we heard opening arguments, bridget kelly is governor christie's former deputy chief of staff and bill baroni is the former deputy director at the port authority. kelly and perrone are facing nine counts including the accusation of misusing port authority resources to punish the mayor afford lee for refusing to endorse governor christie for his reelection. >> we show the infamous e-mail by kelly, quote time for traffic problems in fort lee. kelly's attorney played down her role in the administration. he said that she had not ozment governor christie's governor chief of staff. he said she was in the role for only a couple of months before bridge gate happen. he said that she did not misuse port authority resources, meaning the george washington bridge and closing lanes on the bridge because she simply did not have that kind of power. she said the port authority port authority is run by two governors, governor cuomo and governor christie and bridget kelly was low on the totem pole. i've been chasing her since the beginning the bridge gate, she's always wearing pink. today she was wearing

bill baroni and bridget kelly are scheduled to go on trial for fraud, conspiracy and civil rights charges. prosecutors say in 2013, the pair closed lanes on a busy bridge, causing major delays. that was in retaliation christie has denied knowing anything about the plan. in california, air and ground crews are battling a wildfire that's burnt more than 45-hundred acres. now, firefighters are focusing their efforts on vandenberg air force base. "every agency here in california is here assisting us. it's a priority its on vandenberg air force case, there are some high dollar assets out here..." " the canyon fire is burning out of control. about 50 families in the area were t though the fire is not threatening any homes at this point. now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara. stay with tv9. it's . now, one last look at this overall, today will be a fabulous day. plan on highs into the lower to middle 80s with lots of sunshine from start to finish. our weather turns a little more unsettled late tonight into tomorrow over our northern tier or two of counties especiall

prosecutors say bill baroni and bridget kelly shut down lanes of the g.w. bridge causing gridlock. they say the closures were a mayor of fort lee when he refused to endorse christie for re-election. christie was not charged and is not expected to attend the trial. erika: new at noon, florida's governor says the zika virus is no longer a threat in miami's wynwood arts district. it was back in july that the neighborhood was declared the first in the country to have mosquitoes that transmitted the virus. five days later, governor rick scott saying the neighborhood is no longer considered a zone of active transmission. a travel advisory warning for pregnant women and their partners to avoid wynwood has giving codeine to your kids to treat their coughs and pain. the american academy of pediatrics has now strengthened its advice against a prescription for codeine for children. the warnings come after reports of deaths and risks for dangerous side effects that include breathing problems. the academy suggests doctors and parents use another remedy when possible. emily: -- erika: making dre

they couldn't make it much clearer, kelly's lawyer saying without a doubt bridget ann kelly will takebaroni said plainly his client wants to clear his name. today very little went on in the actual jury selection. there are 253 people who have been called. tuesday the jurors will come back into the courtroom and be asked questions by both sides. now, this trial reinvolves around the closure of the george washington bridge in september of 2013. allegedly as part of political retaliation. part of that political retaliation, the prosecution's going to try to demonstrate retaliation against people like jersey city mayor steven phillip. and governor christie's team lost a battle on that on friday as the judge ordered the personal e-mail of the governor to be searched. public records request by a newspaper who want to see the e-mails that christie might have been cc'd on. allegedly just part of that political payback culture that's going to be on trial here in knew work. >> alex, what kind of movement do the attorneys -- are they looking at this as a slam drunk? are they -- slam dunk? are th

>> it was in a record that there is a reference me and there's an e-mail that i think out of bridget kelly's office that when they are trying to legitimize the study they were reaching out to legislators in new jersey outside of the fort lee area. they did in fact, fact, got a call. don't you think it is unfair that and they had a number of commuters coming from my district. all of the other commuters outside of fort lee only get this many lanes out of eight lanes. there three or four lanes dedicated to one town. they tried to explain that to me. my response was yes, but you knew we didn't like two hours of the study that it was a disaster you let it go on for days or whoever was responsible for. so i'm not your guy to write this letter. unless you wanted to be going for people to be fired who are behind the study. >> do you expect to be called? >> i don't. i will be happy to have the opportunity to continue and enhance my reputation as a defender of motorists and motorists rights and decency everywhere. i don't don't the cow get that opportunity. >> we will talk soon. >> as a trial moved in

two of his former allies, bridget kelly, are accused of closing lanes to create gridlock and getting back at the mayor for not endorsing christie. the mayor could take the stand today. one of the government's first witnesses, christie denied knowing about the lane closures. >>> turning now to accuweather, it turns out to be a nice afternoon after a foggy morning, the skies are clearing to a mix of clouds and sun, as we look at sky 6 hd over penn's landing. david murphy is tracking the latest conditions on the terrace. >> reporter: every now and then the sun tries to break through, if you look at satellite there say fairly thick band of cloud cover over the region, the farther north and west you go it starts to thin out. you notice the rain from an area of low pressure from the south, every now and then we get a break away shower. but it's not doing much. we had some through cape may county and now fortescue and southern cumberland county and down to the southern tip of delaware, you are getting a shower or two. these are light sprinkles and that is probably all you'll see today. 77 d

bridget kelly is charged with causing traffic jams in ft. lee near the george washington bridge for not endorsing chris christie election. he was given attention before declining to endorse him in 2014. >>> turning to accuweather it's the last full day of summer, a nice day to get outside and enjoy the final hours of the season, we are looking live from sky 6 hd from penn's landing a mix is of clouds and sun and comfortable temperatures for your wednesday. david murphy is tracking the temperatures from the terrace. not sure we want to say good-bye. >> we say hi to autumn tomorrow but it will feel like summer for a couple more days. lets start with satellite, we start with sun on the terrace breaking through the clouds. we have the remnants of julia to the south falling apart season weakening a little bit. a brief sprinkle in southern delaware and south jersey and it's gone and the cloud as peer to thin out a bit. you'll have more clouds to the south than to the north. 82 in philadelphia, things are warming up nicely 79 in allentown and 82 in

days he will testify about what really happened at the port authority and how bill perrone and bridget kellyere involved. he talked about about the close relationship between the governor's office in the port authority. i wanted to show you the lingo of bridge gate. the specific times he would use with will baroni into this. the first one is winner of the day and loser the day they were used to note if somebody was doing something there were like in the loser of the day was doing something that they didn't like and if you it really bad your culture mark of the week. and they had a one constituent rule, only one man, governor christie. wildenstein told baroni that christie was the only person who he needed to satisfy to keep his job. it meant that my job was to advance governor christie's agenda, plana simple at the port authority. he also said the only person who mattered was governor christie. if it was good for governor christie was good for us. it was it was bad for governor christie it was bad for us. the best ways of succeeding in the port authority was to view governor christie as the

they say bridget kelly and bill baroni created traffic jams near the bridge to punish a democratic mayorho did not endorse christie. the governor has never faced a charge related to bridge gate. today mark day two in a civil trial over the center city building collapse in 2013. six people died 13 others hur. building crashed down on the salvation army thrift store three years ago. this trial combines various lawsuits going after the owner and architect of the building, even the salvation army. it's expected to last for months. >>> philadelphia police caught a man who they say has been breaking no homes and businesses in northeast philly. what they say led them to their man. >>> and do you have a teenager who perhaps spends endless hours on the internet? long-term effects all that time on the web could have on their health. >>> many drivers in the south are paying astronomical prices for gas after a vital pipeline broke. what the government is doing to help those drivers. >>> and it's something that you wouldn't think would require an academic study. what researchers discovered about beer

at the heart of the scandal now known as bridge gate testified in day two of the trial against bridget kellynd bill baroni. the mayor today told jurors the two former staffers of governor christie quoted him for more than three years before he declined to endorse christie's re-election. prosecutors say kell and baroni created traffic jams near the george washington bridge in 2013 to punish sacco lidge. while they did not press any charges against governor christie, prosecutors claim he new about the lane closures. >>> many denominations at one i was teak prayer service tonight. a blessing of the badges for the men and women who put their lives on the line for the rhett of us every day. dozens gathered at that south jersey church to honor the emergency responders our shawnette wilson was there joining us now from moorestown. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy the ceremony in fact did honor first responders and prayer was offered for their safety while on the job. ♪ >> reporter: the blessing offed batches. a special ceremony for dozens of law enforcement firefighters and ems workers in moorestown. >

former christie staff bridget kelly and port authority and official bill baroni are the defendants accusedorchestrating the lane closures. >>> we are following the developing story. a man steps out of his philadelphia home and is met with a barrage of bullets. he tries to crawl back into the house but did not survive. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live at police headquarters with the full story. annie. >> reporter: matt, that's right, a man gunned down right in front of his home. he was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. take a look at this video. this is video from the soon. this happened around midnight in the 6,000 block of van dyk street in the wissinoming section of the city. now, police say that the 32-year-old victim walked out front of his home to smoke a cigarette. that end 10 shots rang out. he was hit and tried to crawl back inside to his home. police arrived and rushed him to temple hospital. >> he was suffering from multiple gun shot wounds to the chest, the abdomen and both of the legs. now, based on ballistic evidence we know that at least

bridget kelly and abill baroni are accused of scheming to close lanes on the george washington bridge, allegedly to finish the mayor of ft. lee for not supporting the governor. both are in in trial for pretrial hearings. another david lawstein is pleading guilty and cooperating with prosecutors. >>> $120 million for its part in the delaware river oil spill back in 2004, a federal judge ruled last night that citgo did not provide a safe place to dock an oil tanker from venezuela. as it approached the refinery spilling 264,000 gallons of oil into the river. the spill killed dozens of birds and off the $500,000 to clean up. >>> the fbi need help finding this man, keyon johnson, police say johnson and another man robbed the bank in plymouth on saturday. >>> this surveillance video captured a robber who hit up a northern gas station. police say this man went behind the counter at the gas station, grabbed the employee, demanded money and took off with cash from the register. >>> pennsylvania casinos are now off limits for reputed mob boss rudy merlino. if merlino is caught inside a p.a. cas

bridget kelly and christie's former appointed board member bill baroni allegedly punished the mayor of ft. lee for not supporting the governor. david rothstein has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges and is cooperating with prosecutors. >>> pennsylvania's 12 casinos are now offlimited for mob boss merlino. if merlino is caught inside a casino, he'll be charged with trespassing. he's been banned from the new jersey casinos since the '80s. >>> pennsylvania auditors are completing a case for the untested rape kits. a new law allows the kits to be picked up within three days by a noted hospital. they're supposed to be at a lab within 15 days. >>> in pennsylvania, the testing of kits is one way and the victims deserve better. >> an agreement found yesterday will require state police to compile all data on rape kits and then turn it over to the state health department. >>> and school is back in session following a violent summer for children in philadelphia. >> according to police, condition children had been shot as of august 30th that is 14 more than the same time last year. a 12-year-old

bridget kelly is the former deputy chief of staff to new jersey governor chris christie and bill baroni is former port authority executive. they face trial scheduled to start next week. both are accused of causing grid lock on the george washington bridge in 2013 to punish a local mayor who didn't endorse christie. >>> in delaware, a care giver is accused of abusing a teen with autism at a group home in newark. newark, excuse me. she has been charged with felony child boost and endangering welfare of the child. delaware state the police say that she was repeatedly hit a 13 year-old as a manor group home. school nurse at the child's suffered arm bruises and scratches on the back of his neck. >>> monday or john steven mraz is charged with possessing videos and images of child sex abuse. the 66 year-old was pastor at saint ann's catholic church in emmaus. trend found images fixing his computer over the summer and contacted the church which contacted the authorities. mraz is suspended, and can in longer present himself as a priest. he was released on unsecured bail. >>> philadelphia police

two of christie's former allies, bridget kelly and bill baroni are charged with conspiracy and fraudconnection with the lane closures. wildstein said he and baroni told christie about the traffic jams at a september 11th event in 2013. but in trenton yesterday, christie again denied any wrongdoing. >> i had no knowledge prior to or during these lane re-alignments. i had no role in authorizing it. i had no knowledge of it. and there has been no evidence ever put forward that i did. >> the governor has not been charged with a crime. the defense is expected to get a chance to cross-examine wildstein later this week. >>> ten minutes until 5:00 a.m. time to get another look at traffic for your commute to work or school. >> an accident in atlantic county, first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscio has that. francesca? >> tracy, vai, a serious accident. right now, this is a downed utility pole along this stretch of the whiteç horse pike at we jimmie leeds road, lane closures both directions, eastbound and westbound. an alternate who will be traveling along this section of white horse pi

the bridgegate trial of two former aides to new jersey governor chris christie, bill baroni and bridget kellyre accused of causing a massive traffic jam as political revenge again the mayor of ft. lee who did not endorse christie for re-election. a federal prosecutor told jurors that a witness will testify that new jersey governor chris christie was told about a plan to close traffic lanes near the george washington bridge in 2013. christie has continually denied having any knowledge of the alleged plot. >> a man convicted of killing the mother of his teenage girlfriend in lehigh county is sentenced to life without parole. a judge hand down the sentence for caleb barnes. barnes stabbed 54-year-old cheryl slavonik while her 14-year-old daughter jamie watched. jamie pled guilty earlier this year and is serving a sentence of 35 years to life. barnes' attorney says his klein the will appeal. >>> 5:35. three people are recovering after being shot in philadelphia's point breeze neighborhood. the shooting happened yesterday afternoon at 1 th and wharton streets. a mother carrying her baby was hit al

they say bridget kelly bill baroni caused traffic jams near the bridge and they say that they did it to punish democratic mayor who did not endorse christie much the governor himself he's never faced any charges. >>> officials in south injuries blaming human interaction for the death of a hump back whale that washed ashore in sea isle city. the marine mammal stranding center says the whale was at some point tangled in commercial fishing line and 93 crop see uncovered scarring on the mammal's body and marines experts say the whale had been hit by ship. they think it had been dead for several days before it washed ashore. >>> you decide the bombings in new york city area over the weekend are driving national security to the forefront presidential race. >> after praising first responders, candidates are attacking each other's policies. before heading to north philadelphia today clinton spoke, hillary clinton spoke about the attacks before taking off for new york. donald trump delivered remarks to a crowd in flor. trump argues that our current immigration policy is making america dangero

two of his former aides bridget kelly and bill baroni are the defendants accused of orchestrating the lane closures. wildstein will continue his testimony today. >> folks out there might be getting ready to air rate the lawns, overseed and they need some rain for it and you're going to help them out. >> yeah, looks like we're going to get at least some later today tonight and through the day tomorrow. storm tracker6 live double scan shows you we are dry for your morning commute. as we take a look outside we also are looking at relatively clear skies over the platt bridge and elsewhere across the immediate region. we do expect some early sunshine before clouds fill in as the day goes on. your temperature is 59 degrees currently, your dewpoint 57. the pressure at 30-inches. winds are light out of the northeast at 3 miles per hour. future tracker6's new model run coming in now shows how the clouds are really getting thicker as the day goes on. any rain we get this afternoon is probably fairly light and spotty and kind of just light nuisance showers. could be a little bit more of that up

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one of his former staffers, bridget kelly and transportation executive bill baroni are the defendants accused of orchestrating the lane closures at the bridge. >>> relief could be on the way for drivers who are routinely stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the schuylkill expressway. today, penn dot and septa announced an improvement plan to help ease the congestion between king of prushia and philadelphia. as part of the 125 million dollar plan, new electronic signage would allow or officials to adjust the speed limit based traffic and weather. penn dot will trans form the shoulders into the interstate into part-time travel lanes. that won't start until five years. septa plans to add larger-capacity trains to take traffic off the roadway. >>> philadelphia's walnut lane bridge is back opened tonight after nearly six months of construction. crews wrapped up the road work this afternoon in east fols. the 109-year-old span closed in april so penn dot could install a new concrete deck and new sidewalks. more than 16,000 cars use this bridge every day. >>> lasalle university is trying to m

that's the word from attorneys for bridget kelly and bill baroni. jury selection is under way in the case right now. prosecutors claim the lanes near the george washington bridge were shut down as an act of political evenk against a local democratic mayor who did not support the republican governor. >>> today pennsylvania supreme court will hear arguments in a case that could change how school funding is divided in the commonwealth. six school districts from across the state, parents and community groups filed a lawsuit claiming the department of education failed to give school children the resources they need. two of the parents in the case have children who attend philadelphia schools. >>> faculty members at pennsylvania's 14 state universities are calling for a strike. according to the union, more than 09% of its faculty members have voted to authorize a strike. the union's president says the strike remains a last resort and they won't set a date until after friday's negotiation session. faculty members are upset over the use of temporary staff,

new jersey governor chris christie's former deputy chief of staff bridget kelly and deputy executive director of the port authority bill baroni are accused of closing the lanes as political pay back. the christie could be subpoenaed to testify, opening statements in the trial are expect september 19th. >>> well, now for a look at newspaper headlines from the morning. >> bed bugs have infested a senior housing complex. residents at burlington county community action pro program senior apartment on hancock lanes have been dealing with the bed bugs for two months. the it could cost residents as much as $450 a piece to prepare for the plan treatment. >>> in the times hurled the scene at horsham and warminster in recent years has new been found on former u.s. army base in worchester township. the test results taken from a well inside former u.s. army reserve center has tested positive for two chemical contaminants but they say there should be no impact to drinking water for local residents. >>> reading eagle just when you thought fall was on the the way heat is coming back today and tomor

bridget kelly and bill baroni are facing fraud and conspiracy charges accused of causing traffic tie-ups on the george washington bridge in order to punish the mayor of for the lee for not endorsing christie. federal prosecutors claim christie was told of the closures on the third day of the four day slut down but christie has denied knowing about the scheme at any point. he hasn't been charged. >> 5:36. eagles quarterback carson wentz continues to offer solid evidence that he is the real deal. went faced the bears on monday night football and set needle a rhythm right weigh. he drove the birds down the field with short quick throws. the eagles led nine to seven at the half and then the defense opened the game wide opened forcing several bears turnovers. wentz's touchdown pass to trey burton in the third was quite nice. eagles get the win 29 to 14. wentz becomes the first rookie quarterback since 1970 to start two and o without throwing a single interception. >> i'm feeling really good. you know i played with a lot of confidence. i usually feel good when bad plays, things happen. you jus

a jury will decide the fate of bridget anne kelly and bill baroni as the bridgegate trial begins. the former allies of governor chris christie are charged with conspiracy and fraud in a nine-count indictment. closings that caused gridlock on the george washington bridge in 2013... delaying commuters for hours and leaving emergency vehicles slow to respond. the rio 2016 paralympics came to an end last night. the games wrapped up with a fireworks display over rio de janeiro's maracana stadium. rio officially passed the baton to tokyo, which will host the next paralympics in 2020. china topped the medal count at the paralympics. britain, ukraine and the u-s were next in the medal count. believe anyone would survive after a plane would survive after a plane falls out of the sky onto a gilbert home.we are live with that in five minutes... the arizona cardinals put tampa bay in their rear view mirror...now its time to focus on buffalo.jay talyor previewing the cards...in our right now on 12 today, the after math of a plane crashing into a home at the valley, we're live at the scene. >>>

both bridget kelly and bill baroni have both pleaded not guilty. christie has denied knowing anything about any political mischief by members oi ((paul joncich)) >>> health officials delayed aerial spraying of a controversial chemical to fight zika in florida today after public outcry. officials say there are now more than 650 zika cases in florida. 56 are non-travel related. 80 involve pregnant women. david begnaud has more from miami beach. (mayor jimenez) that's what the experts are telling me. (woman) you're lying to all the people! (mayor levine) quiet folks, please! this is information. over and over an angry crowd shouted at miami-dade county mayor carlos experts, the insecticide naled is harmless to humans in the doses being used to kill adult mosquitoes. i will not get sprayed here, ok? many people even doubted evidence from the c-d-c stating zika can cause babies to be born with devastating head deformities. raise your hand if you're skeptical about the link between the zika virus and microcephaly? (almost everyone raises hands) there's s

. >> reporter: once the governor's top safer at the port authority bridget kelly, the former chief of staff in christie's office. and it was chief bengal who -- three local access lanes were reduced to just one on the first day of school three years ago. chief bengal calls it the worst traffic we have had to deal with since 9/11 when the whole bridge was closed. the chief drove the wrong way to a meeting with the bridge general manager. if anybody died i was going to tell them to sue the port authority. but his attorney seemed undeterred after. >> any feelings after the voice recordings and the radio silence. >> no. >> you can deal with that? >> yeah. >> reporter: when the mayor of ft. lee took the stand this afternoon, he testified that he was heavily courted by the christie administration for an endorsement offered tickets to the giants football games at met life stadium and given invitations to the governor's christmas parties that were high highly coveted, but decided he could not endorse christie's re-election bid. then came the traffic joom. he says he could not reach mr. baroni

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he's expected to link defendants his former boss and governor christie's former deputy and bridget kellyo the scheme. the goal was to get revenge. last week, wildstein testified that christie's office used port authority as a source of political favors given who endorse christie. christie -- prosecutors say barony and kelly ranged to close lanes because for the lee's mayor never endorsed the governor. they never have charged christie. >>> thousands took over the parkway to benefit children's hospital of pennsylvania to raise money for childhood cancer research and care. it comes at the end of september, which is national childhood cancer awareness month. a woman is taken for a wilded ride after a bad guy >> it will likely send chills down most spines at the very least. why some say they don't mind. ♪ >>> in illinois, police make an argument at a party may have led to a murder and at least four others shot. two shootings all there linked investigators, think all of them both happened early this morning in champagne. now, police say man killed in the first shooting was simply walking by we

former christie allies bridget kelly biand bill baroni is -- >>> former federal prosecutor joe khan announced his candidacy today. the northeast philadelphia native says his candidacy is about reing integrity to the office. >> this city needs a da who will be focused on keeping this city safe. philadelphia is the biggest, poorest city in america and our precious resources can't be squandered on scandal and ego trips. >> khan also says the integrity of the da's office has been called into question by probes into williams political and charity finances. williams has not been charged with any crimes. >> conditions have been very warm for the past couple of days, trending warm through tomorrow, but a major change by saturday and sunday, details coming up in just a bit. >>> authorities have not been able to request the man connected to the bombing in new york and new jersey. >> one bullet narrowly missed his vital organs, told he won't be able to be questioned any time soon. investigators say he has a younger brother in the roanoke area, and bought the weapon there during a visit. fbi agents were

two former allies of governor, chris christie, bridget kelly are facing fraud and conspiracy charges, they are accused of closing the lanes to create gridlock and to punish the ft. lee mayor for not endorsing governor christie. the mayor says he always believed that the closure was political pay back but at first he said it was not because he feared retribution. >> after the snake story we didn't think you would come out of your office but you are here. >> no words. lets talk about something better, the weather. the last day of summer out there and not too bad. as you take a live look at cape may at the shore. a lot of clouds at the shore here this afternoon but some breaks in the cloud cover, 77 the temperature and dew point 71 still humid in southern areas, the ocean temperature 74 and there is that wind out of the east-northeast holding the temperature down, but in center city, the east northeasterly wind is a land wind because we are far from the shore line, the temperature is warmer at 85 degrees, dew point lower as well and more comfortable 61 and the heat index the same as the

prosecutors say bill baroni and bridget kelly shut down lanes of the gw bridge causing gridlock. the closures were in an attempt chris christie for re-election. chris christie not expected to attend. >> lastly i would like to dedicate there to my father, willy, who passed away on friday. and i am so glad that he liked me because his opinion was the one that really matters. thank you. emily: an emotional speech from veep actress julia louis-dreyfus. she made that candid death as she accepted the award for best comedy actress. julia louis-dreyfus broke an emmy record, six awards in the category. veep took home best comedy series for a second straight year. randy: a well deserved award for game of thrones again for top drama. this is the second consecutive year the hbo series has claimed that prize. it is becoming the most honored primetime television show ever. it received a total of 12 awards last night. new york got on the board fick with an rbi single. they made it 2-0 in the third with this homer there. it was 4-0 before ramirez put the sox back in the game. bottom of the fifth

prosecutors asked wildstein about the infamous "time for some traffic problems" e-mail from bridget kelly. wildstein said, "i did not think she was joking," adding that the ft. lee mayor needed to understand life would be more difficult over his failure to endorse governor christie. >> we're fine. we're fine. >> reporter: wildstein took the jury through the decision to close those lanes without any warning to anyone, always claiming he took his orders from baroni. wildstein claimed that the port authority commissioner, a former bergen county executive, was told about the shutdown days in advance and agreed to keep quiet. state senator loretta weinberg, when i asked her, should he resign from the board? >> if this is true, yes, he should resign as the commissioner of the port authority. >> reporter: this comes without the defense having a chance to cross-examine wildstein, probably later this week. one attorney tells me they expect to be able to tear wildstein's story to shareholre. brian thompson, nbc 10 news. >>> we're all seeing the clouds increase now, and then we'll see the rain move

bridget anne kelly and bill baroni are charged with conspiracy and fraud in a nine-count indictment.it alleges they arranged lane closures that caused gridlock on the george washington bridge in 2013. the closures delayed commuters for hours and left emergency vehicles slow to respond. prosecutors say the two defendants planned the lane closures as revenge on a mayor who refused to endorse christie for in chicago all officer on patrol will have 2018. this comes as the city's murder rate continues to reach all time highs. 2016 is the city's deadliest year in two decades.chicago's homicide rate is now higher than new york and los angeles. clean up is under way for a family in arizona after a plane crashed into their house. it happened over the weekend. the pilot of the plane was able to bail out before crashing into the house. two people were inside the house at the time of the crash. luckily they did not suffer were also in the plane... they all survived the central florida beachgoers are on edge after three shark bites were reported yesterday. officials say all of the shark bites happe

it is more about the innocent or guilt of bridget anne kelly and others.er about it. >> you know, during the course of these proceedings there has been emotions not a lot as well as evidence and i don't think anyone will be surprised by what is said. >> several people have their opinions of governor chris christie including a young woman who says that she doesn't like the governor. active in local politics, they all said that they will be objective. but do their biases even matter? is christy said that both sides may try to be one another and their talk about where the attention is at. it comes down to how the jurors decide. [inaudible] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you guys, any world changing technology is usually followed by fear of what may be in the future. today we are talking about drums. these are easily used for recreation or to take good video. further use of this amazing technology has been hindered by the government and the faa. recently, however, some of these regulations have been loosened and drones are being implemented now by the government themselves. i wen

two of christie's former allies, bridget kelly and bill baroni are charged with conspiracy and fraudonnection with the lane closures. wildstein said he and baroni told christie about the traffic jams at a september 11th event in 2013. but in trenton yesterday, christie again denied any wrongdoing. >> i had no knowledge prior to or during these lane re-alignments. i had no role in authorizing it. i had no knowledge of it. and there has been no evidence ever put forward that i did. >> the governor has not been charged with a crime. the defense is expected to get a chance to cross-examine wildstein later this week. >>> 6:34. new this morning in philadelphia, police are on the hunt for a shooter who gunned done a man on the front porch of his home. nbc 10's monique braxton is live outside police headquarters this morning. walk us through what we know happened.ç >> hi, tracy. i have been sticking with police overnight. we learned that homicide detectives have been interviewing witnesses upstairs on the third floor. they're also working to determine a motive. our camera was rolling around

jurors began hearing opening statements in the criminal case against bill baroni and bridget kelly. the two former allies of governor christie are charged with conspiracy to create traffic jams in ft. lee three years ago. a federal prosecutor told jurors that a witness will testify that christie was told about the plan, a claim he's contested. authorities say that bar oni an kelly closed the lanes on the george washington bridge to punish the democratic mayor of ft. lee for not endorsing christie's reelection. the trial is expected to last six weeks. christie is not charged in the case but may be called to testify. >>> organ donation supporters from philadelphia took part in a die-in on the steps of the capital in harrisburg, today. participants fell down every 18 seconds, to represent the fact that someone dies in pennsylvania every 18 hours because of a lack of available organs for donation. pennsylvania lawmakers return from summer break to discuss a bill to solve the problem. the house could vote this week on a measure to regulate the use of propane banks on mobile food trucks.

bridget kelly, former deputy chief of staff to new jersey governor chris christie and port authority executive bill baroni face federal charges. christie could be called to testify, prosecutors say kelly and baroni closed lanes on the george washington bridge as pay back for a democratic north jersey marry dues go to even tors christie for reelection. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news", turns pain into action. >> please help other kids. i know that is what i would say, he would love kids and he doesn't ever want anyone to get hurt. >> a family originally from our area loses his son, to a dangerous game, one that is sometimes called, the good kids, high, find out how they are working to protect other children an other families. >>> nasa is chasing an asteroid, why they think it could be dangerous in the the future. >>> and no more choosing between having a drink or having dessert, we will show you, a new sweet treat that includes, we will be right would you rather i have cocktail or dessert. >> it turns out you don't to have choose between the two. brooks silva-braga shows us new

opening statements are set the to begin as they bill baroni and bridget kelly. they will answer questions about 2013 george washington bridge lane closing scandal and they are facing a list of charges including conspiracy, wire fraud, federal jury will consider whether it was political revenge, plus governor christie was not charged and tea nice he knew of the whole thing. >>> hillary clinton continues her campaigning and fund raising in philadelphia today, hoping to regain ground after her bought with pneumonia. she be speaking at temple university trying to drum up support from young people. donald trump is south in the sunshine state and will speak at a campaign event in fort myers, florida later today. candidates are also spending their time preparing for their first face-to-face presidential debate which is in one week. >>> hump back whale washed a shore in sea isle city and died because of humans. >> so, they investigate 20 upon, 30 football and it what's mace eighthed. the whale may have been injured in the fishing line that left it unable to eat. >> oh,

former christie aide bridget kelly and appoint tee bill baroni are accused of scheming to close lanesorge washington bridge allegedly to punish the mayor lee for not supporting the governor. another christie appointee to the port authority david rothstein has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges and is cooperating with prosecutors. >>> pennsylvania casinos are now off limits to joey merlino. if merlino is caught inside of a p.a. casino, he'll be charged with trespassing. he's been banned from the new jersey casinos since the 1980s. >> happening today, we're learning more about a new component of new castle county 911 service. it will enhance communications at a place that accommodate large amount of visitors that includes schools as well as shopping malls. >>> a high school in north jersey postponed its season opening football game because of an outbreak of hand foot and mouth disease three players in pequannock contracted the disease and five more players got sick even after locker rooms were sanitize. school doctors recommended posting the friday night games until november. it can s

. >>> bridget kelly, former department chief of staff to governor chris christie and bill baroni a formerort authority executive will be back in court today. jury selection continues in the trial of their bridge gate scandal. they are accused of causing grid lock on the george washington bridge in 203 as political pay back to a north jersey mayor who refused to endorse governor christie for reelection. >>> in delaware a care giver ace accused of abusing a teen with autism at a group home in newark. henrietta ken that has been charged with child abuse. delaware state the police say she hit a, 13 year-old at the manor group home. school nurse said the child suffered arm bruises and scratches on the back of his neck. >>> monday or john steven mraz is accuse of child sex abuse. sixty-six year-old was pastor at saint ann's catholic church, in emmaus for last eight years. a friend found the images while fixing his computer over the summer, and contacted the church which contacted the authorities. mraz is now suspended and can in longer present himself as a priest. he was released on unsecured b

david wildstein testified that governor christie's aide bridget kelly e-mailed wildstein that it was "time for some traffic problems" and wildstein said he took it seriously. he said he wanted to punish the democratic mayor of ft. lee who failed to endorse christie. christie has denied knowing about the plot. >>> atlantic city may have found a way to pay off or pay down its debt. the mayor says atlantic city will sell an airport to the city's municipal authority. the $100 million will go to pay off a $73 million loan from the state of new jersey. state officials have threatened to take over the resort town if the debt is not repaid. >>> children who get sick and miss more school than what's allowed in pennsylvania may be getting some help from state lawmakers. dozens of people in support of the student medical leave act rallied inside the capital in harrisburg this morning. advocates of the proposed law want protection for families who have a child with a chronic illness. parents can face serious consequences when kids in pennsylvania miss more than ten days of school. the student me

at the heart of the scandal now known as bridge gate testified in day two of the trial against bridget kellybaroni. mayor told jury roars the two former staffers of governor christie courted him for more than three years before he declined to epp course christie's re-elect. prosecutors say kell and baroni created traffic jams for the george washington bridge in 2013. now to punish sock company lidge while they did not press any charges against governor christie. prosecutors say they believe he new about the lane closures. >>> starting tomorrow a lot of commuters will need extra planning one of the southbound lanes on lincoln drive is closing for nine days so that will affect the area between wayne avenue and green street. crews are going to restore the area around a water main break so traffic could be back to normal by friday, september theirth around 5:00 p.m. >>> let'let go of that eggo. where popular waffle is being recalled and why. >> local officers are taking issue with their labor union over an epp course many for trump. how the outspoken presidential candidate is dividing union memb

. >> reporter: baroni and christie's former deputy chief of staff bridget anne kelly are on chtrial fighting charges for their alleged involvement. he replied, got it. wildstein pleaded guilty to charges for his involvement. governor christie has not been charged with a crime. >> these prosecutors e where they think they have evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. >> reporter: but christie did pay a political price. >> he knew about it. totally knew about it. >> reporter: now the governor is a top surrogate for trump and his presidential hopes are on hold while bridgegate is still far from over. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> turning oversea now. syrian government for all after a cease fair collapsed there last week. as our richard engel tells us, the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians hang in the balance. >> reporter: drone footage shows what some call the hell, the once beautiful city of aleppo has become, as hard as it is to imagine, getting even worse here. a punishing air and ground offensive by the syrian regime and russia is under way for final control of what's left of

fort lee mayor who refused to endorse his re-election bid and along with deputy chief of staff bridget kellyial for this bridgegate and smoking gun. wildstein is adamant saying governor christie knew about this as it was happening. >> legally speaking what does this mean for chris christie? as far as we know he's not under investigation. >> a strange case. paul fishman, the u.s. attorney prosecuting the case, his office prosecuting in new jersey, surprised everybody when he announced essentially that christie knew about it, in the opening statements in the case. that really had never been said before. if christie was directly involved why wasn't he indicted or named as a co-conspirator? everybody wondered about this and will christie be indicted in the future. as the evidence is now playing out, it looks like you might be able to make an argument that christie knew about it at some point in time, but did he orchestrate it, is the real question. >> listening to that interview, as i was listening, i noticed how careful his wording was. he said he didn't order or approve a plan, which isn't, i

bridget kelly, former deputy of chief of staff to chris christie and port authority executive bill baroni face charges. the christie could be called to testify. prosecutors say kelly and baroni closed lanes on the george washington bridge, as pay back, for a democratic north jersey marry fuse to go endorse christie for lee election. >>> in the state of delaware children with medical conditions, and, now can be treated with marijuana an oil at school. governor jack markell signed the bell yesterday. before yesterday, students who had to take the oil had to stay at home, the new bill also allowed designated caregivers to possess and administer the marijuana oil to children on school grounds. >>> for a look at newspaper headlines from all around the region. >> on the front page of the intelligencer a sellersville man has confessed to killing his neighbor under the influence of methamphetamines. bucks county detectives working with perkasie police filed a homicide charge against 34 year-old damien jaywalker in the death of faith price. walker traveled to norristown and confessed to the killin

bill baroni and bridget kelly face fraud and civil rights charges.cutors say they reduced access lanes to the bridge in the town of fort lee to punish the democratic mayor for not endorsing christie. governor christie himself though does not face any charges. >>> parents in one florida town are kind of on edge after a former middle schoolteacher was arrested. investigators say the trouble all started when he gave teenaged student a phone. >> and what they say he told her to do with it has him in big trouble. fox's josh casio has the story. >> reporter: no parent in this student pick up line wants to find out a former teacher is under arrest. >> that's not good. really not good. >> reporter: especially when a crime is a sexually charged one allegingly involving students. >> that's what the world is coming to i guess. >>> 31-year-old michael geist was arrested at his home in bran on charges of lewd conduct solicitation. no one answered when we knocked on his door. geist taught science at rogers middle school in riverview. >> we had a few students that