coverage will begin at the 4:00 a.m. >>> former philadelphia a sportscaster don tollefson learns his fate. >> still to come on the broadcast a bucks county jury has come back with a guilty verdict from tollefson. hear from him as he is led away in handcuffs. >>> plus a newly released video shows a deadly police shooting in south jersey. we will take a look at it, kathy. >>> still tracking snow on storm scan three, you can see this is moving north and ease heavier snow from south jersey what to expect in the wake of this coming up. not one but two more chances of snow which could be more than this. i will have that in the seven kay. >>> sixers fans will see a familiar face at the wells fargo center when they host the knicks former st. joes star lappings ton galloway spark excite in new york. his sudden rise to the starting >>> back on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are an eye on the storm, live look at the the schuylkill expressway, snow continues to fall as people make their way home, meteorologist kathy orr is tracking this fast moving system and she will tell us, when this snow moves

. >>> and the jurors work late in the night regarding spotscaster don tollefson next. ♪♪ >>> "actionis isn't the clipper that will hit the tri-state area tomorrow, but a little snow got the lehigh valley in the mood tonight. it won't be a big storm, but the timing of the snow could cause big problems during the evening rush. it is tuesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is it just enough snow at just the wrong time. let's get right to meteorologist cecily tynan and live double scan radar. >> the system i am tracking is close to 1,000 miles away from us. south of minneapolis, what is known as the clipper. they are fast-moving. they don't have loads of moisture but it is moving in from the west by midday hours. and really intensifying in time for the evening commute. futuretracker showing as the low pressure really reemerges off the coast and starts to enhance the snowfall this is when we will see heavier snow. you see the timing, that's at 5:00 tomorrow evening. that's the problem, the timing with the system. the weather service posted winter weather advisory for most

>> reporter: well in fact one of don tollefson's alleged victims said he would rather be waterboarded than to have to sit and watch tollefson defend himself in court. he says he's not a crook. he's just bad with numbers. >> i made terrible business decisions because i've always been the bad businessman -- business person. but this was and i do believe still is a civil issue. >> reporter: but buck's county prosecutors have accused the former sportscaster of selling $34,000 in nonexistent sports packages to benefit his charities and personal bank accounts. >> he's just making a mockery of everything. >> reporter: tom fox is one of tollefson's alleged victims and father of slain police officer brad fox. >> he should have taken the plea deals he was offered three times. and stopped wasting taxpayers' money. >> reporter: don tollefson is representing himself with the help of a legal adviser and is constantly being admonished by the judge and objected to by the prosecutor. >> i'm just concerned that the jury get a clear and honest picture, but the rules still have to be followed. if you cho

. >> and the jury is out for former fox 29 sportscaster don tollefson son -- don tollefson just how longwere deliberating from the judge sent them home. >> good day, everyone. >> it's wednesday. >> what day is it? >> it's mike, mike, mike, mike, mike are you asking mike, mike, mike mike what di day it is. >> it's wednesday. >> january 21 2015. >> sue snow, sue? >> i don't want to say it now. >> now i know alex you were not here one year ago do you remember what you were doing mike. >> i was sitting with a sweater on watching the warm in the studio. >> we ended up january 21, 2014 13 1/2" of snow and luckily today's forecast is 2 to 3" at the most. so far this season we've only had little over inch an a half of snow. but i'll recall one year ago we all had involves out trying to deal with second snowest winter of all time. here's today's forecast. giving you a 4 out of 10. morning commute is fine. it's accumulating snow and possible wintry mix mixed in for evening that could give us all a problem later in the day. temperatures for this morning at the bus stop are cold for kids and nice an

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> former philadelphia sportscaster, don tollefson is found guilty on all the fraud charges against him. this is him in handcuffs after the jury returned the verdict this afternoon. they say that he bilked victims out of $350,000 by selling them bogus sports and travel packages and faces up to 30 years in prison. chad pradelli was in the courtroom today and he'll have a live report coming up tonight at 4:30. >>> it is time now for business and we want to give you a quick look at stocks the dow closed up 39 points and the nasdaq gained 12.5 and the s&p rose 9 and some change. >> pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane spoke up about the claims that she leaked confidential information about a rival. monica malpass has more on this today. >> a grand jury recommended that she be charged with perjury and false charges. she spoke out today saying she did nothing and why kane thinks the allegations were all made up. and the measles outbreak continues to grow and we'll have the stories and much more coming up on "action news" at 5:00. we'

the trial of former sportscaster don tollefson is enter a new phase.e'll have an update in the next half hour. >>> a dog disappearing during one man's bizarre crime spree. coming up we'll tell you about the high-tech tool used to find the animal. >> announcer: now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >>> just about 11:30 after an icy morning commute. it continues to be cold wet and nasty day outside. there's a live look at i-95 gerard point bridge. see those cars there moving alone nicely. still wet. but the good news is in most places it is above freezing. nbc 10's first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with the forecast. >> in the northern and western suburbs just barely above freezing in many places. let's go back six hours or so. pink coming in north and west of philadelphia. there's less and less of it. as we go through the morning, we had several accidents in chester county. as a result burks county getting a little bit of it. now it's pretty much confined to the poconos region. carbon and monroe counties. not everywhere in the

. >>> day one of the theft trial for former tv sports personal don tollefson. tollefson deciding last month to change his guilty plea on theft charges so now jury will decide his fate. fox 29's jeff cole is live in our newsroom with more. jeff, could have gone a lot differently. >> reporter: it certainly could have. former tv sportscaster don tollefson could have struck a last minute plea monday that would have spared him what very well be a highly embarrassing trial. he's charged with ripping off 200 people with bogus travel packages. the deal would have landed tollefson behind bars for seven months plus a year in drug rehab. tollefson's rejection of the plea prompted jury selection for his trial to continue 12 jurors were picked by late afternoon. tollefson is alleged to have taken over 300 grand to his victims. he's repping in court with a court appointed attorney by his side for backup. don tollefson says he's got new evidence to support his defense and argues, this is a civil case not criminal case. a in a civil case he might be found guilty but not sent t

so, i think that's a very positive development. >> reporter: positive hopes there from don tollefson. the case started almost a year ago with tollefson's arrest. again, that jury selection is scheduled to begin here in doylestown at 9:30 this morning. live in doylestown i'm matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> 5:34 right now. count on nbc 10 to bring you updates from all of the news across our area today. >> here are three stories we'll be following closely for you today. an atlantic county neurologist is set to be arraigned this morning. dr. syed arif jaffray is accused of inproposely touching three patients at his office in egg township. >>> a federal judge will consider whether to award atlantic city's former revel casino to the runner-up in last year's bankruptcy auction. florida developer glenn straub had a $95 million offer on the table to transform the casino into a so-called genius academy. he has since asked to pay a lower price after the winning bidder backed out of the deal. >>> and a new year means a new start for students in camden. and this morning, five schools in camden will

don tollefson walked into court today and once inside took the stand in his own defense.as long winded and at times had at least one juror nearly nodding off. he testified for nearly an hour but a youth trip he organized in the 2012 summer olympics in london. in simple terms it was a lavish trip that cost roughly $75,000. >> you have a large picture of charitable work that i did for these children and that that comprised a lot of years and a lot of money. >> reporter: tollefson says of 2012 he began to run out of money. he calls himself a bad businessman. but prosecutors say the roughly 200 victims were bilked out of $340,000 and bogus sports travel packages would call him a crook. >> it's a classic ponzi scheme. he's taking from the people that paid him already and booking trips for people that are trod go and things bound to collapse and that's exactly what happened. >> reporter: tollefson claims his money trouble began after losing radio and tv jobs including with the philadelphia eagles. those opportunities dried up many of his fundraising efforts. today the judge all

former sportscaster don tollefson heads to court today, despite trying to delay the start.doylestown. walk us through what will happen today. >> reporter: tracy the process will begin with jury selection later this morning at the courthouse in doylestown. don tollefson had asked a judge on friday to delay this trial, but that request was denied. the former philly tv sportscaster is currently out on bail. he's accused of stealing $317,000 from 200 people who bought various sports vacations, saying the money was for charity. tollefson had pleaded guilty in september but withdrew that plea. and just weeks ago, he said he would represent himself at trial, but then had a change of heart and sought after an attorney who would take up the case for free. well on friday, the judge refused to allow this trial to be delayed any longer and appointed a standby attorney. here's don tollefson talking with us about that decision. >> i was really delighted that we got an excellent private attorney appointed by judge boylan who agreed to be my standby counsel. so, i think that's a very posit

now jury selection begins today for former sportscaster don tollefson. >> nbc 10's matt delucia is following the trial and tollefson's plan to defend himself. we'll check with matt in five minutes. >>> also boosting good behavior. a new approach to teaching in one school district that officials hope will have more than one benefit. 99 cents. that's all it takes to get a refreshing deal at dunkin' donuts. just because it's cold out doesn't mean you can't enjoy any sized iced tea or iced coffee. just 99 cents all month long. america runs on dunkin'. >>> weighing the evidence. this morning, the man that prompted a seven-week manhunt heads to court for a decision that will impact the future of the case. >>> and he's accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars intended for charity. former sportscaster don tollefson goes to trial, saying there's new evidence to prove his innocence. >>> and a cold and windy start to the workweek and this is just the beginning. the nbc 10 first alert weather team tracking even colder temperatures, plus a chance for snow. it's 5:30. good morning and welcome to

a jury found former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson guilty on fraud charges. he sold fake sports-themed trips he said would benefit charities. the victims lost about $340,000. tollefson faces 37 years in prison. >>> this video out of couple ber lands county causing new controversy. it shows two bridgeton police officers on the night jermaine reed was killed. it shows the officer take a gun from inside the car. reed exits the vehicle and police shoot and kill him. activists want a special investigation new a grand jury recommends perjury, obstruction and other charges be filed against kathleen kane after an investigation into secret leaks of grand jury material. she maintains she did nothing wrong. it will be up to the montgomery county d.a. whether to file charges. >>> from our jersey shore bureau, the florida developer in line to buy revel casino and hotel threatens to walk away from the deal if the court doesn't rule in his favor. he's buying it for $49.4 million. fen ants were appealing the deal saying they stand to lose millions if it goes through. a federa

. >>> former philadelphia sports caster don tollefson rejected a final plea deal in court. he pled guilty to scamming sports fans who bought fake travel package in the name of charity. he withdrew that plea in december. walter perez will have a live update coming up in our next half-hour. >>> two convicted felons from our area are heading to prison today. former philadelphia mob boss joey merlino must report to a federal detention center in miami. a federal judge sailed that merlino violated his parol by associated with a fell conconvict in florida. he was out on supervised release after spending are a decade in prison. >>> reality tv star gia guidice is behind bars, she turned herself at the federal correction institution in dan bury connecticut. the couple are the parents of four daughters agings 4 to 13. >> well the search continues this noon from the wreckage of airasia flight 8501. it's been more than a week, there's still no sign of the black boxes that could tell investigators what went wrong with the plane. karen travers joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: g

. >> don tollefson defended himself in court and today offered closing arguments. sounded a lot like what he's claimed all along, that he's no criminal. nbc10's deanna durante was in the courtroom. >> prosecutors painted a different picture. >> reporter: don tollefson said this was a mistake, a result of his charities and businesses collapsing. however, prosecutors say that is not the story they say he is a criminal and right now a jury is deliberating his fate. >> he's a thief. he's a fraudster. common criminal. >> reporter: prosecutors say he has a larger than life personality and he used has fame not only to scam hundreds of people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, but they say he's trying to use that fame to get the jury to buy his story. >> he defrauded all these people. he hit onto the guys of trying to provide inner city kids with trips. >> reporter: the alleged victims have stayed inside the courtroom listening to both sides. prosecutors say don tollefson spent $340,000 of money meant for charity on personal expenses like dog groom, liquor and lawn c

bucks county jury returns today to continue deliberating the the fate of the former sportscaster don tollefsontollefson is accused of scaming hundreds of people with bogus sports trips. >>> so much for waiting for a check from the irs, we will tell you how you can turn your refund into cash. >>> also fighting cancer with coffee added health benefit from your morning jolt of caffeine, we will be right back. homecoming? it's awesome. but with the citizens bank education refinance loan it gets even better. you know those people who pay a little extra and get all the legroom in coach? that could be you, if you refinance your student loans. i can refinance? yes, you could replace your current student loans with one new loan and save money on interest. sounds easy! it is easy! so, treat yourself to something from that in-flight magazine. or save up for a new car, a wedding or a down payment on the home of your dreams. call citizens bank at 1-866-999-0254 or visit lightenyourloan.com. >>> good morning everyone. we are keeping an eye on storm scan three because as snow head our way this one could a af

former sports caster don tollefson may learn his fate after accusations of bilking people out of hundredslars. those stories and more when "action news" continues. "action news" at 12:30 tonights with rick williams sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> hello again sara is off and here are some of the stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30 road crews are getting ready for what promises to be a tricky evening commute and some schools dismiss or announced early dismissals david murphy will be along with the very latest. >>> and a jury is deliberating the fate of former sportscaster don tollefson, we are live with the latest. >>> and the new england patriots could be in hot water after finding out that they deflated game balls after their game in massachusetts. >>> the snow is coming and the timing couldn't be worse

." >>> former sportscaster don tollefson began his own defense in bucks county defending himself against charges he sold $342,000 in bogus sports ticket packages to benefit his own bank account. the judge repeatedly had to instruct tollefson how to ask witnesses questions. >> i expect howie rosemond and others to testify. >> reporter: what do you think he'll ask? >> i want to ask the eagles questions about our relationship, past, presented and hopefully future. >> it's horrible. it's a waste of time. it's a waste of taxpayers' money. he's making a mockery of the courts. >> when don toel tollefson ran out of witnesses for today, he briefly took the stand to testify. >>> delaware's attorney general is joining the law firm of grant and eisenhoffer, headed by stewart grant who served as biden's finance chair during previous campaigns. the democrat announced last year he would not seek re-election to a third term. >>> if you are an alum of the peace corps, the city of philadelphia wants you. today mayor nutter announced the city will offer up to five additional points on civil service exams f

jury selection is now under way in the criminal trial against former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefsonused of scamming sports fans who bought travel packages under the assumption it was for charity. well today tollefson turned down a last minute plea deal that would have kept the case out of court. "action news" reporter walter perez is live outside of the courthouse in doylestown with more on today's hearing. walter. >> reporter: well, rick, it was an unusual day in court for sure. tollefson faces a prospect of some very serious prison time if he's convicted. under the dealing he would have gotten roughly seven months in prison, seven months in a rehab hospital and seven no's a halfway house. instead, this case is going to trial. former sportscaster don tollefson insists that his only crime is falling short of his goal of helping local charities especially those that support disadvantaged kids. >> as i look back at my life working with those children, i loved them, it's a passion of mine and i will be able to describe at trial what happened. >> reporter: but prosecutors say tollefson'

walter. >> reporter: hey rick, don tollefson had initially entered a guilty plea in the case sometime back, but before he was sentenced he withdrew that plea today acting as his own attorney he turn down 7 months in prison and counseling and halfway house, he faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted by stealing $300,000 by stealing fraudulent sports theme trips. there's a court pointed attorney who is serving as an advisor. jury selection is under way. tollefson is representing himself in that case. walter perez channel 6 "action news." >> a federal judge is expected to take up the proposed sale of the former revel casino. it could be sold to the runner-up bidder in last year's auction. glen straub is offering $95 million a 110 million-dollar deal from brookfield u.s. holdings fell apart last month. >>> a big partly of jimmy rollins' legacy will continue to grow. jimmy rollins foundation will remain in philadelphia. the charity has provided health care and farm-fresh foods to children and families around the region. he'll look to expand the foundation's reach in los angeles. >>> th

. >>> and a jury is deliberating the fate of former sportscaster don tollefson, we are live with the latest. >>> and the new england patriots could be in hot water after finding out that they deflated game balls after their game in massachusetts. >>> the snow is coming and the timing couldn't be worse lets look outside from sky 6 hd this is the jersey shore line from atlantic city, this is the calm before the storm. meteorologist, david murphy is outside tracking the timing of the snowfall and joins us now with the very latest. what are we seeing right now? >> temperatures down at the freezing mark, if we get snow in here it won't have trouble sticking, no flurries yet here on city avenue we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan there is some fairly light precipitation making its way into delaware county and toward philadelphia the leading edge is not doing much and in some cases it's evaporating before it hit its the ground a similar story with the rain in cape may all highlights in lighter shades of green and where you get beneath the brighter shades of white in wilmington the sn

when "action news" continues tonight. >>> well, verdict was guilty on all counts in the don tollefsonnd theft trial. the bucks county jury quick tollefson of selling bogus sports packages that he claimed would help charities. prosecution argued that tollefson bilked 200 fans out of $340,000. tollefson after the verdict quote i feel humiliating guilt and remorse. i'm so angry i let people down. tollefson could be sentenced to up to 30 years in jail. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is expected to name an emergency manager to oversee atlantic city's financial crisis. sources tell abc news that the announce. will come tomorrow and bipartisan summit on the cities future in the wake of plumetting tax revenue because of casino closings. a federal judge shot down a bid by revel's old tenants to put the bankruptcy sale on hold. the owners of the restaurants, nightclub, and power plant that once operated at the now closed resort worry they will be wiped out pot sale goes through as planned but judge ruled that the florida developer, glenn straub, is revel's best bet and that far more har

>> reporter: there was no short of eye rolling as don tollefson learned on the job in a courtroom howkeep himself out of jail. >> it's as if this was my sixth day of law school today. >> reporter: he's defending himself because he's worth too much to qualify for a public defender, so it's up to former sportscaster don tollefson to convince a jury in doylestown that he did not sell bogus sports packages to benefits charities that didn't exist. >> rather than the frustration, it's just an enormous an enormous challenge. >> reporter: his defense has frustrated the judge, causing her to repeatedly tell tollefson how to ask witnesses questions and to explain the relevance. she regularly sent the jury out when the courtroom turns into law 101. >> i'm sure we have good jurors. i understand that mr. tollefson is not an attorney. and the process might be slowed down a little but it's to be expected. >> reporter: for prosecution it's been objection after objection. >> an interesting experience. one i haven't had in many years. because of the level of former celebrity mr. tollefson enjoyed, it p

. >> don tollefson is accused of scaming hundreds of people, coming up next what happened in court. >> also lots of reaction to this scene from yesterday, that is of course, new jersey governor chris christie in the bright sweater giving the hug to the cowboys owner jerry jones. the governor responding to some harsh criticism. kathy? >>> weather wise we're talking about snow, first widespread snow on the entire season. of course, first of the new year. it doesn't look like much but timing is key. we will talk about that coming up, hi beasley. >>> flyers hit midpoint of the season on thursday, ten points out of the playoff race coach will tell what you they need to do for a strong second half push, that is coming up later in sports. ring ring!... progresso! it's ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. it's our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. apology accepted. i'm watching you soup people. make it progresso or make it yourself you say avocado old el paso says... zesty chicken and avocado tacos in our stand 'n stuff tortillas . (record scratch) you say stand n'

don tollefson used to work here.s promised, president obama delivered state of union address last night steepd in priorities. talked about last year accomplishments and not failures and what's forward for 2015. >> policies to help middle class including education and childcare health and economic agenda to reduce tax breaks for richest americans. >> president promises to use veto power to strike down gop efforts to dismantle signature accomplishment such as healthcare law. meanwhile political analysts say the speech was about president dismissing legacy and set ago agenda for democrats in new 20 16 election. >> that was 6th time for state of the union address. >> first time he did it on the left that job ages you after six years in office his age is showing a little like on every president. so the first one -- yeah january of 2009 and the one now. yeah. well. >> 53. >> 53 years old. >> first lady just had a birthday last week didn't she. >> i think so. >> she same age. >> i don't know. >> sue? >> thank you sue will k

a.m. >>> guilt on all counts that was jury's verdict against former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefsondeliberation. that means tollefson now faces up to 30 years behind bars. "action news" reporter chad pradelli was in the courtroom. >> reporter: gone handcuffed don tollefson was escorted to jail after being convicted on five count of theft and other related charges. >> the jury had has spoken and i believe in our legal system. >> this is far enough guys. >> i think he is a narcissist he has a god complex and clearly loves himself more than anybody or anybody else in the the world. >> reporter: list of victims is more than 200, dollar amounts stolen more than 300,000. he sold bogus sports packages in the name of charities but used that money to support his family and drug and alcohol habit. for his victims, including family of killed plymouth police officer brad fox, the verdict is a relief but bitter sweet. >> there is in winners here. we don't get our money for the foundation, people that got packages don't getting to on vacation and mr. tollefson is going somewhere that is not a win

. >>> the former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson is behind bars tonight after a jury found himuilty today in his fraud trial. >> the jury has spoken and i believe in our legal system. >> tollefson was taken in handcuffs to prison in doylestown, buck county today. a jury found that he examined people and charities throughout the delaware valley out of $340,000. promising sports and travel packages he never delivered. prosecutors say that he used that money for personal expenses and to support a drug and alcohol habit. >> i think he's a narcissist. he has a god complex and he clearly loves himself more than anybody or anything else in the world. >> i believe that he intended to everything that he promised but he prom miff the impossible. >> tollefson acted as his own attorney during the trial. he contended that he was simply a bad bookkeeper. don tollefson now facing up to 37 years in prison. >>> we continue to follow this latest round of winter weather causing some freezing overnight. but what about another storm this one over the weekend? kathy. >> that's great question. right

. >> well, he used to be in front of the camera, now don tollefson is behind bars. he was convicted on all five counts of theft and fraud. what he had to say about this jury, that convicted him. >> what you see the victim do that has one community de new customers can save an average of $500 just by switching to progressive. so you'll be bringing home the bacon in no time. sorry. get a free quote at progressive.com. >> bob kelly back? >> everybody. >> he's been tweeting out pictures from his vacation. >> he tweeted that one yesterday. >> went with his wife? >> he went with his wife. lovely. >> six kids? >> one beloved tv personality now behind bars. >> yep. don toll of son has taken out -- was taken out of court in handcuffs after convicted on all five counts of theft and fraud. the jury took about 12 hours to reach this verdictment the jury foreman and even don tollefson himself spoke about the case. >> jury has spoken again. >> i believe our legal system. >> i think he is good guy. and development had ily life fell apart. he wasn't able to adapt. >> but you think

don tollefson now faces up to 37 years in prison, sentencing is expect to take place within the next 30 days. >>> governor chris christie head to atlantic citity talk about the future of the struggling resort. he is holding a sum to it fine ways to help the city. just last year four of the cities 12 casinos closed leading to 8,000 layoffs and millions of dollars in lost tax revenue. >>> also today philadelphia city council returns to work after its winter break. council president darryl clark will talk about the big issues of the season including a bill that would force companies to offer paid sick leave. >>> there is one less candidate in the race for philadelphia's mayor ken trujillo dropped out of the race yesterday. he said he had to deal with family matters. there are still three other candidate in that race and two more are expect to jump in next month, ukee. >>> we're update to go day's top stories including latest on the former philadelphia police officer expect to face charges today. >>> also a surprising study on e cigarette safety we will tell you about the dangerous chemi

don tollefson and his standby counsel say his defense is that he didn't mean to leave people high and dry when he sold them sports packages trips that those people never got to go on. don tollefson referred all questions to his standby counsel, that's a break from talking to reporters as he had been doing for three weeks. tollefson's defense is he didn't mean to sell travel packages and leave customers with nothing to show for it. prosecutors say he sold more than $340,000 in bogus packages to unsuspecting customers and used the cash not for charity, as promised, but on his own personal expenses. >> we had testimony during the trial that mr. tollefson was paying back people whenever he could get some money. >> reporter: goldman says it's unclear how much money has been paid back but prosecutors say it has not been nearly enough. >> some people were made whole but not by him. by their credit card companies, ironically. they paid them back more than he did. >> reporter: now, the prosecution says that tollefson groomed his alleged victims, even telling a jury in his closing arguments, th

. >>> don tollefson will head to trial today in bucks county, former philadelphia sportscaster is a accused of stealing 300 you this dollars from fans through various sports related charities. six two-year old withdrew a guilty plea last in and represents himself. he reas early as noon time today. is a beanies is a the story in manayunk. sabina. >> mike and alex, shane's family tells us that official cause of death, is still pending, and the tragic accident, let take a look. we're standing here long the banks of the schuylkill river just a few hundred yard from where divers discover shane's body behind the brew pub. the here's video taken just after the discovery of his body. his mom and aunt embracing his worse fears have been confirmed, it has been five weeks since shane has been missing, his family has been searching an searching every weekend morning, they have been here, along the banks of the schuylkill river watching as volunteer divers, with garden state under water recovery, search for his body. they found tonight about 4 feet have of water. afghan relentlessly, searching, they say

thanks very much. >>> bucks county jury is deliberating the fate of the former tv sport caster don tollefson scaming people out of $300,000 all in the name of charity. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live in doylestown where tollefson who represented himself told a jury today he is no criminal walt. >> reporter: that case went into the hand of the jurors five women, seven men, just about two hours ago, they continue to deliberate into the evening right now the trial now in its third week everyone is awaiting word on the the fate of tollefson here. former tv sportscaster don tollefson decline comment outside of the courtroom. but inside during an occasionally rambling hour long closing argument he told jurors that allegedly defrauding more than 200 people out of $340,000 in a ponzi scheme was just a matter of confusion and bad accounting. the not criminal intent. i say to anyone i owe money too i live a life of humiliating reflection, every day, i'm trying to change to the best of my ability. >> the defense argument is it was not an attempt to defraud. >> reporter: but prosecutors t

the attorney working with don tollefson says he could tell that he simply wasn't looking right so he went to the hospital and the trial stopped. >> i just got out of the hospital and he looks wiped out. >> reporter: attorney bob goldman talking about former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson who left the doylestown courtroom for doylestown hospital thursday bringing his trial to temporary halt. tollefson has type two diabetes and went to check his blood sugar. >> the beginning of the day he seemed a little off to my eye and told me that he needed to check on his diabetes every half hour with the blood sugar he. he presented a few witnesses. after that he took his blood test again it wasn't off the charts. >> reporter: he's charged with still more than $300,000 promising to take fans to big games giving them vip treatment he fired his attorney decided to represent himself and took back a guilty plea in the process. tollefson said he wanted to use the trial to tell his story hoping to raise the price of his sports memorabilia so he can sell it and pay restitution. >> a lot of lawy

jurors will be back at it tomorrow in the fraud case against don tollefson. decision was not reached after five hours of deliberations tonight. the former of scamming fans out of sports packages. >>> president obama saying the shadow of crisis has passed. noting the economy growing at the fastest pace since 1999 calling for an agenda to expand opportunities including higher taxes for the wealthiest americans. >>> and tom wolf sworn in as the governor of the commonwealth during a ceremony for a huge crowd outside in harrisburg. >>> speaking of outside, tracking snow coming our way tomorrow, leaving some of us digging out. parts of our view area under winter weather advisory and more of what we can expect getting to adam joseph. >> tracking a system a clipper system moving out of the north. central parts of canada fast moving and the snow not that impressive near minneapolis and moisture near cincinnati and nashville. they try to merge and snow tomorrow afternoon. looking at the numbers out there right now in the winter weather advisory, checking out what has b

. >>> jury selection is set to begin in the criminal case involving don tollefson the former philadelphia sports caster is accused of scamming sports fans selling sports packages benefiting charities. he withdrew his guilty plea saying there's evidence to clear his name. more than 200 people are seeking $341,000 in restitution. >>> jury selection begins today for surviving boston marathon bombing suspect tsarnaev. a federal appeal also judge denied the request to move the trial to a different location. he is charged with 30 charges in the connection with the bomb in 201. 3 people were killed and 260 wounded. he could face the death penalty if convicted. >>> president obama is back at the white house spengd -- spending two weeks with his family in hawaii. he will travel to michigan, arizona and tennessee as he gears up for his states of union address. >>> drivers will see higher e-z pass bills. maribel aber has our nasdaq report. >> reporter: drivers will pay five to ten cents more for the trip between the blue route and fort washington. the toll hike is based on on if drivers use e-z pass

don tollefson admits he made bad business decisions but he believes that this is all a civil issue, notminal issues. tollefson says he wanted a court appointed attorney but the judge said, no. >> the the challenge of trying to company all of the things that a law firm might be able to do or if i had been appointed a public defender, their office could do is considerable but it all comes back to you have to focus on what is happening in the court at the minute that you are in the court and for me in essence able i'm not saying this flippingly but it is as if it were my sixth day of law school today. >> he went on to say that he plans to call witnesses on the stand throughout the week and he will also take the stand himself. 6:39. >>> former teachers and staff members of the closed walter palmer charter school say they are looking for answers at paychecks that benefits compensation even after meeting with district officials yesterday. >> our payroll taxis not being transferred to those entities for which should receive them, garnishment taken out of our wages. >> how many phone calls can

review and consideration by a grand jury. >>> and just into nbc 10 former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson has decided he does want to proceed with a jury trial after all. tollefson showed up for jury selection this morning in doylestown. a judge gave him the chance to take another plea deal but he decided to proceed with the trial instead. tollefson is accused of stealing $317,000 from 200 people who bought various sports vacation. he said the money was for charity. he had pleaded guilty in september but then withdrew that plea. >>> and philadelphia police are trying to track down three men accused of holding a woman captive for hours and sexual assaulting her. authorities tell us the men took the 20-year-old victim to a row home on kennedy street in wissinoming where they assaulted her and released her sometime yesterday. the victim knew at least one of her attackers. >>> and new details about the limo driver who was shot and killed this past weekend in west philadelphia. family members tell nbc 10 miguel rodriguez ramirez started driving limos a few weeks ago to support his wife and inf

. >>> former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson rejected a last-minute plea deal on theft charges to go ahead with a jury trial. he's accused of stealing more than $300,000 by selling fake sports-themed trips. tollefson said he's looking forward to telling his side of the story. >>> philadelphia police want to find three men who robbed a germantown grocery store at gunpoint. this is the surveillance video from poppy's grocery. it shows one of the men pointing a gun at the clerk and hopping the counter. the robbers got away with more than $2,000 in cigarettes. >>> new tests show the water at dover air force base is safe to drink. tests of the base just south of wilmington were conducted in october. while the drinking water is okay dangerous compounds from foam used to fight fires were found in four locations on the base. some were found in shallow ground water, others in drainage ditches. and the levels of these communities are higher than what the environmentaling as recommend. the air force will conduct more tests in 2015 this year to identify any remaining locations on the base

. >>> don tollefson was led away in hand coughs this afternoon he was convicted of fraud after 12 hours of deliberations, prosecutors said he bilked people out of $350,000 buy selling bogus sports packages. he could be sentenced to 30 years in prison. >>> the pennsylvania supreme court says that it will consider the claim of state attorney general, kathleen kane that the special prosecutors investigator her was appointed illegally and meanwhile kane vowed not to resign in the face of possible charges. documents released today detailed kane's argument against a grand jury decision that found reasonable grounds to indict her on perjury. it -- called the charges absurd and says that is fuhrman -- and that is kane. kane says she asked for the documents to show that her office did nothing wrong. >> now montgomery county district attorney fuhrman must decide whether to move forward with the grand jury's recommendations and move forward on the charges. >>> and now in bridgeton, new jersey, the police department there is accused of using excessive force the controversy will only get hotter. >>

. >>> former sports coster don tollefson will go to trial monday morning as planned. ust a short time ago in doylestown tollefson asked the judge for delay. he wanted time to look for a lawyer who would take his case for free. but the judge appointed a standby attorney robert goldman instead. tollefson is accused of stealing more than $300,000 by auctioning fake sports trips for local charity. >> i was really delighted that we got an excellent private attorney appointed by judge boylan who agreed to be my stand-by council. i believe that's a positive development. >> tollefson says he and his new lawyer will be prepared when his trial begins monday at 9:30 in doylestown. >>> some members of the philadelphia police force will go to new york city to mourn a fallen officer. a viewing for wenjian liu will be held tomorrow, followed by his funeral on sunday. a gunman shot and killed officers wenjian liu and rafael ramos in their patrol car december 20th. then killed himself. between 100 and 150 philadelphia police officers are expected to attend officer liu's funeral just as

eyewitness news". >>> after nine hours of deliberations a jury find former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson his fraud trial. >> the jury has spoken and i believe in our legal system thank you. >> reporter: authorities hand cuffed tollefson and took him to a bucks county prison after the verdict was read yesterday. the jury found him guilty on all counts for scaming people and charities around the region, out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. prosecutors say he took the money for personal expenses and to support a drug and alcohol habit. >> i think he is a narcissist he has a god complex and clearly loved himself more than anybody or anything else in the world. >> i believe that he intended to to everything that he promised to do but he promised the impossible. >> tollefson acted as his own attorney during the trial prosecutors offered him a plea deal that he accepted and then later rejected. he is now facing a maximum of 37 years in prison. >>> 6:38 right now. housing starts were just over one million in 2014, that is best california tar year total since 2007. real estate market is expec

. >>> speaking of sports in, a way former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson is heading to court again today. he plans to represent himself. he fired his attorney a few weeks ago. why he says that he is looking forward to this first day of the trial. >>> lets get back to jenny joyce, she's checking on the roads this morning, what are you seeing now jenny. >> alex and mike, we have snow in berks county, we will show you here, we are taking you out on the road with >>> well say it ain't snow. first widespread snowfall is hitting, right now. >> it is happening right now. >> but we're taking a live look at weather in montgomery county right now. >> um-hmm. >> it is moving right along. >> we are asking for your first flake pictures white hall road. your first plague picture. so we have dawn peppers first from chester county. karen tait from new castle county. jim carty won from cumberland county. they have sent in their first flake pictures. >> they are all winners good we need more winners. >> yes, we do. >> even though we are only getting one to 2 inches of snow here, the timing is

day one of former sports caster don tollefson's defense was intermittent. a word often repeated by the prosecution was relevance. a judge will to excuse the jury more than a half dozen times to instruct and guide tollefson on procedure and the rules of law. >> i'd rather be waterboardd to be honest. it's horrible. this was a waste of time. it's a waste of taxpayer's money and he's just making a mockery of the court. >> reporter: tom fox is the father of former plymouth township police officer brad fox who was killed in the line of duty in 2012. charities for the fox family are among the roughly 200 victims tollefson is accused of bill be -- bilking. tollefson claims he didn't rip anybody off but he's simply a bad businessman and he said he never wanted to represent himself. >> when you have counsel withdrawing and you have plea bargains withdrawn, at least to my knowledge then it makes it very limited in terms of what my options were. >> i'm only concerned that the jury is getting the message aren't the message is in the evidence and i believe we've gotten o

also today former philadelphia sportscaster, don tollefson, goes on trial. he is charged with stealing more than $300,000 through various sports charity schemes. last month tollefson withdrew his guilty plea and asked for a trial delay so he could find an attorney to represent him for free. bucks contagia is allowing an attorney to keep tollefson to defend himself. >> all right coming up on 6:03 katie watching the snow, good morning. >> good morning erika yes that's absolutely right. light rounds every snow headed our way for tomorrow, specifically, but we of course had storm that rolled through this weekend brought in mainely just rain for most of us anyway. started off we know with some sleet, some snow through the north and western half of the delaware valley, all long gone, folk, what comes in its wake is the chill, rude winter awakening in is here already. probably hear the microphone blowing or the winds blowing through the microphone, as i stand here on the skydeck and that's what's really going to be that sort of key factor to how you want to prepare

around here, we will have more coming up. >>> plus verdict is in, jury find former sportscaster don tollefson guilty on all counts in his fraud trial, what he said to reporters as he left the courtroom in handcuffs. >>> we are getting our first look at dramatic dash cam video of the deadly traffic stop in south jersey "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. >>> eye on the storm coverage tonight, a cold, wet, evening commute, as the snow just continues to fall. this is a live look from plymouth meeting montgomery county. penndot crews have been out in full force throughout the the day trying to make tonight's ride home as smooth and safe as possible. >>> this is a live look at the the schuylkill expressway at city avenue in philadelphia, traffic you see moving along all right but drivers should remain cautious. >>> tonight south jersey is seeing some of the heavier snowfall this video from a short time ago

. >>> testimony continues in the fraud trial of don tollefson charged with scamming sports fans who bought travel packages they thought benefited charity. the 60-year-old withdrew a guilty plea saying there's evidence to clear his name. more than 200 people are seeking $341,000 in restitution. >>> a bucks county dog has been reunited with his other than an a bizarre and terrifying ordeal. it's two weeks since ollie chased after an intruder, the intruder was committing a lude act on the home's second floor balcony. after he came crashing into the window ollie was lost in the chaos. he suffered injuries that required surgery but expected to make a full recovery. >>> still ahead on "action news," at 12:30 meteorologist david murphy has the complete accuweather forecast for you. >> how to crash in 0 a good deal at your favorite fast food restaurant all next. >> fast food chains are promoting new deals to get customers into their restaurants in what is normally the slowest time of the year. burger king will sell ton nuggets for 1.49. taco bell and pizza hut are offering fast food bargains. >>>

. >>> testimony continues today in the fraud trial of don tollefson. the former philadelphia sportcaster is charge with scamming sports fans who bought travel packages that thought benefited charities. he withdrew his guilty plea says there's evidence that will clear his name. a judge is allowing him to rep himself. 240 people are seeking # hundred thousand dollars in restitution. >>> the shuttered walter palmer charter school employees are demanding answer because they have not been paid since december. the employees along with parents and students received a notice saying that the school would close on december 31 and it did. the cash-strapped school is facing debt for $13 million. >>> philadelphia schools are on time, the list of delays are growing. you can see it at the bottom of the screen you can see it at 6abc.com. it's going to get better. >> reporter: as we go through morning and later this afternoon, we expect the lehigh valley to be in better shape but right now oh, boy. storm tracker 6 live shows we don't have a lot of the precipitation, bu

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tv don tollefson is guilty all five counts of theft and fraud. the jury reached its verdict this afternoon. tollefson spent 30 years as a popular sportscaster and this is a sad fall from grace. fox 29's bruce gordon is live outside the courthouse in buck county with reaction. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, lucy, tollefson was in fact guilty on all five counts as you said. the jury deciding he had indeed cheated some 200 victims out of more than $300,000. selling for charity he claimed sports relateed travel packages to the super bowl or world cup that never materialized. >> back up. >> back up. >> tollefson said little as left the courtroom in handcuffs. ignoring most of questions shouted by reporters and photographers some of whom he had worked with. when he was this television market's highest paid sportscaster. >> i'll continue to work to be sober and a better person in any way i can wherever i am. i again appreciate the media being professional. >> reporter: tollefson acting as his own attorney at trial had insisted he had never meant to cheat any

. >>> new at 5:00 o'clock a sudden time out is call in the trial of the former sportscaster don tollefson. tollefson was taken from the courthouse to a hospital today. recess was called after tollefson, who is diabetic, said that his blood sugar was too high. tollefson is charged with fraud, he is accused of collecting money for bogus travel packages to sporting events. before the recess today he had called members of the philadelphia eagles front office, to testify. >>> fire destroyed a trailer at the willow wood mobile home park in west deptford, burlington county. two others were damaged there. "eyewitness news" has learned that the at least one person suffered serious burns and was taken to the hospital. there is no word on what cause that had fire. >>> and this is eyewitness cam video showing swat and ordinance disposal teams searching a home in radnor dell will wear county. authorities say they went to investigate the vacant house on county line road after being told that a former resident may have left explosive devices or weapons there radnor police called the investigation precau