Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, today, it is one of the largest cities in the state and home to the headquarters of caterpillar. It came from when the owner to tested his tractor as it was moving through the field, and the press was there. One of the reporters of that, said it look like a caterpillar moving across the field. Everyone starting calling the machines caterpillars. Announcer 2 but it was known as the whiskey capital of the world. Whiskey was king in the early 1900s. There was 73 different distilleries and 43 breweries, not at the same time, but that many. Announcer 2 with the help of our Comcast Cable partners, over the next 90 minutes, we explore peorias history. We begin with a trip down the Illinois River on board the spirit of peoria. Sing it if you know it. Join in if you know it. Everybody, sing along. Irene good night irene good night good night irene good night irene i will see you in my dreams welcome aboard the spirit of peoria. I am the resident historia
Chris. Luce assorted story here tonight involving an amish family and bucks county man and what happened between them when that family allegedly gifted their oldest daughter to the man in an effort to try to save their family farm out in Lancaster County. It sounds bizarre. It is. And tonight there are accusations and formal charges of statutory Sexual Assault and child endangerment. We all know each other. We watch out for each other. We would know. Reporter but it appears no one new. That in this cottage on old street road in trevose, 51yearold Leonardo Dicaprio plan was living with 12 girls ages 18 to six months old. Mr. Kaplan admitted to fathering these two children with this 18yearold girl. The children are three and six months now. Putting the victim at 14 or 15 when the child was conceived. He confessed to that. Police arrested kaplan after a surprise visit from bucks county Child Welfare officials. We believe that these children came from Lancaster County to bucks county, um,
Happenings right now a horrifying situation in bucks county. Police have discovered a dozen young girls with no record of their existence inside the home of a man they say was sexually assaulting at least one of them. The details are difficult to comprehend. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im chris oconnell. Authorities in bucks county say some of the girls were given as payment to this man, Leonardo Dicaprio plan of feasterville. Investigators say kaplan fathered two children with the victim. Starting when is he was just 14 years old. She is now 18. Neighbors obviously stunned by this news. Fox 29s joanne pill will he ye following the disturbing developments from trevose tonight. Joanne. Reporter thats right, chris. Luce assorted story here tonight involving an amish family and bucks county man and what happened between them when that family allegedly gifted their oldest daughter to the man in an effort to try to save their family farm out in Lancaster County. It sounds bizarre. It is.
Live from the kgo tv broadcast center. This is abc7 news. The rain coming down in the bay area. You are looking at some video we shot this morning from along the embarcadero along piered. Thanks for joining us. Im chris nguyen, Carolyn Tyler has the day off. Lets start the show by sending it over to lisa argen. These tracking live doppler 7hd for us hi, chris. The heaviest rain is around Half Moon Bay and the coast. You can see the yellows and reds. A moderate rain here. Elsewhere its been light throughout the Morning Hours. But Half Moon Bay down to highway 1, all the way down to santa cruz, we are looking at some pretty moderate rain. Over on the peninsula, Mountain View and through sunnyvale looking at light to moderate rain. Taking it further east over the hills east of milpitas, the heavier showers. Finally hayward, milpitas, union city getting in on the act. Heres a shot of san lorenzo and hayward and oakland looking at light activity. And highway 24, we take you into the north b
Tomorrow. Breaking news this morning out of concord, where a woman and a baby have been killed in a car crash. It happened around 11 00 last night on willow pass road. Investigators say it appears an suv and a large sedan were traveling in opposite directions and crashed headon. A woman, believed to be the driver of one of the vehicles, died at the scene. Baby girl died shortly later at the hospital. Five other people were taken to hospitals with major injuries, but they are expected to survive. No word yet on what led to the crash. Developing news in antioch, one person is dead following a shooting. It happened on sycamore drive around 9 30 last night. Responding officers found a man on the ground who had been shot multiple times, he was pronounced dead at the scene there have been no arrests and the shooting remains under investigation. Also developing this morning, investigators are looking for people who might have been involved in an explosion and fire at an apartment complex in o