debra: i'm debra messing, ambassador for psi. it's been 30 years since the centers for disease control l confirmed tthe firirst cases of hihiv in the united states. since 1981, more than 30 million people around the world have died of aids-related causes, particularly in the developing world, where the disease has devastated entire families, communities, and generations. but thanks to the e medical advancement of anti-retro viral therapy and progress in prevention, saving lives is now possible. aid groups and governments have been working hard to bring innovative hiv prevention methods and tools to scale. and it's working. in mozambique, one young relationship counselor is getting creative. working with a a local radio show, she's finding g ways to make condoms exciting, and even sexy. [man singing in native nguage] narrator: like all countries in southern africa, mozambique suffers from hiv-aids. every year, millions of dollars are spent on prevevention campaigns, including promoting condoms. but the battle is far from won, and

debra: i'm debra messing, ambassador for psi. it's been 30 years since the centers for disease control l confirmed tthe firirst cases of hihiv in the united states. since 1981, more than 30 million

debra: no one deserves to die that way. no one deserves to suffer at the hands of a drunk or drugged driver. mitch: the driver who hit and killed him was going 73 in a 45-mile-per-hour zone. she had oxycodone and vodka in her system. debra: she crosses the center line, hits our son head on. he never saw her. mitch: according to penndot, more than 8,000 drivers have been killed or injured since 2010 by a drugged driver. twelve thousand more have been hurt or killed by someone on both drugs and alcohol. corporal scott davis: this suspect is impaired and this is why they're impaired. mitch: pennsylvania state police corporal scott davis is trying to bring the numbers down. we met him training philly and upper darby police on how to catch drugged drivers. scott: those numbers are a lot higher than what they actually are showin' on paper mitch: the corporal says that is because most police are not trained to detect drugged drivers. here in pennsylvania, they are just 174 of what are called "drug recognition experts." mitch: thes

ome tck to the show debra messing, everybody! >> seth: thank you for being >> seth: i'm very impressed with french. are you a french speak? >> seth: so not. >> so not. >> seth: did you have to learn was it -- what is it? >> seth: yeah. i noticed right as you spoke french they cut -- >> they cut. >> seth: it just swung around. >> literally, it was originally four words and i tried for a week. and i just went up to them the day of the shoot, i'm like, i can't say it. i can't do it. >> seth: just give me croissant. >> i said i could do -- i could do oui oui. >> seth: oui oui. [ light laughter ] [ speaking french ] oui oui. and then turn and you'll be out of the scene. >> that's all i got. >> seth: so was "dirty dancing" -- because the film came out, like i think 1987. >> yup. >> seth: i think for people of our generation, it is an incredibly important film. was it an important film for you? >> oh my gosh, it was everything to me. >> seth: yeah. >> i mean, i remember sitting in the theater with my mother. she was a singer in that era

t.j.maxx ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: my thanks to jeffrey tambor, debra messing!on daly, we'll see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> carson: what's happening, everybody? i'm carson daly. thanks so much for tuning in. this is "last call." we've got an awesome show for

host: debra, thanks for bringing it up. only a minute left with andy slavitt, give him a chance to respond. a great question. thank you, debra, for all the research you do and your passion about healthcare. let me make a broader point that connects here to something debra the i think important for healthcare system, which is if prevention, if we invest not just in prevention, but all things that lead people be sick, which many are outside of healthcare, making ure people have adequate nutrition, housing, kids grow up that they are taken care of, get issues addressed, where we have really on mental health issues, that will have a down stream reducing medical costs of healthcare costs and the whole. if we don't do that, we're not going to be moving forward. i think another bit of shame in this bill for all of he talk about beautiful and wonderful and terrific and healthcare, this is we just this morning, primary thing is does, cuts money for medicaid and puts into cut.x doesn't change a thing about the healthcare system, does

>> police identified the victim at debra. she was beaten and stabbed in the park at 21st and lehigh early saturday morning. nothing was taken from her including pocket book and phone. mother told nbc 10 she went to the crime scene on sunday to retrace her daughter's final steps. >> going home. and never made it. >> police say it's unclear if she was sexually assaulted. investigators want to talk to two young men who called 911, but left the scene before officers arrived. >> smoke has cleared following a raging fire at a recycling business. >> coming up scenes that caused a scare in one neighborhood. plus, police are now weighing in on just what happened that caused the delaware teenager to drop from a ride at six flags. here's what they say is to blame. >>> pool project. neighbors come together to

. >> debra, how much would you pay for a paperclip? >>> is that barney's new york?r fancy italian designer prada is selling one for $185. the oversized sterling silver paperclip is actually a men's money clip, getting a lot of laughs on twitter. >> one person tweeted if you don't spend 185 on a paperclip, are you even living? the answer is yes. another posted a picture of a regular paperclip around a $1 bill with a tweet found a version for the other 99%. people on twitter are hilarious. >>> caught on camera. >> this is unbelievable. >> really, when you see this video, it makes your heart stop. a 14-year-old falls from a gondola at an amusement park. >> this is the great escape sky ride at six flags in upstate new york north of albany. tonight the teen is in the hospital fortunately in stable condition. witnesses saw the girl dangling from the gone dough law yelling for help -- gondola yelling for help before she fell. she struck a tree on the way down. this man was in the crowd with his family and he saw everything. >> i was horrified. you can tell this person was

tonight -- jeffrey tambor, star of "dirty dancing," actress debra messing, host of "new york times" podcastthe daily," michael barbaro, featuring the 8g band with mark guiliana. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening everybody, i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. president trump today called the appointment of a special council to investigate his campaign's ties to russia, the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history. though it didn't help his case much when he flew away on a [ laughter ] during a press conference this afternoon, president trump said that his administration is getting things done at a record-setting pace. for example, most presidents take four years to finish a term and it looks like trump's gonna get it done in like eight months. [ cheers and applause ] so -- [ laughter ] you're out! the justice department yesterday appointed former fbi director robert mueller as special council to oversee the inves

the victim has been identified as 33-year-old debra gulliver her address the 2500 block of north 25th. the long time residents there did not recall her. saturday at 3:00 a.m. police were alerted by a passer by found the body of the girl. >> my main concern is catch this guy, so he don't do it to somebody else's child. you don't know if this guy is next to you, this was crazy killing. beyond anger. >> reporter: again, police released the name of the victim, 33-year-old debra gulliver her last known address, the 2500 block of north 25th street. live in north philadelphia, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." sarah? >> thank you,. >>> philadelphia police are looking for the gunman who shot a 26-year-old man to death execution style in front of his girlfriend. it happened at 11:00 p.m. at 5th and allegheny. the gunman walked unto the man as he stood on the corner and shot him in the head. the suspect ran east on allegheny avenue. >>> north wildwood new jersey police hope these maroon shorts will identify a man who washed up on the beach last night. he was between 5'6" and 5'8" and 160 po

. >> reporter: debra keone gardner lived with her five- year-old daughter and elderly mother. all three of them were in the third floor unit when the fire began. that is in the top floor. living gardner with a lingering question. >> what if i was asleep? >> reporter: that is the question she asked herself repeatedly. >> what if i was asleep? >> reporter: it was in the morning. she was watching a movie, she smelled smoke. >> i go in the hallway and there is just smoke. just smoke. >> reporter: she grab her baby girl, yelled for her mom and the three of hem made the move to the stairwell. she counted the stairs, a game her and her daughter liked to play. her mom was not far behind. >> when you get out there and look back at the building what do you see? >> memories. memories. >> reporter: gardner spent some of her childhood in that apartment. it has been in the family nearly 40 years. her mom was the unit's original may tree original matriarch. >> the only thing keeping me smiling is knowing my mom and my daughter, especially my daughter, especially my daughter. what what if i w

debra alfarone talked to police and broke the news to the parents of shadi najjar. >> reporter: police also say they found 30 shell casings from different weapons spread around the crime scene. at their request i showed the video of the news conference to the parents of shadi najjar and at one point, they just couldn't bear to listen anymore. >> my son was set up. my son was set up by somebody he knows. there is no information, small information, any information, little, big, whatever the size of this information, believe me, that could help. you know what makes me more are on the loose. and they're going to strike again. they're going to strike your friend, they're going to strike your family. they're going to strike your kid. and then you know how our family feels. because we are the one who lost our loved one, and we are in a lot of pain. and we are never going to heal for years to come. >> reporter: police say someone knows something, the najjar says they believe that too. hundreds are coming out tonight at 7:30 remember artem ziberov and shadi najjar. in germantown, debra alfarone

. >> reporter: debra keone- gardner lived with her five- year-old daughter and elderly mother. all three of them were in the third floor unit when the fire began. that is in the top floor near where the fire began. that left her with a lingering question. >> what if i was asleep? >> reporter: that is the question she asked herself reed >> reporter: it was around 2:30 in the morning she was watching a movie, she smelled smoke. >> i go in the hallway, and there is just smoke. just smoke. >> reporter: she grabbed her baby girl, yelled for her mom and they made for the stairwell. they struggled to see the path ahead so they counted the stairs, a game she and her daughter liked to play. her mother was not far behind. >> what do you see when you look at that building? !>> memories. memories. memories. >> reporter: gardner spent some of her childhood in that apartment. it has been in the family nearly 40 years. her mom was the unit's original matriach. now, she has almost nothing. >> you have your baby girl and mama though. >> and that's the only thing that is keeping me smiling. is k

>> debra, thank you. >>> we turn next to the severe weather. more than 55 million americans at risk through sunday. the system out of the plains. and tonight, stretching across the northeast. let's get right to rob marciano in boston. hey, rob. >> reporter: hey, david. pockets of stormy weather across the country. and in the midwest, watch boxes are up. down the mississippi as well. damaging wind, from kansas city to chicago. sunday, cincinnati to upstate new york in play. and the heat in the west, ramping up through thursday. in boston, 55 tall ships will parade, and we're hoping for beautiful weather. >> thank you, rob. >>> and we're reporting on a significant change in u.s. policy toward cuba. president trump rolling back what president obama had done not long ago. >> effective immediately, i'm cancelling the last administration's completely one-sided deal with cuba. >> president trump restoring limits on u.s. tourists traveling to the island. claiming that american money only benefits cuba's military. >>> there's still much more ahead on "w

montgomery village, debra alfarone, wusa 9. >>> we've got the number for police as well as a link to a go fund me account r artem ziberov. on our wusa 9 app. coming up at 7:00, we are talking live with montgomery county police chief tom major. >>> her name is sewnar spoon. and today -- sonya spoon. and today the 45-year-old was sentenced to 45 years in prison. she suffocated her own kids to death. three years ago. but prince george's county prosecutor angela alsobrook is not happy. she blames a gap in maryland's law for leaving spoon's children, 3-year-old kayla, and 1-year-old ayden unprotected. their mother was suffering a suicidal breakdown in the days before the children's death. but she was still sent home from the hospital. and doctors were not required by maryland law to report statements spoon made about wanting to kill herself and her kids. >> the hospital never notified the police that this young lady was being released to go home, after she had threatened to kill her children. nobody notified social services, so that they could have intervened and gone in to get these chil

. >> reporter: debra melon knows what it's like to be left out. a car accident left her without the use of her legs, but when she's out on the water, all that melts away. so she found the perfect boat so everyone can feel freedom and independence. >> see those boats in front of it? >> you want them to know that there is hope and there is a future. and it's not all dark. >> reporter: the "impossible dream" cruises the east coast giving thousands the chance to chart a new course. >> water is healing. water is freeing. >> reporter: for debra, that couldn't be more true. in a way the sailboat saved her. >> through this, i have discovered the beauty of giving. >> reporter: now she dreams of a bigger boat to help more people, and as she sees here every day, nothing is impossible. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, boston. >>> when we come back, toast of the town. why actor george clooney and friends have a billion reasons to raise a glass tonight. area for days... and now, it )s turned deadly. ===jess take vo=== plus, san francisco protesters lying in the stre

host: debra, thank you for calling. the caller.rom we talked about a lot here, any final thoughts on the week cameron easley? guest: i think debra made an interesting point regarding ipartisanship and everybody coming together, morn consult showed rom last month 65% of registered voters think hat the healthcare overhaul should be bipartisan and 18% said it should be g.o.p. only exercise. i think that's probably could ng we could say we work harder to get things done for the american people. hunter walker. guest: i'm glad we are closing andhis note from the caller cam ron. with the accusations and anger between inter-party, intra-party, so much need for people to come together and just disagree, en if they finds common ground. i'm happy to have been on a show like this. walker, yahoo news, and cameron easley, senior reporter for the morning to both of you for joining us for the past hour for a look at >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television com

thirty-three year old debra gulver was walking home around 2:30, saturday morning, when police say she was attacked in ray born park near dobbins high school, told she was brutally assaulted, fatally stabbed 12 times. we spoke with the victim's friends who doesn't know why gulver was targeted. >> she had been talking about going to florida, getting away from all of this, and she never had the chance. she could have been anyone's daughter, anyone ace sister, or anyone's friends but she was my friends and she's gone. >> police want to speak with two young men seen in surveillance video. those witnesses called 911 from the scene but were not there when police showed up. >> every neighborhood, every block ... >> a prayer vigil was held near the spot in rayburn park near 21st and lehigh avenue where debra gulver lost her life. friends say she used the park behind dobbins high school as a short cut to her home. gulver was walking home from a bus stop after a night out with friends, but never made it home. resident say crimes like this one are becoming all too common. >> last couple of months

. >> friends, loved ones, of 33 year old debra gulver still in shock over her violent murder inside a city park over the weekend. >> somebody wanted her to suffer. like somebody -- they went after her. >> police identified gulver monday as the victim of haneous attack that happened sometime after 2:30 a.m. saturday near 21st and lehigh behind dobbins high school. >> she was brutally assaulted. she was stabbed in excess of 12 times. >> captain james clark says gulver had just gotten off the bus with a friends, and then they parted ways. clark said gulver was known to cut through rayburn park to get to her home about three blocks away. >> we did see the victim entering the location. no one following her. who ever did this we believe was already in the park. >> police have interviewed a man who called 911 to report the stabbing. as well as gulver's companion on the bus. they're hoping to talk to two young men who also called 911 from the park but left the scene before police arrived. >> monday community members prayed at the spot where gulver's body was found. and those close toast her c

we're needing some rain. 3-degree guarantee time, forecast 905, debra. i'm glad -- 95, debra.. which is two off. this ties us today for the hot he is day of the season so far -- hottest day of the season so far. tomorrow i am forecasting 95 which would be the hottest day of the year and would tie a record for the record high, 95 on monday. we'll be 90 by lunchtime, lots of sunshine, winds more south, southwest. if they go more southwesterly, we've got a better chance to get to the 95, but if not, 92, is unhealthy air for sensitive individuals. code orange. you could help by using public transportation or carpooling, refueling your car during the evening instead of the day. don't idle your engine, drive- thru no good. get out and order. if you exercise outdoors, do it in the morning or do it indoors. a hot start to the week, 95 tomorrow, 94 tuesday, by wednesday upper 80s, showers and storms possible, yellow weather alert day and look at cooler temps thursday and friday. friday looks unsettled as well. it's 80 here and 80 in gaithersburg and pax river, very toasty night, a litt

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debra accusations she should step down. borisjohnson debra accusations she should step down.ohnson has debra accusations she should step down. borisjohnson has certainly been a candidate in the past four tory leadership ambitions. he has co nsta ntly tory leadership ambitions. he has constantly talked about harbouring ambitions to be in the top job. certainly today he is shooting down immediately reports he is somehow preparing a leadership bid if theresa may stands down or if he has support from cabinet colleagues to launch that bid. he is shooting back down entirely, saying he is backing theresa may 100%. he dismissed those reports on social media as rubbish. he is saying let us get on with the job. if it could not get any more chaotic, we have heard jeremy corbyn has plans and has given an interview to suns saying he could still take downing street. jeremy corbyn has been clear from the moment of the election result he is prepared to govern. i still think he sees a window of opportunity here while there is uncertainty about whether theresa may can get numbers with support

. >>> now to debra, firefighters still on the scene this evening of the four alarm fire that threatened dozens of houses. >> reporter: frank, there is still an engine out here, crews keeping an eye on this hill, just in case. all told, 30 acres burned, four properties damaged in a place the crews know well. >> this is all live and green today. >> reporter: a beautiful backyard charred by a fast- moving grass fire that raced up the hill, before 1:00. threatening the line of houses at the top. >> my arbor was on fire, the fence was on fire. >> reporter: this homeowner rushed from work and grabbed a house. >> reporter: fortunately, the firefight was swift. from the air, and with bulldozers on hand, with crews. they raced to the ridge many times, so when the call came, a jeep had caught fire, and sparked grass along the freeway, just past the karkamas bridge. >> it was problematic. we moved an additional engine on the get-go, with the possibility of this getting into the wild lands. >> reporter: it quickly went to four alarms, and burned close enough, and hot enough to break windows, melt b

for now, live in germantown, debra alfarone, wusa 9. >>> thank you, now mr. najjar says the reward leading to an arrest and conviction upped to $20,000. the tip line, 240773-tips and that number is also on our news app. >>> we have some breaking news about the condition of congressman steve scalise. he was of course shot at that republican baseball practice earlier this week. he remains in critical condition. ourwe are live. they were having difficulty controlling the bleeding. how is that going now. >> reporter: we can tell you that on wednesday night, doctors were able to get that bleeding under control. that allows scalise to be able to undergo surgery and to get the bone fixed in his leg. i want you to take a look at this video from the horrific scene earlier this week. we can tell you that when scalise was first here at the hospital, doctors placed him in critical condition with imminent risk of death. that shows you just how serious his injuries are. we are told that fragments caused significant damage to the bones, blood vessels and his internal organs

in oakland, debra. >>> more raids in london overnight in connection to saturday's terror attack that killed 7 people and injured 48 others. the raids were in a neighborhood near the homes of the two of the three attackers, identified as 30 creed rashed red do you know. -- rashed reeden. >> 27 khuram butt. he appeared in the documentary "the jihadis next door." the mayor of london had a message for extremists at a vigil last night to honor the victims. >> as the mayor of london, i want to send a clear message to the sick and evil extremists who commit these hid use crimes. >> police identified the third attacker as 22 your joseph zaghba, he was not a subject of interest to police or intelligence services, all three killed by police minutes after they drove a van into people on london bridge and started stabbing others at pubs and restaurants near by. police say 12 people were taken into custody after the attack but they have all been released without charges. >>> isis is claiming responsibility for shooting and hostage situation in australia being called a terror attack. police say a

>> they are in mourning but they are determined to bring whoever killed debra gulliver to justice. friends and family gathered to remember the woman killed in the park near dobbin's high school. the victim's mother stayed away but those that did attend asked anyone who can help police to call. there is a $20,000 reward. >> one person was killed in a crash along southbound route 200. >> protesters took to the streets in center city philadelphia today. more than a hundred members of the black and brown coalition marched to city hall to call for police scrutiny in philadelphia. traffic was detoured for a short time. a millville police officer was under review for an arrest made last night. the officer is shown repeatedly striking another man in the head as other officers try to handcuff him. they say the video doesn't tell the whole story. >> westchester police say a man is in critical condition with a traumatic brain injury he suffered in an attack. cellphone video shows several witnesses. detectives are asking for anyone with information to report the tip. >> the trur the trump admi

as much as we love them, debra loves them.know they have no shot at the nba title as long as golden state is together, and it doesn't look like there's going to change anytime soon. no one wants a hard salary cap. players want to go where they want. unless one of these super teams jumps ship and goes to another team, then there's another super team. you know what really bothers me? is around this town, seeing people wearing golden state uniforms. >> i understand durant. but steph curry, he's not for me. >> the wizards play golden state, they won, by the way. >> is this the greatest team of all-time? >> already talk to me when they win 5 or 6, then maybe. >>> coming up, we're going to take you to maryland's trump country, where they have a much different take on today's testimony by former fbi director james comey. >> plus a virginia mom claims her son was forced to stand out in introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. an

debra was killed friday when she landed on sharts of two broken wine glasses she was holding while riding in the cart. they arrested the cart's driver and suspect he was drunk. >> a jury decided the fate of a killer, but the end of the sentencing phase is not necessarily the end of the case. they are expected to file a motion for a new trial. katie is live at the courthouse with what happens now. katie? >> the jury recommended a sentence of life without parole. he will never face the death penalty, but he could get a new trial. >> he gets to live his life and sierra doesn't. his family doesn't grieve and we do for the rest of our lives. >> they are disappointed torres has been spared the death penalty. >> i feel at peace he will not be on the streets and harm another child, but the angst will be in our lives forever. >> this legal analyst expects the defense will file a motion for a new trial based on the fact that they were found to have provided false testimony in another murder trial. >> it's an uphill battle. if they are successful, the question is if there is a new trial, can it be h

. >> nancy sil is struggling to ce to terms with the attack that left her daughter debra gulliver hadied. she snapped this selfie hours before she was murdered. gulliver got off the bus with a friend and cut through the park to her north philadelphia home. he lives this way and she lives that way so he didn't walk her home. >> area clergy held a small gathering to address the crime gripping city streets. >> the last couple of months have been violent and senseless. >> gulliver is one of four murdered over the weekend. celia believes her daughter died trying to fight off her attacker. >> there were a lot of defensive wounds, so she put up a fight. >> the wounds so intense her family hasn't seen her body. >> what do you have to say to the person response ?ibl >> jail is too good. this person needs to suffer the way they made her suffer. >> strong words from a grieving mother. her family will have a vigil for her later in the week and anyone with information about who is responsible for her death is asked to contact police headquarters. jim? >> thank you, christie. fire damaged two home

. >> reporter: debra knows what it's like to be left out. car accident left her without use of her legs, but when she's out on the water, all that melts away. so she found everyone can feel freedom and independence. >> see those boats in front of us? >> i want people to know there is hope and there is a future and it's not all dark. >> reporter: the "impossible dream" cruises the east coast, giving thousands a chance to chart a new course. >> water is healing. water is freeing. >> reporter: for debra, that couldn't be more true. in a way, the sailboat saved her. >> through this, i have discovered the beauty of giving. >> reporter: now, she dreams of a bigger boat to help more people. and as she sees here every day, nothing is impossible. kristen dalgren, nbc news, boston. >> beautiful story. >> yeah, cool is an understatement. >>> all right, i want to send it back on over to storm team4 meteorologist lauryn ricketts. you back there? i know you are >> i was talking to our executive producer about our weather special. that's actually coming up

debra was killed friday when she landed on sharts of two broken wine glasses she was holding while ridinge cart. they arrested the cart's driver and suspect he was drunk. >> a jury decided the fate of a killer, but the end of the sentencing phase is not necessarily the end of the case. they are expected to file a motion for a new trial. katie is live at the courthouse with what happens now. katie? >> the jury recommended a sentence of life without parole. he will never face the death penalty, but he could get a new trial. >> he gets to live his life and sierra doesn't. his family doesn't grieve and we do for the rest of our lives. >> they are disappointed torres has been spared the death penalty. >> i feel at peace he will not be on the streets and harm another child, but the angst will be in our lives forever. >> this legal analyst expects the defense will file a motion for a new trial based on the fact that they were found to have provided false testimony in another murder trial. >> it's an uphill battle. if they are successful, the question is if there is a new trial, can it be held in

debra reports police say it had been a volatile custody situation. >> i'm not sure what was going through his mind. >> reporter: jessica says she is the sister of him who hung himself after killing his two kids his daughter giuliana and his son julian. he had his children on father's day as part of his custody agreement he came to the scene monday so absorbing what her brother did. >> it caught all of us by surprise and it is very tragic. we are unsure why he would do such a thing.>> beautiful little girl and sweet little boy. >> reporter: neighbors often saw the kids with him. >> it was great. he had the children and he would take them to the park. you don't know about people. >> reporter: detectives are working on a timeline and what triggered the violence. >> investigation shows that they did have a volatile arrangement following their separation. >> reporter: the mother lives outside city limits so she reported that her kids were unaccounted for to the sonoma county sheriff department. deputies found the place dark and quite figured he was extending his father's day visit and left a.

police are looking for the person who stabbed debra gulliver. body was found at 21st and lehigh on a path in the park behind the school. police were directed to the area after another person reported being robbed by two men inside the park. investigators into not have a description of the suspect. >>> philadelphia district attorney seth williams is back in federal court for more testimony in his corruption trial. this morning the deputy police commissioner, joe sullivan took the stand. vernon odem is live in center city with more on what he told the jury. >> reporter: the deputy police commissioner had an explosive story to tell saying he responded to seth williams request to aid a constituent as seth williams described it but became suspicious of muhammad ali and seth williams. the first witness, joe as you s, the chief inspector back in 2012 in charge of the homeland security detail including philadelphia international airport. sullivan testified that district williams contacted him on behalf of a constituent, humid -- muhammad ali of feasterv

debra tough caught up with them. >> reporter: the weekly work detail at this polk county cemetery last a potentially dangerous turn. the detail officer watching this group of six inmates passed out after saying he did not feel well, even telling the inmateer case something happened. sure enough, something did. >> i looked up, and i seen the officer going to his knees in a spot right behind me. when i seen him going down, i was saying, hey, are you all right? >> reporter: acted quickly. >> he had his face down. he was breathing a little hard. so we went over there, and we turned him over and made sure he was okay. >> reporter: making split second, possibly lifesaving decisions. >> first we took his gun belt to the top, now we figure we'd better take it off in case, and do cpr on him, because he was in bad shape. >> reporter: they found his phone in his pocket and dialed 911. >> he wasn't really breathing. >> reporter: his belt with gun, cell phones, and county van, all within the inmate's reach. >> anything could have been done. anything could have happened, but all the right things hap

>> right now we're kind of keeping our eye on the door, lester. >> that was mark and debra tice withster holt. back with me now, jeremy bash. jeremy, i understand from the national security council that the highest levels this white house is working on freeing american hostages. and i wonder if you can talk a little bit, having been the chief of staff at the pentagon and at the cia, two agencies that would be intimately involved in trying to bring home someone like austin tice, what america can do in these situations. >> it's very difficult, nicolle. but usually you have to rely on personal relationships between people in our government and senior people in foreign governments. there was a report that cia director mike pompeo had conducted some very sensitive outreach to the intelligence chief in syria, a country with whom we obviously have no diplomatic relations. i can recall many times in government, whether it was in the bowe bergdahl case or the ray davis case. ray davis was an american who warkd worked at the embassy in pakistan who was basically arrested by the pakistanis. and

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attorney debra daniels says the entire organization knees to revamp protocols how abuse is reported. this comes after the sports doctor masar is facing charges for assaulting gym night while working for the organization. >> off court match between tennis pro mcenroe ad williams continues. he's adding fuel to the fire and not apologizing for harsh words about williams. he said williams is being hysterical because she's pregnant. i need to pause. no response from williams she'll keep it classy and be quiet or give minimum a tweet he really deserves. >> so far she's been classy. >> taking the high route. >> eating crabs this summer just got pricey. >> owners in northern virginia after a family farm says red tape and bureaucracy is threatening their lively hood. >> getting you amped up, only 66 degrees right now. >> >> 4:44 right now. we're back with a check of top stories this wednesday, june 28. we start with breaking news from northeast d.c., two people killed when they were hit by an amtrak train before midnight. it's believed the victims may have been trespassing on the tracks. that

police say debra gulliver was beaten and stabbed. police say a witnessed called 911 to report the crime but left before police got there. >>> new details on a house fire that killed a 9-year-old boy. police confirmed the fire was started by accident in the kitchen. crews rushed to the scene early yesterday morning as the boy's father tried to save him. he was injured trying to reach the second floor where his son was sleeping. >>> fire officials say they are looking at the space between two homes to see where the fire úvd started. huge flames and clouds could be seen for miles. fortunately no one was hurt. supporting human rights. mayor jim kenny announced the backing of the united nations international day in support of victims of torture. in a statement the mayor says the city will continue to denounce practices of torture. >>> tonight city of philadelphia says its lowering the city wage tax starting next week. the taxes will drop from 3.9% for city residents to 3.89%. we did the math. if you make $50,000 a year you will save abou

because we use a system, debra, come here, debra is wearing a green dress. i'll show you what's going on here. i know i'm wasting my weather time. you can't wear green. this is whatten has if i to wear green. this is what happens if i were to wear green. we have a heat wave that's going to build in here. we did not plan that by the way. that's going to build in here as the upper level winds and jet stream goes north. high pressure off the east coast. that's what happens this time of the year. summer heat, highs in the 90s. and limited rain chances. could last through next week. right now through the middle of next week. in toward the second half of the week, a better chance for showers and storms. that down a little bit. but it's going to get awfully hot around here. heating up a bit saturday. a little more humid. more in the 60s and 50s this morning. like we were. so milder tonight. 84 in town by lunch time. on our way toward 90 for the high in the afternoon with southwesterly winds at 5 to 10 miles per hour. after that, it really gets hot. sunday, 95, mond

police identified the victim as debra gulliver right there. beaten and stabbed they say in the park at 21st and lehigh saturday morning. nothing was taken from her including pocket book and phone. gulliver's mother told nbc 10 that she went to the crime scene on sunday to retrace her daughter's final sfeps. >> she was dressed and flip-flops and pocket book and ponytail and going home. and never made it. >> police said it's unclear if gulliver was sexually assaulted. investigates want to talk with two young men who called 911, but left the scene before officers arrived. >>> new jersey's budget for next year ready for a vote in trenton. budget committees in the senate passed the $35 billion plan last night. budget includes education overall. also continues christie's plan to use lottery proceeds to bolster pension fund. vote two days before the state deadline. >>> just like new jersey, pennsylvania lawmakers have four more days to pass a budget while dealing with massive deficit. governor tom wolfe, democrat is propose b $1 billion tax. >>> some