those who earned their associate's degree from camden county college and transferred to rutgers camden can get help through a program called bridging the gap. it let's students from families with an income of less than $60,000 apply for grant that covers their tuition. >> it's a partnership that can provide the needy yesterday wo working mass families in the state both two-year and four four-year degree completion pass, um, for a cost probably under $20,000. >> 129 students this fall transferred from camden county college to continue their education at rutgers camden. >>> environmental agencies in philadelphia and focused are improving the water quality in our area. they kick off river days at the seaport museum this mark the beginning of a whole shrew of events developing into water quality issues. protecting the delaware river is critical since it provides drinking water to millions living in philadelphia and camden. >> continuing to connect people to the rivers on a -- for recreation, for economic development and for the environmental integrity of that resource is very important par

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

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

. >>> the break of a case of an 8-year-old's murder in camden. police arrested a woman who's connected to the shooting death of gabriel hill carter. >> you just heard from police within the last hour, what are they telling you about this arrest? >> the police chief was just out here, saying this arrest sends a message that this department will not put up with people lying to the police, he says they have a strong idea who the people are behind this killing and the woman in jail right now misled detectives, about a person of interest in this case. >> police are still keeping a visible presence on the block where a stray bullet hit gabrielle carter in the head. now police are looking for a 35-year-old woman not accused of pulling the trigger, but griff giving a false alibi. >> reporter: the charge can carry a year and a half in prison. >> when individuals give us information that is knowingly false, trying to put us in a different direction or who are providing lies, that's a crime. >> reporter: at her last listed camden address, there was no answe

. >> 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

fox 29's bruce gordon live in camden. bruce, police can also use that technology to fight crime. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely, lucy. when it comes to fighting crime, there are lots of extra eyes and ears in every camden neighborhood. the goal of police here is to make sure that respective tipsters feel save enough to say what they see. camden county police joined members of the city's troubled parkside neighborhood to drum up support for new smart phone app designed to overcome residents fierce of tipping off cops to criminal activity. says block captain tawanda jones. >> if you have to live here of course you'll be fearful of retaliation. >> neck door laos police to sent targeted crime alerts to specific neighborhoods and allows residents to tip off cops without everyone and their brother knowing about it. >> the more eyes we have looking, the more people we have talking to each other, the more that we connect the neighborhood the better off we'll be. >> reporter: so police spent this time passing out leaflets urging re

it will be hem at eighth and spruce here in camden. dawn? >> all right, thank you shawnette. >>> the wife of a frankford pastor saved the day or night when an armed robber attacked her family on their front doorsteps. pastor robert cook was returning home around 11:00 o'clock last night with his 12-year-old son and his wife stephanie. an older man approached, pulled out what looks like a sawed off shotgun and demanded his wallet. stephanie who asked we not show her face grabbed her handgun which she has license to carry. >> i said she's got her gun. and he turned and i said shoot him, shoot him, shoot him. >> since he didn't drop the gun i knew there was still threat to them and to myself and that is when i pull the trigger. >> the 66-year-old would be thief was hit in the leg. he tried to run away but was quickly captured by police. it turns out he was carrying a nail gun altered to look like a sawed off shotgun. niece jail tonight. the cook family is safe. >>> developing to night, a push to make rows vessel boulevard safer. the stretch of

it reads, diocese of camden fully supports the decision of camden catholic high school and is encouraged by the efforts of the administration to follow pope francis' request to work closely with those who find themselves in situation that do not conform to catholic teac teaching. unfortunately the school was unable to both accommodate the student's request and remain faithful to its religious principals. mason is hurt. his father is angry that a school he attended couldn't accommodate them but both are hopeful that at some point things may change. >> it just wasn't meant to be and all i want people to know what happened because it did hurt us and our family. >> bill anderson, fox 29 news. >> some philadelphia city employees being recognized for their outstanding contributions to the city. three employees accepted the richardson dilworth award this morning. police chief inspector joseph sullivan getting the award for innovation in government. the police inspector heads the department's homeland security bureau and managed major events inn clueing the papal visit as well as the democratic

. >> camden county college and rutgers-camden announced a program where students who earned a degree from camden county college and transfer to rutgers will receive a grant to cover tuition and other costs. >> we've been working with rutgers forever in very positive ways. but if you graduate with a associate's degree from camden county college are going to be able to move seamlessly to rutgers-camden. >> the program is only available to new jersey residents. full tuition will be paid for students with a gross income of $60,000 or less. students who meet the $150,000 will receive discounted tuition. >>> more than a year after a mudslide washed out a montgomery county road, officials still contend with headaches. they plan to meet to update the legal issues involved. the ground above the ballingming go road. and they're taking detours and increasing traffic in neighborhoods near. >> it's been absolutely terrible for over a year now. nobody really seems to care who is in charge. >> other residents told us the increased traffic on their streets has ruined the quality of their lives. >>>

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

investigators say they're part of a drug trade here in camden. shakia land is now charged with hindering an investigation. >> she provided false information to us regarding an alibi. >> i feel like why, like i would ask her why, why would you do that? you know, this -- ooh find it very serious. >> reporter: investigators know the stop snitching culture is alive and well but when an innocent girl is killed it violates even the code of the streets. chief scott thompson says this case hits home. he, too, has an eight-year-old >> at tended gaby's funeral service and seeing a coffin close on an eight-year-old little girl is something that no person or parent should ever have to experience. >> reporter: gaby's family has since moved out of the home they shared on eighth street. it's too painful to live there. they're pleading for people to come forward so gaby can have justice. >> think about your kids or your nieces your nephew your daughters, your aunts, your cousins anybody them to you would want them -- you would wander somebody to speak um for the

action news reporter christie has the story from camden tonight. ♪ all but two woodrow wilson players knelt for the national anthem. >> it was all over twitter. >> what students were talking about monday. >> i don't think it's wrong. i think they should just stand. >> the school district tells action news we strongly respect our students experiences and exercising of our country's first amendment right. whether our students choose to stand kneel or otherwise we are proud of their engagement what is more broadly a very important social issue and colin kaepernick started the movement last month with his silent protest during the national anthem to push awareness to racial oppression and police brutality. >> shouldn't do it. >> i don't think they are trying to make anyone up set and trying to get people to talk about things. >> easily the most disrespectful thing i have ever seen. >> goes to bishop eustis where the camden die sister sent this to school administrators reiterating that free speech and all demonstrations including protests is not a guaranteed right. and could result in disc

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

. >>> camden is getting federal help to improve roads around the city. >> the money will help the city improve its aging infrastructure. camden mayor, dana redd highlighted some of the improvements that money would pay for,ño cf1 o >> total the project will overhaul more than two miles of camden roadways incorporating green and complete street components wherever possible. >> new jersey senator cory booker and state representative donald norcross joined the announcement. >>> bruce castor was kathleen kane's number two. governor tom wolf nominated bruce beamer to step in for the remaining months of her term. he took over last week. kane stepped down after she was convicted of seeking grand jury information and lying under oath. >>> a camden county medical marijuana dispensaries will sell items not carried anywhere else in the area. they will have lozenges and lotion. the lotion will be available in a week and the lozenges in about a month. >>> asher's chocolate in montgomery county is recalling 40 of its products due to a possible salmonella contamination. >>> a 9-year-old girl, we tol

. >> what it means is camden is now a rising tide to lift all boats not just in camden city but also in the entire region. on this waterfront and within this city over the next five to seven years i anticipate somewhere between seven to 10,000 new jobs. >> reporter: for now all the attention is on the 76ers basketball operations facility. it includes two nba regulation size basketball courts a 2800 square foot locker room and more. >> i think when you go through some of the hard times that we have been through and, you know, just some of the facilities constraints that we have had it makes us appreciate even more what we now have. >> reporter: all right, so back out live none of the players were able to talk to us today but they certainly looked excited about this new complex facility here in camden and one fun fact for you about this new training complex. some of the wood in the reception area of this building was actually used in the game where wilt chamberlain scored 100 points. that's the latest from here in camden new jersey, gray hall channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> bringin

. >>> the sixers new training complex in camden opens today. it's the largest in the nba. has been in the making for two years. complex includes full practice courts, sports medicine and player recovery units and more. vai got a tour when the complex was still under construction. the first preseason game is less than a month away. >>> we have an update to a story we brought you yesterday. we show you this surveillance video from back in august. you see someone walking away withmenorah. look at the surveillance video taken around 3:30 yesterday morning. a man is returning the menorah. rabbi isaackson called us to tell us about it. >> we found the menorah had been returned. we're over joyed. i'd like to thank the media, especially channel 10 who brought this out and without whose help this would obviously not have been accomplished. >> you're welcome, rabbi. rabbi isaacson says the menorah is fully intact, except for two broken bulbs, and is working. >>> meanwhile, sentencing is scheduled for a key figure in former congressman chaka fattah's corruption case. thomas lindenfel

a similar display at the camden high school. joanne pileggi joins us from camden headquarters. joanne. >> reporter: good evening. everyone, the school district here says it supporters the coach and players' freedom of expression, one day after the coach and most of the team needle during the national anthem. in this video posted on philly.com of the pregame national anthem, the coaches and all but two of the players on the woodrow wilson tigers kneels as it played. >> they with collin kaepernick. they stand, i've seen a couple of people that needle and they did the same thing. this actually is becoming a movement. >> reporter: a mutual that has spread through the nfl and even spilled on to the high school football field in south jersey. >> i think at good thing and also a bad thing. you got to think about the people that died for that flag and we could have our freedom. i think they doing it for a good reason but trying to represent something. they don't want to represent a country that have racism, disrespect and hatred. >> reporter: kaepernick has divided fans and sparked deb

"action news" reporter janet reyes is live in camden with that part of the story. janet. >> reporter: rick, you only have to step outside for a moment and you will start sweating like we are in a matter of minutes at the 1:00, students at cooper school here will be released because of this sweltering heat. temperatures are expect to sore into the 90's but it will feel like triple digits all after school activity, and athletic programs in the school district are cancelled. we're talking about 7500 students, who were going home early today. i spoke with the superintendent and she tells me that only a handful of schools have central air that can hand this will kind of heat but most of the district schools were built before 1920's, large percentage of these students have health issues whether it be asthma or diabetes, which makes them real vulnerable. she says it is simply not worth the risk. >> a lot of thought goes into really making sure that decision is right because we want our students to have their instructional time, and, maximized especially at beginning of th

camden county police are now working with the fbi to catch the killer. but chief thompson says a better partner for this investigation would be a witness or that someone who knows who did this. >> everybody's a danger in this community. as long as these individuals are still out here running around. >> reporter: back out live here. a security camera has been placed on that light pole here in this neighborhood. again, ghaby's funeral set for this weekend. we hope by that time, that command center here in this neighborhood is gone, but the only way that will happen is if someone comes forward with information and an arrest is made. reporting live in camden, "channel 6 action news," rick? >> thank you. investigators released surveillance video of a man hunt wad for a string of burglaries. he's responsible for break-ins at two churches and at least five restaurants. he often uses a rock or brick to break a window. then he steals cash and church donation boxes. police are hoping someone recognizes the suspect who has a bandaged arm and leg and contacts them.

. >> 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

neither camden catholic nor the camden diocese were available to go on camera. but they sent statements. from camden catholic, as a catholic school, our principal mission is to form students in the faith and we must always be true to the teachings of that faith, even indeed especially when those teachings are challenged by the secular world. for now the school is sticking by their decision and mason and his family are forced to deal with it. deal with it perhaps, but they don't accept it. >> i just want awareness. like you said, and just to not make any more transgender people let alone transgender catholics feel rejected or feel scared or feel like they're alone. >> reporter: support is overwhelming. the change.org petition blue passed their initial goal of 1500 signatures in just days. and now remains to be seen if it has any impact. we did hear from camden catholic and at 6:00 i'll also tell was the camden diocese had to say and fay help is ahead for mason and his family. iain? >> we'll look forward to that's correct bill, thank you. >>> happening now, in nor

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

. >> 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

seneca and camden. the camden cheerleaders getting the crowd ready to go. love that purple and gold. the home team puts on a show as well. drew harris whips a pass to ja juan hudson. they win 27-7 all alone in the end zone. camden up 7-0. easton and white hall. gilbert with the zone read. they trounce through them, 62-28. he raises 39 yards to the house. 62-28. ouch. castle rock and abingdon. the kids with the three names can usually ball. look at him go. defenders just in his wake as he goes 33 yards to the end zone. city action. ben franklin and washington. you got to love the electrons nickname. devin darden airing it out. near side to justin white. he's into the green. 25-yard touchdown. ben franklin rolls 65-18. central on the road at frankford. it was all central in this one. the lancers keyshawn grant finds some room, and he gone. central stays perfect, shutting out frankford 28-0. obviously knee picked off, that interception. tight one, 26-22. southern hosting king. he takes it around the outside and has some wheels. finds open space. catch him if y

. >> we went to the camden neighborhood where that shooting happened, and today our bruce gordon tells us people there are, breathing a. >> it is just sad. this ain't right. >> reporter: on the block where gabby carter was gunned down, moms and dads were finally a able to exhale. >> i cannot wait until my daughter comes home from school so i can say baby, they have the person that took your friend from you. >> reporter: eighteen year-old tyhan brown of camden was arrested without incident by u.s. marshals in clarksville, tennessee where he had been held up at home of his uncle. camden police say earlier arrested and charged brown's mother and girlfriend with obstructing the investigation. police say they had been on to their man for quite sometime. >> we are a big, little city, everyone in this city is relate sod way shape or storm where they know each other. some do things, that we don't know what happened. it is a the matter of putting the proof together. >> reporter: it was a month ago when eight year-old gabby carter was shot dead as she rode her bike near her own trent door caught

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

camden. vazquez can't come down with the ball, he is pretty frustrated with it, but camden catholic would come back for an joefr time win 22-15. >>> pennridge at perkiomen valley taking on the vikings. pat land nails a field goal. vikings go on to beat pennridge 38-20. >>> st. marks at newark, big night for st. marks palmeri. look at him go. if you're scoring at home it is 92 yards. breaking tackles left and right. he is gone. that's a touchdown. st. marks wins it 27-7. >>> conrad and christiana. conrad's mary park brown one-handed grab touchdown. they win 43-8. >>> time to reveal next week's voices for the high school blitz game of the week. parkland at easton. st. joe's prep at archbishop wood and cb west at north penn. call or text your vote or vote on line at nbc 10.com. i'm amy fadool. have a great saturday everyone. >>> 5:57. a hero police officer shot seven times is back on the job in delaware county. good morning, monique. >> reporter: hi, ted. he is about to complete a 12-hour shift.

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this mass in camden brought together firefighters across from the state. today's mass held special significant. >> reporter: emotions ran high during a mass for those who protect and serve. >> i honor them. i give them a lot of credit. >> reporter: since 2000, the diocese of camden has held a blue mass recognizes law enforcement and other first responders for their sacrifice and service to the community. >> to express our gratitude to the men and women in uniform from all the avarious services, police, fire, ambulance and at the same time to pray together. >> reporter: at times reflection turned somber with the memory of those who lost their lives, recognizes civil unrest in the countries and sacrifices made by families. >> when we go out and we take it for granted going to work every day, but it's a burden on our family. and for them to come out and see the support that we get, it means a lot to us. >> reporter: the mass celebrated at our lady of hope parish, st. agnes church in blackwood, brought the community together, it's something, friends, family an

. >>> a camden county sheriff's deputy appears to be in trouble with the law tonight because he allegedly pointed a gun at a 25-year-old female motorist in philadelphia. we get that full story from "action news" reporter gray hall. >> reporter: camden county sheriff's officer brian mcdonald is facing some serious allegations of road rage. pennsylvania state police say a woman accused the officer of pointing a gun at her while traveling along this stretch of 95 at the vine street expressway august 1st. camden county spokesperson is asking the public not to rush to judgment. >> right now we only have aldwagses. so we're waiting to see how -- you know, how serious they are and how legitimate they are. >> reporter: we tried to track down officer mcdonald for comment, but when we showed up to an address listed as his home, no one answered. state police say the victim claims the off-duty officer cut her off for what she claims was no apparent reason. the two eventually were driving side by side, and that's when the a unfolded. the 25-year-old victim claims the officer pointed a gun at her. she

. >> the camden diocese does not want to go on camera but in a statement says it supports camden catholic. it says in part, unfortunately, the school was unable to both accommodate the student's requests and remain ink fifth fall to its religious principals ". >> some of the biggest names of politic right her right now. president barack obama and republican presidential nominee donald trump and trump just finish talking to supporters in aston, pa. to, twine's chris o'connell was there. chris, not quite the fired up trauma in that we're used to seeing. >> reporter: no, the 19 minute speech here at the aston community center, lucy, was a whole lot different than what we've seen donald trump in the past. first of all, this was not a rally. this was a private ticketed event with a few hundred supporters here, and it was all about policy. tonight, donald trum donald trus introduced by his daughter ivanka. donald trump rolling rolling out his family care plan. some of the highlights, tax deductions for child care expenses for families. a mandatory six weeks of paid maternal will the leave for n

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

have charged 15 year old camden man with the murder. >> in a suspect, tahon brown found hiding out at a relative's home in tennessee when us marshals took him down for the very latest in this capture and the community collective sigh of relief, out to bruce gordon liver in the neighborhood neighborhood where the shooting happened, bruce? >> camden county police made clear today despite huge rewards in this case, local residents did not step to the plate, and offer much in the way of information. but, as scott thompson told me, the streets do talk. now, cops -- >> for real. we're parent. and this is sad. >> this ain't right. >> on the block where little gabby carter was gun down, moms and dads were finally able to exhale. >> i cannot wait until my daughter comes home from school today so i can say, baby, they have the person that took your friends away from you. >> eighteen year old tahon brown of camden arrested without incident by us marshals in parksville tennessee where he had been holdup at the home of his uncle, camden police say earlier arrested and charged brown's mother and gi

fox 29's bruce gordon is live in camden tonight with the story. bruce? >> reporter: the recent murder in camden of eight-year-old gabbie carter caught in the crossfire of gang warfare illustrates the problem i think despite a huge reward police here received very few tips from the community. in fact, the only arrest so far two have been for obstructing the investigation. and so -- ♪ >> reporter: camden sophisticated sisters marched through the city's parkside neighborhood on mission. drum up support for a new program designed to convince neighbors to step up and report crime when they see it to overcome what block captain to o you wanda jones called the snitches get stitches mindset. >> you have to live in this neighborhood. so you want to be careful. , you know washington you're saying, who you're saying it to, you know, if you have to live here of course you'll be fearful of retaliation. >> lieutenant james wants to connect camden neighbors with each other and with police through next door. >> every eye, every ear, every voice means something. >> rep

. >>> in camden county, church community says it is rebuilding after fire ripped through the historic site. that fire started just before midnight in the basement of temple of praise minute trees that's on the 7500 block of river road in pennsauken. the current congregation is small and has been there for just nine years. but church leaders believe the building itself is about 150 years old. investigators are looking into what started that fire. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney is in new york city tonight and just wrapped up speaking to the united nations. the impact 2030 program aims to achieve what it calls sustainable development goals ending poverty and hunger and creating a clean environment a few of its goals it looks to make it happen with the help of volunteers. kenney used his appearance to talk about the fight to end poverty and highlight his universal pre k program here in philadelphia. >>> over the next five years, we will create 25 community schools that are designed to help our students succeed academically, by addressing challenges students face outside the classroom w

those who are in associate's degree from camden county college and then transfer to rutgers camden can get help through a program called bridging the gap. it allows students from families with income of less than $60,000 to apply for a grander that covers their tuition. >> it's a partnership that can provide the needy yesterday working mass families in the state both a two year and four year degree completion path for a cost probably under $20,000. >>> 129 students this fall transferred from camden county college to continue their education at rutgers cam. >>> you decide 2016. speculation he would then he would not but in the end donald trump decided to share some of his medical information during a taping of the dr. oz show set to air tomorrow right here op fox 29. >> if your health is as strong as it seems from your assistants why shot share your medical records? >> i have really no problem in doing it. i have it right here. should i do it? i don't care. (applause). >> should i do it? >> i have no problem. >> it's two letters one is the report and the other is from lenox hill hospita

it could take several days up to a week for brown to be extradited back to camden. but investigators tell us he was captured without a fight. > >>> it is the first full day of fall and we caught these guys playing tennis at james atkinson park in sewell. here's a live look at the ph philadelphia museum of art. >> i was out there enjoying the sunshine, another warm day, but there's going to be a big change coming. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist erika martin. >> it's been a gorgeous day, jim and rosemary, temperatures well above normal, in fact right now allentown, current temperature 89 degrees, trenton, mt. holly, 87 for you, and wilmington seeing a pair of eights, you will see your weekend forecast, enjoy the rest of today, because we do have cooler temperatures in the works by saturday into sunday. otherwise a live look outside, a high pressure approximately in control, plenty of sunshine for today, gorgeous temperatures all around. in fact tonight, we're going to see really comfortable conditions in the overnight hours. so a sneak peek at what you expect this u

today the camden county police chief says he always believed it was just a matter of time before they would have someone in custody. >> we are a big little city. everyone in the city is related in some way shape or form or they know each other. >> reporter: the streets talk and it was those whispers that helped lead them to their firings break in the case. earlier this month police arrested the suspect's mother shack key he ya' land and natasha gerald. both are facing charges for falsifying alibis and hindering the investigation. though grateful to police gaby's mother says it does little to consult her. >> i feel like it was good there they got them but nothing's going to change the fact my daughter is gone and i have a loss. >> reporter: melissa carter phillips who says she knows brown didn't intend to kill her daughter will these words to say to him. >> this is a innocent child. you know, it was an accident. i know you weren't trying to harm my child, you know. wrong place at the wrong time but i would have felt more comfortable of the person just coming out and just saying that. >

an arrest this evening in the death of a young girl caught in the cross fire of a gang shooting in camden. police say they have arrest sheila lamb. >> make no mistake about it, we're going to find these folks and we're going bring them to justice, and anybody that stands in our way is to feel the full weight of law enforcement. >>> a big humpback whale that washed up on shore will not be moved until tomorrow morning. onlookers gathered at the beach near 22 and street. experts say the whale is 33 feet long and weighs about 20 tons has no apparent injuries and has been dead for several days. >>> not a bad night for baseball out there, we have a live look at citizen's bank park. the phillies return home here tonight. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is here now, is there any way you can keep this just this way through the whole weekend? i'm begging you. >> tomorrow will be a very nice day, we'll warm back up into the 80s. then we have rain in the forecast, not tonight, you see a little bit more in the way of cloud cover in center city, looking across the delaware river in camd

. >>> camden diocese bishop daniel sullivan will celebrate the blue mass. the mass begins at 10:30 this morning at st. agnes church in black wood. >>> donald trump wants to make stop and frisk the law of the land. that's creating controversy here in philadelphia where the controversial police technique has been used before. >>> also, fixing the schuylkill. drivers, this may sound like a fantasy. there's a plan in place to make your commute easier. still ahead, hear how septa and penndot will pool their resources. bill? >>> a cooler start this morning. the temperatures have dropped into the 40s and 50s. it's pretty quiet on boathouse row. some of the area looking at this fog. we're watching for showers as well. got your neighborhood forecast, just ahead. it's about time the taco... came out of its shell. it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. tag, you're it. tag! you're it. tag, you're it. yes! new gogurt write-on tubes. this back to school, say it with gogurt. i think my strongest asset, maybe by far, is my temperament. i'd like to punch him in the fac

camden listed the home as eminently dangerous which then calls for its meadery pair or demolition. well today a local leaders hosted congressman lewis to help dedicate the home helping to preserve it. >> this piece of historic real estate martin luther king, jr., didn't just change america, he helped change the world. (applause). >> the family has applied for historic status with the historical preservation society. if approved federal funding could help pay fourier pairs. >>> in your health tonight good news in the fit against the zika virus. us official lived the travel ban in the wynnewood neighborhood of miami. in new cases have come from since earl early august. health officials knack the the travel ban on august 1st. florida governor rick scott says officials have been getting rid of standing water and educating local residents and businesses to help with the fight against the illness. >> we now have been 45 days without a local transmission of zika, and so everybody should be coming back here and enjoy themselves. this is the right -- this exactly what we hoped to happen. th

not just those that pull the trigger. >> reporter: camden police chief scott thompson and camden county prosecutor' office made the first arrest related to the shooting death of gabbie hill carter. 35-year-old shakia land of camden is charged with providing a false alibi for a person of interest in gabbie's murder. >> there are multiple people involved in this. we know that there are multiple people that were not only involved in the shooting but in events that took place leading up to this and thereafter. so that's what we're looking to comprehension you have bring everybody in and hold them to account for what took place on that night. >> reporter: it was a little more than three week ago that police say a drug gang fired shots at someone in the area where gabbie was outside on eighth street. but a bullet hit the little girl in the head. >> what these folks were willing to show they're capable every doing endangers not just every resident but every child that wants to ride bike in front of their house. we worked really hard with the community over the last several years to change that

the plant manufacturers progresso soup. >>> a man had a court date in can democr camden. he's accused of getting into relationships with women and then asking for loans and not repaying them. >>> next at 6:00, the magic man, jon dorenbos, scored a victory on the field with the eagles yesterday, then went straight to l.a. for a shot at an even bigger victory. >>> i'm jacqueline london live in l.a. with jon dorenbos every step of the way as he tells me what's up his sleeve for his final trick. >>> plus a wonderful debut for carson wentz. but one of his favorite targets could be out for the next game. glenn? >>> if you enjoyed the cooler weather today, not going to last. i'm tracking temperatures climbing into the 90s again. pol. they have a friend in pennsylvania. millionaire pat toomey. toomey voted to protect their special tax breaks. saving oil companies twenty-four billion dollars. and big oil polluters have given toomey seven hundred thousand dollars in campaign contributions. tax breaks for them. campaign contributions for him. pat toomey. he's helping big oil pollute

reporting live from camden, jeanette reyes, "channel 6 action news." jim? >> thank you. >>> a judge has set the sexual assault trial of bill cosby for next june 5th . cosby was back at a norristown courtroom today for an evidence hearing. cosby is charged with drugging and molesting anconstand at his home in 2004. his lawyers are asking for a change of venue saying the entertainer cannot get a fair trial in montgomery county. >> the time has come for somebody somewhere to shine a spotlight on the trampling of this man's civil rights and that time is now. >> i believe we can get a fair jury here, and we're going to go through that and deal with that as we are in each of the mowings this case. -- motions in this case. >> prosecutors also want 13 of cosby's accusers to testify at trial. the judge didn't rule whether those accusers could testify or if prosecutors could use cosby's deposition and a recorded conversation with constand's mother at the trial. >>> philadelphia police have not yet named the off-duty officer involved had a shooting inside his northeas

in berlin camden county we've got a downed traffic signal that's causing a problem right here in camden county on the white horse pike. that's route 30 westbound past route 73. and it's blocking the left turn lane so you can see route 30 itself the white horse pike is opened but the left turn lane causing the problem this morning. so watch out for that as you're headed out. other than that it's early and you're pretty good to go this morning, tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> developing overnight members of a south jersey church are vowing to pick up the pieces after a devastating fire. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live at temple praise ministries on river road in pennsauken. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tamala. and they're already doing that. take a look behind me. you can see members of the church standing outside. they've been boarding up windows to the basement. that is where firefighters say that the bulk of the fire was when they were fighting it. they're also boarding up the doors as well to this very old church. now, we're told that this was a fast mo

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

. >>> 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