Benjamin franklin parkway. More road closures are now in effect. Also the center city sky scraper that will be a focal point of the festivities. Get your rain gear ready. When the heaviest rain is expected to arrive. But first. I was just praying i dont know what else to do. Trapped and attacked. Tonight police are looking for this man who they say beat and robbed an elderly couple inside their home. Police say the suspect followed one of the victims home from the story. Good evening everyone. Im yukee washington. And im nicole brewer. Jessica dean has the night off. David spunt is live at Police Head Quarters with more on the search for that attacker. David . Reporter nicole and yukee, its a disturbing story. What sets them apart is both victims in this case are complete strangers to the suspect. They hope the suspect is caught as soon as possible. I was shocked. Reporter 86yearold william is afraid to answer his front door after police say this man stalked, beat then robbed him insid
Of us. Careful what you wish for when youre on with us. How did that alarm feel this morning when it went off . Were you excited . Never get used to it. Good morning, everyone, so we are still talking about those nfl closures, i dont think well ever get used to those, katie. I know you were asking me the other day. What are we at, phase four . Phase four, final phase. I dont believe you. I just want to know when it will go away you. Dont think this awesome is event coming to the city but so many travel problems. And the weather certainly not helping matters, i have storm system starting to work its way well, well into the region, some showers through the overnight, couple of showers around yesterday, still the main energy with this off to the south, sluggish storm system, so still bringing very heavy rain, most confined at the moment anyway through west most virginia and specially the coastal part of North Carolina here. So soaking rain for those folks. That continues to lift north, sh
You do. It is so hard to see how funny this guy is. Well done. My dinosaur blinker. Little old school. Joe of course here in this morning for jim. Wet roadways, slow downs, vehicle spun out. Just over the rain. You know . Whats funny is that this isnt even the worse it will get. Right . Dont say that. I know. Okay, so, guys, do you have wake up, you got to be expect that it will be slow. So, that will hopefully keep your mood lifted, and we will try to do that, as well for you here today. But if you will notice well off to the south, through North Carolina most specifically, that rain soaking the tar heels state, North Carolina. I got that right . Right on. I was a shot in the dark, glad i got that one right. Rain will continue to lift north with time. Eventually we get in on it, as well. We have already, though, had some rain move through. And this is slim picking compared to what we will find later. Yes, a lot of damp roads already, a lot of you already needing umbrella just the begi
Include one dog there are only three. So we are supporting those survivors with Mental Health care and spiritual care. Reporter there are also going door to door offering tips on devicing escape plans. Pointing out possible traps and checking for smoke detectors. Neighbor mychal edwards who called 911 this morning says what happened to tabatha in a split second could happen to anyone. Its really makes you think about things, and, you know, how fragile life is and how quickly it could be taken away and how decisions can really affect whether you live or die in case like this. Reporter yes, indeed it can. Now the dog that did survive is being helped by read paws. They are the animal advocates who work witness red cross. Now fire investigators as you see theres nothing but tarp left behind there. Thats covering holes where the fire just simi burned through. And theres not much left to the house either. The cars on either side fire investigators are working to figure out the cause of this
To come out of the house. I asked they called 911 they said no. Reporter the seconds it took him to grab his phone and call 911 tabatha had gone back in. To get the dog . Apparently get the dog dog. She did not makuta out. She did not. She was located on the first floor. Her dog perished as well. Her husband was out here for awhile for most of the morning just staring. You can see he was kind of in shock. Then i think when he found the news out that his wife did not make it, he just lost it. Reporter 39yearold tabatha seen here on her Facebook Page couldnt bear to see her frightened beloved dog run back into those flames alo alone. I just came up and its just bad. Thats all. Reporter it cost her her life. But so many pet owners understand why she did it. They love their pets. They want to go after their pets. Her dogs were her were everything to her. We always tell people once youre out stay out. I know its hard to do. You got stay out. Reporter well tabathas husband and her motherinla