abu-jamal serving life sentence for the murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner, good afternoon, i'm rahel solomon. >> i'm jim donovan. live at the criminal justice center in center city, where abu-jamal support remembers making their voices heard. alicia? >> reporter: jim, rahel, demonstrators who believe in abu-jamal's innocence has been outside the cjc inside the courtroom all morning currently protesting around center city as the hearing has just wrapped up. essentially was indirect appeal for the murder conviction since all of his prior official appeals had been exhausted. >> demonstrators are hoping for freedom of one of philadelphia's most well known prisoners, mumia abu-jamal man convict in the 1982 of killing philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. demonstrators are hoping for a hearing today that won't result in a court overturning all of the state's supreme court decisions from 1995 through 2008. >> this is a first time that one of his appeals is actually being heard in a proper sense. >> the post conviction release petition being heard today site bias, and con f

he was sentenced to death for killing philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. a federal appeals court later changed the sentence to life without parole. >>> in burlington county, liciana tinsley faces a murder indictment. she's accused of killing her elderly husband by beating him with a fire extinguisher. tinsley said she acted in self-defense after her husband hit her with a chair and smothered her with a pillow. >>> and neighbors calling for quick action by the city after another deadly croatia in northeast philadelphia. a 69-year-old man was killed crossing the boulevard at the intersection of smiley road yesterday morning. police tell us the victim was not in the crosswalk. there have been two other deadly accidents in the same area this month. >> it's dangerous there. since the buses stopped running and they took the walkway down. >> the city launched a program called route for change last year. it's designed to figure out how to fix the safety issues here. >>> today is holocaust remembrance day. a survivor in burlington county is recounting her story of

he is serve live in prison for the murder of philadelphia police officers officer daniel faulkner in 1981. his supporters say prosecutors suppressed evidence and manufactured proof of his guilt. >>> lawyers for eric frein hoping to save his life. the penalty phase of his trial is now underway in pike county after frein was found guilty of killing a pennsylvania trooper and wounding another. frein's father testified today saying he fail his son as a father. the defense argues that frein hoped to emulate his army major father but just couldn't measure up. so the judge rejected the defense's request for an emergency competency hearing for frein. prosecutors are pushing for the death penalty. >>> the search is on for a robber who stole an iphone from a teen in the heart of center city. surveillance cameras caught the guy police think is responsible for the crime. they say the armed man robbed a 15-year-old boy last wednesday in the middle of the day. they say he asked the victim for the time on 13th street between locust and walnut. when the teen pull out his iphone seven, the guy grabbe

abu-jamal was sentenced to death for killing philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 1985. a federal appeals court later changed the sentence to life without parole. >>> 5:06. if you ride septa's regional trains to work, check the schedule for changes before heading out today. changes took effect yesterday. some schedules are different by just a minute. septa made the changes to make the system more reliable. septa's scheduled changes are posted on nbc10.com. >>> how much you ride to -- how much you pay to ride septa will be the focus of two public hearings today in center city, philadelphia. the agency wants to increase fares on its buses, trains, and trollies, and parking facilities starting july 1st. septa's holding public hearings in all five counties of its service region. >>> tragedy hits a family in new york. five people including children are dead from this fire that gutted a home in queens. a charred shell is all that remains of the home that caught fire yesterday afternoon. neighbors could only watch as firefighters tried to rescue the people inside. the victims r

he was sentenced to death for killing police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. a federal appeals court later changed the stones life without parole -- sentence to life without parole. >>> eric frein's family ties could be examined as the penalty phase of his trielt continues in pennsylvania. he was convicted of killing a trooper and wounding another in 2014. a jury will decide if he should live or die. at question is how much influence his father, a retired army major, had on him. >>> today the mayor will southwestern in glen donory as interim chief at city hall. dorney is a 20-year veteran of the force. he graduated from the fbi national academy and earned commendations for bravery and heroism. dorney will take over for keith morris who announced last month that he was leaving to become the police chief for penn state university. >>> if you ride septa's regional rail trains to work, check for changes before heading out. here's why -- there are changes that took effect yesterday. some are just different by a minute. others could be more or less -- less than a mi

he is serving life without parol for philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner back back in 1981. >>> in our delaware newsroom, the search continues for a hit-and-run driver who struck a pedestrian. christopher hess was hit on kirkwood highway in green creek. hess died from his injuries. the second driver stopped at the scene. police say the first driver drove away. >>> it took 40 years, but a new jersey family was reunited with a stolen norman rock well painting that during a burglary in 1976. for the past four decades it was in the hands of an antiques dealer who thought it was a copy. the dealer came forward after the fbi went to the media in hopes of generating leads. >> my husband cried and cried, fulfilled his dad's wishes of getting the painting back. >> the piece is known as lazy bones painted back in 1919. it's been in the grant family in 1954. that's when he bought it from a friend after damaging it with a pool cue. he paid 100 bucks for the painting, today it is worth $1 million. >>> it was the upset heard around the world. yukon women's team was knocked off its per >> re

he is serving life without parole for the killing of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. >>> the time 7:04 a.m. it took nearly 40 years, but a new jersey family was finally reunited with a stolen norman rockwell painting that was taken during a robbery back in 1976. for the past four decades it's been in the hands of antiques dealer who thought it was a copy. the dealer came forward after the fbi went to the media in hopes of generating tips. >> my husband cried and cried, it was fulfilling his dad's wishes of getting the painting back that was one of the last things he said was go get norman. >> the piece is known as lazy bones painted back in 18919. it's been in the grant family since 1954 when robert grant bought it from a friend after he damaged it with a pool cue and paid less than 100 bucks for it. today it is worth $1 million. >>> law enforcement in new jersey has gone hitech to camp criminals faster. nora muchanic has all the details. >> every time you'll hear like a little beep. >> reporter: hopewell township police officer is on route 31 watching traffic and th

abu-jamal was sentenced to death for killing daniel faulkner in 1981. a federal appeals court later changed the sentence to life without parole. >>> also happening now, the penalty phase of eric frein's murder trial has been delayed. we're trying to find out what is causing that delay. frein's family ties to be examined today. the jury that convicted frein last week of killing one state trooper and wounding another in 2014 will decide if he should live or die even though there is a moratorium on the death penalty in pennsylvania. frein's defense suggested they will face questions about how much influence his father, a retired army major, had on the gunman. >>> did you feel the earth move this weekend? people living in lancaster sure if the an earthquake shook. the united states geological survey say it was a minor 2.3 magnitude earthquake. that is similar to a rumble you would feel from a passing truck. [ honking ] >>> you are looking at dozens of bike riders pedalling along philadelphia's vine street expressway yesterday. someone shot this cell phone v

he is serving live in prison for the murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. >>> happening now in frankford, some neighbors are worried their street is going to pot, literally. this weekend police dusted two dozen people in a raid of pot party on a warehouse on war street. that all has some -- all the smoke has cleared some residents aired their grievances with our shawnette wilson live at northwest detectives. shawnette. >> reporter: well, lucy arc follow-up visit today by licen licenses and inspections revealed a slew of violations like fire alarm wiring that was cut and overhead sprinklers that didn't work. tonight i talked to residents still buzzing about the bust. >> pretty quiet block. >> reporter: that's how davis used to think of her frankford neighborhood. she's lived here on wirth stree& for 19 years but looking out her front door today at red usa warehouse across the street she has a different feeling. >> smoke was coming out the windows. the doors and they got high. that's how much smoke came out thereof. they got to contact in the air. >> reporter: she says whe

abu-jamal is serving life in prison for murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. >>> all right. we are days away from the nfl draft and congestion around art museum will get worse, we know that but thinks a big party we are throwing and you are having and it looks g another round of closures will go into effect about 7:00 o'clock tonight followed by another phase at midnight. lets get outside to lauren johnson on the parkway, at the stage, which looks amazing, lauren. >> reporter: it looks amazing and looks incomplete. i'm sure it will be done. this is iconic spot for our city. people coming up for run upstairs or picture of the rocky statue, all that on hold for now as this area under goes a make over for a historic week and organizers of the big nfl draft need to shut down traffic to this area two phases already happening, third and fourth will happen tonight. what now you are asking? well, parkway will be pretty much off limits until may 1st and oval as well starting at 7:00 p.m. midnight those side streets that feed into this area will also be shut down to ev

jamaal who turns 63 today is serving life in prison for the murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner981. meantime dozens of abu jamaal supporters gathered at the courthouse and then marched around city hall. >> today is holocaust remembrance day for the millions of jews who were killed during the second world war. jamie a apody because one of the speakers at barack academy in bryn mawr. jamie talked about her grandparents all of whom were holocaust survivors. she says time in the concentration camp had such a impact on her relatives that the simplest things in life took on greater value. >> most years were more years of overwhelming gratefulness that he was around to witness his seven-year-old getting a 100 percent on a spelling test >> jamie says both of her grandmothers knew one another at the auschwitz concentration camp. other local families also shared how the holocaust has left a lasting impact on their lives. >> wow. >> so that personal. nice of her to even share it. >> no question about that. >> turning to the accuweather forecast now as we get a little more gray stuff to get

abu-jamal ebbs serving life in prison for murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. >>> happening right now, today , we're just a couple days away from the nfl draft and congestion around the art museum it is only going to get worse but we're excited for the big event coming to our city. we have one of the closures beginning at 7:00 o'clock tonight followed by another final phase at midnight. lets get tout lauren johnson along the parkway with the very latest, lauren? >> reporter: good morning, karen. you might remember i was here two weeks ago and what a difference, 14 days makes, this grandmas i have stage is here, and there is still final touches on it as clock tics closer to draft day. another phase of road closure at 7:00 p.m. tonight. parkway will be closed from 20th street to the art museum, kelly drive closed at fairmount avenue and then at midnight final phase will happen. all this is in preparation for the big day on thursday, and depending on how ask, they either love it or hate it. >> i have been to made and america but i don't remember the made in ameri

he is serving life sentence for murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner post conviction relief act petition cited bias and conflict of interest as reasons why abu-jamal deserves a new trial. the judge has in the revealed when a decision will be made. >>> a defense tern for eric frein told the judge that he is refusing to walk, talk and staring into space. lawyer requested an emergency competency hearing for convicted killer but the judge rejected that request. prosecutors say they believe frein is facing and played a recording of him speaking normally with his mother on the phone this past weekend. frein is facing the death penalty for the 2014 ambush that killed a pennsylvania state trooper, and injured another. >>> and coming up on "eyewitness news" an out of this world phone call why president trump had a video chat with astronauts. >>> also a major historical discovery connected to the you had, and to are philadelphia wait until you see what was found in england coming up next, tori. >> reporter: one local coffee company is picking up major steam, coming up meet brot

abu-jamal was serving life in prison for the murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. >>> quite the site, slew of bike hours took over a portion of the busy philadelphia highway say its was all part of the birthday celebration. it happened saturday on the vine street express weighed near eighth street exit, you can see hundreds of young people pedaling on 676. they were celebrating the birthday of social media star corry murray also known as one way corry, the 16 year-old has almost 100,000 followers on instagram and known for showing off his talents on two wheels. even though police say his actions are risky corry claims riding his bike is keeping him out of trouble. >> riding around in the street you will see someone wheeling, it is like a sport to us. >> by the way no arrest where is made during the massive vine street expressway ride. >>> buckle up your seat belt and allow some extra time to get around town because final phase of the road closures, and restrictions for the draft is going in to eye affect this morning. lets get out to lauren johnson with the v

he's serving life in prison for the murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. supporters gathered at the courthouse and marched around city all. >> a 22-year-old man was shot and killed following an argument in philadelphia's germantown section overnight. authorities say it happened inside of a third floor apartment along the unit block of east penn street just after midnight. detectives say one of the men pulled out a gun killed the other man and then took off. officers captured him a short time later. >>> and an out of control driver hit several parked cars in delaware county this morning. this was the scene along the 2200 block of manor avenue in upper darby. police say the suv overturned after hitting the park car at about 5:30 a.m. the driver was able to get out of the vehicle on their own and was checked out at the scene. investigators have not said if charges will be filed in the case. >>> take a look at this surveillance video. it captured a burglar wearing a trash bag breaking into a convenience store in washington township, new jersey, right there. as

he serving live in prison fort murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. his supporters say prosecutors suppressed evidence and manufactured proof of his guilt. >>> a new jersey rabbi accused of stealing money from a school for special needs students says he's not guilty. iseman enter the police today on charges of theft, money laundering and related offenses. prosecutors say he misappropriated more than $630,000 in public tuition funds that the school for children with hidden intelligence received. iseman is the lakewood school's founder and director. >>> philadelphia police are looking for a man they say shot another guy after a fight in the parkside neighborhood. the men were first caught on surveillance video fighting at 52nd and girard of a last monday then after the fight broke up the man in the white shirt returns to the area with a gun and shoots the 51-year-old victim in the thigh. the shooter then ran off. the victim was treated at a hospital it's not clear yet if the gunman and shooter new each other before all this happened. >>> in juniata park

justice center and abu-jamal is serving life in prison for murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulknern 1981. >>> well, private visitation and funeral will be held this afternoon for former patriots player aaron hernandez, a hers carrying former nfl star arrived in his home town of bristol connecticut saturday. guard found aaron hanging in his prison cell last week as you know, serving a life sentence for murder. today's funeral is a private, ceremony. >>> barack obama is making his first major appearance since leaving office. he is hosting a town hall in his hometown at university of chicago. the event will center on community organizing and civic engagement. town hail is part of the former president's post presidency goal tone courage and support the next generation of leaders. >> community leaders that is how he got his start. >>> is there peggy. she has been in space a long time. peggy wittson has smashed another record she set a new u.s. record for most cumulative days in space passing the old one of 534 days, international space station tweeting out this photo celebrating her ach

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