as they are calling for philadelphia da seth williams. tweets, signs even billboards the fop is making it clear, they want someone else in williams' position. >> earlier this week williams reached a settlement with the city's board of ethics to pay a hefty fine over gifts he received. fox 29's dave schratwieser is following this story from northeast philadelphia. dave? >> reporter: lucy, the fop's battle with incumbent da seth williams goes to new heights tonight literally check this o out. this is a large billboard that looms over i-95 here in northeast philadelphia. it's very clear tonight the fop will go to whatever steps necessary to out of the william. >> never seen a billboard like that before. >> reporter: it towers over i-95 near bridge street and there's no mistaking the message the fraternal order of police is trying to send to em balanced da seth williams. >> nothing personal against him but it may be time to look in another direction. >> reporter: help wanted new philadelphia district attorney billboard went up wednesday and w

and current da seth williams faces four challengers. coming up on "action news" tonight. students spend the day on lockdown inside of their middle school in cherry hill. >>> and a diner around for decades must move out so development can move in. >> the eagles howie roseman looks ahead to the future. when "action news" contin students at the beck hill middle school spent most of the day on lockdown in response to an anonymous threat. the threat was phoned in at 11:00 this morning. school officials sent a video message to parents who then gathers outside. the police chief assured those parents that they were safe. >> we are trying to keep them in their routine from this point forward. that is why we want a normal dismissal. we can't have parents coming up to the school to take their children we'll lose track who is in school and who is out of school. you have my word they are safe. >> no arrests have yet been made. >>> a popular center city philadelphia diner is forced to move to make way for a new hotel. the hyatt century taking over the home of little petes for the last

. >>> philadelphia da seth williams received an unprecedented fine for ethics violations. the board of ethics ordered williams to pay a 62,000 penalty. saying he took gifts and failed to disclose five different sources of income on the statement of interest. the penalty is the largest imposed by the board in its ten-year history. williams released a statement that says in parts, these mistakes were my own and i accept responsible. he apologized to the people of philadelphia. >> the owner of the marine club condominiums at broad and washington said today that one of its security guards was threatened at gun point. the same location where two robbers drove into the building's parking garage early sunday morning and robbed and assaulted a woman. due to the recent violence the buildings owner is telling residents there will be increased security. >> i have ordered a guard to be there until i'm satisfied that it's repaired and safe. both locations are under camera and they go to our live 24/7 security. >> today crews fix aid broken door at the marine club one day after "action

. >>> philadelphia loose pots police has a message for da seth williams.nd the fop wants everyone to know. so it has put up all kinds of billboards. tweeted about it, hasn'ted out signs calling for someone to replace seth williams. fox 29's dave schratwieser is following this story from northeast philly. dave? >> reporter: lucy, a rough week for embattle the district attorney seth williams. he's already been paying out a $62,000 fine because of ethics violations. that was levied yesterday by the ethics board. now some lofty attention from the fraternal order of police. you can't miss it if you travel i-95 northbound near bridge street. a giant billboard that says help wanted, message from the fraternal order of police is clear. they want embattled district attorney seth williams out. >> we'll be supporting another candidate. >> reporter: help wanted new philadelphia district attorney billboard went up wednesday and was quickly followed by the fop handing out lawn signs with the same message to its members at an afternoon award ceremony. >> nothing personal

>> the philadelphia fraternal order of police is making it very clear they are not endorsing da seth williams for re-election. this after he received a record ethics fine this week. yesterday, the police union put up a billboard along i-95 in ta coney. it reads, help wanted, new philadelphia district attorney. nbc 10 tried to track down williams yesterday to get comment on camera. we did spot him ducking out of a side door at city hall and right into his city vehicle. on tuesday, philadelphia's ethics board fined him $62,000 for not disclosing sources of income and gifts, including sports tickets, trips and cash. >>> you may still find delays on the paco high speed line today as crews continue to make rep r repairs on a number of cars. the motor short circuited after a snowstorm earlier this month. the problems led to crowded trains and long commutes. >>> jessica is keeping an eye on the traffic for us. >> we're watching some delays out there. there's pothole reairs on 95. this is the southbound side approaching the delaware area. so right here, right near 452 and just after the comb door ber

da office in center city. reaction and william's response. not surprisingly, some people are calling on the da to resign. >> reporter: that's right. criter critics tell us seth williams has lost the trust of the public, which they say he has, he cannot continue in role as district attorney. ethics board has been investigating williams since the summer. it said he accepted nearly 90 gifts from people. some of whom are closely associated with the da's office. on top of that, failed to report five sources of income. illegal gifts include things like prepaid credit cards, sport tickets, hotel points. tried to reach williams to hear his side of things. instead he issued a written statement accepting full responsibility. saying i apologize to the people of philadelphia. i will work every day to earn back the trust of all of you. critics tell us it's not enough. >> it's a violation of trust to every philadelphian our chief law enforcement official. you know, it's simply wrong when you have a district attorney who is investigating and prosecuting other people who didn't disclose income or gifts, it sets a double standard not acceptable in our city. >> reporter: in a

seth williams with the biggest fine in history. williams must pay $62,000 after admitting not disclosing sources of income. nbc 10 katy zachry. some people are calling on the da to resign. >> reporter: his critics have gone public about that and they absolutely think he should resign. seth williams has said nothing about stepping down. instead, he's issued an apology. williams who works in this center city philadelphia office behind me is accused of failing to report sources of income and gifts that were given to him by people who are connected to this office. like criminal defense attorneys. in some cases, those gifts range from sports tickets and prepaid credit cards to hotel points. williams is the chief law enforcement officer for philadelphia. and charged with prosecuting this same activity he's spoken of. he has not spoken publicly yet. he did issue a statement in part. i apologize to the people of philadelphia. i will work every day to earn back the trust and respect of all of you. coming up at 5:00, clear directly from some of williams critics about why they think he's unfit to remain as the attorney. reporting live, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> 4:34

das. joined a crowded field running in the primary. four candidates looking to unsee seth williamsrm in officer. >>> five minutes before 5:00 a.m. this tuesday morning. happening today in south jersey. coaching legend now have his name tied to courts where former team plays. retired many march after 35 years. as head basketball coach at middle township high school. led team to three state and nine south jersey championships. today the basketball court will be renamed. many former assistant coaches and former players are expected to be on hand for the dedication. >>> a new year has brought a new baby sea turtle to add venn tur see kwar yum. have a chance to vote for the name. darwin, gris wold, tinawold, ti people celebrating with new babies. check out the pictures of first born babies at hospitals in our area. >>> few minutes before 5:00 a.m. second strait losing season in the books. eagles now cleaning and you happen clearing out. >> end of the season. time to go play golf. birds emptied out lockers. finished yesterday. a lot of close losses during a tough schedule this kwleer. be

[ laughter ] >> ethics violations are costing philadelphia's district attorney seth williams $62,000 in penalties. the daade the settlement with the philadelphia board of ethi ethics. he was accused of failing to disclose gifts and sources of income and accepting gifts barred by the city ethics code. the fine is the largest imposed by the board in its 10 year history in a statement williams apologized and vowed to earn back the trust of the residents of philadelphia. after more delays today patco is blaming a snowstorm from earlier this month for continuin conting service disruptions. since january 7th workers have had to continuously replace traction motors and make repairs to fix problems that snow and moisture leave behind on tracks. the agency says the transit car overhaul projects also cut the number of cars available. the delay this morning and this evening followed similar problems from last week. this of course you probably know about. patco apologized for the delays and says it's working to improve service. >>> tonight police are investigating after a bar fight in east germantown turned dead dea

. >>> philadelphia district attorney seth williams will pay $62,000 in penalties for viola violating the city's gift poli policy. the daade a settlement with the philadelphia board of ethics over failure to disclose gifts and sources of income and accepting gifts barred by the city's ethics code in a statement williams apologized and vowed to earn back the trust of philadelphia residents. the fine is the largest in the ethics board's history. >>> long list of congressional democrats are skipping the upcoming inauguration. but a local democrat says he's definitely not missing the historic event. the streak he's got to keep intact he says. >>> the philadelphia area topped a national list. we are not number one with rats. there are more here than any other big city at least in sight. and we now may know the reason why. >>> now in philly you'll soon see a new building rise in university city. local leaders helped break ground today on 3675 market street. it is the first building to go up at u city square new community coming to the neighborhood. 6.5 million square foot space will house offices and science labs for students

. >>> philadelphia's district attorney seth williams will pay $62,000 in penalties for violating the city's gift poli policy. the da made the settlement with the philadelphia board of ethics over failure to disclose gifts and sources of income and accepting gifts barred by the city's ethics code. in a statement williams apologized and vowed to earn back the trust of philadelphia residents. >>> and in an executive order new jersey governor chris christie declared the opioid abuse a public health crisis. >> now what that does it create a new drug abuse task force that's working on solutions to fix the problem. governor christie says he wants to devote his final year in office to address the drug crisis. nearly 1600 people in new jersey died in 2015 from drug overdoses. so says his office. that is up by almost 22% from the year before. >>> what appears now you can sit wherever you want in rittenhouse square. last week we told you about that new rule generating a lot of buzz that banned people from sitting on that wall bordering the park. well, those signs telling park goers to sit somewhere else now gone. people prote

da dodge game. one day after getting slapped with a hefty fine, seth williams is playing hard to get. >>> and inauguralnstitution. we'll take you inside the home of a new jersey man who has been to every inauguration since fdr. >>> right now at 6:00. inauguration day is just two days away and the pace is picking up in washington. while crews prep for the massive crowds at friday's inauguration ceremony, it was one final press briefing for president obama. good evening. i'm keith jones. less than 48 hours a new president will take the oath of office. nbc 10 crew touched down in washington. joining us live from the pulse of our nation's capitol, how is it there? >> reporter: keith, you know, it is actually quiet here tonight. you can still move around on the streets. but if you look behind me with the capitol all lit up, you can sees that this is no ordinary night. they're preparing to welcome in a new administration. outside the capitol you can see it coming together. under the flag final preparation for the inaugural ceremony. beyond the stage, big screens give the crowd their view of history. >> that'

seth williams. the tweet says, help wanted for williams position. then at an event late today the fop, well, handed out these lawn signs with the same message. just yesterday the da reached a settlement with the city's board of ethics to pay a record $62,000 fine for hiding gifts he received. both the district attorney's office and william's personal campaign spokesman told us they're not commenting. >>> not exactly a smooth pair of criminals. what happened to these guys as they tried to steal phones from a south street store. >>> new jersey governor chris kiss tee says he has a very good reason for not moving to washington. he said he had to listen to the boss and it's not president-elect donald trump. sean bell. >>> lucy, almost time for the phillies to get back to work. the guys are headed to spring training next month and today pete mackanin talks about his expectations for this season. that's coming up later in sports. hello, peco. hi. can you help me save on my energy bill? old appliances. like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind