philadelphia. police say that it appears that a homemade device was thrown at a window. annie mccormick is live at the scene with more. >> reporter: the arson explosive task force is working with philadelphia police to try to figure out who is responsible for this. it could have been much worse they say if the molotov cocktail made it through the glass and could have caused a massive fire and spread quickly to neighboring row homes. detectives are focusing on the 2100 block of north beachwood after someone threw a bottle with gasoline at this south philadelphia home damaging a front window but not penetrating it to get inside. the neighbor described it -- >> i jumped up and heard something go boom and when i looked out the window her pavement was on fire. >> and she believes she saw the suspect. >> he was just watching it, he didn't say or do anything just walked done the street. >> this is a friend of a family member. >> she called me or whatever, and said someone fire bombed the house and nobody knows what happened. >> investigators discovered a milk jug and next to it a broken glass bot

charged. >>> annie mccormick is live in west hampton police department where he began his career. we are hearing from some of his colleagues this afternoon. >> reporter:er some of his former colleagues were met with grief counselors, he spent two years before joining the new jersey state police, something his friends say was a lifelong dream. >> he legitimately was a great guy and i'm going to tell you there is not a single person that would say a negative thing about him. >> friends and former colleagues fought emotions when talking about trooper sean cullen killed in the line of duty after being hit by a car. he worked at several police departments in south jersey, including mount holly and worked his way from part-time to full-time patrolman. two years in he got the call to join new jersey state police. >> he was everything. he became full-time here in west hampton and it meant everything to him but when he got the call to work with his brother as a state trooper that was his goal. >> law enforcement officers from several departments rushed to be by his side. he passed away af

. the school is still open but the parents want it closed. annie mccormick has the story. >> reporter: the school district is aware of the bed bug problem at dobbins. and they say the children are safe but the parents don't agree. >> they need to schools, this is coming from the school into our homes and then if we keep them out of school we are in trouble. >> reporter: this lady is reacting to the letter that went out earlier this week. bed bugs found at dobbins high school. and that afternoon exterminators steamed and vacuumed the school and set to be done again next week during spring break. children were angered because they were kept in the classroom. >> bed bugs do not like being in school. it's not a welcoming place for them because it's cold and they cannot do what they want to do, and that is reproduce. >> nasty and weird. making you not want to sit down. >> my mom said they are blood suckers and hitchhikers, i'm about to turn around and go home. i don't have time for this. >> the district says that dealing with bed bugs is a problem for schools operating in a city and take t

update from annie mccormick coming up at 12:30. >>> from our delaware news. police arrested a man that accidentally started a fire while cooking methamphetamines. they found evidence of a meth lab in the garage and said that james sparks was mixing materials in a bottle that blew up and set that garage on fire. >>> multiple vehicles collided on grays avenue this morning. two cars ended up on the sidewalk. a 4-year-old suffered serious injuries. >>> septa police have identified five young children seen cursing and hitting train passengers in this viral social media video. officials circulated the video from the market frankford line trying to get the families some help. "action news" spoke with the passengers and they apologized for their behavior. and one father says that the person video taping them was actually egging them on. >> lets take a live look from center city, bright and milder with less wind today and even warmer temperatures are coming. david murphy has more on that from the "action news" big board. >> reporter: sure thing, you just showed it to us on sky 6 hd, a good look

brownies to middle school students. annie mccormick is gaining new reaction from parents and police. >> reporter: that is right, jacob francisco is the bensalem high school senior, with possession with the intent to deliver and corruption of minor charges. there is also a juvenile that is expected to be charged. but they are not releasing his name because of his age. >> monday bensalem police announced the arrest of student jacob francisco, accused of making and selling brownies with marijuana. they accuse him of selling the brownies to middle school students and then sold them to seventh graders. and they got into the hands of at least a dozen students. today parents reacted. >> i didn't think it starts so early, i understand that kids experiment, but this is 13 years old, 12-13 years old. that is scary. >> the school superintendant is not ready for an on air response and referred "action news" to this statement. saying in part, the first was to screen all the students to make sure there was no negative effects from consuming the brownies. parentses of schafer students not directly

yesterday and her killer is still at large. annie mccormick is live at the upper darby police department. >> reporter: detectives say they have several lead buzz they need the public's help. this was not only a violent crime but a sadistic one and they are looking into the personal life of the victim to see if they can track down the killer. >> whoever killed her based on what we have seen at the scene it was done with a hatred and vengeance and predatory sadistic violence. >> upper darby police superintendant described a heinous crime where reports show that markia benson was strangled and beaten to death inside of her apartment. yesterday at 4:45 p.m. a concerned co-worker and friend went to the new orleans apartments after she did not show up for work. a manager left her in and they found her i side of her apartment in the bathtub with the water running. there was no sign of forced entry and they last saw her sun morning. and texted her mother yesterday. whoever did this left behind a clear message something written on the wall. >> the alleged killer did leave a message on

in the 80s and this morning we had snow. annie mccormick was in south jersey to show us the monday morning commute. >> reporter: this is the winter wonderland many in south jersey woke up this morning. many people we spoke to are ready to get spring back on track. they want to see flowers blooming again. instead of taking pictures in full bloom, tourists snapped shots of heavy wet snow. luckily the snowfall turned to light flurries and ended before the bulk of morning commuters hit the roads way. >>> i have the scraper i

relentlessly beating a child. annie mccormick is live now with the latest from there. >> reporter: sara police are thanking the public for bringing this video to their attention and they say they are in contact with both people seen in the video. they set up videos for the alleged beater and now asking for the person who took the video to come forward. this video is very graphic. >> west depford police believe this disturbing video is a hoax. in it an adult man believed to be an mma fight err is beating a juvenile. the viral video was posted on social media after they received a barrage of phone calls out of concern. they believe the video was shot in january and they are in contact with the man and juvenile. they are not related and not contacted to each other. >> we would like to speak to everybody involved. police say it has taken on a life of its own. the public is called for an immediate arrest. >> if the public would give us time and let us do our investigation and if it's deemed that charges should be signed. we'll sign the charges but we want to do a thorough investigation. >> a