tariq el-shabazz was seth williams right-hand hand until he did step down one week ago, now trying to succeed williams as district attorney. now here's the thing, el-shabazz came out of the news conference today acknowledging there is some baggage this is form of the massive tax liens but he tells the rest he is handling it. >> i have never done anything criminal. tax tenth is civil, not criminal. >> reporter: tariq el-shabazz a long time defense attorney and more recently thumb two in district attorney seth williams office fires back when asked if $190,000 in tax liens, would threaten the integrity of the district attorney's office. >> it is a debt that i owe, there is no doubt about it, never ran there it. it was a debt based on honesty , in doubt about it. i didn't go around corner to try to skim anything. >> reporter: tax record pulled by cbs-3 show a list of liens filed by irs, el-shabazz would not advertise cuss them except to say he has a repayment land some in the crowd, stacked with his supporters, grew tired of reporters inquiries. >> unaudible. >> reporter: in a campaign bi

tariq el shabazz made the announcement this morning in chestnut hill. current d.a. seth williams is not seeking a third term amid that fbi investigation into that gifts he if i would report. el shabazz says williams' issues are separate from his career. >> that was the ma then in fact tapped me to come into the district attorney's office as a deputy. that was the ma and that allowed me to be the first assistant and allowed some he to make protocol that are making it one of the most progressive offices on the east coast. >> the race to replace williams now includes six democrats and one republican. el shabazz joined by michael under mri rich negron joe can carr department ni republican grossman. >>> atlantic city councilman frank gillian jr. is running for mayor. he kicked off his unite our ac campaign in front of a crowd at gourmet rest today. in addition gillian and three others are running on his ticket. council members george tibet moses delgado running for reelection. >>> firefighters conducting controlled burns at several locations in south jersey today all for

. >> tomorrow tariq el-shabazz plans to kick off his campaign for philadelphia's district attorney.e served as assistant district attorney from 1988 to 1993. he returned to the d.a.'s office last year. in fact he just resigned as the first assistant district attorney. el-shabazz wants to replace seth williams who is not seeking a third term amid an fbi investigation into gifts he failed to report and other matters. >>> president trump had some explaining to do about something he said yesterday that had many people scratching their heads. during his campaign-style rally in florida trump referred to this mysterious incident in sweden from the context of his comments it sounded like he was talking about a terrorist incident. except there was no terrorist incident in sweden. richard cantu has more. >> reporter: in one of his now familiar free-wheeling speeches, president trump included these remarks. >> you look at what's happening in germany. you look at what's happening last night in sweden. sweden. who would believe this? sweden. they took in large numbers. they're having problems li

el-shaba el-shabazz. >> with respect to the way he handles how he handles and with respect to the way that i han e handle, the way i handle, we're two different people. >> el-shabazz admits he owes $190,000 in tax liens to the irs and others. he says he's on a repayment plan and would not impact his ability to be a fair district attorney. >> six other candidates running for da. >>> today pennsylvania governor tom wolf wants to answer your questions about the state budget and how it could impact you. wolf is holding a facebook town hall. you can post questions on facebook page right now. >>> republicans in pennsylvania are looking to build on presidential win and the senate wins last november. and the man in charge of doing that is from our area. value degiorgio is the newly elected chair. after the victory of president trump one of the biggest challenges is the holding on to trump graph. >> our challenge is to get them into the party as full-time republicans. get registration switched. give us a lot of momentum going into next year. >> how do you do that. >> that's a good question. we

tariq el-shabazz, a state rep from out in western philadelphia.oanna mcclinton says she's thinking about it. we could be up to seven. we could be up to eight. more may be coming. some are describing this as the most chaotic scene they've ever seen, running for philadelphia d.a. t's an extraordinary situation to have such a plum position in the city and in the state, frankly, which has been a stepping stone for people to higher office to have no front-runner in a position like that. and people only have a couple weeks to gather signatures before the filing deadline for the primary. so it's an extraordinary situation. to not have an incumbent -- to have the seat vacated so suddenly and abruptly and have so many candidates scrambling, it's understandable the people want to get into this race and take their shot. anything can happen in a multi-candidate race. there's been a lot of speculation about who's got the money, and obviously having money is a huge advantage in a multi-candidate race. >> speaking about -- speaking about that, george soros, some

he resigned just days ago as philadelphia's first district attorney, now tar reag el-shabazz is looking to take over his boss's job. he launched his bid, his supporters joined him for the announce. yesterday at philadelphia lath number grill in chestnut hill. before joining the philly d.a. office he was a prominent defense attorney. he told the crowd he will lead a national fight against has incarceration if elect. >> i promise to work every moment of each day to unite citizens of philadelphia through community based prosecution and transparency. >> current district attorney seth williams recently announced he would not seek re election amid ethics violation investigation in which he was find for i am presently accepting gifts. >>> el-shabazz is seventh person to enter the field for this crowded raise, as the sixth democrat. here are the others... beth grossman is the sole republican. primary is in may. >>> many big name stores are dropping trump names but in the one chain in particular why they say they are in the caving into pressure. >>> but first, sean bell. >>> coming up we will ha

just days after williams says he won't run for re-election, el sha becauel-shabazz el-shabazz. >>> aroundepairs continue to a damaged dam in northern california. helicopters dropping giant bags filled with rock into a hole in lake oroville dam. nearly 200,000 people remain out of their homes while the dam is being fixed. a wall of water. >>> happening today, who will lead an independent review of the deadly prison standoff in smyr smyrna. since the standoff. more than a dozen officers have quit, given notice or retired. lieutenant steven floyd killed during the standoff. deny allegations of families of prisoners who fear loved ones are being mistreated. >>> good morning, mpb. jessica boyington with a check on the roads. starting to see pretty big delays on 95. pretty typical. right around cottman avenue. on the southbound side right here is where we're watching. see it's a slow go up ahead. 22 minutes. not bad. adding about ten minutes to morning drive right now. southbound from woodhaven road to vine and speeds are down into the 30s here. now they're falling power cables out in abington.

. >> el-shabazz admits he owes $190,000 in tax liens to irs and others.nt plan and would not affect ability to be fair district attorney. >> others running -- also includes a republican. >>> happening today, federal aviation investigators expected to investigate an airplane. still sitting on the fairway. because of holiday weekend, could not get on scene right away to figure out what went wrong. all four people aboard the cessna managed to walk away from the crash without any injuries. >>> now, let's take you state by state and county by@for look at stories working up across our area. in south jersey. taking steps to prevent wildfires in burlington county. mild temperatures and bone dry forest raising concerns. vrmts crews are preparing to unify the bank. fix the landscape and add flowers. >>> delaware state police go above and beyond the call of duty to help a young girl battles cancer. nearly 50 officers escorted her from the due ponte children's hospital home yesterday. battling stage four cancer. >>> 6:37. >>> let's get you updated where that is. >>>

el-shabazz admits to owing 190,000 to the irs and others. he says he's on a repayment plan. he isn't saying how the debts piled up. >> the critics that saying the debt will threaten the integrity of the office is the people that don't want to see me get in office and they wouldn't vote for me if i didn't have any debt. >> he said he'll focus on strong prosecutions pour violent criminals and other programs for nonviolent offenders. six other candidates are running for candidates. and republican beth grossman. the primary election is may 16th. ♪ >> we now know who will be on the stage this summer at the roots picnic in philadelphia. this is video from last year's concert. the 2017 headliners including the roots, along with lil wayne, the roots picnic will take place saturday, june 3rd at penns landing. >> in honor of president's day admission to the national constitution center was free today and lots of people took advantage of the offer. the place was busy as folks of all ages toured the museum. >> they are fighting fire with fire. how new jersey's using smoke and flames to

just days after resigning as first assistant advertise trick attorney in philadelphia , tarique el shabazzs launching his bid for d.a. new before jim the cities d.a. office he was a rahm event in defense attorney, and current d.a. seth williams recently announced he will in the seek reelection following financial and ethical mistakes while made in office. >>> excitement about power ball lottery just continues to grow, along with the jackpot. now no one won saturday night 's drawing which means that the jackpot is now sitting at 403 million-dollar. >> and i always think i'm the one. you say thinks winning ticket. in the so much. just in case you did buy a ticket here are winning numbers from saturday's drawing they are three, seven, nine, 31 and 33. power ball is 20. power play is three, which means it multiplies by three. there was 12 million-dollar winner in pennsylvania and one million-dollar winner, both pennsylvania and in new jersey , so good luck. again that jackpot 403 million-dollar with the cash option of 243.9 million. >>> you know those office pools they are going around. >> you

well, a person resigns just a few days ago as philadelphia's first district attorney and now tariq el-shabazz is looking to take over his old boss's job. he has officially launched his bid for district attorney. supporters join him for the announcement there he is making ate platinum grill in chestnut hill. before joining the d.a.'s office he was a prominent defense attorney. he said wow lead a national fight begins has incarceration if he is elect. >> i prom toys work every moment, of each day to you night citizens of philadelphia , through community based prosecution, and transparency. >> the current district attorney seth williams recently announced wow not seek reelection amid ethics violations investigations, in which he was find for improperly accepting gifts. he is seventh person to enter the race, sixth dep. here are the others... the primary thinks may. >>> don't call it a come back old school drink is making a big return. >> yes. take one of those pillows and take a big smell. they smell really fresh. what if we told you we washed these sheets 7 days ago. really no way downy? downy

. >>> and just days after resigning as first assistant district attorney in philadelphia, tariy el shabazzr d.a. he will make a formal announcement. before joining city's d.a. office he was a defense attorney. current d.a. seth williams announced he will not seek re election following financial and ethical mistakes while he made in office. >>> 8:06. if you are looking to stay healthy in philadelphia it may not be the city for you. >> i don't think we have a problem with that. we could this survey. we say we're not a healthy city. we don't make any changes. >> we have good food here. >> according to a new study published by wallet hub, well, let's just say we ranked near the bottom. >> number 90. that is where we are on the list, philadelphia is. web site lied at 150 cities across the nation and came up with a list based on four categories: health care, food , fitness and green space. >> number five on the list was portland, oregon where they walk every where, followed by seattle, washington, scottsdale, arizona, runner up >> and then salt lake city, utah. then number one on the list, san t