Speaking with witnesses but right now they are waiting to get inside, 239 Chestnut Street when they will be able to figure out, exactly how this fire started. It has been one week and one day since a four alarm fire, tore through this olde city block. The philadelphia fire marshall s office and agents with the bureau of the alcohol firearms and explosives still has not been able to get inside 239 chestnut where the fire is believed to have started. Were a little delayed on the scene work just because of safety issues involved, as you know, it is a five Story Building and unfortunately during the fire all five floors collapsed. Reporter in an exclusive interview with cbs3 atf special agent in charge Donald Robinson says his department is looking into all possibilities of what may have started the fire, including arson. Nothing have been ruled out reporter but priority is right now stabilizing adjacent buildings and insuring investigators are safe when they are finally able to enter by t
In fines. And Mother Nature hitting hard with tornadoes and widespread flooding. Early today starts right now. Good tuesday morning. Im frances rivera. And im phillip mena. President trump is set to meet with the republican senators and house members today with gun control likely to be front and center. This ar after the president raised eyebrows with a meeting at the nations governors saying if he were on the scene at the Parkland School shooting he would have charged in, even unarmed. You know, i really believe you dont know until you test it, but i think i really believe id run in there even if i didnt have a weapon and i think most of the people in this room would have done that, too. The president also pledged to take action on background checks and bump stock devices. Even taking on the nra if he needs to. So, this newest round of meetings prompt congress to act . Nbcs tracee pots has more from washington. Tracie, good morning. Reporter good morning. Thats a good question. The pr
Neighbors car in the 5900 block of hammond avenue. Thats the only reason you would carry a gun today to take another life. Reporter to bring the gun into the school to kill you . He wanted to hurt somebody. Reporter while students say the teen had been jumped recent recently Police Report they dont know why he brought that weapon to school. It doesnt appear that he has any rivalries or any beefs with any other students that would have caused him to bring the up there. Reporter district tells fox 29 this is the third firearm taken in a city school this am academic year. Six guns were recovered last year. Could have been a disaster. It could have been like the florida shooting. Its like spreading around. People just want to shoot up everybody and stuff. Reporter the boy will face two felony counts and could be tried as an adult. Hes being held tonight in what could have been a horrible situation. But an xray machine picks off the gun. Live at the fels high school. Im jeff cole fox 29 new
Your head out as well. Our freeze warning goes into effect at 7 00, that means any area that has not seen a hard freeze including philadelphia and points south, expect to have that hard first fleece, you wont see another freeze warning once we hit first one because it is basically denoting even of the growing season. Falling temperatures again was 37 at 4 00. Now 33, by 5 00 a. M. We will be at 25 degrees, and it may be even colder then that. Record is 21. Coming up we will tell you how close we will get to that record and when temperatures get back to more seasonal november levels. Now back inside to you. Stay tup date with this frigid forecast on our web site at cbs philly. Com. Youll find cold weather resource guide at top of the home page. Were getting a first hand look at moments leading up to a crash that injured four Philadelphia Police officers, today they collided, into a shooting call in kensington. Eyewitness News Reporter greg argos is live at Temple University hospital whe
His killer then fled before she took her own life. The calls for help came in at 1 30 this afternoon. Gloucester county Prosecutors Office confirmed that a 45yearold bus driver, ryan c. Reynolds was shot in the garage by jackson. She fled seconds after the murder and Police Tracked her down at center and mantua streets later where she reportedly took her own life. We didnt hear gunshots just sirens and then the Police Arrived and an ambulance. Detectives do not believe the murder was random and what prompted the shooting remains unclear. Things like this happen and its a sad thing and unfortunate. Reporter now again these are live pictures you see the homicide detectives are still on scene combing through this garage at the new Jersey Transit bus center. Authorities have not detail Fire Department this was domestic or if the victim knew his killer but upsetting for people that worked with mr. Reynolds. Channel 6 action news. Thank you. Now to day two of bill cosbys Sexual Assault trial