moshe twersky once lived in lakewood, new jersey. he learned of the tragedy overnight. >> i walked into the apartment. he was crying and sobbing. >> this is a loss to the entire jewish community. we are reeling at this horrific news. it's terrible. the two men responsible were shot and killed by the police. people inside of a worship site werwere targeted. >>> "action news" reporter sharrie williams is in the slate satellite center to explain. >>reporter:the estis suggesting that the tw-- they arelaunching. there is new information in the deaths of the c.e.o. john sheridan and wife joyce. joyce sheridan was stabbed at least eight times. one family member described the attack as savage and done in a fit of rage. the couple was remembered at the memorial held in october. >> we lost a giant that lived here and did a lot for the state of the new jersey. >> he kept me in stitches all the time. you never knew what was going to come out of joyce's mouth. we had a great time. >>reporter:john sheridan had stab wounds to his side and penetrati

one, rabbi moshe twersky, was the son of a renowned boston rabbi. >> the death of someone who had such a significant rabbinic role and was connected to so many rabbis around the world is going to send shock waves through the entire jewish world. >> reporter: from the synagogue where they had prayed together just hours earlier, the four men were buried together. and israel's prime minister vowed to respond with what he called a heavy hand. the killers were cousins from east jerusalem. their families mourned. some palestinians celebrated. the men hailed as heroes. president obama condemning them. >> the murderer's outrageous acts represent the kind of extremism that threatens to bring all of the middle east into the kind of spiral from which it's very difficult to emerge. >> reporter: and there was more trouble. clashes between palestinians and police where the two killers lived. jerusalem, the holy city, is an ever more tense and deadly one. brian, the policeman injured in that shoot-out has now died. so five dead plus the two killers. and fears here tonight of a sharpening religious ed

citizenship, among them boston rabbi moshe twersky, who belonged to a distinguished line of rabbis. at the vatican, pope francis condemned the killings, appealing for israelis and palestinians to end the violence and "make courageous decisions towards peace and reconciliation." >>> in other news, blase cupich was formally installed as the catholic archbishop of chicago. in a ceremony before his installation, he knocked three times on the cathedral door, symbolizing his request to be admitted. he succeeds cardinal francis george, who is battling cancer. cupich is widely seen as a moderate in the style of pope francis, in contrast to the more conservative george. in cupich's homily, he pledged to do more to reach out to the victims of clergy sex abuse. >> working together to protect children, to bring healing to victim survivors and to rebuild the trust that has been shattered in our communities by our mishandling is our sacred duty. >>> pope francis confirmed this week that he will make his first visit as pope to the u.s. next september. he will visit philadelphia, where there will b

three americans are among the dead including rabbi moshe twersky who lived in lakewood, new jersey. his son still lives there. >> went into the apartment and he was just crying, you know, sobbing. >> this is a loss to the entire jewish community. we're all reeling at this loss at this horrific news it's really terrible. >> police shot and killed the two attackers in jerusalem. >> comedian tracy morgan continues to fight a hard battle to come back from a crash on the new jersey turnpike. his lawyer says morgan still has not recovered from a traumatic brain injury. the attorney went on to say no one knows if morgan will ever fully recover. the statements came during a hearing over morgan's lawsuit against wal-mart, one of the retailers' trucks slammed into the back of morgan's limo in june. >> 5:57. is the time. still ahead a landmark goes up in flames. the latest on the fire that tore through a local farmer's market just days before business was set to boom. >> and brand new at 6:00 a would be burglar gets more than he bargained for after he comes face to face with a details and more

moshe twersky son and grandson of renowned boston rabbis aryeh kupinsky 42 father of five kalman levine 55 his son released a statement, "father you were saying your prayers when your soul left your body." israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed a harsh response to this attack, already ordering the demolition of the homes of the attackers. here in the room where the slaughter occurred this morning they have their own response they are praying again. >>> back here at home now and to the stunning images out of chicago. a small plane crashing into a house in the dead of night. inside a husband and wife sleeping. that plane missing them by just 8 inches. tonight the frantic call from the pilot, his last message. abc news alex perez on the zone. about 2:45 this morning, shortly after take off from chicago's midway airport, the pilot radios for help. >> i'd like to come back and land. i'm having trouble with the left engine. >> reporter: the pilot, the only person on board, was just a quarter of a mile from the airport, but never made it back. >> are you still with me? >> he went

one, rabbi moshe twersky was the son of a renowned boston rabbi. >> the death of someone who had such a significant rabinic role and was connected to so many rabbis around the world is going to send shock waves through the entire jewish world. >> reporter: from the synagogue where they had prayed together just hours earlier, the four men were buried together. and israel's prime minister vowed to respond with what he called a heavy hand. the killers were cousins from east jerusalem. their families mourned, some palestinians celebrated. the men hailed as heroes. president obama condemning them. >> the murderer's today's out ranlous acts represent the kind of extremism that threatens to bring all of the middle east into the kind of spiral from which it's very difficult to emerge. >> reporter: and there was more trouble. clashes between palestinians and police where the two killers lived. jerusalem, the holy city, is an ever more tense and deadly one. brian, the policemen injured in that shoot-out has now died. so five dead plus the two killers. and fears here tonight of a sharpening reli

one of the victims, rabbi moshe twersky has a son studying to be a rabbi. he was among three killed yesterday, three americans and another, an israeli policeman, died last night. israeli police killed at tackers, who used meat cleavers, knives and a handgun to carry out the assault. >>> in bucks county, a father is blamed for his son's deadly overdose on painkillers. coco wallace says he's innocent, but police say he was the only one with his son, sebastian, inside this apartment when there was oxycodone in that toddler's system, three times the amount needed to kill an adult. wallace had this to say after his arrest. >> i did nothing! i keep telling them! >> stop. >> i didn't do nothing. why would i kill my own son? it don't make no sense! >> and authorities are still investigating the crime scene looking for more possible evidence in the case. >>> take a look at a police car. this is on fire moments after an accident. the philadelphia police department took 280 philadelphia patrol cars off the streets for emergency maintenance because of this. an officer

one, rabbi moshe twersky, was the son of a renowned boston rabbi. >> the death of someone who had such a significant rabinic role and was connected to so many rabbis around the world is going to send shock waves through the entire jewish world. >> reporter: from the synagogue where they had prayed together just hours earlier, the four men were buried together. and israel's prime minister vowed to respond with what he called a heavy hand. the killers were cousins from east jerusalem. their families mourned. some palestinians celebrated. the men hailed as heroes. president obama condemning them. >> the murderer's outrageous acts represent the kind of extremism that threatens to bring all of the middle east into the kind of spiral from which it's very difficult to emerge. >> reporter: and there was more trouble. clashes between palestinians and police where the two killers lived. jerusalem, the holy city, is an ever more tense and deadly one. brian, the policeman injured in that shoot-out has now died. so five dead plus the two killers. and fears here tonight of a sharpening religious edg

moshe twersky, son and grandson of renowned boston rabbis, aryeh kupinsky, father of five, and kalman levine. his son released a statement, "father you were saying your prayers when your soul left your body." israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed a harsh response to this attack, already ordering the demolition of the homes of the attackers. here in the room where the slaughter occurred this morning they have their own response they are praying again. >> terry moran, thank you. >>> back here at home now and to the stunning images out of chicago. a small plane crashing into a house in the dead of night. inside a husband and wife sleeping. that plane missing them by just 8 inches. tonight the frantic call from the pilot, his last message. abc's alex perez on the scene. >> reporter: about 2:45 this morning, shortly after takeoff from chicago's midway airport, the pilot radios for help. >> i'd like to come back and land. i'm having trouble with the left engine. >> reporter: the pilot, the only person on board, was just a quarter of a mile from the airport, but never made it b

and mosher twersk moshe twersky. >>> there was a fiery crash in cranberry township. you see the remains of the semis. no word on any injuries. look at the incredible traffic backup underway. all three outer lanes are closed with one inner lane. it's causing incredible delays. and traffic is closed on one side and big delays on the other. what injuries are caused by this. we are trying to learn that. we'll pass it on in the newscast. >>> now, to the frigid weather. >>> we are hitting record lows with melissa magee. >> yeah, brian and shirleen crank up the heat and grab a cup of hot chocolate. it's a gorgeous shot of the center city skyline. it's clear and quiet. we'll show you the numbers west of turn to. tannersville 14. and fleetwood and center city at this hour 25. and same thing for chester. down to areas of south jersey and delaware. the 20s for cinnaminson. and sea isle city at 28. we have 20 miles-an-hour and some spots are higher than that. because of that you have wind chills in the teens. along the i-95 corridor 9. feeling like 5 in the poconos. and in dover