THE 12:30 REPORT: Your News Update
Thanks — we’ll take it: Mercifully taking an early lead, the Flyers beat the Penguins 4-2 last night. The team stays alive by barely avoiding a dreaded playoff sweep, and now heads back to Pittsburgh for Game 5. [Inquirer]
Get down, party time!: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia held its second annual prom for patients last night. Attendees were treated to donated clothes and a makeover, and the event even included a red carpet and national news coverage by the CBS Early Show’s Flavia Colgan. [CBS 3]
Shouting disrupts hearing: Loud shouting erupted during this morning’s hearing for three shooting suspects whose minute-long beating administered by up to 15 police officers was recently caught on tape. Supporters protested loudly when the judge postponed the proceedings and denied the suspects bail. Where’s Fox 29’s helicopter now? [Inquirer]
You’re sorry?: Suspected accessory cop-killer Eric DeShawn Floyd “apologized” to Police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski’s family during a preliminary hearing yesterday, claiming he’s not a “monster.” Co-defendant Levon T. Warner, however, quoted Floyd as saying “bang him” before Liczbinski’s death. [Inquirer]
