Books, including the best selling mans manson and also the road to jonestown. It was 30 years ago that the Branch Davidian compound near waco went up in flames after a 51 day armed standoff with atf, the fbi and texas state law enforcement. All of that with the world watching the fires spread through the building after the fbi launched six tear gas canisters into the compound. The blaze caused the death of 76 civilians, including 25 children, two pregnant women, and david koresh, who was the controversial leader of the group. The dramatic and tragic events from start to finish played out on americas tv sets, and in many ways that fire has never gone out. Today it continues to burn, inspiring antigovernment, activist and militias. And so we need to not have a clear understanding about what happened during that raid. Who were Branch Davidians . Who sees them as innocent victims that need to be avenged . And also remember this event as proof. They see this as proof that the federal govern
The book were talking is waco. David koresh, the Branch Davidians and the legacy of rage with author jeff quinn. Jeff quinn is the author of 25 books, including the best selling mans manson and also the road to jonestown. It was 30 years ago that the Branch Davidian compound near waco went up in flames after a 51 day armed standoff with atf, the fbi and texas state law enforcement. All of that with the world watching the fires spread through the building after the fbi launched six tear gas canisters into the compound. The blaze caused the death of 76 civilians, including 25 children, two pregnant women, and david koresh, who was the controversial leader of the group. The dramatic and tragic events from start to finish played out on americas tv sets, and in many ways that fire has never gone out. Today it continues to burn, inspiring antigovernment, activist and militias. And so we need to not have a clear understanding about what happened during that raid. Who were Branch Davidians . W
Take anything, they just beat me. Its a group of teens attack him last week at 12th and oxford a block from the campus. We met him where he was attacked an area he knows well. He said the teens wasted no time the taller kids among the four turned to my side and pom punched me in the back of my head. Reporter after the punch he was hit three times with pipe, fell to the ground but still conscious. Got the attention of a Security Guard who called an ambulance. After they went away, i just said thank you so much for being here, if you werent, i would have been as good as dead. Who knows before a would have happened in no wasnt was there a Police Source tells Eyewitness News detectives are looking for witnesses or surveillance video. About an hour later, a homeless man was attacked near campus, detectives believe the same teens are responsible. We spotted authorities out on campus wednesday making sure students stayed safe. A temple spokesman called the attack serious and says students can
Survival with Eyewitness News. Ukee washington. Im jessica dean. The Temple University was student was walking to his car, david spunt has more and what officials are doing to keep students safe. Reporter he is 20 years old, leaving class last week, minding his own business, about 8 30 at night when somebody hit him in the head with a pipe three times. He is lucky to be alive tonight. I was take anything, they just beat me. Its a group of teens attack him last week at 12th and oxford a block from the campus. We met him where he was attacked an area he knows well. He said the teens wasted no time the taller kids among the four turned to my side and pom punched me in the back of my head. Reporter after the punch he was hit three times with pipe, fell to the ground but still conscious. Got the attention of a Security Guard who called an ambulance. After they went away, i just said thank you so much for being here, if you werent, i would have been as good as dead. Who knows before a would
The ground. Good morning, go temple david and matt. They did it in the 4th quarter. Reporter this is the heart throb team. They know how to pull it off. We have sunshine coming up over the horizon as most cloud cover is fading off the map. A couple of sprinkles and showers. 61 in philadelphia. 52 in allentown. 55 in reading. Overall today will be cooler than yesterday. Its funny because these numbers are better than this time yesterday morning. Its a little breezier thats something to keep in mind. 13mile an hour wind out of the north this morning in philadelphia. 56 degrees on the backup by 6 00 a. M. Probably about the same by 8 00 a. M. , mainly clear skies, a bit on the breezy side as we roll into the afternoon it will feel like autumn than it did the last couple of days. 8 00 a. M. , 56. 59 by noon. 3 00 p. M. , 61 high of 62 around 3 30 or 4 00 p. M. Heading into the weekend well have the latest for you from accuweather and matt will travel the weekend showers. Some of us are dea