prosecutors say it only took a few minutes for 16-year-old amy joiner francis to die. last april beaten in a stall in the girls bathroom. when her attackers who were her classmate did not know she had a rare heart condition. the million examiner revealed that joiner francis died from emotion and physical trauma tied to the assault. it was captured on cell phone video which was played for the court during this nonjury trial. when we last heard from the judge who is providing over this case, that was on tuesday. he said he would have a verdict today. the defense argues while the girls made a bad decision that day, they didn't know their actions would lead to amy joiner francis's death. coming up at 5:30. share with you just how many years each defendant faces if found guilty. reporting live in wilmington, katie zach rhode island, nbc 10. >>> new from overnight. checkout damage to philadelphia home. police say the car slammed into a house here after colliding with another car near cheltenham avenue. driver of one of the cars tells us her steering wheel locked up as she dro

now the sudden death of 16-year-old amy joiner francis at at the heart of this case. she went into cardiac arrest after she was beaten up in the bathroom of howard high school of technology last april. minutes later, she died. three classmates are charged. one for carry can go out the attack. she faces up to eight years in prison. two other girls are charged with conspiracy which carries a year sentence each. now joiner francis suffered from a rare heart condition that was undiagnosed. the defense argues that while the girls made a bad decision that day. didn't know their actions would lead to death. during the trial. we heard the medical exam her died from emotional and physical trauma associated with that attack. >>> it's 5:32. 51 degrees outside. nearly a week has gone by since the kidnapping and sexual asalt of four-year-old girl in new castle county. police are asking the community to help them try to find the kidnapper. last night new castle county police spoke to a crowded community in wilmington. say investigation covers a lot of ground. ten miles between wher

prts say it only took a few minutes for amy joiner francis to die.l beaten in a stall in the girls bathroom at howard high school technology. three attackers did not know she had a rare hart condition. medical examiner revealed she died from emotional and physical trauma tied to assault. was captured on cell phone video played for the court during this nonjury trial. the defense argues that while the girls made a bad decision that day, they did not know their actions would lead to death. the girls who carried out the attack if convicted faces eight years in prison. two classmates charged with conspiracy and face a year if exhibited. now reporting live in wilmington. katy zachry, nbc 10. >>> philadelphia police spent much of the night searching a kensington home for clues in the armed robbery of a korean war veteran. that is the sound of solidarity. see him there will waiving out the window. robbers stole car. safe with $30,000 cash in it and five carrot ring worth 100 grand. >> as a vet myself, any time i hear a vet in trouble. i'm there to try to he

attorney general are expected to present evidence over the death of amy joiner francis today. she died at howard high school of technology. joyner from francis died as a rt of a heart condition and as that was enhanced because of the fight. >>> two people were shot last night, one victim died, the second is in critical condition. no arrests have been made. >>> we have new information this morning in the case of animal abuse in reading berks county. several organizations are offering thousands of dollars in reward money to find the person who doused the cat in gasoline and stuffed her in a trash bag, more than $6,000 in reward money is being offered. if all goes well in her recovery she will be put up for adoption. >> hopefully all goes well and she gets a great home. >> the kind of day you step outside you will need a jacket, but later you won't need it. >> reporter: the sun angle is still april and you have the opportunity of getting cooler overnight, but that still happens. as we look outside, still cool on the bus stop as we are in the 40s in most neighborhoods, over the co

. >> reporter: tracey, next year will be -- or next week will be one year since amy joiner francis died

she's seen in cellphone video beating amy joiner francis inside a bathroom in wilmingto wilmington.they ruled it caused the teenager's death who had a rar rare, undiagnosed heart condition. her attorney spoke after the ruling. >> she has a difficult road ahead of her for sure and that's why we feel deep sadness for everybody who has been affected by this. >> at the end of the day you cannot brute lies someone, pummel someone in the bathroom and lead to death and there's no con consequence for that action. >> the jng convict aid second teen on conspiracy charge. a third teenager also charged with conspiracy was acquitted and sentencing is scheduled for next month. but the teens may never go to jail because they were charged as juveniles. >> a pan handling crackdown is come together city of philadelphia and it's fueled on two front. one involving septa and the other national football league draft. eyewitness news hof hof is at eakens oval tonight to explain, alex. >> good evening, ukee, septa enforcement now involves plain clothed officers on trains and here's an example septa gave me

she's seen in cellphone video beating amy joiner francis inside a bathroom in wilmingto wilmington. they ruled it caused the teenager's death who had a rar rare, undiagnosed heart condition. her attorney spoke after the ruling. >> she has a difficult road ahead of her for sure and that's why we feel deep sadness for everybody who has been affected by this. >> at the end of the day you cannot brute lies someone, pummel someone in the bathroom and lead to death and there's no con consequence for that action. >> the jng convict aid second teen on conspiracy charge. a third teenager also charged with conspiracy was acquitted and sentencing is scheduled for next month. but the teens may never go to jail because they were charged as juveniles. >> a pan handling crackdown is come together city of philadelphia and it's fueled on two front. one involving septa and the other national football league draft. eyewitness news hof hof is at eakens oval tonight to explain, alex. >> good evening, ukee, septa enforcement now involves plain clothed officers on trains and here's an example septa gave m

three teenage girls will head to trial to face charges related to the death of 16-year-old amy joiner francis died after being assaulted inside a wilmington high school bathroom. joiner francis had a preexisting heart condition and the stress of that assault was a contributing factor in her death. only one of the teen defendants has been charged with criminally negligent homicide. >>> new developments resolving around michael flynn, speaking fees from russia and other income that he initially disclosed to the white house, garrett tenney explains what it means from washington. >> yesterday the white house released two financial disclosure forms filed by michael flynn first in february when he was still in the administration, that showed going back to 2014 flynn earned more than $1.3 million for his consulting work and speeches. what it didn't include, which was listed on an amended filing he submitted friday. is paid speeches that he gave for three separate russian companies including the kremlin state sponsored network rt. congressional investigators disclosed flynn was paid over $67,000 for

this is 16-year-old amy joiner francis died last april after assaulted inside a wilmington high schooloung girl had preexisting heart condition and that stress of that assault was a contributing factor in her death. >> i lost my daughter. nothing can bring my daughter back. she did not deserve this. she was not doing anything to anyone. she was well liked. >> no parents should have to go through what we have been through as a family. we have been through a lot. a lot this is unimaginable. >> three of classmates now charged one with criminally negligent homicide and conspiracy and two others conspiracy since neitherer is accused of hitting francis. the victim's father tells us he is still heartbroken over his daughter's death sgle two were shot at concert in virginia last night multiple shot were fired second annual spring fest in dim widle county the victims were taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries and witness at the concert said the scene after that shooting was chaotic. >> we were all sitting there listening to music. everything was fine. and we heard pow, pow, p

amy joiner francis died on the bathroom floor in wilmington last april shortly after a fight.ee female students are facing charges in connection with their death. an autopsy found she died after cardiac arrest. >>> dozens of people were arrested for unpaid child support. a recent raid resulted in the arrest of 43 people. the sheriff said altogether they owed more than $850,000 in court ordered child support. >>> in about an hour, residents will meet with the quakertown community school board about a proposal to close milford middle school. it would mean moving students to strayer middle school. it inclauds furloughs up to teachers and support staff. >>> to atlantic county where don guard r yan is unveiling the budget proposal this afternoon. one of the biggest headlines, a decrease in property taxes and no reduction in spending for police, firefighters and other public services. >>> it you're a gambler, listen up. ab all-new "star trek" game coming to atlantic city. it's a game that allows you to involve in ship to ship contact. look for that new game in casinos this fall. >>>

amy joiner francis died in wilmington last april. >>> u.s. attorney general jeff sessions is in arizona talking about border security. he toured the u.s. border with mexico. the area was once the buzziest for illegal border crossings and drug smuggling in the country. sessions head immigration enforcement a key priority. >>> president trump met with a group of 20ceos. among them were the heads of general motors and walmart. they are among the president's strategic and policy forums. it's a group of business leaders trump has gathered to advise him on economic matters. >>> tonight the people of quaker town will have the chance to sound off on a plan to close milford middle school. the school district is holding a a public meet iing on that plan. he wants to close milford at the ejd of the school year because of a growing deficit. the district is also considering closing an elementary school in two years. >>> new details about last week's attack in swede b. the man suspected of ramming that truck into a crowd killing four people admitted his gu

amy joiner francis died of cardiac arrest at the howard high school of technology last year. >>> a new jersey teen faces up to s15 years in prison after admitting he plot today kill the pope. he admitted he tried to hire a sniper to shoot pope francis back in september of 2015. an under cover fli agent said he scaled buildings and climbed on roofs to scout out the best. >>> rets get to traffic with jessica boyington. >> we had rain this morning for the morning commute. right now doing better. this earlier crash just on the off ramp. it is on the eastbound side. you can see all of that eastbound traffic getting by still. there is a crash on glenn brook road. checking in with mass transit. new jersey transit running on holiday schedule and amtrak running on a modified schedule. from traffic move from new jersey into delaware two center lanes are open because that's where the construction is heading. we have lanes closed until 3:00 p.m. the betty ross is clear. back to you guys. >> all right. thank you, jess. >>> we have an alert for drivers at the jersey shore. they closed the inlet brid

. >>> three teenage girls will head to trial accused of playing a role in the death of 16 amy joiner franciser being assaulted in a bathroom. she had a preexisting heart condition and the stress of the assault was a contributing factor in her death. only one of the teen defendants is charged with criminally negligent homicide. >>> also in delaware, police say in dover say local crime is up. as the city handled more than 4,000 complaints last year than in 2015 more than an 11% increase, dover police say the homicide rate gone down, which they attribute to police taking more guns off the street >>> we're a couple weeks away from the opening of a new philadelphia attraction, the museum of american revolution is gearing up in old city. located a few blocks from independence hall, it's the only museum dedicated to the nation's fight for independence. fox's rick leventhal has a sneak pea peak. >> reporter: preparing for the grand opening, and a chance to tell the incredible story of the battle for independence from the british that formed and shaped our nation more than 240 years ago. >> we're on

streets around 16-year-old amy joiner francis. the teens conspired to confront her over an ongoing beef and that led to her death. the autopsy found amy died of an undiagnosed heart defect aggravated by the stress of that fight. the judge said he'll announce his verdict in the nonjury trial tomorrow morning. >>> well, let's get into this now. because everything else is talking about it. sean spicer in hot water. you know this. he's now apologized for his comments about the holocaust. we'll play that for you. plus, is ben simmons ready to play >> now that the season is over. good news about ben simmons >> he can play now >> yes. >> when is the last game? >> happened yesterday >> i think we play the knicks but up there. >> the home season. >> he's ready to go. put me in, coach. shake up your routine with a completely new way to clean. new colgate total advanced health mouthwash. shake to activate a powerful cleaning action that removes twenty four times more bacteria. improve the health of your mouth with new colgate total advanced h

the victim was amy joiner francis. it happened at the howard high school of technology. .m. up next, more of the "today" show. have a great day. we'll see you at the bottom of the hour. from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >> it's fun day monday. jenna bush hager is in for hoda. that is little big town. congratulations kimberly and the group and the whole thing. they won vocal group of the year at last night's acm awards. >> they deserve it. >> they're all talented down there. they're all talented. when great things happen to really nice people, you just -- >> that's what we want, right?

amy joiner francis died at howard high school and technology following a fight in a bathroom last aprilthat sent a car slamming into a house in philadelphia's east oak lane neighborhood. police say it happened after one car collided with another car ahonoring sheltonham avenue. the driver of one of the cars tells us her steering wheel locked up as she drove. into no one was hurt here. >>> today is holy thursday, commemorating the last supper of christ. as we look at the basilica of st. peter and paul, where the archbishop will celebrate a mass at 10:00 this morning. >>> wawa day, the very first store opened in 1964. wawa giving away free coffee and will hold a ceremony at 19th and market in philly. nbc 10 and telemundo, our exclusive television partners. more news in 25 minutes. >>> this morning on "today's take," we have cohost adam richman making us an easter sunday ham. we hit the ice with hockey greats, mike richter and pat lafontaine. >>> and excellent holiday ideas for kid crafts and games. all that and more coming up now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio

so, hardly a punishment probably in the eyes of people on the amy francis joiner side of things.s we get a decision in about an hour and a half, guys. >> okay, so we will be on the air live with steve when the judge makes that ruling, straight up 9:00 it sounds like. new tv show out there, what do you think about this? the premise of the show, they ask men to ask rude questions of women. wait until you hear about this tv show. we have run out of ideas. >> i learned a long time ago you never ask a woman if she's pregnant. i don't care if the head is showing, or an arm is hanging out of her. >> why is that, mike? >> because i've been busted before. oh, when are you having the child? i'm not pregnant. i'm just put on weight. >> oh, ya that's never good. >> infamous moment here at fox, about five years ago when sheinelle was pregnant with twins. she had given birth five months before. and we were in the elevator, one of our co-workers, i won't say his name, tom, got on the elevator, so when are these twins due? and she says they're five months old. >> was it tom lowden? >> no, no it,

. >>> testimony expected to wrap-up in the trial of three teens accused in the death of amy joiner francisur family will love, will become an instant classic, today's guest co-host and chef, bobby flay, is going to show us how to make a perfect leg of lamb. sullivan stapleton is joining us. >> i snuck in for this. it's frae ee's great. >> i have to make lamb for easter. it's a tradition in our family. boneless leg of lamb. ask your butcher to tie it for you. we will sere it on top of the stove first. we want to get the nice crust on the outside of it. >> how long do you sere it on each side? >> until it's nice and brown. probably five or six minutes on each side. make sure you continue to sere it and turn it, just like this. and then, what i do, is amake a glaze. a sweet and sour mint glaze. no more mint jelly. honey, red wine vinegar. some dijon mustard and fresh mint. that becomes your glaze. and you want to save a little bit to serve on the side. that's it. and we're going to take this. and we're going to glaze the lamb on the outside. this goes the oven after you sear it. and you have

amy joiner francis died of cardiac arrest following the altercation last year.another 25 minutes for an update. >>> we're back, 8:30 on a tuesday morning. it's the 4th of april, 2017. i think the rain may have picked up a little bit in the last half hour. but we've got dylan, i'll hold that if you want. we have a nice crowd of people out on the plaza. we're joined by >> good morning, everybody. we will talk to david schwimmer. he had an interesting new project. rounding up hollywood stars for something that's very important. >>> has science found a way to make your beloved dog live a bit longer. the breakthrough you want to know about. >>> and simple spring projects for your garden that will reap you big rewards all season long. >>> siri and i will have great recipes that you will want to try at your next get together. >> have you experienced a lack of civility? a lot of people talking about that these days. we want you to tell us about that experience and how you handled it. go to today.com to share your stories. >> that will get a cn.rs >> it's nice of you to

school students 17-year-old trinity car hit amy francis repeatedly and charged with criminal negligence homicide and conspiracy. an autopsy determined joiner died from a heart condition triggered by the assault. other girls are charged with third degree conspiracy, prosecutors accused them. those girls are not accused of striking the teen. >>> the trial for eric freen is set to start tuesday, prosecutors say he ambushed two pennsylvania state troopers in 2014 killing one of them. corporal brian dixon, trooper alex doug list survived. if convicted he could face the death penalty. >>> 10:07. most americans want independent investigation into the trump campaign's tries to the russian government but the associated press say there's a sharp division along party lines 52% want the independent probe. 25% of republicans favor it. more than three quarters of democrats want that investigation. the release of financial demolish forms of president trump's senior staff sparking new debate over his team's ties to business interest. the form showed that trump staff is worth an estimated 12 billion dollars, his son-in-law jared kushner and ivanka trump ha

amy joyner francis died after that fight in a bathroom at wilmington howard high school of technology. testimony wrapped up yesterday in the case. cardiologist testified for the defense, saying, joiner-francis suffered from rare heart condition undetected by doctors. >> and police have identified a man found shot inside a home in kensington, investigators say 30 year old andre brody was shot shortly after 10:00 last night the 1900 block of east venango street. found lying on the kitchen floor with gunshot wound to the head. he died at the hospital shortly after. authority are now questioning several possible witnesses, no arrest have been made. >> authorities are also investigating deadly shooting in the streets of west philadelphia. this happened just after 2:00 a.m. on the 4100 block of brown street, that's in the city belmont section. police say 34 year old plan was shot moment recall times at least once in the head. they believe the man was shot at point blank range. no arrests in this case. >> montgomery county farther remains behind bars this noon on $1 million bail. authorities say he abused his young children for years. forty-four year old joseph myre accused of punching, ch