was once the city's topic prosecutor admitted to accepting bribes. seth williams was then handcuffed and taken to jail. >> nbc 10's rosemary connors was there live when all this unfold unfold unfolded. >> reporter: as you said, the man who once put criminals away finds himself in jail. that's when he will be sentenced. his sentencing could be as much as five years in prison. we did talk to jurors in case who tell us they're disappointed they didn't get the opportunity to deliberate. >> there are things we did here. most of us we got done talking and we do believe he was guilty. >> reporter: while seth williams was pleading guilty before the judge, jury was not in the courtroom. some tell nbc 10 they were disappointed they couldn't deliberate on the now disgraced district attorney's fate.

some had formed opinions. >> the last thing i heard about seth williams, he was coming in and everyone said how wonderful and so much promise he had. so i think as he got larger and larger, he was trying to live a life that he couldn't afford. >> reporter: today williams admitted to receiving gifts in exchange for giving favors in his capacity as d.a. in one scheme he wrote a letter vouching for a businessman and bar owner who needed help with an out-of-state liquor license. >> somebody of his character and education and job, you know, i thought he would have known a little bit better. >> he's concerned about the stress it's put on his family and the district attorney's office and he's been sadly humbled by his experience. >> reporter: his attorney expressed how sorry he was for the crime. the acting attorney overseeing the case described the outcome as a victory. >> i don't think there's any

question he sold his office for anchor erupt stream of benefits. it's sad, the trust people placed in him. today mr. williams was held accountable. >> coming up at 6:00 we'll talk about how this plea deal started and ended with a phone call with federal prosecutors at 1:00 this morning. williams joins a long list of convicted pennsylvania politicians. last year longtime chaka pata was sentenced. he's currently in prison. kathleen kane was convicted in a perjury and obstruction case in relation to a grand jury leak. and in 2015 representative michelle brownlee resigned from her post after pleading guilty for pocketing cash from a

lobbying turned informant. turning now to the holiday weekend kickoff as events begin across our area. cape may is preparing for a string of moneymaking day. ocean city too. they're getting ready for vandals too. here in philadelphia people are enjoying the outdoors as wawa welcome america fun begins today. nbc 10 has live team coverage. >> our coverage is spread from the shore all the way to philadelphia. chief meteorologist tammie souza is in studio. we're going to start with ted greenberg in ocean city with how the shore's preparing for your family's arrival. >> reporter: fourth of july weekend rolling into view in ocean city. >> we've been here for 19 days. >> reporter: but andrew lawton and his family are getting set to roll out. >> it's got be out here when the

crowds are open. >> reporter: the air man does have the same idea. >> this is our fourth of july, celebrating our country early. >> reporter: the surf mall among local businesses getting ready. this year a bonus with the fourth falling on a tuesday. >> i think any merchant would prefer to have four very strong days as opposed to when fourth of july falls on a saturday. >> reporter: playland's castaway cove sets for a long weekend of fun after getting hit by the same group of young vandals twice this week. >> really, really frustrating. >> police hoping the public can help identify the pack of four. they're seen on surveillance video pushing over a $4,000 soda machine early monday morning and doing the same thing with a replacement machine both broken. they knocked over trash cans,

too, leaving garbage strewn throughout the amusement park. >> it comes down to respecting other's property. when you do something like this, you're not respecting yourself either. you're going to get caught. >> reporter: they're hoping there won't be a third incident, but just in case, authorities tell me they're increasing patrols in the area. "nbc 10 news." let's take a look at penn's landi landing. no one knows it better than n b c 10's erika martin. >> reporter: we have a hot trend here. 867 degr 87 degrees. the good breeze is helping me feel a lot better. getting hotter by tomorrow. temperatures into the 90s with

the exception of the jersey shore. another big story, it's going be really muggy by this upcoming weekend. heads-up. make sure you have your water handy and the sunscreen heavy because you will need it. i'm going to toss it back into the studio with tammie souza who has more ahead. >> thank you so much, erika. you wrote a great blog h people should read is the rip current threat. we're going to be looking at this for tomorrow. it's a moderate risk. you do not want to swim alone. pay attention to the signs out there. you get carried out to the shore. you need to read the blog so that you can understand what's in new if you're caught. now, as erica mentioned, temperatures, the highs for tomorrow afternoon, absolutely delightful if you luke the heat. 92 in philadelphia.

79 along the jersey shore and 90 in delaware. we could see an isolated thunderstorm in lehigh valley and berks county. when i come back we'll talk about it. mother nature will throw a few fireworks as well. we'll cover all that and more heat in just a few minutes. >> looking forward to that, tammie. we're three hours away from the president's travel restrictions from foreigners in six muslim countries. the ban goes into effect at 8:00 toshts. it comes after the supreme court temporarily holds it. on monday they place a 90-day ban on those tramping from six countries. >> we're looking at terrorists going after aircraft from

bombing aircraft to those on the ground. they've been granted full review of the travel ban. oral arguments are set for october. the house pressed ahead with the no sanctuary for criminals act which puts pressure on cities to work with authorities to detain undocumented immigrants. if approved, sanctuary cities like philadelphia could be stripped of federal funding. >> a jersey shore doctor who was involved in a standoff with police will not be able to practice medicine for now. >> two weeks ago police showed up at dr. cough man's house. he came to the door with a gone. they're now calling him an eminent danger. kaufman is still in jail on gun

charges. prosecutors say this is not related to the may 2012 murder of his wife april kaufman. police in camden are looking for an arsonist who apparently needs help getting around. twice he set rope to the camden library is on fire. you see the man is using crutches. he may have casts. if you recognize him, call police. a blender booper had one viewer turning to nbc 10. the push that made kwas nart finally call her back. an unwanted wakeup call as a woman finds a stranger sleeping in her bed. now police say he could be a serial stalker. >> and rumor has it, the rumor by a singing power half has some wondering if this is her last tour ever. and wawa america festivities is under way. the free family fun you won't want to miss this weekend.

right now wawa welcome america events are in full swing. we'll tack a look at the ben franklin parkway. music is going to fill the air as part of the free family fun.

the festival is part of the theme go forth and learn. >> it's a chance for you to enjoy philadelphia's rich history. tim furlong with a look at today's event. hey, tim. >> reporter: thousands and thousands will tell you today there's been a lot of free eating and as you said plenty of free learning. at three library locations around philly, hundreds of kids got free books. and free hoagies. >> reporter: they came to the national constitution's center in the basement in the middle of the night to transform tons of food into hoagies. hoagie day is one of the most popular of the 53 events that now make up wawa america each year. the whole event is a pate yotdic

vibe and much is dedicated to those who serve us, troops around the world and also local first responders. the annual philly police versus philly fire department hoagie make i making contest is always a hit. all of this is in good fun and good flavor. one of so many events leading up to the fourth. >> when they do that, it brings everybody out and they have fun. >> reporter: they're putting out chairs for the mary jai blige concert. tomorrow the eastern state penitentiary is free and also the philadelphia concert is free. that's all sponsored by us, comcast nbcuniversal. we're happy to do. make sure you go to nbc 10 on your computer, phone, tablet. whatever you do. we do not want you to miss. live on the parkway.

tim furlong. >> that is right, tim. there is more tonight including philly at movie. "despiksable me will be starting at 8:00. >> the heat and humidity rising as we again a steady incline as we get into this weekend. it's a good time to hecht to the water park. these folks have the right idea. people taking on the rides before a stormy saturday. nbc 10's tammy souza is with us. >> we have the potential of storms. yesterday the park was virtually empty. because it's warmed up, people are making their way there. as we look across penn's landing, spot on. look at the dew point. it's starting to climb. still not too uncomfortable, but by tomorrow, full force.

winds are out of the southwest bringing all that warmth into the area. so how are we as compared to yesterday? we're 8 degrees warmer in philadelphia. allentown, to atlanta, one degree warmer. 80 in vineland. if you're in pocono, a refreshing 75. do you sew all the rain in the distance? that's not us. to north and west of us. moving to new york and western portions of pennsylvania. this our realistic sky so you can see it far in the distance. it's 79 in atlantic city. where are we going tomorrow? how about 92 for all of you in fairmont. langhorne, 90. allentown, you could see a thunderstorm in lehigh valley or out in berks county. the rest of the area, mainly dry and stickery.

83. dover, yo'll be at 90 tomorrow. much of the area will be quiet with a mix of sun and clouds. nothing going on. but look at this. these are storms we saw. all of this is associated with two, not one, but two large storm systems comes out of the northwest. the first one produced tornadoes with baseball-sized hail. that's the first storm these going to go past us. we've go a one-two punch. we make it out of the area with a west wind. ite fwoengs be a warm wind. by saturday morning we're looking at the 70s. very muggy. here comes showers and storms with that one system we saw across the midwest. that's in the evening.

these could be strong or severe. a heads-up. keep an eye to the sky. then on sunday we clear out. look at this. maybe an isolated sprinkle here. i'm going to move ahead to sunday. i'm so happy because it looks like there's a whole lot of nothing going on. look at this. there could be a shower in the western part of the state. nothing for us. light now we're going into tuesday. they're loves up. i think that we're going be in in very fine ship. let's take a look at your ten-day. >> a potential for severe storms. again, we're going to have to keep an eye on that. mainly dry there. monday, dry with low humidity and look at the fourth of july. we've pulled the storms out of fourth of july. that's not to say they even been a little friendlier to us.

guys? >> i like that, tammie. if you're losing trust in the process, look at this video. this should help restore it for you. it's a dunk by sixers' number one draft markelle fultz. 2118 rookie of the year. i would say so, leaping over somebody like that. we sure hope so. nice transition here. a business newark airport evacuating. >> they say he died a hero. a veteran who just returned home from overseas murdered. new at 5:45. meet the men who took down the accused killer. >> she barely made it inside her home before facing this unwanted intruder. one woman and bear inside her garage. >> we're making it fun.

the wawa america summer of fun give away. you have a chance to one of these prizes. a vacation. wawa coffee for a year. i love that one. a patio set from county line fence. a trip to warch about the taping and a pair of wo live passes from bud in america. you can log on to nbc10.com or download our free nbc 10 app. you can get bow news by liking our facebook page, following us on twitter, or sharing this giveaway on facebook and twitter. you can follow erika too. you can watch it live right here on nbc 10 tuesday night at 11:00. the fireworks are what time? 9:30. what time did i say?

>> 9:30. >> that's right. we're going to be right back.

on twitter, or sharing this >> that's right. check this out. a storm that moved through oi last night produced several thunderstorms and tornadoes. this was caught. will were reports of high winds and baseball-sized hail. no injuries were report birthday

u several homes were damaged. just in time for the fourth of july, fireworks are now legal in garden states. a few fireworks. governor christie loosened the notch a little bit. with's allowed? sparklers, party poppers, glowworms, and snaps. police in gloucester county took time to explain the new rules to kids and parents so there's no confusion. >> we don't need explosive ones in our neighborhood. sparklers are fun. you're not making any noise. i enjoy it. >> reporter: police anticipate pop-up fireworks shops. they say if you buy anything do, so at your own risk. >> happy birthday iphone. it was first released to the public ten years ago today. in the past decade apple has sold more than 1 billion iphones. it was the first touchscreen

iphone. apple isn't done innovating correct. the new iphone 8 had to be released in early fall. >> oh, my -- >> that was the reaction. get out of my garage. >> honking the horn. that was the reaction from a woman startled by a bear in her garage. some of the video was recorded on her video. the rest was captured on the rear view cameras on her car. look at him. she was able to close the garage door without letting him back in. >> he's curious. >> she's hornging the horn. get out. what are you doing. big question, especially this weekend being the holiday weekend, are shore games scamming you. outrage online after the

president's controversial comments about a tv host. new reaction from lawmakers tonight. right now, philadelphia's former district attorney is in jail. nbc 10 looks back at the topic prosecutor's fall from grace. what will live look like? a former city councilman knows it very well. he talks about what life is like on the inside. that's all new at 6:00.

a sudden end the a philadelphia corruption case. a district attorney pleaded guilty and resigned. a man who was once the city's topic prosecutor admitted he accepted bribes. seth williams was handcuffed, taken to jail from the courthouse. but long before his plea deal, he was elected in 2009. they looked to see if he misspent funds on personal expenses. for nearly a year the nbc 10 asked him about his conduct and ethics. >> mitch blacher joins us live outside the courthouse. we talked about this before. williams has always told you he has nothing to hide. >> reporter: keith, erin, he has always told us he has nothing to

hide and he didn't do anything wrong, but that's not what he told a federal judge since august seth williams has never wanted to talk about the scandals surrounding hiss office. >> mr. williams, come on. >> reporter: he didn't want to discuss the $45,000 roof on his home or the friend who gave it to him. by monday revelations about his gift disclosures, more than $160,000 in suits, jewelry, trips, and home construction turned into the largest ethics find in philadelphia history. calls for his resignation echoed from philadelphia to harrisburg. >> with people calling for your resignation because of the ethics violations, are you going to resign? >> no, i'm not going to resign. >> reporter: he stays in office collecting his $175,000 annual salary but announces he won't

seek re-election. he doesn't take any questions. >> reporter: mr. williams, are you worried about any criminal conduct for your charges? mr. williams, are you concerned about any criminal charges you may face because of your conduct? you're not going to take any questions? >> reporter: a month later williams is indicted. still they drop him in court for each appearance. today we watch his last free steps for years. this time he only enters the courthouse p inside he's cuffed admitting the taking tens of thousands of dollars for what now can be officially be called bribes. and seth williams will be in jail until his october sentencing. he could face as much as five years in federal prison. mitch blacher, "nbc 10 news." philadelphia police need help in identifying two men. they crossed over onto south

17th two weeks ago. one of the men pulled a gun out and robbed a 27-year-old. they got away with a cell phone and $300. a scare at an airport. fire officials were called to jfk airport for a kitchen fire at terminal 4. they evacuated the area after a heavy smoke started pouring out of the panda express. it's unclear what sparked the fire. no injuries were reported. your first alert forecast, the hot and humid forecast. taking a look at ocean city where the beach is flooded with people beyond there. you could tell they're out there, enjoying it. people have been kicking off the holiday weekend aliet bit early. you can see them enjoying the outdoors. the background, just beautiful. but get ready to sweat. the heat and the humidity is rising. >> nbc chief meteorologist

tammie souza, you get ready to sweat. >> yes. eights going to be a busy werkd at the beaches. we have a moderate one for tomorrow. we've written a blog. you want to read it. its going fwive you tips what to do to stay safe. no joke. the entire jersey shore under risk for tomorrow. a beautiful day out along the beaches. still a little below average. we should be around 7 r 86 h time of year. ocean city, 79 degrees. winds out of the southwest at 22 miles an hour. let's go to doylestown. how about about in women mington. everybody is climbs. we'll be 76 by 11:00 tonight. we'll see clear sky.

the doppler radar sweeping the sky here. everything is quiet we have storms 'cross new york and two large storm system. s. we showed you earlier in the news kachtd. all of that weather is coming our way. so when i come back, we lem severe weather right here in philadelphia. g guys. a videographer waiting for trains to pass caught that collision in lehigh valley. it happened tuesday afternoon. there it is. ooh. you can see a tractor trawler cross through the flashing train signals, then get tripped by the plane. police are investigating. >> here's a look at some of the stories making headline county by county across our region. a an update to stowe we reported

on monday. police have identified the body of 24-year-old. the medical examiner says the cause of death is accidental drowning. he arriving to the united states from egypt for work. they even celebrating a new restaurant's opening. the family owned restaurant's flagship location is at eighth street and boardwalk. the owner heads to prison a week after labor day for tax evasion. in ocean county making sure games of skill aren't games of chance. they're check out the games at point pleasant beach to make sure people actually have a cham. so far they found violations at more than a third of the games in that apy. if you're taking a bus,

there's an app to help you pay for your ride. d.a.r.t.'s new mobile pass goes for sale on frinl. if it does well, the payment service will be avail p am amazon announces dates for its savings extravaganza. a social media standoff started by the president. his controversial comments about a tv host that has washington responding. >> and waking up the a stranger. the horrifying find in beds that has me linked to a serial stalker.

. backlash is pouring in over the president-elect's twitters blasting the hosts of msnbc's morning joe. hi tweeted i heard poorly rated morning joe speaks badly of the i don't watch anymore. on yesterday's show brzezinski and scarborough mocked the president for displaying a mock "time" magazine cover featuring

himself at several of his golf resorts. brzezinski fired back with a picture of a cheerios box with the quote "mate for little hands." the president defended his hands after marco rubio in a debate said he had small hands. both sides condemned the president's behavior. >> this is the president of the united states. you don't do things like that. >> tweets like this are inconsistent with the greatness of the country and the office. >> reporter: kristen welker asked about the tweets a couple of hours ago at the white house press briefing. >> doesn't he have to meet a higher standard than cable news anchors? >> look. i don't think you can expect someone to be personally attacked day after day minute by minute and sit back. look. the american people elected a fighter. they didn't elect somebody to sit back and do nothing. >> most of today's briefing was

focused the tweeting. spokeswoman sara huckabee sanders said he was defending himself from the liberal media. a woman wakes up to find a man in her bed. then he asked if he could spend the night. she screamed and ran off. the man made his way into the woman's home just before dawn. he entered either through an unlocked door or window. police are linking him to at least two other serious stalking incidents. the deal will begin the night before. the self-created holiday offers discounted on products for 24 hours. it coincides with the 20th anniversary. the anniversary is only open to prime members. ♪ >> love that song.

the singer adele may be done touring. at well pli stadium there was a handwritten letter from the singer. she thanks fans and said touring left her wiped out. she said she didn't like touring and it made her feel too vulnerable. blender blender. >> the push from our team that reunited a cook with her favorite tool. he survived overseas but was murdered blocks awa from her home. a man who took down a shooter, police say he killed an innocent veteran. >> i'm going to be timing out the storms. come on back for your neighborhood forecast. and next on nc ten news at 6:00 an update on a suspected road rage crash. tonight the new information we

learn in the investigation.

he surviving life overseas but he was killed as he stepped in and tried to do the right thing. >> he served his country and he served right up until the day he went to sneechb white was gunned down at the green lantern tavern after his family says he tried to stop a robbery. a father and son brought him down. >> we sat down with them and talked about their brush with fate. >> reporter: after breaking into this home, the armed suspect went into the bedroom where

javier vazquez and his wife were sleeping. >> she screamed somebody's in the house. >> reporter: he and his son confronted the man in the kitchen. >> i grabbed the gun and his wrist and i grabbed his hair and tried to hold him. >> reporter: vazquez's son was right behind him. >> i couldn't see without my glasses. i'm pretty blind. i saw him struggling with my dad. the first thing i thought was get him off my dad. >> reporter: he body slammed him pipping him down until the police arrived. >> reporter: what they didn't know is he had shot and killed harold white outside the green tavern. >> i heard it six or seven times, boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: according to the family, he was trying to defuse a potential robbery. >> he tied a hero. he served his country and he continues to serve up until the day he went to heaven.

>> reporter: just blocks away, the enormity of it is sinking in. >> reporter: father and son are happy to have each other. >> i don't believe in guns and i still don't plan to get one. i feel safe in this neighborhood. >> reporter: aundrea cline-thomas, n b bc news. taking a live look at boathouse row, the heat is on and it's hot and it's getting even hotter. that makes it a perfect time for this. a live look at cape may. folks are hitting the beach. not too many folks out there right now. starting your holiday weekend. i don't know. maybe just a lull in traffic there. >> i think they should fill that spot up. >> exactly. >> i could not agree more. it has our name all -- it's reserved for us. >> it seems like the perfect place. >> it seems like the perfect place to be for your the whole

weekend regardless. you know what? if there are storms, you're going to need to come indoor. we have a moderate rip current risk for all the beaches at the jersey shore. please pay attention to signs. don't swim where there's no lifeguard. we have a blog that tells what to do when you're caught in a rip current, those eddys offshore. 88 degrees in philadelphia. we should be 86 after several unseasonably wonderfully pleasant days. highest wind gusts, 27 miles an hour. sunset will be at 8:33 this evening. it seems so sad we lost a minute of it already. now we're on the downslide with hours we have out there. 86 in allentown. 80 many vineland. take a look at the radar. nothing here but we have storms across new york. out to the west we have two

substantial storm systems. the first one has been spawning. 24 reports stretching from iowa, wisconsin, missouri, straight-line winds at 80 miles an hour. it's revitalizing. out further west there's another system so this is going to be kind of a one-two punch. we're going to get our punch saturday afternoon and evening. it could be strong weather that comes through here. not as bad as they saw across the plains. we're going be looking hour by hour as we head into our friday. temperatures start around 70. we'll make it to around 90. the rain stays out of the area. and then look at this. on saturday, maybe a spotty shower along the shore at 9:00 in morning. hit be a soupy morning. a little fog, a little haze into the low to mid-80s. we get that line of strong

storms coming through in the afternoon and evening and it starts to clear out. or sunday, not half bad. our monday is quite delightful and right now we're yanking the rain out of the fourth of july. 71 in philadelphia. jersey shore 5699. could see a storm here. same thing tomorrow. you may see an isolated shower or storm. 92 in philadelphia. 92 in lehigh valley. 79 in the jersey shore. refreshing along the shore where they'll be steamy inland. 88 inhand. stay with us hero at nbc 10. you can download the app and follow us online. 90 on sunday. we're going to break down your fourth of july parade in the morning, 11:00. with a going to see sun with a few hazy clouds. the concert's at seven.

no rain there. we're looking for 80 degrees. a beautiful moon and a few high clouds. this forecast has been improving each day and we're going to keep it going in that direction. >> i sure hope so. a cooking conundrum for one of our viewers. >> she called nbc 10 responds. >> how harry hairston got her a brand-new blender blade. >> we were talking about wawa america. let's talk about it some more. it's in full swing. more convenients. "despicable me 2" will be playing. the movie starts at 8:00.

fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. now with our new fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs, 20 times faster than most people have. and the price is amazing too for $79.99 a month online for the first year you'll get our fastest triple play with hbo included for 2 years. leave cable's slower internet speeds behind. so hurry up and switch to fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo and multi-room dvr service for two years all with a two year agreement.

in nbc 10 responds a kitchenaid was jammed up. >> the woman called for a flex and after nothing she called harry hairston. >> we were happy to help her out. this woman needed a blade fixed on her food processor. that's all she wanted. >> you're looking for bessie, chances are she's in her kitchen. >> i cook a lot. >> she likes cooking for families in need and donates the

jams she makes to her church. >> the cranberries in the fall. the strawberries and blueberries are now and the peaches are coming. >> reporter: but bessie said cuisinart jammed her up. the company said broken blades could wind up in food. >> i'm afraid to use it now. >> reporter: she called kwazen nart right away and the company said it would send out a free replacement. she waited three months to call back. >> they said, no, they were overwhelmed with calls. >> reporter: then she responded me. >> i think that's ridiculous. >> reporter: we called them. they sent the blade. days later it was delivered and she credited "nbc 10 news" for the help. >> thank yo so much, harry.

>> you're so welcome. she gave me some jams. >> i was going to say. >> we asked cuisinart why it took so long for her to receive her replacement. they didn't give a reason. check the warranty on your food processor. some will take them back and give you replacements. good jam, good for her, and good for the county. can we get it up there now? we now have $701,309 money gotten back to you, our viewers who deserve it. >> good for you. if you have a complaint, head o nbc10.com. fill out the form. we will respond to you. >> "nbc 10 news" at 6:00 is next. guilty. philadelphia's topic prosecutor. >> from his plea deal to sentencing and his future.

tonight at 6:00 the latest developments in seth williams' corruption trial. from free hoagies to free books, wawa america is in full swing. more coming up. >> hot and humid. i'll have your first alert forecast just ahead.

fall from grace.

seth williams pleads guilty at his trial and is taken off in handcuffs. it comes just in time for the fourth of july. hoagie heaven as we kick off free family fun for wawa welcome america. i'm very sorry. those were the words from seth williams as he pleaded guilty in his corruption trial, and thn he resigned. good evening. i'm jacqueline london. >> he'll serve a maximum sentence of five years and pay a $250,000 fine. williams will also pay restitution. and we have this just in. c ten has obtained seth williams' resignation letter. here it is. it says h resigns as district

attorney immediately. rosemary connors is live at the courthouse. what happens now? >> reporter: he will remain in a jail cell until october 24th. that's when he's sentenced. he may well be moved to another federal facility. he said it was the time away from his family, his daughters, that prompted him to take the plea. >> you saw how emotional he was. it's a dramatic turning point in his life. >> he was a topic cop with political powers. that is until he took favors. today he pled guilty to one count of bribery and counseled spend five years in prison. >> i think it was leaping toward finding him guilty. >> reporter: the