this case against bob mendez ends in a hung jury. ed says he and his nine jurors found no misuse of office and no bribery and no evidence of the counts that the government alleged. >> i found him not guilty. i don't think the government proved it. >> explain more? >> there was no smoking gun. we when with our hearts and there was not enough to convict him. >> i thought they were friends. yes, i totally thought they were friends, long time friends. >> the senator accused the government of unfairly targeting him. >> i cannot begin to tell you how many people have come to tell me that the fbi went to them and said what can you give us on mendez. that is not what the fbi and the department of justice is suppose to be doing. >> the department of justice released its own statement thanking the jury for the service and as far as mendez is concerned they will consider the the next steps in this matter. channel 6 "action news." >>> there is a growing firestorm tonight around al franken a radio news anchor is accusing him of groping him while

." >> and the jury trial against bob mendez ended in a hung jury. mendez teared up talking about the outcome out sired of the courthouse in newark. he says while he made mistakes in his life none have been a crime. >> want to thank the jury. 12 new jerseyans that saw through the government's false claims and saw through their common sense to rejeb it. i appreciate their service and their sacrifice. >> he looks forward to get can back to washington and working for the people of new jersey. prosecutors have not said if they plan to retry the case. >> former national security chief tom ridge is in the hospital after undergoing an emergency procedure at the ub vertof texas. he called for help at 7:00 this morning and was rushed to the hop and underwent a cardiac catheterization. >> and this could be a historic night for the reform commission in philadelphia. the commission will vote whether or not to abolish itself. dann cuellar is live at the school administration building in spring garden. the expectation is that the philadelphia school district is re

>>>jury deliberations continue today in the bribery case against senator bob mendez. he is accused of accepting donations and gifts from a florida eye doctor in exchange for political influence. both mendez and the doctor say they're innocent. the jury told the judge yesterday they were deadlocked on whether to convict senator mendez. the judge told them take the rest of the day off and resume deliberations today. >>>another woman has come forward accusing alabama senate candidate roy moore of sexually assaulting her when she was 16. she says she was in the car with moore when he grabbed her and tried to force her head near his growing. moore says he doesn't know the woman or the restaurant where she says this happened. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says moore should drop out of the race. >>>the u.s. supreme court announced it will hear the free speech fight over a california law regulating pregnancy centers. under the law, private facilities that counsel women against abortion must post signs with information [inaudible] violates their free speech. critics s

. >>> and the jury is debating the case of bob mendez. prosecutors alleged that he illegal accepted gifts from a florida eye doctor for promoting the businessman's dealings. they both deny the accusation and he faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. a big morning for several athletes in montgomery county. "action news" was there at abington high school as four students found their college letters of intent. volleyballer grace whitney signed on for westchester university. and samantha brusha is headed to millersville and john paul nolan signed with east strasburg university. >>> and the phantom of the opera playing at the kimmal center what makes this different than any show you have seen before. >>> health check this noon experts have discovered the reason why sleep deprivation affects your brain as much as too much alcohol. it can disrupt your brain's ability to communicate. and similar to a night of drinking and leads to temporary mental lapses that can affect your memory and reaction time while driving. >> trying to drop a few po

. >>> and a jury resumed deliberations in senator bob mendez's corruption trial after they said they were hopelessly dead locked. they are weighing 18 counts against the new jersey democrat and a wealthy florida doctor. both men deny the alligations. >>> it's more than one week since roy halladay died in a plane crash off the coast of florida and today his fans have a chance to celebrate his life. jeff skversky is live in clearwater florida at the site of a public memorial service that begins today. >> reporter: hi sara, family friends and former teammates of roy halladay will gather here for a celebration of life ceremony at the phillies ceremony a week after he died in the horrific plane crash about 35 minutes north of clearwater and as fans walk into the ceremony they'll see this memorial set up by one phillies fan and flowers and a t-shirt from his no-hitter and a baseball inscribed thanks for all the memories. rest in peace doc. and he touched fans and his former teammates and he was making an impact on future phillies and roy halladay had an office here where he met with prospe

. >>> the trial of bob mendez told the judge it remains deadlocked.endez's attorney asked the judge to declare a mistrial. and the prosecution wants the jury to have more time to deliberate. they told the judge on monday they were deadlocks and were told to kept going. mendez is accused of accepting gifts from a florida doctor for his political influence. >>> a major road in delaware county was closed for the morning rush after a tractor trailer hit an overpass and the big rig ran into the overpass in radnor township at success this morning and kept driving the cab for three miles and then the cab caught on fire at air dale road. and king of prussia was closed tore several hours. children in bucks county, paid tribute to local veterans with a special program. ♪ ♪ the choir at st. catherines school, paid tribute to two local veterans and members during the annual veterans day celebration, including posters made by the students honoring the vets service to our country. >>> a member of the "action news" family recently suffered a medical crisis live on t

the fate of bob mendez is now in the hands of the jury. it resumes this morning in federal court in newark. prosecutors allege that mendez accepted trips and donations from a florida eye doctor for exchange for legal influence in congress. both men deny the charges. >>> the "action news" troubleshooters are trying to save you money by exposing a little known law that could cost you big time. >> reporter: here is a riddle how can a $2 sign send up costing you more than 300 there's? tonight the troubleshooters have a buyer beware. >> this one is sure to be a big talker and saying i didn't know that. don't miss the troubleshooters tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >>> back to the breaking news story from northampton county at this hour. chopper 6 hd is over the scene in plainfield township where police are investigating the shooting of a pennsylvania state police trooper during a traffic stop. we are trying to determine his condition at this hour and apparently it happened before 10:30 this morning along route 33 near 191, in plainfield town

. >>> jury deliberations continue in the corruption trial of new jersey senator bob mendez. whether to convict him without reaching a verdict. if one is not reached by today the jury could be forced to start all over and the judge said he would excuse a juror that was going on vacation. ma means the deliberations will start anew. >>> the city had high hopes for the driverless bus, less than to hours it collided with a semi truck, the person behind the truck was actually behind the fault according to police. it backed up into the moving shuttle and issued a ticket. after the city rolled out the new bus in front of cameras and celebrities and the first self driving shutting geared toward the brick. >>> the city of philadelphia celebrating a new milestone, more high school students are earning a diploma. this pep rally was held at lincoln high school to celebrate. school superintendant, william hite and mayor kenney says that graduation rates increased 4% district wide last year. lincoln had a 12% increase. >>> coming up at noon we explore the top local bars by philadelphia mag

. >>> the jury is back at work in the trial of bob mendez. the judge has told them to take as much time as they need to reach a verdict. they indicated they might be deadlocked. they are weighing 18 counts against the senator and a wealthy doctor. both men deny the allegations. >>> coming up a deadly shooting spree in california. today we learn new details about the gunman's criminal past. >>> and find out why a popular blender is the subject of a class action lawsuit. and david murphy has the seven-day forecast when "action news" continues. >>> officials in northern california say that teachers and staff saved the lives of students when a gunman went on a shooting spree yesterday sx the gunman targeted an elementary school and sex other locations leaving four people dead and ten owner wounded. staffers heard shots and placed the school on lockdown and was bent on killing people at random. and the death toll could have been higher. >> based on that video, there is no doubt in my mind, saved countless lives and children. >> authorities believe

. >>> the jury in the bribery trial of senator bob mendez ended another day without a verdict. today was the second full day of deliberations since an alternate juror was dismissed last week to go on vacation. the jury told the judge they were deadlocked and the young reminded them it takes time for a jury to come to a consensus. >> and they found major lapses in amtrak safety culture it came today as the national safety board unveiled their findings in last year's deadly amtrak accident in delaware county. two maintenance workers were killed when a train slammed into a backhoe and the ntsb says they uncovered more than two dozen unsafe conditions at the work zone and site that amtrak procedures that may have encouraged work arounds to get the job done. >>> brex drexel university is home to a new -- discovery part of the national network. the mission is to commercialize high tech fabrics that can do things such as restore energy and communicate and see and hear. and made possible by the grant by the department of defense and governor tom wolf and mayor jim kenney and university

a mistrial in a crushing case against senator bob mendez me nen december. the justice department cracks down on the ms 13 and an oil spill could hurt the chances of the pipeline. >> this is the final life. let's do this i wake up a little bit laivment i don't know about you, but this morning when i got up, a lot of tweets, a lot of texts, did you hear about al fraken. today new fraken. one of the women is tv lee and tweeden. she says two separate incidents took place on uso tour. that was before frak fraken was a senator. you probably sound this. one of the incidents with fraken posed in front of her with his hands over her chest. she says she didn't know the phone photo was taken. the other incident allegedly happened when tweeden says frak en they rehearse a sketch for the uso tour when the two performers would kiss. he put his hand on the back of my head and he mashed his face me. it happened so fast. he he stuck his tongue if my mouth so fast and all i can remember is that his lips were really wet and it was slimy. in my mind i called him fish lips the

a mistrial in a crushing case against senator bob mendez me nen december. the justice department cracks down on the ms 13 and an oil spill could hurt the chances of the pipeline. >> this is the final life. let's do this i wake up a little bit laivment i don't know about you, but this morning when i got up, a lot of tweets, a lot of texts, did you hear about al fraken. today new

. >> and the senate ethics committee said it will resume investigation of new jersey senator bob mendez now that his corruption stril ended in a mistrial. and the judge declared a mistrial leaving open the possibility for federal prosecutor to retry the case and menendez was aus cod of accepting gifts from a wellin wellingy friend in exchange for political favors. >> and i've made my share of mistakes and my mistakes were never a crime. >> to those digging my political grave so they could jump into my seat i know who you are and i won't forget yo you. >> and senator menendez's term surprise next year and tonigh tonight's senate president steve sweeney and governor elect phil murphy will support him if he runs for reelection. >> former pennsylvania governor tom vij in critical condition after undergoing emergency heart procedure. the 72-year-old became ill at republican governor's association conference in us tib. he served as pennsylvania govern from 1995 to 2001 fist homeland security secretary serving under president george w. bush until 2005. >> republican plan to make the most drama

. >> and the senate ethics committee said it will resume investigation of new jersey senator bob mendez now that his corruption stril ended in a mistrial. and the judge declared a mistrial leaving open the possibility for federal prosecutor to retry the case and menendez was aus cod of accepting gifts from a wellin wellingy friend in exchange for political favors. >> and i've made my share of mistakes and my mistakes were never a crime. >> to those digging my political grave so they could jump into my seat i know who you are and i won't forget yo you. >> and senator menendez's term surprise next year and tonigh tonight's senate president steve sweeney and governor elect phil murphy will support him if he runs for reelection. >> former pennsylvania governor tom vij in critical condition after undergoing emergency heart procedure. the 72-year-old became ill at republican governor's association conference in us tib. he served as pennsylvania govern from 1995 to 2001 fist homeland security secretary serving under president george w. bush until 2005. >> republican plan to make the most drama

. >>> and a jury is set to begin deliberations for bob mendez, accused of bribery and fraud. he's said to have accepted gifts in exchange for political favors. menendez did not testify during the two-month-long trial but says he's innocent. a guilty verdict could impact the balance of political power since republican governor chris christie would pick the democrat's replacement. >>> the eagles grabbed another big win. you a believer now like we are and always have been? tracy and i, i'm talking about. >> wentz wagon all the way. >> eagles 8-1 after yesterday's win against denver. the eagles have the best record in all of football and gave the crowd of 70,000 plenty to cheer about. they went into the game facing denver's number-one-ranked defense. that just didn't seem to matter. the eagles' offense and defense came up big with the birds flattening denver 51-23. for the fans watching the latest eagles win was electrifying. check out the reaction from inside xfinity live after the birds scored one of their many touchdowns. even broncos' fans are impressed with q.b. carson wentz

. >> and developing now mistrial that is the outcome of the federal corruption case against bob mendez. that mistrial was declared by the judge after they said they were hopelessly deadlocked on all counts. mendez was accused of accepting gifts from his long time friend in exchange for political influence and both men denied the charges and the jurors all felt strongly in their positions and convictions and could not compromise and the judge says he would not seek a partial verdict and speaking to the jurors mendez held back tears and thanks his family and legal team and colleagues for their support. >> the way this case started was wrong. the way it was investigated was wrong. the way it was prosecuted was wrong. and the way it was tried was wrong as well. >> the u.s. department of justice has been investigating mendez for nearly five years. today a spokeswoman told abc news they appreciate the jury's service and will carefully consider the next steps and report back to the court. no immediate word if prosecutors will refile charges. >> all right. >>> a man from limerick is accused of

. >> the jury weighing senator bob mendez's fate has gone home for the day without a verdict yet againhe panel members say they were unable to reach a unanimous decision on any of the 18 counts this morning they resumed deliberations as the judge told them to take as much time as they need. they will be back tomorrow to weigh corruption charges against mendez and a wealthy florida doctor. both men deny the allegations. >>> fine jewelry and autographed sports memorabilia could be yours for the right price. the police department is selling off items as a result of criminal activity. jewelry and a watch and flyers and sixers gear as well. bids are accepted now through alfred's auctions.com. >>> lawyers for philadelphia rapper meek mill after support for the artist expands to new heights, the hip hop star was sentenced to 2 to 4 years in prison for violating the probation. the judge issued the decision despite the da's office asking for no jail time. here is what we spotted. new billboards around the city, sporting the words, stand with meek mill. it was captured by chopper 6 hd and the ma

ation question in the court of public opinion now of where bob men mendez is going to be. he has a lot of time on the clock develop that. i am not surprised. they will give a benefit of the doubt now. i don't know what the prosecution is going to do. they will go back and go back to court like w fit e the have a good track record here. >> is it another case of the let, powerful, they get i way with whatever they got away with. it is loom like nothing to see here. >> you got to ask me that. >> absolutely. i actually jump ship and left democrat. a green party candidate. will go back to entertain. you won't go back to democrat. >> why? why not? i don't believe they are doing any telephoning for the people who vote for them. i am ok having another trouble that is messy. >> i think at this time is going to let that unfold. >> does it concern you. now on oh the side. here you have got what would be a golden opportunity in most states across the country not so much in new jersey, either. one republican who could give him close to a run for the many of in the voter registration, e

jury deliberated for a second day wednesday without reaching a verdict in the brook ry trial of bob men mendez. on trial in federal court in newark, men nen dis accuse of campaign cop try bagses from florida eye doctor and the change for intervening in the million medicare dispute. duty called gain for former president. barack obama this time jury duty the former come man are and chief reported for duty. arrangements for heightened see core industry been made. good luck mr. president. >> flying europe at jfk will get a lot cheaper. le cost air lie will of $90 one-way fares to paris, amsterdam, london, thank further, copenhagen and ber len begin ginning april 20. charges for services like over the phone and flight changes t. that is a look at some of the headlines we are chasing today. >> ahool school football coach fired for pushing kids past the point of exhaustion. it happened in our area and you heard the story tonight. i got to till, i do understand that there is a line where some coaches and some teachers and tend to go too far and that happening we have a problem en our country in our st

all franken, bob me mendez and roy moore, should he win, could all face ethics probes before the secretive committee that doesn't announce when or where they meet. so there's a lot that could be going on behind closed doors here on capitol hill to decide the fate of all of these senators. but that, of course, depends on roy moore being able to win in alabama to get here. and watching how this has played out politically, it's become pretty clear that roy moore is not really running against doug jones anymore. he's running against mitch mcconnell and fired verbal shots at the majority leader yesterday. take a listen. >> this is an effort by mitch mcconnell and his cronies to steal this election from the people of alabama. and they will not stand for it. well, i want to tell you who needs to step down. that's mitch mcconnell. >> reporter: spoiler alert, mitch mcconnell does not need to step down over this or anything else. but you can see this ratcheting up on this republican on republican fight to make for an uncomfortable position for all the 52 republican senators up here. >> no doubt abou