Through the holidays. New video paints terrifying picture. Heavy smoke outside the Barclay Friends Senior Living Center thursday night. Frail elderly residents trying to escape with their lives as firefighters pull up carrying one woman to safety. 133 residents did make the out along with 15 staff members. Thanks to the heroics of so many. Firefighters, police officers, staff members, citizens had minutes to get those citizens out. Many of them in wheel chairs, walkers, many of them with physical and mental issues. Reporter so many survived despite overwhelming obstacles the lazy hot firefighters helmets started to melt but four residents are still missing all in their mid 80s to early 90s including a husband and wife. Given the circumstances, experts would have expected 50 people to have perish. While a tragedy its a small miracle that we only have four people unaccounted for. Reporter meanwhile atf fire experts finally were able to get into the building today. A crane helping to clea
Lauer was just fired from nbc for inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. But will the top executives at nbc and comcast be fired for putting out so much fake news. Check out andy lacks past. Matt lauer was the face of nbc news a fixture the franchise. Reporter public radio icon garrison keeler says he was also fired wednesday by Minnesota Public Radio for what the network called allegations of improper behavior. Keeler the former host of a prairie home companion claims he was fired because he put his hand on womans bare back while trying to console her. Keeler says he apologized when the woman recoiled and claimed they remained friendly quote until her lawyer called. Keeler says at age 75 he has no interest in arguing about this. In new york, rick leventhal, fox news. The lauer and keeler incidents are among the most surprising in part because the accused have lonegan been considered to be so professional such gentlemen. Bruce gordon joins us now to provide some context for th
The boys father mother and sister are still in the hospital. As investigators try to figure out what went wrong. Lets get out to jeff cole whos life in schwenksville for us tonight. Jeff . Reporter iain, a make shift memorial is rising outside of the dark and blackened Lukens Family home. Early morning fire likely powered by heavy winds has claimed the lives of young lukens boys. Just after 5 00 on a blustery morning flames and smoke can be seen rising from the summit of a twostory home. Fire crews arrived to find brian lukens, his wife tracy and nineyearold daughter sophia out of the home. But sons brian, jr. , 11 and parker six remain inside where they perish. You know he did everything he possibly could to get his boys out of the home. So its just absolutely tragic and i cant imagine the pain. Reporter by daylight state and local fire investigators were inside and out of the wooden structure built in 1960. Brian lukens a Deputy Montgomery county sheriff bought his family home six ye
That came through was like this one like 80 years ago. White house sources say President Trump continues to monitor the impact of the storm. Flooding is a big problem. In the wake of the storm a lot of concern tonight here at home for the local puerto rican community. Theyre watching and theyre waiting for word from family and friends on the battered island. The citys fair hill section home to Many Puerto Rican businesses. Thats where we find bruce gordon to tonight a lost tension in that community. Absolutely. Philadelphias puerto rican population of 130,000 is second to new york city outside of the island itself. The a safe bet the vast majority of those folks are crossing their fingers tonight. Lunch time business is booming at this restaurant in the harrowgate plaza. But as customers line up for a midday meal the talk is of hurricane, horror and hardship 1600 miles away. On the battered island of the puerto rico. Everybody worry about their family. About whats going on over there.
Holly glenn elementary in williamstown, gloucester county, is closed down and called unsafe for students after inspectors found mold in classrooms and hallways. Ten out of ten classrooms like theres Different Levels they get tester on and report they gave us last night showed everyone of them tested high. So i dont think that, you know, i think theres an issue. Reporter its all detailed in this environmental report. Test taken monday showed elevated levels of mold. And the board voted to close the school. Parents found out at a Board Meeting last night. If youre accumulating mold on the desks, these are the desks that our kids sit at. So if its getting to the point where its on the desk, you cant tell me that you dont know that its a problem. Reporter as parents scrambled this morning to send their kids to three other district schools, they say they heard there could be a problem at the middle school. Parents tell us their kids saw crews working in the middle school friday. On facebook