that is the latest right now here from center city, i'm greg argos along with joe holden. ck to you guys in the studio. >> thank you greg and joe for those updates. we look forward to your reports later on today on "eyewitness news." >> in other news this noon join us tomorrow for summer fest in philadelphia. the long fourth of july holiday weekend will just be getting under way so we're celebrating all of the history of this city. we'll kick off the fun tonight at 11 o'clock as vittoria woodill enjoys an italian feast at one of philadelphia's most historic restaurants. the fun continues live all day tomorrow. don't miss summer fest on cbs3. >> today kicks off the wawa hoagie fest. it's become a new summer tradition. "eyewitness news" was at the constitution center earlier today for the big hoagie build where experts are making 23,000 shorties. katie's eyes just glazed over. these festivities are part of the welcome america celebration. they'll be given out for free at two locations national constitution lawn and independent visitor's center. >>> well, still ahead on "eyewi

we will begin with joe holden live at federal court, with more on how it all unfolded in the courtroom, joe. >> reporter: well, jessica and ukee question is how did this evolve in seth williams mind? we know last night he was at his home in overbrook farms and apparently, because of the drum beat of continued testimony the allegations, the alleged crimes, perhaps, for seth williams he knew there was in other way out. seth williams career crumbled to the ground in an instant, his guilty plea triggered shock waves across political and legal circles. prosecutors confirmed at 1:00 o'clock thursday morning that philadelphia's disgraced philadelphia district attorney , raised the white flag this morning at 1:00 a.m. mr. berk reached me and said that they wanted to accept the deal that we had discussed which was, this plea to one count, and that you heard with an admission of all of the other criminal conduct in the indictment. >> reporter: while pleading guilty to the single bribery charge that could keep him in jail for five years, williams also admitted guilt to every allegation contained

our joe holden is live in montgomery county courthouse in norristown with the break down of all of today's developments. good afternoon, joe. >> reporter: jim, jessica, good afternoon. it has been watching, waiting at montgomery county courthouse in norristown. hundreds of reporters, cameras camped out here waiting for this jury to come back, with a verdict. as you mentioned there have been questions, questions, ranging from the pills that cosby admits he gave to andrea constand. the question though back to those pills is what was the context, was there ever consent on andrea constand's part and also, a question late in the day, about andrea constand's 2005 initial report to police, that triggered this entire case. bill cosby legendary actor comedian and pitch man once a temple university trustee until his recent legal troubles is in the fight of his life. the philadelphia native could lose his freedom if convicted on any of the charges of indecent assault. cosby through his attorney have strongly denied core allegation in the case that he drugged, and molested a woman he was mentoring in

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 terminated from her job, allegedly at cosby's direction. cosby is charged with three counts every sex

. >> presented at philadelphia international airport from 2005 deposition, our joe holden at the montgomery county courthouse in norristown, joe, good afternoon. what can you tell us? >> well, rahel, good afternoon. let's bring to up speed. so far the jury has had two questions, one last night directly linking to the evidence about those pills, and the second question just red at 11:30 this morning ago ask the to define without her knowledge. now, the judge could not make a definition on that, he said he could re-read the charging instructions on the thirds counseled every indecent sexual assault that goes to basically consent. the jury passed on that. and left without further explanation. what is happening behind me is bill cosby's publicist just giving a news conference, attempt to go derail some of the claims made from the witness stand saying that bill cosby has received unfair trial, but we have to footnote all of this in saying really nothing that is happening out here matters, the only thing that matters right now is what is going on inside conference room at the montgomery county co

live from norristown, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, joe. >>> jury deliberations will resume in the trial of lee kaplan, he is accused of sexually assaulting six sisters. prosecutors say the five two-year old kaplan assaulted the girls inside his feasterville home. authorities say that a couple, gifted the girls to kaplan because he helped the family, financially. that couple, faces sentencing on child endangerment charges after kaplan's trial. kaplan could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. >>> authorities in bucks county of charged the father of escaped prisoner daniel sellby, junior. six five-year old daniel sell by senior was arrested for aiding in his son's escape from doyletown early this morning. his son, escaped police, custody prompting an overnight shelter in place order. officials say sell bye junior was last seen wearing a orange shirt and was still handcuffed the father will ab rained later this evening. >>> the search continues tonight for a bucks county bear, right now, anita oh shows us a tip by authorities using tranquilizer darts did no

our joe holden was in the montgomery county courtroom for all of the testimony and he joins us from the courthouse in norristown, joe, good evening. >> reporter: ukee, good evening. things are winding down here, jury has been sent home for the day. in the meantime andrea constand is in the middle of the cross-examination and she will return in the morning. what is significant about today is that it is first time that these bomb shell claims have being aired out in a public court of law. bill cosby shook his head from side to side as former friend, woman he once mentored described step by step how comedian and anchor allegedly facilitated a sexual assault. andrea constand was in suburban philadelphia for first time in recent memory. on the stand she recounts the 2004 night she said cosby offered her three pills, to help her relax. now under the influence of the unknown drug constand says that she had rubbery legs and distorted vision. cosby helped her to a couch in his home and she then blackout she testified she awoke to cosby molesting her. she could not say no telling the court she wa

our joe holden has been covering this trial every step of the way, and he joins us live now at the courthouse in norristown with the very latest developments, joe. >> reporter: we are still here still waiting for any possible verdict but lets get to what the judge told, bill cosby, this morning before the jury was brought in, the judge asked cosby if he understood the definition, of a possible mistrial. now cosby said that he did. the reason the judge said that was because he was aware that double jeopardy in a future prosecution was to happen, would not apply. lets get ahead and tell you why the judge is having this back and forth with bill cosby we understand the judge asked this because of andrew wyat cosby's spokesperson claiming on tv yesterday, that when the jury announced it had dead locked, that it was a victory or vindication for bill cosby and his legal team. cosby answered that he did understand that, he would not be subject to any double jeopardy issues, if the prosecution was to bring a case again. now we have not heard from andrew wyat yet on this tenth day in the trial, the jur

but for now that is very latest reporting live from montgomery county i'm joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you, joe. >>> now to the high political drama in washington. >> as seen live here on cbs-3, fired fbi i director james comey gave his first public testimony before congress and discussed meetings he had with president trump about the russia investigation. >> natasha brownies in the satellite center with the president's response. >> reporter: beginning to you both. former fbi director james come y testified for two and a half hours recalling his encounters with president trump. senators spent the hearing grilling comey on the russia investigation and also whether he believes the president made committed obstruction of justice. president watched part of his hearing with his personal attorney. >> we're under siege, you understand that. but we will come out, bigger, and better and stronger then ever. you watch. >> president trump promised to keep fighting as former fbi director james comey told congress, that the president fired him because of the investigation into trump

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live outside the montgomery county courthouse in norristowne. >> 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 a second accuser who claims she, too, was drugged and assaulted. cosby's attorney says these claims are false, and have destroyed this man, the eyes of the country of course are watching this case, including, high profile civil attorneys including gl

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 filing motions to dismiss which the judge has denied. now, the judge told the jurors this trial

"eyewitness news" reporter joe holden has been tracking details of this trial from the very beginning, and joins us live from norristown, joe, what can you tell us about what is happening at this hour >> reporter: lets get you up to speed right now, the judge, and defense and prosecution are all in chambers right now, court is telling cbs-3 "eyewitness news" it is not clear what is going on. there has been no official e-mails blast that we have become accustomed to indicating that the jury has a question or if there is some other development, however, outside here right now, wild speculation, continues, on about what this jury might be up to. bill cosby's accusers begin to size up the possibility that this jury might hang. >> just very tired, you know, i feel emotionally drained by it all. >> reporter: victoria valentino said cosby drugged and assaulted her decade ago they never resulted in charges >> he is -- >> that is is what holding them up. >> i think there is somebody, perhaps that just doesn't want to see this celebrity go down. >> reporter: jury late thursday morning announced

"eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is in west philadelphia with exactly how this happened , joe, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, philadelphia police say they cannot recall this having ever happened, that man who was supposed to go back to prison walk right out the front door. paperwork mix up at 18th and attempted sexual assault suspect russell bryant left the police precinct a freeman tuesday afternoon. bryant, an inmate, at current fromhold was lock up on sex charges last movement while in jail drexel university detectives, tied him to another crime, a theft, so on tuesday, bryant was transported 14 miles away, for a video arraignment at 18th district in west philadelphia, and even though, cure even from hold has its own closed circuit camera foreclosed circuit proceedings. >> after being arraigned he was released on those charges only. in other word that owe even if was not grave enough to result in him staying in custody on that owe even if. >> reporter: police say officers at 18th should have seen two sets of paperwork one containing the new theft charge, and anot

our joe holden has been following the trial all week long and he joins us from the montgomery county courthouse in norristown with today's developments, good evening, joe. >> reporter: ukee, good evening to you. late breaking developments out here a little bit of chaos as bill cosby was leaving he was surrounded by his legal team and a actress named sheila frazier. she said hollywood needs to support friend in hollywood. basically call for hollywood to come out and support bill cosby. however, much different tone inside where mercon trolled as his defense team tried to beat back some pretty serious allegations. star power turning out for bill cosby has been limited, on monday it was former rudy side by side with him on the way into court. cosby's wife has not been present but close friend civil rights act wrist mary frances berry was at cosby's side on wednesday. >> i'm a friend. i have men him a long time. he has been in involved in all kind of good causes. he supported me. >> reporter: while comedian's lawyers worked to expose inconsistenceciness testimony from andrea constand outsi

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's mind and what they have been working over inside that that jury room. again, now the jury deliberating for

"eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live in norristown and you have been there all day long and for last several days or so what can you tell us tonight about where the jury is in deliberations. >> reporter: well, natasha and jessica jury had question last time we saw you. they were in the middle of asking court to read back more testimony. this time it would be the first time that andrea constand made a police or report to police, this particular detective, in canada is actually her brother-in-law. he is married to andrea constand's sister. he took the initial report and referred andrea constand to durham, ontario police. they phoned police here in montgomery county. how this all playness to what is happening right now? jury will have dinner. we have learned they will have dinner and then they will read this testimony, and deliberations will continue. one on one with bill cosby's publicist we talked about all those questions from the jury. do you think these questions are pulling back curtain on the jury struggling with inconsistencies. >> correct, correct. i think when you hea

. >> our joe holden came face-to-face with the famous founding father. >> rising 500 feet above street level this sculpture of william penn pen, hallow bronze statue weighing 53,000- pound was due for his once in a deck kate spa treatment. all of the intricate details. >> he looks like he is going out. >> reporter: not to be missed. >> you can see level of detail >> reporter: it is exact in detail down to the word his hand, craft todd precision but this perch high above philadelphia city hall takes its toll. >> the corrosion gets inside of those tiny pits and get in there and it accelerated cycles. >> reporter: every 10 years city contracts with new jersey company more lynn studios to clean from shoe to brim, a laser is used to clean many pits, and crevises and then cooper surface is heated. >> we are heating it up and allows it to work. >> reporter: all that work is done by hand. >> inch by inch and multiple layers. >> reporter: wind were whipping as we got up close and personal with mr. pen, scaffolding had a slight sway, statue prominent and iconic was hoisted into place, piece by p

expense, our joe holden is the one that covered that story, there is some amazing pictures of him workingn that story on social media. yes, so it is worth a little search for that. and follow him while you're there, follow all of us, we would love to hear from you. high pressure has built in place, very quiet looking day generally speaking. the problem is this: there is little disturbance going to be dropping in from the north. you can barely make it out right now, off across the great lakes region, there eventually be some showers, some thunderstorms pop up. take you to high noon. still clear as a bell, barely cloud out there. little breezy at this point granted but still real nice looking day. until we get into, say, mid to late afternoon. that's when these pop ups will become more visible, and you know it will be again very scattered in nature, but where you have some of the showers or thunderstorms, they could briefly douse you. so if you hear thunder, head inside of course, but also, don't be shock if you run into one of these showers or storms along the way it, could impact some of

"eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is monitoring all of the developments and he is live at the courthouse in norristown with more, joe. >> reporter: jessica, brisk new developments since they re heard that testimony we are monitoring a camera that is positioned at the door of the courtroom where all of this has been unfolding and right now everybody has been called back in, because the jury now has yet another question. this would be the second question of the day, it makes for six in total. they probed inconsistencies by andrea constand through testimony, and, dates and various recollections, and it remains to be seen what this latest question, by the jury is, but i can tell you at times jurors have appeared to be frustrated, jury forewoman is very engaged as judge interacts with her, lot of mystery unfolding right now inside courtroom. proceeding has not even gotten off the ground as it is expect , the judge, and the attorneys on both side are back in chambers reviewing how to go ahead and proceed with this latest development. the jury in the bill cosby trial is scrutinizing testimony,

. >>> i'm joe holden. ukee's off tonight. yesterday's severe weather brought lightening, rain and damaging wind to parts of pennsylvania and delaware, and "eyewitness news", reporter alycia nieves has more on the aftermath. >> reporter: national weather service determined that damage to a storage shed and trailer in sussex county, delaware was caused by a tornado. severe storms ripped through the region yesterday causing heavy wind, down pour of rain, with thunder and lightening. lightening that struck and sent several homes on fire, in chester county. >> it was a pretty busy day for us, in the southern end of the county. >> reporter: west grove fire department responded to four homes hit by lightening during the storm on mccormack way hit hardest, fire chief says it has $40,000 worth of damage. >> i just can't believe how good they knock that fire down , as much, heavier smoke and fire we had when we pulled up. >> reporter: in pocopson fire fighters, battled this blaze, another one in the county hit by a lightening strike. >

that is all for sports i'm joe holden have a great day. >>> joe holden on sports. what can't he do. , joe. >> that is it for "eyewitness news" at 6:00 here's what we have at 7:00. we are live at philadelphia triathlon this morning but we will tell you why part of the event has been cancelled this year. >>> pennsylvania is toughening its animal cruelty and neglect laws we will have more on the changes that governor wolf says he will sign, in the cbs-3 pet project with carroll erickson we will be right back dear fellow citizen, hunting treasures with my daughter is wonderful. because before i'm ready, she'll be off to college. i want to help her pay her way there. like i do for my son. call 1-866-999-0152. as a leader in student lending, we have student loan options that others don't. if you have a question about student loans, ask me. sincerely, michele wright, fellow mom and fellow citizen. call 1-866-999-0152 to apply now. >>> police officers approached the home. there were three gunshots that were heard. we are hearing more from the district attorney coming

live from norristown, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> joe, thanks very much. "eyewitness news" will be monitoring every development at the courthouse until the conclusion of this trial. as soon as that jury reaches its decision will have it for you here on the air and also on cbs philly.com. >>> jury selection does begin on monday in the federal corruption trial of philadelphia district attorney seth williams. williams is accused of accepting bribes from two businessmen, to help friend of their who were charged with crime. prosecutors also say that the 50 year-old, two term democrat , used money from a political action committee for his own personal use. williams has denied, any wrongdoing. >>> congressional lawmakers are getting ready for their annual charity baseball game tonight. it comes after a shooting, during practice yesterday, that critically wounded the house majority whip. he underwent a third surgery today, the three others were shot, two others were wounded in the incident that has prompted calls for unity on capitol hill. the house adopted a reso

our joe holden was in the courtroom all day long and he joins us live outside the federal courthouse in center city with today's developments joe, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. all day long focus was on, the friend offset williams and whether the money from that, campaign, action committee was being used, for legitimate campaign expenses, or was it, seth williams using that money personally? well, one witness on the stand said when it came to the spending of money, there was a lot of gray area. this photo of the lean seth williams flick order cross courtroom monitors, jurors cracked smiles. d.a. lawyers thousandsness gym expenses including, massage, facials furthered his campaign saying at one point trimming down and getting in shape, benefits the candidate. >> it is about the use of the photo do you think it what's effective. >> yes, do i. >> is that a legitimate campaign expense in your mind. >> yes. >> reporter: is there more when asked about the pumped up photo in a courtroom hallway seth williams with a smile said he had who 50-pound. but the d.a. is now sifting throug

our joe holden was in the courtroom for the explosive testimony, and he joins us now outside the montgomery county courthouse in norristown, joe, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. it was quite the afternoon after years, of legal, and, 12 years, 13 years after the incident, andrea constand takes the stand here in montgomery county to tell her side of the story. in a shaken voice andrea constand told her story, testifying about what she called a humiliating, confusing night in bill cosby 's elkins park home. constand who has smiled much of the time on the stand, describing meetings and dinners with the actor and comedian had a sharp change in tone when asked about that night in january of 2004. there to talk about her career change, constand, said that cosby returned from upstairs with three pills. constand testified that he said that these will help you relax. she replied, and what are they are they natural, herbal. she said cosby nodded yes put them down, they're your friend , they will take the edge off. seven minutes past, constand told the jury that she was seeing double, her legs

our joe holden has been following the trial all week and he joins us live from the montgomery county courthouse in norristown with more on today's developments, joe. >> reporter: andrea constand is this trial's star witness then right now the smoking gun part of it is happening, there is a detective reading what was once a previously sealed deposition, in that deposition , prosecutors say that cosby freely admits to drugging, and sexually assaulting andrea constand. this is a document that cosby 's defense attorneys hoped would never get out. bill cosby's version of the events from the 2004 night in question were read out in court on thursday for the jury the statements made by the actor and comedian come from 2005 interview with cheltenham township police. two questions remain in dispute, was there consent by andrea constand and what were those pills cosby provided to her before she said she blacked out and was sexually assaulted. detectives asked cosby in that interview why give constand pills? cosby told police quote, this conversation that we were having in the kitchen was that an

"eyewitness news" reporter joe holden was in the courtroom all day long and in center city right now with more on the day's testimony, joe, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, lots of testimony here from the stand and judge's patient as peers to be wearing thin, during the cross-examination, of the michael wise, the judge checked his watch in less than eight times and the judge also very frustrated at seth williams. seth williams could not pay bills, close friend to at times was described as inn un cooperative and hostile witness told jury williams would complain about his girlfriend and her finances n1 text from williams to that friend michael wise, a bar owner and prominent members of the lbgt community seth was seeking a cash loan and going about it in an unusual way, williams texted i may call you at a random pay phone tonight, my problem stems from princess , meaning girlfriend stacy cummings, not helping with utility bills. through the testimony, philadelphia's top law enforcement official apparently shook his head and rolled his eyes enough,'s floyd judge paul diamo

cosby trial, on "eyewitness news"reporting live, from montgomery county courthouse in norristown, joe holden for cws3 "eyewitness news". >> we will keep watching and waiting, thanks very much. >>> "eyewitness news" will be at the courthouse until the end of the bill cosby trial, once the jury has reached a decision, we will bring it to you right here on air on cbs-3 and on line at cbs philly.com. and, cbs local app. >>> meantime a deadly multi vehicle accident shuts down route 322, in gloucester county, chopper three over the scene here, 322 near garland road in mullica, one person was killed, three people had been taken to the hospital, and there is no word on wt caused this accident. >>> and 322 is a very popular route for those who are shore bound, as well, it remains closed at this hour, authorities would like to you avoid that area, if at all possible. >>> down the shore, a teenagerie on the beach in atlantic city last night. crews continued to search for the two swimmers but rescue has now been considered a recovery effort. reporting cleve bryan has more >> in my eyes he was a hero, my

our joe holden has details from the federal courthouse where the jury who will hear that case is being assembled. >> reporter: good evening, just moments ago jury was sat in the case offset williams. it is 10 women and two men, there are also four alternates , all women. inside a private conference room at federal courthouse, prosecutors and lawyers for seth williams are huddled around table, waiting for a pool of 137 jurors. potential jurors are brought in one at a time and asked questions about their knowledge of the questioned pro case against philadelphia 's district attorney. overwhelming amount of jurors told court serving on this jury would be a significant hardship. seth williams is charged in the wide ranging indictment, accused of bribery, extortion and fraud, allegations suggest williams exerted his official influence as philadelphia's top prosecutor, in exchange for gift and trips there was a car, leather receive, vacation , paid to williams, returned for favors for friend and business associates. williams has resisted demand for top city officials to step down. while he ha

good evening i'm jessica dean. >>> i'm joe holden. ukee's off tonight.fessor will not be asked to return to the university of delaware where she tout anthropology. >> "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live with what the woman said, university's reaction and what students are saying tonight, anita. >> reporter: that is right, lieutenant to cover. i got in touch with that professor kathy death we will they are morning. she tells me she and her familiar live been receiving death threats and her personal information has been plastered all over the internet. because of that she declined to make a statement but this controversy is making national headlines and as we learned today many others have plenty to say about

"eyewitness news" reporter joe holden has a rare close-up look at what it takes to spruce up the statue rising 500 feet above street level this sculpture of william penn a hollow bronze statue weighing 53-pound pound was due for his once in the decade spa treatment. all of the intricate deck details. >> he looks going out. >> reporter: not to be missed. >> you can see level of detail in the cup. >> charter he carries is exact in detail down to the word, his hand, crafted to precision , but this perch high above city hall, takes its toll. >> the corrosion gets inside of those tiny pits and it gets in there and accelerated cycle >> reporter: every 10 years city contracts with new jersey company moreland studios to clean billy penn from shoe to brim. a laser is used to clean many pits and crevises and copper surface is heated. >> heating up the surface laos the bronze to absorb wax it is done by hand. >> inch by inch and multiple layers. >> reporter: wind were whipping as we got up close and personal with mr. penn, scaffolding had a slight sway. statue prominent, iconic was put into place

here's joe holden with the rest of "eyewitness sports". >>> day to of the nhl draft wrapped up in chicagoflyers continue to add more forward toss their roster, so, selecting five forwards a goalie and defenseman. flyers swapped their second round pick with a third and a fourth round pick to arizona to move up nine spots. they took 6-foot six winger isaac rat cliff, he scored 28 goals in 67 games, for quebec in the ontario leak. isaac was 27th ranked best prospect. he thinks his game will help flyers in the future. >> big guy, i think he can play offensively and defensive lynn and really that is the team and playing all there is, and adding that to their line up, and being able to maneuver my way in to that line up in the future and playing with a lot of those guys will be awesome for me and i think i can bring a lot to the table. >> on friday, flyers sent brayden schenn to the blues for a 27th pick in the first round. picked forward morgan frost from canada schenn scored 17 power play goals last season but struggled in five on five play. next season orange and black could have six rookies

our joe holden has been following the trial all week long. he joins us live now from the montgomery county courthouse in norristown with today's developments. joe? >> reporter: jim, rahel, good afternoon. andrea constand has been testifying all morning. bill cosby's defense team is trying to paint inconsistent cease in her testimony from meetings she had with the actor and comedian in 2003 and 2004. they are also trying to paint a picture of what woman who apparently knew that bill cosby was interested in her romantically. that is a point she denied under cross examination. well constand is the central witness for the prosecution. here she is coming into the courtroom. she testified late afternoon yesterday that on a night in january 2004 cosby offered her three pills to help her row lacks. telling constand they were natural or herbal. prosecutors have previously contended those pills were quaaludes. constand claims she blackout was frozen and eventually awoke to cosby assaulting her. lawyers for the comedian have vehemently denied couldn't st

joe holden on sport tonight. i was about to ask you what the big story was. >> you know what? i can tell you we have you covered on all three fronts tonight, let's start off with the nfl day two of the draft wrapping up in chicago. flyers gm ron hextall was busy working the phones looking to move up in the second round and was successful. the flyers swapped their second round pick along with a third and fourth round pick to arizona to move up nine spots. they took he thinks his game will help the flyer >> i'm a big guy i can play offensively and defensively and really. and playing all areas in the zone. adding that to their lineup and being able to maneuver my way into that lineup in the future and playing with those guys, it will be awesome and i think i can bring a lot to the table. >>> heck c made another trade sending brayden schenn for and the 27th pick in the first round. there's does the trade of schenn mean the flyers are on a full-on rebuild? >> no. no. i wouldn't -- are we getting younger? yes. a rebuild absolutely not. we have young players at some point here, we ha

our joe holden is in the courtroom and will have full report on today's testimony beginning on "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >> a civil suit against bill cosby could get a trial date in california. accused of sexually assaulting a teenager at the playboy mansion more than four decades ago, accuser judy huff said she was 15 when this happened, comes two weeks after a pennsylvania jury dead locked in a criminal case against cosby. mistrial declared on charges cosby drugged and molested andrea constand. >> another nice summer day, but don't be surprised if you hear some thunder later on. we're tracking chance every showers and storms, meteorologist, katie fehlinger live on the cbs-3 skydeck to tell us what to look on look out for. correct, katie? >> that's correct, jim. we have couple of scattered showers or thunderstorms, but i'm thinking very spit, not everyone hit by them. today generally speaking has turned out to be decent day. clouds rolling in this morning, and certainly had the overnight thunderstorms that rumble through, as well. but yes, one of the variety type pack of days. meantime a

"eyewitness news" reporter joe holden has been there for all of the days developments and live in norristown. joe, where do we stand right now. >> reporter: deliberations continue, and as we have seen, today the questions have also just continued. the judge not watching word with bill cosby's publicist. >> bill cosby's publicist, verse judge stephen o'neill. judge on his fifth day of protract deliberations, warned if, if there ways mistrial it shouldn't be interpreted as a win. his publicist andrew wyat made comments that dead locked journey was a victory for cosby team. wyat responded late today to the judge's comments. >> i will continue to speak on his behalf. if i see something that should be taking place and something not taking place, i will say those things. i am not going to be shy about saying them. hey, i was glad the judge shouted me out, maybe he wants me to be his publicist for st. patrick's day when he walks down that hallway. >> reporter: judge took steps to sure up integrity of the proceedings against wild speculation that some have been pushing outside the courthouse. >> the

good evening i'm joe holden. the muslim council confirmed several worshipers at the park months were being hit just after midnight local time. police report that one person has been arrested, and again, there are multiple fatalities. a woman who lives close to where a vehicle hit pedestrians in london describes what she heard and saw. >> something very loud, trying desperately to make to move away, just passing, and traffic at the time, and in a matter of like second, police cara arrived and then many other police cars a arrived just after that. >> again, we know that one person has been arrested so far, not what possibly known, their role in, this incident, and again, it is unclear how many people, were killed, or hurt, we will continue to follow this breaking news story as it develops, remember , you can always get very latest on line at cbs philly.com, and the local cbs mobile app. >>> hazmat situation in new jersey earlier today in camden county municipal utility authority pumping station was spill sewage in

our joe holden talked to seth williams outside the federal courthouse. >> reporter: how is it going in there what do you think. >> very thankful for my attorneys. >> reporter: thankful for your attorneys. >> yes. >> reporter: judge warned williams not to roll his eyes or shake his head during his testimony or the d.a. would be scolded in front of the jury. >>> the philadelphia fraternal order of police is backing republican date beth grossman in seth williams replacement. fop unanimously endorsed gross nan for philadelphia district attorney after meeting grossman and democratic candidate larry krasner last night. grossman and krasner will face off in the november general election. grossman is honored, proud to receive the endorsement. >>> police in plant i can county are trying to round up suspects they say are connect to the string of crimes, in buena vista township. authorities want to identify this man, wanted in a car bar glare i investigation. they say he he was seen looking into cars on cedar avenue one of the three areas also hit by burglars. police are also trying to identified

seth williams, liset gonzales seen here with our joe holden was executive director for williams political action committee friend offset williams. she testified yesterday that she felt uncomfortable with williams spending habits at the union league, including a 2,600-dollar birthday party for williams girlfriend. williams defense attorney argued his expenses were legitimate. >>> protesters marched the city hall to demonstrate against police, chopper three was overhead as the rally and march for police abolition made its way down toward broad street. black lives matter gathered at municipal services building on jfk boulevard around 5:30 last night. group of 125 protesters blocked traffic there, while holding signs and chanting, the demonstration lasted two hearst. >>> well, pennsylvania state senate has advanced a bill that would allow school employees to have guns on campus. employees would be required to have a concealed carry license , and pass a psychological evaluation and meet certain firearms training requirements. bill still requires approval in the house, governor wolf says he opp

that is very latest as we watch deliberations continue here at montgomery county courthouse aim joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks very much. our live team coverage continues now with greg argos who has more, on how people outside the courthouse are anxiously awaiting this jury's decision, greg. >> reporter: that is exactly right, guess contact outside montgomery county courthouse keyword is patients, as you mentioned there are dozens of members of the media, of course, proponent and opponent s of comedian bill cosby. everyone here is waiting for the 12 men and women inside to decide the 79 year-old comedian's fate for more than 12 hours, over two days, 12 men and women have debated over the fate of comedian bill cosby. hours of deliberations, punctuated only by questions from the jurors, this key players back into open court, accuser andrea constand flanged by members of the prosecution, cosby by his defense team, the questions answered and the jury continues their process. >> meanwhile, outside the courtroom the dance, more free style. key players surrounded by media, surr

our joe holden is in the courtroom and will break down all of today's testimony beginning on "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> well, republican senators are trying to regroup and see if they can find a compromise that will win enough support to pass their health care plan, repealing and replacing the affordable care act. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell delayed vote yesterday on the current plan after more republican senators came out against it. at least 12 gop senators have said they have reservations about some parts of proposal. >> it's difficult for mow to see how any tinkering is going to satisfy my fundamental and deep concerns about the impact of the bill. >> now, without compromise among republicans, senator mcconnell warned they'll be forced to work with the democrats. >>> well, one of the many wildfires raging in the west right now has destroyed the home of big bang theory star johnny, the 42 year old actor was not at home when flames from the so-call hill fire swept across his ranch in st. louie a business bow county california 200 miles outside of los angel angeles. a sta

defending himself tonight, good evening, i'm jessica dean >>> i'm joe holden in for ukee washington. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live in center city. you caught up with the district attorney's walked out of court what did he to have say. >> reporter: exactly right there, joey did speak with seth williams leaving the federal courthouse here an hour and 20 minutes ago and asked him directly about one of the accusations brought up, in court, that is that he stole some $10,000 from his own mother. the federal government has filed 29 federal bribery and corruption charges against philadelphia's district attorney seth williams. tuesday the sitting d.a. entering federal courthouse in center city greeting the media but say nothing else. inside with the jury seated opening statements began. the prosecutors led by assistant u.s. attorney robert , eric moran and others painted a picture of a man living in debt and lining his pockets bribe in exchange with favors tied to his position as district attorney. thomas williams defense attorney admits the 50 year-old made that decision but

lisa gonzales seen here with our joe holden was executive director for williams political action committee friend offset williams. she testified that she felt uncomfortable with some of williams spending habits at the union league. she told court that those expenses included a $2,600 birthday party in 2014 for williams girl friend. williams defense attorney argued expenses made on behalf of the campaign were legitimate. >>> well, food bank in south jersey received very special vice from it one of the nation 's largest on line retail tours day. >> it is all part of the new program that helps non-profit organizations become more efficient, reporter cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio is in pennsauken those details. >> reporter: this is south jersey food bank, they bring in, pack up, send out is 11 million-pound of food every year. 200,000 families fed throughout the south jersey region. this summer, with the help of volunteers, they will pack up. >> breakfast, lunch, a snack for 8,000 kid a day but need is so great they want to do more. in comes logistics expert from amazon.c

liset gonzales seen here with our own joe holden was on the stand today. executive director for williams political action committee testified that she was uncomfortable with williams spending including a $2,600 birthday party for williams girl friend, williams defense attorney says the expenses were legitimate. >>> part of the white house travel ban will take effect tonight, following monday's decision from the supreme court. new guidelines, require visa applicants from six mainly muslim countries have a close relative living here in the u.s., seth lemon has more on details from washington. >> reporter: beginning today travelers from iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria, and yemen will face a tougher time entering the u.s. as part of the president trump's revised travel ban. earlier this week supreme court partially restored the president's executive order arguing lower courts that blocked policy went too far in limiting mr. trump's authority order was widely criticized as a ban on muslims but trump administration says it is in the interest of the national s

. >>> i'm joe holden. ukee's off tonight. adjunct professor will not be asked to return to the university of delaware where she tout anthropology. >> "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live with what the woman said, university's reaction and what students are saying tonight, anita. >> reporter: that is right, lieutenant to cover. i got in touch with that professor kathy death we will they are morning. she tells me she and her familiar live been receiving death threats and her personal information has been plastered all over the internet. because of that she declined to make a statement but this controversy is making national headlines and as we learned today many others have plenty to say about her on line comments. adjunct professor at university of delaware will not be asked to return after comments that she made on line went viral prompting a swift, fierce backlash across the country. >> are you kidding me? report report last week kathy detwiler who taught on throw polling wrote on her face book page, in part is it wro

our joe holden spoke with williams on the way out of court today. >> how is it going in there? what do you think. >> very thankful for my attorneys. >> thank for your attorneys. >> yes. >> during the testimony williams shook haze head and rolled his eyes that the judge got annoyed and during a break the judge lashed out at williams warning next time he would be scolded in front of the jury. >>> court hearing was held today in the case of six prison guard. they are charged with assaulting two inmates at montgomery county correctional facility. the defendants appeared in a collegeville courtroom, surveillance video of the alleged volunteers day attack was shown in court. prosecutors say that the guard felt disrespected by inmates during a incident, the day before the attack. the guard have been fired. >>> delaware county youth food balance team targeted by vandals while thieves got away with expensive equipment, teen says they may be down but they are not out. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos joins us from chester township with that story, greg. >> reporter: good afternoon.

hats off to joe holden for that. >> we love him but didn't he kind of like like wack a mole? >> that's all right. we love him though. it is all love for joe. >> what do you think, do we need a hat for today's weather. >> i would to shade out the sun, that's the big thing here, yes. that uv index definitely high on day like this, where we have more sun than anything. but we can expect a beautiful day. much like yesterday, for the most part. so, obviously a caveat. we start thing off quick peak here at storm scan, which has no stormy weather to report. i love when it looks like this. days nice and clear, at least for the better part of the day. but toward mid to late afternoon, there will be some wet weather that start to fire up across the region. now, this is one of those scattered or spotty showers, thunderstorm varieties, so no given spot is a guarantee to get wet out of this. anyone really fair game, especially through southeast pa, for the mid to late afternoon, and specially toward evening, as you get into southern new jersey and central delaware. for now we take a lock a

our joe holden caught up with seth williams outside court. >> reporter: how is it going in there? what do you think. >> i'm very thankful of my attorneys. >> reporter: thankful to have your attorneys? >> yes. >> reporter: during his testimony williams shook his head and rolled his eyes so often he actual a floyd the judge and during the break the judge warned him that the next time, he would be scolded in front of the jury. >>> the republican date for philadelphia district attorney says she's honored, proud to receive endorsement of philadelphia's fraternal order of police. fop says it will support beth grossman, endorsement came after grossman and democratic nominee larry krasner spoke to the union's board last night. grossman and krasner will face off in november's general election. >>> top city officials including philadelphia mayor jim kenney are learning that their phone conversation was secretly recorded by the fbi. now this is wiretap notice that the officials received from the federal government, recordings are part of the fbi probe into john dougherty, head of the local,

we will begin with joe holden live at federal court, with more on how it all unfolded in the courtroomreporter: well, jessica and ukee question is how did this evolve in seth williams mind? we know last night he was at his home in overbrook farms and apparently, because of the drum beat of continued testimony the allegations, the alleged crimes, perhaps, for seth williams he knew there was in other way out. seth williams career crumbled to the ground in an instant, his guilty plea triggered shock waves across political and legal circles. prosecutors confirmed at 1:00 o'clock thursday morning that philadelphia's disgraced philadelphia district attorney , raised the white flag this morning at 1:00 a.m. mr. berk reached me and said that they wanted to accept the deal that we had

reporting live in montgomery county, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> former fbi director james comey will testify tomorrow that president trump pressured him about the investigation of possible ties between the trump campaign and russia. according to comey's opening statement that was released to day he will testify that president trump told him, he expected loyalty. and today the directors of the national security agency and national intelligence agency both refused to answer numberous questions about the investigation and their conversations with the president. >> what is the legal basis for your refusal to testify to this committee. >> aim not sure i have a legal basis but i'm more than willing to sit before this committee and during this investigative process in a closed session. >> the former fbi director confirmed in his statement that he told the president that he was not under investigation. >>> cbs news will carry james comeyes testimony as a special report tomorrow. join charlie rose, nora o'donnell and gayle king at 10:00 a.m. right here on cbs-3 >>> in the mea