minister to the white house yesterday. during the joint noose conference, the american president was asked about renewed efforts to repeal and e replace the affordable care act. he said he would like to get it done next week. >>> president trump had a few high prof