justin, i have some questions for you now that andy biddle is back. when i called bells today, a man said i had the wrong number and hung up. biddle's lawyer says he doesn't know where his client was and didn't ask. law enforcement sources tell me they believe biddle spent some of that time in florida. >> what you have here is a situation where this is a conspiracy. >> reporter: a mystery on the water no more after a re-emergence that could soon trigger a new wave of charges. ted greenberg, "nbc10 news." >>> the death penalty is on hold tonight in pennsylvania. >> governor tom wolf issued a moratorium. the governor says the system is flawed. wolf said data suggests defendants are more likely to be sentenced to death if they are poor or if they are a racial minority and the victim is white. pennsylvania's death row houses 183 men and 3 women. the state has executed only three people since 1976. >>> the district attorney's association is outraged tonight. they say the governor quote, disregarded a long line of decisions made by pennsylvania and federal

after a boat biddle was in crashed on the rocks behind longport. thursday biddle turned himself in with no explanation where he has been all these months. >> i was than the totally shocked but i just can't help but think that this was just an unconsciousnable act if this is true that this accident was actually staged. >> reporter: biddle's friend justin bells told authorities that biddle disappeared into the water a after the two struck a channel marker. many found unbelievable biddle a boat racing champion could crash a slow moving pontoon boat. within weeks word spread to egg harbor township police believe biddle was on the run because of an outstanding fraud charges with his boat business. since biddle posted bond and he was never placed in jail, we stopped in his house. no answer but we did see a figure inside. moments after we arrived owe did a pizza delivery. if biddle was inside he opted to skip lunch rather to be seen on camera. one of the things that, bothers public safety officials is that anyone of the rescuers could have gotten hurt, fa

a friend of biddle first told the coast guard his boat hit a buoy in longport and biddle disappeared. >>> florida governor rick scott is coming to our way hoping to lure business with him. he will be in philadelphia next monday and tuesday, meeting with local business leaders and discuss why they should move their companies to florida. we called the office of pennsylvania governor tom wolf for reaction and a spokesperson called scott's visit a political stunt. >>> we are tracking snow and dangerous cold tonight. so are other parts of the country as well. taking a live look right now at some light snow coming down at the white house. it has been snowing there for several hours already. >>> now to the west. take a look at snow blankets louisville kentucky. forecasters say this could be the worst snowstorm to hit the louisville area in a decade. >>> and it looked like an urban glacier in west philadelphia after an early morning fire. >> take a look at this video. near zero degrees condition. firefighters were battling flames at 51st and locust. buildings, cars and also the firefighters w

airy native jessie biddle wants to throw away what was worst year of his life. last may former first round draft pick was dmawingts nasty hail storm in reading and even biddle cannot believe what happened as he retails the story. >> my front windshield was about to cave in and dpropt and exploded and glass got everywhere anechoic not see anything and i had to get out of the car i could not drive it it stopped working. and soy ran to find coverage and while running i got really seriously blasted in the back of the head by hail stone. >> where did it hit you can you show us? >> about the back of my head here. >> he was bleeding and suffered a concussion and he was eager to bounce back on the bounds. in this aa start in the incident he went 0-5, 9.82 era and phillies decided to give him mental break and sent him here to clearwater. >> 2014 was tough. there war a lot of times i got smacked begun the wall and held down. and i just you know i was struggling to find air. but i feel very good and i feel like i came out on top. >> biddle also suffered squad and elbow iss

biddle surrendered yesterday. he was released today on $50,000 bail. it is unclear where biddle has been all this time. >>> warminster police arrested ian snyder for the burglary of a convenience store on monday. they connected him to a crime at the same store laughter year. police say it's schneider you see on surveillance video breaking into the country farms store on york road. police say he smashed the front door with a hammer before stealing cash and lottery tickets. investigator say schneider attempted to break in back in october. he is in the bucks county jail on $100,000 bail. >>> friday the 13th proved to be a very unlucky day for 42 fugitives who landed in handcuffs today. for the 18th year officers from philadelphia and the surrounding counties teamed up for a valentine's day warrant sweep. this raid was called operation deadbeat. offenses ranged from drug charges to theft but most were failure to pay child support. offenders owe maryland $187,000 in back pay. >>> from our new jersey news room an intense fire fight overnight left behind a fr

. >> the couple never believes÷ that andrew biddle tieddied in that boating accident.now his attorney says he just wanted to step up and do the right thing. >> i never for one minute thought he was dead. >> dianna and frank casey say they knew the law would eventually catch up to andrew biddle. the 45-year-old power boat racing champion turned himself in with his lawyer by his side today. >> i'm surprised it took this long for him to come back. >> investigators say he staged and accident in the casey's boat that he was supposed to repair. he was dietindicted on multiple counts of deception and fraud. >> i think he thought it was his ticket out to stop paying for boat. >> we went by andrew biddle's home tonight and were told to leave. they are ready to face charges. the casey's will believe it when they see it. >> i want to be done with them and walk away and never have to deal with them again. i want too see the guy rot in jail. >>> an atlantic county judge released him and said he needs to come up with bond or go to jail. >>> from our jersey shore bureau, encouraging

law enforcement sources believe biddle spent some of his time on the run in florida. i have some questions for you now that andied by sl back. when i called justin bells today, a man who answered the phone said i had the wrong number and hung up. new jersey state police tell me they're talking with other law enforcement agencies and consulting with the state attorney general's office to determine if charges related to the allegedly staged ace dis appearance will be filed against biddle and bells. in longport new jersey ted greenberg, news4. >>> now at 6:00 video captures the moment d.c. police shot and killed a teenager. the officers were cleared in a civil case but now the victim's family wants to halt an undercover police tactic. >>> there is new information just in from the ntsb about the national impact of last month's deadly incident on our metro. >> and a clerk fights back. new video of a robbery at a local convenience store with an up-close look at the suspect. >>> but first at 6:00, our wintry weekend is just getting started. we began the day with windchills b

biddle's friend justin bells reportedly told authorities the that biddle has disappeared into the water. >> i commend the people that work on this, that put their lives at stake. i just can't help but this this was an an unconsnable act if this is true that this accident was actually staged. >> egg harbor township police believe biddle was on the run because of outstanding fraud charge's associated with his boat business. biddle is free, on bail tonight. >>> governor tom wolf suspends the death penalty in pennsylvania. he wants to review a full report on capitol punishment in the commonwealth. the governor called the currencies tell of capitol punishment flawed today. the pennsylvania district attorney's association and the pennsylvania state troopers association opposed the governor's moratorium. however, philadelphia's archbishop charles chaput supports it. there are currently 186 people on death row, and pennsylvania has not executed an inmate since 1999. >>> a a lot of people are talking about this story today, and we want to hear your take. connect with the the cbs philly facebook

biddle disappeared in july after a boat crash in longport. another man told authorities he survived the accident but claimed biddle vanished. a massive search followed. now investigators believe biddle staged the crash and took off to avoid theft charges connected to the boat company we are worked. >> tremendous rescue effort to stage a disappearanceunconscionable. >> biddle's attorney tells nbc10 biddle turned himself in because he wanted to do the right thing. >>> from the water to the rails. septa has seen a surge, more trains in and out of suburbs means expansion and upgrades. not everyone is on board, right? >> reporter: there are some areas asking for improvements. where some areas are saying maybe just not yet. we'll take you to those places coming up. >>> still front page news. while philadelphia leaders bask in the glory as the home of the democratic national convention, it's a tale of two cities. wait until you see how philadelphia's portrayed in the big apple. >>> and next it seemed like an average commute. that is until one driver

biddle turned up and turned himself into police. went missing last sum. police say he faked his own death in a staged accident to avoid an investigation into his boat sales business. >>> and the democratic national committee has named philadelphia the host city of party's 2016 convention. it will mean millions of dollars in revenue for the city but also some security concerns, as well. but still, first world meeting of families now this? >> you got that right. >> and on cbs we have the superbowl. it will be fun year, there will be plenty of politicians speaking at the convention. >> but you don't want to get caught snoozing during one of the speeches. just ask supreme court justice, gator ginsberg. why she dozen dollars off in the middle of the state of the union address? >> why we wait for the winners of the giant powerball jackpot to come forward learning about newly minted millionaire. we'll be back. we thought our cable internet was fast. but, our uploads are half the speed of our downloads so our internet is really half-fast. so half-fast. someone di

in limbo. >> mown airy, native jessie biddle wants to throw away the worst year of his life. the former first round draft was caught in a hail storm. >> my front windshield was about to cave in and by back did and it exploded and i had to get out of car and because i couldn't see anything so i ran to find coverage and while i was running i got blasted in the back of the head by a hail stone. >> where did it hit you? >> in the back of the head here. >> he was bleeding and suffering from a concussion but he was eager to get back on the mound but he went 0-5 with a 9.82 era so the phillies decided to give him a mental break and sent him here to clearwater. >> 2014 was tough i was getting smacked against the wall and held down and i was struggling to find air but i feel very good and i feel like i came out on top. >> helpling the lefty out, roy halladay who also needed a mental break early on in his career. >> he sent me some text messages that were very, very eye opening. and meaningful and i saved those messages and look at them to this day. >> he suffered quad and elbow issues

andrew biddle surrendered to authorities yesterday. the 45 year old allude dollars authorities for months, after he disappeared in late july. biddle and his business partner were being second for fraudulent boat sales. >> also, teddy bears mark a memorial in west philadelphia where a septa trolley struck and killed a toddler. it happened at the corner of 51st street and lancaster avenue yesterday afternoon. eyewitnesses tell us the two year old broke away from an adult, into the trolley's path. eyewitnesses say the operator tried to stop. rescuers quickly responded but there was nothing they could do. >> out of no where, two year old ran in front of the trolley and got ran over, but his body was just lifeless inbetween them two wheels. >> authorities are checking surveillance cameras right now, at part of their investigation. >>> our time now 6:09. and still ahead this morning what may have caused nearly 200 student at a pennsylvania school to get violently ill. >> plus, 14 minutes of terror. that is what a school busload of children h

investigators say andrew biddle had been on the run since last july when he crashed that boat. he was supposed to repair. that happened in longport atlantic county. his attorney tells nbc 10 that biddle turned himself in last night saying he wanted to do the right thing. berks county couple who owns the boat say they knew the law would eventually catch up to him. >> i'm actually surprised it took this long for him to come back. >> i want to be done with them and just you know walk away and never have to deal with them again. i just want to see the guy rot in jail. >> biddle faces multiple counts of theft by deception and fraud. police say he defrauded customers doing boat sales. a judge ordered him to post $50,000 bond by today or go to jail. >>> pennsylvania's highest court could take up the criminal case of former penn state administrators accused of covering up the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. lawyers for former athletic director tim curley asked the high court to review a county judge's decision rejecting curley's claim that his rights to legal council were viola

only nbc10 was there as biddle arrived at the egg harbor fwip police station this this afternoon. he disappeared in july after a boat crash in longport. then he turned himself in last week. our jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg tried to get answers from andy biddle today. >> reporter: why did you decide to come back? >> at this time have i no comment, sir. >> reporter: do you to want apologize to all the people who looked for you who thought you were dead? >> investigators believe andy biddle staged the boat crash and took off to avoid theft and fraud charges connected to the boat company where he worked. they're deciding whether to file new charges against him. >>> bucks county authorities tell us flames damaged up to six apartments at a complex in bensalem. sky force 10 over franklin commons apartments around 2:30. no one was hurt. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the fire. >>> natural gas leak sparked an early morning explosion at an apartment building in chestnut hill section. forced several people out into the cold today. nbc10 along -- on the scene

biddle turned himself in last night saying he wanted to do the right thing. the burkes county couple said they knew the law would eventually catch up to him. >> i'm actually surprised it took this long for him to come back back. >> i just want to see this guy rot in jail. >> he faces multiple counts of fraud and deception. he defrauded customers with boat sales and the judge ordered him to post a $50,000 bond by today or go to jail. >>> and it's 6:36. we want to take you back to the picture from skyforce 10. live over this accident they have just put a person into the medical helicopter. jillian, do you know more on this? >> this is just a little bit beyond the accident scene itself. what you are seeing right here in the live picture as skyforce zooms to the left that's one area of 55 southbound where traffic is completely stopped. this is where the accident itself happened. so we have two different views here. no one is getting by on route 55 southbound. again, this is right near ellis mill road. so stick to route 47 that is going to be your best bet. as far

andrew biddle turned himself in yesterday. forty-five year old allude dollars authority for months, after dis nearing late july . >> tuesday shooting may have been over a parking dispute. >>> 4:40 right now. nearly 200 students are sickened on pennsylvania college campus. what officials believe is causing this illness. >> also, boston bracing for more snow. how the national guard is working to clear the streets before another major storm hits them this weekend. we'll be back. >> nearly 200 students at pennsylvania school have become violently ill. this morning the state's department of health is working to figure out what is causing it. it is happening on the campus of east straws berg university in monroe county as of this morning 186 student event been sickened. now, student reported stomach pains, so severe, some had to be admitted to the hospital. doctors believe it may be an outbreak of gastroenteritis. >> well, you saw it here on "eyewitness news" yesterday morning. crews from penndot and also nj dot will arrive in bosto

now investigators believe that biddle staged the crash and was avoiding theft charges. >>> heavy wind gusts and temperatures will feel near 20 degrees below zero. i'm updating new snow totals and how long the cold will last. >> work on delaware highways and bridges in danger of being put off. the state's options to close the budget short fall. >> and atv crashes and falls off of a bridge. how the weather blocked the safety wall and vehicle in it's tracks. >>> this just in the nutter administration has just reassigned tissue. >> sfi officials confirm that the second in command has been reassigned. they will look into oversight of new demolition records after the center city collapse that killed six people back in 2013. >> two women survived after crashing their suv. pictures from the fire department show the battered suv upright on the ground below. amazingly both women were alive inside. >> she was saying she was very cold and you know i giggled for a second she said that she was cold and not that something worse was going on. >> remembernants of the crash still remained under the bri

detective biddle called gary eastburn to tell him the news. >> i said, "are you sitting down?"ah, why?" i said, "take a deep seat. i've got something to tell you." i have moderate to severe crohn's disease. it's tough, but i've managed. but managing my symptoms was all i was doing. so when i finally told my doctor, he said humira is for adults like me who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. and that in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief. and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humi

andy biddles surrendered to authorities.e staged his appearance on july 20th it came after he was indicted on theft charges connected to the boat company that he worked. law enforcement sources believe that biddle spent some of his time as of late in florida. >>> in canada authorities say they put a stop to plans of a valentine's day massacre. wheerz with we here's what we know, a 23-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man were planning to go to a mall in halifax and kill as many people as they could before committing suicide. the woman arrested in the plot was from illinois. the 19-year-old man killed himself, committing suicide as authorities surrounded his home. >>> police arrested craig hicks in the shooting death, all the victims were muslims. documents show police recovered at least a dozen firearms and ammunition from hicks' condo. hicks criticized all religions on social media. calls are now growing for a federal hate crime investigation. hicks' wife and some neighbors say he was having a dispute two of the victims over

now we're live in clearwater with david buchanan and jesse biddle.hiladelphia native and, guys, these three phillies pitchers all roommates. i got to tell you they are working hard here. they get to the facility in the morning then work out and they just did hot yoga. are you ready for bed after this long day? >> yeah. i would say i probably get about two hours. >> you really in bed that early? >> around 8:30, 8:45 my eyes are shut. >> that's pretty good. >> mario, i got to ask you, out of the three of you, who the cleanest roommate and who is the dirtiest? >> i might be the dirtiest roomwise but dave is pretty clean. >> how about jesse? >> i think normal. i am definitely the dirtiest one. >> normal. >> normal is good. >> what is the number one thing that bothers you about either of these guys? what bother he's about them? mario hogs the remote. >> yeah. and buchanan sings too much. >> probably those two. >> we'll find out a lot more about these three phil list roommates. live in clear water. we'll have that story tomorrow. i'm john clock. >> ask the

investigators believed biddle orchestrated the crash to escape after he was accused of stealing from of a boating company and it turns out he was in fact, alive and well. he surrendered yesterday reportedly telling his attorney he wanted to take responsibility. he just posted $50,000 bail this afternoon. >>> well, it is beyond frigid here. perfect timing for the phillies to head south. it was much needed sign of spring and a reminder baseball season is around the corner the phillies packed up the clubhouse. they're headed to clearwater. the action cam was there as the team loaded up the truck. what to pack? here's a roster. 2400 baseballs, 1200 bats, 10,000 powerade can you please, 600 pairs of pants and 25 sets of golf clubs. i guess do you get a little r and r right. this packing job is a big one and it takes months. >> you start this process in early november, december when we place the orders for all the things that we need for the season. that starts rolling in in january, we mark them off our list. we put them on the pallets dan we simply take the pallets right to the truck we

andrew biddle has been missing since july of last year when his boat hit rocks in bridgeport. he is an experienced boater and won several professional races authorities were suspicious and it happened shortly after he was indicted on a theft by deception case he and his employer were cited with deceiving people and stealing money. >>> and now why parents can skip vaccinations for their children. a lehigh valley democrat is cosponsoring the bill with a republican that would eliminate vaccinations for philosophical reasons and for medical and religious reasons, they say the state has the worst rate in the country at 87%. >>> with flu season near its peak, new jersey officials say it's not too late to get your flu shot and camden county residents can stay safe with a free flu shot today. the clinic runs until 4:00 p.m. >>> friday the 13th was bad for 42 people that landed in handcuffs the fugitives were brought into the courthouse during the annual valentine's day sweep. they work together to get these people off the streets they change from drug charges to domestic violence thos

. >> the first "the daily show" with jon stewart aired in 19991 right in the biddle of the bill clinton>> republicans want to call monica lewinsky to the stand as well as any other women he had an affair with. they say it could paralyze interstate traffic and rob the fast food industry of many of its assistant managers. >> i don't know how i feel about that. stewart said hosting the show was the honor of his professional life but he has really changed the game in late night and in news in a lot of ways. >> yeah so entertaining though. >> we all -- >> i'm going to miss him. >> we'll miss him and hold on to him for a little while longer this year. >>> the clock is ticking to his end but the nice powerball lottery. it's really big. >> really big. >> $485 million that's a lot of money and that makes it the fifth largest lottery prize ever in u.s. history and the third largest in powerball history. >> if you just happen to be the only winner, what is that going to mean for you. abc's nick watt caught up with one guy who knows plenty about the lifestyles of the rich and famous. >> travel anyw

but it overlooks something which is that the bank had been in place for a decade before biddle came on board and it was terribly rife politicized and self-interested bank managers abuse the public good out of ignorant vanity and banality and all the while the government could do practically nothing about until it's too late. the reason why is the bank was well-connected into the political system. members of congress were given advance salaries for instance. they received campaign contributions. they got personal loans. this greasing up the skids may not have been a comprehensive and that the skids were nevertheless greased. as a consequence of this toxic brew bad management and political influence peddling the second the country's economy in its early years. it did not cause the panic of 1819 but it reacted far too late to it and then it overreacted. because it was run by men who understand politics better than they understood public -- seems to me and i make this argument the book that history repeated itself a couple of years ago. the same story that i just described the second bank

andrew biddle has been missing since july of last year when his boat allegedly hit rocks in longport. he is an experienced boater who won several professional races. he and his employer are accused of using a business to steal money. he is read to step up and take responsibility. stay with "action news" on updates today. >>> pope francis will be here this summer and democratic national convention next. that means a lot of people and a lot of business. local experts are estimating that the dnc could pump $250 million into the economy. the excitement is contagious. >> this is absolutely wonderful. we have a marvelous city. >> it's great that philadelphia will be recognized as a major city. >> philadelphia beat out columbus ohio, and brooklyn, new york. the last convention in philadelphia was in 2000 for the gop. our coverages continues at 6abc.com. >> gas prices have been low putting money in your pocket, sunny they will go back up, and looks like a lot of americans are getting ready for that event ty. >> reporter: retail sales fell .8 last month. that's double the loss of the forecast.

sam biddle joins us now. anthem hack compromise americans' data and chiplotle hacked over the weekend. why is so hard to track down perpetrators? >> for one thing they are spread around the world and using very unsophisticated methods to get in which don't leave fingerprints in the case of chiplotle i'm sure they guessed it or able to reset it. same thing for taylor swift. these are attacks that take maybe a couple of minutes at most. so there's not a lot of wreckage for law enforcement to go through. >> sam, you mentioned taylor swift which you been covering. when this is a case of an individual's data it raises challenges on how to report the story. we talked about the sony hack and your reporting there. and at the time i remember you defended yours and gawker's rationale for running e-mails those being work e-mails and them being news worthy in your view. what is the argument for news worthiness when it's taylor swift's messages to a jonas brother. >> taylor swift is a public figure in the same way that th