. >>> philadelphia da favors. >> expected to testify today in the corruption trial of seth williams.hat prosecutors say the officer was asked to do to help a friend in need. >>> brand new ways to express yourself. 137 new emojis are m coming to a smartphone near you. how regular people are helping to create the icons we all use. >>> right now nbc 10 today. near miss. philadelphia police officers had to jump to safety after a driver plowed through a washing crime scene. >>> taking the stand today in court. top philadelphia police officer testify about his relationship with da seth williams accused of asking for favors. the battle firefighter support. address the new senate plan. >>> good morning, nbc news. vie sick hemmeteorologist bill has the most accurate first alert neighborhood forecast. >> gorgeous, isn't it. a lot of sunshine. nice and clear this morning. humidity is nice and low. temperatures have cooled to 50s in easton. 'i seeing a mix of 50s and fd to warm to low 80s this afternoon. sunny skies for the lehigh valley. 80 degrees in new jersey. looking good for the shore too.

three to go. >> on eping statements start in the corruption trial of philadelphia da seth williams. day to select a jury. >> voteers in suburban atlanta go to polls in most sxen sivr congressional race in history. they spent a total of $60 million. >> philadelphia school commission is set to the have a contract for philadelphia teachers. philadelphia feld ration of teachers voted overwhelmingly to approve a deal. >> and last check on weather and traffic. >> it's looking all and all to be a beautiful day. we're expecting to see humidity drop off nicely. still warm. despite the passage of cold front tomorrow and spotty shower or thunderstorm especially second half of day and it stays toasty and turns steamier by week's end and another front across friday and saturday. >> how about rapid fire traffic. pa turnpike there's an accident in a second. broad and eary multi-vehicle accident slowing things up right there. and plus, go to the turnpike that accident there at virginia drive left lane is blocked and 422 eastbound hanover street downed tree. >> rapid fire traffic. >> well, some proj

." >> it could be a bombshell day of testimony today in the federal corruption trial of philadelphia da, seth williams. >> our david spunt has been in the courtroom all morning long. he joins us now, from federal court, in center city, with who the prosecution has put on the stands today. david? >> yes, big day, a lot of text messages from the beginning, the federal government has called this justice for sale. today on the stands, man named muhammad ali, friends asomugha owes ate of set william, who authority say he gave seth williams special trips for williams to provide him special security access at philadelphia airport. >> seth williams walked into court on the third day of his fed ram corruption trial, said hello, walk quickly into the building, made the usual pleasantry, refused to say anything else n court he sat sideways, frequently looking at observers and journalists, the judge told his defense attorney to lower his voice and not fight with the witness. williams' charged with what prosecutors label as five schemes. they say he traded influence for bribes. overseas trips. and c

seth williams entered a guilty plea and resigned as his post philadelphia da possibly being sent to prison for five years. he plead guilty to accepting a bribe from muhammad ali. and essential williams admitted under only to all the other alleged misdeeds that were in the government's charges against him. it was a sweeping indictment including accepting free trips to the dominican republic from muhammad ali and accepting bribes in run for more than a dozen airline tickets and he got that from bar owner michael weis for helping him with regulatory issues especially on the west coast and defrauding his own political action committee for his own use, including mass ables and expensive dinners at union league. and defrauding his mother's nursing home in darby by pocketing more money designated, some $20,000, that was designated for her care at the nursing home. and judge diamond will sentence him on october 24th, and seth williams could be looking up to five years in prison. but that would be up to judge diamond. after entering the guilty pleas, he asked if he has anything to say, and he said

. >>> testimony continues in the corruption trial of the philadelphia da essential williams. he arrived carrying a bible and they cross examined the representative forever the nursing home. they allege that he used pension money to go for the care of his mother to pay his mortgage and other expenses instead. vernon odom will have more in the next half hour. >>> turning to accuweather on this the first official day of summer. going out life on sky 6 hd showing you the view of the beach in cape may. david murphy is tracking the latest conditions for us. looks nice out there. >> feeling like summer today certainly. we have a couple of showers that skirted the delaware and new jersey coastline at cape may this morning. a few more clouds to the west starting to pop in and we go for partly to sunny skies for the immediate afternoon and a couple of pop-up showers or thunderstorm is possible. 84 degrees in philadelphia. 85 degrees in wilmington and 75 in more comfortable in allentown and 80 on the nose in cape may as we factor in the dew points we drop through most of the region. the

. >> opening arguments set today in corruption trial of philadelphia da selling williams.e outside the federal courthouse plus this. >> voters in georgia head to polls today for the most expensive house race in history. >> i'm on capital hill with that story coming up. >> today is tuesday, gym june 20. >> i'm jim donovan. >> and i'm rahel solomon. >> good morning, guys, contribution a lot of it around our area. i heard the weather doesn't stick. katie good news. >> you're funny. not like my trash con on the side of the road the weather is not stinky

philadelphia da seth williams in jail after pleading guilty to corruption charges. the agreement he reached with prosecutors and the sentence he now faces. >>> july 4th weekend. wawa welcome america festival. kicking to high gear today. break down all of the event and show you how you can mark the holiday. >>> >>> good morning welcome to nbc 10 today. i'm katy zachry. >>> vie sithings have changed t morning. temperatures are warmer. 70s. when time of year we normally see morning temperatures in the 60s. inching up as we get closer to the weekend. 73 degrees. king of prussia mostly clear skies. few clouds in the distance. sunshine start the warmup. then into the middle 80s by 11:00 this morning. afternoon closer to 90s degrees. most neighborhoods will be close to 90 degrees this afternoon. sunshine for philadelphia, the suburbs, new jersey. 90 degrees inland at the coastline. on the beach. 80 degrees this afternoon. mostly sunny

a nursing home executive was back on the stand to testify against philadelphia da seth williams, she was asked about money he spent on himself instead of his mother's health care. vernon odom is live now with the latest on today's testimony. >> reporter: sara and rick good afternoon. veteran defense attorneys call it dirtying up the defendant at a gut level right away before they put on the heart of their case that here involves alleged bribery. seth williams was carrying a bible. >> give me a prayer. >> and kathleen the director of the nursing homes for the archdiocese. she testified she spent months going after seth williams to collect a $20,000 balance far the care of his ailing mother. and never collected. the money was ripped off by williams allegedly to pay off debts. on the stand later, sylvia randolph who testified that her husband wrote him a $10,000 check to go to the account of his ailing mother at the saint francis nursing home money the prosecution says went into williams pocket instead. sara, exactly when we'll see the two businessmen that allegedly bribed williams alre

. >> the corruption trial of philadelphia da seth williams gets underway. five things prosecutors say williams did wrong and the defense says it's a weak case. >> i'm rahel solomon. >> i'm jim donovan. >> how both sides planning to prove their case. >> our greg argos was inside the courtroom, joins us outside the courthouse with the developments so far. greg, good afternoon. >> good afternoon, rahel, jim. right now this federal corruption trial is officially underway. this is happening right now in the 14 floor, i can tell you every seat is filled, standing room only, as the county's top prosecutors try to defends himself against federal corruption and bribery charges, this morning the embattled district attorney sit williams, entered, flanked by hers attorneys, simply greeting the media, but not making any other comment. the morning began with jury instructions, folds by the opening statements from assistant u.s. attorney, the federal prosecutor here in this case. laid out the government's case against williams dividing it into five separate schemes. those

a bucks county businessman admits that he gave philadelphia da seth williams lavish gifts and provided him with travel, entertainment because he said it's good to know someone in power. 4084 old muhammed ali took the stand in williams federal corruption trial. according to philly.com ali said they met williams seven years ago and then started to donate to his campaigns right away because he wanted to be close at the da. ali's testimony coming as part of a me deal in his own tax evasion case. williams is accused of of course of accepting bribes and misusing campaign funds in his role as district attorney although he denies the allegations. >>> imagine getting back to your park car only to find a gun along with your child. that nightmare came true for one woman in west philly whose young daughter was sleeping in the back seat when stories took it away. >> that little girl is okay tonight but the story not quite what it seems. now police are trying to figure out what happened. fox 29's dave schratwieser joins us live at police headquarters with more. dave? >> reporter: iain, investigators

. >> stay with eyewitness news as we follow the trial of philadelphia da seth williams we continue on line cbsphilly.com cbsphilly.com and on the app. >> and news organizations are seeking identity of cosby jurors while prosecuteers are trying to keep them a secret. saturday the judge declared a mistrial after they were hopelessly dead locked. a juror told the pittsburgh radio station he probably would have voted to convict him. >> otto warmbier died after a week after north korea cents him home in a coma. they detained warmbier more than a year. they blamed his condition on botulism and sleeping people. doctors at university of cincinnati medical center found loss of tissue in the blame most likely caused by respiratory arrest. they called north korea a brutal regime. >> a lot of bad things happened. but at least we got him home to be with his parents. where they were so happy to see him even though he was in very touch condition. but he just pass away a little while ago. >> the university of virginia student was on a five-day tour in wh arrested in january of 2016 accused of stealin

prosecutors in the philadelphia da' office want people to know their work will continue. talking at a news conference just after williams resigned as district attorney, they said crimes in philadelphia will still be prosecuted and criminals will still be brought to justice. >> the philadelphia district attorney's office embodies the phrase that the whole is greater than the it's parts. the assistant district attorneys and professional staff many of whom are here today are among the finest in the country for the last number of months this office has continued its mission seamlessly. under sometimes very difficult circumstances. and we will continue to do so while awaiting the election of a new district attorney. >> first assistant da kathleen martin says she got text from seth williams early this morning letting her know his intentions to plead guilty and resign. >>> so how did we get here? let's take look back. in 2009, philadelphians elected seth williams as the city's first african-american district attorney. then last year, came real trouble. with news williams failed

. >>> philadelphia da seth williams back in court today fox 29 cameras were there as ill williams made his way into federal court in center city. today prosecutors arguing that williams even stole tens of thousands of dollars from his own mother to pay his bills. williams is accused of taking bribes worth tens of thousands of dollars and in return provi providing legal favors. williams though denies any wrongdoing. >>> the judge in bill cosby's indy september assault case just released the names. deadlocked jurors to the media as per their request the ruling may not answer the biggest question lingering over this blockbuster of a trial. the judge says jurors may not discuss what other jurors said during deliberations. prosecutors and defense had argued the names should be secret. >>> philadelphia police are taking a hard look at their policies and practices. >> they inadvertently released an accused rapist. the man was on the loose for about 16 hours before they caught him again. our bruce gordon joins us in the studio to say, what happened, bruce? >> good question. philly police are b

happening today, defense attorneys are expected to cross-examine the man who prosecutors say showered philadelphia da seth williams with gifts, and in exchange for favors. businessman and williams' friends muhammad ali on the stands yesterday. prosecutors say williams accepted all expenses paid trip to the dominican republic from ali in exchange authorities say williams promised to help ali with getting through customs at philadelphia international airport. williams has denied all wrong-doing. >> bill cosby may be hitting the road for some town hall meetings across the country. representatives for cosby say they're fielding requests for the 79 year old entertainer to go on a public speaking tour about the justice system. specifically, rather, how men can avoid sexual assault accusations. the representatives say the request comes from churches and other organizations including at least one in philadelphia. >> well, jurors in the cosby sexual assault trial were dead-locked from the beginning. that's according to anonymous juror. he also denied report the jurors were split ten to two. >> it was hopeless

jury is set and corruption trial begins for philadelphia da seth williams. >>> standoff with the doctorns drawn and chaos unfolds during an arrest in atlantic county. >>> just about 6:30. tuesday morning. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracey davidson. today the national weather service will be investigating whether this was a tornado. nbc 10 viewer sent us this video of the dark cloud spotted turning near berks county yesterday afternoon. another possible tornado was reported in sussex county in delaware. let's get to meteorologist bill henley. most accurate first alert forecast for your neighborhood. look ahead with sunshine this morning. >> looks nice. storms are long gone. lingering clouds at the shore. sunshine for wilmington and inland communities. here see a few rain drops. last little shower moving across cape may right now. heading out for a walk, might see a few sprinkles right now. won't last much longer. clouds push offshore and nice comfortable day ahead. humidity has been so oppressive lately will finally come down as the winds kick in this afternoon. temperatures

. >>> this is day six of the corruption trial against philadelphia da seth williams. today bar owner michael weis continued his testimony and weis says he bribed williams with lavish gifts so the da would help him with a lock liquor license problem in california. >> and bill cosby is set to stand trial in california next year for allegedly assaulting a teenage girl in the at playboy mansion. it's tentatively set for july of 2018. after the deadlock the spokesperson announced a speaking tour and a lawyer for cosby says that she does not think the tour will happen. >> the family of a woman killed in last year's new jersey transit train crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. she died last september after a train slammed into hoboken terminal and the engineer suffered from sleep apnea. a two crew member requirement has since been put into place and they blame the agency for not implementing safety improvements and failing to screen employees for medical issues. >>> philadelphia police are on the search for a killer after a teenage boy was gunned down rounding for his l

prosecutors say the philadelphia da received an exchange for legal savers. >> those alleged gifts include a watch, necktie, $ 7,000 plus a $3,000 couch. the testimony from the main witness was when the federal prosecutor asked him why would you give the $3,000 couch. the witness replied to get closer to him because he was the district attorney. >> a a key witness for the prosecution businessman spent much of his time reading text messages that he sent and received to and from the district attorney seth williams. the messages described how ali arranged for an all expenses paid vacation for williams and his girlfriend in february 2012. ali testified he paid for extras on the trip like massages and a parasailing excursion that williams never offered to pay his own way and expressed a desire to return a few months later. federal prosecutors contend this was part of an arrangement that ali wanted williams to help him with problems he was having with tsa when he traveled in and out of the country. ali told the court at one point he and williams discussed the airport problems and the trip in the

. >> philadelphia da charged with bribery and corruption. live in fingerprint of the courthouse in central city, good morning, trang. >> good morning, rahel and jim we could hear opening arguments as well saying there's a larger jury pool with federal cases and this will be selected from nine county area from as far as away as lancaster county. here's a recap of the case. districts attorney seth williams facing 29 counts of corruption and bribery charges and aacquisitioned of accep accepting tens of thousands in bribes from two different business owners in escaping for legal favors. prosecutors say those gifts included all up exclusive vacation to dom inand is denied any wrong doing in this case. paul diamond set a tight timeline for the trial but an attorney in the case said it should take some timep still. >> it has a lot of notoriety the trial could take three to four weeks buzz of the series per sued against seth williams and number of witnesses to pov that series. >> despite his legal troubles williams ignored calls for him to step down

. >> top members of the philadelphia da's office sought to reassure everyone they are operating as normal. first assistant district attorney kathleen martin says that she and her colleagues are dedicated to keeping the office on track and moving forward. >> philadelphians should know that the district attorneys office continues the pursuit of justice and a hope for a safer city. >> now, as for what is next for the da's office, the election for williams spot is set for november and they could choose someone to replace martin until that point. >>> news of williams sudden guilty plea was to take residents by surprise. many told "action news" they were disappointed to hear about the decision. >> it gives the government a bad rap and he took advantage of his position, and it's just sad really. >> it seems in the beginning he had a passion for justice. but i think too often in philadelphia because it pretty much is a one party city, that people easily make the mistakes. >> you can fine the latest on the seth williams plea on the 6 abc news app. hear reaction from the fbi and other key figures i

today the jury in the trial of philadelphia da seth williams will hear more from employee of nursingome where the mother was being cared for. prosecutors alleged williams took $20,000 meant for the nursing home. >>> people evacuated when police found chemical explosives and bomb making materials at a house in bucks county. back in their homes. state troopers made the discovery when they tried to serve a warrant on the 70-year-old man who livid there. that man is in the hospital for a mental health check. >>> hey, good morning. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington here checking in with the roads and some problems to report. right now out in new jersey. we have a crash right here. taking out a lot of things right here. so it's in the middle of the terre immediately ymedian here. the left shoulder and next lane over only two lanes getting by on the northbound side right now past route 73. heading towards trenton coming off the 42 freeway you're going to see big delays over in new jersey. >>> summer is here. first day of summer. got sunshine in the lehigh valley and blue sky ov

yesterday the owner testified he gave gifts to the philadelphia da in exchange for help getting liquore bar owner said he knew by giving the gifts he would get williams help with legal problems in a federal tax case. also happening today, lawyers for bill cosby and one of his accusers will be in court in los angeles to set a trial date in a lawsuit. claims cosby molested her at playboy mansion in 1974 when she was just 15 years old. neither kcosby nor lawyers have commented on that lawsuit. >>> good morning, everyone. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington with you watching moving through center city. here's the vine street expressway cameras around 24th street. everything looks good here. westbound towards the schuylkill eastbound towards 95 right now not seeing any problems. also watch for a crash out in lower salford. checking in with mass transit. also seeing delays for septa's broad street line express service. now delays there at least residual delays due to earlier equipment problems. new jersey, transit running on time. >>> just before 7:00. we've got sunshine and cloud

. >> incredible stuff, jeff, thank you prosecutes in the philadelphia da' office want people to know their work will continue. speaking at a news conference just after williams resigned as da they say that crimes in philadelphia will still be prosecuted and criminals still will be brought to justice. >> the philadelphia district attorney's office embodies the phrase whole is greater than some of its parts. the assistant district attorneys and proa professional staff many of whom are here today are among the finest in the country. for the last number of months, this office has continued its mission seamlessly. under sometimes very difficult circumstances. and we will continue to do so while awaiting the election of a new district attorney. >> first sift tan da kathleen martin says she got a text message from seth williams early this morning letting her know his intentions to plead guilty and resign. >> so how did we get here? let's take look back. in 2000 nip philadelphians elected seth williams as the city's first african-american district attorney. then last year came real troub tro

testimony continues today in the trial of philadelphia da seth williams, bar owner michael wise, took the stand for a second day in the federal corruption trial. wise owns the popular spot woody's, prosecutors brought out document which appeared it show that wise gave williams a jaguar and money for loans that he never paid back. weiss testified williams wrote letters to the california liquor control board, so weiss could get his suspended license reinstated in the state. however, when the defense asked weiss, he did not believe he bribes anyone. >> the paternal order of police throwing its weight behind bet grossman, after democrat being nominee, larry krasner, spoke to the union's board, they'll face-off in the general election come november. >> and another case against bill cosby, this time it is a civil lawsuit in california. a judge has set a trial date of july of next year. the civil suit accuses comedian of sexually assaulting teenage girl at the playboy mansion back in 1974. two weeks ago his criminal case in montgomery county ended in a mistrial. the distrit attorney has vowe

find your exclusive retailer at tempurpedic.com >> juries begun to hear the corruption case of philadelphia da. opening statements today federal prosecutors said williams was always taking gifts in exchange for favors. >> but defense says nothing that did he amounts to crime. fox 29's jeff cole was in court today. he has the very latest from center city. >> reporter: motto was new day arc new da when elected back in 2009. williams typically smiling and glad handing tuesday could not have imagined this day would come. the first day of testimony in his federal corruption trial. the feds allege he took bribes, gifts defrauded the government and elderly mom's fuel sometimeh lifestyle. williams attorney says despite taking the gifts the da did nothing to impact a case. administrator kathleen defrese testified williams didn't seem to want to pay his mom's nursing home bills. didn't seem to care.n cross williams was never told what his financial obligations were. we pushed for answers in front of the court. >> attorney burke, give us a little summary of your open? just a little summary of your openin

. >> it is day four in the corruption trial of philadelphia da seth williams. yesterday a nursing home executive wrapped up testimony. she told jurors she spent month trying to collect more than 20 from williams for his mother's care. prosecute remembers trying to prove that williams took bribes, worth tens every thousands of dollars, in return, for favors. williams maintains he did nothing wrong. >> police in philadelphia are taking a good look at what went wrong after they inadvertently released accused rapist t all happened on tuesday when police were transport that guy, russell allen bryant, from a prison to the 18th district headquarters, being rained on different case. somehow the paperwork between the two cases got separated and they released him because just looking at the lesser charge. he was free for about 16 hours, until he turned himself in with two police. >>> a new season, new players, and new outlook for 76ers, and their fans, today of course, is nba draft day. sixers get the league's number one draft pick, choice, top one, markelle fultz, guard

da. sadly it turn out to be the same old story. a politician who let greed overcome good. in center city, i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >>> prosecutors in the philadelphiaistrict attorney's office want people to know their work will continue. speak tag news conference shortly after williams resigned is da, they said they're still of course prosecuting crimes in philadelphia. and they're still bringing criminals to justice. >> the philadelphia district attorney' office embodies the phrase that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. the sift tan district attorneys whom are here today are among the finest in the country for the last number of months this office has continued its mission seamlessly under sometimes very difficult circumstances. and we will continue to do so while awaiting the election of a new district attorney. >> martin says she received text message from seth williams early this morning letting her know his intentions to immediate guilty and resign. >>> so the neck time you head to the shore you may want to give yourself a little extra drive time. that is because construction project is taking over part of the garden state parkwa

philadelphia da faces two dozen and bribery and frawld charges and pay-to-play scheme.s any wrong doing. let's get a check on the forecast with katie fehlinger. it looks like that may be changing how sunny it is. >> sunshine we currently have and also moyingts tour content creating steamy start to the day is providing feel necessary for very strong thunderstorms to erupt later today. on storm scan that storm line is currently working its way across the western pennsylvania and later this afternoon and especially towards evening cities specifically those strong storms will make arrival, pat good doesn't sound good later on. rights now there is an accident 95 northbound accident on median right at 3:22 and tow truck got out with another car this one looks like it will pick red suv up and out of there. slow go there. pedestrian struck in chester east fifth morton avenue and roosevelt at rhawn right linda blocked on outer droyv. rahel. >> our next update is at 7:55 up next a focus group of president trump supporters talk how he's doing so far. i'm rahel solomon. i'm rahel s

head towards the race for da in november. philadelphia fraternal order of police endorsed beth grossman. voted unanimously to back her. >>> 5:03. republican leaders in the senate will work on revised version of health care bill after postponing a vote until now. both moderate and conservative republicans have closed portions of the bill. gop senators met with president trump at the white house last night to talk about that concerns. after a war afterwards, the president didn't miss words saying they have to take action. >> we have really no choice, but to solve the situation. obamacare is a total disaster. it's melting down as we speak. >> opponents of the republican health care bill took action in philadelphia last night. members of power, a group made up of inner faith. urging family and friends to vote no on the bill. >> i can't sleep at night if i don't get out there and let this message be heard. this feels like a fix the. it is not a fix. it will actually hurt. >> philadelphia city councilwoman says the bill would not 700,000 people

da's office today. >> as you might imagine this is a surreal day for the people that work here at the philadelphia district attorneys office. seth williams notified his first assistant via text message he planned to enter a plea and design. there is a real since they are ready to put behind them what she called an unfortunate period. kathleen martin stood before a rom packed with employees fill from the district attorneys office. >> i could not be more proud of my hard working colleagues and how they conducted themselves in light of the investigation and prosecution of mr. williams. >> the job now falls to martin to keep the da's office on track and moving forward. something she says that she and the people here are dedicated to doing. >> they should know that the describe attorney's office continues the pursuit of justice and the hope for a safer city. the future here is unclear. the board of judges could choose a replacement for martin to lead until the district attorney is elected in november and inaugurated in january. former district attorney, peter vair vera says they have to undo the blot on the hel

bruce. >>> prosecutors in the philadelphia district attorney's office want people to know their work will continue. speaking at a news conference shortly after williams resign as dahey said they're still of course going to prosecute crimes in philadelphia. >> and they'll still be bringing criminals to justice. >> the philadelphia district attorney's office he will bodies the phrase that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. the assistant district attorneys and professional staff many of whom are here today are among the finest in the country for the last number of months this office has continued its mission seamlessly. under sometimes very difficult circumstances. and we will continue to do so while awaiting the election of a new district attorney. >> first sift tap district attorney kathleen martin says she received a text message from seth williams early this morning letting her know his intentions to plead guilty and resign. >>> live look at trenton that's where governor chris christie is preparing for a governmental shut down if the legislature fails to vote on a budget by midnight tomorrow as in agree on one the state government will shut down law

. >>> head towards the race for da in november philadelphia order of police has endorsed republican nominee beth grossman. board voted unanimously to back grossman over democrat. father or moth >>> lawyer for bill cosby says the comedian won't be going on a speaking tour any time soon. town hall tour is likely to happen before he is tried on sexual assault charges in mont g gomry county. cosby sent out a tweet this morning disputing own spokeman's suggestion saying part of the tour will focus on sexual assault. the current propaganda that i'm going to conduct a sexual assault tour is falls. any further information about public plans will be given at the appropriate time. >>> today jim kenny welcome to a meeting about manufacturing. northeast manufacturers employer forum will explore. more than a dozen local employers will be there. last week hosted mayor for a make unveiling ceremony. philadelphia signed a sister city agreement with frankford in 2015. newest addition to the park at 18th and when franklin parkway. philly now linked with 11 sister cities. >>> 4:35. today philadelphia national

>>> food philadelphia deputy police commissioner testify in da corruption file.l be answering questions about. >>> sinking ship. all-out search for survivors after a boat carrying dozens of people sinks in colombia and all caught on camera. >>> foremaner vice president joe biden getting a tribute today and honors his history in delaware. >>> welcome to nbc 10 today. i'm tracey davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. going to be a great start to the week. first alert neighborhood forecast. >>> couldn't have asked for a nicer start. humidity low and temperatures cool down. weave got 50s and 60s this morning. sunshine and temperatures will warm up nicely into the very low 80s this afternoon. that warmup starts once the sun is up. 77 a.m. temperature. 64 degrees. then into the 70s by 10:00 this morning. look at the wind out of the west at 8 miles an hour. dry air coming into the play. going to stay with us all day today. nice warmup. sunshine. 80 degrees for new jersey. at the shore, close to 80 this afternoon. wind out of the west. upper 70s and low 80s. delaware and suburbs

images of the london high-rise fire are bringing back sad memories for firefighters in philadelphia. the me rid da yan fire that tore through an office in 1991 left three firefighters dead. the fire ended up becoming a turning point in the fire safety industry. coming up at 6:00, nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal takes us back to that night speaking with firefighters who were there. hear their advice for people who live in high-rises today. and as we said, police expect to find more bodies in that building. we are watching the situation in london. we will bring you anything we learn about the cause of that fire just as soon as we get it. >>> a local doctor now at the center of two criminal investigations is told he's staying in jail. this is video of dr. james kaufman in court today. a judge ordered him to remain behind bars until monday's detention hearing. he was arrested after he pulled a gun while police were serving a search warrant. the zeshlg was due to suspected criminal activity and not related to the unsolved murder of his wife. >> believe he is a danger to himself and to others. >> he's distrau

philadelphia bar owner gave the da tips so he could get help with his lick to license. he told the jury he liked helping people and gave gifts to others as well. >>> new video shows an attempted robbery in center city. four good samaritans helped the victim. police say a woman was walking on june 18th. a man tried to grab her purse. he started kicking her. four people jumped in to help and chased the suspect away. if you recognize him police want to hear from you. >>> you couldn't ask for a better summer day. i guess you could, but plenty of sunshine as we give you a live look at boat house row. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with the forecast. >> yes. it is unusually low for the middle of summer. 73 degrees in philadelphia now. average high is 86. we are not getting any where near that. 74 atlantic city. the ocean at 59 degrees. not a cloud in the sky. we have go taall the way back t near chicago. as we go through the day today we are getting into the low 80s. very low humidity again. of course zero chance of rain today. the suburbs and lehigh may not even get to 8

da on trial. many morning philadelphia's top prosecutor is on defense. >>> crews will be out cleaning up after severe weather tortured partsov of our area yesterday. >>> and meetd the local offer that explores the lives in a brand new book. >>> right now opening statements underway in the corruption and are bribery case seth williams faces the most important campaign as he tries to defend hichls for charges sha could his to pert before 30e6r 250 dwroor frm. >>> thissing sitting the to tell sus p where are hasn't what is sa sa. >> reporter: with the jury it is now day two kicking off with opening statements from both the prosecution and the defense. >> good morning. how are you? >> that was williams on his way into federal court this morning. the philadelphia defense attorney is accused of taking gifts in exchange for favors. he has denied those charges as both saids lay out their case. four alternates will be listening in very closely. throughout the trial they could potentially hear testimony. the witnesses include the former d.a and deputy excisioner with the philadelphia police department. i'm pam

on the larger issue da hogan says philadelphia is ground zero in the opioid crisis. he says opioids have to be controlled in the city to control it out here in the counties. live in downingtown, i'm jeff cole, lucy, back to you. >> thank you, jeff. >>> develop to go night out of washington, d.c. a health care bill delay. lawmakers postponed vote on the reform bill after the legislation began losing support. meanwhile the president met with republican senators today at the white house. >> they're trying to do what they can to push this bill forward to next month. fox's lauren blanchard in washington, d.c. with the details. >> reporter: senate majority heat mitch mcconnell had hoped to pass the senate health care bill this week but the legislation hit roadblocks and john leaders now have to press pause on a vote. >> this will be great if we get it done. >> reporter: white house inviting senate republicans to a closed door meeting with the president after news broke that a vote on their health care bill would have to be postponed. >> the decision to delay coming after s

prosecutors say philadelphia bar owner michael wise gave the da trips so he could get help with liquor license. defense argued trips were just gifts from a friend. wise told the jury he likes helping people and gave gifts to other politicians as well. facing bribery and krums charges for accepting gifts for little favors. >>> as we head towards the race for da in november, police have endorsed republican nominee beth grossman. the vote followed a meeting with both candidates. >> the husband of the woman killed in a crash at the hoboken terminal last fall has filed a lawsuit. the 34-year-old woman was at the terminal last september when a train traveling twice the speed limit crashed into the terminal. family filed a wrangful death lawsuit. >>> mercer county teen teacher is now charged with sexually assaulting a nine-year-old student. a fourth grade teacher at franklin elementary school in trenton. neither of the trenton teacher's union is commenting on the charges. >>> senate leaders now work on revised version of health care bill after postponing a vote until after the 4th of july rec

philadelphia. what happens now? >> reporter: looked like this is going to happen again. on the sixth da of deliberations, the seven men and five women deciding the fate only decided that couldn't come to unanimous agreement on the charges against him. cosby said nothing. defense team separated. >> mr. cosby power is back. it's been restored. the jurors, they use their power to speak. amrs. cosby's power is back. the legacy didn't go anywhere. it has been restored. >> the case went to the jury monday afternoon after six days jurors returned to the courtrooms several times asking to review key evidence. after jurors said they were deadlocked thursdays morning, the judge told them to give it one more try. it didn't work. prosecutor kevin steel, no regrets. >> we will evaluate and review our case. we will take a hard look at everything involved. and then we will retry it. as i said in court, our plan is to move the case forward as soon as possible. stemming from a 2004 incident. acquaintance said he drugged her and assaulted her at his home. cosby claimed the encounter was consensual. came

philadelphia's african-american community. we have talk with the legendary patty jackson from w das about one of her favorite aspects of the plateauou could be on the plateau , and then you look over and like wow, there is the city, and it just makes you think one of the great places in philadelphia. >> so true. speaking of the belmont plateau where meteorologist lauren casey's tracking weather conditions for our summer if he and of course the holiday weekend, lauren? >> reporter: thanks very much, ukee, outside on the plateau in the word of the illustrious will smith the plateau is a place where everybody goes, and nice out here we have the breeze, we have some sunshine and now in the shade feeling good but it is a little bit of tan. it is a holiday weekend, with, temperatures all across the area 90's in philadelphia and reporting sites reporting hot temperatures, right now in the 90's and 80's across the area 89 degrees in trenton. eighty-eight in wilmington. bit cooler with the sea breeze down the shore temperatures near 80 degrees and rain cooled air at mount pocono at 72. we have breeze toy windy conditions, at lee hot air, i

corruption trial of seth williams goats under way he detailed how da seth williams urged him to ease the way coming and going from philadelphia international airport for his friend local businessman muhammed ali who had contributed to williams' campaign. sullivan testified in february of 2012 he sent an officer to a gate when ali was flying into philadelphia. only to learn williams was with ali coming back from a tropical vacation. >> were you amazed that williams and ali were together on that very flight come from pun at a kanta. >> that was shocking, yeah. >> he didn't tell that you? >> no. i think that kind of speaks for itself. williams' attorney argues the da never ordered sullivan to walk ali through airport security. williams is accused of septembering bribes and misusing campaign funds in his role as da. he denies those allegations. >>> pennsylvania drivers get a d for habits on the road that's according to new survey. we're rude. news flash. well not news to most of us but our chris o'connell has closer look at what the survey uncover. >> reporter: at least we could say we're not as rude as new york drivers. but that

. >>> today jury selections begins in the federal corruption trial of philadelphia's top prosecutor seth williams. daed with fraud, bribery, extortion and accused of taking gifts and trips in exchange for favors. williams maintains innocence. >>> another update coming up. join us from 4:30-7:00 a.m. today show continues in just a minute. using artificial tears often and still have dry eye symptoms? ready for some relief? xiidra is the first and only eye drop approved for both the signs and symptoms of dry eye. one drop in each eye, twice a day. common side effects include eye irritation, discomfort or blurred vision when applied to the eye, and unusual taste sensation. don't touch container tip to your eye or any surface. remove contacts before using xiidra and wait at least 15 minutes before reinserting. chat with your eye doctor about xiidra. ♪ >>> we're back. 7:30, monday morning. a busy monday morning. the 19th of june, 2017. good morning. nice to have you along. inside studio 1a, i'm savannah guthrie, along with willie. >>> a terror investigation is under way after a van plowed into a crowd of w

da. and the judge said he did not trust williams to show up for sentencing and dispatched williams to jail and that is where philadelphia's former district attorney is tonight. sara bloomquist and vernon odom are on the story. vernon is at the federal building where it all came down today. >> reporter: jim, federal prosecutors have long claimed that seth williams was on the take from virtually the very moment he was sworn in as district attorney and tonight he is the federal lockup. you knew this was to be the final day of trial and the amount of evidence was insurmountable. and stealing money for his mother's nursing home care and misusing city owned vehicles and using his election money for personal use. the 28 other counts were dismissed but had admit to the whole kit and caboodle line by line. >> what he wanted to do most was get closure for his family and himself and the city. >> it's unfortunate that we have to gather and disruption corruption like this in the city of philadelphia. >> seth williams took a deal prosecutors offered him before the trial opened. if he had been convicted on all the charges he was facing

former philadelphia district attorney seth williams in jail after he pleaded guilty to corruption charges nearly two weeks into federal trial. williams also signed a letter saying he resigned as da. authorities took him away in handcuffs after he admitted taking illegal gifts in exchange for political favors. faces five years in prison at sentencing in october. dropping now, new jersey state government bracing for shutdown with budget looming at midnight tonight. last night governor chris christie sent this letter. saying they should prepare for shutdown. comes after failed vote on proposed $34 billion spending plan. christie says if he won't sign the budget unless it includes plan to overhaul the state's largest health insurer. >>> pennsylvania lawmakers expected to pass a new budgets. likely to vote on proposed $32 billion spending plan. budget contains more money for schools pensions and disabled. like new jersey, the deadline is midnight tonight. >> we're expecting reaction this morning from the co-host of msnbc morning joe after president trump trarargeted then twitter yesterday. >> delaying holiday vacation to appear on the show later this morning. yesterday morning the pr

liverpool, glasgow, baltimore, new york, philadelphia sought unsuccessfully to restrict entry of the irish. blocked and which motivated thousands of americans to goo aiors da tt e it steon i va an i mmmeo efee rs jiccoitmeets today to punish children for fleeing for their lives. roughly 32 million americans trace their roots to ireland. that's about 10% of the u.s. population. and let's be clear, that the british rulers over ireland were not sending what they considered their best people. they were poor, they were licis t teai atth we sdig pis, mudersanrus esoth aum we go ppl th weroa lionha thatened the united states. they were catholics. who were as foreign to american protestant in some regard as muslims are today. who could imagine america without the irish today? you look down the list of generals, presidents, members of congress, and every aspect of american soing today and we can all say to some degree we're irish. as house republicans vote today to pass bills to keep out the retched ref fuge of your teeming shore, as we pass laws to pull up the draw bridge and put a big do not enter sign on the statue of liberty, i hope my republican colleagues who

das office to the working for us, not against us. amy: over his career, krasner has represented protesters with black lives matter, grannies for peace, act up, occupy philadelphia. he's a long-time opponent of capital punishment who's promised to never seek the death penalty. we'll also speak with his republican opponent beth grossman, who is a prosecutor with more than 20 years experience serving in every unit in the philadelphia district attorney's office. >> i spent 21 years in the district attorney's office prosecuting all types of crimes, tried to improveve quality of life. here's how the district attorney's office can make a real difference in people's lives -- by being responsive and available to people's concern. they need to be able to reach out to us as problem solvers. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a new expose by the intercept reveals russian military intelligence conducted a cyberattack on at least one u.s. voting software company just days before the u.s. presidential election last november. a federal military contractor has been charged with leaking the t

da on trial. corruption trial opening statements for seth williams. >>> video posted on social media appears to show a wild wood police officer punching a man in the face. >>> yes vote. teachers in philadelphia approve