police have arrested and charged a man with the hit and run in overbrook. paul woodland faces homicide by vehicle in the death of 8-year-old gianna powell. she was struck and killed on november 18th. vernon odom is in overbrook with the details. >> reporter: rick and sara good afternoon. woodland formerly charged by police overnight. sad, just sad that is how one of the neighbors described the tragedy that left the 8-year-old child dead. >> this is their man, paul woodland from overbrook. charged with the hit and run crash that hit and killed gianna powell whose home is not far away. she was killed while crossing the street with two siblings, the driver did not stop and the siblings were not seriously injured. police were tipped about a car fitting the hit and run car trips in chester county. >> the person saw the vehicle and got suspicious and we went up there and matched the auto parts to that particular car, it's absolutely the car. >> earlier this gianna's parents asked for help finding the hit and run driver. "action news" spoke with her father last ni

this is in overbrook montgomery county. philadelphia fire crews on the scene of a high rise fire in overbrook. it was 5:30 it broke out in the 1100 block of north 53rd street. you see smoke coming from the top floors of it earlier and if you look to the left you see the emergency vehicles with chopper 6 hd, and the 12 story high rise and so far no reports injuries and again a fire in a high rise in overbrook it happened about a half hour ago. >>> and back to mt. airy where they had a deadly shooting and crash. a 33-year-old was shot in the head. walter perez is live. >> reporter: the search is on for a woman in the passenger seat of that suv that witnesses say ran from the scene after the crash. lets listen to video from earlier on today. this is happened at 12:30 this afternoon. witnesses say the driver of the ford expedition lost control and careened over a curb and went airborne and landed on the subaru there. and a woman from the passenger seat of the suv climbed out of wreckage and took off on foot. the search for her

scary moments for the nearly 200 people, live in the liberty tower apartments in overbrook. a fire broke out inside of an 11 floor apartment at the 5:30 tuesday night triggering fire alarm and sending resident scrambling to get out. >> fire people came up and they started, banging on peoples door and we had to get out, water coming in my apartment. it was a mess. >> reporter: fire rose to the second alarm shortly after fire crew as arrived leaving connie, no time to look for her beloved cat, sweety. >> i saw fear on his face and he ran and i could not find him. i'm having anxiety because i feel like i left my child in the fire. >> reporter: in your fire fighters evacuated people from 96 apartments. fortunately in one was hurt. >> it was a real valiant effort by members of our fire department to address this fire, in a quick, direct, manner. >> reporter: overnight licenses and inspection as loud most resident back inside where she hopes to find her cat alive and well. >> if i lost everything that i owned, which all my stuff is getting messed up from the water, i didn't want t

. >>> and an arrest in the big case in overbrook a man is behind bars tonight, police have charged him with homicide by vehicle, in the death of eight year-old gazania powell. "eyewitness news" reporter, anita oh has been following this story all week long and she joins us live at police headquarters with the details, anita? >> reporter: good evening, nicole. police believe that paul woodlyn borrowed the car that was involved in the hit and run that killed eight year-old jayanna powell in overbrook two weeks ago and while neighbors hope this arrest brings the family justice, they are demanding changes to the intersection where this accident happened. for nearly two weeks, the grieving family of the surrounding community have been pleading for answers in the hit/run death of eight year-old jayanna powell. >> this little girl lost her life and he didn't bother to stop. >> reporter: on wednesday night philadelphia police arrested and charged 24 year-old paul woodlyn who was allegedly behind the wheel of this silver nissan ultimate man that struck jayanna walking home from school on novemb

. >> police make an arrest in the hit-and-run that killed an 8-year-old girl in the overbrook section. >>> president-elect trump is considering adding sarah palin to his growing list of cabinet picks. >>> karen rogers is on top of the rain, david murphy is off. matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we've a couple of showers in burlington county, mercer county. heading to the north and east. the rain is kicking on out. breezy to dry out the roads. 51 martins creek, 51 in pottstown. 56 in chester. 58 degrees in center city. temperatures are actually going to drop a little bit and stay in the 50s today. 58 in hammonton, 58 in vineland, 58 degrees in dover, delaware staying mild overnight. temperatures above the average high. satellite and radar showing all the rain that kicked out of here, the front has moved through. we'll be clearing out. we have the clouds now, but the breaks in the clouds to the west, we'll have a good amount of sunshine. breezy, a gusty breeze at times. mostly sunny skies by the afternoon. even though cooler than yesterday's h

police make an arrest in the deadly hit-and-run and an 8-year-old girl in overbrook. comes hours after police located the good evening everyone, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. >> "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live outside police headquarters with breaking details in this case. alex? >> reporter: earlier this evening, we now that at least one person was being questioned by police. we now know that a 24-year-old man has been taken into custody. sources close to the investigation tell eyewitness that the owner of a & p auto shop had seen news reports of a vehicle wanted in a deadly hit-and-run and realized the description matched a silver nissan maxima that had been dropped off for repairs. the shop owner called police determined it was the car. >> it's pain that i wouldn't want on my worst enemy. i guess nothing, that was my last good-bye. >> 8-year-old jayanna powell was fatally truck november 18th around 3:15 p.m. walking home if school with her three siblings of the car that hit her took off. her 12-year-old brother was holding her hand at

. >>> hit-and-run killed an 8-year-old girl in overbrook. the community very much shaken by the tragic loss of jayanna pow. they gathered to honor died while walking home from school. fox 29 joanne pileggi joins us from overbrook. >> reporter: you can tell it will be a very long time before the family of 8-year-old jayanna powell can try to start healing and try to get over this. we're here at the spot where a hit-and-run driver slammed into the little girl in overbrook one month ago. this evening, heart broken family members returning to the scene for a prayer and candlelight vigil. at a time of year when many are thinking of christmas, those are still gripped by sadness, jayanna was walk home with on her brother, the driver didn't stop, sped away, almost two weeks later when police say they caught up with him after they located the damaged car at a the an auto body shop in. the family says an arrest, while important can hardly ease the pain of losing 8-year-old jayanna. >> it's hitting me hard. for this to happen. it's hard. >> every trage

sky force 10 life over breaking news in the overbrook section. we are telling you this is happening along north 11th street right near maderi avenue. we can't tell you whether anyone was injured from this fire, they have just now started getting water on those flames. we have dan kent on the scene. what can you tell us about the rescue crews on the scene and if they're able to put a substantial amount of water on this fire? we can't see any water there, but we know it needs a lot of water. >> reporter: just as we have been watching here in the past few minutes, firefighters very able to climb out of the windows there and it looks like they're on a balcony, and have actually been able to get some water on the fire, that looks like it's coming from the roof of that building, when we first got here, there was also fire that was coming out of the windows that they were working first, they extinguished that fire

police make an arrest in the deadly hit-and-run and an 8-year-old girl in overbrook. comes hours after police located the good evening everyone, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. >> "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live outside police headquarters with breaking details in this case. alex? >> reporter: earlier this evening, we now that at least one person was being questioned by police. we now know that a 24-year-old man has been taken into custody. sources close to the investigation tell eyewitness that the owner of a & p auto shop had seen news reports of a vehicle wanted in a deadly hit-and-run and realized the description matched a silver nissan maxima that had been dropped off for repairs. the shop owner called police determined it was the car. >> it's pain that i wouldn't want on my worst enemy. i guess nothing, that was my last good-bye. >> 8-year-old jayanna powell was fatally truck november 18th around 3:15 p.m. walking home if school with her three siblings of the car that hit her took off. her 12-year-old brother was holding her hand at

as a result we saw a live shot for overbrook, some light snow. more to come though. we will track first alert conditions in a bit. >> thanks for that, krystal. >>> right now, we have a traffic note. new jersey turnpike, there's an overturned truck on the turnpike southbound, south of interchange 4. it is blocking the right and shoulder lanes. commuter route 73 in cherry hill. we're going to watch it through the morning, keep you posted. >>> new from overnight. cold weather didn't do firefighters any favors when they were called to this home in overbrook section of philadelphia. it broke oit in the basement before midnight. they had it out in minutes. rescued one adult, two children from the home, nobody was hurt. today investigators are looking for the cause of the fire. >>> today in wilmington, loved ones and comrades bid farewell. a viewing starts at 10:00 a.m. and the funeral at 1:00 p.m. she passed away after two months in the icu, one of three firefighters that died battling a row fire in september. her colleagues died at the scene. a third firefighter who was i

." >> a man is being questioned in the hit-and-run death of an 8-year-old school girl in overbrook. police discovered the striking vehicle at a body shop in chester county. jay and in a powell powell was -- jayanna powell was struck and hit and thrown 90 feet. we'll have more on the story in the next half-hour of "action news." >>> philadelphia police say the death of a 2-year-old kensington boy was a homicide. philadelphia police arrived at the home on the 600 block of east clementine street. the toddler died yesterday. he suffered blunt impact trauma to the torso and laceration of the liver and other bruises. >> this is a very sad day on clementine street. he is going to be missed. we knew and loved him. >> reporter: police interviewed the mother and boyfriend they have not made any arrests. >>> new this morning, a tractor-trailer crashed along the eastbound lanes of the schuylkill expressway shutting down the highway for hours overnight. the action cam was at 30th street exit when crews hoisted the truck from the crash scene. the accident happened after 1:00 a.m. police say there

what we know about the person is that he is a 24 year-old man from the overbrook section, police have not released his name, due to pending charges, but this accident happened on november 18th, where jayanna powell an eight year-old was walking with her three siblings holding her 12 year-old brother's hand when she was hit at 63rd and lansdowne avenues. that person obviously just kept going, and so police were able to get this tip based on that part description sent out, car description, owner of an auto body shop a and b in chester county realized that vehicle that matched that description was brought into make those repairs. so that person then went ahead and called police to put in this tip and this young man was arrested, last night by police. we are hoping to learn shore about this situation, later on today and also hope to speak to jayanna's family very relieved that this person is off the street. live from police headquarters, trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> indeed, thanks for that live report. >>> woman is dead after police chase end with the crash in west philadelph

. >>> philadelphia police make an arrest this is deadly hit and run of the little girl in overbrook. >> thinks the gray nissan believed to be involved in the hit and run that killed little jayanna powell. she was hit crossing street november 18th. owner of the auto body shop near malvern saw reports and thought a car brought in for repairs matched the description. >> the pain that i wouldn't want on my worst enemy, and i would get nothing. that was my last good bye. she was eight. >> after recovering the car police made an arrest, at this point they have not released identity of that suspect. >>> death of the toddler in kensington is being treated as a homicide investigation. lets take a look at two-year old little boy, philadelphia police found the boy unresponsive on the six hundred block of clementine street just before midnight. it wases rushed to st. christopher's hospital where he was row announced dead. sources tell "eyewitness news" that the child had injuries to his ribs, his liver, as well as obvious signs of trauma, police are questioning the child's mother and her boyfrie

flurries were spotted at 56 and overbrook in philadelphia. penndot crews put down salt on slick spots. >> western lehigh and northern burkes counties it caused a little bit of snow to get a coating on the road and very cold temperatures, well below freezing, there were some slippery conditions. >> the real concern starts tomorrow. >> we're going to keep crews out well into the night tomorrow night and monday morning's rush hour. >> so as of tonight, penndot will still have a few trucks out to monitor potential slick spots. tomorrow morning officials are going to be coming together to figure out a plan of action, how to tackle that winter weather, that starts tomorrow into monday morning. reporting live from south whitehall township, andrea cline-thomas. >>> you can keep track of all the weather changes by downloading the nbc 10 app. check out live weather radar to see what is happening in your neck of the woods. >>> next up, lost in the line of duty. hundreds gather to honor a fallen firefighter in wilmington, who was severely injured while r

in a coincidence we have new information, why a killer from overbrook, deal drugs town here, how did he know her grandson? well, her store, was at sixth and titan. this guy, 31 year-old maurice green, grew up four blocks from the store. grew up there. went to that store as a kid. so he knew the family. knew her grandson. he grew up at sixth and carpenter right by his grandparent down here in south philadelphia. when they moved to the west philadelphia overbrook area, he came back here, and this is where he would deal drugs with the grandson apparently according to police, arrested twice just this year that we know of among his 15 to 17 arrests, since he became an adult. >> something that he he was into unfortunately and ultimately got his grandmother killed. he is very sad, family is very upset but did he work with us. >> obviously she was intended target. he opened up the door and shot her 11 times. what we believe the grandson was supposed to be working that morning, so we think he was there with the intention of shooting, killing the grandson. he opened up the door, saw the grandm

jayanna powell hit-and-run driver killed the 8-year-old as she was just walking home from school in overbrook. tonight, many gathered to honor and remember the little girl at the same spot where trapped struck. fox 29 joanne pileggi was there for the vigil >> we're had the driver slammed into the little girl in overbrook one month ago. heart broken family members returns to the scene for a prayer and candlelight vigil. police closing down the section. at a time of year when many are thinking of christmas, those are gripped by sadness. jayanna was walking home from school with her brother when hit by a car at 63rd and lansdowne. the driver didn't stop. he sped away. it was almost two weeks later when police say they caught up with him after they located the damaged car at an auto body shop in chester county. the family says an arrest, while important can hardly lose the pain of losing 8-year-old jayanna. >> this shouldn't be hard. eight more months. you know it happened. it's hard. >> every tragedy takes time to heal all wounds and you have to have family, you have to have friends and you have

. >> overbrook pizza shop. >> doesn't hesitate. >> overbrook pizza shop. one and only my go to owe eat there a couple times of week. >> what's the special. >> cheesesteak green peppers and onions. >> do they know you when you walk in, give you the barner. >> i call. we'll see when you you get here. >> hey, how you doing. i'm on my way. okay. >> cool. >> more with kenyan barner coming up this sunday on fox 29 "game day live" at 10:00 fox nfl sunday the 11:00. eagles and ravens 1:00 o'clock right here on fox our fox 29 post game report at 4:30. don't look now the flyers winning streak at 10 games. last late night maybe you were in bed, maybe you won. brayden schenn ices the game for the flyers four-three the final. first 10 game winning streak since 1985. they're in dallas on saturday and the phillies tonight finally signing o'dell herrara to five-year crack through 2021. 30.5 million of it guaranteed. her rare rare what the phillies loan representative last 84's all star team. phillies are a long way aways guys but he's one of those guys they think when the

. >> reporter: workers cared away broken glass from the break in at this phone store in overbrook wednesday night. one of nine burglaries now being tied to the driver of this mer sid december get away vehicle. >> he's calculated and he's going from place to place, town to town and just wreaking a lot of sock. >> reporter: with a crowbar or law hammer in hasn't this thief has broken into businesses from bucks county to philadelphia counsel and on out to the mainline where he was caught on camera dragging a safe from this store in radnor to his mercedes get away car tuesday morning. >> he seems to come in and go straight for the safe. >> in and out, you know, no time at all. so, um, he seems to be a professional. he's not leaving much behind. >> reporter: the radnor heist comes after bensalem police put out this video of the suspect behind the wheel of an older model e class mercedes as he busted into five businesses including a food mart where he stole a thousand dollars in cigarettes. he also hit a nail salon and a paint store. those five burglaries took place in the early morning hours ove

. >>> philadelphia police have made an arrest in the hit and run death of a little girl in overbrook earlier this month. 24-year-old paul woodland is behind bars tonight he confessed to being the driver that struck and killed gianna powell on november 18 and. they were led to a body shop. we'll have much more on this story coming up at 5:30. >>> now to an "action news" exclusive. chad pradelli is live now with the details. >> reporter: monica, byron allen is charged with attempted murder in philadelphia and sources tell me that he is the suspect in a half dozen similar violent attacks including the killing of natasha gibson a few steps behind me on bailey street. investigators say the man in these surveillance images is byron allen of philadelphia. the prime suspect of natasha gibson who was butch evered in front of a friends house in september. >> we obtained a baseball bat and knife, both we believe were used in this brutal attack. >> they believe that gibson's killer was cut in the attack. and followed a two mile trail of blood and found the murder weapon in a storm drain and dna

overbrook high school and pine hill dedicated its brand new practice space to the man who led the team for 35 years. it will forever be known as the paul morello wrestling room. today the coast coach told us he hopes the new space inspires more kids to give the sport a try. >> maybe just maybe when kids see this they'll get a little more excitement about getting in here and continuing a tradition. >> he retired from the school in 2001, but he still is in the game. he now coaches at hamanton high school. >> over to john clark right now. a lot of talking about on in the eagles camp, john. >> one eagles player says he has spoken to deshawn jackson and says deshawn will be back with the birds. we'll hear from him. which cowboys quarterback will the eagles face on sunday. plus, can temple get their first 11 win season in school history? we're going bowling. that's coming up. >> hey, i'm john clark. the eagles finish their season against the cowboys on sunday, and it looks like the boys will have mark sanchez ready to go and not tony romo if dak prescott plays. could deshawn jackson return t

old paul woodlands, and he's just in charge, in the hit-and-run death after eight year old girl, in overbrook. >>> police say tip led them to the damaged vehicle and ultimately the suspect. good afternoon, i'm joe holden. jim donovan is off. >> i'm rahel solomon. anita oh, live in frazier where investigators received big break in the case. anita? >> reporter: well, joe, rahel, that's right. authorities pulled that nissan al team a from a & p auto body shops here behind me after the owner reportedly called in about suspicious car with heavy front end damage, matching the description of the one involved in a hit-and-run that killed eight year old jayanna powell in overbrook about two weeks ago, take a look at a photo of the suspected driver of that car, paul wood hands -- woodland, 24 years old, they don't believe he's the owner of the car. for a week jayanna's pleaded for him to come forward, as he hit the girl walking home from school and kept going. happened in west philadelphia, at 63rd and lansdowne avenue. and this auto body shop where authorities found the car about 30 miles away from th

. >> a highrise fire forced near two lunn people to evacuate their amounts in philadelphia's overbrook section. it started on the 11th floor of the liberty tower apartments at north 63rd street and lebanon avenue around 5:30 last night. residents say they thought this was a false alarm because the alarm sounds off regularly. >> i heard the crackling in the wall. black smoke come rushing out. i told the maintenance man don't go in there. >> people were banging on doors saying you got to get out. the 11th floor is burning. the water was gushing down in my apartment. >> no one was hurt and the salvation army is helping residents on the tenth and helpth floors who were not able to return home. >> 5:35 and developing this morning a determined killer shot a man a number of times in the victim's basement bedroom. the murder happened just after 10:00 last night on inn a home on the 2700 block of west atlantic street. investigators say there's evidence at the scene avenue struggle. the 37-year-old man was hit multiple times this upper body. he was rushed to temple university hospital where he d

and run death of an 8-year-old girl in overbrook and a women has been killed in philadelphia. next. >>> it is wednesday night and the big story on "action news" is breaking news from philadelphia police. they have arrested a suspect in the hit and run death of 8-year-old jayanna powell in overbrook on november 18. jeanette reyes is live at accident investigation. jeanette, what are the details? >> reporter: well, jim, we learned, "action news" learned the arrest was made shortly after a vehicle was recovered. we did just speak to jayanna powell's father. he's relieved about the news but feels there's much more work to be done. a 24-year-old man is in custody. charges are pending but will likely include leaving the scene of an accident and vehicular homicide. police recovered a vehicle in frazer. that car fit the description given by witnesses. you may remember the 8-year-old girl was walking home from school with her siblings when she was hit at 63rd and thrown nearly 90 feet. she was taken to the hospital where she later died. her family and police pleaded with the community

they live here in overbrook with their newborn. gianna's father says his son told him and police that he saw a young woman and infant car seat in the car when the car hit them on the way home from school. >> they were forthright that there was another individual driving the car. i don't know how culpable they would be. >> it's sad. because why would you hit and run? it's an accident stop. i mean -- lord -- it's an accident why not just stop? >> reporter: sharrie the charges against woodland include homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter. he could be going away for a long time. i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. >> the victim of a shooting in southwest philadelphia remains in the hospital at this hour. chopper 6 hd was over the scene of the 2100 block of south redfield street at 8:00 a.m. police say that the victim is a man in his 40s shot in the knee and is being treated at presbyterian hospital. the gunman remains on the loose. >> a crash in collingswood camden county sends one person to th

police have not arrested the name of the man they have arrested but he is 24 years old and lives in overbrook. a tip from someone who saw all of the news reports on this case, broke it wide opened. now that person is the the owner of a and p auto repair shop in chester county near malvern. he called police after realizing a silver knees a maxima with front end damage matched the war police were looking for. that car had been brought in for repairs. that led police to arrest a 24 year-old man connect to that koran november 18th, 8 year old jayanna powell was struck and killed at 63rd and lansdowne avenue in overbrook. she was walking home from school with her three siblings and holding her 12 year-old brother's hand when she was hit. that car kept going. tuesday jayanna's mother described her i am hence grief. >> i can't describe the pain that i feel. it is a pain i wouldn't want on my worst enemy. she's eight. i would give no nothing, no prom, no graduation, no marriage, no grand kids, i get nothing report report there were a number of rewards put up for information in this case, $10,000 from

reporting live in the overbrook, christie ileto channel 6. >>> holiday and the world reacting with sadness to news that beloved star wars actress carrie fisher died. she had a heart attack four years ago and never regained consciousness. she was the daughter of hole wood star debbie reynolds and eddie fisher. spoke by telephone saying the family can't believe she's gone >> everybody is just a little bit in shock, because you know, she's so young, and was doing so great. and to have her, you know, have a cardiac arrest at this age is, to say the least, unexpected. >> reporter: her brother says they were close and that he will miss her creativity and world view. carrie fisher gained fame as princess leia but went on to act in many other films including austin powers, charlie's angels and hannah and her sisters. she wrote book about her challenge with drug addiction andlar. but the star wars was most famous, george lucas called her extremely smart, talented and a court of law personality that everyone loved. carrie fisher dead at the age of 60. >>> local movie goers were surprised. they had b

reporting live from overbrook, janet reyes for channel six rection news". news room police are searching for gunman who robbed a grocery sto at 10:30 this morning at the gillesto mexican grocery stop in west tilt on drive. tw masks burst in the store wearing guns and in one was injured. >>s for the bird, and this one ended with a controversial decision, to go for two points in the final seconds, but an extra point would have tied the game. the jeff skversky has more and this discussion will allow for a couple days at least. >> i have a feeling that eagles fans are screaming at their tv tonight. as that game, went down in baltimore, it is still ring nothing our studio. tough decision here. the odd were in the in the eagles favor to headache playoffs to begin with today and with the game on the line needing a win eagles coach doug pederson did not like histe e and takes a giant gamble. crazy scene baltimore. eagles down by seven. twelve seconds left from the four, carson wentz, and he runs, and h in. eagles, down by one. we're going to >> down one, 42nd left

police say the 24-year-old suspect is also from the overbrook area. just a few moments ago, we spoke to jayanna powell's dad over the phone. he said that he's thankful for all the support he and his family have received, and he's thankful for the process is moving forward. reporting live in north philly, i'm brandon hudson, nbc10 news. >>> turning to our weather now, heavy rain falling. this video shows some ponding along city avenue. the rain still coming down heavily in parts of our area right now. >> sheena parveen is tracking how long it will last in your neighborhood. sheena. >> we still have more rain as we go overnight tonight. so it is n parts of northern new castle wi seeing almost an inch and a half an hour with some of the heavier rain. what you're seeing with the yellows and oranges, that is the heaviest of the rain. the green is showing us the lightest of the rainfall. delaware county, phoenixville, norristown, franconia right across 476 and 76, all these areas through montgomery and bucks counties, especially upper bucks county near rich

police went on to arrest a 24 year-old man lives in the city's overbrook section not far from the scene of the accident. november 18th, jayanna was struck and killed near intersection of the 63rd and lansdowne avenue. she was walking home from school with her three siblings holding her 12 year-old brother's hand. car just kept going, tuesday, police described the impact of the case of the investigators working it. >> somehow i don't know how this person is living with themselves. i wake up at 3:00 and wondering what did we miss on this case. >> reporter: there were a number of rewards for information in this case, $10,000 from the the city and immediate the 15 you this dollars from the fop just for an arrest and also $20,000 from jayanna's uncle. later this morning we hope to hear from police and her family about these latest developments. we are live from police headquarters i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, trang. >>> a woman is dead after a police chase end with a crash this west philadelphia. it happened just after 7:00 near 52nd and locust streets. police were ch

we are live from overbrook i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and rahel back to you. >>> well, red cross is assisting a family advertise place blood think fire in burlington county, new jersey. crews responded to this home in riverside at 5:30 yesterday evening. they say it started in the garage and quickly spread throughout the home, red cross will now provide free tell rare i lodging, food, clothing to the families. >>> now to the latest in the murder of a south philadelphia grocery store owner. eighty-one year-old marie buck will be laid to rest friday morning. buck was shot 11 times at point blank range on christmas eve, her viewing will be held tomorrow night from 7:00 to 9:00 at baldy funeral home on south broad street and a funeral mass is scheduled for friday at 11:00. investigators continue to hunt for her killer. >>> police return to the colin tail home of the missing mother who has not been seen since 203 in hopes of the cracking the case. collindale police executed a search warrant last night, for the delaware county home of meli

it's part of a program showing great results at overbrook school for the blind. alicia vitarelli shows us how it works. >> what do you see? >> 10, 10 an five. >> reporter: isa is working on his math skills just like any other eight-year-old would in class. the only difference isa is visually what. paired and using technology to work with numbers. >> it has a special space that communicates with the ipad and then a reflector you put over the camera and it causes the cram to look down at the space in front of the ipad. >> reporter: it's called ogmo a program that blends the physical and digital world. >> what do you say. >> a star. >> a star. >> yes. >> nice. >> reporter: kelly lauer has been a teacher and specialist at overbrook for 13 years. she recently brought osmo into her classroom and says the results fantastic. >> they're able to have some vision or we'll add a video mag any of fire so they're able to put the letters under a ma magnifier. >> reporter: overbrook school for the blind currently has about 200 students on campus between the ages of three and 21.

the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >>> and also overbrook a man was shot several time as he sat in his car. police say it happened 12:30 this morning at the sunoco gas station 52 and sever john. he was shot five times in the arm and was taken to presbyterian medical center in critical condition. mees are hooking into the cause of that shooting. so far no arrests were made. >> police in oregon tell us an officer was shot at a walmart store there. police say three officers were conducting dui traffic stop around 6:00 last night. at that store when the situation escalated and an officer was shot in the leg and he is expected to be okay and the suspect was shot and killed on the scene and we continue to bring you more informing on that story. as soon as we get it in. >> back here at home sky fox is over the scene north 2 and east broad in millville last night and authorities say at least one person was hit by a car. you can see debris scattered in the roadway there and we're working to learn more details here including how badly the person was hurt and how that crash happe

this is in the overbrook neighborhood. not enough to stick to the ground but that may change by end of the weekend and beginning of the week. let's get the details from the first alert meteorologist krystal klei. krystal? >> the issue that's first alert, because we are looking at some areas seeing accumulating snow sunday night into monday morning. here's a look at the first alert. lehigh valley, berks county, through the pennsylvania suburbs, particularly the upper portions, northern edge of the suburbs where we may see accumulating snow, there's a time line. it starts sunday afternoon in the lehigh valley. into the night we will see the line move in. that will last into monday morning. then mostly turn to rain. what we are looking at is the possibility of some accumulation of snow changing to wintry mix, then to rain. wintry mix the big concern. maybe that changeover in the morning commute, meaning icy roadways north and west of philadelphia. here are temperatures now. compare to what you found a second ago, feels like t

. >>> another big case we have been following, tonight in overbrook, a community is reacting to the arrest charged in the deadly hit and run of the eight year-old girl. police say suspect only lived about a few blocks from the scene of the crime, but they found the car in chester county. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live with all of the details, anita? >> reporter: well, nicole we have stopped by an address listed for paul woodlyn on the 200 black of marlon avenue in overbrook, no family members came to the door but that is a mile way from the hit/run scene on 63rd and lansdowne avenue. now thanks to this arrest the powell family may now get some closure after losing their eight year-old daughter jayanna for nearly two weeks they marched... they pleaded. >> to you have a heart, if you have a mine, a soul, just turn yourself in. >> reporter: now there may be justice for jayanna, eight year-old girl killed pie a hit and run driver in overbrook on november 18th. >> that was horrible what he did, irresponsible, callus. he had in regard for human life. >> reporter: johnny at kin on li

powell was hit while walking home from school with her siblings in overbrook. woodland tells police he was driving alone in his girlfriend's car but jayanna's father says his son told him and authorities that he saw a young woman in the vehicle. >> philadelphia police officials explained the succession events that led to the death last night of a woman in west philadelphia. it all began with a shootout blocks away and came to a tragic end at 52nd and locust. that is where "action news" reporter gray hall is live tonight. >> reporter: good evening to you. we can tell that you family and friends were too emotional to talk to us on camera, this all started with reports of shots fired in this neighborhood and it ended with the crash and the death of an innocent woman that had nothing to do with this case losing her life. >> i heard gunshots and i tried to lay back down and heard six more and then six after that. >> those with the result of a shootout. and that incident ended with a fatal crash. police spotted who they believed were part of the shooting and gave cha

. >>> the red cross is helping families forced out of their homes by this high-rise fire in the overbrook section of philadelphia. >> sky force 10 was over the liberty tow rer apartments last night. the building was evacuated. no one was hurt. still unclear what started that fire. >>> philadelphia police sources tell nbc 10 they've uncovered a clue they hope will help them solve an execution style murder. >> they're looking for a woman who shot a man to death on tuesday. here's what we know. the 33-year-old man was driving on walnut lane when he was shot in the ear. the victim crashed his suv into another car. the driver of the car did not appear to be injured. one man described to us the chaotic scene that unfolded. >> coming across walnut lane bridge here around the circle when i noticed the expedition flying across the intersection over the island and taking out the stop sign and plowing into the subaru. >> they recovered a bloody jacket from underneath the walnut bridge. >>> an autopsy is scheduled for a mother and infant son found dead at their home. investigators say that the mother

state senator vincent hughs announced a $500,000 grant in overbrook today the funds goes towards led remediation and training, hughs plans to reintroduce legislation to create a $250 million fund to address led concerns in communities across the commonwealth. >>> okay we are less than two and a half hours from kickoff tonight and the eagles are hosting the new york giants on thursday night football and the early tailgaters are setting up shop. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at the linc tonight. eagles fans would be flighted to throw a wrench in the giants playoff plans. >> reporter: oh absolutely that would be a sweet way to start the weekend for these eagles fans, never mine the crowd is thinner but these fans say they are the real deal. how can you lose when you have santa claus on your side. and these fans are really in the holiday spirit. >> you brought the tree and everything. >> absolutely. >> we need a win, will santa bring a win tonight? >> we sure hope so. >> we'll do our eagles prayer. eagles! >> love it. way to go guys. >> you have to hand it to these die hard

there was a toy drive at the playground in the city's overbrook section. people donated gifts to open on christmas day. family holding a memorial tomorrow in and releasing balloons. an arrest has been main linked to that hit-and-run. >>> moving on to the latest in the white house transition now. an election tors are set to cast the votes monday,. they will cast their ballots to get him the votes he needs to take office. protests are planned throughout the nation. the president-elect ended the thank you tour with a rally in mobile alabama where he was met by colorful characters. >>> president obama is vowing retaliation overage russian hacking operations. mr. said he spoke with va vladimir putin and told him if the hacking didn't stop, there will be serious consequences. russia is demanding to see evidence that linked them to the take re attack. the to cia, fbi and director of national intelligence agreed to investigate. >>> the first family arrived in hawaii for these christmas vacation, this as president obama final vacation as the leader of free world. t

. >>> a vigil was held to remember the life of a little girl hit and killed in overbrook. she was hit a month ago today as she was crossing the street with her siblings. they gathered at the accident site and held their hands in prayer. >> our family is hurting really bad, all we can do is be strong and we're so glad that jianna's mother and her father james powell have been so strong. >> 24-year-old paul woodland is behind bars for the hit-and-run death and police say he has confessed to the crime. >> happening today, the united nations will vote on a compromise security counsel resolution calling for monitors on the ground this comes as syria burned five buses to evacuate the sick out of the war-torn customers. evacuees in other cases have gone missing or have been killed. >>> detectives in allentown are trying to figure out who shot a woman while looking out her window. it happened along the 600 block of north 9th street. she said she was cleaning when she heard voices outside the house and looked out the window and that is when someone fired gunshots. the bullet grazed

reporting at neshaminy mall, anita oh, "eyewitness news" >>> a community in overbrook comes together to remember the life a little girl. "eyewitness news" at it says of 63 erred and lansdowne avenue. that's where family and friends all gathered in memory of jayanna powell, dozens of people released balloons into the eyre at the site where the little girl lost her life. >> i got to go to the cemetery. no mother should go to a cemetery to see their 8-year-old. >>> he was killed last month at a hit-and-run. police later arrested 24-year-old paul woodland and he's facing a number of charges including homicide by vehicle >>. >>> hollywood is morning an icon, zsa zsa was famous for being famous for marrying millionnaries and living a layoffish lifestyle >>> zsa zsa. married at least nine times, zsa zsa's husbands included hotel tie couldn't conrad hilton, the man who invented the barbie doll. >> i'm a simple girl really. >>> born in budapest, she followed her sister and green acre's star any have a to hollywood. ensure big break was starring in the original in a mulan refuge. appeared in m

. >> she was walking home from school with her siblings last month in the overbrook neighborhood when she was hit and killed. >>> a school superintendent in camden county under fire for discrimination complaints will remain on paid leave until the end of february. >> that's what the waterford township school board decided last night involving jason eichner. some staff member has accused eichner of age discrimination and sexual harassment. he's called the complaint frivolous. >>> if you're not on twitter you're missing out on free tickets to the game. >> yeah, even if you're trying to get the free tickets, even new know about this, you're probably losing out to this guy. >> he may be one of these -- i don't know, the ultimate super fan. >> for sure. >> his name is kyle lloyd. he's won three tickets to eagles home games 13 times. here's how it works. every friday before a home game or on tuesday. the eagles post a location on twitter. the first person to show up there and high five wins two free tickets. once, lloyd even drove two hours through two states to high five the eagles mascot.

despite the fact that the maurice green lived in overbrook police busted him for drug dealing repeatedly here in south philadelphia in the far from the grocery storm where he is accused of killing marie buck, shooting that little woman is 11 times. front and reid street in march on possession to deliver heroin and as soon as he got out on bail, on 15 you this dollars, back doing the same, near the same spot in south philadelphia, just weeks later just last may, getting caught, selling crack, and heroin at south tenth street and then put out gannon a low $10,000 bail. likely, not getting out ever again, no bail in this case, so far, and maurice green had a relationship, we learned, with marie buck's grandson, dealing drugs with him, according to the homicide team who took him down. >> obviously very upset. something that he was into, unfortunate thely and ultimately got the his grandmother killed. the obviously he is very sad, family is very upset but he did work with us. >> reporter: marie buck's funeral coming up after another viewing, early this morning. so south philadelphia did not e

suspect driving a mercedes struck three times monday breaking into the front door of shalom pizza in overbrook park, then next door at this t mobile store, wednesday night workers were busy replacing the glass door a block it way at this cricket store. he stole cash on each occasion. >> it seems odd just going for cash registers and money. maybe he's a kicked and looking for quick money. >> reporter: detectives are trying to determine if this may be the same bandit caught on camera breaking into nine businesses mostly along aramingo avenue back if november. >> there's male looks similar to this male driving a town and country breaks into three businesses up there and takes money. >> reporter: detectives rhee roughed surveillanceville from several other stores now trying to determine if this suspect could have been involved in as many as 15 burglaries in the try-county area. dave schratwieser, fox 29 news. >>> develop to go night after a decade in prison a local man is home with his family to night. fox 29 was there as dante rollins the man once accused of shooting six-year-old little boy walk

arrested yesterday only to say as you had mentioned, he is a 24 year old man, he is believed from the overbrook section of the city where it hit-and-run occurred. yesterday fox 29 cameras were there, as the suspect's nissan altima was impounded apparently the man was brought to the police department's accident investigation division, for questioning. at this point police have not announced charges p. investigators say they received a tip that the suspect's car was at an auto body shop in frazier, chester county. police drove 30 plus miles to the shop to take a closer look at the car and ultimately have it towed to their impounds lot. police believe this was the car involved in the fatal hit-and-run of eight year old gianna powell, the little girl killed two weeks ago when she and her brother were walking home from school, and attempted to cross lansdowne avenue at 63rd street. this week we reported that a reward in this case had reached 45 grand with the help from the mayor, f.o.p., and the child's family. the victim ace family held a press conference earlier this week and appeared on our air g

regional rail line on septa won't be running this afternoon, you have to take a paoli thorndale line to overbrook and hop on a shuttle bus. >> reporter: cold outside if you're waiting for a train. if you're heading out, i know my kids have school today. you have to have the hats and gloves. women's in the teens and 20s. by afternoon, nice sunshine, 48. looking head to sunday, christmas day, 8:00 a.m., 37. lunchtime, 45. 5:00 p.m., 46 degrees, so it's going to be mild for christmas, as well. we're tracking rain for christmas eve on saturday morning we'll talk about that coming up. >> a man from northeastern pennsylvania survived being trapped in his wrecked car for 12 hours. brian smith was driving on interstate 81 in bullet -- but butler township. his car flipped over an embankment. he was trapped with four broken ribs and fractured ankle. state police corporal found him with a help of the gps feature on his phone. >>> looking live right now at laguardia airport on the left, complilts -- compliments of our sister station phl new york. a number of travelers could be hitting the roads. we've seen l

you take the paoli/thorndale 39 overbrook and hop on a shuttle bus. patco running on a special schedule because of the holidays. we'll check it again rick and sharrie in the 5 o'clock hour. >> matt we'll see you then. thank you. >>> still to come on "action news" we get another check that of holiday weekend forecast. >> and stepping outside, sky6 hd giving us a live look at the skiers at spring mountain. meteorologist melissa magee with that full and exclusive accuweather forecast next. the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. cable can't offer that. only fios can. ♪ from all my troubles i was set free ♪ >> ♪ >> santa claus may be squeezing through chimneys tomorrow night but today he was walking through the front doors of places where he was really needed like this family shelter here in west philad

identified the suspect, only to say, that he's a 24 year old man, and he's believed to be from the overbrook neighborhood, where the hit-and-run happened. yesterday, fox 29 cameras were there, as the suspect's nissan altima was i am pounded, apparently the man brought to the police department's aid for questioning, at this point, police, again, have not announced charges. investigators say they received a tip that the suspect's car was at an auto body shop in frazier, chester county. that is about 30 plus miles from the city of philadelphia. police believe that this was the car involved in the fatal hit-and-run of eight year old gianna powell, the little girl killed two weeks ago when she and her brother were walking home from school, and attempted to cross lansdowne avenue at 63rd street. this week we reported that a reward in this case had reached 45 grand with help from the mayor, f.o.p., and the child's family. the victim's family had a press conference earlier this week, and appeared on good day philadelphia yesterday asking the person responsible to turn his or herself in. we can imagi

. >>> that's internationally known pianist performing at the overbrook school for the blind. he's currently performing with the philly pops. >>> at the jersey shore, there's a race to get vacation homes ready for the frigid air that will blast the region. >> nbc10 new jersey shore reporter has that story from ocean city. >> for jason nardelli and kristen hanna, every last drop of water has to go. their mission to prevent scenes like this, water spraying from pipes that froze then burst. >> a lot of people are going to get caught off guard here. >> reporter:s t >> reporter: the technicians were busy winterizing homes in jersey city before temperatures take a nose dive tonight. >> what's coming, it's pretty important, especially when the wind blows right through. >> reporter: the arctic air has prompted a flurry of messages for homeowners all along the jersey shore to make sure their house are properly winterized. >> generally it's outside showers it starts, but then when it gets colder, it moves inside, then we see houses flood out. >> reporter: we're told winterizing your hou