reporter: mccoy's attorney dennis cogan in a phone interview tells cbs-3 i have a high regard for bruce castor. i am confident he will fine in abuse have discretion in his decision not to prosecute. castor pointing out action toss reverse prosecutor's decisions require overwhelming evidence that with then of to go to a judge for a final decision. >> we are deciding now whether the evidence is so compelling that a court should review the decision made by the district attorney. >> reporter: finally district attorney williams responding in an e-mail that reads in part, i stand by my decision not to issue charges against anyone. my office worked diligently to investigate this matter, and in the end, there was not adequate evidence to prove that any individual committed a criminal offense. and so far, no time frame from the aj's office on when they will make their decision, on whether to move forward or to allow the d.a.'s no charge decision to stand. live from central detectives i'm walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks very much, walt. >>> a philadelphia federal court judge rules the

the judge is also hearing motions in andrea's defemation suit against former district attorney bruce castor, castor declined to arrest cosby in 2005 when andrea alleged cosby sexually assaulted her, and now says she enhancing her story while filing suit. now, cosby has denied any wrong-doing, the hearing happening here today, starts at 2:00 this afternoon. in center city, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> also, this noon, 62 year old ramon moralez is charged in connection to a hit-and-run in port richmond that killed 36 year old tommy dunbar. police say an s.u.v. hit and dragged dunbar, at aramingo and lehigh wednesday night. that suv was found empty, about a mile away, few hours later. moralez facing several charges including murder, homicide by vehicle, and involuntary manslaughter. >>> chopper three, over the 600 block of woodhaven road in willingboro, burlington county, authorities are investigate the apparent homicide. police say man's body discovered inside a park car on the street. detective say gunshots were reported about 3:00 this morning, so far, there have been no arres

hearing motions in con stand's defemation suit against former montgomery county district attorney, bruce castor. castor declined to arrest cosby in 2005 when con stand alleged cosby sexually assaulted her, now says she is enhancing her story while filing suit. meantime, bill cosby has denied any wrong-doing. this hearing is expected here in federal court today, right around 2:00 this afternoon. reporting live in old sit, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news" jim, brooke, back into you. >> one person is recovering from this fire in the city's logan section. the fire broke out inside a rowhouse around 11:30 last night on the 4500 block of marvine street. flames spread to three homes before firefighters could get it under control. so far no word on the cause. >> in campaign 2016, hillary clinton leans bernie sanders by 6% for the democratic nomination, according to a new cbs news poll. last night, the two met on stage, just days before the new yorkers cast their ballot. jamie yuccas has the fiery debate. >> one of the most heated observe changes of the night when bernie sanders and hillary clinton

hearing motions in constant's defamation suit against former montgomery county district attorney bruce castor, castor declined to arrest cosby in 2005 when constant alleged cosby allegedly assaulted her, now says she is enhance g her story while filing suit. >> now, cosby has denied any wrong-doing, all along, the hearing happening today here in federal court is scheduled for 2:00. reporting live, in old city this morning, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news", jim, brooke, back into you. >> thanks, jan. one person is treated for smoke inhalation after fire rips through three homes in logan. fire broke out inside a row home at around 11:30 last night the 4500 block of marvine street. the flames spread to two surrounding homes before firefighters could get it under control. so far no word on the cause of the fire. >>> new cbs news poll this morning shows nationally hillary clinton leading bernie sanders by 6% for the democratic nomination. >> the two presidential candidates are coming off a fiery debate ahead of new york's crucial primary. jamie yuck as with the recap. >> one of the most heate

the solicitor general, bruce castor who works in the ag a's office now verifying that he was here, with his state attorney general's detectives this week, examining evidence, and videos, looking at the decision by the district attorney, not to file any charges in a bar brawl, that a allegedly involved lesean mccoy, companions, and as many as three off-duty philadelphia police officers. twelve days ago district attorney seth williams announced no criminal charges will be filed against lesean mccoy, his companions or anyone else in a february bar brawl that left two off-duty philadelphia police officers beaten. >> my office is investigating that there is insufficient evidence to prove that any individual committed a criminal offense. >> reporter: but now in this letter from the state attorney general's office, in response to a request from fraternal order of police president john mcnesby for a review, solicitor general bruce car for says that the district attorney's decision, in fact, will be reexamined. >> we are deciding now whether the evidence is so compelling that a court should revi

accusor is entitled to any documents or e-mails that cosby's lawyers shared with former prosecutor bruce castorstor declined to charge cosby in 2005 after andrea constand claim she was drug the and sexuals assaulted by cosby. castor said last year constand enhanced her story when she filed a civil suit against the comedian. she is now suing castor for defamation. >>> police in michigan are searching for a horse hair thi thief. officers say someone cut you off the tails of three ponies an horse and what's even stranger the thief only went after ponies with blond hair. >> the animals owner says she's angry. she's heart broken. fox's tara asher has this story. >> honestly they're my whole life. i've had him for 10 years. he's my first horse. they're all like my children. >> reporter: you can only imagine how nicole west was feeling when she went to feed her horses and ponies at trenton's children's pony ranch at elizabeth park and realized someone had chopped the bush she hair from the tails of four equines. >> i was sick to my stomach. i was angry. i didn't -- it was just kind of a shock. i didn'

the letter signed by newly appointed solicitor general bruce castor reads in part the law quote does provide mechanism for a judge to overturn a district attorney's decision and appoint the general general to a case. we are reviewing the law in that area now end quote. >>> fop president mcnesby first wrote to cane's office. the nightclub fight left two off duty officers injured one with a broken nose and ribs. mcnesby contends williams decision a case of peripheral treatment treatment against a well known athlete. it was allegedly over a bottle champagne. the letter states that cane's office will review the evidence to look at whether there was abuse of prosecutor ya'll discretion. but cautions that the bar for such a determination is streaksly high. castor will steed need to decide whether it's in the interest of the commonwealth to set a precedent. castor says kane has dell gator these decisions to him so as to avoid a she's acting us a perceived law running feud between her office and the da's office. >>> now, we reached out to the da's office to williams says quote i stand by my

bruce cast ton. now, she is accusing castor of defemation. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo will have a live update on this story in about 30 minute. >> new this morning, the fire rips through three homes in philadelphia's logan section. the fire broke out inside rowhouse around 11:30, 4500 block of marvine street. the flames spread to two surrounding homes before firefighters could get it under control. one person was treated for minor smoke inhalation, so far no word on the cause. >>> overnight north korea attempted and failed to fire miss frill their eastern coast. that is according to us and south korean officials. the launch was timed to celebrate the 104th birthday of the country's founder. kimmel sewn. this is video of the state celebration. known as the eternal president, kim edge soon the grandfather of the current grandfather of kim jong un. >> democratic debate days before new york he is cast their ballots. clinton and sanders met on stage for their most contentious match up yet, with him questioning the secretary's judgement

bruce castor that he would not prosecute cosby in exchange for his testimony in couldn't standsconstand's crimi. cosby's legal team claims she broke the agreement by cooperating with kevin steele the current montgomery county d.a. who is now prosecuting the legend. lawyers here today agree to continue negotiating some sort of deal. the most intriguing news today, the criminal trial for bill cosby in norristown montgomery county won't begin until sometime in early 2017. at the federal courthouse in center city, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news. >> camden county health department says a woman has tested positive for the zika virus. health officials say the woman is not pregnant. she recently returned from traveling to a country where the zika virus is present. the virus is linked to birth defects like microcephaly. there are also reports of rare neurologic problems in adults. >>> also in camden county, cooper university hospital has been fined thousands of dollars for health and safety violations. osha slapped a $55,000 fine on the hospital for allowing employees to be exposed to need

bruce castor. castor promised cosby ten years ago that he would never be charge in the case. >>> in philadelphia a this port richmond man is accused of hitting and killing a man on the scooter, dragging his body for hundreds of feet, and then taking off. philadelphia police say that six two-year old ramone morales is charged with murder and homicide by vehicle. thirty-six year-old thomas dunbar was struck and killed, wednesday night, at aramingo and lehigh avenues in the kensington section of philadelphia. >>> we have reported on this before, package theft is becoming more and more of a problem in philadelphia. tonight, police are trying to track down a bandit who committed his thiefry this week in wynfield. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live in wynfield with the story, jeff? >> reporter: jim, you can say that thief hit the wrong home. it longs to the city's first deputy commissioner of recreation who keeps a close eye on her property with a host of high definition cameras that catch every

is entitled to any documents or e-mails that bill cosby's lawyers shared with former prosecutor bruce castor. castor declined to charge cosby in 2005 after constand claimed she was drugged and sexually assaulted by the comedian. castor said last year constand enhanced her story when she filed a civil lawsuit against bill cosby. she is now suing castor for defamation. a new prosecutor filed charges against bill cosby in december. >>> the search is on for a man police say is going on an electronic shopping spree with fake id's. surveillance cameras capture the man buying several i phones at a target store in marlton in january. he is wanted for theft by deception. investigators say he pulled off similar crimes in pittsburgh, harrisburg and hackensack, new jersey. >>> a jamaican woman facing charges to night over what customs and border patrol officers found in her bag. officers at jfk airport in new york finding a white powder inside some bags of coffee. it tested positive for cocaine according to investigators. they say the woman was traveling from montego bay jamaica about 3 pounds of cocain

to any document or e-mails cosby's criminal lawyers shared with former moment county prosecutor bruce castorthe decision comes in the defamation lawsuit constand filed against castor. cosby remains free on $1 million bail. >>> family, friends and customers tonight are mourning the sudden loss of a well-known burlington county farmer. anthony russo the third was killed yesterday in the fields of his family's fruit and vegetable farm in tabernacle. he was a justing seeding equipment when the person pulling with a tractor unexpected hitly accelerator. russo farms spans hundreds of acres and anchored at the market at the corner of carranza and medford lake road. we talk today with the tabernacle mayor a fellow farmer and friend. >> our familiar also have grown up together. we've been very close for a long time. it's a tragic loss for our family also but also for all the families burlington county agriculture. they've been a part of burlington agriculture for a long time. >> a message to customers russo family will grieve and pick up the pieces after his death by continuing the farming legacy he

to any document or e-mails cosby's criminal lawyers shared with former moment county prosecutor bruce castorthe decision comes in the defamation lawsuit constand filed against castor. cosby remains free on $1 million bail. >>> family, friends and customers tonight are mourning the sudden loss of a well-known burlington county farmer. anthony russo the third was killed yesterday in the fields of his family's fruit and vegetable farm in tabernacle. he was a justing seeding equipment when the person pulling with a tractor unexpected hitly accelerator. russo farms spans hundreds of acres and anchored at the market at the corner of carranza and medford lake road. we talk today with the tabernacle mayor a fellow farmer and friend. >> our familiar also have grown up together. we've been very close for a long time. it's a tragic loss for our family also but also for all the families burlington county agriculture. they've been a part of burlington agriculture for a long time. >> a message to customers russo family will grieve and pick up the pieces after his death by continuing the farming legacy he

former prosecutor bruce castor has said he promised he would never prosecute cosby and urged him to testify in the woman's civil lawsuit. the release of that testimony last year led a new prosecutor to arrest him in the deposition cosby did acknowledge a series of affairs and said he got quaaludes to give to women that he hoped to seduce. >>> beautiful monday in your fox 29 weather authority. here's live look at read to go night. just a beautiful day to get outside today. tomorrow, though, could be a little bit different story. we're tracking some possible severe weather let's check in with meteorologist kathy orr. >> you know the temperatures will be warming up as well tomorrow. even warmer than today and that will help to set off some showers and some strong to severe storms. today's high temperatures running about 10 degrees above normal. in philadelphia reading and allentown mid 70s. the same in wilmington and mt. holly. atlantic city reporting in a high of 70 degrees at the airport cooler down the shore. you can see inland, lots of 70s poconos 64. atlantic city right now at the airport

she did just hire bruce castor from montgomery county to be in her office for a position that had neverxisted. she created a job for him. >> mm-hmm. >> what do you think that's all about, sam? [ laughter ] he's speechless. >> yeah. >> i -- you know, everything that she does is always the opposite of what seems to be logical as the next step. i can't see what the deflection value is for having bruce in there. i don't even understand the nature of the job. i think it was -- i thought the job that she was hiring him to do -- i read about it in the newspaper -- was the job that she was doing because she can't be a lawyer. >> doesn't have a law license now, right. >> so, you know, everything that the attorney general does, there must be a reason for it, but she very rarely shares it with the rest of us. >> [ laughs ] she's also trying to sort of take away some of the power from people currently in the office that she's not getting along with, it sounds like. so he's now the new defense attorney, and there's a deputy attorney. >> [ laughs ] >> so, where is that gonna lead us? she's got a tria

bruce castor. caferlt said he promise -- castor said he promised cosby he would never be charge in the case. >>> a local woman was infected with the zika virus. health leaders in new jersey say a woman in camden county tested positive for the virus. the woman who was not pregnant returned from a county where the virus was present. there are reports of rare neurological problems in adults. >>> 7:04. if you're just waking up with us, a thief picked the wrong home to target. he targeted a wynnfield home. it belongs to the city's first deputy of recreation. >> reporter: this crystal clear surveillance video shows the man who made off with boxes of high-priced electronics from the front steps. >> you can identify him. you can pick him out of any picture. >> reporter: the theft happedz on tuesday afternoon. the camera shows a delivery man dropping off two amazon boxes. a couple of hours later another man approaches the door. waits a minute and kicks a box before picking them up and hiding them in his jac

and it's very interesting, because we all raised our eyebrows when bruce castor got chosen by kathleen come to that office. it turns out, according to reliable sources, that castor approached morganelli about backing down on his criticisms of shapiro on contracts and contributions. and so you have to wonder. you know, politics makes strange bedfellows. what's up? >> thanks, donna. val. >> well, governor wolf might be watching "house of cards" a little too much these days. 13 democrats crossed party lines to vote for that budget to make sure schools stayed open, and the governor apparently is exacting his vengeance. 10 of those 13 democrats in the state house have complained publicly in a letter to the governor, they're being shut out of the various departments and agencies there for help with constituent services, and being told to contact the governor's office if you want help. so, so much for a guy who wanted to change the culture in harrisburg. >> thanks to our panelists here on "inside story," and a special thanks once again to mayor jim kenney for joining us. we'll have him back h

that the accusers andrea confanned -- constand is entitled to the documents that were shared with bruce castor. >>> a local woman has been infected for the zika virus a woman in camden county tested positive from the virus. she returned from a country where the virus is present. the virus is linked to birth defects and rare neurological problems in adults. >>> a thief targeted a home, the package was taken over the steps of a wynnfield home. the home belongs to the city's first deputy of recreation. jeff chirico has the deals. >> reporter: this crystal clear video shows the man who made off with boxes of high-priced electronic electronics on woodbine avenue. >>> you can identify him, you could pick him out of any picture. the camera shows a delivery man dropping off two amazon boxes, a couple of hours later another man approaches the door, waits for a minute and kicks the box before casually picking them up and hiding them in the jacket. the daylight theft is a blow to her sense of security. >>> it's frightening somebody in my family could be coming home. my mother could be walking up on the p

former prosecutor bruce castor says he promised he would never prosecute cosby.rged him to testify in the women's civil lawsuit. the release of that testimony last year led to a new prosecutor to arrest him inform his deposition, cosby acknowledges a series of a affairs and says he got quaaludes to give to women he hoped to seduce. ♪ >>> dramatic seconds almost take teen's life. this truck comes crashing down trapping the boy's head. who just happened to be driving by that helped save his life and -- >>> passengers screaming in the dark on a packed train. they say they can hear explosions. what was happening as they could only watch and wait. >>> and watch this guy just help himself to several cartons of cigarettes inside a local wawa but it doesn't end here. what police say he did at the same wawa the very next day. >>> he comes home to fine his door kicked in, dozens of guns stolen months later they ended up in the hands avenue criminal. >> i thought that maybe they would have gone on the ball a little quicker we might have got them all back and got them off th

document or emails, cosby's criminal lawyers shared with former montgomery county district attorney, bruce castorcision comes in the defemation lawsuit, constant filed against castor. cosby remains freon $1 million bail. >> and, governor tom wolf will sign pennsylvania's medical marijuana bill into law tomorrow afternoon. in a statement, the governor says, he's proud and excited to sign the bill. he adds it will provide long overdue medical relief to patient and their families, and pennsylvania will now be the 24th state to legalize the medical use of marijuana. officials however, say, it will take couple of years to set up. >>> miss to help those with rare diseases, now back from washington where he met with us senators to convince them to support piece of legislation, close to his heart. here's "eyewitness news" reporter training dough. >> like many seven year old, max shell loves to playing with leggos. but he also spent his free time doing something very out of the ordinary for someone his age. >> this week on capitol hill, advocating for bill that could help him and millions of other with ra

former prosecutor bruce castor said he promised he would never prosecute cosby and urge him to testifyn the women's civil lawsuit. cosby a's arrest came after testimony was released late last year in the deposition, cosby -- yah, cosby a acknowledged a series of affairs and said he got quaaludes to give to the women he hoped to seduce. >>> two eastbound lanes are still shut down at willow grove this morning after a deadly tractor trail are crash yesterday. right now center and right lanes are -- yeah, this story is old. we have reopen the lanes there. that is what i thought. bob has an update for. that lanes have been reopen. big crash yesterday and it all work out. >>> this morning a 15 year-old has died after being hit by a car in gloucester county, new jersey. the this happened saturday night in sicklerville just after 8:00 o'clock. police say the teen was crossing route 42 near shoppers lane near a carnival where she was hit. the 21 year-old driver did stay at the scene at this point. he has not been charged with any crime. >>> police in upper darby are looking for the guys who sto

bruce castor guaranteed him back in 2005 he would not be prosecuted in exchange for his testimony inivil case involving andrea constand. well, the decision today now paves the way for cosby to return to court for a preliminary hearing. cosby has said in the past that his encounter with constand was consentual. >> more than 500,000 land owners in philadelphia are facing an unexpected financial crunch. it's due in part to a decision recently made by the city ax assessor. monica malpass live in the news room to explain this one. hi, monica. >> hi, sharrie. this has to do with reassessments doing done on land mostly in redeveloping areas. new at 5:00 tonight how the change is hitting hard for homeowners' wallets and the appeals process that you can take up if you don't think you're getting a fair shake. >>> also in health check, the spike in healthcare for can kids who get their lands on those laundry detergent pods. new warnings that doctors issued tonight in light of more incidents in homes all across the country. a big scare with these. >>> we'll have those stories and more tonight on

document or emails, cosby's criminal lawyer shared with former montgomery county district attorney bruce castor. the decision comes in the defamation lawsuit con stand filed against castor, remains freon $1 million bail. >> governor tom wolf will sign pennsylvania's medical marijuana bill into law tomorrow afternoon. in a statement, the governor says, he is proud and excited to sign the bill. and adds it will provide long overdue medical relief to patients and their families. pennsylvania will now be the 24th state to legalize the medical use of marijuana. officials, how much, say it will take a couple of years to set up. >> campaign 2016, bernie sanders said he did meet with pope francis, during his visit to the vatican yesterday. addressed hours after fiery debate with hillary clinton and in brooklyn thursday night, also, getting word, sanders released his 2014 tax return t shows that democratic presidential candidate paid about $28,000 in federal taxes, on adjusted gross income of nearly $206,000. as forefront runner hillary clinton, she campaigns in new york ahead that far state's primary o

former prosecutor bruce castor has said he promised he would never prosecute cosby and urged thyme testifyn the woman's civil lawsuit. the result of that testimony last year led a new prosecutor to arrest him in his deposition cosby acknowledged a series of affairs and he got quaaludes to give the women he hoped to seduce. >>> man is in critical condition after being shot five times in philadelphia's ogontz enabled. it happened just after 12:00 this afternoon on the 5800 block of old york road. witnesses saw a man run into nearby residence. police say he and two other men barricaded themselves inside the home for a short time. then all three men were taken into custody just before 1:00 o'clock. >>> developmenting now a string of deadly violence in philadelphia. what set off two deadly shootings, one right after the other in the same neighborhood? one of the shootings happened in front of a candidate for the pennsylvania house of rep tifts. 21-year-old man was shot and killed in the 14 hen dud bloke of vernon road mid afternoon yesterday. police say it happened while the victim was talking

will you keep this position and will you keep bruce castor in the role? >> no. >> mr. morganelli? >> no. bruce is a friend. >> no. >> all right. would you support a ban that would bar all officials from accepting any gifts from special interests? mr. morganelli? >> yes. >> yes. of course. >> yes. >> should there be a term limit for attorney general? mr. shapiro? >> yes. >> yeah. >> i called for a six-year term. yes. >> and a general rule that the prosecutors may not do outside work. do you agree that? >> i do. >> absolutely yes. >> yes. >> and finally, we have an either/or question for you. both democratic candidates are campaigning in pennsylvania this week. who do you support, hillary clinton or bernie sanders? mr. morganelli? >> hillary clinton. >> shapiro, i'm focussed on my own campaign right now. >> i don't know that i have a favorite. >> thank you. well, time is winding down. at this point each of you can offer viewers your closing statement. you have one minute. we ask that you allow each candidate to give their closing statement without any interruption. there will be no o

his lawyers continued to argue that former montgomery county d.a., bruce castor's 2005 promise not to prosecute cosby is valid. and in february, a judge ruled against that verbal prom is allowing the case to move forward, and cosby is accused of sexually assaulting a former temple employee at his home back in 2004. >>> and in montgomery county, a medical examiner trying to determine how a cabrini college student died. 22-year old man was found unresponsive in a home in, west conshohocken on morehead avenue on sunday. police say officers performed cpr and administered an anti overdose drug but they were unable to revive the victim. the student has not yet been identified. in a statement, cabrini college says it is saddened by the news and they are focused on supporting students through the loss. >>> a jury acquits two officers charge in the 2013 beating death of najee riveria. on monday sean mcknight and kevin robin john cleared of beating and falsely prosecuting a man who fled on a scooter after a traffic stop. well, riveria died in a separate incident back in december. so the only ev