brian watson e—mailed on wednesday: well, the editor of the bbc‘s news at 6pm and news at 10pm is paulwith me now. it's been a big revelation that the bbc was aware of allegations a blackmail tape might exist some months ago. let's start with that. how did the bbc find out about it and why did the bbc decide not to report on it at all? the bbc like other news organisations became aware of the existence of this dossier and these potential allegations. obviously we have robust editorial processes we go through in terms of verification and trying to substantiate the allegations. we couldn't, they're unproven and so we weren't publishing them. in the end, as we saw this week, buzzfeed news decided they were going to publish the 35 page dossier and allegations and they have their own editorial rationale and case law that. given that these allegations are still not verified now, some viewers will be saying, well, should the bbc be reporting on them now either? clearly what happened overnight on tuesday became a story and we were very careful on wednesday to cover the story that was playing o

brian watson e—mailed on wednesday: well, the editor of the bbc‘s news at 6 and news at 10 is paul royallt. how did the bbc find out about it and why did the bbc decide not to report on it at all? the bbc, like other news organisations, became aware of the existence of this dossier and these potential allegations. obviously we have robust editorial processes we go through in terms of verification and trying to substantiate the allegations. we couldn't, they're unproven, and so we weren't publishing them. in the end, as we saw this week, buzzfeed news decided they were going to publish the 35—page dossier and allegations and they had their own editorial rationale and case law that. given that these allegations are still not verified now, some viewers will be saying, well, should the bbc be reporting on them now either? clearly what happened overnight on tuesday became a story and we were very careful on wednesday to cover the story that was playing out, but at the same time be quite general and unspecific about the unproven allegations and we were really careful about that, so clearly once

among them ask bonnie watson coleman stay with "action news" for continuing coverage of the inauguration. anchors brian taff and sharrie williams will bring you all the coverage from washington including leading up to the big event. >> martin luther king day temperatures? >> reporter: for the morning, nydia, bundle up. storm tracker 6 live double scan we're dry, we stay dry through the day. let's go outside and show you what it looks like as sky6 live hd looks live, looking good, as we check conditions ahead, we can see we have clear skies. we'll start off with sunshine as you start out this morning. the temperature 27 degrees in the city. in the suburbs in the lehigh valley, you're just in the teens. the dewpoint 19 degrees right now, really dry atmosphere. the pressure is holding steady. winds are out of the north, but switch to the southwest and have to warm things up a little bit, but the ocean temperature is 40 degrees. satellite and radar showing for the most part we have clear skies and more clouds to the south. we have a nearly stationary front parked to the south, that's where we are seeing th

brian dunn said anger filled his heart whehen he saw jeremiah monelle appear by video today in cumberland county court. prosecutors have charged monelle with stabbing 35-year-old tara o'shea watsonast month in her commercial township home. dunn says his cousin a mother of two endured years of domestic abuse. >> she had definitely went to the judge plenty of times to get the kids and herself out of state. the judge granted her to leave the state but not the kids. sean leaving the kids behind. he's hurt her for way too long. it's time for him to feel some of that pain. take away his freedoms. >> monelle is in jail without brought. he has another hearing on monday to determine if a judge will grant that. >>> on the eve of his funeral hundreds gathered in central pa today to pay their respects to the fallen state trooper. landon weaver's viewing was today in he will tuna. authorities say paul robinson shot and killed the 23-year-old state trooper while he was investigate a domestic incident huntington county friday night. state police shot and killed robinson the neck day after they say he threatened them. troopers weaver's funeral is tomorrow morning. >>> septa officials are trying

among them, new jersey bonnie watson fullman, be sure to stay with "action news" for live coverage of the inauguration. live coverage begins on wednesday, brian taff and sharrie williams brings you all the happening in washington, d.c. including the big events. >> you ever to head -- you have to bundle up as you head out this morning. >> reporter: yes i can't find my gloves. storm tracker 6 live double scan we're dry right now. you have to bundle up. it's cold out there under clear skies. it's cold out there, i've been witnessing beautiful shots as i was stepping outside, i'm seeing the skies brighten a little bit. what a beautiful shot that is. crystal clear above the commodore barry bridge. let's check the numbers right now. it's cold in the lehigh valley we're in the teens in philadelphia, 28. the dewpoint is way down, dry atmosphere, 19 degrees. the pressure is steady. the winds are out of the north for now, they will swipt to the southwest later this afternoon. it will feel better. the ocean temperature, 40 degrees. satellite and radar showing yes we have clouds and rain suppressed down to the south. that's down in maryland and west virg

watson, you touchdown! clem mon dethrones and avengeses alabama. ainsley: brian dying to read the story. rom south carolina. this is your shot of the morning. the tigers are the national champions! clemson beating alabama in absolutely thrilling title game. deshaun watson throughing the game-winning touchdown. dab bow swing any -- dabo lifts trophy. he was fill-in coach until they could find replacement. he was one of the assistant coaches. in fact coached my husband when he played football for clemson. gave him the head shot he did so well. kept him all these years. everyone loves him. now he is taking home the big trophy. brian: we have a lot of alabama viewers too. steve: it was great game. alabama was head before the last second. confirm hearings start in earnest for particularly importance the next attorney general of the united states. brian: general john kelly also for homeland security. steve: joining us from capitol hill a u.s. senator, a democrat dem from the great state of delaware. he is on the senate judiciary committee. good morning. >> food morning, ainsley. ainsley: tell t

before a j brian dunn says anger filled his heart when he saw jeremiah moanl appear by video in cumberland county court. prosecute verse charged him with stabbing 35 year old tara o'shea watsonast month, in her commercial township home. dunn says his cousin, mother of two, endured years of domestic abuse. >> she had definitely went to the judge plenty of times to get the kids and herself out of state. the judge granted her to leave the state, but not the kid. she wasn't leaving the kid behind. he's hurt her for way too long. now it is time for him to feel some of that pain, take away his freedoms. >> now, that suspect is in jail. it does not have any bail. he has another hearing on monday to determine if a judge will grant him bail. >> time now 5:19. it is always disappoint whg your lop are you tickets a dud. but one philadelphia woman took that disappointment to a whole new level. she actually threatened pennsylvania lottery workers. she allegedly made death threat to employees at the lottery headquarters in central pennsylvania. police say she called them multiple times, between april and december of last year. she was upset she never won big. well, now she is facing big c

reporter: brian dunn says anger filled his heart today when he saw his cousin's accused killer appear on video in cumberland county court. jeremiah monelle is accused of stabbing to death tara o'shea watsont her commercial township home back on decembe december 19th. dunn says the 35-year-old endured years of domestic a bows. >> she had a restraining order. she had definitely went to the judge plenty of times to get the kids and mercer out of the of state. the judge granted her to leave the state but not the kids and she wasn't leaving the kids behind. >> reporter: o'shea watson had two children with monelle, police say they were at home at the time their mother was brutally murdered allegedly at the hands of their own father. >> i'm done hiding what i feel. i want him buried under 19 that jail. >> reporter: 32-year-old monelle managed to elude police for two weeks much his pick up was found in cedarville a day aft the murder. monday spotted someone spotted him hiding in the woods and called police. victim's family hopes justice will final be served but their hearts ache especially for o'shea watson's children. >> she gets to watch them from above but she didn't get to be in them picture

brian dunn was overwhelmed with emotion when he saw jeremiah monell appear by video today in cumberland county court. he's charged with stabbing to death his cousin, 35-year-old tara owe nay shaye watson at her home in commercial township on december 19th. >> she had a restraining order. she had definitely went to the judge plenty of times to get the kids and herself out of state. the judge granted her to leave the state but not the kids and she wasn't leaving the kids behind. >> reporter: o'shea watson had two children with monell, 12-year-old son an four year old daughter who were at home test murder. family and friends say she endured years of domestic abuse. >> because of her life, there's nothing going to bring that back. >> reporter: he was on the run for two weeks. his pick up was discovered in cedarville a day after his estranged wife's murder. he was finally arrested on monday after someone spotted him hiding in a wooded area and called police. today in court, the judge read the charges against monell the most serious being first degree murder. >> you are convicted on that charge, sir, you can get a sentence up to 30 years to life in prison with minimum period of 30 years. do