on may 31st lewis katz and six others died in the private jet crash near boston. the just four days before that he and jerry lenfest bought the inquirer for 88 million-dollar. now, lenfest will be the soul buyer. >>> gunshots in camden leave a 21 year-old man in the hospital and police searching for a suspect. police say it happened near south tenth street and sheraton avenue just before

on may 31st lewis katz and six others died in the private jet crash near boston. the just four days before that he and jerry lenfest bought the inquirer for 88 million-dollar. now, lenfest will be the soul buyer. >>> gunshots in camden leave a 21 year-old man in the hospital and police searching for a suspect. police say it happened near south tenth street and sheraton avenue just before 1:00 this morning. there is no word on a motive. >>> we've got some bad news for drivers who depend on the damage i495 bridge in wilmington, delaware. be prepared for traffic jams all summer long it appears. dell dot shut down bridge between 12th street and terminal avenue because it is tilting. yesterday the officials announced earliest traffic could return to the bridge is labor day. investigating say pressure from shifting soils next to the bridge near cristina river damage support piers and push them sideways. >> the expertise, the equipment, and the material to get this bridge reopened are on their way on delaware right now. there is a small chance we will have to complete th

seven people were killed including prominent philadelphia businessman lewis katz. there were no survivors. katz's corporate jet was trying to take off saturday night from an airfield northwest of boston. witnesses say it never got off the ground. anne-marie green has our report. >> reporter: the "gulfstream iv" was taking off from hanscom field in bedford, massachusetts, around 9:45 p.m. saturday when witnesses say they heard a boom and saw a fireball. >> we heard a huge explosion and the house shook. >> reporter: on board three crew members and four passengers including lewis katz, the media mogul and philanthropist who was part of a group that recently won a contentious auction to buy out owners of "the philadelphia inquirer," a longtime newspaper. they pledged $88 million to turn the newspaper around. former pennsylvania governor ed rendell was katz's longtime friend. >> he wanted it for the people, he wanted it for journalism, he wanted it for all the right reasons, and lou was a deal maker, but he always did things for the right reason. >> reporter: katz was a

lewis katz and his fellow fliers had flown from new jersey to boston for an event. they had just taken off on their return flight saturday evening, when the plane caught fire and crashed. former pennsylvania governor ed rendell says, katz had invited *him on that trip... but he was unable to attend, and that's why he's alive. a woman in florida was rushed to the hospital after she was bitten by a shark. 22-year old jessica vaughn was tubing with a group of friends near fort lauderdale sunday afternoon. while she was in the water, she says the shark's fin hit her... then she was attacked. these pictures show just how deep shark teeth sank into her leg. vaughn was taken to the hospital where underwent surgery

. >>> meantime a memorial service in camden today for 1 of the victims of the lewis katz plane crash. family and friends gathered at katz academy charter school to honor marcy dalsey. she was cofounder of the charter school and president of the board of trustees. she was remembered as a compassionate leader with a can do spirit by lewis katz's son drew. >> if you don't know what's impossible, you can do almost anything. and that was marcy dalsey. she didn't know what she couldn't do, so she made it happen. >> dalsey was killed along with philanthropist lewis katz and 5 others near boston last saturday. the cause of the plane crash is still under investigation. >>> and now turning to your weather tonight a beautiful day followed by a lovely night around the delaware valley. so what's in store for the second part of the weekend? meteorologist justin drabick joining us now with the first forecast. hey, justin. >> hey, natasha, that's right, warm temperatures with low humidity a-great combination to have on the weekend. looks like we'll finish off dry once again. another pleasant day on s

lewis katz and h.f. gerry lenfest announced the deal to buy out their business partners taei t ird to erry ip turnedragi plasst. s e-maid em reportersecof t turmoil of s of,"aily foreo sell my stcompy. t42-year-old adds that he strongly believes the organization would be in cellen ownership of gerry lenfest now heearsngp inhe we'll talk about some of the other questions that were surrounding this pullout. :0'll talk about thatin jes."5: ningpeheharg in crash that injured tracy morgan has a court hearing. kevin roper is scheduled to be arraigned today, the walmart truck driver charged with one count of death by automobile and four counts of assault by auto. police say he may have dozed off moments before the accident. this was the scene early saturday morning along the jersey turnpike. police say roper's tractor-trailer plowed into the back of the limo bus carrying tracy morgan. fellow comedian jimmy mcnair was killed. morgan remains in critical condition after surgery for broken bones and other injuries.

you didn't see as much about this this time, reveals is -- vis-a-vis lewis katz passing. the church i would give them credit for how they are communicating they have learned tough lessons. doesn't seem like the trend will turnover. >> is it a sign of the times people are more overt in their religion off? >> you have orderly generation that is dieing off. some of the parishes are not clear what the criteria is as far as this church closes and this church merges i think that needs to be communicated out. if it is going to be a kind of of renewal and rebirth you ever to cut down and go back. >> the archdiocese had the money to bailout monsignor lynn from the child abuse charges and launch a legal challenge against the affordable care act and contraception. >> it's a question of priorities where the church wants to spend its money. >> if you were a member of the church would it be disheartened on that. >> sounds like a lot of parishners are not happy with the choices the archdiocese has made. >> how do you feel about that ajay do you feel on owe -- do they stand on religious

lewis katz died in a plane crash this past saturday night. we're told his jet ran off at the end of a runway at an a airway. it crashed. all seven people on board were killed. investigators are trying to piece together what happened. stunned friends and associates still can't believe it did and how quickly it did. such is the fragility of life and the randomness of life. those who took that plane and died and those would like former pennsylvania rent -- rendell declined to ride on that plane. only days after saving a newspaper, lewis katz, an obituary in that newspaper. lewis katz dead at age 72. >> hello, everyone. i'm greg gutfeld, with bob beckle, dana perino. it sound like a common core math problem. the taliban called it a victory. still many are left scratching their heads over this trade and not just those with lice. we're all happy with the bergdahl family, but what is the message, catch one of us and get

. >>> other news with new information on the plane crash that killed lewis katz nearly two weeks ago. a report from the national transportation safety board said the crew did not perform a flight control check before attempting take off. nbc 10's harry hairston was there hours after the crash. you have been combing throughout report. what are investigators focusing on? >> as soon as i took a closer look, you read down and it said it looks as though pilot error is a key part of the investigation. >> a report released today suggests that the crews that showed the coowner lewis katz and six others did not perform a flight control check before take off. the aviation experts told me it appears pilot error played a key factor in the crash. the experts i talked to said there seemed to be no indication of a can cal error. the engines were working properly. the earlier indications would suggest pilot error. today reports on the may 31st crash also indicates a possible problem with the plane's mechanical system. the ntsb said that's a system designed to protect opponents from wind damage. >> fo

the soft late lewis katz has announced the family is pulling out of the partnership. drew katz says this is all due to the turmoil of the last 10 days. lewis katz was killed in a fiery plane crash in massachusetts just four days after inking an $88 million deal to buy those papers with lenfest. drew katz issued a statement that reads in part "i believe strongly that the organization would be in excellent hands under the ownership of gerry lenfest now and in the years to come." lawyers for lenfest did not return comment. >>> happening today, a wal-mart truck driver will come before a judge for the first time. he's accused of causing that crash that put tracy morgan in the hospital and killed another entertainer. kevin roper is charged with death by auto and assault by auto. police say roper allegedly swerved to avoid slower traffic on the new jersey turnpike and plowed into morgan's limo there on the turnpike. morgan suffered broken ribs and a broken leg. his friend and fellow comedian james mcnair was killed. coming up in the next hour of "action news" we'll hear from

her and lewis katz. both were onboard the private jet that never made it off the ground and crashed in bedford, massachusetts, last week. she was remembered for her passion. >> she was a tidal wave of energy. folks have said that she could light up a room. she could power all of camden city with her energy. if we could figure out how to harness that. >> she not only co-founded katz academy, she was also its board of trustees president. the other victims of the deadly plane crash were susan asbell, wife of a former camden county prosecutor, educate ann leads and the flight crew including co-pilot balkan mike devies from marlton. >>> the weather should cooperate for runners who will gather in fairmont park for the fifth annual odyssey half marathon. the 13.1 mile race starts at memorial hall. it heads through trails and park roads of the schuylkill river loop and fairmont park. last year the odyssey was named one of the top 100 road races in north america. >>> later this morning, the 39th annual festival w

. >>> and now a memorial service in camden today for one of the victims of the lewis katz plane crash. marcy dalsey was a cofounder of the school and president of the board of trustees. a mourner read the water bug and dragon fly story to help explain dalsey's death. >> now that a he was a dragon fly he could no longer return to the water. i can't return, at least i tried but i can't keep my promise. even if i could go back not one of the water bugs would know me in my new body. >> dalsey was killed along with philanthropist lewis katz and five others near boston last saturday. the cause of the plane crash is still under investigation. >>> and now let's turn to our weather today. we have been soiled by our weekends lately. another beautiful saturday to get out and enjoy some weekend activities. "eyewitness news" here in rittenhouse square for the annual spring fine arts show. beautiful. meteorologist justin drabick is live on the cbs3 sky deck with more on this great weekend weather. hope we can keep this up, justin. >> yeah, i'll do my best natasha. i think we will. that's been the t

on may 31st, lewis katz and six others died in the plane crash outside of boston. just four days before that katz and partner jerry lenfest had purchased the newspaper group for 88 million-dollar. >>> well, there is much more ahead tonight here on "eyewitness news" including a montgomery county woman about to embark, on the 250-mile an hour hike. she's doing this for two young boys fighting a a rare disease. the goal, she's hoping to reach as she hikes for hope. >>> plus do you ever just crave one more bite? there is a brand new study that looks in the psychology of eating and what really makes us wanting to back for seconds. the kathy? >>> and third, and fourth. >> perhaps. >> weather-wise we are talking about dry conditions, right now, with the cloud could have, but these showers and storms moving toward the north, and the east, a sign of what is in our future over the next couple of days, we will take a look at probability of more flooding across the region coming up, hi leslie. >>> hi kathy will sixers trade up for number one pick? um, anything is possible. com

among the dead is lewis katz, the cofounder of "the philadelphia enquirer." he was also the former owner of the new jersey nets and devils. >>> the search for those six climbers likely killed in an avalanche in washington's mt. rainier is being scaled back. park rangers say ice and rock falls along with poor visibility have created conditions that are far too dangerous for ground searches. helicopter crews did find climbing and camping gear in the snow. more than 3,000 feet below their last-known position at an elevation of nearly 13,000 feet. a long way to fall. not survivable, they say. >>> the obama administration set to unveil the most ambitious plan to curb carbon emissions from power plants. opponents are squaring up for a major political fight. >> just this saturday, in his weekly address, the president primed his pitch on climate change. >> as president and as a parent, i refuse to condemn our children to a planet that's beyond fixing. >> reporter: his big announcement today, unprecedented steps to cut pollution. it's a step all but certain to create

the son of the late lewis katz has announced that the family is pulling out of the partnership. drew katz says it is due to the turmoil of the last 10 days. lewis katz was killed in a fiery plane crash in massachusetts just four days after inking an $88 million deal to buy the papers with lenfest. drew katz issued a statement that reads in part "i believe strongly that the organization would be in excellent hands under the ownership of gerry lenfest now and in the years to come." lawyers for lenfest did not return requests for comment. >> this one is a jaw dropper in the political world. house majority leader eric cantor has lost his primary beaten by a little known college professor. cantor was one of the most powerful republicans in washington and the number two man in congress. now if you want to know how big is this? cantor is the first sitting house majority leader to lose since 1899. his opposition with tea party candidate dave brat whose primary issue was opposition to immigration reform. >> the reason we won this campaign is there's just one reason and that's that dollar

lewis katz and six other died in the private jet crash in boston on may 31st. it leaves philanthropist jerry lenfest as inquirer and daily news soul buyer. >>> bucks county man is back in police custody accused of stabbing an officer and stealing his police cruiser. matthew miller is held on a five million-dollar bail, he went missing from a work release program yesterday. miller was stopped by police officer michael jim kin ski where he stabbed the officer and then took off from the cruiser. >> he went from misdemeanors to attempted homicide on the police officer. >>> luckily that knife did not penetrate officer's bullet-proof vest. miller was taken into custody in philadelphia after a abandoning that police car near ninth and fair dale roads. he faces numerous charges, including attempted murder. >>> new surveillance video released as police investigate explosion of the soda machine in mayfair. this is a story we first brought you last week. video shows suspect walking to and from the machine. video was taken on thursday night and just before that machine exp

lewis katz and h.f. gerry lenfest announced the deal to buy out their business partners and take the reins of philadelphia's two major dailies. >> i look forward to working with gerry in the future to help make "the inquirer" what you all know it deserves to be. >> reporter: that seeming success turned tragic days later when katz and six others died in a private plane crash near boston. his son, drew katz, e-mailed a statement to reporters. because of the turmoil of the last ten days, i have made a decision that it would be in the best interests of "the inquirer," "daily news" and philly.com to sell my interest in the company. the 42-year-old adds he believes the organization would be in excellent hands with gerry lenfest. >>> a philadelphia mother and her live-in boyfriend now face charges are a her 6-year-old daughter took heroin to school. police say the girl had nearly a dozen packets of the drug at barry elementary in cobb's creek yesterday. all children were medically cleared and sent home. here is

katz and six others. flight data recorder shows pilot did not check to see if their controls worked. >>> pressure is building to respond to a violent inn urgency in iraq, terrorist are, taking large swaps of territory. it is biggest threat to the stability of that country since with the draw of u.s. troops in 2011, kathy. >> , we have two round. this is round one moving through right now, crossing over the delaware river, and into south jersey. areas of gloucester county, camden county and northern parts of the burlington county and now extending toward mercer county seeing heavy rain where we see orange and yellows. we are talking about one to 2 inches, isolated 3-inch an hour rain rates. frequent lightening through moorestown, new jersey and head ago cross the river in bensalem. this was a severe cell through philadelphia and camden and burlington county moving northeast now at 20 miles an hour, no longer severe but still frequent lightening and strong winds in lumberton, new jersey by 5:36. southampton

katz and six others. >>> today is saturday, june 14th, flag day good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us, i'm nicole brewer. a check on the forecast, and we've had a long, long week of rain carol. i'm hoping it has finally come to an end. >> yesterday was wild. >> it was. >> we had showers, thunderstorms, flashflood watches, warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings. that's gone. we're left with with a dry weaned. -- weekend maybe worth getting the bad weather out of the way so we can have a great weekend again. over the last few hours few clouds, all of the precipitation is gone, the clouds will be following as well. and expect to find really pretty day coming up today. we get another one tomorrow. 69 degrees right now out at the airport and in center city, 66 the temperature in trenton and in wilmington, 63 allentown, six an in reading so you get the idea. everyone enjoying temperatures in the 60s, at this point in the morning. by noon we're at 73 degrees, by 3:00 p.m. our high temperature, so close to 80 degrees. now, i think the one thing you will notice today about the b

. >>> a memorial service in camden for one of the victims of the lewis katz plane crash. family and friend gathered at katz academy charter school to honor marci dalsey a co found are of the school and president of the board of trustees. dalsey was remember as a compassionate leader with a can do spirit by lewis katz son drew. she was also executive director of drew katz the foundation. >> if you don't what is impossible, you can do almost anything and that was marci dalsey. she didn't know what she could not do so she made it happen good dalsey was killed along with philanthropist lewis katz and five others near boston. the cause of the plane crash is still being investigated. >>> loved ones admirers and help of celebrities honored doctor maya angelou. they gathered in winston salem north carolina at a memorial service to celebrate beloved poet and civil rights act wrist who passed away late last month. natasha brown has that story. >> reporter: from former student to notable names. >> he was my anchor. >> reporter: maya angelou's loved ones joined together at wake fores

dalsey was remember as a compassionate leader with a can do spirit by lewis katz son, drew. she was executive director of drew katz foundation. >> if you don't know what is impossible, you can do almost anything and that was marci dalsey she didn't know what she could in the do so she made it happen. >> now dalsey was killed along with philanthropist lewis katz and five other people near boston on may 31st. the cause of the plane crash is still being investigated. >>> search continues for the suspects who shot and killed a man in philadelphia's overbrook neighborhood. "eyewitness news" at 5400 block of hunt are street saturday morning, police say that the 25 year-old victim was shot in the back around 1:00 o'clock. he was rush to the hospital of the university of pennsylvania where he was pronounced dead. >>> the search is on for a cause of the apartment fire in pennsauken camden county. flames broke out in the 5500 block of highland avenue around 6:30 saturday morning. the one person was overcome by smoke and then taken to the hospital. there is in word on a condition or th

last night the son lewis katz, drew announced he is pulling out of the $80 million deal his father brokered with gerry lenfest. >> gmorning. we approach 7:00 we still have this accident in hamilton township. route 50 closed at south county boulevard. take south cologne or elmwood. 76 at city avenue, crawling along, eastbound heavy in the normal spots, montgomery drive and down near south street. 76 heavy in the normalsps, 422 heavy on 19 miles per hour. that's the average and 11 miles per hour is what we're seeing on 95 southbound. heavy from cottman to girard. in new jersey a really heavy spot is the 42 freeway northbound. you can see that line of yellow. route 55 also has the normal volume. >> don't forget your rain gore. umbrellas are going up as rain is coming down in berks county, reading seeing heavier showers. the showers moved into chester county now portions of delaware as well. new castle and kent counties to the north of dover seeing heavier shower activity part of a line that is going to move through this morn and the early afternoon hours. moving nowhere, the fog that just got

. >>> a memorial service in camden for one of the victims of the lewis katz plane crash. family and friend gathered at katz academy charter school to honor marci dalsey, the co founder on have the school and president of the board of trustees. dal see was remember as a compassionate leader with a can do spirit by lewis katz son drew. she was executive director of the drew katz foundation. >> if you don't know what is impossible you can do almost anything and was marci dalsey. she didn't know what she could not do so she made it happen. >> dalsey was killed with philanthropist lewis katz and five others near boston. the cause of the plane crash is under investigation. >>> loved ones admirers and host of celebrities honored the doctor maya angelou. they all gathered in winston salem north carolina in a service to celebrate the bee love poet and self rights activist. she she passed away last month. >> reporter: from former student notable names. >> she was my friend. >> reporter: they the georgia tore celebrate her remarkable life. former president bill clinton delivered a m

among the victims was lewis katz, a media mogul popular in philadelphia. katz was a former owner of the n-h-l's new jersey devils and n-b-a's new jersey nets. he was also the co-owner of the philadelphia inquirer and philadelphia daily news. a pilot was killed sunday when his plane crashed at the stevens point air show in wisconsin. the accident, which was caught on camera, stunned those at the air show. watch this footage. organizers canceled the rest of the show after the fatal accident and sent the crowds home. the cause of the crash is under investigation. a u.s. soldier held captive in afghanistan is now in germany receiving medical treatment. sergeant bowe bergdahl was held for nearly 5 years by insurgents in afghanistan. he is now at an american military hospital in berlin. sergeant bergdahl will then continue on to the u.s. in the meantime, medical staff in germany are evaluating his condition and assisting in his recovery process. new details emerging of a revised bill that will address problems within the veterans' health care system. the measure

a preliminary report on the deadly plane crash that killed lewis katz and others. they suggest the crew did not perform necessary preflight checks. the jet never lifted off before it crashed into a gully and first into flame. down to the wire for negotiations between septa and rail workers and they were just four hours before can't come together. they will stop running, impacting 60,000 commuters. they had the bridge that was closed and are working aggressively to get them fixed. they ordered the closure you remember last week after discovering that the col ups were tilting. >> a neglected and a band onched dog is ready for adoption. the schnauzer mix was covered in a rash. they cleaned him up and foupt his collar was embedded in his neck. it took thousands of care and surgeries, but pudy is healthy enough to go to a good home. anyone interested in adopting buddy on your screen should contact the animal alliance's pet adoption center. >> a plan crashed in new york killed the great grandson of one of the country's richest men. the plane crashed in westchester county

katz, dalsey worked closely with katz and his son, drew. her legacy will live on through the charter school that serves as safe haven for the children of camden. >> i'm going to do information my power to make sure that this place is going to be known as the katz-dalsey academy from this day forward. >> monsignor doyle of sacred heart in camden said a bell told 59 times yesterday at the church to commemorate the life of darcie, came from scrap heep in camden ended up at the top of the church something doyle says is fitting for the life she lived. reporting in in the new news room, drew dickman, "fox 29 news". >> thank you, drew, for that report. it is two in a row now for your fox 29 weather authority, another picture perfect weekend, fox 29 at rittenhouse square today, a lot of people taking advantage of the nice weather to enjoy some art and the farmers market out there, and, check out this live look at the center city skyline this evening. beautiful, right? we're headed into a great night out there tonight. so get out and enjoy t and now

lewis katz died in a plane crash ten days ago outside boston. he was one of people on board that plane. officials say they recovered the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder monday night. the jet never lifted off the runway. >>. >> hot donuts now. in less than a month, the famous red light will be shining in the first krispy kreme donut shop and they are located in newcastle and newcastle county. it will open july 1st. krispy kreme is seeking job applications and plans to hire between 60 and 80 well-disciplined people. >> very well-disciplined. from the jerdsy shore bureau, the miss new jersey foundation is holding theable parade tonight. it's called the red carpet on the ocean city boardwalk. hundreds are expected to watch the reigning of miss new jersey and the 24 contestants vying for her title in 2014. there will be high school marching bands and jugglers and clowns. should be a great event. >> tonight is the new clue. >> local police are sharing information with nbc 10 news in a serial burglary investigation. also tonight --

newspaper, lewis katz, an obituary in that newspaper. lewis katz dead at age 72. >> hello, everyone. i'm greg gutfeld, with bob beckle, dana perino. it sound like a common core math problem. the taliban called it a victory. still many are left scratching their heads over this trade and not just those with lice. we're all happy with the bergdahl family, but what is the message, catch one of us and get five of yours back. why these five specific guys? they weren't working in hr. we've been told that islam phobia increases violence world wide. you can know this, they will kill again. this release also reveals our president to be a pretty lousy poker player. what did he telegraph that we're out of here, done. it could be worse. like obama, the taliban could have wanted everyone out of gitmo. we're lucky they only wanted five. poker is a bluff. this exchange of live bodies should only be called a success if week from now, theirs end up dead. i call that a fair trade. >> kimberly, that's my suggestion and why won't they do this, if they are no

katz. today the community honored marcy dalsey. they came out to the charter school she co-founded for two hour service. they laughed and they cried remembering marcy and all of the work she's done. fox 29's drew dickman has more. >> reporter: hundreds filled the katz academy gym to pay respects to the charter school's president and co-founder, marcy dalsey. dalsey's school children helped celebrate her life with a musical tribute. but to think the katz academy was the only impact on others wouldn't do her life justice. >> marcy was a force of nature. she was a powerhouse. she was a powerhouse compact in the this little person, and she was impressive. >> the 59 year old died last weekend in a bedford massachusetts plane crash that killed six others. the group was returning from an education fundraiser when their plane never made it off the ground. >> do not take anything for granted in this life. i took for granted when i received that text that my marcy was on her way home. >> dalsey's chi

. >>> they did not perform a flight control check killing lewis katz. katz, three friends and three crew member he is were killed during takeoff may 31st. outside of the boston. >>> thepolis in newark are looking for a man that exposed himself on two occasions. the second happened on mercer drive. the man exposed himself after she noticed him walking in front of her home. the other lewd incident happened on lynch drive. call the police if you recognize this man. >>> the commuters on the septa rail line have a good reason to be anxious tonight. they are stopping electricians from walking off the job in seven hours. and annie mccormick has the latest from bryn~mawr. >>reporter:the problem can get worse at the beginning of the work week. >> the strike looms. >> it would be really bad. i only have about a month and a half left of consume. school. of. the 210 railroad workers will suspend service and impacts 60 how to riders. the strike would not impact the septa trolley service. firm. they are expected to resume the talks tonight. the unions are without a c

marcella dalsey co-founded the school along with co-owner lewis katz. she was killed when the plane veered off the runway and exploded during takeoff last night. >>> friends animal family -- friends and families said goodbye to poet maya angelou. >>> we'll take you to what's known as the craziest a 5. k in america. jeff skeverski has [cell phone chime] yeah! [giggling excitedly] [splashing water] c'mon! (announcer) ready for a little fun? you could scratch your way to instant winning. play the pennsylvania lottery's new instant game, $1,000 frenzy, with 8 top prizes of $300,000. it's kinda fun to make a splash. keep on scratchin'. >> the remarkable life and powerful worlds of maya angelou were who understands in north carolina. the memorial service at lake forest university was packed with the poet's friends and family. the first lady recalled how her writings changed here life. >> doctor maya angelou's words sustained me on every step on my journey. so much that they carried a little black girl from the south side of chicago to the would yoe house. >>

back on may 31st, lewis katz and six others died in the private plane crash in boston. four days prior to the crash, katz and jerry lenfest purchased the the newspaper group for for 88 million-dollar. that deal was finalized without katz. >>> line poker games are coming to the sugar house casino in september. pennsylvania gaming control board has given green light for that project. sugar house plans to build a poker room that will include 24 poker tables and have its own food services. >>> there is much more ahead on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 talking about living a life on the edge, a luxury home is dangling over a cliff and it is just a matter of time before it falls. we will have the story. >>> plus it is a political earthquake, tea party new comer shakes up the power structure in the g.o.p. house, we have got new developments about a remarkable upset. >>> and navigate to go day's changing health care insurance landscape, there are many new options out there for new graduates even if you don't have a job lined up, three on your side's jim donovan will sort through con

. >>> they release their initial findings in the plane crash that killed lewis katz and six others. >>> a stormy evening in the tri-state area. the first of two lines of storms moved through causing torrential downpours in parts of region. depending where you live you could be seeing the threat of flash flooding. >>> we have meteorologist, cecily tynan and melissa magee standing by. cecily beginning with you. >>> the first line pushed into south jersey now. it's a broken line of storms. some contain thunder and lightening and heavy downpours as we zoom in, we are zooming in, this is the most intense cell right now. it crossed route 40. moving to the northeast at 25 miles-an-hour near egg harbor. it's beginning to move into the atlantic city expressway. these are the communities in the path of the gusty thunderstorm. wheattown and sweetwater you want to get the kids inside. as you do

there was word that the crew of a private jet that crashed killing lewis katz and six others did not perform a flight control check before takeoff. the national transportation safety board released it's preliminary findings. they are focusing on the mechanical gust lock system. the tail flaps were locked when they examined the wreckage. of the control handle in the cockpit was in the unlock position. without tail contract the jet could not get into the air. the report could take months to complete. >>> they are look are at two masked bandits on trenton avenue at 8:00 this morning. the armed duo rushed into the masks. they took off in a cold colored forwarford taurus. it began with jmn. you are asked to call the police with tips. >>> and the bridge in wilmingtoj is getting some attention. anthony fox got a firsthand look a while ago. >> they call the situation here with 495 a calamity. it affects thejélu residents, bt people up andgxpa down the eastn seaboard. the crews have been sakin"0l tag samples and working 24/7. they called it a big deal. the federal government is all in to rep

on may 31st, lewis katz and six others died in the private jet crash near boston. just four days before that he and jerry lenfest bought the inquirer for 88 million-dollar. new lenfest will be the soul buyer. >>> we do finally have a timetable for when the bridge on 495 in wilmington will be fixed and let's just say it will be a minute. >> it will be a little while. >>> plus a teenager opens fire at a high school in oregon killining a student and injuring a teacher now police are searching for a motive,. >>> also this is a story that will have you shaking your head this morning, surgeon under investigation while sexing while in the operating room, that story and more when we come back. >>> was it a random shooting or did gunman target his victims. investigators hope to get answers to what led to a shooting in an oregon high will school. teen opened fire in troutdale near port land. he killed a student and then wounded a teacher before killing himself. students and staff held their hand in the eras they were evacuated from the school, and police, finally cleared the

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. >>> we're following a developing story for you right now, drew cats, the son of the late lewis katz, seen here at his farther's memorial service; selling his interest in the inquirer, to co--owner gerry lenfest. in a statement, cats denied there was tension between him and lenfest, and wrote he believes the paper will be in excellent hands. lewis katz bought the inquirer along with gerry lenfest just days before he died in a plane crash. >>> police are working hard to find out how a local first grader got his hands on what they believe is heroin. this happened at barry elementary school in west philadelphia, police say that the six year old girl brought a 11 bundles of heroin to school. her entire class was brought to the hospital for possible drug exposure. investigators are now trying to figure out how the girl got the drugs in the first place. >> we do not frisk students, first graders, when they come into school. so the student probably had it somewhere concealed. but didn't know what it was. >> charges against one or both of the parents are now pending. >> bucks county man is h

katz. caitlin roth is checking on your wet they are morning, hi, caitlin. >> hi, chris, it is a foggy, humid, sticky, wet type of morning. sounds like a lot of fun. showers, thunderstorms in the forecast again today. we'll walk you through your forecast starting with weather on the one's. >> plan on visiting the delaware beaches? holiday officials plan to open at least part of the bridge. >> good day, that is wednesday, halfway through already, it is june 11, good morning to all of you. good morning, chris murphy. >> good morning. >> the humidity, set to go out in a cloud. >> life is too short to do all of that. >> caitlin, back me up? >> completely, these are the days you don't even want to try, why fight the battle, and the battle just beginning. welcome to philadelphia where it is humid every day. dryer days are getting fewer and fewer between. luckily though we do at least have some that far in the forecast, meantime, though, a very, very humid morning. a lot of showers, thunderstorms i

katz, and six other people. >>> today is saturday, june the 14th, good morning, thanks for joining us, i'm nicole brewer. it is 6:00. we will get awe check on that forecast, and we have good news for them, carol? >> we real dow. >> finally. >> yes, a week, very crazy week, we had storms, it was humid. it was almost summer like. we've got a weekends, i think, you will absolutely a door, much like last weekends, and the weaken before that. soap, the weather at least is cooperating for anything you want to do outside. notice we take a look, "skycam 3", from our cbs-3 studios, do you still see few residual clouds off to the east, but off to the west starting to see a lot of clearing coming in, winds coming in out of the northwest, they're not strong, at this point, but we could be finding wind gusts, occasionally today, around 20, 25 miles an hour. so, a breezy day today. this is look over the last 12 hours, and you can see some of the showers, the storms, the hail that some people got, that is leaving and that's the look, things really improving with the temperatures in the 60s right now

. >>> lewis katz was killed on saturday night along with six other people on board when the private jet he was on caught fire as it tried to take off at a small airport near boston enroute to atlantic city. a few weeks earlier he gained control of a media company. katz's son will take his place on the board. the national transportation safety board will investigate the crash. >>> returning now to the release of bowe bergdahl. we are joined once again from washington, d.c. by adamant s. let's talk about some of the critiques that you saw on the sunday morning talk shows. you had senator mccain and others wondering what assurance that we have that the five individuals we traded for bowe bergdahl don't go back on the battlefield against us in the future? >> well, this was a big effort on the part of the u.s. negotiating team in the months leading up to this transfer and exchange where they were working out with the government of qatar to get the assurances which includes a one-year travel ban for the five detainees returned to qatar where they will be monitored by security forces and the n

you knew lewis katz? >> he was a can-do guy, always on the move, always doing things and thinking about the future. >> terrible tragedy. >> this morning federal investigators are looking into another deadly plane crash, this one captured on video. an air force pilot was performing maneuvers when he lost control. that pilot was the only victim. >> the search is suspended for six climbers presumed dead on washington's mount rainier. falling ice makes recovery too dangerous for crews. the climbers vanished in a dangerous area known as liberty ridge. it is about 13,000 feet high. >> the national park service confirmed on saturday evening what many had feared. the six hikers who went missing last wednesday were likely killed in a 3,300 foot fall near the party's last known location. >> we don't know if they were on some ice that collapsed, we don't know if a small avalanche occurred. >> rescuers found tents and clothes in a debris field but no body. they said "there is no viable chance of survival from such a

the son of the late lewis katz has announced that the family is pulling out of the partnership. drew katz says it is due to the turmoil of the last 10 days. lewis katz was killed in a fiery plane crash in massachusetts just four days after inking an $88 million deal to buy the papers with lenfest. lawyers for lenfest did not offer comment on this. >> it's 6:48. up next we'll check in with meteorologist cecily tynan live at the gma studios. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ (dad) we lived... thanks to our subaru. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. mmmhmmm...everybody knows that. well, did you know that old macdonald was a really bad speller? your word is...cow. cow. cow. c...o...w... ...e...i...e...i...o. [buzzer] dangnabbit. geico. fifteen minutes could save you...well, you know. you can either have high-end or low-price. is split in two. or you can go to t.j.maxx and you can have it all for up to 50% off department store prices. t.j. maxx. >> time for a preview "good morning americ

katz. among the speakers, former president bill clinton, ed rendell, senator cory booker, bill cosby and author and historian doris kerns goodwin. katz and six other died friday night when his private jet crashed in massachusetts. >>> today is the 25th anniversary of the deadly student led crackdown in tiananmen square protests. nbc's keith morrison reported from beijing. >> with the bravado of revolutionaries, they prepared molotov cocktails and gathered sticks and stones. when the first armored carrier ran into trouble, the students attacked it. they set it on fire. but there were so many more to come. you are seeing the half of it. already the army had shot its way into the city, filled the morgues and corridors of hospitals. >> i'm dara brown. thanks for watching "early today." hope you have a great wednesday.

. >>> the son of the philanthropist lewis katz makes a big announcement we will tell you why he is not moving forward with plans to buy the inquirer and daily news. more on those stories coming up. with you first lets check the forecast with kate

katz sold its stake. lend fest and katz bought the newspaper last month but katz died in plain crash just days later. >>> the 2014 special olympics usa games are underway in new jersey and today there was a special program for the kids who are too young to officially compete. fox's matt king was there as they got to check out some of the events to see if they'd like to be a future special olympic athlete. >> reporter: picture amy clark because it feels nice to have the wind in her hair, cheering crowd at her back and ultimately a medal around her neck but she also brought her talents to this new jersey track on this scorching hot race day with another goal in mind. >> ice cream. >> reporter: smart kid this amy. >> it makes me run faster. >> reporter: running in her first ever special olympics future stars race, amy attended the event with her nine year old brother hayden and her support team. >> he's funny. he's talented. he doesn't let me in his bedro bedroom. >> i like to work on projects in my bedroom

. >>> a new report says screw of private jet that crashed and killed businessman lewis katz and six other people did not perform a flight control check before takeoff. the national transportation safety board released preliminary nary findings today on the may 31 crash. nts sbxt also focussing on mechanical gust lock system and tail flaps were locked into a down position when investigators examine the wreckage. but the control handle and cockpit was in the unlooked position. without tail control the jet could not get airborne. final ntsb report could take months to complete. >>> federal officials got up close look at the closed section of i-495 today in wilmington. transportation secretary anthony fox described the situation as a clamty and one that must be quickly fixed. estimated 20 million needed for a temporary solution for tilting bridge columns is coming from the gral government. the shut down detours about 90,000 drivers every day and adds about 30 minute to the commute. officials hope this at least partially reopen the bridge by labor day. >>> still to come on "action news" tonigh

she cofound the the school with "philadelphia inquirer" cohener lewis katz. dullcy and cats were among 7 people killed when the plane veered off the run way and exploded during takeoff last week. >>> and the delaware transportation department may have gotten early warning about the problems on 495. highway had been close the a week. problems with support kol u78z on the bridge over the christina river. a driver named charles adam said he noticed the problem in april and he called 911 and someone from the transportation department called him back to say they would inspect the bridge the next day. it's unclear if that up inspection ever took place. the transportation secretary says his department is looking intoal ep's story. >>> well, traffic is moving once again on the platt memorial bridge in southwest philadelphia. all lanes were supposed to be closed until monday so penndot could put sealers on the road. tonight investigators say or police say both directions are reopened early. this was one of the final phases of a 43 million dollar rehabilitation project

katz. the nbc tweeted this photo. the voice recorder and flight data could possibly help explain the cause of the crash. >>> new video sparking outrage on the web. police say these images don't tell the full story. the man in the video is calling it excessive force. ft. lauderdale police claim the man refused to move into an assigned lane. >>> the ink is barely dry on the white house's new environmental rules but it is already getting major backlash from opponents. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says he plans to stop the plan adding it is, quote, the single worst blow to kentucky's economy in modern times. >>> it is time to get down to business. using the outrageous metrics of the los angeles clippers selling for $2 billion, business insider recalculated the values based on the clippers sales price of nba teams which now put the knicks at just under $5 billion. the l.a. lakers at $4.7 billion. the chicago bulls 3 s at $3.4 billion and the milwaukee bucks are now worth $1.4 billion.

. >> reporter: among the seven who died is lewis katz, a former owner of the new jersey nets and devils who on tuesday, along with a business partner, won controlling interest of the philadelphia inquirer's parent company, an $88 million deal. the 72-year-old katz was in the boston area for an education fundraiser, tied to the son of presidential historian and nbc analyst doris kearns goodwin, who later shared dinner with him. in a statement, kearns goodwin called katz cherished friend of nearly 20 years and a force of nature, adding that his family has lost a great father and grandfather." katz was a trustee at temple university, serving with fellow alum and comedian bill cosby. his son drew called his dad his best friend, a man who never forgot where and how he grew up, who worked tirelessly to support his community in countless ways seen and unseen. >> they tried to persuade me to get on the plane. >> reporter: former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, an msnbc contributor, said he saw katz friday night and was invited on the ill-fated trip. >> he is as good a friend as our family has