Ways to make a look at casualties. How do they adjust it, whether its being used effectively or yeah, i understand. Its a good point. Just to clarify, general glenn is not there to direct the israelly military or tell them what to do. Hes there as an expert on urban combat. The considerations are how do you account for the civilian population in mitigating the casualties. At the end of the day, this is about saving lives and eliminating a terrorist threat. Thank you. Thank you. I want to pick up on the air Defense Systems being shipped to the region. Yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported that the u. S. Had asked israel to hold off on the Ground Offensive until the air defenses could get to the region. Is there any truth to that report . Yeah,s seen those reports. What i will tell you, id refer you to the israelis to talk about their operations, their time lines. Our focus is on ensuring that the Israeli Defense forces have what they need to defend the israeli people. As i mentione
Iain, we dont yet know how many students are accusing the counselor but folks here just hearing it for the first time are saying, not again, not here. We dont know yet when, how or where. Oh, my goodness. I didnt hear about that. Thats just crazy. Im glad hes out of here. Reporter mothers, grandfathers and big brothers pigging up philadelphia creative and performing arts students leaving on holiday break. I asked my daughter about it. Sean really aware of anything which i was glad that it hadnt affect the her. Reporter ebony joyner acting to the arrest of counselor brian cyber. Hes facing four counts including a sex assault endangering welfare of children and criminal use of communications facility. Any time that you have somebody in Authority Like that, a lot of times they get carried away. You know, and think they can do just about anything. Reporter not my more according to a statement from the Philadelphia School district saying in part our students safety is our top priority and t
Questioning the motive behind the latest mass shooting. Dave wagner, nbc news. Lets turn to our chattanooga affiliate and listen live to their coverage. Who are right next door to the Armed Forces Career center they explained to me some offcamera, they were too shaken up, they didnt want to go on camera and explain what happened but they told me that they saw this guy with the gun and he pointed it at the Armed Forces Career center he just started firing. If you take a look at that door over there, you can just see bullet holes right over there but folks again, the Community Needs to come together in prayer tonight. I will send it back to you guys in the studio. They are still putting together the pieces from one of the crime scenes. Back here at home we spoke with the commander of philadelphia metro recruitment for the u. S. Army. He said recruit operations will continue as usual and they wont reveal any security measures that might be taken in response to this shooting spree. Nbc 10
Minutes. Lets see how the roads are faring. Jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. Well start off with mass transit delays, signal problems for septa. So the warminster, west trenton and doylestown line all running with about at least 20minute delays. On the vine street expressway around 24th street, threeminute drive time, headed westbound from 95 up towards the schuylkill expressway. You can see ongoing road work there. Headed towards 95 is where youll see some of the lane restrictions. Theyre actually just over for the off ramp. Its not blocking off any of the lanes right now. Out in upper merion, we have more reports of a road obstruction in trinity road, north and southbound right near the schuylkill expressway and the rest of our drive times for the philadelphia area are doing just fine, no problems on 95, the schuylkill or the blue route so far for the morning. Chris . Speaking of mass transit, happening today, septa will start selling the Regional Rail papal passes in
Parent. A stranger confronting Young Children and now Philadelphia Police are investigating. They say man has proved several tenyearold girls in the citys frankford neighbor. G friday night, everyone, im chris oconnell. Im dawn timmeney. In one case the girl says the man tried to ex pose himself to her. Shawnette wilson joins us live with more on the story. Shawnette. Reporter what weve learned tonight from police these incidents are happening to young girls while theyre outside on School Property or walking to school in the morning. Tonight police are telling us that they believe the suspect is driving a black car with tinted windows. This surveillance picture shows the car Police Believe the a man has been driving while attempting to lure little girls in the northeast. So far there have been six incidents beginning tuesday. The most recent ones happened this morning. Around 8 10 on jackson street a girl says she was walking to school when the man in the car approached her with money