city native who played football at camden catholic and syracuse. he supports the diocese and kaepernick. >> we have america as a whole, speaking on this topic, maybe everyone doesn't agree but we're speaking on it. so now i'm going to take the next step, educate, and action, and then final result has change. >>> rick brown says coaches need to embrace and guide student athletes who may want to join the protest. >> biggest thing is doing it as a team and doing it together. diocese comes out and says you cannot do it, that is something you have to work through but we would have found a way to protest and get out what the problem are. >> reporter: diocese of camden would not give us any interview about the national anthem policy, the local branch of the naacp called it mind boggling and contrary to the first amendment. live from cherry hill, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> cleve, thank you. >>> results of the multiple bear sight goes this montgomery and delaware counties have some residents on toning day. sighting of the bear in bryn mawr pr

begins with breaking news, a suspect wanted in connection, with the shooting death of an eight year old camden girl is now in police custody. authorities have track down the man, wanted in tennessee, after a nearly month long search. good afternoon everyone i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm brooke thomas. lets get to "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan, who is live in camden with the breaking developments, cleve. >> reporter: brooke, we're awaiting a news conference any minute now with the chief from camden police. we could hear from the fbi and camden county prosecutor's office, since little gabriel hill carter was shot almost exactly one month ago police have made finding her killer their top righter, and there is a sense of relief that tyhan brownies now behind bars. this all happened back on august 24th, little eight year-old gabriel was riding her bike in front of her home on south eighth street. she as shot in the head and then later died, two days later. search led to the largest cash reward in the cities history, $76,000, and it led to the arrest of two women police say hampered t

. >>> suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a camden girl is now behind bars in tennessee. >> eight year-old gabriel carter was fatally shot last month after getting caught in the cross fire. "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter cleve bryan is live in camden, with today's developments in this case, cleve. >> reporter: for the last month there has been nothing but tears, fears, frustrations after little gabby was gunned town right here, near the corner obviate and spruce street. an arrest though, bringing a small sense of peace. >> i just want to say i'm just happy, that justice came. >> reporter: it is news that makes a camden neighborhood feel a weight has been lifted suspect behind bars for death of eight year-old gabriel carter. >> i'm just so happy, as a mother, as a parent, as a family friend and neighbor, i'm just saying thank you, jesus, for real. >> reporter: wednesday authorities issued a murder warrant for 18 year-old tyhan brown of camden. friday morning u.s. marshals arrested him at a relative's home in clarksville, tennessee. at rest comes one month after lit

in lindenwald. >> the camden county 911 center received some 1 million calls a year. >> we were the first, in the entire state, to implement this new technology, this new software. >> reporter: camden county freeholders, susan says that the program, first launched at this center in march, and earlier this month, went statewide. >> you hear somebody stayed wide and it is break nothing your house. you are in the closet inn settled of calling. text 911. >> reporter: already 300 emergency text come in the camden county communication sent's loan. seventy-five required assistance including 15 for drug dealing calls, two forearmed suspects, and, one for breaking an entering. walk me through, i text in. >> 911. >> um-hmm. >> sent. >> dispatcher mike san tore owe says it is simple, texture emergency, where you are located to where you are located. >> first question we ask them is if they can call, if they can safely make a call, we would rather have them do that. >> reporter: if you cannot or don't know where you are, dispatcher will send first responders to the area closest to where gps and

of a child in camden last month. she provided a false alibi for at person of interest in the death of gabrielle carter. police say the arrest is a warning to others. >> we're going to get every person that's responsible for this. not just those that pulled the trigger, but everything that led up to that event and every individual that is ab strukting our investigation. >> there is still a $76,000 reward for information leading authorities to carter's killer. >> a woman jumps into action when her husband is held up at gunpoint shooting the suspect. eyewitness news in north philly, pastor robert cook and his soon came face to face with a man armed with a rifle. the suspect hit the pastor with that rifle. enter cook's wife. she was just getting out of their car and has a license to carry. she shot the suspect in the leg. >> i heard my wife saying drop the gun and he turned towards her and i said shoot him, shoot him. and she shot him. >> the gunman fled the scene by clinging the back of a passing suv. police later found

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of a child in camden last month. she provided a false alibi for at person of interest in the death of gabrielle carter. police say the arrest is a warning to others. >> we're going to get every person that's responsible for this. not just those that pulled the trigger, but everything that led up to that event and every individual that is ab strukting our investigation. >> there is still a $76,000 reward for information leading authorities to carter's killer. >> a woman jumps into action when her husband is held up at gunpoint shooting the suspect. eyewitness news in north philly, pastor robert cook and his soon came face to face with a man armed with a rifle. the suspect hit the pastor with that rifle. enter cook's wife. she was just getting out of their car and has a license to carry. she shot the suspect in the leg. >> i heard my wife saying drop the gun and he turned towards her and i said shoot him, shoot him. and she shot him. >> the gunman fled the scene by clinging the back of a passing suv. police later found

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the child in camden last month. police say shekeya lamb provided a false alibi in the person of the interest in the death of gabby carter. carter was shot near her home on south eighth street in camden august 24th. she was just eight years old. police say her arrest is a warning to others. >> we're going to get every person responsible for this not just those who pulled the trigger but everything that led up to that event and every individual that is obstructing or investigation. >> there is still a $76,000 reward for information leading authorities to her killer. >>> when a woman sees her husband being held at gunpoint she jumps into action. it happened near in the 100 block of pratt street last night. pastor robert cook and his sun came face-to-face with the gunman as they were trying to enter their home. cook's wife was just getting out of their car and has a licensed to carry a gun. she realized what was happening she came to their rescue. >> i heard my wife saying drop the gun, drop the gun, she's got a gun and

. >> trang do is outside the camden county prosecutor's office with more on how the couple got caught in the middle and kwl it's a good warning for everyone. trang? >> reporter: well, yukee, the couple hadn't even turned on their computer for months and had no idea that their wi-fi was not pass word protected until the police came knocking at their door. on september 1st at 5:30 in the morning, police jolted a couple out of bed seeking the person responsible for downloading and sharing tens of thousands of images of child pornography. a sweep of the couple's dpurt found nothing, but investigators soon discovered their wi-fi network was not pass word protected. what that means is anyone with a wi-fi enabled device near their home could access their connection and use it with bad intentions. >> unfortunately the older generation is certainly a target for hackers like this, because they may not be understanding what kind of technology they're putting in place. it sets you up to be extremely vulnerable. >> reporter: that's exactly what police say happened when a 55-year-old man used the w

. >> trang do is outside the camden county prosecutor's office with more on how the couple got caught in the middle and kwl it's a good warning for everyone. trang? >> reporter: well, yukee, the couple hadn't even turned on their computer for months and had no idea that their wi-fi was not pass word protected until the police came knocking at their door. on september 1st at 5:30 in the morning, police jolted a couple out of bed seeking the person responsible for downloading and sharing tens of thousands of images of child pornography. a sweep of the couple's dpurt found nothing, but investigators soon discovered their wi-fi network was not pass word protected. what that means is anyone with a wi-fi enabled device near their home could access their connection and use it with bad intentions. >> unfortunately the older generation is certainly a target for hackers like this, because they may not be understanding what kind of technology they're putting in place. it sets you up to be extremely vulnerable. >> reporter: that's exactly what police say happened when a 55-year-old man used the w

at woodrow wilson high school in camden. all but two football players exercised their right after their coach preston brown told them he planned to kneel. in a interview with our sister radio station wpht, coach brown said the team, which is predominantly black, with several hispanic players; not bashing police or disrespecting servicemen and women. >> we are very much american as the next person, but we do understanded because of our skin color, that there are limit takes cents, if people of color, we are hurt, and when you kneel in sport, that's the analogy, that's the connotation that we're trying to create. >> the camden school district released a statement saying in part, the district sports standing for the flag but this is a personal issue and we strongly respect our students' experiences and their exercising our country's first amendment right. the camden diocese issued a statement earlier this month saying players and coaches who don't show respect during the national anthem will be suspended. >> well, the time now

they say that 18 year-old tyhan brown from camden is now in jail, after he was hiding out with a relative in tennessee. august 24th, little eight year-old gabriel was shot in the head during what police believe was a gang related incident. police say early on they had a hint brown was involved but a record $76,000 reward didn't help them much, to get any information about his whereabouts. they say that brown's mother and girlfriend were arrested this past week for allegedly hindering investigation by providing false alibis. tyhan brown was arrested in clarksville, tennessee this morning by the u.s. marshals fugitive task force. police and community hope this is first of several arrest toss hold people responsible for little gabby's death. >> i'm just so happy, so filled and thrilled as a mother, parent, family friend and as a neighbor. i will just say thank you jesus, for real. >> they have been hiding under a rock where they belong for quite sometime at least for the last almost month and it is only a math other have time until we flip that rock over. >> reporter: police sent their inves

make more happen. >>> a new job training initiative is coming to camden, new jersey. marriedd and cooper foundation announced details of the construction career initiative today, local businesses, and unions will teach residents the skills necessary, to work on the many construction project, underway in the the city. marriedd wants residents to share in the economic opportunity, in the city. >>> well, bruce springsteen fans witnessed history at citizens bank park they were there for his longest show ever in north america. >> he played for four hours and four minutes. >> ♪ >> fan favorites like popular hits like born to run were highlights of the 34 song set list, and springsteen even took requests from the crowd. and, brought up a couple on the stage, a few fans, show ended after midnight with fire works no less. big question is will he break the record when back at citizens bank park tomorrow night. >> i bet he goes for it. >> four hours and five minutes. >> yeah, five minutes good who knows. >> springsteen has represented from philabundance at every show collectin

camden catholic easily tea feats eustace 42-15. >>> we have a big philly match up, st. joes prep at archbishop wood, marquez mcray rolls out, find richard car for touch town, prep wins this 143-24. >>> it is time for game of the week cherokee high school taking on second ranked team in south jersey timber creek and here's timber creek's head coach bobby hanson pregame. >> every time we play, every week, it is us against the world. we have to have each other's back, interesting to go change nothing. >> cherokee fans that is a lot of orange always a great turnout for cherokee games friday night. cherokee leading early seven to nothing but back comes creek. he find edward archie. he scores to tie up the game at seven. but then cherokee puts a jacob bean looking long find michael bauers. that will give cherokee a 21-seven lead on timber creek but timber creek comes back. devon leery showing arm. dahntay web hill the with the touchdown. after ten minute fourth quarter drive one minute left, game winning touchdown, leery to archie, timber creek with the come back win 28-21 th

. >> and running remember, cooper river park hosted camden country 9/11 heroes run today. hundreds laced up sneakers to honor fallen by challenging living. proceeds from the run benefit camden county hero scholarship fund and travis manion foundation. manion was marine from doylestown killed while serving in iraq. >>> donald trump and hillary clinton meantime attended remembrance ceremony in new york today. clinton had to leave early because apparently she was not feeling well. and now her campaign revealed she was diagnosed with pneumonia earlier this week. jamie yuk as has more. >> hillary clinton tightly hold be on to an aid before she faulters and stumbles into her van. she atemd aid ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. before it began clinton exchanged hugs are others attending observance. >> she only attended hour and a half of the ceremony held in lower manhattan. a spokesperson said she was overheated and left to go to chelsea's nearby apartment. >> she left the apartment building a short time later. >> feeling great. doing great. >> what happ

. >> philadelphia public schools will -- today camden dismissed student 1 p.m. and cancelled all after-school programs and schools in camden will also dismiss early tomorrow, now, officials tell eyewitness news temperatures top 0 inside the older buildings without air companying. >> tonight pennsylvania is reporting its first case of zika virus transmitted bisexual contact. the department of health says the victim had sex with their partner who recently traveled to an area zika transmission is occurring. officials are recommending president that travel to zika areas practice safe sex. zika is mosquito linked illness linked to birth defects including micro cephaly that causes newborns to be born with smaller heads. >> a little more than a month after the fbi raided his office the councilman spoke about the federal investigation. he read from a prepared statement and said to his knowledge, he and his staff have not been directly contacted by law enforcement. and cannon is electrician by trade and employed ibe local 98 run by union boss josh dougherty they are inve

of a child in camden last month. police say she key a land provided a false alibi for person of interest in the death of gabriel carter. carter was shot near her home on south eighth street in camden in late august. she was just eight years old. there is a 76 toll air reward for information leading authorities to her killer. >>> and still ahead on "eyewitness news". >> theft by numbers, who is stealing a address, seriously actual house numbers. see the surveillance video coming up, lauren. >>> we will get another nice day, today but humidity will creep backup as we head in the upcoming weekend and we have a chance of actual rainfall and i'll let you know when to expect that in the full forecast coming up just after this. for senate, a clear difference. katie mcginty: for background checks, for banning assault weapons, and banning high-capacity ammunition clips. and pat toomey? against an assault weapons ban and against banning high capacity ammo clips like those used in the orlando massacre. listen to pat toomey brag

. >> philadelphia public schools will -- today camden dismissed student 1 p.m. and cancelled all after-school programs and schools in camden will also dismiss early tomorrow, now, officials tell eyewitness news temperatures top 0 inside the older buildings without air companying. >> tonight pennsylvania is reporting its first case of zika virus transmitted bisexual contact. the department of health says the victim had sex with their partner who recently traveled to an area zika transmission is occurring. officials are recommending president that travel to zika areas practice safe sex. zika is mosquito linked illness linked to birth defects including micro cephaly that causes newborns to be born with smaller heads. >> a little more than a month after the fbi raided his office the councilman spoke about the federal investigation. he read from a prepared statement and said to his knowledge, he and his staff have not been directly contacted by law enforcement. and cannon is electrician by trade and employed ibe local 98 run by union boss josh dougherty they are inve

. >> reporter: now more than three weeks after that shooting at eighth and spruce in camden police say they have made an arrest but it is not gunman who was behind bars. >> arrested and charged thatkeya land with hindering, obstruction of justice, and she provided false information to us, regarding an alibi. >> reporter: she discussed -- scott thompson says her arrest is a warning to others trying to block this investigation. >> we will get every person that is responsible for this not the just those that pulled the trigger but everything that led up to that event, and every individual that is obstructing or investigation. >> reporter: for those living in this area feet from where gabriel was murder order resting those responsible is top priority. >> same sense if it was your child you would definitely want someone to speak up and come forward. >> reporter: put more pressure. >> put more pressure down on them. >> reporter: you want to see an arrest soon. >> yes, definitely. the community would also, just to speak up and speak out. >> reporter: chief thompson says it is only a matter of

over the bridges, to jersey, camden at camden catholic. rob mccoy, jr. looking deep. got a good arm. got a man wide open. dante kite for the touchdown. camden catholic wins 22 to 15 in over time. >> new egypt at maple shade. maple shade trying to make things happen. neal. give me that with the pick. new egypt winning it 30 to seven. >> collingswood at haddonfield ben clout bussing his way right, misses the tackle right there, and it is in for the touchdown. then brendan gilmartin the quarterback calling his own number, pretty sure the coach did, haddonfield a winner, 35 to seven. >>> clayton and gloucester. bussing his way in for the score, clayton a winner, 34 to three. >> eyewitness cam at cherry hill east at paul the six. isiah, the big fellow, don't want it get in his way. he's in for the score. paul the six, a winner, 41-nothing. finally, lasalle and malvern prep, but they're playing at franklin field, how cool is that? historic franklin field. speaking of great, quarterback, kevin doyle, ya, out in the open field. nobody's going to catch him. malvern prep wins 2

camden county college is joining schools like the community college of philadelphia to help the students. the college is hosting a special event tonight, where students can learn how their credit can be easily transferred over. more than 35,000 students were displaced nationwide when itt tech suddenly announced it would be closing all of its locations. >>> well, still ahead we're learning more about the search for gunman whose bullet left an eight year-old camden girl dead, reward is growing in that case. >>> also straight ahead, drama on capitol hill when a congress hand brings a jar of mosquitoes to the zika funding debate. >>> have you heard rumors about angela landsbury guest starring on game of thrown? oh, my we will tell you whether the murder she wrote actress will be returning to the small screen when we come narrator: terrorism here at home. fourteen americans killed in a san bernardino mass shooting... but after this tragedy - when pat toomey had the chance to ban suspected terrorists from buying guns - he voted against closing this loophole for terrorists - and with the gun lo

flames broke out at camden iron and male about 1:15. no injuries reported. not clear what sparked the massive fire >>> a special hot air balloon is flying over chester county to remember the victims of 9/11. the u.s. flag balloon america 1 took to the skies in upper ukland county. they saw many volunteers inflate the balloons. the balloon is 78 feet long, 53 feet high. and more than 70 feet tall. >> as we're flying over houses, people salute, clap, cheer. you know, the american flag, when it deploys by, people are proud. we can all argue, we can be republicans, democrats and independents, we have to come together as americans and that's the important thing. when america 1 flies, that happens >> it flies all around the country. >>> a 76ers icon is continuing to give back, dr. jay host add black tie ball to benefit the salvation army. another basketball legend shaquille o'neill were among the celebrities showing to support >> salvation army has been a live long friend of mine, ally. i'd like to make them even more potent in terms of the inspiration for young p

. >>> the search intensifies for the killer of 8-year-old gabrielle carter in camden. carter was caught in the cross fire of a gun fight on the 900 block of 8th street august 24. today we learned the u.s. impartial service, the fbi and philadelphia police are assisting camden county police in the investigation. authorities believe the killer is still in the area. a reward for information in this case has now climbed to $76,000. >>> new government report released today shows pennsylvania backlogged with more than 3,000 untested rape kits. because of its size, philadelphia has the most by far. 1200 rape kits that are more than a-year-old have not been tested. today in harrisburg, pennsylvania's auditor general called for state law makers to allocate more funding to clear the backlog. >> among our recommendations is that state holders convene immediately to discuss what resources they need particularly from the state to be able to effectively communicate how local law enforcement agencies are able to handle rip kits and to pay for all of these kits to be tested. >> expert

two years ago when the plane crashed in massachusetts >> there's a big push to save a revolutionary camden county house from demolition, the hug harrison house sits in bellmawr and in the middle of a construction project at route 42 and 295. the new jersey department of transportation says the house does not meet historical preservation requirements. supporters want the federal highway administration to step in and pay 80% of the cost of relocating the house. >> this is an extremely significant property in south jersey for american revolutionary war history. >> we would like to see it preserved, moved to a new location where its history can be displayed. >> is the state department of transportation says it does not have an exact demolition date but bellmawr borrow officials say it could may be as soon as november >> this child has dna from three people, his mother, father and an egg donor. the mother did not want her child to inherit leesyndrome, a neurological disorder that took the lives of her first two children. doctors pushed some of her healthy dna into the donor's egg and fertilized

two years ago when the plane crashed in massachusetts >> there's a big push to save a revolutionary camden county house from demolition, the hug harrison house sits in bellmawr and in the middle of a construction project at route 42 and 295. the new jersey department of transportation says the house does not meet historical preservation requirements. supporters want the federal highway administration to step in and pay 80% of the cost of relocating the house. >> this is an extremely significant property in south jersey for american revolutionary war history. >> we would like to see it preserved, moved to a new location where its history can be displayed. >> is the state department of transportation says it does not have an exact demolition date but bellmawr borrow officials say it could may be as soon as november >> this child has dna from three people, his mother, father and an egg donor. the mother did not want her child to inherit leesyndrome, a neurological disorder that took the lives of her first two children. doctors pushed some of her healthy dna into the donor's egg and fertilized

. >>> four legged competition in camden county. >> still to come see some of the best dogs from around north america but their skills are put to the test, kate. >>> it is another warm day outside, system, moving to the south bringing just a couple clouds to the region but once this next front moves through it will cool down considerably as we head in the weekend. i'll tell you how cool it will feel as we head toward that eagles game on sunday, don. >>> carson wentz is defying all odds but is his luck about to run out against pittsburgh steelers. don't miss disturbing stat that he faces coming up later in sports. >>> ing ago above and beyond the call of duty, 66 philadelphia police officers were honored for doing just that. "eyewitness news" at merit commendation ceremony at fop headquarters in the northeast. officials say these officers made outstanding arrests on the job, and 16 civilian police personnel were also recognized, including a 911 dispatch shore helped victims during the amtrak train derailment. >> the first calls and at the time i took the phone call i didn't understand wh

. >> reporter: for more than a dozen dogs at camden county animal shelter, home is now far, far away. >> just received 18 dogs from the louisiana floods. >> reporter: dogs were transported here to make room for displaced dogs in areas hit hard by recent louisiana flooding. twelve cats from vermont. that flooding killed 11 people and left more than 150,000 homes destroyed. >> we received great danes, she's four years old. we have lab puppies, we have hound puppies. we have all sorts of dogs. >> reporter: shelter officials warn that while they have received 18, it probably won't stay that way for long. >> they were first people in today. they met sophie and fell in love. >> now you have 17. >> now we have 17, already. >> reporter: for goalie family whose dog passed away this summer and said they have been to the camden county animal shelter before, they say this trip was different, this was love at first sight. >> she just looked so friendly, so happy, you know, she looks so healthy. >> thank you. >> she just came right to us. she said, all right, take me. she's adorable. >> reporter: n

the fire broke out at camden iron and metal around 1:15 yesterday afternoon. fortunately, no one was hurt. >> well, eagles fans are flying on cloud nine this morning after the season opening win. >> that's right. the birds of course dominated the cleveland browns all eyes on rookie quarterback carson wentz and his nfl debut, first rookie qb to start the season for the eagles, get this, 1939. number 11 through his first ever touchdown pass to jordan matthews. wentz begins his career as a winner passing for 278 yards, and two touchdowns. >> we won. that's all you dream. you want to win. that was the goal today. key became out, got a great team win. i think it will hit me now after the win, i've been dream being this since i was a kid. but again, it is just the first of many. we're onto next week. >> they are hoping this is just the beginning after winning season for went. and the rest of the game, didn't disappoint either with the birds defeating the browns 29-ten. >> jim, a lot of fun. and i know it is just the beginning, but of course we are still very excited

. >>> help is on the way to improve roads and infrastructure in camden, new jersey. marriedd revealed details of the 50.1 million-dollar federal grant, and she was joined by congressman donald norcross and senator bob menendez and corry booker. this money will be used to improve 2 miles have of roadways, north of the ben franklin bridge. >> by pro actively addressing these infrastructure challenges the city is poised to realize the full benefit of the unprecedented economic investments being made in camden, as a result of the state's economic opportunity act the. >> the two year project is set to begin in the spring. >>> now in campaign 2016, we are just about nine weeks away until election day, voters will head to the polls to elect the next president of the united states, in less than 63 days. donald trump is coming back to philadelphia for second time in less than a week. he was just here on friday. republican presidential nominee will be in town tomorrow, for an event at the union league. earlier trump courted veterans during a round table discussion in virginia

. >>> the search intensifies for the killer of 8-year-old gabrielle carter in camden. carter was caught in the cross fire of a gun fight on the 900 block of 8th street august 24. today we learned the u.s. impartial service, the fbi and philadelphia police are assisting camden county police in the investigation. authorities believe the killer is still in the area. a reward for information in this case has now climbed to $76,000. >>> new government report released today shows pennsylvania backlogged with more than 3,000 untested rape kits. because of its size, philadelphia has the most by far. 1200 rape kits that are more than a-year-old have not been tested. today in harrisburg, pennsylvania's auditor general called for state law makers to allocate more funding to clear the backlog. >> among our recommendations is that state holders convene immediately to discuss what resources they need particularly from the state to be able to effectively communicate how local law enforcement agencies are able to handle rip kits and to pay for all of these kits to be tested. >> expert

the deal was announce today, students who earned their associates degree at camden county college will be eligible for half price or even free tuition at rutgers university/camden. >> this program will make it possible for these individuals to continue their education to be able to receive that degree , and more importantly not find themselves with a debt burden. >> the amount of the tuition discount depend how much income a student's tamly earns. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" a special day for some area children. >> as soon as students continue to pile in the elementary school they have no idea that this surprise will change the school year indefinitely. >> this story is coming up next. >>> great grub, a local restaurant showing up on a national list and it is not just one in the city making the when it comes to risking social sepat toomey wrote the book. .. "i'm...i've got a whole chapter in my book where i... specifically lay out how i think we should... reform social security." toomey's plan requires wall street and bankers to manage... the accounts. collecting fees out of

the philadelphia archdiocesan schools as well as camden schools will be dismissing early today. finds complete list of school closings on the website cbsphilly.com. >> now, katie, meisha, are keeping an eye on things again for you today. morning. >> we sure are. >> delaware jinxed again? >> ninety-five, i know. it is crazy. you guys, if you are just waking up with us, yep, another accident, closing all lanes now looks one, two, switching up. we'll get to it in just a moment. no relief this week in the world of travel. >> not when it comes to the weather either. so, yes, you know, it will be one of those days, the kids are barely back, already getting dismissed early because of the weather. in september you see this, though, one of those months, rather, that tends to have some extremes with it, because it is a transitional month. trying it to get out of the throws of sum near little bit more of refreshing pattern, that will eventually come, but not going to happen until th

reporting live from the federal courthouse in camden i'm alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> alex, thank you. >>> cousin of the rapper meek mill was shot to death in south philadelphia last night. "eyewitness news" on the scene in the 1800 block of snider avenue. twenty-one year-old angela cologne was shot in the head, he was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> philadelphia police are investigating following a spree of violence in kensington. five people were shot there in the past 24 hours. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live at philadelphia police headquarters with more on these incidents, greg. >> that is exactly right philadelphia police sure have their handful especially in the kensington neighborhood over the past 24 hours, five people have been shot including the latest victim, a man we're told in his 40's shot in the head, in a park, in broad day light. it has been a violent, and deadly 24 hours in philadelphia. >> the man just pulled up a gun and shot one time to the back of his head. >> reporter: kensington neighborhood being affected the most. wednesday,

and workers at the camden county animal shelter tell me all of the dogs have been spade and neutered and cleared by the vet. so if you think you might want to adopt one, the shelter on county house road in blackwood. stolen menorrah back in the possession of the congress great of bet solomon synogogue and community center in northeast philadelphia. someone was caught on camera stealing it from the front lawn last month. synogogue tells "eyewitness news" young man returned the menorrah yesterday. no word though if he was actually the same person who stole it. >> a new jersey appeals court has thrown out the 15 count haven't vick sean of the rutgers student who was roommate of clemente tee. throughout it against rabbi because of change in state law. ordered new trial on the other count, saying, the bias evidence tainted the jury's verdict. he was sentenced probation, plus 30 days in jail. clemente, who was 18, killed himself after being captured on web cam, kissing another man. >>> happening today, robinsville high school is renaming its athletic complex in memory of the school distric

now camden diocese is weighing in on the idea of its students taking a knee. our cleave bryant will have more on that story tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> a olympic swimmer ryan lochte is back in the spotlight and not for a good reason. >> during his first appearance on the tv show dancing with the stars there was commotion, off camera. >> excuse me, hey, back off. >> what you didn't see was two men wearing anti lochte t-shirts, rushing the stage, after the swimmer's performance. security detained them until police took them in custody. lochte has been criticized since claiming he and three teammates were robbed at a gas station in rio during the olympic. he had this to say after the dancing incident. >> a little hurt but i came out here, i wanted to do something i'm completely not comfortable with and i did, i came out here with a big smile inn a had the best time. >> los angeles police say two men were arrested on suspicion of criminal trespassing. >>> kate bilo joining us now, as we continue to move, towards fall. >> yes. >> away from the summer

second officer returned fire killing one suspect identified as 25-year-old jerome day monday of camden. two others, 28-year-old demetrius cross of bridgeton and chisholm of millville were arrested. they face multiple charges. >>> authorities in minnesota have discovered the remains of a boy whose kidnapping nearly 27 years ago made national headlines. jacob wetterling was 11 when he disappeared in saint joseph's minnesota back in october of 1989. on saturday, authorities announced his remains had been found. no suspects were ever arrested or charged in this case. but last spring, police identified 53-year-old danny heinrick as a person of interest. he was charged with several counts of child pornography. >>> a catholic church icon has become a saint. mother teresa before thousands of people. the nun devoted her life to helping the poor, and sick, she received a know bell peace price in 1979. the pope offered nearly 1500 homeless people a pizza lunch to celebrate. >>> turning to campaign 2016. both donald trump and hillary clinton were off the campaign trail today. clinton will make two

. >> updating on a story we have been covering all morning fire damages a church in pennsauken camden county. >> no one was hurt but could be a a while before church can hold services there again. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live where fire fighters say they have had a tough time putting a fire out, justin. >> reporter: brooke and jim, that is right, tough time and so much this morning that this fire was not as bad as it could have been right now we are told there are no injuries to the public or to fire fighters, again a big relief. at this church brick basement helped contain that late night fire that could have been so much worse. looking at video from overnight about 11:45 last night pennsauken fire department, pulled up to the 7500 block of river road where they found heavy smoke rising from the temple of praise ministry lower level. fire officials say 120 year-old wood framed church basement was in fact burning and in that dark heavy smoke their fire fight was challenging. stacked tables, chairs and other furnishing made maneuvering difficult. so they called in a

the attack on pearl harbor a sailor will finally be laid to rest, i'm cleve bryan, coming up how a camden county family finally was able to identify the remains of the loved ones. >>> new and shocking allegations against former congressman anthony weiner what a teenager sent to a tabloid newspaper and how disgraced former law maker reportedly responded. >>> then new at 6:00 a victim of friday's shooting rampage in philadelphia, speaks to "eyewitness news" what is saying tonight about his recovery and man who shot when pat toomey went to wasworking for wall street... toomey's plan would risk social security on the stock market, lining bankers' pockets with fees from our benefits that... could total billions, even if the market crashes, and seniors lose everything. katie mcginty is working for us. a mother of three, and ninth of ten kids, mcginty knows what matters. she'll fight for equal pay, affordable college, and... she'll always protect social security. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. did you know people can save over $500 when they switch to progressive? i got

. >>> camden county authorities have charged clementon man with downloading hundreds of videos of child sex abuse and using his neighbor's wifi to do so. gloucester township police say lewis lasalle used wireless router to connect to his neighbor's unsecured wifi to download and distribute more than 700 videos, and 33,000 images on his laptop. police say the neighbors were not involved but cyber security attorney lisa garber reveals you should have password protected wifi to stop would be hackers. >> unfortunately the older generation is certainly a target for hackers like this. because they may not be under standing what kind of technology they are putting in place, sets you up to be extremely vulnerable. >> she said use a password not usually guessable, use software that it can monitor the traffic on your network, and set a limited range to your wifi. >> water safety renz growing after the discovery of lead in the water at rowan university. eight buildings including several dorms had lead levels above federal standards. old pipes on campus are believed to be the blame. the university

carter was shot near her home on south eighth street in camden august 24th. she was just eight. land's arrest is a a warning to others. >> we will get every person responsible for this but everything that led up to that event and every individual that is obstructing our investigation. >> there is still a $76,000 reward for information leading authorities to carter's killer. >>> on the cbs-3 healthwatch cancer death rates continue to decline according to new research a and there has been a change in what kind of cancer is most deadly for children. health reporter stephanie stahl has a new you report. >> reporter: three-year old aidan crammer loves his music. >> ♪ >> reporter: but less than a year ago he was hospitalized battling leukemia, most common, cancer in children. >> that is the worst thing you can possibly think of, i had zero control over this and i could lose my child very well, period. >> reporter: governmental study says chances of surviving childhood cancer are improving, from 1999 to 2014 there was a 20 percent drop in cancer deaths among children and adolescence.

. >>> mourners gathered for funeral of the camden girl shot and killed outside of her home. eight year-old gabriel carter was laid to rest at temple church of god and choice on river road in camden. carter, of course was caught in the cross fire of the gunfight on august 24th on the 900 block of south eighth street. she died two days later. gabriel's killer remains on the loose and a reward has climbed to $76,000. >>> and an investigation is underway if the fire in philadelphia's feltonville neighborhood. it happened on the 300 block of sideham street at 9:30. officials say there was a small explosion in one of the homes and quickly placed under control shortly after arriving on the scene and fortunately in one was hurt. >>> and we still have a lot more to cover on cbs-3 news, coming out party for the to you their can call itself the tallest in the west. >>> ♪ >> and that nast ter full playing starts with the masterful instrument. i'm vittoria woodill speaks with the local music maker whose instrumental in the sound. >>> and which way is the wind blowing for hermine? meteo

. >>> suspect wanted in the murder of an eight year-old girl in camden is behind bars this tennessee. eighteen year-old tyhan brown of camden was arrested at a relative's home in clarksville, tennessee but he will be brought back to new jersey, the arrest comes one month after gabriel carter was shot in the head, and touring what police believe was a shoot-out when rival gangs. the arrest, brings some relief. >> i'm just so happy, i'm just so happy as a mother, parent, family friend and as a neighbor i'm just saying thank you, jesus, for real. >> and brown's mother and girlfriend were arrested this past week as well, they were arrested for hindering the investigation by providing false alibis, and they also expect to make more arrestness this case. >>> this man is wanted in connection to the murder in yeadon delaware county. he is a person of interest in the death of three two-year old natasha gibson. gibson died early thursday morning after her throat was slashed, and investigators cleared gibson's former boyfriend after they interviewed him thursday night. >>> victim of the hit and

great shot of the city, camden and bridge and another shot from another part of the new jersey looking out towards the sky line, palmyra cove nature park, where it is 81 degrees, with the beautiful clear skies. that is thanks to the the big clear area of high pressure in control overhead keeping moisture relegate todd areas south of us and also to the north this next front will impact us through middle of the week and, about ahead of it we will start to pull in air from the south and west. so temperatures will be creeping upwards, over the next couple of days but then, heading back down again. problem is we have lots of sun for the next few days. the that is great to lot bought we will he see some rain. dry september. last daze with measurable rainfall, september 1st we started off the moth with .47 inches of rain and that is only rain we have gotten, at all, in the month of september. we're 12 days in, but it doesn't look like we will get any rain tomorrow. it may be a little bit on wednesday, and back to dry conditions thursday, friday and saturday. so, tomorrow is another beautiful

. >>> suspect wanted this is murder of the eight year-old girl in camden is behind bars this morning in tennessee. eighteen year-old tyhan brown of camden was arrested at a relative's home in clarksville, tennessee but he will be soon brought back to new jersey. it comes almost a exactly one month after little gabriel carter was shot in the head during what police believe was a shoot-out between rival gangs, but those who knew the little girl say the arrest brings some relief. >> i'm just so happy, and as a mother, as a parent, as a family friend and as a neighbor i will just say thank you, jesus, for real. >> brown's mother and girlfriend were also arrested this past week for hindering the investigation by providing false alibis. police say they expect to headache even more arrests in the case. >>> and this man is wanted in connection to the murder in yeadon delaware county. police say he was a person of interest and in the death of the three two-year old natasha gibson. she died early thursday morning after her throat was slash. investigators cleared gibson's former boyfriend after

. >>> mourners gathered for funeral of the camden girl shot and killed outside of her own home. eight year-old gabriel carter was laid to rest at faithful temple church of god and choice on river road in camden. carter was, of course, caught in the cross fire of a gunfight on august 24th on the 900 block of south eighth street. she died a few days later. gabriel's killer is still on the loose and reward for information in this case has new climbed to $76,000. >>> well, there is still much more to come on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". coming up next we will check in with face the nation's john he's making it up. of course, anyone who commits a violent crime needs to be prosecuted -- and put behind bars. narrator: katie mcginty will keep us safe -- more police on the streets, better training and equipment, and take on the gun lobby for gun safety laws. katie: i'm the daughter of a police officer, and the mother of three. i'll stand with law enforcement to fight crime, and protect our families. i'm katie mcginty, and i approve this message. face the nation is coming your way later this

. >> pine hill police say responded to armed robbery at camden county gas station overnight. take a look at this surveillance video just before 10:30 last night. police say the suspect was armed with a handgun, and wearing a black mask. officers say he approached an attendant at the citco gas station and they say the two struggled a bit before the suspect fled the scene with about $800 in cash. if you recognize the suspect, call police. >>> and philadelphia police are searching for the man who pulled a gun on another man at the wells fargo atm on the 3400 block of aramingo avenue sunday, september 4th. they say the suspect got away with $80. police say the suspect is the man dressed in black. if you recognize him, call police right away. >>> also, call philly police if you recognize this suspect too. they say surveillance video cost a man taking a package from the front desk of residence 2500 block of monteros street back on the first of august. he put the package in a trash can and rolled the cane way. officers say the same suspect did the same thing again august 31. >>> wel

. >> he's in philadelphia with his wife for the event at the venture aquarium in camden. they organized an evening of fun for families in our area who have children living with autism. pete's son was diagnosed with autism at age three. he's now 18. ♪ >>> it's the late show with steven colbert followed by the late late show with james cordon. for justin, even here, i'm ukee washington >> i'm jessica dean, we're always on for you at cbsphilly.com. >> have a good night family and sleep well. >> announcer: the following is a paid presentation for the worx air, brought to you by worx. prepare to be blown away. [ whirring ] you're not looking at an ordinary blower. there's no cord. there's no gas. it goes where no other tool could ever go, does things no it finds every kind of dirt in every kind of space... and makes your whole home cleaner in just minutes so you get to spend more time enjoying