Coming out from that which urge that steeple a charred frame left over and now hundreds of parishioners are without a church. Reverend pamela k. Williams says her morning started with a rush of frantic calls. My phone just started blowing up saying pastor pam your church is on fire, your church is on fire and im like what do you mean your church is on fire. Reporter dark smoke from the massive blaze at the Historic Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in overbrook could be seen from over a mile away. An action news viewer recorded this cell phone video just as dozens of firefighters arrived scene. Only took a couple minutes for the whole church to go up. Reporter the four alarm fire broke out about 9 oclock this morning while Church Member richard clem was in the shower the he barely escaped. I was upstairs on the third floor in the shower and i came out and there was a lot of smoke. I just crawled down the hallway and came out the window and they took me down the third floor. Reporter cl
Diagnosis was revealed on sunday after her Campaign Said she became overheated at the 9 11 memorial. Is it concerning at all that a couple of days went by that we didnt know about Hillary Clintons pneumonia . It creates some doubt. Its in the interests of the campaign and the process to know as much in a timely way as we can. Reporter David Thornburgh is president and ceo of a watchdog group, committee of 70. You apply for a demanding job, you take a physical to assure people that you have stamina, that you dont have any underlying conditions. We need to know that. This is also a test of how you respond to peoples legitimate requests. Reporter as for the campaign trail, weve just learned Hillary Clintons husband, former president bill clinton, will substitute for her at events in california tomorrow and nevada on wednesday. Jim . Lauren mayk. Hillary clinton will get help from the commander in chief tomorrow right here in philadelphia. President obama plans to push pennsylvania residen
Till ton road on the back rim leaving a visible line on the pavement. The wawa parking lot was filled with ambulances transporting the victims to area hospitals including Atlantic City. New Jersey State Police report that five people were shot, one killed and the gunfire that apparently can be traced to the garden state parkway. A person was found shot in a vehicle on the parkway northbound not far from here. Investigators are combing through both crime scenes. This has startled residents react to go what they are seeing. Its crazy. Ive never its sad. Its sad to even look at it its sad. Its unbelievable. I never seen nothing like this. Dont think it happens nur neighborhood until it happens. Like something you see in the movies. It can happen in your backyard tomorrow. To ride on that rim like that they must have been desperate to get out of there. Reporter now, again, state police say five people shot, one killed in a hail of bullets that ended with one of the vehicles badly shot up d
On how elections are being run here in philadelphia. Are the handful of people in charge of elections actually doing the job they were elected to do . Right now the Watchdog Group the committee of 70 is working to change the way those who oversee elections actually land their jobs. Ceo David Thornburg believes philadelphia commissioners should be appointed rather than elected. The Philadelphia City commissioners are a threemember bipartisan board. Theyre the people who make sure your vote counts, literally. Theyre in charge of elections and Voter Registration for the city. Commissioners are elected to fouryear terms, and there are no term limits. Right now the three commissioners serving are chairman anthony clashing, vice chairman al schmitt, and lisa. Anthony clark has been under fire for not showing up to work as chairman. He makes nearly 140,000 a year. But clark says he stays in touch with his staff by phone, even when hes on vacation and often works away from the office. Well, wi
The president ial candidates rally with supporters ahead of tomorrows big primaries. Theyre final message before voters hit the polls. And its been a great stretch of weather but just in time for primary day were tracking showers and storms. Ill tell you the best window of time to head out to the polls. Also, clean up on the pennsylvania turnpike is still happening hours after a deadly tractor trailer crash. When officials believe all lanes of the highway will be back op open. But we begin night with can countdown to primary day. Good evening everyone im ukee washington. Hi, everyone, im jessica dean. Polls in pennsylvania and delaware open in just about eight hours and the president ial candidates took every opportunity to get out the vote in our area. Our Team Coverage begins tonight with Eyewitness News reporter david spunt who is live outside city hall. Thats where Hillary Clinton held a rally this evening. David . Reporter jessica, this was Hillary Clintons last big push for voter