comes to a medicare supplement plan, call now. (bright music) ♪ >>> swarthmore bureau council is deciding on whether to use a house as a temporary resident for out of town cancer patients and caregivers. we told how head strong foundation wants to use the house on 200 chester road, to host at least seven patients and a care giver. our natasha brownies live where that meeting will be taking place in just about an hour, natasha. >> reporter: starting at 7:30, jessica, swarthmore boro council members will be ultimately deciding on whether they can go forward as a home, for temporary cancer patients, out of town patients staying there, tell rarely, lets look at a home located at 200 south chester road, in swarthmore, and again, seven bedroom house accommodating seven patients and a care giver. free have of charge. non-profit head strong foundation headed up by cheryl, is trying to open up this house in honor of her son nick, who passed away at the age of 21, ten years ago, from cancer. neighbors filed an appeal to stop the permit citing concerns about increased traffic in the neighbo

in the 200 block of chester road in swarthmore. neighbors say they're concerned. >> "eyewitness news" reporter natasha brown captures the mixed emotions. >> swarthmore borough council members gave unanimous approval it a home converted into temporary housing for out of town cancer patients while they undergo treatment at philadelphia hospital. vote brought hugs anteriores on what she calls a victory. >> it is overwhelming. i have been nervous all day. butterflies, just don't know how it will go. you know, how it will go. i felt very positively. >> cheryle began the fight six months ago to transform this seven bedroom home at 200 south chester road into nick's house, named after her son who died from cancer at 21 years old. the non-profit head strong foundation will provide the housing free of charge to as many as seven patients and a caregiver. some neighbors were resistant to the accommodations for various reasons. >> parking was a concern, traffic, the way that the house is configured, so whether or not they can really fit 14 people in there with the special needs. >> neighbors wer

. >> daily times reports neighbors planned to appeal the a rolfe allowing foundation to use the swarthmore home to house cancer patient from his out of town. it is a story we have been following, the head strong foundation wants to purchase a seven beds room home on chester road for $700,000, while many neighbors support the plan, some oppose it, this was the meeting earlier this week. there they said it violated the residential zoning of that swarthmore neighborhood. >>> and they want park but not the price, burlington county times reports a proposed athletic complex in southampton drew support but its price tag in the millions, it is concerning residents. idea is to build on 75 acres of land, the former good farm at church and red lion road. >>> news journal reports on a visit from delaware native and wnba star east lane adele a done, two students at wilmington hospital first state school. it helps chronically children. she tells her story of lyme difficult seats and encourages them to follow their dreams. the first state school is one of only three like it in the country. >>> and that i

200 block every chester road in swarthmore. but not everyone there want to see it become a reality. >> swarthmore borough council, how much, voted unanimously in favor of the idea. neighbors however were concerned about property values being affected and how it would change the area. >> my reaction is that we are disappointed. we don't think that the applicants proved their case, we don't think they proved the elements that they need to prove for fair housing case. >> i sat down. i trued to have them understand the importance of it. and how we plan to enhance the property. and, you know, we're just delighted. you know, we're thrilled. >> the family will close on the property next week in hopes to have the home up and running by march of next year. >>> and the controversial plan to nearly double the height of sam some street condo complex now getting the attention of the philadelphia historical condition. toll brothers want to increase the height of the complex near seventh and soon some from 16 stories to 29 stories. the project includes demolishing side buildings on jewelers row.

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and 12 other death row inmates. >>> residents of swarthmore, delaware county, are going to have to make rom for some new neighbors. swarthmore is borough manager says council has voted to let the head strong foundation buy one of the town haass home. foundation helps out of town families with a free place to stay during cancer treatment. some residents opposed the home's sale saying they're worried about traffic and parking and a change to the zoning rules that could let more group homes move on in. and they say they're discussing an appeal to this council's vote. >> city of wilmington to nounsed funeral arrangements for senior firefighter are a toy hope. public viewing for the fallen hero will take place on saturday at the chase center on the riverfront at 10:00 a.m. followed boy funeral service and reception. hope a 23 year veteran of the department passed away last thursday after injuries she had file while fighting a september 24th fire on lake view road. she's the third firefighter to die from that fire. ♪ >>> our bill anderson is finding some the light shaping in our world

the at blue route 476 right here near media swarthmore, lot of police activity, blinking lights, blue route we don't have have overhead street lamps in that area we are hut down on the vine street expressway between schuylkill and broad street all part of the overnight construction that will be with us until 5:00. same deal on the lincoln drive, closed there wissohickon down towards ridge, again, closure there with that construction until 5:00. coming from the burbs 422, 202 looking good, i-95, work zone is still there, none of the lanes are blocked between woodhaven and center city about you this weekend heads up they will work on the vine street expressway 676 west ramps to head east on the schuylkill expressway, that is a project that will kick in later on it this. mass transit looking good, karen and thomas, back to you. >>> thanks very much, bob. we have to this developing story, right now police have video of the vehicle that struck that 12 year-old child this delaware and just kept on going. right now you they are offering a $20,000 reward for any information that can lead to a

is impacting traffic right now. >>> and, move over, why people in swarthmore delaware county are going to have to make room for some new neighbors. >> um-hmm. good day, it is tuesday, december 6th, 2016. you know, yesterday morning i got up, it was so glummy, then i took a nap, and when i woke up the sun was out. it changed my whole mood, sue. >> change your perspective on life. >> yes. >> because clear skies follow the rain. >> yes. >> it the is an old pro verb. >> beautiful. >> true. now, it is opposite today, bus stop buddy has save it for later umbrella because today we will start out dry and rain later on. temperatures in the 20's and 30's, make sure you have warm enough coat, and radar, and, that is what is coming. here comes rain from the southwest. we will have timing in just a few minutes. 38 degrees. feels like 33 with a breeze out of the north/north east only 22 in mount pocono. twenty-nine in reading. thirty-nine in millville. forty in wildwood. by the time we will get rain for most of us it will be just rain because temperatures will be in the 40's, for us, high of o