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WCAU NBC 10 News At 4pm November 7, 2014

Local teen into a house and sexually assaulting her and then Taunting Police, daring them to try to find him. Today that suspect surrendered. Nbc 10 was there. Tim furlong tracked the actions as the man appeared before a judge. You also talked to the victims family members what did they tell you . They told me their 14yearold is having a tough time. Right now shes at a counseling session. Shes a Happy Golucky kid is, and never could have expected anything like this would happen to her. Did you do it . Kasim hill did not seem bold in cuffs, but police say he was with them. He was brazen enough to call up and say you better come get me, because im not coming in. Reporter police say on wednesday he told a 14yearold girl the friend she was looking for was inside his house on north 9th street. When she got inside, he threw her down on a bed and assaulted her. Her friend came pounding on the door and that gave her time to escape. Kasim took off before police got to the house. His mom cried in court and told her son to be strong as he was taken away in cuffs. I understand she loves him. Everybody loves their child if it was my son, he would have been at the jailhouse knocked up beside his head the night it happened. If it was up to me, he would never see the light of day agai again. Kasim hill is locked up tonight in a Delaware County jail. He has a history of violence and an extensive juvenile record. The judge made it today that he cannot get bail. Theres no chance he will get out before his trial on the new charges. Well keep you posted. Live in darby borough, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with this. Nbc 10 is learning new information about an Early Morning fire at a philadelphia boarding house. One man has died. Live on the scene in north philadelphia is matt delucia. There have been conflicting reports about the fire alarm. You have talked to a witness what have you learned . Ive been on the phone with the Fire Commissioners Office this afternoon. As of right now the cause is still under investigation. Its believed to be the result of smoking. One man who woke up to this fire says it all happened so fast. I was sleeping. When i woke up, the smoke was coming through my room. The hallway pitch black with smoke. Reporter it was just before 3 00 a. M. At this house for the disabled and homeless, Lamar Hargrove lives across the hall from the man whose room was on fire and he was desperately trying to get out. His hands were up in the air. Reporter by the time firefighters got to his room it was too late. 23 people live in this boarding house run by the alliance of Youth Mission ministries. Early on witnesses say they never heard a warning. Did you hear any fire alarms . No. Most of the people were coming out. Thats an indication that the alarms were working. Theres also a report that someone turned the alarm off. Reporter i took that question to the Building Office manager, who tells me a Maintenance Worker did shut off the fire alarm because he couldnt hear as he was banging on doors. The alarms did go off . Yes, they went off. The fire marshall and l i came back out after they turned the electric back on to test the alarms. He was upstairs banging on everybodys door telling them to wake up. Reporter nbc 10 was there as l i examined the property and alarm system while residents packed up and found another place to stay. Hes a nice guy. He never bothered nobody. Reporter the residents of this house will move to another building run by the same organization. This is not the first fire they have dealt with here. Its not the fist time this year. Im working on those details right now. For now, live in north philadelphia, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. Nbc 10 has learned the man at the center of a high profile kidnapping case is on suicide watch at a virginia jail. Delvin barnes was taken there last night after being captured in maryland on wednesday. He is facing charges for a crime against a teen in virginia in addition to sundays kidnapping of a philadelphia woman. Deanna durante joins us live from germantown. You have been talking to Law Enforcement. What have you learned today . Reporter we have been talking with federal Law Enforcement sources that are painting a Bigger Picture as to how that arrest went down. We know carlesha is back home with family. She spent the first night at her mothers home and she is now in a safe location with Philadelphia Police watching closely her and her family. It was sunday night, cameras here in germantown caught that kidnapping on camera. Police tell us if it had not been for that, that was their first big piece of evidence in the case. However we are learning from federal Law Enforcement officials other pieces that helped make the arrest. It was wednesday when that arrest happened. Police taracked the car that Delvin Barnes was driving in. Atf officials were already in virginia checking out various addresses for barnes. He was also wanted for rape and attempted murder in virginia. When information was learned about the car, agents with the atf were able to locate it, one agent was already in the area. He was the first to spot that car parked along a road in jessup with barnes and carlesha inside. Those close to the family say they want to stay out of the limelight and help carlesha recover. Ive been talking with federal investigators, they tell me that the First Priority here is getting those charges filed in virginia where barnes is being held now, after that case wraps, they will proceed with the federal case in philadelphia. Reporting live in germantown, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. Barnes was first taken to virginia to face those charges in the kidnapping and attack on a 16yearold girl. That happened last month before the filled abduction case. Jacqueline london has reaction from that teen girls mother. The mom did not hold back. No, the mother is fighting mad. She says her daughter did not even look like herself after the ordeal suffered at the hands of Delvin Barnes. Officials say barnes hit the 16yearold girl in the head with his shovel, forced her into the trunk of his car and brought him back to his home where he allegedly raped her and poured gasoline and bleach on her. The mother had some strong words for the man she says caused her daughter so much suffering. I just want to kill him. Just want to kill him. All i can say is god bless him. He didnt succeed and i hope your [ bleep ] fries in hell. Police say barnes began digging a grave for the girl. The 16yearold was able to stumble two miles down a dark road to a Building Supply company. Barnes father answered the door at his residence. What would you like to say to the family . We wish them a speedy rov. Recove recovery. We hope they can forgive our son. Youre asking that they give your son . Yes. The family is relieved that barnes has been apprehended and spending nights in jail. Their daughter is still recovering in the hospital. Doctors have not given her a time frame for when she might be released. Thank you. Count on nbc 10 news to bring you new developments as we continue to follow the Delvin Barnes case. Well share it with you on nbc 10 news and nbc10. Com. Skyforce 10 over the scene of a Murder Investigation in reading. Police found a man dead on green street around 1 00 this morning. Officers told us they believe the victim ran there after he was shot. Investigators do not believe the crime was random. Stalk and robbed all for just 2. A car followed a woman along west pike street in tioga. A man gets out of the passenger side and follows the woman. He points a gun to her head and grabs her back. He got away with that and 2. A grieving community will come together to remember a Chester County toddler murdered. The 3yearolds mother and her boyfriend are charged in this case. Keith jones has more in our Digital Operations Center what are they doing tonight to remember scotty mcmillan. Gateway church is holding a candlelight vigil tonight at 7 00 for young scotty mcmiller and also Jacinda Miller who was killed by her exboyfriend outside the ymca earlier this week. The church says they will open their doors to anyone who wants to pay respects to the victims. The boys mother and her boyfriend are charged with his murder. They are both scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing next week. Prosecutors say the couple used a knotted rope, a curtain rod, and aluminum strips to torture the boy in their west caln mobile home. A 6yearold and an infant were also living in the home. Theyre in protective custody. Lu ann cahn will have live reports tonight at 6 00 and 10 00. Philadelphias first casino wants to keep the city from adding a second. Sugar house is petitioning the pennsylvania gaming can troll board. Right now the board is considering four applications for a gaming casino license. The gaming board declined to comment on the petition today but they announced a vote will take place november 18th. New information about a famous crime figure in philadelphia, reputed exmobster joe joey merlino fighting his return to jail. Skinny joey as he is often referred to was ordered back to prison for four months. He violated the terms of his probation while living in florida by meeting with a known mobster. Will video help a man prove Camden County officers went too far during his arrest. He says officers paralyzed him when they stepped on his back and neck back in june. Police deny that but the man is fighting back in court. Sidney long talked to the mans attorney today. The man who is suing wants that video released to prove his case . Thats right. He and his attorneys say right now witness accounts or bystander account also have to fill in the blanks of where we see that Surveillance Video cut off the night of june 12th this past summer. A Law Enforcement source does confirm that that attorney has not yet formally requested the vide video. Mr. Ingram heard his neck break and felt excruciating pain. Her client remains hospitalized and without the use of his limping following the june arrest. Watch the top right hand corner of the screen. They kneed him in the neck, they stomped on him. They assaulted him. While he was handcuffed. Reporter police and prosecutors who did not comment on camera paint a different picture. They say ingram slipped and fell while evading capture. The chief of the Police Department says mr. Ingram caused the tragic injury on his own accord, that his officers acted with composure even calling an ambulance for the suspect. Police seized heroin and a gun from ingram that night. His attorney feels theres a coverup. Its a fair question. Is it your question . I have asked for production of the sky cam video. I asked for production of the radio transmissions from these officers. Ballinger is also representing a bystander who witnessed police make the arrest. He asked them what are you doing . He asked him to stop. They said get out of here unless you want some of this, too. Reporter and they hurt him, too. They kicked him in the ribs, kneed him in the back and stomped him, correct . Yes. Reporter police say all procedures were followed in this case but they are not able to comment on camera pending litigation. We also requested the rest of that Surveillance Video from the prosecutor. That will take some time. The charges against the bystander have been remanded down to municipal court. Sydney long, nbc 10 news. Thank you. New information in a custody case involving a new jersey man who is part of hitlers order. He now has lost custody of his son. The man goes by a fictitious name in court papers to protect the identity of the boy. That child was removed from his parents in 2011. The next year he lost rights to his three older children. The father lost the case after arguing the state could not find a psychologist who was not jewish. Members of septas Largest Union are voting now to ratify their comment. The deal avoided a strike and kept city buses, trolleys and subways up and running. The new contract includes wage increases that would give both sides more time to negotiate bigger issues like pension reform. New Jersey Republican jeff bell says he congratulated senator cory booker on his election win in the form of a text message. Booker defeated bell on tuesday for a full sixyear term to the senate. The republican candidate said he was sorry he didnt have a chance to congratulate booker over the phone. Pennsylvanias new governor elect wasting no time putting together his Transition Team and he wants you to be a part of it. Tom wolf launched a transition website today, it will allow pennsylvanians to interact with the transition, learn more about the process, provide feedback, receive announcements and submit resumes. Wolf defeated incumbent tom corbett in tuesdays election. The governor elect wants his new website to create a conversation with pennsylvanians about how to give the commonwealth a fresh start. Just a few days ago, we were over 70 degrees, now shivering. We have a lot of wind today bringing in the cold air. The winds will be dying down as we go into the evening. The km is going to be dropping quickly. So, its going to be in the 20s across much of the area tonight. By the time the eagles play monday night, it wont be quite as cold but still on the chilly side. A mix of clouds and sun. More sunshine than a few hours ago. 51 degrees, sustained wind of 22 Miles Per Hour. Three degrees colder than this time yesterday. We are a lot windier. Its only 43 in allentown. 35 in mt. Pocono. We saw some of the first snowflakes this season. 51 in philadelphia. 49 mt. Holly. Gla glassboro. Heres the current wind gusts, about 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour. As opposed to 30 to 40 which is what we were seeing a couple hours ago. The temperature will go down as the wind goes down. Allentown, down to 25. 27 in reading. 28 in quakertown. These temperatures about 6 00 tomorrow morning, 28 in doylestown. 29 in norristown. Mt. Holly, at least there wont be a windchill during this period. 27 in vineland as the wind goes calm. Vineland and millville tends to get extra cold. The heat stays in the city, 34 still cold. We see some quick showers moving through, also some quick snow flurries up towards the poconos. Theres snow on the map. We had some mix of rain and ice and snow. Look at this lakeeffect snow coming in, cold air over the warm lakes, the wind is so strong that brings the moisture all the way down into our area. Once the wind dies down, those showers will disappear and we wont get the threat of rain or snow tonight. For the eagles, as we go into monday night 54 at the start of the game. 47 at the end. Not much wind. Really decent weather for this time of year. Tonight clearing and sold with 34 by morning in philadelphia. 25 in some of the coldest suburbs. It will be dead calm in the morning. Mostly sunny, cold start. High temperatures only in the low 50s. But with much less wind it will feel not quite as cold as it does now. Sunday, up to 56. Expecting a dry weekend. Look at the temperature go up monday and into tuesday. Then it starts going down again. By the end of the week it will feel like winter. We have some rain and snow showers possible. Im transfixed by friday. That looks scary. The warning is out. People are on alert about a small insect that made its way into our area. Something that just happened, seemed to happen overnight. Insect invasion, the tiny bug with the potential to do some big damage and what people in our area cant do because of these bugs. Plus this my grandmother has cancer. So when they came in when i came into school, everyone was like im so sorry for your loss. Then game the glares. Thats not all. Today one local teens effort to honor her grandmother left her bullied and bruised, but she did not back down. Also there are days where youre like, my gosh, how will i ever do this every day for the rest of my life . Unbelievable. Food is forbidden. The new jersey girl who can never eat or drink anything ever again . Tradingin or selling your car, truck or suv . Webuyanycar. Com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. One, get your free online valuation. Two, book an appointment. And three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. Find out how much your car is worth at webuyanycar. Com freelandgaither. A piece of pennsylvania is taking center stage at rockefeller center. The Christmas Tree araihed in new york city this morning. Workers cut down the 85foot tall norway spruce in pennsylvania on thursday. Cranes hoisted the tree on a truck for the 125mile trek to manhattan. The tree will be decorated over the next few weeks. Its a popular Tourist Destination for the holiday season. The tree came from a home in hemlock township, columbia county, now its in the middle of manhattan. Here is how it looked as the tree came down. Its a complicated process cutting such a huge tree. The head gardner for rock center first spotted the tree driving down i80 several years ago and he knew it would have the potential of being a christmas centerpiece. You can watch the Tree Lighting december 3rd at 8 00 p. M. Toys ar us will join jcpenney and open doors at 5 00 p. M. Thanksgiving day. Thats one hour earlier than sears, kohls and macys. Toys r us will keep its doors open until 11 00 p. M. Black friday night. A local man accused of luring a teen girl in a house and sexually assaulting her is in custody. And the suspect surrendered today in darby borough, despite Taunting Police to try to catch him for that crime. And this later on. The tiny insect from overseas threaten i threatening some things outdoors. Speaking of outdoors, the mercury will continue to tumble fast overnight. Well let you know how cold it will get in my first alert sevenday forecast. Coming up tonight at

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