d.a. office a clear sign the purge was under way. mass firings. more than 30 dismissals by the new regime and at his swearing in on tuesday larry krasner the new d.a. promised sweeping reforms including plans for less incarceration and a pull back on seeking the death penalty but he dodged questions about a rumored mass blood letting of career veterans like mark gillison a 30 year veteran prosecutor who starred in the homicide division for many years sending lots of killers to death road and life in prison. many of those fired today were like mark gillison too emotional or angry to speak on camera about how they're being treated by krasner. they told me they were hauled in front of a human resources bureaucrat today and let go without any explanation. larry krasner himself was nowhere to be seen. from his office late today here's a portion of his statement "change is never easy. d.a. krasner was given a clear mandate from the voters for transformational change. today's actions were necessary to achieve that agenda. a retired veteran prosecutor blasted the d.a. as always having been soft on crime even back during krasner's days as a defense attorne

d.a. larry krasner and his new team?tion news" reporter vernon odom has that story. >> reporter: the criminal justice center was still standing today even in the wake of friday's wholesale mass shakeup at the district attorney's office where in all, new d.a. larry krasner fired 31 veteran employees chiefing from the ranks of those at odds with krasner's progressive priorities. he's a death penalty opponent and he cut off lots of hard liners. many were supervisors who did not fit into krasner's game plan. criminal lawyers downplayed the impact of this move by the new d.a. >> this is not something unusual and i think only because it's a new philosophy of the d.a. that everybody's making such a big deal out of it. i don't think it's all that unusual. it happens all the time and it happens all around the country. >> reporter: the new d.a. is making a point of staying out of the public's eye. a source tells me plans to name some new murder squad personnel late this week some of left the d.a.'s office years ago and are ready t

d.a. krasner was sworn in. he reaffirmed his campaign promise to create a culture of change in the city. >> a movement was sworn in today. a movement. a movement for criminal justice reform that has swept philadelphia. >> krasner is against the death penalty and vowed to exercise power but with restraint. he wants to reduce the city's incarceration rate and reform how criminals are granted bail. >>> 6:07. 15 degrees in philadelphia. it's much colder in the poconos. a live picture from ca easy to make snow with these temperatures. we'll be getting mother nature's help coming up he meteorologist bill henley with more. >> 4 in the pocono mountains. we're all going to be in for snow come tomorrow morning. that's why we've issued a first alert for snow. it's they coastal storm that will impact philadelphia, the suburbs, south jersey, and especially the jersey shore and delaware. from 9:00 tonight until noon tomorrow, that's when we'll see snow and blowing snow. leading to a very slippery commute for tomorrow morning

d.a. larry krasner was sworn in. krasner reaffirmed his campaign promise to create a culture of change in the city. >> a movement was sworn in today. a movement. a movement for criminal justice reform that has swept philadelphia. >> krasner is against the death penalty and vowed to exercise power with restraint. he wants to reduce the city's incarceration rate and reform how criminals are granted bail. >>> in montgomery county, the newest chief of police is on the job. steve gray was sworn in last night as the new head of the bryn athyn police department. he takes over for glen kaufman after 35 years on the force. >>> you saw tracy holding up the ticket at the top of the show. more than $850 million is still up for grabs. >> here's the reason -- no one won the jackpot in last night's mega millions drawing. now the pot grows to at least $418 million. the numbers 1-42-47-64-70, mega ball, 22. the next drawing is friday night. tonight is the powerball drawing. no one hit the winning numbers over the weekend, so the jack

d.a. larry krasner must do to get the department back up to speed and how current cases are being impactedndreds gathered in new jersey to say a final farewell to former governor brendan byrne. what those closest to him said about his legacy. those stories and much are coming up next at five 5:00. >> see you tonight. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> by the looks of traffic on i-95 in south philadelphia and near dillworth park in center city philadelphia, it really doesn't matter if you take local roads or major highways. the mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain is slowing everybody down tonight. >> it is monday night. and the big story on "action news" is an accuweather alert. a wintry mix that's been falling for several hours now is not the amount of precipitation that's the big concern, it's the type and the timing of the storm. >> that's right. there is ice, there's snow freezing the roads and sidewalks and more, all of that falling of course in the middle of t

d.a.'s were called in and fired by the new regime. at his swearing in on tuesday, larry krasner. promised sweeping reforms including plans for less incarceration and a pullback on seeking the death penalty but he dodged questions that day about a rumored mass blood letting of career veterans like mark gillison a 30 year veteran prosecutor who starred in the homicide division for many years sending lots of killers to death row and to life terms. >> vernon, i'm -- i've been proud. >> reporter: many fired were like mark gillison too emotional or too angry to speak on camera about how they're being treated by krasner. they told me they were let go without any explanation. larry krasner himself was nowhere to be seen. several said they were looking for new jobs in the legal community and feared being blackballed if they spoke out. tonight retired assistant d.a. richard sacks told me thinks krasner is just getting back at prosecutors with whom he battled when he was a defensetory. >> pay back. to hell with the citizens of philadelphia. that's what he did today. >> reporter: sharrie, t

krasner never met face-to-face with those fired. there was this statement from his office yesterday. change was neverresey, d.a. asner was given a mandate from voters. >> john mcnesby says this about the shakeup. >> it's shocking number one it's scary what will happen with the court system over the next six months or so. >> former prosecutor richard sax was devastated. he said there was only one thing those who were fired had going against them. they won their cases and prevailed and received justice for their victims, that's what they did, they did their job. he said as bad as they feel for the 31 fired -- >> i feel worse for the city of philadelphia, because i think her citizens are really and truly going to suffer. >> reporter: former city council woman begs to differ saying he has every right to put in people he believes that will carry out his agenda. he wants people to be more engaged and pay attention to the cases that come and not be ready to throw somebody in jail. >> this morning the remains unclear how soon larry krasner will replace the fired prosecutors and staffers or for that matter how much it wi

. >> larry krasner is promising changes months after the former d.a. was spent to prison on bribery charges. matt delucia is live in center city where the inauguration will happen later this morning. what are some of the plans that krasner will implement once he takes office? >> reporter: larry krasner ran on a campaign of making changes to the district attorney's office, to the culture of the office and how cases are prosecuted. really to reform the criminal justice system in philadelphia. changes like keeping fewer people behind bars. he's also anti-death penalty, and he wants to end stop and frisk. he has, as you might recall in the past, butted heads with the police union. and he has been supported by the black lives matter movement. those who elected him want the changes to happen quickly. his predecessor, seth williams, as mentioned, is serving time in a federal prison on corruption charges. krasner told the people who work in the d.a.'s office that changes are coming and what his goals are. how quickly those changes happen will have to be seen. a

krasner. our cameras captured employees carrying boxing out of the d.a.'s office yesterday. the 31 prosecutors who left took years of experience with them, also many of those lawyers were in the middle of high profile cases. several of them tell nbc10 they feel terribly for the families of murder victims with whom they'd been working. the d.a.'s office says krasner is keeping his campaign office of change by making the personnel moves. >>> 6:07 right now on this saturday. today in philadelphia the kimmel center will celebrate three kings day. the event will feature reenactment of the story of the three wise men and their journey to see the newborn baby jesus. guests will also be able to break pinatas and enjoy traditional bread. the free celebration begins at 6:00 this evening. ♪ feliz navidad >>> dozens of families celebrated three kings last night in camden. all of the children received toys which local businesses donated. three kings day traditionally marks the end of the christmas season in puerto rico, latin america and in spain. >>> your time now 6:08 on this saturday

krasner has a meeting with kelly hodge interim district attorney, hodge has told krasner that the d.aoffice lacks a robust sexual harassment policy and krasner vows to make changes to that with the help of some who are already inside of the office. other changes on his list he wants to reduce incarceration laws and do away with the death penalty. civil rights lawyer who has department numerous times as a defense lawyer has now new york with those officers to make these changes real. krasner is adamant about changes he feels are necessary and long overdue after years offset williams leading the charge. williams is now, serving five-year prison sentence for bribery, corruption charges. his trial started last summer. in july he pled guilty sending him behind bars. now, krasner, hopeful to change culture, change some laws and change perceptions surrounding prosecution in philadelphia. so his work will officially begin today, after the swearing in ceremony, and that starts at 10:00 a.m. his oath of office scheduled to start at 11:23, karen and mike if they stay on schedule. >> 11:23. it be

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d.a.? larry krasner a long time civil rights attorney will become the new district attorney of philadelphia. lauren johnson is right there in front of the kimmel where he will be sworn in, hi. >> reporter: hi there mike and karen. it is second day of the year but first day of official business in the city of fill because of the holiday yesterday and today many dignitaries will walk through the doors here at kimmel center for swearing in ceremony that will take place at 10:00 a.m. last the list of new faces to take the oath of office, larry krasner, he is a career civil rights attorney who will be sworn in as the top prosecutor krasner campaigned honorary duesing incarceration and eliminating use of the death penalty but change ago this culture will not happen overnight and he need cooperation of everyone he interacts with, prosecutors attorneys, law enforcement officials, judges, krasner taking over the office from kelly hodge who was appointed interim district attorney, after seth williams resigned from that powe last year. williams you might remember pleaded guilty to corruption charges b

so krasner is hopeful of changing the culture of that office. last month he called the will yams led d.a.'s office toxic and said that it compromised careers for many who wouldn't drink the tea so to speak. in addition to internal change s krasner has been vocal about changing the laws regarding incarceration as well as the death penalty. of course that requires time, patients and cooperation with everyone who interacts with his office, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, judges, and even attorneys. so krasner has his work cut out for him but ready to take on the challenge, it starts at 10:00 a.m. but krasner is not scheduled to take oath of office until 11:23, thomas and karen, we will be inside to bring it to you later on fox 29. >>> new chapter for d.a.'s office people say much needed, lauren, thank you. >>> former miss america winner taking over troubled organization, former "fox news" anchor gretchen carlson has been named new chair woman of the miss america organizations board of directors. old ceo resigned last in for sending sexist e-mails about former contestants this marks f

krasners of this world speak out against. and i would encourage the media to look at all 15 or 20 d.a. races that the soros machinery supportedd find out whether there's a consistent theme. it seems to me that krasner is the tip of that sword. >> all right -- >> hold on. i'm sorry, i just wanted to say very, very quickly, also -- there has been -- and it's a very clear orientation away from the victims and toward the injustices in the criminal justice system, and i understand that that's important and that needs to be reformed. but there seems to have been, you know, a finger in the face to victims, particularly those who are currently awaiting the trials of those who victimized their family members. >> you know, george, i'm gonna ask you about that. a community that's betwixt and between, the minority community in this city that is often targeted with crime within that community. they want redress, but they also want to be treated fairly. how does this look to them? >> well, i think the community... i think there was tremendous support for larry krasner and the reforms that he's talking about in the african-american communit

major shake up underway at the philadelphia district attorney's offers, larry krasner fired more than two dozen assistant d.aand other employees. the former staffers packed up boxes cents and loaded them into waiting vehicles outside of the offers yesterday. krasner was just sworn in this week. he ran on a platform of reforming the criminal justice system. >>> the district attorney's offers released this statement da larry krasner long promised to bring cultural change to the philadelphia district attorney's offers or dao. this includes a broad reorganization of the structure of the dao. as part that far process, 31da o employees were asked to resign from their positions cents today. which was yesterday. >> former eagles quarterback, donovan mcnabb, is out of a job. espn fired him after an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. mcnabb, hall of famer marshall folk, other former players, all named in a lawsuit. mcnabb accused every sending inapropriate text messages to award robe stylist when they worked together at the nfl network. there has been no comment from mcnabb just yet. >>> meantime, ac

krasner says changes are coming. we sat down with the d.a.-elect a few weeks ago. >> charging -- rich people commit crimes, too. companies commit crimes. we have to be willing to go after them the way other prosecutors have across the country but prosecutors in philly never have. >> reporter: how quickly changes will happen remains to be seen. it's not just a big day for the d.a.-elect. rebecca hine ha rebecca rinehart will be the first city controller when she is sworn in. also to be sworn in, more than 20 common pleas and municipal court judges. the ceremony here begins later on this morning. for now, live in center city, matt delucia, nbc10 news. >> thank you. >>> a upenn student and family with ties to montgomery county are among those who died in a sightseeing tour that ended in this tragedy in costa rica. the death of penn freshman william steinberg has left students on the campus in shock. the student body government posted a statement yesterday calling steinberg a promising scholar and noting that a lot of students knew him well. will

new district attorney, larry krasner, has fired more than two dozen assistant d.a.'s and other employees. the former staffers packed up boxes, and loaded them into waiting vehicles outside of the offers yesterday. krasner was just sworn in this week. he ran on platform of reforming the criminal justice system. >>> the district attorney's offers has released this statement. da larry krasner has long promised to bring culture change to the philadelphia district attorney's offers, or dao. this includes a broad reorganization of the structure of the dao, as part that far process, 31dao employees were asked to resign from their positions today. which was yesterday. >>> former eagles quarterback, donovan mcnabb, is out of a job. espn fired him after an investigation into allegations cents of sexual misconduct. mcnabb, hall of famer marshall faulk, and four other former players were named in a lawsuit. mcnabb was accused of sending inapropriate text messages, to award robe style whens they work at the nfl network. there has been no comment from mc nab just yet. >> actor ben

. >> happening tomorrow, larry krasner will be sworn in as the district attorney. he is expected to take the d.ae in a different direction on an array of issues. kelly hodge served as interim d.a. in the meantime. tomorrow, philadelphia will swear in its first city controller, rebecca r replacing the current controller. >> there's a new leader of this miss america pageant. plus more than a thousand cars burned in a parking garage inferno. it's time for pot lovers in america's populous state, long lines on this the first day of sales. cecily? >> on the first day of 2018 we matched the high of 2018. both days, 20-degrees. it eats colder by the end of the week into the weekend. i have details on that and an update on our chance of snow in the forecast. >> tips on the experts on how to keep those new year's resolutions and ducis rogers and the eagles looking ahead to the playoffs when "action >>> former fox news anchor and 1989 miss america winner gretchen carlson is taking the reins of the miss america pageant. carlson has been named chairman of the board of directors after ceo sam haskel resigned

at home, start of a new era in the philadelphia district attorney's office, larry krasner will be sworn in as the new d.ae the system, fight corruption, and battle social injustice. >>> in new jersey, the teen accused of a family massacre on new year's eve will face a judge today. we've learned the sister he's charged with murdering was a student at stockton university. their parents and a family friend also died. >>> and starting today, you can toss your christmas tree and help the environment. philadelphia's christmas tree recycling program runs through january 13th. links to recycling centers on r on the nbc10 app and on nbc10.com. >>> good morning, everyone, jessica boyington with you now. one last and quick check of the roads. watching 95, this is enough north of cottman avenue. northbound, a crash into the shoulder. traffic getting by. the southbound side even moving toward center city looking good, too. >> another frigid start. wind is blowing, feels-like temperatures below 0. feels like 60s in philadelphia. pottstown, allentown, feels like 6 below 0. even millville and atlantic city feeling like

krasner was elected after seth williams corruption conviction. kelley hodge also has searched as interim d.a> rebecca rhynhart becomes philadelphia's first female city controller. one of reinhardt's first tasks is to analyze the philadelphia parking authority which she claims is mismanaged and needs to be replacing its board. she replaces long time incumbent allen butkovitz whom she beat in the democratic primary. >>> allentown mayor ed pawlowski is beginning another term as an fbi corruption scandal continues to swirl around his office. he was sworn into a fourth term last night at city hall. the democrat's criminal trial on bribery corruption and fraud is set to begin in federal court in philadelphia in two weeks. the long time mayor has pleaded not guilty in what the feds call a pay to play scheme. >> president trump is back at the white house and back on twitter. the antigovernment protests in iran are among his latest targets. 20 people have died in clashes with iran security forces in tehran many located near military bases and police stations. president trump took to twitter saying ir

krasner. >> i will not enforce against safe injection sites that are properly run. >> and atlantic county d.amon tynor. >> people, and attitudes are starting to change toward how we're going to treat this epidemic. >> they say this crisis may need to be approached as a public health issue and ill ness, not a crime. >> i don't think users should be put in jail, absolutely not >> farly says is there evidence that safe injection sites reduce number of people injecting themselves in public , number of needles on the ground and public disorder related to drug use. most importantly he says is keeping addict is a live. >> if this were your son or daughter and did you everything you could to get them in drug treatment you would want tooth least keep them live until they were ready doctor farly says philadelphia officials may decide as early as this month if they want to move forward with the safe injection site n vancouver for 10 years site has been opened they have not had a single death at the facility. >> ♪ >> tonight's special program opioid crisis on the home front presented by recovery centers

seat.lew city leaders including the new district attorney, larry krasner, who touched on his plan to philadelphia's soaring murder rate. >> d.aoffice has to stop to start participating. i'm looking forward to looking with the address the spike in homicides. >> and there were a lot of who d like to have some change, on unjuif took their grievances to the lobby, the later the middle every south broad street. krasneveo follow the evidence fairly. >> montgomery county, veronica hill millbourne, person. took the oath of office last night at a council meeting, last week the healthcare ex sector told us one of the first things she wants to do within her town. >> hall of fame contenders out, we have the list, and on t. >> so is to. so many great moments, remember this guy, who could the situps he would do, the workouts in thethe chopper woulg above him capturing it. wondering how is this guy not already a hall of famer? >>> this is fox 29 sports in one minute. rodgers, they'll work on then, foles needs to embrace that this is his team. >> he doesn' weight of the entire team. this is a team sport. and, you know, we gote obviousld spec

krasner. there was a statement from his office late today. change is never easy. d.a.date from the voters for transformational change today's actions were necessary to achieve that agenda. john mcnesby said this about the shakeup. >> it's shocking number one, it's scary what it as he is will happen with the court system over the next 6 or 7 months or so. >> reporter: richard scvment -- sax who was out the town was devastate the. he said there was only thing that was against them. >> they won their cases and achieved justice for their victims. they did their job. i feel worse for the city of philadelphia. because i think that her citizens are really and truly going to suffer. >> reporter: but former city council woman begs to differ. in people he believeso carry out his agenda. >> he wants the staff to be more engaged and pay attention to the cases that come and just not be ready to throw somebody in jail. >> reporter: this morning it remains unclear how soon krasner will row place the fired prosecutors and staffers and how much this will compact each unit's case load.

larry krasner will be sworn in as the new d.a. today.ising to change the system, fight corruption, and battle social injustice. >>> and we'll have another update in about 25 minutes. i'm lauren mayk. now back to the "today" show. in america last year. we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiction is a disease. when you ask for help, help is there for you. >>> welcome back, everybody. 7:30 on a tuesday morning, the 2nd of january, 2018. a new year. >> i know. good morning, everybody. we're going to get a check of the headlines this half hour, including no letup in this polar plunge. deep freeze. record-breaking low temperatures across the country, now being linked to five deaths across four states. the week ahead looking even colder, with the possibility of a major winter storm for the east coast. >>> back in d.c. president trump returning to

larry krasner will take the oath of office in the morning at the kimmel center in center city. the democrat ace long time civil rights attorney, he succeed former d.a. seth williams who resigned in june after pleading guilty to a corruption charge and is now serving a five-year prison sentence. >> to the best of my ability. >> to the best of my ability. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. >> applause. >> atlantic city has a new mayor tonight, frank gillian was surrounded by family at his swearing in ceremony this afternoon. he is a former atlantic city councilman and native of the resort town. three council at large members were also sworn in today. >>> well, two families with ties to philadelphia were among the 12 people killed, on vacation, when their plane crashed in the mountains of costa reek a charter flight crashed yesterday while on its way from the beach town to the capitol of san jose. and one of the victims was william steinberg, a university of pennsylvania student, in the class of 2021. he was traveling with other members of the family who are from scarsdale, new york. >> they are great people, and the kid are gre

d.a. >>> and philadelphia will also swear in its first female city controller. rebecca rhynhart replaces long time incumbent allen butkovitz. the inauguration ceremony for both krasner place at the kimmel center. >> 6:36. the first week of 2018 is offering the biggest lottery jackpots in months. no one has won the powerball or mega millions so the jackpots keep on climbing. $343 million are up for grabs in tonight's mega millions drawing. powerball players have a chance at $440 million tomorrow night. you can always see the winning numbers right after accuweather on "action news" at 11:00. >> as families return to work and school today aaa is predicting a crush of calls for car problems related to the cold. the local midatlantic chapter says it has more than 44,000 calls for help in december. that's a six year high. at freezing a car battery loses about 35 percent of its strength. at 0 degrees, it loses 60 percent. it's also important to make sure that your tires are properly inflated. mechanics also recommend making sure you have enough antifreeze in your car and leaving the car running for a few minutes to warm up that engine before you start to drive. >> turning

larry krasner will take oath of office in the morning at kimmel center in center city. the demies a long time civil rights attorney and he succeed former d.a. seth williams who resigned in june after pleading guilty to a corruption charge and serving a five-year prison sentence. >>> as of this morning recreational mar juan ace now legal in california. cbs news correspondent danielle nottingham explains what customers now can, can and cannot get in the golden state a ribbon cutting ceremony kick off historic day at a dispensary in oakland where hundreds of people lined up up to buy recreational pot at 6:00 a.m. harbor side is one of the first shops in california to get the new city and state permits. henry wycowsky was the first customer. >> been a long time coming. >> reporter: california joined seven other states and the district of columbia where recreational marijuana is legal. massachusetts is set to begin sales in july. the callus the largest market in the nation, and that has many, many others watching closely. >> it will send a message to other states that legal says, regulation and taxation of mar juan ace the correct public policy