brandon tate brown's attempt to get his illegal gun. this not just because the police said so but because the facts were confirmed by the contemporaneous accounts of several civilian eyewitnesses. by video, by physical evidence and by dna testing. the witnesses didn't know each other. they had different advantage points and gave statements almost immediately after the incident. on the early morning of december 15th, at about 2:45 a.m. mr. brandon tate brown was driving on frankfurt avenue in the mayfair section of our city. he was driving with his daytime running lights on but not his headlights. we have video showing the car. police signaled him to pull over and he did. mr. gillisen. after the police approached the car, one on each side one of them saw a gun between the passenger seat and the console. the gun was recovered there immediately after shooting and photographed. dna testing of the gun was positive for mr. brandon tate brown. now, this is a very difficult car stop scenario. the officer indicated to his partner that there was

brandon brown was killed by police in december of 2014.still don't know the names of the police officers that killed brandon brown. recently the police showed his mother the video of what occurred, and just gave the police advisory committee the information. there is a lack of working with the community. just last week when seth williams was confronted and police commissioner ramsey was the question what is the name of the police officer that killed brandon brown. the information about the people who shot that officer was on the air within hours. their background all of their information. all of their rap sheets. everything else that went on with that. when brown was killed there was no information released and it was only after the district attorney decided not to move forward with the case that there was a real investigation going on. that lack of transparency does not breed a welcome environment for community and policing. >> bishop thanks for being on. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> brooklyn new york is rolling out a new gunfire d

is concerned, the case is closed and no charges against the police officers but brandon tate brown's family says it's not over yet his mother was informed of the decision this morning. like anymore, i choked and i cried. >> last december brandon tate brown was pulled over by police and he was driving this white car and police say he didn't have his headlights on and one of the two officers spotd this gun wedged between the passenger seat and console and that is when he allegedly started strulging with the officers, it was cam toured on this grainy surveillance tate brown eventually broke free and tried to get his gun and that is when one of the officers shot him. >> this is not the case of an unarmed man shot while running away, it's the case of a struggle and mr. brandon tate brown's attempt to get his illegal gun. >> the gun was stolen and had tate brown's dna on it. the family saw a different video, the video shows tate brown at the back of the car not reaching through the open passenger door. >> i saw my son nowhere near the right side and never got to open the right side of that

district attorney seth williams called the death of brandon tate brown a tragedy but not a crime and he detailed how he came to that conclusion, david henry is live now with the details. >> reporter: you may recall that the shooting of brandon tate brown happened during the racial unrest that erupted over the michael brown case and the eric garner case in new york but d.a. seth williams says that unlike in those cases the police acted properly here in this case. >> it was a tragedy but what occurred was not a crime. williams says that forensic and eyewitness testimony supports the police account of what happened when brandon tate brown did after being pulled over in his car. they spotted this gun wedged between the passenger seat and they ordered tate brown out of the car and he started to struggle with him and one of the officers shot him in the head when he tried to get the gun. >> he did not walk around or put his hands up instead he went around the other side and reached inside to the place where he put his gun. >> williams showed a grainy video of what appeared to be a struggle.

. >>> new at 6:00 protesters angry over the police shooting of brandon tate brown disrupted this community meeting last week and today they took their fight to philadelphia city hall. nbc 10 in center city as demonstrators chanted who killed brandon tate brown? they are demanding philadelphia police release the names of the officers who shot and killed tate brown during a december traffic stop on frankfurt avenue. district attorney seth williams says brandon tate brown did not follow officers' orders during that traffic stop and was running back to his car to get a gun when officers shot him. >> last week we reported ten members of the same group were arrested last week during a protest at a community policing meeting in long crest. now they're calling for prosecutors to drop the charges against those who were charged. >> we believe the philadelphia police are so far gone that we can no longer trust them to protect and serve us. the philadelphia police should be disarmed, disempowered immediately. the philadelphia police department cleared both officers of any wrongdoing in tate brown's de

nbc10 news. >> as randy told us the brandon tate-brown shooting happened in december. philadelphia police pulled him over in mayfair. today, the district attorney show showed police struggling with him and photos of the gun inside the car he was driving. tate-brown's family members say they want all the evidence released to the public and say they plan to file a civil lawsuit. >>> philadelphia police have two teenagers in custody. they say a 15-year-old killer is still on the run. they're looking for the shooter in this case of a father who was murdered while walking his dog last week. detectives released his picture today. he is a freshman at overbrook hool. high school. he and two other teenagers wanted to rob someone last week in overbrook. they went after this man who was walking his dog because he looked like an easy target. >> they pulled a gun on him. he instantly turned. they said empty your pockets. he tried to reach out for them whatever a real slight struggle and ultimately they shot him one time. >> police arrested 15-year-old brandon smith and charged him

nbc 10 was in center city yesterday as demonstrators chanted who killed brandon brown? re demanding philadelphia police release the names of the officers who shot and killed brown on frankford after. the district attorney says ate the- tate-brown was not following orders when the officers shot him. ten members of that group that protested yesterday were arrested last week during a protest at a community policing meeting in long crest. now they are calling for the group to drop the charges against those who were charged and arrested at that meeting. >> we believe that the philadelphia police are so far gone that we can no longer trust them to protect and serve us. the philadelphia police should be disarmed disbanded immediately. >> again the district attorney cleared both of the officers of any wrongdoing in tate-brown's death. >>> the school commission is mapping out a plan to save money and invest more in education in philadelphia. yesterday members refinanced bonds that will save the district a few million dollars a year. they also issued $46 million in bonds to be inv

september to talk about improving their neighborhood when family, friends and activists supporting brandon tate-brown began to throw chairs and chant black lives matter. >> we need to make sure the police are accountable to civilian voices than needs to be a movement towards transparency. >> brandon tate-brown was pulled over by police in december and officers say they spotted a gun in the car and after a struggle, officers shot and killed tate-brown. district attorney selling williams announced today that the officers would not be charmed saying video evidence and three eyewitness accounts show tate-brown was attempting to reach for that gun. >> we want the name of the officer that killed him. >> protesters upset by no charges being filed decided to crash a meeting where da seth williams and commissioner ramsey were in attendance. >> i'm aware there's strained relationship now. but what you saw here today was actually embarassing. >> this was scheduled months ago invited by representative -- i think we need to sit down and talk to the public as necessary? residents came in hopes of making progress a

. >> we're doing this for brandon brown. >> reporter: protesters greeted police commissioner ramsey as he left the justice department news conference today on the use of deadly force by philadelphia police. at that gathering the justice department delivered a lengthy study of shootings by police and concluded wholesale reform is needed in terms of training policies and investigations. >> as you'll see in the report we've identified 48 findings that do identify what we would call serious deficiencies in some key areas with regards to the use of force. >> reporter: in 2013, police commissioner ramsey called for this federal analysis as he saw a drop in violent crimes and even assaults against police but at the same time saw the number of police-involved shootings on the rise. he called this report which recommends more than 90 reforms a good one. the report in no way compares philadelphia's situation to racial tinderboxes like ferguson missouri, staten island or cleveland but ramsey had this comment on the racial tension that is constantly arise. >> in case you haven't noticed i'm black

. >>> and protesters back here at home angry over the police shooting death of brandon tate-brown disrupted this community meeting last week and their fight is clearly not over. nbc 10 was in center city yesterday as demonstrators chanted who killed brandon tate-brown. they are demanding the philadelphia police release the names of the officers who shot and killed tate-brown during a traffic stop in december on frankford avenue. now a district attorney seth williams says tate-brown was not following orders during the traffic stop and was reaching for a gun when officers shot him. >> hands up! >> and last week we told you how ten members of the group that protested the shooting death were arrested during is a community police meeting in lawncrest. now they are calling on prosecutors to drop the charges against the people who are reference referenced. >> we believe that the philadelphia police are so far gone we can no longer choose to protect and serve them. they should be disarmed and protected immediately. >> again, the district attorney spared both officers of wrongdoing in tate-brown's s

. >> reporter: tate brown's mother says she's still looking for justice. >> i'm appalled and i can't wait to leave philadelphia. as much as i loved philadelphia. >> reporter: brandon tate brown was on parole from an aggravated assault conviction at the time of this incident. possession of a handgun it wasn't loaded could have landed him hyped bars for a long time that. may explain this actions that morning. da williams notes that police did not know he was on parole when they stopped him. dawn? >> all right, thank you, bruce. >>> the search tonight for the man who damaged a cheesesteak institution. this surveillance video from jim's steaks south street early sunday morning. the four guys were trying to get into the closed restaurant around thee a.m. according to police. after pounding on the window you can see one guy throw his shoulder into the glass breaking it and another pain. the other releasing video hoping someone will recognize one of these guys. >>> students at a new jersey high school returned to class today just day after the building was evacuateed. officials say gas leaks from the refinery next to paulsboro high school may have been responsible for se

attorney seth williams' decision not to file charges against the officers, who fatally shot brandon tate brown during a traffic stop in december. they also wanted authorities to release the officer's names. >> what happened to brandon tate brown wasn't an unarmed man being shot and running away. he was a guy in possession after illegal gun trying to get to that gun. >> what you saw tonight is the reason why i'm not going to put those officers in jeopardy. you saw what happened. so why would i do that? >> police arrested seven men and three women for disorderly conduct. once they were removed the meeting continued as planned. our justin fin love have a live report coming up in a few minute at 5:00. >> all right well, the villanova wildcats are headed to the next round of the march madness tournament after man handling an overmatched laffayette team. the wildcats had the hot shooting hand all night in the first half. jenkins, long-range, there you have it, jenkins had ten-point off the bench. villanova shot 50% from three-point range, and 63% from the floor. nova beat lafayette 93 to 52. good ga

he had to use that force to protect himself, others and civilians when he knew brandon tait-brown was around the car to get into the passenger door that was opened to get that illegal gun. >> his family says his body when he was shot in the back of the car, is that true. >> that is in the the true. >> we have demonstrated evidence. >> we have photographs. the assistant district attorney from my office got to the scene 20 minutes after the shooting before internal affairs division was there good why don't you let us see the whole tape. >> we have had members coming in, as a result of, u.s. attorney jenner i can holder coming to philadelphiaer with trying to do more so we don't have ferguson type situations. we brought the the community, clergy into the office. >> did you show the the tape to the public. >> did you show the tape to the mother. >> and statements of the police, and civilians. this isn't the case of the police shooting an unarmed man running away. this is a situation where a person who was stopped, trying to get an illegal gun that was loaded, with his dna on it. that is w

other evidence, proves police officers acted legally when they shot and killed 26 year-old brandon tait brown during an early morning car stop and confrontation. the d.a. decide ago this tait brown was, in fact, fighting to reenter his car, where this fully loaded stolen illegal weapon was stuffed next to the front seat. >> the facts show a tragedy a terrible tragedy but not a crime. >> like any mother, i choked, and i cried. >> reporter: tait brown's mother described her reaction when she was briefed by the district attorney prior to his announcement. while not openly critical of the decision she and her attorney say that too many questions still must be answered. >> i'm appalled. i cannot wait to leave philadelphia a. as much as i love philadelphia. >> reporter: both office are involved had previously been cleared by a departmental investigation and they have now return to normal duties. >> fair, objective review, whenever these things happen and i think that happened in this case. >> reporter: while the d.a. says his investigation is closed the family is considering a civil lawsuit. live f

protesters are upset two officers were cleared in the death of brandon brown who was shot and killed in a traffic stop last december. his death sparked weeks of protests. this was the scene outside that meeting. a huge police presence as officers tried to keep things calm. >>> just days after his surprising last-minute campaign declaration that there would not be a palestinian state, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu seems to be backtracking. president obama spoke to netanyahu yesterday to congratulate him on his re-election win, the same day netanyahu seems to be walking back comments about a palestinian state. nbc's tracie potts is in washington for us this morning. break this down for us. what is netanyahu saying now? >> now he's saying he's for a two-state solution which is different than what we heard before the election. this came in an exclusive nbc interview with andrea mitchell. netanyahu as they might say here in the united states flip-flopping on his prior position. but he insists he never reversed course. >> i haven't changed my policy. i don't want a one-state so

after the district attorney cleared two police officers of wrong doing in the shooting death of brandon tate-brown. police commissioner charles ramsey and d.a. seth williams were at this meeting. >> we found what the police officers did on december 15th as it related to brandon tate-brown, while sad, was not criminal. >> the commissioner called this protest embarrassing saying it was the wrong way to start a discussion with the community. police shot tate-brown to death last december after pulling him over in mayfair. yesterday, the d.a. showed video clips of police struggling with him and pictures of the gun inside the car he was driving, tate-brown's family members say they want all the video evidence released to the public and they plan to file a civil lawsuit. >>> today police and the fbi plan to go door to door interviewing people as they investigate the death of a man found hanging from a tree in mississippi. authorities will conduct an autopsy today to determine if the death is a homicide or suicide. police found a man's body yesterday hanging from a tree with a bed sheet tied around its ne

the family of brandon tate brown who died in that shooting however thinks the out come should have been a lot different. fox 29's bruce gordon live in our newsroom tonight with more on this decision. bruce? >> reporter: 26-year-old brandon tate brown was on parole from an aggravated assault convict at the time of that faithful traffic stop but officers didn't know that. all they new says philly's d i was it was a health violation had suddenly become a life and death struggle. district attorney seth williams said a three month probe into the fatal police shoot fg 26-year-old brandon tate brown led him to conclude -- >> what transpired in those early hours of december the 15th was a tragedy. it was not a crime. >> reporter: williams laid out the evidence of a pre-dawn traffic stop on the 6600 block of frankford avenue. including security camera video showing the healths of tate brown's white dodge charger were off. during the stop, william said police noticed a handgun which was later matched to tate brown through dna tucked between the console and the front passenger seat. >> it is what.

brown. demonstrators killed who killed brandon tate-brown.y are demanding the officers to release the names of the officers who shot tate-brown. the district attorney seth williams says brandon tate-brown did not follow officers orders during the traffic stop and was reaching for a gun when officers shot him. >> hands up! >> last week we reported ten members of the same group were arrested during a protest of the community policing meeting in longcrest and now they are calling for prosecutors to drop the charges against those charged. >> we believe that the philadelphia police are so far gone that we can no longer trust them to protect and serve us. they should be disarmed and disbanded immediately. >> the philadelphia police department cleared both officers of any wrongdoing in tate-brown's death. >>> 6:47. happening today, the university of oklahoma will release the results of an investigation into a fraternity accused of singing a racist chant. the video of the now banned sae frat went viral to include racial slurs and references to lynchi

brown. >> what happened to brandon tate brown wasn't an unarmed man being shot running away. he was a guy in possession every illegal gun trying to get to that gun. >> now, in the end there was no one hurt here. there were ten people arrested, seven men, three women. we are live in lawncrest justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right justin, thank you. following more breaking news there is out of south philadelphia. the fire marshall is investigating a fatal fire that officials have deemed suspicious. that fire started in the first floor after home in the 2200 block of south warn okay street around 11:00 last night. >> this may be a suspicious fire because we have located multiple point of fire in the dwelling. we had the fire marshall on scene investigating the fire, we don't actually have a cause. >> the victim is a man he was found in one of the second floor bedrooms. the home did not have any working smoke detectors no cause for that fire has been determined. >> we are checking in on some march madness now. villanova rolls to big win over the 16th seeded lafayette

that is the word from authorities investigating the police involved death of brandon tait-brown.from tait-brown's family about today's announcement. >>> he was trying to get in the bar and ended up getting slammed to the ground and bloody during an arrest. now disturbing video has hundreds rallying behind this honor student. we will be right back. >>> back on "eyewitness news" with a potentially dangerous situation in north philadelphia a truck gets caught up in utility wires bringing down a pole there. and chopper three over the scene at north third and west oxford. that pole came crashing down but no one was injured. >>> and a local woman is killed in a freak accident in new york city. thirty-seven year-old, tram thigh wynn of philadelphia was walking down a street on manhattan tuesday night when a strong win gusts blew a four-by-eight foot section have plywood off a construction site fence. the wood flew across the street, hit her and threw her against a side of the building. >> it is sad, really is sad you are just walking down the the street and just never know what will hap

brown's mother this morning before annou hising hisame cisionmizmre shaow i. the two officers who were involved in that struggle and the ultim:3 itturpingame c1 of brandons tote brown will not be prosecuted, the d.a. says there sche no crn thees commit4:0. t aniveis ra the di office david henry channel 6 emction stis." >> thank you. >>> in other news philadelphia police are following new leads in a now week old 7:trder $2e, 51-year-old james stillman was killed walking his dog in the o3 p>> rst 3 police tiooffi onep>> tilect washereain hed and they found multiple guns but it's unclear if any of them were used tog stullman. >>> chopper 6 hd was over the scene in millville, the off bre ! ed overis ra of:comi this morning aredn route 95 the driver was complaining of pain but is s rxpec4:0 to be st 3asid >>> in wpeneelp!, a vehicle crashed into three homes it happepris ra 8:20 a.m. on west th ilton sttodt in the nice town section. well icy conditions are blamed for an accident on, derv thiive this morning. to car as peered to have spun out and were facing opposite rcgiim tions in the nohelpbound lanes police closed the road so the road coume be offanged with . lt.

supporters of brandon tate-brown's family chanted black lives matter. >> we need to make sure that the police are accountable to civilian voices that there needs to be transparency. >> i'm aware there are strained relationships right now, but what you saw here today was embarrassing. >> police pulled over brown mayfair in december. officers spotted a gun in the car, after a struggle they shot and killed him. video evidence and 3 witnesses accounts indicate he was reaching for the weapon expwhrmple. >>> the wildwood cats crushed lafayette leopards 96-52. it was nova's 16th straight win. our jeff skeverski watched the game in pittsburgh and has reaction. >> reporter: the big dance for nova starts with a big 41-point lead the second most lopsided win in ncaa history for nova. the cats are on a run. they are hoping the win over laugh jet is the start of the final four run. >> it doesn't matter how much you win by you know if you played well or not and we did. >> it's a great feeling we can't get too complaisant with this one. >> reporter: do you think you can win every game like this? >> n

attorney seth williams decision in the to file charges against the officers who fatally shot brandon tate brownn december. they also wanted authorities to release the officer's name. >> what happened to brandon tate brown wasn't an un arm man being shot, running away. he was a guy who was in possession of illegal gun trying to get to that gun. >> what you saw tonight is the reason why i'm not going to put those officers in jeopardy. >> you saw what happened. so why would i do that? >> police arrested seven men and three women for disorderly conduct once they were removed the meeting continued as planned. district attorney set williams has just arrived here in our cbs-3 studios we will talk to him coming up in about tenements. column kad owe woman called 911 to report a shocking attack. >> who cut you? what did she cut you with? a knife. >> police say lane attacked the mother to be michelle wilkins after luring her to her home with a offer of baby clothe, on craigslist. prosecutors say lane told her husband she was pregnant and then on the day of the attack told him she miss carried. he allegedl

. >>> we have breaking news now into the investigation of the shooting death of brandon tate brown in philadelphia seth williams says the actions the police officer took against brown were justified. the officer stopped brown for driving without headlights in may fair on december 17th and saw guns in his car and asked him to get out and the officer said that brown reached for the gun and they opened fire and brown died at the scene. >>> police are following new leads in connection with the death of a philadelphia father. james stillman was killed while walking his dog in the overbrook section police are questioning two people but still looking for the one that pulled the trigger. chad pradelli joins us with more on the investigation. >> reporter: commissioner charles ramsey says this investigation is at a critical stage, there are several persons of interest that are interviewed and questioned and police are still looking for the shooter, all three suspects are identified but so far the district attorney has not approved charges. last night police searched the home of one of the suspe

comes a day after two officers were cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the shooting death of brandon tate-brown. prosecutors say tate-brown did not comply with police requests and was reaching for a gun in his car when officers shot him. >>> last night, we showed you how loud protests interrupted a community policing meeting in northeast philadelphia. the protesters were angry over the decision not to name or prosecute the officers involved in tate-brown's death. ten demonstrators were arrested. >>> from our jersey shore bureau, the search to find the owners of a video camera that washed up on a beach is over tonight. an nbc 10 viewer helped solve the mystery. the camera is full of vacation memories for eileen and her family and will soon be back in their hands. yesterday we told you how cape may police needed help identifying the family seen on videos on a go-pro camera. but friends of the family recognized them and sent an e-mail to eileen after watching the story. >> it's given me a priceless gift. i have refound trust in people and something that i can pass on to my children. >> cape may po

philadelphia that got out of hand last night in lawncrest is being condemned tonight by the mother of brandon tate-brown. he's the man officers shot and killed during a traffic stop in december and demonstrateers claim hear they're doing this all in his name. yesterday, district attorney seth williams said police acted without excessive force and no charges wore filed. in a statement to "action news" tam ra brown-diggerer son must be respect for williams and commissioner and charles ramsey and law enforcement officers and they have been kind of professional in dealing with her. they says she rejects all forms of violence and calls for peaceful protests in honor of dr. reverend luther king jr. and last night ten people arrested for disorderly conduct and they want the names of the officers involved publicly released pennsylvania officials say more people are working in the state than ever before. payroll hit a record high in february. 13,000 jobs added last no and for history making total of just below 5.38 million. tally means as soon as finally recovered all the jobs lost during the recession. the stat

protesters are upset that two officers were cleared in the death of brandon state brown who was killed during a traffic stop last december. his death sparked weeks of protest. outside the meeting this was the scene, a huge police presence as officers tried to keep things calm. >>> just days after his surprising last minute campaign deck cla ration that there. >> this came the same day netanyahu seemed to backtrack on the comments about a palestinian state. help us break all of this down. what is netanyahu saying now? >> reporter: well he's saying that under certain conditions he would be for a two-state solution which seems to reverse course from what he said right before the election. he insists in an interview that he hasn't changed his policy. >> i haven't changed my policy. i don't want a one-state solution. i want a sustainable two state solution. that's not what he said before election said. now the obama administration is rethinking its policy in the middle east. >> that has prompted us to re-evaluate our approach. >> netanyahu who finally got the phone call from president obama

. >> reporter: among protesters rallying outside of the press conference, was the cousin of brandon tait-brown shot by police in a confrontation in which the department and district attorney ruled that the officer act thed properly. we know that there is a major issue concerning black and brown people and police. >> reporter: as he left ramsey walk past the demonstration a sign that many including his officers and the public, will be watching to see what changes will be made. in center city, walt hunter, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, flags continue to fly at half staff at all new jersey state build initial on of the marine killed in the help helicopter crash almost two weeks ago today. captain sandford shaw the third is native of basking ridge, somerset county. he died march 10th conducting a training exercise off the coast of florida. six other marines and four lou san national guard men also died when that helicopter crashed in dense fog. >>> for the second time in a month police are investigating air bag thefts the in a northeast philadelphia neighborhood. the latest happened overnight

philadelphia police officers of wrongdoing after the december shooting death of 26-year-old brandon tate brown. in his announcement today williams showed video clips of police struggling with tate brown and photos of the gun inside the car he was driving. seth williams says tate brown did not comply with police requests and was running back to the passenger side of his car when he was shot and killed by officers. >> this was not the case of an unarmed man running away from his vehicle being executed by police and this young man for reasons known only to him and his guy chose not to submit. >> the family of tate braun say they want all of the video evidence released to the public and plan to file a civil lawsuit. new at 6:00 two mercer county parents facing criminal charges this evening after police found their young children living malnourished in deplorable conditions. the family lives in a house on beatty street in trenton. police found five children between the ages of 18 months and five years, malnourished and in need of medical care. the house had no electricity or gas service. investigat

brown. police commissioner charles ramsey and d.a. seth williams were at that meeting. >> we found out what the police officers did on december 15th as it related to brandontate-brown while sad, was not criminal. >> now the police commissioner called the protests embarrassing saying it was the wrong way to start a discussion with the community. >>> police shot tate-brown to death last december after pulling him over in a traffic stop. the district attorney showed video clips with police struggling with brown and photos of the gun inside the car he was driving. tate-brown's family members want all of the video released to the public and map to file a -- plan to file a civil lawsuit. >>> one woman was killed another injured in a propane explosion in oklahoma. take a look at the video here. this used to be a duplex just outside of oklahoma city. two children escaped the home. we're working now to learn the injured woman's conditions and get more details about how that explosion happened. >>> today police and the fbi plan to go door to door interviewing people as they investigate the death of a man found hanging from a tree in mississippi. authorities will al

an event at city hall the the group will demand to know information relating to the death of brandon tait brown a man shot and killed in december during a routine traffic stop. they will also ask that all charges be dropped against those arrested last week. >>> meanwhile mayor michael nutter makes strikes to i am have prove relations. he created a civilian oversight board to address police involve shootings here in the city. latest incident happened in nicetown tuesday night. police say officers shot a suspect who point aid gun at them at 17th and blavis. he did survived. it happened a day after the justice department released a report saying philadelphia police need better training in how they interact with the community. >> when you you take a close examination of the recommendations for reform within the department it is clear that changes need to be made with regard to the use of force and certainly lethal force, in the philadelphia police department and all across our city. >> the board will monitor the implementation of those changes. >>> still ahead this morning on "eyewitness news" the

when people have questions, like in the case of brandon tate-brown, let somebody else look at it. why oppose that? >> well, i applaud president obama for starting this commission. i think selecting commissioner ramsey was wonderful. he demonstrated such grace and leadership after the murder of police officer wilson. i just can't say that enough. but in this situation, of course, we have to do all that we can so that the public trust what law enforcement, what prosecutors do. but i am not going to abdicate my responsibility of investigating everyone. that's the function of the d.a. if police do wrong, i'm going to investigate them. if priests abuse children, i'm going to investigate them. if state lawmakers take bribes i'm going to investigate them. and if the public feels i'm not doing my job, then the check is for them to get rid of me. if we create a special prosecutor, who's gonna pick that person? the attorney general? and are they gonna just pick some random attorney off of a wheel? and if they don't do their job what's the check on them democratically? >> speaking of attorne

during an event at it i hall the group will demand to know information relating to the death of brandon tait brown a man shot and killed in december during a routine traffic stop. they will also ask that all charges be dropped against those arrested last week. >>> also today a pennsylvania house committee will hold a hearing in philadelphia on governor tom wolf's controversial plan to put a hole on the death penalty. family members of the murder victims will speak at that hearing in city hall. fill will a district attorney seth williams filed a lawsuit last month challenging the governor's right to stop executions. >>> some legal experts do not expect army sergeant bow bergdahl will to get a lengthy sentence if convicted of decision and misbehavior before the enemy. sergeant bergdahl was held captive by the taliban for five years. the last may he was handed over to u.s. special forces in afghanistan as part of the exchange for five taliban commanders imprison at guantanamo bay. >>> police investigating an alleged kidnapping in california, now say it is a hoax. denise hopkins was reported missing o

s decision not to prosecute officers involved in a fatal shooting of brandon tate brown who they claimching for a gun. ramsey had this to say about rising racial tensions that go along with these cases. >> listen in case you haven't noticed i'm black myself so i'm not real proud of the fact that we have a disproportionate amount of crime occurring in african-american communities. >> reporter: and yesterday the commissioner said that he is working with the mayor to implement those changes that were suggested. it could take a little over a year. for now reporting live outside of police headquarters, annie mccormick channel6 "action news." >> annie, thank you for that. >>> if you have a honda or acura you may want to park somewhere more secure. thieves have stolen the air bags out of dozens of these vehicles all over philadelphia in the past few days. michael gibbons with gibbons automotive says it takes only seconds for bandits to get their hands on the air bags. >> the part that they're targeting is a relatively high ticket item that can be accessed very quickly. i would imagine like an

let's bring in brandon brown.bviously, the impact of eventual rate rises coming through the united states will be hedging the rest of the global economy. it seems to have eased off of its strengthening road at the moment but talk to us about your viewpoint of what it states is doing right now. is it worth holding off on raising interest rate for the time being? brendan: the big problem is looking at this aim of 2% inflation. it is not clear where this 2% target came from. ideally we would have seen prices fall a bit and now they would be in recovery, so this has created a massive distortion. pushing asset prices up across a range of markets. the question now for u.s. monetary policy makers is, where do they go? having had all of these distortions? rate rises now could be another blow to asset prices. one has the 1987 scare scenario on the other hand they are so far behind getting back to normal, so it is a big problem. ryan: the problem is, you say the focus on inflation is simply because oil has been falling and

. >>> a town hall meeting turned chaotic over the shooting of brandon at ae-brown. people were chanting black lives matter. it was meant to improve the neighborhood. >> we need to make sure that the police are accountable to civilian voices. >> i'm aware there are strained relationships right now, but what you saw here today was -- inaudible. >> police pulled over tate-brown in december, officers say they spotted a gun in the car, after a struggle they shot and killed him. video evidence and three eyewitness accounts indicate tate-brown was reaching for the gun. >>> philadelphia police have arrested a teen and looking for a second teen in connection with the deadly shooting in the overbrook section. 15-year-old tyson hamilton is the gunman who shot james stuhlman in the chest as he was walking his dog. hamilton is on the loose brandon smith is in custody charged as a adult. a 14-year-old who was not named has been charged with lesser offenses. >>> villanova wildcats crushed lafayette, 93-52. 6 nova players finished double digit scoring with dylan ennis leading the w

supporters of brandon tate-brown's family disrupted the meeting chanting black lives matter and throwing chairs. da seth williams and police were at the meeting which was meant to improve the neighborhood. >> we need to make sure that the police are accountable to civilian voices. >> i'm aware there are strained relationships right now, but what you saw here today was actually embarrassing. >> police pulled over brown mayfair in december, officers spotted a gun in the car after a struggle they shot and killed him. the d.a. said video evidence and three witness accounts indicate he was reaching for the weapon. >> villanova is one step closer to the final four after beating lafayette. the wildcats crushed the leopards 93-52. it was nova's 16th straight win. north carolina state forward hit a buzzer beater last night lifting the wolf pack over lsu. nc state faces nova tip off 7:10 tomorrow night in pittsburgh. >> we know when it's going to happen, but matt wants to know -- why why. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan as we take the bird's eye view, most of the precipitation is not

officer that shot and killed a man during a traffic stop will not face charges, 26-year-old brandon tate brown died in december in may fair the officer that shot him said that tate brown was reaching for a gun and district attorney seth williams says the evidence supports that and says the case say tragedy but not a crime. david henry just heard from tate brown's family and he'll have a live report at 5:00. >>> from the delaware newsroom the latest case on skimming devices on atms has authorities on the search for the thiefs that installed them. in prices corner delaware, they were victims and had money stolen from their accounts. the internal skimming device was installed this weekend. anybody that used the bank had their card information stolen from the magnetic strip. they were only notified when they started to receive calls. >> they took $500 on saturday and then another $500 on sunday. >> and they saw it was a funny transaction and closed my card down. >> there was information that was used to create cards to use to withdraw funds at other atm's, wfs is working to get those customers the

. >> calling for all evidence in her son's death to be released publicly, the mother of brandon tate brown says she plans to file suit against philadelphia police. >> in this case while it was a terrible tragedy, a grave tragedy, it wasn't a crime. >> reporter: in announcing his decision today, philadelphia district attorney announced his video, that ended with the shooting of tate brown. still photos of the car he was drive and a gun inside were also displayed. this with witness statements led his team to determine no crime was committed by police. williams also says tate brown's dna was found on the gun inside the car that he was driving. >> we don't know the history of that gun. >> reporter: in a late afternoon press conference brown's family says they have questions about the evidence and questions about the police accounts of the shooting. tate was stopped because his lights were not on. his family disputes that and only the daylight lights were on the in the car and tate brown did not comply with the requests. >> even if the lights were on it's immaterial if the officers then see a g

prosecutors will not file charges against a police officers involved in the fatal shooting of brandon tate browne last year. now the district attorney says the facts show the shooting of the 26-year-old man during a traffic stop is justified. three month investigation combed through security footage dna evidence and witness statements. many witnesses said taste brown was struggling with the officers officers. the officers say he was reaching for gun much his mother disagrees but prosecutors add that gun was also illegal. >> i could not in good conscience bring charge oars prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this police officer was unreasonable. >> i'm appalled and i can't wait to leave philadelphia as much as i loved philadelphia. >> his mother and her attorney are disputing the findings. >>> a show of solidarity rolling through the streets of philadelphia tonight. hundreds of police officers and motorcyclists enthusiasts riding together to rob and honor they're fallen hero lost two weeks ago. shawnette wilson is live tonight in northeast philadelphia with this incredible rally through the city

twenty-six year-old brandon tait-brown was shot after being pulled over in the traffic stop in december. officers say he was reaching for a gun. investigators showed security footage, dna evidence and witness statements to verify the officer's story. >> i could not in good conscious bring charges or prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this police officer was unreasonable. >> i'm appalled, i cannot wait to leave philadelphia, as much as i love philadelphia. >> tait brown's mother, that is her right there and her attorney are disputing findings and threatening legal action. from that news conference yesterday when you said seth williams said it is tragedy and not a crime. >> his family and friend were very upset after he showed a piece of the surveillance tape. they were rushed the desk where our police commissioner charles ramsey and seth williams were talking and had to be restrain. police had to come in there and restrain family and friend. >> this was later in the day at town hall meeting that was already planned. >> um-hmm. >> so, i was going to show you how bad it got. they got in

brandon tait brown was shot the in the head by and officer after being pull over at a traffic stop in december. officers say he was reaching for a gun investigators used security footage, dna evidence and witness statements to verify the officer's story. >> i could not in good conscious bring charges or prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this police officer was unreasonable. >> i'm appalled and i cannot wait to leave philadelphia. as much as i love philadelphia. >> tait brown's mother and her attorney are disputing the the finings and threatening legal action. >>> protest erupted last tonight in lawncrest following the announcement that the officers would not be charged. the sky fox was over the scene as police responded to a town hall meeting. angry protesters confronted police commissioner charles ramsey and district attorney seth williams. ten people were arrested. >>> an honor ride to solute and remember sergeant robert wilson. law enforcement and motorcycle clubs gathered at the the fraternal order of police headquarters in the the northeast yesterday. they came from all over t

this grainy video, police say you can see the struggle of two philadelphia police officers and brandon tate brown. seth williams released the video, witness statements and photographs like this one of a loaded gun lodged between an armrest and passenger seat inside a car driven by tate brown. >> i choked and i cried. >> tania brown dickerson says she is upset about the decision by williams not to file criminal charges against the police officers. her lawyers said they want to know more about the initial traffic stop. >> so which one was it? did his car match a robbery, were his lights off or was he being pulled over while black. >> he had only his daylights on when officers stopped him and said the officer's statements are backed up by witnesses who say tate brown was combative in trying to get to the passenger side of the gun where that gun was stashed. >> and the ultimate evaluation while it was a terrible tragedy, a grave tragedy, it wasn't a crime. >> the district attorney used crime scene photographs and where the car was on the ground and the dna tests on the gun had brown's dna on that han

brown. >> reporter: a small band of demonstrators gathered outside the u.s. attorney's office to express their displeasure with police commissioner ramsey over his handling of the brandon tate brown case. a man who was shot be killed by police in december. police were cleared of any wrongdoing. commissioner ramsey did not speak to the protesters and left the news conference where he and other top city officials received a u.s. justice department report calling for massive reforms in the philly department when it comes to the use of deadly force. >> but the errors of police of force training policies knock field training program deficient and inconsistent supervision of officer involved investigation. it was commissioner ramsey who called for the federal study in the wake of the rising use of deadly force by philadelphia police in 2012. even though the crime rate was dipping. the police commissioner praised the report and the more than 90 recommendations it contained. >> it's a good report with a lot of solid recommendations that as the mayor mentioned we're already in the process of implementing some of them but we certainly are looking at each and everyone and coming

twenty-six year-old brandon tait-brown was shot in the the head by an officer after being pulled over in a traffic stop in december. the officers say that he was reaching for a gun. investigators used security footage dna evidence and witness statements to verify the officer's story. >> i could not in good conscious bring charges or prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this police officer was unreasonable. >> i'm appalled. i cannot wait to leave philadelphia. as much as i love philadelphia. >> tait-brown's mother and her attorney are disputing the findings and threatening legal action. >>> a protest erupted last night in lawncrest. following the announce. the the officers would not be charged. sky fox was over scene as police responded to a taun hall meeting. angry protesters confronted police commissioner charles ramsey and d.a. seth williams. ten people were arrested. >>> hundreds turnout for an honor ride to solute robert wilson. motorcycle clubs gathered in the northeast yesterday evening. they came from all over the the state, and new jersey to ride. sky fox flew overhead as they

someone wrote the phrase "killer cops destroying communities" with the hash tag who killed brandon tate brown? yesterday district attorney seth williams cleared two philadelphia police officers of criminal wrongdoing in the december death of tate brown. the frankford man was fatally shot during a traffic stop. police say there was a struggle unside his car after officers spotted a gun. >>> we have an update now on the two car crash in bucks county that killed two people. skyfox over the fatal crash last night. it happened on street road in feasterville. the driver and passenger of one car were both killed. identified as 64-year-old sharon vincz and 7984 old charles rochelle both of fairless hills. a third person who police say caused that crash was rushed to a hospital. her condition is unknown. police are investigating. >>> philadelphia villanova advance to the neck round of the ncaa tournament crushing lafayette fox 29's sean bell here with a look at what is next for nova. sean? >> chris, march madness upsets galore. luckily my bracket is still intact. partly because villanova handled their

s decision not to prosecute officers involved in a fatal shooting of brandon tate brown who they claim reach pouring a gun. ramsey had this to say about rising racial tension that is go along with these cases. >> listen, in case you haven't noticed i'm black myself, so i'm not real proud of the fact that we have a disproportionate amount of crime occurring in african-american communities. >> and ramsey calls this a good report. he plans to implement the changes working with the mayor could take a little over a year. for now reporting live outside of police headquarters annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> okay, annie thank you. >>> now if you have a honda or an acura you might want to park somewhere more secure. thieves have stolen air bags out of dozens of vehicles over philadelphia in the past few days. michael gibbons says it takes only seconds for the bandits to get their hands on the air bags. >> the part that they're targeting is a relatively high ticket item that can be accessed very quickly. i would imagine it's like anything it's supply and deaths you know, for -- suppl

days after prosecutors said they would not press charges against officers who fatally shot brandon tate-brown, an african-american they say reached for a gun during a traffic stop. his family disputes the claim. police in charlottesville, virginia say an investigation into an alleged gang rape at a fraternity reported by "rolling stone" magazine has failed to uncover evidence of a crime. charlottesville police chief timothy longo said the outcome -- "doesn't mean that something terrible didn't happen to [the victim] jackie." "rolling stone" has acknowledged discrepancies in details described by jackie, who did not participate in the police investigation. when the article came out, university of virginia was already under investigation by the department of education for its handling of sexual assault along with a growing list which now includes over 90 other schools. in japan, the governor of the island of okinawa has ordered a halt to construction of a new u.s. military base. takeshi onaga was elected last year on a platform of stopping the base. he has given the japanese defense ministry a w