kevin roper indicted and this afternoon appearing in court in new brunswick. toni yates is there with the latest. >> reporter: kevin roper is free while these proceedings make their way through the courts system. of course his attorney wants this case thrown out and he says he is confident that eventually it will be. former wal-mart driver kevin roper came up from georgia for his court appearance where he was formally arraigned in the june 2014 crash that killed comedian james mcnair and injured tracy morgan. roper was driving without having slept for 28 hours when his truck crashed into the limousine that morgan, mcnair and an entourage were traveling in on the new jersey turnpike. >> aggravated assault to varying degrees on the aggravated assault, most seriously which as you now know is a first-degree aggravated manslaughter. >> reporter: morgan and the family of james mcnair have mart for millions of dollars. ropers attorney says that this criminal case is unjust, and he will continue his commitment to have it thrown out. >> we entered a plea of not guilty.

. >> kevin roper has other charges related to the accident. police say he was driving the walmart truck that new jersey turnpike. the crash caused james mcnair to be seriously injured. investigators say the truck driver hadn't slept for 20 hours before the crash. >> bill cosby is headed back to court to try to get a criminal charge that is facing do not be charged and sexual assault.the issue is the deal is still enforceable now? cosby admitted that he gave her three pills before engaging in the in sexual act. back in the summer he was indecent accusers . >> stella had, is it a cooler day than yesterday? temperatures in the 40s? not too bad . liz: not too shabby. mike woods has the complete ben: guardian angels are will be right back. when it's your time to shine. you want to feel good from head to toe. including your nails. introducing the amop\ electronic nail care system. the fast way to file. buff and shine. for effortless shiny wow nails! so you can step out with that amop\ confidence and shine on! from amop\. find it in the footcare aisl

. >> kevin roper appeared in a mercer county courtroom yesterday.cing aggravated manslaughter and other charges. that crash happened on the new jersey turnpike back in june of 2014. hoper was driving a walmart truck that slammed into the van that morgan was in. federal investigators say roper hadn't slept for 2 hours before the crash. roper's lawyer disputes that. this comes as morgan is preparing to go on a standup comedy tour, the picking up pieces tour launches friday in indiana. the comedian will also make several stops in our area, including atlantic city, wilmington and reading. >>> 5:17 and 37 degrees outside. let's check your ride to work on this tuesday morning. >> katy zachry is in the first alert traffic center for us. >> welcome back, vai, congratulations. >> thank you. >> that's really exciting. things have been running smoothly so far this morning. we have long-term construction to tell you about on 95, the on ram foreign policy girard avenue to 95 northbound, that is closed because of a long-term construction project. moving north int

kevin roper appeared in a mercer county courtroom yesterday facing aggravated manslaughter and otherrges. the crash happened on the new jersey turnpike in june of 2014. roper was driving a walmart truck that slammed into a van that morgan was in. another man in the van was killed. federal investigators say roper hadn't slept for 28 hours before the crash. roper's lawyer disputes that. this comes as morgan is preparing to go on a stanup comedy tour. the picking up the pieces tour launches friday in indiana, the comedian will also make several stops in our area, including atlantic city, wilmington and reading. >>> 4:24. happening today, a chance to save a life. as we first told you on friday, there's an urgent need tore blood donations. the blizzard of 2016 canceleds dozens of broad drives. here's where you can donate today, methodist hospital, moore college of art and 2401 walnut street from 2:00 to 7:00. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> clearing skies and getting cold outside. keep an eye out for a few icy spots this morning. it is 38 degrees here at nbc 10 at 4:25. katy z

kevin roper faces aggravated manslaughter and other charges. his attorney plans to ask the charges all be dismissed. investigators say roper had not slept for 25 hours and was speeding at the time. >> and comedian bill cosby is expected in court today for a hearing on his sexual assault charges. at issue is whether the district attorney's office agreed not to prosecute cosby on the 2004 charges in exchange for his statement in a civil suit. the current d.a. says there was no such deal. the district attorney at the time is expected to testify that there was, and cosby's attorney is asking that the charges be dismissed. >>> a surprise for prospective jurors in mississippi. their jury duty notice contained several phone numbers to call to determine if they had to show up that morning. so when the local number didn't work, many of the prospective jurors called the second number. it's a toll free number and boy, oh, boy, did they get a wrong number. >> i heard for hot girls, press 1. for hot guys, press 2. and i went ahead and hung up. i knew that w

. >>> kevin roper was indicted in december for m nslaughter and vehicular homicide for the death of james mcnair killed in an morgan suffered brain trauma, broken en ribs and a leg. roper had not slept for 28 hours before the crash. >>> rarely are funerals remembered for their jokes. but that's how they recall abe vigoda. it was held yesterday at riverside chapel on the upper west side. gill gert gottfried got laughs when he said this is the 20th time they were burying abe vigoda whose death was reported several times he died last week. he was 94 years old. >> he was a really good man. down o earth. like you wouldn't know that he was a star. he was just down to earth. >> very special person. he was a great man. he's an icon. he'll be remembered forever, i'm sure. >> as you see the scene there, the service ends with the theme from the godfather. tessio in the godfather. >> what a perfect way to end the 4:51 right now. one close call, two boaters minutes away from hitting the water until mother nature changed their mind. >>> here's a tip. if you're doing something illegal, don't advertise i

kevin roper appeared before a judge in new brunswick courtroom today.ope per is facing aggravat aggd manslaughter and on thes charges. his friend james mcnair was killed in that wreck. roper was was employed by wall march at the time of the crash which happened on the new jersey turnpike in cranbury. >> former montgomery county district attorney bruce castor is expected to testify tomorrow in the sexual assault against against bill cosby. cosby says castor promised not to prosecutor him in exchange for his testimony in a civil case brought by his accusor andrea couldn't stand. >>> meeting at temple university about the proposed football stadium was cut short due to frosts m students and more philadelphia residents feel like their voice hasn't been heard. interrupted university president neal, during a question and answer session. the protesters demand the board of trustees reject the plan to build the one had undread million dollars stadium. project includes a proposed retail development. >>> the iowa caucuses killed off the 2016 elections to night. >>

kevin roper appeared before a judge in new brunswick courtroom today. pope per is facing aggravat aggd manslaughter and on thes charges. his friend james mcnair was killed in that wreck. roper was was employed by wall march at the time of the crash which happened on the new jersey turnpike in cranbury. >> former montgomery county district attorney bruce castor is expected to testify tomorrow in the sexual assault against against bill cosby. cosby says castor promised not to prosecutor him in exchange for his testimony in a civil case brought by his accusor andrea couldn't stand. >>> meeting at temple university about the proposed football stadium was cut short due to frosts m students and more philadelphia residents feel like their voice hasn't been heard. interrupted university president neal, during a question and answer session. the protesters demand the board of trustees reject the plan to build the one had undread million dollars stadium. project includes a proposed retail development. >>> the iowa caucuses killed off the 2016 elections to night. >

the walmart accused of rig into tracy morgan's limo van on the new jersey not guilty to kevin roper is charged with aggravated manslaughter, and aggravated 20-14 crash that killed comedian james mcnair and seriously hurt morgan. roper's attorney is trying to get the charges tossed, saying wal-mart's morgan, and publicity from the accident have harmed roper's chances for a fair trial. president obama has less than a year left in office... and he's meeting with republicans today hoping they can all play nice. it's tough for lame duck presidents to get so the president some the president will also have lunch with house speaker paul ryan-- their first formal face to face, since ryan was elected speaker--three months ago. a year from today we'll have a new president... the race to elect our new leader started last night in iowa. it was really close on both sides... with ted cruz and hillary clinton claiming narrow victories. cnn's dianne gallagher is live in des moines, with the results... and what it could mean for the races going forward. good morning dianne-- ((ad-lib)) <<(nats) "god ble

kevin roper was driving a wal-mart truck when that crash happened on the new jersey turnpike in june14. the crash, killed comedian james mcnair, and seriously injured morgan and several others. prosecutors have charged roper with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and aggravated assault, mike and alex. >> nice job. >> remember the tracie morgan accident, of course. the didn't we just do this. >> i'm sorry, i would give you an update on what i heard but you told the whole story. >> thank you, lauren. >> we will pause here for a second we will try to regroup. >> we're regrouping. >> there you go. >> thank you. >> now we're ready to go. >> twenty-nine year-old man becomes a target of the brutal beat down inside of a cheese knees restaurant. >> three attackers didn't seem to care, security cameras were rolling, you can see their faces but what they did do this man. >> steve, bring us up to date. is what going on. >> cops see faces recognize the faces. we are talking brutal, brazen right off broad street in broad daylight look at the video. how basin in how about right before noo

police say kevin roper was driving a walmart truck, but crashed on the new jersey turnpike in june of 2014. morgan's friend james mcnair was killed. morgan was seriously injured. investigators say the truck driver hadn't slept for 28 hours before that crash. steve: we are getting new insight into the moments leading up to a deadly amtrak derailment in philadelphia. dari: the ntsb is sharing its reports and evidence into the cause of the crash. stacey delikat joining us from the newsroom with some details. >> reporter: well, the ntsb documents and transcripts from their investigation into the derailment last may, which killed eight people and injured more than 200. now while the documents don't delivery any solid conclusions about the cause of the crash, they provide never before seen photos and accounts from the moments leading up and after the derailment. moments after the derailment, the train engineer remembers pushing the train's throttle forward to pick up speed to the 80-mile-an-hour limit, but braking hard as soon as he felt he was going too fast. i remember holding on to the c

police say kevin roper was driving a wal-mart truck in 2014.ash killed one person are seriously injured morgan. during an arraignment roper pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and aggravated assault. >>> police have charged william smalls with stabbing a plan on a septa bus. the stabbing happened on the route 56 bus on the city's frankford section friday afternoon. police say smalls was unable to make the fare and refused to get off the bus. another passenger upset by the delay and pushed him out of the door and that's when police say smalls stabbed him. the victim remains in the hospital in critical condition. >> a wilmington police officer's memory led to the arrest of a wanted robbery suspect. normal nan stanford is accused of robbing a 25-year-old man at gun point yesterday on north harrison street. a few hours later an officer saw stanford and she noticed he matched a description that was broadcast to employees. stanford is facing numerous charges including first degree robbery. >>> meantime from our new jersey news room tonight inves

kevin roper is facing several charges, including vehicular manslaughter, stemming from the 2014 accident on the new jersey turnpike. roper's tractor trailer crashed into the back of morgan's limo, killing morgan's friend, and fellow comedian, james mcnair. >>> right now, hundreds of uber drivers are protesting outside queens. this is a live look at the now. the drivers are upset about recent price cuts. and some drivers are even shutting off their cell phones, for 24 hours, which would shut uber released a statement today saying the price cuts have already led to an increase in drivers. >>> a teacher accused of helping three inmates escape from jail expected in court today. investigators say nooshafarinn ravaghi an author of children's books gave an online satellite image of the california jail to hossein nayeri. the inmates escaped a week ago. she faces arraignment for helping a felon today. >>> scientists on a florida research vessel in australia captured a rare sight on video, a sub ant arctic volcano erupts on herd island, it is called big ben. it has erupted at least three times sin

kevin roper appeared in a new brunswick courtroom. that crash happened on the jersey turnpike in june of 2014. roper was driving a walmart truck that slammed into a van that morgan was in, another man in that van was killed. federal investigators say roper had not slept for 28 hours before the crash. roper's lawyer disputes that. this comes as morgan is preparing to go on a stand-up comedy tour. the picking up the pieces tour launches later this week in indiana. the comedian will also make several stops in our area including atlantic city, wilmington and reading. >> now to a dream come true for any sports fan. so, why'd the eagles pick this young man to go to the super bowl? we're going to have his inspiring story coming up. plus, should temple have its own football stadium? live on campus as students bring their concerns to school leaders. new information for customers of chipotle, what they want you to know about that dangerous outbreak next at 5:00. >> is the steeka virus is considered an international emergency by health officials

kevin roper pled not guilty to aggraved manslaughter. the incident happened in 20-14 when he allegedly drove his walmart truck into a limousine van in new jersey. roper's attorney wants the charges dismissed -- and he claims the charges should be dropped due to pre-trial publicity. a federal investigation revealed that roper was speeding and had been working 13-hours straight at the time. the late david bowie left about half his money -- 100- million dollars -- to his family. the new york times reports that he left 2-million to his personal assistant. 1-million went to his son's one-time nanny. and the rest went to his wife, son, and daughter. his will was filed in 2004 under his birth name - david robert jones. bowie passed after a battle with cancer on january 10th at the age of 69. supermodel is ending her fashion career later this month. cindy crawford 20th, and she plans to retire at that time. she tells rhapsody magazine that she can't keep reinventing herself. modeling for more than 30 years, and she needs to do, she crawford beca

kevin roper pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and aggravated assault.y roper was driving a wal-mart truck when the crash occurred on the new jersey turnpike in 2014. >>> the crash killed comedian james mcnair and seriously injured several people including tracy morgan. >>> well, the terrifying moment a surfer was thrown from the top of a giant 40-foot wave was all caught on video. this happened off the coast of hawaii. you can see the professional surfer tumbled down the enormous wave and then it crashes on top of him. incredibly the surfer survived the ordeal but later described the experience to being in a car crash. >> on health check the governor approved a new drug for hdld at tension deficit hyperactivity disorder. new yo' therapeutics got the fda okay. it's the first adhd drug which dissolves on the tongue in seconds. it's a possible plus for kids. it will be a competitor to ritalin and adderal which are pills or capsules. about 5 percent of kids have adhd. >> big talkers now and the story about life. losing it and giving it. a tragic loss for on

the driver of that truck kevin roper has pleaded not guilty to aggravated manslaughter charges. good for tracy. >>> eva longoria is back. she's starring in a new comedy here on {nbc. >> cat greenleaf gets the latest on "talk stoop." >> four years ago the lovely eva longoria was on my stoop. now she's stalked me across the country. >> you're a stoop stalker. >> i am a stoop sitter. i haven't moved barely since i've seen you. >> oh, my gosh. everything. i've been desperate housewives ended. just always had this fantasy, the four of us staying here growing old together. me staying gorgeous while the three of you age horribly. >> how did your sense of identity change when that show ended? >> it was so nice to be irrelevant. i purposely did that so i could cleanse america's palate from gaby. i wanted to come back to tv one day. and people loved the show and loved gabby. so they often have a hard time of seeing you as anything else. >> you have a brand new man in your life. >> i do, yes. >> you are new. >> yes. >> let's talk about the boys. >> the boy's name is pepe. >> he's jewish. >

kevin roper was driving a wal-mart truck when the crash happened on the turnpike in june of 2014. the crash killed comedian james mcnair and seriously injured morgan and others. enters pleas this afternoon in new brunswick, also charged with vehicular homicide and aggravated assault. >> tomorrow judge could decide whether to send sexual assault case against bill cosby to trial. dispute over immunity deal could stop the case from going forward. lawyers for cosby say the comedian had a deal with authorities that if he testified and accused andrea's civil lawsuit, woe never face criminal charges. but, motorcycle couldn't are you county's new district attorney says he has no evidence of a pass immunity deal on 12 year old case. so we'll take closer look at the legal issues tonight at 10:00. we will be following this case live starting on good day philadelphia tomorrow. >>> and, you decide tonight, the very first contest in the race for the white house, candidates are making their last minute pitches, but tonight, it is all in the hands of iowa. >> history has taught us to expect the u

deadly crash that left comedian tracy morgan in a coma pled not guilty in court this afternoon: kevin roper arraigned on charges stemming in the 2014 accident on the new jersey turnpike. he was driving a tractor- trailer when he crashed into the back of morgan's limo, killing morgan's friend and fellow comedian james mcnair. coverage over the case has hurt his client's changes. >> we wouldn't be filing it if we weren't optimistic that it had merit. >> roper is due back in court in new brunswick on april 15th. >>> stocks on wall street kicking the trading week off with mixed results. stocks managed to recover from big losses early in the trading day. investors are still concerned, however, by the volatile price of oil in china's troubled economy. here's a live look at the big board. the dow dropped about 17 points, closing at >>> and coming up on eyewitness news first at four, what happened when they were on the run. we're learning dramatic new details inside the three fugitives from california, and their week on the run. we now now the incredible turn of events that prompted one escapee to

kevin roper is facing aggravated manslaughter a and other charges in the june 2014 crash.es mcnair was killed in the wreck. roper was employed by wal-mart at the time of the crash. that crash happened on the new jersey turnpike in cranberry. >>> the the two virginia tech students charged in the death the of a teen girl made their first court a appearance today. eighteen year-old david eisenhower is accused of abducting and murdering 13 year-old nicole lovell. another student 19 year-old natalie keepers is charged with helping eisenhower get rid of the lovell's body. she had been missing since last week and was found more than 50 miles from the campus. while police have not released a motive yet they say lovell and eisenhower knew each other. >> eisenhower and nicole were together prior to the appearance. he used this relationship to his advantage to abduct and then kill her. >> the the two are being held at the montgomery county, virginia jail, the results of an autopsy are pending, and authorities are working to reconstruct a time line in lovell's disappearance and death.

kevin roper was arraigned on charges stemming from the 2014 accident on the turnpike. he crashed into the back of morgan's limo killing morgan's friend and fellow comedian. he says publicity over the client's chances of a fair trial. >>> encouraging details about a rabid raccoon attack on a little boy in new jersey. this is a new picture of 6- year-old iran reunited with danny walls who rescued him from the attack last week. he was tested for rainies as a precaution. he does not have it. he's going to undergo a series of painful rabies shots but is otherwise all right. >>> 5:12. this is groundhog day. what do you think our chances are for an early spring? staten island chuck will work lieutenant governor kathy hochul will be this year's for chuck. remember the last chuck to hold the job died a couple of weeks after mayor de blasio dropped him. hang out with this chuck. traditionalists will have their eyes on punxsutawney phil. if your favorite groundhog sees his shadow, we are in store for six more weeks of winter. if he doesn't, we'll expect more temperatures and an e

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. >>> kevin roper, the wal-mart truck driver who crashed into tracy morgan's limo van in 2014 has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and other charges. the accident critically injured morgan and killed his friend. prosecutors say roper was sleep- deprived and failed to see the traffic ahead of his rig. >>> fans of "hamilton" are getting another shot at $10 tickets. there will be a a lottery at 7:00 this morning. >>> and stock futures are lower after a mixed close on wall street monday. traders managed to recover from steep losses earlier in the day. the dow jones ended down 17 points. the nasdaq added 6. the s&p >>> this morning, the world has a new most valuable company. they topped apple to claim the honor. alphabet has been riding a stock surge and has more than $565 billion. that puts it about $26 billion ahead of apple, which is held the most valuable title since 2013. >>> day before connecticut governor dan malloy delivers his state of the state address, lawmakers working to grapple with a budget deficit. they face a $516 million gap in the coming fiscal year. lawmakers met in a spe