monday night the big story on action news tonight is the search for clues in the unspeakable killing of an eight five-year old woman. action news reporter sharrie williams is live on rumfort road with the latest development, sharrie? reporter: and jim at this late hour take a look for yourself, a philadelphia police officer is actually standing guard as regina brunner a s home is a crime scene. this is a person who is admired by this community. neighbors noticed this vehicle was not in her garage and it always is. they noticed that her morning paper was still in the driveway and she always came out to get it and read it. that is when they called police. police then made that gruesome discovery. she was such a gentle person. reporter: doctor arlene bennet is reflecting on her friend tonight regina brunner. brunner lived here in her east mt. airy home, police found her in the bedroom but bennet remembers a person who loved her family. i have never met her grandchild
she was extremely well known in her east mt. airy community, she was involved in many civic organizations. she was well loved. but tonight, police are asking the question why was regina brunner murdered? monday night the big story on action news tonight is the search for clues in the unspeakable killing of an eight five-year old woman. action news reporter sharrie williams is live on rumfort road with the latest development sharrie? reporter: and jim, at this late hour take a look for yourself, a philadelphia police officer is actually standing guard as regina brunner a s home is a crime scene. this is a person who is admired by this community. neighbors noticed this vehicle was not in her garage and it always is. they noticed that her morning paper was still in the driveway and she always came out to get it and read it. that is when they called police. police then made that gruesome discovery. she was such a gentle person. reporter: doctor arlene bennet is reflecti
reporter: keith and jacqueline, that s right, the sun peeked through the clouds and here s why. look, we re definitely not alone. look how busy the boardwalk is albeit a holiday weekend it s a breezy and a little chilly friday afternoon but the reason the businesses are feeling so blessed is because easter falls early this year. the doors are back open, the businesses decked out in spring pastels and ready for the crowds. rainy day special ski ball, basketball or price is right. reporter: mother nature didn t rain on the parade of families ready to spring into summer zbrxt bring on the rain, keep it sunny all summer. reporter: the unofficial start of the season. after a long winter can t wait to get started. reporter: with easter falling on march 27 unlike april 5 last year it gives businesses two extra weekends at the onset of the summer. and the early holiday crowds will bring hundreds of thousands in extra revenue. it is because it s a couple extra week ends
we ll talk about what s ahead. clearing skies later tonight and during the overnight hours. it does get a little cooler as well but it will set us up for a newark a touch on the cool side for our easter holiday weekend. details guys coming up with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. thanks melissa. thank you. now to the later on the terror in brussels. today police in belgium arrested a man suspected of taking part in tuesday s deadly attacks this as to that military officials announce that one of isis s top leaders has been killed in syria. now we ve taken out the leader who oversees all the funding for isil s operations hurting their ability to pay fighters and hire recruits. he is reportedly the second in command for the extremist organization and officials say his death is a big setback for the group can which has claimed responsibility for this week s bombing in belgium. steve nanas has more from that washington. reporter: a shootout in the belgian d
with the latest. reporter: authorities taking action in brussels conducting raids around the city. man believed to be carrying a bag of explosives wounded and arrested in the scar beck district the mayor there says the operation is linked to tuesday s attacks as well as the arrest of a terror suspect in france. we know there are other networks because even though the one that carried out the a tracks in paris and brussels in the process of being wipe out with a number of its members arrested there s still a threat looming. reporter: belgium facing criticism for not doing more to prevent attacks. turkish officials say abraham el-bakraoui blew himself up at the brussels airport caught last june and deported to the netherlands. identified both dutch and belgium authorities he was a terrorist fighter. he was set free due to lack of evidence. incompetent governments we dee taped this man and deported him. we sent him back but those gentlemen didn t do what was necessary.