This used to be a walk that you could do a it loan but probably in the past five years i would never ever go alone. You always have to go with somebody. Which is sad. Reporter meghan meyer and robin richie out walking the dog near Pennypack Park when they heard what happened. This is a sketch of the man police say walked up behind the 22yearold victim. Covered her mouth and dragged her into the woods. Police say he then put duct tape over the victims mouth, bound her wrists and ankles, then physically and sexually assaulterred her. You wouldnt think in this area, too, because where the woods are here, theres a drop off. Its not like he could just kind of hide behind a tree like theres areas where hed actually have to climb up a hill. Reporter another woman out walking tonight didnt want to show her face but says she is concerned. 11 30 at night. Oh, wow. Because i know there is people that, like, run around 9 00 oclock, 10 00 oclock and i would never do that. Heres another look at the
Chris oconnell. Im dawn tim feature the woman as tack kerr duct taped her mouth and bound her hands and teeth. Shawnette wilson is north philadelphia tonight with more. Shawnette. Reporter this assault happened Late Wednesday night. Tonight we found several women out walking but being more careful after they learned what happened. Really creepy. People walking along ron avenue near winchester are a little uneasy. After hearing a man sexually assault add woman in a wooded area Late Wednesday night. This used to be a walk that you could do a it loan but probably in the past five years i would never ever go alone. You always have to go with somebody. Which is sad. Reporter meghan meyer and robin richie out walking the dog near Pennypack Park when they heard what happened. This is a sketch of the man police say walked up behind the 22yearold victim. Covered her mouth and dragged her into the woods. Police say he then put duct tape over the victims mouth, bound her wrists and ankles, then p
By the National Guard. Rivers rising over their banks. Dylan will tell us when the rain will let up. One captured. One on the run. Convicts escape three days ago, one caught overnight. This morning, his accomplice is still on the loose. And what a shot. A neck and neck college game with the huskies and cincinnati bearcats coming down to one shot. Holy cow are you kidding me that basket sending the game into a fourth overtime. Uconn fans celebrating everywhere. Today, march 12th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. Im erica hill. Im craig melvin alongside dylan dreyer and sheinelle jones. How about the huskies . This reminds me of 93. This crazy long, its great and late moment. The uconn huskies. Anyone elses who grew up in connecticut. You have your knowledge. I have small tid bits of knowledge. We will get to that and the constitution state as well as the nutmeg state. Lets get to the top story. The violent scenes at
Particularly if you start moving around outside this morning. Once that sun gets up over the horizon and starts hitting you it will feel on the humid side. Dewpoints are in the mid 60s in the immediate region and closer to 70 across much of south jersey. Once you hit 70 youre talking somewhat oppressive humidity. Its definitely out there this morning. 79 by 9 oclock, 87 today by noon and it is going to be hotter this afternoon than it was yesterday. 91 by 3 oclock with a high of 92 probably around 4 oclock this afternoon. Clouds and sun. Tropical depression number one has been declared as of late last night. That big blob of orange that you see off the coast of miami, florida, and this is expected to become Tropical Storm arthur later today and then make a move up the coast and potentially become a hurricane as it passes us by late in the week. But will it be close enough to do any major effect on us for the fourth of july . Well have details on that coming up from accuweather. Karen,
Good afternoon in the news this noon, parents, students and teachers gathered to call for more funding for Philadelphia Schools. And a raging overnight fire destroyed a home while the family was on vacation. But the big story is breaking news, a two Star Army General is killed in an attack west of kabul afghanistan. The incident happened at camp karga. He is the highest ranking military official to ever be killed in the war in afghanistan. 15 others were wounded in the attack. And half of them were americans, it happened when someone in an afghan army uniform snuck on to the base. A Brigadier General was also wounded in the attack. Stay with abc news for updates throughout the day. The son of a local congressman is awaiting a Court Hearing after surrendering to authorities on fraud and tax charges. Only action news was there when he arrived at the courthouse. Vernon odom joins us live now with the detail. Reporter sara todays developments come after a two and a half year investigation