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the fence decided to apply those charges to the bridgegate affair. number three, they team a separate and kelly will serve in prison is 18 months more than the port authority chairman david sampson will serve. he extorted his own flight out of united airlines to new york to south carolina. the judge in that case gave him one your house arrest in his beautiful home, and two years of probation. no jail time. >> number two, the bridgegate aftermath and the trial have been financially devastating for kelly and her family. her attorney said in court on wednesday, that she is not been able to pay him and he's a pretty high-priced attorney. he's confident she will pay him back but the financial situation is so tenuous, no job and four kids that she hasn't been able to do so. number one, her son, was born 17 years ago. it's called total autonomous pulmonary veins with abstraction. his pulmonary veins were actually outside the hearts and on the wrong side of his body. he credits in a letter to the judge his mother for making sure he survived that time. it too

more updates and drive times when i come back. >>> and bridgegate sentence. two former aides to governor christie learn their fate for the role in the scandal. the punishment they could face. >>> and demanding change. gymnasts with team usa speak out about being abused allegedly by a doctor. we'll tell you how they're trying to stop future abuse. ostriches don't really stick their heads in the sand. a peanut is not a nut. and a real john deere is actually real affordable. you learn something new everyday. the surprisingly affordable john deere e series tractors. now you can own america's tractor for just $99 a month. learn more at your john deere dealer. . >>> learning their fate. two former aides to governor chris christie will learn their sentence over the bridgegate scandal. >>> and the message from philadelphia's mayor. >>> and team usa gymnasts speak out about being abused and what they want done in response. >>> 5:30 this wednesday morning. good morning and welcome to "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. felt a warm breeze this m

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lee side of the george washington bridge that created that bridgegate scandal.ridget kelly and bill baroni were convicted of wire fraud, conspiracy, and using the bridge as retaliation against ft. lee's mayor because he declined to endorse governor christie's bid for re-election. prosecutors said the two shut down several toll lanes at the gw bridge in 2013 intentionally causing a major traffic jam in ft. lee. sentencing guidelines call for 37 to 46 months. the exact sentence up to the judge. both baroni and kelly have asked the judge for leniency in terms of probation, house arrest, and community service instead of prison time. mat delucia, nbc10 news. >>> 6:33. police looking for a man who emailed fire wounding a -- who opened fire wounding a 17-year-old and triggered a lockdown. the shooting started at 17th and suction happen a. the gunman -- susquehanna. the gunman barricaded himself into a home sending a an elementary school into lockdown. police didn't find the gunman but found a gun and jacket in a nearby yard. >> it's terrible around campus and around no

>> judgement day, penalties they could face for their roles in the so-called bridgegate scandal. >> plus, classes canceled today at local school. the one in a million reasons why hundreds of student won't have to wake up early this morning. >> and contentious exchange between white house press secretary sean spicer, and reporter, has social media buzzing over what spicer did. prompting the hashtag black woman at work. >> good day everyone, it is march 29, 2017. good morning to you, it is wednesday. >> it is, halfway there, good morning, great to have you with us, a little cooler this morning. >> at least it is dry, not specking the weather drama that we had yesterday with all of those loud thunderstorms, today giving awe seven out of ten, and improvement from yesterday we do expect it to be winnie today. you will need your jacket but also your shades. we haven't needed sin glasses in quite awhile. all the rain yesterday moved to the northeast, off the new england coast, hanley nothing to show you for a change on ultimate doppler radar. >> see winds picking up outside our window old city.

lee side of the george washington bridge that created the bridgegate scandal. bridgette kelly and bill baroni were convicted in november of wire fraud, conspiracy, and misusing the bridge as retaliation against ft. lee's mayor because he declined to endorse governor christie's bid for re-election. prosecutors said the two shut down several toll lanes at the george washington bridge in september of 2013 intentionally causing a major traffic jam in ft. lee. governor christie was never charged with any wrongdoing. he argued that he was never aware that his office was involved until months after the fact. federal sentencing guidelines call for 37 to 46 months. the exact sentence is up to the judge. both boroni and kelly have asked for leniency including community service instead jail time. >>> meantime, governor chris christie is in line to lead a president trump task force. >> that tops the other stories we're following today. the president will launch his new opioid commission, and he's already tapped governor christie as chair. that job begins today. the commiss

the new jersey governor has denied any prior knowledge of bridgegate and has not been charged. >> it6:05. philadelphia police are searching for a gunman after a standoff in north philadelphi philadelphia. police officers and s.w.a.t. team responded to a home at 17th and west susquehanna avenue yesterday. police say the suspect had run into that home after shooting a 17-year-old. that victim is in critical condition at temple university hospital. the barricade situation ended around 6:30 but when police got into the home they found a handgun but not the suspect. they managed to get away at least for now. >>> from our delaware news room a man remains in critical condition as police in wilmington search for a shooter. the shooting happened yesterday in the 2300 block of north claymont street. the victim was shot in the head and this is wilmington's 49th shooting of the year. the city's mayor says he will be meeting with the chief of police to discuss all of this violence later today. >> still no word on when more than 100 people might be able to return to their nursing home in bucks cou

. >>> prison terms are handed down in the bridgegate scandal and the president's eldest daughter takes a job at the white house. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "the new york times" reports that ivanka trump will be a an official federal employee while advising her father. he role had been described as informal when they announced she would have a white house office. critics said that would have let her avoid financial disclosure rules. >> the "financial times" says the city is suing the government for its role in the sanctuary of undocumented immigrants. mayor ed murray said president trump violated the constitution when he ordered cities to enforce federal immigration laws. the government is threatening to withhold funds from cities that don't help to deport people. >>> the "los angeles times" says a mexican state attorney general faces drug trafficking charges in the u.s. edgar veytia is being held in san diego after his arrest monday at the border crossing there. he's accused of conspiring to smuggle heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine in the u.s. he's th

they will be sentenced for their roles in the bridgegate scandal.herine scott is live now in the satellite center with more details. good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning tam. will it be prison or will it be probation? both of the former aides of governor chris christie are calling for a combination of home confinement probation and community service. but prosecutors are urging the judge not to show leniency. two former aides to governor christie will be sentenced today in a newark courtroom. the bridget kelly and bill baroni were convicted in november on counts including wire fraud and conspiracy for their roles in the lane closing scandal on the george washington bridge. considered the busiest bridge in the country. the government star witness david wildstein who previously pleaded guilty in the blot testified that he kelly and baroni created the gridlock for four days in 2013 to teach a lesson to the democratic mayor of fort lee who wouldn't give his endorsement for christie's reelection. at the time kelly was christie's deputy chief

they were found guilty in the bridgegate scandal.his morning a deal has been reached for women's hockey players. they have been negotiating pay and other issues right here in philadelphia. >>> and the delaware county school that will be closed today because of what happened during yesterday's storm. >>> we've got those stories ton some sunshine finally coming back in accuweather. that's all ahead on "action news." >> ♪ arkansas. we expect some snow in the rockies and a new storm system is moving into the pacific northwest. >>> finally this morning, the first daughter is poised to take on an expanded role in her father's administration. >> ivanka trump is setting up shop in the white house and delving into unprecedented territory and abc's karen travers is at the white house. >> reporter: she's been a constant presence at her father's side and now ivanka trump moving beyond supportive daughter and into the west wing taking on a formal role in her father's administration. >> it's my pleasure to welcome such incredible women including m

but once again he couldn't get away from bridgegate.sentence diego or the two very close aides who have been stuck taking fall for the scandal. bridge yet kelly got 18 noes prison plus probation. they' these were the fall guys. from the beginning, christie has done everything under the sun to pretend that he had nothing to do with this. >> i am embarrassed and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people the on my team. i delegate enormous authority to my staff. >> i had nothing to do with this. and i am so disappointed that this has happened. >> people who work for me made some significant mistakes many judgment. >> what happened was not approved by me and would never be approved by me. >> as soon as i found out, i fired the people who were responsible. that's what you expect from a leader. they tried to blame somebody else. they tried to blame me. and it wasn't true then. it's not true now. i'm done with this. this is over. the people of new jersey know it's er. >>ne thinge's finding out, it is never over. this probably won't be ov

. >> two of governor christie former aides will be sentenced today for their rolls in that bridgegate scandal. let's get right out to steve keeley with the very latest on this, steve? >> if you covered this story or watched this story on television you have seen the gauntlet. because all of the lawyers and the defendants in this case for month now. and today, the crescendo, sentencing day, these two are not repeat criminals here at the newark federal courthouse, didn't make illegal cash profit from the stranger than strange scene. so toss out the sentencing guidelines, that would add up to potential 20 year prison term for convictions for fraud conspiracy and violating civil rights of commuters. law experts say four year maximums are really the worse they could get today. federal prosecutors urge at least three, four year sentences, but just weeks after christie's good friend and former appointee to the new jersey-new york port authority, david sampson got just probation and community service and house arrest in his luxury south carolina vacation retirement home. kellyanne barone i le

coming up next, it was a traffic backup that made national news and now two of the aides behind bridgegate are being sentenced. their penalties for delaying traffic for hours. >> but first happening right now we are getting reports of multiple shots fired in the oceanview neighborhood of san francisco. it happened about 20 minutes ago. police say that they found at least one victim. no word right now on the condition of that person. our newsroom is following the story very closely. we have calls out, and we'll bring you the latest information as soon as we get it. plus, just in the last house, education secretary betsy devoss accused her predecessor of wasting $700 billion while trying to fix public schools and she also said that school choice is the way to reform the system. devos, of course, a big supporter of charter schools. we'll be back with more news. >>> well, sentences are expected to be handed out today for the former aides to governor chris christie and his allies convicted in the bridgegate scandal. >> nbc's jay gray brings us the very latest from newark, new jersey. >> reporte

for the "bridgegate" scandal. prosecutors are calling for a three-year sentence for bridget anne kelly.. and for bill baroni. they're arguing for probation. they were convicted last fall for their roles in the scheme to close access lanes to the george washington bridge. the scheme was aimed at punishing a local mayor. a trailer for the new spiderman movie is one of the hottest videos on youtube. but that doesn't mean everyone is liking what they saw. the trailer has been viewed more than 10 million times in the last 2 hours. and just as quickly-- the controversy started to spread. many fans say the nearly 3 minute trailer is full of spills the beans about the death of one of the characters. controversy likely won't impact ticket sales when "spider-man: homecoming" hits theaters on july 7. there is much more ahead on good morning washington at the top of the hour. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been nked highest in customer tisfaction by jd power 4 y

the scandal became known as bridgegate. governor christie was never charged with any wrong doing. today he was asked for his thoughts on the upcoming sentencing. he said it's not his role to pass judgment. it calls from 37 to 46 months. the exact sentence is up to the judge. they have asked for leniency in the form of probation and house arrest instead of prison time. we are following what happens out after that courtroom and we'll let you know what happens. nbc 10 news. >> thank you. >>> the man accused of killing an 81-year-old grocery store owner owner is in court for a hearing. he walked in and shot a man 11 times. >>> a man walk his dog was at the right place at the right time to save his neighbors from a house fire. it happened this morning in philadelphia. many people were home when it started. a neighbor helped them out of the home. medics took the family to the hospital as a precaution. that i are all in stable condition. >> new this morning, a woman is in custody after she rammed her car into a police cruiser and officers opened fire at her. it started around 9:30 this m

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>>> this afternoon a judge sentenced two former aids to christie to jail tr their roles in the bridgegate scandal. we are following the story tr our breaking news center. >> they tried to convince a judge to spare them prison time for creating traffic jams as political payback. he was handed a two-year prison sentence. a a short time later he was sentenced to 18 months behind bars. a prosecution witness who pled guilty in the case testified they intentionally created a major traffic jam to punish a mayor do did not endorse husband bid for reelection. the pair shut down several toll lanes at the bridge in september of 2013 leading to all these problems. >> the fight is far tr over. i will not allow myself to be the scapegoat this this case. i look very much forward to the appeal. >> governor crihristie appearedn the "today" show this morning and commented on the sentencing before it was handed down. >> the judge will do what the judge believes is appropriate. it's not my role or anybody else's role other than the judge in that courtroom to pass sentence on people who have committed crimes.

. >>> now to sentencing day in the bridgegate case. a judge sentenced two of chris christie's former aids for their roles in closing lanes on the george washington bridge. about two hours ago, bridget kelly was given 18 months behind bars. the bridge was closed to punish a mayor who didn't endorse his reelection bid. >>> now to scary moments today in washington. a a traffic stop ended in it gunfire steps from the u.s. capital around 9:30 this morning. a woman hit a police cruiser while trying to flee a traffic stop. she nearly hit an officer in the process. a a brief pursuit followed and the officers fired shots while attempting to arrest the suspect. no one was hurt. >>> the case against a suspected killer accused of murdering a grandmother on christmas eve will go to trial. it was december 24th when someone gunned down the 81-year-old in the south philadelphia corner store she and her husband owned for more than 40 years. during today's hearing the victim's grandson. testified that last may he and his ex-girlfriend stole a gold chain

that is what the judge in the bridgegate case decided on tuesday. as a sentencing her cohort, former deputy executive director, bill baroni, to two years in prison. they were convicted in november as part of the scheme that realigned the towline in 2013 to punish the democratic mayor of fort lee. it was an emotional scene in court. outside after the sentence announcement, bridget and kelly in a brief statement struck up a note. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> kelly and baroni are going to appeal. the u.s. attorney's office is going to let them remain out of jail as long as the appeal is going forward. they show the scene inside the courtroom as first bill baroni, then bridget and kelly and their attorneys pleaded for leniency. both asking for probation which the judge ultimately denied. from baroni, something close to an apology. i let the people of fort lee down, refusing to call back the increasingly frantic mayor of fort lee who marked emergency vehicles were having hard time getting through the worst traffic they experienced in the history, only comp

david sampson who entered it changes guilty plea to bribery as part of the investigation of the bridgegate scandal. the twice-weekly jog that went from aiken south carolina where he had a vacation home saving him an hour and a half instead of the normal flight that he would take to charlotte north carolina. sampson pled pled guilty to bribery for extorting this out of united airlines. he was in court today. >> do you believe you should be sentenced to prison despite pleading guilty into a crime? >> sampson was silent walking inches while he while he was inside the court he apologized to the public, his friends and family. federal prosecutors had asked for sampson to spend two years in jail. citing letters from luminaries like forney at former attorney general and his diminished physical condition his lawyer argued for him to get probation. and that's what he got. one year of house arrest. ironically arrest. ironically where is that going to be? >> there is some irony to the fact that the goal was to make it easier for him to get to the house in south carolina that he liked to spend his wee

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they compare this to the bridgegate scandal. >> the state promises to run the city finances properly. state can't even run a traffic study properly. i'm going to let that sink in for everyone for a moment. >> the state says it had to order the cuts because of atlantic city's dismal finances. the unions have gone to court to black them from taking effect. >> these are some of the cats rescued from the bucks county spca. the breeder is expected to face charges. there were unsanitary conditions. authorities allege it was run out of doreen stoya's home. all 11 cats had matted coats, flea infes stations and other maladies. >> michigan is being awarded $100 million in response to the flint water crisis. despite massive cuts to the epa proposed in president trump's budget, the agency says michigan will get all of this money. >> students at the school of medicine celebrated. tonight they had a chance to spend time with their fellow students before heading off to their next phase of their careers. channel6 put on its party hat for st. patrick's day today. our station is lit up in green in hono

bridgegate was seen as the first derailing christie's campaign for president, and then later, he evented bridgegate was the leading reason he wasn't pick by donald trump to be his vice presidential runningmate. and while polls show that voters think christie's the one who should have been on trial with kelly and baroni, they're now seen as the big fish caught in this federal net. and federal prosecute remembers urging three, four year sentences in the tank, saying, that these two lied in the trial, now convicted of violating the civil rights of all of those people stuck in all of that traffic for days calling their actions, quote, stunningly brazen, and vindictive abuses of power, so o as the steel bar gates, back to the live picture, are here soon to be set to up keep the cameras back, as the two and their lawyers arrive her at the federal court in newark, where these two will learn if more steel bars are in their future. alex, thomas? >> thank you for that update, steve. 7:06. the camden county prosecutor's offers wants to take jury to the scene where little boy's body was found. da

his two former top aides sentenced for bridgegate. >>> breaking news tonight. deadly bus crash at this hour, reports coming in of multiple fatalities. the highway shut down.

. >> the two new jersey aides sentenced in the bridgegate scandal vowed to appeal their convictions.hey were found guilty in november for the pay back scheme shutting down lanes on the george washington bridge for four days. kelly was chris christie's chief of staff. the single mother of four testified she told christie about the lane closures, something the governor denies. >> it's been a difficult day for me and my children. i want to assure my children and everyone else, the fight is far from over. i will not allow myself to be the scapegoat in this case. >> kelly was sentenced to 18 months behind bars. bill baroni appointment to the port authority got two years in prison. >> bill's heartfelt statement that what he did was a mistake. >> both baroni and kelly remain free on bail ordered to do 500 hours of community service. >> meanwhile, chris christie met with president trump today where the governor was named chair of the owed yoid addiction crisis. christie dedicating his final year in trenton to the drug crisis in new jersey will expand that role to a federal level too. "action

his two former top aides sentenced for bridgegate. >>> breaking news tonight.bus crash at this hour, reports coming in of multiple fatalities. the highway shut down.

sentenced two former aids to governor chris christie to prison time in connection with the new jersey bridgegate case. bill baroni two years behind bars and kelly 18 months, it was an outrageous display of power. they were accused of creating grid lock in 2013 for for the endorsing governor chris christie for reelection, chris christie will be taking an advisory role in the trump administration. he'll be the chair of the president's new task force working to combat opioid addiction >> people are afraid and ashamed to talk about drug addiction. we lose lives of good people. >> governor chris christie has made the issue of addiction one of his top priorities. he says he has no interest in a permanent role in the trump administration right now. >>> in the morning, the senate intelligence committee will hold its first public hearing on russian interference in the presidential election. leaders of that bipartisan committee gave an update on their investigation today. they say intelligence agencies have provided them with an unprecedented amount of documents. in an exclusive interview with cbs this mo

his two former top aides sentenced for bridgegate. >>> breaking news tonight as we come on. the deadly bus crash at this hour, reports coming in of multiple fatalities. the highway shut down.

it's sentencing day for the bridgegate scandle. the pair was convicted on fraud, conspiracy and misusing bridge. to this day. questions remain about how much governor christie knew about the scheme. >> officials in texas are investigating a triple fatal crash and they say it involved storm chasers. two vehicle accident took place in dick ins county and initial reports indicate three people were killed. now the location of the crash was part of an area that either included or was closed to a tornado warning. however there was no confirmation that the crash was weather related. >>> former home of the detroit lions and pistons will soon nobody more. sit yain current owner reached a deal to demolish the point yaing silver dome stadium. the stadium is empty and decaying for years now and had been storing volkswagen cars on that property. >> it's end avenue era for one of crayola classic crayons it's retiring one color from the crayola history it's doing so. you'll have to wait until friday to find out which one gets the boot. >> what? >

i'll >>> happening today, the bridgegate scandal will learn their en baroni and kelley were aides to chris chri. operations center o repter: the sentence is nearly four years in prison, and it's been close then the ft. lee side of the george wainbridgegate scandand bill ba were conspiracy, and misusing the bridge a declined to christie's bid for re-election. prosecutors said the lanes at t bridge intentionally causing a governor christie was never argued aware that his office was involv fact. sentencing guidelines call for 37 to 46 months. the exact sentence is up to judge. both baroni and kelly have asked form of probation,re, and community service instead of prison time. digital operations center, nbc10 news. looking for a man who opened a i7-year-old and triggering lockdown near temple 17th and into an apartment sending a nearby elementary school into lockdown. several apartments where students lived but didt find the gunman. detectives found a gun and >> thismpusnd around north viol. that's the scary medics took t what sparked the violence. >>> ad shots into the parking lot of de

is chris christie legally in the clear now for bridgegate?ecution has right now, is he. certainly the allegation was made over the course of the trial that he knew what was going on. he has vehemently denied that, by the way. something would have to come up. the hit he took on his reputation because of that, with this being drudged up again and again, it doesn't go away. >> doesn't sound like bridget anklecy ready to go away either, ready to go quietly into the dark night. >> definitely not. >> stephanie, thank you for being with us. we greatly appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >>> coming up next on "morning joe" -- >> do you know if president trump is under investigation himself for ties to russia? >> i have no knowledge of that. i do not believe that that's the case. >> senator james lankford and angus king are both on the intel committee. we'll be talking to them about whether it will come down to their committee and not the one in the house to actually get to the bottom of what russia's role was in our election and whether there was any c

judge has denied appeal in bridgegate trial. >>> requested an acquittal and new trial.se aides, bill baroni and bridgette kelly convicted in a plot. two could face up to 20 years in pri prison. sentenced later this month. >>> looking for a man who stole a donation jar. took it from wawa. was supposed to go to olympics. >>> north hampton county federal officials ordering $5,000 reward for information about a gun store burglary in easton. surveillance photos from john gun and tackle room. thief stole more than 2 dozen guns last month. >> bethlehem could have a new owner. reports say employees were told in e-mail about a potential buyer. november the casino announced plans for a $90 million renovation. asked about a possible sale the casino said it has no announcement to make at this time. camden honored top teachers last night. at the teach camden educators of the year. including elementary and high school teeachers of the year. bilingual teacher of the year. congratulations to one and all. >> enjoy good food at a festival this fall. food truck festival will take over. se

for two key players in the bridgegate scandal. we'll see how much the commuter misery meant to bring down public fury o an political rival who refused to endorse governor chris convention center for reelection will now cost them. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live in our satellite center. good morning, katherineism good morning, tam, that'sright,o governor christie will be sentenced today. they're both asking for a combination of home confinement, probation and community service but prosecutors are urging that the judge leniency. two former aides to governor christie will be sentenced toewark courtroom. bridget kelly and bill baroni were convicted in november on counts including wire fraud and conspiracy for their roles in the lane closing scandal on the george washington bridge.use in the country. the government star witness david wildstein who previously pleaded guilty in the plot, testified that he, kelly and baroni cre for four days in 2013 to teach a lesson to the democratic mayor of fort lee who wouldn't give his

the line of duty last yearly he compared trenton's oversight to the traffic survey connected to bridgegate. >> the state promises to run the city's finances properly. but the state can't even run a traffic study properly. [laughter] >>> let that sink in for everyone. >> reporter: the unions have gone to court to try to stop the state t others are proposing a two dollars night ac room tax to counteract the cuts. at this point the situation is still fluid. it is not clear how the legal challenges will eventually play out. the organizers of today's event hope the public will listen to them and get involved. in atlantic city, john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> coming up on "action news" tonight, middle schoolers put their engineering skills to the test creating robots to navigate under water. jeff skversky is live in buffalo where villanova is now looking ahead to round two. jeff. >> reporter: villanova with a tough draw in wisconsin tomorrow afternoon at 2:40 and how the villanova band saved one of villanova's star players last night. those stories coming up in sports. cecily. >> double

the new jersey governor has denied any prior knowledge of bridgegate and hasn't been charged. >> 5:04. philadelphia police are searching to are a gunman after a standoff in north philadelphia. police officers and the s.w.a.t. team responded to a home at 17th and west susquehanna avenue yesterday. police say the suspect ran into a home after shooting a 17-year-old. that vic the imis in critical condition at temple university hospital o the barricade situation ended around 6:30. police got into the building and found a handgun but the suspect has gotten a way at least for now. >>> and this is from our delaware news room. a man remains in critical condition as police in wilmington search for his shooter. that shooting happened yesterday in the 2300 block of north claymont street. the victim was shot in the head. now, this is wilmington's 49th shooting of the year. the city's mayor says he'll be meeting with the chief of police to discuss the violence later today. >> still no word on when more than 100 people might be able to return to their nursing home in bucks county. they were forced

his two former top aides sentenced for bridgegate. >>> breaking news tonight. the deadly bus crash at this hour, reports coming in of multiple fatalities. the highway shut down. >>> and the passenger jet. the one thing so many passengers did that helped them escape the this jet in flames. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a wednesday night. we have several breaking headlines. first the alert up right now, tornado watches across several states. a tornado hitting houstons. more than a dozen reported across the region already. a deadly line of storms on the move. it's not just tornadoes it's the damaging winds. some reaching 90 miles an hour. straight-line winds destroying homes. ginger zee is live with the track tonight and abc's phillip mena is in hard-hit rockwall, texas. >> reporter: a dangerous storm system triggering tornadoes in texas for more than 24 hours moving east. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: 14 tornadoes reported across a nearly 250-mile stretch of the state. this morning, flash flooding and a tornado warning in america's fourth lar

grant) new jersey governor chris christie's second aide is going to prison for 18 months over the "bridgegatescandal. kelly was sentenced earlier today, shortly after co-defendant bill baroni was handed a two-year prison sentence. kelly and baroni were convicted in november for closing lanes on the george washington bridge back in 2013 for political retribution, and then trying to cover it up. baroni was sentenced to two years in prison. fort lee suffered four days of gridlock in september 2013. a judge ruled the move was an "outrageous abuse of power." governor christie was never charged in the scandal. (vicki) president trump says he is a world class- dealmaker, but when it comes to capitol hill, he's learning deals do not always come easily. (grant) fresh off their healthcare victory - democrats are now threatening to derail trump's supreme court pick. scott mclean has more from washington. pres. donald trump: i think the losers are nancy pelosi and chuck schumer because now they own obamacare after being dealt a critical blow on health care by fellow republicans, president trump may need

. >>> we turn to another major headline, the sentencing in the bridgegate scandal.pping drivers, ambulances on the busiest bridge in america, the george washington bridge right here in new york. prosecutors say it was political revenge orchestrated by new jersey governor chris christie's aides. well, now just as chris christie was at the white house, his two former aides were sentenced to prison and abc's linsey davis is here. chris christie has always maintained he didn't know. >> reporter: that's right. he says he didn't know but his aides are paying the price. it happened more than three years ago but this morning the fallout from bridgegate continues. back in november two former aides for new jersey governor chris christie were convicted on all counts and heading into court yesterday they had hoped for probation, but what they got is jail time. while governor chris christie was all smiles with the president for a meeting at the white house wednesday, back in new jersey, two of his former associates were sentenced to federal prison. two years for bill baroni and

scene at the new jersey federal courthouse where his former allies were being sentenced in the bridgegatescandal. christie asked about the conviction here wednesday before the sentencing. >> in your opinion, do they need to serve some time? >> the judge will do what the judge believes is appropriate, matt. >> reporter: christie's former deputy chief of staff bridget anne kelly a single mother of four sentenced to 18 months in a federal prison with a year prove base. >> i want to assure my kids and everyone else that this fight is far from over. i will not allow myself to be scapegoat in this case. and i look very much forward to the appeal. >> reporter: bill barrony is appealing his sentence. prosecutors say both took part in a scheme to shut down toll lanes to the george washington bridge in 2013. retaliation against the mayor of ft. lee who did not support governor christie in his re-election campaign. >> closing those lanes down put a lot of people in harm's way. >> reporter: governor christie has long denied any knowledge of the lane shut down. once the head of trump's transition team

fishman's highest profile case the bridgegate scandal. >>> job fairs are held for candidateskinsons at point pleasant beach. casino pier and break water beach are hosting job fairs march 18 and march 19 inside casino arcade. yes, we know it is cold outside, but you can warm up today as the doors open for the philadelphia flower show at the pennsylvania convention center. last night a preview party was held at the convention center. look at there, guests were surrounded by tulips and other flowers as for the as the eye could see. this year's show highlights the country of holland in all of its beauty. it runs through next week. we invite you to enjoy the entire accuweather team right here tonight on 6abc for our behind the scenes preview of the big flower show, holland flowering the world. it airs at 7:00 p.m. >>> 6:38 a.m., much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. a driver is in need of help in the lonestar state after their car get submerged in floodwaters there. >>> plus, the city of wilmington is going green for st. patrick's day, but you may want to bundle up for the ci

bridgegate scandal.h complaint aga the auction block exploded overnight. >> now police say the residents are missing. several other homes nearby were damaged in the blast. gas and utility crews are raking through the rubble to try to determine what happened. >>> j.c. penney confirmed how many stores it plans to close, 138 of them. shutting down this summer. in our area that includes king of prussia mall and the j.c. penney at the willow grove park mall. >>> first on nbc 10.com imagine your name gets confused with siri and alexa. >> a south jersey college student's name is alexa siri. she tells us she gets ridiculed just a little bit. iphone users ask siri all types of questions and alexa is the name for amazon's voice controlled home bot. said she got to medical equipme? >>> next at 6:00, a one of a kind st. patrick's day celebration that spans 30 years and more than 3,000 miles. nbc 10 is there as a pair of friends from the area keep a decades old tradition alive. fios is not cable. we're wired differen

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