. >>> pennsylvania has a new attorney general, bruce beamer was sworn in. after former attorney general, kathleen kane resigned after she was convicted of perjury and ac instruction. john rawlins live in harrisburg with the details. >> reporter: hey rick, well no political gridlock here today. the senate went into session at 1:30 today and beamer met with the committee and was confirmed by 3:00 and sworn in by 4:00 all in an effort to put the kathleen kane era in the past. >> i will endeavor to restore a sense of honor and integrity to the office. >> the new attorney general making his rounds today at the capital is taking over an office beset with demoralized staffers. they say that kathleen kane had favorites and held grudges. beamer, kane's one time top aide was up beat about turning things around. i think it's daunting but i think it's something we'll be able to do because we have 800 of the finest employees you'd ever want to have. >> the big question from beamer is an unreleased report of controversial emails by staffers and judges and others, the rep

the senate has 20 days to confirm beamer's nomination. no word on when that vote might happen. >>> even if governor wolf, his choice of beamer is approved, he will not be in office for long, that's because there's an election for attorney general this november. democrat josh shapiro is running against republican john rafferty. >>> new at 6:00, a bucks county woman accused of drugging horses to rig races at parks casino. she gave performance-enhancing drugs to several horses at the casinos racetrack. she's out on bail tonight. >>> we have new details on the three men who used rubber mal lets to rob a jewelry store at the philadelphia mills mall. the three made off with about $100,000 worth of merchandise. they used the mal lets to smash glass display cases in the mall yesterday morning. grand nearly 20 different rings. police are still looking for them. >>> new at 6:00, people from halfway across the country are filing a lawsuit in lehigh county, all because of one image in the county's official seal. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal tells us wha

beamer once her top staffer, promised an attorney general office everyone can be proud of. >> it's no secret that the attorney general's office has gone through difficult times over the last year or two. if i was fortunate enough to be confirmed by this body i will endeavor to restore a sense of honor and integrity to the office. >> again, mr. beamer sworn in a short time ago in a private ceremony, he promised the senate he would restore integrity in the office as he serves out the last few months, the current acting attorney general, bruce caster has stepped down as mr. beamer steps up to be the attorney general. >> thank you. >>> we have now learned that one of the cars involved in the shootout on the atlantic city expressway was hit with 21 bullets. four men if the ford expedition were wounded by gun fire in the eastbound lanes and taken to the hospital. 22-year-old roseman octavius was killed in the passenger seat of a nissan. the driver is among the five people arrested for weapons charges today. and investigators are looking for a black dodge ram pickup that may also be involved

. >> bruce beamer was the second witness to take the stan this afternoon. former top aid to kathleen kane he testified he was shocked when he saw grand jury information in a philadelphia daily news article in 2014. beamer testified quote it had to have come from our office. there was no other explanation. that's what i found so shocking end quote. kane is accused of leaking that information and then lying about it to get even with political foe frank fina. her attorney said she did no such thing. nor did kane direct or authorize anyone to do so. gerald shargel said kane did make some mistakes but said they were honest mistakes and not criminal. he also said it doesn't make sense that kane would risk her reputation or her career. the prosecution disagrees. it said this case is about revenge plain and simple in its opening arguments. prosecutors said kathleen kane was on a mission of revenge and disregarded the law. now, kathleen kane has remained on the job even though she lost her law license as a result of these charges. testimony will resume tomorrow morn

even if beamer is approved he won't be in office long.new attorney general will be electioned in november. democrat josh shapiro is running against republican john rafferty. >>> 5:07. 74 degrees outside. now to decision 2016. republican presidential nominee donald trump and his running mate, indiana governor mike pence will visit baton rouge today. jeh johnson toured the region yesterday and pledged federal aid. he said he's briefing president obama on the situation, though some have criticized the president for staying on vacation rather than traveling to louisiana. but the state's governor says he's received quick responses to each request that he has made to the administration. last night, trump expressed regret for some of the words he's used during his campaign. >> sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words. or you say the wrong thing. i have done that. and believe it or not, i regret it. >> trump made the statement during a rally in charlotte. he didn't specify which remar

beamer remembers asking kane have you seen the article that came out this morning? i think this is a problem. they got this information directly out of our office. i'd like permission to look into this. beamer says kane responded by saying don't worry bit, it is not a big deal, we have more important things to do beamer said he was relieved to learn a special prosecutor was tapped to investigate a leak and told that judge that the ag's office would cooperate fully. then in a 44 minute phone call beamer remembers kane asking him to file a motion in court to stop the investigation. my heart sank, because i pledged my cooperation, i was operating like this was right course of action. i was concerned. the also taking the stand state agent michael mold to and william dave hoist both testified about being shock to find parts of their grand jury investigation in the press. both saying they had nothing to do with the leak. now, kane is charged with leaking grand jury documents to make a state prosecutor look back and lying under oath to cover it up. the defense says she did

beamer is a top former aid to convicted attorney general kathleen kane. he left her office last month to become governor tom wolf's inspector general. beamer testified against kane earlier this month which helped prosecutors convict her. kane was found guilty of leaking secret grand jury information and then lying about it under oath. she resigned august 17th 2 days after her conviction. >>> and coming up next, all these backpacks will soon be on some luck coo students heading back to school. the challenge that made this all possible. >>> howard? >>> tim tebow he had a baseball workout for 28 major league scouts. he now wants to play baseball. a look at how he did and the eagles have some players looking for jobs. how will they be used on thursday coming up in sports. >> wish you could get all your steps in? somewhere nicer than the workplace around the house. fit bit is about to unveil a new feature that will take you on an adventure kind of. ♪ ♪ what's that?! a bird? no, it's gus, the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania! have no fear, wonder gu

even if beamer is approved, he won't be in office long. that's because there's an election for attorney general this november. democrat judge shapiro is running against republican john rafferty. >>> the eagles have flown west for their next preseason test. tonight they take on the steelers in pittsburgh. csn's john clark is there live right now. john, a lot of eyes on sam bradford. >> reporter: we only got to see sam bradford for three plays in that first preseason game. tonight you're going to see a lot more of them. doug peterson's going to play them into the second quarter. that's good to see. they're warming up on the field behind me. look at sam bradford in action. what's interesting, the two years before this, sam bradford did not play in the first preseason game. he played in that first preseason game last week and e he's going to get a lot more time tonight. he wants to start to come together and get some sort of rhythm. >> i'd really like to see us get into a flow, get into a nice rhythm, you know, get in and out of the huddle. yo

they are poised to vote on bruce beamers nomination. beamer was kane's one time top aid and testified against her during trial. he is expected to fill the remainder of kane's term until a successor chosen by voters is sworn -- >>> how will donald trump impact races for the house and senate. lana zach reports from washington. >> reporter: donald trump is speaking to a crowd in washington state later tonight. and hillary clinton continues her fundraising efforts but there is an election taking place today and it may have a lot to say about what happens in november. pundits are talking about the down effect of donald trump and they are casting ballots in two cases, the races of marco rubio and john mccain. >> donald trump created controversy went he went after his war record. trump eventually endorsed the senator. >> i hold in the highest esteem, senator john mccain. >> and john mccain says it's the fight of his life same for rubio, facing off against a realtor called florida's little trump. and debbie wasserman shultz, emails revealed end

. >> the pennsylvania state senate will vote this afternoon on the confirmation every bruce beamer as the state's new attorney general. beamer was nominated for the job about two weeks ago, former attorney general, kathleen kane, resigned after being convicted of leaking secret testimony in lying under oath. kane faces prison time. voters head to the polls to pick a new attorney general this november. >>> well, hard to believe, but we're now less than 70 days until election day. voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots, in just over two months. >>> in other news, hillary clinton's runningmate, tim kaine, making two stops in pennsylvania today, he's scheduled to hold rally in erie at 1:00 this afternoon, then will stop at the boys and girls club of lancaster tonight. >> on the republican side, tweet from donald trump supporter adds more problems to the republican nominee's outreach to black voters. correspondent craig boswell with more now from the white house. >> this is not racist to be proud to be an american. >> pastor mark burns is a donald trump supporter and frequents

conviction of former attorney general, kathleen kane, governor tom wolf says he will nominate bruce beamer to be the new attorney general. former montgomery county da bruce caster was sworn in just yesterday becoming the state's acting attorney general five months after kane hired him but we now know that bruce beamer will be nominated to take the position, he is a former kane aid and testified against kathleen kane during her trial. three swimmers will meet with brazilian law enforcement. the u.s. olympic committee spokesperson says that jack conger and gunnar bentz were released by authorities after being pulled from a flight. they were freed on the condition they would continue talking to authorities. jim jimmy feigen will talk to authorities. ryan lochte already returned to the united states. >>> 12 child pornography suspects are now in new jersey. investigators announced the operation statewide in hamilton. they range from 20 to 72 and one suspect was in possession of 17,000 illegal images and videos, christopher perino says that child pornography is not a victimless crime. >> it dire

s office. >>> beamer expected to be back on the stand tomorrow as the prosecution begins to build itsagainst the attorney general. live in norristown, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> john, thank you. >> the fbi returned to reading today more than a year after the initial raid on reading city hall in the home of then mayor von spencer. francis acosta since admitted he accepted a 1800 bribe for the exchange for his support in repealing the city's edgics law. he is serving a two year term in federal prison. we don't have specifics by today's fbi search but agents conducted interviews with people from past administrations and looked into several service contracts over the past few decades. >>> one of two women shot in camden last night has died. it happened at 9:00 around the 800 block of south 6 and street. police rushed james and blakeany to cooper hospital. james die aid short time later. at this hour police are searching for the suspect. >>> kennedy and jefferson health took the next step to a merger, ceo's from both health systems signed an agreement to merge, today at kenn

beamer worked under kane and testified against her in the trial. wolf nominated beamer to replace her and once approved he will replace the acting attorney general, bruce caster. >> now time for a check of our traffic report. matt pellman is keeping on eye on the roads. >> we disapprove on the ride, from 202 at king of prussia from this point from the conshohocken curve to the belmonbelmont. there was a vehicle at gladwyne, it's still a very slow go into the phils game. if you take 95 southbound to the phils game a little better but not a whole lot. jammed from academy to cotman and jammed south from the betsy ross bridge to girard. a crash involving a pedestrian at the monroe muffler near allentown road. you should avoid that. and swede road a crash and downed pole. 202 gets you around that. and slowing on southbound 45, 95 southbound is not a lot better with normal volume and marsh road remains blocked because of a downed pole. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> thank you matt. >>> just days after mcdonald's made a big change to the h

inspector again bruce beamer is tom wolf's nominee. beamer worked under cold front front -- kathleen kane and testified against her at her trial. bruise castor is searching e -- serving as acting attorney general. >>> in governor governor jack markell greeted students in wilmington. the first state's education secretary was on handle to wish the students luck for this brand new year. >>> plenty of excited faces here in chester county. students are meeting there knew teachers making new friends at east warren elementary in downingtown. and boys and girls at valley elementary in bensalem bucks county had back to school supplies ready to go. first day of school, best of luck to all students, philadelphia schools start classes next week. >>> if you've stepped outside, you've noticed the humidity is on the rise. there's a warning for the swimmers at the jersey and delaware beaches. sky6 live hd looking live at atlantic city this afternoon. you can see the beaches are populated it's a good day to be out there, but heads up rough surf from hu

beamer provided testimony that helped prosecutors convict kane of leaking grand jury testimony, and lying oath. kane resigned earlier this month, and faces prison time. voters will pick a new attorney general, this november. >> well, golf experts met with people in horsham, montgomery county to talk water. at a public forum, they discussed the health effect water contaminated by chemicals used at the willow grove and john naval air station cents since 2014, 16 public wells, and many private wells, have been shut off in the area. that's because they were tainted with compounds, found in fire fighting foams used at the navy bases. many people said they didn't feel they heard real answers, though. >> i just don't trust that we're not going to be the next flint michigan, you know, ten years down the line. i don't think that we're getting a straight up answer. and i don't think i trust what they're doing to remediate the situation. >> aside from a houseful of bottled watt their we're getting for free, but how else do we resolve this? are they looking at what impact it is having on what our hom

beamer will finish out kane's remaining five months. >>> it look like new jersey's minimum wage willtay at $38.30 an hour. he'll veto -- vetoed that proposal to raise the wage to $10.10 an hour in the neck year and then to $15 over the next five. christie says it will burden small businesses and democratic leaders they'll pursue a constitutional amendment to raise it which will not need the governor's approval. >> one montgomery county high school is cans selling its varsity season. they don't have enough students signed up. athletic director of the springfield township school district making that announcement today. he says they don't have enough players to safely play the 201 2016-2017 season. he adds the decision was put off until now with the hope that more students would sign up but that just did not happen. >>> today in strawberry mansion fbi took break for some fun on the baseball field and it was all to spread an important message. fbi's philadelphia division and the strawberry mansion all star baseball league faced off to encourage safer neighborhoods. this is the tenth annu

beamer is a former top aid to convicted attorney general kathleen kane he left her office last monthbecome governor tom wolf's inspector general. he testified against kane and helped prosecutors convict her of leaking secret grand jury information and lying about it under oath. in your health tonight the flooding in louisiana doing more than just damaging neighborhoods. health experts are concerned now about how the remnants left behind from the floods will actually affect the mental health of a lot of the residen residents. flood watersare subsiding doctors say the loss and stress associated with surviving a flood can affect people differ differly. dr. lee tines tulane university knows this is not just because he's a profession because he lost his home during hurricane today teen n he says it's important to watch yourself and those around you for any red flags. >> if you're being down, feeling hopeless, helpless and that begins to interfere with your ability to function, and move forward, take care of your family, do the things that are necessary in the coming days, um, then that be

beamer was nominated for the job two weeks ago. former attorney can kathleen kane resigned after conviction for leaking secret testimony and lying under oath. kane faces prison time in election for attorney general, that will take place this november. >>> count down to the presidential election is on, voters will head to the poles in just under 70 days. both can states are brought their campaigns to pennsylvania, today. now right now, hillary clinton's running mate tim kane is -- kaine is holding a rally in lancaster. this is tim kaine campaigning in erie. kaine's tour of pennsylvania continues tomorrow when he heads to the lehigh valley. >>> donald trump's son eric trump was in the poconos to open up a trump campaign office. many of the donald trump's children have been campaigning on behalf of their father. >>> the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley will have have much more on campaign 2016, that is coming up at 6:30 right here after our broadcast. >>> well, some new parking spaces are unveiled in south jersey with wounded vete

beamer thinks he can use that time to restore the office's reputation, tarnished when kathleen kaine was convicted in a revenge plot to leak grand jury information. >> i will endeavor to restore a sense of honor and integrity to the office. >> i think it is going to be something that we will be able to do because of the 800 or so of the finest employees you could ever want to have. >> beamer has once served as top deputy to kathleen kane but testified against her at trial. >>> football season came to an abrupt, unexpect end for varsity players at springfield township high school in montgomery county. the team only played one game, and last friday, they lost that game and the head coach chris shelley says the team just does not have enough players. shelley says telling the boys that the season was cancelled was most difficult speech he delivered to his team and his seniors. >> i was, i was obviously heart broken telling it to them but also know how much those guys meant to the program and will continue to carry on our legacy. >> with the approximately 20 players left on the ross ton m

bruce beamer testified for a second day today in the case against kane. he says she told him the grand jury leak was quote no big deal. when he said they needed to investigate. beamer says kane later asked him to try to block the special investigation initiated by the state supreme court but it never came to that. prosecutors say cane can was on mission for revenge when she leak the grand jury information then lied about it. >>> new jersey governor chris christie thinks the us supreme court should decide whether the garden state can legalize sports betting much christie commented this morning while co-host ago sports talk radio show. federal appeals court yesterday set aside the state's challenge to federal betting ban. the court scrapped a 2014 new jersey law that would have allowed sports betting at cass cease casinos and race track. he admits it's a long shot that the nation's height yesterday court would take the case. >> local school administrators and educators are hoping to spark children's educatio edge t in education at an early age. superintende

yesterday, governor tom wolf nominated beamer to take over the seat.mer, the current inspector general, served as kane's first deputy. the senate has to confirm that nomination within 20 days. no word on when that vote will happen. if he's approved he'll be in office until january because a new attorney general will be elected in november. shapiro is running against rafferty. >>> city officials say there's been a sharp increase in fatal overdoses connected with fentanyl abuse. it's a prescription opioid drug that is frequently used illegally to cut heroin, making it stronger and more dangerous. >>> police across the tri-state area are on the lookout for drunk drivers. police departments in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware are participating in the annual drive sober or get pulled over campaign. expect to see a lot of sobriety checkpoints and extra patrols between 6:00 p.m. on fridays and 6:00 p.m. on mondays from now through the end of the holiday weekend. >>> next saturday, the eagles head to indianapolis for game three of the preseason and the te

beamer a former top aid to convicted attorney general kathleen kane. he left her office last month to become governor tom wolf's inspector general. beamer testified against kane earlier this month which helped prosecutors convict her. kane of course convict evidence leaking secret grand jury information and then lying about it under oath. she resigned august 17th. two days after her conviction. >>> governor chris christie said no today to attempt to raise new jersey's minimum wage. today the republican announcing that his veto to that proposal to raise the wage to $10 and 10 cents an hour in the next year and $15 over the next five years. christie says it will burden small businesses. democratic leaders say they will pursue a constitutional amendment to raise it. >>> turning to our fox 29 weather authority. here's a live look along the ben franklin parkway tonight. still hot all across the region today. we're waiting to see if the heat wave will continue and we've reached a record this month. meteorologist kathy orr tracking your forecast now. another

, beamer says this news story contained grand jury information he feared was leaked by the da's office. her response was don't worry about it, it's not a big deal. >> she was in fact, dismissive. not just disinterested but dismissive. that puzzled him and gave him pause. >> joe say former prosecutor and observing the trial and giving his thought. he was relieved that he learned that an independent prosecutor based here in norristown was going to investigate the 2014 news leak but then got a call from kane suggesting he file a motion to block the probe. >> his heart sank because he had gone from thinking of her to dismissive of this leak to perhaps being involved in the leak and that was communicated to the jury. >> kane's team scored points in cross-examination saying it was a feud with a former prosecutor, frank fina. but they said that kane did not seem fixated on fina. they argued that he was not the focal pointer her antagonism. >> that idea of a feud of fina and kane is central to the prosecution here, and that is what drove kathleen kane to allegedly break the law. no word on tha

bruce beamer worked under kathleen kane and testified against her in her perjury child. bruce castor was assigned the role of first assistant when she resign on wednesday. >>> carlenger was put in jail for taking money from clients. he faces charges of trying to evade income taxes from 2006 to 2010. he was part of the team that represented sandusky after his appeal for child sex abuse. >>> all lanes on route 55 in vineland new jersey has reopened. a dump truck flipped over and three people suffered minor injuries. >> rescues pulled a tried from a fiery wreckage from a crash in delaware. >>> will connor never got to meet his father, a new jersey state trooper killed in the line of duty. but a photographer is honoring the trooper with a special gift. ♪ amazing sleep stays with you all day and all night. sleep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. the time is now for the biggest sale of the year, where all beds are on sale! save 50% on the labor day limited edition bed. know better sleep. only at a sleep number store.

yesterday he had a lot to say against his former bows, pennsylvania attorney general, bruce beamer took the stands in the case against kane for second day yesterday. he says kane told him the grand jury leaks was, quote, no big deal. when he said they needed to investigate this. beamer says kane later asked him to try to block this special investigation watched by the state supreme court but it never came to that. prosecutors say kane was on a mission for revenge when she leaked the grand jury information then lied about it. the search will resume today for search foreman in the schuylkill river. skyfox over the river last night, words a man jumped off the chestnut street bridge. two other men jumped in after him to help. police rescued those two men, but they spent hours looking for the first one who went under just before 5:00. divers searched for him for hours with no luck. police have called off that search until today. >> republican presidential candidate donald trump under fire this morning for comment he made at a rally in fort lauderdale, florida. this time he took aim at the pr

bruce beamer says kane told him that the grand jury leak was, quote, no big deal, when he said they neededate. beamer also said kane later asked him to try to block the special investigation launch by the state supreme court, but it never came to. that will prosecutors say kane was on mission for revenge when she leaked the grand jury information then lied about it. >> aide to new jersey governor chris christie told colleague the governor quote unquote flat out lied about the bridgegate scandal, during the 2013 news conference, according to new court filing released yesterday. christie denies lying or any involvement in the george washington bridge lane closures. a transcript of the tenths from christina rena appeared this court filing by attorneys representing bill baron, who faces trial next month. baron is the former deputy executive director of the port authority of new york and new jersey. prosecutors have charged him with helping orchestrate those infamous lane closures for political revenge. >> in a report of news, which airs here on fox 29 of course, asked governor christie about t

kane's former top aide, bruce beamer, took the stand yesterday. he told jurors err was shocked when he saw the grand jury information, in the philadelphia daily news, in 2014. and, he says, it had to come from her office. fema will be on the stand again this morning. >> okay, was it a call for violence? we'll play the tape for you, decide, or simply a rallying cry for supporters. donald trump, latest comments, stirring up some controversy. how he's defending what he said about hillary clinton and second amendment supporters. let's get in the pool. >> impressive night for team usa. finds out how many more gode medals they added to their already impressive count in rio. >> bring it on. bring it to me. i'm number one. >> the campagne is calling a suggestion of violence? >> hillary want to abolish essentially abolish the second amendment. by the way, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. although the second amendment people, maybe there is, i don't know. but i'll tell you what, that will be a horrible day. >> so the campaign, of c

beamer former top aide to convicted top aide kathleen kane. he left her offers last month to become governor for tom wolf inspector general. beamer testified against kane earlier this month, helped prosecutor convict her of leaking secret information, and lying about it under oath. chris? >> lauren, let's talk about chris, let's start with chris brown. in trouble again with the law. the bizarre stands-off at the la singer's home and what he's being arrested for. and different chris shooting down attempt to raise new jersey minimum wage, of course governor chris christie says he's not for the hike. more after the break. ♪ what's that?! a bird? no, it's gus, the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania! have no fear, wonder gus is here! wonder bucks! whaaa... wonder bucks, the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery, with top prizes of $300 grand! one can dream. you can say that again. (giggles) keep on scratchin'! >> on track to have the hottest august on record. this day isn't over yet, but we expect to get into the 90's today, and

the one thing of note during his testimony just as we broke for the day, beamer said he was asked about the article about frank fena and when he saw that article what did he think? and he said that he was shocked and surprised. he found it problematic because he felt that that information could have only come from the attorney general's office. his testimony will continue tomorrow morning at 8:30 when the trial resumes. chris and lucy. >> dawn timmeney from norristown tonight, thanks, dawn. >>> judge has moved a bail hearing for joey merlino to friday. it was originally scheduled for today. the jailed local mob boss will appear in federal court in west palm beach near his florida home. court documents say the fbi has thousands of hours of tapes on merlino and others. federal authorities say merlino began working to rebuild the philadelphia crime family in 2014. prosecutors charged merlino and nearly four dozen other suspec suspected mobsters last week. merlino first got out of prison on a federal racketeering conviction in 2011. >> things are about get a lot hotter in your fox 29 weathe

governor tom wolf selected bruce beamer to finisher kathleen kane's term. >>> >>> two former governor christie aids go on trial next month on charges they took part in the bridgegate scandal. they are accused of deliberately creating traffic jams and concocting a cover story. >> doesn't feel like it time to go back to school. >> reporter: we did get heat wave number 6 with a high of 90. that continues today. the tropics are a mess. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan show you we are dry as we head into the workweek and some of you school week. >> as we take a look outside, what have we got? sky6 live hd pretty picture on the delaware river with light winds and glassy seas, the battleship new jersey on the other side of this picture. 73 degrees in philadelphia. 70 in allentown. 70 in trenton an wilmington. 69 in cape may and yes it is a bit more humid this morning than yesterday. future tracker 6 shows you it will be a fairly sunny day, occasionally clouds sweeping through. the model every now and then does have an isolated shower popping up. i wanted to show that to you so you're not

. >> bruce beamer was the second witness to take the stand this afternoon. former top aid to kathleen kane he testified he was shocked when he saw grand jury information in a philadelphia daily news article in 2014. beamer testified "it had to have come from our office. there was no other explanation. that's what i found so shocking ". >>> kane is accused of leaking that information and then lying about it to get even with political foe frank fina. her attorney said she did no such thing. nor did kane direct or authorize anyone to do so. gerald shargel said kane did make some mistake but said they were honest mistakes and not criminal. he also said, it doesn't make sense that kane would risk her reputation or her career. the prosecution disagrees. it said this case is about revenge plain and simple in its opening arguments. prosecutors said kathleen kane was on mission of revenge and diss disregarded the law. kane has remained on a job even though she lost her law license as a result of these charg char. testimony resumes tomorrow morning. >>> surveillance v

governor tom wolf nominated bruce beamer to take over the post. beamer is a former top aide to kathleen kane who resigned as attorney general earlier this month. kaine was tried and convicted and the jury found her guilty on all charges, including conspiracy, perjury, and obstruction of justice. >>> happening today at the shore, miss america contestants are arrives in atlantic city. the 52 hopefuls will be welcomed to their new home for the next two weeks. later this afternoon. they'll meet on the public -- they'll meet the public in front of the boardwalk hall. at 2:00 p.m., the festivities will end with a crowning o of a new miss america on september 11th. >>> and controversy continues over an anthem protest by 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. kaepernick stayed seated during the national anthem before the preseason game in san francisco. he said he was promoting systemic racism. kaepernick said he will continue to do so until he sees real change. nbc 10 caught up with several eagles players who weighed in on that protest. >> i support people

. >> one of kathleen kane's top aides testified against her yesterday in court, bruce beamer took the stands in the case against kane, it was day two of testimony. he says kane told him the grand jury leak was, quote, no big deal. when he said they needed to investigate. beamer says kane later asked him to try to block the special investigation launched by the state supreme court. but it never came to that. prosecutors say kane was on a mission for revenge when she leaked the grand jury information, and then lied about it. >> thirty-two people face charges in a massive auto theft insurance fraud ring. philadelphia district attorney, seth williams, says the ringleaders owned cheap auto. he says they faked inspections, replace dollars vehicle id numbers, and made fake insurance cards so they could re-sell stolen cars mostly from local car rental companies. williams sales the theft ring cost the companies half a million dollars in lawsuit. >> spring season football is here, tonight the birds will take on tampa bay. >> dave kinchen now live outside lincoln financial field. it all begins t

bruce beamer took the stand in the case against kane fort second day today. kane told him the grand jury leak was quote no big deal. when she said they needed to investigate. beamer says kane later asked him to try to block the special investigation launched by the state supreme court but it never came to that. prosecutors say kane was on a mission for revenge when she leaked grand jury information then lied about it. >> in burlington county police are still trying to figure out how a deadly crash happened. it killed a local pastor over the weekend. haws on his motorcycle with his wife when his bike collided with an suv. his wife is in critical condition. fox 29's jenn for joyce spoke with the family of the couple in bordentown. >> reporter: prayer service will get underway here in about an hour at celebration community church to bring people together in healing after pastor larry house was killed and his wife critically injured in a motorcycle accident last weeke weekend. >> he was just a good solid guy. >> reporter: well-known pastor and businessman larry h

. >>> tom wolf replaced kathleen kane, beamer needs confirmation by the republican-controlled senate. >> uber is ready to test its first self driving cars with customers. >> a company that endorsed right now lochte has something toss about his robbery scandal in rio, that's next. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. 6:00 a.m., friday, august 19. we have breaking news. >> a tractor-trailer slams into a pickup truck in delaware and rescuers get a child from the fiery wreckage. >> eagles preseason shines in pittsburgh. >> let's find out what to expect in the weather david murphy has that and matt pellman has traffic, good morning. >> repo

former pennsylvania supreme court justice mccaffery and also kane's former first department bruce beamer and her current chief of staff, philadelphia daily news reporter christopher brennan is also a possibility. kane is charged with leaking secret grand jury information and then lying bit in a series of political squabble was elected and appointed officials. opening statements set to start this morning. this trial could take about a week although it could go longer then that. back to you. >> just see how it plays out. >>> jailed local mob boss joey merlino due in court in florida today. 594 year-old is set to appear for a bail hearing in west baum beach. prosecutors will argue merlino should stay in jail. fbi arrested him on federal charges with 40 others connected to organized crime. the indictment contains charges such as racketeering, gambling, loan sharking, arson and fire arms offenses as well as health care fraud. this dates back to 2011. merlino's attorney says he is fighting foes charges. >>> in wilmington delaware a judge decide if you go a 16 year-old should face charges as an

. >>> and bruce beamer nominated to take over the pennsylvania attorney general.e is consider recently the state's inspector general. he was once the top deputy for kathleen kane but testified againster in trial. he will need to be confirmed by the senate. republican bruce castor took over as acting attorney general when kane we signed yesterday. >>> our eight-day heat wave finally at an end. philadelphia topped out at 88 degrees today, but temperatures are going to jump back up tomorrow and we could be in for yet another heat wave next week. meteorologist cecily tynan will be along shortly with the seven-day outlook in the full accuweather forecast. >>> it turned out to be a beautiful night for a beautiful event. every year hundreds dress in white waiting to find out the secret location of their outdoor meal and party. and today it turned out to be the steps of the philadelphia art museum. "action news" reporter christie ileto is there, and quite a back drop for this fancy gathering, huh? >> yeah, it absolutely was until the rain moved in. that's when a lot of pe

bruce beamer took the stand in the case against kane. he says she told him the grand jury leak was quote no big deal. when he said they sneaded to investigate. beamer says kane later asked him to try to block the special investigation initiated by the state supreme court but it never came to that. prosecutors say kane was on mission for revenge when she leak the grand jury information, then lied about it. >>> amtrak has started settling lawsuits with the victims last year's deadly train derailment in port richmond but lawyers involved in the process say a strict confidentiality agreement prevents them from talking about how they are doing or how much money they have received. court records show railroad reached its first settlement last week. dozens of other lawsuits are still pending. amtrak has taken responsibility for the may 2015 crash that killed eight people and injured 200 others. >>> developing to night in burlington county, police are still trying to figure out what led to a deadly accident that killed a local pastor east weeken

beamer was nominated for the job about two weeks ago. former attorney general kathleen kaine resigned after her conviction for releasing secret testimony and lying under oath. kaine faces prison time. voters head to the polls to pick a new attorney general this november. >>> a man convicted of killing cats in new jersey moves to delaware. coming up on "eyewitness news" why officials believe he is still committing these unthinkable crimes. >>> but first video showing a ten car pile up, as it happens, it is amazing no one was badly injured in this. we will show you what caused it coming up next. >>> war against zika, some of the nation's leading experts take to twit inner a campaign to fight the devastating virus. >>> disturbing discovery a community is on edge after some children say clowns are hiding in the woods, and trying to lure them away. you're watching "eyewitness news" at fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. c

beamer replaced convicted felon kathleen kane as aj. he tells lawmakers, he hopes to restore a sense of honor and integrity to the office. beemer will serve the last five months of kane's term. >>> in delaware, help is on the way for a family that has had numerous cars crash on to their property. danny and terra radcliffe have been fighting with deldot to get a barrier installed in front of their property. five cars have hit their home in belvedere neighborhood in recent years. the cars go straight rather than turning at the end of the route 141 overpass. last week, a car destroyed the above-ground pool the family could have been swimming in. >> i don't think there would have been one fatality, it would have be have probably been a few. i hope this is the answer. >> deldot argued for years that installing ing ing a barrier wo the drivers that hit their home. >>> it's a big day for students at a north philadelphia school. ♪ they're being drafted for work study jobs by some of the city's leading businesses. more than 400 students from cry

a string of former aids took to the stand to testify gains her yesterday including bruce beamer she said his heart sank when his boss asked him to block an investigation into a grand jury leak. >> meebltion karen rogers joins us it is unbelievable it is 81 degrees. >> reporter: it is 81 degrees and we have oppressive humidity and we're sticking with it. let's look at storm tracker 6 live double scan, right now we have future tracker 6 coming up. on storm tracker 6 live we'll be able to see we have mostly clear skies. i've been watching right now some showers out to the north and west, we can go closer with double scan and see the sprinkles that are hitting here in malvern. near reading a little sprinkle. no storms just something we're watching in this unstable atmosphere. let's take you outside and show you what's going on. looking live at philadelphia international where we have cloudy skies, the temperature is currently 81 degrees. dewpoint 76. you really feeling the oppressive humidity out there. the pressure is holding steady. the winds are southwesterly rather light, but bumping up

. >>> tom wolf has chosen bruce beamer to replace kathleen kane as attorney jen. he testified against her during her trial. kane's first assistant bruce caster served as acting attorney general. caster says he will do all within my power to make sure the officer of attorney general is in good shape for when the next attorney general arrives. >>> david heckler is stepping down and that he is resigning on december 2nd. he started as an assistant d.a. in 1972. he served is he 11 years as a county judge. heckler's term would have ended in january of 2018. county judges will choose an interim da until the november 2017 election. >>> what do we want? >> unionized workers rallied in delaware county. after the stalemate in trenton for road projects. they protested outside of diane allen's office in cinnaminson. they say it has caused thousands of layoffs and want a resolution now. there has been no response from governor christie's office. iso let me tell you what i knowe about senator pat toomey.. my mom was the principal at sandy hook school in newtown. she died that da

last week, governor tom wolf nominated bruce bea beamer, the current state inspectors general to replace bruce castor. he took over after kathleen kane's conviction on perjury. he was at one time kane's top aid. >>> it has been a contentious day on the campaign trail. the candidates traded barbs in some of the strongest language we have heard yet. and it was this comment late last night that touched it off. >> hillary clinton is a bigot! [ cheers and applause ] who sees people of color only as votes, not as human beings, worthy of a better future. >> that was part of donald trump's latest appeal to african-american voters, but clinton fired back saying trump has been running a racist campaign. >> donald trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia. he is taking hate groups mainstream. and helping a radical fringe take over the republican party. >> in response, trump said clinton is trying to "smear him and divert attention away from questions about her family foundation and email use." >>> still to come on "action news," from the olympic swimming pool to legal hot water, ryan l

bruce beamer testified his heart sunk a little when his boss, kane asked him to block the investigation into a grand jury leak. and they saw a newspaper article that contained grand jury information and when he called kane to fine the leaker, her response was don't worry about it it's not a big deal. adrian king spent more than an hour on the stand today and kane is charged with leaking the documents and lying to the grand jury. >>> a fun day at the park for a group of campers in wilmington turned out to be quite traumatic. a dozen children were attacked by wasps at rockwood park. three children were taken to the hospital for treatment? >> reporter: that is exactly right. they were taken because of possible allergic reactions to the stings. something that could have turned deadly, they are back home and okay, but quite a terrifying scene, some kids were lying on the ground being treated by paramedics, look behind me this is where it all happened. it's taped off where the nest is and everyone is told to stay away. >> a day at rockwood park quickly turned chaotic for nearly 200 campers mo

former top aid bruce beamer testified that kane asked him to try and block a special investigation into a grand jury leak. adrian king also testified he's kane former you boyfriend and first deputy when she was elected to attorney general. investigators say she leaked documents to a newspaper to embarrass a rival. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is pushing back tonight on claims that he lied about the bridge gate scandal. christie today disputed any idea that he didn't tell the truth. it follows the release of court documents that show an aid to the governor texted another colleague when christie spoke to reporters on december 13th, 2013. in those texts he accused the governor of lying when he said top staffs knew nothing. >>> amtrak to started settling lawsuits brought by victims in prosecute port richmond. lawyers say a strict confidentiality clause prevents them and their clients from talking about how they're doing or how much money they're getting. the washington's new york train sped into a sharp curve and jumped the track may 12. eight people killed, 200 others injured. >>

against political fina when she leak grand jury information then lied about it her former tom aid bruce beamerook the stand today. he told jurors he was shocked when he saw the grand jury information in the philadelphia daily news in 2014. it had to have come from her office. he takes the stand yet again tomorrow morning. >>> in in order, a judge has moved a bail hearing for joey merlino to friday. jailed local mob boss will appear in federal court in west palm beach. merlino began working to rebuild the philadelphia crime family in 2014. prosecutors charge merlino nearly four dozen others suspected mobsters last week. new charges could land him back in prison for 20 years. >>> a warning tonight before you head down the shore for your weekend. what towns are are you asking to do tonight before another deadly accident happens. >>> and a five-year-old stumbled on something on a walk with his daddy. even he knew it was a big deal. the history-making find. >>> you start young could extend your life. new study finds reading is not just good for your brain. it's good for your overall health. researc

governor come wolf nominated bruce beamer to teq over the seat.he was a one-time high-ranking aide to kathleen kane. kane resigned after she was convicted of leaking grand jury information and lying about it under oath. >>> today, funeral services will be held for a man in a police shooting that sparked outrage in milwaukee. police shot and killed sylville smith earlier this morning. that was earlier this month. some say smith was armed with a hand gun and turning towards the officer when he was shot. the reverend jessie jackson will deliver the eulogy at his funeral. >>> customers, lawmakers and patient advocates are outraged of the skyrocketing cost of the epipen. it's jumped 400% since 2007. the ceo of manufacturer mylan is blaming the health care industry. >> everybody should be frustrated. i am hoping that this is an inflection point for this country. our health care is in a crisis. it's no different than the mortgage financial crisis in 2007. >> she says she will not reverse the price hike. instead, the company is offering $300 coupons in re