they are searching for a dash brown ford explorer and a light green minivan. >>> jerry sandusky testified in court denying the child molestation charges that put him behind bars for 30 years. they hope to get his conviction thrown out or get a new trial. chad pradelli was there when sandusky spoke out. >> he was the first to take the stan and immediately proclaimed he is absolutely innocent. he said he trusted his defense attorneys wholly but repeatedly told him they didn't have enough time to prepare an advocate defense. jerry sandusky walked into centre county court hoping to win a new trial. and they questioned his infamous broadcast interview where he was awkwardly asked if he was attracted to young boys. he said he would do it after the recommendation of his defense attorney. prosecutors questioned jerry sandusky and said he never objected to the interview and repeatedly told people he wanted to get his side out to the press. and they raised questions about his decision to not have sandusky testify at his trial. it was the intention all along for him to testify. and amendola told "ac

victim number two was never a part of jerry sandusky's trial, but his attorney al n in court when he said that there were other victims known only to god. (jennifer petersen/pennsylvania attorney general) "the real question is whether he was number two, and the contradictory information that he had presented over the course of the investigation certainly gave the prosecution some doubt as to whether he was number two-not to whether he was a victim in general." ((michelle mortensen)) >> an investigator said at one point, he asked victim two to draw the locker room match the actual room. the hearing will continue today -- and the prosecution will call three more witnesses who were a part of the original prosecution team./// ((brian loftus)) >>> with the rio 2016 games ryan lochte has lost two sponsorship deals.... ralph lauren and speedo have dropped the u-s olympic swimmer. speedo said in a statement it "cannot condone behavior that is counter to the values this brand has long stood for." lochte and three teammates said they had been robbed at gunpoint after attending a party but a fe

his attorney expects jerry sandusky to testify at length in the three day hearing that gets underway morrow. the 72-year-old sandusky did not take the stand during his 2012 trial. a decision that's among the issues he's raised his original lawyers did not represent him adequately a jury convicted jerry sandusky of sexually abusing 10 boys. he's now serving a 30 to 60 year prison sentence. >>> in one camden county town the battle is on between leaders and residents about a new business. a costco for cherry hill is only in the application phase. but residents are worried a recent zoning change would create big problems. monday night township officials approved an ordinance that would allow gas stations under certain circumstances. local leaders say it's decisions based on what's good for the and tire township. residents think traffic will only get worse in the already busy area. >> we were not told of any plans of gas tanks. gas fumes i worry about the safety of our children. part of that is focusing on economic development, neighborhood revitalization. highway revitalization. >> lawyer

they would be devastated to see jerry sandusky released from jail, somehow walking the streets again when he did these horrible deeds, had a fair trial, was convicted. >> sandusky was convicted in june 2012 of sexually abusing 10 different boys between 1994 and 2008. >>> philadelphia police are serving for two masked suspects who burst into a hunting park home overnight and fatally shot a father of six. the man died at the scene. his 40-year-old girlfriend is now hospitalized in critical condition. six children were also in the home at the time. none of them were physically injured but police say one of the children witnessed the shooting. >> his 13-year-old son was in the room when his father got killed. i believe it was five additional children were in another room. >> reporter: police say the suspects left behind a sawed-off shotgun and some ammunition in an alley. >>> last week we told you about a home invasion that left an 81-year-old victim injured. this week they have surveillance of the video of a vehicle tied to the robbery. a reward of up to $20,000 is available to anyone wh

no reason. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is expect to testify, tomorrowhearing, as he seeks a new trial. sandusky is arguing his original lawyers did not adequately represent him. >>> a jury found sandusky guilty of sexual maine lesstation in june 2012. "eyewitness news" continues now at 5:30 i'm nicole brewer. >>> i'm ukee washington. greg argos is in center count which more legal developments. >> reporter: hearing begins tomorrow morning at 9:30 and this is first of three hearings set for august. we're expecting sandusky's trial attorney joe amendola to take the stand as well as jerry sandusky himself. the former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is expect back in a bellefonte courtroom on friday in a hearing which may lead to a new trial. >> this is his burden. this is sandusky's burden. >> i am impressed that he made it this far. >> reporter: bruce manchester a local criminal defense attorney who followed the original 202 child molestation case says that burden will focus on issues with the original trial n his post conviction relief

reporter: amendola decided to keep sandusky off the stand because it would open the door for jerry sandusky's adopted son matt sandusky to testify against his father. matt sandusky flipped to the prosecution at the 11th hour and claimed he, too, was that sexually assaulted by jerry sandusky. >> at the end of the day do you think jerry sandusky got a fair trial? >> no. and that's the whole point and i don't think he got a fair trial because of the time constraints. >> reporter: this is day one of the three day scheduled appeal hearing. there will be one week off and then it will resume on august 22nd. in belfont chad pradelli channel6 "action news. >> lawyers for pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane rested their case today without calling a single witness. kane stands accused of leaking confidential grand jury information to the media and then lying about it. well, today the defense asked the judge to dismiss all charges because the prosecution failed to prove anything. the judge declined so the defense rested. closing arguments are scheduled to begin on monday. >> time right now for a

they would be devastated to see jerry sandusky released from jail, somehow walking the streets again when he did these horrible deeds, had a fair trial, was convicted. >> sandusky was convicted in june 2012 of sexually abusing 10 different boys between 1994 and 2008. >>> philadelphia police are serving for two masked suspects who burst into a hunting park home overnight and fatally shot a father of six. the man died at the scene. his 40-year-old girlfriend is now hospitalized in critical condition. six children were also in the home at the time. none of them were physically injured but police say one of the children witnessed the shooting. >> his 13-year-old son was in the room when his father got killed. i believe it was five additional children were in another room. >> reporter: police say the suspects left behind a sawed-off shotgun and some ammunition in an alley. >>> last week we told you about a home invasion that left an 81-year-old victim injured. this week they have surveillance of the video of a vehicle tied to the robbery. a reward of up to $20,000 is available to anyone wh

jerry sandusky testifies in his quest for a new trial. >>> dealing with the dangerous heat. it's only going to get hotter. staying cool will be a top priority this weekend. i'm ukee washington >> i'm nicole brewer. in for jessica dean. let's get to meteorologist kate bilo, live outside on the sky deck. where it's feeling pretty warm. even at this hour, kate >> even at this hour, you guys are not going to believe what the feels like temperature right now in the city of philadelphia is at 11:00. following a day of sweltering heat and humidity. very little relief overnight. take a quick look at temperatures. i can tell you it feels like a steam bath out here, opening the sky deck door is like opening the oven door. 86 is the current temperature in philadelphia. 85 in wilmington. it's 80 in reading, allentown is 79. take a look at our heat index right now, 97 is what it feels like right now at 11:00 at night. 97 degrees. that is dangerous heat because we're just going to retain this heat as we head to the weekend and it's going to continue getting hotter. we got to 97. that ties

in the meantime jerry sandusky himself headed back to prison.orting here from center county i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> roadside bomb killed an american solder assisting nato forces in afghanistan today. a second american service member and six afghan soldiers were also injured. it happened in afghanistan's helmond province just one day after 100 u.s. troops were deployed there to help push back the taliban. officials say that the militant effectively controlled 80 percent of that area, none of the american soldiers have been identified. >>> police pursuit in north caroline and heed with a 29 year-old hearing impaired man being shot and killed by a trooper. north carolina officials say police tried to stop the vehicle for speed ago long an interstate. pursuit ended about 5 miles away in a residential charlotte neighborhood where the man lived. neighbors say they even heard gunshots. his brother says he may not have have even known he was being persued. >> what we need to know is that the system is able to change to prevent ho

. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky takes the stand seeking a new trial. he claims his lawyers bungled his 2012 trial in which he was fun guilty of sexually abusing ten boys. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos has more from belmont center county. >> reporter: essentially the question difficulties jerry sandusky receive effective council during his 2012 trial for child molestation charges? tonight we're hearing from his trial attorney joe amendola and what he says prevented effective council. >> we didn't have time. >> reporter: that is why joe amen dole, jerry sandusky's 2012 trial attorney says he was not able to provide an effective defense. former penn state assistant foot coach,. >> we were not given sufficient time, and insufficient time. >> reporter: friday amendola testified in a hearing which could lead to a new trial for the convicted child sex offender. but first, it speaks to the first time was sandusky himself. >> al lindsey is now representing the seven two-year old quick child sex offender. he filed a petition, saying san did you kiss's or

. >>> on day two talk of the victim number two and conflicting statements dominate jerry sandusky's hearing for a new trial. cbs-3 is only philadelphia tv station in center county for the proceedings and greg argos is live with the new development, greg. >> reporter: good afternoon. big question during to take's hearing was this, did the prosecution in 2012 know who victim number two was and if they did and lied bit, well, one of two things could happen: jerry sandusky could get a new trial or released from prison entirely. jerry, any thoughts today, sir. >> reporter: no comment from seven two-year old convicted child sex offender jerry sandusky as he left center county courthouse on day two of the hearing which could lead to a release from the prison. >> we think we have big issues. >> reporter: monday's testimony focused on one issue whether the state in 2012 knew who victim number two was, that is the person that sits at penn state cones mike mcqueary said he saw sandusky sexually abuse in 2001. >> it is that victim that led michael mcqueary to say whatever he said and we believe that wi

young man who i got to know and love and respect, as my client, they would be devastated to see jerry sandusky somehow released from jail, somehow walking the streets again, when he did these horrible deeds, had a fair trial, was convicted. >> sandusky was convicted in june 2012 of secondly abusing ten different boys between 1994 and 2008. >> president obama traveled to flood ravaged louisianna today to survey the damage left behind. now the president has been criticized by some republicans for not cutting his family vacation shout to tour the state earlier. the white house maintains the president's response to the tragedies has proven far more effective than the immediate response to hurricane katrina. the historic floods killed 13 people and damaged some 60,000 homes. republican presidential candidate donald trump toured the area last week. >> and here is a update to a story we brought you yesterday morning. the search for two mask suspect who shot and killed a father of six inside his hunting park home. it happened on the 3700 block of north seventh street. police say 36 year old hakeem rap

jerry sandusky testifies in his quest for a new trial. >>> dealing with the dangerous heat. it's only going to get hotter. staying cool will be a top priority this weekend. i'm ukee washington >> i'm nicole brewer. in for jessica dean. let's get to meteorologist kate bilo, live outside on the sky deck. where it's feeling pretty warm. even at this hour, kate >> even at this hour, you guys are not going to believe what the feels like temperature right now in the city of philadelphia is at 11:00. following a day of sweltering heat and humidity. very little relief overnight. take a quick look at temperatures. i can tell you it feels like a steam bath out here, opening the sky deck door is like opening the oven door. 86 is the current temperature in philadelphia. 85 in wilmington. it's 80 in reading, allentown is 79. take a look at our heat index right now, 97 is what it feels like right now at 11:00 at night. 97 degrees. that is dangerous heat because we're just going to retain this heat as we head to the weekend and it's going to continue getting hotter. we got to 97. that ties

school said all our employees have federal background checks. >>> jerry sandusky will be back in court trying trying to appeas conviction. sandusky said he wants a new trial. he claims his previous lawyers did not adequately represent him. chad perdelli will be in bellefonte, centre county for the hearing. >>> police say there's nothing they can do with the distracted driver who was texting with her hands and driving with her foot on the schuylkill expressway. "action news" showed you this piece of viral video wednesday night at 11:00 p.m. authorities need to catch the driver in the act in order to ticket them. a couple video her from the passenger seat and honked and told her to stop and took pictures of her license plate. this is a lesson for us all to put down the phone and put our hands on the wheel. >> eagles fans were head over heels to see carson wentz debut. the eagles won 17-9 against the tampa buccaneers at the linc. katherine scott is live at the linc. he is not the starter, he is a a -- and there's a new coach, but the focus on -- was on carson wentz. >> i think people were

at all. >>> jerry sandusky is headed back to court today for appeal. in 2012 he did not take the stand when he was accused of sexually abusing boys and sentenced to 30 years in prison. he is appealing the conviction based on allegations his trial lawyers were ineffective want. >>> an update to the breaking news we first brought you 24 two people dead, dozens injured, and at least five missing after a powerful blast rocked a maryland apartment complex this video shows how strong the blast was. today crews will continue to look for the missing. search dogs and robots are helping to go through the rubble, and investigators believe the fire was fueled by natural gas appliances. >>> a court hearing today to to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana. those 21 and colder can possess a limited about of marijuana. supporters say they have enough signatures to get it on the ballot, but it will be challenged today. >>> every week this month we will see more from the ballot of jessica blue. if she looks familiar to you this is christina grimme. this is the firs

jerry sandusky was convicted for sexually abusing several boys. he's currently serving a minimum sentence of 60 years in prison. >>> an investigative unit exclusive. hailed as the safest most efficient sar space system in the world. experts say a crisis is hitting america's aviation industry. >> the bottom line it's going to cost you time money in the near future. senior investigative reporter joins us to explain. >> good morning, guys. you know, the number of certified air traffic controllers keeping our skies safe is at a 27-year low. we spoke with several controllers in the bay area concerned this nationwide shortage will increase flight delays for you and me and possibly impact safety. if it's not addressed and soon. according to the faa's own data, many towers like san jose only have 3/4 of the staff they need due to a recent wave of retirements. faa officials acknowledge the problem and they announced recently they're working to hire 1400 new controllers to fill the gap. but with pending more retirem t retirements and an ageing work force, t

major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays football coach jerry sandusky is expected to testify at an appeals hearing today. and that's a first for sandusky. the 72-year-old did not take the stand during his 2012 trial where he was convicted for sexually abusing ten boys. he was sentenced to no less than 30 years in prison. sandusky is appealing that conviction based on allegations the u-s drug enforcement administration denies a petition to re-classify marijuana. two former governors had requested the d-e-a change the designation to "a drug with accepted medical uses." based on the controlled substance act... marijuana does not meet the criteria for currently accepted medical use and has a high potential for abuse. the administration says it will allow more research into its medical uses though. their call for help. it's now been more than a year since the murder of a high school graduate who planned to attend u-w-m and then join the air force. a detective spoke exclusively with our a.j. bayatpour. he says people should keep an eye out for a car...and a b

keeping him from releasing them now, and trump's campaign chairman does not them at all. >>> jerry sandusky is expected to testify at his appeals hearing today, and that's a first for sandusky. back in 2012, the 72-year-old did not take the stand during his trial. he was convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys and sentenced to no less than 30 years in prison, and sandusky is appealing the conviction based on allegations that his trial lawyers were ineffective. >>> breaking news we brought u dead, dozens injured, and at least five are still missing after a powerful blast rocked a maryland apartment complex. look at the video so you can appreciate how strong the blast was. look at the debris. crews will continue to look for those who are missing. search dogs and robots are going through the rubble there. investigators believe the fire was fueled by a natural gas appliance. recreational marijuana. the initiative would allow those 21 and older to possess limited amounts of pot, and they will pay a 15% tax that will mostly benefit schools. supporters say they have enough signatures for the novembe

live for now outside temple, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> jerry sandusky is expected back in courtoday to resume his appeal hearing. the former penn state assistant football coach is trying to have his child sex abuse conviction overturn. earlier this month, sandusky testified he never molested boys and he was not properly represented at his trial in 2012. if his appeal is successful, the judge could order a new trial. >>> 6:06. a second person is now charged in the murder of a penn state professor who was pushed off a cliff and fell 80 feet to his death on saturday, geier was arraigned in the death of 56-year-old ronald bettig. george ishler jr. also facing charges. bettig was an associate professor of media studies at penn state. the two plotted to kill bettig because they thought they would benefit from a will the professor recently signed. >>> happening today in kent county, several lawmakers are hosting a job fair for local veterans at wilmington university dover campus from 10:00 to 2:00. the job fair is free, no registration is required. for a list of employers and more info

by the decision and reviewing its options. >>> new at noon, former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky is back in a pennsylvania courtroom as he fights to get a new trial. sandusky dressed in an orange jumpsuit, as you see right there, as escorted into court this morning for a second hearing in the case. the 72-year-old properly represented by his legal team during his 2012 trial and wants his conviction for child molestation to be thrown out. >>> do you know a veteran? maybe you want to call them today and see how they are doing, because day is buddy check 22 all across the u.s. since the beginning of the year, groups across the country meet on the 22nd of every month for awareness for the 22 veterans who commit suicide every day, a national tragedy with so many of the men and women who serve coming back with ptsd and other issues they can't handle on their own. >>> more couples with likely to fire for divorce after the winter and summer holidays are over. divorces peaked in march and august. researchers say family holidays may influence when people file for divorce, even though many

. >> good afternoon, rick is off, in the news this noon, convicted child molester, jerry sandusky is back in the courtroom today. >>> there's new information about a stabbing inside a popular restaurant in old city. but the big story on "action news" this noon is a deadly home invasion. police say a father was shot and killed in front of his children. it happened early this morning at a home on north 7th street in hunting park. chad perdelli is live from the scene with the full details. chad. >> reporter: sarah within the last hour police have released the name of the father who was shot and killed overnight. his name was akeem rockmod. he has a history of a criminal background. police say the two entered the home through the back window and confronted the husband and wife. >> they demanded money and they shot both victims. >> reporter: 6 children in the home, one in the bedroom when the shooting took place. none was injured. the father died from a gunshot wound in the stomach. the woman was shot in the face and arm. >> this witness did not want her face shown. you heard her saying n

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. >> this could be the first for jerry sandusky. he is expected to testify in his appeals hearing. >> eagles fans get what they want, the birds brought the heat and walked away with a win the first of the preseason. >>> speaking of bringing the heat, karen rogers, it will hurt your ears to hear what she has to say about the heat. >> reporter: that's right, the sun is up, the heat is on, the national weather service extended the excessive heat warning. it lasts through sunday at 9:00 a.m. we'll be dealing with the heat for quite a while. once we hit 90 we'll be in the heat wave. here some of the numbers let's look in the neighborhood. 75 in quakertown, 75 in pottstown, 78 in oxford. 79 in chester. 81 in center city. 78 in levittown. 76 in browns mill. 82 in glassboro. 81 in woodbine. 79 in sea isle. 78 in dover. if you're north of philadelphia you have cloud cover. we continue to see that, we see a weak disturbance move through north and west, you could see a spotty shower or thunderstorm. you're getting more sunshine, the farther so

jerry sandusky is expected to take the stand in a penn he claims he was wrongly convicted four years ago of sexually abusing ten boys. sandusky says his trial lawyers were ineffective. the 72-year-old did not take the stand during his 2012 trial. he was convicted of 45 counts. sandusky is currently serving a 30 to 60 year prison sentence. kim and jessob. back to you. an update now on the man accused of a deadly shooting spree at a colorado planned parenthood clinic. a judge has once again ruled that robert dear is incompetent dear is facing 179 felony counts in connection to the shooting that killed three people. at a previous hearing, dear admitted guilt, but the judge ruled him incompetent. dear has since been held at a mental health institution. for now, dear cannot enter a plea in the case his next competency hearing is scheduled for november. officials are investigating another accident at an amusement park. this one is in pennsylvania. authorities say a 3-year-old boy was hurt after he fell off an old wooden roller coaster-- which doesn't officials say the boy was riding with hi

walter: jerry sandusky is expected to appear in court tomorrow for another day of his continued appeals hearing. he wants a new trial saying his defense attorneys did not do an adequate job. he took the stand for the first time during the first day of his appeal back on august 12th >>> a second person has within arrested in connection with the death of a penn state professor. he's now charged with murdering him. another man was charged with murder on friday. the two suspects lured him to a quarry earlier this month and pushed him over a cliff. they killed him because they thought they were listed as beneficiaries in his last will and testament. sarah: three churches will be closed next month. the closures include the st. john of the cross church, and the st. cecelia church. they were part of parish merges in the last four years. >>> a group marched on broad street to city hall today to speak out against poverty, hunger, and violence. the action cam was at broad street and lehigh avenue as this march stepped off. participants took turns talking about the biggest problems they see in thei

i'm brooke thomas, jerry sandusky in center city courtroom again today. this time the prosecutors are on the stand. seventy-two year old sandusky wants new trial, or released from president on. convicted of child sex abuse, in 2012, but he says he received ineffective council. today sandusky are questioning 2012 prosecutor around others. they want to prove someone from the attorney general's office leaked secret grand jury testimony. if a judge agrees, sandusky could be granted a new trial, or released from prison entirely. our greg argos is there. he'll have live reports on "eyewitness news" beginning at 5:00. >>> well, philadelphia mayor jim kenney in new york city today for the funeral of former police commissioner, john timoney. the 68 year old passed away last week at battling lung cancer. funeral mass was celebrated at st. patrick's cathedral in man hat on, laid to rest in west chester county, new york. john timoney served as first deputy commissioner with the nypd as well as miami's chief of police. >>> within the hour, president obama will be in l

. >>> jerry sandusky back in court. we'll tell what you he's doing to try and clear his name. >>> and farewell to rio. the games of the xxxi olympiad go out with a bang. we'll show you tell final medal count. >> announcer: nbc 10 news starts now. >>> right now at 11:00, a double shooting leaves a man dead and his wife in critical condition. good morning, i'm vai sikahema. the shooting happened this morning in front of six children on north 7th street in philadelphia's huntington park neighborhood. nbc 10's mondique braxton has more. >> reporter: hi, vai. police returned to the neighborhood to examine the victims' car. people on the block are shocked the 35-year-old victim was murdered in front of his wife, six children, and the wife was shot as well. we watched homicide detectives examine the scene here in the 7300 block of north 7th street for clues overnight. police tell us they believe a shotgun was used to kill an adult male and wound his wife in a second floor rear bedroom around 1:00 this morning. three casings we

a jury convicted jerry sandusky of sexually abusing 10 boys. he is now serving a 30 to 60 year prison sentence. that hearing continues on august 22nd. >>> meanwhile joey merlino released from jail in florida after he posted his $5 million bail. the alleged mob boss waiting his trial on racketeering charges. a judge required that the 54-year-old live at his florida home and wear an ankle bracelet. now he is allowed to travel to eastern pennsylvania, new york city and new jersey. joey merlino facing up to 20 years in prison. >>> well the defense rested today in the perjury obstruct trial of attorney general kathleen kane without kane taking the witness stand. she told the judge she would not be testifying because she doesn't think the government prove its case so it's not necessary. prosecutors say that kathleen kane leaked grand jury evidence secret evidence and then lied about it to get back to a political foe. during this week's trial top former aids of the attorney general turned against her. they allege that she conspired to frame other peop

. >>> convicted pedophile, jerry sandusky, testified in his own defense, he is back in court trying to prove he was wrongly convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys. >> he took the stand and said he is absolutely innocent. asking for the dismissal of all charges or a dismissal. coming up at 12:30 chad pradelli has more details. >>> breaking news out of the montgomery county courthouse in norristown where both sides have rested in the trial of attorney general, kathleen kane. the defense ended the case without kane to testify and without witnesses. >> they heard from the reporter that received the documents at the heart of this case today. kane is accused of leaking the material to the daily news and lying about it under oath. however the reporter told the jury he will not name the person that gave him the documents. john rawlins will have a live report from the montgomery county courthouse at 12:30. >>> turning to politics, donald trump now says he was being sarcastic when he called president obama and hillary clinton the founders of isis. the republican nominee is changing course as he g

. >> also ahead, jerry sandusky is getting ready to appeal his child molestation conviction. what he is prepared to do in >>> new video from the scene of a nasty head-on crash that seriously injured three people in westchester county. you can see the wreckage left behind when the two cars collided last night. three people were pulled from the mapping lettered cars and hospital with serious injuries. this crash happened near the site of a deadly crash where an off duty yonkers police detective was killed earlier this year. >>> a new health alert this morning for people who may have been exposed to hepatitis at a popular restaurant on long island. health officials say workers at trinto on broad hallow road in farmingdale may have been exposed customers to hepatitis late july. the health department is offering free hepatitis a vaccines today in arrive head. >>> investigators in rockland county are trying to figure out if explosions apparently targeting the homes of rabbis were a prank or even worse a hate crime. small explosive devices were thrown at the homes of two rabbis that

a lawyer for jerry sandusky questioned him. mageddin denied accusation.e judge is expected to make a decision within a few weeks. >>> a state lawmaker from berks county is among those calling on federal immigration authorities to release dozens of undocumented immigrants being e detained at the county residential center. leslieç acostas spoke. the license was revoked in varn but it's still operating during the appeals process. >> we're not going to let this go until something happens and something hdid and these familis are treated with human dignity and respect. >> she's received permission to tour the facility next week. >>> now to camden county where a husband is charged with murdering his wife. the young mother was fond stabbed to death in kol igz wood. they were heard fighting in their apartment. mormon was also stabbed during the fight and is in critical condition. couple's three children were home during the attack but were not hurt. >>> a montgomery county community is being warned about west nile after mosquitos were fond with the disease. offic

. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky again in the news. he is heading back to court this morning to get his child abuse convictions overturn. that is what he is looking for. probably not going to happen. sandusky was in court this month in center county where he testified and denied molesting any boys. the former penn state coach is hoping to have his 45 count convictions thrown out or get a new trial. >>> we will see what happens. we have camera there sandusky claims his former defense lawyers made many mistakes during his trial including not putting him on the stan. jury convicted sandusky of sexually abusing ten boys and is now serving, welshing a max 60 year prison term. >>> pennsylvania school has been seeing an increase in number of bomb threats in the public schools over the last three academic years. officials say threats to schools are increasing nationwide, especially bomb threats being phoned in. >> they come from local students and outsiders, seeking to cause disruptions or emergency response. one researchers estimates there we

one young manny got to know and love and respect as my client, they would be devastated to see jerry sandusky somehow released from jail, somehow walking the streets again when he did these horrible deeds, had a fair trial, was convicted. >> sandusky was convict in the june of 2012 of sexually abusing ten different boys between 1994 and 2008. >> middletown township leaders are putting off a final decision on proposed pipeline. last night, the counsel delayed a decision on the east two pipeline. council members say it was because of concerns over some of the language in sunoco proposal. company wants to build a pipeline to transmit liquid fuels apart the -- through the southern part of the state. everyone who spoke during the meeting's public comments period voiced opposition to the project. >> well this morning, new numbers show pennsylvania and new jersey rang among the state's with the most confirmed cases of the zika virus. according to the centers for disease control, and prevention, new jersey is behind new york, florida, california and texas, with 97 cases. they're all travel related. p

>> it looks like a roller coaster all wood. >>> jerry sandusky's lawyer says former penn state assistant fat ball coach will take the stand today and he will testify during an appeals hearing about whether his conviction should stan. his attorney expects sandusky to testify at length in the three day hearing that gets underway today. seven two-year old sandusky did not take the stand during his 2012 trial among the issues he has raised that his original lawyers did not represent him, adequately. jury quick sandusky of sexually abusing ten boys, he is now serving 30 to 60 years behind bars. >>> today family and friend will say their final good bye to the families whose life tragically ended last week in the murder suicide. people gathered in northeast philadelphia to celebrate the lives of three three-year old megan short, and her three young children, leanna mark junior and willow. all four died from gunshot wound. their father mark and family dog also died. police have not yet said who pulled the trigger but they have cited domestic issues. funeral services for megan and her three child

. >> jerry sandusky defense questions a victim's credibility in hopes of getting a new glial anotherlercoaster gets stuck at a popular pennsylvania amusement park. >> i think we've gotten a perfect 10 for the weather forecast. here's matt and david. karen is off. >> nice breeze blowing and in a lot of ways today is going to be a repeat. you see a lack of cloud cover so obviously we have sun on the way. temperatures a little bit cooler. down to 64 in philadelphia. if we get down to 62 it will be the coolest morning since mid june so a couple months since we felt the way we feel right now. in some of the suburbs we're in the mid-50's. trenton allentown readin readinl these numbers very comfortable and refreshing. dewpoints down below that 60-degree threshold for humid air. we're in the 50's. that means dry air. as we plan the next 12 hours, 63 degrees by 7 o'clocking by 10 o'clock, 72, another beautiful morning for a run or just to have a walk to the bus stop or to the train station. 78 degrees by noon, another great day to have lunch outside. and then today's high a couple of degrees

only from fios. >> jerry sandusky expected to take the stands as he fights a new trial, serving 30-60ence for sexually abusing boys. he will have a chance to make his case during the trial during the three day hearing in center county. our greg argos spoke with sandusky's wife, dottie, said she will be at the hearing. complete coverage of the hearing later today on "eyewitness news". >> also, today, prosecutors continue to present their case against pennsylvania attorney general, kathleen kane, joshua morrow kane's one time political consultant testified yesterday under grant of immunity, prosecution played fbi recording capturing morrow talking about kane's plan, that is frank fena look bad, morrow testified he and kane concoct the a story to pin the leak on former today april and kane's former boyfriend, adrien king. >> now to the campaign trail, dozens every republicans signed open letter urging rnc to cut trump's funding saying his chances of winning are evaporating day-by-day. on the democratic side, hillary clinton laid out her economic plan to help with jobs and infrastructure.

jerry sandusky breaking his silence. >> . speaking for the first time today. >> . the 72 year-old is trying to get his 2012 conviction over turned. claiming defense lawyers bungled that trial. he was found guilty of sexually abusing ten boys and sentenced to 30 years in prison. stkphr. today he testified for about an resume on august 22. >> . that stores navigation data. and crew member communication. on the bridge. and analysts will process that data. a transcript of what's on the recorder will be made public once it's available. >> . the actual audio file will not be released. monkey business. >> . truly. a strange surprise travelers >> some passengers on the way to las vegas got more than they bargained for. gotten loose on the plane. >> . here's the video. you can see the passenger and right on his shoulder is the monkey. the passenger presented it to them and carried through the detecter. no one told them the animal was about to board. >> . how does that happen. how do you get a monkey on a plane. >> . police were called. a passenger with the monkey in a pwufl

the jury convicted jerry sandusky of sexually abusing 10 boys.e is now serving a 30 to 60 year prison sentence. that hearing continues on august 22nd. >>> meanwhile, joey merlino posted his $5 million bail in florida as he awaits his trial on racketeering charges. the alleged mob boss posted bail partly by cash equity, partly by property posted by his friends. merlino is expected to be released from jail later today. judge requires the 54-year-old to live at his florida home and wear an ankle bracelet. he is allowed to travel to eastern pennsylvania, new york city and new jersey. merlino faces up to 20 years in prison on charges he was part of a health care fraud scheme. he was arrested earlier this month along with 40 others with racketeering and various crimes. >>> in norristown, attorney general kathleen kane told a judge today that she is not going to test in her perjury and obstruction trial. kane said she doesn't think it's necessary. the democrat decided against putting defense witnesses on the stand. prosecutors say kane leaked grand jury

. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky heading back to court today trying to get his child abuse conviction overturn. sandusky was in court earlier this month in center court where he testified and denied molesting those boys. former penn state assistant football coach is hoping to have his 45 count convictions, thrown out, or to get a new trial entirely. sandusky claims his former defense lawyers made many mistakes during his trial. jury convicted sandusky of sexually abusing ten boys and now serving 30 to 60 year prison sentence. >>> authorities have charged a second person in the death of a penn state professor whom they say was push off of a cliff. three two-year old daniel guyer of lemont, pennsylvania charged with first and third degree murder, conspiracy and other charges. police also charge 39 year-old george ishler, junior. investigators say the pair lured 56 year-old ronald bettig by telling them to hard vast marijuana they killed bettig to get money from his will. >>> moving to nicetown where they have detained a person of interest in connection wit

. >>> the appeal process, jerry sandusky begins his bid to overturn his child molestation conviction. he is expected to testify. >>> and carson wentz makes his debut as the eagles take on the bucs in their preseason opener. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >> good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. we are in a stretch of steamy days. a first alert is in effect because of the heat. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley and your neighborhood forecast. >> it's warm this morning, it will be hot and humid this afternoon. our first alert for dangerous heat continues for philadelphia, the suburbs, new jersey and delaware. through sunday, expect hot and humid conditions. feels-like temperatures of 100 to 110 degrees. steamy this morning, just not ç hot. 81 degrees in philadelphia. the suburbs, scattered clouds right now. 79 degrees at this hour. king of prussia is mostly cloudy but we're about to see sunshine. just a few minutes away from the sun coming up. the temperatures will be coming up from the 70s in the lehigh valley and delaware. you wil

. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky takes the stand seeking a new trial. sandusky made a forceful denial of the child molestation charges for which he has been convicted, and he says that his lawyers did a bad job of representing him at trial. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos joins us in center county with more, greg. >> reporter: ukee, good afternoon. this is first time we have ever heard jerry sandusky testify, at a hearing this morning he started saying he was completely innocent of all of these charges and he explained why he believed why he deserves a new trial. for the first time, jerry sandusky took the stand, and testified in a hearing which could land him a new trial, and he started his testimony, with these words. >> i'm innocent. that is the first time that mr. sandusky has been able to say in all of these things that occurred, difficult not do these things. >> reporter: al lindsey is now representing the seven two-year old convicted child sex offender and filed a petition for post conviction relief saying sandusky's original trial was botc

. >> thank you, justinment meanwhile in other news happening today convicted child molester jerry sandusky will be back in court. the former penn state coach is trying to get his conviction overturned, because he says his lawyer was ineffective. sandusky is currently serving a 30 to 60 year sentence, for sexually abusing ten different boys, between 1994 and 2,008. >> authorities charge a relative in the murder of a penn state professor. his body was found at the bottom of a car any center county earlier this month. thirty-two year old danielle guyer arraigned over the weekends on murder charges, police say she helped plot the death of her uncle, communications professor, ronald bettig. investigators say ronald bettig was pushed 80 feet to his death by 39 year old george ishler and guyer did nothing to stop it. >> he doo not deserve to die this way. drugs, mental illness, not an issue, no excuse for killing someone. none. >> reporter: police say ishler and guyer thought they could benefit because after will donald betting recently signed. >> burlington county over the weekends, 26 year old

. >> happening today penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky set to testify as he fights for new trial, sandusky is serving a 30 to 60 year sentence for sexually abusing ten boys. will have a chance to make his case to get new trial during three day hearing in center county. our greg greg argos spoke yestey with sandusky's wife, dottie. she did not want to be recorded but she said she will be at the hearing, we'll of course have complete coverage of the hearing later today on "eyewitness news". >> pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane trial continues today. joshua morrow, her one time political consultant, testified yesterday under grant of immunity, played fbi recording capturing morrow talking about kane's alleged plan to leak secret grand jury documents in order to make rival prosecutor frank fina look bad. morrow also testified that he and kane concocted story to pin that leak on former top aidee and kane's exboyfriend, adrien king. >> time for eagles football. the fans have been waiting all summer for game one. >> fun game right from the start. >> closer look at th

former penn state assistant football coach, jerry sandusky is expected to testify today during a post-conviction relief act hearing.it's aim is to overturn his 45-count conviction of sexually abusing 10 boys.the 72-year-old sandusky didn't testify at his trial in 2012. his lawyer says he expects sandusky's testimony to be lengthy. sandusky is serving a 30- to 60-year sentence. new video thismo driving drunk -- with his grandmother in the car. deputies in new mexico say the driver couldn't stay in a single lane. they say they smelled alcohol on the 13-year- old's breath and that he admitted to drinking a beer. and it gets worse. investigators say the boy's 52-year-old grandmother was also highly intoxicated. she's charged with child abuse and the teen is charged with aggravated d-w-i. disney world is pulling the plug on its long-running the parade. the colorful parade has marched through the magic kingdom in florida, off- and-on since the 1970s. disney didn't the 1970s. disney didn't give a reason for the decision. the final decision. the final electric parade will be october 9th-- it then moves

it's more of the same trump, who really doesn't regret his past offensive today- former penn jerry sandusky will appeal his sentence. sandusky's lawyers want the 20-12 child sex crimes conviction overturned. they say there were errors in his original trial. sandusky was convicted of sexually abusing 10 different boys between 1994 and 2008. he is currently serving 30 to 60 years in prison. celebrity news blog "gawker dot com" will shut down. the sidte lost its 140 million dollar court battle over a sex tape of hulk hogan. hogan said releasing the video was an invasion of his privacy- and a jury agreed. the decision was enough to send gawker media into bankruptcy. univision will buy the assets for the companies six other blogs... but univision didn't want to buy the gawker blog because of the legal liability. let's check in with marty. a young boy's next- how his wish is about to come true. for children their greatest wish fulfilled usually means a trip to disney or the chance to meet a sports hero. a boy in new york had a different dream... and just found out his prayers will be answered. la

former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky -- is appealing his conviction on child sex crimes. sandusky was convicted in 20-12 -- but his lawyers say they were too many errors in his initial trial. there will be an appeal hearing later today... sandusky is currently serving 30 to 60 years in prison for abusing 10 different boys from 19-94 to 2008. later today -- wisconsin's attorney general will give an update on the investigation into the violent protests that broke out after an officer involved shooting. sylville smith was shot and killed by an officer on august 13th. police say he was running away - and officer. smith was shot once in the chest and once in the arm. his death prompted protests that left several businesses burned and damaged. last spring - we asked you to reach into your closets and find that old trumpet, clarinet, or cello - and deliver it to the "bringing music to life instrument drive." and 9news viewers did not disappoint. the idea - is that an old instrument - can be made new again - and help schools with struggli colorado - came to denver this we

congress for $1.9 billion in zika funding last february, but failed to act on the request. >>> jerry sanduskyto testify this morning on claims his lawyers bungled his 2012 trial that they undermine the fairness of the trial. the 72-year-old sandusky is serving 30 years behind bars. >>> yet another amusement park accident. a boy falling off a roller coaster at the theme park in western pennsylvania. boy was air lifted to the hospital in pittsburgh. the extent of the injuries not known right now. the coaster will be shutdown while the officials investigate. the accident coming just days after a 10-year-old in kansas died on a giant water slide and three girls were injured thrown from a ferris wheel. >>> outrage in colorado after a university student spared a prison sentence for a sexual assault conviction. oscar wilkerson is eligible for work release. under colorado law, his sentence could be eight years to life. critics say it is similar to the case of an ex-stanford swimmer sentenced to six months for raping an unconscious woman. >>> it is hot and muggy outside. let's turn to meteorologist de

>> this morning jerry sandusky will be back in will testify. he is appealing his 2012 conviction of sexually abusing ten boys. this is the first day of a three-day appeal hearing. sandusky is facing a more than 30 your conviction taste on allegations that his trial lawyers were ineffective. this will be the first time that we will all hear from sandusky himself because he did not testify in previous trials. and putting the pressure on trump to do the same. >> the routine audit he's under would be complete. and a new rasmussen poll says 50% of us voters think all presidential voters should release at least there latest tax returns from the public have more on the high-profile meeting. >> we are inching closer to our state primary. we are breaking down a new statewide poll. data orbital asked more than 100 voters what they thought about this. they look to be elected to the sixth term. >> let's look at our safety and security as many of us are concerned about our family. and, there are new questions about the killer. such as, is he acting alone. wh

surveillance video can help them find these killers. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sanduskyheading back to court trying to get his child abuse convictions overturn. sandusky was in court earlier this month in center county where he testified and then denied molesting boys. the former penn state assistant football coach is hoping to have his 45 count conviction thrown out or get a new trial. sandusky claims his former defense lawyers made many mistakes during his trial. a jury convicted sandusky of sexually abusing ten boys and he is serving 30 to 60 year prison sentence. >>> ryan lochte is finally opening up, over the weekend admitting he embarrassed himself and embarrassed his country and embarrassed his teammates at that gas station in rio. he told police originally he and one of his friend had been robbed at gunpoint and that the gun put to his forehead and cocked the gun. >> while all this is happening of the head of the united states olympic committee is promising further action against ryan lochte with gunner bentz, jack conger and jimmy feigen. lochte claimed that he