fox 29's dawn timmeney is live in havertown outside the keystone veterinary emergency hospital. dawn how is the little guy doing right now? >> reporter: lucy arc mazingly well. it really is hard to imagine someone doing something like this but now this eight month old puppy has a whole lot of people on his side. it's all uphill from here. >> right here he got shot here. >> reporter: this suite and docile dog cheating death found on the streets of chester shot four times bleeding and barely alive. >> he was completely covered in blood. so badly that we didn't even know what where it was coming from. >> reporter: humane officer russell harper of justice rescue getting the drama chester police on thursday. rushing the dog here to keystone veterinary emergency hospital in havertown. it was touch and go. the vet working for six hours to save the pup. >> it's definitely hard to see and hard to hear, um it's -- shocking. you question a lot when you see something like this. >> dr. collins absolutely saved his life. >> reporter: amazing al few days after live-saving surgery this affectio

saturday at saint dennis in havertown. that's gillyard's parish church. >> vice president joe biden will visit the peco building in center city today. his arrival expected at 2:30 this afternoon. the white house says biden will deliver marks on energy and he'll be accompanied by secretary of energy earnest monise. find out why monise is so famous on the internet for his hair. >> still ahead a story you didn't see last night. a texas school employee is facing criminal charges after disturbing video surfaced of him flinging a will iter -- litter of puppies over the fence. >> bowls of kraft mac and cheese could look a little different. david. >> a couple lingering thunderstorms in south jersey. if kids are getting out the door over the next hour and a half or so they might need an umbrella. on the way home i think jackets are appropriate for temperatures in the 50's. the latest on future tracker six and storm tracker six and live radar that's all coming up. blank test test test [leaves rustling] are you day dreaming? hmm? yea

dennis church also in havertown. >> the race for philadelphia mayor moves to a forum. the forum followed a debate at st. joe's university. the most recent poll shows a tight three-way race. the mayoral primary is may 19th. melissa murray bailey is the only republican running for mayor. registered democrats outnumber republicans by about 7-1 in philadelphia. >> also happening now is comcast cares day. thousands of employees are showing how much they care about their communities by volunteering for projects. the northeast frankford boys and girls club is where we'll go to matt. >> reporter: they're getting their hand dirty for a good cause. this is a small sample of some 90,000 workers doing work for comcast cares here. there was a check present out here for the boys and girls club to continue the renovations after today. you see a little landscaping going on outside and to the right a lot of folks who will be going inside momentarily. they'll be doing painting and renovations. they're going to remodel a computer lab. a lot of important things going on out here this morn

live in havertown this afternoon. >> i know you've been talking to people who knew ryan. what are they saying about him? >> well, you know whether it was here at st. dennis catholic school or st. joe's prep gils as he was nicknamed was known as the guy with the big smile and an even bigger heart. >> it's an absolute nightmare. i have no words. i was hoping i would get a phone call saying it was a joke. but it wasn't. >> ryan gilliard was part of her family at st. dennis catholic school in havertown, and she doesn't know how to make sense of this. >> he's 15 and my son and him are friends and i don't know how to explain this to him. i don't know how to tell a 14-year-old he's never going to see him again. >> the 15-year-old collapsed and died saturday afternoon. >> the community as a whole was shocked. it's unfathomable, you know. >> what is keeping his friends and family going are the images they hold on to. ryan as a renaissance man. >> he played football, basketball, he liked music. nobody will ever forget him, ever. >> reporter: well final plans have been made. there w

live in havertown, drew smith, nbc 10 news. >>> a new jersey man has created his own anti-distracted driving initiative. 18-year-old nicki coleni was killed in a crash three years ago. since then a parent started a campaign against distracted driving. >> when you're driving on the road do you see this often? >> i saw this yesterday. cell phones are never more than an arm's length away. >> we have more information on our website, nbc10.com. >>> this afternoon pennsylvania state police sent out this tweet about the dangers of distracted driving to put it in perspective. it reads if driving at 55 miles per hour and you look down at a text for five seconds, you have driven the lentgth of a football field blindfolded. >>> what a difference a day makes. sunshine out there. temperatures in the 50s. so nice. >> i'm loving it. more of the same coming. we are still cooler than we should be for april. what can we expect tonight, sheena? >> not cooler by too much though. it's nice outside, tomorrow we will be warmer than this. friday around 70 degrees. mid 50s for philadelphia wilmington all com

. >>> services are being held at saint dennis church in havertown at 11:00 a.m. the 15-year-old freshman collapsed during football drills last saturday. he had no preexisting medical problems and played football since third grade. >>> bruce jenner sat down for a a one-on-one interview with diane sawyer. we have more on what was revealed plus an exclusive extra. >> come into my house. >> reporter: bruce jenner emerged from the shadows. >> for all intents and purposes i am a woman i was not genetically born that way. i thought wouldn't the easiest thing to be right now go in a room got a gun boom. you know, paved over, stunned. i can't do something like that. i want ton how this story ends. >> reporter: he first thought about transitioning to be a woman in the 1980s but concerns about his children caused him to lose his nerve. jenner said of all his children kim has been the most accepting after her husband told you this. >> i could be married to the most beautiful woman in the world, and i am, i could have the most beautiful daughter in the world but i'm nothing i

from havertown to southwest philly. >> the best in the city. >> the shell here are empties out way before long. sweet or savory not everyone is doing all the cooking for easter sunday. >> anything my mother used to make. which would be anything from the three egg easter bread. anything any of these. stromboli stromboli. >> reporter: and the doors are almost closed. not to open again until the easter feasts are the complete. in con shocken, they are stocking with nut, roots and candy. lots of it. >> i still come for the specials. >> reporter: and the place is packed with easter shoppers. we mean it. the star of theshot show stocking up too. >> confectioners white chocolate the only placeky kyi can get it. >> we go to church sunday come home and have din we are the family. >> reporter: and those easter flowers going pretty quickly here in lafayette hill but don't worry. garden center likes this one, even though it is a holiday, they know some people may run out tomorrow to pick up those flowers. >>> tonight we are getting our first look at fidel castro in more than a year. we'll explain the

no preexisting million conditions and played football since third grade and played cyo basketball in havertown. st. joe's church held a mass to honor ryan. saying ryan was a great person and someone we were proud to have as part of our community. we'll do whatever we can to support his family and friend especially the members of the freshman class and the football team of which he was a member. because he is so young so many people are asking why did he die. family members say they don't know the reason why, they can only speculate but they are waiting on autopsy results. reporting live outside of st. joe's campus, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> a character struck two teenagers along the boulevard in the city's mayfair section. this happened in the southbound inner lanes north of tyson avenue at 10:00. the victim believed to be 15 and 18 years old were taken to the hospital. their injuries are not life threatening. the honda that struck the girls kept going but later returned to the scene. >>> a fire that tore through several row homes was sparked by a barbecue grill. viewer video

fox 29's dawn timmy live in havertown outside the keystone veterinary emergency hospital for to us name dawn, how is this dog doing? >> reporter: well, iain, the dog doing remarkablely well. only eight months old, riddled with bullets and left for dead, tonight a $1,000 reward is being offered for the arrest and conviction for whoever did this. >> unbelievable. he's just a good boy. he just loves live and loves everybody. >> reporter: hard to believe anyone could hurt such a suite and gentle dog. but humane officer russell harper of justice rescue says when chester police called him on thursday about a dog shot, the pup was barely alive when he arrived. >> he was shot four times and he was completely covered in blood. so badly that we didn't even know what was coming from. >> reporter: harper rush the dog to keystone emergency veterinary hospital in havertown the vet on call working for more than six hours under dire circumstances to stop the bleeding and patch up this poor pooch. >> dr. collins absolutely saved his life. he was shot here, it went through and out here. he was of course

family and friends gathered in havertown to remember ryan gillyard. the 15-year-old collapsed last saturday during a spring training practice in north philadelphia. it is unclear what caused gillyard's death. >>> cutting the ribbon on a mural to honor the memory of a philadelphia mother and her three children. leads leaders and family members were there for keisha williams and her three children died last july when a stolen suv slammed into the fruit stand at the corner of germantown and allegheny streets in north philadelphia. another family member, michael kevin williams died in the same lot in 2013. >> with the help of the community and city officials of philadelphia we are turning this place that holds so much pain and heart break into some that can bring joy. >> the arts program created the project with input from the family and community. >>> digging in the dirt all for a good cause. today, thousands of comcast employees from our area and across the country gave up their saturday to help those in need. nbc 10 was in valusia for comcast cares day

dennis in havertown. ryans with a great person and someone we were proud to have as part of the community and do whatever we can to support family and friends especially members of freshman class and football team of which he was a member. head football coach gabe afante and staff walked out after spending time with players day. grief counselors will be available all weekend as the community kopz with the loss of the young student athlete. >> on campus there is private service scheduled sunday morning to honor ryan. st. joe's says counselors will be on hand for students faculty and staff on monday. reporting in north philadelphia, kenneth moton, "channel 6 action news." >> a little girl was critically injured after being attacked by a dog while visiting her grandmother in west philadelphia. after 5:00 this evening the 3-year-old girl was mauled by this kahne corso the little girl was held by 84-year-old grandmother and that's what police said led to the attack. >> we're making assertion that dog got jealo

. >>> o'connell strong is the motto at the school in havertown, students and staff are dedicating the day to their classmate connell harway he is june going treatment for leukemia and is recovering from a strep infection and they are donning connell strong t-shirts. melissa magee is filling in for david murphy not everyone will see strong storms today? >> pretty scattered about and the best bet of finding some severe is south of the city in south jersey and delaware. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you we have mist and clouds and drizzle, but the bulk of that system we are tracking is off to the west and that will work its way eastward in the afternoon and evening hours we'll show you the picture outside, sky 6 hd looking at i-95 near penn's landing we are locked in with the cloud cover give yourself extra time and make sure you have the low beams on if you are out on the roads temperatures north and west of town still stuck in the 40s, 45 in pots town and 48 for center city and pottstown. lower 50s in ma'am hamm monton and buena and 54 in dover. here is the problem and this h

live in havertown, i'm doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >> thanks doug. >>> happening now, the city council is holding its first public meeting since voting to remove the borough manager. their most recent meeting led to a screaming match in the streets when the council met behind closed doors to officially remove her from her post. the possibility of the state sending someone in as an acting borough manager. the nbc 10 investigators have been uncovering news for months. the investigators are at the meeting now and will have an update coming up on nbc 10 news at 11:00 tonight. >>> right now, a lot of fans wondering what's next for their favorite team. today we found out one thing for sure, the eagles have signed tim tebow to a one-year deal. >> he's made waves during his up and down career in the nfl. and seems like philadelphia will be, no different, really. tim furlong joining us live now with reaction from fans. >> they seem divided over this decision. >> reporter: i think everybody just thinks tim tebow is really just a novelty at this point. you know everybody knows he's not going to b

. >>> connell strong was the motto today at cardinal john foley school and saint dennis' parish in havertown. students and staff dedicated the day to prayer and support for their four-year-old classmate connell harvey. the bo boy was recently diagnosed with leukemia. he's at children's hospital of philadelphia right now recovering from complications of a step infection. connell's brother says the prayers and support are lifting his spirits. >> reporter: what has this done for your brother. >> it's a lot better actually. we just saw him the other day. he's laughing a lot and he just moved up to a better floor. >> reporter:. >> at a mass in the boy's honor this morning his classmates donned connell strong t-shirts. >> phillies trying to get get back to .500 as they host the nationals. >> ryan howard not in the lineup, zero for 11 in his career against him big piece in the phillies lineup will be missing when the phillies host the nationals. ryan howard is hitting .83 with three strikeouts. he's on the bench in favor of darin ruf. no batting practice outdoors. the weather keeping them inside. h

family of the upper darby delaware county 15 year-old who also played cyo basketball at saint den is in havertown. ryan was a great person and someone we were proud to have as part of our community. we will do whatever we can to support his family and friend especially the members of the freshman class and the football team of which he was a member. st. joes prep known for its extraordinary academics and renoun athletics program. last year saint football champion now down a teammate, parents, students, coaches called special. st. joes have grief counselors here all weekend and monday students faculty and staff will all after a chance to meet with counselors, walter. reporting live from north philadelphia this evening kenneth moton for channel six "action news". >>> tragic story thanks, kenneth. >>> a teenager had to be rescued from the roof of the elementary school today in bellefonte delaware. investigators say he and two friend climbed up there this afternoon, one actually fell and broke his arm. rescue crews had to use an area lad tore get the remaining teen down. one of those youngsters was f

he played cyo basketball at saint dennis in havertown. ryan ryan was a great person and someone we were proud to have as our community. we will do whatever we can to support his family and friends and the freshman class and football team of which he was a member. the school said grief counselors will be available all weekend as this communities copies with the loss of the young student athlete. clownsers will -- counselors will be on hand for the students tomorrow at st. joe's prep. an autopsy will be perform to determine how he died. we'll have the latest on "action news." >>> a driver's car was crushed after losing control in south philadelphia. this is what is left of the mercedes on columbus avenue. the driver ran off the road and hit a tree. the driver was taken to jefferson hospital for non-life threatening injuries. four families are homeless after a fire forced them out of their homes overnight. it happened on the unit block of church street in mount holly burlington county. police think it started on the back porch where someone

the family of the upper darby delaware county 15-year-old who also played babble at saint dennis in havertown. head football coach and the staff walked out after spending time with flares saturday. the school said grief counselors will be available all weekend as the community copes with the loss of the young athlete. there's a service scheduled to honor ryan. counselors will be on hand for students, faculty and staff on monday. reporting in north philadelphia, kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >>> 20 years ago today terrorism rocked american soil, 168 people were killed in the bombing of the federal buildings in oklahoma city. hundreds of other people are forever scarred by the plot carried out by an american citizen. ryan nobles in oklahoma city where a memorial is planned for the victims. >> reporter: often the first thing people think of when they hear oklahoma city. >> an explosion happened at the federal court building in downtown oklahoma city. >> reporter: someone detonated a ryder truck outside the buildings. it destroyed 30 builds in a 16 -- building in a 16 block radius. >> th

million conditions and played football since third grade and played cyo basketball at saint dennis in havertown. a mass was held to honor ryan. st. joe's released this statement saying in part, ryan was a great person and someone we were proud to have as partly of our community. we'll do whatever we can to support his family and friends especially the members of the freshman class and the football team of which he was a member. >>> and so many are asking how could this happen so someone so young. well, his family members said over the weekend they did not knows cause of death, they were waiting autopsy results. reporting live outside st. joe's prep annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> thanks so much. >>> it was a wild weekend for a retailer who saw a black friday-like frenzy over beach ware. maribel aber has more. >> reporter: hundreds of people lined up at target stores before they opened for a chance to grab some of the limited edition items of the lilly pulitzer. there's always ebay, thousands showed up on the auction site yesterday. >>> cadillac will have a plug in version of the ct6

public viewing and funeral mass will be held tomorrow morning in havertown. he collapsed during spring training. >>> a fire marshall looks for a cause that killed a man who's described as a fixture in his south philadelphia neighborhood. joe derosa lived on federal street for decades. he was in his late 60s. we're told he spent a lot of time with his friends at a neighborhood social club there. a small fire broke out in his bedroom yesterday afternoon. crews found derosa in the bedroom. firefighters aren't sure why he couldn't escape. >> there were working smoke alarms in the home. we believe they activated. the occupant was unable to get outside. it is a tragedy. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> getting a cold and breezy start this morning with clouds as well. look at the cloudy view from cape may. that's a live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. the clouds will not stay with us all day. they'll be blowing out of here this afternoon and the sunshine will be bright but don't look for a big warmup during the d

dennis in havertown today for connell strong day. 4-year-old connell has leukemia and undergoing treatment at children's hospital of philadelphia. the students have been selling bracelets and t-shirts to help pay for his medical expenses. >>> the know your value tour has landed in philadelphia. it's focused on empowering women to express their worth in business and in life. the host is msnbc's mika brzezinski, the "morning joe" co-host spoke to us about the women attending the event. >> we had a waiting list but we had a great start this morning. i was talking to women how to negotiate, how to close a deal talking about our health. >> nbc10 anchor renee is taking part in the know your value tour today. she'll join us live at 5:00. >>> happening now in west philadelphia a chance for some high schoolers to get their hands on fancy threads just in time for prom season. nbc10 at the greater temple where state representative vanessa brown is hosting her annual prom safety and gown giveaway. boys who show up get a selection of suit. they sign a safety pledge for prom in exchange for the clothes.

but the funeral will be held tomorrow in havertown. friends say he will be remembered for his love of life sports performing in the school play and helping cook for patients at the ronald mcdonald house. >>> the lawyer for a reputed former philly mob boss is celebrating the legal victory that freed his client. he's out of a florida prison and no longer under any supervisor. he has been behind bars since january. prosecutors argued he violated parole by secretly meeting with other mobsters. the attorney says, quote, maybe now federal law enforcement will stop following him to cigar bars and restaurants and spend that same time investigating terrorist organizations. >>> all right. how about this next story? a bomb that's been around since world war ii is now history. the 500-pound bomb found in yesterday. explosive experts detonated it because it was deemed to be too dangerous to keep around. >>> happening now. you may hear more booms coming from the joint base. artillery training is now going on until 11:00 p.m. and then again tomorrow

. >> doug shimell live in havertown. and spent much of today with the closest closest the to 15-year-old ryan gilliard. >> reporter: and they are stunned they have to come together for a viewing this friday afternoon at st. joe's prep. and a mass and burial here all for their 15-year-old friend. >> the community as a whole was just shocked. just unfathomable you know. >> ryan gilliard was always out on the block in upper darby, and jeffrey terrell says now it's just silence. >> we always play sports. throughout the streets. the parking lot over there. we had a lot of good times. and i will miss him dearly. >> ryan had just finished a spring football warm-up for st. joseph's preps saturday morning when he collapsed. >> i was hoping i would get a phone call saying it was a joke but it wasn't. >> kathy clinton's son was one of ryan's best friends. >> he's 15 and my son and him are friends and i don't know how to explain this to him. i don't know how. to tell a 14-year-old that he's never going to see him again. >> they can

at saint dennie's church in havertown. >>> 5:07. south philadelphia block is mourning loss of the long time friend and father figure after a devastating house fire. investigators say joe derosa senior died after being trapped in the second floor room when fire struck in the 1100 block of federal street last night. fire officials say a family member call 911 but the 68 year-old victim could not be safe. derosa was founding member have the street corner club. >> we gathered together, we were go out to lunch dinner, we'd go to pat's steaks. we'd sit on the bench. i would make him coffee every morning. he drove my crazy but now i miss him. >> fire fighters say six family members have been displaced and will be staying with extended family. the cause has in the yet been determine. >>> a man and woman spotted being frisky near a little league field in camden county, new jersey are facing prostitution charges. two off-duty, police officers were coaching little league when they noticed suspicious activity. fifty-six year-old charles reynold

tomorrow at saint dennis church in havertown. >>> police are called to a field in camden county new jersey where little leaguers play. >> thinks after a man and woman are found doing well, doing the deed doing some x rated activities, let's say. two off-duty police officers were coaching little league, that was tuesday night by the the way when they noticed something out of the ordinary, just past the outfield fence. the officials a a 56 year-old man by the name of charles reynold initially fled leaving a 24 year-old woman, tane a silver man behind. she was arrested and charged with prostitution and related offenses. now reynold later turn himself in. he is charged as well. authorities say the children didn't see anything as they were playing their little league game but parents pretty darn upset. >> there was a game going on in the major league field practice going on, in the feel, there was a softball game and another practice over there and t ball people were down there at clinic practicing there were 50 60 70 kid here. >> i think it is a disgrace that they would do this at our feel in

we are looking at 78 degrees west of philadelphia, kevin wilson in havertown reporting 77 and sunshine. steamy afternoon sunnies what kevin has had to say. compactly environment that storms really like to work w1 more weather watcher as we move into new jersey and, ron russell, 73, relative humidity 68 percent. 2.14 inches reported a at ron's house this morning and now round two is underway. louisiana at is what happening outside. we will look at storm scan three back a across western and central pennsylvania at the moment. we are tracking some storms down around d.c. some guidance suggest this may split into two zones. this area of zones lift to the north here and we have to watch storms around d.c. area as they lift in from southwest to north east. currently in our area we are not seeing a whole lot popping up. we have one strong thunderstorm moving in berks county right now. our storm scan three radar indicating potential for hail or very heavy rainfall. we have had reports of lightening in this area thinks moving toward reading a as we speak west of reading at the moment. otherwise

when donna anderson added a bedroom over what was once her garage she hired cummings construction in havertown to do the work. >> he had excellent reviews. >> reporter: but her experience with contractor jonathan cummings has been less than excellent. >> it took months and months for him to pay. >> debris left behind and she is not happy with the window, he put in. she wanted. >> something tilted in i wanted the lock in screen which is what we have throughout the the house report roar her contract say anderson windows were to be used but that is not what she got. >> they are impossible to lock. i just did not like the windows. >> reporter: report done's mates the difference between what she used and what she paid for was between six and $700. cummings initially promised three on your side to make things right. when we went looking for him in one was to be found. donna plans to take him to court because as far as she's concern. >> he didn't do what he was supposed to do. >> reporter: now cummings construction has a d plus rating with the better business bureau in part due to his failure to repl

the action cam was at john foley school and saint dennis parish in havertown where students and staff dedicated this day to their four-year-old classmate connell harvey. the boy was not only recently diagnosed with leukemia, he's also recovering from septic shock caused by a strep infection. connell's brother says despite nearly dying, several times in the last few weeks the prayers and support are lifting his spirits. >> reporter: done for your brother. >> he's got a lot better actually. we just saw him the other day. he's laughing a lot and he just moved up to a better floor. >> now, after a mass in honor of connell his classmates signed a banner that will be given to that boy and of course all of us join all of them in wishing connell well. >>> there is new drama for one small delaware county town at the center of an ongoing investigation. "action news" anchor monica malpass live in the news room with details. >> the borough of cologne voted to fire its manager paula brown today but she's refusing to leave the building so far. "action news" was there as detectives removed boxes of

when donna anderson added a bedroom over what was once her garage she hired cummings construction in havertown to do the work. >> he had excellent reviews. >> reporter: but her experience with contractor jonathan cummings has been less than excellent. >> it is too took months for him to pay electricians. >> reporter: debris was left behind and unhappy with the windows he put in. >> i wanted the locking screen, double hung, which is what we have throughout the house. >> reporter: her are contract say anderson windows were to be used but that is not what they got. >> they are impossible to lock. i mentioned it i did not like windows. >> reporter: donna estimates difference in what they are contractor used verse what she paid for, was between six and $700. cummings initially promised three on your side he would make things right but never did. when we went looking for him in one was to be found. donna new plans to take him to court because as far as she's concern. >> he didn't do what he was supposed to do. >> now, cummings construction has a d the plus rating with the bbb better business bureau,

in havertown. there was a shooting in camden. this one happened overnight. it was just after midnight. there's the scene, you can see mechanic and norris streets. they are still searching for a the shooter and a cause. we continue to get more information. five people are in police custody this morning. and investigators are close to arresting a sixth person after the abduction of an 86 year old man and his 55 year old wife. it happened around 11 thursday night. three women in a car with a baby offered the couple a ride as the couple walked to the grocery store. when the couple refused the ride, the suspects allegedly forced them into the car. police say the women took the couple to the td bank at fourth and market pretending to be their daughter. and forced the man to open a debit account. we're concealing the victim's identity to protect him. everything was confused. they tricked me. they tricked us. > they did take them to the bank so hopefully at some point surveillance cameras will give an even better picture than the one you're seeing retama. if you hav