and the death penalty is on the table for cosmo dinardo and sean kratz. this case gripped our area over the summer. fox 29's jeff cole is at the bucks county courthouse in doylestown with more. >> reporter: in court today, cosmo dinardo saw his family and the family of the four young men he's alleged to have killed. it was an arraignment and it was expected he would plead not guilty but he has admitted to these killings and he must stick to his story or the da says he'll seek the death penalty. cosmo dinardo was walked to sheriffs vehicle thursday for his ride to court where he would face murder charges. the threat of the death penalty now back in play, not harsh enough says mark potash. >> i feel like the death penalty is good for him. i'd like to see him spend very long time in prison with no hope of getting out of the. >> he's the father of mark sturgis one of the four young men he was accused of slaying in his dad's bucks county field in july. also, in court, dinardo's 20-year-old cousin sean kratz accused of in three of the killings. he plead not gui

is there the other co accomplice on this one, his cousin, sean kratz, they are facing multiple countsmurder, and dinardo had previously admitted to the killings giving detailed confession to keep the district attorney from seeking the death penalty. d.a. says he will keep his promise do not seek the death penalty if dinardo holds up his end of the plea deal and eventually does, plead guilty. >>> sexual harassment and assault allegations continue to sky rocket through hollywood and across the country. moralgation from his overnight , are you red i here we go. >> every single night there seems like more people coming forward. >> that is right. >> it is harvey weinstein, kevin spacey, james jovac and more. lets get to thomas to explain the latest headlines. >> another week another list, lets start with russell simmons. we know nypd is opening you a sexual assault investigation. ninety men charged him with sexual harassment and assault and incidents alleged to have taken place over a couple decade here. four of those women accuse simmons of rape. we know yesterday simmons posted a photo o

as for sean kratz, neither the d.a. nor defense attorneys have discussed deals related to the charges against him. >>> the clash over glass in philadelphia. some corner stores may have to take down the protection at the counter that the owner says keeps them safe. a new law gives inspectors the ability to determine if barriers like bulletproof glass will stay or go. it's actually part of a broader bill that targets stop and gos. they obtain restaurant licenses for the main purpose of serving alcohol. unlike traditional restaurants, they often don't have prepared food or required seating. >> they aren't delis, they're places to buy products to get high. they're the modern-day pusher. >> and store owners fear removing plexiglass around their registers puts their lives and employees at risk. the passage of the law does not mean the barriers have to come down immediately. it does give inspectors the next three years to determine how the barriers will be handled. >>> 6:06 on this friday. today the philadelphia sheriff's offi

prosecutors charged cosmo dinardo and his cousin sean kratz right there and now they are facing multiple counts of murder. dinardo had previously admitted to the killings to keep the district attorney from seeking the death penalty begins him but that is all back in play since they have change their plea, one of the victim families say you know what it just want even harsh enough. >> i feel like the death penalty is too good for him. i would like to see him spend a very long time in prison with no hope of getting out. >> district attorney had originally said he was going to keep his promise not to seek the death penalty if dinardo held up his end of the plea deal but since there has been change now it is all on the table. >>> temple students on edge this morning after racist flyers, were found around campus. >> pretty disturbing lets get out to jenny joyce with what peopler saying and what we know, jenny. >> reporter: good morning. these flyers not found in one building but multiple buildings according to social media accounts here at temple university, sparking discuss from the student

the family of mark sturges is suing cosmo dinardo and sean kratz and they blame the couple forever allowing their son to gain access to a gun despite knowing the history of mental illness. it happens in als bury township in july. eesent the family of a victim of the seep you're home fire. he will talk this afternoon about the family's loss of their in berkeley senior killed when the flames broke out and authorities determined that the fire started outside of the building in the area of a covered patio. >>> accuweather tracking a chilly change today, it feels cooler than yesterday when temperatures were near 60 degrees. as we look live outside right now sky 6 hd showing you the center city skyline from the sky 6 hd temple university cam and slightly cooler today than yesterday and more wintry as we countdown to christmas. meteorologist karen rogers in for david murphy with the latest conditions. >> i guess this far in december it may as well feel like winter. wer were stuck in the clouds and also cool although starting off this morning temperatures in the 40s and really haven't budged much o

and the death penalty is on the table for cosmo dinardo and sean kratz.ox 29's jeff cole is at the bucks county courthouse in doylestown. >> reporter: in court today, cosmo dinardo saw his family and the family of the four young men he's alleged to have killed. it was an arraignment and it was expected that he would plead not guilty but he has admitted to these killings and he must stick to his story or the da says he'll seek the death penalty. cosmo dinardo was walked to a sheriff's vehicle thursday for his ride to court where he would face murder charges. the threat of the death penalty now back in play not harsh enough says park potash. >> i feel like the death penalty is good for him. i'd like to see him spend very long time in prison with no hope of getting out. >> reporter: potash is the father of mark sturgis one of four young men dinardo was accused of slaying in his dad's bucks county field in july. also, in court dinardo's 20-year-old cousin sean kratz accused of in three of the killings. he plead not guilty and faces the threat of the death pen

. >> sean kratz was never offered such a deal and weintraub says that the death penalty is an option. dinardo's attorney spoke briefly with "action news.." >> it's a tragedy for everyone involved and feel horribly for the families of the young boys. >> reporter: and no trial date has been set. i am live in doylestown, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> our coverage of the bucks county murders continues at 6abc.com. with videos and social posts from the investigation and emotional tributes honoring the victims. >> one person was hurt in this crash in chester county this afternoon. a thriftry truck and dump truck collided on 401, and the accident happened between route 100 and font road. and one person was taken to the hospital. the road reopened at 5:30. >>> the pennsylvania state police fire marshall says that the blaze that killed two children in swankedville yesterday was an accident. and investigators say that an extension cord plugged into a space heater on the porch sparked the blaze and the flames tore through the home of montgomery county sheriffs deputy

the family of one victim. 22-year-old mark sturges is suing cosmo dinardo and sean kratz and names din ard oh's parent. blaming them for allowing their son to get access to a gun despite his mental illness. >>> philadelphia police are investigating what sounds like an attempt to lure four children into a van this morning while the kids were on their way to school. "action news" reporter trish hartman is live at police headquarters. >> reporter: well jim, philadelphia police want parents and children to be extra vigilant after four students told them that a man tried to lure them into a minivan in oxford circle this morning. >> bad news. i never heard of anything like that before. >> people that live in the neighborhood in oxford circle were upset to find out that four children were approached by a man trying to lure them into a van. officers say it happened at 8:0025 in the 900 block of devereux avenue and walked past a green minivan with a man inside and one standing near the open trunk of the vehicle. >> the children walked by them and he made a gesture or comment to come here or get

yesterday cosmo dinardo and sean kratz pleaded not guilty in separate hearings. dinardo is charged in the deaths of four young men found buried on his parents' farm in july. kratz is accused in three of the killings. the disappearances of the four victims touched off a wide-ranging manhunt. according to prosecutors, dinardo initially confessed that he agreed to sell drugs to the victims, he lured them to the farm, and killed them. after the arrest, dinardo agreed to tell prosecutors where the first victim was buried in exchange for a lifesaving promise. >> we're the district attorney's office. we honor our agreements. should mr. dinardo decide to upheld his end of the bargain, we will not seek the death penalty against him. >> the district attorney says right now dinardo is cooperating. he adds if other crimes are discovered or if dinardo takes the case to trial, the plea deal is off. as for kratz, neither the d.a. nor defense attorneys have publicly discussed any deals related to the charges against him. >>> today is the final day of open enrollment for obamacar

. >> perry says he is working with dinardo to reach a plea, his cousin sean kratz is facing charges but represented by perry but will also be in court today. >>> montgomery county community is devastated following a house fire that killed two young boys, teddy bears, notes, flowers all sit in front of the house in schwanksville which belongs to sheriff deputy brian lukens. flames broke out early yesterday morning, lukens with his wife and daughter all survived their injuries but his 11 and six year-old sons died after being trapped inside the home. >> we know brian absolutely, as, you know, not only as a loving, caring father but as a police officer he did everything he could to get those kid out of the house. >>> go fund me page has raised more than 125 you this dollars for the families, authorities are still trying to investigate what cause that had fire. >>> republican lawmakers facing sex assault allegation ness kentucky has died, asiana parent suicide. law enforcement officials say representative dan johnson shot himself on the side of a road in mount washington, kentucky yesterday

. >>> late today cosmo dinardo and his cousin sean kratz pleaded not guilty in the murders of the four bucks county men, chopper three over the scene as dinardo was transported to court in doyletown. authorities say that in july dinardo admitted to killing jimmy patrick, tommy meo and mark sturgis and dean finocchiaro and burying their bodies. family members came face-to-face with the murder suspects in the courtroom today. >> you get angry, sad, reliving it over and over again. >> this is about families, the lost loved won, this is about a family that just went through thanksgiving and looking across the table at an empty chair. >> as part of an original agreement with, prosecutors, dinardo would not face the death penalty. now, the d.a.'s office has filed court documents giving them the option to seek death if dinardo does not continue to cooperate. >>> we are still feeling the arctic chill tonight, it was a snowy start to our thursday but when flakes got falling the frigid temperatures remained. concern tonight are all eyes on the refreezing, meteorologist kate bilo is on the cbs-3

dinardo and his cousin sean kratz will go before a judge for formal a rain many tomorrow. investigators found the bodies of 19-year-old dean finocchiaro, 22-year-old mark sturgess, 21-year-old tom meo and 19-year-old jimi tarot patrick on his family farm in solebury in july. >>> two people are dead in a shooting at penn state beaver campus near pittsburgh. there are reports that police are investigat investigating ite murder suicide. police say a woman who was a food services worker was shot dead by her estranged husband in a university parking lot. police say the guy turn the gun on himself. that campus is now closed as authorities continue to investigate. >>> republicans on capitol hill are shifting their focus to tax reform with president trump saying they are close to an historic legislative victory. the republican push to reform the tack code faced another hurdle after democratic victory in alabama. members of the tax reform conference committee made up senatorsenators and house membet to discuss the compromise they've been working on. democrats now are calling on sen

the lawsuit names cosmo dinardo and sean kratz charged in the murders as well as dinardo parents. the family of one of last victims in west chester senior living center fire hired lawyers and their goal to fine out what happened. 85-year-old theresa malloy was one of four people killed in the fire at the barclay friends senior living facility on november 16th. attorney robert monk lewis see says his team is starting a fact finding investigation into exactly what started the fire. he says they would specifically like to look at the fire safety evacuation procedure. >> obviously, we are focusing on the sprinklers and again from all accounts which we have at this time they did not act activate. >> the barclay friends facility has released a statement in response saying it will continue to fully cooperate with federal, state and local investigators. >>> the north pole has come to north philly to night. do you see the snow right there. reindeer, snow, the whole shabang. restaurant behind this magical toy drive with hundreds of gifts to go around. fox 29's shawnette wilson is live at ci

his cousin sean kratz and dinardo both pleaded not guilty to the murders. >>> no decision to reinstate charges to the engineer involved in the deadly amtrak crash. judge delayed the hearing until february. in september reckless endangerment and involuntary manslaughter charges were dismissed against brandon bostian. an appeal was late's piled for i pennsylvania attorney general. they decided not to the file saying there was not enough evidence. bostian was at controls have the train when it crashed in port richmond in may 2015. eight people died. 246 were injured. >>> and repairs are underway to the highway and guardrail damage after monday's train derailment in washington state crews removed locomotive yesterday morning. other train cars were moved on tuesday. ntsb says train was traveling 80 miles per hour in the 30- mile an hour zone, federal investigators are looking into whether the engineer was distract by a employee in training when the train went off the track. that crash killed three people and injured dozens of others. >>> well, police are on the look out for two men who alle

his cousin sean kratz is charged in three of the killings, both men are expect to be arraigned in court tomorrow. >>> well, delaware has recorded its first flu related death of the season. state health officials say new castle county man died was 47 years old and had several underlying health conditions. there have been 46 lab confirmed flu caseness delaware so far for the 2017/ 2018 season. but the numbers are slightly up, over the same period last year. now health experts are concerned that this flu season could be a bad one as they suggest flu shots for everyone over -- older then six months. >>> well, a break through in treating a rare disease, still to come on "eyewitness news". >> it is happening right here in philadelphia our stephanie stahl explains how a new wave of medicine could now be helping people with a potentially life threatening conditions. >>> also tonight. >> i'm cleve bryan in one of the most unique properties in new jersey, some call it our state's never land ranch and coming up i'll tell you how it could be yours this friday. from dennys.com. or pumpkin pie with e

dinardo and his cuss sip sean kratz will go before a judge for their formal arraignment tomorrow.nvestigators found the body of the four men on dinardo's family farm in solebury in july. >>> a family is pleading for your help tonight five-year-old man who has dementia is missing in this weather. they're beyond worried because of it. the last time his wife saw him he was just in his pajamas. dave schratwieser has been talking with that family live in upper darby. dave. >> reporter: lucy, as you can see, it's really snowing here in upper darby tonight and that's not good news for 75-year-old -- for the 75 year old whose missing he's been missing since last night. he has no shoes he had no coat, no hat and he was wearing his pajamas when he left his apartment building. the search for him went on night in the air and on the ground. >> just a matter of trying to find my father. >> reporter: the family of 75-year-old frank martinez pleaded with the public wednesday night for help after martinez wandered away from his upper darby apartment early in the morning in the pope-chilling cold.

prosecutors charged cosmo dinardo and sean kratz with multiple counts of murder. dinardo admitted to the killings to keep the da from seeking the death penalty but it's now back in play. family of one of the victims say it's not harsh enough. >> i feel like the death penalty is too good for him. i'd like to see him spend very long time in prison with no hope of getting out. >> the district attorney had said he'd keep his promise nod no to the seek the death penalty if dinardo help up his end. plea deal. >>> imageable tragedy a fire rimmed through a family's home in montgomery county killing two little boys. the fire marshal now blames the fire on the electrical failure of an extension cord plug into a space heater. and tonight the community is coming together to help the family. our dave invent in schwenksville where a crowd of people came out to help. >> reporter: it's still very hard for people in this tight knit community to process this tragic loss in schwenksville but people are coming together letting the victims know they're not forgotten. montgomery county

dinardo and his cousin, sean kratz, have been charged in the murder every jimmy patrick , thomas mayo, mark sturgis, andean fin caro n july this happened. prosecutor say he admitted burning the bodies on the family farm. family members of the victims are demanding justice. >>> you get angry. you're sad. you are reliving it over and over. >> this is about the families though have lost loved ones. this is about a family that just went through thanksgiving and had to look across the table at an empty chair. >> the district attorney has filed court documents giving them the option of seeking the death penalty. now, part of the agreement with dinardo was that he would be spared death for his cooperation. something the d.a. says he's no longer doing. >> wawa the iconic delaware valley convenience store chain now celebrating the grand opening of its largest store yet. >> 9200 square foot restaurant location has custom salad, nitro cold brew. here is the catch. it is in washington, d.c., oh, no. when word spread that perhaps the largest and most impressive wawa ever had opened outside of our

. >> perry's working with dinardo to reach a plea, his cousin sean kratz is also facing charges and he is not represented by perry but will be in court today. >>> in other news a kentucky law maker facing sex assault allegations died of an apparent suicide. >> law enforcement officials say representative dan johnson shot himself inside a vehicle in washington, kentucky yesterday. fifty-seven year-old republican spent the day before denying claims that he molested a teenager back in 2013. johnson also wrote a disturbing facebook post that said quote heaven is my home. >>> meanwhile in alabama embattled republican senate candidate roy moore has yet to concede defeat to democrat doug jones. moore released a video message calling for out out standings ballots to be counted. >> we have not received a final count to include military and provisional ballots. this is a very close race and we are awaiting certification by secretary of the state. >> dot right thing, roy it is time that we heel and we get together, this has been tough, it has been tough on him, but at the same time it is time to

he and his cousin sean kratz pleaded in the guilty to the murders. >>> 5:35. if you missed deadline to send a holiday card don't where i there is a way. >> and tech giant apple makes a shocking admission. dianne king hall joins us from the insuring stock exchange, good morning, dianne. >> reporter: good morning. we will start with this wall green had a lackluster response to yesterday's passage of tax cut, dow jones fell 28, nasdaq, toyota saw jump in sales. auto maker sold over 10 million vehicles, up 2 percent from last year. numbers likely put toy yet a close to last year number one volkswagen in germany. >>> apple confirms it slows down the performance of the older iphones to reduce power demand, the issue was brought up by performance of the i phone 6s and seven. company says that the issue stems from batteries which have problems supplying big bursts as they age. >>> as we count down to the holiday travel there is a new report on airports across the country. insure my trip research ranks most instruments full airports atlanta heartsfield jackson claimed

dinardo and sean kratz pleaded not guilty to killing jimmy patrick, thomas mayo, mark sturgis, andean phen-fen in july. he admitted burying their bodies on family farm. the family of mark sturgis is demanding justice. >> sad, reliving it, over and over. >> about the families that lost loved ones, this is about a family that just went through thanksgiving and had to look across the table at an empty chair. >> as part of a original agreement with prosecutors, dinardo would not face the death penalty. how much, now the district attorney's offers has filed court documents giving them the option to seek capitol punishment if dinardo does not continue to cooperate. >> the bucks county father faces formal arraignment today in the death of his toddler son during his get away from alleged walmart robbery. twenty-seven year old christopher coon faces green agree murder and other charges police say coon did not strap his two year old son into a carseat, then ran a red light, t-bonds a car. they say coon's son was thrown into another vehicle. he looked at his son on the road then ran away, as and

cosmo dinardo and sean kratz the two cousins charged in connection with the four young men in salisbury township pled not guilty and both were formerly arraigned in doylestown and dinardo struck a plea deal to cooperate with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty. but if he decides not to cooperate they will pursue the death penalty against him any way. we are more coming up in a live report tonight at 6:00. >>> police in upper darby township are issuing an urgent plea for finding a missing man suffering from dementia. this is francisco martinez. he lost a significant amount of weight since the photo was taken and last seen by his wife at midnight on providence road and sea cane. marstein ez was wearing only pajama pants and a shirt when last seen. he suffers from dementia. if you see him police want to hear from you. >>> turning to the weather. we started the day off with snow and then the sun came out and it did not do much to warm things up. meteorologist, cecily tynan, here now with the latest on the "action news" big board. >> am tracking more snow for parts of our region tomorrow.

family of mark sturges filed a wrongful death law suit against the family of cosmo dinardo and sean kratzw their son was mentally ill and violent yet did not keep him away from guns. this is the first lawsuit in connection with the deadly shootings that happened back in july. >>> delaware state police will soon have an update on the death of a dart bus passenger on brandy one 100 last night. police say he stepped off the bus on holly hill road into the path of an on coming car and the vehicle tim was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver did stay there. we are waiting to learn if police have identified the man. >>> a thief did not bother to disguise himself as he helped himself to money that was not his. this is the man in the old city pharmacy at the 200 block of market street. he reaches over the counter and takes in $1200 out of the register and they got a good look at his face, if you know who this is, philadelphia police central detectives would like to hear from you today. >> time now to talk about the forecast here midweek. >> the temperature is down a bit. but mild relativel

now five months later both cosmo dinardo and sean kratz are pleading not guilty. i'm sharrie williams. >> and i'm brian taff. >> a pair of cousins in court to be arraigned for their roles in a quadruple homicide. chad pradelli is live with more on the not guilty pleas. >> reporter: according to the da, a plea deal is still in the works with cosmo dinardo. in his words they are not at the finish line but it's still at play. in the courtroom this afternoon the emotions were thick. and dinardo was calm and wir wid and nodded at his family in the courtroom. they pled not guilty to the murder of four young men. there war dinardo's family and siblings in tears. and mark's son was among those found. >> you relive it over and over. >> being and echoed by the families of the other victims. >> the day of reckoning and the family is looking forward to that day of reckoning. >> a family that went through thanksgiving at a table at an empty chair. and a mom that is not buying her son christmas presents in the coming weeks. >> weintraub filed papers. and the deal with dinardo f

the family of one of the victims filed the lawsuit today against cosmo dinardo and sean kratz. the families are also named in the lawsuit. the family of mark sturgis says dinardo's family should be held responsible because the gun used was registered in his mother's name. they're facing charges in the murder of four men who were murdered over the summer. >>> crews are working to fix a broken water main that caused this pipe to flood. 18th and rittenhou street. two condo buildings are without water as well as four businesses. 18th street will be closed from spruce to walnut while the work is completed. >>> right now, there is an online petition going around asking a philadelphia church to stop using live animals in its nativity scenes after a cow escaped twice. so far the petition has 43,000 signatures. many of them were other states or countries. this is all after a cow named stormy got away from the scene at old first reform church of christ. we left a message with the church in the past half hour to get their response to the petition. we are waiting to hear back. >>> today ne

plea yesterday, now the case will get to trial prosecutors have charged cosmo dinardo, the cousin, sean kratz, with the murders of four men. jimmy tar patrick, dean finocchiaro, mark sturgis and tom meo. denard i admitted to the killings initially to keep district attorney from seeking the death penalty but then he changed his mind and now that is back in play, although, the family of one of the victim says it is actually not harsh enough. >> i feel like the death penalty is too good for them, i would like to see them spend a long time in prison with no hope of getting out. >> district attorney originally said wow keep his promise not to seek the death penalty if dinardo held up his end of the plea deal but this changes everything. >>> another horrific story here man accused of kidnapping , sexually assaulting a four year-old girl in delaware before throwing her in the pond to die is asking a judge to reduce his bail. judge ordered 24 year-old daniel santucci, junior held on more than one million-dollar cash bail. santucci is also asking for state appointed attorney. he kidnaped 49 year-old a

dinardo and his cousin sean kratz will go before a judge for the formal rain many.estigators found the bodies of the four men on his family farm in solebury back in july. >>> carson wentz recovering tonight after surgery on his knee in pittsburgh. doctors repaired his torn acl this morning. the first step on his road to recovery. he injured his knee during the game sunday night in los angel angeles. head coach doug pederson says he's out for the season. but our quarterbacks keeping us in the loop tweeting, that picture of himself in the hospital recovering along with certain young woman by his side. he says the come back officially begins now adding the lord truly blessed me with this beautiful young lady to walk by my side and support me through all of this! so far the tweet has more than 36,000 likes and 7,000 retweets. here's to a speedy and full recovery, carson. >>> trending now a former apprentice star fired again. this time not from hit reality show but from the halls of the white house. omarosa fired by donald trump three times on television, now fired for r

prosecutors have charged cosmo dinardo and sean kratz with the murders of these four men, jimmy car patrick, dean finocchiaro, mark sturgis and tom meo. dinardo admitted to the killing to keep the district attorney from seeking the death penalty but since he reversed his plea it is back in play. the family of one of the victims say it is not harsh enough. >> i feel like the death penalty is too good for him. would i like to see him spend a very long time in prison with no hope of getting out. >> the district attorney says that he would keep his promise not to seek the death penalty, that is what he originally said if dinardo had held up his end of the plea deal. >>> another disturbing story here man accused of kidnapping , and sexually assaulting a four year-old girl in delaware before throwing her body in the pond is asking a judge to reduce his bail. a judge ordered 24 year-old daniel santucci, junior held on 11 million-dollar cash bail he is asking for state appointed attorney. police say he kidnaped four year-old on the 4800 block of sugar plum court back in april the girl was playing o

. >> perry's working with dinardo to reach a plea, dinardo's cousin sean kratz is facing charges and he is not represent by perry but will be in court today. >>> local community is heart broken after two young boys die in the house fire. teddy bears, notes and fires, that belong to montgomery county sheriff deputy brian lukens. flames broke out yesterday morning. luke whence his wife and daughter a survived their injuries but 11 and six year-old sons died after getting trapped inside the home. >> we know brian absolutely, as a loving, caring father but as a police officer did everything he could to get those kid out of the house. >> go fund me page has raised 125 you this dollars for lukens family, there is in word on the cause of the fire. >>> republican kentucky lawmakers accuse of sex assault has died of an apparent suicide. cbs news correspondent brooks silva-braga reports an autopsy is planned for later today. >> reporter: on monday kentucky state legislator dan johnson was accused of sexual ly assaulting a 17 year-old, two days later his body was fun on the side of the road. lo

chopper three shows cosmo dinardo as he was transported mo court in doylestown, dinardo and sean kratz guilty to killing jimmy patrick, thomas mayo, mark sturgis, andean, in july. prosecutors say dinardo admitted burying their bodies on his family farm. the father of victim mark sturgis is demanding justice. >> you get angry. you're sad. you're reliving it over and over. >> this is about the families of lost loved ones. this is about a family that just went through thanksgiving and had to look across the table at an empty chair. >> as part of a original agreement with prosecutors, dinardo would not face the death penalty. now, however, the district attorney's office has filed court documents, giving them the option to seek capitol punishment, if dinardo does not continue to cooperate. >> we now know it was an extension cord plugged into a space heat their sparked this devastating house fire in swenksville on wednesday morning. that claimed the lives of two young brothers. the fire has been ruled accidental. montgomery county sheriff's deputy brian lukens, his wife and daughter, all sur

also in court, dinardo's cousin sean kratz accused of in three of the murders. kratz pleaded not guilty and may face the death penalty. dinardo has admitted to the killings but must stick to his story up to his trial date or the da says he'll seek the ultimate penalty. >> if we uncover additional evidence or if he wishes to go to trial, that's his progress good tiff. we'll be prepared and we will then at that time seeksly death penalty. >> the families of the four victims all young men from the region filled the court. dinardo's mom, father and siblings sat along a wall. their attorney on the move refused comment. >> can you give us reaction what your client thought today? what happened here? >> freddie. >> can't comment on it right n now. >> do you have anything to say, anything you can tell us right now. >> can't comment. >> dinardo appearing to have lot of weight his hair close cropped was led from the court in shackles while mark poe tash talked of his son. >> he was an exceptional athle athlete. great musician, hard worker. trustworthy, dedicated and it goe

dinardo and his cousin sean kratz will go before a judge for their formal arraignment tomorrow.nvestigators found the bodies of 19-year-old dean finocchiaro, 22-year-old mark sturgess, tom meo and 19-year-old jimi patrick on his family farm in solebury in july. >>> breaking news now out of beiber county. 25 miles northwest of pittsburgh p reports of a shooting on penn state's beaver campus. the school tweeted just a short timing a the campus is closed. there's no threat as of right now. center township police say coroner is at the scene but could not give any details about any deaths. we of course will stay on top of this and bring you more as soon as we get it. >>> alabama county officials are still counting ballots this evening but that's unlikely to change doug jones surprise victory in the state's race for u.s. senate. democrat won the special senate election after many allegations of sexual misconduct against roy moore who has endorsed by president trump jones will become the democrat's 49th senator. republicans will still have a slim majority with 51 and of course vice-pre

the lawsuit is targeting cosmo denard don't his cousin sean kratz.ged in the murders as well as dinardo's parents. the lawsuit alleging that dinardo used a gun owned and registered to his mom and they failed to secure the gun despite their son's history of mental illness. >>> we've all seen it someone parks in front of a fire hydrant. what we all thought was taboo is now becoming something of an epidemic. >> it's putting families in danger. fox 29's brad sattin has the story from berks county. >> reporter: most of us would probably never consider it, but it was hard to find here in reading. in fact it took us all of five minutes to find a car parked in front of a fire hydrant. >> depth fee chair chief ronald banks has been fighting fires in reading for 25 years, and he's noticing a disturbing trend he took us on ride to show us this. a car parked direct until front of a fire hydrant in the city. >> we drove around about five minutes and found one. does this surprise you? >> it does not surprise me, no. >> reporter: but what if there were fire like th

dinardo and his cousin sean kratz have both pleaded not guilty to the murders. >>> a new jersey schoolteacherfacing charges tonight for at alleged sexual assault of an under age male student. this is the suspect, five three-year old brian mcfee, of port republic atlantic county. mcfee was victim's seventh and eighth grade choir teacher at port republic elementary school and also served as choir director at victim's parish st. paul united methodist church. mcfee sexually assaulted the victim twice a week for the past three years. he is now being held at at the atlantic county jail. >>> disgraced cardinal bernard law died today at the age of 86 after a long illness. pope francis expressed his condolence in a tell i gram to the dean of the college of the cardinals. pope's letter did not mention law's former role as archbishop of boston and that is where he fell from grace back in 2002 amid revelation that he covered up for priest whose sexually abused children law was never convicted of any crime, a funeral mass will be held tomorrow at the vatican. >>> italy's capitol city is deck out for the h

they watched as cosmo dinardo and his cousin sean kratz pled not guilty to the crime. >> this is about the families of lost loved won, this is about a family that just went through thanksgiving and had to look across the table at an empty chair. >> reporter: authorities say cosmo dinardo admitted to killing the men and burying their bodies and as part of the original agreement with prosecutors he was not facing the death penalty. now d.a.'s office has filed court documents, giving them the option to seek death, if dinardo does not continue to cooperate. >> we made an agreement with cosmo dinardo we're the district attorney's office we honor our agreements. should mr. dinardo up hold his end of the bargain we will not seek the death penalty against him. >> the finocchiaro family supports the death penalty, period. >> reporter: while other attorneys for victim's family echoed that same sentiment loved won are still holding on to memories. >> he was an exceptional athlete, great musician, hard worker, trust worthy. >> reporter: contemplating whether death row will equal justice in a sense

prosecutors filed to keep the death penalty an option, in case dinardo stops cooperating dinardo's cousin sean kratz is also charged in three of the killings. both men are expected to be arraigned in court tomorrow. >>> tonight, roy moore is still not conceding after a stunning upset in alabama. he lost to doug jones in a special election, for u.s. senate seat. jones won the election by one and a half percent last night becomingal bam's first democratic senator in 25 years moore, a republican, who once had a big lead, blamed his defeat on allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls when he was in his 30's. he was endorsed by president trump. >> beginning with this election i believe we're on the road to having a competitive two party state without one party come nation and i think that helps every state if you look around this country. >> the problem with this campaign is we have been paint ed in an unfavorable and unfaithful light. >> the g.o.p. majority in the senate is now a razor thin 51- 49. moore's decide to go seek a recount. >>> in a tweet president trump reminded everybody he backed

have filed paperwork to make sure the death penalty is still an option against cosmo dinardo and sean kratz. dinardo admitted to his part in the killings. in exchange for prosecutors not seeking the death penalty investigators found the bodies of these four men as you know we covered this story at a farm in souls bury, that was back in july. prosecutors believe the cousins lured the four men to the farm to sell them drugs. >> it is hard to believe it has been five years since immeasureable tragedy struck in one small town in connecticut. five years since that gunman stormed that elementary school sandy hook, and killed all of those little first graders, and six staffers, before taking his own life. twenty-six people, many of those children would have turn 11 or 12 this year. the connecticut's governor has ordered all flags in that state, and all over the country being to be lowered to half staff until sunset to honor all of those lives lost. >> five years. all right. was a.m.amorosso fired or did she quit? reports are that the former apprentice contestant's departures was confrontational to

prosecutors filed a notice against sean patrick kratz and cosmo dinardo the cousins accused of killing the four young men and burying their bodies on a farm back in july. we asked other nbc10 legal analyst were filing the death penalty motion was unusual. >> it's not unusual at all. it would be unusual if they didn't do it. you have to remember, dinardo's case is still open. the trial is not over. you still have a codefendant. they still may need dinardo's help in prosecuting the defendant. he still has beenablegation to tell the truth and an obligation of having told the truth up to what they know at this point. >> he says the deal could be broken in the d.a. finds out the suspects didn't tell the entire truth. both suspects scheduled to appear in court tomorrow. >> guys, back over to you. >>> developing tonight, firefighters are finally making progress on the immense task of cutting fire lines around those wildfires in california. look at that. the thomas fire, which straddles santa barbara and ventura counties is in its tenth day. it's burned more than 700 homes. a quarter of the fi