people really watched the debates and we had debate watch parties and it was involved for the students on campus and now we finally got to inauguration and we ll see how it plays out the next four years. it s a windy day here at the capital and we spotted rays of sunshine but hopes that the weather cooperates but at this point rain is in the forecast. from washington, d.c., sharrie williams, channel 6 action news. many people from the tell wear and lehigh valley is getting ready to head south for the inauguration and the women s march the following day. gray hall caught up with some of them live in south philadelphia with more. reporter: good evening to you monica with can tell you that thousands are headed to d.c. for the inauguration and some are supporting the new president and others will be there in opposition. i m going to be there for the swearing in and i m going to be dancing at the inaugural ball nobody is ruining that for me. helen is working with the rep
delays first from 29 to the schuylkill, an eight-minute trip with speeds into the 60s. thank you. happening today, new jersey governor chris christie has been tapped to lead president trump s opioid commission. it s a new effort to fight the growing epidemic. nbc10 s matt delucia joins us live in the digital operations center. christie is not new to this fight. reporter: that s right. he met with president trump last month. later this morning he will be at the white house to be part of a round table discussion on opioid abuse. a white house official said earlier this week that the governor would work on an opioid task force. the governor has indicated that his final year in office would be dedicated to reducing heroin and prescription drug addiction here in the garden state. and last month, he signed legislation to include a five-day limit on first-time opioid prescriptions and a requirement for insurance to cover six months of substance abuse treatment. earlier this mo
in black and wearing a hood opened the door to buck s corner store in south philly and started firing hitting her with half a dozen bullets before taking off. i want the death penalty for him. i m sorry. it s an emotional case. we have nothing but respect for the victim s family. but by the same token, it s not going to make it any better to have the wrong person convicted. reporter: revenge against the victim s grandson is the alleged motive. he testified he and his ex-girlfriend regularly bought heroin from groan. e he also said the ex-girlfriend was having ab affair with green and upon bucks ushlging stole a gold chain from the suspect last may. they pawned for $2,000 for drug money. we don t blame my neve knew. not me. not my father. you can see all surrounding him with the love. the defendant had the motive. he was looking for the victim s grandson. his vehicle that is recovered matches to a tee not just in the make, model and year, but also the dents. in cou
four receive home confinements. instead the judge sentenced her to 18 months behind bars for her role in bridge gate. she was the writer of the infamous text, time for traffic problems in ft. lee. i want to assure my kids and everyone else that this is far from over, i will not allow myself to be the scapegoat in this case. she testified she told governor christie in august before it happened and the governor consistently said he did not know about the political pay back scheme to publish the democratic mayor of ft. lee who would not support his re-election. one day at the appropriate time. she no doubt will give an interview and lay out all the faces as she knows them to be. former law maker, bill baroni was christie s top appointee and he got two years for his role. he apologized for making poor choices but did not speak after advice from his lawyer because an appeal is planned. mr. baroni and miss kelly abused their positions in the government, used government re
sglafrjts church retreat ends in tragedy, investigators trying to figure out what led to this deadly wreck an alarming discovery, a loaded gun and nothing are found in a local middle school. who police say brought the weapon into the building. stories coming up. we begin with a developing story, an officer dragged by a van if southwest philly. i m ukee washington i m nicole brewer. police rushed to 56th and when it were with. when officers tried to intervened the officers backed up to a gray minivan. the officer then opened fire. the suspect drove off and left the van at island avenue in lindbergh boulevard. police continued to search and the woman involved in that domestic dispute. the officer is recovering with minor injuries. an assistants is under arrest and facing charges for bringing a loaded gun to a school in delaware county. the discovery was made after a bullet was found in a bathroom at drexel hill middle school. eyewitness news reporter alexandria hoff i