Mom. We filed a wrongful death suit against him because we thought he had killed or been involved in the murder. And we did that in 2014, okay, so its been a long road. Reporter now, sources say that kauffman was alone in his cell because his cell mate had left for a court appearance. Now, this is all still under investigation. The Atlantic County Prosecutors Office who is handling all the criminal aspects of this case say they were notified by Hudson County but they have no further comment. Annie mccormick channel6 action news. Rick back to you. Annie thank you. Authorities say they thwart add mass shooting at a school in western pennsylvania. Investigators say a 14yearold boy was plotting to kill his classmates at Uniontown High School near pittsburgh. A search warrant uncovered multiple weapons in the boys bedroom including rifles shot guns machetes and knives. A fellow student alerted authorities. The incident follows two other incidents. Two students were killed during a 15yearold
County facility since june on separate weapons charges. Sources tell action news he left a lengthy note and ripped a sheet twisted and tied it around his neck to the lower bunk. He was found face down sources say it appears he died of suffocation. Kim packs kauffmans stepdaughter long believed he was guilty of her mothers 2012 shooting death she filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Her attorney spoke on her behalf today. He certainly he knew the evidence was mounting and im sure he listened to what the prosecutor had to say and i guess he made another choice. Reporter now, sources also tell us that kauffman was alone in his cell at the time because his bunk mate had left that morning for a court appearance. Now, this is still all under investigation. The Atlantic County Prosecutors Office did release a statement saying they were notified by Hudson County authorities but they have no further comment. Reporting live in linwood Annie Mccormick channel6 action news. Back to you. Dramatic develo
On tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by xq institute. Bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff were having guests join me here at the newshour anchor desk in the coming weeks. Tonight, its Audie Cornish of npr news. Welcome, audie. Cornish thanks for having me. Woodruff the days top story a federal Appeals Court hears arguments over President Trumps executive order on refugees and immigration. The panel will have to decide whether to override a lower court that blocked enforcement nationwide. We will examine this in detail, right after the news summary. The white house says it is confident of ultimate victory in the court fight. And the president made clear today, he is willing to go to the mat. John yang reports. Reporter President Trump vowed to fight for his exe
State of emergency tonight after intense storms dumped as much as three inches of rain an hour. Livingston, louisiana, got 17 inches, and its not over. At least one person is dead. Theres more flooding in mississippi and alabama. Omar villafranca is in amite city, louisiana. Reporter in tangipahoa parish, louisiana, rains flooded out businesses and entire neighborhoods. Vehicles and homeowners were forced to evacuate. My house is completely flooded and i have never flooded before. Reporter emergency crews went after those who couldnt get out on their own, using boats and highwater vehicles to take stranded neighbors and pets to higher ground. Residents chipped in. Where is all this water supposed to go reporter but in baton rouge, the rising floodwaters proved deadly. A 68yearold man was killed after he was swept away while Vernon Drummond was his friend. He got over and he went under and didnt come back up. Reporter several drivers in amite city teamed up to help an elderly man to saf
Do you recognize these faces . Golden even back then. Good evening on this very busy friday night. We begin with the deadly flooding. Cars washed away. Drivers rescued from rising waters. With blistering heat now moving in too. Authorities warning it could be life threatening. There is a state of emergency in louisiana tonight. An elderly driver washed off the road. Good samaritans rushed in to save him. This school bus, children rescued. Tonight, there are flood alerts from the south all the way up through new england. And a short time ago, reports that five people were struck by lightning north of new york city. Three are in critical condition. Rob marciano with more on that. First, phillip mena on where the reporter tonight, deep water turning deadly in the deep south. In louisiana, more than a foot of rain in 12 hours. Floods powerful enough to sweep this tractor trailer right off interstate 10. Trapped residents can only wait for help. You can see behind me, theres basically no wa