"kathleen kane on the other hand did he anything any wrongdoing. >> kathleen kane appeared confidents she left the montgomery county courthouse today on day two of her perjury and conspiracy trial. >> how did it go, kathleen. >> i think good, thank you. >> her lead attorney gerald shargel echo kane' sentiments saying he was happy with how it was going so far. >> will she take the stand in her own defense. >> bruce beamer was the second witness to take the stan this afternoon. a former top aid to kathleen kane he testified he was shocked when he saw grand jury information in a philadelphia daily news article in 2014. beamer testified quote it had to have come from our office. there was no other explanation. that's what i found so shocking end quote. kane is accused of leaking that information and then lying about it to get even with political foe frank fina. her attorney said she did no such thing. nor did kane direct or authorize anyone to do so. gerald shargel said kane did make some mistakes but said they were honest mistakes and not criminal. he also said it doesn't make sense tha

six men and six women found kathleen kane guilty only after 4 1/2 hours of deliberation. were there as kane was whisked away into a waiting suv in back of the courthouse last night right after that verdict came down. the jury found kane used her office to embarrass a former staffer, leaking grand jury material to a newspaper in order to do that. and then lied about it under oath. one of kane's attorneys, gerald shargel said they were denied the ability to mount a full defense, not able to talk about the porngate scandal and those issues and they also did not call any witnesses. >> the verdict, conviction on all counts was a crushing blow, i'm not going to say otherwise, but we have not lost our resolve. >> they reviewed evidence. they reviewed testimony of our witness witnesses and did a difficult thing in convicting the chief law enforcement officer in the state. >> that was the district attorney there talking about the jury. and pennsylvania governor tom wolf had this to say. today is a sad day for the commonwealth and the people of pennsylvania. attorney general kane h

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the big question, what is next for kathleen kane? well, she has a sentencing sometime within the next 90 days behind me here at montgomery county courthouse, but will she resign, as of tonight there's no indication she will do so. her attorney said that issue will be decided within the next few days. reporting live tonight in montgomery county, david spunt, cbs 3, eyewitnessness. >> in the meantime governor tom wolf is calling for her to step down. he issued a statement that reads in part, quote, i do not believe kathleen kane should be the attorney general and today after conviction there should be no question that she should resign immediately. bee sure to stay tuned to eyewitness news. you can find updates at any time at cbs philly.com. >> it's been a steamy and stormy night across the region and the threat of storms didn't over. let's get to kate bilo. >> we've seen some rain moving through the philadelphia area. that batch of rain starting to push east into new jersey but there's more lurking to the south around portions of dc,

kathleen kane would not testify. out of the hearing of the jury, kane did briefly talk to the judge in the case and told the judge and listened to the commonwealth's case and testimony and did not believe she needed to testify and then again it was announced there would be no defense testimony whatsoever. as far as the defense is concerned the prosecution has not made their case. that is the public image that is for sure. we have all week long been talking to a prosecutor, now private attorney about this case and what is significant. we put to him what has happened today. >> the defense was in a difficult position here, it's like darn if you do and darn if you don't. if she testified she would open herself up to what would be a difficult cross-examination, which she would have had to directly call persons liars and say they were purgering themselves here in this courtroom and among those were people she hired. and some she has known for 20 years. >> reporter: so at this point everyone will be back at the courthouse mo

thanks, bill. >>> kathleen kane convicted. cutor was found guilty of perjury and corruption. next in a live report at 5:00, hear more reaction to the verdict and calls for kane's immediate resignation. >>> and frank rizzo's supporters march through philadelphia in an effort to save the late mayor's statue hear what happened when they encountered the group trying to get to removed. she died that day protecting the young children in her care. when it came time to vote on background checks, pat toomey crossed party lines to do the right thing. that's who he is, and i'm grateful. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> good morning, everyone. jessica boyington checking on the roads for you. right now we're over in new jersey. we're checking out some highways there. this is route 73 around 295 over in mt. laurel. you can see traffic moving along nicely. roads are dry. we're not dealing with big problems or delays or construction. but we do have an accident out there in new jersey, closing down on

. >> closing arguments in the perjury case of pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane. we'll have a live preview. >> the heat wave turned deadly over the weekend, while accuweather is tracking relief later this week. >> in fact let's talk about that heat and go over to karen rogers in for david murphy, matt pellman is here with the morning commute. >> reporter: this is a long time, heat wave number five, national weather service has extended the heat warning through tuesday morning for the core of the philadelphia area along i-95. let's check the conditions currently. 71 in martins creek, 70 in pottstown, 72 in saint david, 77 currently in center city. 73 in browns mills, the mid 70s in hammonton, glassboro, low 70s in smyrna and dover, 75 in hockessin delaware. satellite and radar we have clear skies, just a few clouds out there, we have showers to the north and west, that's a slow-moving front that's not going to be impacting us today. we have a slight chance for a spotty shower south and east of the city. most of us stay dry. here's the heat index tracker. today's hi

kathleen kane version of the event back in 2014 she wanted to get the word out in the press about how a probe of jerry mondesire her predecessor dropped the ball by not bringing charges. who is responsible for the leak? kathleen kane targeted the top two witnesses the former top aid and political consultant claiming they had reasons to leak the information and lie about it. a former prosecutor has been observing the trial. >> they attacked king and marrow, call them liars and pointed out the inconsistencies in their testimony and called them liars they did what they had to do. it was a methodical closing, it was disparaging to the witnesses in a way that felt was necessary. >> reporter: the defense in its closing denies kathleen kane had any role in the coverup and offered an alternative theory how it got out of the grand jury office into the newspaper. the prosecution closing at this time, the deliberations will start this afternoon. john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> at least 6 people are dead after heavy rains brought widespread flooding to the state of louisiana over the wee

always be you. ♪ >>> pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane is now resigning. cted her yesterday of abusing her powers in an effort to smear a arrival then lied about it under oath. kane will officially resign at the close of business tomorrow. her law license is already suspended. lawyers for kane are vowing to appeal the verdict. >>> hillary clinton makes a campaign stop in philadelphia today. the democratic nominee at west philadelphia high school emphasizing voter registration, her campaign is setting up shop here opening an office in southwest philly today. in recent polls, clinton currently leads trump in many swing states including here in pennsylvania. >>> massive fire set on purpose as firefighters out west battling to just hold the line north of san francisco. the clayton fire has burned seven square miles torched about 175 homes and structures and killed countless wildlife. >> fox's claudia cohen has the latest on the firefighter. >> reporter: fire crews in lake county working hard to get a handle on the clayton fire. it's burned through more than 4,0

a jury found attorney general kathleen kane guilty of all nine counts in her perjury trial in norristownp to seven years in prison for leaking lying about it. files and then kane's lieutenant will address the media in harrisburg this afternoon. >> major mess some mercer county this morning. overturned trash truck continues to block the ramp from one southbound to 95 southbound. farther down 95 our next camera shot shows a big delay from bridge street on down to the vine street expressway. that's because of an earlier crash now gone all lanes reopened. karen. >> it's 77 degrees right now at 8:00 a.m., 78, lots of clouds and some sunshine. by 10:00 86. by lunchtime 89 but it will feel like it's the mid 90's. by 3 o'clock we hit our high of 94 but it will feel like it's about 102. any time after three watch for strong to severe thunderstorms. >> okay good to know. of course we'll be back here in 30. a lot going on on the roads. you're going to want to keep up with weather and breaking news. matt pelman, matt o'donnell, karen rogers, i'm tamala edwards. stay cool. iso let me tell you what i

over town, kathleen kane maintains her innocence. >> follows last night's guilty verdict following a grand jury leak, "eyewitness news" reporter justin fin itch live in the cbs-3 sat center, brooke, jim, good morning. kane now awaiting her sentencing within the next 09 days, perjury charges alone could leave her serving time behind bars. >> foreseeable end, political star seemed on the rise, with her election, four years ago. >> a fall from grace, for kathleen kane. pennsylvania's first woman and first democrat, elected state attorney general, back in 2012. now, at the end of her first term, she has made history again. found guilty of perjury, by a jury of six women, and six men, montgomery county d.a., kevin steel, reacted outside the courthouse in norristown monday night. >> it was about the defendant going before a grand jury, in montgomery county and lying to that grand jury. the evidence was overwhelming in that regard, and the defendant convicted. >> convicted of campaign to discredit state prosecutor, one she believed leaked info about her to the media. to hit back reportedly l

the big question, what is next for kathleen kane? well, she has a sentencing sometime within the next 90 days behind me here at montgomery county courthouse, but will she resign, as of tonight there's no indication she will do so. her attorney said that issue will be decided within the next few days. reporting live tonight in montgomery county, david spunt, cbs 3, eyewitnessness. >> in the meantime governor tom wolf is calling for her to step down. he issued a statement that reads in part, quote, i do not believe kathleen kane should be the attorney general and today after conviction there should be no question that she should resign immediately. bee sure to stay tuned to eyewitness news. you can find updates at any time at cbs philly.com. >> it's been a steamy and stormy night across the region and the threat of storms didn't over. let's get to kate bilo. >> we've seen some rain moving through the philadelphia area. that batch of rain starting to push east into new jersey but there's more lurking to the south around portions of dc,

expected in the perjury case of kathleen kane. >> the heat has been deadly over the weekend, accuweather is tracking relief much later this week. >> the word "relief" sounds so good. let's go over to karen rogers in for david murphy and matt pellman has the morning commute. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, we turned down the heat and humidity just a notch. the national weather service extended the heat warning because this afternoon it will feel like 100 degrees not only today, but tomorrow, as well. the excessive heat warning continues. you have to head out early if you're going to be outside. 76 in philadelphia. 72 in allentown. 73 in wilmington. 78 in cape may. winds have switch from the west northwest that's bringing down the humidity just a notch. satellite and radar showing we have clear skies, you look well to the north and west you see the clouds and showers that's a front that's not impacting us today. we'll see an isolated chance for a shower or thunderstorm south and east of the city later. here's the heat index tracker. 10:00 a.m., 89 degrees. lunchtime, feeling like

>>> right now on "nbc 10 news today," kathleen kane in court. jury selection begins today in the case against pennsylvania's attorney general. >>> regional rail changes. updated schedules take effect today that could change your commute to and from work. >>> solid gold. michael phelps and the u.s. men's swim team grab a gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay. >>> this is "nbc 10 news today." >>> good morning, it's monday, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. complete olympic coverage ahead, all morning long. first, let's get to meteorologist bill henley with a look at the neighborhood forecast, a look at conditions right where you live because it's different. >> even in philadelphia, a live view from center city, a view from the comcast center. we're in for lots of sunshine. in some spots, a cool start. andorra, manayunk, in the 60s0 right now while center city is 80 degrees, 77 in pensport and into the low 80s for chalfont, 73 in fox chase. humidity has come way down. the humidity will stay low. the temperature is warm, typical summe

. >>> kathleen kane on trial. jury selection is complete. today opening statements begin in the perjury case against pennsylvania's attorney general. >>> swimming for gold. today could be the day for olympic swimmer michael phelps. he has a chance to win his 20th gold medal. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> 4:30. good morning. welcome to tuesday. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. complete olympic coverage is all ahead this morning. but let's get started with meteorologist bill henley. he has your first alert neighborhood forecast, which is a look at conditions right where you live. bill? >> cape may is looking for a little bit of fog this morning. look closely. you can see it in some of the light. light fog there. that's not the only spot with fog this morning. a light fog in coatesville and blue bell. it's actually thicker in parts of new jersey, mt. holly, mile and a quarter visibility. look at the dense fog for tom's river. that's to start with. most locations are fog-free this morning. 71 degrees in philadelphia. about 10 degr

he successfully prosecutes kathleen kane. how about that for a twist of fate.ow bruce castor with a news conference at 1:00. who knows what he says. he called it following kathleen kane's convictions last night. >> it is a situation that we had here and it seemed that we had somebody who felt that she was above the law and that is in the the case because no one is above the law. >> verdict, conviction on all counts, it is a crushing blow. i will not say otherwise but we have in the lost our resolve. we will continue this litigation despite the jury's verdict. our client has been wrongfully accused of these crimes. >> reporter: so that sound like a slew of appeals, delays, motion toss try to delay the inevitable? well, under the state cops dogs kane can cling to her job until the day she's sentenced, so if they keep pushing off sentencing, who knows when she can, stay on until. but the judge said sentencing within 90 days. this judge, it is not a fumo type judge lenient wise she sounded pretty stern when she said hey, if you try to retaliate against any of the w

kathleen kane entering the courthouse yesterday morning as a defendant.the pool of jurors face questions from both sides. this trial could last at least a week. kathleen kane is accuse of leaking sensitive grand jury material to a newspaper and lying about it to a grand jury. she has a large legal team by her side, including a new york city lawyer and former montgomery county district attorney. kane said she did nothing wrong and the case is result of retaliation over a pornographic e-mail scandal. on that topic, the judge said that issue cannot be brought up as a defense in that trial. we will hear opening arguments. that's the next step. kathleen kane still serves as pennsylvania attorney general even though her law license has been suspended. live in norristown, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> thank you, matt. there will soon be more places to buy booze in pennsylvania. businesses that sell beer to go can now apply for licenses. they will also allow them to sell take-out wine. businesses who apply for the new license could have wine available by the end

i do not believe kathleen kane should be the attorney general of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. should resign immediately. kane has been and continues to be free on bail with sentencing to happen in 90 days. live in norristown, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> you'll get instant updates on what's happening and what's next for the attorney general as soon as they happen. we'll push out new information as we get it. both on air and online. >>> mean while this morning, there are answers about the murder/suicide that claimed five lives in berks county. we now know mark short killed his family before taking his own life. he bought a gun one day after police went to his house for a domestic dispute back in july. the day before the killings he was at hershey park with all the kids. august 6th, the bodies of his wife, three children and dog were found. megan short planned to move to an apartment that same day. she told police when they came to her home in july that she was afraid of her husband. >> the sinking spring police department did at this time advise megan short how to get a prote

brooke, back over to you. >> thanks a lot, meisha a pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane is appealing her conviction, after four hours of deliberations, montgomery county jury found kane guilty of all nine counts of perjury and construction. kane was accused of leaking secret grand jury information and lying under oath to cover it up. kane's attorney maintains his client's innocence. >>> we will continue to to because we believe that our client have been wrongfully, wrongfully accused of misconduct. >> this was about defendant going before a grand jury, in montgomery county, and lying to that grand jury. >> the judge plans to sentence kane within the next 90 days. >> well, pennsylvania governor tom wolf wasted no time repeating his call for kane to step down. last night, he issued a statement reading in part: as i have made clear, i do not believe kathleen kane should be attorney general of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. i believe this when she was charged, and today after conviction, there should be no question that she should resign immediately. >> stay with "eyewitness news" for

kathleen kane is accused of leaking grand jury evidence to the press. some of the toughest testimony came from adrien king and political consultant josh marrow testified under immunity he and kane were involved in a grand jury leak that resulted in a coverup in a daily news article. marrow is testifying under immunitity. a wiretap recording of marrow and a third party was released to back up his claims made earlier this week. kane affirms lawyers say she can not be convicted based on the evidence presented by the prosecutors. closing arguments are to begin around 10:00 a.m. him if convicted the attorney general could face up to 7 years in prison. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton and vice president joe biden will be in scranton today. they are will promote the economic plan to help the middle class, the vice president is expected to attack donald trump arguing that the gop presidential candidate is less prepared on national security than any other previous nominee. frontal boundary

. >> the trial of kathleen kane has closing statements, more is coming up. >> david murphy is off, karen rogers is here along with matt pellman. >> reporter: the heat warning continues through tomorrow, 77 in philadelphia. 73 in allentown. 74 in millville. 79 already in cape may, new jersey. let's take a look at the dewpoints and what you can expect. 71 degrees. not quite as bad as a few days ago, nonetheless, oppressive humidity. upper 60s in the lehigh valley. 72 for the a dewpoint in millville. 76 in dover and cape may. satellite and radar, showing we'll see an early sunshine, we'll have clouds mixing in. you can see the precipitation out to the north and west, we have a chance of a spotty shower or thunderstorm. south of the city will be the best areas to get it. 2:00 p.m., it will feel like 98 degrees. it will feel like 100 late this afternoon and into the evening hours. the 4 is the high, you saw the heat index it will feel like 100 degrees. it's hot and humid and spotty thunderstorm south fortunate city this afternoon. we'll talk about how long the heat last in the seven-day forec

i do not believe kathleen kane should be the attorney general of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. should resign immediately. sentencing will happen within 90 days. kane is out on bail. she has been since all of this was under way. the judge did order her not to retaliate against any of the witnesses in this case or that she would be locked up. she does face prison time here. again, that sentencing, until we find out what that will be, that is a big question mark at this point. for now, live in norristown, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. >>> it's too late. that's what an appeals court is telling bill cosby about his effort to reseal his deposition testimony.ç cosby admits to several affairs in the deposition and says he gave prescription sedatives to women he wanted to seduce. the deposition was unsealed at the request of the associated press last year. cosby wants to stop the documents from being used in his montgomery county trial. the court ruled, quote, the contents of the documents are a matter of public knowledge. and we cannot pretend that we could change that fact

defense for kathleen kane rests its case without calling a single witness.today both side will make their final arguments and then jurors get their turn. >> jury could begin deliberations, well, sometime this morning, dave kinchen, is in montgomery county, hi there, dave. >> it looks like he haze having some mike issues he is a mike issue. 6:37. vice-president joe biden is in pennsylvania today, campaigning alongside hillary clinton. they are traveling to his home town of scranton pennsylvania. >> biden will be holding his first rallies for the democratic presidential nominee. he is expect to cast clinton as key to building on obama administration's legacy. biden is expect to slam republican presidential candidate donald trump. >> i would think so. >> is what the word he used in the democratic national convention. >> that word that he said. >> molairrkey. >>> trump will be unveiling his plan to take on ice is in a major foreign policy speech. he will outline his plans for immigration reform. in the meantime trump is launching a new attack on the media. >> ye

also tell you that the jury is seated in this trial against the pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kanekane left the montgomery county courthouse after lawyers and a judge spent all day questioning potential jurors. six men and women were seated to serve. later in the day out of the pool of 100. now the judge also asked jurors if they knew the potential witnesses, a lights of powerful figures including ex-judges, reporters and ex-staff hours might testify in the trial. that list includes philadelphia district attorney seth williams and former pennsylvania supreme court justice mccaffery and kane's former first deputy bruce beamer and her current chief of staff philadelphia daily news reporter christopher brennan is also a possibility as some would who may testify in this case. as you know kane is charged with leaking secret grand jury information and lying about it. also in a series of political squabbles she continues to serve as attorney general even though her license was removed by a committee but all this set to start with opening statements later this week. back to you. >>> philad

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kathleen kane announces she's stepping down as the state's top prosecutor. >> david spunt was in the courtroom. he is live in the stat center on what's next for kane. >> a lot changed in four years tomorrow at this time attorney general kane will be a private citizen. no question the heat is on as she waits to find out if she will serve jail time. kathleen kane, the scranton native who promised to end corruption in state government when she ran finds herself a convicted felon without a law license. was convicted deliberately leaking information against frank fina, she did it after bad press. of a jury found her guilty on nine counts of perjury related charges. she said she would resign wednesday by the close of business. in a brief one sentence statement, the to open said, quote, i have been honored to serve the people of pennsylvania and i wish them health and safety. former montgomery county bruce caved who kane appointed to be her number two will take over. >> once the jury has spoken, becomes very difficult for any law enforcement officer to have credibility. >> reporter: was ones

republican nominee donald trump responded to resignation of the kathleen kane, by tying the now former pennsylvania attorney general to both hillary and bill clinton, kane is seen here with former president in 2012. in a statement trump said in part it is unsurprising that yet another clinton insider has chosen to lie under oath to hide their unethical behavior. >> ♪ >> reporter: at a rally in west philadelphia today hillary clinton did not mention kane but did go after her republican rival. >> as joe by he said it is not just that he doesn't know what he is talking about, that is bad enough but what he often says hurts us. >> reporter: this is clinton's second day in the keystone state. yesterday she and vice-president joe biden, spoke in their mutual birthplace of scranton aiming to crawl working class voters. today's focus was getting supporters registered to vote. >> i'm asking to you register yourself and i'm asking you to ask everybody you know to register because when we do that, we make a commitment that we care about what is going to happen in this election. >> reporter: clint

suggestion. >>> today a judge had questions for jurors in the criminal trial of attorney general kathleen kaneed fong any new potential witnesses. among those on the list philadelphia district attorney seth williams and former pennsylvania supreme court justice shaemus mccaffery. prosecutors charged kane with leaking secret grand jury information then lying about it. >> in florida helicopter swooped low, very low. you can see just how low in those images. no doubt a scary sight from the ground and authorities are not happy about it. >> a few other things the pilot did are raise something eyebrows tonight. fox's kate burgess has the sto story. >> oh, it's too close. >> reporter: that's the reaction some passengers fresh off the orlando hell tour has of this photo. >> according to pictures it look bad. >> reporter: the sheriffs office gave us this picture. someone with the helicopter company actually took it. now deputes are using it as evidence in the case against pilot thomas wars man after deputes watched the helicopter he was flying hovering just a few feet above heavily trafficked 192 in ki

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kathleen kane announces she's stepping down as the state's top prosecutor. >> david spunt was in the courtroom. he is live in the stat center on what's next for kane. >> a lot changed in four years tomorrow at this time attorney general kane will be a private citizen. no question the heat is on as she waits to find out if she will serve jail time. kathleen kane, the scranton native who promised to end corruption in state government when she ran finds herself a convicted felon without a law license. was convicted deliberately leaking information against frank fina, she did it after bad press. of a jury found her guilty on nine counts of perjury related charges. she said she would resign wednesday by the close of business. in a brief one sentence statement, the to open said, quote, i have been honored to serve the people of pennsylvania and i wish them health and safety. former montgomery county bruce caved who kane appointed to be her number two will take over. >> once the jury has spoken, becomes very difficult for any law enforcement officer to have credibility. >> reporter: was ones

to find out what kind of business this is. >>> happening today in norristown, the jury in the kathleen kane trial is expected to get the case after lawyers make their closing arguments. pennsylvania's attorney general is accused of leaking grand jury information to the media and then lying about it under oath. kane didç not testify. her lawyers presented no evidence and called no witnesses but maintained her innocence. kane faces up to seven years in prison if she's convicted. >>> atlantic city will honor america's military today. world war ii veterans will serve as grand marshals of the city's sixth annual parade saluting america's armed forces. members of coast guard and army marching band will also participate. the parade starts tonight at 6:00. ♪ >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> eight minutes after 6:00. a few minutes away from sunrise. you can see the skies brighting up. it is a muggy morning. temperatures will soar back into the have for philadelphia and wilmington. that's a live view of frawley stadium with skies brightening. the temperatures are still falling at this hou

verdict is in and pennsylvania's attorney general kathleen kane is guilty. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm iain page. lucy is off tonight. >>> the jury deliberated all afternoon, and into the evening. before announcing its decision and our fox 29's chris o'connell was there as the verdict was read. he joins us live in norristown tonight. chris? >> reporter: iain, kathleen kane showed very little emotion staring directly in the eyes of those 12 jurors as she learned she was now guilty of all nine counts against her. now, pennsylvania's attorney general is facing prison time. >> pennsylvania's first female attorney general with a new title tonight. convicted felon. >> it's a sad day fort commonwealth. >> reporter: kathleen kane was found guilty on all charges. two felony counts of perjury, seven other misdemeanor force of abuse of power. prosecutors say kane leaked grand jury testimony and then lied about it to cover it up. claiming kane tried to plant a newspaper story to get revenge on rival prosecutor. kane seen her earlier in the day left court

when kathleen kane took office in 203 many saw a bright future. then came conspiracies, cover up and now conviction, forcing kane the first democrat and first woman's electric to that office to resign. today her second in command bruce castor is set to assume her post as state attorney general. speaking tuesday at a harrisburg press conference castor says he plans to take the oath today. kane named castor as first deputy attorney general in july after appointing him solicitor general in march. the castor came board as scandal to led to kane's felony conviction loomed large. on monday a montgomery county jury found her guilty of perjury and related charges. prosecutors argued she leaked secret details of the grand jury probe to the press in an effort to settle a score with the prosecutor thought to have revealed information about her. jurors found kane then lied about that leak under oath, but castor is acting as attorney general governor wolf can still name a successor with the backing of the state senate. >> right now i feel like i do have my hand

the septa's web site on our web site the at fox 29.com, chris and lauren, back over to you. >>> kathleen kane is waking up a quick felon, jury taking just a few hours to find kane guilty of all counts in her corruption trial. >> now kane has to deciding whether she will step down as state attorney general. steve keeley is live in montgomery county at the courthouse with more on this. steve, good morning. >> reporter: there is no decision as all, she can't get anything done so expect a resignation as early as today. she went out back door here last night but she may go through front gate of the prison. >> you look at the situation that we had here and it seemed like to we had somebody that felt like she was above the law and that is not the case because in one is above the law. >> verdict, conviction on all counts was a crushing blow i will not say otherwise but we have not lost our resolve. we will continue this litigation, we will continue this fight because we believe that our client was wrongfully a accused of her his conduct. >> reporter: it sound like more legal bills from him and more l

all eyes are on pennsylvania's top cop who may testify today as trial of the attorney general kathleen kane continues. >>> plus this... >> florida's governor confirming a 17th case of the zika virus in this sunshine state. how they are using all resources available to stop the virus from spreading. >>> good day it is august 9th, 2016. lauren johnson sleeve lesson this tuesday. >> i know. >> when i walk outside first thing i felt sue serio was my hair. >> um-hmm. >> you feel it swelling. >> yes. >> so you are feeling higher humidity and dew point this is morning. the it is definitely more sticky then yesterday. it is also cooler. 70 degrees, but calm wind and 93 percent relative humidity. our sun won't rise until 6:08 as these days get shorter. sixty-five trenton. sixty-three in lancaster. very comfortable to the north and west of philadelphia but further south you go it will start to feel stickier because these dew points are inching up closer to the actual temperatures. so, lets get right to our high temperature for today, which will be 88 degrees. we only got to 85 yesterday. we had more

he will continue to run the place even though kathleen kane had been convicted and then she up and quit. so residents of pennsylvania meet your new and soon to be acting attorney general. attorney general kathleen kane's decision to quit by the end of business wednesday came early afternoon by e-mail. the first woman elected to the post and the first democrat convicted of perjury and other crimes last night wrote, it was an honor to serve. she called her first deputy this afternoon. >> until this afternoon when she did ask my opinion and i told her that i thought it would be very difficult for her to remain in light of the developments in montgomery county. >> reporter: bruce castor a republican and former high profile montgomery county da will exercise the power and duties of the attorney general reads the law until governor wolf nominates temporary replacement who will have to be approved by two-thirds of the state senate. castor says he's ready. >> well, i don't know that anybody is prepared to assume a job of this nature. i certainly have spent my entire professional live learning h

agencies. >> castor is now acting as attorney general, governor wolf can still appoint a successor to kathleen kane that would come with the backing of the state senate. kane is due back in court in october and could face prison time. jim and brooke back inside to you. >>> well, acting attorney general bruce castor is a familiar face to many, he has lived in montgomery county all of his life and served as district attorney from 2,000 through 20 80. most noteably he decided no to the charge bill cosby with sexual assault in 2005. he spent eight years as a county commissioner before returning to private practice last january. now in march kane appointed castor as first solicitor general of pennsylvania, making him the ag's top deputy. >>> there is late word this morning of a dramatic shake up in donald trump's presidential campaign. he hired ceo steven ban on to be his campaign ceo. he has promoting pollster kelly ann conway to campaign manager. he is keeping paul manafort in his current role. trump will receive his first classified intelligence briefing today in new york. last night, in west conn so

kathleen kane faces a number of charges, the most serious two counts of perjury.losing arguments by the attorneys. then it will be time for the jury to begin its deliberations. in norristown, john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> well, one of the most recognized names in philadelphia's organized crime was set to be released from custody today. a judge granted joseph merlino $5 million bail. but he has to wear an ankle bracelet and also must stay at his nome boca rat tone when not working at his restaurant. merlino is accused of taking part in a healthcare fraud scheme. he could spend up to 20 years in prison if convicted. >> the former athletic director for the coatesville school district is going to jail for stealing district funds. a judge ordered james denoto to spend five years behind bars. he pled guilty to stealing at least $15,000 from the district. at the time of his arrest in 2014donoto had already resigned for allegedly sending racist and sexist text messages about students and staff. >>> "action news" has learned that brakes caught fire causing a truc

. >>> the trial of attorney general, kathleen kane, is coming to an end. we'll tell you what we can expect as closing arguments get underway. >> good morning, today is monday, august 15th, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas. there is a lot to tell but this morning, including details on security scare at new york's john f. kennedy airport. but first, big welcome to jim donovan, coming safely back from bermuda. >> oh, i rode all the way, yes. >> twenty-one, yes. >> absolutely. >> katie and meisha in the house, too. >> good morning, you guys, roadways are looking really good. a lot of construction, we know that, roadways are nice andrew, we survived the heat. my goodness. >> still going though, unfortunately, it has already proven deadly for couple of folks. no joke. so it continues on. still have excessive heat. very quickly, take a look at storm scan3, quiet thankfully at the moment. we did have heavier thunderstorms that rolled through the overnight. those have long since fizzled away. left with heat and humidity, still out there. high pressure generall

>> ♪ >> now on "action news" kathleen kane convicted.here are calls for her to step down but it doesn't look like that's what she's going to do. >> happening today, local red cross volunteers will prepare to help flood victims in louisiana. >> it's day seven of our heat wave. today with awful humidity. the steam bath goes on while accuweather tracks storms to our south. >> good morning. it's 5:30 on this tuesday august 16th. david is off. we have matt pelman and karen rogers. sounds like hibernation is a good idea. >> it really is a good idea to try to stay cool whatever you can do. it's been a long time since you've been outside. today is day seven of the heat wave. the excessive heat warning continues through 8 o'clock tonight and we now have heat advisories back in place for the rest of the region and that's because of the combination of the heat and the humidity. so, it's 77 degrees right now philadelphia, 74 in reading, 76 in millville and atlantic city. it's warm already and the dewpoints today are going to be higher than yesterday

perjury charges alone could send her to prison. >> kathleen kane made history in 2012, as pennsylvania first woman and first democrat elected state attorney general. now, at the end of her first term, she has made history yet again, with her perjury conviction, that decision was handed down by a jury of six women and six men, at the montgomery county courthouse monday night. county d.a. kevin steel reacted. >> this is about the defendant going before a grand jury in montgomery county, and lying to that grand jury. the evidence was overwhelming in that regard and the defendant was convicted. >> convicted of trying to discredit a state prosecutor, she believed, first leaked info about her to the media by leaking details of a secret grand jury probe to the press. and concocting a cover up. the state called former kane staffers who backed up that account, but kane's defense team never called a single witness. kane's attorney, gerald, explains. >> this is strategy, and many of my cases, where no witnesses appeared, acquittals resulted, and the opposite is also true. so, it is a strategy obv

today kathleen kane says she will officially step down as pennsylvania's attorney general. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> 6:00 a.m. this wednesday morning. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. i was telling you during the break, the thunder and lightning last night was shaking the foundation of my house. u to meteorologist bill henley and the neighborhood forecast for today. hi, bill. >> usually have to put a quarter in the bed to get that kind of service, vai. the shaking has ended, though. usually what ware seeing is clearing skies. no sign of showers or thunderstorms this morning. you can leave the umbrella at home. it wouldn't be that kind of day. scattered clouds in the suburbs, new jersey, sunshine there, too, 76 degrees right now. the clouds are already thinning out in the lehigh valley. into the low 90s for delaware this afternoon, mostly sunny skies. look at the 80s for the lehigh valley, new jersey and the suburbs. nowhere near as hot feeling as it was yesterday over the last several days as the humidity will be dropping during

kathleen kane is waking up a convicted felon, jury just taking a few hours to find her guilty on all counts. >> now key at this point kane has to deciding whether or not she will step down as states attorney general. steve keeley live at montgomery county courthouse where this all went down, steve. >> reporter: you'll recall when we first started reporting this story when grand jury first indicted her here in norristown she lost her law license after that in harrisburg. now she could lose her freedom with her convictions here by her trial jury. sentencing the judge said will happen in the next three months but if kane won't quit like she refused to do when indicted the state constitution says she can hang up up until the day she sentenced when her lawyer indicated he will try to fight and delay with appeals. >> it is a sad day for the commonwealth, the chief law enforcement officer of the commonwealth of pennsylvania the attorney general has been convicted of crimes involving abuse of power and lying under oath. >> for my client and her family, it is a tragic, you know, beyond any me

the defense in the calling a single witt the necessary and in the calling kathleen kane herself. dave kinchen outside the montgomery county courthouse herself, hi there, dave. >> reporter: even kathleen kane herself said she didn't feel it was necessary to testify in this case. one of the many surprise willing development at the end of the last week. we know today opening statements are set to begin in court and the jury could get the case, capping a week of compelling testimony, in this trial that has placed attorney general kane against two former aid. prosecutors will likely repeat their claim that kane, leaked secret grand jury information to a newspaper but for nothing political pay back with squabbles amid harrisburg elite and other politician as cross the state and then they allege she lied about them under oath. late last week kane declined to take the stand herself and her defense shockingly rested their case without calling any witnesses or presenting any evidence. her lawyers have said there is no credible evidence showing kane did anything criminal. the interesting te

they say that kathleen kane had favorites and held grudges. beamer, kane's one time top aide was up beat about turning things around. i think it's daunting but i think it's something we'll be able to do because we have 800 of the finest employees you'd ever want to have. >> the big question from beamer is an unreleased report of controversial emails by staffers and judges and others, the report said to name names, beamer will have to tread carefully balanced those named and the public's right to know. >> the acting attorney general has indicated that is a bit of issue and concern and i share this without having the opportunity to review it. >> another issue, a.g. staffer, katherine reece despite being convicted and sentenced for contempt is still earning almost $100,000 salary. >> i'll discuss that and tell all of us once in short order once i've have an opportunity to review it. but those kinds of issues i would like to get addressed as quickly as possible. >> reporter: well, with beamer sworn in today, acting attorney general bruce caster, i

. >>> state's top cop heads to court to accusations kathleen kane will answer on corruption, perjury and abuse of power. >>> good day, it is monday august 8th, 2016. chris murphy is back in the building. how are you. >> i'm well, how are you. >> i saw your cute picture of fast bike of your children over weekend. >> i decided to partner up. >> hi sue serio, flew back last night. >> it is perfect. >> we will give you number in just a little bit. 76 degrees is our current temperature. little bit on the warm side but relative humidity is still down at 64 percent this morning. we will take witt that southeasterly wind at 3 miles an hour. your sunrise is at seven minutes after 6:00 in the morning. those sunrises are getting a little later. we're seeing a few temperatures popping up, in philadelphia a, as we mentioned is 76 degrees. the let's head up to doylestown where it is 66. sixty in hazel ton, 73 in west chester, we will head down to atlantic city at the airport at 68. lewis, delaware at 68. pleasant morning there nothing to show you on radar just a few cloud around this morning, smal

>>> right now on "nbc 10 news today," pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane on the other side of the law. jury selection begins today in her perjury case. >>> a change on the tracks for hundreds of septa riders. we'll tell you which regional rail lines will have a different schedule starting today. >>> and the gold standard. michael phelps raises the bar again for olympic glory and another american swimmer is also setting records in rio. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> just after 5:30. good morning and almost to "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley who has the first alert neighborhood forecast. a cool start for august but it's going to warm up. >> it will be a beautiful day today even though we see the temperatures warm up considerably. the humidity will be dropping during the day. look at this beautiful view from sea isle city as we're getting closer to sunrise. cooling down at the shore and in philadelphia, too, there are some warmer spots but it's just dropped a couple degrees in center city. 78 degrees, fox

. >>> and the jury is hearing more testimony from kathleen kane's former law school boyfriend at her perjury trial in montgomery county. >>> but the big story is a steamy and stormy accuweather forecast, an excessive heat warning is in effect and pop-up storms are possible throughout the day. we have seen the skies suddenly open up this morning and runners got caught in a heavy downpour in philadelphia and a driver was lucky to escape unharmed when a large tree came crashing down on ton of a car and landing on lincoln drive causing a big backup. we could be in for more storms this afternoon. lets go to karen rogers tracking the humidity at the big board. >> reporter: we are looking at stormtracker 6 live double scan a couple of cells are now beginning to form out near harrisburg thark is a ways out. we see showers out near the coastline, these are storms that came through the city. we see it in surf city near the garden state parkway and showers in parkville as well as hammonton. the storms have fizzled and now some showers breaking the coastline. they are not breaking the humidity n

just hours after her conviction on criminal charges, kathleen kane has announced she will resign.s us live with the latest. >> reporter: well, the acting attorney general, bruce caster, has just wrapped up a news conference here in which he said he had no stake in the investigation against kathleen kane or the outside of her business trial. but as of tomorrow he will be the acting attorney general of pennsylvania. he lost a primary bid to tom corbett who won one term as governor of pennsylvania. now, caster said before reporters today talking about kathleen kane saying that she is a qualified attorney. but also when i asked him about how many days he had spent here in the office, he said they communicated a lot via e-mail and that she was accessible to him. he was brought here to the office in march to oversee the day-to-day legal activities in the office, because you'll remember, kathleen kane while she was undergoing this criminal investigation, she lost her law license. and caster talked about those staffers who were involved in the criminal investigation, and that he may now b

kathleen kane and her legal team are set to arrive to the montgomery county courthouse tuesday morning to plead her case. both sides set to begin opening arguments in the perjury trial of pennsylvania first woman and first democrat elected attorney general. kane is accused of felony perjury by leaking secret grand jury details to the media and reportedly lying about it under oath. she also faces misdemeanor charges of obstruction, official impression, conspiracy, false swearing. over several hours, some 100 potential jurors were vetted behind closed doors monday. answering a list of questions including if they would struggle deciding kane's case. or if they had ties to her office. law enforcement or potential witnesses. cane has insisted she's been targeted for going after what she has called an old boy's network for her exposing of the so-called porn gate scandal. rain of sexually explicit emails traded by state workers, and later led to several of kane's stepping down, and two skate justices. some the judge has said will be called to the witness stand. >> and back out live, the court