we have just had a line of copy just donovan.have just had a line of copyjust dropped from the council, saying they have adjourned a cabinet eating after the press are allowed to attend, saying it would prejudice the forthcoming public inquiry. the head of justice that the forthcoming public inquiry. the head ofjustice that the law society joins us, to talk a bit about the shape of that forthcoming inquiry into the gronefeld file —— grenfell tower fire. we know into the gronefeld file —— grenfell towerfire. we know who into the gronefeld file —— grenfell tower fire. we know who the judge will be, sir martin moore—bick, but what needs to happen in terms of appointing an advocate for the residents? the government announced this concept of an independent public advocate last week, and it's not at this stage play how that appointment will take place. the thing that we at the law society of very clear about is that the residents must have a say in who that is. we don't have a say in who that is. we don't have strong views between the

. >> donovan: only time i saw it was on tv. >> alfonsi: donovan moore, braden ferrell, parker wilkinson dr. b., as he is known, when he first appeared in 2015. what did you think of dr. b. when you first met him? >> benson: this 12-foot man. >> alfonsi: the 12-foot man. >> parker: whenever he came into the room saying he was planning on teaching us chess, i was like, "what? why would somebody come down here?" >> alfonsi: in the middle of nowhere. you're a logical guy, and it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. >> bulington: if there are people there, it's not nowhere. this is somewhere. it's just a somewhere that doesn't get a lot of attention. >> alfonsi: jeff bulington was lured to franklin county by a wealthy benefactor, who wishes to remain anonymous. the benefactor had seen how bulington had molded chess champions in memphis, in one of the most distressed zip codes in america, and wondered if chess could take hold in the country. >> bulington: where can you put the king? >> alfonsi: he convinced bulington to give a few demonstration lessons in franklin county. >> bulington: does t

donovan is a chief economist at ubs wealth management.at this latest -- encapsulate for me what this latest in the trump saga says to you. the twists and turns are largely irrelevant. from an economist point of you, what we have are what we call a signaling effect. the u.s. administration with the first ban has signaled hostility to certain groups, a situation where some would argue that this is prejudice, discrimination. in that environment, you create a signal of a less welcoming place to visit, to invest. beyond those countries which are affected. this is a more general, do i want to visit a country that has this policy? i want to invest in a country that has this policy? the signal is the issue. the noise we are getting matters a lot to the individuals concerned, but economically, that is not the issue. manus: let's talk about europe. the government is considering a $34 billion investment in infrastructure growth. meanwhile, you have billionaire entrepreneur telling bloomberg what he thought macron was a positive force. him, -- manus:

. >> i'm jim donovan.oel holden has been covering every angle of this story since day one he joins us live to break down the developments for us. good afternoon, joe. >> reporter: jim, jan good afternoon. the judge accepted seth williams' guilty plea to a single count of bribe bree at 11:35 this morning. it was about 10:15 in the morning that seth williams acknowledged that he was going to enter this guilty plea. what this means is that he is facing a potential maximum of five years in prison. this is williams on the way in today. i can tell you his voice quaking at times, looking down appeared to be very tense and very perplexed as he told the judge, yes your honor i am guilty of bribery. it is tied to the testimony of mohammed n. ali who is a business associate named in the indictment. muhammad ali bribed williams for that official action in connection to a case that came before williams' office. now, williams wall actually never able to exert any influence over that case but nonetheless, it is still a c

. >> i'm jan carabao in for jim donovan. katie and pat will be here in a moment. but first here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute thursday, june 22nd. >> the truck driver makes a bizzarre discovery overnight a seven year-old found asleep in the back seat of the repossessed car. >>> that little seven year-old girl is okay, i'm told she slept through the entire ordeal. >>> big clean up after severe weather rolls through the region. >> she came down, came down quick, like boom. >>> the first major storm of the season takes aim at united states, tropical storm cindy inches closer to the gulf coast. >>> and break out your bathing suits and flip-flops, philadelphia pools opened up to the public today. >>> marco rubio giving ivan contact trump an awkward hug. that is not how you react when someone hugs you. that is how you react when you are waiting for a bum many bee to fly away. >> is it gone, is it gone. >> just slowly back away, yes. >> you know, he is one to shy away from hugs. >> he doesn't like affection. >> he is a germaphobia. >> aw

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your local news is next. >>> good morning i'm jim donovan.appies getting more high praise this morning, the hospital has been named the second best children's hospital, in the country, by u.s. news and world reports. it is third year in a row children's hospital has finished behind boston's children's hospital, annual ranking puts children's hospital at the top of the list in pediatric diabetes, and endocrinology and pediatric pulmonology. good news there. now lets take a look at the weather forecast with katie. >> yes, i have some good news as well here, jim, if you like that comfort, that you tend to get with high pressure in place and light wind and low humidity and that is what we have got all day to day. this is a beautiful view outside baseball diamond here at junior/senior high school in bernville, pennsylvania. but we have saw a lot of you in 50's earlier this morning and we will continue to warm up efficiently here but still, because we started off so cool , we will still only be in the mid 60's right now. we cannery bound so far wer

the leader of chelsea and kensington council speaking to tim donovan.hern ireland will no longer have to pay for abortions provided by the nhs in england. the concession was made by ministers to avoid a conservative rebellion in votes on the queen's speech. the government's legislative programme for the coming two years was eventually passed by a majority of 14 votes in the house of commons. the majority was gained with the support of the democratic unionists, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. what she wants you to see. the prime minister, on the red carpets of europe. everybody‘s in a good mood. everyone in a good mood, her german colleague says. but at home, hard work. to avoid being humbled by the house of commons, with mps threatening defeat... the chancellor of the exchequer. phillip hammond. ministers had to make a last—minute promise that women from northern ireland who go to england for abortions won't have to pay. the government... intends to intervene to fund abortions in england for women arriving here from northern ireland. i

paul donovan of ubs, staying with us.es from putin, holding a news briefing in moscow. he says certain countries are trying to contain russia. i see russia-phobia in some countries. erik schatzker sits down with a ceo. this is bloomberg. ♪ nejra: you are watching surveillance. the economic forum is in full spring -- full slowing and we are heading to erik schatzker. he is joined by alexey mordoshov. erik: good to see you. you are in the steel business. like freeteel, you trade. you like to see the free movement of goods across the globe. what does the apparent move towards protectionism in the united states represent? -- driven by the -- of global trade . i believe we should not forget the contribution global trade makes in the development of the world the past 15 years. erik: what are you most concerned about? which country concerns you the most? alexey: i cannot distinguish anything. erik: between the united states and europe? -- the those that developed world, i am afraid -- reciprocity. there is noears protectionism.

your local news is coming up. >>> good morning, i'm jim donovan. track down a thief who is targeting high end electronicness unlocked cars. surveillance video shows the suspect as long 500 block of west thompson street just before 2:00 o'clock monday afternoon. man gets in the park car through an opened passenger door and got away with an ipad an other items. if you recognize that thief contact the police right away. >>> lets turn to katie for weather. >> it is a good looking forecast, here, jim, certainly today in the bad at all. i have one blemish in the form of the scattered shower or thunderstorm popping later this afternoon or toward evening, four to 7:00 p.m. is window for. that notice near shore points any cloud in place have been to thin and wet weather associated with that is paul way out to sea but today will be hot one, regardless 88 degrees, 90 tomorrow and flirting with 90 on friday. hot and sunny. by friday front is approaching and that night into saturday, couple scattered showers or thunderstorms may pop up out there and turn steamy

our own jim donovan and city mayor that spoke about why prayed day makes him plowed to lead this city. >> thousands packed and paraded through downtown philadelphia. and loud and proud to celebrate and city pride day. >> this is 29th annual pride festival. >> and pride and visibility and awareness. and it's important to be seen and pim to see where everybody -- >> pride parade and festival kicked off 13 and locust in the heart ever the gayborhood. and it ended at pep s landing where our own eyewitness news anchor jim donovan supported as grandstand emcee. >> mayor kenny also in attendance. >> so many people can be 100% themselves 100% of the time in cities like philadelphia. >> beyond the fun and glitter people hearsay this parade gets more popular every year symbolizeing progress made for those in the lgbtq community. >> there's help for the future. these are our youth and paths and future together. it's so much love at one time i can't believe it. i'm so happy. >> i can come out and be free and be whoever you want to be today. >> in a tad bit of history on pride parade the first one

. >>> well, today is wednesday june 7th good morning donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an yeah, good morning. >> our ride insofar looking good thanks to mother nature, we have construction crews out there but overall we are looking nice. >> awesome. >> overall we will look nice here today, transition day, there will be included but we are starting to clear out so we will end up with sunshine before the day is all said and done. it looks like they are trying to break already but notice, this is a three hour loop and few stray showers that were popping up in the last couple of hours, all and all confined to the poconos or further west in central pennsylvania. if that is where your travels take you, you will have a damp road situation that way but we are beginning the process of clearing out, and it looks like that will stick for a couple of days, even into next week, and with that, there there is also a really nice temperature change. significant warm up. if you like it cool this is a morning for you we're in the mid 50's. i will walk out with an

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good afternoon everyone i'm jim donovan. rahel has the afternoon off. live in west chester where the chester county district attorney just wrapped up a news conference on the investigation. alicia? >> reporter: jim, the district attorney says last year the county saw 97 drug overdose deaths, this year, 50, in just the first four months, the county trending to see 150 drug overdose deaths in 2017. operation wild fire is supposed to be a glimpse into how aggressive the county getting, at combating the heroin and opioid epidemic. >> operation wild fire in eight week joint drug operation between six police departments, in chester county, and county detective, has netted 46 arrests. >> sometimes you've got to set a fire to stop a fire. which is what we did here. we took a bunch of our drug cops and had them for two month do nothing but go after heroin dealers and opioid dealers. >> chester county district attorney tom hogan said the operation took out street level drug dealers in every region of chester county, among those arrested the father after man who m

officers, investigators wants to know if this was intentional attack on police, good afternoon, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm jan carabeo, rahel solomon is off this noon. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do shows us the chaos in harrowgate. >> a scuffed up patrol car and three mingled police bikes left behind, after a wreckless driver sped through an active police investigation around 2:30 monday morning. >> there was no logical reason for this. this vehicle may have done this intentionally, in a attempt to harm the officers. >> it all started here at a different screen scene near the intersection of k and pike streets after man reported that he had been carjacked. >> coroner, guys came, and hit me in my head, took my -- >> officers were able to stop the stolen car, a red chrysler see bring convertible, at the intersection of "i" street and erie avenue. they arrested two men in the car who tried to runoff and also recovered a gun. during the investigation, police say a man driving a black nissan possibly a you will tim a barrelled through the scene going as fast as 16 miles an hour. the car narrowly

today is tuesday, june 27, good morning, i'm jim donovan, rahel is off today. katie and meisha are keeping an eye on things this morning. welcome back. >> yes, yes. >> gone for so long. >> forgot my name. you have no alarm, nothing to do, floating around in a pool. 120 degrees in vegas. >> oh,. >> 120! >> poor thing. >> ice cold drink in your hand, umbrella. >> yes, there was a drink. women,. >> lemonade, right? >> of course. >> looking outside, wet roadways, what we are looking at right now, we do have an accident because of it, and also lots of con vukovich stone to deal with, wet roadways, it will be a police. >> man, at least the rain is beginning to push away, so that's helpful. not everyone got hit. take a look, live look for you outside hotel bethlehem. totally dry. very, very quiet. very tranquil looking start to the morning as one lone car crosses down main street. isn't that peaceful looking? can't say that everywhere. it is real a mess, i had some hydroplaning going on on my drive in this morning. it was very, very soggy. so thankfully, the bulk that

it is wednesday june 21st good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> aim jan carabao. rahel and meisha are off. >> it is like moving targets. >> yes. >> it is summertime you never s. >> i would like a vacation why don't we all take one. >> yes. >> we have traffic and sports, pat. >> we will give them both here in the 5:00 o'clock hour. water main break in glenside. we will update you on that. plus construction. >> there always is. >> weather is looking quiet. when we go out to the very first camera shot you know what this makes me want to do put on sweat pants and sit on the front porch. >> i can do that. >> i thought you said go running. >> no, even i don't want to do that, but the reason i say sweat pants look at the temperature, 58 in kutztown, just a lovely shot and couple stray included but sometimes that can create the most pretty images. eyewitness weather watchers are counting on townsend in sunrise pictures. bit.always deliver. taking a quick peak at regional view of storm scan e quiet, we have a few showers, far to the north and far out to sea at this point a

. >> i'm jim donovan moments ago jurors told the judge they are deadlocked and they could not reach animous verdict on all of the charges. joe holden is tracking the latest. what is the latest at this point? >> reporter: well, jim, this bell is tolling marking hour 30 here of deliberations and just 30 minutes ago the jury returned to the courtroom looking anxious and tired. they told the judge that they are deadlocked on every single count of aggravated indecent assault. bylaw, the judge tells the jury to return to the jury room and keep working. short of violence is the part of the instruction that is most interesting to keep working at all of this "short of violence." part of the instruction that the judge read to keep working is that there is no determination at this point if the jury is hopelessly deadlocked, this is just the first stage in what the cosby team is calling somewhat of a victory. in words just made to the media andrew wyatt bill cosby's publicist says that this decision shows what cosby has been saying all along "we hope nobody tries to change their, meaning the jury

i'll h >>> good morning, i'm jan carabeo in for rahel solomon. >> i'm jim donovan.st, what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute. today is monday, june 26. >> close call for philadelphia police officers. >> fortunately, no one was hurt as this car sped right through a police investigation. >> oh, my god. >> an explosion and fire in wildwood crest. >> the wind was blowing the right way there is whole block would be gone. >> a damage assessment is now underway. >> i want to see a bill with heart. >> president trump is promising some last minute changes to get the gop healthcare bill passed. >> the empire state building lit up in rainbow colors. in honor of pride month. parades held around the month to celebrate gay pride weekend. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> and that was new edition performing at the bet awards last night. >> the group received a lifetime achievement award. we'll have more highlight from the awards show coming up a little later on in our broadcast, good show, good weather out there today. >> double dose. >> hey, matt? >> good mo

cosby arrived at courthouse in norristown montgomery county this morning, good afternoon, i'm jim donovanon, more than two and a half years on sexual assault charges, bill cosby faces the gur high will decide his guilt or innocence. >> "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live outside the montgomery county courthouse in norristown, good afternoon, joe. >> jim, rahel, good afternoon, bill cosby has sad rather stoic at the defense table as prosecutors hammer out the charges against him allegations of indecent sexual assault. of course, this case all started way back in 20,004 when the widely known comedian and actor allegedly assaulted andrea con stand, a woman who worked at temple university, whom he mentored, charged he drugged cost stands, athen counter at his home, cosby said the constand quoting, these three friends will help you relax, that was a mention to pills that cosby allegedly produced. now, the jury was told this is a case about trust, betrayal, inability to consent. cosby's own words in a deposition from years ago, will be used against him. prosecutors will also introduce

live lot parkway, it will be warmer today and today is thursday, june 29th, good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm jan carabao in for rahel. katie and meisha are keeping an eye on things this morning. >> well, good morning, friday eve, i cannot stand it. >> unaudible. >> something happens to me. >> yes. >> we have a water main break in new jersey and a accident coming up in a little bit. >> okay, all right. >> meisha. thank you. >> i'm safe on my side of the desk. >> my goodness. okay. we have very quiet weather all and all but heat is starting to build. could you beat yesterday? >> come on, it was so in stereo, no. it was so, so nice. today is not bad either we have full sunshine, a little bit of cloud cover but that is helping trap heat in this morning, sun comes up in a half an hour and as it does you'll find it more milder then it was this same time yesterday, many were down in the mid to low 50's, there was an actual chill in the air for late june, that is, most typical thing in the world but little rare. this will clear out and we will end up with more sun then anything. look at tem

good afternoon i'm jim donovan. rahel is off today. >>> reporter greg argos is live in south philadelphia with more on the investigation. good afternoon, greg. >> reporter: good afternoon there, jim. neighbors say they noticed this graffiti around 5:30 this morning that is when they called police and since then, the city has row moved much of the graffiti from this block you can still see a little bit of what is left behind here. the damage near 21st and bouvier streets. here's what the neighbors woke up. black spraint saying it is the right to rebel what appears molotov cocktail on the walls and sidewalks of the 2100 block of bouvier street. also a quote kill a cop save a live spray painted on one of the walls here. this morning city workers power washed or painted over much of the vandalism in this neighborhood. as investigators from the south detective division went door to door interviewing those that were affected. and searching for possible suspects. all the while those that live on this block say this vandali

it is wednesday, june 14th, flag day, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i feel like we have not had rain. i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things this morning. >> yes, i was like, um. >> well, let's just say it is dry today. it is looking g hopefully we can keep that for the morning rush and evening rush. >> it depend. it looks like we will see a stray shower or thunderstorm at some point. i don't think we are talking about anything at all, to be a wash out status at all but there is a front dropping in and wet weather will come from and note ace cross long island , that rain is coming down, heavily with heavy thunderstorms to go witt. most of our region is in the clear. it will not stay that way because this is dropping in, so, with time, there may be a smattering of showers, that fires up on the radar. morning drive is probably fine , may find some haze because is there moisture to work w it is still steamy outside but with time there may be a shower that pops up around lunchtime or shortly thereafter as front sluggishly drops from the north. in the meantime here's

it is wednesday, june 28th i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm jan carabao in for rahel solomon. katie and meisha are keeping an eye on things this morning. >> well, good morning. >> well, happy hump day. all right. >> yes. >> this is so funny. katie, when i talk about dry roadways we will say we have got some accidents and there is no rhyme or reason but we have got them. >> yes. >> it is amazing how you can have a quiet, you know, beautiful, tranquil weather and it is clear weather. if you figure that outlet us all know, all right. but you are right, completely clear, storm scan it will stay that way and, it looks like a beautiful day. we have got summer solstice passed us and sun coming up later every single day. days are beginning to get a little shorter but only talking second being taken off each day as opposed to more than. that so it is every single day but still a nice long day full of daylight, beautiful weather expected here and storm scan completely empty. sixty-three at the airport. milder, it is 64 in wildwood, mildest spot of the pack here but most of the region in

. >> i'm jim donovan. >> good afternoon, i'm rahel solomon. joe holden has been live since day one yesterday goo good afternoon, joe, what can you tell us snow. >> rahel, jim, good afternoon, you can change a sense in the courtroom. now real build up of tension between cosby's defense team and prosecutors, as they cross-examine and directly examine the witnesses who are coming to the stand. now, prosecutors morning have been using witnesses to bolster claims from 20 years ago, that the actor and comedian, bill cosby, had drugged and sexually assaulted another woman. attorneys are using the testimony of kelly johnson, woman who worked for cosby's talent agency, to show prior bad acts. now, cosby is not charged in that incident. but prosecutors are working to illustrate a pattern of behavior. kelly johnson testified yesterday that in 1996 she says cosby provided her a single white pill and wine at a beverly hills hotel. johnson said she blacked out and later awoke to find cosby, she says, performing a sex act. she tells the court later she was t

good morning i'm jim donovan. >> keeping an eye on things meisha is off today.

. >> today is tuesday, june 13th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things on yet another hot morning. good morning. >> yep, good morning, happy tuesday, you guys, so looking outside right now, a lot of construction, construction, construction, also a couple of accident, those have cleared out of our way. and they're always out there until i would say, 5:00, 5:30,. >> the vine, that vine. i always grunt. >> oh, i'm telling you, it is rough. but the heat also, a rough story for us here today. it will be another really really steamy day for us out there. looking at the heat advisory, that will take effect as of high noon. we will be going right on the air as it is taking effect here on "eyewitness news" at noon, and it lasts until 7:00. notice not for everyone it, really is only confined to philadelphia, and the immediate vicinity, urban heat island effect essentially the reason for. that will but this is where you will ends up with the worse of the heat index values throughout the day. you may be flirting with triple

. >> today thursday june 15th good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things this thursday morning. >> yes. >> you know what i walk up to the desk this morning and, on my seat jim, sitting on my seat, reserved seat please have special ticket. so, all i can think of, i wonder if i have a copy. looking outside, everything is looking really nice, really calm and dry. >> yes. >> it looks like it will stay that way throughout the entire day with lower humidity. it looks like a very pleasant day. >> thank you, katie. >> you are very welcome. >> no special tickets required on that one. >> looking at storm scan it is empty. high pressure is generally in place but it is however making its departure giving way to a new storm system heading our way in the upcoming weekend. today is that nice little break, brief break, but break nonetheless in between systems and other than a few additional cloud more than anything, you will notice the fact that humidity has been scaled back here as has temperatures too. we are at this point in th

as donovan said they haven't had a history or science teacher for half the year. then to be tested on those subjects at the end of the year for state testing. it's really an uneven playing field for these poor kids. >> yeah, and it's tough enough when you are fully staffed. that's incredible. thank you very much for bringing it to our attention, kate rogers. >>> up next, "on the money" in the five years since legalizing marrero, colorado's economy is booming. meet the governor who thought recreational pot was a bad idea. >>> later, a couple's guide to social security. what you need to know to get the most money from uncle sam. now a look at how the stock market ended the week. >>> now here's a look at what's making news as we head into a new week on the money. a disappointing employment report for the month of may. the economy created 138,000 jobs last month, fewer than the 184,000 economists forecast. and the unemployment rate did fall to 4.3% from 4.4%. the lowest level since 2001. but it's not always a good thing. a falling rate can mean fewer people are lookin

. >> i'm jim donovan. >> how both sides planning to prove their case. >> our greg argos was inside the courtroom, joins us outside the courthouse with the developments so far. greg, good afternoon. >> good afternoon, rahel, jim. right now this federal corruption trial is officially underway. this is happening right now in the 14 floor, i can tell you every seat is filled, standing room only, as the county's top prosecutors try to defends himself against federal corruption and bribery charges, this morning the embattled district attorney sit williams, entered, flanked by hers attorneys, simply greeting the media, but not making any other comment. the morning began with jury instructions, folds by the opening statements from assistant u.s. attorney, the federal prosecutor here in this case. laid out the government's case against williams dividing it into five separate schemes. those include excepting bribes, like free trips, cash from philadelphia businessmen, and in exchange for special treatment from the city. the government also plans stole money from his mother's pension and social s

it is wednesday, june 14th good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> aim rahel solomon. lets check with forecast with kate i and traffic with meisha >> good morning. happy hump day. right into this week we are looking outside and guess what we're starting out with. >> construction. >> there is a lot of it out there. >> yes. just, killing me. >> i know. >> you have to let me know when that draws to a close too >> i know. i might be retired by then. >> so, we have, what was mentioning a moment ago it is not quite as hot today. it is still quite warm though, our dew points are still high n short it is muggy outside and net is on storm scan, long island, specifically getting lit up with heavy thunderstorms. thinks still our front trying to drop south and taking longer then anticipated. that is as a result of even toward afternoon possibility some pick up a quick shower or thunderstorm. expect that you might have wet weather to dodge. do you need umbrella? i don't think so. keep your ears perched for thunder and if you hear it, head inside, area temperatures are currently stu

good afternoon i'm jim donovan.ahel has the afternoon off. >>> the government is calling more witnesses to the stand to bolster its case against philadelphia's top prosecutor. our greg argos is in the courtroom this morning and joins us outside federal court in center city with the latest developments. good afternoon, greg. >> reporter: good afternoon, jim. right now the federal government is still calling their witnesses the focus so far in seth williams federal corruption and bribery trial has been on his alleged theft of money meant to pay his mother's nursing home bill. now the sitting district attorney entering the federal courthouse in center city this morning on day two of his trial. the prosecution led by a team of three assistant us attorneys have laid out five separate s so-called schemes they allege william committed. prosecutors say williams traded the his position as city's top law enforcement officer for bribes. over seas trips, a couch and even a 1997 jaguar convertible but the focus so far has been o

it is wednesday june 21st good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> aim jan carabao.

good afternoon i'm jim donovan >>> i'm rahel solomon. "eyewitness news" report's leash a nieves is live where the shooting happened last night, alycia, good afternoon, is what the latest here. >> reporter: jim and rahel philadelphia commissioner richard ross said last night and repeated this morning that there are aspects of this officer involved shooting that alarmed him. most noteably surveillance video from this business behind me that shows the man who was shot running away from police when he was fatally wounded. this was just before 7:00 last night a man is shot and killed by fail police along whittaker avenue. authorities say officer involved shooting began when a 15th precinct officer was driving down whittaker avenue transporting witnesses to the special victims unit. officer says he was alarmed when he notice aid man driving a dirt bike erratically. dirt bike stalled and officer decided to pull up next to it. officer got out and began to frisk the man on the bike. he felt a gun inside the way way band and jumped back. officer d

today is friday, june 30th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. rahel

." >> good morning, aim jim donovan, rahel has the morning off. katie and meisha will be along in just a moment. first, what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute. today is tuesday, june 27th. >>> very brutal attack. >> a woman taking a short cut home in north philadelphia never makes it. >> police really want to talk to two young men, who called 911. but left the scene when officers arrived. >> obviously, it is not good news. >> the fate of the senate gop healthcare bill is in jeopardy. with a growing number of senators, voicing their opposition. >> the white house says syria is preparing for another chemical attack. >> a surprise catch down the shore. a hammer head handwriting reeled in in cape may. >> mind your back. >> is he recovering? he's okay. (laughing). >> don't mess with mother nature. >> isn't that the case? this happened on liver television in ireland. katie, i think that guy had a man bun as a reporter? >> so glad you noticed. that i saw that, too. >> is that a man bun? >> oh, my goodness. i mean -- >> little hip h

. >> today is friday, june 9th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things this morning. >> good morning, happy friday. you nailed it. friyay! >> we are so excited, on a friday. >> well, good morning, so, yell, we do have couple of accidents, lot of construction to talk about, really, the accidents i want to get to. >> and i think sun glare becomes a problem, looking ahead to great weather, i'm sure so many folks that are sinking on the way it cape may, driving down the a.c. expressway in the next couple of hours, if you are lucky enough to get an early start to that drive. what a beautiful view already. little light of day. the sun not technically up yet, about a half hour, once it does rise it will look beautiful. already cut town, all the way back to berks county, finding some really pretty colors through and across the sky this morning, i just love this shot. i can't say it enough. with the silo in the distance, serenity now. 46 degrees, virtually no winds to speak of. storm scan, all quiet. all clear. say for li

good afternoon, i'm jim donovan. >> and i'm rahel solomon. our joe holden is live outside the federal courthouse in center city with today's developments. joe. >> reporter: rahel, jim, good afternoon. there are 1,374th jurors packed into what is known as the ceremonial courtroom here at the united states federal state court house. the judge is going through questions asking the jurors if they possibly know any of the players in the case, of course, if they know district attorney seth williams. we were there as seth williams arrived this morning taking no questions on his way in. the potential jurors were told to brace for a long day. williams is charged with bribery, extortion on fraud. the city district attorney here is accused of exerting his influence for friends and business associates in exchange for trips, gifts, a convertible, a sofa, electronics and a whole laundry list of other items. williams is also charged with diverting $20,000 meant for the care of his mother at a local nursing home. williams' defense team has fought the charges

. >> i'm jim donovan. katie and meisha will be along in a moment. first here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute for today, friday, june 9. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> a man on a dirt bike is shot and killed by police. >> that male pulled away from the officer, and pulled that gun. >> investigators are still looking for additional surveillance videos that will help them piece this altogether. >> those were lies, plane and simple? fired fbi director james comey front and center, some of the highest political drama. >> i was fired because of the russia investigation. >> watch where you're walking, a woman falls right into an open cellar door. plisses she was distracted by her cell phone. >> oh, my god. he's hanging. >> a hot air balloon pilot knocked out of his basket, the terrifying crash captured on camera. >> of course this is extremely important testimony. so first they had to swear him in. again, he's like 6-foot eight. >> that's -- >> james comey's testimony dominate being the headlines and the punch limes. >> we turn it out to kati

this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news." >> good morning, everyone, i'm jim donovan. day, and organization in south jersey making sure that folks are getting tested. today the new jersey area health education center is offering free hiv testing, at its headquarters on cooper street in camden. using -- you can get tested for free until 3:30 p.m. now, we turn to katie in the weather center today, jim ends up one of the days that features little bit of g, already, bright blue skies, sunshine, now nor cloud cover, storm scan3, handful of folks in cumberland, cape may counties getting hit with very light showers right now, and this isn't going to be all day event, waiting for the passage of frontal boundary to take place, and once it does we'll start to clear out. really won't be guaranteed until later tonight, currently we're in the mid 60s, generally region wide, little mile nerve places at the shore, currently 71 already, but we aren't going to rebounds that easily, high hit 80, few degrees shy of what is seasonable, anyway. look at the warm up takes place here, several

as donovan said they haven't had a history or science teacher for half the year. then to be tested on those subjects at the end of the year for state testing. it's really an uneven playing field for these poor kids. >> yeah, and it's tough enough when you are fully staffed. that's incredible kate r. thank you very much for bringing it to our attention, kate rogers. >>> up next, "on the money" in the five years since legalizing marijuana, company's economy is booming. meet the governor who thought recreational pot was a bad idea. >>> later, a couple's guide to social security. what you need to know to get the most money from uncle sam. now a look at how the stock market ended the week. yet up 90% fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. let's do more. add one a day men's complete with key nutrients we may need. plus heart-health support with b vitamins. one a day men's in gummies and tablets. [ light music playing ] you've wished upon it all year, and now it's finally here.

. >> i'm jim donovan. here's what up need to start your day in the morning minute for monday june 5th. >> i'll just lock the doors. >> on edge, a prisoner escapes. >> doesn't happen too much in feasterville. seeing a big bear. >> the talk of the town, a black bear roaming around feasterville takes refuge up in a tree. >> my husband goes hunting all the time, and never sees a bear. he had to come to his own neighborhood to see one. >> today is the day. the sexual assault trial for comedian bill cosby begins today in montgomery county. for all of the build up leading up to this, this trial only expected to last about two weeks. >> isis claiming responsibility for saturday's deadly attack in london. >> i can tell you one thing, there are is for all a. >> seven kills, 48 others injured including a american. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ariana grande returns to manchester with some famous friends. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> and some 50,000 people attend that benefit concert. >> whats ariana grande's first performance since the bom

. >> well, today's monday june 5th, good morning, everyone, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. let's get you out the door. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things this morning. >> good morning, happy monday. >> i was down in north carolina for few days for a graduation. all of the young people calling mr. and ma'am, very ploit. >> were you on your best behavior? >> oh, i was, i trade to be. >> i know you were out on that dance floor. a lot of construction, crews are slowly moving out of the way now. >> we know jim can dance. >> yes. >> i've seen it, i've seen it, the internet has proof. really if you want to find out. so let's look at storm scan3, some activity to track, at the moment, at least locally, though, the heaviest of the rain, or even thunderstorms, primarily either long island issue or already out to sea. but there is isn't the end of our worries. just getting started with a pattern trend, in general, that's going to be a little dicey, where we ends one few showers, thunderstorms, some of which could be locally heavy, especially toward tonight, but, at the moment,

. >> i'm jan carabeo in for jim donovan. here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute. >>> he was lunging and swinging. >> city councilman david oh, recount the moments he's stabbed outside his home as police search for the suspect and two other, who stopped to record the attack. >> they say that these two men, are not in trouble, but they do want to see that vide video. >> dozen are dead after loan gunman sent panic tourists running for their lives. >> exiting the accord, president trump takes the us out of global agreement to fight climate change, it is not giving up on the idea altogether. >> this week we were at the devon horse show, the 121st devon horse show, and a lot of fun, a lot of festive tis going on here. >> virtually and william penn due for his spa treatment. >> the inside of billy penn is entirely hollow. signatures of the men and women who have work on this statue over the years, one of those signature, dates back to 1899. >> her cue lee and effort. hats off to joe holden for that. >>

>> good morning, i'm jim donovan, rahel has the morning off. katie and meisha will be along. >> today is friday, june 30. >> the man in the red pick-up truck pulled out a gun and shot her in the head. >> road rage leads to young drivers death, now the search is on for her killer. >> this has turned from an accident investigation, to a murder investigation. >> as a modified travel ban takes effect, the trump administration works to define certain details. >> they're not clear in the definition of what a bonafide relationship means. >> criticism from both sides of the aisle over president trump's tweets about two cable news anchors. >> good news if you are getting out of town for the july 4th holiday. gas prices are a historic summer low. >> forgive me, audience, i go to the gym on rainy days so it look like i'm sweating a lot. all of my ties are really clip on's. and so are my pant. i really cool things off. >> clip on pant, that's a new one, right, katie? is it may help in this hot weather. >> you know, as long as you've got a prep pre at attir

today is tuesday, june 27, good morning, i'm jim donovan. rahel has the morning off. also, have that, plus another big city joined philadelphia enrolling out sugary drink tax. but first, a check on the forecast with katie and roads, meisha. my ladies are back. >> rahel's still on vacation. >> one of these days we will all be together, what, next tuesday or something like. >> jim, on twitter when you put the recovering chairs, musical chairs. >> you don't know who is going to be sittinger. >> well good morning, it is wealth out there, katie, so our commute this morning will be little slow. right now just look at a lot of construction. >> yes. >> tis the season for. that will certainly tis the season for summer vacation, so hopefully the roads won't be quite as congested out there for you. as we take a look what's happening right now here, on our "skycam 3", things pretty clear at the moment. we did certainly have stormy weather rumbled on through in the last hour, hour and a half or so. rain still mushing it way through not just 95 with you the jersey turnpike, north,

good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. all of that plus primary day in the garden state. first, a check on the forecast with katie and the roads with meisha. >> good morning. happy tuesday. you say rain, like me saying construction, right? it is out there. >> i know, trust me, i do not want to talk about it but it is out there and the vine, closed of course. >> i got thrown off by that this morning, and ended up getting off south street, just one of those mornings, wrong side of the bed. likes ugh. yes, so i'll need you guys help raise me up, and don't start singing, don't do it. >> ♪ >> oh, let's take a look. pretty heavy rain moving through the north and west most suburbs. meisha cracking up. but, you know, we also had some fine mist, that isn't necessarily going to show up on the radar. do you have heavy rain working its way right now through northern chester part of montgomery and bucks counties, that's the most obvious part of what you are finding on the radar. we talked about the fog, as well, and yes, it is producin

today is monday june 5th, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm ronald mcdonald house. welcome back, jim. >> thank you. >> and here's katie and meisha. >> did you have a great weekend? >> i went to north carolina, my neice's graduation. >> how was it? i saw the pictures. >> crazy, you know those high school crazy kids. >> i don't even try any more, i let them go to the women. i'm sick of these weekends going so fast, but looking outside pretty good, dry, lots of construction. >> so we had a couple every thunderstorms moving through handful of spots. spotty, what you will notice here, pretty heavy thunderstorms working their way south of long island. later today or throughout the day really showers, thunderstorms, actually possibility, just because of our latest system starting to move on in here. so while not total wash out, while you don't have shield of rain headed your way you'll find some damp roadways throughout the course of the day. right now things are calm down. looks like morning drive may not be all that bad. perhaps then little damp going to the north where