i'm jeff cole fox 29 news. folks? >> all right. ff, thanks. >>> let us get back to the story that's been dominating the headlines today. fox 29 weather authority take a live lock over the ben franklin parkway right now. not sure if that's the ben franklin -- i guess so. can't say enough about the weather today. >> absolute mess to start your weekend. when it will start to clear out meteorologist scott williams has a full check of your forecast in veep seconds. >> this storm system has definitely been a doocy. take live look at ultimate doppler. it's lit up. we started out with the rainfall, changed over to snow, we're still dealing with that snow through the next several hours across the region. poconos have soon over 6-inches of snow. areas north and west anywhere from two to 4-inches. a coating as we move toward philadelphia and surrounding suburbs. but this thing, it is rapidly intensifying. hurricane force wind gusts for sections of new england. so ultimate doppler once again getting a little bit of a break far north and west. p

jeff cole following this story and joins us in studio with details tonight. ff. >> iain it was lawyering and public relation working in combination this file. legal claims against the denard dose raising the concern of deranged obtaining weapons just like in parkland, florida. there was no answer at the bensalem home antonio and sandra dinardo the parents of cosmi dinardo the killer of four young help last summer. 20 minute drive away in 52 floors up the families his alleged victims spoke of their grief. >> nobody should ever have to deal with losing their child and not in the way he was taken. >> reporter: jimi patrick and dean finocchiaro 19, thomas meo21, and mark sturgis 22 slaughtered in a 90-acre bucks county corn field in july of 2017 say investigators. by 21-year-old cosmo dinardo and his cousin sean kratz will katz. the families of patrick, finocchiaro and meo gathered to mark the filing of civil lawsuits against dinardo, katz dinardo parents and construction related business. >> we hugged each other and i told them come home early and he said he woul

live in ridley township, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. iain. >> all right, jeff, thank you. >>> amtrak operating on a modified schedule tomorrow. that includes the northeast corridor between washington, d.c. and boston as well as the keystone service. that runs between new york, philly and harrisburg. amtrak contacting people them on different trains. it's the same with septa get ready trains will run on a severe storm schedule. that bakely means septa's saturday schedule with a few adjustments. septa's cynwyd leap is not going to operate so check your schedule before you head out for your train or bus and if you like we can find a link on our website just head to fox 29.com. >>> keep it right here on fox 29. kathy will be back a little later and of course be sure to wake up with good day crew tomorrow. live team coverage begins at 4:00 a.m. >>> comedian bill cosby's april retrial on charges of aggravated indecent assault may look vastly different than the trial that ended with a hung jury last summer. montgomery county judge now weighing

fox 29's jeff cole has more from ridley park. >> reporter: along with a call for resignation, the dauphin county district attorney confirms to fox 29 he's opened a criminal investigation of miccarelli both of his accusers confirm they have had consensual relationships with him but now they've stepped forward to accuse him. there was no response to a knock at the delaware county home of representative nick miccarelli. his office workers said they had had not seen hem but just up the street there's concern. >> i'm shocked because he seemed like a complete gentleman, and he was strictly business. he did what was good for the township. >> reporter: fox 29 has confirmed through the lawyer of the representatives two accusers what the inquirer first reported. that the women in a private complaint have accused the veteran republican of sexual assault and domestic violence. miccarelli wednesday from his backyard are a cued, he was innocent. >> what's going on in harrisbu harrisburg, what's happening up there? >> um, this week there's a couple things going on but i just got married. >> reporter: to

jeff cole our miccarelli and asked him about the accusations. >> reporter: are aing other issues. g some issues in terms of allegations of behavior that's not proper. can you tell me about it? >> jeff, all i can tell you i've done nothing. >> reporter: report you can't talk to me. >> i'm at home on my personal proper, jeff. >> reporter: nick i've known you for long time. i'm here to get your side. i'm trying to do a job here. >> you'd like to have a conversation, you know, sit down don that at my office when i'm not, you know, in the back of my house doing yard work. >> reporter: tonight governor tom wolf released a statement saying in part, this report and the conduct detailed are disturbing. representative miccarelli must resign and these allegations must fully be investigated by all appropriate authorities ". >>> so new snack coming to your sundays on fox. pizza hut is the nfl's new official pizza sponsor but the twitch from papa john's is stirring thing up tonight kristen. >> lucy there's been controversy between the nfl and their former pizza partner papa john's since november

our jeff cole joins us live in the studio with this one. jeff? >> reporter: new da larry krasner met with police cadets earlier this week at the invitation of the guardian civic league an organization of black police officers. krasner speaks largely in support of police at that event but his comments about something called center mass shooting touched off a storm. >> reporter: for much of the ten minute long video da krasner tells the cadets he's got their backs if they follow their oath and make honest mistake. >> isn't describing a scenario a mentalled challenged man was killed by police who had justified in their shooting says krasner, he also says this. >> center mass how police are trained to shoot firing at the middle or bulk of the body. the comment prompted the head of the police officers union john mcnesby to aggressively criticize the da in this letter thursday writing krasner has intentionally sought to endanger your lives by his outrageous effort to instruct you on the yourirearm in annd view after the release of the letter mcnesby ap

live in delaware county, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. iain, to you. >> jeff, thank you. >>> we're now getting a look at philadelphia mayor jim kenney's budget proposal for the fiscal year 2019. the mayor pitched a $4.9 billion budget to city council today that mainly focuses on public safety and improving the city schools. it includes a 6% increase in property taxes to help close the district's deficit. the mayor says it could bring the district $475 million over the neck five years. mayor kenney says there are new underdogs in town. >> these students are waiting for their shot at greatness. just like that team of underdogs we cheered on broad street and the parkway a few week ago. the truth is, i believe the real philadelphia underdogs are our students. hundreds of thousands of preschoolers, children, teens, young women and young men who have been poorly served by an under funded school district. >> kenney also talked about invest manies to the police and fire departments, the opioid crisis and the soda tax. >>> a big crime ring spanning

i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. iain. >> jeff, thank you. today senators pat toomey and chris kuhns announcing new gun safety legislation. it's called the 96 denial notification act will require federal authorities so notify state law enforcement if someone tries to buy a gun not loud to own 1f someone guys a gun and they're background check is denied state police will be notified. >>> this should not be partisan. that should not even and be controversial with the b by partisan support the bill already has i think we have a real shot at getting this done. >> the act also requires that the department of justice to publish an annual report with statistics about its prosecution of these cases so congress and voters can hold federal officials accountable. >>> four masked men storm a local store make off with lot of money all caught on camera. school safety once again taking the spotlight as the gun control did he bite evolves on both the state and federal levels. where it all stands so i want my glasses to be unique... my girlfriend loves artist

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live in ridley township, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. iain? >> all right, jeff, thank you n new jersey governor phil murphy has declared a state of emergency for the entire state. he says it will begin 8:00 tonight. the governor warning northern new jersey is expected to get hit the her dead you weres everyone to stay off the roads and use good judgment. >>> here's live look at philadelphia now city officials are klee declaring a snow emergency beginning 8:00 tomorrow morning. so that means all parked cars have to be off snow emergency routes you should park far from street corners. crews have 40,000 tons of salt ready to treat the roads. you can track this nor'easter in real time just download our fox 29 weather authority app. it's free and you can get it in the google play and apple i opportunities stores. kathy will be back with more in just a little bit. >>> montgomery county judge will make rulings in the coming days on three key issues that could make bill cosby's retrial on aggravated indecent assault charges far different than his origi

our jeff cole went out to ask him about the accusations. >> regarding other issues, regarding some issues in terms of allegations of behavior that's not proper. can you tell me about it? >> yes, all i can tell you is i've done nothing wrong you. >> can't talk to me about? >> i'm at home on my personal property, jeff. i understanded -- >> nick, i've known you for a long time. >> and again -- >> trying to do a fair job here. >> if you want to sit down and have a conversation at my offers when i'm not in the back of my house doing yard work. >> once again our jeff cole& last night governor tom wolf released this statement saying in part this report and the conduct detailed are disturbing. representative must resign in these allegations must be fully investigated by all appropriate authorities. >> lehigh county deliberations have gun in the corruption case against allentown mayor ed pulaski, jury had decide if he's guilty or innocent based what they learned in the five and a half weeks they've been sitting therefore trial. yesterday they deliberated did not get averred yesterday. prosecutors

i'm jeff cole fox 29 news. >>> former trump campaign aid going off. he got a subpoena from the mueller russia investigation and he won't talk. problem he's talking to every tv reporter who wil ♪ gus, you are crushing it! just trying to shed those extra pounds. (giggles) me too. gettin' the beach body back... (sighs) is gonna take a lot of work. this will help you power through. one million dollar power payday, new from the pennsylvania lottery. yup, with top prizes of a million bucks. so, how do i look? like a winner. (they both laugh) keep on scratchin'! >> here's look at new castle county. good evening, wilmington getted roar fodder round of winter wet. we're keeping our eyes on the forecast. remembering a hero family and friends and fellow officers gathered at the 22nd police district today to reflect on the life and legacy sergeant robert wilson iii. wilson was killed three years in a shoot out at a game stop he went to buy his son a gift. while his family and officers say the pain is not any easier his spirit lives on. >> what we can do is contin

in delaware counsel, too i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. >>> new developments to night a $20,000 reward beingered for information in a shooting that left a 23-year-old woman dead. police say they want to fine the person that fired those deadly shots on broad street last wednesday. tyesha timmons was driving with six family members including three kids when gunfire hit their van. police say it appears to be a case of mistaken identity. right now they are looking through surveillance video to try to find any clues in the case. >>> delaware supreme court is overturned a teen's conviction in school bathroom attack that left her classmate dead. the 17-year-old girl had been convicted of criminal negligent homicide and was sentenced to six months in juvenile facility for the 2016 death of amy joyner francis the court now says it would be unjust to blame her for the 16-year-old's death an autopsy found that she died of an diagnosed heart defect aggravated by the stress of the fight. another teen convict asked now op probation for 18 months. ♪ >>> operation booster club busted. a major ring and five

also, tonight dauphin county da says he's opened criminal probe when our gel he jeff cole went to his home yesterday, miccarelli argued he's innocent. >> what's going on in harrisburg? what's happening up there? >> this week there's a couple things going on but i just got married. all i can tell you i've done nothing wrong. >> the attorney for one of the accusers says miccarelli point add gun at her and threatened to crash his car while driving at a high speed both women have previously dated him. miccarelli says that he's not the person depicted in these news reports and he plans to run for re-election. >>> a major crime ring that went through five different counties busted. the ring fed off people addicted to opioids and heroin. investigators say the men would steal merchandise from big retailers like walmart and target. they would sell them to pawn shops where they would get paid a third of the actual value the pawn shops resold the unopened merchandise on e bay or other online retailers at full value. the boosters stole kitchen faucets and blenders and vacuum cleaners. >> at the e

our jeff cole went taught ask him about those accusations. >> it is regarding other issues, regarding some issues in terms of allegations of behavior that's not proper. can you tell me about it? >> jeff, all i can tell you is i've done nothing wrong. >> you can't talk -- >> i'm home on my personal property, jeff. you know, i understand -- >> nick, i've known you for a long time. >> and again -- >> i'm trying do a job here. >> if you would like to have a conversation, you know, sit don that at my offers when i'm not, you know, in the back of my house doing yard work. >> well, last night governor tom wolf released this statement saying in part: this report, and the conduct detailed, are disturbing, representative miccarelli must resigned and allegations must be investigated by appropriate authorities. >> lehigh county, allentown mayor ed pulaski, jury had decide fest's guilty or innocent. they've had five and a half weeks of testimony. yesterday, they went home without reaching averred, they'll be back out deliberating today. prosecutors say, he traded city contract for money, he denies

our jeff cole went to find him and ask him about it. >> other issues, in terms of allegations cents of behavior that's not proper. >> can you tell me about it? >> yes, all i can tell you is i've done mooing wrong. >> you can't talk to me? >> i'm at home on my personal property, jeff. i understand -- >> nick, i've known you for a long time, i'm here just to get your side. >> if you would like to have a conversation you know sit down and do that at my offers when i am not you know in the back of my house doing yard work. >> there you go. well, governor tom wolf released a statement saying in part this report and the conduct detailed disturbing representative maccarelli must resign and these allegations must be fully investigated by all appropriate authorities. >> well stay with us. >> 7:10. emotions were running hyatt marjorie stone mal douglas high school yesterday. >> because the kids back in school. been two weeks now since that tragic shoot that killed 717 people -- 17 people. and yesterday they return for half day. >> thomas, around this time yesterday, we showed them walking into t

the attorney general jeff sessions today announced he has rescinded something called the cole memo, policyrom the obama administration that discouraged federal prosecutors from pursuing charges against the sale of marijuana in states where the stale of marijuana is legal. the states make it legal, the fbi leaves them alone. jeff sessions is getting rid of that now. so the feds will be prosecuting in states where marijuana is legal again. and no one can figure out why he's doing this. with all that's going on, this is like locking someone up for retransmitting baseball games without the consent of major league baseball. it's very minor. but something about it seemed fishy and i want to connect the dots for you to tell you what's really going on here. okay? follow me over here. all right. now up on the wall. fact. jeff sessions, the attorney general, wants to jail marijuana users. what do people get when they smoke marijuana? the munchies. what is the best snack when you have the munchies? cookies. now, who makes the best cookies? the girl scouts. and when does girl scout cookie season start

jeff: well, you told me to get everybody's input, i got every single person's input. the employees -- everybody. lemonis: is that true? coleere some of the ideas that people had that you did not implement? aimee: what i wanted to do was... jeff: she wanted it to be a knock-down unit. lemonis: okay, yeah, collapsible. aimee: yes. lemonis: and so is this collapsible? aimee: no. lemonis: this could never go into a retail store, because it doesn't provide for the depth of skews. it could never go with a lot of inventory. aimee: i beg to differ just a little bit in a retail environment. lemonis: yeah. aimee: not everybody can afford a 3,000 square foot retail space. this, it looks like the things are floating so it makes the room look a lot bigger. if it was wood, it would be very heavy, it would take your away from going through, making the space look larger. jeff: i don't see the-- lemonis: well, i like the fact that you're trying to sell me something that i don't like, and at least trying to say, "okay, i hear what you're saying." aimee: yes. lemonis: "let me tell you why i think it would work." and that, to me, is a sign of