an college complex in bethlehem. now, officials up in bethlehem said there is a strong smell of smoke, in the neighborhood, there, make sure you keep your windows closed. >> see an of white smoke flames in upper right hand portion of the screen. >> most importantly, no reports of any injuries, at the moment. so that's good news, and keep an eye on that up there in bethlehem, pa. >> we have to look into that. >> all right. 7:33, this morning, search teams have returned to the site after plane crash in the french al p. still trying to determine why the plane went down, but germany's top security officials say there is no evidence of foul play at the crash site. >> how could they possibly know that by now? this morning, former ooh needed airlines pilot, also use work for people express, captain charles budd, burnette, joins us now. good to see you. >> good morning. >> my over statement, no indication every foul play. how could you possibly know that after 24 hours? >> he can actually right. don't have any hard evidence.

you can see the flames here in bethlehem. we just got this new information from our assignment desk who has been talking to police there in bethlehem. bethlehem police say residents are seeing thick smoke outside their homes. then they are being told to shelter in place to stay in their homes with the windows and doors shut because the smoke is very thick. you can see it there from skyforce 10. also, more than 300 customers are without power because of the fire. the assignment desk is making phone calls and monique braxton is now on her way. we'll get you updates as soon as we get them. >>> and investigators say a cop behind the wheel of a deadly wrong-way crash in new york had a previous dui and had his license suspended for seven months. police are still trying to figure out if alcohol played a role in friday's crash on staten island with the car slamming into a tractor-trailer. two people including a police officer in the car died. the driver in this crash pedro abbad and another officer were badly injured in critical cond

. >>> officials are monitoring air quality following a three alarm fire in bethlehem. flames tore through a warehouse there and smoke could be seen for several miles. fire happened at 11 muck maulh chuck road in bethlehem and noel mcclaren is live at the scene tonight, noel. >> reporter: one of the big concerns has been the the lingering smoke in the area, we did have some rain and we're starting to get more rain that has helped out with that problem but if you take a look at the size of this puddle behind me you can see fire fighters used plenty of what ther from their own hoses and if you take a look at top of the warehouse you might be able to see how parts of it are still smoldering. there is still a lot of damage control to be done around here. hours after crews income down most of the warehouse fire a plume of smoke lingered in north bethlehem and on moravian college's campus. >> whole room smelled of smoke. then i got a cough kind of thing. >> reporter: some students as well as 300 area homes lost power for six hours as fire fighters for the those flames. wareho

bethlehem, walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> mayor michael nutter signed an executive order creating a community oversight board for the police department, nutter established the committee in response to the justice department investigation into the use of deadly force by officers none of the board members work for the police department the board will oversee imitation and recommendations and better training and community relations. >>> don tollefson told the court what i did was incredibly unfair and dishonest and he was sentenced to two to four years in prison. chad pradelli is live at the courthouse in doylestown. >> reporter: with time served and good behavior, don tollefson could be out of prison in a little over a year and the judge sentenced him to 15 years probation and ordered him to pay $164,000 in restitution but for many of his victims, justice was not served. >> was hoping to see some emotion and sincere remorse and take real ownership of his actions and he just didn't do that. >> don tollefson was whisked away from court this afternoon set to spend the next two

the conn is if you have no wind as we don't right now in bethlehem. i just check. it is 0 miles per hour. we unfortunately you cannot see that smoke dissipate that easily. >> thanks so much. we will see you on the cw. >>> good morning. it is wednesday, march 25th 2015, and welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead including the deadly germanwings plane crash. the airlines says two americans were on board. wheel go back to the french alps for the latest. but first here's a look at today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> emergency crews are flying to and from it. the cockpit has been recovered. >> who was in control? was were the pilots in control? >> the crash is a national tragedy here in germany which lost 67 of its citizens. >> so why did they merge? were both companies not doing well? >> no, it's not that they weren't doing well, but there are so many great efficiencies by merging two companies already pretty much in the same business. >> it took 11 minutes to call metro police department. why did it take so long? >> i don't know the answer. >> yesterday

>> no. >> eagles owner traveled bethlehem to pay his respects. concrete charlie post career relationship with the birds was often strained but lurie had nothing but praise for this birds icon. >> he represents everything that the eagles believe in and i think our fan base expects of the team. toughness, never give up, play through pain, leadership and incredible passion for the game. >> reporter: the final farewell to concrete charlie continues with a second viewing this evening till 9:00 o'clock. a private funeral and burial scheduled for friday. in bethlehem bruce gordon, fox 29 news. >>> james stuart lasalle university employee who says his specialty is working in the kitchen and does he it all without the full use of his right hand. >> james was born with only two small fingers on that hand. well three lasalle students decided to offer james a chance to test out their latest creation. using a 3d printer they designed a prosthetic hasn't made of plastic and today in the food court of lasalle student union building james got the chance to try i

, he was bethlehem bethlehem. eagle linebacker stamps out the threat. >> eastern european stock. he flu combat missions in world war ii became a three time all america at penn and eight time all pro with the eagles. played a key role in 2nfl championships for the birds and owe did i mention he played offense and defense. center and linebacker. the last two way starter in league history. >> he was my first sports here hero. >> reporter: what made him your hero? >> blue collar guy. >> he hung up his spikes is 1962 and so most folks around bethlehem remember him as neighbor and a as friend. >> chuck was chuck. i mean, you know, if you were on the good side of him he liked you. if you were on the other side of the line of scrimmage he didn't like you record. >> reporter: bednarik was -- he felt modern players were over played and soft. he had a relationship with his former mr. team. eagles owner jeffrey lurie will never be forgotten. >> what can you tell us about what this man meant to this franchise? >> everything. y

a viewing was held at connell funeral home in bethlehem. a second viewing will be held from 6:00 to 9:00 o'clock tonight. concrete charlie wore number 60 and won two nfl titles with the bird. pro football hall of famer died at the age of 89 on saturday. a private funeral is set for tomorrow. >>> welshing still to come here on "eyewitness news", new details about the pope's visit to the you had. >>> and, being trapped for three days, see how rescuers were finally able to get him down. >>> plus you could not dirty dance? we will pick up a

deanna durante is live in bethlehem where a public viewing is being held for concrete charlie. what is the reaction of friends and fans showing up tonight? >> reporter: they're showing up in the number 60 jerseys and eagles sweatshirts and the guy by the nickname of concrete charlie changed their life and football as we know it. >> he's my childhood hero. i have his pictures about 15 of them all signed by him. >> holding bark tears, marty said the football giant made an impact on his life. yes, he did. yes, he did. why i'm here today. >> the stories from fans are all the same. when they first met him. >> he was great. i was shaken. i was nervous because, like i said, he's my hero. for many, they turned to friendships that lasted until the end of his life. >> he was a strong guy. he put his arm around me and honest to god i told him he was going to choke me to death. he was so strong and so sweet. >> eagles owner jeffrey lori paid his respects to his family saying bednarik was an icon. >> toughness, passion for the game. pride in the city humble in every way. >> many called him

fans are remembering eagles legend chuck bednarik, a ruling was hell at connell funeral home in bethlehem this afternoon and second viewing is underway and will be held until 9:00 tonight. concrete charlie wore number 60 and won two nfl titles with the eagles. the pro football hall of famer passed away at age 89 on saturday. there will be a private funeral tomorrow. >>> well, it was a fantastic effort in northeast philadelphia, successful fundraiser for fallen philadelphia police officer robert wilson. "eyewitness news" what the at sweet lucy a's restaurant as they pledged to donate half of the proceed to the family of officer wilson and today we have learn that they raised a total of $14,205. >>> on the cbs-3 healthwatch today there is new hope for recently discover form of epilepsy that strikes only girls. it is often misdiagnosed and it is very difficult to treat. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here with more on this being designated purple day and raising awareness for

. >>> there are air quality concerns following this smokey three alarm warehouse fire in bethlehem. as "eyewitness news" reporter noel mcclaren tells us smoke could be seen for miles around that fire at 1150mauch chunk road. >> it was a frightening wake up call information moravian college students lived just feet from a fabrication company the bethlehem warehouse went up in flames before sunrise. >> we got a net case this morning on our phones there was a fire. >> reporter: sean says fire fighters work fast to contain the flames but the smoke lingered on moravian's campus. >> my whole room smelled of smoke. i got to class with a cough kind of thing. >> reporter: fire fighters say nobody was inside when the building ignited but some employees showed up to the scene in shock. crew his had todd cut power supplies to 300 area homes and part of the moravian's campus for much of the morning. >> approximately six hours the the power was shut down, for safety of our fire fighters here. >> reporter: since the warehouse handled sheet metal and oils fire fighters say it continued to smolder t

now that you know you can avoid that area bethlehem pike route 309 at sterling drive. >> yeah. >> suv all the way off the road. >> wow, look at that backup. >> my goodness. >> it goes on and a on and on. >> hatfield not a good place to be traveling this morning. >> thanks, sue. >>> this story is getting a lieutenant of attention not only in this country but around the world a teenage inner kansas who played high school's special need basketball team has been told to take a letter jacket off it is a varsity letter jacket. the school rules say, well listen, you are not a varsity athlete so you should president be walking around the halls with that jacket on. >> wichita east high school, michael kelly a 19 year-old student with down syndrome and autism has to leave his letter jacket at home. >> he loves it. >> school board members said he was willing will to give matter consideration. this is not a district wide policy but he said social media was set on fire about this. so hash tag give them letters is a move supporting special need athlete. michael kelly does not plan to present their

he was bethlehem. >> eastern european stock tough as nails. bednarik flew combat missions in world war ii. became a three-time all american at penn, eight time all pro with the eagles. played a key role in 2nfl championships for the birds and oh did i mention he played offense and defense. center and linebacker. the last two-way starter in league history. >> he was my first sports hero. >> reporter: what did he mean to you? what made him your hero hero. >> blue collar guy. >> he hung up his spikes in 1962 and so most folks around bethlehem remember him as neighbor and as a friend. >> chuck was chuck. i mean, you know if you were on the good side of him he liked you. if you were on the other side of the line of scrimmage he didn't like you. >>> he was candid to a fault openly couldn't item wuss of modern players whom he felt were overpaid and soft. he had a relationship with his former team in retirement. but eagles owner jeffrey lurie says number 60 will never be forgotten. >> what can you tell us about what this man meant to this franchise? >

reporting from bethlehem, walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you walter, we are following this developing story former sportscaster don tollefson is in a buck county courtroom to be sentenced today. he was found guilty of selling bogus sports package that he claimed would help charity. his attorney is arguing against jail time and "action news" reporter chad pradelli is in the courtroom for the sentencing and will have a live report at 12:30. >>> the leaders of germany, france and spain are in the alps paying tribute to the people that were on the plane when it went down yesterday. most passengers were german and spanish and we learned two americans were also on board. it's not clear why the plane went down one black box has been found but it is damaged but officials say it can still be useful. >>> a buck county teacher is out on bond today. michael switer was charged with having a romantic relationship with a student at william tenent high school. annie mccormick joins us now live with reaction. >> reporter: sara, authorities found out about the alleged inappropriate rela

chopper 6 over a massive fire in the city of bethlehem. it has pushed huge plumes of smoke into the sky led to power outages and the delayed opening of a nearby school. flames have been tearing through the monocacy fabricators building on mauch chunk road since 4:00 a.m. firefighters urging people in the area to stay inside. a shelter has been set up at buchanan elementary school. karen rogers has more in traffic. >> matt, they continue to have mauch chunk road blocked in this area near laurel street. stick to main street as your alternate. you may be seeing some of this smoke on nearby 378 and in any areas that are opened other than mauch chunk expect traffic lighting could be dark at this point with that power outage. let's go to the maps. we have other issues in the area. northeast extension we've got an accident here blocking the left lane. expect some slowing southbound approaching quakertown. as we are looking outside look at the backup we've got in exton chester county. this is 202 at the 30 bypass. pretty jammed from 30 to 29 so ex

the bethlehem native bednarek was a machine gun shore flew 30 missions on b17 bombers. he was elected to the hall of fame in 1967. the iron man died early this morning after a brief illness in an assist ted living facility in richland pennsylvania. he was 89. former eagles coach dick vermeil recalled his friend fondly over the phone with me today. >> to me he is the pennsylvania pennsylvanian of the century. there are other philadelphia eagles great players, i don't think that any of them really represent philadelphia more deeply then a person born and raised in pennsylvania. he went to church every morning. anyone who deserves to go to heaven they will put an escalator there for him. >> eagles owner jeffery laurie sent out this statement that read philadelphia fans grew up expecting toughness effort and workmen like attitude there this team. so much of that image has its way in the routes chuck played his team. chip kelly says the way he played the game with the even less passion and tenacity helped establish the the standard of excellence that this organization stand

it burned for hours on montauk road in bethlehem. according to the website, the plant fabricates metal. >>> former sportscaster don tollefson will learn his sentence today. his attorney is arguing against jail time for the 62-year-old. ss tollefson stole money and promised the money would go to charity. >>> now the nbc 10 first alert weather. >> showers are heading our way. here is a live look outside now at the ben franklin bridge. looks fairly clear there. as you can see here the rain is moving our way. that green blotch you see there as you look at the radar. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now with the forecast. glenn? >> vai as you can see, we had a little bit of showers headed this way. a lot of clouds. you can see the clouds and pocono mountains here lake wallenpaupack, and ice still on the lake. so it is still plenty cold in many parts of the area. the actual weather observations just cloudy skies reported at reading and lancaster. right now, more sunshine in new jersey with the cloud

there's a viewing at connell funeral home in bethlehem. then there's a private mass for family and friends tomorrow. the hall of fame linebacker died over the weekend after a brief illness according to the eagles. he was known as concrete charlie and played for the eagles from 1949 to 1962. bednarik was 89 years old. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a foggy start this morning. the fog is thick in some areas, especially at the shore. dense fog to start with. showers will be here during the day. tracking some showers and a possibility of some spring thunderstorms. those look most likely for this evening. right now it is 40 degrees in mount pocono. that's much warmer than yesterday. in fact, the entire area is warmer than yesterday. northeast philadelphia is 42. atlantic city has fog as does cape may. the fog, though will be thinning out. and then the attention goes to the radar screen. some showers. not here yet. we're getting a dry start. a little bit misty outside with the fog. but the showers are

his rulings are from noon to 4:00 and 6:00 to nine at connell funeral home in bethlehem there will be a private funeral tomorrow. >>> 5:43. lets check with katie. good morning. >> good morning. let's show you storm scan three. we have heavy moisture moving in across northwest of the ohio river valley. but this is at least the advance of the next cold front and it is starting to credits through and we will eventually end up with a line for the the most part non-severe thunderstorms but there is a catch to. that meanwhile lets zoom it in one time. there is one little pocket have of thunderstorms looking very closely there are a couple little will strikes of lightening that have been popping up, with this round here. through the southern del marva peninsula and that will clip sussex county. just a matter of time. we have a southerly component that will usher in warmer air but moisture with time. so fog is your initial issue but nine ten, 11:00 a.m. we will see wet weather overtaking our local radar coming through in pockets of intermittent rain and drizzle. if you have a break don't be s

they have quite a few of those up there in that bethlehem area. >> we'll have to get more information for you. bob, do you have something? >> i know the off initials bethlehem have asked folks you will have a smell heavy smell of smoke in the area. >> keep the windows close philadelphia you're up in that area. we are just arriving here now. obviously pretty good size fire. looks like they got a handle on t but you can smell that smoke for miles. >> it is thick. >> i'm sure you're probably able to see it as well. >> even though white long way from getting this totally under control. so we have an ion t6:56. san diego zoo has new edition. >> newborn hippopotamus. baby hippo delivered monday, its gender not determined. i wonder if it is difficult when it comes to hippos? zoo keepers say mother and cafe peer to be bonding well. >> i won't look, tell that you, they're big and crank. >> i father is off while baby and mom are having time. >> story yesterday about some zoo in the country or in the world, i think it was in the united states, where they've been trying to mate and they were fina

. >>> smoke hung in the skies over bethlehem northampton county today after a three-alarm fire leveled a manufacturing warehouse this morning the flames broke out at 4:00 a.m. on the 1100 block of mock chunk road power had to be cut off to parts of area so firefighters could bathsle the blaze at one point 2500 customers were left in the dark, no one was injured so far there is no estimate on how much it will cost to pay for the damage. >>> a high school teacher was arrested after being accused of inappropriate contact with a female student. police say that michael swider met up with a 17-year-old student after school and she says the two kisses several times and planned a sexual encounter at a local hotel. swider is now out on bail. students told "action news" they were upset and some said the charges were too harsh. >>> and distracted driving plays a much bigger role in teenage drivers than previously thought. it looks at 1700 videos of teenage drivers just moments before a crash and found that distractions played a role in 60 of the moderate to severe accidents. the study needs to be

abed is the founder of the children's theatre center. >> so we are at the north entrance of bethlehem, heading to the refugee camp. >> so this has been here since 1950. >> yes. it started with tents. people were under the tents for about seven years. and later on, the u.n. saw that it was not temporary as it was supposed to be. so they started building what they called shelters. >> first impressions of the camp, there's a remarkable number of kids. >> now it's about 6,000 people. and 2/3 are under 18 years old. so it's a very young population. unfortunately, with the continuing degradation of the political and economic situation, we are in the situation where we have no playgrounds or green spaces any more. >> children play in the streets beneath walls covered in images of martyrs, plane hijackers, political prisoners. 6,000 people, of that number, 66% are under the age of 18. i don't care where that is in the world, that's pretty much a recipe for unruly behavior, i think would be the best. >> well, yes. especially when you don't have any possibilities to evacuate the anger and the s

abed is the founder of the children's theater center. >> so we are at the north entrance of bethlehem, heading to the refugee camp. >> so this has been here since 1950? >> yes. it started with tents. people were under the tents for about seven years. and later on, the u.n. saw that it was not temporary as it was supposed to be. so they started building what they called shelters. >> first impressions of the camp, there's a remarkable number of kids. >> now it's about 6,000 people. and two-thirds are under 18 years old. so it's a very young population. unfortunately, with the continuing degradation of the political and economic situation, we are in the situation where we have no playgrounds or green spaces any more. >> children play in the streets beneath walls covered in images of martyrs, plane hijackers, political prisoners. 6,000 people. of that number, 66% are under the age of 18. >> yes. >> i don't care where that is in the world, that's pretty much a recipe for unruly behavior i think would be the best? >> well, especially -- yes. special when you don't have any possibilities to

originally, it was a nickname for bethlehem hospital for the mentally ill that is situationed nearby. very few residents ended up being buried here. the 16th and 17th century were turbulent times for london disease and death common place. they couldn't cope with a number of bodies and they ended up being buried here. you are a bone specialist. what kind of information are you getting? >> age of the individual the sex of the individual. it looksic it was female. aging, we look at things like fusion. fusion of the bones. we know it's an adult. it's a remembrance in a way. they are giving us information. >> reporter: as well as plague victims, records show people buried here. members of the army. the duke of buckingham. for helen watts, someone special. >> my great grandfather was buried here. my body i commit to the earth to be buried in bethlehem churchill. >> reporter: how does it feel to be so close to the place he was buried? >> absolutely fascinating. >> reporter: lives and deaths long forgotten, reveals once more. bbc news. >> quite an insight, really isn't it? they are trying to

a massive fire ripped through a business in bethlehem. and it started early and at one point caused people to sheltner place and caused several thousand to lose power. walter perez har more on this investigation. >> reporter: a live look at the scene here, firefighters are on scene in case hot spots break out here or there. there is smoke billowing from the roof there and no injuries to report and power is restored to the area but when this fire was ranging here along mock chunk road, the amount of smoke billowing from the scene was tremendous. the fire leveled the building and created a blanket of smoke that covered bethlehem for hours and reached as far as allentown it took 6.5 hours to get this one under control. >> our center was inundated with 911 calls for smoke in people's homes and they went out side and it hit them in the face. ppl stopped power to 2,000 customers, emergency management crews drove around the neighborhood and checked air quality. >> it didn't pick up anything, we can't definitely say everything is safe but the met

glistening in the early spring sunshine, in the distance across the valley the palestinian town of bethlehem construction of the settlement began back in 1997 during benjamin netanyahu's first term as prime minister. desperate to shore up his right wing sport he stated explicitly the reason for the creation was to block palestinian access to southern jerusalem for the first time stating what it was argued for years, that the creation of settlements was strategic intended to block the establishment of a continuous palestinian state. and later the same day he recanted his 2009 commitment to a two-state solution. >> i think whoever moves to establish a palestinian state or intends to withdraw from territory from radical islamic terrorist attacks. this is the genuine reality created in the past few years. >> basking in another election victory, the prime minister went to pray at the western wall, and was ready to temper the rhetoric of the campaign and labeling those as traitors. >> i appreciate the decision by israel citizens to let me and my friends, against all odds and in the face of powerfu

morning rain, afternoon showers allentown, the lehigh valley, places like bethlehem staying in the upper 40s poconos upper 40s, trenton, 55 and atlantic city 57 degrees, the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 50 degrees for tomorrow with the wind it will feel like the 40s. sunday is a cooler day. 58 we rebound nicely for monday. st. patty's day doesn't look all that bad. high 48. wednesday, sunny and breezy, 46. thursday is quiet. 50 degrees, friday increasing clouds, excuse me, 48 degrees. there's another system that could mess up next weekend but that's along way away. >>> for many folks it's best to leave them alone before they have your morning coffee. alicia vitarelli has a cafe that will transport you to italy. >> reporter: the cafe has it's roots in italy when a earthquake destroyed their town they picked you mean and came to philadelphia. the upper level is an awe then tick italian restaurant. >> we see a different city every week. >> reporter: the lower level is a true italian bar serving wine at night and coffee throughout the day. >> the other than is the coffeennoisseur

. >>> the smell of burning rubber and plumes of smoke, that's what people in and around bethlehem woke up to because of this fire at an industrial fire across from the college campus. nbc10's monique braxton has details on the investigation. >> reporter: just before 4:00 this morning, smoke blanketed the west side of bethlehem and part of allentown like fog. >> our 911 center was getting inun inundated. it has a rubbery smell to it. >> reporter: dozens of firefighters from across northampton county responded and found a warehouse engulfed in smoke. people were urged to shelter in place until the blaze was brought under control and the smoke started lifting before 9:00. the fire chief tells us the building that contains plastics and rubber products was vacant. no one was injured. >> we have no readings on our meters. we've been going around the city. even though there might be a slight haze and a rubbery smell in the air, the air has been monitored. >> reporter: emergency personnel from lehigh county are assisting along with pennsylvania's department of environmental protection and emer

the first one will be in bethlehem. chuck bednaric passed away last saturday at 89. he was known as concrete charlie and he made his football career at penn. >>> hundreds of teenagers lined up at christy rec center. the department of passion and recreation -- parks and record accuracies hosted the jobs. there are 2500 jobs up for grabs. >> this is an alternative to hanging out during the summer on the streets doing nothing. you don't have to get in trouble. >> if you or your teen are looking for summer work, there's another job fair, head to the lawncrest recreation center rising sun avenue noon to 2:00 p.m. >> warming up today. >> reporter: we are, storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry down by dover and cape may county a couple of light sprinkles are starting to pop up. you're seeing the first day's rain there. as we look outside we have issues with fog around the region. at the airport, the visibility is high enough it's not much of a concern. over the next couple of hours we'll be on the look out for the development. fog. we're seeing it thicker by the

there a report from bethlehem on why many women are afraid to speak out. >> reporter: this is nadia. it's not her real name. she is a palestinian victim of domestic violence that lasted over 13 years. first, at the hands of her ex-husband, then at the hands of her brother after she got divorced. >> one day my ex-husband brought a plastic pipe and kept beating me with it in front of my children because i had an argument with my sisters in law. i was hesitant to leave, but i could no longer tolerate the pressure i was under. >> nadia has been living in this state-run safe house for almost a year. it's been even longer since she has seen her three children. she says she needs to work on herself before reconnecting with them. this is one of three shelters in the occupied west bank for female victims of domestic violence. >> in the past year there have been at least 400 cases of severe acts of violence against women in the palestinian territories, including 16 murders, a major problem is the women's reluctance to come forward and seek help. more than two-thirds of battered women prefer to

recordreporting from bethlehem. >> reporter: domestic violence lasted over 13 years first at the hands of her ex husband then at the hands of her brother when she got divorced. >> translator: one day my ex husband brought a plastic pipe and beat me with it. i could no longer stand the pressure i was under. >> reporter: nadia has been staying in the state house for almost a year, longer than she has seen her children. this is one of the three shelters in the occupied west bank for female victims of dmisk domestic violence. a major problem is the women's reluctance to come forward and seek help. more than two-thirds of battered women prefer to remain silent, and less than 1% seek help at shelters like this one. the patriarchal and conservative nature of their families, a woman who accuses her husband of violence is frowned upon. sawa is a call center that offers psychological support to callers across the palestinian territory. >> there are women who have reached the decision to call and ask for help and there are those who are still in dilemma wondering whether they should call. family

the first one is underway at the funeral home in bethlehem. it runs until 4:00 p.m., the second viewing takes place from 4:00 until 6:00 tonight. known as concrete charlie to eagles fans, he played his college career at penn where a bronze statue stands at franklin field. >>> temple beat louisiana tech last night 77-59 and the owls play again on tuesday when they face off against miami at madison square garden. >>> meantime march madness continues tonight and one star is not just focused on the big dance, he concentrates on a side job to help his family. alicia vitarelli has more on that. >> reporter: matt zabruck led his team to the sweet 16 two years in a row. but he is also working as an uber driver when he gave up his own scholarship to his younger brother. he is the star center catapulting xavier to march madness greatness, you may be surprised to hear that when leading scorer matt zabruck is not driving to the hoop, he is driving a uber. >> thought maybe i can't get a normal job, what else can i do? the college super star moonlights in c

bethlehem steel president walter williams. we spent if i remember correctly, in the equivalent of 1980 dollars, almost a billion dollars in the previous 15 years on environmeal facilities. that meant that money was not availae for modernization projects. government regulations forced industry to spend billions cleaning uthe environment and protecting the safety of worke. millions of workers were new, eager to work, but young and untrained. their inexperience led to lower output per work hour, less productivity. in 1973, war in e miast led to an embargo of oil from the persian gulf. energy prices soared. productivity growth took a plunge. and throughout the 1970s an economy reeling frompirang eney costs saw all its other costs sing, too. ination seemed like an incurable cancer eating at the economy, creating climate of economic fear and uncertainty scouraging the capital investment at might have improved an increasingly dismal productivi performance. ifany factorshad beenesponsible for the productivity growth, iteemed a diversi

executive director in the early 80s under the d feinstein in the 1 and 82 when the access 3w4r07kd to bethlehem steel and laying in the assets at the port my primary function as maritime managing manager to enforce and oversee the shipyard lewis lease so gene in the last year of his life his life is in decline making sure so struck much or up a relationship with gene and making sure so wanted to go see gene and visit with him he asked me it was his schedule he wanted to do it during the lunchtime within an hour so he asked me to drive him so he could spend time with gene salty had the opportunity to visit with gene probably a half-dozen times and learned a lot from gene and the sight and the shipyard operation and why it come out to be what it is and great history lesson that helped me better do any job at the port that is this level of relationships that making sure so has an uncanny ability to develop i most respect and not going to say i'll miss we'll cross paths again but thank you very much muir so (clapping). >> any further public comment and commissioners if i may i want to add. >> have

in the early spring sunshine the settlement and distance across the valley the palestinian town of bethlehem construction of the settlement began back in 1997 during benjamin netanyahu's first term as prime minister. desperate to shore up his right-wing support netanyahu returned home in the last days of his campaign with this as a backdrop. he stated explicitly was the reason for its creation was to block palestinian access to southern jerusalem stating publicly what palestinians have argued for years that the creation of settlements is strategic. intended to block the establishment of a contiguous palestinian state. >> then he recounted his 2009 commitment to a two-state solution. >> you >> i think who is moving towards a palestinian state that's is the reality created in the last few years. >> the prime minister went to pray at the western wall and was already starting to temper the fiery rhetoric of a campaign in which he labeled those israeli who is opposed him as traitors. >> i appreciate the decision by israel citizens to elect me and my friends against all odds and in the face of pow

this happened around 2:00 in the morning at the tally ho on west 4th street in bethlehem. police tell us the man is being treated for a cut to his neck. so far there are no arrests. lehigh university say the victim was not a student at the school. >>> the fire marshal is looking for the cause of this house fire in pike creek, new castle county this broke out around 2:00 in the morning on maremore court. a family of four was inside at the time. all four made it out safely. the roof over the garage however, did collapse. and the flames destroyed this house. >>> paulsboro high school is reopened today, one day after many students and staff were sickened. school officials made the decision around 4:30 this morning after the department of environmental protection checked the air quality. yesterday, fumes from the nearby paulsboro refinery made more than a dozen students and staff sick. a plant spokesperson toll us there was a leak in the tank storing partially refined oil. some parents talked to us and were upset. >> yes, i am very fed up. i cannot believe we have to live like

right now traveling in bethlehem we are dealing with a very serious fire location. traveling at mount chunk road we are seeing a closure at west lauren street and elizabeth avenue. serious incident. we will keep you updated for sure nicole. >> pachyderms on patrol animal kingdom comes to the aid of humans. >> this time powerful elephant use their size to save the day. >> yeah. >> look at the screen. >> elephants were called into action when their tractor trailer started to overturn on the i49 near new orleans. these elephants were heading to a show in texas. the heavy duty tow truck we're told showed up later to get the truck out of there but those elephant that is incredible. >> yes. >> well done. >> um-hmm. >>> got to love that. >> our coverage of the top stories, traffic and weather continues right new on the cw philly. we will have a live report from france at the site of yesterday's deadly plane crash. >>> we are live with the popular local tv sportscaster a arrives for sentencing. also at this point we are just sick of snow right? but western pennsylvania man

there is a route closure route 563 closed between north lane and old bethlehem pike. dispatch called us to alert drivers to that and that should be out there the next hour or so. driving on 95 your drive times between naymens and 476 looking good six minutes in both directions. area bridges clear and no reported delays to mass transit. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it is a first alert weather day for snow and rain and some slippery conditions especially later on this morning, a dry view of 30th street station. it's 35 degrees in philadelphia that number is going to be falling during the day and that's going to allow for more accumulation later this afternoon. 95 in south philadelphia that is dry. it's going to be a mix of snow and rain for much of the area including philadelphia. the temperature is the key, look at washington township wrights town at or below freezing potential for slippery conditions there and especially north and west where snow accumulation is more likely. coatesville is below freezing. look at redding at

. >> reporter: after serving in world war two the the bethlehem pennsylvania native began an all american career at the university of pennsylvania drafted with the first pick in the 1949 draft, bite the eagles, he led the team to two nfl championships including the teams last championship in 1960. in his 14th season with the eagles he only missed three games while playing in eight pro bowls. he what's electric to the pro football hall of fame in 1967. >> he was the greatest eagle of all time. i mean when i think of the great eagles and there have been great eagles going way back to steve van buren and normal normal van brooklyn and reggie white and if i were to name one eagle who i would put at the top of the list it would be chuck bednarik. >> reporter: chuck bednarik was 89 years old. natasha brown cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> team owner jeffery laurie issued a statement saying in part philadelphia fans grow up expecting toughness, all a out effort and workmanlike attitude from this team. so much of that image has its roots in the the way chuck played the game. >>> you can learn more ab

executive director in the early 80s under the d feinstein in the 1 and 82 when the access 3w4r07kd to bethlehem steel and laying in the assets at the port my primary function as maritime managing manager to enforce and oversee the shipyard

this is in bethlehem. hundreds of people there don't have power from ppl. roads are closed but there's no threat to the campus. disaster volunteers about the red cross have been out here about two hours providing support to first responders and checking to see if residents need help. >>> now let's turn our attention to the weather. here's our first alert forecast from meteorologist bill henley. >> good morning, vai. it is a cold start this morning, feels like winter. still some snow on the ground but sunshine overhead in the pocono mountains. this is a live view from shawnee. 27 degrees right now in mt. pocono. it's up to 32 in philadelphia and 36 and climbing in wildwood. but look what's on the way. rain to our southwest will move in this afternoon. temperatures will be warmer by then. at lunchtime 42 degrees. middle 40s this afternoon. >>> let's get a check on traffic with christine. >> it is still a slow go on interstate 95 especially on the southbound side. northbound is a little backed up as well. bef

. >> reporter: after serving in world war two the the bethlehem pennsylvania native began an all american career at the university of pennsylvania. drafted with the first pick in the 1949 draft by the eagles he led the team to two nfl champion ships including the teams last championship in 1960. in his 14 seasons with the eagles he only missed three games while playing in eight pro bowls. he what's electric to the pro football hall of fame in 1969. >> he was the greatest eagle of all time. i mean when i think of the great eagles and there have been a lot of great eagles going way back to steve van buren and norm van brooklyn and tommy mcdonald and reggie white, but if i were to name one eagle that i would put the at the top of the list it would be chuck bednarik. >> reporter: chuck bednarik was the 89 years old. natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> team owner jeffery lurie aid in part philadelphia fans grew up expecting toughness, all out effort and a workmanlike attitude from this team and so much of that image has its roots in the the way chuck played the game. >>> you can learn m

originally it was a nickname for bethlehem hospital for the mentally ill that is situated nearby. very few residents of bedlam were buried here. during the 16th and 17th centuries they were such turbulent times that disease was rife, and death commonplace. other characters could not cope with the number of bodies and they were buried here. you are a bone specialist? what information are you gleaning from this? >> the age and sex of the individual. the stature. this is possibly female. and the fusion of the bone. we know it is an adult. >> plague victims, records also show a huge variety of people buried here. members of oliver cromwell's new model army, an adviser to the duke of buckingham, and someone very special. >> my six times great-grandfather is buried here. his name is james hubbard. my body i commit to the earth to be decently buried and bedlam churchyard. >> lives and deaths long forgotten. revealed once more. tim moffitt, bbc news. kathy: a burial ground dating back 400 years in the heart of london, telling us so much about britain's capital's past. that brings the prog

. >> reporter: born in bethlehem pa, son of immigrants a stand out of liberty high school, he went on to thrive at the field at the university of pennsylvania. he played 14 seasons all with the philadelphia eagles. >> check bednarik is one of the few that if he were playing in the nfl today, he would be an outstanding outstanding linebacker. >> reporter: number 60 stood 6-foot two and weighed 235 pounds. he made devastating tackles like this one against then giant frank gifford. he took the birds to two championships and in 1960 he played both linebacker and center. this is one of the plays that made him a legend. >> philadelphia eagles won world championship of professional football. >> in 2010 he took jeff skversky back to that very spot on franklin field. >> right here, yes. game saving tackle. >> reporter: merrill reese remembered the tough talker who gained the fitting nickname concrete carl friday his off season job selling concrete. >> he had tremendous strength, great instincts. owe had everything that you look for in a football player, and a abdominal a spirit. he was out the

a multi alarm fire is tearing through a business in the city of bethlehem. it is happening at the fabricators on mock chunk road. firefighters are urging people in that area to stay inside their homes due to heavy smoke. crews say the building seemed to be empty when it started. it is now at three alarms. they've also set up a shelter at the nearby buchanan elementary school. chopper 6 hd is headed to the scene. stay with "action news" for updates. >> developing right now a multi car crash killed two people and injured at least two more in the lehigh valley overnight. take a look at new video that's come in from the scene. the cars collided on southbound route 33 in palmer township northampton county late last night. two people were ejected from one car and killed. police shut down the roadway for hours investigating exactly what happened. officials have not released the identities of the victims. >> happening today, former tv sportscaster don tollefson scheduled to be sentenced for fraud. a bucks county injury found him guilty of selling woke gus sports pac

it was coming from the fabricators sheet metal processing factory on among chunk road in bethlehem. three alarm fire kept firefighters busy for several hours. >> the smoke did cover part of the downtown area and a lot of homes on the avenues. it went into the allentown area. >> reporter: thick clouds of smoke hugged the ground below prompting authorities to issue a shelter in place advisory telling people to stay inside and close their doors and windows with concern over potential chemicals in the air. >> our 911 center was getting inundated with a lot of calls that there's smoke at our house. >> i went outside and it smelled really smokey, and i noticed that it was like cloudy over there and that in that area. >> you could tell it was close. very close. >> that's why i walk because we knew it was very close. because it was very dense fog out here. >> reporter: fire officials say air meter doctors not pick up any hazards and hazmat teams are monitoring the environment including a nearby creek look to go prevent contamination from run off. numerous roads were also shut down and nearl

. >> reporter: after serving in world war two the bethlehem pennsylvania native began an all american career at the university of pennsylvania. drafted with the first pick in the 1949 draft by the the eagles he led the team to two nfl championships including the teams last championship in 1960. in his 14 season with the eagles he only miss $3 games while playing in eight pro bowls. he what's electric to the pro football hall of fame in 1967. >> he was the greatest eagle of all time. when i think of the great eagles and there have been great eagles going way back to steve van buren and norman van brooklyn and tommy mcdonald and reggie white if i were to name one eagles who i would put at the top of the list it would be chuck bednarik. >> reporter: chuck bednarik was 89. natasha brown for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> team owner jeffery lurie issued a statement saying in part philadelphia fans expect tough necessary all out effort and workmanlike attitude from the team. so much of that image has its roots in the way chuck played the game. >>> you can learn more about his extraordinary li

one at 152 the other involving an overturned vehicle right by bethlehem pike. sliding to red hill montgomery county watch out for a wreck along seventh at main which is route 29 there's a crash to steer around in pottstown along york street at farmington avenue and each day this week we're expecting construction along 422 both directions near sanatoga but they're usually wrapping up that work by 4:00 p.m. so watch out for it especially during the mid days. a new project under way today in highland township chester county, old scottsville road shut down out of commission through about april 3rd. and in delaware we have big problems this morning because a salt truck ran into a pole and closed about that hundred and 141. back opened. 100 closed in else mere because of structure problems they found last week. we'll check it again brian and shirleen in the 5 o'clock hour. >> thank you matt. >>> meteorologist adam joseph back with that pretty active seven-day forecast coming up next. >> adam joseph along any accuweather forecast. snow ice and rain and then repeat. >>