. >>> don tollefson told the court what i did was incredibly unfair and dishonest and he was sentenced to two to four years in prison. chad pradelli is live at the courthouse in doylestown. >> reporter: with time served and good behavior, don tollefson could be out of prison in a little over a year and the judge sentenced him to 15 years probation and ordered him to pay $164,000 in restitution but for many of his victims, justice was not served. >> was hoping to see some emotion and sincere remorse and take real ownership of his actions and he just didn't do that. >> don tollefson was whisked away from court this afternoon set to spend the next two to four years behind bars he said that every day is a day of humiliating re flexion. >> i told him it was fair and reasonable taking in all the aspects. >> the parents of brad fox kill in the line of duty were in court, their charity were among his victims. >> the foxes are disappointed? >> yes very disappointed with the sentence. >> they don't feel that justice was served today. >> i don't serve in their shoes i can be more clinical about i

." >> thank you walter, we are following this developing story former sportscaster don tollefson is in a buck county courtroom to be sentenced today. he was found guilty of selling bogus sports package that he claimed would help charity. his attorney is arguing against jail time and "action news" reporter chad pradelli is in the courtroom for the sentencing and will have a live report at 12:30. >>> the leaders of germany, france and spain are in the alps paying tribute to the people that were on the plane when it went down yesterday. most passengers were german and spanish and we learned two americans were also on board. it's not clear why the plane went down one black box has been found but it is damaged but officials say it can still be useful. >>> a buck county teacher is out on bond today. michael switer was charged with having a romantic relationship with a student at william tenent high school. annie mccormick joins us now live with reaction. >> reporter: sara, authorities found out about the alleged inappropriate relationship between the student and teacher, the teacher who is a

. >>> happening today a why will sentence former sportscaster don tollefson for pulling off a massive scam. jury quick tollefson of scaming more than 200 people out of more than $340,000. he promised charities sports travel packages but never delivered the goods. tollefson blames his mistakes on poor bookkeeping. he faces a maximum of 37 years in prison, his attorney is arguing for a lighter sentence. >>> a disturbing discovery now in the city's frankford neighborhood a woman's body found partially buried in the backyard of the home. eyewitness took pictures of the man being taken into police custody right there. he was reportedly brought down by with a taser. he has not been charged. it is unclear what connection, if any to the woman he was found buried. >>> new this morning an investigation in the allegations of widespread miss management and disability claims of the philadelphia office of veterans affairs. investigation aims to determine whether the the the problems are isolated incident or part of the large are problem. the review comes as va's acting inspector general plans to re

it's judgment day for former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson. and a tragic turn in the crash of 9525 two americans were on board and david murphy is watching for warmer weather move into our area but bring precipitation along with it. >>> we are following breaking news now in just the past 20 minutes, "action news" has confirmed that one of the people on board the plane that crashed yesterday was emilyselke. >>> and don tollefson faces sentencing in court today. chad pradelli is live in doylestown with the latest. >> reporter: hey sara, this sentencing is running a couple of hours but we have yet to hear from 62-year-old don tollefson and he arrived at the courthouse and continues to look gaunt and pale and i asked him if he was nervous and he said yes, but a good nerveous. in the name of charity he sold bogus sports spakages to pay for gambling and bills. people said they were duped and ripped off and a psychologist testified for tollefson talking about a rough and lonely childhood. tollefson is expected to testify and apologize to his victims

don tollefson. chad pradelli is live with the full story in doylestown. >> reporter: well with good behavior and time served don tollefson could be out of prison in little more than a year and he was sentenced to 15 years probation and ordered him to pay $164,000 in restitution but for his many victims, they don't believe that justice was serve or that tollefson was remorseful. for those he ripped off and defrauded two to four years in prison is not enough. >> i hoped for more and he'll do time and hopefully he gets the treatment he needs and he won't be able to scam anybody else. >> but the sentence fits the crime tollefson was a first time offender and did a lot of good with his winning ways charity over the years but a lack of emotion by the sportscaster played a role in his sentence. >> i think the guy is a manipulator, today perhaps the well ran dry, he didn't know what to say or done had nothing left to give us as far as the act was concerned. >> i told mr. tollefson i believe the sentence was

. >>> former tv sports caster don tollefson will spend two to four years in jail. he learned his punishment in a bucks county courtroom today. tollefson sold fake sports travel packages to fans and said they would help charity and he pocketed that money will he have to pay back $164,000 to his victims and spend 15 years on probation he could have faced up to 30 years behind bars and chad pradelli was in the courtroom as tollefson took the stand, and he'll have more in a live report at 5:00. >>> there is new information about the murder of philadelphia police officer, robert wilson iii, prosecutors say that the suspects both fired shots that were fatal during the shootout with wilson last month. the district attorney's office revealed the information after the preliminary hearing was postponed. "action news" learn that this could become a death penalty case david henry will have more on that coming up in a live report at 4:30. meanwhile a philadelphia restaurant stepped in to help officer wilson's family. sweet lucy's smoke house held a fundraiser fundraiser, half o

he's just too arrogant. >> reporter: cindy moffett was not one of but the first victim to report don tollefson to police. she says she and others were taken advantage of at brad fox foundation run when tollefson offered bogus packages. she paid $500 and never got the trip. >> do you think he's going to pay you back? >> no. >> reporter: she says no no longer about the money. she wants to make sure there are no other victims. prosecutors say close to 200 people were scammed and they want tollefson to pay back more than $160,000. >> my goal which i think we accomplished is to get him incarcerated so he can start paying restitution, even if it makes he's making license plates for 50 cents an hour, to start paying that back. >> reporter: through a spokesman, the fox family says after the sentencing, the time handed down just doesn't fit the crime. >> they don't feel justice was served today. >> reporter: now, tollefson's attorney says that he feels this is a fair sentence. tollefson was offered a plea deal before trial which would have given him seven months in a facility as well as followed up by

next don tollefson will spend the next few years in prison.ow many he plans to pay back >> one of the american victims has philadelphia ties to the plane crash in france. >> how don tollefson says he hopes to pay back the victim he scammed. >> we have amazing news for devon still's family. update on the health of his cute little daughter. >> good morning, everyone, thanks for being with us on this thursday morning. >> chilly outside. >> yes, it is. did you hear that the flyers won last night, sue serio? >> yes, i did. and that's why bus stop buddy wearing a flyers cap today. >> yahoo. >> the problem is you can't see it very well. it is foggy out there. so we put the fog on just to let you know could slow you down little bit. when you are trying to make your way to work this morning. make sure you have the umbrella with you be prepared for showers to pop up any time. just that much moisture in the air. which also means it is not the greatest hair day in the world either. 41 degrees right now, 38 is the windchill out there. 6:55 is your sunrise

but now former sportscaster, don tollefson will spends the next few years in prison. hear how he plans to pay back those he scammed. >>> good morning, i'm sean bell, still aren't convinced sam bradford is the guy despite chip kelly knocking down rumors of the eagles getting marcus mariota people still want the qb, at the owners meeting chip talk about his philosophy on trading up in a draft. >> philosophically i want to keep all of our draft picks. i think you build your team to the draft. so if you gut yourself for one year and for one guy, philosophically i don't think that's the right thing to do. >> former flyer kimmo timonen receiving love before the game. coming back home for the first time since being traded first period here the blackhawks fail to clear the puck. matt read takes advantage wayne simmons for the one timer. flyers get the win four-one. >> fran dunphy trying to lead his temple squad to the final four of the nit. jessie morgan comes off the pick. sizes him up. nails the three. they move on to the final 477 to 59. that's sports in a minute. i'm sean

. >>> don tollefson will spend two to four years in jail. a judge sentenced the former sportscaster today for defrauding people out of thousands of dollars. fox 29's joyce evans joins us now with some of the details from court. joyce? >> reporter: iain aside from the jail time don tollefson was order to do pay restitution to the people he ripped off and he'll be on probation for 15 years. he apologized in court expressing remorse for what happened. and he promised to help young people who have another dicks when he gets out. the 62-year-old represented himself during his 11-day trial in january. he got some help from attorney robert goldman. he was convicted of felony money laundering fraud and theft. after 200 people came forward saying he sold bogus trips that were sports relateed in the name of charityies. tollefson tried to argue that it was all because he was a bad businessman who was also battling addictions. he showed no emotion when the sentence was read. his attorney and the prosecutor spoke out about the out come. >> i told mr. tol

joyce. >> lucy even yann aside from jail time, don tollefson was order to do pay restitution to those he ripped off. and he'll be on probation for 15 years. tollefson apologized in court expressing remorse for what happened and he promised to help young people who have addictions when he gets out of jail. now, the 62-year-old represented himself during his 11 day trial in january with the help of attorney robert goldman. he was convicted of felony money laundering, fraud and theft after 200 people came forward saying he sold bogus trips that had sports relateed themes in the name of charities. tollefson tried to argue that it was all because he was a bad businessman who was battling addictions. his attorney and prosecutors spoke out about the out come. >> my goal which i think we've a accomplished to get him incarcerated so he can start paying restitution even fit means he's making license plates for 50 cents an hour to start paying that back. that's what we expect from him. >> reporter: well, tollefson originally agreed to a plea deal that would have sent him to jail for just seven m

so, what the court said was ticket agency do you have sue don tollefson in a civil procedure, so don llefson you only have to pay back $164,500 to the people you defrauded. >> more problems coming his way. >> oh, civil lawsuit against him by sure by a lunch of post people. >> civil lawsuit? >> the money they were defrauded. so each of the people defraud philadelphia they want each one of those people can bring civil lawsuit against don tollefson. we have only had the criminal procedurement normally criminal procedure is before the civil procedure. now there has been conviction, now all of the people defrauded can all bring civil claims against him. >> he could appeal, right? >> or is this it? >> this is it, he's going to jail. >> for how long? >> two-four. >> he can serve 14 month with good behavior, time served, he can serve 14 months in jail. >> i think what's will happen. >> then probation? >> he will have probation for the next 15 years after, that yes. he will be on probation for a long time. i think probably serve 14 month, but the prosecute remembers pushing for limb to get the

also making news former sportscaster don tollefson is heading to jail.e former sportscaster to two to four years for defrauding people out of thousands of dollars today. he must also pay restitution to those he ripped off and he'll be on probation for 15 years. tollefson apologized in court expressing remorse for what happened. he was convicted of felony money laundering fraud and theft after 200 people came forward saying he sold bogus trips that were sports related in the name of charity. now here's kathleen with a look -- scott williams with a look at temperatures. >> fog, drizzle, too temperatures right around 44 degrees in the city. but during the day tomorrow, out ahead of that cold front that will bring a lot of showers and storms we'll see winds out of the south and west. we're talking high temperatures near 70 degrees. but you'll need to grab an umbrella. take a look at that planner. 7:00 a.m. temperatures right around 48 degrees, low 50's by 10:00, into the 60's by lunchtime and near 70 by 4 o'clock. but once again, scattered showers even some

were investigating a man with gunshot wound on 29th street and fairmount. >>> former sportscaster don tollefsone in prison at his sentencing in bucks county. tollefson was quick of scaming people by promised willing sports trips that would benefit charity. >>> a family is shaken after a school bus crash right through a wall into their homes. it was a chaotic scene yesterday morning on windermere drive-in blue bell. the bus from saint hell upa elementary school went out of control with nine students on board. a few of them say the driver became less lucid before he lost control jumping the curve and then hit ago this house. jill, her husband and one of her daughters were home at the time. >> it sounded like an explosion. the force was so great that it pushed us both on the floor. >> five seconds earlier and it would have been tragic. >> just incredible. amazingly in one was injured in that crash, in the the family in the house or the students on board the bus. it is in the clear exactly why the bus driver lost control. >> wow. >>> well, distract driving is what we're talking about and crackdown

happening today, former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson will be sentenced today for stealing hundreds every thousands of dollars by selling bogus sport theme travel packages. his attorney hopes to win a sentence without jail time. but tollefson could be sentenced to at least nine months in prison for the $340,000 scam. tollefson is a former fox 29 employee. >> and the court hearing scheduled today for philadelphia 17 year old charged in the shooting death of his friend. ivan overholtzer charged with involuntary manslaughter and related offenses, earlier this month, they say he shot 17 year old james becker the third in the stomach while playing with a gun. the two boys were schoolmate at kensington cap a high school. >> philadelphia police are now questioning the man they think is responsible for burying a body in a shallow grave in the city's frankford section police found the body behind a building on the 4700 block of frankford avenue. now, it was the landlord that tipped off police, once they got there officers say they saw a man running away and had to use a stun gun to

. >>> former sportscaster don tollefson will spend the next two to four years in jail. a jury convicted him of felony money laundering, fraud and theft after 200 people came forward saying he sold bogus trips in the name charities. tollefson also has to pay back $164,000 to his victims. some of them were in court today and asked that he not address them. so he expressed his remorse to the judge instead. the 62-year-old represented himself in his trial he did get help from attorney robbed goldman who gave him one last bit of advice after his sentencing. >> i told mr. tollefson that i believed that the sentence was very fair and residential taking into consideration all the aspects and he said yes, it was that simple. >> i think the guy is manipulator, today perhaps the well ran crime he didn't know what else he can say or do to get out from under it he had nothing left to give us as far as the act was concern. >> tollefson plans to write a book on substance abuse and his life so he can pay back his victims. he decided against a plea deal saying he wanted his story told.

don tollefson was charged with defrauding nearly 200 people including charities. he sold them things like super bowl tickets and trips to eagles game but never delivered on any of it. wednesday prosecutors were pleased with the judge's ruling. >> get him incarcerated, even if it means he is making license plates for 50 sent an hour. >> reporter: several people made victim impact statements before the court wednesday using word like vial, despicable to describe tollefson's actions. one of those people was cindy mufet. >> it is not about the money but principal. as long as he can't do it to anybody else anymore then justice has been served. >> reporter: tollefson spoke on his own behalf and said he made poor decisions due to drugs and alcohol addiction and took responsibility for the crimes. also testifying a psychologist who said tollefson told him he had been sexually abused by his mother, forced to sleep in her bed until he was 16. he said tollefson's mental problems could stem from that. judge could have handed down a far harsher eventens but chose not to. >> ju

man's injuries are not serious and she does not need hospitalization. >>> former sportscaster don tollefson has received a prison sent isens of two to four years and 15 months probation. tollefson was quick of defrauding nearly 200 people in the sports charities scam. bucks county judge also ordered him to pay back $165,000 in restitution. tollefson could get out in as little will as 14 to 15 months for good behavior and time served. >>> right now 6:37. with the market in a few percent of all time highs why haven't you cashed in on a good fortune yet. some folks are lousy investors. they cannot help it. >> guilty as charge. >> we are join by cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> why are some of us such lousy investors, what is it. >> it is just because we're human beings. emotions can lead us a stray and we fall pray to fear greed, doubt and regret. because investors are not inherently rational when it comes to managing money they have significantly under performed the market. when you look the at the s and p500 investors, lag behind by 4

. >>> former sportscaster don tollefson faces sentencing in bucks county. efson was quick of selling bogus sports trips that he claims would benefit charity. >>> 5:16 right now. are you looking for work this summer? well, three is on your side. we will let you know where to find a summer job. >> i like the sound of it. >> also talk about lending a hand or rather lending a trunk? see how these elephant stepped into help after a truck accident. that will be when we comeme right back. >> wow. >>> we're following a developing story, it has been a deadly night for police in two different states n san jose, california a manhunt is underway for gunman who shot and killed a police officer. the veteran officer died while responding to a report of the suicidal man. police spokesmen says responding officers were met with gunfire. >>> also a state troop inner wisconsin was shot and killed in the line of duty. police say the trooper was pursuing a bank robbery suspect. the there was an exchange of gunfire killing both trooper and robbery suspect. >>> if you are looking f

. >>> don tollefson is going to be sentenced for his role in a fraud he could could face up to 30 years in prison. it's still cold. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan showing the area is sunny the farther south, you'll see more clouds. overall it's a bright day across the delaware and lehigh valleys. 24 in allentown. 27 in wilmington. 32 along the boardwalk in ac and down the pike in sea isle city. windchills not a lot of wind, but making it feel closer to 19, 20 degrees, there you see the clouds to the south. sunshine will be building to the north and in between well, we'll have basically bright conditions even in the cloudier areas. mostly sunny in in allentown chilly, high of 39 degrees. a little farther south you go down along the coast the better chance you'll have of seeing clouds. chilly conditions the high in atlantic city. philadelphia, sunny and breezy. the winds out of the northwest 7 to 14 miles per hour not that bad. as we roll through the day we'll start out cold and stay chilly 3 # degrees the freezing mark there. we spend the afternoon in the low 40s the high

." >>> two to four years behind bars, that's the sentence today for former sportscaster don tollefson. he was convicted of scamming close to 200 people by selling bogus sports packages and pocketing the money. some victims who were in court today say they're angered by tollefson's lack of remorse. the 62-year-old says he has been humiliated and thought he could make it right the day he showed up at a charity event and offered those sports packages. his victims say they wanted to see a longer sentence. >> i was hoping to see a little emotion, to see some sincere remorse, to take real ownership of his actions. and he just didn't do that. you know he's just too arrogant. >> the judge ordered tollefson to pay back more than $160,000. >>> now to the race for mayor in philadelphia. late today a judge ruled former state senator milton street will be allowed to stay on the ballot. there were questions surrounding his eligibility because of claims he hasn't lived in philadelphia for three years as required by law. street is one of six candidates hoping to get the democratic nomination nominati

. >>> don tollefson was once the highest paid sports reporter in the city.he scammed 200 people by selling bogus sports packages and pocketing the money. the judge ordered him to pay back more than $160,000. >>> a final fair well to eagles legend chuck bednarik. a viewing will be held from noon to 4:00 and 6:00 to 9:00. followed by a private mass friday. the hall of fame linebacker died over the weekend after a brief illness. the man known as concrete charlie played for the eagles from 1949 to 1962. he was 89 years old. >>> a soldier who spent five years as a taliban prisoner could now face a life sentence in an american prison. army sergeant bowe bergdahl is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. in 2009 the taliban took him captive after he left his post in afghanistan. he was released in a prisoner swap last year. he also faces a dishonorable discharge, a reduction in his rank and giving up all of his pay. >>> the woman convicted of kidnapping and raping a 5-year-old philadelphia girl will learn her fate tomorrow. christina will be sente

. >>> the sentence for don tollefson is 2-4 years in prison.victed defaulting fans out of $340,000 in sports packages today. the sentence was handed down and tollefson told the judge every day is it a humiliating reflex of his action. and he was ordered to pay restitution and on probation for 15 years kwh he -- when he gets out of jail. >>> and searching for the cause of this big fire in bethlehem early this morning. nobody was injured, but the flames shot so close to power lines that officials were forced to shut off power to more than 2,000 customers. and the smoke was so thick and odor so strong that the order issued a shelter-in-place order for several hours. >>> we are getting more answers tonight about the contract dispute that's preventing richard stockton university from opening a campus at the old showboat casino site in atlantic city. the trump taj mahal does not want a college next door leading tolead ing to fears of students gambling. and stockton bought the being for $18 million. and they told "action news" tonight we have been sta

. >>> in bucks county a judge sent isensed the former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson to two to four years in state prison and 15 years of probation. tollefson is also required to pay back $165,000 for defrauding nearly 200 people in a sports ticket scam. tollefson did face up to 37 years behind bars, following his fraud conviction. he could go free in as little as 14 to 15 months for good behavior and time served. >>> there are air quality concerns following this smokey three alarm warehouse fire in bethlehem. as "eyewitness news" reporter noel mcclaren tells us smoke could be seen for miles around that fire at 1150mauch chunk road. >> it was a frightening wake up call information moravian college students lived just feet from a fabrication company the bethlehem warehouse went up in flames before sunrise. >> we got a net case this morning on our phones there was a fire. >> reporter: sean says fire fighters work fast to contain the flames but the smoke lingered on moravian's campus. >> my whole room smelled of smoke. i got to class with a cough kind of thing. >> reporter: fir

. >>> a bucks county judge sentences former sportscaster don tollefson to two to four years in state prison and 15 years probation. tollefson was also ordered to pay back $165,000 in restitution for defrauding nearly 200 people in the sports charity scam. he could be released in as little as four to 15 months for good behavior and time served. >>> prosecutors say they will prove both suspects fired the shots that killed philadelphia police sergeant robert wilson. the prosecutors say that they plan to play security video in court of the march 5th shoot-out inside the north philadelphia game stop store. they say it will show that both men are responsible for sergeant wilson's death. yesterday's preliminary hearing for carlton williams and hipps were delayed and now rescheduled for may 20th. >>> protesters are calling for police reform after a violent struggle with police at lawncrest recreation center last week. police arrested ten demonstrators after the protest turned violent. protesters are part of the philadelphia coalition for racial, economic and legal justice. during an event at

. >>> don tollefson will serve two to four years in state prison following his conviction in the sports charity scam. a bucks county judge ordered the former sportscaster to 15 years probation. tollefson also has to pay back $165,000 in restitution. he was found guilty of defrauding 200 sports fans out of $340,000 of travel packages that never materialized. >> it is not about the money any more but just the principal. as long as he cannot do it to anybody else, justice has really been served. >> reporter: tollefson could get out in four to 15 months for good behavior and time served. >>> right now 5:13. lets talk about the storm system heading our way. >> nicole it will be a a storm that brings us a milk bag depending on the time of the day at least initially this morning. fog is really your primary concern. it is patchy in nature. not everybody is dealing with that in any given neighborhood right now but you may run into it depending where your travels take you. later this morning wet weather will be out there for us. as we take you out first and foremost to storm scan three there is s

. >>> don tollefson faces as many as 37 years in prison at his sentence nothing bucks county. tollefson was quick of selling bogus sports packages that would benefit charities. >>> well, philadelphia police are trying to figure out if the uber x driver sexually assaulted a female passenger. the woman says it happened last month. a uber spokesmen tells "eyewitness news" that the with man was dropped off at fifth police district station on the night of the assault. the driver has been suspendedded during this investigation. >>> bensalem police identified pedestrian who died after being hit by two cars yesterday morning. the investigators say 28 year-old cristina massie may have crossed against the light at street and knights road when the car hit her. one driver stop but second kept on going. police track that driver down at home in new jersey. so far no charges have been filed. >>> a frightening police crash caught on dash cam video. the officer was chasing a speeding suspect right here on a oklahoma highway when his car flips over on a exit ramp. you can see it role right here

. >>> don tollefson sold fake sports trips promising that the money would go to charity. tollefson's lawyers argued against prison time yesterday. >>> philadelphia police are trying to piece together the timeline of a murder mystery. yesterday afternoon investigators found a woman's body in a shallow grave near the frankford l-train and believe the woman in her 30s was likely killed over the weekend when police tried to question the woman's boyfriend about that grave, witnesses say he took off. here you see cell phone video after officers used a taser to stop the man. they have him in custody. no charges have been filed. >>> the coatsville city council passed a budget to vote to keep taxes at the current levels there. the council rejected an earlier budget proposal back in september as it looks for ways to cut spending. the new budget eliminates vacant staff positions in the city and the change from certain positions from full-time to part-time. the budget passed by a narrow 4-3 vote. >>> and the school district plans to pass next year's budget totalling less than $300 mi

. >>> bucks county judge sentences former sportscaster don tollefson to two to four years in state prison and 15 years probation. tollefson was also ordered to pay back $165,000 in restitution restitution. he defrauded nearly 200 people in a sports charity scam. >> not about the money any more. it's the principal. as long as he can't do it to anybody else any more. justice really has been served. >> tollefson could be releaseed in as little has 14 to 15 months for good behavior and time serve serve. >>> a new jersey attorney and court appointed guardian has been sentenced to prison for stealing millions from elderly clients. the i-team shall hot huffman first reported on this case last year. and she was in court today and has an update on this i-team exclusive. >> reporter: barber lieberman wore handcuffs and orange jumpsuit in court facing a very different life than the one she's used to. >> do i know you? >> my name is charlotte huffman i'm with cbs3. >> i-team exposed lieberman in november. prosecutors say she and three others stole $3.8 million from at least 16 victims and used the mo

. >> happening today, former sportscaster don tollefson is scheduled to be sentenced for fraud.ucks county jury found him guilty of selling bogus sports packages that he claimed would help charity. tollefson now faces up to 30 years in prison. his attorney is expected to argue against jail time citing tollefson's other legitimate philanthropy and arguing that putting the 62-year-old behind bars would doolittle good. >> a recruiting drive is in the works for the world meeting of families in philadelphia this summer. it will be highlighted by a visit by pope francis. 10,000 volunteers are needed for various events that begins on september 22nd. registration is scheduled to start soon. volunteers must be 18 years old and above. all applicants will be screened. we have a link with all the information on 6abc.com. >> it is 4:39 and can coming up all new on "action news," dramatic video shows a man in a hawaiian shirt holding another man at gun point. why both men walked away without being charged for a crime. >> a new app allows you to schedule messages up to 25 years into the future

. >> happening today, former tv sportscaster don tollefson scheduled to be sentenced for fraud. a bucks county jury found him guilty of selling bogus sports packages that he claimed would help charities. tollefson faces up to 30 years in prison. his attorney is expected to argue against jail time citing tollefson's philanthropy and by arguing that putting the 62-year-old behind bars would doolittle good. >>> a bucks county teacher out on bond after being charged with having an inappropriate romantic relationship with a student. 33-year-old michael swider is also on leave from william tenet high school. warminster police say the social studies teacher kissed a 17-year-old female student and made plans to meet her at a hotel for sex. hear reaction to the teachers arrest coming up in our next half hour. >> detectives are investigating the discovery of a woman's body in an apartment building in philadelphia. the superintendent found the body yesterday morning. it was in the rear of the building on the 4700 block of frankford avenue. an "action news" viewer captured the scene as a ma

. >>> a judge sentenced sportscaster don tollefson two to four years in prison today. ccused of selling bogus trips for charity and then pocketing the money. the judge also ordered tollefson to pay back more than $160,000. >>> philadelphia mayor nutter signed an executive order today creating a new civilian oversight board. part of its job will be to watch the police department. the aim is to improve training investigation and community relations. >>> more fallout from the video that shows members of the sigma alpha epsilon fraternity at university of oklahoma chanting racial slurs. this afternoon one of the students identified in that video sat down with african-american leaders in the community speaking publicly for the first time since the incident. here's nbc10 national correspondent jay gray. ♪ we'll never [ bleep ] ♪ >> reporter: the first time we heard from levy pettitte, sparked controversy across the nation. one of the sigma alpha epsilon fraternity members from the university of oklahoma in this video, chanting racial slurs and making references to lynchings.

. >> former sports cast or don tollefson is head today jail.as many as four years behind bars. so, we have an attorney coming in to talk about that case. what exactly went wrong? what went right? >> good morning, everybody. >> will he will we see any sun? whenever i hear 68 degrees, i want there to be sun. >> there will be some lulls inbetween periods every rain. >> you can't rule out a pop up thunderstorm. >> or a blizzard? >> no, probably the only thing that won't happen today. a five out of ten because of the fog and the rain in the forecast, and the thunderstorms, but still will be mild today. so something to look forward to. see him through the fog isn't easing up in a lot of spots it is a day to hav

. >>> don tollefson was once the highest paid sportscaster in philadelphia. this morning he's getting ready to serve two to three years behind bars. he was convicted of scamming people by selling bogus sports packages and pocketing the money. judge ordered him to pay back more than $160,000. >>> happening today, a hearing in philadelphia will take a closer look at governor tom wolf's moratorium on the executions in pennsylvania. members of the house judiciary committee who oppose the ban are holding the hearing at city hall at 2:00. they'll listen to testimony from the families of murder victims. the state supreme court is deciding if the moratorium is legal. >>> also happening today, family, friends and fans will come together to remember eagles legend chuck bed narknarik. there is a private mass for family and friends tomorrow. the hall of famer known as concrete charlie died over the weekend at the age of 89. he played offense and defense for the eagles from 1949 to 1962. >>> and now to the race for mayor in philadelphia. a judge ruled yesterday that forme

. >> philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson will be sentenced for stealing hundreds every thousands of dollars by selling bogus sports theme travel packages. his attorney hopes to win a sentence without jail time. but tollefson could be sentenced to nine months in prison for the $340,000 scam. tollefson is a former fox 29 employee. >>> and a court hearing scheduled today for philadelphia 17 year old charged in the shooting dealt of his friends, ivan, charged with involuntary manslaughter and related offenses, earlier this on the mo prosecutors say he shot 17 year old james becker the third in the stomach while playing with a gun. the two boys were schoolmates at kensington cap a high school. >> 5:07. philadelphia police now questioning the man they think is responsible for burying a body in a shallow grave in the city's frankford section. police found the body behind the building on the 4700 block of frankford avenue. it was the landlord that tipped off police. once they got there officers say they saw a man running away and had to use a stun gun to stop him. witnesses say they hear

. >>> former sportscaster don tollefson will learn his sentence today. his attorney is arguing against jail time for the 62-year-old. ss tollefson stole money and promised the money would go to charity. >>> now the nbc 10 first alert weather. >> showers are heading our way. here is a live look outside now at the ben franklin bridge. looks fairly clear there. as you can see here the rain is moving our way. that green blotch you see there as you look at the radar. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now with the forecast. glenn? >> vai as you can see, we had a little bit of showers headed this way. a lot of clouds. you can see the clouds and pocono mountains here lake wallenpaupack, and ice still on the lake. so it is still plenty cold in many parts of the area. the actual weather observations just cloudy skies reported at reading and lancaster. right now, more sunshine in new jersey with the clouds starting to move in. you can see this on the radar over the past few hours. it was some freezing rain couple of hours ago

. >>> the defense attorney for a former philadelphia sportscast er don tollefson says he stole more than$300,000 by selling fake sports team trips promising the money would go to charity. he faces 37 years in prison. >>> and a new controversy for the new pick for state police. current marcus brown who is now the acting commissioner found a racist letter in his mailbox. take a look, it reads, no n-lover will ever wear my uniform. it is signed didn't/don't. when the governor nominated brown, he cited his commitment to diversity but recently retired troopers criticized brown for wearing a state police uniform even though he didn't graduate from the police academy in an incident where he removed roadside signs critical of him. the didn't/don't signature on the letter is an apparent reference to a slow slogan popular with the academy. governor wolf says it is very troubling that this letter was placed in colonel brown's mailbox and the message contained within the letter is disturbing. this entire matter is concerning for colonel brown and his family. governor wolf continues to monitor the si

because today former philadelphia sport caster, guy who used to work here, don tollefson will be sentencedor stealing hundreds every thousands of dollars. >> his attorney homes to win sentence without jail time. tollefson could be sentenced to at least nine months in prison for the $340,000 scam. >> a hearing scheduled today for philadelphia 17 year old charged in a shooting death of his friends. ivan charged with involuntary manslaughter and related offenses earlier this month prosecutors say he shot 17 year old james becker, the third, in the stomach while playing with a gun the two boys were schoolmates at kensington cap a high school. student and employees at temple university will step out today with it first rally to the minimum wage on campus. movement called 15 now temple of the the group demanding temple pay al campus workers at least $15 an hour, this would include work study student, group says they'll endorse the same increased city-wide, the rally set for this afternoon at 1:00 at the temple bell tower on campus. >> $15 an hour on the temple campus interesting. >> christie's $

. >> happening today, former tv sportscaster don tollefson scheduled to be sentenced for fraud. woke gus sports packages they claimed would help charities. tollefson faces up to 30 years in prison. his attorney is expected to argue against jail time citing tollefson's philanthropy and arguing by putting the 62-year-old behind bars would doolittle good. >>> philadelphia police opened fire on a man. this happened last night in the city's tioga-nicetown section. the officers were called to a shooting at 17th and cayuga streets. they discovered a shooting victim an minivan riddled with bullets. police believe the gunman got away. then officers say a passenger started running from the minivan and pointed a gun at police. an officer opened fire. the passenger had been wounded but investigators are unsure if he was actually shot by police since he was also a in the shotout minivan. he and the initial shooting victim are in stable condition. >> detectives investigating the discovery of a woman's body in an apartment building in philadelphia. the superintendent found the body in the rear

." >>> a judge will sentence former philadelphia sportscaster don tolley tolleyson. tollefson stole money promising it would go to charity. his lawyers filed a memo in court yesterday arguing against prison time. >>> a woman claims and uberx driver raped her after picking her up in philadelphia. the woman picked her up in old city on february 6th more than a month ago, and raped her and drove her around for two hours before dropping her off at a police station near manioc. this accusation is causing some uberx customers to think twice. >> it changes how i would think about being a passenger in any car, uber or taxi. >> uber deactivated the driver but police have not filed the charges. uber is a ride sharing service to alieu you to catch a ride by using a smartphone app. >>> a bucks county teacher is behind bars after trying to meet a student for sex. michael slater and a 17-year-old student from william penn high school would kiss and have sexual conversations in and outside of school. detectives learned the two were going to meet at a hotel to have sex but they intervened bef