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Up here and tell them what happens here. At this point we are told that no charges in the case have been filed. Reporting live in center city, Deanna Durante, nbc 10 news. What type of lawyers have brought their clients to police. Some of the lawyers say they havent been retained, they merely have spoken with people who claim to have involvement or claim to be on the video. Some say because theres no arrest warrant, theres no reason to bring them to police at this point. Thank you, deanna. Our 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with a violent attack against a homeless woman leaving her in Critical Condition. Investigators say her ears were nearly cut off. Nbc 10s George Spencer live in camden this afternoon. George, investigators are hoping reward money will leave them closer to whoever did this. Denise, they are because right now they have virtually no leeds an a victim who is so badly injured she can barely speak. Just within the past two hours, we tracked down some of that victims siblings and they tell us they last saw their sister near this intersection just shortly before the vicious attack. Im just thinking about how someone can do this to someone like that. Reporter this afternoon, Rachel Robertson could find no answers on her sister, 55yearold charlene lightfoot. Now, almost two days later, the victims injuries are almost too much for words. She has a broken eye socket. She has three fractured ribs. Her face looks like a watermelon. She has blood on the brain and someone did this to her. Reporter who did it and exactly how are the questions Camden Police now face. All they know for certain, somehow miraculously they say the 54yearold homeless victim made her way to a hospital after the attack in the wee hours tuesday. She suffered head trauma and cuts so deep her ears were nearly removed. Injuries consistent with an assault by more than one attacker. She managed to say some things. It sounded lake she was trying to say there was more than one perpetrator. Were not certain of that. Reporter lightfoot was known among neighbors in this general area. Shec remains in Critical Condition at a hospital nearby. 215546 hit 215546tips if you have any information in this case. The reward in this case stands at 1,000. Skyforce 10 over the scene where an 8yearold girl died after falling nine stories from a West Philadelphia apartment building. It happened at the Fairfax Apartments at 42nd and locust streets. Neighbors tell us the girl and her family recently moved into the building. Police say the childs death was a tragic accident. The kids sleep in the bedroom, the father sleeps in the living room. Its a small apartment. We believe the kids had woken up before the father. The 8yearold girl was looking at the window and tragically fell from the window. No charges have been filed in the case. A Pennsylvania State trooper was involved in an accident in Delaware County this morning. Skyforce 10 over the scene on i95. You can see the cruiser went through the guardrail and off the side of the highway the accident happened in the southbound lanes at new bartrum avenue. The trooper wasnt seriously hurt. No word on what caused the accident. Skyforce 10 also over a smoky scene at Philadelphia International this morning. A truck caught fire at the airport. You can see the thick flames and black smoke pouring out of the vehicle. The fire crews were called in and doused those flames. There are no reports of injuries. A respiratory virus affe affecting children is spreading. Health officials have confirmed new jerseys first case of enterovirus 68. Four children were treated for the virus at Childrens Hospital of philadelphia, throw of those patients were from pennsylvania. Were waiting to are lab results of suspected cases in delaware. The virus typically causes upper respiratory symptoms such as cough, runny nose, sneezing, body and muscle aches and possibly a low grade fever. There are ways to protect yourself from this virus. Experts say be sure and wash your hands often. Avoid touching handstoface. Avoid close contact with those who are sick and if you have to sneeze, be sure to do it into a tissue or into your elbow. Now to a developing story as the manhunt intensifies for an alleged cop killer two School Districts in northeastern pennsylvania shut down for the day as a safety precaution. Right now, a viewing is being held for the trooper killed during a shift change in pike county friday night. The fawn ral funeral for bryon s tomorrow in scranton. Alex douglass, another trooper, is recovering after being shot. This is the subject of the police manhunt. 31yearold eric frein. Doug shimell has been Monitoring Police activity in this area. Hes live in Blooming Grove where state police gave a briefing a short time ago. Doug . Reporter state police say that eric frein may have radically altered his appearance, shaving his hair close on the side and leaving a very long mohawk, a different look from the pictures released earlier this week. And of course, law enforcers tell us this has been a manhunt that has terrified local communities. Security officers were the only movement at the Pocono Mountain School district. All nine of the districts schools deserted. They canceled school here today at the Pocono Mountain School district because they didnt want the children waiting perhaps unattended at the bus stops. Reporter it is day five of the manhunt in pike county for eric frein, accused of the ambush murder of Pennsylvania State Police Corporal Bryon Dickson and the wounding of trooper alex douglass. Very nerveracking. Im afraid. I dont blame them for closing the schools at all. Reporter the four children all close to home. Kind of like notc leaving t house bayh you dont know what could be out there. Reporter state police say they know School Districts in town are worried about their safety but they wanted to reassure the public. I am convinced frein has engaged in a personal battle with Law Enforcement, particularly the Pennsylvania State police. And will likely stay focused on that fight. Reporter of course regardless of that, the Pocono Mountain School district and several others say they will be making the decision in the next few hours as to whether to hold school tomorrow. It will be a daybyday decision. As we mentioned, going on right now in scranton, a Memorial Service for corporal Bryon Dickson. Well have more on that coming up tonight at 5 00 as well as the manhunt for eric frein. Live in pike county, doug shimell le, nbc 10 news. Philadelphia police are investigating the Sexual Assault of a woman in north philadelphia. Authorities say the 52yearold was attacked in a vacant lot on the 1800 block of york street. This happened around 4 00 tuesday morning. Police have not yet released a sketch of the suspect. If you saw anything in that area early yesterday morning, give police a call. From the nbc 10 south Jersey Bureau, police in ocean county are searching for the person who stabbed a man during an attempted robbery. Heres a look at the sketch of the suspect just released today. Police say the victim was walking to a store in Manchester Township monday night when he was approached by a man who was intoxicated. The victim told officers the man stabbed him in the stomach after he told him he did not have any money. A Gloucester County liquor store at the center of customer complaints over alleged racism went up for sale today. The kings liquor store was sold today after the store closed last month. Customers said the owner would refuse to serve africanamerican customers and lock the door on them while allowing white customers to come in. We now have new information about two men charged in the deadly Building Collapse in center city. Demolition contractor Griffin Campbell and subcontractor Shawn Benschop will be tried together. Campbell and benschop both face third degree murder charges for the june 2013 collapse. Six people were killed when the building under demolition came crashing down on top of a Salvation Army thrift store at 22nd and market street. Statehouse vote on the ftd cigarette tax which would help fund the citys struggling School District has been delayed. Lawmakers say the vote wont happen until at least monday. A House Rules Committee yesterday voted unanimously in favor of a cigarette tax. Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter said the vote showed a pathwaytogetting the tax enacted. If its passed, the bill would still need senate approval. Now, theyre proposing a 2 a pack tax which could bring in 80 million or more to help Fund Philadelphia Public Schools for the Current School year. More help today for the thousands of workers impacted by the casino crisis in Atlantic City. The new Jersey Department of labor opened another Resource Center today. This comes a day after the closing of trump plaza casino. Workers are being offered guidance on job training, resume development and filing for unemployment. The goal is to quickly transition the unemployed casino workers into new jobs. Theres plenty of hospitality Jobs Available in new jersey and in the delaware valley. These folks are very good at what they do. They may need some skill upgrade training or may want to change their career. The Community Colleges are doing a great job helping them with that. All the casino closures are expected to eliminate about 10,000 jobs in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, Atlantic Citys mayor visited delaware conte today where he talked about managing the ccitys casino crisis. Also Atlantic City strategy for the future. Mayor donald edguardan said in order to survive, Atlantic City needs to transform into an entertainment destination and not just a gaming mecca. So far this year, four Atlantic City casinos have closed up shop. The Atlantic Club was the first to close in january. Showboat closed august 31st. Two days later, revel closed. Just yesterday, trump plaza closed. The taj mahal could be next. They say they could shut down in november. A celebration of American History in the place where it all started. Nbc 10 in old city today for one of the many Constitution Day celebrations. Rosemary connors live outside the National Constitution center in old city. Today is serving as a History Lesson for young and old alike. Thats right, denise and renee. The goal was to educate both children and adults about the importance of the constitution through interactive exhibits they celebrated the day with george washington, a band and birthday cake. It was on this day in 1787 here in philadelphia that the constitution was signed. It was ratified the following year. It set up our system of government into three branches as we all know and put the power in the hands of the people. Federal judges were also here at the Constitution Center to talk to the students about how the constitution and the amendments are constantly being interpreted. The focus today was to help people become engaged and informed. When you hear that word constitution, our constitution, what do you think of . I think of freedom. The constitution belongs to all of us. As americans we shape it as a conversation and only by learning about the best arguments on all sides of constitutional questions can school kids and future citizens make up their own minds. Reporter the three events here at the Constitution Center wrap up at 5 00. Theres still a little bit of time if youre in the area enawant to stop in. One of the ongoing and main exhibits is called the story of we the people, which of course as we all know where the first three words of preamble to the constitution. Reporting live, outside of the Constitution Center in old city, rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. Now from our delaware bureau, Dover Air Force base announced plans to replace a 69yearold runway. The rebuilding project will cost 98 million and is expected to take two years. During that time the planes at the base will be transferred to another location. Dover air force base is one of the largest air Freight Terminals in the military. Its also the place where the remains of soldiers killed overseas arrive back home in the u. S. Isis has at least a new propaganda video in what appears to be a declaration of war on the united states. 592second video shows militants blowing up tanks, wound u. S. Soldiers and others about to be killed. The videos timing suggests it was a response to the chairman of the joint chief of staff who said if the current iraq strategy does not prevail, he may recommend the use of Ground Troops. President obama emphasized that u. S. Troops will not fight in a ground war in iraq. The president met with leaders of u. S. Central command at tampas Macdill Air Force base and after reviewing plans for combatting isis militants, the president says the u. S. Will only support the Ground Troops of partner countries. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is hearing testimony on the strategy for dealing with isis. Heres a live look at the hearing on capitol hill where secretary of state john kerry will soon be testifying. There appeared to be additional security at st. Peters square this morning for the popes general audience after a reported threat on the pope from isis. Italian news media reported thac albanian Law Enforcement had alerted interpol that muslim militants who returned to albania could pose a threat to the pope. Some new fallout today on the Domestic Violence scandal rocking the nfl. One star player is put on hiatus while the Players Union appealed the suspension of another. The Minnesota Vikings reversed their decision to reinstate Adrian Peterson saying today we made a mistake. The vikings are banning peterson from all Team Activities until his legal matters are resolved. Peterson admits to using a switch to discipline the child. The nfl Players Union is challenging the suspension of Baltimore Ravens running back ray rice. Rice was originally handed a twogame suspension under the nfls personal conduct policy after he was charged with assault for attacking his now wife in a casino elevator. He had already served the first game of that suspension when a video of the incident surfaced last week. Within hours the ravens released rice and he was suspended from the league indefinitely. In a game where winning is everything, the nfl may now be at risk for losing some key sponsors. The leagues biggest partner, anheuserbusch, issued a statement saying it was not yet satisfied with the leagues handling of behaviors. Mcdonalds, gm, bridgestone and others voiced similar concerns. So far, none have pulled their ads. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. What a Beautiful Day out there. We still have lots of sunshine. A few fair weather clouds and that is it. We have more dry days in that sevenday forecast. We also have more cool nights in the sevenday forecast. Other parts of the country are getting some pretty rough weather. Record flooding possible in parts of the Southwestern United States from a Tropical Storm. We have the dry conditions now. Theres no rain anywhere nearby. 74 degrees. The humidity only 37 . And 6 mileanhour winds, not nearly as windy as it was yesterday either. Temperatures in the low 70s in much of the area. Only 69, Atlantic City international and we were in the 30s in the poconos and 40s in many of the surrounding areas this morning. And with a bit of a west wind, the only thing coming at us is a little bit cooler weather. So it cant really warm up a