packer's care. >> sara, do you have anything to say? >> reporter: as for the investigation into sara packer, we know police from multiple counties spent the day working on the case comparing notes and going over evidence. it was decided the couple will be taken to a more secure facility for their court appearances later this month. packer has been appointed a private attorney to represent her. he says he can't talk about the case. and a public defender will represent jacob sullivan, who is charged with raping and strangling grace. and when it comes to jacob sullivan sources say he's made a jailhouse confession to another inmate and that inmate could be a witness in the case according to court documents jacob sullivan has confessed his role in the crime to family members as well as hospital staff before his arrest. reporting live in lehigh county, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> philadelphia's district attorney has been hit with the largest fine in the history of the city's ethics board. d.a. seth williams agreed to pay $62,000 in penal

the victim sara's own adoptive daughter grace packer. "action news" was there as sullivan was handcuffed and surrounded by police, he said nothing to our camera. bucks county d.a. said he and sarah carried out a sycophancy by killing grace this past july. >> he kidnapped raped and murdered her and that's what jacob sullivan has been charged with doing. >> reporter: much of what was documented in the investigation is so disturbing we can't put it on t. a major break came on december 30th when sullivan and packer attempted to commit suicide together by a drug overdose at their home in quakertown. family members found them before they died. it was in the hospital that sullivan cracked and confessed to the motive. >> the motive to perpetuate wait the lie was for greed for the money they could collect because of her life and very existence. they took her to another home in quakertown. as you will vanned said the couple -- as you sullivan said y attacked grace and drugged her and strangled her. they kept her body in the attic. grace's mother r

both sara packer and zwjacob sullivan are being held without bail. they're due back in front of a judge on january 20, in newtown bucks county, lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >>> a former penn professor who killed his wife a decade ago is a free man tonight. nbc 10's drew smith is live in the breaking news center with the latest on rafael robb's release from prison. drew? >> reporter: denice, robb was one of the most notorious killers in montgomery county history. in 2007, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges in connection with the death of his wife ellen. he was released from jail today. the couple lived in king of prussia, she was found beaten to death. rafael robb pleaded guilty to killing his wife as she wrapped gifts inside their home. he said he lost it when the two began fighting over holiday plans. ellen robb was so badly beaten detectives thought her injuries were result of a shooting. robb served ten years in prison as part of a plea deal. as we mentioned, robb was released today. it's not clear where he is or if he plans to return to the h

. >>> meanwhile we have new information in the case of a 14-year-old sara packer. allegedly killed by her adoptive mother. defense lawyers for sara packer say the woman had mental health treatment and was manipulated by men in her life. the lawyers tell nbc 10 there was no evidence that packer planned the rape and murder. sara packer was temporarily placed on suicide watch in a county prison but her lawyers say she's no longer a risk to herself. maker and her boyfriend raped and murdered grace packer in july, and dumped her body in the woods, police say. >> i don't think she planned anything. it's mr. sullivan that planned the things, had the fantasies, and said so to various people. >> packer had been a foster mother to 30 children from 2000 to 2010. state officials haven't said if they have located some or all of those. >>> north hampton county prosecutors apt murder suspect to face the death penalty. jeffrey knoble is accused of murdering andrew white inside this quality inn motel in 2015. prosecutors say cell phone video recovered from knoble's phone shows him

sara packer reported her adopted daughter missing july 9. she did that know full well the teenager was murdered the day before. in october, grace packer's dismembered body was found in bear township. >> we believe we'll approve this was a rape, murder, fantasy that was shared by jacob sullivan and sara packer. and they made this fantasy into a horrible heinous gruesome reality. >> weintrob did not say how they expected to profit from the teen's death. the mother has not been charged with murder. but weintrob said they heavy to solve that part of the case very soon. >>> take a look at this "action news" viewer video, 70 people spent the night in a shelter because of a fast-moving fire in camden county. >> the fire left the apartment buildings in ruins. firefighters did not have an easy time putting out the flames there. jeanette reyes has the details. >> the top floor of our unit is on fire. >> reporter: camden county crews battled the blaze in government township that broke out at 10:00 at lake view apartment. the fire went from 1 to three-a

this is place where jacob sullivan lived with sara packer and another woman, a woman who the district attorney of bucks county named as a person of interest in the case when he gave a news conference on sunday, the day that sara packer was arrested. now because this woman has not been charged or implicated in a crime, we are not naming her tonight. however her attorney did come outside and spoke with us about her involvement with the police investigation to this point. >> she's cooperating, she has been cooperating. i didn't know they were going to do that, but i understand why they're doing that. >> she hasn't been charged with a crime. why would she be appointed by the court? >> anybody who testifies before the grand jury is appointed an attorney. >> now, the attorney says that this woman lived with jacob sullivan and sara packer for approximately a year and a half. she said that she also lived in the home. the same home where 14-year-old grace packer lived with her mother and her boyfriend. she says she is devastated by the loss of this 14-year-old girl and continues to cooperate w

sara packer, her foster mother is charged with endangerment. after she reported the girl missing, misled investigators. now learned from state records, sara packer foster children. asked department of health and human services to request status as a foster parent. we have not gotten an answer yet. >>> 4:07. philadelphia arch diocese accused of covering up for ped file priest will be back in court next week. sat before a judge while they argued whether the case should be dismissed. released from prison last august after the conviction was overturned. district attorney office is not dropping the charges and is planning for a new trial. during next week's hearing expected to testify about inconsistent statements made by an alleged victim. >>> let's head outside and show you conditions on the ground. this is from storm 4. we heard just a moment ago, a lot of the crews have been out there salting the roads overnight and yesterday afternoon. that's why you're not seeing a whole lot of accumulation. even after the system completely clears out, we've g

said the victim told police that sara packer did nothing to stop the abuse. sara packer was not criminally charged in david packer's case. >>> just nine days left until the transition to president-elect donald trump is completed. today mr. trump held his first news conference since his election. and he gave us a glimpse of what the week of his presidency will look like. nbc 10 joins us live in the studio with the details. >> they're promises we heard on the campaign trail. now president-elect trump is laying out what he plans to get things done. almost immediately after taking office, president-elect donald trump vows to make good on a campaign promise and get rid of the affordable care act. more commonly known as obamacare. >> the plan will be repeal and replace obamacare. we're going to have a health care that is far less expensive and far better. >> trump did not provide the details of the plan. but said his administration has created an alternative to present to congress. >> i'll be making the decision on who we will put up for justice of the united state

to conclude this was a rape, murder, fantasy that was shared by jacob sullivan and sara packer. they made it into a horrible gruesome reality. >> the mother has not yet been charged with murder, but weintraub said they will develop that part of the case. >>> 70 people spent the night in a shelter because of a fast-moving fire in camden county. the fire left the apartment buildings in ruins. firefighters did not have an easy time putting out the flames there. jeanette reyes explains. >> reporter: camden county crews battle tdz -- battled the blaze in government township at lake view apartments. the fire went from one to three-alarms as flames engulfed the entire building. a gas leak was feeding tense flames. i walked out, the roof from my apartment across the parking lot was on fire with a giant hole in it. >> reporter: when were you thinking when you saw that. >> scared, wondering how much it was going to spread if i need to get out of the buildings or not. >> reporter: there were initial reports by authorities of residents trapped inside, but firefighters were able to rescue th

and saddened by it. >> reporter: sara packer is sitting in bucks county prison today. we asked the district attorney about the foster children packer had in her home from 2000 to 2010. >> we're definitely interested in that aspect of the case. it's part of the ongoing investigation. >> reporter: state workers with the department of health and human services said they're working with departments to learn where those children, some of whom could be adults, are today. police have been in touch with at least some of those who once lived with packer. how many sources won't confirm or say what information if any they have shared. >> we continue to get tips. we have some people that are cooperating with us and we are still vigorously investigating this case. it's not over by a long shot. >> on sunday morning sara packer was arrested and charged in her daughter's rape and murder. police say packer and her boyfriend, jacob sullivan cooked up a rape/murder fantasy and they put her adopted daughter grace in the middle of it. the two murdered grace, hid her body, dismembered it, t

the 14-year-old who authorities say was killed by her adoptive mother sara packer and her boyfriend, jacob sullivan. packer's biological mother was among those on hand. >> she was a lovable little girl and i only had three years with my daughter. >> reporter: the memorial service was the work of a handful of abington women who felt compelled after learning of the horrific death of grace. prosecutors say sullivan beat and raped grace azar are a packer watched as part of some sort of rape fantasy. she was allegedly then poisoned and eventually strangled. >> it shows the community's grief, support. it's very crowded. it's -- you know, there's a lot of sad faces. >> she matters to us. she matters to the community and it's right to give her a dignified honorable sendoff. >> reporter: the state took packer from her biological parents when she was just three. sara and david packer adopted her but david packer would later be charged with sexual abuse of children. sources say grace was one of his victims. he served five years behind bars. sadly, relatives who last saw grace when she was just

sara packer and her ex-husband david took in 30 foster kids between 2000 and 2010. he served time in prison for molesting grace and a disabled teen. sara packer and her boyfriend jacob sullivan are a waiting a hearing on raping and murdering grace earlier this year. >>> a judge overturned the ruling that the president of cooper health system killed his death. the manner of death has been changed from suicide to undetermined. they were found back in 2014. investigators called it murder suicide. but the couple's four sons believe it was a double murder. the family wants the investigation to be reopened. >>> 9:36 we're following a remarkable story coming from south carolina. a baby allegedly snatched from a hospital 18 years ago has been found alive. the child is a teenager and the woman who raised her is in jail. eva pilgrim has an update on this emotional story. >> reporter: an extremely emotional moment inside a south carolina courtroom as the teenage girl is evaluated from the only mother she has ever known. this morning a family to be reunited 18 years after a bab

unit, sara packer has been painted as a woman who helped rape and murder her daughter. used a saw to dismember grace's body left the remains near a dam in missouri county. >> i don't she planned anything. it's mr. sullivan that planned things and had fantasies. >> reporter: sara's boyfriend, jacob sullivan is involved in the crime and said he confessed to police and hospital workers. packer lost job as a social worker and her ability to foster children after her husband, at the time, david plead guilty to molesting two children. a foster daughter and grace when she was 9. >> in that case, the lehigh district attorney's office cleared her of any wrong doing in the case. if she was aware of what was going on, i think she would have been charged. >> reporter: we asked defense lawyers about the other kids sara took care of. state records show she was a foster mother to 30 children from 2000 to 2010. >> she had a good reputation with the kids and there weren't a lot of problems until the first husband. there weren't any allegations against her, to my knowledge, at that time.

sara packer is charged with killing her 14-year-old daughter grace. and tonight nbc 10's deanna durante got her hands on some of packer's social media postings. it includes what appears to be bragging about having a child in the hospital in a psychiatric ward. >> at first the posts seem like typical quizzes, thoughts and feelings and pictures of grace packer and other children. then there's this long entry posted by sara in september of 2009. she talks about grace and her brother, makes mention of two other foster children, one she complains ran away after calling police she writes, the child is, quote, nice and safe in the psych ward for a couple of days. what comes to mind when you see that? >> it's disturbing to me. we'll go wherever the evidence leads. >> we caught up with district attorney matt winetraub at a bucks county event. he won't say if these postings nbc 10 has obtained are part of the case. he says forensic investigators are still looking at phones and other evidence. >> really leave no stone unturned. >> reporter: packer is accused of

three children who lived with the same family said grace was abused sara packer. sara was always very tough on grace that she was, quote, more demanding to be normal despite having a learn difference. sara packer and her boyfriend jacob sullivan are in jail on charges of raping and murdering the 14-year-old girl. hunters found her body in the woods in lucerne county. >>> let's head to delaware in the search for a hit and run driver who plowed through a convenience store. take a look at the pictures showing the damage. delaware state police tell us the driver of a maroon honda was trying to park outside of the 7-eleven in wilmington but never stopped. caused major damage. the driver put the car in reverse and took off. >>> time to take you county by county to show you local stories we're following. >>> in the lehigh valley, the school district will interview full-day wintkindergarten. it will save money by not having to do midday bus runs. >>> new jersey is touting figures from its homeless. one of the spotsy volunteers took part in nj counts 2017. in washington an

. >> reporter: authorities say grace was killed by her adoptive mother sara packer and boyfriend jacob sullivan. she was allegedly beaten and raped by sullivan as her mother watched. they then poisoned her and left her for dead in a sweltering at particular. when she didn't die prosecutors say sullivan strangled her before dumping her body in the woods. grace's biological mother attended the service. the state put grace in foster care when she was just three. >> she was a loveable little girl and i only had three years with my daughter. >> i don't see how anyone could hurt her. she was so cheerful. she lit up everybody's day. she was just a happy person to be around. >> reporter: grace's birth mother rose hunt singer struggled to speak. bikers against child abuse and others in the community tried to help her through her grief. >> she wants to thank the wonderful women from abington that got this abington high school that put this memorial service together. it was beautiful. >> reporter: and sara packer and jacob sullivan are charged with grace's murder as one deputy chief in abington p

sara packer said nothing as she walked into the courthouse yesterday. authorities say she and her boyfriend cared out a rape murder fantasy that killed the teenager in july. da said sullivan confessed to beating, raining, drugging grace in a hot attic in the township while her mother watched. said sullivan strangled the girl. her dismembered body was found in october. >> question is, how could any mother do this to her child, their child? i don't have an answer for it. >> authorities her and her boyfriend tried to commit suicide before the arrest. each could face the death penalty. >>> former penn professor in prison for killing his wife a decade agoing is decade ago is a free man. pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the beating death of his wife ellen in 2006. rob's release on patrol is part of plea deal. still faces ten years probation. not clear if he plans to return to the house where the killing happened. his wife's family plans to gather there today to show support for victims of dmesic violence. >>> service on riverline back to normal this morning.

now the state wants to investigate the social work files sara packer handled during her time as a social worker. >>> we're live over breaking news where shots were fired at a checkers restaurant. no one inside the restaurant was hurt but there was damage to the building from the bullets. >>> new at 11:00, a former secret service officer has agreed to plead guilty to trying to solicit sex from a delaware undercover agent he thought was a 14-year-old girl. he surrendered in 2014 after an online sex sting. prosecutors said moore also had online sex chats with actual young girls. >>> two south jersey high schools honored a fallen state trooper as they faced off on the wrestling mat. they met for the first annual trooper cullen memorial mass tonight. trooper cullen died when he was did by a car as he investigated a car crash last march. he w >>> the battle over the thin blue line. why the federal government is warning local towns about their tribute to police. >>> from almond mills to seltzers, do you know what's covered under the sugary drink tax? >>> the ground opens up and swallows two car

sara packer is charged with killing 14-year-old daughter grace. got access to some social media posting. in one long entry from september of 2009 she talks about grace, her brother and two other foster children. writes that one child who ran away is now quote, nice and safe in the psych ward for a couple of days. >> this is disturbing to me. we're going to go wherever the evidence leads. believe me we're taking a look at her entire social media presence. >> in july of 2011, took a social media quiz in which she said money and lack of it gets on her nerves. long after grace was killed, sara continued to cash social security checks meant for grace. >>> man pleading with the public to get his wife a new kidney. experiencing kidney failure for the last six years remains on the waiting list her husband bill put up a sign outside the couple's home in sussex county. >> she was not very happy with my choice of putting that out there, but sometimes you just got to do what you got to do. >> and hopefully it will stir some interest and perhaps i'll get that

. >> reporter: we weren't the only ones who came looking for answers about sara packer and her adoption as an adoption supervisor with north hampton account. did anybody look at her case file when she was terminated? >> as that information becomes available, we will. >> reporter: we've been reaching out to john brown for weeks. calls and e-mails haven't been returned. tell me why you ignored me for three weeks. >> i have no other comment, thank you. >> reporter: the county fired sara when it learned of a criminal investigation into her husband, david. he pleaded guilty to molesting a foster daughter and also grace parker when she was 12. county officials released a statement confirming sara had worked for the county. what did you know when you fired her and what did you do with that information? >> i'm not even sure i'm privy to that information. >> reporter: packer was a foster mother to 30 children. grace and her siblings were placed by berks county. lehigh county placed two children with the packers. but where are the other 24 kids? >> what happened sickens me. >> reporter: despite c

and her adoptive mother sara packer did nothing to stop the abuse. >>> 5:39, i just checked it's still january. but it doesn't feel like it. the temperatures are in the 50s right now. seeing some clouds roll through. we see it being illuminated by the very bright moon within the hour. the moon will become full and we'll see it set before sunrise. a few light showers. just a few sprinkles moving through trenton and south jersey and delaware, too. most of the day, it's going to be dry. there is a possibility we'll see a few more showers later this afternoon. and the cold air, that's already gone. 53 degrees right now in philadelphia. some breaks of sunshine later this morning and this afternoon. it will warm into the 60s in philadelphia. helping to boost the temperatures are winds 7 miles an hour in the suburbs but they'll increase this afternoon. that will boost the temperatures into the upper 50s. low 60s in the suburbs later today. in the lehigh valley, we've seen a few showers this morning. there's still a chance of scattered showers later this morning. noon time and it's drying out,

sara packer said nothing after her a arraignment in newtown yesterday. packer reported grace missing to abington police in july. the teen's remain were found in bear creek township in account. the couple killed in the girl as a rape murder fantasy. >> it's unspeakable, when i leave here, i'm going home and i'm going to hug and kiss my two daughters and tell them how much i can love them. it's my only way to redeem my belief in humanity. sullivan and packer confessed to the crime after trying to commute suicide. >>> a form penn professor, raphael robb completed his ten year sentence for voluntary manslaughter. ellen robb was found beaten to death inside the couple's home back in 2006. raphael robb pleaded guilty. ellen's family said they will gather outside the home where the couple lived at the time of her death to advocate for the victims of domestic violence. >>> form superintendent of the coatsville area school will go on trial for theft and ethics violations. richard cuomo is accused of stealing as the school sunk into debt and hiring felon to teach.

sara packer once worked at adoption supervisor and social worker in north hampton. state officials want to investigation every case file she handled during her time with the department. she also fostered 30 children. working to track down each of those children. face charges for the murder of grace packer. >>> in montgomery county, ellen rob's loved ones say they'll be watching the husband that killed her and was just patrolled from prison on sunday. >>> former penn professor was released on sunday. served ten year sentence for the beating death of his wife inside the upper mar yen home. friends and neighbors who gathered there told us they'll be ready if he does. >> don't think we would not act. i'm not sure in which way we would do that, but we are around and we see everything that goes on. >> rafael rob is now on probation for ten years. >>> a man in northeast philadelphia posted a new sugary tax drink taxes is hoping a digital protest will reach the mayor and city council. created an online petition last week. just checked this morning. about 90 signatures short

grace was adopted mother sara packer and sara's boyfriend jacob sullivan are both charged in the teens death. two accused of murdering grace and dismembering ask dumping body in the woods of northeast pennsylvania. >>> wrestling legend jimmy snuka fly is dead. snuka was 73 years old. doctors recently said he only had months to live. authorities accuse ds him of killing his girlfriend in 1983. charges came decades later. snuka was a member of the world wrestling entertainment hall of fame. long time competitors, the rock and hulk hogan tweeted, rip super fly. >> four days away from the inauguration of donald trump. >>> dress rehearsal now in the books. look at yesterday's dry run at the big event in washington. members of the military played roles as president, first lady. also had a dress rehearsal. tourists got to enjoy the show even if it was just practice. >> very motivated. very spiritual. make you proud to be an american. >> there was music playing and i love that. >> welcome signs were also part of the pageantry of an american tradition. peaceful transfer of power. >>> then there

we expect further charges to be brought against sara packer. bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> bob, thank you. >>> flames poured from a camden county apartment building sending dozens of residents out into the cold night air. this morning the investigation is just getting started into what started this fire. "action news" reporter, jeanette reyes has the story. >> the top floor of our unit, our unit is on the bottom floor is on fire. camden county crews battled the blaze in gloucester township that broke out at 10:00 p.m. saturday night at lake view apartment. the fire went from one to three-alarms as flames shot from the roof and engulfed the entire buildings. a gas leak further complicated efforts feeding intense flames. >> i walked out and the roof of the opposite side of my apartment across the parking lot was on fire. there was a giant hole in it. >> reporter: what were you thinking when you saw that? >> scared, wondering how much was going to spread if i need to get out of the buildings or not. >> reporter: there were initial report

sara packer said nothing as she walked into the courthouse yesterday. authorities say she and jacob sullivan cared out a rape murder fantasy that killed the teenager in july. da said she confessed to da said she confessed to beating, raping, and drugging grace in a hot attic while her mother watched. he said sullivan then strangled it will girl. her dismembered body was found in october. >> the question is, how could any mother do this to a child, to chair child. i don't have an answer. >> authorities say she and her boyfriend tried to commit suicide before their arrest. each could face the death penalty. >>> 4:35. man is suing uber. claims the driver for the ride sharing service refused to closz the delaware river and then beat him up. looking at a photo after a holiday party last month. he claims he hailed an uber in university city. the driver refused to take him across the ben franklin bridge to camden county. also claimed the driver dragged him out of the car and knocked him unconscious. >> promised him a safe ride home and failed big time. >> uber

authorities say grace was killed by her adoptive mother sara packer and the mother's boyfriend jacob sullivan. she was allegedly beaten and raped by sullivan as partly as r watched. >> new abc news washington post poll says donald trump is wrong when he says nobody cares about his tax returns they found 74 percent of them think that trump should indeed release those returns. as well, the president-elect is seeing more turmoil over his feud with civil rights icon congressman john lewis as a number of lawmakers say they will boycott the inauguration. here's abc's lana zak. >> reporter: in just three days, donald trump will become 45th president of the united states. and as the nation capitol prepares for the inauguration and the 400,000 expected protestors, a new protest is growing among democratic lawmakers. >> i will not be going. >> people have not forgotten that he at tacked a mexican american judge a gold star family and now a civil rights i cannot pretend this is a normal transition of power. >> reporter: more than three dozen members of congress say they will be boycotting mr. t

authorities say grace was killed by her ah adoptive mother sara packer and the mother's boyfriend jacob sullivan. grace's biological mother was one of those who attended the service. >> new jersey's motor vehicle department planning a crackdown on repeat toll cheats. more booths are switching to cashless collections. bridges officials say toll evaders cost the state millions of dollars and that cost ultimately passed on to law abiding drivers. >> big changes to beer sales in pennsylvania take effect today. you'll be able to buy six packs at more locations across the state before. now distributors could only sell cases, 12 packs and kegs. the new law also allows bars to begin selling alcohol at 9:00 a.m. on sundays even if they're not selling food at the same time. >> it is 5:57 and up next speed in the u.s.a. general motors is expected to unveil plans that could have a major impact on the american workforce. >> meet a local fit mom sharing easy exercise tips that you can squeeze into your morning routine. i will definitely do a few of them. we'll be right back. tthe whitenessmy wasn't t

. >> grace's adoptive mother sara packer once worked as an adoption supervisor for northampton county. prosecutors say packer took part in what they describe as a rape murder fantasy with her 44-year-old boyfriend jacob sullivan. they say the couple then dismembered and dumped grace's body in july. >>> president obama will bid the nation farewell in chicago tonight. >> he will give a farewell speech in his home city 10 days before leaving the white house. >> during the address the president is expected to offer another defense of his signature healthcare law. he's also likely to make the case that his administration put the economy back on track after the great recession. still, white house officials say the speech is not intended to be a victory lap but a call to action to the next generation of leaders. they call eight "passing of the baton." >> also happening today, new jersey governor chris christie will deliver his state of the state address. christie is suffering through the worst polling numbers since he became governor seven years ago. plus his star has fallen among republican

sara packer said nothing after her arraignment in newtown, yesterday. they cooled -- accused of kidnapping and raping and strangling grace packer. her dismembered remains were found in october. the couple killed the girl as part of a rape murder fantasy. >> unspeakable, when i leave here today i'm going home and i am going to hug and kiss my two daughters and tell them how much i love them because i feel like that's one of the only ways i can redeem my belief in humanity. sullivan and packer confessed to the crime after attempting to commit suicide. >>> president-elect trump has scalded an auto company going to mexico and not putting their money back home. maribel a about themmer has -- aber has more. >> reporter: fiat will in vest $1 billion in ohio. >>> dow came within a point of 20,000 mark but fell short at the closing. i know because i was here. futures are pointing to a mixed open, reporting on credit and retails sales among the economic data due out this week. retailer cut 4,000 jobs, retailer feeling the impact of online shopping and fashion cha

also newly released documents show the adoptive mom sara packer was fired for misconduct. sara and her boyfriend jacob sul janua sullivan are accused of murdering grace. >>> awarded $1.5 million settlement to the family of a wilmington man killed by police while sitting in wheelchair. officers shot him 2015 after getting a call about a man firing a gun. cell phone video shows him reaching for his waste after officers ordered him to drop his weapon. prosecutors did not file charges against the officers. >>> when you walk outside, sit a pleasant surprise. just wait for the next couple of days. >> right. >>> bill henley we knew it was coming. >> this should not be a shock at all. you've been taking notes watching my weather forecast. >> my body was surprised. my mind wasn't. >>> let me show you what i'm surprised about. how quickly things are clearing. look at the clouds. live view from center city. clouds moving ahead in a hurry. a good thing and a bad thing. it's good because we're going to be on aur way to sunshine. still about an hour for the coldest time of day. just aft

nbc 10 has learned sara packer once worked at adoption supervisor and social worker. want to investigate every file she handled. packer and her boyfriend face charges for the rape and murder of 14-year-old grace packer. >>> police are still investigating how a dumbbell crashed through a car windshield on new jersey turnpike putting an elderly driver in the hospital. 75-year-old man in critical condition this morning following surgery. victim's wife was a passenger. she wasn't hurt. the 50 pound dumbbell struck the suv on the southbound turnpike salem county yesterday morning. >>> a man in northeast philadelphia opposed to new sugarry drink tax is hoping a dinltal protest will reach the mayor and city counsel. >> created an online petition last week. about 90 signatures short of goal for 1,000. lee wants to send petition to city leaders. he's not expecting the sugary drink tax law to be overturned, but just to let the leaders know it wasn't a good idea. >> hear the voice of displeasure from the people who pay their salaries. people adding more to their budget. it's goi

. >> grace's at degenerative mother sara packer once worked as an adoption supervisor for northampton county. prosecutors say packer took part in what they describe as a rape-murder fantasy with her 44-year-old boyfriend jacob sullivan. they say the couple then dismembered and dumped grace's body in july. >> tonight president obama will take the stage in chicago to face the nation reflecting as he says thank you and goodbye. >> he will give a farewell speech in his home city 10 days before leaving the white house. >> during the address the president is expected to offer another defense of his signature healthcare lunch he also is likely to make the case that his administration put the economy back on track after the great recession. still white house officials say the speech is not intended to be a victory lap but rather a call to action for the next generation of leaders. they call eight "passing of the baton." >> u.s. housing officials hope that a reduction in the premiums some homeowners pay that they -- when they don't put enough money down on a purchase will spur more home buying

. >> reporter: authorities say grace was killed by her adoptive mother sara packer and boyfriend jacob sullivan. she was allegedly beaten and raped by sullivan as e

packer's adopted mother sara watched her boyfriend rape the teenager. the couple is accused of sedating her and putting her in the attic when she didn't die, sullivan strangled her. her life will be handles in a memorial at new life churn in glenside at 1:30 a.m. >>> 15-year-old sean d. jones was shot to death at his father's store on north 52nd street yesterday afternoon. zany and his brother came to america from jamaica in august to join their father. >> i'm asking them to find the killer. to find who did it. >> reporter: the killer and the gun has not been found and the motive is not yet known, either. >>> breaking this morning, gunfire rang out at a nightclub in mexico in an area reportedly packed with american tourists. this is video from early this morning. the club was hosting an electronic dance music or edm festival. local media is saying four people are dead and many injured. officials have confirmed the shooting, but not said how many people were shot. >> for the first time, donald trump is calling ut-oh a specific member of the intelligence

authorities have charged packer's adopted mother sara in grace's death. her boyfriend jake sullivan are also accused in her death. 6:05. bill to improve school buses safety after the death of boy from camden county is beginning to move through. in the wake of that tragedy. the state senate panel approved a bill to create a task force to make school transportation safer. house makers get their turn today in washington. house is expected to give final approval to the measure that would allow republicans to gut the affordable care act. senate approved the bill early thursday morning. say it's a first step toward repealing the health insurance law with no threat of a senate filibuster, but lawmakers say what comes next replacing the affordable care act would involve committee hearings to draft a bill and package would likely need 60 votes in senate. >>> pennsylvania and city lawmakers gather in city hall today to call for preservation of aca. more than 1 million pennsylvanians have gained health insurance through obamacare. >> today delaware opening new trail

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. >>> following new details in the murder of grace packer. police searched the home of a third person of interest. apartment where they lived with instead 2012 after working more than seven years as a social worker in north hampton county. sara and her boyfriend are accused of murdering 14-year-old grace and dumping her body. >>> 4:36. mayor was on his way to new jersey state of the state address. the governor's state of the state address when he saw a house on fire. >> this morning, he's being hailed a hero. we'll tell you how he saved a sleeping woman from inside this burning home. >>> plus a different approach to philadelphia's sugary drink tax. how three restaurant owners are sweetening the deal nfor a loca school. >>> 44 degrees, look at the wind. that's going to warm up. there are some changes ahead today. you may get another chance to use your umbrella before you know it. 4:37 is the time. your neighborhood forecast just ahead. dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to worry about student loan debt. i graduated into it. it was keep