prosecutors argued that monsignor william lynn knowingly transferred pedophile priests from when parish to another during his tenure as clergy. lynn has already served nearly three years of a three to six-year sentence at a state prison in northeastern pennsylvania. we did speak with lynn's attorney, thomas bergstrom who says lynn should be released as of right now, because of the overturned conviction he's not being held on any charges. he would like lynn released on 10% of $250,000 bail. monsignor william lynn is 65 years old. in the coming days or even today he could be released by that judge if that order is granted here. but prosecutors have not said at this point if or when they will decide on that retrial option. live at the criminal justice center, matt delucia, finbc 10 news. >>> the owners of a major pest control firm will pay millions to a family sickened by a banned pesticide during their vacation. the parent company of terminix agreed to pay $87 million. they were injured after exterminators sprayed the pesticide inside a condo just below theirs in the u.s. virgin islands.

tuesday, he became a free man but today monsignor william lynn will be back in court.ext in a live report at 5:00, we'll explain what the philadelphia church leader is expected to learn from a hearing that happens today. >>> also, animal assist. this baby owl was found hurt months ago in center city. next, hear how he's doing, thanks to some caring people. i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message. who do you talk to for military advice right now? well, i watch the shows. i mean i really see a lot of great - you know, when you watch your show and all of the other shows... while donald trump watched tv, as secretary of state, hillary clinton negotiated a cease fire in gaza. a reduction in nuclear weapons... took on vladimir putin... and stood up against the trafficking of human beings. a steady leader in an unsteady world. and spent eleven months in a pow vcamp.m what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. when you fly over enemy territory, the

everything else running on time or close. >>> today, monsignor william lynn will be back in court justter leaving prison. nbc10's matt delucia is live in center city. and, matt, takes through what's happening today. >> reporter: well, pamela, monsignor lynn is out on bail, $250,000. his legal issues are not over. here's the video from tuesday when monsignor lynn was released from prison in northeastern pennsylvania. he was there for 33 months. nearly three years. but the release came after the conviction was overturned. prosecutors argue that lynn was responsible for transferring one pedophile priest to another parish. the conviction was overturned because there was evidence deemed relevant to the appeal. the district attorney seth williams said he will retry the case even though lynn has served out most of his sentence. >> i firmly believe that there will be sufficient evidence to prove that monsignor lynn knew that he was taking pedophile priests, moving them to other parishes and therefore endangering the welfare of thousands of children. >> reporter: the d.a. pushing for a retrial.

this is tuesday afternoon, monsignor william lynn, 65 years old, walking out of prison in northeastern prison. this came after the conviction was overturned. prosecutors have argued that lynn was responsible for transferring pedophile priests from one parish to another. the philadelphia district attorney seth williams said he will retry this case even though lynn has already served out much of his sentence. >> the parole board granted him parole like in october. so, this -- the worst that could happen on a retrial, i mean, you know, the worst that can happen, is he could be convicted and sentenced to two months. that was lynn's attorney there but the d.a. seth williams said this on suss to the victims, their families and the citizens of our region know that my office takes the charges of institutional sexual abuse extremely seriously. i will use every legal opt at my disposal to prosecutor pedophile priests and those who shield them to the full extent of the la law. today is all about set issing that new trial date. monsignor lynn as of now is living with family members but his lawyers

monsignor william lynn out of jail. he became the first catholic church official in this country to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse by priests. today a judge granted lynn bail. the ruling came after pennsylvania's highest court granted him a new trial. >>> police in atlanta county are looking for the driver who hit and killed a young mother. aubrey servis was on her way to the store last night. she was crossing the intersection when the driver of a silver older model suv ran a red light and struck her. police say the suv should have front-end damage on the driver's side. >>> donald trump is trailing democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton, according to the latest nbc news monkey poll. clinton's post-convention bounce has given her an eight-point lead after the dnc wrapped up in philadelphia. the same poll last week did not show a jump for trump following the rnc. >>> the winds were whipping through center city today. the leaves barely holding on to these trees near 20th and market. >> what's in store

three hours ago william lynn walked out of the prison about 20 miles outside scranton. only nbc 10 was there. nbc 10's rosemary connors joins us live from center city now with more on what's next. rosemary? >> reporter: well, jim, here at the district attorney's office in center city, prosecutors over the coming months will be mapping out their case against monsignor william lynn for a second time. now, his new trial is expected to be scheduled for sometime next year. but already, plenty of people are weighing in on the case. and his release from prison earlier today on $250,000 bail. in center city, the rivera family who brought their son to see the sanctuary thought they had put monsignor william lynn and the case behind him. his release today on bail didn't sit well to them. >> the justice system convicted him once. >> reporter: while some evidence detailing the history of priest abuse and cover-up in the archdiocese may very well not be allowed in court this time around, williams is confident his team will have enough to get a second conviction. >> i firmly believe

william lynn could be released from prison today. but prosecutors are eyeing up another trial. >>> strip mall firefight. crews battle for hours. >>> and a busted water main still causing problems this morning. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> 6:00 a.m., 73 degrees outside. good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm katy zachry. thanks for joining us. if you stepped outside, you'll notice relief is in the air. we'll check in with meteorologist bill henley to see if that's going to stick around for today orç the rest of the week. >> temperatures are running cooler than yesterday. 73 degrees in philadelphia. in the suburbs, 69 degrees right now, into the 70s with mostly cloudy skies for the suburbs and for the lehigh valley where clouds are lingering. there will be some sunshine later this morning. look at the temperature warming up to near 80 degrees at lunch time in the lehigh valley. delaware, a chance of a shower this afternoon. just a slight chance of a shower. most of the day it will be dry. with some br

prosecutors argued that monsignor william lynn knowingly transferred pedophile priests from when parish to another during his tenure as clergy. from the early '90s to 2004. lynn has already served nearly three years of a three to six-year sentence at a state prison in northeastern pennsylvania. we did speak with lynn's attorney, thomas bergstrom who says lynn should be released as of right now, with that overturned conviction, he's not being held on any charges. he would like lynn released on 10% of $250,000 bail. the 65-year-old monsignor william lynn could be released today or in the coming days if the judge grants that motion. prosecutors have not decided if or when they will go ahead and ask for that retrial. for now, live at the criminal justice center, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> three firefighters are recovering from heat exhaustion this morning after battling a building fire in doylestown. it took 150 firefighters several hours to get the fire under control last night at gsi kitchen and bath show place. skyforce 10 was over gsi. they got help from backup water tankers when th

this is a look from a distance at monsignor william lynn's prison release just outside of scranton. the six five-year old was released on bail yesterday after pennsylvania supreme court granted him a new trial. lynn was nation's first roman the catholic church official to be convicted for conspiring to protect pedophile priests, within the archdiocese. one local family is furious he is out of prison. >> it is an insult, it is a slap in the face. my son was abused. because of his decisions. >> our joe holden will have a live report on that family's emotional reaction and also what is next for monsignor lynn, that is coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> prosecutors have brought the first ever case of federal terrorist am begins a u.s. police officer. nicholas young, a washington area transit authority cop, was arrested today for allegedly providing material support in the form of the gift cards, to isis. authorities say that young had been in law enforcement's radar since 2010. >>> in campaign 2016, vice-presidential nominee mike pence takes a different stand then donald trump.

monsignor william lynn is 65 years old.live at the criminal justice center, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> thanks. >>> 4:03. 73 degrees outside. three firefighters are recovering from heat exhaustion after battling a building fire in doylestown. skyforce 10 was over the thick smoke that rose above gsi kitchen and bath show place last night. it took 150 firefighters several hours to get the fire under control. they got help from backup water tankers when they began to lose water pressure while battling intense heat and flames. >> because it was so deep seeded, mostly we just saw smoke and heat. every once in a while when it found a place to break through, the roof or the front, fire would break out. >> the fire marshal is trying to determine what caused that fire. >>> now to a story from delaware county that we brought you as breaking news last night at 11:00. skyforce 10 was over a busted water main that closed the intersection of burr mount and glendale roads in havertown. the intersection is expected to re-open by 8:00 thi

over. >> just hell bent to retry this case. >> reporter: that is lynn's attorney tombergstorm react to go district attorney seth williams will retry the monsignor. >> for some reason, you know, he continues to want to beat up on this guy. i think we all know where he stood, meaning where lynn stood in this, in this hierarchy. >> reporter: defense attorneys claim lynn never touched a child and was following orders from the powerful now deceased cardinal anthony bevilacqua, but district attorney seth williams says lynn orchestrated the cover up of abusive pedophile priest. >> monsignor lynn was at the center of all of the evidence. is it possible others could have been charged? grand jury thought there was not sufficient evidence to charge others. >> reporter: archdiocese of fill declined to comment on the developments but confirmed archbishop charles chaput regularly corresponded with lynn while in jail. >> archbishop chaput remains in contact with him. >> reporter: church confirms archbishop chaput visited lynn in jail and previously posted his 25 you this dollars bail. >> i don't think that is right for him to be let l

monsignor william lynn a free man, at least for now.s the first roman catholic official to be convicted for the handling of priest abuse scandal. >> since that landmark victory, two courts determined that lynn's conviction should be overturned. now a judge has let him out on bail. >> rosemary connors just spoke with the district attorney. she joins us now with the very latest outside the office. rosemary? >> reporter: keith and denise, i spoth with seth williams in the past hour. he did not hesitate to announce that he will retry monsignor william lynn next year. with monsignor william lynn out on bail, williams is already planning the prosecution against him. while some evidence detailing the history of priest abuse and cover-up in the archdiocese may very well not be allowed in court this time around. williams believes his team will have enough to convince a jury to convict lynn again. >> when allegations were made, of sexual abuse against priests in our archdiocese, how they would handle that, how they would not tell the police, how

monsignor william lynn was released from prison two days ago on tuesday, after serving nearly three yearsind bars. lynn was the first us roman catholic church official official ever to be charged or convicted of helping to shield child molesters. the 2012 conviction happened twice overturned, days ago, the state supreme court through out the case saying that the trial judge let too many church victim testify who were not directly linked to the case in question. lynn's attorney says because his client has already served 33 months, of his 36-month sentence, the maximum sentence he could receive in a new trial would be just two months. the district attorney's offers explains why this case is important to them. >> the d.a.'s office position that this level of institutional sexual abuse and the cover-up that ensued is something that victims deserve justin and the people of commonwealth deserve to delve into this, and have this matter come to a conclusion that in accordance with the law. >> since tuesday, we are told that lynn has been staying with relatives, and his hearing today expected to g

reporter: quick in 2012, lynn has served half of three to six year sentence with the child endangerment convictions twice overturn he was released on bail but d.a. seth williams various to retry lynn,bergstorm says his team is ready. >> for some reason, you know, he continues to want to beat up on this guy and i think we all know where he stood, meaning where lynn stood in this hierarchy, we all understand that lynn never touched a kid. >> reporter: now lynn's trial will be likely held sometime next year in 2017, and his lawyer thomasbergstorm says archbishop chaput has maintain contact with lynn throughout all of this, and that hearing is set for 9:45 this morning here at the criminal justice center. we are live, i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news", brooke and jim, back inside to you. >>> trump taj mahal casino is set to close at the end of the summer. >> employees will get layoff notices by even of the week. the casino opened in 1990 by developer donald trump and had a share of rots. it is now owned by businessman carl icahn. workers began striking last month in the dispute over health care and pension benefits. it is the longest casino based strik

. >>> monsignor william lynn could move a step closer to freedom today.prosecutors are deciding whether or not to retry the former church official. last month, the pennsylvania supreme court upheld a ruling that lynn deserved a new trial. lynn has already served three years in prison for helping to protect priests accused of sex abuse. >>> the time is 5:32. now to decision 2016. presidential nominees donald trump and pennypack park are back on the campaign trail. pamela osborne is live in our digital operations center with more on that. trump just spoke at a rally near harrisburg. tell us more. >> tracy, at that rally donald trump blasted bernie sanders for supporting hillary clinton. he even told ralligoers he was afraid this election might be rigged. meantime, hillary clinton was stumping in omaha, nebraska with billionaire supporter warren buffett. take a listen to what both candidates had to say yesterday. >> he made a deal with the devil. she's the devil. he made a deal with the devil. >> while warren is standing up for a fairer tax code, trump wants

family of sean mcilmail believes lynn deserves punishment for aiding their sons alleged abuse at the hand of father robert brennan. philadelphia district attorney seth williamsns to vigorously pursue the case. >> he knew what he was doing. i don't want to hear bevilacqua, krol all the way up the rine. >> jury of monsignor lynn's peers in philadelphia found him guilty of endangering welfare of children and the evident was sufficient to show he was part of the creating a play book that shielded pedophile priest from his prosecution. >> for some reason, you know, he continues to want to beat up on this guy and i think we all necessity where he stood meaning where lynn stood in this hierarchy weeks a all understand that lynn never touched a kid. >> reporter: back live his trial is set for 2017 calendar date, there is no comment from the philadelphia archdiocese but his attorney says that archbishop charles chaput has been in contact with lynn and in word if he will pursue his pastoral duties in the meantime. we are live, from center city, justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and brooke back inside to you. >> thanks, justin. >>> relief for riders of sept

monsignor william lynn could find out today when his new trial date will be. lynn was convicted of conspiring to convict pedophile priest in the archdiocese. >>> his conviction has been overturn, twice at 5:30 reporter justin finch will tell you what abuse victims to have say about lynn a's release from prison. >>> jerry sandusky could soon take the stand for first time. a judge ruled sandusky's lawyers can file a paperwork to let him testify. sandusky is currently serving a 30 to 60 year sentence for sexually abusing ten poise. >>> a judge agreed to hold hearings, to see if the former penn state assistant coach deserves a new trial. sandusky did not testify, in his original trial. he is expect back in court friday, august 12th. >>> well, checking campaign 2016 donald trump is trying to get his campaign back on track while democrat hillary clinton has expanded her lead in national polls to double digits. hena daniels shows us how candidates are gearing up for the final stretch. >> reporter: campaigning in florida wednesday donald trump got to refocus attention

monsignor william lynn, is released on bail. he was the first american roman catholic official convicted of helping to shield child molesters within the church. this is the second time he appealed the ruling. now we hear from seth williams, the d.a. we have more coming up from him at 6:00 tonight. >>> it's nearly 24 hours after a woman was hit and killed crossing the street in atlantic county. we are hearing from those that actually heard the accident and then saw the horrific after imagine. janet reyes is live in galloway township with the car that police are still looking for. >> reporter: well, monica, as we speak galloway township is out and about interviewing anyone that may have seen the driver hit this young woman and leaving her to die on the side of the road, as soon as i went up to the street there was a body in the road. just laying in the road. witnesses of a deadly hit and run gathered in horror as 27-year-old aubry service lay dead on the ground. >> i was sitting outside of my hotel room and all of a sudden i heard

this is not william lynn.s is william lynn, an executive in the church, who failed the families of the archdiocese by protecting their children. >> well, the other question is do we think williams will get the conviction and prevail? will it have been worth it in that way? >> well, so, lynn had gone away for 33 months, right? the conviction against the institution did come. and the church has been hard at work trying to fix what was wrong. i think at this point, to say, "he had three more months to go. i'm gonna go back at him yet again," starts to look more like vindictiveness than justice. >> but what about williams saying, "it's not just that i want the conviction to be upheld. i don't want the story to be that it got reversed," which is what has happened. >> oh, i don't know how many people are going to accept that. "he was not convicted." i mean, let's face it, the man spent 33 months in prison for reason. >> let's talk about something else that was big this week. the trump taj mahal had been in a big bac

lynn was up for parole in october and today philadelphia district attorney, seth williams, vowed to retry lynn's case yet again. >>> we know the name of a young woman killed while trying to crass a street in new jersey. the young woman was killed by a vehicle that took off and left her to die on the side of the road. janet reyes is following the search for the driver. >> reporter: we are told that the aftermath of this hit and run is pretty horrific, the 17-year-old girl was hit in the crosswalk and police are desperately searching for clues that may lead to a suspect. galloway township police are investigating the hit and run but say it happened before midnight yesterday at route 30th and 6th avenue. aubry service of little egg harbor was walking near the westbound lanes when she was hit. the driver took off and leaving service to die from her injuries. not much is known about the driver or the vehicle but believe could be an older model suv silver, traveling west on the left lane and ran a red light. it should have front driver's side damage, there are nummous businesses with surveillan

we just learned a court hearing for monsignor william lynn is over with. the philadelphia judge has set a new trial date for may 1st. lynn was released from prison on bail two days ago. yesterday, authorities announce they'll re-try lynn who was found guilty of covering up abuse by priests. the state supreme court threw out lynn's conviction, ruling that jurors were swayed by evidence not related to the case. >>> philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in the city's fairhill section. officers were patrolling along cambria street and near american street when they heard gunshots and found a man lying in the road. the 54-year-old man is in critical condition right now. so far, no arrests. >>> from our delaware bureau, the treasurer for the smyrna parent/teacher organization is facing felony theft charges. police arrested kelly sullivan mcgovern. she's accused of using a pto debit card to run up $11,000 in personal charges. sullivan mcgovern is free on bail pending a trump hearincour hearing. >>> and the trump taj mahal will close its doors for good.

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us live from the cbs-3 news center. >> monsignor william lynn is due back in court thursday for a status hearing ahead of the new trial to be scheduled. judge called for lynn's release tuesday on $250,000 bail, after a pennsylvania state supreme court granted him a new trial. here's a look at lynn's prison release outside scranton. we are told he is living with loved ones as preparations are made for his new trial. six five-year oldies nation's first reman catholic church official charged and convicted for conspiring to protect pedophile priest. he was convicted in 2012 and since served almost half of his three to six year sentence. backed by the philadelphia archdiocese lynn's legal team appealed twice for that new trial, d.a. seth williams is vowing to try lynn again. lynn's attorney says his team is prepared. >> a jury of monsignor lynn's peers in philadelphia found him guilty of endangering welfare of children and the evidence was sufficient to show that he was part of the creating a play book that shielded pedophile priest from his prosecut

>>> lets talk more burr last point as joe just mention that had happened right after monsignor william lynn learned he will be retried on child endangerment charges next may. lynn was in court for first time since being released from prison on tuesday. he was quick for the way he handled complaints that priest where is molesting children. state supreme court, overturn that conviction last week. lynn is freon bail on living with relatives. >>> joey merlino ace monk 46 people indicted in connection with the organized crime activity. he was arrested in palm beach county, florida and appeared before a federal judge. the wide ranging charges for the group including racketeering, conspiracy, arson and firearms trafficking. authorities say that the mafia family has operated in new york, pennsylvania, massachusetts and florida, over the last six years. >>> and philadelphia police need your help finding a man wanted for viciously attacking a woman in the frankford section. that is not the only crime he is accused of committing this is surveillance video of the man they are looking for. police say th

this is video of the monsignor william lynn, leaving the prison on tuesday. lynn was quick of conspiring to protect pedophile priests, in the philadelphia archdiocese, and his convictions, has now been overturn, twice, and we talk to the parents of the abuse victim shawn mcilmail who died of a drug overdose abe his parent are furious lynn is free, once again. >> it is an insult, it is a lap in the face. my son was a boosted. because of his decisions. >> the judge at the hearing is expect to set a new trial date, for monsignor lynn. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch will have a live update in the 5:00 a.m. hour. >>> this morning a man is facing dui charge after police say he crashed his car into a philadelphia home. it all happened just after 7:00 o'clock yesterday in the 6400 block of allergen avenue, that is in the oxford circle section of northeast philadelphia. investigators say the driver was speeding, when he lost control of his car, drove on to the lawn and then into the home. the driver had minor injuries, the woman was home at the time but she w

monsignor william lynn released from prison child endangerment con vick ton overturned. jennifer joyce standing by live in center city with more. hi, jenny. >> reporter: good morning, lauren, monsignor lynn back in court this morning. and new trial date could be set. he was just released from prison on tuesday, after serving nearly three years behind bars, lynn was the first us roman catholic church official ever to be charged or convicted of helping to shield child molesters. his 2012 conviction has been twice overturned days ago. state supreme court throughout the case saying the trial judge let too many church victims testify, who were not directly linked to the case in question. lynn was charged with endangering a boy by transferring a suspected preditor priest to his parish in the late 1990's. the district attorney's offers says it is intent on taking lynn back to trial. >> the d.a.'s office position that this level of institutional sexual abuse and the cover-up that ensued is something that served justice, people of the commonwealth deserve to delve into this, and

. >> monsignor william lynn's release comes after pennsylvania supreme court throughout his convictionutors say the six a year olden dangered a boy by transferring suspected preditor priest to his parish. the district attorney is vowing to retry lynn, even though, his conviction has been overturned twice. lynn is due back in court tomorrow. >> you know, the city of chester, two fire stations that i know of, one the end every town, the other the opposite sends every town, there was proposal last night, that they close one every them, then maybe even move one to the middle of town go out in both directions, flight. >> a lot of people are not happy about. >> this so let's get dave kinchen, live, with some of the concerns that weep are up. >> yes, a loft concerns, in fact, we're at one of the two fire stations on the west side of the city, and, mike, you may remember this, alex, too, here about six months ago when the diner attached to this days inin caught fire across the street. so if this is one of the fire station that is closed you can only imagine what that will do to response time.

good morning, jenny. >> reporter: good morning, lauren, monsignor william lynn released from prison just two days ago, already due back in court because of the district attorney's offers is pushing for a new trial. we do expect the trial date will be set today. he was released on tuesday after serving nearly three years behind bars. lynn was the first us roman catholic church official ever to be charged or convicted of helping to shield child molesters. his 2012 conviction has been twice overturned days ago. the state supreme court through out the case saying the trial judge let too many church victims testify who were not directly linked to the case in question. lynn's attorney says because his client has already served 33 months of a 36-month sentence, the maximum sentence he could receive in a new trial would be two month, the district attorney's offers explains why this case is so important to them. >> it is the da's position that this level of institutional sexual abuse and the cover-up that ensued be is something where the victims deserve justice the people of the commonwealth dese

a judge has ordered monsignor william lynn to be released on bail today.t just happened a short time ago. last month, the pennsylvania supreme court upheld a ruling that lynn deserves a new trial. prosecutors are deciding whether or not to retry the former church official. he has already served three years in prison for helping to protect priests accused of sex abuse. >>> he was the first u.s. roman catholic church official ever charged and convicted of helping to shield child molesters within its ranks. a judge ordered him released on $250,000 bail. family members are expected to pick him up later today from a state prison in northeastern pennsylvania. >>> and checking out our nbc 10 headlines at this hour, this morning, police are looking for the driver in a deadly hit-and-run crash in galloway township, atlanta county. witnesses say an suv ran a red light and hit a woman while she was walking across the white horse pike at sixth avenue last night. police are looking for a silver-colored older-model chevy tahoe or suburban. >>> new cases of the zika viru

prosecutors were able to approve that lynn shielded priests who were molesting children. philadelphia d.a. seth williams said he will try lynn for a third time. >> there's light at the end of the tunnel for septa riders dealing with limited rail service that you may not see the light for a while. they plan to return the silver liners to the track starting august 21. they will return ten cars at a time. between losing riders and overtime costs, the repairs are costing $600,000 a month. >> reporter: these for people waiting for those trains, today is a beautiful day to be outside. >> reporter: no problems today, true. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we're dry, lots of sunshine up over the horizon and looking good out there. down by the water by ac you have clouds off the coast, but generally speaking most of us looking at blue skies and waiting on the sunshine to get directly overhead. the current temperature, 67 degrees, the dewpoint has creeped up to 62. that's not very humid. anything over 60 is where you start to feel humid this doesn't feel all that bad. winds out of the north, northeast not

but williams almost immediately after lynn was released said he will be seeking a retrial. we're waiting to see what that -- >> all right. in the bill cosby sex assault case, his lawyers do not want jurors to hear a phone call between cosby and the mother of his accuser. yesterday, cosby's lawyer filed a motion to get the recording of that phone call thrown out. andrea constand's mother recorded the call. cosby spoke about the encounter and allegedly agreed to pay constand's grad school expenses. >>> 5:03. a philadelphia audience now has a better 80 of vice president biden's fight to wipe out cancer. >> cancer has taken your loved ones and mine. robbing them of decades of productive life. >> biden was in center city last night to accept an award from the world affairs counsel. biden said his moonshot task force wants hospitals and scientists to share information he said the clock is ticking. >> for everyone you lost every hour, every day, every month matters to someone diagnosed with cancer. >> biden said the moonshot task force is also creating more user friendly websites

prosecutors proved lynn shielded priests who molested children. philadelphia d.a. seth williams said he'll try lynn for a third time even though he has months to serve on a three year sentence. >>> septa riders may be dealing with limited rail service. the transit agency hopes to return the silver liner cars to the track the week of august 21. they will return ten cars at a time. the full fleet will be operating by november 6. between losing riders and overtime costs, the repairs are costing septa $600,000 a month. >> let's talk about sunshine and cool breezes. >> reporter: no kidding we have a nice one on tap for you today. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we are high and dry across the region. as we look outside, plenty of sunshine getting up over the horizon once again today. things are looking good over the ben franklin bridge and elsewhere across the region. humidity is low and temperatures are in the 60s just about everywhere. 68 degrees in philadelphia. that's a warmer spot. dewpoint an important number this time of year, 61 degrees is just barely over the thres

prosecutors were able to get a jury to believe lynn shielded priests molesting children. philadelphia d.a. seth williams says he will retry lynn for a third time. he only has three months left to serve on a three-year sentence. >>> montgomery township police are trying to track down the three bandits that smashed and grabbed their way to jewels in the montgomery mall. bob, what is the latest on this? >> reporter: good evening, this was a smash and grab. they knew what they were doing and they knew about a back door into the mall. this video is in realtime. it's not sped up or altered in any way. the crooks are moving and smashing the glass that quick. before you know it, they are gone. william peoples, it's a textbook smash and grab. >> organized and the equipment they had, they are in and out. there's no hesitation. it's not their first time. >> reporter: the trio was so prepared for the break in, they had a special hammer to break the shatter proof showcase glass. >> it's not a regular hammer. it's a maul. it is kind of like a mini-sledgehammer, it's a cross of a hammer and sledgehammer. they are usin

lynn is the first u.s. roman catholic church official ever charged and convicted of helping to shield child molesters. today philadelphia district attorney seth williamill retry the former church official even though his conviction has been overturned twice. monsignor lynn has been in and out of prison and served nearly three years of his sentence. >> parents of the late star trek actor anton yell kin suing the makers of jeep grand cherokee that type of suv killed the 27-year-old actor when authorities say it rolled down his driveway and crushed him. his parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit against fiat chrysler today in la. the gear selector in his jeep was defective and poorly designed. automaker recall the suv because its gear shifter has confused drivers which can make the car roll away unexpectedly. that has led to dozens of injuries. >>> hottest game in the country for weeks now. some critics say it's causing more trouble than it's worth and alabama couple may have taken their love for video games too far. the man and his wife are facing criminal charges for allegedly abandoning their two year old child so they can play pokemon go. fox's andr

. >>> and we just learned a court hearing for monsignor william lynn is over with.two days ago. a philadelphia judge set a new trial date for may 1th. yesterday, authorities announced they'll retry lynn, who was found guilty of covering up abuse by priests. the state supreme court threw out lynn's conviction, ruling that jurors were swayed by evidence not related to the case. we'll have more on the hearing coming up on nbc 10 news at 11:00. we also just learned that the criminal justice center where a hearing is being held is being evacuated and there's a fire alarm that's going off. we'll have much more details at 11:00. i'm pamela osborne. have a good day. quilted northern works so well people can forget their bathroom experience. but these birds see all and forget nothing. except this one, who has an outlet for a face. i'm here with multi-talented tony danza who's filling in for hoda today. we are about to play a game. >> little competition. you know i like that. have you ever wondered if those old wives tales your grandmother told you, like caffeine stunts your

. >>> happening today, monsignor william lynn will be back in court to get another court date. the catholic church officials was convicted of child endangerment. philadelphia d.a. said they will retry lynn for the third time even though lynn has 3 months left to serve on his original 3 year sentence. >>> another atlantic city casino is going bust. the owner of the trump taj mamaj will close after labor day. if we don't work our community doesn't work, that means our restaurants, and bars, we are the people of the local community. >> icahn blames the striking workers for shuttering the local casinos. workers will receive layoff notices before the weekend. >>> we're following developing news from london. a man used a knife to attack 6 people killing one woman. police took down the 19-year-old suspect. it happened in russell square. police say terrorism is one possible motive, but also the suspect's mental health is a factor in the investigation. >>> the frustration with some republicans with donald trump has reached new heights. party leaders are scrambling to get their president

monday or william lynn is first person ever charge and quick of helping roman catholic church shield maine less tears within its ranks. lynn has been in and out of prison as court has thrown out convictions. he is due to be paroled in october. prosecutors have not said whether they hepp to retry. >>> authorities have released you this details about the involvement of two former temple police officers in the deadly assault of the young woman last week. police say 47 year-old aaron wright beat his girlfriend 24 year-old joyce, during an argument last week on green street in germantown. his best friend marquis robinson lived on the second floor of the home. police say he joined in on the assault. both men have been charge. victim's cousin says she was days from moving in the women's shelter her two children. >> we ran over there, banged on the door, nobody seemed to be there but we knew we just felt for her. >> i feel like i did nothing to save her. every time we called the cops, cops new marquis. >> captain james clark says his captain is investigating whether police responded to calls

team scored another legal victory adjudge freed him on bail, but lynn will now face retrial, a decision made by district attorney seth williams. >> he knew, and helped create the plan of what to do when someone alleged that a priest had sexually abused children. he was right at the center, he was the quarterback of that play. >> reporter: lynn's attorney thomasbergstorm says if he was convicted again he would only survey couple of months in jail. >> we all than stan that lynn never touched a kid, we all understand what the superior court did twice. but yet in the face of all that, he wants to retry it. well, we're ready to go. >> reporter: bergstorm argues monsignor lynn carried out order at direction of the late cardinal bevilacqua and other church superior but d.a. cast lynn as a essential character in the long run operation to keep priest sex abuse under the radar. reaction outside the cathedral to lynn getting bail was milk. >> they need to prove it before they can convict anybody. >> reporter: cow think they have done that job. >> i don't know. >> i'll leave him in jail if it was up to me. >> reporter: of course, as you

(soft music) ♪ (colonial penn jingle) >>> right now on "nbc 10 news today" monsignor william lynn headsto court. earlier this week the former philadelphia church leader was released from jail after serving three years for covering up priest sex abuse. >>> casino closing as workers continue to strike. the owner of the taj mahal in atlantic city said it will close for good at the end of the summer. >>> and sewage system for sale. it may end up selling its utility for tens of millions of dollars needed for repairs and underground upgrades. >>> good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. 4:30. let's get started with meteorologist bill henley for the "first alert" neighborhood forecast. >> the temperatures get lower and lower as we get closer to sunshine. 68 degrees right now in philadelphia. 60s in the suburbs for new jersey. lower 60s for lehigh valley and delaware, too. the sunshine will warm into the 80s this afternoon. no sign of any showers and a little bit of a breeze coming off the ocean to the shore. to the 80s but getting close to 79 degrees this afternoon. expec

official accuse of of covering you have child sexual abuse is released from business, what's next for william lynn >> at one local national night out gathering the k9 officers stole the show, those stories and more. we begin with major surrounding surrounding the death penalty in delaware. i'm jessica dean. >>, the delaware's death penalty law is uncrush. crucial. tropical depression is more on what the ruling means, trang >>j this is huge deal as current days where prosecutors are seeking the death penalty must be recharged. this decision comes on the heels of a u.s. supreme court decision that struck down a similar law in florida. >> a big victory for advocates against the death penalty. the states highest court decided that delaware's law is uncrucial. founded delaware citizens posed to the death penalty 24 years ago. you just have to keep on hoping and working and keeping true to your beliefs. >> reporter: the first state one of you don't have the three states that allow judges to override juries and sentence defendants to it death penalty. delaware also doesn't require juries to be unanimous

handling of abuse complaints will ask to be released after being granted a new trial. >> monday or william lynnrson ever charged and convicted of helping the roman catholic church shield child molesters within its ranks. lynn has been in an out of prison as courts have twice thrown out his conviction. he served three years of the three to six year sentence and to to be paroled in october. prosecutors have not said whether they hoped to retry the long time secretary for clergy. >>> thirty-three daises how long casino work are have been on strike in atlantic city a begins the trump taj mahal and now those same workers may get unemployment benefits. more than 100 union members appeared to expert is a bill that would grant unemployment benefits to workers on strike for more than 30 days. measure was passed by state senate yesterday afternoon and still needs to be approved by the democratically controlled assembly and republican governor wrist christie. the central issue in the strike is restoration of health care and pension benefits. the casino ended them while in bankruptcy two years ago. >>> it

official accuse of of covering you have child sexual abuse is released from business, what's next for william lynn >> at one local national night out gathering the k9 officers stole the show, those stories and more. we begin with major surrounding surrounding the death penalty in delaware. i'm jessica dean. >>, the delaware's death penalty law is uncrush. crucial. tropical depression is more on what the ruling means, trang >>j this is huge deal as current days where prosecutors are seeking the death penalty must be recharged. this decision comes on the heels of a u.s. supreme court decision that struck down a similar law in florida. >> a big victory for advocates against the death penalty. the states highest court decided that delaware's law is uncrucial. founded delaware citizens posed to the death penalty 24 years ago. you just have to keep on hoping and working and keeping true to your beliefs. >> reporter: the first state one of you don't have the three states that allow judges to override juries and sentence defendants to it death penalty. delaware also doesn't require juries to be unanimous

the attacker has not been identified, but again, is in custody. >>> monsignor william lynn due back inst two days after he was released from prison when his child endangerment conviction was overturned. lynn served all but three month of his three year sentence since his high profile 2012 trial. philadelphia district attorney seth williams insists he will retry the case, a judge could set a trial date at today's hearing. >> all right, 8:03? >> billionaire carl icahn said he lost nearly $100 million on his take over the trump taj mahal. >> now the casino is going to close. probably in about a month. so, we sent steve to atlantic city to check out another casino closing there, steve? >> mike, i don't know how they understand that they can close within a month, because they have to give out a warning notice, and by law, that is a 60 day notice of mass layoff. so we'll see if that date holds true. nobody point that out yesterday, i was surprised, by that, these guys haven't been asked, answering questions, just put out the press release, so looking at the picket line. look beyond the picke

. >>> a judge has granted bail for monsignor william lynn after almost three years in prison for his role in the philadelphia archdioces handling of the clergy sex abuse scandal. good afternoon, i'm brooke thomas. >> i'm jim donovan. monsignor lynn's case being argued in philadelphia while mean senior lynn is jailed in northeast pennsylvania, our joel holden is in center city with the decision handed down this afternoon. good afternoon, joe. >> reporter: good afternoon, monsignor lynn's family will drive up to the prison north of scranton where they will pick him up and bring him back here, it was a rather anti-climatic hearing here earlier this morning at the cjc with monsignor lynn attorney arguing he should be set freon the $25,000 bail. and it is our expectation, according to lynn's attorney, that he will be released from prison immediately. now, thomas bergstrom emerged from the cj seat around 10:00 this morning, and he spoke with us, telling us, that of all things, he says, that lynn has been scapegoated by the district attorney's office. he says, and i quote, da seth williams

a judge granted monsignor william lynn a new trial after the pennsylvania supreme court throughout his conviction. 65-year-old endangered a boy by transferring a suspecte suspectd predator priest to his parish. the district attorney is vowing to retry lynn even though courts have overturn his conviction twice. a judge originally sentenced lynn to three to six years. he has served nearly three and he's due back in court on thursday. >>> a final farewell to fallen hero gabriel lee philadelphia firefighter passed away on jul july 23rd while working his shift at engine 50 ladder 12 in north philadelphia. family, friends and hundreds of fellow firefighters attended his service today. it's not yet clear why exactly lee passed away but it is clear that he was a man respected by all who new him. >> he epitomize add good guy and what men should strive to be, you know, he was great family man. >> gabe had a habit of all doing the right things. >> lee was a 17 year veteran of the department. >>> doctors are sending out new warning tonight about zika in the us and it's not just for people in flori

monsignor william lynn was convicted of protecting priests. john rawlins live with more on the hearing. >> reporter: it was a brief hearing held at the cjc here in center city. and monsignor lee was not here but remained in prison in northeast prison and it appears he will walk out of that prison sometime today and into the loving arms of his family and take him in and he will stay in reading for a while and he will face a retrial and that prompted his attorney to have sharp words against d.a. seth williams. >> the d.a. has been that way for a long long time. and to the extent that some of the material in his beliefs have just been over the top i think. inaccurate and dishonest, he is just hell ben to retry this case. >> the conviction was struck down by superior court, this time because of the evidence allowed in by the trial judge was thought to be prejudicial. lynn has served 33 months in jail out of a 36 month minimum sentence. he seems baffled. the maximum time to be served was the original few months of the original sentence. >> for some

>> monsignor william lynn due back in a philadelphia courtroom this morning, but lynn's hearing is the only event of note at center city's criminal justice center. good afternoon, i'm brooke thomas. >> the court who is evacuated right after the hearing. >> live in center city with the details on monsignor lynn's court appearance, and the mishap that forced the courthouse to be cleared. >> brooke, jim, afternoon, monsignor lynn's hearing anti-cry a.m. i can, in being if a, set trial date for may first, but when we were leaving the courtroom, that the fire alarms were going off, sheriff's deputies evacuating everybody, from the criminal justice center, and there are two patients that we are aware of right now, injured, in what is being described as elevator incidents, one elevator apparently malfunctioned, debris fell inside the elevator, and injured a woman. but, first, a sergeant from the sheriff's department was also injured. you can see, he's being taken away in a ambulance. and rushed to hahnemann hospital. that happened just in the last half hour. he's not identified just yet. but,

. >> this morning sergeant owens just left the hearing for monsignor william lynn and when into the elevator to retrieve a jury for another matter and the car was malfunctioned and he was thrown about and suffered serious injuries. >> it's like a projectile in a building or box and you stop and everything moves. that is what i think. >> sergeant owens is 48 years old and his wife is a former sheriff's deputy and at his side is his parents, siblings, and two teenage children. i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. for more on this story we urge you to stay with 6abc.com, we have posted photographs and videos from the scene, and you'll find the latest details as new information becomes available. >> mob bossoe merlino is arrested. part of crime families engaged in criminal acts from massachusetts to florida. they face extortion, racketeering and arson and trafficking and firearms. merlino says it does not get specifics of what they are claiming in this case. >> the alligations are broad and general and not fact specific, they don't tell us dates and places where things wer

this is a look from a distance at monsignor william lynn's prison release just outside of scranton. he was released on bail yesterday. the pen supreme court supreme court granted him a new trial. the six a year old was the nation's first roman catholic church official to be convicted for conspiring to protect pedifile priests within the archdioces. philadelphia's district attorney is vowing to re-try lynn over his handling of child sex abuse complaints. >>> we're getting our first look at the suspect in assault in olney last month. police just released this image from a playground, at a and champ chose streets on july 12th. investigators say the suspect chased a 11 year old boy, pulled a hand gun, and forced the young boy to remove his clothes. the suspect punched him and then took off. if you recognize anything about this suspect, call police. >>> philadelphia police say a shooting in cobbs creek overnight may have started with an argument over a card or dice game. >> police were called to the 100 block of north 54th street around 11:00 p.m. for report of gunshot. investigators say

. >>> monsignor william lynn, trial date set today, lynn arriving at the court this morning in the grayish-blue polo shirt there. the first u.s. roman catholic priest put on trial for helping to shield the child molesters in the church. a judge overturned the conviction last week. >>> next at 6:00, the owner's message tonight, what the trump taj mahal owner told workers about losing their jobs. >>> new at 6:00, a local athlete going for gold makes big news off the court. we'll have her story for you, next. ♪ maybe almond breeze tastes so good because it's the only almondmilk made with california-grown blue diamond almonds. ♪ of course, if you ask one of our almond growers... there's no maybe about it. ♪ almond breeze. the best almonds make the best almondmilk. proud sponsor of usa volleyball. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use th